Local obituaries for Jackson & Madison County, TN
Lynn M. Nichols
Mar 14, 2013
Lynn M. Nichols Lynn M. Nichols, 67, died on Thursday, March 14, 2013 at her residence. Lynn was born in Mobile, AL, on September 28, 1945, the daughter of Lowell Scott and the late Clyde B. McMillian. She was a retired Registered Nurse with Jackson Madison County General Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Richard Nichols of Humboldt, TN;...
George Beiter
Mar 13, 2013
George M. Beiter, 89, died Wednesday evening March 13, 2013 at Maplewood Healthcare. Mr. Beiter was born November 1, 1923 in Portage, PA the son of the late James and Jane Brown Beiter. He was retired from Graham Snack Foods. He held a private pilot’s license and served in the Navy during WW II. He is survived by three sons,...
Gay Evans Brown
Mar 11, 2013
Mrs. Brown died on Monday, March 11, 2013 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. A native of Portsmouth, VA, she was born on August 11, 1934, the daughter of the late Howard Taft and Martha Nell Lewis Evans. She was married to Robert Walter Brown, who preceded her in death. She was a member of Woodland Baptist Church. She...
Rev. Arlo Dan Bates
Mar 6, 2013
Rev. Dan Bates, 88, died Wednesday March 6, 2013 at Jackson Madison Co. General Hospital. He was born March 25, 1924 in Hillsdale, MI the son of the late Robert Bates and Maude Fairbanks Bates. He graduated from Ben Franklin High School in Cedar Rapids, IA in 1942; graduated from Union University with a BA in 1946 and from Southwestern...
David D. "Dave" Trongale
Mar 2, 2013
Funeral services for David D. “Dave” Trongale, 75, will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, March 5, 2013 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors. Burial will follow in Browns Cemetery. Mr. Trongale died on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Dave was born on December 16, 1937 in Chicago, IL, the son of the...
Jerry B. Mckay
Feb 28, 2013
Jerry B. McKay Mr. Jerry B. McKay, 70 died on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at his Jackson residence. Jerry was born on January 21, 1943 in Morrison, TN, the son of the late Lela Turner. He was married to the former Dorothy June Boyd and was a salesman retiring in 2011 from Schwan’s Frozen Foods. He was a member of...
Virginia Robinson
Feb 27, 2013
Virginia Rose Elston Robinson went to be with her Lord and Savior, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Bright Glade Health Care in Memphis TN. She was one of ten children and was born to David E Elston and Nannie Elizabeth Brown Elston on January 17, 1917 in Madison County TN. Virginia was a person of great faith and loved the...
Mr. Larry Casey
Feb 26, 2013
Mr. Larry Casey, age 79 of Jackson has succumbed to lung cancer after a seven year battle. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, March 2, 2013 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors. A private committal service will be held at Ridgecrest Cemetery with Rev. Nick Pappas officiating the services. The family will be receiving friends on...
David N. Carter Sr.
Feb 22, 2013
David N. Carter, Sr. age 94, passed away peacefully on February 22, 2013. He was born on January 14, 1919 in Humboldt, Tn to Alfred and Fannie Carter. He served in the US Army Air Corp during World War II. He was married for 53 years to the late Sara Frances Maitland of Trenton, Tn. In his earlier years Mr....
Elaine Faye Long
Feb 20, 2013
Elaine Long, 63, died Wednesday February 20, 2013 in Jackson, TN. She was born June 27, 1949 in Jackson, TN, the daughter of Horace Copedge Waldrop and Nellie Lane Waldrop. She is survived by a son Joseph Moore, wife Amanda and grandson Aiden Moore of Medina, TN; a sister Lanell Sims and husband Howard of Humboldt, TN; a nephew, Dr....
Vadis Ann Murdaugh Anthony
Feb 20, 2013
Vadis Ann Murdaugh Anthony, 75 died on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. She was born on July 22, 1937 in Jackson, TN the daughter of the late Jesse and Exie Lee Newman Murdaugh. She was a member of First Baptist Church and retired from the Madison County Court Clerk’s office. She is survived by...
Corinne Walker Davis
Feb 4, 2013
Corinne Walker Davis, 89, died on Monday, February 04, 2013 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. She was born in Trenton, TN on November 3, 1923, the forth child of six to the late David and Buena Grimes Walker. She attended Brazil High School and was married to Wibbie Adrain Davis, an Elder Deacon of Englewood Baptist Church, who...
Diane Freeman Jaynes
Feb 2, 2013
Diane Jaynes, 64, died Saturday evening February 2, 2013 in Memphis, TN. She was born September 3, 1948 in Dyersburg, TN, the daughter of William H. and Charmiane Wells Freeman. She was a probation officer for the State of Tennessee Department of Probation for thirty seven years. Diane enjoyed spending time spinning with her friends at the YMCA. Her love...
Bertha Lee "Short" Burns
Jan 31, 2013
Bertha “Short” Burns Bertha “Short” Burns, 80, died on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Short was born in Humboldt, TN on September 2, 1932, the daughter of the late Elvis and Edna McCollum Williams. A homemaker, she was married to Clarence Burns who preceded her in death. Short enjoyed reading, cooking, listening to music...
Phillip W. "Gran" Mccoy
Jan 24, 2013
Phillip W. “Gran” McCoy Phillip W. “Gran” McCoy, 70 died on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at his residence. Phillip was born in Crockett, Co. on February 6, 1942, the son of the late James Owen and Marie Campbell McCoy. He served in the Tennessee National Guard being Honorably Discharged with the rank of staff Sgt. He was employed as the...
Nelle Elizabeth Richardson
Jan 18, 2013
Nelle Elizabeth Richardson, 85, died on January 18, 2013. She was born on September 8, 1927 to Charles Eddie Pearce and Dollie (Derrick) Pearce in Jackson, Tennessee. When Nelle graduated from high school she attended Business College, and after obtaining an associate degree she worked for Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company. She began as a service representative and accepted...
Lt. Col. Robert Michael "Bob" Mcdermott
Jan 16, 2013
Funeral mass for Lt. Colonel Retired Robert Michael “Bob” McDermott, 84, will be held at 10:00 AM Monday, January 21, 2013 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Mr. McDermott died at his residence on Wednesday, January 16, 2013. A native of Kingston, PA, he was born on August 1, 1928 the son of the late Michael and Elizabeth Gertrude McLaughlin McDermott....
Linda Sue Webster
Jan 14, 2013
Funeral services for Linda S. Webster, 62, will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, January 18, 2013 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors with Rev. Ronnie Sells and Ray Hawk, minister officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Webster died at her residence on Monday, January 14, 2013. A native of Madison County, she was born on...
Don B. Creasy
Jan 14, 2013
Funeral services for Don Creasy, 49, will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, January 17, 2013 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors with Dr. Brent Lay and Dr. Philip Jett officiating. Burial will follow in Ridgecrest Cemetery. Don died on Monday, January 14, 2013 at his residence. A native of Jackson, TN he was born on January 30, 1963...
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