Obituaries

Fayette County, TN Obituaries

Local obituaries for Somerville, TN. and surrounding areas

Elizabeth Ann (Morton)  Johnson

Elizabeth Ann (Morton) Johnson

Apr 11, 2013

Elizabeth Ann Morton Johnson, resident of Germantown, formerly of Moscow, and retired teacher departed this life Thursday morning, April 11, 2013 at her residence. She was 64 years of age and died after for two years with cancer. Services of Remembrance for Ms. Johnson were conducted at 3:30 P.M. Saturday, April 13th at the Germantown United...

Brenda Jean (Henley)  Kyser

Brenda Jean (Henley) Kyser

Apr 10, 2013

Brenda Jean Henley Kyser, age 49, resident of Somerville Community departed this life Wednesday evening, April 10, 2013 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis.

Services for Mrs. Kyser will be at 11 Tuesday morning at the Peebles Main Funeral Chapel in Somerville with visitation one hour before services. Interment...

Virginia Lou (Whittemore)  Freels

Virginia Lou (Whittemore) Freels

Apr 8, 2013

Virginia Lou Whittemore Freels, resident of Memphis, native of Somerville and wife of the late Jesse Freels departed this life Monday morning, April 8, 2013 at her residence. She was 70 years of age and died following an extended illness. Services of Remembrance for Mrs. Freels were conducted at 3 P.M. Wednesday, April 10th at the...

Raphael (Ray) Alfred Adams

Raphael (Ray) Alfred Adams

Apr 7, 2013

Raphael Alfred “Ray” Adams, resident of the Lakeland Community, United States Marine Corps Veteran and husband of Linda Riddle-Adams departed this life Sunday morning, April 7, 2013 at his residence. He was 58 years of age and died unexpectedly. Services of Remembrance with Military Honors for Mr. Adams were conducted at 6 P.M. Friday, April 12th...

Mary Elisabeth (Cox)  Tucker

Mary Elisabeth (Cox) Tucker

Apr 7, 2013

Mary Elisabeth Cox Tucker, resident of Memphis, formerly of the Lambert Community in Fayette County and Memphis area paralegal departed this life Sunday morning, April 7, 2013 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient for one month. She was 51 years of age and died following a brief illness. Services of Remembrance...

Janie (Ginja) Virginia Rike

Janie (Ginja) Virginia Rike

Apr 6, 2013

Janie Virginia “Ginja” Rike, resident of the Williston Community, retired customer service employee and wife of Bill Troutt departed this life Saturday morning, April 6, 2013 at the Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. She was 60 years of age and died unexpectedly. Services of Remembrance for Mrs. Rike were conducted at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, April 10th...

Janie (Taylor)  Dilliard

Janie (Taylor) Dilliard

Apr 4, 2013

Ethel Janie Taylor Dilliard, resident of the Somerville Community, retired seamstress and wife of the late Clifton O. Dilliard departed this life Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2013 at the Methodist North Hospital in Memphis where she had been a patient for four days. She was 89 years of age and died following an extended illness. Services...

June Ann Nichols

June Ann Nichols

Apr 4, 2013

June Ann Baker Nichols, resident of Dunnellon, Florida with family members in Fayette and Tipton Counties departed this life Thursday morning, April 4, 2013 at the Methodist Hospice Residence in Memphis where she had been a patient for one week. She was 85 years of age and died following an extended illness. Services of Remembrance for...

Joyce Ann (Williams)  Dowdy

Joyce Ann (Williams) Dowdy

Apr 3, 2013

Joyce Ann Williams Dowdy, longtime resident of the Somerville Community, retired nurse and wife of Vernon Dowdy departed this life Wednesday afternoon, April 3, 2013 at the St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett where she had been a patient for two weeks. She was 67 years of age and died following an extended illness. Services of Remembrance...

Bernice (Jacobs)  Taylor Boswell Minner

Bernice (Jacobs) Taylor Boswell Minner

Apr 3, 2013

Bernice Jacobs Taylor Boswell Minner, resident of the Somerville Community and retired Somerville salesperson departed this life Wednesday afternoon, April 3, 2013 at the Pine Meadows HealthCare Center in Bolivar where she had been a patient for four years. She was 94 years of age and died following an extended illness. Services of Remembrance for Mrs....

