Dwight Walker Paulk
Mar 10, 2016
DWIGHT WALKER PAULK Dwight Walker Paulk was born September 30, 1938 in Savannah, Tennessee the son of Clyde Walker and Zella Austin Paulk.At the age of 17, Mr. Paulk enlisted in the United States Navy, where he served for 21 years, attaining the rank of Chief Petty Officer. While most of his Naval career was spent as a navigator on...
Odessia Burress Austin
Mar 9, 2016
ODESSIA BURRESS AUSTINHenderson, TN: Odessia Burress Austin age 99 passed away Wednesday March 9, 2016 at her home.She was born December 27, 1916 near Pinson Tennessee, daughter of the late Robert and Gertie Sells Burress. She graduated from the Pinson School and was married to V.R. “Red” Austin on December 21, 1938. Mr. & Mrs. Austin owned and operated the...
Robert Earl Wilbanks
Mar 9, 2016
Robert Earl Wilbanks was born February 13, 1952 in Selmer, TN the son of the late Everett Lee and Virginia Younger Wilbanks.Mr. Wilbanks attended school in Michie, TN and graduated from Pickwick Southside High School in Counce, TN. He worked for Brown Shoe Company in Selmer as a machine operator, then spent 25 years with G. E. Monogram as a...
Donald Benson
Mar 9, 2016
DONALD BENSONwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on June 5, 1938 the son of the late George Richard and Mamie Austin Benson.Mr. Benson was a foreman for 30 years at California Pacific Utilities. He loved all sports, especially baseball and golf.Mr. Benson departed this life on March 9, 2016 at Magnolia Regional Hospital in Corinth, Mississippi at the age of...
Betty Jean Turman Ray
Mar 9, 2016
Mrs. Betty Jean Turman Ray departed this life on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at NHC Healthcare in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee at the age of 90 Years, 3 Months, 18 Days. Mrs. Betty was born November 20, 1925 in Waynesboro, TN, the daughter of the late Elijah Vanburen and Martha Madora Casteel Turman. She was united in marriage to James Morris Ray...
Bryan Kevin Mathis
Mar 9, 2016
Bryan Kevin Mathis, age 52 of Smyrna, died Wednesday. He was born in Knoxville, raised in Smyrna, and was a son of Barbara Shepard Mathis and the late Gene Marshall Mathis, Sr. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Gene Marshall Mathis, Jr.In addition to his mother, he is survived by a daughter, Alaina Mathis of Smyrna; a...
James P. Dupree
Mar 8, 2016
Dr. James P. Dupree, Jr. was born November 5, 1928 in Memphis, TN the son of the late James P. and Edna Corner Dupree.He was united in marriage to Martha Caroll on May 22, 1988. Dr. Dupree held a Doctor of Dentistry degree from Memphis State University and was a Dentist by profession. From 1953 to 1956, Dr. Dupree served...
Cathy Kinney
Mar 8, 2016
Ms. Cathy Kinney, age 58 of Whiteville, Tennessee, departed this life Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.The daughter of James Wesley Kinney and Doris Nell Phillips Kinney, both of whom preceded her in death, she worked for 24 years as an assembly worker with Garner Automotive. She was born May 21, 1957 in Shelby County...
Rose Dean Greene
Mar 7, 2016
Mrs. Rose Dean Greene, age 84 of Silerton, Tennessee, departed this life Monday morning, March 7, 2016 at Henderson Health and Rehabilitation in Henderson, Tennessee. Mrs. Greene was born in Hardeman County on Saturday, December 5, 1931 to the late Seth Wilson and Emma Lee Boshers. On Friday, December 16, 1949, she was united in marriage to Mr. Junior Boyce...
Paulene S. McLeroy
Mar 7, 2016
Mrs. Paulene S. McLeroy, age 84, of Bolivar, departed this life Monday, March 7, 2016 at Bolivar General Hospital.The widow of George William McLeroy, who died in 2009 after 59 years of marriage, she was a homemaker and had worked over 15 years at Harman Automotive. She was born June 10, 1931, in Hardeman County, daughter of the late Arthur...
