Edwin (Ed) J. Roberts
May 26, 2014
Edwin J. (Ed) Roberts departed this life on Monday, May 26, 2014, at the age of 89 years, 10 months, 10 days.He was born in Tishomingo County, Mississippi on July 16, 1924, the son of the late Lester Gray and Bertha Lee Faust Roberts. On March 24, 1958, he was united in marriage to Oma Jean Davis, who survives. Ed...
Kenneth (Sleepy) Davis
May 26, 2014
KENNETH (SLEEPY) DAVISKenneth “Sleepy” Davis passed away at the age of 75 on Sunday May 5 after battling cancer for eight months. He was born in the Hookers Bend community of Hardin County on Oct. 5, 1938, the second child of Arthur Laden and Edna Reed Davis.He was educated in the Hardin County School System, attending Hardin County High School,...
Merlene Sheets
May 25, 2014
MERLENE SHEETSwas born in Truman, Arkansas on November 5, 1931 the daughter of the late Lloyd Clifford and Elsie Mae Adams Wadlington. On September 19, 1946 she was united in marriage to Chester Thomas Sheets, Jr., who preceded his wife in death on April 7, 2013.Mrs. Sheets retired from Burnham Glove Factory. She was a member of Free Methodist Church...
Cratis W. Hill
May 25, 2014
Cratis W. Hill was born January 24, 1928 in McNairy County, TN the son of the late Clifford and Pearl McCormick Hill.He was united in marriage to Betty L. Wilson on December 25, 1946.Mr. Hill was a retired farmer, selling fruits and vegetables out of the back of his truck. Along side his sons, he worked construction for 10 years....
Geraldine Mitchell Sims
May 24, 2014
Geraldine Mitchell Sims was born November 16, 1933 in Trimble, TN, the daughter of the late Alva Dee and Allie Bell Wiliams Mitchell.Mrs. Sims was united in marriage to Bobby Dale Sims on December 18, 1953. She was a homemaker and had worked for Levi Strauss in Ramer, TN for many years before retiring. She was a member of the...
Bobby Burch
May 23, 2014
Mr. Bobby Burch, 51, of Hornsby, departed this life Friday, May 23, 2014 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.A native of Selmer, he worked as a timber cutter. He was born February 10, 1963 to Tom Burch and Peggy Jean Moore Burch, both of whom preceded him in death. He lived all of his life around this area and among his...
Eugene "Peanut" Morris
May 23, 2014
Henderson, Tennessee: Eugene ‘ Peanut ‘ Morris age 73 passed away Friday May 23, 2014 at his home in Henderson. He was born May 26, 1940 in Chester County and raised in the Oak Grove Community, son of the late Vaude Clink and Vera Elizabeth Browder Morris. He went to School in Chester County. He married Wanda Jean Paulk of...
June Spence
May 22, 2014
JUNE SPENCEwas born in Greene County, Arkansas on June 19, 1929 the daughter of the late Eulis and Beatrice Wilkinson Hancock.On November 17, 1947 she was united in marriage to James C. Spence, who preceded his wife in death on July 20, 1998.Mrs. Spence was a homemaker and was a long time member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church. She was...
Daniel Holcombe
May 22, 2014
DANIEL HOLCOMBEwas born in Florence, Alabama on May 30, 1950 the son of James L. and Fannie McCurry Holcombe.On April 21, 1972 he was united in marriage to Carolyn Young, who survives.Mr. Holcombe served his country in the United States Navy from 1969 to 1973. He was a retired truck driver for Gerald White and also was a bee keeper....
Rod Bowden
May 22, 2014
Rod Bowden departed this life on Thursday, May 22, 2014, at the age of 58 years, 2 days.He was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on May 20, 1956, the son of Helen Irene Smith Tirey and the late James Gary Bowden. Rod had lived in Shiloh all of his life and was a self-employed carpenter. He enjoyed rock hunting, fishing,...
