Leo Watson
May 7, 2013
James Leo WatsonJames Leo Watson fought his last battle on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 when he departed this life at Henderson Health and Rehabilitation Center three days short of his 97th birthday. He was born May 10, 1916 to Samuel Martin and Mary Etta Williams Watson in Hookers Bend, Tennessee, where he resided until joining the US Army in 1942....
Marietta Newman
May 7, 2013
Marietta Ross Newman (Tootsie), 83, of Lago Vista, Texas, passed away on May 7, 2013. She was born on November 1, 1929, in Savannah, Tennessee, to Ted Cecil and Delia Irene (Harrison) Ross.Mrs. Newman was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James Alton Newman; son, Ronald Alton Newman; and brother, Ted Hardin Ross.She is survived by her daughter, Phyllis...
Linda Carol Carver
May 6, 2013
Mrs. Linda Carol Carver departed this life Monday morning, May 6 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.The wife of Mike Carver, who survives, she had formerly worked in a garment factory prior to becoming disabled in 2001. She was born January 26, 1957 in Bolivar, the daughter of Claudie Hammers of Whiteville and the late Sindy Ludell McCarver Hammers and lived...
Edward F. Eldridge
May 6, 2013
EDWARD F. ELDRIDGEHenderson, TN: Edward Frederick Eldridge, age 89 passed away May 6, 2013 at the Henderson Health and Rehabilitation Center.He was born in Memphis, the son of the late Goldy and Amelia Viola Grimes Eldridge. He served thirty years in the U.S. Air Force retiring as Technical Sergeant and received many service medals. He married Kathryn Harwell Smith in...
Cathy Sneed
May 5, 2013
Mrs. Cathy Jean Sneed of Grand Junction departed this life at the age of 52 years Sunday morning, May 5, 2013 at Bolivar General Hospital.Mrs. Sneed was born in Hardeman County to Mary Evelyn Hopkins of Ashland, Mississippi, and the late Marlin Graves. In 1979 she was united in marriage to Mr. Clif Sneed, Jr., who survives. She was a...
Jack Ray Benson
May 5, 2013
JACK RAY BENSONwas born in Olive Hill, Tennessee on January 13, 1937 the son of the late Buford John and Oren Elizabeth Willis Benson.On June 29, 1957 he was united in marriage to Gail Davis, who survives.Mr. Benson lived in the Sardis area since he was five years old and he had done farming all of his life. Mr. Benson...
Wilma Faye Farris
May 5, 2013
Wilma Faye Farris was born June 10, 1946 in Corinth, MS, the daughter of the late Ocie Hershel and Rachel Mae Gray Poindexter.Miss Farris was a caregiver, she loved taking care of her own children and opened her home and heart to other chilldren. She attended the Michie Church of God of Prophecy in Michie, TN. She loved life, dancing,...
Charles Wayne Beutow
May 4, 2013
Charles Wayne Beutow was born August 20, 1935 in Bloomington , IL the son of the late Paul Max and Leona D. Carr Beutow.He was united in marriage to Jackie Leekieta Wade on September 19, 1958. Mrs. Beutow preceded him in death on December 9, 2000.Mr. Beutow was the owner of Beutow's Grocery and River Heights Grocery from 1978-1999. He...
Buster Weaver
May 4, 2013
Buster M. Weaver passed away peacefully at Vanderbilt Medical Center Saturday morning May 4th, 2013, surrounded by his family after a courageous 10 year battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and a final 6 month all out fist fight with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Buster was 79 years old.Devoted husband to his wife and constant companion of 56 years, Diane, Buster was preceded...
Nettie Wade Pulse
May 4, 2013
Mrs. Nettie Wade Pulse of Chester, New Jersey, formerly of Middleton, departed this life at the age of 95 years, 8 months and 29 days Sunday, May 5, 2013 in New Jersey.Mrs. Pulse was borne August 6, 1917 in Faulkner, Mississippi to the late John Marion and Kathryn Viola Byrd Harrell and graduated from high school in Walnut, Mississippi. She...