Herbert Ray Walls

Herbert Ray Walls

Mar 30, 2013

Herbert Ray Walls, longtime resident of the Laconia Community, retired long distance truck operator and husband of the late Linda Gale Walls departed this life Saturday evening, March 30, 2013 at the Methodist North Hospital in Memphis where he had been a patient for five days. He was 84 years of age and died following an...

Dorothy (Price)  Hooker

Dorothy (Price) Hooker

Mar 30, 2013

Dorothy “Dot” Price Hooker, resident of the Somerville Community,former longtime resident of the Eads Community and wife of the late James Fredric Hooker departed this life Saturday morning, March 30, 2013 at the National Healthcare Center in Somerville where she had resided for eight years. She was 91 years of age and died following an extended...

Rose Mary Stuart

Rose Mary Stuart

Mar 28, 2013

Rose Mary Shaffer Stuart, resident of the Hickory Withe Community and wife of the late Merle John Stuart departed this life Thursday, March 28, 2013 at her residence. She was 75 years of age and died following a brief illness. Services and interment for Mrs. Stuart will be private. Arrangements were provided by Peebles Fayette County...

Bobby Harris

Bobby Harris

Mar 27, 2013

Bobby Harris, resident of the Sugar Tree Community near Parsons, Tennessee, retired long distance truck operator and husband of Firn Petrowski Myers Harris, former Somerville Police Chief departed this life Wednesday afternoon, March 27, 2013 at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital where he had been a patient for four days. He was 75 years of age...

Carolyn Elaine (Simmons)  Tacker

Carolyn Elaine (Simmons) Tacker

Mar 27, 2013

Carolyn Elaine “Wayne” Simmons Tacker, resident of Tupelo, Mississippi, former resident of the Moscow Community and retired poet, novelist and vocalist departed this life in the comfort of her home in Tupelo on Wednesday morning, March 27, 2013. She was 69 years of age and died following an extended illness. Services of Remembrance for Ms. Tacker...

Johnny C. Dunson

Johnny C. Dunson

Mar 25, 2013

Johnny C. Dunson, age 61, resident of Seffner, Florida, retired painter and father of Theresa Orr of Millington departed this life Monday morning, March 25, 2013 at the Brandon Regional Hospital in Brandon, Florida.

Services for Mr. Dunson will be at 2 Saturday afternoon at the Peebles Main Funeral Chapel...

Oliver Douglas Pleasants

Oliver Douglas Pleasants

Mar 21, 2013

Oliver Pleasants, 66, passed away March 21, 2013 after an extended illness. He was a lifelong member of the Fayette County community. Mr. Pleasants was born October 5, 1946 to M. Everett and Hazel Pleasants in the Kirk Community. One of 10 children, Oliver grew up the son of a farmer learning early on the meaning...

Cynthia La Nell (Trotter)  Appling

Cynthia La Nell (Trotter) Appling

Mar 20, 2013

Cynthia La Nell “Cyndi” Trotter Appling, resident of Marion, Arkansas, wife of Rick Appling and a native Fayette Countian departed this life Wednesday morning, March 20, 2013 at the Methodist University Hospital in Memphis where she had been a patient for one week. She was 52 years of age and died unexpectedly of natural causes. Services...

Marjorie (Jennette)  Torkell

Marjorie (Jennette) Torkell

Mar 19, 2013

Marjorie Jennette Torkell, resident of Arlington, former resident of the Moscow Community and wife of the late Rev. William Earl “Bill” Torkell, Sr. departed this life Tuesday evening, March 19, 2013 at the Methodist Hospice Residence in Memphis where she had been a patient for four days. She was 75 years of age and died following...

Edna Lee (McCullough)  White

Edna Lee (McCullough) White

Mar 15, 2013

Edna Lee McCullough White, resident of the Hickory Withe Community and wife of Richard S. White departed this life Friday afternoon, March 15, 2013 at the Grace Healthcare Center in Cordova where she had been a resident for several months. She was 80 years of age and died following an extended illness. Services of Remembrance for...

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