Moorman Ola Smith
Jun 5, 2012
Moorman Ola Ferguson Smith, 99 of Grand Junction, died June 5, 2012 at Henderson Health and Rehabilitation Center in Henderson, just short of her 100th birthday which was being planned. Mrs. Smith was born of Hardeman County pioneer lineage on July 11, 1912 in Hickory Valley. She was the fourth of six children born to Robert Moorman and Carrie Iola...
John Edwin West
Jun 5, 2012
Mr. John Edwin West, Sr., of Bartlett, departed this life at his home June 5, 2012 at the age of 68 years, 11 months, and 24 days.Born in Memphis June 12, 1943 to the late John S. and Clovis Munn West, he was united in marriage to Norma Mills, who survives, December 22, 1962. A graduate of Middleton High School,...
Jerome Yopp
Jun 5, 2012
Jerome (Pop) Yopp, age 75, died peacefully at his home on June 5, 2012The husband of Linda Yopp, who survives, he was a lifelong resident and businessman of Middleton, having owned and operated Yopp's C Stores in Middleton, Grand Junction, Whiteville and the State line from 1975-1995. He also owned and operated Yopp's Used Cars from 1995 to the present....
Opal King
Jun 5, 2012
Mrs. King was born March 21, 1916 the daughter of the late James Wesley and Sarah Margaret Roby Hearn. She retired from the State as a Fire Tower Look out in 1978. She was a member of the Deanburg Baptist Church. Mrs. King enjoyed reading, gardening and before his death fishing with her husband.She was preceded in death by her...
Vicki Lynne Ellis
Jun 4, 2012
She was born in Anchorage, Alaska and reared in Henderson, TN the daughter of Mickey and Jo Anderson Ellis. She graduated Chester County High School in 1975. She was an Auxiliary Police Officer and started working with the Chester County Sheriff's Department in 1983. She was the first dispatcher for the 911 system in Chester County and later became the...
Stan Hughes
Jun 4, 2012
Stan Hughes was born August 23, 1954 in Detroit, MI the oldest son of Nadia Willis Hughes and the late Robert (Frosty) J. Hughes.He was united in marriage to Robbie Leatherwood on April 13, 1979.Mr. Huges owned and operated Hughes Garage for 33 years. He attended Corinth High School. He was an active member of the West Corinth Baptist church,...
James Roy White
Jun 4, 2012
James Roy (Ronnie) Whitewas born in Nashville, Tennessee on March 11, 1937 the son of the late Charlie and Mary Lou Jones White.On January 9, 1963 he was united in marriage to Georgia Chandler White who preceded him in death on June 9, 2011.Mr. White served time in the United States Army as 1st Calvary. He was an Engineer for...
Sammie Jack Copeland
Jun 3, 2012
Sammie Jack Copelandwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on June 25, 1935 the son of the late Samuel and Daisy Allison Copeland.On December 1, 1979 he was united in marriage to Patricia Lynn Smith Copeland who survives.Mr. Copeland served time in the United States Air Force from 1957 to 1963. He retired from Hardin County Hospital where he worked as...
Newsome Jones
Jun 3, 2012
He was born in Chester County near Finger and grew up in the Jacks Creek – Reagan Community the son of the late William Ambrose and Ora Newsom Jones. He attended Chester County High Schools and entered the U.S. Army in 1945 and served until 1946 and returned to Jacks Creek. He attended Vocational School at Jackson. He married JoAnn...
Shelba Jean Godsey
Jun 3, 2012
Shelba Jean Godsey, 67, of Memphis, passed away June 3, 2012. The family will receive friends beginning at 12 noon Friday, June 8, and funeral services will follow at 3 p.m., all at Shackelford Funeral Directors, Adamsville Chapel. Interment will follow in Milledgeville Cemetery. Shelba was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She was...
