Local obituaries for Jackson & Madison County, TN
Eunice M. Wells
Jun 5, 2019
Eunice M. Hanna Wells, age 86 passed peacefully Wednesday, June 5, 2019 in Jackson, TN after a long illness. She was born to the parents of William and Lyddie Adams Hanna and was a homemaker. She was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church and enjoyed playing piano, bowling, collecting bird houses, and most importantly, loved spending time with her family,...
William Thomas Johnston Jr.
Jun 3, 2019
Thomas Johnston, 84, died on June 3, 2019 at Jackson Madison Co. General Hospital. He was born on April 8, 1935 in Jackson, TN, the son of the late William Thomas Johnston, Sr. and Ellender Whitman Johnston. He was a graduate of Northside High School. Thomas started his career in the airlines industry as a Customer Service Agent in 1967...
Loraine A. Desouza
Jun 3, 2019
Loraine A. DeSouza, age 74, died Monday, June 3, 2019 in Collierville, TN at the Baptist Reynolds Hospice House. She was born in New Castle, PA, the daughter of the late Raymond and Dolly Montgomery Owrey. She was retired as a registered nurse. A member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, she was an artist and loved to paint, enjoyed needlework,...
Murray Anthony "Tony" Hopper
Jun 2, 2019
Tony Hopper, 71, died on Sunday, June 2, 2019 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He was born in Jackson, TN on July 18, 1947, the son of the late Murray Robert and Jane Sanders Hopper. He served in the Tennessee Army National Guard and was the owner and operator of Jackson Auto Salvage. He was founding member of...
John Joseph Christie Iv
Jun 1, 2019
John Joseph Christie IV, better known as Jack or Jackie to friends and family, passed into eternity at 4:09 A.M. on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was the son of Jack Christie Sr. and Eva Marie Barnhill Christie, born July 7, 1937 in Jackson, Tennessee, where he lived his entire life. He graduated from Jackson...
David Ross Waller
Jun 1, 2019
David Ross Waller, 65 passed for this life to his heavenly home on June 1, 2019. David was born in Luray, TN on November 18, 1953, the son of the late Joe William and Christine Ross Waller. He grew up in Henderson, TN where he excelled in football earning All State honors. He was married to Vickie Waller who preceded...
Rev. Richard R. Harper
May 29, 2019
Rev. Richard Randolph Harper, age 81, died on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Richard was born in Newport, TN on January 30, 1938, the son of the late Walter Allen and Josephine Lile Harper. He served his country in the United States Army. Rev. Harper pastored in the Nazarene Church over thirty years and...
Annie Ruth Gatlin
May 24, 2019
Annie Ruth Gatlin, age 92, died on Friday, May 24, 2019 at the Humboldt Nursing and Rehab. Center. She was born in Drew, MS on September 24, 1926, the daughter of the late Harvey Boyd and Ethel Gilles Sanders. She was married to Theodore Gatlin who preceded her in death. She was a graduate of Myrtle High School and was...
Debra A. Hinnant
May 24, 2019
Debra A. Hinnant, age 59, died suddenly on Friday, May 24, 2019 in Milan, TN. She was born in Germany to the parents of Robert and Emma Gros Mehan. She was retired from Stanley Black & Decker as a Lead Technician. She is survived by her husband of 34 years Michael Hinnant of Milan, TN; one son, Johnathan Hinnant of...
Irene Kent Bishop
May 20, 2019
Irene Kent Bishop, age 91, died on Monday, May 20, 2019 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. She was born in Enville, TN on October 3, 1927, the daughter of the late Travis L. and Myrtle Kent Bishop. Irene was a graduate of Union University in 1949, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY in 1956 and the...
Robert E. Nelson
May 19, 2019
Robert E. Nelson, age 85, died Sunday, May 19, 2019 at West Tennessee Veterans Home in Humboldt, TN. He was born in Newcastle, Nebraska to his parents, Glen and Grace Hagen Nelson. He primarily worked for ITT Nesbitt as a Manufacturing Manager and was an Army Korean War Veteran. Mr. Nelson was a member of Ebenezer Free Lutheran Church in...
Kelly Emily Key
May 10, 2019
Kelly Emily Key, 55, died suddenly, Friday, May 10, 2019 in Jackson, TN. She was born to the parents Floyd and Jimmie Judd Key in Northampton Co., NC. She was a graduate of Union University and was a teacher for Haywood County Schools for twenty-five years. She was a member of Oakfield Baptist Church and enjoyed Coca Cola Memorabilia, traveling...
Peggy S. Taylor
May 6, 2019
Peggy S. Taylor, age 77, died Monday, May 6, 2019 in Memphis after a brief illness. She was born to the parents of Eugene and Erlene Robinson in Trenton, TN and was a Pentecost in faith and was a homemaker. She loved fishing, cooking, camping, gardening, sewing, keeping those grandchildren, and especially family time. She is survived by her husband...
Matthew Elias Gatti
May 6, 2019
Matthew Elias Gatti “So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.” Psalms 61:8 Trooper Matthew “Matt” Elias Gatti, age 24, died Monday, May 6, 2019 in an automobile accident while responding to a call for help on Interstate 40. He was born September 25, 1994 in Douglasville, GA and graduated from...
Raymond N. Bennett
Apr 30, 2019
MSGT Raymond Neal Bennett (Retired) Master Sargent Raymond Neal Bennett USAF (Retired) died on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Raymond was born in Corinth, MS on June 1, 1941, the son of the late Raymond Woodrow and Vera Mae Duncan Bennett. He was married to Frances Bennett who preceded him in death March 2019....
Karen Lynn Cook King
Apr 30, 2019
Karen Lynn Cook King died Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at her residence after a long illness. She was born to the parents of Frank and Rose Cook in Circleville, Ohio. She was retired as a secretary for Duncan Office Supplies and loved art and crafts, especially making Christmas Decorations, enjoyed drawing, loved animals especially cats, and loved her family deeply....
Patricia Jewell Ellis
Apr 28, 2019
Patricia Jewell Ellis, age 79, died on Sunday, April 28, 2019 at her Jackson Oaks residence. Patty as she was affectionately known, was born in Gibson County, TN, the daughter of the late John P and Gladys Hayes George. She was a graduate of Milan High School and West Tennessee Business College. She was an active fifty-year member of West...
Elam Doan Jackson
Apr 27, 2019
Elam “Doan” Jackson (88) was born December 21, 1930, to Bertha Lockheart Jackson and Benjamin Jackson. He leaves his loving son, Alan Jackson (Jackie); six grandchildren, Carrie Venable Winters (Jason), Kris Jackson, Ryan Jackson, Katie Venable, Cassie Venable, Lauren Hopper (Daniel); and 5 great grandchildren, Jaxon Winters, Parker Jackson, Kennedy Winters, Gunner Jackson, and Saylor Jackson. He is proceeded in...
James Earl Jolley
Apr 21, 2019
James Earl Jolley passed away during the early morning hours of April 21, 2019 at the Tennessee State Veteran's Home in Humboldt at the age of 88. Funeral services for James Earl will be held on Friday, April 26, at 11:00 am at Spring Creek Baptist Church with visitation beginning at 10 am. Officiating will be Rev. Kenny Spray. Burial...
Keith Edward Hardin
Apr 20, 2019
Keith Edward Hardin, age 67, died on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Maplewood Healthcare in Jackson. Keith was born on May 6, 1951, the son of the late J. W. and Bernice Bridges Hardin. He was retired as a teaching assistant with the Jackson Madison County Schools. He was a long-time member of First Baptist Church of Jackson, TN. He...
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