Charles Eldon Rowland
Mar 7, 2016
CHARLES ELDON ROWLAND Jackson, TN: Charles Eldon Rowland age 79 passed away Monday morning March 7, 2016 at his home. He was born August 6, 1936 in Chester County, the son of the late James Ernest and Martha Ellen Holmes Rowland. He attended schools at Phillips Schoolhouse. He entered the U.S. Army and served at Fort Meade, Maryland. He worked...
Jerry Keen
Mar 6, 2016
JERRY KEENEnville, TN: Jerry Wayne Keen age 75 passed away Sunday morning March 6, 2016 at his home.He was born January 5, 1941 at Finger and grew up around Enville, the son of the late William Hillard and Euarh Mae Nash Keen. He went to school at Enville. He had always made his home in and around Enville where he...
Corda Ruth Rodgers
Mar 6, 2016
Corda Ruth Chambers Rodgers was born to James Cleveland and Minnie Bell Chambers on November 15, 1916 in McNairy County, TN.She was a devoted Christian for many years. She graduated school in 1936 in Pickwick, TN. Ruth married her husband Fred in 1940. She loved her quilting club. Ruth served and loved her family faithfully all of her life. She...
JoAnn Burkeen
Mar 6, 2016
JoAnn Burkeen was born August 13, 1932 in Fulton, MS, the daughter of the late Robert M. and Dorothy Ferrell Wright.She was united in marriage to James Harold Burkeen in 1951. Mr. Burkeen preceded her in death on July 26, 1983.Mrs. Burkeen was a retired Seamstress and worked for Jetricks in Selmer, TN. She had a passion for sewing and...
Elizabeth "Liz" Hodge
Mar 6, 2016
Elizabeth "Liz" Hodge, passed away Sunday morning at Pine Meadows Healthcare in Bolivar.A native of the Hornsby area, she was a homemaker. She was born May 18, 1947 to Vernon Eugene Jernigan and Nellie Goodrum and her mother passed away 3 days after she was born. She was then lovingly raised by her grandmother, Rilla Goodrum. She lived a while...
Mary Joan Troyer
Mar 6, 2016
Mary Joan Habegger Troyer of Olive Hill, TN was born November 25, 1938 in Berne, IN the daughter of the late Enoch P. and Emma Charlotte Mazelin Habbeger. Mrs. Troyer died on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at her home in Olive Hill, Tennessee at the age of 77 Years, 3 Months, 10 Days. Mrs. Troyer, a homemaker, was a member...
Billy G. Galbraith
Mar 5, 2016
Billy G. Galbraith departed this life on Saturday, March 5, 2016, at the age of 88 years, 5 months, and 23 days. He was born in Calion, Arkansas, on September 11, 1927, the son of the late Jesse and Hazel Brent Galbraith. On January 21, 1950, he was united in marriage to Imogene Reynolds, who preceded him in death on...
Franklin (W. F.) Mitchell
Mar 5, 2016
Franklin (W. F.) Mitchell was born June 20, 1921 in McNairy County, TN the son of the late Farmer Franklin and Buena Fish Mitchell.He was united in marriage to Mary Ruth Crangle on November 27, 1943. Mrs. Mitchell preceded him in death on May 1, 2015, following 71 years of marriage.Mr. Mitchell worked for R. B. Gooch in Selmer selling...
Willard M. Hearn
Mar 5, 2016
Willard HearnHenderson: Willard M. Hearn, age 92 died Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Northbrooke Healthcare in Jackson, TN.Mr. Hearn was born June 9, 1923 and reared in Chester County, the son of the late William Everette and Lora Myrtle Murley Hearn. He attended Chester County schools and entered the U. S. Navy in 1942 and was stationed in Hawthorne, Nevada,...
Obie Lee Duncan
Mar 5, 2016
Obie Lee Duncan of Waynesboro, TN was born November 12, 1913 in Sinking Creek, TN in Perry County to the late John and Emma Anderson Duncan. He was united in marriage to Rita Edwards and she preceded him in death. He married Eloise Nutt Gresham on March 25, 2006. Mr. Duncan was a retired crew foreman with the Tennessee Department...
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