Leon Cox
Aug 26, 2017
LEON COX Pinson, TN: Leon Cox, age 87, passed away Saturday morning, August 26, 2017 at his home.He was born September 28, 1929 in the Woodville community of Chester County, the son of the late Robert Lee and Mattie Rhone King Cox. He graduated from Chester County High School in 1947 and served in the U.S. Army during Korea and...
Dorothy Ann Thompson
Aug 26, 2017
Dorothy Ann Thompson was born on December 1, 1926, the daughter of the late Horace Dyer Campbell and Gladys Robinson. Dorothy departed this life on August 26, 2017, at the age of 90 years, 8 months, and 25 days. Before moving to Savannah, Tennessee in 2006, Dorothy lived in Coloma, Wisconsin, Niles, Michigan, Mitchell, South Dakota, Spokane, Washington, and Southern...
Thomas Johns
Aug 26, 2017
Mr. Thomas D. Johns, Sr. departed this life on Saturday, August 26, 2017at his residence in Lutts, Tennessee at the age of 83 Years, 8 Months, 29 Days.He was born November 28, 1933 in Waynesboro, TN the son of the late DeWitt and May Magdelene Lomax Johns.He was united in marriage to Olene Beecham on December 23, 1953.Mr. Johns was...
Suzanne Covey
Aug 25, 2017
Mrs. Suzanne L. Covey, age 70 of Olive Branch, Mississippi, passed away Friday afternoon, August 25, 2017 at her home. A native of Oxford, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late Venn H. and Marine Winter Morrow. She was a 1964 graduate of Kingsbury High School, where she was a member of the National Honor Society. She also attended...
Gearldene Boucher
Aug 25, 2017
Gearldene Boucher was born September 5, 1949 in Waynesboro, TN the daughter of Esther M. Matlock Reeves and the late Floyd H. Reeves. Mrs. Boucher departed this life on Friday, August 25, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee at the age of 67 Years, 11 Months, 20 Days. She was employed by several garment factories for over...
Ben Johnson
Aug 25, 2017
Ben Johnson was born on July 5, 1929, the son of the late Joe and Mima Jane Prater Johnson. On December 24, 1950, he was united in marriage to Anna Sue Butler, who preceded him in death on January 27, 2003. Ben departed this life on August 25, 2017, at the age of 88 years, 1 month, and 20 days.Ben...
Bobby Doyle
Aug 24, 2017
Bobby Doyle departed this life on Thursday, August 24, 2017, at the age of 72 years, 4 months, and 4 days. He was born in Caruthersville, Missouri on April 20, 1945, the son of Dorothy Prater and the late Bentley Brown Doyle. On April 5, 1963, he was united in marriage to Nancy Catharyn Worley, who preceded him in death...
Ruth Earlene Martin Haynes
Aug 24, 2017
Ruth Earlene Martin Haynes of Waynesboro, TN, formerly of Franklin, TN, was born January 31, 1927 in Collinwood, TN, the daughter of the late James Earl and Ruth Rae Morris Martin. She married James Abrams Haynes and he preceded her in death.Mrs. Haynes was a retired teacher from the Rutherford and Williamson County School System and had worked at Opryland...
Eva Louise Doyle
Aug 24, 2017
Mrs. Eva Louise Doyle, age 77 of Bolivar, TN, passed away Thursday morning, August 24, 2017, at Methodist Le Bonheur Hospital in GermantownThe daughter of the Helen Baker Stanley and the late Robert Hence Stanley, she was born in Bolivar and lived her whole life here. She married Mr. Billy Forrest Doyle on August 14, 1958. Mrs. Doyle was a...
Beverly Denton Emerson
Aug 23, 2017
Mrs. Emerson passed away Wednesday morning at Bolivar General Hospital. She was a native and life-long resident of Bolivar, the daughter of the late Harry Boyette and Mary Elizabeth Williams Denton. Mrs. Emerson was well-known for her musical abilities as organist for the Bolivar First Baptist Church for many years, where she was a member. Also, she was a teacher...
