Local obituaries for Jackson & Madison County, TN
Dan Madison Denny
Sep 21, 2015
Dan Madison Denny, 75, passed away Monday, September 21, 2015. He was born June 10, 1940 in Fairfield, IL the son of the late Orion and Grace McKechnic Denny. Dan was a member of Cross Winds Church of Christ in Three Way. He is survived by his wife of 21 years, Barbara Denny; two sons, Sean Denny of Orlando, FL...
Nicholas Walker
Sep 19, 2015
Nicholas Walker Nicholas Walker, age 34, died on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Nicholas was born on May 26, 1981 in Oxford, MS. He was a 1999 graduate of South Panola High School and earned a Master’s degree from Mississippi State University in Ag. Business. He was employed as a Crop Insurance Adjuster with...
Dr. John Robert Sellars
Sep 16, 2015
Dr. John Robert Sellars Dr. John Robert Sellars, age 71, died on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. A native of Martin TN, he was born on September 29, 1943, the son of the late Paul Clark and Elizabeth Ann Ridgeway Sellars. He was a veteran of the United States Army holding the rank of...
Charles A. Pilkenton
Sep 3, 2015
Charles A. Pilkenton, age 71, died on Thursday, September 3, 2015 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Charles was born in Ridgely, TN on June 27, 1944, the son of the late Stoney and Rosie Buchanan Pilkenton. He was a retired transportation specialist with over thirty years. He was married to Syble Pilkenton who preceded him in January 2001....
Connie Faye Oliver
Aug 31, 2015
Connie Oliver, 50, passed away Monday August 31, 2015. She was born April 11, 1965. She loved the Lord and was a longtime member of Cornerstone Community Church and currently a member of Point Pleasant Baptist Church in Buchanan, TN. She is survived by her father and mother in law, Johnny & Brenda Oliver of Paris, TN.; two sons, Patrick...
Ralph Don Lowrance Jr.
Aug 23, 2015
Ralph Don Lowrance Jr., 53, passed away Sunday August 23, 2015 at his residence. He was born November 15, 1961 in Jackson, TN the son of Ralph Lowrance Sr. and the late Beverly Castleman. Ralph attended Pinson Methodist Church. He was very active in sports and was a great athlete. He truly loved his family. He is survived by his...
Rev. William R. Mcclarin
Aug 13, 2015
“Take thou thy authority – to preach the gospel and to administer the sacraments” was a ministerial vow Bill took over sixty years ago – and he followed it faithfully up to Thursday, August 13th, when it changed to “Well done, thou good and faithful servant, enter into the joy of thy Lord.” Rev. William R. McClarin, age 82, died...
Chuck Mcgill
Aug 12, 2015
Chuck McGill was born in Humboldt TN on December 15th, 1954 to Charles Henry McGill Sr. and Doris Kathleen Buckingham. He attended school in Humboldt, TN and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1973. His musicianship began in the Humboldt High School band where he played alto saxophone. He loved his band director Tom Hay very much and always thanked...
Steve Dwayne Pruiett
Aug 4, 2015
Steve Pruiett, 62, passed away Tuesday August 4, 2015. He was born July 6, 1953 in Jackson, TN the son of the late Bruce and Helen Rainey Pruiett. He is survived by his nieces, Patty Haake, Missy Hardin, Alana McCord and Jana Griggs; nephews, Bruce Pruiett Jr., David Pruiett Jr. and Joe Pruiett Jr. SERVICES: The family will receive friends...
Melanie Nelson Matthews
Aug 4, 2015
Melanie Nelson Matthews, age 67, died on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at her residence. Melanie was born in Corinth, MS on March 24, 1948, the daughter of the late Travis Marcel and Addie Fae Byrum Nelson. She was a graduate of the American High School in Augsburg, Germany, and later received her Bachelor of Science in nursing degree from the...
Bettye Faye Sanderson Hubbell
Aug 2, 2015
Bettye Faye Sanderson Hubbell, age 80, died on Sunday, August 2, 2015 at Northbrooke Healthcare of Jackson. Bettye was born in Milledgeville, TN on December 27, 1934, the daughter of the late William and Ethel Inez Moore Sanderson. She married James Edward Hubbell on June 2, 1957, and together they celebrated 58 years of marriage. She began her career working...
Thomas Jay Hogan
Jul 30, 2015
Thomas “Jay” Hogan, age 44, passed away suddenly Thursday, July 30th, 2015. Jay was born October 5, 1970, in Rockford, IL. He attended St. Peters Catholic School in Rockford. He moved to Michigan with his family where he attended West Bloomfield High School. He earned a baccalaureate degree in package engineering at Michigan State University. He was the general manager...
Hazel Lewis
Jul 28, 2015
Mrs. Hazel Lewis, age 90, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015. She was born October 19, 1924 in Gibson County the daughter of the late L Z Bailey and Lillie Mae Bailey. She was retired from Zenith Radio and TV Corporation in Chicago, IL and ITT Nesbitt of Jackson. Mrs. Lewis was a faithful member of Campbell Street...
Patricia "Pat" Gray
Jul 23, 2015
Patricia “Pat” Gray, 71, passed away Thursday July 23, 2015 at her residence with family by her side. She was born July 16, 1944 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late James and Doris Kirk. Pat is survived by her husband of 46 years, Earl Gray; two sons, Mike Phillip McCausley (Amy) and Earl Dewayne Gray (Amanda); a daughter,...
Rosemary Smith Richardson
Jul 23, 2015
Rosemary was born on January 24, 1920. She died on July 23, 2015 in Daytona Beach, FL. Tressa Mae Moore Smith and Sidney Smith Sr. welcomed their baby girl in Texarkana, Arkansas, where Rosemary grew up. A devoted wife from the time she married her husband, Hubert Andrew Richardson in 1945 until his death in 1997, she entered whole-heartedly into...
Jeremy E. Lane
Jul 21, 2015
Jeremy Lane went to see our Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, July 21, 2015. He was born on November 25, 1970 in Jackson, TN. He went to the Madison Haywood Developmental Center where he had lots of friends. He loved country music and Facebook. He is survived by his parents, Dale and Anida Lane of Jackson, TN; two sisters and...
Donna Marie Johnson Winbush
Jul 21, 2015
The celebration of life services and visitation for Donna Marie Johnson Winbush, 68, will be held from 2:00 – 4:00 pm Saturday, July 25, 2015 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors, with the interment to follow at Maple Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Reverend Jerry Smith officiating. Ms. Winbush was born in Jackson on November 12, 1946 and passed...
Hazel Mccollum Deaton
Jul 16, 2015
Hazel McCollum Deaton, 94, died Thursday evening, July 16, 2015 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. She was born May 4, 1921, in Henderson County Tennessee, the daughter of A. L. and Cluster Moore Jowers. She was an instructor and co-owner of McCollum and Ross University of Beauty Culture. Having been a charter member of Englewood Baptist Church, her devotion...

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