Obituary Listing

Aug 22, 2005

Jeffery B. Avent, 41, of Bolivar, died Monday, August 22, 2005 in Managua, Nicaragua.Born July 6, 1964 to Ann Bell of Cordova and Bruce Avent of Bolivar, he was the owner and operator of Foxy’s Bar and Grill in Granada, Nicaragua. Prior to moving to Nicaragua he was a music tour bus driver and lived in Hardeman County most of...

Aug 20, 2005

Morris Gene Willis was born on March 20, 1936 in Saltillo, Tennessee the son of the late Rural Ernest and Clyde Morris Willis. On February 7, 1953 he was united in marriage to the former Frances Pryor, who survives. Mr. Willis worked for the Hardin County Highway Department and was a member of Saltillo First Baptist Church.He departed this life...

Aug 20, 2005

Tammy Joyce Painter Evans, age 39, of Waynesboro, TN died on Saturday, August 20, 2005 at Wayne Medical Center in Waynesboro. She was born May 2, 1966 in Benton Harbor, Michigan. She was a former employee of Texas Boot and of the Holiness faith.She is survived by a son; Brenton Evans of Kewadin, MichiganDaughters; Courtney Morgan, Brittney Garrison, and McKenzie...

Aug 20, 2005

Johnny David Osborn was born May 14, 1957 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of David Osborn and the late Pattie Bright Osborn.A Sheet Metal Mechanic and Electrician for S. M. Lawrence Construction Company. He was a member of the Selmer Moose Lodge where he recently was elected Governor. He was also active in various charity benefits in the community.Mr....

Aug 20, 2005

Mrs. Magee was born and reared in Leoma, TN, the daughter of the late Thomas and Maggie Busby. She graduated from Loretta High School and in 1964 was married to David K. Magee. They made their home in Henderson where Mr. Magee worked for the forrester and was a real estate broker and Mrs. Magee worked at Freed-Hardeman College and...

Aug 20, 2005

J. W. Stooksberry, 69, Iron City, TN, died peacefully at his home,Saturday, August 20, 2005 after a brief illness. Visitation will be Sunday, Aug 21, 2005 from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm and Monday, Aug 22, 2005 from 9:00 am to service time at Shackelford Funeral Home, Collinwood, TN.Services will be Monday, August 22, 2005 at 3:00 pm at Shackelford...

Aug 20, 2005

Travis Arthur Daniel, age 65, of Iron City, TN died on Saturday, August 20, 2005, at Wayne Medical Center, Waynesboro,TN. He was born on April 17, 1940 to the late Claude T. and Louise McNeese Daniel. Mr. Daniel was a truck drive, farmer and of the Methodist Faith.Survivors; sons; Claude T. Daniel of Germany; James "Jim" Daniel of Chicago, IL;...

Aug 19, 2005

Services for Mary Louise Wilburn, age 89, of Waynesboro, formerly of Hartsville, TN, will be Two p.m. Sunday, August 21, 2005 at Anthony Funeral Home in Hartsville, TN with interment to follow in Hartsville City Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 1:00 pm until services at Anthony Funeral Home in Hartsville, TN.She died Friday, August 19, 2005 at Wayne County...

Aug 19, 2005

John Earl “Jack” Knepp, 71, of Bolivar, died Friday, August 19, 2005 at Bolivar General Hospital.Mr. Knepp was the host of “The Garden Hour with Jack Knepp” on News Talk 101.5 in Jackson. He served Hardeman County as County Agent for 42 years, Fair Association Board Member for 30 years, Spring Creek Utilities President and Vice President for 42 years,...

Aug 19, 2005

Karen Suzanne Wilson, 56, of Toone, died Friday, August 19, 2005 at Methodist Hospital in Germantown.The wife of Jerry A. Wilson, who survives, she was an LPN at Western Mental Health Institute for 9 years and also worked at Harman and Kilgore. Mrs. Wilson was born September 24, 1948 in Madison County, daughter of the late Fate and Elizabeth Day...

Aug 19, 2005

Claude M. Foote, Jr., 73, of Toone, died Friday, August 19, 2005 at his home.The husband of Faye Stewart Foote, who survives, was Vice President and loan officer with Hardeman County Bank and he worked at the International Shoe Company - Bolivar Tannery for 18 years. Mr. Foote was born November 13, 1931 in Toone, son of the late Claude...

Aug 18, 2005

Stephen Maurice Terry was born December 9, 1970 in Gulfport, Mississippi, the son of Dudgar and Edith Hindman Terry.Mr. Terry lived in Hardin County most of his life, worked at Clayton Homes for eight years and most recently at Ray and Sandy’s Big Star in Counce.He departed this life on August 18, 2005 at Hardin Medical Center in Savannah, Tennessee...

Aug 18, 2005

Aug 17, 2005

Joe Wheeler Nesbitt was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on March 1, 1925, the son of Claude and Gertrude Baxter Nesbitt. On August 1, 1964, he was united in marriage to the former Vivian Faulkner, who survives.Mr. Nesbitt spent most of his life in Hardin County, Tennessee, except for a few years in Wayne County. Seventeen of those years were...

Aug 17, 2005

Martha Edith Flatt was born in McNairy County, Tennessee on June 7, 1930, the daughter of Grover Cleveland and Martha Jane Hollin Sharpe. She was a homemaker and a member of the House of Mercy Church.Mrs. Flatt departed this life on August 17, 2005 at Hardin Medical Center at the age of 75 years, 2 months and 10 days.She is...

Aug 17, 2005

Gertrude Chandler Porter, 80, of Bolivar, died Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at Forest Cove Manor in Jackson.The widow of Cecil Porter, who died July 2, 1982, she was head of housekeeping for Brint Nursing Home for over 20 years. Mrs. Porter was born September 7, 1924 in Bolivar, daughter of the late William Elmer Chandler and Dora Elizabeth Ervin Chandler...

Aug 17, 2005

James Edwin Johnson, age 86, a long time resident of Hazel Park, Michigan died Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at Kindred Hospital, Lincoln Park. He was born January 28, 1919 in Cypress Inn, Tennessee. Mr. Johnson served in the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II. He was a machine operator for many years at Midwest Wire in Ferndale, Michigan. He...

Aug 17, 2005

Donna Faye (DeeDee) Vandiver, 47, Greenhill, AL, died at ECM Hospital, Wednesday, Aug 17, 2005. A native of Ft. Wayne, IN, she was a licensed practical nurse at Sunbridge Nursing Home and of the Baptist faith. Survivors, son, Marcus Davis, Henderson, NV; daughter, Bobbie Jean Ezekiel, Florence, AL; mother, Jean Page Butler, Florence, AL; stepfather, Bobby Butler, Florence, AL; brother,...

Aug 17, 2005

Emogene Smith Scott was born November 30, 1925 in McNairy County, Tennessee, the daughter of Henry B. and Ida Coker Smith. In 1949, she was united in marriage to Albert Cleo Scott, who preceded her in death in 1989.She departed this life while a patient at Hardin Medical Center in Savannah on August 17, 2005 at the age of 79...

Aug 17, 2005

Jimmie J. Jones, 81, of Middleton, died Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at his home.The widower of Alice Rhea Jones, who died January 7, 1997, he was a construction superintendent. Mr. Jones was born November 3, 1923 in Hardeman County, son of the late Freed and Mary Reaves Jones and lived in Hardeman County all of his life. He served in...