Local obituaries for Jackson & Madison County, TN
Judy Horn Phelps
May 27, 2023
Judy Horn Phelps, age 66, died Saturday morning May 27, 2023, at her home with her family by her side. She was born January 24, 1957, in Jackson, TN, the daughter of George and Nancy Weaver Horn. Judy was associated with Cablevision Industries and Jackson Energy Authority for many years. She loved Jesus, her family and friends. She enjoyed helping...
Sara "Sally" Roland Wallace
May 26, 2023
Sara (Sally) Jean Roland Wallace, age 75, died on Friday, May 26, 2023, at her home with her husband by her side. Born on April 25th, 1948, in Henderson, TN, she was the daughter of William Levi and Dorothy Austin Roland. She graduated from North Side High School in 1966 where she served as the Senior Class President, being the...
Rev. Paul David Hill
May 22, 2023
Rev. Paul David Hill entered his heavenly home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday May 22, 2023, at his Jackson residence. He was born in Jackson, TN on July 4, 1955, the son of the late Don L. Hill Sr. and Ruth Bowman Hill. Rev. Hill proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. His...
Debera Kay Mitchem White
May 22, 2023
Debera Kay Mitchem White departed this life on Monday, May 22, 2023, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital at the age of 67 years. Debera was born in Gary, IN on August 15, 1955, to the late Charles and Mary Erxleben Wefler. She considered herself lucky to have had two fathers; being adopted by Alvin F. Speece when he later married...
Edward H. Everett
May 20, 2023
Edward H. Everett entered his heavenly home on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital at the age of 85. He was born in Jackson, TN on July 4, 1937, the son of the late Nicholas H. and Virginia Alabama Corley Everett. Edward proudly served his country in the United States Air Force as an instrument repairman. After...
Tommy Eugene Crawford
May 17, 2023
Tommy Crawford passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital at the age of 70. Tommy was born to the late Alton Tommy Crawford and Irene Marie Wright Yarbrough on October 9, 1952, in Memphis, TN. He was the owner of Crawford Upholstery for 40 plus years. He is survived by his wife of 38 years,...
Mattie Lorene Arnett Tyson
May 16, 2023
Funeral services for Mattie Lorene Arnett Tyson, age 99, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 20, 2023, in the Chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors, with Mr. Barney Crews officiating. Entombment will follow in the mausoleum at Highland Memorial Gardens. The family will be receiving friends on Saturday, May 20, 2023, from 12:00 p.m. until the service time at...
Jimmy E. Chumney
May 11, 2023
Jimmy E. “Jim” Chumney entered his heavenly home on Thursday, May 11, 1023, at his Regency Retirement Village residence at the age of 90. He was born on December 15, 1932, in Decatur County, TN, the son of the late James Coy and Vivian Volner Chumney. His wife of forty-five years, Bettye Pruitt Chumney preceded him in death in February...
Brooks P. Douglass Jr.
May 5, 2023
Brooks P. Douglass, Jr., entered his eternal home on Friday, May 5, 2023, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital at the age of 65. He was born in Jackson, Tennessee on December 17, 1957, the son of the late Brooks P. Douglass, Sr, and Eva Barrett Douglass. He was a graduate of Union University and served in the Tennessee National Guard,...
Frank M. Bailey Jr.
May 2, 2023
Frank M. Bailey, Jr. entered his heavenly home on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at his residence with his loving wife by his side at the age of 79. He was born in Dyer, TN on September 21, 1943, the son of Frank M. Bailey, Sr., and Jeri Pentecost Bailey. Frank served as director of many departments with the City of...
Robert E. Edwards
May 2, 2023
Robert E. Edwards entered his heavenly home on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at his home surrounded by his loving wife and children, at the age of 74. Born on February 17, 1949, at the former Webb-Williamson Hospital in Jackson, TN, he was the son of the late Robert C. and Marilyn Hardin Edwards. He retired as a technician from A....
Billy Ray Price
May 1, 2023
Billy Ray Price, age 74, died May 1, 2023, at the Veterans Hospital in Memphis, TN. Born on July 9, 1948, in Bells, TN, he was one of six children born to James and Mildred Hart Price. His working career was in transportation with Mid-South Oxygen. Billy proudly served in the United States Army. Camping and fishing is how he...
Barbara Ann Johnston
Apr 30, 2023
Barbara Ann Johnston of Oakfield, TN departed this life peacefully on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at the Christian Care Center of Medina, at the age of 85. Barbara Ann was born to the late James Curtis Wood and Mary Rodgers Wood on November 25, 1937, in Jackson, TN. She graduated from Beech Bluff High School in 1954. She attended business...
Bret Allen Jowers
Apr 27, 2023
Bret Allen Jowers of Humboldt, TN departed this life on Thursday, April 27, 2023, as a result of a motorcycle accident. Although he was taken from this world, his loving heart left a beacon of light for everyone he met. Bret was born to Regina McCaslin Cook and Dean Jowers on December 10, 1972, in Union City, TN. He worked...
William Austin Griffin
Apr 23, 2023
Staff Sergeant William Austin “Bill” Griffin, age 85, departed this life on Sunday, April 23, 2023, in Jackson, TN. Born in Philadelphia, PA on May 3, 1937, he was the son of the late Laurence and Margaret McGuire Griffin. He attended West Catholic High School in Philadelphia, PA, then joined the United States Army where he faithfully served for 20...
Elizabeth Anne Elston
Apr 22, 2023
Elizabeth Anne Elston, age 73, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Born in Jackson, TN on May 27, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Albert G. and Ruth Campbell Brown. Anne grew up in the Sleepy Hollow Community on Bells Highway and attended Pope Elementary School. After...
Pamela Jeanette Belch Coyne
Apr 22, 2023
Visitation and a Celebration of Life service for Pamela Jeanette Belch Coyne will be held Saturday, April 29, 2023, in the Chapel of Arrington Funeral Home (Jackson, TN). Family will receive friends at 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. A Celebration of Life Service will follow at 1:00 p.m. Interment will be at the Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery at Parkers Crossroads-...
Nile "Pete" Scott Kilgore
Apr 21, 2023
Nile “Pete” Scott Kilgore, age 88, died Friday, April 21, 2023, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Born on Thursday, April 18, 1935, in Parrottsville, TN, he was the son of the late Ted and Ella Scott Kilgore. Proudly serving his country in the United States Army for 2 years, he was stationed in Germany from 1958-1960. He worked for the...
Mary Lou Wilson
Apr 20, 2023
Mary Lou Wilson entered her heavenly home with her family by her side on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital at the age of 77. She was born in Fayette County, TN, the daughter of the late Herbert Phillis and Venita Iona Hazelwood Hatch. She loved her church West Jackson Baptist Church, where she served as the...
Carroll D. Caudle
Apr 14, 2023
***SERVICE TIME CHANGE**** DUE TO SEVERAL MEMBERS HAVING CONTRACTED COVID THE SERVICES HAVE BEEN MOVED TO MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2023 Carroll D. Caudle peacefully entered his heavenly home on Friday, April 14, 2023, at the Maplewood Healthcare Center of Jackson at the age of 74. He was born in Pottsville, AR on Friday, September 3, 1948, the son of the...
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