Shelley Karen Ashe Turnbow
Aug 23, 2017
Shelley Karen Ashe Turnbow of Savannah, TN, was born on April 29, 1962 in Savannah, the daughter of Doris and Robert Lee Ashe. She was previously married to Doug Turnbow. Until becoming disabled, Shelley was a truck driver and a hairdresser. She was a member of the Union Grove United Methodist Church. She also enjoyed judging beauty pageants and working...
Roger Dale Swinea
Aug 22, 2017
Roger Dale Swinea of Waynesboro, TN, was born December 31, 1948 in Forrest City, AR. He married Imogene Delores Hawkins on November 20, 1995, retired from Murray Ohio Manufacturing and was a member of Green River Tabernacle in Waynesboro, TN.Mr. Swinea departed this life Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at his home at the age of 68 Years, 7 Months, 22...
Nell King
Aug 22, 2017
Mrs. Nell King, age 72 of Bolivar, Tennessee, departed this life Tuesday morning, August 22, 2017 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee.A private memorial service will be held at a later date.Mrs. King was born Thursday, December 7, 1944 in Madison County to the late Ambrose and Reba Virginia Burkhead. She was united in marriage to Mr. James...
Genda Blakney
Aug 22, 2017
Genda Blakney departed this life on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at the age of 55 years, 7 months, and 18 days. She was born in Corinth, Mississippi on January 4, 1962, the daughter of Ellvon Milligan Parson and the late James Wesley Parson. Genda had worked for Caterpillar as a material coordinator. She is survived by her children, Blake Blakney...
Rickey Chandler
Aug 21, 2017
Rickey Chandler, 69, of Selmer, formerly of Roseville, California, departed this life Monday, August 21, 2017 at his home in Selmer.The husband of Brenda Whited Chandler, who survives, he worked in financial services for various companies, retiring in 2011. Formerly, he had worked in the credit department of Sears for 27 years. He was born January 11, 1948, in Selmer,...
Norman Hatch
Aug 21, 2017
Norman Hatch, age 84, of Bolivar, passed away Monday, August 21, 2017 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.The husband of Iona Hazelwood Hatch, who survives, he was the owner/operator of Hatch Roof Company. He was born Saturday, July 15, 1933 in Mississippi, son of the late Thomas Edgar Hatch and Mary Lou Emma Rowland Hatch and lived most of his life...
Mary Lee Wooley
Aug 21, 2017
MARY LEE SHEFFIELD WOOLEY Jackson, TN: Mary Lee Sheffield Wooley, 86, died Monday evening August 21, 2017 at Jackson General Hospital after a short illness. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Friday, at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Casey Chapel in Henderson with burial to follow in Chester County Memory Gardens. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00...
Lizzie D. Alley
Aug 21, 2017
Lizzie D. Alley was born on October 28, 1927, the daughter of the late Chester Lee and Lula Jane Smith Garrard. On July 4, 1945, she was united in marriage to Freeman Edward Alley, Sr., who preceded her in death on May 1, 1972. Lizzie departed this life on August 21, 2017 at the age of 89 years, 9 months,...
Rosemary Siler Turner
Aug 20, 2017
Rosemary Siler Turner, age 86, of Bolivar, departed this life Sunday evening, August 20, 2017 at her home.A native of Hardeman County, she was the owner/operator of Bill's Flower Shop in Bolivar since 1960. She was born September 13, 1930, daughter of the late Curtis and Rose McDaniel Siler and lived all of her life here. She was very active...
Texas King
Aug 20, 2017
Texas King was born October 15, 1944 in Selmer, TN, the son of the late Jerry Morgan and Ruby Jewell King. He was a life time resident of Selmer. He was united in marriage to Johnnie Marie Watson on December 18, 1964 who preceded him in death on February 16, 2013. Texas retired from the City of Selmer as a...
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