Clara Arlene Smeltser
Jan 31, 2015
Mrs. Clara Arlene Smeltser, age 92 of Bolivar, Tennessee, passed away Saturday morning, January 31, 2015 at Pine Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Bolivar.Mrs. Smeltser was born in Keokuk, Iowa on October 8, 1922. On December 19, 1942, she was united in marriage to Mr. Richard Elden Smeltser, who preceded her in death December 18, 2009. The two were...
Edward L Bradford
Jan 31, 2015
Edward L Bradford was born June 15, 1931 in the son of the late Freeman Lee and Exie Ruth Essary Bradford. He attended school in Pinson and was married to Jimmie Lou Milam on October 21, 1951. He farmed most of his life and served in the Tennessee Army National Guard for twelve years. He also had worked for Laister...
Jetty Mae Griffin
Jan 30, 2015
Jetty Mae Griffin was born April 6, 1930 in Chester County, TN, the daughter of the late Willie Franklin and Mary Jewel England Guilliams.She was united in marriage to L J (Jake) Griffin on May 19, 1951. Mr. Griffin preceded her in death on February 26, 2013. She retired from Brown Shoe Company. She loved singing in church, her flowers,...
Jerry VanWoerden
Jan 30, 2015
JERRY LEE VANWOERDENwas born in Crown Point, Indiana on July 10, 1941 the son of the late Casey Cornelius and Eleanor VanWoerden.On October 21, 1961 he was united in marriage to Frances Shaw, who preceded her husband in death on May 15, 2006.Mr. VanWoerden retired from General Electric Supply Company in Memphis, Tennessee. He served his country in the United...
Phyllis Gee Clayton
Jan 30, 2015
Phyllis Gee Clayton was born February 18, 1950 in McNairy County, TN the daughter of the late John Dewey and Cora Archer Gee.Ms. Clayton retired from Chickasaw State Park. She was a member of the Refuge Church of Christ in Bethel Springs, Tennessee. She loved her family and cherished the time spent with each one. She was an avid reader...
Hattie F. Baker
Jan 30, 2015
Hattie F. Baker was born January 3, 1932 in Ramer, TN, the daughter of the late James Edgar Lee and Violet Mae Leatherwood Martin.She was united in marriage to Eugene Houston Baker on December 6, 1956. Mr. Baker preceded her in death on May 22, 1979. She was a member of the Antioch Church of Christ in Ramer, TN. Hattie...
James A. Harrison
Jan 30, 2015
JAMES ARNOLD HARRISON, SR.was born in Memphis, Tennessee on January 13, 1944 the son of the late Romie Clifton and Alberta Skeen Harrison. He grew up in Senatobia, Mississippi before moving to Memphis, Tennessee. Jim was united in marriage to Barbara Kay Hall, who currently lives in New Albany, Mississippi and is survived by his two sons, Jay Harrison of...
Patti Wilkins White
Jan 29, 2015
Patti Wilkins White departed this life on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at the age of 45 years, 8 months, 15 days.She was born in Selmer, Tennessee on May 14, 1969, the daughter of Kenneth Wilkins and the late Nellie Sue Hardin Wilkins. On October 21, 1989, she was united in marriage to Gregory White, who survives.Patti lived in Hardin County,...
Janis Marie Holt
Jan 29, 2015
Janis Marie Holt of Waynesboro was born March 5, 1947 in Seattle, Washington, the daughter of the late Joe and Eleanor Steltzner Marable. Mrs. Holt died Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 67 Years, 10 Months, 24 Days. While living in Seattle she was employed at Safeway Stores and Seattle Police...
Dolly R. Franks
Jan 29, 2015
DOLLY R. FRANKSwas born in Savannah, Tennessee on March 29, 1963 the daughter of the late Buster and Carrie Nell Clayton Ponds.Dolly was a homemaker. She loved playing games on her phone and spending time with her grandchildren. Dolly loved having Pepsi and chicken livers for breakfast. She departed this life on January 29, 2015 in Jackson, Tennessee at the...
