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Brenda Joyce Phillips Parsons
Oct 12, 2017
Mrs. Parsons, 61, of Mercer, passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2017 at her home. She was born Monday, September 17, 1956 in Birmingham, AL, the daughter of the late William Stanley Phillips and Peggy Joyce Wright Phillips. She grew up in Memphis and was a 1974 graduate of Frayser High School. On Thursday, December 20, 1973, she was united...
Earnest "Jabo" Shubert
Oct 11, 2017
Earnest "Jabo" Shubert departed this life on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at the age of 41 years, 8 months, and 23 days. He was born in Selmer, Tennessee on January 18, 1976, the son of Barbara Franks Shubert and the late Earnest Joe Shubert.Earnest liked fishing, coon hunting and deer hunting. He also enjoyed cruising up and down the roads,...
Ermadine Turnbo Riley
Oct 10, 2017
Ermadine Turnbo Riley, daughter of the late Andrew Chester (Andy) and Jimmie Ann Stegall Turnbo. She was born December 13, 1921 and was reared in Clifton, Wayne County, Tennessee. She passed away October 10, 2017 at her home. She graduated from Clifton's Frank Hughes High School, received credits from M. T. S. U. and Columbia State and was a retired...
William Luke "Bill" Trice
Oct 10, 2017
WILLIAM LUKE ‘BILL’ TRICE, SR. Henderson, TN: William Luke ‘Bill’ Trice, Sr. age 78 passed away Tuesday afternoon October 10, 2017 at his farm.He was born February 2, 1939 in Henderson, TN, the son of the late William Lee and Zelda Opal Allen Trice. He graduated from Chester County High School in 1957 and began working for the TN Department...
Charles Leath
Oct 10, 2017
CHARLES LEATH Finger, TN: Charles Tedford Leath age 88 passed away Tuesday morning, October 10, 2017 at his home. He was born September 15, 1929 at Finger and also reared at Finger, the son of the late John Hardy and Minta Pauline Tedford Leath. He went to school at Finger and Bethel Springs. He served in the U.S. Army during...
Connie Smith Stephens
Oct 10, 2017
Connie Muriel Smith Stephens was born November 29, 1948. She departed this life to be with family in Heaven on October 10, 2017. She was the daughter of Ila B. Smith and Dorothy Singleton Smith, who preceded her in death. She was a member of the Milledgeville United Methodist Church and served as Treasurer for many years. She also attended...
Betty Jo Devers Lawson
Oct 9, 2017
Betty Jo Devers Lawson of Walker, LA was born June 9, 1940 in Wayne County, TN the daughter of the late Charles H. and Aileen Weaver Devers Long. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother Charles H. Devers. Mrs. Lawson departed this life on October 9, 2017 at her home in Walker, Louisiana at...
Baxter Godwin
Oct 9, 2017
Nelson Baxter Godwin was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on July 9, 1927, the son of Lewis Valentine and Nancy Elizabeth Ward Godwin. On July 8, 1950 he married his sweetheart Mary Charlene Crotts; he nicknamed her "Chipmunk" and she was his wife and soul mate for 67 years.For 28 years, Baxter, as he was known to everyone, worked as...
Sammie R. Scott
Oct 9, 2017
Sammie R. Scott of Bethel Springs, TN was born February 20, 1943 in Hardin County, TN the son of the late Henry and Lola Goff Scott. He retired from the former Aqua Glass Corporation in Adamsville as a Laser Operator. He was united in marriage to Helen Inetha Henry on September 25, 1971.Mr. Scott departed this life on October 9,...
Ken Smith
Oct 8, 2017
KEN SMITH : Finger, TN: Kenneth Neil Smith age 77 passed away October 8, 2017 at Henderson Health & Rehabilitation Center.He was born April 9, 1940 in Saginaw, MI and was reared in Mio, MI, the son of the late John Leroy and Dora Ellen Lake Smith. He went to school in Mio, MI and graduated Mio High School in...
