John William Welch
Oct 21, 2016
JOHN WILLIAM WELCHwas born in Savannah, Tennessee on November 1, 1952 the son of the late Alva and Carrie Welch.He graduated high school from Harvard High School in Harvard, Illinois. Mr. Welch was a retired supervisor for ADS, a drainage pipe manufacturer. After retiring in 2015 he moved to Tennessee. Mr. Welch attended Robertson Chapel United Methodist Church. In his...
Ruth Tidwell Kirk
Oct 21, 2016
Ruth Tidwell Kirk, Finger: Lela Ruth Huff Tidwell Kirk, age 78, died Friday morning October 21, 2016 at Jackson General Hospital.Mrs. Kirk was born and reared in McCombs, IL, the daughter of the late Omer and Maudie Price Huff. She went to school at East Peoria and married Jessie James Tidwell in 1956. They made their home in Illinois where...
Jacob Ryan Dowty
Oct 20, 2016
Jacob Ryan Dowty, 24 of Hornsby, Tennessee, passed away Thursday morning, October 20, 2016 at his home. Jacob was born July 28, 1992 in Jackson, TN, the son of Lorri Lee Hodge Brown (Ronald) and Arden Dowty (Becky). He lived all of his life in McNairy and Hardeman Counties. He was employed with CCA as a Lieutenant and Assistant Shift...
James Ward Moore
Oct 20, 2016
James Ward Moore of Selmer, TN departed this life on October 20, 2016 at his home at the age of 86 Years, 5 Months, 5 Days. He was born May 15, 1930 in Finger, TN the son of the late Marlie B. Moore and Ollie Mable Massengill Moore. He was united in marriage to Betty Jean Wright on August 25,...
Dorothy Whaley Cornelius
Oct 20, 2016
Mrs. Dorothy Whaley Cornelius, age 87 of Middleton, Tennessee, departed this life Thursday evening, October 20, 2016 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.A lifelong resident of Middleton, Mrs. Cornelius was born Saturday, August 24, 1929 to the late John William and Orphia Pearl Goodrum Whaley. She graduated with the Class of 1947 from Middleton High School and on Friday, December 31,...
Alice Ella White
Oct 20, 2016
Alice Ella White departed this life on October 20, 2016 in Humboldt, Tennessee at the age of 91 Years. She was born June 26, 1925 in Selmer, TN the daughter of the late Thrasher Logan Anderson and Blanche Brown Anderson. She was a member of Poplar Heights Baptist Church in Jackson, TN.We celebrate her life and the blessing she has...
Edna Clarice Gaugh
Oct 19, 2016
Mrs. Edna Clarice Umberger Gaugh, age 92 of Collierville, Tennessee, passed from this life Wednesday afternoon, October 19, 2016 at Regional One Medical Center in Memphis.Mrs. Gaugh was born Thursday, September 25, 1924 in Falkner, Mississippi to the late Oliver P. and Evie Edna Mills Hobson. On Friday, November 29, 1968, she was united in marriage to Mr. Wiley Gaugh,...
Mattie Joyce Kendall
Oct 19, 2016
Mattie Joyce Kendall, age 83 of Dallas, Georgia, affectionately known as "Mama" answered the call to be with the LORD and quietly slipped away at WellStar Paulding County Nursing Center located in Dallas, Georgia on Wednesday, October 19, 2016.Mattie Joyce was born on March 12, 1933 in Savannah, Tennessee and was the seventh of eleven siblings of Robert Lee Stephens...
Floyd Thomas (Tom) Goolsby
Oct 19, 2016
Floyd Thomas Goolsby of Iron City, TN was born August 16, 1932 in Lawrence County, TN, the son of the late Floyd and Mattie Shelton Goolsby. Mr. Goolsby was a retired sawmill worker and departed this life on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at Southern Tennessee Regional Hospital in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee at the age of 84 Years, 2 Months, 3 Days.In...
Annie Lou Mitchell Hill
Oct 19, 2016
Annie Lou Mitchell Hill departed this life on Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at the age of 69 years, 3 months, and 8 days. She was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on July 11, 1947, the daughter of the late Hardin and Eva "Dollie" Bratton Mitchell.Annie had lived in Hardin County, Tennessee for 30 years and Jackson, Tennessee for 6 years....
