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Fayette County, TN Obituaries

Local obituaries for Somerville, TN. and surrounding areas

Billie Von (Bell)  Seward

Billie Von (Bell) Seward

Sep 19, 2023

Billie Von Seward was born on July 28, 1941, in Coushatta, Louisiana to the late Earnest Bell and Rachel Dowden.  After 82 years, she peacefully departed this life on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 in the comfort of her home surrounded by family.

Billie was married to Donald "Don" Roy Seward...

Lonnetta Jean "Jeannie" (Short)  Hamblin

Lonnetta Jean "Jeannie" (Short) Hamblin

Sep 14, 2023

Lonnetta “Jeannie” Hamblin, age 67, resident of Bolivar Tennessee, peacefully passed in her sleep on Thursday morning, September 14, 2023.

Lonnetta was born September 2, 1956 in Springfield, Missouri the daughter of Thomas O.B. Short and the late Shirley Carsten Short. She was widowed from Bobby Hamblin in 2016 and...

Cathy (Smith)  McElroy

Cathy (Smith) McElroy

Sep 14, 2023

Erma Catherine “Cathy” Smith McElroy, age 80, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of Mike McElroy, departed this life Thursday afternoon, September 14, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee.

Cathy was born December 4, 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of the late David Harold Smith and Troy...

Ainsley Faith McKenzie

Ainsley Faith McKenzie

Sep 13, 2023

How Great Thou Art

Born August 23, 2023 in Jackson, Tennessee, Ainsley Faith, 3 week old daughter of David and Christine McKenzie, has been called "home". Her brief earthly journey is done. As a precious child of God, on September 13, 2023, Jesus welcomed her with loving open arms. He...

Mary Virginia (Nix)  Kee

Mary Virginia (Nix) Kee

Sep 10, 2023

Mary Virginia Nix Kee, age 71, left her earthly cares rejoicing in our Lord and Saviour on September 10, 2023.

She was born January 20, 1952. Mary resided in Fayette County and made that her home. She received her education in the Fayette County School System and held various jobs...

Mitchell Murrell Voyles

Mitchell Murrell Voyles

Sep 10, 2023

Mitchell Murrell Voyles, age 82, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and husband of Inez Powers Voyles, departed this life Sunday afternoon, September 10, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee.

Mitchell was born April 16, 1941 in Fayette County, the son of the late Robert Clifton Voyles and Virgie L....

Janice Annette (Nanney)  Dugger

Janice Annette (Nanney) Dugger

Sep 10, 2023

Janice Annette Nanney Dugger, age 82, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and wife of Horace Dugger, departed this life Sunday evening, September 10, 2023 at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital.

Janice was born October 24, 1940 in Alamo, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Marvin Eugene Nanney and Clara Frances Hampton...

Gabriel Joseph Ragghianti, Jr.

Gabriel Joseph Ragghianti, Jr.

Sep 10, 2023

Gabriel Joseph Ragghianti, Jr., age 77, resident of Eads, Tennessee and husband of Sandra “Sonni” Ragghianti, departed this life Sunday, September 10, 2023 at his home.

Gabriel was born December 31, 1945 in Shelby County, Tennessee, the son of the late Gabriel Joseph Ragghianti, Sr. and Grace Rutshman Ragghianti. He...

Tommy Charles Wynne

Tommy Charles Wynne

Sep 9, 2023

Tommy Charles Wynne, age 88, resident of Whiteville, Tennessee and husband of Nettie Clytee White Wynne, departed this life Saturday, September 9, 2023 at his residence.

Tommy was born July 20, 1935 in Whiteville, the son of the late James Boyd Wynne and Aileen Kelly Wynne. He served his country...

Christine (Henry)  Perkins

Christine (Henry) Perkins

Sep 9, 2023

Christine Henry Perkins, age 77, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of Gary Perkins, departed this life Saturday evening, September 9, 2023 at her home.

Christine was born August 23, 1946 in Somerville, the daughter of the late Joseph Calvin Henry and Mary Belle Taylor Henry. She graduated from Fayette...

