Obituaries
Fayette County, TN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Somerville, TN. and surrounding areas
Thomas Scott Yarber
Sep 6, 2013
Thomas Scott Yarber, age 34, resident of the Moscow Community, food service employee and brother of Amy Jones of Moscow departed this life Friday evening, September 6, 2013 at his residence.
Services for Mr. Yarber will be at 2 Friday afternoon at the Peebles Main Funeral Chapel in Somerville with...
Michelle Lockhart
Sep 6, 2013
Michelle Lockhart, age 41, resident of Cincinnati, Ohio died of injuries received in a two vehicle accident that occurred on Interstate 40 in Fayette County near the Longtown exit. Survivors include her mother, Rose Ellen Sloan Stampanato of Cincinnati. Funeral Services and interment for Ms. Lockhart will be in Cincinnati. Local arrangements were provided by Peebles...
Norman Gene Burton
Sep 6, 2013
Norman Gene Burton, resident of Bartlett, native Fayette Countian, and retired Shelby County Deputy Sheriff departed this life Friday afternoon, September 6, 2013 at his residence. He was 69 years of age and died following an illness of four months. Services of Remembrance with Military Honors for Mr. Burton were conducted at 2 P.M. Monday, September...
Clarence L. Taylor
Sep 3, 2013
Clarence L. Taylor, resident of the Somerville Community, United States Army Veteran and husband of Alma Joyce Dowdy Taylor departed this life Tuesday morning, September 3, 2013 at the National Health Care Center in Somerville where he resided for twelve weeks. He was 82 years of age and died following an extended illness.
Inez (Holmes) Davis
Aug 29, 2013
Inez Holmes Davis, resident of Germantown, former resident of the Somerville Community, retired business manager of the West Tennessee Realty Insurance Company and wife of Julius Perry Davis departed this life Thursday evening, August 29, 2013 at the Germantown Plantation Senior Living Community in Germantown where she resided since July of 2009. She was 86 years...
Odis H. Cullins
Aug 28, 2013
Odis H. Cullins, age 67, resident of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States Veteran and husband of Peggy Thompson Cullins departed this life Wednesday, August 28, 2013 in Pine Bluff. Mr. Cullins was born March 16, 1946 in Rison, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lavelle Wilson Cullins and Mary Ellen Simmons Freeman. He...
Mary Ann (Moss) Bobbitt
Aug 28, 2013
Mary Ann Moss Bobbitt, resident of Bolivar, former resident of the Moscow Community and wife of the late Eugene "Red" Bobbitt departed this life Wednesday morning, August 28, 2013 at the McNairy Regional Hospital in Selmer where she had been a patient for one day. She was 72 years of age and died following an extended...
Mr. Francis "Fran" Alwyn Thrift
Aug 26, 2013
Francis Alwyn “Fran” Thrift, resident of the Gallaway Community, retired vending machine mechanic, United States Veteran and husband of the late Diane Bopp Shea departed this life Monday afternoon, August 26, 2013 at his residence. He was 70 years of age and died following an extended illness. Services of Remembrance with Military Recognition for Mr. Thrift...
Raymond Joseph Velpel
Aug 26, 2013
Raymond Joseph Velpel, age 70, resident of the Hickory Withe Community, retired software developer for First Tennessee Bank and husband of Wilma Velpel departed this life Monday morning, August 26, 2013 at the Gallaway Health Care Center.
Services for Mr. Velpel will be private and arrangements were provided by Peebles...
Frances Irene (Gibson) French
Aug 25, 2013
Frances Irene Gibson French, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, former resident of the Arlington Community and beloved mother and grandmother departed this life Sunday, August 25, 2013 at the Baptist Health Medical Center in Heber Springs where she had been a patient for four days. She was 87 years of age and died following an extended illness....

Charles "Charlie" Louis Petty
Aug 25, 2013
Charles Louis "Charlie" Petty, resident of the Mason Community and heavy equipment operator and farmer departed this life Sunday, August 25, 2013 at his residence. He was 53 years of age and died unexpectedly of natural causes.
Services for Mr. Petty were conducted at 4 P.M. Wednesday, August 28th at...
Lloyd "Red" Olin Oliver
Aug 25, 2013
Lloyd Olin "Red" Oliver, age 81, resident of the Hickory Withe Community, retired deputy for the Shelby County Sheriff's Office and husband of the late Mary Joan Grammer Oliver departed this life Sunday afternoon, August 25, 2013 at the Emeritus Health Care Center in Cordova.
Services for Mr. Oliver will...
Jenny Ruth (Gramlick) Benson
Aug 24, 2013
Jenny Ruth Gramlick Benson, resident of the Fisherville Community in Fayette County and wife of David Andrew Benson, Jr. departed this life Saturday morning, August 24, 2013 at her residence. She was 64 years of age and died following an extended illness. Services and interment for Mrs. Benson were private and arrangements were provided by Peebles...
Gertrude Haygood
Aug 21, 2013
Evelyn Gertrude Griffin Haygood, resident of the Oakland Community and retired caregiver departed this life Wednesday afternoon, August 21, 2013 at the Methodist Hospital in Germantown where she had been a patient for one week. She was 87 years of age and died following a brief illness. Services for Mrs. Haygood were private and arrangements were...
Nova Lynn (Stafford) Steward
Aug 19, 2013
Nova Lynn Stafford Steward, longtime resident of the Somerville Community and native Fayette Countian departed this life Monday evening, August 19, 2013 at the Dove Health Care Center in Collierville. She was 92 years of age and died following an extended illness. Services of Remembrance for Mrs. Steward were conducted at 11 A.M. Thursday, August 22nd...
Rev. Wendell Gene Smith
Aug 18, 2013
Rev. Wendell Gene Smith, resident of the Braden Community and minister of the Braden and Mason United Methodist Churches departed this life Sunday afternoon, August 18, 2013 at the Methodist Hospital in Somerville. He was 60 years of age and died unexpectedly after becoming ill at his home after completing the Sunday morning worship service at...
James "Little Murrell" Tatum, Jr.
Aug 16, 2013
James Murrell “Little Murrell” Tatum, Jr., lifelong resident of the Somerville Community and steel industry employee departed this life Friday afternoon, August 16, 2013 at Heber Springs, Arkansas. He was 46 years of age and died unexpectedly of natural causes. Services of Remembrance for Mr. Tatum were conducted at 1 P.M. Wednesday, August 21st at the...
Mabel (Sealand) Wiles
Aug 16, 2013
Mabel Sealand Wiles, resident of the Laconia Community for many years and wife of the late Ashley G. Wiles, Sr., longtime Fayette County surveyor, departed this life Friday morning, August 16, 2013 at the St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett where she had been a patient for two weeks. She was 90 years of age and died...
Velma (White) Thompson
Aug 15, 2013
Velma White Thompson, resident of Highway 195 in the Somerville Community and wife of the late John Pearce Thompson, Sr. departed this life Thursday afternoon, August 15, 2013 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis where she had been a patient for eight days. She was 68 years of age and died following an extended illness....
Katherine Eileen Whittemore
Aug 14, 2013
Katherine Eileen “Kathy” Whittemore, resident of the Somerville Community departed this life Tuesday evening, August 14, 2013 at the Methodist Hospital in Somerville. She was 46 years of age and died following an extended illness.
Services of Remembrance for Miss Whittemore were conducted at 2 P.M. Monday, August 19th at...
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