Obituaries
Fayette County, TN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Somerville, TN. and surrounding areas
RICHARD HOLLAND ANDREWS
May 20, 2008
RICHARD HOLLAND "RICKI" ANDREWS, a resident of the Bethlehem/Hebron Community and a person who was active in numerous volunteer and community projects before his illness, died at 7:45 P.M. Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at Ashton Place Retirement Center in Memphis where he had resided for six weeks. He was 55 years of age and died following...
DONNIE HUGH BURCH
May 18, 2008
DONNIE HUGH BURCH, a resident of Memphis and a native Fayette Countian, died at 6:30 P.M. Sunday, May 18, 2008 at the Methodist University Hospital in Memphis where he had been a patient for one day. He was 56 years of age and died following an extended illness.
Funeral services for Mr....
FRANCES MAMIE PATTAT BOOTH
May 18, 2008
FRANCES MAMIE PATTAT BOOTH, longtime resident of the Oakland Community and native Fayette Countian, died Sunday, May 18, 2008 at the Memphis Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center where she had resided for ten months. She was 87 years of age and died following an extended illness.
Funeral services for Mrs. Booth were conducted...
MATTIE LOU PITTS FORTUNE
May 17, 2008
Mattie Lou Pitts Fortune, a resident of the Hickory Withe Community and wife of James W. "Jim" Fortune, Sr., died at 11:45 A.M. Saturday, May 17, 2008, at her residence on Helene Drive. She was 74 years of age and died following an extended illness.
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Fortune were private and were provided by Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home-West...

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
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
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
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...
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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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,...
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.
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
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...
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
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...
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...
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.
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
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.
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...
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