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Dorothy L. Witherspoon

Dorothy L. Witherspoon

December 31, 2020

No obituary found for this tribute. Burial 12:00 AM Ridgecrest Cemetery 200 Ridgecrest Rd Jackson, Tennessee - 38305 Funeral Service 148 W University Pkwy Jackson, Tennessee 38305 United States

Ronnie L. Boyse

Ronnie L. Boyse

December 29, 2020

Ronnie was born and raised in Southern California and enjoyed living the California life. He was always hanging with his friends, skateboarding, and going to many, many concerts (with or without a ticket, Ha-ha!). After moving to Tennessee, he gained many new friends, even connecting with other California transplants who happened to live here. All his friends seem to become...

Ruby Williams

Ruby Williams

December 28, 2020

Ruby Williams, age 91, died peacefully at her residence at Forest Cove Memory Care Center of Jackson. She was born on January 30, 1929 the daughter of the late Neal and Lydia Ross Melton. She was married to Jim Bingham who preceded her in 2009 and Daniel R. Williams in 2000. She was retired as the manager of the Photo...

Ruth Elizabeth Yates

Ruth Elizabeth Yates

December 26, 2020

Ruth Elizabeth Ezell Yates, 96, of Jackson, TN passed away on December 26, 2020. She was born October 2, 1924 to Will and Bula Mitchell Ezell in the Christmasville Community near Trezevant, TN in Carroll County. Ruth grew up on the family farm with four older siblings: James Ezell, Finis Ezell, Audra Ezell Essery, and Mildred Ezell Scates. She loved...

Bertha Mae Fly Neisler

Bertha Mae Fly Neisler

December 26, 2020

Bertha Neisler, age 83 died peacefully at her Jackson residence on December 26, 2020. She was born on January 21, 1937, the daughter of the late Abb and Pearline Stegall Fly. She was married to Eugene Neisler who preceded her in 1989. Bertha was a retired fifty-year employee of the Jackson Clinic holding various positions during her employment. She was...

Malcolm Dennis Wilcox

Malcolm Dennis Wilcox

December 26, 2020

Malcolm D. Wilcox, age 80, died Saturday, December 26, 2020 at Jackson -Madison County Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Houston, Texas and was the son of Frank and Daisy Ann Montogomery Wilcox. He was retired as the fleet manager for Colonial Bread for 30 years. Malcolm loved tending to his horses, he was a civil war...

Virginia Burris Kissell

Virginia Burris Kissell

December 25, 2020

On the morning of December 25, 2020, Virginia Burris Kissell of Jackson, TN., died at the age of 91. Virginia was born to Dewey and Mae Burris August 3, 1929, in Rockwood, TN. She was married to E.B. Kissell Jr. in 1963. He preceded her in death in 1997. Virginia worked for over 30 years as a travel consultant in...

James Delbert Holman Ii

James Delbert Holman Ii

December 25, 2020

It is with deep sadness that the family of James Delbert Holman II, better known to the family and friends as Jimbo and Beast, passed away peacefully at his home in Kenton, TN on December 25, 2020. Jimbo was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas on September 21, 1964 to the late Delbert Holman and Becky Lou Holman. Jimbo attended St. Petersburg...

Gilbert W. Kiper

Gilbert W. Kiper

December 24, 2020

Gilbert W. Kiper, age 72, died December 24, 2020 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was born May 12, 1948 in East Chicago, Indiana, the son of Cecil and Shirley Crenshaw Kiper. He graduated from Springfield High School in the class of 1967. Gil married Loretta Widmayer in Jackson, Michigan in 1972. Gil served in the United States Army as...

Janice Frizzell Garner

Janice Frizzell Garner

December 23, 2020

Janice was born in Memphis, TN on October 22, 1938 and grew up in Lexington, TN. Her parents were the late John L. and Donna Mae Frizzell. Janice graduated from Lexington High School in 1956, where she played basketball and was a cheerleader. She met a Lexington High School football player by the name of Bobby Joe Garner, who became...

