Local obituaries for Jackson & Madison County, TN
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...
David Max Reeves Jr.
Aug 13, 2022
David Max Reeves, Jr. departed this life on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital at the age of 79. David was born November 5, 1942, in Jackson, TN to the late David Max Reeves, Sr. and June Elaine Barron Reeves. He worked at Madison Haywood Developmental Services as an assembly worker. He was an active member...
Ernest Stubbs, Jr.
Aug 11, 2022
Ernest Stubbs Jr., also affectionately known as Sunnyman, was born November 4, 1938, in Ruleville Mississippi. He was the second of eight children born to the late Mary Erving and Ernest Stubbs, Sr. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Willie Stubbs; sisters, Kathleen Stubbs and Ruthie Stubbs, and one grandson, Marcus Fulgern. Ernest received...
Joseph "Joe" Jacks Moore
Aug 10, 2022
Joseph “Joe” Jacks Moore passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, in Jackson, TN at the age of 78. He was born in Tuscumbia, AL on August 15, 1943, to the late Matthew Lynch Moore and Mary George Price Moore. Joe married the love of his life, Jane Maclin, after meeting her at Florence State (now the University of...
Margie D. Jordan
Aug 9, 2022
Margie D. Jordan, age 87, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, in Nashville, TN. She was born in Jackson, TN on July 21, 1935, to the late Aubrey J. and Viola Lue Harrell Haley. As a young girl, Margie was baptized at West Jackson Baptist Church. She worked at K-Mart as the director of personnel. She loved gardening...
Bennie Harold Weaver Sr.
Aug 9, 2022
Bennie H. Weaver, Sr. entered his heavenly home on August 9, 2022, surrounded by his family and friends, at the age of 82. Born in Munford, TN on June 23, 1940, he was the son of the late Johnny and Leona Gage Weaver. He was preceded in death by his wife, Terrie Lynn Weaver in May 2015. Bennie had a...
Margie F. Murphy
Aug 9, 2022
Margie F. Murphy, age 84, received her heavenly reward on August 9, 2022, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born in McKenzie, TN on April 29, 1938, the daughter of the late David Austin and Lera Eubanks Dailey. She was married to Robert “Bob” Murphy who preceded her in death. A long-time member of Ararat Baptist...
Ashley Elizabeth Staggs
Aug 7, 2022
Ashley Elizabeth Staggs entered her heaven home on Sunday, August 7, 2022, at her residence at the age of 39. She was born in Jackson, TN the daughter of Ronnie Staggs and the late Nancy Collins Staggs, who proceeded her in death in 2014. She received an associate degree from Jackson State Community College and was employed as a secretary...
Susan Lea Day
Aug 7, 2022
Susan Lea Day received her heavenly reward on Sunday, August 7, 2022, at Jackson-Madison County General, at the age of 68. She was born in Jackson, TN on July 5, 1954, the daughter of Ernestine Stegall Day and the late John Richard Day, Sr. She was a member of Poplar Height Baptist Church of Jackson. She spent her working career...
Michael Lawrence Walker
Aug 5, 2022
Michael Lawrence Walker passed away Friday, August 5, 2022, surrounded by family and friends at Maplewood Healthcare following a brief illness. Mr. Walker was born on February 5, 1953 in Jackson, Tennessee. He was the son of Lawrence Edward Walker and Ernestine Pillow Walker, now deceased. Mike graduated in 1971 from the former Jackson High School. He later attended the...
Randy Joe Nipp
Aug 4, 2022
Randy Joe Nipp left this earth and entered his heavenly home on August 4, 2022, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He leaves behind his wife of twenty years, Rebecca Nipp; his mother, Patsy Blakemore; his brother, Timothy (Carolyn) Nipp; his mother-in-law, Carolyn Booker; his sister-in-law, Deborah (David) Elston; brother-in-law; Michael (Elsie) Booker; nephews, Andrew (Laura) Nipp, Landon Nipp, Luke...
Doris Bost Browder
Aug 4, 2022
Doris Bost Browder, 85, departed her earthly home to be with the Lord on August 4, 2022. Doris was born on December 16, 1936, to the late Forrest Bost and the late Janie Bost. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Buford Irwin Browder, and her brother Larry Bost. Doris was raised in Bolivar, Tennessee and...
Permelia "Pam" A. Beach
Aug 2, 2022
Permelia “Pam” A. Beach entered her heavenly home on Tuesday, August 2,2022 at her Jackson residence with her loving husband by her side, under the care of Hospice of West Tennessee, at the age of 73. Pam was born in Jackson, TN on January 15, 1949, the daughter of the late James Roberts and Mary Annie V. Roland Andrews. She...
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