Neal Wade
Aug 19, 2022
Neal Wade, age 85, of Middleton, passed away Friday, August 19th at Pine Meadows Healthcare Center in Bolivar. He was born Monday, May 3, 1937, in Gibson County, son of the late Samuel James Wade and Lona Wade and lived in Trenton, Bells and all over west Tennessee prior to moving to Middleton about 30 years ago. He was the...
Kenneth Warren Rich
Aug 19, 2022
Kenneth Warren Rich was born February 23, 1962 in Waynesboro, TN the son of the late Warren G. and Martha Nell Hensley Rich. He was united in marriage to Kristy Michelle McDonald on August 16, 1991. Mr. Rich was a Road Grader for the Wayne County Highway Department. He departed this life on August 19, 2022 at the age of...
Edna L. Nance
Aug 18, 2022
Edna L. Nancewas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on March 4, 1924 the daughter of the late Hugh Richard and Esther Burroughs Nance.Edna worked for 30 years as a clerk in the Hardin County Tax Assessor Office.She had also worked at the Pentagon during World War II and was secretary for Dr. Dexter Woods in Waynesboro, Tennessee for over 20...
Linda Faye Julian Davidson
Aug 18, 2022
Linda Faye Julian Davidson was born August 17, 1947 in Chester County, TN the daughter of the late Johnnie and Clara Neal Rouse Julian.She was united in marriage to Thomas Eugene Davidson on January 26, 1972. Mr. Davidson preceded her in death on April 16, 2003, they were married for 31 years.Mrs. Davidson was a member of Forty Forks Baptist...
Betty Jo Dunn Ray
Aug 18, 2022
Betty Jo Dunn Ray was born September 27, 1930 in Collinwood, TN the daughter of the late Joe and Laura Boyd Dunn. Betty Jo married Bobby Copeland Ray on October 15, 1955. He preceded her in death on June 28, 1996. Betty Jo never met a stranger and was never at a loss for words. She enjoyed life and activities,...
Orland Cox
Aug 17, 2022
Orland Cox, 81, of Silerton, departed this life Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at Bolivar General Hospital.He was born in Silerton on Sunday, June 29, 1941, son of the late Orland Tolstoy Cox, Sr. and Ethel Verness Siler Cox, and lived in Silerton all his life, except for 26 years that he served in the US Air Force, retiring as a...
Linda Bryan
Aug 17, 2022
Linda Bryan was born on October 2, 1950 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Charles LeRoy and Arabell Lucetta Enterline Alcorn.On April 23, 1999, she was united in marriage to Robert (Rob) John Bryan, who survives.Linda worked in administration at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. Her and her family in 1979 founded Open Door Baptist Church. Linda was...
Jimmy Lyles
Aug 16, 2022
James Matthew Lyles (Jimmy) was born July 12, 1950 in Henderson, TN, the son of the late George and Cordelia Ross Lyles.He was united in marriage on March 12, 1971 to Vickie Smith.He attended Chester County High School. He was a faithful longtime member of Eastview Baptist Church. He loved his community and served the city of Eastview for several...
Billy G. Fielder
Aug 16, 2022
Billy G. Fielder was born on December 30, 1954 in Lauderdale County, Alabama, the son of the late Billy Clure and Bernice McFall Fielder.Billy worked in Florida in his younger years and more recently worked for Clayton Homes in Savannah, Tennessee and as a logger in the timber industry. He loved all types of ballgames and watching wrestling.Billy G. Fielder...
David Owens
Aug 16, 2022
David Owens, 55, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.He was born Saturday, January 7, 1967, the son of Bess Goodman King of Jackson and the late Donald Hugh Owens. He worked as a self-employed contractor and enjoyed NASCAR and dogs. He was an avid Alabama fan and especially loved his family.Survivors include three daughters, Kristen...
