Obituaries
Fayette County, TN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Somerville, TN. and surrounding areas
Todd Ronald Johnson
May 26, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Todd Ronald Johnson, age 56, who went home to be with the Lord on May 26, 2025. Born in Memphis on October 15, 1968, Todd was the beloved son of Ron and Bonnie Johnson. He leaves behind a legacy of love and kindness through his family, including his grandmother...
Joy Anne Parks Earnest
Jun 18, 2025
Joy Anne Parks Earnest, age 79, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of the late JR Earnest, departed this life Wednesday afternoon, June 18, 2025 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Joy was born May 17, 1946 in Somerville, the daughter of the late Carroll M. Parks and Mary Boothe Parks. She was employed with the Town of Somerville as...
Sandra Lynn Pafford Joyner
Jun 15, 2025
Sandra Lynn Pafford Joyner, age 82, resident of Eads, Tennessee and wife of the late James F. Joyner, Jr., departed this life Sunday morning, June 15, 2025 at the National HealthCare Center in Somerville, Tennessee.
Sandra was born January 26, 1943 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of the late John A. Pafford and Helen Jean Bradford Pafford. She graduated from Kingsbury...
James Harold "Jim" Smothers
Jun 15, 2025
James Harold “Jim” Smothers, age 81, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and husband of Carol Odom Smothers, departed this life on June 15, 2025 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Jim was born on June 17, 1943 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of the late Fredrick Bennett Smothers and Anna Lee Mills Smothers. He graduated from Messick High School in 1961...
Jon William Bullock Hurdle
Jun 13, 2025
Jon William Bullock Hurdle, age 25, resident of Somerville, Tennessee, departed this life Friday morning, June 13, 2025 at Regional One Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee.
Jon was born July 21, 1999 in Memphis, the son of Jon Marc Hurdle and Nancy Cannon Hurdle. He graduated from Fayette-Ware High School in Somerville and was a dedicated employee who loved his job...
Gary Lee Vincent
Jun 13, 2025
Gary Lee Vincent, age 84, resident of Collierville, Tennessee, departed this life on June 13, 2025 at Foxbridge Senior Living in Memphis, Tennessee.
Gary was born on June 6, 1941 in La Porte City, Iowa, the son of the late Jake Royal Vincent and Mildred Dage Vincent. He graduated from La Porte City High School in 1958 and served his country...
Mary Esther Dittfurth
Jun 12, 2025
Mary Esther Barkley Dittfurth, resident of Somerville, Tennessee, departed this life on June 12, 2025 at Huntingdon Health & Rehab in Huntingdon, Tennessee.
Mary Esther was born on October 4, 1956 in Fayette County, Tennessee, the daughter of Len Martin Barkley and Martha Ruth Black Barkley. She graduated from Fayette Academy in 1974 and was employed at Walmart for over twenty...
Brenda Carver Jordan
Jun 11, 2025
Brenda Carver Jordan, age 75, resident of Williston, Tennessee and wife of James M. “Jimmy” Jordan, departed this life Wednesday morning, June 11, 2025 at Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville, Tennessee.
Brenda was born December 17, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of the late James Eldridge Carver and Geneva Lucille Gill Carver. She graduated from Southside High School in...
Franklin Douglas High, Sr.
Jun 10, 2025
Franklin Douglas High – known to many as Frank, Doug, or Fats, but best loved as Daddy and Papaw – passed away peacefully on June 10, 2025, at the age of 82.
He was born on May 25, 1943, in Fayette County, Tennessee, to Jack and Eva High. Papaw was a man full of stories, warmth, and deep love for his...
Betty Couch Moore
Jun 9, 2025
Betty Lou Couch Moore, age 86, resident of Whiteville, Tennessee and wife of the late John Thomas Moore, departed this life Monday morning, June 9, 2025 at Christian Care Center of Bolivar, Tennessee.
Betty was born November 7, 1938 in Yorkville, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Clarence Edwin Couch and Mary Lucille Norman Couch. She graduated from Yorkville School, was...
