William Ken Pierce
Oct 1, 2015
KEN PIERCE Henderson, TN: William Ken Pierce, age 78, passed away October 1, 2015 at Henderson Health & Rehabilitation Center.He was born January 11, 1937 in Chester County and reared in the Jacks Creek Community, the son of the late William Howard and Mary Ruth Melton Pierce. He went to school at Jacks Creek and Henderson.He was raised on a...
Wesley Caperton
Sep 30, 2015
Wesley Caperton departed this life on Wednesday, September 30, 2015, at the age of 85 years, 9 months, 16 days. He was born and raised in Hardin County, Tennessee on December 14, 1929, the son of the late Lonnie Elmer and Lantie Kathleen Rinks Caperton. Wesley was a longtime employee of Chris Hill Construction in Memphis, Tennessee. He loved family...
Jo H. Hibbitt
Sep 30, 2015
Jo Hilda Melton Hibbitt was born March 23, 1928 in Jackson, TN the daughter of the late Burt and Mable Lawler Melton. Mrs.Hibbitt departed this life on September 30, 2015 in Jackson, Tennessee at the age of 87 Years, 6 Months, 7 Days.She grew up and attended school in Madison County, TN. She married James Curtis Hibbitt, Sr. in 1945....
Jewell "Fannie" Gober
Sep 29, 2015
Jewell (Fannie) Gober was born January 22, 1928 in McNairy County, TN the daughter of the late Euless Matthew and Cora Athalee Lipford Black.Mrs. Gober was a homemaker. She was a member of the Little Chapel Pentecostal Church in Selmer, Tennessee. She was always happy and shared her joy and laughter with others. She was an excellent cook and enjoyed...
Wilson Hugh Forsyth
Sep 29, 2015
Wilson Hugh Forsyth was born October 18, 1918 in Selmer, TN, the son of the late William Goodrum and Minnie Garvin Forsyth.He was united in marriage to Mary Bernice Smith on August 13, 1948. He served our country in the Army during WW II. Wilson was a hard worker all of his life and it showed through his excellent gardening...
Roger Moore
Sep 29, 2015
Roger Moore was born July 9, 1965 in Selmer, TN the son of Larry Roger Moore,Sr. and Gail Williams.He was united in marriage to Lori Ward on December 17, 1994.Mr. Moore was a welder for 17 years at ThyssenKrupp Elevator in Middleton, Tennessee. He was a member of the Clear Creek Baptist Church. He enjoyed watching football, NASCAR and NHRA-drag...
Katherine Parks Womble
Sep 29, 2015
Sarah Katherine Parks Womble was born at home in Knoxville, Tennessee on April 28, 1931. She went Home to Heaven on September 29, 2015 at the age of 84. She was married to Pop, the late Marion Everett Womble, Jr. for 56 years. She is the mother of three: Gary Womble (wife Melody), Hal Womble (wife Tracey), and Robin Womble...
Joyce Pickens Valencia Hicks
Sep 28, 2015
JOYCE PICKENS VALENCIA HICKSwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on July 15, 1963 the daughter of the late Dalton Griffen and Nellie Marie Harville Pickens. On June 2, 2011 she was united in marriage to John Shannon Hicks, who survives.Mrs. Hicks lived in Hardin County all of her life. She was a nurse at Hardin County Nursing Home for 10...
Sara R. Witherspoon
Sep 28, 2015
Sara Richardson Witherspoon, formerly of Grand Junction, TN and Goodlettsville, TN died in Murfreesboro, TN at The Health Center of Adams Place on Monday, September 28, 2015.Mrs. Witherspoon was born in LaGrange, TN on January 21, 1922, spent her childhood in Grand Junction, and was salutatorian of the 1940 Grand Junction High School class. After graduating from Virginia Intermont College,...
Josh Young
Sep 28, 2015
JOSH YOUNGwas born in McNairy County, Tennessee on June 6, 1981 the son of William Royce Young and Betty Jean Cummings Wilson.Josh was a certified auto mechanic, he graduated from the Nashville Auto Diesel College. Josh worked for City of Savannah and he also had worked for Ronnie Smith Chevrolet. Josh attended Souls Harvest Church of God. He enjoyed hunting,...
