Local obituaries for Jackson & Madison County, TN
Martha Sue Sellars
Apr 20, 2017
Martha Sue Sellars, age 69, died Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Jackson Madison County Hospital. She was born August 6, 1947 to the parents of Paul and Mildred (Lester) Mullennnix. She is survived by three daughters, Melissa Kaye (Spencer) Pratt of Jackson, TN, Angela Renee (James Keith) Hicks, of Greenbrier, AR, and Rebecca Lynn Sellars of Bryant, AR, one brother,...
Tyler Morganti
Apr 20, 2017
Tyler Jean Morganti, 26 passed away peacefully on April 20, 2017 at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital after a long, hard-fought battle with leukemia. He was born on July 31, 1990. Tyler’s huge heart left a big impression on everyone he met. He loved all sports, especially the Tennessee Vols, Indianapolis Colts, Memphis Grizzlies, and St. Louis Cardinals. Tyler enjoyed...
Robert L. "Bobby" Osborne Iv
Apr 17, 2017
Bobby Osborne, age 33, died on Monday, April 17, 2017 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He was born on July 2, 1983. He was employed with the Tennessee Department of Transportation. Bobby had a fascination with cars of all types especially sports cars and drag racers. He had many hobbies including raising snakes and knowing all about dinosaurs....
Christopher Shannon York
Apr 13, 2017
Christopher Shannon York died on April 13, 2017, in Washington, D.C. after a sudden heart attack. He was born in Columbia, South Carolina, on February 1, 1972, to Ms. Helen Bonney York, and Ronald York. Shannon and his family moved to Jackson in 1977. In addition to his parents, Shannon leaves his sister, Alison Pollock (Steve), his brother, Jon York...
Margaret "Amy" Smith
Apr 9, 2017
Margaret “Amy” Smith, age 83 died on Sunday, April 9, 2017 at her residence surrounded by her family under the loving care of Hospice of West Tennessee. Amy was born on April 27, 1933, the daughter of the late J.G. and Emmer Mayfield Duke. She was a graduate of Beech Bluff High School, where she was captain of the girls’...
Gene Johnstone
Apr 8, 2017
GENE JOHNSTONE Gene Johnstone, 79 of Germantown, TN and Nokomis, FL died April 8, 2017. Gene was born to D.D. and Bessie Johnstone March 15, 1938 in Jackson, TN. He graduated from Northside High School and attended The University of Southern Mississippi and Lambuth University. After moving to Memphis, he worked many years in sales. In the late 1960's he...
William H. "Bill" Stewart
Apr 7, 2017
WILLIAM H. (BILL) STEWART October 12, 1936 - April 7, 2017 Mr. William H. (Bill) Stewart entered into the gates of Glory on Friday, April 07, 2017. Bill was born in Jackson, Tennessee. Although he traveled extensively performing as a gospel singer, he lived almost all of his life in the East Union and Beech Bluff communities. He graduated from...
James Glenn Jernigan
Apr 7, 2017
James Glenn Jernigan, age 55, died on Friday, April 7, 2017 at the St. Francis Hospital of Bartlett, TN. A native of Jackson, TN, Glenn was born on March 11, 1962 the son of Nancy Powell Jernigan and the late Lee Edward Jernigan. He was a graduate of JCM High School, where he excelled in Football and basketball. He was...
Josie Dale Kease Johnson
Apr 5, 2017
Josie Dale Kease Johnson, 92, of Jackson, TN passed away peacefully on April 5, 2017. Dale was born February 27, 1925 to Clyde E. Keas and Olivia Cavitt Kease. She was educated in the Jackson public school system and attended Union University. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Billy Johnson. They were married on October...
Peggy Doris Murley
Apr 4, 2017
Peggy Doris Murley, age 84, died on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at her residence surrounded by her family and under the loving care of Avalon Hospice, Peggy was born in Humboldt, TN on May 8, 1932 the daughter of the late Lonnie and Aileen Sanders Wallsmith. She was a retired Pre-K teacher with twenty-seven years at the Cottonwood Heights Baptist...
Douglas Ray Lonon
Apr 4, 2017
Douglas Ray Lonon, age 62, died Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at Jackson Madison County Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Jackson, TN to the late parents of Herschel and Minnie Pearl Hampton Lonon. He was retired from Three State Supply in Sales and enjoyed home improvements, camping, baseball, golf, fish, and most importantly, keeping his grandchildren. He...
Beauton Redding
Apr 2, 2017
Beauton Redding was born in Oakfield, TN to Willis and Annie Shindoll Rodgers on August 16, 1923. She lived almost all of her life in Bemis, TN. She grew up in a large and loving family of two brothers, four sisters and a loving mother and father. Almost everyone in the family played a guitar, sang or danced. Beauton and...
Loraine M. Duffey
Mar 30, 2017
Loraine M. Duffey, age 76, died on Thursday, March 30, 2017 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. A native of Jackson, TN, she was born on Feb. 22, 1941 the daughter of the late Jacob Thomas and Loraine Wisdom Martin. She was married to Kenneth Joseph Duffey who preceded her in death in 2005. She was a homemaker for...
Brian Alan Ridley
Mar 28, 2017
Brian Alan Ridley, age 29, died on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis, TN. A native of Jackson, TN, he was born on October 26, 1987 the son of Barry Max and Patricia Ann Honen Ridley. He was a graduate of Madison Academic of Jackson and received his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the...
Katie Lynn Gordon
Mar 27, 2017
Katie Lynn Gordon Katie took her final journey here on Earth to her forever journey into the heavens with our Lord Jesus Christ on March 27, 2017. She was loved by so many and will be missed greatly. Katie was born in Jackson, TN on December 21, 1994, the daughter of James Albert and Jennifer Ruth Wade Gordon. She was...
Mary Arnold
Mar 26, 2017
Alta “Mary” Arnold age 71 of Jackson, TN passed suddenly on March 26, 2017. She was born on January 10, 1946, the daughter of Frances Loyd and the late Ernest Neal Loyd. Mary was a graduate of Jackson High School and McCollum & Ross Cosmetology. She retired from the Jackson Madison County School System as a special education assistant. Mary...
Oscar Davis "Buddy" Ryan
Mar 18, 2017
Oscar Davis “Buddy” Ryan received his call from the Lord on Saturday, March 18, 2017. Buddy Ryan was born on December 29, 1942 on Nashville, TN to the late Oscar Davis “Buddy” Ryan, Jr. and Dorothy Carlton Ryan. He was a 1960 graduate of Clarksville High School in Clarksville, TN, where he served as manager of both the football and...
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