Local obituaries for Jackson & Madison County, TN
Phillip Edward Bittinger
Jan 2, 2023
Phillip Edward Bittinger, age 70, died January 2, 2023, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was born April 27, 1952, in Hammond, IN, to the late Dewey Bittinger and Eleese Bittinger Owens. Phillip worked at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Environmental Services. He loved following the Chicago Cubs. Phillip is survived by his brother, Kevin Bittinger and his wife Virginia...
Mary Sevier Vann
Jan 2, 2023
A graveside service will be held for Mary Sevier Vann, Age 80, at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 6, 2023 at Hollywood Cemetery in Jackson, TN. Mrs. Vann died peacefully on January 2, 2023 at Alive Hospice in Nashville Tennessee. Mrs. Vann was born in Jackson, TN on March 18, 1942, the daughter of the late James and Elizabeth Sevier. She...
Thelma E. James
Jan 2, 2023
Thelma E. James, age 80, died peacefully on Monday, January 2, 2023, at American House of Jackson, TN. A native of Trenton, TN, Thelma was one of fourteen children born to the late Clyde and Lillian Dean Elliott on March 1, 1942. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-nine years, Edward James. She was retired from the...
Ercie Faye Terrell
Dec 28, 2022
Ercie Faye Terrell departed this life peacefully on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital at the age of 93. Faye was born February 20, 1929 in Hardin County, TN to the late William Cordie and Mary Lou Ellar Harris Rinks. She was a graduate of Gadsden High School and a member of Pleasant Plains Baptist Church for...
Rev. William "Bill" E. Tate
Dec 24, 2022
Rev. William “Bill” E. Tate, age 75, entered his heavenly home with his family by his side December 24th, 2022, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Rev. Tate was born November 3, 1947, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his parents, William B. and Wilma D. Tate, and daughter-in-law Sarah Menees Tate. He is survived by his wife...
Curtis Stanley Harston
Dec 21, 2022
After a brief illness, Curtis Stanley Harston, also known as Curt, passed away on December 21, 2022, at the age of 83, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He was the son of the late George and Bertha Armstrong Harston and was born June 1, 1939, in Luray, Tennessee. He was a long time member of East Union Baptist Church,...
Carol Mcbride Key
Dec 20, 2022
God called a magnificent Angel home on Tuesday December 20, 2022, Carol (McBride) Key, age 75 of Jackson, Tennessee passed away peacefully at Norton's Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky with her loving daughter and family by her side. Daughter of the late Roy and Mable McBride, she was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great- grandmother who adored her family and...
Harry S. Deloach
Dec 18, 2022
Harry S. DeLoach died peacefully on Sunday, December 18, 2022, at Centennial Medial Center at the age of 74. He was born in Jackson, Tennessee on July 27, 1948, the son of the late William Rooker and Maxine Simmons DeLoach. Harry joined the Navy Air Reserve in 1967 as a Seaman apprentice and after almost 40 years of reserve and...
George Ronald Shelton
Dec 18, 2022
George Shelton, age 85, died Sunday, December 18, 2022, at his residence in Sugar Tree, TN. Born on Saturday, January 16, 1937, in Madison County, TN, he was the son of the late James Benjamin Shelton and Georgia Mae Glover Shelton. A graduate of LSU Banking School of the South, George started his banking career with First National Bank in...
Ronnie Wayne Horn
Dec 16, 2022
Ronnie Wayne Horn, known to his family and friends as Ron, departed this life on Friday, December 16, 2022, at the age of 62. He was born on November 29, 1960, in Jackson, TN to Dwayne and Mary Horn. Widely recognized for his big smile and constant photobombs, Ron loved to make others laugh. He continuously went out of his...
Sue Williams Crockett
Dec 14, 2022
Sue Crockett, age 80, died peacefully at her Humboldt, TN residence on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. A native of Crockett County, TN, she was born on November 13, 1942, the daughter of the late Owen and Janette Edwards Williams. She was married to the late Braxton Brooks Crockett, Jr., who preceded her in death. Sue was a graduate of Bells...
Dorothy "Dolly" Dennison Mcnatt
Dec 12, 2022
Mrs. Dorothy (Dolly) Dennison McNatt, age 90, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2022. She was born on December 17, 1931, in Jackson, Tennessee to the late Manley and Hopie Dennison. Dolly was the loving wife of Samuel R. McNatt who passed away in 2016. Dolly is survived by her two daughters, Susan McNatt Halfacre (husband Steve) and Sandra McNatt...
Anne Carter
Dec 12, 2022
Virginia Anne Carter, age 80, died peacefully on Monday, December 12, 2022, at Jackson-Madison County Hospital. She was born in the Beech Bluff Community on March 16, 1942, the daughter of the late Thomas and Dorothy Harris Diffee. Anne was employed with Bell South for thirty-three years and would later go to work for Jackson Energy Authority where she was...
Jerry A. Ross
Dec 10, 2022
Jerry A. Ross passed away peacefully Saturday, December 10, 2022, at the age of 76. Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, the late Charles Craven Ross and Helen Threadgill Ross of Jackson. Jerry was a true Jacksonian who never met a stranger. He worked in the electrical engineering and contracting industry for over 50 years. He loved his...
Evelyn Fitzgerald Hayes Barnett
Dec 9, 2022
Evelyn Hayes Barnett, age 95, entered her heavenly home on Friday, December 9, 2022, at her residence surrounded by her loving and caring family. She was born in Theta, TN, located in Maury County, to John Robert and Birdie McKee Fitzgerald. She was employed with Bell South for many years, beginning her career as an operator and retiring as a...
Charles H. Lawrence
Dec 9, 2022
Charles Harris Lawrence, age 68, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2022, after a short illness. He was the son of Samuel Matthews Lawrence, Jr., and Leila Frankland Lawrence. His grandparents were Samuel Matthews Lawrence, Sr. and Elyzabeth Tomlinson Lawrence and General Ernest Frankland and Leila Harris Frankland. Charles, a life-long resident of Jackson, Tennessee, graduated from Old Hickory Academy...
Christopher Eason Coates
Dec 7, 2022
Christopher Eason Coates, age 64, passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, in Cedar Grove, TN. Chris was born December 27, 1957, to the late Raymond M. and Nancy Coates. He is survived by his wife Lori Coates; daughters Erin Coates and Kassie Perritt; sons, Edward Coates; and Evan Coates and wife Skylar and two grandchildren, Autumn and Emmet Coates;...
Billy Vester Taylor
Dec 6, 2022
Billy V. Taylor entered his heavenly home on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. He was born in Madison County, TN on September 16, 1938, the son of the late V.T and Charmlin Ford Taylor. He attended and graduated in the last class of Mercer High School, where he played basketball. He served in the Tennessee Army National Guard and served as...
Mary Nell Burleson
Dec 5, 2022
Mary Nell Burleson entered her heavenly home on Monday, December 5, 2022, at the high-spirited age of 99 years and six months. She was born June 3, 1923, in the Boones Creek Community of East Tennessee, the daughter of the late John Arthur and Estelle Pickens McCracken. Mary Nell was married for 66 years to William Dean Burleson, who preceded...
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