Vickie Smallwood Tart
Jun 9, 2025
Vickie Smallwood Tart, age 67, resident of Bartlett, Tennessee and wife of Mike Tart, departed this life Monday morning, June 9, 2025 at Methodist LeBonheur Germantown Hospital.
Vickie was born July 23, 1957 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, the daughter of William Smallwood and the late Betty Winborne Boone. She graduated from Warren Central High School in Vicksburg and continued her education at...
Jerry Brown Paden
Jun 6, 2025
Jerry Brown Paden, age 84, resident of Mason, Tennessee and husband of Evelyn Marie Burrow Paden, departed this life Friday evening, June 6, 2025 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Jerry was born April 30, 1941 in Booneville, Mississippi, the son of the late E.L. Paden, Sr. and Thelma A. Brown Paden. He attended school in Dennis, Mississippi and was...
H. Michael Brown
Jun 1, 2025
H. Michael Brown, age 77, of Oakland, Tennessee, passed away at his home on June 1, 2025 surrounded by his family. Born on July 29, 1947, in Arkansas, he spent most of his life and career there before living a few years in Missouri. He eventually settled in Tennessee, where he made his home in Oakland to be near his...
Gary Wade Freemon
May 25, 2025
Gary Wade Freemon, age 57, resident of Oakland, Tennessee, departed this life Sunday, May 25, 2025 at his home.
Gary was born October 4, 1967 in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of the late Jerry Bailey Freemon and Phyllis Ann Freeman Freemon. He moved with his family at an early age to Texas and graduated from Martin High School in Arlington, Texas,...
Nellie Elaine May
May 24, 2025
Nellie Elaine Haden May, age 79, resident of Somerville, Tennessee, departed this life Saturday, May 24, 2025 at her home.
Nellie was born July 20, 1945 in Gretna, Virginia, the daughter of the late Walter Parrish Haden and Mirla Octavia Cocke Haden. She graduated from Gretna High School in 1963 and continued her education at Phillips Business School in Lynchburg, Virginia....
Mr. Carol James Shelton
May 22, 2025
Carol James Shelton, age 83, resident of Arlington, Tennessee and husband of Doris Jane Lewis Shelton, departed this life Thursday afternoon, May 22, 2025 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Carol was born September 19, 1941 in Afton, Tennessee, the son of the late Larson Eldrige Shelton and Ethel Lavona Fellers Shelton. He served his country in the United States...
Helen White Adair
May 22, 2025
Helen White Adair, age 90, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of the late Aubrey Adair, departed this life Thursday morning, May 22, 2025 at Christian Care Center of Bolivar, Tennessee.
Helen was born April 8, 1935 in Somerville, the daughter of the late J.D. White and Josie Morrow White. She was employed at Woolco for ten years and was a...
Sherman Jefferson "Red Man" Pounders
May 20, 2025
Sherman Jefferson "Red Man" Pounders, age 82, resident of Hernando, Mississippi and husband of Barbara Howard Pounders, departed this life Tuesday afternoon, May 20,2 025 at Methodist North Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Sherman was born July 22, 1942 in Somerville, Tennessee, the son of the late Orville Pounders and Gladys Pauline Cross Pounders. He graduated from Fayette County High School in...
Sherry Lynn Duncan
May 19, 2025
Sherry Lynn Hampton Duncan, age 71, resident of Oakland, Tennessee, departed this life Monday afternoon, May 19, 2025 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee.
Sherry was born March 22, 1954 in Somerville, Tennessee, the daughter of the late William Francis Hampton and Mary Pearl Miller Hampton. She graduated from Rossville Academy in 1972 and was a homemaker throughout her life....
Charles Edward Avent
May 18, 2025
Charles Edward Avent, age 79, resident of Moscow, Tennessee and husband of Nancy Lois Avent, departed this life Sunday morning, May 18, 2025 at his home.
Charles was born April 8, 1946 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of the late Herman Eugene Avent and Mildred Mae Harris Avent. He was drafted into the United States Army and was an SP4 during...
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