Obituaries
Recent Obituaries from Jackson, TN
David Greg Lewis
August 22, 2013
David Greg Lewis David Greg Lewis, 44, died on Thursday, August 22, 2013 at Regional Hospital of Jackson. David was born on July 26, 1969, the son of Robert Norman and Joyce Landon Lewis. He was employed by Cajun Cookers where he served as their General Manager/Head Chef. He enjoyed fishing and being with his family. He is survived by...
Stephen N. Brasfield
August 20, 2013
Steve Brasfield, 53, died at his Jackson residence on Tuesday morning after a battle with cancer. He was born in Memphis, TN on April 2, 1960, the son of James and Imogene Brasfield. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was retired from Devilbiss as a welder. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of...
Jack Lynn Jowers
August 15, 2013
Funeral services for Jack Lynn Jowers, 56, will be held 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at Arrington Funeral Directors with Pastor Chris Smith officiating. Mr. Jowers died Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Jackson Madison Co. General Hospital. He was born November 12, 1956 in Jackson, TN the son of the late Silas and Margaret Hurt Jowers. Jack was a...
John Thomas Griffin
August 15, 2013
Funeral services for John Thomas Griffin, 76, will be held 2:00 P.M. Sunday August 18, 2013 at Arrington Funeral Directors with Don Thrasher officiating. Mr. Griffin died Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Jackson Madison Co. General Hospital. He was born September 20, 1936 in Rocky Mount, N.C. the son of the late Richard and Fidelia Griffin. John was a graduate...
Jerry Allen Van Drew
August 12, 2013
Funeral services for Jerry Van Drew, 76, will be held 11:00 A.M. Monday August 19, 2013 at St. Marys Catholic Church. Mr. Van Drew died Monday August 12, 2013 at Jackson Madison Co. General Hospital. He was born December 2, 1936 in Des Moines, IA the son of the late Harvey and Dorothy Van Drew. Jerry retired from the U.S....
Jim D. Feirick
August 5, 2013
James (Jim) Donald Feirick, 69, died at his residence on Monday, August 5, 2013 after a lengthy illness surrounded by his family. Jim was born in St. Joseph, County, IN on November 11, 1943, the son of the late Stanford D. and Jeanette Hartline Carpenter. He retired from Allied Signal formerly Bendix as plant manager. He was a member of...
Pansy Robinson Cowsert
August 3, 2013
A home going service for Pansy Pauline Robinson Cowsert, 91, will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, August 5, 2013 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors with her son-in-law, Rev. Glynn Jones officiating. The family will be receiving friends from 12:00 PM until the time of service. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery in Selmer, TN with a...
Rev. Donald Keith Lance
July 24, 2013
Reverend Donald Keith Lance Reverend Donald Keith Lance departed this life on July 24, 2013 in Sango, Tennessee where he was being cared for by his Children. He was born on January 10, 1937, to the Late George Wallace Lance and Gladys Glow Carter Lance in Custar, Ohio. He was raised in Paragon, Indiana and during his lifetime lived in...
Roy Lee Towater
July 22, 2013
Roy Lee Towater, 68, died Monday afternoon, July 22, 2013 at his residence. He was born April 12, 1945 in Carroll County, TN the son of the late Jesse Lee Towater and Irene Humphrey Towater. Roy was retired and a member of Oakfield Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Jean Towater of Jackson, TN, three...
Claude Lee Fullerton
July 11, 2013
Claude Lee Fullerton Claude Lee Fullerton, age 86, passed away gently, surrounded by his loved ones at his home in Jackson, on Thursday, July 11, 2013 after a short illness. He was born on May 27, 1927 in Portageville, Missouri to the late Clyde and Myrtie Fullerton. He is preceded in death by a brother, Martin Fullerton of Jackson; a...
Kathleen Hammonds
July 7, 2013
Kathleen Argo Hammonds, 97, died Sunday morning, July 7, 2013 at NHC Healthcare in Milan. She was born in Batesville, MS the daughter of the late P. W. Argo and Cora Parnell Argo. She was a nurse for many years at Douglas Nursing Home in Milan. She spent much of her free time volunteering at the Mustard Seed and she...
Robert E. Blackmon
July 3, 2013
Robert E. "Bob" Blackmon, 91, died Wednesday evening July 3, 2013 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Bob was born June 15, 1922, the son of the late Joseph Franklin Blackmon and Bessie Arvilla Blackmon. He served during WW II in United States Army. He was a 33rd degree Mason, a charter member of the Old Hickory Lions Club; he...
Frank Farmer Jr.
July 3, 2013
Mr. Frank Farmer, Jr., 80, died on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at Regional Hospital of Jackson. Frank was born in Spartanburg, SC on November 4, 1932, the son of the late Frank and Mary Louise Kiker Farmer. He attended Wofford College in South Carolina and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a bachelors degree in Psychology. He was...
Ruby Miriam Phillips
June 20, 2013
Miriam Phillips, 82, died Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Sumner County Medical Center in Gallatin, TN. She was born August 5, 1930 in Saulsbury, TN the daughter of the late Wiley Durden Prewitt and Lillian Ethel Smith Prewitt. She was a member of Bible Grove Baptist Church. She is survived by a son, William "Butch" Mitchell of Ozark, MO; two...
Robert Merle Dixon
June 12, 2013
Robert Merle Dixon, 88, died on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at his Jackson residence. He was born on September 11, 1924 in Andalusia, AL. Bob was the second oldest child of John and Pearl Dixon. He was predeceased by Maggie Hammac, his older sister, Mildred Shaw, his younger sister and John Alexander Dixon, who died in infancy. Bobs younger brother...
Barbara Dell Burks
June 12, 2013
Barbara Dell Burks After a long Illness, Barbara Dell Burks went to be with our Lord on Tuesday, June 12, 2013 at her residence in Mercer, TN. Barbara was born in Memphis, TN on February 27, 1941, the daughter of the late William Sales and Helen Joyner. She was married to the late Thomas Alvin Burks, Sr. who preceded her...
John David Washburn
June 11, 2013
John David Washburn, 40 died on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital after a 6 year battle with brain cancer. David was born in Dyersburg, TN on October 14, 1972 the son of the Cecilia Weaver Washburn and the late Danny Ray Washburn. He was educated in the Jackson-Madison County Schools. He was employed as...
Linda (Munner) Underwood
June 9, 2013
Linda (Munner) Underwood Linda (Munner) Underwood, 68 died on Sunday, June 9, 2013 at her Jackson, TN residence. A native of Henry County, TN, she was born on June 30, 1944, the daughter of the late J.C. and Almeta Driver Gallimore. She was formerly employed as a Pharmaceutical Representative and as the Director of the Epilepsy Foundation in Jackson for...
Royce Dale Broadway
June 1, 2013
Royce Dale Broadway Funeral services for Royce Dale Broadway, age 62, will be at 3pm Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors, with Ron Haney officiating. Burial will follow in Hollywood Cemetery. Royce died Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He was born in Lexington, TN on March 30, 1951 the son...
Marvin A. Young
May 30, 2013
Funeral services for Marvin Young, 81, will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, June 2, 2013 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors, with Rev. Steve Osborne and Rev. Maurice Hays officiating. Burial will follow in the Rainey Cemetery in Toone, TN. The family will receive friends on Saturday, June 1, 2013 from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM at Arrington...
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