Obituaries

Fayette County, TN Obituaries

Local obituaries for Somerville, TN. and surrounding areas

MICHAEL WAYNE "BIG MIKE" OSTEEN

MICHAEL WAYNE "BIG MIKE" OSTEEN

May 17, 2008

MICHAEL WAYNE "BIG MIKE" OSTEEN, resident of the LaGrange Community and a multi-talented person who enjoyed history, died in the morning hours of Saturday, May 17, 2008 at his residence. He was 44 years of age and died of natural causes following a one week illness.

Funeral services for Mr. Osteen were...

DOROTHY FAYE CHAMBERS JENKINS

DOROTHY FAYE CHAMBERS JENKINS

May 17, 2008

DOROTHY FAYE CHAMBERS JENKINS, longtime resident of the Oakland community and wife of Walter E. Jenkins, died at 12:30 P.M. Saturday May 17, 2008, at the St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, where she had been a patient for one week. She was 71 years of age and died following an extended illness.

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FRANKLIN LAWRENCE "FRANK" BIAS

FRANKLIN LAWRENCE "FRANK" BIAS

May 12, 2008

FRANKLIN LAWRENCE "FRANK" BIAS, resident of the Oakland Community and husband of Helen Gill Bias, died at 8:05 A.M. Monday, May 12, 2008 at his residence on Gardenview Drive. He was 78 years of age.

Funeral arrangements for Mr. Bias were private and were provided by Peebles Fayette County Funeral Homes-West Chapel...

Paul Burrow

Paul Burrow

May 9, 2008

J. Paul Burrow, resident of Somerville, retired law enforcement officer and decorated U.S. Army Veteran, died AT 7:15 A.m. Friday, May 9, 2008, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson.  He was 85 years of age and died following a brief illness.

Funeral services for Mr. Burrow were conducted...

James Henry Tedford

James Henry Tedford

May 8, 2008

JAMES HENRY TEDFORD, resident of Memphis, retired baker for the Kroger Co. and husband of Dorothy Tedford, died at 12:53 A.M. Thursday, May 8, 2008. He was 90 years of age and died following an extended illness. Funeral Services for Mr. Tedford were conducted at 11 A.M. Saturday, May 10th at the graveside with his son-in-law, Rev. Loyd Shelton,...

Vernice Doyle Cook

Vernice Doyle Cook

May 8, 2008

VERNICE DOYLE COOK, a resident of the Williston Community, retired employee of  Troxel Mfg. Co, in Moscow and wife of the late John Herman Cook, died at 12:50A.M. Thursday, May 8, 2008 at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson.  She was 89 years of age and died following an extended illness.

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Fay Franklin Christensen

Fay Franklin Christensen

May 8, 2008

FAY FRANKLIN CHRISTENSEN, resident of Somerville, retired U.S. Navy Veteran and husband to the late Fay Phillips Christensen, died at 5 P.M. Thursday, May 8, 2008 at the Crockett County Nursing Home. He was 90 years of age and died following a brief illness. Funeral services for Mr. Christensen were conducted at 2 P.M. Monday, May 12th at the...

James Warren Hurst, Jr.

James Warren Hurst, Jr.

May 6, 2008

JAMES WARREN HURST, JR., resident of Somerville and husband of Charlene Kee Hurst, died at 7:38 A.M. May 6, 2008, at the St. Francis Hospital - Bartlett. He was 65 years of age and died following an extended illness. Funeral services for Mr. Hurst were conducted at 11 A.M. Thursday at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel near Oakland with...

Melvin Eugene Jackson

Melvin Eugene Jackson

May 5, 2008

MELVIN EUGENE "GENE" JACKSON, lifelong resident of Mason, TN, retired long distance truck operator, U.S. Army Veteran and husband of Thelma Watson Jackson, died at 3:25 A.M. Monday, May 5, 2008 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. He was 59 years of age and died following an extended illness. Funeral services for Mr. Jackson were conducted at 2...

Florence Elizabeth Murphy Byrd

Florence Elizabeth Murphy Byrd

Apr 28, 2008

FLORENCE MURPHY BYRD, (affectionately known as "Mama Byrd") of Hickory Withe, TN, formerly of Joiner, AR went to be with the Lord at 4:30 P.M. Monday, April 28, 2008 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. She was 88 years of age and died following a five day illness. Homecoming services were celebrated at 11 A.M. Friday, May 2nd...

