Local obituaries for Jackson & Madison County, TN
Karah Elizabeth Osborne
Apr 25, 2014
Karah Elizabeth Osborne, 13, died Friday afternoon, April 25, 2014 at her residence after having been under the loving care of Hospice of West Tennessee. She was born in Jackson, TN, November 16, 2000 and has always been a true blessing to all who knew her. A special gift God allowed the family to be blessed with longer than ever...
Sara Lucille (Lucy) Butler
Apr 24, 2014
Lucy Butler, 65, died Thursday evening April 24, 2014 at her residence. She was born October 18, 1948 in Chester County, TN the daughter of the late Marcus and Dora Frances Rowland Hurst. Lucy was a longtime (38 years) cosmetologist, a member of the First United Methodist Church where she served as Head of the Alter Guild until her illness....
Billy Terrence Owen
Apr 20, 2014
Bill was born in Mayfield,Kentucky on May 27, 1938 to parents Fred and Josephine Owen. He grew up in Pryorsburg, KY and was an avid hunter and fisherman as a young man. Billy won several target shooting competitions during his teenage years. Bill attended school from K to 12th grade in Graves County, KY. While in high school Bill excelled...
Frank Eugene "Gene" Martindale
Apr 15, 2014
Frank Eugene “Gene” Martindale, 76, died on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. A native of Madison County, TN he was born on June 30, 1937, the son of the late Frank T. and Otera Aday Martindale. Gene was employed with the Jackson Sun for over forty years as a photographer, as well as the...
Amy Lyn Blackwell Newsom
Apr 12, 2014
Amy Lyn Blackwell Newsom was taken suddenly and unexpectedly to heaven on April 12, 2014 at JMCGH in Jackson, TN. She had been born in that same hospital 35 years ago to parents, Ben Blackwell and Melanie Counce Blackwell and her big brother, Ben. She attended Jackson City Schools, but graduated with a degree in Nursing from Jackson State in...
Laura Elizabeth Pope
Apr 11, 2014
Funeral services will be held for Laura Elizabeth Pope (Mama E) at 11:00 Monday April 14th, 2014 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors with Jerry Patterson and Drew Crosby presiding. Mrs. Pope died. Friday, April 11th 2014, at her home. Mrs. Pope was born in Britton Lane, TN on August 24th, 1933. She was raised in Jackson, TN, and...
Brenda Poe Tillman
Apr 11, 2014
Brenda Poe Tillman, 68, died on Friday, April 11, 2014 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She was born in Hickman, KY on November 3, 1945, the daughter of the late Kenneth W. and Ruth Spillers Poe. Brenda was a teacher for twenty nine years retiring with the Lauderdale County School System. She was a member of Campbell Street Church...
Marjorie Kathleen Way
Apr 7, 2014
Kay Way, 92, softly entered the arms of Jesus Monday, April 7 at Regional Hospital of Jackson after a brief illness. Kay was preceded in death by her husband, William B. “Bill” Way. She is survived by her son, Bill Way and wife Susan and a daughter, Gail Way Mapes and husband Tom; three brothers, Gene Oliver, Billy Oliver and...
Charles Anthony Roe
Apr 3, 2014
Charles Anthony Roe, 65, died on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at his residence. Charles was born in Jackson, TN on December 12, 1948, the son of the late Bobbie D. and Betty Jane Loynes Moling. He proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corp during the Vietnam War as a member of the Air Medi-Vac Unit. He was...
Dr. William R. Nance, Sr.
Apr 2, 2014
Dr. William R. Nance, Sr., 82, died on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at the Jackson Madison County General hospital. Dr. Nance was born on January 21, 1932 in Ripley, MS, the son of the late John William Lenard and Lila Mae Wright Nance. He served in the United States Navy in the Pacific during the Korean Conflict. He was a...
Clyde Miller
Mar 31, 2014
Clyde Miller, 75, passed away Monday March 31, 2014 at his residence. He was born November 4, 1938 in Coldale, PA. Clyde was retired from Quaker Oats and a member of Henderson Fellowship Church. He is survived by his wife Rita Miller; a son Ralph A. Miller; daughters, Shari Lanza and Melody Patrick; a sister, Melody Weicker; eight grandchildren and...
Charles Raymond "Ray" Neudecker
Mar 30, 2014
Ray Neudecker, 71, died on Sunday, March 30, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Memphis, TN on June 6, 1942, the son of the late Dr. Roy M. and Frances Brien Neudecker. He was a 1960 graduate of the former Jackson High School, where he played football and attended two years at Union University at the former downtown...
James Welch
Mar 20, 2014
James Welch, 76, died Thursday morning, March 20, 2014 at his residence. He was born April 27, 1937 in Medina, TN the son of the late Aaron Welch and Myra Donavan Welch. He graduated from Medina High School, began a radio and television career at an early age and continued until which time he joined Wilson Sporting Goods where he...
Bobby Joe Dees Sr
Mar 19, 2014
Bobby Joe Dees, Sr. 74 died on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. A native of Jackson, TN, Bobby was born on June 29, 1939, the son of the late M.A. and Lena Mae Sykes Dees. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy for four years. Upon his discharge from the Navy...
Fred Hawkins
Mar 19, 2014
Fred E. Hawkins, beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather and faithful friend of many passed away March 19, 2014. Fred was born June 23, 1918 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. His parents were Clarence Lee Hawkins and Eva Lena Brown Hawkins. Fred worked for 41 years until the age of 71 for the RECC in Elizabethtown as a lineman, foreman and then line superintendent....
Marjorie Vaughan Brewer
Mar 12, 2014
Marjorie Vaughan Brewer, 94 died on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at her daughter's Jackson, TN residence. SERVICES: A funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM Saturday, March 15, 2014 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors. The family will be receiving friends from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM prior to the service. Burial will take place in Woodlawn Cemetery...
Dorothy J. Watson
Mar 12, 2014
Dorothy J. Watson, 90, died on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at her Jackson residence. SERVICES: A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, March 16, 2014 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors, with Rev. Mickey Jackson officiating. The family will be receiving friends on Sunday from 1:00 PM until 3:00 Pm prior to the chapel service. Burial...
Anthony Augustine
Mar 10, 2014
Anthony Augustine, 98, of Jackson, TN passed away Monday March 10, 2014 at Northbrooke Healthcare. He was born June 18, 1915 in Scalp Level, PA the son of the late John and Stella Augustine. Tony was stricken with Polio at an early age, which he overcame and had a long career with the Secretary of State’s office in Michigan. He...
Rolfe Colbert
Mar 10, 2014
Rolfe Colbert, 71, died Saturday evening March 8, 2014 at his residence in Jackson, TN. He was born January 19, 1943 in Enville, TN, the son of the late Thetus Colbert and Thelma Maness Colbert. He was retired from working at Sears for 25+ years. He loved antique cars, country music, western movies and Elvis. He owned and operated Three-Way...
Bill Stevens Jr.
Mar 6, 2014
Bill Stevens Jr., 49, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Jackson Madison Co. General Hospital. He was born April 10, 1964 in Helena, AR the son of William Robert Stevens Sr. and Shirley Walker Goings. He worked as a driver for Gene’s Tire and Wrecker Service. He is survived by his sons, Matt Stevens of Hernando, MS and Will...
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