Ovid D. Thompson
May 12, 2016
Ovid D. Thompsonwas born in Cordele, Georgia on September 9, 1931 the son of the late Sanders Charles and Mary Claire Thompson.On January 28, 1973 he was united in marriage to Juanita Mabry, who survives.Master Sergeant Thompson served 30 devoted years in the United States Army. He received the following honors: Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Presidential Unit Citation...
Donald Joe Todd
May 12, 2016
DONALD JOE TODDwas born in Bloomington, California on September 30, 1962 the son of the late Joe Lincoln Todd and Ann Rhea Neill.Donald was a former resident of California, Florida, Alabama and Texas. He was a truck driver before becoming disabled. Donald enjoyed gun collecting, telling stories and playing with his grandchildren.He departed this life on May 12, 2016 at...
Gladys Shumate Skinner
May 12, 2016
GLADYS LUCILLE SHUMATE SKINNER Jackson, TN: Gladys Lucille Pritchard Skinner age 92 passed away May 12, 2016 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.She was born August 23, 1923 in Huntingdon, the daughter of the late Fred Dewey and Vera Prater Pritchard. She married James A. Shumate and they made their home at Humboldt and later Jackson where Mr. Shumate farmed....
Betty Joyce Turnbow Brown
May 12, 2016
BETTY JOYCE TURNBOW BROWNwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on July 21, 1937 the daughter of the late Grady William and Cora Mae Hollingsworth Turnbow.On December 5, 1958 she was united in marriage to James Robert Brown, who survives.Mrs. Brown retired after 42 years at Garan Manufacturing, where she worked in cutting department. She was a member of Mt. Vinson...
Macie Mevelyn Godwin Harrison
May 12, 2016
Macie Mevelyn Godwin Harrison was born on July 15, 1932 in Hardin County, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Hershel Jefferson and Macie Ellen Young Godwin. On September 3, 1966, she was united in marriage to William Thomas Harrison, who preceded his wife in death on December 19, 2002.Mevelyn was retired from Walmart where she worked as a door greeter....
Nettie Sue Hughes
May 11, 2016
Nettie Sue Hughes was born September 30, 1932 in Olive Hill, TN the daughter of the late James Daniel and Lounettie Steward Clausel.She was united in marriage to R. C. Hughes on May 24, 1953. Mr. Hughes preceded her in death on November 26, 1994, following 41 years of marriage.Nettie Sue graduated from Central High School in Savannah. She was...
Nadine Dodd Kennedy Armstrong
May 11, 2016
Nadine Dodd Kennedy Armstrong of Loretto, TN was born December 14, 1949 in Clifton, TN, the daughter of the late Ellis Ross and Wylomae Cummings Dodd. Ms Armstrong had worked at Morgan Lumber Company and as a furniture finisher at El Rancho Furniture Company and was a member of Apostolic Life and had previously lived in Cypress Inn, TN. She...
Johnny Beavers
May 11, 2016
Johnny Beavers was born April 5, 1956 in Tippah County, MS the son of the late Harmon Edward and Rayoma Veniece Seargent Beavers.He was united in marriage to Patricia Hamilton on June 6, 1986.Mr. Beavers was a self-employed roofer. He was a member of the Counce United Pentecostal Church in Counce, Tennessee. He enjoyed playing the guitar and singing, fishing...
Lavern Ray
May 10, 2016
Miss Lavern Ray was born December 21, 1929 in Bethel Springs, TN, the first child born to the late Odis and Lessie Mae Causey Ray. She departed this life on May 10, 2016 in Savannah, TN age the age of 86 years, 4 months, and 19 days. She was a long time member of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church in Bethel...
Doug Cromwell
May 9, 2016
Doug Cromwell Beech Bluff, TN: Douglas Wayne Cromwell age 67 passed away May 9, 2016 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.He was born April 8, 1949 in Jones County, MS, the son of the late James Elbert and Dolly Watts Cromwell. He was a member of the Finger Methodist Church.He is survived by a son, Joey Cromwell of Beech Bluff...
