All Obituaries

Dr. John Myron Bishop, age 89, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and husband of the late Margaret McMillan Graham Bishop, departed this life Tuesday evening, May 26, 2020 at Methodist LeBonheur Germantown Hospital. Dr. Bishop was born July 29, 1930 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of the late Joseph Bailey Bishop and Flossie Wilson Bishop. He graduated from Memphis State University and the University of Tennessee in Memphis with his doctorate degree in 1955. Upon returning to Somerville, he...

Betty Faye Lessel Burrows, age 83, resident of Moscow, Tennessee, departed this life Tuesday evening, May 26, 2020 at Methodist LeBonheur Germantown Hospital. Betty was born June 21, 1936 in Blue Springs, Mississippi, daughter of the late Herschel Lessel and Louvena Dunlap Lessel. She received her education in Ecru, Mississippi and was employed as a packaging operator for Kellogg’s in Memphis, Tennessee for many years before her retirement in 1993. Betty was a resident of Moscow since...

Ruby Tapp Doyle, age 84, resident of Counce, Tennessee, longtime resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of the late Bobby Lee Doyle, Sr., departed this life Monday afternoon, May 25, 2020 at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth, Mississippi. Ruby was born October 26, 1935 in Somerville, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Paul Tudor Tapp and Ruth Nichols Tapp. She graduated from Fayette County High School in 1953 and was married to Bobby Lee Doyle, Sr. who preceded her in death in...

Steve Patrick, age 70, resident of Mason, Tennessee, departed this life Sunday evening, May 24, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett. Steve was born June 26, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of the late Carl Powell Hawkins and Gladys Marie Jackson Patrick. He graduated from Hernando High School in Hernando, Mississippi and served his country in the United States Marine Corps. "Muffin" was employed with Dupont as a sketch artist and pipefitter for over 30 years before...

Gladys Ann Moon Tucker, age 61, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of Elbert "Derl" Tucker, departed this life Saturday morning, May 23, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee. Gladys was born May 31, 1958 in Trenton, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Floyd Moon and Annie Cate Moon. She was a homemaker throughout her life and a member of First Baptist Church of Somerville. She enjoyed reading, cooking and watching movies. Mrs. Tucker is survived by her...

Ida Corinne Feathers Glover, age 83, resident of Williston, Tennessee and wife of James “Bud” Glover, departed this life Thursday evening, May 21, 2020 at Pine Meadows Healthcare Center in Bolivar, Tennessee. Corinne was born May 21, 1937 in Somerville, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Samuel Elec Feathers and Senith Elizabeth Williams Feathers. She attended Garnett School and Fayette County High School. She was married September 6, 1952 to James E. “Bud” Glover...

Timothy Joe “Tim” Reeves, age 51, resident of Harmontown, Mississippi, departed this life Monday morning, May 18, 2020. Tim was born April 23, 1969 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Barbara Reeves Hailey and the late Phillip Michael Reeves. He was a graduate of Kingsbury High School in Memphis and was employed as a painter and musician for many years. He volunteered at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi and the State Veterans Home in Oxford,...

Dorothy Albright Ainsworth, age 79, resident of Arlington, Tennessee and wife of Howard Ainsworth, departed this life Sunday evening, May 17, 2020 at Methodist LeBonheur Germantown Hospital. Dotti was born September 16, 1940 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Robert Albright and Julia Ann Burgess Albright. She was married August 22, 1979 to Howard Ainsworth and was a member of The Refuge Church in Lakeland, Tennessee. Dotti loved traveling and walking on the beach, shopping,...

Mary Harvey Carpenter, age 90, resident of Oak Ridge, Tennessee and wife of the late Lester "Buddy" Carpenter, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, May 11, 2020 at Canterfield of Oak Ridge. Mary was  born April 23, 1930 in Mason, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Boothe Harvey and Mary Lea Carruthers Harvey. She grew up on the family farm and moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1948 to live with her aunt and attend cosmetology school. Mary was married to Lester...

Francis Steven “Frank” Withers, age 80, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and husband of Cheryl Willis Withers, departed this life Friday, May 10, 2020 at his residence. Frank was born September 27, 1939 in Pratt, Kansas, the son of the late Melvin Withers and Dorothy Lorraine Howe Withers. He served his country in the United States Navy during the Bay of Pigs in Cuba and received his bachelor’s degree from Kansas State University. He was employed as a computer analyst for...