Frank Mitchell Martin

Frank Mitchell Martin

Sep 8, 2023

Frank Mitchell Martin, age 31, resident of Hernando, Mississippi and husband of Mary Martin, departed this life Friday, September 8, 2023.

Frank was born July 29, 1992 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Michael Lee “Mike” Williams and Hope Lynette Martin Blurton. He was the owner of Martin Family Trailer...

Teresa Susan (Kelley)  St. John

Teresa Susan (Kelley) St. John

Sep 7, 2023

Susan St. John of Cordova, Tennessee, age 53, passed away on Thursday morning, September 7, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer in which she participated in clinical trials in hopes of helping other patients.

She was born September 14, 1969 in Somerville, Tennessee and grew up in Oakland. She...

Elizabeth Ann (Lucas)  Roberts

Elizabeth Ann (Lucas) Roberts

Sep 7, 2023

Elizabeth Ann Lucas Roberts, age 69, resident of Collierville, Tennessee and wife of Richard J. Roberts, departed this life Wednesday morning, September 7, 2023 at her home.

Elizabeth was born July 16, 1954 in Parkin, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Bobby Dean Lucas and Bulah Mary Douglas Lucas. She...

Ella Faye (Ledbetter)  Winkle

Ella Faye (Ledbetter) Winkle

Sep 6, 2023

Faye was the fifth child of Norman and Luella Ledbetter, born on May 21, 1932 in Rokeby, Nebraska. The family lived there and in the rural Havelock, Nebraska area until 1946, when Luella with her two remaining daughters moved to Pickrell, Nebraska, where she became the town telephone operator.

Faye...

Doug Kennon

Doug Kennon

Sep 5, 2023

Reuben Douglas “Doug” Kennon, Jr., aged 61, a resident of Williston, Tennessee, peacefully departed this life on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.

Born on August 26, 1962, in Memphis, Tennessee, Doug was the son of Reuben Douglas Kennon, Sr. and Donnie Jean Callicutt Kennon. He graduated from Fayette Academy in Somerville...

Ray Eldridge Neyman, Jr.

Ray Eldridge Neyman, Jr.

Sep 4, 2023

Ray Eldridge Neyman, Jr., age 65, resident of Somerville, Tennessee, departed this life Monday, September 4, 2023 at his home.

Ray was born September 25, 1957 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of the late Ray Eldridge Neyman, Sr. and Norma Jean Yates Neyman. He graduated from Wooddale High School in...

James Thomas Dittfurth

James Thomas Dittfurth

Sep 3, 2023

James Thomas Dittfurth, age 68, lifelong resident of Moscow, Tennessee, and husband of Esther Barkley Dittfurth, departed this life on Sunday morning, September 3, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Collierville, Tennessee.

James was born on January 13, 1955, in Somerville, Tennessee, the son of the late Alvin Theodore Dittfurth,...

Dallin Floyd Baum

Dallin Floyd Baum

Sep 2, 2023

Dallin Floyd Baum, age 20, of Bartlett, Tennessee, departed this life Saturday evening, September 2, 2023 en route to Regional One Health in Memphis, Tennessee after a motorcycle accident.

Dallin was born January 26, 2003 in Boise, Idaho, the son of Alan Floyd Baum and Catrina Goaslind Baum. From the...

Elijah Levi Gray Thornton

Elijah Levi Gray Thornton

Aug 27, 2023

Elijah Levi Gray Thornton, infant son of Erin Melissa Gray and Chris Thornton, departed this life Sunday, August 27, 2023.

Elijah is also survived by his grandparents, Bill and Wanda Gray and Joe and Deborah Thornton; his aunt, Shannon Bencze and her husband, Brandon; and his uncles, Billy Gray, Andy...

Patricia Diane (Keck)  Bridges

Patricia Diane (Keck) Bridges

Aug 27, 2023

Patricia Diane Keck Bridges, age 79, resident of Grand Junction, Tennessee and wife of the late Jerry Phillip Bridges, departed this life Sunday afternoon, August 27, 2023 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee.

Diane was born November 20, 1943 in Knoxville, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Edward...

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