Local obituaries for Jackson & Madison County, TN
Tilman Corum
May 11, 2012
Mr. Dixon Corum passed away on May 11, 2012 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital after a short illness. Services for Mr. Corum will be held Monday, May 14, 2012 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors, with Dr. Don Thrasher officiating. Burial will follow with Military honors at Highland Memorial Gardens. The family will be...
Richard Barron
May 8, 2012
Cryptside services for Richard Barron, 76, will be held at 11:00AM, Thursday, May, 10 2012 at the Mausoleum at Highland Memorial Gardens with Josh Roach and Nicky Harris officiating. Mr. Barron died Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at Jackson Madison Co. General Hospital. Richard played baseball while serving in the Army and won the MVP award as a left-handed pitcher. He...
Charles Cobb
May 4, 2012
Cryptside services for Charles W. Cobb, 91, will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, May 7, 2012 in the Chapel Mausoleum of Highland Memorial Gardens. Mr. Cobb died on Friday, May 4, 2012 at the West Tennessee Veterans? Home in Humboldt. Arrington Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.A native of Jackson, TN, he was born on March 3, 1921,...
Jim Stephenson
May 2, 2012
James Olen Stephenson IIIFuneral services for Jim Stephenson, 58, will be held 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 5, 2012 at West Jackson Baptist Church with Rev. Frank Bowling, Rev. Andy Neely and Rev. Jay Stephenson officiating. Burial for Mr. Stephenson will be held 3:00 P.M. Sunday, May 6, 2012 at Brownsville Memorial Gardens in Brownsville, TN. Mr. Stephenson died Wednesday, May...
John Roland
Apr 19, 2012
Funeral services for John M. Roland, 89, will be held at 4:00 PM Saturday, April 21, 2012 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors, with Reverends Larry Koonce and Carl White officiating. Visitation will be from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM before the funeral service. Burial will follow in the Poplar Corner Cemetery. Mr. Roland died on Thursday, April 19,...
Bro. Chester
Apr 16, 2012
Funeral services for Brother Wayne Chester, 79, will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Lighthouse United Pentecostal Church. Entombment will follow in the Mausoleum at Highland Memorial Gardens. Brother Chester born in Benton County, Tennessee on October 9, 1932, and passed from this life on April 16, 2012. Arrington Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.He...
Roberta Vegors
Apr 13, 2012
Roberta M. Vegors of Jackson passed away on April 13 at age 93 after a short illness. She was born on August 29, 1918, near Stanhope, Iowa, and raised in central Iowa. She was an excellent student, and graduated valedictorian of her high school class. There was not enough money during the Depression to continue her education, although she was...
Eldon Clark
Apr 13, 2012
Funeral services for Eldon T. Clark, 84, will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, April 15, 2012 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors, with Dr. Don Thrasher officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Gardens. Mr. Clark died on Friday, April 13, 2012 at the W. TN State Veterans Home in Humboldt, TN.A native of Cedar Grove, TN Eldon...
Sparrow Barber
Apr 9, 2012
Funeral services for Sparrow Rayne Barber, 13 months, will be held at 5:00 PM Thursday, April 12, 2012 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors, with rev. Wayne Wendt officiating. Burial will follow in the Lavinia Cemetery. Sparrow died on Monday, April 9, 2012 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital.Sparrow was born on April 26, 2011 the daughter of...
R.A. Yount
Apr 9, 2012
Memorial services for R.A. Yount Jr., 71, will be held 7:00 P.M. Friday April 13, 2012 at Arrington Funeral Directors with Pastor David L. Perry officiating. Mr. Yount died Monday April 9, 2012 at Jackson Madison Co. General Hospital.He was born August 23, 1940 in Bonne Terre, MO the son of the late Romie Austin Yount Sr. and Lottie Gilliam...
Kevin Hager
Apr 5, 2012
Memorial services for Kevin Scott Hager, 43, will be held 4:30 P.M. Friday, May 4, 2012 at Arrington Funeral Directors with Rev. John White officiating. The family will receive friends Friday before the service at 4:00 P.M. Mr. Hager died April 5, 2012 at Jackson Madison Co. General Hospital. He was born April 18, 1968 in Passaic, N.J. He lived...
Joyce Havner
Apr 4, 2012
Funeral service for Joyce Havner, 62, will be held 12:00 P.M. Saturday April 7, 2012 at Arrington Funeral Directors with Rev. Edgar Pierce officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Havner died Wednesday April 4, 2012 at Jackson Madison Co. General Hospital.She was born November 21, 1949 in Cedar Grove, TN the daughter of the late Monroe and...
Dorothy Mccoy
Apr 1, 2012
Dorothy Jean Parish McCoy, 81, of Jackson passed away peacefully Sunday, April 1 at Maplewood Health Care Center after a long battle with cancer. She was born August 9, 1930, to the parents of Ernest and Elizabeth Parish and graduated from Jackson High School in 1948. On June 30, 1950, she married the love of her life, Robert A. ?Bob?...
Joan Benko
Mar 25, 2012
A funeral mass for Joan C. Benko, 69, will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, March 30, 2012 at Saint Mary?s Catholic Church with Father Robert Favazza officiating. Mrs. Benko died at her residence on Sunday, March 25, 2012. Arrington Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.A native of Connersville, Indiana, she was born on December 25, 1942, the daughter...
Peggy Dyer
Mar 25, 2012
Peggy Ann Dyer Funeral services for Peggy Dyer, 77, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, March 29, 2012 at Arrington Funeral Directors with Pastor Ken Kitchen officiating. Burial will follow in Oakview Memorial Park in Alamo, TN. Mrs. Dyer died Sunday, March 25, 2012 at Regional Hospital of Jackson. Peggy was born May 24, 1934 in Tigrett, TN the...
Freda Simmons Ross
Mar 23, 2012
Freda June Simmons Ross, 82, of Birmingham, AL went home to be with her Lord on March 23, 2012. Freda was born to Fred and Liddia Simmons of Somerville, TN on February 25, 1930. She graduated in 1948 from Fayette County High School in Somerville and went on to attend Union University in Jackson, Tennessee until her marriage to Billy...
Donna Rhodes
Mar 20, 2012
Funeral services for Donna T. Rhodes, 82, will be held at 3:00 PM Friday, March 23, 2012 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors with Dr. Paul Clayton and Rev. David Hollis officiating. Entombment will follow in the Mausoleum at Highland Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Rhodes died on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. A native...
Maurine Wilkins
Feb 29, 2012
Maurine Hammett Wilkins, 77, departed this life on February 29, 2012 at the Humboldt Nursing Home after an extended illness.Maurine was born at Hollow Rock, TN on May 21, 1934, the daughter of the late Roy Ila Hammett. She attended Hollow Rock-Bruceton Schools and graduated from Central High School. She was a devoted member of the Methodist Church and was...
Dorothy Trogden
Feb 20, 2012
Graveside services for Dorothy M. Trogden, 91, will be held at 10:00AM Friday, February, 24, 2012 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis, TN with Dr. Joe Piercey officiating. Mrs. Trogden died peacefully on Monday, February 20, 2012 at the Northbrooke Health Care facility of Jackson, TN. Arrington Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.A native of Memphis, TN, Dorothy was...

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