Local obituaries for Jackson & Madison County, TN
Walter E. Helms Jr.
Dec 18, 2016
Walter Helms, Jr, 74, died peacefully with his family by his side, Sunday evening, December 18, 2016 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He was born August 12, 1942, in Knox County, Tennessee, the son of the late Dr. Walter Helms, Sr and Marion Rankin Helms. He attended Lambuth College from 1960 to 1962, where he met the love of...
Mary Virginia Clark
Dec 18, 2016
Mary V. Clark, age 85, died on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at the Brookdale Jackson Oaks. She was born on August 31, 1931, in Lavinia, TN, the daughter of the late Charlie and Mary Belle Walsh Robinson. She was married to Eldon T. Clark who preceded her in death in 2012. She was a member of Northside United Methodist Church...
Christine Cannon Luckey
Dec 11, 2016
Christine Cannon Luckey, 90, died Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Friendship Village in St. Louis, MO. She was born in Milan, TN April 8, 1926 the daughter of Giles and Ellen Cannon. Christine spent many years in Jackson, TN. She was active at Calvary Baptist Church during those years. She later moved to St. Louis to be near family. She...
Mrs Teresa Elliott Henson
Dec 9, 2016
Teresa Elliott Henson, 61, passed away Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. She was the firstborn of Oteen Elliott and the late Sheril Elliott of Milan, TN. She was a 1973 graduate of Milan High School where she was member of the flag corp. She attended college and later opened The Elsa Shop downtown Milan from 1976-1982. Mrs. Henson, along with husband...
Donald "Chuck" Dean Devreese
Dec 6, 2016
Donald “Chuck” Dean DeVreese, age 90, died on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at his residence. A native of South Bend, IN, He was born on October 7, 1926, the son of the late Goldie Smith and Charles DeVreese. He served two years as a member of the United States Navy during WWII being stationed on Guam. He was retired as...
Beverly Lynn Butler Laughlin
Nov 28, 2016
Beverly Lynn Butler Laughlin passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Monday afternoon, November 28, 2016, at 4:50 pm. Beverly, affectionately known as “Me-Mo,” was born in Jackson, Tennessee on September 22, 1933. Educated in Jackson, she graduated from Jackson High School in 1951 and West Tennessee Business College in 1953. She enjoyed serving on the reunion committee...
Jerry M. Stone
Nov 28, 2016
Jerry M. Stone, age 76, passed away peacefully on November, 28, 2016 at his home. Jerry was born in the Three-Way Community on May 30, 1940 to the late Mack and Laura Stone. Jerry spent his entire working career as a furniture mover. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Aaron and Joe Stone, his father-in-law Donald...
Herbert C. Brock
Nov 26, 2016
Herbert Cleveland Brock, age 75, died on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Herbert was born in Crockett County, TN on May 11, 1941 the son of the late Herbert Thomas and Gladys Ethel Lackie. He served in the United States Army. He was a member of North Jackson Baptist Church where he was ordained...
Raymond Merle Coates
Nov 26, 2016
Sergeant Major (Retired) Raymond M. Coates, of Bartlett and Cedar Grove, Tennessee, died Saturday, November 26, 2016 after a long illness. Mr. Coates was retired—first from the United States Army, and next from the Memphis International Airport Authority—and was known throughout the Jackson area as a kind and benevolent man. Active in raising funds for charity through the West Tennessee...
Richard E. "Dickie" Davidson
Nov 25, 2016
Richard E. “Dickie” Davidson, age 70, died on Friday, November 25, 2016 at the Alamo Nursing Home in Alamo, TN. Dickie was born in Jackson, TN on October 30, 1946 the son of Raymond Eugene and Dorothye Matthews Davidson. He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam war. He was retired as a Dispensing Optician with over forty...
Velma Louise Arwood
Nov 24, 2016
Velma Louise Arwood July 26, 1920 - November 24, 2016 Velma Louise Arwood went on to be with the Lord at the age of 96 on Thanksgiving Day. She was born in Attala County, Mississippi on July 26, 1920, the daughter of Walter McBride and Rose Holley McBride. After living in Mississippi, Arkansas, and Kansas, she had made her home...
Mr. Thomas King
Nov 19, 2016
Thomas C. "Tom" King died on November 19, 2016. Graveside services will be held on December 10, 2016 at Hollywood Cemetery in Jackson, TN.
Faye Butler Lewelling
Nov 18, 2016
Faye Butler Lewelling, age 86, died on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Northbrook Healthcare of Jackson. A native of Middleton, TN, Faye was born on July 18, 1930 the daughter of the late Wesley and Vester Lain Antwine. She was preceded in death by her first husband Howard Butler in 1985 and her second husband John Lewelling in 2008. She...
Nancy Fox Davis
Nov 16, 2016
Nancy Fox Davis went to be with her Lord and Savior on November 16 at her home in Jackson, TN. Nancy was born on April 21, 1933 in Newport, AR the only child of Alice Armstrong and Vardaman Fox. After graduating from Newport High School in 1951, she attended Arkansas State University where she graduated with a Business Education degree....
Harold Franklin Jackson
Nov 14, 2016
Harold F. Jackson died on November 14, 2016 at the age of 89. He was born in 1927 to J.D. and Ora Lee Jackson in Gibson County, Tennessee. Harold is survived by Jean Jackson, his wife of 65 years. Other surviving family are daughters, Debra Wright (Craig) of Memphis, TN and Karen Toney (Bill) of Cleveland, NC; son, Steven Jackson...
Carmen Sirls Mccalmon
Nov 8, 2016
Carmen McCalmon of Jackson, Tennessee died November 8, 2016. Carmen Lane Sirls was born on April 26, 1964. She graduated from Peabody High School in Trenton in 1982 and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1987. Carmen worked as an Accountant at various companies primarily in construction accounting. She...
Helen Smith Hight
Nov 8, 2016
Lifelong Jacksonian Helen Smith Hight went to be with the Lord on November 8, 2016 after a brief illness. She is preceded in death by her husband Allen H. Hight, Jr.; parents Carl P. and Frances W. Smith, and her brother Carl V. Smith. She is survived by four children – Carl Andrew "Andy" Hight, Suzy Hight Thompson, Sally Ann...
Wilson Andrew Hix
Oct 27, 2016
Wilson Andrew Hix passed from this life to another on October 27, 2016 at the age of 82. SERVICES: A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, October 29, 2016 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors, with Reverend Dan Bruce and Reverend Aaron Kennedy officiating. Interment following at Highland Memorial Gardens. The family will be receiving friends...
Samuel R. Mcnatt
Oct 24, 2016
Mr. Samuel R. McNatt, age 88, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 24, 2016. He was born on May 11, 1928 in Jackson, TN to the late Ruel and Mary Tillman McNatt. He was a salesman and a lifelong resident of Jackson. Sam was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon. He is survived by...
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