Maribeth Lawrence Bass
May 21, 2014
Mrs. Maribeth Bass passed away Wednesday evening, May 21, 2014 at her home in Whiteville.A native of Tuckerman, AR, she was the daughter of the late Fred Lewis Lawrence and Mary Ruth Hanley Lawrence Smith. On May 2, 1959, she married Mr. Frank T. "Tommy" Bass. Mr. Bass passed away April 8, 2013.Mrs. Bass was a former stewardess for TWA...
Brandon Richard Haase
May 20, 2014
Brandon Richard Haase, 32, of Cloverport, passed away Tuesday morning, May 20, 2014 at Bolivar General Hospital.The son of Willy Richard Haase and Linda Kay Burkeen Haase, he was born April 24, 1982 in Bolivar. He was a 2004 graduate of South Side High School in Jackson and a member of Mercer Baptist Church.In addition to his parents, survivors include...
Bill Steed
May 19, 2014
BILL STEEDHenderson, TN: Billy Burnett Steed age 86 passed away Monday May 19, 2014 at his home.He was born December 7, 1927 in Memphis, TN the son of the late Asa Callier Steed and Ida Burnett Steed. The family moved to Henderson in 1939 where the family farmed. He went to school in Chester County and was a good basketball...
Cody Lynn Lollar
May 18, 2014
CODY LOLLARHenderson, TN: Cody Lynn Lollar, age 16, a junior at the Chester County High School, passed away Sunday morning May 18, 2014 at the emergency room of the Jackson Madison County General Hospital.He was born July 30, 1997 in Jackson, TN the son of Stevie and Stephanie Lee Ross Lollar. He was a junior at Chester County High School....
Rena Louise Murphy
May 18, 2014
Rena Louise Murphy of Selmer, TN departed this life on May 18, 2014 in Selmer at the age of 86 Years, 6 Days. She was born on May 12, 1928 in McNairy County to the late Dewey and Ruby Lowrance McMahan.She was united in marriage to William Cletus "Pete" Murphy on September 10, 1944. Mr. Murphy preceded her in death...
Dwight Holland
May 18, 2014
DWIGHT HOLLANDEnville, TN: Jammie Dwight Holland age 88 passed away Sunday May 18, 2014 at the Henderson Health and Rehabilitation Center.He was born September 19, 1925 in Gatewood, MO in Ripley County, the son of the late Josephus Golden Holland and Flossie May Tinker Holland. He went to school in Ripley County and Couch, MO. He entered the U.S. Navy...
Virgilean Gilchrist
May 18, 2014
Virgilean Gilchrist was born June 24, 1930 in Wayne County, TN the daughter of the late James Henry and Clara Murphy Gilchrist. She died on Sunday, May 18, 2014 at Wayne Care Nursing Home in Waynesboro, Tennessee at the age of 83 Years, 10 Months, 24 Days. She ws a homemaker.She is survived by a brother, J.C. Gilchrist of Lawrenceburg,...
June Bearden
May 17, 2014
Naomi June Roberts Bearden, age 71 of Savannah, Tennessee went home to be with Jesus and her beloved Son, Roger Bearden on May 17, 2014, at the Hardin County Medical Center, in Savannah, Tennessee, after a lengthy illness.A native of Buncombe County, North Carolina, Mrs. Bearden was born on August 18, 1942, the daughter of the late Frank William and...
Wilma Jo Cox
May 16, 2014
Wilma Jo Cox was born November 18, 1930 in McNairy County, TN the daughter of the late William Royce and Frankie Wilma Russom Lambert.She was united in marriage to Charles Mason Cox. Mr. Cox preceded her in death on May 29, 1996.Mrs. Cox was a Licensed Practical Nurse for McNairy General Hospital for 23 years. She was a member of...
Alvin Washington Wright
May 16, 2014
Alvin Washington (Punt) Wright departed this life on Friday May 16, 2014 at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Florence, Alabama at the age of 94 Years, 24 Days. He was born April 22, 1920 in Wayne Co., TN, the son of the late Henry Washington and Ella Penola Montgomery Wright. In addition to his parents, Mr. Wright was preceded in...
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