Barry Russell Geise

Barry Russell Geise

December 20, 2020

Barry Russell Geise, 80, died Sunday, December 20, 2020 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Husband of Nancy Guyton Geise, Barry was born January 29, 1940, and raised in Grand Mound, IA, as the son of Lois and Bert, Jr, older brother of Lynn, and cousin and nephew to the Geise and Barber families. He is father of Lucian Downs...

Blakelee Hope Reeves

Blakelee Hope Reeves

December 20, 2020

Blakelee Hope Reeves, newborn daughter of Rick Reeves and Lynsey Reeves of Yuma, Tennessee was born Sunday, December 20 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN and went to Heaven while in surgery. Weighing 2 lbs. 10 oz. and measuring 15 inches long, this beautiful dark-haired girl was much loved by family and friends and touched many lives before...

Claude Neil Morphis

Claude Neil Morphis

December 19, 2020

Claude Neil Morphis, age 75, died early Saturday morning December 19, 2020 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital after a lengthy illness. Neil was born in Bemis, TN November 17, 1945, the son of the late George and Myrtle Haney Morphis. He served four years in the Army National Guard and forty-five years in law enforcement in Jackson-Madison County. He was...

Gladys Jean Murdaugh

Gladys Jean Murdaugh

December 18, 2020

Gladys "Jean" Murdaugh, age 77, died Friday, December 18, 2020 at Jackson- Madison County Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Cullman, AL and retired as a bookkeeper for Consolidated Aluminum. She was Baptist in faith and was a member and past president of the Womens Auxiliary of VFW Post 1848 serving in many roles supporting veterans and...

Betty Jane Stewart

Betty Jane Stewart

December 18, 2020

Betty Jane Stewart passed away on December 18, 2020 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital after a short illness from Covid-19. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Hollywood Cemetery, in Jackson, TN in the family plot with Dr. John White officiating. Betty was worn in Corinth, MS to the late Alpha...

Robert David Perrin

Robert David Perrin

December 16, 2020

Robert David Perrin, Sr., was born June 25, 1931, in Naylor, MO, the son of David Lewis Perrin and Ruby Lee Dabbs. Mr. Perrin passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at home with his family in Colorado Springs, CO, at the age of 89. He is preceded in death by his wife of 46 years, Norma Jean Gollaher Perrin; his...

Audrey G. Osborne

Audrey G. Osborne

December 14, 2020

Audrey Graves Osborne, 95, died peacefully in her home December 14, 2020. She was born June 8, 1925 in Chester County, Tennessee the daughter of Robert and Ethel Lee Tedford. She retired as an LPN from Jackson-Madison County Hospital. Audrey enjoyed cooking, gardening, sewing and quilting, and being with her family. She especially enjoyed her grand and great-grandchildren. She is...

Ted L. Phipps

Ted L. Phipps

December 12, 2020

A Celebration of Life Memorial Service for Ted Phipps will be held Saturday, May 22 at 12PM at Arrington Funeral Directors. Visitation with family and friends will begin at 11AM until service time. The service will be live streamed at www.arringtonfuneralgroup.com . Teddie Lee (Ted) Phipps, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, died Saturday December 12 at Jackson-Madison County...

Juanita Pearl Brock

Juanita Pearl Brock

December 9, 2020

Juanita P. Brock, age 82, died Wednesday, December 9, 2020 in Medon, TN after a long illness. She was born the daughter of Cecil and Fairy Sparks Rhoades in Tupelo, MS. She was retired as the Medical Director at Jackson Oaks. She was Protestant in faith and loved religious television shows, loved her family deeply, and was a generous, caring...

Terry Ray Dyer

Terry Ray Dyer

December 8, 2020

Terry Ray Dyer of Jackson, TN, age 78, went to be with the Lord on December 8, 2020. Terry was born on May 29, 1942 in Sardis, TN, the son of Floyd and Ruby Dyer. He was a graduate of Scotts Hill High School, attended West Tennessee Business College, and served in the United States Army Reserves. He founded Golden...

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