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Fayette County, TN Obituaries

Local obituaries for Somerville, TN. and surrounding areas

Randy Ferron Patterson

Randy Ferron Patterson

Jan 6, 2024

   Randy Ferron Patterson, age 70, resident of Williston, Tennessee and husband of the late Teresa Pounders Patterson, departed this life Saturday morning, January 6, 2024 at his home.  

   Randy was born April 21, 1953 in Amory, Mississippi, the son of the late Kirby Patterson (Jimmie Lee Patterson) and Alderine Waycaster. He was a professional bird dog...

Joyce LaJuan (Norton)  Tapp

Joyce LaJuan (Norton) Tapp

Jan 6, 2024

Joyce LaJuan Norton Tapp, age 85, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of Paul Thomas “Tom” Tapp, departed this life Saturday morning, January 6, 2024 at her home.

Joyce was born March 25, 1938 in Middleton, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Otto and Ruth Norton. She graduated from Treadwell...

Jill Elizabeth (Wright)  Battistelli

Jill Elizabeth (Wright) Battistelli

Jan 5, 2024

Jill Elizabeth Wright Battistelli, age 69, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and wife of Michael Battistelli, departed this life Friday morning, January 5, 2024 at her home.  

Jill was born October 29, 1954, in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Theron Edwin “Jeff” Wright and Dorothy Ioan Foster Wright. She graduated from Hillcrest High School in Memphis and...

Thomas Hendrix German, Jr.

Thomas Hendrix German, Jr.

Jan 3, 2024

Thomas Hendrix German, Jr., cherished husband, father, and grandfather, went home to his Lord and Savior on January 3, 2024 at the age of 78. He fought a courageous battle against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease for about a decade. He was born on April 16, 1945 in Somerville, Tennessee to Thomas and Virginia German. Thomas Jr. (known as Tom) married...

Howard Smith Ainsworth

Howard Smith Ainsworth

Jan 3, 2024

Howard Smith Ainsworth, age 81, resident of Arlington, Tennessee and husband of the late Dorothy “Dotti” Albright Ainsworth, departed this life Wednesday morning, January 3, 2024 at the Memphis Jewish Home in Cordova, Tennessee.

Howard was born March 8, 1942 in Pascagoula, Mississippi, the son of the late Oyd Ainsworth...

Steven "Steve" Mills

Steven "Steve" Mills

Dec 29, 2023

Steven John “Steve” Mills, age 68, resident of Lakeland, Tennessee and husband of the late Betty Sue Norris Mills, departed this life Friday, December 29, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee.

Steven was born October 30, 1955 in Centralia, Illinois, the son of the late John Dale Mills...

Jerry Aston Rose

Jerry Aston Rose

Dec 28, 2023

Jerry Aston Rose, age 86, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and husband of Kathy Kemp Rose, departed this life Thursday evening, December 28, 2023 at Applingwood Healthcare Center in Cordova, Tennessee.

Jerry was born September 4, 1937 in Jackson, Tennessee, the son of the late Rev. Virgil Aston Rose and Johnnie...

Barbara Jean (Morris)  Rhea

Barbara Jean (Morris) Rhea

Dec 26, 2023

Barbara Jean Morris Rhea, age 90, resident of Moscow, Tennessee and wife of the late Walker Lee Rhea, departed this life Tuesday evening, December 26, 2023 at her home.

Barbara was born January 1, 1933 in Memphis, the daughter of the late William Carl Morris and Margery Pearl Holiday Morris....

Betty Marie (Qualls)  Davis

Betty Marie (Qualls) Davis

Dec 24, 2023

Betty Marie Qualls Davis, age 77, resident of Somerville, Tennessee, former resident of Mason, Tennessee and wife of the late James E. Davis, departed this life Sunday morning, December 24, 2023 at her home.

Betty was born February 17, 1946 in Brownsville, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Henry Richard...

George Newton Bailey, III

George Newton Bailey, III

Dec 23, 2023

George Newton Bailey, III, age 67, resident of Oakland, Tennessee, departed this life Saturday afternoon, December 23, 2023 at Gallaway Health and Rehabilitation Center.

