All Obituaries

Mary Fesmire Flake, age 91, resident of Eads, Tennessee and wife of the late Roy Edwin Flake, departed this life Monday afternoon, September 26, 2022 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Funeral Services for Mrs. Flake will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday, October 1, 2022 at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at Oakland with Bro. Mike Hollaway, pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Rossville, officiating. Interment will follow in the Fayette County Memorial Park Cemetery on Highway 64. A...

Noma Gene Baker-Riley, age 83, passed from this life and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom on September 24, 2022. Noma was born on July 26, 1939 in Three Rivers, Texas to the late Teddy Eugene Baker and Georgia Grace Baker. She was retired from Civil Service and was a very active member of Apostolic Ministry Fellowship, where she served her Lord. Mrs. Riley was a devoted and consecrated Servant of the Lord and a loving wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed caring for her...

Anne Marie Moonen Namishia, age 85, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of the late Matthew Richard Namishia, departed this life Saturday morning, September 24, 2022 at Methodist LeBonheur Germantown Hospital. Anne was born May 30, 1937 in Oneida, New York. She was employed as a medical data entry clerk for many years and was of the Catholic faith. She was a member of the Somerville Moose Lodge and enjoyed her flowers, hummingbirds, arts, crafts, sitting on her swing and being in the...

John Madison Leatherwood, age 86, resident of Moscow, Tennessee and husband of the late Nina Frances Hollida Leatherwood, departed this life Saturday evening, September 24, 2022 at Methodist LeBonheur Germantown Hospital. Funeral Services for Mr. Leatherwood will be held at 1 P.M. Friday, September 30, 2022 at the Peebles Main Funeral Chapel in Somerville with Bro. Wayne Hodge officiating. Interment will follow in the Forty-Five Cemetery at Moscow. A visitation for Mr. Leatherwood will be...

Jimmy Dean Matthews, Jr., age 39, resident of Collierville, Tennessee and husband of Cassandra Paddock-Matthews, departed this life Thursday, September 15, 2022. Jimmy was born March 30, 1983 in Somerville, Tennessee, the son of Jimmy Dean Matthews and Elisa Dianne Cates. He was employed as a construction laborer and was a mechanical person who could fix small engines. Jimmy had an artistic side and enjoyed drawing and had unusually talented green thumb that could plant anything and it...

Bradley Scott Thompson, age 40, resident of Oakland, Tennessee, departed this life Wednesday evening, September 21, 2022. Bradley was born January 20, 1982 in Union City, Tennessee. He was employed at D’s Automotive and Transmission and loved spending time with his family, especially his children, friends and his dog, Roni. He enjoyed riding four-wheelers and motorcycles, working on vehicles and anything outdoors. Bradley was able to connect with children of all ages because of his...

Kenneth William “Ken” Klabbatz, age 54, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and husband of Sherry Foster Klabbatz, departed this life Sunday afternoon, September 18, 2022 at his home. Ken was born March 11, 1968 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, the son of the late James and Beverly Connely Klabbatz. He graduated from Highland High School in Medina, Ohio in 1986 and was married May 2, 1996 to Sherry Foster Klabbatz. He was employed at Olympus for 29 years where he trained employees on how to...

Ronald Edward Walker, age 72, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and husband of Alice Walker, departed this life Thursday morning, September 15, 2022 at his home. Ronald was born August 2, 1950 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of the late George and Mary Wright Walker. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps and at the age of 38, went to the Fogelman College of Business at Memphis State University where he received his BBA. Ron was employed with the Memphis Police Department for...

Thomas Roosevelt McKnight, age 89, resident of the Burrowtown Community and husband of the late Mary Francis Daniels McKnight and the late Marie McKnight, departed this life Wednesday evening, September 14, 2022 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett. Thomas was born November 8, 1932 in Mason, Tennessee, the son of the late John Eston McKnight and Kate Twisdale McKnight. He was employed with the State of Tennessee with the surveying crew for many years before his retirement 26 years ago....

Gloria Eugenia Smith Walker, age 80, resident of Eads, Tennessee and wife of the late Franklin Roosevelt Walker, Sr., departed this life Tuesday morning, September 13, 2022 at her home. Gloria was born May 3, 1942 in Eads, the daughter of the late Robert Forrest Smith and Lena Estelle Seward Smith. She was a member of Hickory Withe Baptist Church and loved her puggle, Brody and her donkey, Dominique. Gloria enjoyed gardening, flowers, cooking and animals, especially dogs, cats and...