Local obituaries for Jackson & Madison County, TN
Sam Hall
Apr 14, 2023
Sam Hall entered his heavenly home on Friday, April 14, 2023, at AHC Healthcare of Jackson at the age of 86. He was born in Jackson, TN on Thursday, May 7, 1936, the son of the late Will S and Ethel Boswell Hall as one of seven children. He was a 1958 graduate of the University of Memphis-Lambuth formerly Lambuth...
Charlotte Ann Reeves
Apr 13, 2023
Charlotte Ann Reeves entered her heavenly home on April 13, 2023, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital at the age of 70. She was a native of Jackson, TN, born to the late Troy Bell and Midget Luvinia Page Reaves on December 4, 1952. She was a retired cosmetologist with 43 years of serving her customers. She enjoyed planting flowers, gardening,...
Gary Main
Apr 13, 2023
Gary Main, age 75, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Medina, TN, with his wife of 50 years at his side. Gary was born March 17, 1948, in Hillsboro, Ohio and lived in the community of Marshall for 65 years before relocating to Tennessee to be close to his son, Chris and his family (Shelly, Hayden,...
Gail Grace Ford Hedgepeth
Apr 11, 2023
Gail Grace Ford Hedgepeth of Jackson, TN, age 78, passed away peacefully at Christian Care Center of Medina, TN on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, after a long illness. Born in Orlando, FL on September 30, 1944, she was the only daughter of the late William Clifford and Jeanne Carter Ford. Gail graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1966, where...
Herbert Norris Morgan
Apr 11, 2023
Herbert (Herb) Norris Morgan, 93, of Arlington, VA, passed away peacefully at his home the night of Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Herb was born on Tuesday, September 10, 1929, in Jackson, Madison County, TN as the youngest of seven brothers and sisters born to Homer Morgan and Vera Pearl (Piercey) Morgan originally from Gibson and Milan, TN. He graduated from...
Matthew Lopez Ray
Apr 11, 2023
Matthew Lopez Ray departed this life way too soon on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at the young age of 23. Matthew was born to Randy Ray and Stephanie Murphy on July 4, 1999, in Jackson, TN. He grew up in Jackson, TN, along with his brothers and sisters. After high school, he started working as an electrician at Turner Electric...
John Richard Davis
Apr 10, 2023
John Richard Davis departed this life peacefully, surrounded by loved ones in his home on Monday, April 10, 2023, at the age of 53. John was born on July 19, 1969, in Jackson, TN to Cyndee Tyson and Tom Davis. He was a 1993 graduate of Middle Tennessee State University. After school, he was hired as a parts buyer for...
Garvalene Phelps Byrd
Apr 9, 2023
Garvalene P. Byrd entered her heavenly home on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital at the age of 90. She was born in Benton, KY on November 25, 1932, the daughter of the late Cletus and Chloe Tynes Phelps. She was married to Dr. Eldon Byrd who preceded her in death in 1992. Garvalene was a...
Carville Franklin Mccraw
Apr 9, 2023
Carville Franklin McCraw was born on November 22, 1921, on a small farm in Farris, Oklahoma, as the oldest child of Artie and Frank McCraw. By the time Carville was six years old, his father had developed malaria, and so the family moved to a healthier climate on a large farm in Roswell, New Mexico, where Carville spent a wonderful...
Belynda Gay Petty
Apr 7, 2023
Belynda Gay Yarbro Petty gained her angel wings Friday morning, April 7, 2023. She was 58 years old. For the past four years, Gay has put up a gallant fight against enormous odds, but peacefully died in her sleep around 8:00 a.m. Gay was an elementary school teacher for 32 years. She loved each of “her little babies,” as she...
Loanna Sue Chance
Apr 6, 2023
LoAnna Sue Chance, age 78, passed away peacefully in her sleep Thursday, April 6, 2023 at AHC Humboldt Healthcare and Rehab in Humboldt, TN. LoAnna was born April 24, 1944 in Houston, TX to the late Welch and Roberta (Hauk) Wilhite. She attended the University of Houston earning her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in French and Masters in Counseling. She...
Mary T. Bratton
Apr 5, 2023
Mary Tucker Bratton died peacefully at Regency Retirement Village in Jackson, Tennessee on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at the age of 89. Mrs. Bratton was born Mary Ann Tucker in Memphis, TN on April 24, 1933, the daughter of the late James C. and Hazel Jones Tucker of Millington, Tennessee. Mary was raised by her Aunt and Uncle, Null and...
Doris J. Freeman
Apr 5, 2023
Doris Jennette Freeman entered her heavenly home on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at her Regency Retirement Village residence at the age of 85. She was born in Coxville Community in Gibson County on November 23, 1937, the daughter of the late Arthur and Ruby Weaver Criss. Doris was married to Harold Lloyd Freeman who preceded her in death on February...
Frank "Butch" David Mckee
Mar 31, 2023
Frank “Butch” David McKee of Cedar Grove, Tennessee passed away peacefully at his home on March 31, 2023, while storms and tornados passed nearby through the night. Attending were his wife Alice and brother Tony. He was preceded in death by his parents Betty Jo and Charlie McKee of Milan, Tennessee, brothers Charlie Jr. and Billy Wayne, former wife Mary...
Emily Ann Canter
Mar 29, 2023
Emily Ann Johnsey Canter, age 75, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Born in Jackson, TN on May 5, 1947, she was the daughter of the late John Harry and Emma Jean Bell Johnsey. She graduated from Jackson High School in 1965 and Union University in 1969, where she was a member of the Chi...
Dorothy English Haynes
Mar 28, 2023
Dorothy English Haynes, age 93, of Jackson, TN, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at Alamo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A native of Adamsville, TN, Dorothy was born on April 28, 1929, to the late William Edward English and Clatia Varnell English. She was married to P. J. Haynes who preceded her in death in 2010. Dorothy was a...
Thomas Ray Morris
Mar 28, 2023
Lt. Colonel (Retired) Thomas Ray Morris, age 81, passed away on March 28, 2023, at his residence. Born on December 3, 1941, in Bolivar, TN, he was the son of the late Hubert Wilson and Winnie Dora McKinnie Morris. After high school, he attended Memphis State University. Proudly serving with the TN Army National Guard, he retired after 26 years...
Ranger Michael Buchanan
Mar 26, 2023
Ranger Michael Buchanan, of Jackson, Tennessee, went to be with our Lord after a valiant battle with cancer on March 26, 2023, at the age of 57. Born in Alton, Illinois, on November 12, 1965, he was the ninth of ten children. He was preceded in death by his mother Rosemary Buchanan, father John Buchanan, and his infant brother William...
Phillip W. Lacy
Mar 22, 2023
Phillip W. Lacy, age 65, entered his heavenly home on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital with his loving family at his side. Born in Jackson, TN on April 25, 1957, he was the son of the late C.T. and Clarice Walters Lacy. He was the owner and operator of Lacy’s 1st Choice Locksmith for over thirty...
Ethan Edward Emerson Eagle Erhart (Kelley)
Mar 22, 2023
Ethan Edward Emerson Eagle Erhart (Kelley) was born at 8:51am on Friday, September 14th, 2001 at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley, California. His beautiful light was extinguished on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 resulting from a vehicle collision on his way home from work. He went to Perry High School in Perry, New York and worked at Daryl’s Pizzeria...
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