"Papa Bear" Pruitt
Sep 28, 2015
Danny Wayne (Papa Bear) Pruitt departed this life on Monday, September 28, 2015 at the age of 64 years, 5 months, 9 days. He was born in Cummings, Georgia on April 19, 1951 to Carlton Larmar Pruitt and the late Mary Patsy Thornhill Pruitt.Danny was a manager at Goose Creek Factory. He had lived in Crump, Tennessee for 4 years,...
Annie Jo Green
Sep 28, 2015
Annie Jo Ramer Green was born October 9, 1934 in Henderson, TN, the daughter of the late Weslie Lee and Addie McCarter Ramer. Annie was Baptist in faith and a member of the Selmer Moose Lodge. She departed this life on September 28, 2015 in Corinth, Mississippi at the age of 80 Years, 11 Months, 19 Days.She is survived by...
Freddie George Scott
Sep 27, 2015
Freddie George Scott of Selmer, TN was born July 30, 1952 in McNairy County, TN the son of the late Ray and Kathryn Barnes Scott. Mr. Scott departed this life on September 27, 2015 in Selmer at the age of 63 Years, 1 Month, 28 Days. He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force.He is survived by five...
Bridget Johnson Merriman Berman
Sep 27, 2015
Bridget Merriman Berman, age 63, passed away September 26, 2015, in Nashville, Tennessee, after an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her father, Floyd Shields Merriman, Waynesboro, TN. Survivors include, her husband, Irwin Elliott Berman, Nashville, TN, her mother, Bonnie Johnson Merriman, Waynesboro, TN and her brother, Jerry Floyd Merriman and his wife, Laura, Lawrenceburg, TN. Several nephews...
Clara Rose Johnson
Sep 27, 2015
Clara Rose Johnson of Selmer, TN was born May 17, 1928 in McNairy County, TN the daughter of the late William Royce and Frankie Wilma Russom Lambert.She was united in marriage to Leland Johnson on December 21, 1946. Mr. Johnson preceded her in death on February 2, 1963. Mrs. Johnson was a 1946 Graduate of Selmer High School. She retired...
Charles T. (Charlie) Hornbuckle
Sep 27, 2015
Charles (Charlie) Hornbuckle of Stantonville, TN was born September 6, 1938 in McNairy County, TN the son of the late William M. and Zina Thacker Hornbuckle. Mr. Hornbuckle departed this life on September 27, 2015 in Selmer, TN at the age of 77 Years, 21 Days.He played the banjo and fiddle and enjoyed bluegrass music. He often played at nursing...
Jo Ann Pope
Sep 26, 2015
Henderson, TN: Jo Ann Pope age 77 passed away Saturday morning at the Henderson Health and Rehabilitation Center.She was born in Madison County and reared in Chester County, daughter of the late Tillman Hugo and Jessie Leo Cox Thomas. She went to school in Chester County and while in high school she was very active in basketball and in the...
Louise Beshires Cloud
Sep 26, 2015
Louise Beshires Cloud was born June 13, 1922 in Silerton, TN the daughter of the late John Adams and Rona Magdalene Roland Beshires. Mrs. Cloud departed this life on September 26, 2015 in Jackson, Tennessee at the age of 93 Years, 3 Months, 13 Days.She was raised in Chester County and attended Chester County schools. She was united in marriage...
James Travis Sanders
Sep 25, 2015
James Travis Sanders departed this life on Friday, September 25, 2015, at the age of 80 years, 6 months, 11 days. He was born in McNairy County, Tennessee on March 14, 1935, the son of the late John R. and Velma Gurley Sanders. On September 15, 1954, he was united in marriage to Betty Broughton, who survives.Mr. Sanders was the...
Sheila June Martin Keough
Sep 25, 2015
Sheila Keough, age 58 of Pocahontas, TN, died Friday morning, September 25, 2015, at Magnolia Regional Hospital in Corinth, MS.A native of Memphis, she was the daughter of the late James Boyd Hill and Mrs. Billie Irwin Hill Majors, who survives. She lived in Memphis until age 12 when she moved with her family to Bolivar. Mrs. Keough lived in...
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