Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Jackson, TN

Ida Magdalyne "Maggie" Creech Wilson

Ida Magdalyne "Maggie" Creech Wilson

December 17, 2013

Maggie was born March 29, 1920 in Barnwell County, South Carolina to Annie and Ed Creech. She was preceded in death by four brothers and four sisters. She attended schools in Olar, South Carolina and Nursing School in Columbia, South Carolina. She received a degree as a Licensed Practical Nurse. She was also a Medical Technologist. She started working at...

Janet Forgy Yarbro

Janet Forgy Yarbro

December 15, 2013

Janet Yarbro, 86, died Sunday, December 15, 2013 at West Tennessee Transitional Care. She was born January 9, 1927 in Hope, AR the daughter of the late Henry ONeal Forgy Sr. and Blossom Barton Forgy, but spent most of her school years in Shawnee, OK. After graduating from high school, she attended Abilene Christian College in Abilene, TX and completed...

Kary Lee Cook

Kary Lee Cook

December 14, 2013

Kary Lee Cook passed away Saturday, December 14, 2013 in Murfreesboro, TN. Kary was 37 years old, born September 17, 1976 in Donelson, TN, the daughter of Gary and Karen Cook and the granddaughter of Maida and Clyde Cook and Weda and James Stafford. Kary was a graduate of North Side High School and was an art major at MTSU...

Kary Cook

Kary Cook

December 14, 2013

No obituary found for this tribute. Funeral Service 148 W University Pkwy Jackson, Tennessee 38305 United States

Billy J. Pennington

Billy J. Pennington

December 14, 2013

Billy June Pennington, 83 died on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at his Jackson, TN residence. A native of Amory, MS, Billy was born on April 10, 1930, the son of the late J.C. and Minnie Fuqua Pennington. He was retired as an Engineer with the Illinois Central Railroad. He was married to Helen E. Pennington who preceded him in April...

Doris E. Enfinger

Doris E. Enfinger

December 9, 2013

Doris E. Enfinger, 87 died on Monday, December 9, 2013 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Doris was born in a community named Little Cornered Sudbury in Essex, England on August 7, 1926, the daughter of the late George and Florence Mary Stiff. She was married to Charles Enfinger who preceded her in death in November 1993. Doris, a...

John Glass Dickinson Jr.

John Glass Dickinson Jr.

December 9, 2013

JOHN GLASS DICKINSON, JR. John Glass Dickinson, Jr., born February 3, 1926, passed away late Monday evening, December 9, 2013. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Virginia Leggett Dickinson; his parents, John Glass and Mary Hudson Dickinson; sister Lois Carolyn Roberts and her husband, Lymon L. (Buster) Roberts; sister Mary Virginia Frey and her husband,...

Philip Said Hakeem

Philip Said Hakeem

December 1, 2013

Philip Said Hakeem Philip Said Hakeem, age 92, passed away December 1, 2013. He was born November 29, 1921 in Fall River, Massachusetts. Preceded in death by parents Said Monsour Hakeem and Azizi Hakeem, first wife Birdie Louetta Hakeem, brothers Elias Hakeem and Edward Hakeem, and sister Lateefie Pedro. Survived by his wife of over 21 years, Sara S. Hakeem;...

Leon Thomas Dyer

Leon Thomas Dyer

November 20, 2013

Leon Thomas Dyer, 80, died on Wednesday, November, 20, 2013 at his Jackson residence after a sudden illness. A native of Jackson, he was born on November 19, 1933 the son of the late John Thomas and Ruby Elizabeth Smith Dyer. He was retired as a maintenance supervisor with Ormet, formerly Consolidated Aluminum of Jackson, with over twenty years of...

Shelton Fly

Shelton Fly

November 9, 2013

Wesley Shelton Fly, 74, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Jackson Madison Co. General Hospital. He was born March 8, 1939 in Columbia, TN the son of the late Ernest and Eunice Fly. Mr. Fly retired from Dolly Madison and was the owner of Burger Barn. He is survived by his wife of 36 years Wanda Fly; a son,...

