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...
Judith D. Hanks
Jul 10, 2017
Judith D. Hanks was born on November 8, 1949, the daughter of the late John Carl Hanks, Sr. and Annie Laveara Childers Hanks. She departed this life on July 10, 2017, at the age of 67 years, 8 months, and 2 days. Judith previously worked as a production worker at Charms in Covington, Tennessee. She attended Olivet Pentecostal Church. Judith...
Leroy Oakley, Sr.
Jul 10, 2017
Leroy Oakley, Sr. was born on August 27, 1932, the son of the late Walter Oakley and Rosie A. Williams Shannon. On May 30, 1954, he was united in marriage to Johnnie Pearl Prim, who survives. Leroy departed this life on July 10, 2017, at the age of 84 years, 10 months, and 13 days. Leroy served his country in...
John David Hays
Jul 9, 2017
Mr. John David Hays passed away July 9, 2017 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.
Dorothy Burkhead Turner
Jul 9, 2017
DOROTHY BURKHEAD TURNER Henderson, TN: Dorothy Ann Burkhead Turner age 63 passed away July 9, 2017 at the Henderson Health & Rehabilitation Center.She was born February 7, 1954 in Henderson at Guy Stedman Clinic, the first twins of L. T. and Jessie Melvina Ridley Burkhead. She graduated from Chester County High School in 1972. She graduated from West Tennessee Business...
Bill Warren
Jul 8, 2017
Mr. Warren passed away Saturday morning at Bolivar General Hospital.He was born in Madison County, the son of the late Willie Dock and Lola King Warren. Mr. Warren lived his entire life in Hardeman County. On December 5, 1965, he was united in marriage to Carolyn Eubanks Warren and they were married 51 years at the time of his death....
Roy Eugene Jones
Jul 8, 2017
Roy Eugene Jones departed this life on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at Wayne Medical Center in Waynesboro, Tennessee at the age of 82 Years, 6 Months, 24 Days. He was born December 14, 1934 in Waynesboro, TN the son of the late Cornelius Eugene and Opal Aileen Cole Jones. He married Emma Frances Irwin on May 22, 1954 and was...
Rosemary Haack Denton
Jul 8, 2017
Mrs. Denton passed away on Saturday evening, July 8, 2017 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.A native of Memphis, she lived there most of her younger life, except for a few years when she lived in California. Her parents were the late William J. (Billy) Haack, Jr. and Grace Guerry Haack. A 1955 graduate of Central High School in Memphis, she...
Pat Alexander Berry
Jul 7, 2017
Pat Alexander Berry was born on March 1, 1937 in Hardin County, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Clarence Odell and Clyde Theo Ruth Alexander.Pat was a member of First United Methodist Church in Savannah, Tennessee. She lived in Hardin County, Tennessee all of her life and worked for Angelica Manufacturing for 15 years. She enjoyed cooking for all of...
Iva Lillace Thompson Folger
Jul 7, 2017
Iva Lillace Thompson Folger departed this life Friday, July 7, 2017 at Wayne Medical Center, Waynesboro, Tennessee at the age of 85 Years, 2 Months, 16 Days. She was born April 21, 1932 in Wayne County, TN, the daughter of the late Ira Ishmael Worth Thompsonand Walsie Nola Stults Thompson. She married Morris Winford Folger on September 8, 1951 and...
Tim Browder
Jul 7, 2017
Tim Browder was born August 12, 1971 in Booneville, MS the son of Billy Oneal and Donna Sue Davis Browder.Tim was a member of the Landmark Pentecostal Church in Stantonville, Tennessee. He had held license with Ham Radio since the age of 19, his call sign was A94KB. He achieved the highest license for ham radio and tutored others. He...
Edward "Jerry" Harrison
Jul 7, 2017
Mr. Harrison passed away Friday, July 7, 2017 at the Veterans' Administration Hospital, Memphis.A native of Nashville, he was the son of the late Horace Gillis Harrison and Cornelia Ione Carney Harrison. Mr. Harrison served his country in the US Navy and served in Korea in the US Army. He worked for Piccadilly Cafeterias for over 25 years as a...
Bertie Martin Roach
Jul 7, 2017
BERTIE MARTIN ROACH Bertie Marie Martin Roach age 90 passed away July 7, 2017 at Galloway Health Care Center.She was born January 28, 1927 in Chester County, Enville, the daughter of the late Oscar Casey and Eula Celeste Smith Martin. She married Marlie J. Roach. They made their home in Memphis. She worked as a greeter at Walmart at Bartlett...
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