Obituaries
Recent Obituaries from Jackson, TN
Melanie Nelson Matthews
August 4, 2015
Melanie Nelson Matthews, age 67, died on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at her residence. Melanie was born in Corinth, MS on March 24, 1948, the daughter of the late Travis Marcel and Addie Fae Byrum Nelson. She was a graduate of the American High School in Augsburg, Germany, and later received her Bachelor of Science in nursing degree from the...
Bettye Faye Sanderson Hubbell
August 2, 2015
Bettye Faye Sanderson Hubbell, age 80, died on Sunday, August 2, 2015 at Northbrooke Healthcare of Jackson. Bettye was born in Milledgeville, TN on December 27, 1934, the daughter of the late William and Ethel Inez Moore Sanderson. She married James Edward Hubbell on June 2, 1957, and together they celebrated 58 years of marriage. She began her career working...
Thomas Jay Hogan
July 30, 2015
Thomas "Jay" Hogan, age 44, passed away suddenly Thursday, July 30th, 2015. Jay was born October 5, 1970, in Rockford, IL. He attended St. Peters Catholic School in Rockford. He moved to Michigan with his family where he attended West Bloomfield High School. He earned a baccalaureate degree in package engineering at Michigan State University. He was the general manager...
Hazel Lewis
July 28, 2015
Mrs. Hazel Lewis, age 90, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015. She was born October 19, 1924 in Gibson County the daughter of the late L Z Bailey and Lillie Mae Bailey. She was retired from Zenith Radio and TV Corporation in Chicago, IL and ITT Nesbitt of Jackson. Mrs. Lewis was a faithful member of Campbell Street...
Patricia "Pat" Gray
July 23, 2015
Patricia "Pat" Gray, 71, passed away Thursday July 23, 2015 at her residence with family by her side. She was born July 16, 1944 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late James and Doris Kirk. Pat is survived by her husband of 46 years, Earl Gray; two sons, Mike Phillip McCausley (Amy) and Earl Dewayne Gray (Amanda); a daughter,...
Rosemary Smith Richardson
July 23, 2015
Rosemary was born on January 24, 1920. She died on July 23, 2015 in Daytona Beach, FL. Tressa Mae Moore Smith and Sidney Smith Sr. welcomed their baby girl in Texarkana, Arkansas, where Rosemary grew up. A devoted wife from the time she married her husband, Hubert Andrew Richardson in 1945 until his death in 1997, she entered whole-heartedly into...
Donna Marie Johnson Winbush
July 21, 2015
The celebration of life services and visitation for Donna Marie Johnson Winbush, 68, will be held from 2:00 - 4:00 pm Saturday, July 25, 2015 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors, with the interment to follow at Maple Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Reverend Jerry Smith officiating. Ms. Winbush was born in Jackson on November 12, 1946 and passed...
Jeremy E. Lane
July 21, 2015
Jeremy Lane went to see our Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, July 21, 2015. He was born on November 25, 1970 in Jackson, TN. He went to the Madison Haywood Developmental Center where he had lots of friends. He loved country music and Facebook. He is survived by his parents, Dale and Anida Lane of Jackson, TN; two sisters and...
Sara Adams Dodson
July 20, 2015
No obituary found for this tribute. Visitation Tuesday, July 28, 2015 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM First United Methodist Church 200 S Church St Jackson, Tennessee - 38301 Funeral Service 148 W University Pkwy Jackson, Tennessee 38305 United States
Hazel Mccollum Deaton
July 16, 2015
Hazel McCollum Deaton, 94, died Thursday evening, July 16, 2015 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. She was born May 4, 1921, in Henderson County Tennessee, the daughter of A. L. and Cluster Moore Jowers. She was an instructor and co-owner of McCollum and Ross University of Beauty Culture. Having been a charter member of Englewood Baptist Church, her devotion...
Joanne Marie Holycross
July 14, 2015
Joanne Marie Holycross, age 82, died on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at the Van Ayer Healthcare and Rehab of Martin, TN. A native of Danville, IL, she was born on October 31, 1932, the daughter of the late Robert Carter and Lillie Swisher Perkes. She was married to George Richard Holycross who preceded her in death on February 24, 2006....
Paul Edward Snider
July 14, 2015
A private entombment service will be held on Monday, July 20, 2015 at the Resthaven Memorial Park in Louisville, KY. There will be no public visitation. Funeral Service 148 W University Pkwy Jackson, Tennessee 38305 United States
John Shaul Hillman Jr.
July 11, 2015
John Hillman Jr., 76, passed away Saturday July 11, 2015 at Jackson General Hospital. He was born January 23, 1939 in Lawton, KY the son of the late John Shaul Hillman Sr. and Lucille Perkins Hillman. John was a member of Browns United Methodist Church and an Air Force Veteran. John loved his "Big Boy" toys and was a member...
Wilma Sue Johnson-Smith Stroud
July 3, 2015
No obituary found for this tribute. Other 12:00 AM 3360 N. Highland Ave. Jackson, Tennessee - 38305 Visitation Monday, July 6, 2015 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Arrington Funeral Directors 148 W University Pkwy Jackson, Tennessee - 38305 Funeral Service 148 W University Pkwy Jackson, Tennessee 38305 United States
Cheryl Leah Johnson
July 2, 2015
Cheryl Leah Johnson, age 60, died on Thursday, July 02, 2015 at the Northbrooke Health Care and Rehab Center. A native of Jackson, TN, she was born on February 18, 1955, the daughter of Joyce Ann Mullins Elder and the late Franklin D. Knight. She formerly owned and operated a lawn service and the Dixie Grill in downtown Jackson and...
Martha Frances Deaton
July 1, 2015
Martha F. Deaton, age 91, died on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at Northbrooke Health Care and Rehab Center of Jackson. She was born on February 15, 1924 in Jackson, TN, the daughter of the late J. Lowell and Ruth Davidson Harris. She was married in 1947 to Joseph E. Deaton who preceded her in death. Martha was a graduate of...
James Robert Young
June 29, 2015
James Robert Young, 89, passed away Monday, June 29, 2015 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born February 26, 1926 in Friendship, TN the son of the late James Frank Young and Edna Lepper Young. Robert was the owner of Youngs Plumbing and Electrical and also a farmer, He was a WWII Veteran, an avid square dancer...
Rev. Larry Taylor
June 19, 2015
Rev. Larry Taylor, age 54, died on Friday, June 19, 2015 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Larry was born on October 2, 1960, the son of Leonard Earl Taylor and the late Reble Adams Taylor. He has pastored and evangelized for over thirty four years with twenty years at Faith Apostolic Church of Jackson. He loved to hunt,...
James William Miller
June 19, 2015
James William Miller, 67, passed away Friday, June 19, 2015 at his residence. He was born July 11, 1947 in McNairy County, TN the son of the late J.L. Miller and Sarah Ann Foster Miller. Mr. Miller was a retired truck driver, electrician and farmer. He was an Army veteran and a member of Beech Bluff Baptist Church. He is...
Bobby "Bob" B. Bright
June 17, 2015
Bob Bright, age 83, died on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Bob was born on January 9, 1932 in Jackson, MS, the son of the late Howard P and Alson Louise Brigance Bright. He was a retired salesman from the U.S. Gypsum Company. He was a graduate of Tulane University with a degree in...
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