Tessie Belle Byrd
Jul 21, 2018
Tessie Belle Thomas Byrd of Waynesboro, TN was born October 9, 1927 in Lawrenceburg, TN, the daughter of the late J. J. and Ludy Truitt Thomas. She was united in marriage to Marshall Byrd, July 3, 1943 and he preceded her in death, March 23, 2002.Mrs. Byrd, a Genesco retiree, was a member of the First United Methodist Church in...
Mary Corine Hawkins Doyle
Jul 21, 2018
Mary Corine Hawkins Doyle was born in Missouri on February 4, 1938, the daughter of the late Robert Ezra and Alma Ilene Hawkins. She married Earl Lee Doyle, who preceded her in death on December 6, 1986. Mrs. Doyle departed this life on July 21, 2018, at the age of 80 years, 5 months, and 17 days.Mrs. Doyle attended House...
Tressa Ann Duke
Jul 20, 2018
Tressa Ann Duke of Corinth, MS was born February 5, 1968 in Henderson, TN the daughter of Linda Sue Keele and the late Billy Wayne Forsyth. Tressa departed this life on July 20, 2018 in Corinth at the age of 50 Years, 5 Months, 15 Days.She is survived by a son, Alex Duke of Corinth, MS; her mother and stepfather,...
Randall Lee Langley
Jul 20, 2018
Mr. Langley died Friday at his home near Middleton, TN.He was born March 16, 1951 in Ripley, TN to Robert Lee and Sylvia Kelly Langley, both of whom preceded him in death. Mr. Langley was a 1969 graduate of Kingsbury High School in Memphis and for 29 years worked as a plumber for the Memphis City School System. He also...
Allen Eklund
Jul 20, 2018
Roy Allen Eklund was born in Glen Cove, New York on November 27, 1957, the son of the late Roy Eklund and Anice Jane Harris Eklund. His family made their way to Hardin County, Tennessee where Allen, as he was known to everyone, attended Central High School. His graduation from there in 1975 was followed four years later by graduation...
Hal Robison
Jul 20, 2018
HAL ROBISON Finger, TN: Hal Hampton Robison age 68 passed away July 20, 2018 at the McNairy County Developmental Services. He was born June 1, 1950 in Finger, TN the son of the late Lawrence Windford and Susie ‘Sue’ Alice Hampton Robison. Hal attended McNairy County Developmental Services for about forty years and had made his home at McNairy County...
Raymond Beard
Jul 20, 2018
RAYMOND BEARD Finger, TN: Raymond Beard age 71 passed away July 20, 2018 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.He was born January 23, 1947 at Purdy in McNairy County, the son of the late Carl and Sula Smith Beard. He worked at the Cotton Gin at Woodville and at various saw mills in the area. He made his home with...
Eleanor LaVerne Null McClain
Jul 20, 2018
Eleanor LaVerne Null McClain was born July 14, 1947 in Guys, TN, the daughter of the late Charlie and Ludie Bright Null. She was united in marriage to Burnice E. "Cookie" McClain on March 10, 1964. Mr. McClain preceded her in death on August 24, 2007. She was a homemaker. She came from a long line of hard working women....
Shelby Louise Vandiver
Jul 19, 2018
Mrs. Vandiver passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018 at the Bolivar General Hospital.She was a native and life-long resident of Hardeman County. Mrs. Vandiver was born on Thursday, September 25, 1947 to the late J. C. and Eva Mae Ridgell and was married to Mr. Aubrey Vandiver, Jr. for 30 years before his passing in November, 1991. She retired from...
Susan Brown
Jul 19, 2018
Susan Brown was born in Bellville, Illinois on January 22, 1948, the daughter of the late Pete Hardin and Mildred Francis Wottowa Brown. After graduating from Ole Miss she became an intergral part of the family businesses, eventually serving as the corporate Secretary and Treasurer for MBE, Inc. On June 24, 2000 she married Jack L. Adams and they made...