Norma Jean Burkeens
Jan 28, 2015
NORMA JEAN BURKEENSHenderson, TN: Norma Jean Thomas Burkeens, age 83 passed away January 28, 2015 at the Henderson Health and Rehabilitation Center.She was born February 21, 1931 in McNairy County the daughter of the late George and Eliza Parlee Plunk Thomas. She was employed by Salant & Salant Mfg. for thirty years and later by Chester County Sportswear. Mrs. Burkeens...
Ruby Faye Hodge
Jan 28, 2015
Mrs. Ruby Faye Hodge, age 75 of Middleton, Tennessee, passed from this life Wednesday morning, January 28, 2015 at Bolivar General Hospital.A lifelong resident of Middleton, Mrs. Hodge was born Monday, November 6, 1939 to the late Dalton and Pearl Flake. On September 1, 1955, she was united in marriage to Mr. James Albert Hodge, who preceded her in death...
George I. (Pete) Burnette
Jan 27, 2015
George I. (Pete) Burnette,69, departed this life on Tuesday, January 27, 2015. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee on October 20, 1945, the son of the late George Ira Burnette, Jr. and Virginia Estelle Herron Burnette.Pete had a love for aviation. He joined the United States Air Force in 1963 as an air traffic controller. His service took him to...
James Arnold Wray
Jan 27, 2015
Mr. James A. Wray, 92, of Pinson, Tennessee, died Tuesday night, January 27, 2015 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.Mr. Wray was the husband of the late Dosha Bryant Wray. He was a Veteran of World War II and was attached to the Fifteenth Field Artillery Battalion in European Theater of Operations. He fought at Normandy as well as other historical...
Manford Hornbuckle
Jan 27, 2015
Manford Hornbuckle was born January 14, 1932 in Bethel Springs, TN, the son of the late William Marlie and Zina Arizona Thacker Hornbuckle.Mr. Hornbuckle was a member of the Stantonville Methodist Church in Stantonville, Tennessee. He was in construction and was a heavy equipment operator, mostly operating a dozer. Manford loved wood working and most of all, his family.Mr. Hornbuckle...
Harper Mayze Weatherly
Jan 27, 2015
HARPER MAYZE WEATHERLYdeparted this life on January 27, 2015 in Savannah, Tennessee.She was the daughter of Felicia Holly and Jarvis Weatherly, of Adamsville, Tennessee.Harper is survived by her three sisters, Aaliyah Casey, Payton Casey and Saydi Casey, all of Adamsville, Tennessee and one brother, Kingstyn Weatherly of Adamsville, Tennessee.Harper is also survived by her grandparents, Lorie Butler of Adamsville, Tennessee,...
Kaleiah Danielle Williams Nield
Jan 27, 2015
Kaleiah Sharell Williams was born on April 4, 2011 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. She departed this life on January 27, 2015 at Monroe Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, TN at the age of 3 years 9 months and 24 days. After being on this earth a few short months, Kaleiah was placed in the...
Joseph Galen Berry
Jan 27, 2015
Joseph Galen Berry departed this life on January 27, 2015 in Selmer, TN at the age of 22 Years, 6 Months, 4 Days. He was born July 23, 1992 in Corinth, MS the son of James G. Berry and Tonya Richardson Fogg.He was united in marriage to Brittany Lane on August 15, 2010.Joseph enjoyed working on cars and being outdoors...
Kathy Coatney Mays
Jan 26, 2015
DR. KATHY COATNEY MAYSAugust 23, 1942- January 26, 2015Kathy Jane Bailey was born to Brady and Violet Bailey on August 23, 1942 near Jacks Creek. She spent all of her life in the Jacks Creek area with the exception of two years in Paris, TN. where she taught elementary school while working on a B.S. Degree in Education at Murray...
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