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Fayette County, TN Obituaries

Local obituaries for Somerville, TN. and surrounding areas

Rhonda Denise (Jacobs)  Stiles

Rhonda Denise (Jacobs) Stiles

Jan 10, 2024

Rhonda Denise Jacobs Stiles, age 61, resident of Somerville, Tennessee, departed this life Wednesday afternoon, January 10, 2024 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.   

Rhonda was born March 3, 1962 in Somerville, the daughter of the late George Richard Jacobs and Dollie Pearl Gann Jacobs. She received her education in the Memphis City School System and was employed at Wayne’s...

Virginia (Hardy)  Ragland

Virginia (Hardy) Ragland

Jan 9, 2024

Lois Virginia Hardy Ragland, age 91, resident of Moscow, Tennessee and wife of the late Garfield Isome “Buddy” Ragland, departed this life Tuesday morning, January 9, 2024 at Gallaway Health and Rehabilitation in Gallaway, Tennessee.

Virginia was born June 20, 1932 in Tennessee and was married January 6, 1988 to Garfield Isome “Buddy” Ragland who preceded her in death on...

Roberta Carol (Boothe)  Johnson

Roberta Carol (Boothe) Johnson

Jan 8, 2024

   Roberta Carol Boothe Johnson, age 84, resident of Memphis, Tennessee and wife of the late Olin Johnson, departed this life Monday afternoon, January 8, 2024 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee.   

   Roberta was born January 13, 1939 in Collinsville, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Robert E. Boothe and Birdie Lou Dollar Boothe. She was a homemaker throughout her life...

Frances (Conner)  Holley

Frances (Conner) Holley

Jan 8, 2024

Frances Conner Holley, age 87, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of the late John M. Holley, Sr., departed this life Monday afternoon, January 8, 2024 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee.

Frances was born November 5, 1936 in Fayette County, Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her...

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...

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