Local obituaries for Jackson & Madison County, TN
Billy Vester Taylor
Dec 6, 2022
Billy V. Taylor entered his heavenly home on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. He was born in Madison County, TN on September 16, 1938, the son of the late V.T and Charmlin Ford Taylor. He attended and graduated in the last class of Mercer High School, where he played basketball. He served in the Tennessee Army National Guard and served as...
Terry Robert Lee
Dec 5, 2022
Terry Robert Lee, age 75, died Monday, December 5, 2022, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Born in Des Moines, IA on August 7, 1947, he was the son of the late Earl Leslie and Loras Anna Mountain Lee. He served as a Dental Tech in the US Navy for four years and was a design engineer for AT&T. Terry was...
Mary Nell Burleson
Dec 5, 2022
Mary Nell Burleson entered her heavenly home on Monday, December 5, 2022, at the high-spirited age of 99 years and six months. She was born June 3, 1923, in the Boones Creek Community of East Tennessee, the daughter of the late John Arthur and Estelle Pickens McCracken. Mary Nell was married for 66 years to William Dean Burleson, who preceded...
Marie Potts Pope
Dec 4, 2022
Marie Potts Pope, age 87, formerly of Jackson, TN, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2022 in Prattville, AL. Marie was born January 25, 1935 to the late J.B. and Mae Potts. Aside from her parents, she was also preceded in death by her loving husband, Paul T. Pope; sister, Virginia Widner; and brothers, J.B. Potts, Jr. and Herman Potts....
Pat Brown
Dec 2, 2022
Our community sadly lost a Jackson icon on Friday, December 2, 2022 when Patricia Brown, favorably known as “Miss Pat” passed away at Vanderbilt University Medical Center with her five children by her side. Patricia Brown was born in Hartford Connecticut on March 14, 1941. The family moved to Watertown, NY in her teens. Early in her marriage, she moved...
Mark Thomas Norwood
Dec 1, 2022
Mark Norwood, 47, passed away suddenly on December 1, 2022. Mark was a special guy to everyone that had the opportunity to spend time with him. He had beautiful blue eyes and a sweet smile and loved the family farm. He loved cows, hay, Lakeshore DDY camp, and attending all types of ballgames. Mark was preceded by his mother, Paula...
Joann Mcadams Wagner
Dec 1, 2022
JoAnn McAdams Wagner, age 90, of Jackson, Tennessee passed away on December 1, 2022. She was a faithful Christian and a proud mother and grandmother. She was born to the late Annie Mae and Erwin McAdams in Chester County, Tennessee on May 31, 1932. She attended Freed Hardeman College, Memphis State, and Union University. She graduated with a degree in...
Bradford Ray Winsett
Nov 29, 2022
Bradford Ray Winsett departed this life peacefully on November 29, 2022, surrounded by loved ones in his home. He was 79 years old. Brad was born on June 13, 1943 in Camden, TN to the late James and Mamie Dillon Winsett. He later met and married the love of his life, Nancy Davis Winsett. Mr. Winsett worked at Bogen Communications...
Teresa Hull Jones Smith
Nov 23, 2022
Renowned singer and beloved music and vocal instructor of 50 years, Teresa Jones Smith, age 74, left this world too soon on Wednesday, November 23, 2022. Teresa was born to Carl and Grace Jones on July 9, 1948, in Greenville, TN. Her passion for music began at an early age and bled into the hearts of all her students and...
Joanett Monica Mckinley
Nov 22, 2022
It was a hot and balmy day in Catadupa St. James, Jamaica, and the first day of July in 1947, when Laurel Whitehorn and Sylvester Campbell welcomed a strong, beautiful, and talented baby girl, Joanett Monica Campbell. She was the first born of her parents. She grew up in Jamaica where she successfully graduated, majoring in bookkeeping and data entry....
Richard Dart Longeway
Nov 20, 2022
Richard Dart Longeway died Sunday afternoon, November 20, 2022, at his residence at the age of 69. Born on Monday, July 27, 1953, in Beatrice, NE, he was the son of the late Richard and Rita Marie Morio Longeway. Dart attended Roosevelt Military Academy, Iowa Wesleyan University, where he played football and Mount Mercy College where he completed his bachelor's...
Jessalyn Kelly Todd
Nov 19, 2022
Jessalyn K. Todd died peacefully on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at her residence surrounded by her loving family, at the age of 83. She was born on May 9, 1939, in Jackson, TN the daughter of the late Jessie Stephen and Theresa Kelly Brown. In 1959 she married the love of her life, Robert Marion Todd who preceded her in...
Martha Jane Williams
Nov 19, 2022
Martha Jane Williams (81 years old) was born to the late John E. & Dovie Fowler Holt on June 5, 1941, in Beech Bluff, TN. She was a graduate of Beech Bluff High School. After graduating, she met Velton Williams and the two married on January 28, 1960. Together, they had three children, Keith E. Williams, Marty J. Williams and...
James "Jimmy" Thomas Cole
Nov 17, 2022
James "Jimmy" Thomas Cole, age 90- died on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at his Jackson residence surrounded by his loving family. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2022 on the campus of the University of Memphis. The reception will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the "M" Club Hall of Fame...
Lawrence Carl Long
Nov 17, 2022
Carl Long, born November 16, 1931 in Jackson, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2022, surrounded by his loving family at Baptist Hospital Collierville, at the age of 91. He graduated from North Side High School in 1950 and went on to attend Union University on a football scholarship. In 1954, he enlisted in the Army where he served...
Travis Edgar Grimsley
Nov 16, 2022
Reverend Travis Edgar Grimsley, left his earthly home and entered his heavenly home on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at the age of 77. Born on May 27, 1945 in Scotts Hill, TN, he was the son of the late E.J. and Irona Grimsley. He later met and married the love of his life, Cynthia Pierce, who this year celebrated 51...
Glenn Houston Morris
Nov 13, 2022
Glenn H. Morris died on Sunday, November 13, 2022, at the Eiffel Gardens Senior Living Facility in Paris, TN, at the age of 80. He was born in Pinson, TN on October 5, 1942, the son of the late Woodard Ralph and Mary Nadine Kirby Morris. He was married to Ruthie Smith Morris who preceded him in death in 1994....
Violet Tucker Hindman
Nov 2, 2022
November 2, 2022, Violet Lucille Tucker Hindman passed away at the age of 97. She was born in Giles County, Tennessee to the late Ozro Keifer Tucker and Mary Lucille Johnson Tucker on December 23, 1924. She was preceded in death by her parents, her daughter, Cheryl Engles Coleman, her brothers, Ozro Tucker, Jr., Gene Tucker, and her two husbands,...
William "Bill" Haynes
Nov 1, 2022
William E. “Bill” Haynes, Jr., age 83, entered his eternal rest at his residence Tuesday, November 1, 2022. Born in Jackson, TN, on June 15, 1939, he was the son of the late Mildred and William Haynes, Sr. Graduating from Jackson High School in 1957, Bill was a member of the Golden Bears basketball team for four years and served...
Dr. William Matthew "Matt" Tomlin Jr.
Nov 1, 2022
Dr. William Matthew (Matt) Tomlin, Jr. was born to William Matthew Tomlin, Sr. and Ethel Hundley Tomlin in Bolivar, TN June 6, 1938. The family moved to Jackson when he was young, and he attended West Jackson Elementary School. Graduating from Jackson High School, he attended Union University, receiving a B. A. degree. Continuing his education, he received the Master...
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