Guy John West

Guy John West

November 2, 2013

Guy John West, 56, died on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at his home in Jackson. A native of Melrose Park, IL, he was born on February 27, 1957, the son of the late Clarence John and Virginia (Jini) Corazza West. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, where he proudly served for eight years. He received his Masters...

Warren P. Lowrance

Warren P. Lowrance

October 29, 2013

Warren P. Lowrance, 95, died Tuesday October 29, 2013 in Ooltewah, TN. He was born August 10, 1918 in Carroll Co. TN the son of the late Dohl and Ollie Lowrance. He was a current member of the Hamilton congregation of Jehovahs Witnesses in Chattanooga and formerly of the South congregation of Jehovahs Witnesses in Jackson, TN. He is survived...

Thomas Paul Miller

Thomas Paul Miller

October 27, 2013

Thomas Paul Miller, Sr. was born on May 29, 1930 in Chicago, IL. He died in Jackson, TN on Oct 27, 2013. His parents were Paul Nathan Miller and Christine Mack Miller. Tom married his high school sweet heart Dolores (Dee) Schwartz in 1949. They were married for 64 years. Tom attended Loyola Academy in Chicago, Loyola University and Northwestern...

Virginia Leggett Dickinson

Virginia Leggett Dickinson

October 27, 2013

Virginia Leggett Dickinson, born October 9, 1927, passed away early Sunday morning, October 27, 2013. Mrs. Dickinson is survived by her husband of 64 years, John Glass Dickinson, Jr., daughter, DeeAnn Dickinson Ketcherside, son-in-law, John F. Ketcherside, and son, John Glass Dickinson III. She was pre ceded in death by her parents, Herman and Ruby Leggett of Halls, Tennessee; sister,...

Brenda C. Pusser

Brenda C. Pusser

October 25, 2013

Brenda C. Pusser, 57, died on Friday, October 25, 2013 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. A native of Bolivar, TN she was born on December 28, 1955, the daughter of the late Thomas Russell and Dorothy McKinnie Hensley. She was married to Rex Pusser, who preceded her in death in 2007. She was employed as a secretary with...

Larry Dwayne Webb

Larry Dwayne Webb

October 22, 2013

A funeral service for Larry Dwayne Webb, 69, will be held at 1:00 PM Friday, October 25, 2013 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors with Tracy Snider officiating. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM until the service time. Larry died on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. A native of Gibson County,...

Jim Bob Bowling

Jim Bob Bowling

October 18, 2013

Funeral services for Jim Bob Bowling, 88, will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, October 21, 2013 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until 2:00 prior to the service. Burial will take place in Pikeville, KY. Mr. Bowling died on Friday, October 18, 2013 at the Jackson Madison County General...

Sarah Martha Kelley

Sarah Martha Kelley

October 15, 2013

Sarah Martha Kelley passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2013. She was 84 years old. She leaves two sons; Bennie Denton (Janice) of Jackson, TN and Richard Denton (Darlene) of Trenton, TN; a daughter, Sandra Harper. Six grandchildren: Kevin Denton, Jennifer Clark, Lynne Frazier, Jody Denton, Shana Faircloth, April Harper and 11 great grandchildren. She is also survived by two sisters,...

Beverly Jo Winbush Elder

Beverly Jo Winbush Elder

October 15, 2013

Services for Beverly Jo Winbush Elder, 69, will be held on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors, with Billy Clark, Minister officiating. Burial will follow in Lebanon Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11:00 AM until the service time on Saturday. Mrs. Elder died on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at her residence....

Jerry Faine Brewer

Jerry Faine Brewer

September 29, 2013

Jerry Brewer, 81, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2013, in Columbia, TN. He was born June 22, 1932 in Sharon, TN, the son of the late Guy and Cora Harrison Brewer. He spent 45 years with Kroger Food Stores. He was a lifelong member of Calvary Baptist Church in Jackson, TN, where he served as an usher and on the...

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