Local obituaries for Jackson & Madison County, TN
Julia Ann Lovell Thomas
Sep 27, 2022
Julia Ann Lovell Thomas was born in Jackson, Tennessee, on March 23, 1939, and peacefully departed this life at the age of 83 on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital with loved ones by her side. Her parents were the late William G. and Clydia Terry Lovell. One of eleven siblings, she was raised in Jackson and...
John D. Haltom Sr.
Sep 24, 2022
John Douglas Haltom, Sr. passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2022, a day shy of his 75th birthday, following a courageous battle with multiple myeloma. Born as the eldest son of Douglas Lee Haltom and Ruth Lee Haynes Haltom in Jackson, Tennessee, and brother to Edward Lacy Haltom and Bruce Bartley Haltom, John graduated from North Side High School in...
Daris Joy Robinson
Sep 21, 2022
Daris JoyDale Whipple Robinson, age 81, entered her heavenly home welcomed by our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital after a recurrence of leukemia. Born in Ripley, MS on June 11, 1941, she was the daughter of Theodore and Minnie V. Hodum Whipple. She met and then married the love of her life,...
Bonnie L. Cooper
Sep 20, 2022
Bonnie L. Cooper, age 78, died peacefully on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was born in Decatur County, TN on February 15, 1944, the daughter of the late Bill and Elzona Evans Pettigrew. She was married to Harold Cooper for thirty-two wonderful years before his death in 2018. Bonnie was a devoted member of Calvary...
Laura Blackstock
Sep 19, 2022
Laura Blackstock, age 81, originally from Jackson, Tennessee, died Monday, September 19, 2022, in Louisville, MS. Laura married Terry Blackstock on February 17, 1966. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who loved cooking for her family and friends, gardening, and traveling the world. Her love of gospel music and books were shared by many. She received great pleasure...
Melissa Carol Milam
Sep 17, 2022
Melissa was born on May 9, 1981. After a too-brief life punctuated by considerable ups and downs, she unexpectedly but unsurprisingly passed away late in the evening on Saturday, September 17, 2022. For better and for worse, Melissa lived life on her own terms, quickly rising in the ranks of her numerous social circles thanks to her charm, beauty, and...
Leslee Ann Hallenback
Sep 13, 2022
Leslee Ann Hallenback, age 59, passed away on Tuesday September 13, 2022. She was born in Brooklyn, NY and grew up in Hicksville, NY. She married the love of her life, Richard, on August 7, 1983. They moved to Tennessee in 1987 to raise their family and to Oklahoma in 2019 to retire with their grandsons. Leslee joined the Jackson...
Steven Mack Lawson
Sep 10, 2022
Steven M. Lawson, age 77, entered his heavenly home on September 10, 2022, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was born in Memphis, TN on August 20, 1945, the son of the late Mack Edward and Ruth Skelton Lawson. Steven was a veteran of the United States Air Force where he attended Air War College and Radar School, retiring with...
Carol Kay Holt
Sep 9, 2022
Carol Kay Holt, age 77, entered her heavenly home on Friday, September 9, 2022, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Carol Kay was born in Marked Tree, AR on September 23, 1944, the daughter of the late Ross and Mary Glidewell Williams. She was a member of Campbell Street Church of Christ and was a servant to many in the community....
Maxine Porter Pusser
Sep 9, 2022
Maxine Porter Pusser entered her heavenly home on Friday, September 9, 2022, at Northbrooke Healthcare of Jackson, at the age of 91. A native of Red Bay, AL, she was born on February 20, 1931, the daughter of the late Lonnie and Dora White Porter. Maxine had a varied career working as a waitress and later at Rockwell International, retiring...
Robert Paul Stovall Jr.
Sep 5, 2022
Robert “Paul” Stovall, Jr. died Monday, September 5, 2022, at Tennessee State Veterans Home in Humboldt, TN, at the age of 82. He was born May 4, 1940, in Memphis, TN, to the late Robert Paul Stovall, Sr. and Hortense Rainey Stovall. Paul received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Memphis State University. Paul joined the Navy when...
Kim Denise Preece
Aug 30, 2022
Kim Denise Preece, 63, passed away peacefully on the morning of August 30th, surrounded by her family. Kim was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and lived there until moving to Jackson, Tennessee in 1998. She began volunteering with the Jackson Humane Society, which began her lifelong love of cats. Kim was a ceramics instructor for the City of Jackson with...
Jerry W. Williams
Aug 28, 2022
Jerry W. Williams, age 83, entered his heavenly home on Sunday, August 28, 2022, with his loving wife by his side. A native of Humboldt, TN, he was born on December 25, 1938, the son of the late Lonnie and Cola Lee Davenport Williams. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Jackson, where he was in the church...
Patricia Faye Isbell
Aug 22, 2022
Patricia (Patsy) Faye Isbell, age 83, passed from this life peacefully at home with her family by her side on Monday, August 22, 2022. She was born Patricia Faye Osborne on September 23, 1938, in Birmingham, AL, to Charles Lester Osborne and Annie Upton Osborne. They returned to the Jackson area, where Patsy received most of her education in the...
Carolyn Rose Verell
Aug 21, 2022
On August 21,2022, Carolyn Rose Verell, loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away peacefully at home. Mrs. Verell is preceded in death by her loving husband of seventy-two years, John Verell. She is survived by her son, John Allen Verell and wife Michele. Two grandchildren Johnny Verell and wife Crissy, Ashley Hairston and husband Oliver and two...
Tony Woods
Aug 19, 2022
Tony Woods was born in Humphreys County, Tennessee on May 3, 1940, to Ed and Marie Woods, spending most of his life in the Humboldt/Jackson area. He worked hard all of his life, and many times, working more than one job at a time. His primary employment was a sales route position with Colonial Baking Company. After his retirement, he...
Barbara Sue Chandler
Aug 18, 2022
Barbara Sue Chandler departed this life peacefully on Thursday, August 18, 2022, at her home surrounded by family at the age of 64. Barbara was born February 24, 1958, in Birmingham, Alabama to the late John C. and Virginia Horton Staggs. An exceptional wife and mother, she cared deeply for her family and proudly raised two beautiful daughters with her...
Michael "Sarge" Simiele
Aug 17, 2022
Michael "Sarge" Simiele, died on August 17, 2022, at Jackson- Madison County General Hospital at the age of 77. He was born on December 6, 1944, in Pittsfield, MA, the son of the late Nicholas and Margaret Sposato Simiele. Michael served his country for 20 years in the United States Air Force, retiring as a Senior Master Sergeant. After his...
Louise Hurt
Aug 16, 2022
Louise Hurt, age 91, received her heavenly reward on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at her daughter’s residence. She was born in Mercer, TN on January 12, 1931, the daughter of the late Nathan N. and Lucy Jane McCarver Tims. She was married to Odell Hurt, Sr., who preceded her in death. As a homemaker, Louise enjoyed reading, embroidery, and bird...
Eileen Frances Mckiernan Leonard
Aug 15, 2022
Eileen Frances McKiernan Leonard, age 78 of Jackson, TN, passed away at her home in Gulf Shores, AL on Monday, August 15, 2022 after a one-year battle with leiomyosarcoma bladder cancer. Eileen was born on April 26, 1944, in Newark, NJ to George and Veronica McKiernan. She was a 1962 graduate of Neptune High School in Neptune, NJ, where she...
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