Carolyn S. Hamilton
Oct 19, 2016
Carolyn Shutt Hamilton, 85The widow of the late Perry Wayne Hamilton and a lifelong resident of Hardin County, she died Oct. 19, 2016 following an extended illness.Born October 3, 1931 in Hardin County to the late Robert "Bob" Taylor Shutt and Bernice Irene Basey Shutt, Mrs. Hamilton owned and operated Carolyn's Drapery Den, where she worked sewing custom draperies and...
Dorris Joslin
Oct 18, 2016
Dorris Joslin departed this life on Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at the age of 71 years, 8 months, and 18 days. She was born in Counce, Tennessee on January 30, 1945, the daughter of the late Ezra and Louise Thomas Joslin. Dorris enjoyed spending time with her family and her babydolls. She was of Church of Christ belief.She is survived...
Curtis Shearon
Oct 18, 2016
Mr. Curtis Shearon, age 90, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville, Tennessee.After serving as a Sergeant in the Army in Euorpe in WWII, Curtis was a career Agricultural Extension Leader with the University of Tennessee Extension Service in Henry and Madison counties, Tennessee. He was also an active leader in First Baptist Church,...
Augusta Jordan
Oct 18, 2016
Mrs. Augusta Jordan age 91 died Tuesday morning at Southern Oaks Assisted Living in Henderson.She was born and grew up in Quincy Florida, daughter of the late Edward Perry and Leiland Davis Woodward. She attended and graduated from Maryville University in 1946 with a BS in Home Economics. On October 5, 1952 she was married to George Walker Jordan Jr....
Glann M. Lee
Oct 18, 2016
In lieu of flowers, memorial donation to: Wayne Furnace Church of Christ Education Fund for graduating high school seniors attending Christian University. Send donation to Terrell Crews, 723 Main St., Waynesboro, TN 38485.Glann M. Lee was born April 9, 1935 in Wayne County, TN the son of the late Albert and Lena Myrtle Morton Lee. In addition to his parents,...
Rebecca Ann Lipford
Oct 18, 2016
Rebecca Ann Lipford departed this life on October 18, 2016 at the age of 70 years, 10 months, and 15 days. She was born in the Cerro Gordo Community of Hardin County, Tennessee on December 3, 1945 the daughter of the late Jhugh Gilbert and Katherine Boroughs Ricketts. On February 13, 1993, she was united in marriage to Danny Lipford,...
Mary Dona Miller
Oct 18, 2016
Mary Dona Miller was born July 22, 1927 in McNairy County, TN the daughter of the late Hurbert and Lessie Clayton Miller.Miss Miller worked as an office manager in Memphis, TN. She attended Clear Creek Baptist Church in Adamsville, Tennessee. She liked to read, watch tv and took care of her little dog, Beatrice.Miss Miller departed this life on October...
Nicky Larry Moore
Oct 18, 2016
Nicky Larry Moore of Collinwood, TN departed this life on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at Wayne Medical Center in Waynesboro, Tennessee at the age of 51 Years, 4 Months, 28 Days. He was born May 20, 1965 in Lawrenceburg, TN, the son of Linda Sue Daniels Moore Stricklin of Collinwood, TN, who survives and the late Larry Evans Moore. In...
William M. "Bill" Sain
Oct 17, 2016
Mr. William Mayo "Bill" Sain, Jr., age 69 of Middleton, Tennessee, passed away Monday, October 17, 2016 at his home.Mr. Sain was born Wednesday, March 19, 1947 in Middleton to Addie O'Neal Sain, who survives, and the late William Mayo Sain, Sr. On Friday, January 21, 1972, he was united in marriage to Mary Miller Sain, who also survives. He...
Lila Martin Whitehead
Oct 17, 2016
Lila Lee Martin Whitehead of Iron City, TN was born August 1, 1937 in Wayne Co., TN, the daughter of the late Coleman and Eula Martin. Mrs. Whitehead was a former CNA and dietician at Wayne County Nursing Home and was a member of the Fairview Church of Christ, Iron City, Tennessee. She enjoyed working in her home and travelling....
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