Local obituaries for Jackson & Madison County, TN
Eleanor Rutledge
Mar 8, 2011
Eleanor Ann Junkin Rutledge Eleanor Ann Junkin Rutledge lived one of the fullest lives you could ever imagine. That life ended March 8, 2011. She was born to Muriel and Berchie Junkin on March 14, 1040 and shared her life with two sisters and two brothers. Her father was a career Navy man and she lived all over the country...
Marie Mitchell
Mar 8, 2011
Marie James Mitchell, a life-long resident of the Bemis and south Madison County community, went to be with her Lord on March 8, 2011. Mrs. Mitchell was born October 26, 1927 to the late Charlie James and Evy Lena Jackson. She was a retired employee of the Bemis Brothers Bag Company, and member of the Bemis Pentecostal Church, where she...
Wanda Jackson
Mar 6, 2011
Funeral services for Wanda Sturdivant Jackson, 82, will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at Cross Winds Church of Christ with Paul Helton, Minister officiating. Burial will follow in Ridgecrest Cemetery. Mrs. Jackson died on Sunday, March 6, 2011 at the West Tennessee State Veterans Home in Humboldt, TN. Arrington Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.A...
Bobby Colville
Feb 28, 2011
Bobby Jean Sykes ColvilleFuneral services for Bobby Colville, 75, will be held 11:00 A.M. Friday March 4, 2011 at Woodland Baptist Church with Rev. Maurice Hays officiating. Burial will be held 1:30 P.M. Friday at New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely, TN. Mrs. Colville died Monday February 28, 2011 at Methodist Hospital in Memphis.Bobby was born July 7, 1935 in Tiptonville,...
Glen Weatherly
Feb 27, 2011
Glenwood (Glen) L. Weatherly, age 67, of Jackson, TN passed away quietly at homesurrounded by his family on February 27, 2011 after a long battle with cancer.Glen was born January 4, 1944 in New Bern, N.C. He is survived by his wife, LyndaCockrell Weatherly of 20 years. He was preceded in death by his parents Irvin G.Weatherly and Marie Lewis...
Edith Rush
Feb 26, 2011
Edith Pearl Fesmire RushFuneral services for Edith Rush, 84, will be held 3:00 P.M. Monday February 28, 2011 at Arrington Funeral Directors with David Powell officiating. Burial will follow in Hollywood Cemetery. Mrs. Rush died Saturday February 26, 2011 at Jackson Madison Co. General Hospital.Edith was born April 16, 1926 in Henderson Co., TN the daughter of the late Locie...
Jane Mcbride
Feb 23, 2011
Graveside services for Jane McBride, 73, will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, February 25, 2011 at Highland Memorial Gardens with David Powell, Minister officiating. Mrs. McBride died on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at Maplewood Healthcare Center of Jackson. Arrington Funeral Directors is in charge of services.A native of Corinth, MS, she was born on October 24, 1937 the daughter...
Jamie Lytton
Feb 18, 2011
Funeral services for Jamie Lytton, 52, will be held Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 11:00AM at the First Presbyterian Church in Humboldt, TN, with Dr. Jacqueline DeBerry officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery.Jamie died Friday, February 18, 2011 at Humboldt Health and Rehab Center.She was born August 21, 1958 in Humboldt, TN, the daughter of James and Betty...
Martha Bates
Feb 11, 2011
Funeral services for Martha Bates, 86, will be held 11:00 A.M. Monday February 14, 2011 at Arrington Funeral Directors with Rev. Lonnie Sanders officiating. Entombment will follow in Highland Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Mrs. Bates died Friday February 11, 2011 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Martha was born October 16, 1924 in Union City, TN the daughter of the late...
Sgt. (Retired) James D. Williams
Feb 6, 2011
James D. WilliamsA funeral mass for Sergeant Major (Retired) James D. Williams, 62, will be held 10:30 am Saturday, February 12, 2011 at St. Mary?s Catholic Church with Monsignor Thomas Kirk officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery with full military honors.Jim, a native of Glasgow, KY, was the son of the late John and Velma Spann Williams and enlisted...
