Dixie Jean Cullen Jones
Nov 28, 2016
DIXIE JEAN CULLEN JONES, 95, formerly of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on November 28, 2016 in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Dixie was born in Guthrie on September 5, 1921 and was raised in Clairmont, California. She married Robert E. Jones of Counce, Tennessee and moved to Memphis where Dixie was employed as secretary at Richland Elementary School for 17 years. After retiring...
Ollie Faye Evans
Nov 28, 2016
Mrs. Ollie Faye Evans, 90, of Scotts Hill, departed this life early Monday morning, November 28, 2016 at Decatur County General Hospital.The widow of James Elston Evans, she was a homemaker and also worked for H.I.S. and for a short time for I-Apparel in Scotts Hill. She was born June 26, 1926 in Decatur County, daughter of the late Albert...
Eva Pulliam Derrick
Nov 28, 2016
Mrs. Eva Pulliam Derrick, age 76, of Saulsbury, departed this life Monday morning, November 28, 2016 at her homeA native of Saulsbury, she was born February 1, 1940, to Claude Pulliam, Sr. and Nellie Mae Vandiver Pulliam, both of whom preceded her in death. She worked for Nationwide Insurance in Memphis for 33 years, retiring as a supervisor. After her...
Bertha Lou Ruth Calton Keeton
Nov 28, 2016
Bertha Lou Ruth Calton Keeton of Collinwood departed this life on Monday, November 28, 2016 at Life Care Center of Columbia in Columbia, Tennessee at the age of 80 Years, 4 Months, 29 Days. She was born June 30, 1936 in Lawrence County, TN, the daughter of the late Thomas Henry and Mazie Lorene Brewer Calton. In addition to her...
Marilyn McFall Darby
Nov 28, 2016
.Marilyn McFall Darby departed this life on Monday, November 28, 2016 at Wayne Medical Center in Waynesboro, Tennessee at the age of 58 Years, 1 Month, 23 Days. She was born October 5, 1958 in Lauderdale County, AL the daughter of Peggy Rich Victory of Collinwood, TN and the late Robert Junior McFall.In addition to her father, Marilyn was preceded...
Bobbie Jo Love
Nov 27, 2016
Bobbie Jo Love departed this life on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at the age of 79 years, 3 months, and 6 days. She was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on August 21, 1937 the daughter of the late Dan and Bernice Banks Mitchell. On February 12, 1961 she was united in marriage to William Coney Love, who preceded her in...
Justin Tucker
Nov 27, 2016
Justin Tucker departed this life on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at the age of 29 years, 5 months, and 4 days. He was born in Selmer, Tennessee on June 23, 1987 the son of Jerry Lynn and Cindy Alexander Tucker.Justin lived in Savannah, Tennessee all his life and attended Hopewell Baptist Church, and enjoyed playing guitar and singing.In addition to...
Fred Anderson
Nov 27, 2016
Fred Anderson departed this life on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at the age of 78 years, 5 months, and 2 days. He was born in Queens, New York on June 25, 1938 the son of the late Elmer and Lillian Nelson Anderson. On August 29, 1960 he was united in marriage to Brenda Carver, who survives.Fred retired from the United...
Thomas "Buddy" Taylor
Nov 27, 2016
Buddy Taylor, age 65, departed this life Sunday afternoon, November 27, 2016 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Thomas Rainey Taylor was born on Sunday, June 17, 1951, to the late Herman Thomas Taylor and Ina May Mayfield in Hardeman County, TN. On December 23, 1971, he married Clara Duncan Taylor in Bolivar, TN. Buddy worked for Baker Manufacturing off and...
Jim Cupples
Nov 26, 2016
JIM CUPPLES Finger, TN: William Atlas Cupples, Jr., age 83 passed away Saturday morning November 26, 2016 at his home.He was born April 28, 1933 in the Deanburg community of Chester County, the son of the late William Atlas Cupples, Sr. and Bessie Jean Wyatt Cupples. He went to school in the Deanburg area and then Chester County High School....
