James D. Berg
Jul 17, 2017
James D. Berg was born December 30, 1941 in Central Lake, MI, the son of the late Glade D. and Pauline Hoffman Berg. He was united in marriage to Nancy Virginia Nelsen on June 22, 1963. He was retired from Schefenacker in Selmer, TN as a Maintenance Supervisor and a member of King Midget Car Club. Mr. Berg was a...
Jo Nell Neill Blackwelder
Jul 16, 2017
Jo Nell Neill BlackwelderJo Nell Neill Blackwelder departed this life on July 16, 2017 at the age of 88 years, 11 months and 16 daysBorn on August 3, 1928, to Cornelia Jane Solomon Neill and Dewey Andrew “Dude” Neill, she grew up in the Burnt Church community. . She married James W. “Tud” Blackwelder on July 2, 1948 and together...
Joe M. Thomas
Jul 16, 2017
Joe M. Thomas was born on March 20, 1927 to Earl and Mary Thomas. While playing basketball at the state tournament during his senior year, Joe enlisted in the United States Navy. After serving two years, he signed with Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers organization. After leaving the Tiger organization, Joe went to work for the FBI in Washington, D.C....
Isaac Nelms "Ike" Roland
Jul 15, 2017
Ike RolandHenderson: Isaac Nelms Roland, age 87, died Saturday morning July 15, 2017 at Jackson General Hospital.Mr. Roland was born and reared in Henderson, the son of the late C. P. (Clifford Paul) and Grace Pearl Paysinger Roland. He graduated from Chester County High School in 1947, Freed-Hardeman College in 1949 and attended Union University until he joined the U....
Bethany Moore Wilson
Jul 15, 2017
Bethany Moore Wilson, age 36, of Bolivar, departed this life Saturday morning, July 15, 2017 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.The wife of Ricky Wilson, who survives, she worked as a teacher, having taught at Grand Junction Elementary, Bolivar Middle School and Lincoln Elementary School in Jackson prior to becoming disabled. She was born November 11, 1980 in Jackson, the daughter...
Betty Rose Bartlett
Jul 15, 2017
Betty Rose Bartlett, age 78, of Bolivar, departed this life Saturday, July 15, 2017 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.The widow of James Leroy Bartlett, who died in 2005, she was retired in 1999 from Western Mental Health Institute as a clerk where she had worked for 38 years. She was born June 27, 1939 in Bolivar, daughter of the late...
Ruth Pulley
Jul 14, 2017
Ruth Pulley was born on March 23, 1928, the daughter of the late Jessie Clarence and Maudie Mae Bell Casner. On April 19, 1946, she was united in marriage to Thomas Oneal Pulley, who preceded her in death on November 3, 2009. Ruth departed this life on July 14, 2017, at the age of 89 years, 3 months, and 21...
Kathy Donaldson
Jul 14, 2017
Kathy Donaldson was born on July 5, 1953, the daughter of Mildred Jacqueline Thomas Alexander Brasher and the late Farris Robert Alexander. On April 29, 1972, she was united in marriage to Terry Martin Donaldson, who preceded her in death on July 14, 2015. Kathy departed this life on July 14, 2017, at the age of 64 years and 9...
Robert Ray "Bob" Mowrey
Jul 14, 2017
Robert Ray "Bob" Mowrey was born October 21, 1939 in Watseka, IL, the son of the late Donald V.Mowrey and Maxine Belle Biddle Hoover. He was united in marriage to Lois Brutlag on October 22, 1957 at the Methodist Church in Kentland, IN. They lived in Lowell, IN from 1960 until 1972, and then moved to Crown Point, IN in...
James Malcolm Davis I
Jul 13, 2017
James Malcolm Davis I, departed this life on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at Wayne Medical Center in Waynesboro, Tennessee at the age of 76 Years, 6 Months, 14 Days. He was born December 29, 1940 in Waynesboro, TN, the son of the late Taylor and Carrie Lee Inman Davis.He was united in marriage to Reba Lynn on March 18, 1961...
