Local obituaries for Jackson & Madison County, TN
Sarah Darling Williamson
Mar 1, 2014
Sarah Darling Williamson, 90, died Saturday, March 01, 2014 at her residence. Sarah was born in Huntingdon, TN on February 22, 1924, the daughter of the late Otis W. Darling and Erie Wooton Patterson. She moved to Jackson at an early age and was educated in the Jackson public schools. She was a graduate of Union University, where she was...
Stephen Lindner
Feb 21, 2014
Stephen L. Lindner, age 73, passed away Friday, February 21, 2014. Mr. Lindner’s wishes were to be cremated with no services or visitation. Anyone who would like to remember him may make a donation in his name to: American Cancer Society or American Diabetes Association. He leaves his wife of 53 years, Pansy Lindner; a son, Stephen Lindner Jr.; a...
Joe R. Hurt Jr.
Feb 21, 2014
Joe R. Hurt, Jr, 83, died on Friday, February 21, 2014 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. A native of Kenton, TN, Joe was born on June 19, 1930, the son of the late Joe R. and Mary Jessup Hurt. He was married to Helen Baker Hurt for forty-eight years, before her death in 2000. He served his country...
William David Maness
Feb 20, 2014
William David Maness died in his home on Thursday morning, February 20, 2014. David was born on May 24, 1956, at Eglin AFB near Valparaiso, FL to Jewell Maness and the late Joe Maness. He was a 1974 graduate of Jackson Central Merry High School. After graduation, David joined the USAF and spent time in Germany and Florida. David was...
Lucille Poague
Feb 20, 2014
Lucille Poague, 82, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2014 at Northbrooke Healthcare. She was born May 26, 1931 in Memphis, TN the daughter of the late Arthur and Ethel Poe. Mrs. Poague was an elementary school teacher for 42 years, spending the later part of her career teaching in Jackson. She was a longtime member of North Jackson Church of...
G. W. "Mac" Mcnutt
Feb 19, 2014
G. W. “Mac” McNutt G. W. “Mac” McNutt, 86 died on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at his residence. A native of Pontotoc, MS, Mac was born on June 13, 1927, the son of the late Herman and Viola Stepp McNutt. He was a devoted husband to his wife Christen Wilson McNutt who preceded him in death on January 2, 2012....
Dorothy Jean Wilson
Feb 16, 2014
Dorothy Jean “Dot” Wilson Dorothy Jean “Dot” Wilson, 83, died on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at her Jackson residence. A native of Jackson, TN Dot was born on March 31, 1930 the daughter of the late Frank and Maudie Utley Rainey. She was a life long member of West Jackson Baptist Church of Jackson, TN, where she was active in...
Rev. David Shettles
Feb 11, 2014
Rev. David Shettles, 59, died on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at Regional Hospital of Jackson. A native of Memphis, TN, he was born on October 22, 1954, the son of the late A.D. and Mary Robbins Shettles. David spent most of his life heavily involved with the Boy Scouts of America, starting as a youth and continuing until his health...
Ken Wilbanks
Feb 11, 2014
Ken Wilbanks, 67, died on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Ken was born in Essary Springs, MS on August 24, 1946, the son of the late Buford and Mary Louise Simpson Wilbanks. He was a graduate of Mississippi State and was employed with the Jackson office of the Social Security Administration for thirty-five years...
Wesley L. Ivey
Feb 10, 2014
Wesley L. Ivey, 55, died on Monday, February 10, 2014 at his residence. A native of Gainesville, GA, he was born on February 22, 1958, the son of Allene Kerns Ivey and the late Minor Ivey. He was a graduate of Georgia Tech and retired from the Milan Arsenal, where he worked for twenty years in quality control. He was...
Kenneth Anderson Caldwell
Feb 5, 2014
Kenneth Anderson Caldwell, 81, died Wednesday evening at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He was born June 4, 1932 in Jackson, TN the son of the late John Caldwell and Irene Watt Caldwell. He was a Lt. Col.in the Air Force flying B-52’s in the Vietnam War. Kenneth was a member of the Masonic Lodge, A Shriner, a member of...
James (Jim) F. Hicks
Feb 3, 2014
Jim Hicks, 77, a retired coach and teacher, died on Monday, February 3, 2014 at the Vanderbilt University Medical in Nashville, TN. A native of Waverly, TN, he was born on October 2, 1936, the son of the late Ferbie and Flossie Buchanan Hicks. Jim received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee at Martin, where he played football...
Burnett Royal Hickey Jr.
Jan 30, 2014
Burnett Royal Hickey, Jr., 85, passed away after an extended illness on January 30, 2014. Royal was born on January 21, 1929 in Greenville, Mississippi to the late B. Royal Hickey, Sr. and the late Grace Wall Hickey. He grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, graduating from Jackson’s Central High in 1947. He attended the University of Mississippi graduating with a...
Barbara Keller
Jan 29, 2014
Barbara Ann Keller Barbara Keller, 64, formerly of Jackson, TN now residing in Parsons, TN, peacefully died Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was born March 8, 1949 in Crockett County, TN the daughter of the late Sanders and Mavis Lewis. Barbara was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Jackson, TN and St. Regina’s...
Herbert A. Goforth Jr
Jan 29, 2014
Herbert A. Goforth, Jr., 74, formerly of Jackson, TN died on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at his Springfield, TN residence. A native of Memphis, TN, Herbert was born on April 1, 1939 the son of the late Herbert A. Goforth, Sr. and Erda McClanahan Goforth. He served his country in the United States Army and spent his career in law...
Jim Lantrip
Jan 29, 2014
James Lantrip Jim Lantrip, 80, of Bells, TN died Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at his residence. He was born January 4, 1934 in Hulka, MS the son of the late Elton and Lilly Lantrip. Jim was employed with Madison Electric and after retirement was the owner of Jelco Electric. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Barbara Lantrip;...
Royce Roland Smith
Jan 27, 2014
Royce Roland Smith, 76, died on Monday, January 27, 2014 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Royce was born in Half Moon, Arkansas on July 4, 1937, the son of the late Roy Joseph and Addie Branscum Smith. He served in the United States Marine Corp as an MP. He owned and operated R & R True Value Hardware...
Joseph Allen Roark
Jan 26, 2014
Allen Roark, 54, died on Sunday, January 26, 2014 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital after a sudden illness. A native of Madison County, Allen was born on March 28, 1959 the son of Mattie Sue Johnson Roark and the late Joe Roark. He was a graduate of Southside High School and was employed by Yancey’s Lift Truck Service....
James "Pete" Wilson
Jan 24, 2014
Funeral services for James C. (Pete) Wilson, age 94, will be held Monday, January 27, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at West Jackson Baptist Church, Jackson, TN. The service will be officiated by Rev. Lonnie Sanders and Rev. Ricky Clark with burial to follow at Highland Memorial Gardens. Mr. Wilson died Friday, January 24, 2014 at Maplewood Health Care Center in...
Terry Ray Blackstock
Jan 24, 2014
Terry Ray Blackstock, 76, of Jackson, TN died Friday, January 24, 2014 at Jackson Madison Co. General Hospital. He was born August 22, 1937 in Luray, TN the son of the late Tom and Beatty Blackstock. He graduated from Jackson High School and attended Union University. He worked as an engineer for Illinois Central Gulf Railroad for 42 years. He...
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