Local obituaries for Jackson & Madison County, TN
Tommie Neal Whitten Freeman
Aug 16, 2019
Tommie Neal Whitten Freeman of Franklin, TN was born on February 9, 1959 in Bolivar, TN. She departed this life on August 15, 2019. She was preceded in death by her mother, Priscilla Grantham, and her father, Crump O’Neal Whitten. She is survived by her husband of 22 years, Mark Lee Freeman, her children, Ronnie Neal Atkinson and wife Hope,...
Mildred G. Rushing
Aug 16, 2019
Mildred G. Rushing, age 88, died Friday, August 16, 2019 in Jackson, TN. She was born in Lavinia, TN to the parents of Guilford and Nellie McMinn Sloan. She was retired as a seamstress from Oakley Fashions and loved sewing, making quilts, and cooking, as well as bright and beautiful flowers. She was a lifelong member of Madison Baptist Church...
Mary Steele
Aug 15, 2019
Mary Steele, age 86, died on Thursday, August 15, 2019 at her Jackson, TN residence under the care of Tennessee Quality Hospice. Mary was born in Liverpool, England on July 18, 1933, the daughter of the late Reginald and Lilian Waynewright Crow. She was married to Edward Steele who preceded her in 2014. A homemaker, Mary attended Art School in...
Shirley J. Sage
Aug 13, 2019
Shirley J. Sage, age 86, died on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at her residence surrounded by family under the care of Tennessee Quality Hospice. She was born in a small community south of Columbus, GA, the daughter of Huey and JimmieLee Kennedy. A homemaker and wife of a career military man, Shirley and her husband traveled to various cities and...
Euda Finley Maynard
Aug 11, 2019
Euda F. Maynard, age 97, died on Sunday, August 11, 2019 at Northbrooke Healthcare Center of Jackson. A native of Eddyville, KY, Euda was born on March 22, 1922 the daughter of the late Hugh and Millie Whalen Finley. She was married to Claude Maynard who preceded her in 1997. She was a homemaker and a member of the Cumberland...
Wilma Jean Bray
Aug 9, 2019
Wilma J. Bray, 79, died on Friday, August 9, 2019 at her Jackson, TN residence surrounded by her loving family under the care of AseraCare Hospice. A native of Kentucky, Wilma was born on June 12, 1940 the daughter of the late Carl and Lucy Broughton Smith. She was married to Donald Bray, Sr. who preceded her in death. She...
Nicholas Ray Dozier
Aug 8, 2019
Nicholas Ray Dozier, 39, went home to be with his Lord and Savior at his home, surrounded by his family, on August 8, 2019. He was born December 29, 1979 in St. Joseph, MO, the son of Dennis Ray and Cindy Jolene Dozier. He was a 1998 graduate of South Holt High School, Oregon, Missouri. After graduation, he served in...
Ruby Louise Britt
Aug 6, 2019
Ruby L. Britt, age 95, died on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at the Henderson County Community Hospital in Lexington, TN. A native of Lexington, TN she was born on November 21, 1923, the daughter of the late David Clyde and Mirtie Dunlap Fullerton. Ruby was married to Fulton Britt who preceded her in death in 1999. She was a loving...
Leslie Kay Clark
Aug 5, 2019
Leslie Kay King Clark formerly of Oxford MS passed away Monday August 5, 2019 in her home in Jackson TN surrounded by her family and beloved pets. Mrs. Clark dedicated her life to caring for others. She touched the lives of countless through her forty plus years of nursing. She was also an avid animal lover. Mrs. Clark was proceeded...
James R. "Bob" Bryant
Aug 1, 2019
James R. "Bob" Bryant JR. died Thursday, August 01, 2019 in Jackson, TN after a long illness. He was born on August 16, 1933 in Jackson to the parents of James and Mary Hagler Bryant and was retired from AT&T and served as a superintendent of installation. He had served in the Tennessee Army National Guard and loved to fish,...
George D. Dodson Iii "Bud"
Jul 25, 2019
George Day Dodson III, “Bud”, 71, died suddenly Thursday evening July 25, 2019. He was born In Humboldt TN, September 29, 1947, one of four children born to the late Dr. George Dodson, Jr and Sara Adams Dodson. He graduated from Jackson High School, attended the Webb School and graduated from Lambuth College. Bud being Bud, helped numerous people with...
Betty Jean Seals
Jul 19, 2019
Betty Jean Bennett Seals (Mom, MeeMaw), 10 days shy of her 95th birthday, went to be with her Heavenly Father on early Friday morning, July 19. She was born July 29, 1924 to Chester W. Bennett and Dora Markman Bennett in Edwards County, Illinois where she grew up, helping her parents tend their family farm. She attended business college in...
Michael A. Emison Sr.
Jul 12, 2019
Michael A. Emison, Sr., 71, passed from this life to his heavenly home on Saturday, July 12, 2019 at the West Tennessee Transitional Center of Jackson after a lengthy illness. Michael was born in Brownsville, TN on June 27, 1948, the son of the late Doyle and Moreva Priddy Emison. He had a varied employment career that included Martha White...
Virginia Mae Fults
Jul 11, 2019
Virginia Mae Fults, age 90, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at her residence. She was born in Ward, AR to the parents of Omer and Lela Sims Madding. She was retired from Greenville Mills Carpet Manufacturing as a Carpet Setting Technician. She taught the 5-year-old Sunday School Class at First Baptist Church in Leland, MS for 30 years...
Cindy Burns Chapman
Jul 10, 2019
On Wednesday, July 10, 2019, Cindy walked into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Cindy a loving wife to Sid and mother to their three sons was born on June 24, 1963, in Jackson, MS, the daughter of the James and Francis Childress Burns. She married her best friend Sid on June 27, 1981. They knew each...
Dr. Joe Tucker
Jul 4, 2019
Dr. Joe Tucker, 88, died Thursday afternoon, July 4, 2019 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born in Uniontown, AL on December 13, 1930 the son of the late Joe Tucker and Claudia Ethridge Tucker. He served in the National Guard during the Korean War and later retired from the guard after serving 43 years....
Juanita Sikes Wooten
Jul 4, 2019
Juanita Sikes Wooten, 79, passed away on July 4, 2019 following a courageous battle with cancer at the Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN. Juanita was born on February 28, 1940, the daughter of the late James Gilbert and Mary Evelyn McLemore Sikes. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, who loved taking trips and vacationing with her family. She...
Joe B. Gaffney
Jun 29, 2019
Joe B. Gaffney, 87, former Circuit Court Clerk for Madison County, died on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at Maplewood Healthcare of Jackson. Joe was born on August 19, 1931 in Jackson, TN, the son of the late Joe B. Gaffney, Jr and Marinell Hicks Gaffney. He was a 1949 Jackson High School graduate, where he served as senior class president....
Zoey Marie Mills-Cotner
Jun 29, 2019
Zoey Marie Mills-Cotner, age 8, died Saturday, June 29, 2019 near Bolivar, TN, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born May 1, 2011 in Jackson, TN, the daughter of Jason Cotner and Allie Mills. She was a third-grade student at South Elementary School. Zoey was an All-star softball player for Madison South, She loved her friends, family,...
Byron Francis Cox Jr
Jun 28, 2019
Byron Francis Cox Jr, 87, died Friday night June 28, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his family under the care of Hospice of West Tennessee. He was born In Jackson, TN April 28, 1932 the son of the late Byron Francis Cox, Sr and Louise Carpenter Cox. He retired as engineer for the GM&O/IC railroad, The TN National Guard...
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