Carey "Ken" Blakley
Oct 22, 2013
CAREY (KEN) BLAKLEYwas born in Ripley, Tennessee on November 4, 1952 the son of Dorothy Inez Lovelace Blakley and the late Carey Franklin Blakley.Mr. Blakley was united in marriage to Brenda Bailey, who survives.Ken worked as a general contractor, stock broker, real estate broker and a sales consultant. He was a former resident of Ripley, Tennessee, Fillmore, California and Germantown,...
Thomas Donald Weems
Oct 21, 2013
Thomas Donald Weems was born July 9, 1951 in Lexington, TN the son of Mary V. Talley Weems and the late Jesse Buford Weems.In his earlier years, Mr. Weems, enjoyed hunting and refinishing furniture. He loved the outdoors, entertaining friends and family with his wonderful stories, and really enjoyed the fellowship he shared with his church family. He was a...
Martha Loraine Kennedy
Oct 21, 2013
Martha Loraine Nichols Kennedy was born June 19, 1924 in McNairy County, TN, the daughter of the late Charlie and Era Wilds Nichols.Mrs. Kennedy was united in marriage to Mayferd Kennedy on January 19, 1947. She was a homemaker and a seamstress. She was also a long time member of the Gravel Hill Baptist Church.Mrs. Kennedy departed this life on...
Florence McCarter
Oct 21, 2013
Florence McCarter, 76, of Middleton, passed away Monday morning, October 21, 2013 at her home.The wife of Lester Gene McCarter, who survives, she worked at Tippah County Hospital in Ripley, MS for 10 years as a nurse's aide. She then worked at Bolivar General Hospital for around 5 years prior to retirement. She was born January 7, 1937 to Elbert...
Brenda Sue Jarrett
Oct 21, 2013
Brenda Sue Jarrett was born on August 31, 1948, in Savannah, Tennessee to Harold Dewayne Jarrett, who preceded her in death and Alfa Irene Jarrett, who survives.Mrs. Jarrett, who grew up in the Old Union Community, was a homemaker and worked for Park Rest Nursing Home as a Certified Nurse Assistant. She was loved by many.Mrs. Jarrett departed this life...
Edna Ford
Oct 20, 2013
Edna Dee Qualls Ford departed this life on Sunday, October 20, 2013, at the age of 82 years, 3 months, 17 days.She was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on July 3, 1931, to the late Elmer and Mary A. Hopper Qualls. On November 23, 1947, she was united in marriage to Hubert Ford, who survives. Mrs. Ford was a member...
Iola Butterfield
Oct 20, 2013
IOLA BUTTERFIELDHenderson, TN: Iola Ethel St. Germain Butterfield, age 100 passed away October 20, 2013 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.She was born December 15, 1912and she reared in Unity Saskatchewan, Canada the daughter of the late Louis Emil and Katheryn Elizabeth Calder St. Germain. She went to school in Canada and moved to Davenport, Iowa in 1927. She was...
Willie Bea Rowsey
Oct 19, 2013
Willie Bea Rowsey was born July 10, 1931 in McNairy County, TN the daughter of the late LeRoy W. and Lois Estill Rowsey.Miss Rowsey graduated from Ramer High School. Following graduation, she attended the West Tennessee Business College in Jackson. Miss Rowsey was employed as a clerical worker for 40 years, 22 of which she spent with Methodist Hospital in...
Joseph Edison Keithley
Oct 19, 2013
Services for Mr. Keithley will be held Thursday, October 24, 2013 at Crockett's Bluff (AR) Missionary Baptist Church at 2:00 pm. Burial is in the church cemetery.A visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 pm, Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Bolivar.Mr. Keithley died Saturday, October 19, 2013 at the Bolivar General Hospital. He was a...
Martha Jane Wilkerson
Oct 19, 2013
Martha Jane Wilkerson was born on September 21, 1920, in Hardin County to the late William Robert and Jinney Caroline Wilkerson.Miss Wilkerson was baptized at the old Hopewell Baptist Church in Savannah, Tennessee. She worked for the Brown Shoe Company in Savannah, Tennessee from 1946 until she retired in 1982. Her job was to glue the leather from the upper...