Coy L. Green
Oct 8, 2017
Coy Lindon Green was born on December 25, 1929, the son of the late Carzie Lindon and Louise Anna Hall Green. On January 21, 1950, he was united in marriage to Dorothy Jean Hutchens, who survives. Coy departed this life on October 8, 2017, at the age of 87 years, 9 months, and 13 days.Coy attended Faithpointe in Adamsville, Tennessee...
Rex Arnold Roberts
Oct 8, 2017
Rex A. Roberts was born in Marshall County, Indiana on June 8, 1927, the son of Harold and Wilma Trump Roberts. After proudly serving in the United States Navy during World War II, he married Joan Kiefer on February 17, 1951. She preceded him in death on September 15, 2007 after 56 years of marriage.Rex's military service placed him aboard...
Aaron Napper,
Oct 8, 2017
AARON NAPPER, JR.was born in Coffee County, Alabama on May 4, 1943 the son of the late Aaron Napper, Sr. and Dolly Baker Napper.On October 29, 1966 he was united in marriage to Adele Evlaine Shepherd, who preceded her husband in death on February 14, 2011.Mr. Napper worked for the Hardin County Board of Education for 30 plus years. He...
John W. "Big John" Lowrance
Oct 7, 2017
John W. "Big John" Lowrance, age 50, of Middleton, departed this life Saturday, October 7, 2017 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.John Wesley Lowrance was born, Tuesday, January 31, 1967, to the late John Thomas Lowrance and Norma Odell Kirk in Ripley, MS. On September 11, 1998, he married Karen Lowrance. A life-long resident of Middleton,he had worked as a roofer,...
Don Allen Phipps
Oct 7, 2017
Don Allen Phipps of Savannah, Tennessee passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2017, at the age of 68. He is survived by his wife, Abbie Reynolds Phipps, his son, Paul Jamisohn Phipps, and his sister, Doris Lawson of Jonesville, Virginia.Reared in Jonesville, Don was the son of the late Kenneth and Katherine Phipps. He attended college at the University of...
Charles Winfred Staggs
Oct 7, 2017
Charles Winfred Staggs of Florence, AL was born February 25, 1954 in Wayne Co., TN, the son of the late Frank Brown and Sallie Osabelle Cummings Staggs Mr. Staggs was a lumber stacker and departed this life Saturday, October 7, 2017 at ECM Hospital in Florence, Alabama at the age of 63 Years, 7 Months, 12 Days.He is survived by...
Jimmy Ross Martin
Oct 7, 2017
JIMMY ROSS MARTINwas born in White County, Tennessee on February 23, 1941, the son of the late Wilburn E. and Thelma Lee Moore Martin.On May 8, 2008, he was united in marriage to Genny Sue Campbell, who survives.Mr. Martin served his country in the United States Army. He retired from A&G trucking delivering Clayton Mobile Homes. Mr. Martin was of...
Dr. Joe Shackelford
Oct 6, 2017
Dr. Joe Shackelford of Bolivar, passed away Friday morning, October 6, 2017 at the age of 83. He was born in Booneville, MS on August 9, 1934, the son of the late Jesse E. and Dussie B. Shackelford.Dr. Shackelford graduated from Booneville High School at the age of 16, received an A.S. degree from Northeast Mississippi Junior College, and then...
Fred V. Sterling
Oct 6, 2017
Fred V. Sterling, age 66, of Medon, passed away early Friday morning, October 6, 2017 at Bolivar General Hospital.The husband of Judy McCoy Sterling, who survives, he was a handy man, working on all types of engines. He also worked as a truck driver and heavy equipment operator, being described by his family as 'one of a kind'. He was...
April Lee Keith
Oct 6, 2017
April Lee Keith was born June 12, 1967 in Nashville, TN. She departed this life on September 6, 2017 in Michie, Tennessee at the age of 50 Years, 2 Months, 25 Days. Services will be held at a later time.
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