Obituary Listing

Oct 5, 2011

Ruth Ann Gantwas born in Akron, Ohio on June 4, 1952 the daughter of Francis Lewis Holland and the late William H. Cupples.Ruth Ann had lived in Hardin County for 35 years, Chester County, Madison County, and Africa for 10 years. She had been a member of Love and Truth Church in Savannah, Tennessee. She liked to craft, played piano,...

Oct 5, 2011

Virginia Karen Coonwas born in Warsaw, Indiana on September 9, 1938 the daughter of the late William Paul and Mary Alice McConnell Dill.Virginia was united in marriage to James W. Jobe, II on August 2, 1963, he preceded her in death on March 1, 1971. She married her second husband, George M. Coon on September 11, 1972, he preceded her...

Oct 5, 2011

Dale Locke, 75, of Pickwick Dam, formerly of Ramer, TN, joined his Savior in Heaven on October 5 , 2011. He was born on December 8, 1935, to Erbie Locke, Sr. and Birdie Melton Locke. He was a retired farmer, member of Ramer Baptist Church where he held the position of Deacon, and member of The Ramer Ruritan Club. He...

Oct 4, 2011

William Lewyel (Lew) Johnson of Waynesboro, TN was born February 21, 1925 in Wayne County, Tennessee, the son of the late William Morris and Mary Copeland Johnson. He was united in marriage to Clara Nell Repp, the daughter of Orville and Lula Smith Repp and a classmate with Lewyel of the 1943 class, on August 13, 1943. They had two...

Oct 4, 2011

STEVEN BRIAN FRAZIERwas born in McNairy County, Tennessee on July 31, 1975 the son of Kenneth and Mary Jo Cummings Frazier.Mr. Frazier was a truck driver. He had worked for Elam Trucking Company and Mississippi Coast Trucking. Mr. Frazier loved talking on CB radio and loved fishing. He departed this life on October 4, 2011 at the age of 36...

Oct 3, 2011

BETTY JO BAKERwas born in Winchester, Tennessee on July 14, 1934 the daughter of the late Joseph Samuel Coffelt and Jesse Anderson Rogers. On July 30, 1960 she was united in marriage to T. J. Baker, who preceded his wife in death on January 27, 2009.Mrs. Baker was a homemaker. She was a member of Church of God in Clifton,...

Oct 3, 2011

Mary Rosetta Ferguson was born November 3, 1935 in Bethel Springs, Tennessee the daughter of the late William N. and Nola Mae Campbell Moore. She was Store Manager for the Dollar General Store in Selmer, Tennessee for 34 years. She enjoyed watching the gospel programming on Unity Broadcasting in Crump, Tennessee.Miss Ferguson departed this life on October 3, 2011 in...

Oct 3, 2011

Vestie Louise McGee Locke was born May 9, 1921 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Thomas Stanford and Myrtle Lee King McGee. She departed this life on October 3, 2011 in Collierville, Tennessee at the age of 90 Years, 4 Months, 24 Days.Ms. Locke attended Pocahontas, TN Baptist Church and was a member of Middleton, TN United...

Oct 3, 2011

Mrs. Lambert died Monday morning at her home in Bolivar.A native of Memphis, she was reared in the Hornsby area before moving to Bolivar where she lived most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Homer Earl Smith and Virginia Charlene Hodge Smith. On July 14, 1964 she was united in marriage to Mr. Bobby Joe Lambert...

Oct 3, 2011

Lessie Mae Black Battipaglia was born March 9, 1920 in Leapwood, Tennessee the daughter of the late Eulus and Cora Lipford Black.She was united in marriage to Joseph Battipaglia on March 4, 1944. Mr. Battipaglia preceded her in death on October 29, 1990.Mrs. Battipaglia was a retired seamstress, having worked for Sunshine Fashions and Hickory Flat Manufacturing. She loved her...

Oct 2, 2011

Oct 2, 2011

REBA BURKHEAD MCCOMBSMilledgeville, TN: Reba Virginia Thurmond McCombs, age 85 passed away October 2, 2011 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.She was born and reared in Dyer County, the daughter of the late Elbert Monroe and Prude Jane Cook Thurmond. She went to school at Phillips School House in Chester County. She married Ambrose Burkhead in 1939 and they made...

Oct 2, 2011

Mrs. McNeil age 102, of Knoxville, passed away Sunday morning, October 2, 2011, at Summit View of Faragut.Born in Toone, TN, October 31, 1908, she was the daughter of Tillman J., Sr. and Abigail Marsh Keller. She was the widow of Hall McNeil, Sr., who passed away June 25, 1980. Living in Toone most of her life she spent about...

Oct 1, 2011

Douglas Halfacrewas born in Lewis County, Tennessee on September 16, 1946 the son of the late Douglas Cordell, Sr. and Cordie Hurley Halfacre.Mr. Halfacre lived in Hardin County most of his life. He enjoyed painting pictures and collecting replicas of antique cars and tractors. He had worked at Savannah Motors for 3 years as a car detailer.Mr. Halfacre departed this...

Oct 1, 2011

JANE KEYMONwas born in Wayne County, Tennessee on August 1, 1939 the daughter of the late Tom Frank and Willie Mae Prater Alley.On July 23, 1956 she was united in marriage to James Roy Keymon, who preceded his wife in death on August 31, 2006.Mrs. Keymon was a Nurses Aide for Wayne County Nursing Home for 10 years. She lived...

Oct 1, 2011

Marilyn Worden SmithJACKSON,TN: Marilyn Earnestine Worden Smith, age 71, died Saturday, October 1, 2011 at Jackson General Hospital.Mrs. Smith was born and reared in Clarendon, AR, the daughter of the late Earnest and Bertie Castleberry Worden. She graduated high school in Clarendon and in 1967 married James M. “Jim” Smith.While living in Lafayette, LA she worked for KATC Channel 3...

Sep 30, 2011

Mr. Cornelius died Friday, September 30, 2011 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Born June 28, 1952 in Ripley, MS, he was the son of William Joseph and Dorothy Oletha Whaley Cornelius. He served in the US Army from 1972-1974, and was self-employed with Cornelius Lumber Company. He lived in Middleton all his life.In addition to his parents, survivors include...

Sep 30, 2011

Dorothy Laverne Bradley Barnes was born October 24, 1938 in Enville, Tennessee the daughter of the late Hallie and Lessie Essary Bradley. She attended School in Chester County, and live in Joliet IL most of her life until she married Raymond Barnes in 1979 and they move to Jackson Tennessee. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Jackson....

Sep 29, 2011

Mr. Johnson, 46, of Bolivar, passed away Thursday morning, September 29, 2011 at Bolivar General Hospital.Mr. Johnson served as a Ranger with the U. S. Army and then joined the Marine Corp. He was baptist in belief. He married his wife Renee Wiese Johnson, who survives, October 25, 1990, and had lived in Middleton and Bolivar.In addition to his wife...

Sep 29, 2011

Billy Hill was born August 26, 1935 in Clifton, Tennessee the son of the late Barney Clay and Nannie Griffin Hill. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hill was preceded in death by a brother, Jerry Wayne Hill. He departed this life Thursday, September 29, 2011at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Florence, Alabama at the age of 76 Years, 1...