Felix Johnson
May 4, 2016
Felix Johnson was born on June 30, 1927 in Hardin County, Tennessee, the son of the late Joe and Mima Jane Prater Johnson. On September 12, 1947, he was united in marriage to Ruth Grimes, who preceded her husband in death on May 1, 2009. Mr. Johnson worked for Tommy Tinin Construction as an equipment operator and served his country...
Shirley Clayton Ayers
May 4, 2016
Shirley Clayton Ayers was born Sept. 12, 1931 to Oliver and Mary Ann Kirk Clayton in McNairy County, Tenn, and passed from this life on May 4, 2016, at her home in Ramer, Tenn.Her early life was spent with her family in the Sulphur Springs community. In 1948 she met and married the man that would define her for the...
Leonard R. Lott
May 3, 2016
LEONARD R. LOTTVero Beach, FL: Leonard R. Lott age 81 passed away May 3, 2016 at Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach. He was born April 16, 1935 in Chester County and grew up in Memphis, TN the son of the late Leonard Tillman and Mary Edna Lorraine Watlington Lott. He graduated from Southside High School in Memphis. He...
Thomas Randolph Kendrick
May 3, 2016
Thomas R. Kendrick, age 82, passed to the next life on May 3, 2016 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center after a brief illness. His family and friends will accept visitors at the Johnson Chapel of Shackelford Funeral Directors in Henderson, Tennessee, on Friday, May 6, 2016, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tom will lie in state at Rocky Springs Primitive...
Margaret Rushing Maness
May 3, 2016
MARGARET RUSHING MANESSHenderson, TN: Margaret Lucille Rushing Maness age 84 passed away Tuesday May 3, 2016 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. She was born May 30, 1931 in Henderson County near Sardis, the daughter of the late Jess Rushing and Sarah Ann Lector Courdle Rushing. She was married to the late Thomas Dallas Maness of Corinth, MS. She had...
Donald Leon Eaton
May 3, 2016
DONALD LEON EATON, JR.Was born in Baltimore, Maryland on March 15, 1957 the son of the late Donald Leon and Genevieve May Maphis Eaton.Donald worked as a foreman for Imperial Design for 10 years. He was a former resident of Baltimore, Maryland and Rome, New York. Donald loved fishing and listening to music.He departed this life on May 3, 2016...
Gerry Farrar Hall
May 3, 2016
GERRY FARRAR HALLNashville, TN: Alice Geraldine ‘Gerry’ Farrar Hall, age 96 passed away Tuesday morning May 3, 2016 at The Lodge Retirement Home in Nashville, TN.She was born and reared in Dyer, TN in Gibson County, the daughter of the late Dewitt Granville and Inez Corrine Pierce Farrar. She graduated Dyer High School in 1938 and graduated from Freed-Hardeman College...
Lee Tearl Howell
May 3, 2016
Lee Tearl Howell was born April 30, 1922 at Cypress Creek, TN (Big Hill Pond); the son of John T. and Essie Howell. Lee departed this life on May 3, 2016 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. He was a member of Antioch Church of Christ where he served as an elder. In World War II, he served in the...
Elizabeth Pauline Hinton McFall
May 3, 2016
Elizabeth Pauline Hinton McFall of Lutts, TN was born May 27, 1933 in Wayne County, TN, the daughter of the late Lawson Hinton and Earline Simons McFall. She was united in marriage to Willie Haggard McFall on December 24, 1955 and he preceded her in death on April 7, 2007. Mrs. McFall was a Homemaker and a member of the...
Mary E. King
May 3, 2016
Mary Elizabeth King, age 79, departed this life on May 3, 2016. She was a devoted wife, and sister and will be remembered as a loving caring friend to many. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charley and Artie Ganus; two brothers, Bobby and Richard Neal Ganus. She is survived by her husband, William Bart King and sister,...