Thomas Ray King
Jun 3, 2012
Thomas Ray King was born January 14, 1949 in McNairy County, TN the son of the late Virgil Carl and Lemmie Brown King.Mr. King departed this life on June 3, 2012 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of 63 Years, 4 Months, 20 Days.He is survived by his children, Michael and Michelle; four sisters, Betty King of Selmer, TN, Linda...
June Nell Williams
Jun 3, 2012
June Nell Williamswas born in Milledgeville, Tennessee on August 25, 1924 the daughter of the late Oliver and Willie Frazier Bishop.Ms. Williams retired from Garan Manufacturing in 1989 after 37 years with the company and she was a lifelong member of the Milledgeville United Methodist Church. In her spare time she enjoyed sewing, working in the yard, cooking, working crossword...
Gladys Helen Pulley
Jun 2, 2012
Gladys Helen Tatum Pulley Mrs. Gladys Helen Tatum Pulley of Waynesboro, TN departed this life on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at her residence at the age of 91 Years, 8 Months, 13 Days. She was born September 20, 1920 in Perry County, TN, the daughter of the late William Lee and Mattie Elizabeth Sharp Tatum. In addition to her parents,...
Etoile Henson
Jun 2, 2012
Etoile Hensonwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on March 21, 1930 the daughter of the late Luther Clay and Lillie Elnore Ford Henson.Ms. Henson was a homemaker and loved gardening, sewing, and flowers. She was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church in White\'s Creek community in Savannah, Tennessee.Ms. Henson departed this life on Saturday June 2, 2012 at the...
Lester Lee Stanfield
May 31, 2012
Lester Lee Stanfield was born December 27, 1920 in McNairy County, TN the son of the late Aubrey and Allie Mae Morris Stanfield.He was united in marriage to Jewell Dee McCullar on September 14, 1940. Mrs. Stanfield preceded him in death on January 27, 2007.Mr. Stanfield served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was a retired farmer and logger...
Vicki Jacqulyn Rickman
May 31, 2012
Vicki Jacqulyn Rickman, age 56, of Biloxi, MS formerly of McNairy County passed from this life on May 31, 2012 after a long illness. She was born April 24, 1956 the daughter of the late Connie Idell Ellis and Fred Glen Henry. Vicki was united in marriage to Robert Larry Rickman who preceded her in death. She was a homemaker.Survivors...
Bill Swope
May 30, 2012
Bill Swopewas born in Tennessee on June 14, 1956 the son of Beatrice Swope and the late William Lawrence Swope, Sr.He was united in marriage to Wanda Lee Brashier who precedes him in death.Bill was an over the road truck driver. He worked for Anderson Trucking Company in Selmer, Tennessee and for Aqua Glass in the transportation department in Adamsville,...
Terry Joe Martin
May 30, 2012
Terry Joe Martin was born July 4, 1959 in Brownsville, TN, the son of the late James Franklin and Hazel V. Bendall Martin.Mr. Martin departed this life on May 30, 2012 in Bethel Springs, Tennessee at the age of 52 Years, 10 Months, 26 Days.He is survived by his children, Thomas Coleiron of Peru, IN, Kimberly Martin of Hornsby, TN,...
Carolyn Nell Gilchrist
May 30, 2012
Carolyn Nell White Gilchrist passed away May 30th at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, following an extended hospital stay.Carolyn attended Saltillo High School in Hardin County where she was the captain of the basketball team and graduated in 1950. She married Orville Lee Gilchrist on August 12, 1950. Carolyn and Orville enjoyed a wonderful time during his 30 year...
Ruby Killough
May 30, 2012
Ruby Killoughwas born in Savannah, Tennessee on September 13, 1917 the daughter of the late James and Ocie Stotts Gant.She was united in marriage to Milton Killough whom precedes her in death.Mrs. Killough worked and retired from the Brown Shoe Company after 20 years of her service. She was a shoe assembler. Mrs. Killough aslo worked for J and M...
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