Alvin Lee Henry
May 9, 2016
Alvin Lee Henry was born September 26, 1947 in Selmer, TN the son of Lorene Smith Henry and the late Elton Henry. He was united in marriage to Janice M. Julian on July 3, 1969. Mrs. Henry preceded him in death on April 1, 2016.Alvin was a retired instructor of auto body at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology at...
Brenda Faye Phillips
May 9, 2016
Brenda Faye Phillips, 55, of Medon, departed this life Monday, May 9, 2016 at Bolivar General Hospital.She was born in Jackson on July 26, 1960, to Ruby Faye Berry Frazier, who survives and the late H. L. Frazier. She was a homemaker and enjoyed going to flea markets and yard sales, collecting 'Betty Boop' items and spending time with and...
Rickey "Porkchop" Young
May 9, 2016
Rickey Lee "Porkchop" Young was born September 6, 1962 in Bolivar, TN, the son of the late Harold Thomas and Ruby Mae Baker Young.He was united in marriage to Cindy Louise Moore on February 3, 1984. He worked for the City of Adamsville Parks and Recreation. Porkchop helped umpire Dixie Youth, helped with the chain gang for Adamsville High School...
Charlotte Lee Greene Holloway
May 9, 2016
Mrs. Charlotte Lee Greene Holloway, age 65, of Silerton, departed this life Monday, May 9, 2016 at her home.The wife of James Holloway, who survives, she had worked at Kilgore and Radio Shack in Selmer and also was a truck driver for a short time prior to becoming disabled in 1987. She was born September 27, 1950 in Silerton, daughter...
James Riley (Jimmy) Patterson
May 8, 2016
James Riley Patterson, 83, died Sunday May 8, 2016 at his home in Savannah, Tennessee.Jimmy served his community and others his whole life. He loved his family, his cattle, his community and his work. Many simply knew him as the Judge. He was the true definition of a hardworking man leaving a legacy of working endlessly while always loving others.Jimmy...
Bobby Barnes
May 8, 2016
Bobby Barnes of Henderson, TN: Robert Clark ‘Bobby’ Barnes, age 54 died Sunday morning May 8, 2016 at his home in Henderson.Mr. Barnes was born at Savannah and grew up in Henderson, the son of the late Robert Earl and Juanita Louise Guinn Barnes. He attended Chester County Schools and in 1983 went to work for the Henderson City Police...
Betty Walker Plunk
May 8, 2016
Elizabeth Josephine Walker PlunkBorn March 9, 1927, Savannah, TennesseeDied May 8, 2016, Huntsville, AlabamaElizabeth Josephine (Betty Jo) was living in a memory care facility in Huntsville, Alabama, at the time of her death. Her daughter Debie was at her bedside.Betty, as everyone called her, was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon J Plunk ofSavannah, Tennessee. They were married on...
Danny Umphrey
May 8, 2016
Danny Umphrey departed this life on Sunday, May 8, 2016, at the age of 69 years, 2 months, 22 days. He was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on February 16, 1947 the son of the late Coley Nathaniel and Burma Ables Umphrey. Danny served his country in the United States Army.Danny had worked for Williams Cabinet Shop. He had also...
Helen Margaret Stahl
May 8, 2016
Helen Margaret Stahl, age 86 of Hornsby, Tennessee, formerly of Memphis, passed away Sunday night, May 8, 2016 at her home. Ms. Stahl was born Sunday, March 23, 1930 on Beechwood Street in Memphis to the late Tola Steve and Helen Margaret Szueber Stahl. She attended Southside High School in Memphis and the Memphis Academy of Arts. She received her...
Ellen Hannah Harding
May 8, 2016
Ellen H. Tonne Harding of Waynesboro, TN was born August 11, 1920 in Trenton, N.J. the daughter of the late Eli M. Tonne and Ethel Mae Haas Tonne. Mrs. Harding departed this life on May 8, 2016 at Waynesboro Health and Rehabilitation Center in Waynesboro, Tennessee at the age of 95 Years, 8 Months, 27 Days. She was married to...
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