James Dale "Hippy" Pulley
Jul 19, 2018
James Dale "Hippy" Pulley departed this life on Thursday July 19, 2018 at his home in Iron City, Tennessee at the age of 60 Years, 6 Months, 24 Days. He was born December 25, 1957 in Rockford, IL the son of the late Gene Mathews and Hettie Josephine Pulley Devers.He was united in marriage to Shirley Morgan on September 18,...
Pam Wood
Jul 19, 2018
PAM WOOD Reagan, TN: Pamela Regina Wood, age 59, passed away Thursday morning July 19, 2018 at the home of her mother.She was born December 9, 1958 in Oak Park, IL the daughter of Vonah Martin Wood and the late Bill Wood. She grew up in Chester County and graduated from Chester County High School in 1977 and Freed-Hardeman University...
Jerry "J.O." Cole
Jul 19, 2018
Jerry "J.O." Cole, age 70 of Bolivar, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, July 19, 2018, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was born November 17, 1947 in Brownsville, MS to Martha Lillie Majors Cole and lived most of his life in Bolivar. He worked many years at Master Slack then became a driver for B&C Trucking and KGT Trucking, prior...
Sarah T. Moore
Jul 18, 2018
Sarah T. Moore of Selmer, TN was born July 12, 1943 in Henderson, TN the daughter of Sara Inez Harrison Thomas Maxedon and the late Garold Albert Thomas.Ms. Moore was a member of Court Avenue Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Selmer. She was a Corporate Trainer with Huddle House for approximately 20 years prior to working as a Bookkeeper and Desk...
Crystal Marlene Morris Stooksberry
Jul 18, 2018
Our beautiful mother got her angel wings Wednesday morning, July 18th, 2018. We will never be the same, but we are rejoicing for her homegoing! It was just a "see you later"! Crystal Morris Stooksberry, 80, Iron City, TN, was born October 22, 1937 in Florence, AL, the daughter of the late Wayne and Muriel Ticer Morris. She married J....
Merdell Thomas
Jul 18, 2018
MERDELL THOMAS Sandersville, MS: Merdell Yarber Thomas age 75 passed away July 18, 2018 at her daughter’s home in the old Friendship Community of Chester County.She was born December 30, 1942 in Laurel, MS to the late Estes L. and Nezzie D. Giles Yarber. She graduated from Sandersville High School in 1961. She moved to Jackson, MS and began working...
Billy Joe "Jr." Hodge
Jul 18, 2018
Billy Joe "Jr." Hodge, age 60, formerly of Bolivar, passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at NHC Healthcare in Milan.He was born March 18, 1958 in Jackson, the son of Billy Joe Hodge, Sr. and the late Joyce Aileen Arwood Taylor Mathis and lived his whole life around Hardeman County. He worked as a mechanic and enjoyed fishing and being...
Jimmy Ross
Jul 17, 2018
James David Ross was born in Savannah, Tennessee on January 5, 1933, the son of the late Ted Cecil and Delia Irene Harrison Ross. Jimmy, as he was known to his friends, began working at the age of 15, serving as an usher for the Savannah Theater. By age 17 he was honing his marketing skills as a car salesman...
Morris Banks, Jr.
Jul 17, 2018
Morris Banks, Jr. was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on April 17, 1942, the son of the late Morris Banks, Sr. and Carrie Emma Cummings Banks. He married Anna Yvonne Tidwell, who preceded him in death on December 11, 2003. Morris departed this life on July 17, 2018, at the age of 76 years and 3 months.Known to most everyone...
Therese "Penni" Nelson
Jul 17, 2018
Therese "Penni" Nelson, 84, of Bolivar, departed this life Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.The widow of Bob Johnston, and Stan Nelson, she was a retired nurse, having worked in California for many years. She was born october 3, 1933, in Fresno, California, daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin Stobaugh and Ruth Spires Stobaugh and moved to...
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