Velma Lee Haliburton Higgs
Mar 9, 2025
Velma Lee Haliburton Higgs went to heaven to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday afternoon, March 9, 2025. She passed peacefully at her home in Toone, Tennessee. She was born September 24, 1931, in Toone to Lessie Vernon Haliburton and William Haliburton.
Mrs. Higgs graduated from Bolivar Central High School and married the love of her life, James Hunter Higgs...
Mickey "Ragman" Keeton
Mar 8, 2025
Mickey "Ragman" Keeton was born September 21, 1972 in Florence, AL the son of Rickey Keeton and Kathy Willcutt Keeton. He graduated from Coffee High School in Florence, AL.
Mickey was united in marriage to Tracy West on March 27, 2010. He was a member of the Cornerstone Baptist Church in Savannah, Tennessee.
Mickey was a truck driver and motorcycle enthusiast. He...
Jo Ann Patterson
Mar 8, 2025
JO ANN PATTERSON
Jackson, TN: Jo Ann Wright Patterson, age 86, passed away March 8, 2025, at Henderson Health and Rehab.
She was born and reared in Chester County near Enville the daughter of the late Travis Peoples and Mary Ruby Smith Wright. She attended Chester County Schools and married Monty Hayes Patterson in 1953. They made their home in Memphis for...
Jerry "Chigger" Martin
Mar 7, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Jerry Wayne “Chigger” Martin, age 80, who passed away on March 7, 2025. Jerry was a man who brought kindness and warmth to so many people. He was a loving husband, a devoted father, a doting Gan-Gan, and a proud great-Gan-Gan. His presence in our lives was a gift,...
Margie Riddle Cox
Mar 7, 2025
Margie Riddle Cox was born on April 4, 1966 in Miami, Florida, the daughter of the late Charles L. and Wilma Lou Harmon Riddle.
Margie was an avid sports fan and liked to read, fish, travel, and spend time with her family and her dog, Romeo. She was kind and compassionate and loved to take care of others. Margie was a...
John Rex Gates
Mar 7, 2025
John Rex Gates, a beloved figure in the hunting and dog training community, passed away peacefully on March 7, 2025, in Bolivar, Tennessee. He was born on May 26, 1940, in Dallas County, Alabama, and led a life dedicated to his passions and his family.
Throughout his life, Mr. Gates distinguished himself as a self-employed professional bird dog and field trial...
Everette Loyal Holt
Mar 6, 2025
Everette Loyal Holt age 88 passed away on March 6, 2025. He was born in Lutts, TN on October 19, 1936 to Joseph and Sarah Hanback Holt. Everette was the youngest of 10 children, raised on a farm, worked a garden, cut timber, and raised hogs and other livestock. In 1956, Everette moved to South Bend, IN to find better...
Shirley Butler
Mar 6, 2025
Shirley Mae Hopper Butler was born on August 21, 1946 in Jackson, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Leonard Sydney and Vestie Hensley Hopper.
On November 16, 1967, she was united in marriage to Frank Green Butler, Sr., who preceded his wife in death on January 6, 2006.
Shirley worked as a seamstress for Chester Manufacturing in Henderson, Tennessee. She enjoyed crocheting...
Dwight Emerson
Mar 6, 2025
DWIGHT EMERSON
Henderson, TN: Dwight Allen Emerson age 57, passed away March 6, 2025, at his home.
He was born August 2, 1967, in Madison County, the son of the late Dennis Hall and Lillie Bell Parker Emerson. He went to school in Chester County and graduated from Chester County High School in 1985.
He farmed most of his life and worked for...
Nell Hargrove Arnold
Mar 6, 2025
Nell Hargrove Arnold, age 84, of Savannah, Tennessee passed away peacefully at Saint Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, Thursday, March 6, 2025. She was born September 19, 1940 to Azalee and Rex Hargrove in the Olive Hill community of Hardin County. She leaves behind a loving daughter, Tina Arnold of Savannah, Tennessee, and a son, Tracy Arnold of Memphis, Tennessee....