Marylene Helton Kopp
Nov 26, 2016
Marylene Helton Kopp was born December 30, 1926 in McNairy County, TN the daughter of the late Alfred and Faye Ella Christopher Davis.She was united in marriage to James Robert Helton on March 23, 1946. Mr. Helton preceded her on April 24, 1975. She married William Kopp on July 10, 1978 and he preceded her on November 7, 1990. Both...
Cheryl Jane Smith
Nov 26, 2016
Cheryl Jane Smith was born January 10, 1965 in Selmer, TN the daughter of James Hagy Smith and the late Judith McLean Allen Smith.Cheryl earned two degrees one in drafting and the other in Applied Sciences. She worked in Jackson and later in Memphis as a clinical laboratory technician.She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Selmer, Tennessee....
Helen Elizabeth Staggs
Nov 26, 2016
Helen Elizabeth Sawyer Staggs of Waynesboro, TN was born November 20, 1943 in Aransas Pass, TX, the daughter of the late Edward J. and Anna Bell Melina Sawyer. She was united in marriage to James Carroll Staggs on September 24, 1960 and he preceded her in death on April 26, 2005.Mrs. Staggs was a retired nurse and departed this life...
Ernest Ross Frazier
Nov 26, 2016
Ernest Ross Frazier , Waynesboro, TN, was born July 9, 1942 in Waynesboro, TN, the son of the late Vernon and Roxie Louella Atkins Frazier. He was united in marriage to Melba Faye Ragsdale on September 1, 1962.Mr. Frazier was a retired administrator in the healthcare industry and was a member of the Church of Christ and departed this life...
Jasvanthi Sombhai Desai
Nov 25, 2016
Jasvanthi Sombhai Desai was born April 16, 1955 in Durban, South Africa, the daughter of the late Sombhai Doolabh and Godavari Sombhai (Patel) Desai. She grew up in Durban and attended college there before moving to the United States in 1995 continuing her career in hotel management. She first worked in Manchester, TN then Hardy, AR before moving to Henderson,...
Lowell Polk
Nov 24, 2016
Lowell (Trick) Polk was born on March 30, 1921 in Hardin County, Tennessee, the son of the late Walter Edwin and Betty Polk.On January 10, 1944, he was united in marriage to Georgia Emogene Polk who preceded her husband in death on August 28, 2004. On July 16, 2006, he was united in marriage to Roberta Evans Polk, who survives.Mr....
Vonnie Stanfill
Nov 24, 2016
Vonnie Stanfill departed this life on Thursday, November 24, 2016 at the age of 90 years, 11 months, and 1 day.She was born in Lutts, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Dempsey Dougal and Hattie Mae Franks White. On ma 22, 1948 she was united in marriage to Charles E. Stanfill who preceded her in death on August 13, 2013.Vonnie...
David Kastner Parrish
Nov 24, 2016
David Kastner Parrish departed this life on Thursday, November 24, 2016 at the age of 58 years, 11 months, and 20 days. He was born in Clarksville, Tennessee on December 4, 1957 the son of Maridee Kastner Getz and the late David Augustus Parrish.In addition to his mother, he is survived by his brothers, Samuel Becker and Patrick Becker, both...
Janice Maerene Hathcock
Nov 24, 2016
Janice HathcockJanice Maerene Hathcock, age 66, died Thursday evening November 24, 2016 at Jackson General Hospital.She was born and reared at Corinth, MS, the daughter of the late Floyd Thomas Hathcock and Ardie Mae Browder Hathcock. She worked at a sewing factory in Ripley, MS for a short time and had been a homemaker since. She had lived in the...
Dorothy Barnett
Nov 24, 2016
Dorothy Barnett was born in Friendship, Tennessee on February 25, 1933, the daughter of the late Joseph Prentis and Eula Mae Henley. On August 19th, 1952, she was united in marriage to Clenton Sims Barnett, who preceded her in death.Mrs. Barnett worked as a custodian for Aqua Glass, and had also worked for the Brown Shoe Company. She was a...
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