Local obituaries for Jackson & Madison County, TN
Lester Harold James
Jan 28, 2022
Lester Harold James, age 87, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 28, 2022, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital after a short illness. Harold was born on September 30, 1934, the oldest son of the late Lester Stanton James and the late Doris Strong James. He was born at their home in Eads, Tennessee which dates back to Civil War times...
Timothy "Tim" Alan Chance
Jan 27, 2022
Timothy Alan “Tim” Chance, age 56, died January 27, 2022, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Born in Waverly, TN on December 2, 1965, he was the son of late Barry Alan Chance and Leona Mae Stewart Chance. Tim served in the US Navy and was a self-employed Martial Arts Instructor after obtaining his 4th Degree Black Belt in Kenpo Karate....
Guy H. Young
Jan 26, 2022
Guy H. Young, age 86, of Jackson, TN passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Guy was born June 13, 1935, in Sumiton, AL to the late Claude D. and Vinie Elizabeth Fortenberry Young. He was a staple in Modern Woodmen of America since 1970, receiving numerous of their highest awards, retiring as the Regional Director...
Wallace B. Mills
Jan 17, 2022
Wallace Mills, age 85, died peacefully on Monday, January 17, 2022, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Wally, as he was known to many, was born on August 28, 1936, in Bemis, TN, the son of the late Hunter Mason and Erdie Mae Butler Mills. He served his country with distinction in the United States Army for over twenty-one years, retiring...
John Francis Cotton
Jan 15, 2022
John Francis Cotton, age 84, of Jackson, TN passed away peacefully Saturday, January 15, 2022 in the comfort of his home. John was born September 13, 1937 in Dallas, TX to the late Walter Francis & Jessie Mae Gates Cotton. He was a brilliant mechanical engineer and spent many years working at Westinghouse/ABB creating inventions. There are 15 patents under...
Annie Colene Pitts Steinbach
Jan 14, 2022
Annie Colene Steinbach, age 82, died peacefully on Friday, January 14, 2022, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Colene was born in Milan, TN, the daughter of the late Walter and Susie McCoy Reaves. She was a graduate of Milan High School and married her first husband Ronnie Pitts, who preceded her in death in February 1994. She was a member...
Charles Terry Avera
Jan 12, 2022
Charles Terry Avera, of Jackson, TN, passed away on January 12, 2022, at the age of 69. He was born in Tallahassee, FL December 11, 1952, to the late Troy G. Avera Sr. of Nashville, GA, and Margaret M. Griffin Avera of Alapaha, GA. The Avera and Griffin families were early settlers in North Carolina and Georgia. Charles spent his...
Glenda Jo Sydboten
Jan 12, 2022
Glenda Jo Sydboten of Jackson, TN passed away at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at the age of 81. Glenda was born in Symsonia, KY, on Tuesday, November 19, 1940, the daughter of the late William Woodrow and Thelma (Cole) Watkins. Other than her parents she is preceded in death by her son, Lyndell Sydboten; grandson,...
Betty Sue Coffer
Jan 7, 2022
Betty Sue Coffer, died Friday, January 7, 2022, in Gallatin, Tennessee, at the age of 81. She was born in Charleston, MO, August 12, 1940, the daughter of the late Clement and Lucille Delk Hart. Betty attended Sacred Heart Nursing School in Pensacola, FL. For many years she was Director of Surgery at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a...
Charles Rankine Roth
Jan 4, 2022
Rankine Roth, age 52, left this earthly life on January 4, 2022, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Rankine was born the youngest of three boys on December 10, 1969, to Georgia Middlebrooks Roth and the late Charles Nelson Roth. He was a very adventurous and self-motivated individual, who enjoyed just about every outdoor activity from disc golf,...
Elizabeth "Betsy" June White
Jan 4, 2022
Elizabeth “Betsy” June White, age 77, of Jackson, TN passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Betsy was born on October 27, 1944, to the late Tury and Minniola Oman in Jackson, TN. In her younger years, Betsy was a professional water-skier at Cypress Gardens. In later years, she worked at Florida Steel and retired...
Darce Cole Melugin
Jan 2, 2022
Darce Cole Melugin, age 87, died January 2, 2022, at Northbrooke Health Care and Rehab Center of Jackson of natural causes. She was born in Hickman KY on January 17, 1934, the daughter of the late Collie and Lena Maie Snead. She was married to Jesse Melugin who preceded her in death in 1998 and Swayne Cole in 2013. She...
Ernest Harold Taylor
Jan 2, 2022
Ernest Harold Taylor, age 88, passed from this earthly life to his heavenly home on January 2, 2022, at his residence. A native of Scotts Hill, TN, he was born on December 21, 1933, the son of the late Ernest Haywood and Farris Montgomery Taylor. He was preceded in death by his wife of sixty-eight years, Peggy Taylor, in 2016....
Winnie Jane Coleraine
Dec 31, 2021
Winnie Jane Coleraine, age 68, passed away on December 31, 2021. She was born on July 21, 1953, the daughter of Albren and Margie Mitchell Copley in Centerville, TN. Winnie married Marty Coleraine in 1983. Winnie was a devoted and loving wife as well as a loving mother to their two daughters, Gina and Betsy. After moving to Jackson, TN...
Allen David Escue
Dec 29, 2021
Allen David Escue passed away at home in the arms of his family the night of December 29th from complications of a recent fall. At 90 years old and the last Escue of his generation of siblings he meets in Heaven, those who went before him include: his parents Dave and Viola Escue; his brothers Stanley, Durwood, Louis, Raymond and...
John Russell Eggenberger
Dec 29, 2021
John Eggenberger, age 56, died Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was born September 22, 1965, in Memphis, TN, the son of Jerry Eggenberger and Betty Ballow Eggenberger Tucker. John was known for being an avid golfer and salesman. He could honestly sell anything, mainly because of his personality, his smile, his humor and the ability...
Rosa Jane Ashworth
Dec 28, 2021
Rosa J. Ashworth, age 75, entered her heavenly home on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, with her family at her side. A native of Friendship, TN, Rosa was born on February 25, 1946, the daughter of the late Voris and Mary Johnson Ponder. She was married to Ronnie Lee Ashworth, who preceded her in death...
Barbara Vaughn Thompson
Dec 27, 2021
Barbara Vaughn Thompson, age 87, passed away peacefully on December 27, 2021, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, surrounded by her family. A Paris, TN native, Barbara was born to the late William and Lillian Hart Vaughn on October 24, 1934; the second of three daughters. Barbara grew up surrounded by love and an unbreakable sisterly bond that began in childhood...
Jimmie Leslie Wilkerson
Dec 26, 2021
Jimmie Leslie Wilkerson, Sr., age 74, died on Sunday, December 26, 2021, due to complications of Agent Orange. The family rejoices that he has entered his heavenly home. Jimmie was born in Savannah, TN on Friday, December 5, 1947, to the late Leslie Alford and Viola Wilkerson. After meeting and marrying Debra Becker of Memphis, he spent 49 years of happiness...
Leslie Paul Henry
Dec 26, 2021
Paul Henry, age 61, died Sunday, December 26, 2021, at his residence after a brief illness. He was born on February 3, 1960, in New Orleans, LA, the son of the late Patrick and Ann Featherly Henry. He was a member of Chapel Hill Baptist Church of Milan, TN, where he was actively involved with the Chuck Stewart Sunday School...
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