Billy Wayne Robertson
Jul 13, 2017
Billy Wayne Robertson departed this life on Thursday, July 13, 2017, at the age of 64 years, 3 months, and 7 days. He was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on April 6, 1953, the son of Ruby Robertson and the late William Burl Robertson. On May 5, 1973, he was united in marriage to Kathy Blanton, who survives.Billy Wayne retired...
Lloyd Ray "Pop" Kirby
Jul 13, 2017
Mr. Kirby passed away Thursday evening at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.The husband of Alma Sue Nelms Kirby, who survives, he worked as a farmer for over 50 years, working for his friend, George Mitchell, whom he considered a brother, for 27 years. He was born Sunday, September 15, 1940, in Etowah, Tennessee, son of the late Prentiss Edmond Kirby and...
Tommy Joe Alexander
Jul 12, 2017
Tommy Joe Alexander was born on October 24, 1960, the son of T.J. and Madlyn Carroll Alexander. He departed this life on July 12, 2017, at the age of 56 years, 8 months, and 18 days.Tommy worked at Savannah Homes for 14 years and lived in Hardin County most of his life. He attended Sharon Baptist Church. Tommy was an...
Betty Jean Foster Rogers
Jul 12, 2017
Betty Jean Rogers, 71, of Saulsbury, passed away Wednesday morning, July 12, 2017 at her home in Saulsbury.A native and life-long resident of Hardeman County, she was the daughter of the late William and Lucille McCommon Foster and worked as office manager for ACE Group Homes. She had been a member of the West Memorial Baptist Church and in her...
Roy Tilman Melton
Jul 12, 2017
Roy Melton was born June 15, 1957 in Memphis, TN the son of the late Luther Tilman and Avalon Irene Kirves Melton.Roy enjoyed tinkering on lawnmowers. He walked everywhere he went, often barefoot by his choice. He lived with and took care of his brother, Bobby. Roy departed this life on July 12, 2017 in Memphis, Tennessee at the age...
John Shaw
Jul 12, 2017
John Shaw of Michie, TN was born December 27, 1942 in Dyer County, TN the son of the late Atha Thomas Shaw and Jesse Marie McDonald Shaw. He was united in marriage to Melba J. Farris on March 4, 1962. He was retired Superintendent of the Michie Water Department.Mr. Shaw departed this life on July 12, 2017 in his home...
Brenda Wade Connor
Jul 12, 2017
BRENDA WADE CONNOR Henderson, TN: Brenda Ann Wade Connor, age 76, passed away Wednesday morning at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville.She was born July 31, 1940 in the Montezuma Community of Chester County, the daughter of the late William Lester and Sevella Murdaugh Wade. She attended Chester County High School. She married Billy Connor in 1956 and they made their...
Dr. John Collins
Jul 12, 2017
DR. JOHN COLLINS Henderson, TN: Johnnie Andrew Collins, age 72, passed away Wednesday afternoon, July 12, 2017 at Henderson Health & Rehabilitation Center.He was born November 3, 1944 in Flattwoods, TN and grew up in Hohenwald, the son of the late Sidney Loveless and Effie Harder Collins. He graduated from Lewis County High School in 1962. He received an Associates...
Carolyn Capps Wray
Jul 10, 2017
CAROLYN CAPPS WRAY Pinson, TN: Carolyn Jeanette Capps Wray, age 73, passed away July 10, 2017 at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital.She was born December 31, 1943 in the Palestine Community of Chester County, the daughter of the late William Vernon and Margaret Lenora Rowland Capps. She went to Woodville School before moving to Pinson at age eleven. She graduated...
Freddy Cook,
Jul 10, 2017
FREDDY COOK, SR. was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on March 3, 1950 the son of the late Cecil Earl and Fanny Ruth Easley Cook.On August 31, 1968 he was united in marriage to Joyce Ann Creekmore, who survives.Freddy was a retired Millwright for LTV Steel. He was a member of Mt. Zion Church of Christ, where he loved leading...
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