Local obituaries for Jackson & Madison County, TN
Loretta Ann Tillman
Mar 9, 2022
Loretta Ann Tillman, age 83, of Jackson, TN, passed away at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Loretta was born in Scotts Hill, TN on Thursday, June 23, 1938, to the late Bonnie Sykes. Other than her mother, she is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Arthur Tillman, daughter, Cathy Buck, and sister, Peggy Taylor. Loretta...
Cynthia Little Stedman
Mar 9, 2022
Cynthia Little Stedman, age 93, died March 9, 2022, at Town Village in Memphis, TN. She was born March 29, 1928, in Jackson, TN the daughter of the late Carroll and Alva Bell Roote Little. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Cynthia is survived by four daughters, Cindy Rhodes (Tommy) of Memphis, TN, Libba Fiser (John deceased) of...
Ruth Bowman Hill
Mar 8, 2022
Ruth Bowman Hill, age 100, entered her heavenly home on March 8, 2022, from her Jackson residence, surrounded by her loving family and under the care of West Tennessee Hospice. She was born on January 3, 1922, in Lexington, TN the daughter of the late John T. and Polly Ann Garner Bowman. She married to Donald L. Hill who preceded...
Eleanor Rose Haskins
Mar 5, 2022
Eleanor Rose Haskins, age 97, entered her heavenly home on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at her Madison County residence. She was born March 3, 1925, the daughter of the late T. Ray and Annie Day Lasley. Eleanor attended College Street School and later Huntersville School through graduation. She attended Lambuth College for one year. She married to Bill Haskins, who...
Peggy Welshans Williamson
Mar 3, 2022
Peggy Welshans Williamson, age 87, passed away on March 3, 2022, from complications following a stroke. Peggy was born and raised in Friendship, Tennessee. She graduated from Friendship High School as Valedictorian and earned a BS degree in Accounting from Memphis State College. She first worked as a teacher, and then for the state of Tennessee as an auditor. She...
Shelby Lynne Rushing
Mar 3, 2022
Shelby Lynne Rushing, age 31, passed away in her mother’s arms and surrounded by her family on March 3, 2022, in Jackson, TN after a long and hard-fought battle with cancer. She was born May 18, 1990, in Jackson and graduated from South Side High School, where she was an honor student and an active member of the theater. She...
Dr. James Wallace Mosley Jr.
Mar 1, 2022
Dr. James Wallace Mosley, Jr., of Sugar Tree, TN passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at Tennessee State Veteran’s Home in Humboldt, TN, at the age of 87. He was born September 14, 1934, in Dyer, TN to the late James Wallace Mosley, Sr. and Mildred Clara (Hall) Mosley. Other than his parents he was also preceded in death by...
Diana Kay Mcconnell
Feb 27, 2022
Diana Kay McConnell, age 74, entered her heavenly home Sunday, February 27, 2022, at her Henderson, TN residence. She was born January 21, 1948, in Fort Wayne, IN, the daughter of late Elmer and Helen Faye Keller Reed. Diana was a loving wife and mother who took immense pride in raising and caring for her family. She enjoyed doing cross-stitch,...
Barbara Ann Chinery
Feb 25, 2022
Barbara Ann Chinery, a native of Jackson, TN, entered her Heavenly home Friday, February 25, 2022, at the age of 75. She was born Tuesday, June 25, 1946, the only daughter of Campbell and Vera (Johnson) Turner. Other than her parents, she is preceded in death by her beloved brother, John Robert Turner. Barbara married Rodger Chinery on February 23,...
Jimmy Mccoy
Feb 23, 2022
Jimmy McCoy (James William McCoy), of Jackson, TN, passed away and entered Heaven on February 23, 2022, at the age of 72. He was surrounded by his wife, Pamela Jayne Moon McCoy and son, Logan William McCoy, and loving family as he took his last breath. Jimmy is survived by his wife Pam; son Logan; in-laws Bill and Rebecca Moon;...
Joseph Dimarco
Feb 23, 2022
Joseph DiMarco, Jr., was born on July 11, 1950, in Germany to the late Joseph and Genoveva Hubig DiMarco. After the death of his parents, he was raised by his aunt and uncle, Joan and Robert DiMarco, in Memphis, TN. He died on February 23, 2022, of pancreatic cancer at his Jackson residence surrounded by his loving family. Joe graduated...
Dennis Henderson
Feb 21, 2022
Dennis Henderson, age 68, died Monday, February 21, 2022, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital after an extended illness surrounded by his loving family. He was born on April 9, 1953, in Anniston, AL, one of four children to Earnest Wren Henderson and Louise Rutherford Henderson. From the day he was born Dennis loved life. Always giving and sharing, he loved...
Troy Rogers Fisher
Feb 20, 2022
Troy Rogers Fisher, age 86, of Jackson, TN passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 20, 2022 at Maplewood Health Care Center in Jackson, TN. He was born January 14, 1936 in Gibson County, TN to the late Troy E. Fisher and Annie Dee Irby. After graduating from Lambuth University in 1956, he joined the Navy, where he served his country...
Donald Robert "Don" Morris
Feb 19, 2022
Donald Robert “Don” Morris left this life February 19, 2022, at the age of 85, and ran into the arms of his Savior, Jesus Christ. He was born in Dyersburg, TN to Riley L. Morris and Grace Tucker Morris on May 18, 1936. His father died when he was two years old, and he was raised by his mother and...
Martha Elaine Dixon Bland
Feb 16, 2022
Martha Elaine Dixon Bland, age 76, died peacefully at her Jackson, TN residence on Wednesday, February 16, 2022. A native of Brownsville, TN, she was born on September 10, 1945, the daughter of the late Malcolm Durwood and Mary Frances Cain Dixon. She was a graduate of Haywood High School and an Honors graduate from the former Lambuth College. Martha...
Ruth Eleanor Williams
Feb 8, 2022
Ruth Eleanor Williams, age 85, of Jackson, TN passed away peacefully in her home on February 8, 2022 in Wildersville, TN. Ruth was born March 10, 1936 in West Bethlehem Township, PA, daughter of Samuel Cooper Shrontz and Florence Donahoo Shrontz. Mrs. Williams was a 1954 graduate of West Bethlehem Township High School and 1957 graduate of Washington Hospital School...
Larry Mack Clark
Feb 7, 2022
Larry Mack Clark was with his family and died peacefully on February 7, 2022 in Jackson, TN after a long battle with COPD. The only son of the late Floyd T. Clark and Edith Lucille Clark, he was born on March 22, 1940 in New Hampton, Missouri. Larry spent his childhood and many of his adult years in Steamboat Springs...
Martha Parkinson
Feb 7, 2022
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. Psalm 116:15 Martha Parkinson, age 93, died peacefully with her family by her side, February 7, 2022, at Brookdale Jackson Oaks. She was born in Etowah, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Harry Thomas and Thelma Snow Boone on October 5, 1928. Martha was married to Gordon...
Marie Pearl Jones
Feb 6, 2022
Marie Pearl Jones, age 86, died February 6, 2022, at Jackson-Madison County Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late John and Fannie Croucher. Marie made her home in Beech Bluff for many years. She enjoyed watching television, shopping at Goodwill, and loved to cook. Marie adored her family. She is survived by...
Dr. Donald Webb Jr.
Feb 6, 2022
What a rich, full life! What a celebration when one of God’s saints comes home! Don Webb would be the last to claim sainthood; but what is a saint, but a flawed human being who learns to forgive his weakness and that of others. One who lives out his years emulating, as best he can, the example that Jesus left...
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