Local obituaries for Jackson & Madison County, TN
William Austin Griffin
Apr 23, 2023
Staff Sergeant William Austin “Bill” Griffin, age 85, departed this life on Sunday, April 23, 2023, in Jackson, TN. Born in Philadelphia, PA on May 3, 1937, he was the son of the late Laurence and Margaret McGuire Griffin. He attended West Catholic High School in Philadelphia, PA, then joined the United States Army where he faithfully served for 20...
Elizabeth Anne Elston
Apr 22, 2023
Elizabeth Anne Elston, age 73, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Born in Jackson, TN on May 27, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Albert G. and Ruth Campbell Brown. Anne grew up in the Sleepy Hollow Community on Bells Highway and attended Pope Elementary School. After...
Pamela Jeanette Belch Coyne
Apr 22, 2023
Visitation and a Celebration of Life service for Pamela Jeanette Belch Coyne will be held Saturday, April 29, 2023, in the Chapel of Arrington Funeral Home (Jackson, TN). Family will receive friends at 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. A Celebration of Life Service will follow at 1:00 p.m. Interment will be at the Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery at Parkers Crossroads-...
Nile "Pete" Scott Kilgore
Apr 21, 2023
Nile “Pete” Scott Kilgore, age 88, died Friday, April 21, 2023, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Born on Thursday, April 18, 1935, in Parrottsville, TN, he was the son of the late Ted and Ella Scott Kilgore. Proudly serving his country in the United States Army for 2 years, he was stationed in Germany from 1958-1960. He worked for the...
Mary Lou Wilson
Apr 20, 2023
Mary Lou Wilson entered her heavenly home with her family by her side on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital at the age of 77. She was born in Fayette County, TN, the daughter of the late Herbert Phillis and Venita Iona Hazelwood Hatch. She loved her church West Jackson Baptist Church, where she served as the...
Carroll D. Caudle
Apr 14, 2023
***SERVICE TIME CHANGE**** DUE TO SEVERAL MEMBERS HAVING CONTRACTED COVID THE SERVICES HAVE BEEN MOVED TO MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2023 Carroll D. Caudle peacefully entered his heavenly home on Friday, April 14, 2023, at the Maplewood Healthcare Center of Jackson at the age of 74. He was born in Pottsville, AR on Friday, September 3, 1948, the son of the...
Sam Hall
Apr 14, 2023
Sam Hall entered his heavenly home on Friday, April 14, 2023, at AHC Healthcare of Jackson at the age of 86. He was born in Jackson, TN on Thursday, May 7, 1936, the son of the late Will S and Ethel Boswell Hall as one of seven children. He was a 1958 graduate of the University of Memphis-Lambuth formerly Lambuth...
Betty Carol Jarrett
Apr 14, 2023
Funeral services for Betty Carol Jarrett, age 76, are scheduled for Wednesday April 19, 2023, in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Burial will follow in at Ridgecrest Cemetery at 4PM. Ms. Jarrett passed away Friday...
Max Russell Reams
Apr 14, 2023
Max Russell Reams peacefully entered his heavenly home on Friday, April 14, 2023, at the West Tennessee State Veterans Home at the age of ninety-eight. He was born in Humboldt, Tennessee on Wednesday, December 10, 1924, the son of the late Clark and Kittie Mitchell Reams. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rubye Reams. He was proud to...
Gary Main
Apr 13, 2023
Gary Main, age 75, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Medina, TN, with his wife of 50 years at his side. Gary was born March 17, 1948, in Hillsboro, Ohio and lived in the community of Marshall for 65 years before relocating to Tennessee to be close to his son, Chris and his family (Shelly, Hayden,...
Charlotte Ann Reeves
Apr 13, 2023
Charlotte Ann Reeves entered her heavenly home on April 13, 2023, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital at the age of 70. She was a native of Jackson, TN, born to the late Troy Bell and Midget Luvinia Page Reaves on December 4, 1952. She was a retired cosmetologist with 43 years of serving her customers. She enjoyed planting flowers, gardening,...
Gail Grace Ford Hedgepeth
Apr 11, 2023
Gail Grace Ford Hedgepeth of Jackson, TN, age 78, passed away peacefully at Christian Care Center of Medina, TN on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, after a long illness. Born in Orlando, FL on September 30, 1944, she was the only daughter of the late William Clifford and Jeanne Carter Ford. Gail graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1966, where...
Matthew Lopez Ray
Apr 11, 2023
Matthew Lopez Ray departed this life way too soon on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at the young age of 23. Matthew was born to Randy Ray and Stephanie Murphy on July 4, 1999, in Jackson, TN. He grew up in Jackson, TN, along with his brothers and sisters. After high school, he started working as an electrician at Turner Electric...
Herbert Norris Morgan
Apr 11, 2023
Herbert (Herb) Norris Morgan, 93, of Arlington, VA, passed away peacefully at his home the night of Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Herb was born on Tuesday, September 10, 1929, in Jackson, Madison County, TN as the youngest of seven brothers and sisters born to Homer Morgan and Vera Pearl (Piercey) Morgan originally from Gibson and Milan, TN. He graduated from...
John Richard Davis
Apr 10, 2023
John Richard Davis departed this life peacefully, surrounded by loved ones in his home on Monday, April 10, 2023, at the age of 53. John was born on July 19, 1969, in Jackson, TN to Cyndee Tyson and Tom Davis. He was a 1993 graduate of Middle Tennessee State University. After school, he was hired as a parts buyer for...
Carville Franklin Mccraw
Apr 9, 2023
Carville Franklin McCraw was born on November 22, 1921, on a small farm in Farris, Oklahoma, as the oldest child of Artie and Frank McCraw. By the time Carville was six years old, his father had developed malaria, and so the family moved to a healthier climate on a large farm in Roswell, New Mexico, where Carville spent a wonderful...
Garvalene Phelps Byrd
Apr 9, 2023
Garvalene P. Byrd entered her heavenly home on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital at the age of 90. She was born in Benton, KY on November 25, 1932, the daughter of the late Cletus and Chloe Tynes Phelps. She was married to Dr. Eldon Byrd who preceded her in death in 1992. Garvalene was a...
Belynda Gay Petty
Apr 7, 2023
Belynda Gay Yarbro Petty gained her angel wings Friday morning, April 7, 2023. She was 58 years old. For the past four years, Gay has put up a gallant fight against enormous odds, but peacefully died in her sleep around 8:00 a.m. Gay was an elementary school teacher for 32 years. She loved each of “her little babies,” as she...
Loanna Sue Chance
Apr 6, 2023
LoAnna Sue Chance, age 78, passed away peacefully in her sleep Thursday, April 6, 2023 at AHC Humboldt Healthcare and Rehab in Humboldt, TN. LoAnna was born April 24, 1944 in Houston, TX to the late Welch and Roberta (Hauk) Wilhite. She attended the University of Houston earning her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in French and Masters in Counseling. She...
Mary T. Bratton
Apr 5, 2023
Mary Tucker Bratton died peacefully at Regency Retirement Village in Jackson, Tennessee on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at the age of 89. Mrs. Bratton was born Mary Ann Tucker in Memphis, TN on April 24, 1933, the daughter of the late James C. and Hazel Jones Tucker of Millington, Tennessee. Mary was raised by her Aunt and Uncle, Null and...
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