Ida Pearl Berry
Apr 6, 2014
Mrs. Ida Pearl Montgomery Berry departed this life on Sunday April 6, 2014 at her residence in Collinwood, Tennessee at the age of 85 Years, 8 Months, 6 Days. She was born July 31, 1928 in Wayne County, TN, the daughter of the late Lemuel Gideon and Bertha Creasy Montgomery. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Berry was preceded in...
Edward Lee Plunk
Apr 6, 2014
Edward Lee Plunk, age 67, died Sunday afternoon, April 6, 2014 at his home in Henderson.Edward was born and reared in Chester County the son of the late Jesse Lee and Hazel Maness Plunk. He graduated from Chester County High School in 1964 and attended Freed-Hardeman College. He married Debbie Cupples in 1969.He served a total of 30 years in...
Bobby Lee Turnbo
Apr 6, 2014
Bobby Lee Turnbo was born September 4, 1932 in Clifton, TN the son of the late Kennie Lee and Mary Alma Boyd Turnbo. Mr. Turnbo died Sunday, April 6, 2014 at Wayne County Nursing Home in Waynesboro, Tennessee at the age of 81 Years, 7 Months, 2 Days. He was married to Mary Nell Simmons March 15, 1952 and she...
Larry Douglas Beshires
Apr 5, 2014
Larry BeshiresHenderson: Larry Douglas Beshires, age 73, died Saturday morning April 5, 2014 at his home in Henderson.Mr. Beshires was born and reared in Chester County, the son of the late John Adams and Rona Magdelina Roland Beshires. He graduated from Chester County High School and served six years in the Tennessee National Guard, his specialty being welding. He was...
William Monroe Jordan
Apr 5, 2014
Mr. Jordan passed away Saturday afternoon at his home in Middleton.The husband of Pat Bruce Jordan, who survives, he served as a Law Enforcement officer with the City of Bolivar from 1969-1980 and with the Middleton Police Department from 1981-2006, retiring as Chief. He was born March 11, 1940 in Hardeman County, son of the late Cleatus and Mary Knipper...
James Calvin Robertson
Apr 5, 2014
James Calvin (Bill) Robertson of Iron City, TN was born July 4, 1923 in Wayne Co., TN, the son of the late James Marshall and Fannie Artimist Daniels Robertson. He was united in marriage to Corene Stults on January 3, 1948.Mr. Robertson was a farmer and of the freewill baptist faith. He served in the United States Army during WWII...
Myrtle Stanfill Nixon
Apr 5, 2014
MYRTLE STANFILL NIXONwas born in Sardis, Tennessee on January 17, 1927 the daughter of the late Riley Clayton and Timma Melissa Johnson Stanfill.On January 16, 1944 she was united in marriage to L. D. Nixon, who preceded his wife in death on February 25, 2002.Mrs. Nixon retired from Garan Sportswear. She was a member of Morris Chapel Baptist Church and...
Billy Edward Cornett
Apr 4, 2014
Billy Edward Cornett of Westpoint, TN, was born January 4, 1951 in Detroit, MI, the son of the late Riley and Carrie Widener Cornett. He was united in marriage to Glenda Bryan on April 23, 1971. Mr. Cornett was a retired from Ford Motor Company and served in the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army.Mr. Cornett departed this...
Deanna Wigginton Jarrett
Apr 4, 2014
DEANNA WIGGINTON JARRETTHenderson, TN: Deanna Lynn Wigginton Jarrett, age 44 passed away April 4, 2014 at her home.She was born in Jackson, TN the daughter of Bill Wigginton of Savannah and Jean Hillard Wigginton of Henderson. She graduated Chester County High School in 1987. She was a substitute teacher for the Chester County School System. She married Mark Jarrett in...
Brian Keith Clark
Apr 4, 2014
Mr. Brian Keith Clark departed this life on April 4, 2014 at his residence in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee at the age of 41 Years, 6 Months, 24 Days. He was born September 11, 1972 in Wayne, MI the son of Lessie Collins Clark of Waynesboro,TN and the late Arthur Clark.Mr. Clark was a lumber grader with C'wood Lumber Company.He was united...