Danny Neal Browder
Oct 19, 2013
Danny Neal Browder of Selmer, TN departed this life on October 19, 2013 in Savannah at the age of 73 Years, 10 Months, 4 Days. He was born December 15, 1939 in McNairy County, TN the son of the late Grady and Ethel Emmons Browder.He was united in marriage to Janice Taylor on December 23, 1959.Danny was a member of...
Willie R. Dillon
Oct 19, 2013
Willie R. Dillon was born May 10, 1938 in McNairy County, TN, the son of the late Claude and Verble Locke Dillon.Mr. Dillon was a retired Carpenter and formerly worked for Locke Brothers Lumber Company in Selmer. He attended Selmer Sanctified Church of Christ. Willie loved to coon hunt and was a U.S. Army Veteran. Mr. Dillon departed this life...
Jimmy Wood
Oct 18, 2013
Jimmy Wood was born on April 21, 1939, In Hardin County, Tennessee to the late James Cecil and Rebbie Curtis Wood.On September 10, 1955, he was united in marriage to Pauline Johnson, who survives.Mr. Wood was a self-employed construction worker who lived and worked in Hardin County all of his life and was a member of Center Hill Baptist Church....
Billie Jean Brewer
Oct 18, 2013
Billie Jean Staggs Brewer was born August 24, 1945 in Wayne County, the daughter of the late Frank Norman and Bessie Lee Skaggs Staggs. Mrs. Brewer died Friday, October 18, 2013 at Maury Regional Hospital in Columbia, Tennessee at the age of 68 Years, 1 Month, 24 Days. She was married to Charles S. (Slick) Brewer who preceded her in...
James L. (Jim) Decker
Oct 18, 2013
James L. (Jim) Decker was born in Parches Cove, Alabama on April 26, 1934, the son of the late Norman and Millie Artis Decker. On August 18, 1956, he was united in marriage to Dixie Nell Donnell, who survives. Jim was a veteran of the US Air Force. He loved to vegetable garden, hunt, and fish. Jim was a hard...
Wendell Hall Bloomingburg
Oct 17, 2013
WENDELL H. BLOOMINGBURGHenderson, TN: Wendell Hall Bloomingburg age 89 passed away October 17, 2013 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.Mr. Bloomingburg and his identical twin brother Wayne were born July 8, 1924 in Arlington, Virginia the son of the late Elza Franklin and Sinia Mae Armstrong Bloomingburg. He graduated from Washington and Lee High School in Arlington in 1942 and...
Hester Mae Tidwell Petty Steakley
Oct 17, 2013
Hester Mae Tidwell Petty Steakley departed this life on Thursday, October 17, 2013, at the age of 84 years, 2 months, 17 days.She was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on July 30, 1929, the daughter of the late Jim and Maggie Worley Tidwell. Mrs. Steakley loved spending time with her family and friends, and playing with her grandchildren. She loved...
Jessie Dean Mooney
Oct 17, 2013
JESSIE DEAN MOONEYEnville, TN: Jessie Dean Mooney age 69 passed away October 17, 2013 at his home.Mr. Mooney was born and reared in Chester County, the son of the late Lester Lee and Elizabeth Audra Dee Flatt Mooney. He attended schools at Jacks Creek and married Loral Mae Pusser in 1964. They made their home in the Cabo Community. He...
Wanda L. Engle
Oct 15, 2013
was born April 23, 1921 in Middletown, OH the daughter of the late Cecil Daniel and Stella Mae ( Richardson ) Karshner.She was united in marriage to Jean P. Engle in 1939. Mr. Engle preceded her in death in 1970. Mrs. Engle worked as a clerk and mail carrier for the United States Post Office before she retired. Mrs. Engle...
Jean Beatrice Terry
Oct 15, 2013
Jean Beatrice Magness Terry of Waynesboro, TN was born July 24, 1928 in Norfolk, VA, the daughter of the late John E. and Ruth Kitzmiller Magness. She was united in marriage to Glenn H. Terry on December 14, 1946.Mrs. Terry was a homemaker and was a member of the Jehovah's Witness in Waynesboro, Tennessee. She and her husband have lived...
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