Jane Strange
Feb 3, 2011
Margaret Jane Strange?MawMaw?Funeral services for Jane Strange, 79 will be held 3:00 P.M. Sunday February 6, 2011 at Palestine United Methodist Church with Dr. John Lowrance officiating. Burial will follow in Palestine Church Cemetery. She died at her home Thursday February 3, 2011 with her family by her side. To her family she was and always will be remembered as...
Pearline Stegall
Feb 2, 2011
Funeral services for Pearline Stegall Fly, 92, will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday, February 5, 2011 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors with Barney Crews and Rev. Paul Riddle officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Fly died on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at the Northbrooke Healthcare Center of Jackson.Mrs. Fly was born in Kentucky on...
Lavada Haltom
Feb 1, 2011
Lavada HaltomFuneral services for Lavada Haltom, 90, will be held 1:00 P.M. Saturday February 5, 2011 at Arrington Funeral Directors. Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Haltom died Tuesday February 1, 2011 at Northbrooke Healthcare. She was born September 3, 1920 in Van Buren, AR the daughter of the late Bob Graddy and Mattie Pearl Boone Graddy. Mrs....
Lloyd Atherton
Jan 31, 2011
Lloyd Paul AthertonFuneral services for Lloyd Paul Atherton, 73, will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, February 3, 2012 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors, with Bill Lovelace and Adam Pogue, Ministers officiating. Burial will follow in Parkway Memorial Gardens. Mr. Atherton died on Tuesday, January 31, 2012.A native of Belvidere, IL, Lloyd was born on September 10, 1938,...
William Emery
Jan 30, 2011
Funeral services for Bill Emery, 71, will be held Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 1:00PM in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors with Rev. Dan Bruce officiating. Burial will follow in Ridgecrest Cemetery with Military Honors.Mr. Emery died Sunday, January 30, 2011 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.He was born August 15, 1939 in Chattanooga, TN the son of the late...
Ruben Mealer
Jan 24, 2011
William Ruben MealerFuneral services for Ruben Mealer, 93, will be held 12:00 P.M. Friday, January 28, 2011 at Arrington Funeral Directors. Burial will follow in Ridgecrest Cemetery. Mr. Mealer died January 24, 2011 at Jackson Madison Co. General Hospital after a brief illness.He was born August 28, 1917 to Willie James Mealer and Lula Southern Mealer in Perry County near...
Sylvia Hills
Jan 21, 2011
Sylvia Caldwell Hills, acclaimed business woman and fashion icon has died. Ms. Hills passed away on Friday, January 21, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 84. Funeral services will be held Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 2:00PM from the sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church with Reverend John White officiating. The family will receive friends following the...
Christopher Weisman
Jan 20, 2011
Funeral services for Christopher Michael Weisman, 31, will be held at 3:00 PM Wednesday, January 26, 2011 with Pastor Michael Burke officiating. Mr. Weisman died on Thursday, January 20, 2011 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.Christopher was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota on January 27, 1979 the son of Michael Weisman and Katherine Daigle. He was retired from the...
Tammy Breckenridge
Jan 20, 2011
Tammy Leanne Breckenridge, 39, died on Thursday, January 20, 2011 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at a later time.Tammy was born July 4, 1971 in California. She was a minister with the Church of Summerland Grove in Memphis, TN.She is survived by her husband, Chad Breckenridge...
Vasco Camp,
Jan 12, 2011
Graveside services for Vasco Camp, Jr., 92, will be held Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 11:00AM at Hollywood Cemetery. Mr. Camp died Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at Jackson ?Madison County General Hospital.He was born March 6, 1918 in Jackson, TN, the son of the late Vasco Camp, Sr., and Rachel Toy Camp. He served in the Navy, was secretary of...

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