Rebecca Cordelia Baxter of Selmer, TN
Apr 4, 2014
Rebecca Cordelia Baxter was born September 17, 1935 in Stantonville, TN the daughter of the late Talmadge and Georgia Atkins Surratt. Miss Baxter departed this life on April 4, 2014 in Adamsville, Tennessee at the age of 78 Years, 6 Months, 18 Days.She was a member of Forrest Hill church of Christ in Selmer, TN. She was retired from ITT...
Lavern Miller Cain
Apr 4, 2014
LAVERN MILLER CAINPinson, TN: Cynthia Lavern Miller Cain, age 90 passed away April 4, 2014 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. She was born July 14, 1923 the daughter of the late Chesley Richard Miller and Elizabeth Parthena Wheeler Miller and reared in Henderson, Crockett and Chester Counties. She went to school in Crockett and Chester Counties. In 1939...
Bill Bellis
Apr 3, 2014
Bill Bellis, who was formally named John William by his parents, Joel Leonard and Edith Fuller Bellis, entered this world in Eastland, Tennessee on August 11, 1922. The next 91 years would be filled with accomplishments too numerous to mention, but perhaps one of his greatest and earliest ones was his marriage to Betty Blair on February 27, 1943. That...
James William DeFord
Apr 3, 2014
JAMES WILLIAM DEFORDwas born in Savannah, Tennessee on July 20, 1934 the son of the late Lawrence Aldridge and Ana Louise Riddell DeFord.Mr. DeFord served his country for 20 years in the United States Army where he was an Crypto-Analyst working in Intelligence. He also had worked for Pickwick Landing State Park. Mr. DeFord has lived in Japan, Texas, California,...
Nola Vee Cooksey Fuller
Apr 2, 2014
Nola Vee Cooksey Fuller was born July 14, 1917 in McNairy County where she lived her entire life. She was the daughter of the late James Amber and Allie Moore Cooksey. Mrs. Fuller departed this life on April 2, 2014 at her home at the age of 96 Years, 8 Months, 19 Days.She was united in marriage in Corinth, MS...
Howard Willis
Apr 2, 2014
Howard Willis was born March 4, 1922 in McNairy County, TN, the son of the late Albert Warren and Maude Crangle Willis.Mr. Willis was member of Court Avenue Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Selmer, TN and served our country during WW II. He worked for Brown Shoe Company for 39 years and retired from Martin Land Surveying.Mr. Willis departed this life...
Rubye Allene Cash
Apr 2, 2014
Miss Cash was born in Enville Tennessee daughter of the late Lloyd Lee and Mary Rubye Essary Cash. She was employed by Sears as a Bookkeeper for six years. She lived in Memphis and returned to Enville in 1970 with her father.They operated Carter and Colbert Grocery Store on Front Street in Henderson. She was a a member of the...
James Thomas Stevens
Apr 2, 2014
Mr. James Thomas Stevens, Jr., age 78 of Bolivar, Tennessee, passed from this life Wednesday morning, April 2, 2014 at Bapitst Hospital in Memphis.Mr. Stevens was born in Pine Top, Tennessee July 18, 1935 to the late James Thomas, Sr. and Thelma Grantham Barrett Stevens. On April 7, 1966, he was united in marriage to Mrs. Jane Satterfield Stevens, who...
Jacob Ryan Austin
Apr 2, 2014
Jacob Ryan Austin was born January 20, 1997 in Selmer, TN the son of the late Daniel Craig and Marsha Johnson Austin.Jacob had been a student at McNairy Central High School prior to complications with his illness.Some of his favorite pastimes were playing ball, watching Duck Dynasty, listening to rap music, riding in the wagon behind the lawn-mower, teasing his...
Roger N. Horton
Apr 2, 2014
Roger N. Horton was born August 3, 1936 in McNairy County, TN the son of the late Edgar Lloyd and Lady Marie Stephens Horton.He was united in marriage to Patsy Clayton on October 16, 1990.Mr. Horton was a graduate of Adamsville High School. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Army, serving from 1954 until 1958. He was co-owner...
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