Local obituaries for Jackson & Madison County, TN
Virginia Exum
Feb 4, 2017
A celebration for the life of Helen Virginia Exum will be Friday, February 10 at 11:00 and visitation with the family on Thursday, February 9 from 6:00-8:00 at Arrington Funeral Home. Mrs. Virginia passed away February 4, 2017, at Northbrooke Nursing Home where she had been cared for with skill and compassion over the past few years. She was born...
Barry Hubert Bynum
Feb 2, 2017
Barry Hubert Bynum, 58, died Thursday, February 2, 2017 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He was born in Dearborn, MI, February 24, 1958, the son of the late William E. Bynum and Thelma Nelson Bynum. Barry was a veteran and self-employed local businessman. His favorite pastimes were fishing, playing golf and wrestling. He was very passionate about his politics....
Mr. Andrew "Andy" Jordan Robinson Jr.
Jan 31, 2017
Andrew “Andy” Robinson Andrew “Andy” Jordan Robinson, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at the West Tennessee Veteran’s Home in Humboldt, TN, at the age of 81. He was the son of the late Andrew and Helen Zeller Robinson. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Nancy Hudson Robinson, and sons, Mark Robinson (Sharon), and David Robinson...
Joe Mason Pentecost
Jan 31, 2017
Joe Mason Pentecost, age 87, died on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at Maplewood Healthcare of Jackson. Joe was born on August 20, 1929 in Palmersville, TN, son of the late Dessel and Alma Alderdice Pentecost. His grandparents were the late Patsy and William Alderdice and Edna and Bates Pentecost. He was a 1947 graduate of Union City High School and...
Erma Deane Whinery Batton
Jan 29, 2017
Erma Deane Whinery Batton, age 96 1/2, died on Sunday, January 29, 2017 at her Jackson, TN residence. Erma was born on July 1, 1920 in De Baca County, New Mexico, the daughter of the late James Bryant and Mollie Cartledge Whinery. She graduated first in her class from Indianola High School in 1936 and from Mississippi Delta Junior CollegeShe...
Harold Phillips Mcleary, Sr.
Jan 28, 2017
Harold Phillips McLeary, Sr., age 90, died on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the West Tennessee Veteran Home in Humboldt. Harold was born on October 25, 1926 in Jackson, TN the son of the late R.E. and Virginia Phillips McLeary. He was married to Nancy Jean Stout McLeary who preceded him in death in June 2014. He was a retired,...
Robert W. Moore
Jan 26, 2017
Robert Wesley Moore, age 76, died Thursday January 26th at Northbrook Healthcare. He was born August 15, 1940 to the parents of Frank and Dovie Yarbrough Moore. He is survived by his wife of 57 years Mary Alice (Graves) Moore, a son, Eddie and Janie Moore of Lexington; a daughter, Karen and Kenneth Taylor of Oakfield, three grandchildren, Ryan and...
Jack "Jackie" Surratt Laughlin
Jan 26, 2017
Jack “Jackie” Surratt Laughlin passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, January 26, 2017. Jack affectionately known as “Papa” was born in Jackson, TN on June 18, 1935. He was educated in local schools, and began his career with the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad on March 22, 1952 at an early age to provide for his family. He worked as a...
Timothy W. Jones
Jan 14, 2017
Timothy Whitwell Jones age 66 died Saturday January 14, 2017 at his residence in Trenton, Tennessee. He was the son late Thomas Huton and Annie Loudean Whitwell Jones. Tim was a graduate of Peabody High School in Trenton and a member of the Union United Methodist Church. He was a 1970 graduate of John A Gupton College in Nashville, Tennessee...
James Ashley Hadley Iii
Jan 13, 2017
James Ashley Hadley III, age 60, died on Friday, January 13, 2017 at his Jackson residence surrounded by his loving family and friends. James was born in Memphis, TN on February 24, 1956, the son of James Ashley Hadley, Jr and Bonnie Jean Watkins. He was a retired twenty-year employee from Proctor and Gamble of Jackson and was a member...
Sally Beth Williams
Jan 13, 2017
Sally B. Williams, age 73, died on Friday, January 13, 2017 at her Jackson residence. She was born in Jackson, TN on October 27, 1943 the daughter of the late James Alvin and Nellie Scott Gilliand. Sally was a retired educator with the Jackson-Madison County School System with over thirty years of service. She was a Loving mother and a...
Dolores S. Miller
Jan 12, 2017
Services for Dolores S. Miller will be held Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Jackson, TN. The family will receive visitors before the service at 9:30 a.m. Dolores Nellie Miller was born on September 13, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois. She died in Memphis, TN on January 12, 2017. Dolores’ parents were Henry Mack...
Johnnie S. Gibson, Jr.
Jan 11, 2017
Johnnie S. Gibson, Jr., age 75, died on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at the West Tennessee Transitional Care of Jackson. Johnnie was born on March 23, 1941 in Ashland, MS, the son of the late Johnnie S. Gibson, Sr. and Opal Austin Gibson. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was a retired Job Superintendent with Watlington...
Ms Della June Haffner
Jan 7, 2017
Della June Haffner, 82, died Saturday evening, January 7, 2017 at Douglas Health and Rehabilitation Center in Milan, TN. She was born June 22, 1934 in Ellendale, ND the daughter of the late Richard and Irene Genz Henneberg. She was a retired nurse for the State of Florida and a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Della is survived...
Velma Lee "Sue" Garner
Jan 7, 2017
Velma Lee “Sue” Garner, age 90, died on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. A native of Henderson County, TN, she was born on August 30, 1926, the daughter of the late Fenner and Hautie McDaniel. She married Robert Garner on December 29, 1946, and just celebrated their 70th Anniversary. She was a member of...
Dorothy June Boyd Mckay
Jan 3, 2017
Dorothy June Boyd McKay, 73, of Jackson, TN passed away on Tuesday, January 3rd after battling cancer. She was the wife of the late Jerry B. McKay. Both Dorothy and Jerry were originally from Morrison, TN. Dorothy worked as a stay at home mother and as a local insurance agent until retirement. She is survived by two sons, Douglas and...
William Edward Griffis Jr.
Dec 31, 2016
William Edward Griffis, Jr., passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at the Medical Center of Humboldt, TN. He was 87 years old. Mr. Griffis was a graduate of Jonesboro High School, Arkansas State College all in Jonesboro, AR. He also graduated from Memphis State in 1954. He was a staff Sargent in the U.S. Army during the Korean War...
Shirley Richerson Anthony
Dec 31, 2016
Shirley Richerson Anthony, age 56, died on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Shirley was born in Jackson, TN the daughter of the late Raymond Richerson, Sr. and Janice Barham Richerson. Shirley was a register nurse and was a thirty-year employee of West Tennessee Healthcare currently in the Case Management Department as a Social Services...
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