Local obituaries for Jackson & Madison County, TN
Tanner Chapman
Feb 16, 2021
Tanner Fullalove Chapman, age 27, died Tuesday, February 16, 2021. He born January 12, 1994, the son of Frank Chapman and Laura Martindale. He attended University School of Jackson and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He was as his name reflects, “full of love” in every way. Tanner loved making music and producing videos. Other than his parents, he...
Robert Franklin Valentine
Feb 15, 2021
Robert Franklin Valentine, age 87, died peacefully at his home in Jackson on February 15, 2021. Robert was born in Mercer, TN on March 9, 1933, the son of the late John Franklin and Beulah Robinson Valentine and brother to the late Gloria Valentine Harris. He was educated in Mercer, TN, Oakridge, TN and graduated from Jackson High School in...
Charles F. Hampton
Feb 14, 2021
Charles Fay Hampton, born December 5, 1935 in Bemis, Tennessee, finished his earthly race on February 14, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Charles was raised in a Christian home and from an early age committed his life to serving his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He was devoted to his God, his family, his church, music and work. He was known...
Elmer Allen Wilson Jr.
Feb 14, 2021
Elmer Allen (Al) Wilson Jr. age 93, died in Jackson, TN after a brief illness. He was born in Birmingham, AL the son of Elmer Allen Wilson, Sr and Florence Elwood Wilson. Al was retired as Operations Manager for Parks-Belk Department Store in Jackson. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Jackson, TN for 44 years where he...
Alan Q. Drake
Feb 8, 2021
Alan Q. Drake, 69, passed peacefully at his home on Monday, February 8, 2021. He was born in Jackson, TN on August 21, 1951, the son of the late John “Jack” and Dorothy DeLoach Drake. Alan was an avid Outdoorsman who enjoyed raising and training beagles and hound dogs and spending time hunting with them. He had spent his life...
Louis F. Fullerton, Jr
Feb 5, 2021
Louis F. Fullerton, Jr., died on Friday, February 5, 2021 at his Jackson residence. He was born in the Oakfield Community on April 20, 1932, the son of the late Louis F. Fullerton, Sr. and Nealy Fullerton. Captain Fullerton retired from the Jackson Police Department on April 3, 1998 with over thirty years of service. He was a member of...
Lori Lea Greer
Feb 2, 2021
Lori Lea Greer, age 56, died Tuesday February 2, 2021 at Jackson-Madison County Hospital. She was born in Jackson, Tennessee, the daughter of Avery and Evelyn Hillard Hill. She was a LPN for over thirty years and was always willing to give a helping hand to anyone in need. She loved shopping, taking care of her family, and a good...
Jimmy Dale Hendrick
Jan 27, 2021
Jimmy Dale Hendrick, age 79, went to his forever home to be with Jesus on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He was born in Temple, TX, on January 5, 1942, the son of the late Ollie and Hilda Hagameister Hendrick. Jim is a graduate of the University of Texas in Austin. Jim is known to...
James Avery "Jimmy" Barnes
Jan 26, 2021
James Avery “Jimmy” Barnes, age 84, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. A native of Jackson, Jimmy was born on August 24, 1936, the son of the late William Jackson (Jack) and Nola Myrle Barnes. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving in Japan as a member of the Military Police unit. He later continued his...
Lonnie Bruce Roberts
Jan 25, 2021
Lonnie “Bruce” Roberts, age 87, died Monday, January 25, 2021 in Jackson, Tennessee. Born September 15, 1933, he was the son of Charles and Hettie Morris Roberts of Alexandria, Louisiana. Bruce met “the love of his life,” Clara Elizabeth “Beth” Davis in 1955, and they married June 16, 1958. He loved and doted on his wife and children and brought...
Clifford Walter Tower
Jan 23, 2021
Clifford Walter Tower, age 74 of Humboldt, Tennessee, died Saturday, January 23, 2021 at the Tennessee State Veterans’ Home in Humboldt after a short illness. Clifford was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on November 22, 1946 and lived most of his life in Texas and West Tennessee. He was an honorable service member and was proud to serve his country in...
Joyce Lynn Barefoot
Jan 23, 2021
Joyce Lynn Barefoot, the daughter of the late Colbert and Thelma Wallace Camp, died January 23, 2021 at Maplewood Nursing Home in Jackson, Tennessee. She was born on November 17, 1927 in Monroe, Louisiana. She lived a beautiful life for 93 years and was married to Dr. Hyran Barefoot for 71 years. Other than her husband, she is survived by...
Ray A. Dilbeck
Jan 19, 2021
Ray A. Dilbeck, age 86, died on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. A native of Benton, TN, Ray was born on May 17, 1934, the son of the late Alex Richard and Martha Jane Fisher Dilbeck. He served in the United States Army and was married to Betty Dilbeck who preceded him in death in...
William Gene Stevens
Jan 17, 2021
Dr. William “Gene” Stevens passed away peacefully on Sunday morning after a lifetime of service and research. He was 63 years old. Those closest to Gene described him as a humble gentleman. He accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior early in life and served Him faithfully. At home, he was a devoted husband to Leeta, his wife of 40...
Sandra Jean Macdiarmid
Jan 13, 2021
Sandra Jean MacDiarmid (“Sandy” or “Miss Sandy”), age 73, of Jackson, TN, peacefully drifted off this mortal coil on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, to whatever dreams may come. Sandy was an amazing woman. She was born in Waukegan, Illinois on May 14, 1947, to the late John and Frances Irene (Kinczewski) Bicanic. Her childhood involved Catholic schools, piano lessons, and...
Sallie M. Clay
Jan 12, 2021
Sallie M. Clay, age 95, died on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at the Jackson Madison General Hospital after a brief illness with Pneumonia. She was born in Madison County, TN on September 17, 1925, the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Mary Duke Murren. She married Joseph Edward Clay on October 24, 1942, and they were married for 34...
Arianna Thomason "Sissy" Robins
Jan 12, 2021
Arianna Thomason Robins, affectionately known as “Sissy”, died peacefully on January 12, 2021 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee at the age of 90. She was born June 19, 1930 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the daughter of Jasper Lee and Arianna Abernathy Thomason. Sissy spent many years in McKenzie, Tennessee before moving to Jackson and graduated from Jackson...
Audrey Ellen Mathis
Jan 10, 2021
Audrey Ellen Mathis, age 84, passed from this life to the next, on Sunday, January 10, 2021, following a brief illness and hospice care at the home of her daughter, Patricia Mathis in Jackson, TN. Audrey, affectionately known as “Dolly” by her friends and family, was born on May 4, 1936 in Foley, AL, the youngest of four children born...
Thomas Gray "Tommy" Buntin
Jan 10, 2021
Thomas Gray “Tommy” Buntin, age 88, died on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at Methodist Olive Branch Hospital. Tommy was born in Richmond, VA on July 25, 1932, the son of the late Charles Henry Buntin, Sr. and Gladys Hawkins Buntin. He was a 1951 graduate of Jackson High School, where he was a member of the Golden Bear Marching Band....
Kenneth M. Thrasher
Jan 6, 2021
Kenneth M. Thrasher, age 83, died Wednesday January 6, 2021 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee after a short illness. He was born on May 7, 1937 to Roy and Hattie Eaves Thrasher in Caruthersville, Missouri. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corps. In 1976, with his late wife Laverne, he founded Hub City Tire Company, Inc....
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