Charles Dee Ashe
Aug 16, 2022
Charles Dee Ashe was born May 25, 1934 in Stantonville, TN, the son of the late Jim and Cora Ashe. He departed this life on August 16, 2022 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of 88 Years, 2 Months, 22 Days.Charles was united in marriage to Martha Bess Locke on August 11, 1956. Mrs. Ashe preceded him in death on...
William Jasper Bright
Aug 16, 2022
William Jasper Bright came into this world on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, in Savannah, Tennessee, the treasured son of Hannah Bright. He was granted his angel wings on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at Centennial Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, at the tender age of 13 days old. William Jasper Bright is survived by his mother, Hannah Bright of Savannah, Tennessee; grandparents,...
Jimmie Wolfe
Aug 15, 2022
JIMMIE WOLFE Jackson, TN: Jimmie Eugene Wolfe age 91, passed away August 15, 2022 at Charter Assisted Living/Morningside in Jackson.He was born February 13, 1931 in Cleveland, OH the son of the late Otto McKinley Wolfe and Ethel Emmons Wolfe Hayes. He grew up in Rumford, Maine. He married his first wife Aileen in 1953 and they made their home...
Junior Shook
Aug 15, 2022
Junior Shook was born on November 11, 1950 in Mississippi, the son of the late James Finley and Mavis Louise McKee Shook.On July 5, 1969, he was united in marriage to Mary Jane Hindman, who survives.Junior honorably served his country in the United States Army from February 1970 until 1971. He was later employed doing maintenance at Shiloh Ridge Golf...
Joseph Vernon Lay
Aug 15, 2022
Joseph Vernon Lay of Waynesboro, TN was born March 14, 1934 in Waynesboro, TN, the son of the late John Hall and Juanita Farris Lay. He was united in marriage to the former Linda Brewer on November 5, 1960.Mr. Lay was a farmer and had served as the Wayne County Property Assessor for sixteen years. He was a member of...
Viola "Nell" Ray
Aug 15, 2022
Viola (Nell) Ray was born January 31, 1944 in Tipton County, TN the daughter of the late James Leon Cates, Sr. and Viola Elizabeth Smith Cates. Nell graduated from Bethel Springs High School.She was united in marriage to Russell Ray on June 17, 1962.She was a member of First Baptist Church in Bemis, she served faithfully in the Comforters Ministry...
David Eugene Phillips
Aug 14, 2022
David Eugene Phillips was born on March 10, 1956 in Hardin County, Tennessee, the son of the late William Egbert and Mabel Jewel Hamilton Phillips.David worked for Frank Carroll Sod Farm for 40 years and was a member of Pisgah United Methodist Church. He also visited other churches that were having special events. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, and flowers....
Hunter James Ellsworth
Aug 14, 2022
Hunter James Ellsworth silently came into this world on Sunday August 14, 2022, at Magnolia Hospital in Corinth, MS.He was the infant son of Amanda Yarbrough and Andy Ellsworth of Selmer, TN.In addition to being survived by his parents, he is also survived by 5 sisters: Cheyenne Yarbrough of Hazen Arkansas, Brooklyn and Alyssa Ellsworth of Selmer, and Lily Ellsworth...
David Eugene Laing
Aug 14, 2022
David Eugene Laing II was born February 6, 1966 in Havre de Grace, Maryland, the son of David Eugene Laing and the late Evelyn Elizabeth Guyton Statton.He wad worked for Dole Job Construction, and had lived in Maryland, Florida, and Tennessee.David was an avid fan of motorcycles. He was a member of a local motorcycle club in Savannah, and loved...
Richard Brian Smith
Aug 12, 2022
Richard Brian Smith, age 44, of Bolivar, departed this life on Friday, August 12, 2022, near Toone, TN.He was born in Jackson and lived all his life in Hardeman County where he was involved in church ministry for 28 years. His father was the late A. C. Smith and his mother is Linda Holloway. Brian was the owner/operator of Brian...
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