Local obituaries for Jackson & Madison County, TN
Lupe Gutierrez
May 28, 2018
Lupe Gutierrez, age 101, died on Monday, May 28, 2018 at Northbrooke Healthcare Center of Jackson. Lupe was born on July 1, 1916 in Ocotlan Jalisco, Mexico, the daughter of the late Prospero Godenez and Amalia Cruz. She was married to Enrique Guiterrez who preceded her in death. She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Lupe was retired...
Vivian "Hudie" Dickerson
May 27, 2018
SERVICES: A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, June 2, 2018 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors. A visitation will be held from 11:00 AM until 3:00 PM prior to the service.
James Neal Maners Sr.
May 27, 2018
James Neal Maners of Jackson, Tennessee passed away of natural causes on Sunday, May 27 at 89 years of age. He was the firstborn son to the late Claude Hubert and Mandy Ozie Holley Maners on a family farm near Bath Springs, Tennessee. After graduating from Decaturville High School and West Tennessee Business College he worked for Model Mills in...
George Harston Jr
May 25, 2018
George Harston, Jr, 84, died Friday evening at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He was born in Henderson County, TN on January 22, 1934, the son of the late George Henry and Bertha Armstrong Harston. He owned and operated Dean’s Milk for twenty-Seven years, worked at Baker Energy for nineteen years and most recently for Verell Farms driving a truck....
William T. "Bill" Rawls
May 22, 2018
Bill Rawls, age 90, died on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. A native of Jackson, TN, he was born on September 1, 1927, the son of the late Ted and Virginia Cooper Rawls. He served his county in the United States Navy during WW II and was retired from Townsend Supply in the Purchasing...
Virginia A. Parham Beasley
May 18, 2018
Virginia A. Parham Beasley, 86, died Friday, May 18, 2018 at Jackson Madison County Hospital. She was born in Jackson, TN to the parents of Lonnie and Maggie (Singley) Parham. Mrs. Beasley was retired as a Medical Transcriptionist. She was a member of Poplar Heights Baptist Church, past member of Eastern Star, she loved reading, playing cards with friends, and...
Dr. Richard F. Day
May 16, 2018
Graveside services with military honors for Dr. Richard Franklin Day, age 95, will be held at Ebenezer Cemetery, Malesus, TN, at 2:00 PM on Saturday, May 19, 2018, with Dr. Jerry Welch officiating. A native of Madison County, Dr. Day was born in Malesus on April 30, 1923 to the late Fred and Kathryn (Katie) Adams Day. After graduating from...
Deborah Lynn (Cochran) Mulherin
May 10, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Deborah (Deb) Mulherin announces her passing after a hard-fought, courageous battle with cancer on May 10, 2018 at the age of 64 years old. Deb will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 43 years, Pope Mulherin; her son David Mulherin, his wife Diana, and their son Mercer, of Nashville; and...
Ogden J. Primeaux
May 10, 2018
Ogden J. Primeaux, age 79, died on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He was born on April 26, 1939 in Acadia Parish, LA the son of the late Olivier and Onelia LeBeuf Primeaux. He was a member of the White’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Jackson. He successfully retired from J. T. Baker Chemical...
Kristi Lynn Robbins Rezabek
May 4, 2018
Kristi Lynn Robbins Rezabek, age 57, died on Friday, May 4, 2018 at her home in Jackson, TN. Kristi was born in Union City, TN on February 14, 1961, the daughter of Guy Robbins and the late Sandra Brundige Robbins. She was an attorney first with the Tennessee Department of Children's Services, and then a staff attorney with the Tennessee...
Aubrey L. Vestal
Apr 26, 2018
Aubrey L. Vestal, age 83, died on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at his Jackson, TN residence. A native of Madison County, TN, he was born on March 11, 1935, the son of the late Clarence E. and Annie G. Tomason Vestal. He was a retired warehouse manager with Pepsi-Co, with forty-seven years of service. He enjoyed woodworking and landscaping as...
David Edmund Thompson
Apr 25, 2018
David Edmund Thompson, 83, of Jackson, TN, died peacefully in his home on April 25th with his wife of 59 years and his children by his side. David was born in Orange, New Jersey, on March 8, 1935 to John and Isabell Thompson. He spent his childhood in New Jersey and attended John Brown University in Arkansas where he graduated...
Ann (Sherry) S. Only
Apr 23, 2018
Ann (Sherry) S. Only, 82, died Monday, April 26, 2018 in Somerville, TN after a long illness. She was born in Jackson, TN to the parents of Louis and Ada Coleman Only Sr. She was retired as a teacher with Jackson Madison County Schools. She was survived by her brother, Jack (Betty) Only of Collierville, TN and was preceded in...
Rayburn Thomas Anthony
Apr 21, 2018
Romans 12:6-8, “In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well.” My father, Rayburn Anthony, was blessed with the gift of music in abundance. Wherever he traveled, whether it was the distant shores of southern France, the ancient forests of Sweden, a rowdy pub in England, or simply a local church gathering, Rayburn never failed...
Roger Lewis Abington
Apr 20, 2018
Roger Lewis Abington, 88, of Jackson, Tennessee passed away on April 20, 2018. Born November 18, 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri, he was the son of Don L. and Agnes J. Abington. Serving as a faithful and devoted pastor of churches in Missouri and Tennessee, Roger loved the local church. His pastorates included: FBC of Wellington, MO; Tatum Chapel Baptist...
Harold W. Burch
Apr 19, 2018
Harold W. Burch, age 85, died on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. A native of Wilson, AR, he was born on April 6, 1933, the son of the late Chester and Eddie Avenue Burch. He was educated in the Wilson AR schools and attended Prudue University for one year. A Baptist in faith, Harold...
Karen Johnston
Apr 18, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Karen Lee Johnston announces her passing on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at the age of 69 years old. Karen was a doting wife to her husband Carl of 50 years and a loving mother to her three daughters Lora (Darin), Shelly (Lee), and Kristin (Trent). Karen was a devoted grandmother and...
Terry Moore
Apr 17, 2018
Terry Moore, 58, died Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at his residence. He was born August 21, 1959 in Jackson, TN the son of Billy Gene and Beverly Parish Moore. Terry was very involved in sports throughout West Tennessee. He was TSSAA Volleyball official, Umpire in Chief at West Tennessee Healthcare Sportsplex, assigner of officials in West Tennessee in baseball and...
Velma C. Churchwell
Apr 17, 2018
Velma C. Churchwell, age 87, died on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Maplewood Healthcare of Jackson. A native of Somerville, TN, Velma was born on December 28, 1930, the daughter of the late James Milton and Clara Taylor Montague. She was married to Harold Churchwell who preceded her in death in 2016. Her family was everything to her and she...
Truman G. Masters
Apr 15, 2018
Truman G. Masters, age 74, died Sunday, April 15, 2018 at his residence in Humboldt. He was born in Humboldt to the parents of Albert and Eva Johnson Masters. He was retired and spent most of his life as a Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor and had experience in Forensic Science, Domestic Violence, and was a State of Tennessee Department...
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