All Obituaries

Grady Eugene Bowden, age 63, resident of Oakland, Tennessee, departed this life Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at his residence. Memorial Services for Mr. Bowden will be held at 11 A.M. Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at Oakland with Bro. Eddie Little, pastor at Hickory Withe First Baptist Church in Eads, Tennessee, officiating. Interment will be private. A visitation for Mr. Bowden will be from 9 to 11 A.M. Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at...

Lavelle Billings Cross, age 77, resident of Mason, Tennessee and husband of Annetta Rodgers Cross, departed this life Monday evening, May 13, 2019 at Methodist North Hospital in Memphis. Funeral Services for Mr. Cross were conducted at 1 P.M. Thursday, May 16, 2019 at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at Oakland with Dr. Mark Matheny officiating. Special music was provided by Barbara Hall. Interment followed in the Fayette County Memorial Park Cemetery on Highway 64. Arrangements were...

Elzie Crawford Price, Jr., age 76, resident of Williston and husband of Elaine Reeves Price, departed this life Sunday afternoon, May 12, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. A gathering of family members and friends of Mr. Price was from 4 to 6 P.M. Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at the Peebles Main Funeral Chapel in Somerville. Arrangements were provided by Peebles Fayette County Funeral Homes & Cremation Center – Main Chapel in Somerville. Elzie was born January 15, 1943 in...

Carroll Max Lee, age 70, resident of Somerville and husband of Peggy Wright Lee, departed this life Sunday morning, May 12, 2019 at his residence. Funeral Services for Mr. Lee wias conducted at 1 P.M. Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at Oakland with Bro. Ryan Manning and Deedy Parks Hays officiating. Interment with Military Honors followed in the Somerville City Cemetery. Arrangements were provided by Peebles Fayette County Funeral Homes &...

Billy Franklin Doyle, age 81, resident of Oakland, Tennessee, departed this life Thursday, May 9, 2019 at Regional One Health in Memphis. Funeral Services for Mr. Doyle were at 1 P.M. Monday, May 13, 2019 at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at Oakland. The officiating ministers were Bro. John Ed Watkins, pastor of Mercy's Bridge Church in Somerville and Bro. Eddie Little, pastor of Hickory Withe First Baptist Church in Eads. Interment followed in the Oakland City Cemetery....

Clara Mae Baker Byrd Long, age 91, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and wife of the late Wayburn Byrd and the late Otto Long, departed this life Tuesday morning, May 7, 2019 at her daughter’s residence in Memphis. Funeral Services for Mrs. Long will be held at 2 P.M. Friday, May 10, 2019 at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at Oakland with Bro. Carl Doyle of Oakland officiating. Interment will follow in the Oakland City Cemetery. A visitation for Mrs. Long will be from 12 noon until 2...

Jon Dean Waxler, age 66, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and husband of Penny Gatewood Waxler, departed this life Tuesday evening, May 7, 2019 at his residence. Jon was born December 17, 1952 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of the late Homer Waxler and Ottis Russell Waxler. He received his education in the Shelby County School System and served his country in the United States Army. Jon was employed as an autobody repairman and mechanic and enjoyed fishing and camping. Jon is survived by...

Cleo Iva Douglass McNabb, age 100, wife of the late Charles McNabb, departed this life on Saturday morning, May 4, 2019 while staying with her daughter in Clinton, Mississippi. Funeral Services for Mrs. McNabb were held at 2 P.M. Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at the Peebles Main Funeral Chapel in Somerville. The officiants were Mrs. McNabb’s grandsons, Rev. Dan Roberts and Dr. Ron Roberts. Interment followed in the Somerville City Cemetery. Arrangements were provided by...

Gordon Merrill Terry, age 87, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and husband of Mrs. Helen Terry, departed this life Friday morning, May 3, 2019 at his residence. Funeral Services for Mr. Terry will be conducted at 11 A.M. Monday, May 6, 2019 at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at Oakland with Bro. Carl Doyle and Bro. Stan Smith officiating. Personal remarks will be given by Mike Atkeison and Mr. Terry’s granddaughters, Elizabeth Hegman and Kayli Webb. Special music will be given by Austin...

Robert Holt “Bobby” Tapp, Sr., age 88, resident of Mason, Tennessee and husband of Magadaline Tapp, departed this life Monday afternoon, April 29, 2019 at his home. A Gathering of Family Members and Friends of Mr. Tapp was held from 5 to 7 P.M. Thursday, May 2, 2019 at the Peebles Main Funeral Chapel in Somerville. Bobby was born January 18, 1931 in Mason, Tennessee, the son of the late Joseph Nimrod Tapp and Zera Holt Tapp. He was a graduate of Fayette County High School Class...