George was born January 6, 1956 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Martha Sue Scott Bailey and the late George Newton Bailey, Jr. In younger years,...

Kenneth Harris Garrison

Kenneth Harris Garrison

Dec 23, 2023

Kenneth Harris Garrison, age 92, resident of Moscow, Tennessee and husband of the late Ola Beatrice Duffel Garrison, departed this life Saturday, December 23, 2023 at his home.

Kenneth was born March 18, 1931 in Joy, Arkansas to his parents, Irene Clay Garrison and Herman Garrison. He was a Navy...

Dorothy Louise (Kee)  Davis

Dorothy Louise (Kee) Davis

Dec 23, 2023

Dorothy Louise Kee Davis, age 68, resident of Mason, Tennessee and wife of Jeffery “Jeff” Davis, departed this life Saturday morning, December 23, 2023 at her home.

Dorothy was born January 13, 1955 in Somerville, the daughter of the late Franklin Eugene Kee, Sr. and Doris Ophelia Williams Kee. She...

Phyllise Jane Hayden

Phyllise Jane Hayden

Dec 22, 2023

Phyllise Jane Hayden, age 71, resident of Whiteville, Tennessee and wife of Billy Hayden, departed this life Friday, December 22, 2023 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

Mrs. Jane was born on August 6, 1952 in Covington, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Jesse “JC” Curry Gray and Verna...

Antonio "Tony" Mendez

Antonio "Tony" Mendez

Dec 21, 2023

Antonio “Tony” Mendez, age 102, resident of Pflugerville, Texas and husband of the late Minnie Tapp Mendez, gained his Angel Wings on Thursday, December 21, 2023.

Tony was born June 26, 1921 in Ponce, Puerto Rico to Ambrosina Mendez Cancel (Victor) and Antonio F. Mendez Sr. He moved to New...

Lenard Waxler

Lenard Waxler

Dec 21, 2023

Marvin Lenard Waxler, age 72, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and husband of Heidi Metz Waxler, departed this life Thursday afternoon, December 21, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee.

Lenard was born July 22, 1951 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of the late Homer Louis Waxler and Ottis Ellen...

Philip Bowling

Philip Bowling

Dec 20, 2023

Philip Bowling, age 74, resident of Lakeland, Tennessee, departed this life Wednesday morning, December 20, 2023 at Methodist LeBonheur Germantown Hospital.

Philip was born June 4, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of the late Smith Warren Bowling and Eva Mae Tapp Bowling. He served his country in the United...

Loraine (Thompson)  King

Loraine (Thompson) King

Dec 20, 2023

Loraine Thompson King, age 78, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of the late Morris Franklin King, departed this life Wednesday morning, December 20, 2023 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

Loraine was born January 7, 1945 in Somerville, the daughter of the late George and Vodie Holly Thompson...

Eileen (Tapp)  Ford

Eileen (Tapp) Ford

Dec 17, 2023

Eileen Tapp Ford, age 74, resident of Collierville, Tennessee and wife of Carl “Tuffy” Ford, departed this life Sunday evening, December 17, 2023 at her home.

Eileen was born April 28, 1949 in Somerville, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Beryl McKee and Joseph H. Tapp, Sr. She was married...

Ashley Elizabeth Lemmons

Ashley Elizabeth Lemmons

Dec 16, 2023

Ashley Elizabeth Lemmons, 46, of Southaven, Mississippi, passed peacefully in her sleep on the morning of December 16, 2023.

She was born on September 6, 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee. She leaves behind her mother, Jerry Lynn Johnston and joins our father, Ronald Ray Lemmons, in Heaven. Ashley also leaves behind...

Robert J. (Bob) Coupé

Robert J. (Bob) Coupé

Dec 16, 2023

Also known as “Skippy” or “Skipper”, Bob was born December 29, 1935 in Plainfield, NJ and “flew west” on December 16, 2023 in Oakland, TN. For those of you trying to do the math, he was just 13 days shy of 88 years old. Being an East Coast type of guy, more than once he wondered...

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