Barbara Jean Cochran
May 3, 2016
Barbara Jean Cochran of Newbern, Tennessee was born Wednesday, January 1, 1947 in Chester County, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Aude Richard "A. R." Creasy and the late Mallie Mae Frix Cleary. She was a retired beautician and former bus driver for the Dyer County School System. She leaves to cherish her memory, two sons, Michael Cochran of Trimble,...
Suzanne Marie Hair Vandiver
May 3, 2016
Suzanne Marie Hair Vandiver was born October 26, 1951, the daughter of the late Sam Haywood and Marget Marie Stroup Hair.Mrs. Vandiver attended UT at Martin and was on the barrel racing team there. Later she received her masters from UT in Knoxville, TN where Suzanne was part of the Alpha Delta Chapter of Sigma Kappa. She was a retired...
Nancy Williams
May 2, 2016
NANCY WILLIAMSwas born in Hookers Bend community in Hardin County, Tennessee on November 14, 1947 the daughter of the late Tom and Annie Laura Akin.Ms. Williams lived in Hardin County most of her life and worked for 20 years at The Prescription Shoppe in Savannah, Tennessee.She departed this life on May 2, 2016 in Savannah, Tennessee at the age of...
Cora Tidwell Crowe
May 2, 2016
CORA TIDWELL CROWEFinger, TN: Cora Lue Tidwell Crowe, age 87 passed away May 2, 2016 at McNairy County Healthcare.She was born January 11, 1929 in Finger, TN, McNairy County and reared in McNairy, Chester and Hardin Counties, the daughter of the late Jess Carl and Lethia Ann Ezekiel Tidwell. She went to school in Chester County, Sweetlips community. She married...
Jimmie Lou Freeman
May 2, 2016
Jimmie Lou Freeman was born December 16, 1947 in the daughter of the late Lawrence (L.G.) Goodman and Opaline Weeks Herod.She was united in marriage to Jimmy D. Freeman in 1986.Mrs. Freeman was a member of Living Word Christian Church in Memphis, TN. She loved her family, enjoyed traveling, and was a caregiver for both her mother and grandmother.Mrs. Freeman...
William Lee Roark
Apr 30, 2016
WILLIAM ROARKBethel Springs, TN: William Lee Roark age 69 passed away April 30, 2016 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.He was born April 12, 1947 in Chester County, the Haltom’s Chapel community, the son of the late William Mack and Gladys Marie Dickson Roark. He graduated Chester County High School. He entered the U.S. Army, serving in Germany and Italy...
Edna Hatch
Apr 30, 2016
Mrs. Hatch passed away Saturday afternoon at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.The widow of Mr. Colen Hatch, she was a life-long resident of Hardeman County. She was the daughter of the late Ira Nathanial and Cassandra German Stainback.Mrs. Hatch was a member of Whiteville First Baptist Church and was retired from Harman Automotive. She also had worked at H. I. S.,...
Peggy Jane Gage Davis
Apr 30, 2016
Peggy Jane Gage Davis age 84 of Selmer, TN, passed from this life on April 30, 2016 in Jackson, TN. She was born in Bethel Springs, TN, to the late Christopher Columbus and Clara Jane Jenkins Gage. She graduated from Bethel Springs High School in 1950. After graduating, Peggy began her working career with the love of fashion at Littlefields...
Cleo Connor
Apr 30, 2016
CLEO CONNOR Henderson: Cleo Eells Connor, age 91 died Saturday afternoon April 30, 2016 at Henderson Healthcare and Rehab. Mrs. Connor was born and reared in Lawrenceburg, TN, the daughter of the late Elmer J. and Jennie Smith Eells. She attended school in Lawrenceburg. Mrs. Connor met and married Melburn Connor in 1941. They made their home in the Glendale...
Christine Pauline Jones Melvin
Apr 29, 2016
Christine Pauline Jones Melvin age 83 of Selmer, TN was born January 10, 1933 in Pocahontas, AR. She was united in marriage to Earl Eudy Melvin on January 27, 1952. Mr. Melvin preceded her in death on November 12, 2005. Mrs. Melvin was a member of the Bethel Springs Church of God of Prophecy in Bethel Springs, Tennessee and a...
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