Lena Katherine Morgan Paradise

Lena Katherine Morgan Paradise

Apr 28, 2008

LENA KATHERINE MORGAN PARADISE, resident of the Macon Community in Fayette County and wife of the late Clifford M. Paradise, died at 8 A.M. Monday, April 28, 2008 at her residence on Hwy. 193. She was 88 years of age and died following an extended illness. Funeral services for Mrs. Paradise were conducted at 1 P.M. Wednesday April 30th...

Elizabeth McLendon Wood

Elizabeth McLendon Wood

Apr 28, 2008

ELIZABETH "LIZ" McLENDON WOOD, resident of the Pickwick Lake area, nd former resident of Memphis and retired Realtor and Broker, died at 6 P.M. Monday, April 28, 2008, at the National Healthcare Center in Somerville where she had been a resident for two weeks. She was 81 years of age and died following a six week illness. Funeral services...

Ellen Elizabeth Mooneyhan

Ellen Elizabeth Mooneyhan

Apr 28, 2008

Ellen Elizabeth "Bettye" Fly Mooneyhan, a resident of Moscow and wife of Harold L. Mooneyhan, died at 1 P.M. Monday, April 28, 2008, at her residence on Amy Street. She was 82 years of age and died following an extended illness. Funeral services for Mrs. Mooneyhan were conducted at 11 A.M. Thursday at the Peebles Main Funeral Chapel in...

Reuben Scott Rhea, Sr.

Reuben Scott Rhea, Sr.

Apr 26, 2008

Reuben Scott "Rube" Rhea, Sr., 81, lifelong resident of the Somerville Community, owner of Rhea Oil Co. for forty-three years before his retirement and World War II Air Force Veteran, died Saturday, April 26, 2008, at the National Healthcare Center in Somerville.

Funeral services for Mr. Rhea were at 2...

Julie Mae Arrans Thompson Staggs

Julie Mae Arrans Thompson Staggs

Apr 23, 2008

JULIE MAE ARRANS THOMPSON STAGGS, a resident of Spokane, Washington and former resident of Fayette County, died at 1:51 P.M. Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at the Spokane Hospice House in Washington State. She was 66 years of age and died following an extended illness. Funeral services for Mrs. Staggs were conducted at 3 P.M. Tuesday at the Peebles Main...

James Everett Anthony, Sr.

James Everett Anthony, Sr.

Apr 23, 2008

JAMES EVERETT "JIMMY"ANTHONY, SR. a resident of Terra Alta Lakes near Somerville, died at 12:45 P.M. Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at his residence on Heaven Hill Drive. He was 76 years of age and died following an extended illness. Funeral services for Mr. Anthony were conducted at 2 P.M. Saturday at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel in Oakland with...

Ricky Lewis Vaughn

Ricky Lewis Vaughn

Apr 21, 2008

RICKEY LEWIS VAUGHN, a resident of Dyersburg, TN and former resident of Fayette County, died at 3 A.M. Monday, April 21, 2008 at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson. He was 49 years of age and died following an extended illness. Funeral services for Mr. Vaughn were conducted at 11 A.M. Thursday at the Peebles Main Funeral Chapel...

Donna Joy (Key)  Simmons

Donna Joy (Key) Simmons

Apr 16, 2008

Donna Joy Key Simmons, resident of the Woodrun Community in Hardeman County, longtime organist and wife of Adrian G. Simmons, died at 7 P.M. Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at the St. Francis Hospital in Memphis where she had been a patient for the past two days. She was 72 years of age and died following a...

Sarah Woods Stafford

Sarah Woods Stafford

Apr 15, 2008

SARAH WOODS STAFFORD, resident of the Mt. Pleasant Community in Marshall County, MS, former resident of the Williston Community and wife of the late James Robert Stafford of Fayette County, died at 11:15 P.M. Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis where she had been a patient for one day. She was 82 years of...

Johnny  Ann Starnes Jones

Johnny Ann Starnes Jones

Apr 8, 2008

JOHNNY ANN STARNES JONES, longtime resident of the Braden Community, retired employee of the Gallaway Healthcare Center and wife of Lloyd Jones, died at 9:15 A.M. Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. She was 65 years of age and died following an extended illness. Funeral services for Mrs. Jones were conducted at 2 P.M....

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