Madie Thacker
May 4, 2013
Madie Fowler Thacker was born May 17, 1930 in Michie, TN, the daughter of the late Laney Thomas and Mary Ellen Moore Fowler.She was united in marriage to J.C. Thacker on November 10, 1948. Mr. Thacker preceded her in death on May 20, 2005.Mrs. Thacker was a Homemaker and a member of the Acton Church of Christ in Michie, Tennessee.She...
Charles Ada
May 3, 2013
CHARLES ADA, JR.Henderson, TN: Charles Benton Ada, Jr. age 95 passed away May 3, 2013 at the Henderson Health and Rehabilitation Center.He was born in Madison County, the son of the late Charles Benton and Charity Magdaline Naylor Ada. He attended school in Madison County. He was married to Frances Roland on May 17, 1941. Mr. Ada worked as a...
Gertie Bevis
May 3, 2013
Gertie Ruby Bevis, 92, of Florence, AL passed from this life Friday, May 3, 2013. She was a life-long homemaker.Mrs. Bevis was a former member of Eastwood Church of Christ and a present member of Petersville Church of Christ.She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Monroe and Nancy Elizabeth Hinton Holt; her infant son, Lawrence Paul, son, Arlon...
Fred Bain
May 3, 2013
Fred Bain was born May 24, 1935 in the son of the late Tommy Jerry and Dora Ethel Denson Bain.He was united in marriage to Martha Elizabeth Mathis on November 21, 1959. Mrs. Bain preceded him in death on April 14, 2011.Mr. Bain departed this life on May 3, 2013 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of 77 Years, 11...
James Edward Pitts
May 3, 2013
JAMES EDWARD PITTSHenderson, TN: James Edward Pitts, age 88 passed away May 3, 2013 at the Tennessee State Veterans Home in Humboldt.He was born in Arkansas the son of the late Joseph Sherman and Mexie Mae Phillips Pitts. He went to high school in Chester County and married to Faye Bailey in 1942. He entered the U.S. Navy and was...
Jessie Mae Murray
May 3, 2013
Jessie Mae (Jet) Wilson Murray was born February 9, 1937 in McNairy County, TN the daughter of the late Ulysess and Jeroline Ray Wilson.She was united in marriage to Gordon Murray on April 26, 1960. Mr. Murray preceded her in death on February 4, 1970, following 9 years of marriage. Mrs. Murray attended Rose Creek Elementary School, then graduated from...
Kathryn Bromley
May 2, 2013
KATHRYN VANDIVER BROMLEYHenderson, TN: Allie Kathryn Vandiver Bromley, age 88 passed away May 2, 2013 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.Mrs. Bromley was born in Henderson County the daughter of the late James Edmond and Alma Hautie Weatherington Vandiver. She worked in the garment industry around Henderson, the metal industry in Illinois and operated a convenient store in Ocala, FL....
Timothy Don Berry
May 2, 2013
Timothy Don Berry was born February 18, 1953 in Corinth, MS, the son of Loraine Goff Berry and the late Landon C Berry.He was united in marriage to Susan Yeager on October 4, 1975.Mr. Berry was a member of First Christian Church of Selmer, TN, were he loved teaching his Sunday School Class. He was the founder of the UTX....
Jesse Wayne Sanders
May 2, 2013
Jesse Wayne Sanders was born April 17, 1994 in Memphis, TN the son of Johnny and Jeannie Boozer Sanders.Jesse, better known to his family as "Farmer" or "Boo Boo," was a loving father, son, brother, brother-in-law, grandson, and uncle. Jesse and his brothers had a special bond, they were best friends. He had a special relationship with two couples in...
Anthony Tony Murphy
May 2, 2013
TONY MURPHYFinger, TN: Anthony "Tony" Murphy age 46 passed away Friday May 03, 2013 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.Tony was born in Springfield, OH and grew up in Phoenix, AZ, the son of Richard Joseph Murphy and Anne Dillion Murphy. He attended school in Phoenix. He married Beverly Julian and they lived in the Memphis area where...
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