Brenda Lee Haddock
Mar 5, 2025
Brenda Lee Haddock, born on April 9, 1960, departed from this world on March 5, 2025. A cherished daughter, sister, aunt, and friend, Brenda’s life was marked by her warmth and kindness, traits that endeared her to all who had the pleasure of knowing her.
The daughter of Carolyn Sue Haddock and JV Haddock, Brenda was known for her deep love...
Myrtle Ida Dean Kilburn Brewer
Mar 5, 2025
Myrtle Ida Dean Kilburn Brewer, age 91, of Waynesboro, TN, passed away on March 5, 2025. She was born on March 3, 1934, in Wayne County, TN, she was the cherished daughter of the late James Frank and Ollie M. Creasy Kilburn.
Dean's journey through life was marked by love and companionship. She was united in marriage to Tom Cebe Brewer...
Richard Gary "Randy" Scott Jr.
Mar 5, 2025
**In Loving Memory of Richard Gary "Randy" Scott Jr.**
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Richard Gary “Randy” Scott Jr., age 61, of Athens, AL, who left us on March 5, 2025. He was born on August 6, 1963, in Nashville, TN, Randy was the cherished son of Linda Woods Connelly and the late Richard Garry...
Lois Pickett
Mar 5, 2025
LOIS PICKETT
Lois Jeanette Pickett was born March 28, 1947 in McNairy County. She passed away March 5, 2025 in Henderson, Tn.
She was the daughter of the late William Tell and Clara Elenora Lutrell Pickett. She was an avid church goer and member at Sanford Hill Baptist Church. She loved her family, especially her many nieces and nephews. She enjoyed the...
Junior Newman
Mar 5, 2025
GEORGE NEWMAN, JR. (JUNIOR)
Henderson, TN: George Newman, Jr. age 93 passed away March 5, 2025, at Henderson Health & Rehab.
He was Born May 19, 1931, in the Old Friendship Community of Chester County to George A. Newman and Gladys M. Akin Newman. He attended schools in Chester County.
Being the oldest son and living in the country he had to begin...
ML Roberts
Mar 5, 2025
Mrs. ML Roberts, age 74, passed away early Wednesday morning at her home in Henderson surrounded by her loving family and dog.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Rev. Tedford E. Miller
Mar 4, 2025
Rev. Tedford E. Miller, "Ted," as we all knew him—entered this world on February 23, 1952, in Memphis, Tennessee, born to the late Lendoss Levi and Pearl Lee Kiddy Miller.
Ted served four years in the United States Air Force, where he found himself deployed to Vietnam for a short time. He was a young man with a steady heart who...
Albert E. Bromley
Mar 4, 2025
Albert E. Bromley was born on December 3, 1942, in Hardin County TN to Tempie Beckham Bromley and Lawrence Elmer Bromley. He was welcomed home by one older brother, James Rayburn Bromley, and two older sisters, Sara Lorene Bromley and Marie Evelyn Bromley.
All of his family with the exception of his mother was touched by God with the gift of...
Mildred Smith
Mar 4, 2025
MILDRED GREENE SMITH
Henderson, TN: Mildred Lucille Greene Smith, age 88, passed away March 4, 2025, at Northbrooke Post Acute in Jackson.
She was born December 28, 1936, in Henderson, TN the daughter of the late Thomas Henry and Jewel Layfette Cherry Greene. She went to school in Chester County. She married Bill Smith in 1955. They made their home in Henderson....
Jane Shappley Allen
Mar 4, 2025
Mrs. Jane Shappley Allen, age 82, of Middleton, departed this life on Tuesday morning, March 4, 2025, at her daughter's residence in Bolivar.
Funeral services are 11 am, Friday, March 7, 2025, at Roger Springs Church of Christ with burial to follow in the Roger Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, March 6, 2025 from 6 - 8 pm, at the...
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