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Fayette County, TN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Somerville, TN. and surrounding areas
Andreas "Andrew" Erich Ewald Heck
Oct 4, 2021
Andreas “Andrew” Erich Ewald Heck, age 53, resident of Somerville, Tennessee, departed this life Monday afternoon, October 4, 2021 at his home.
Andreas was born January 23, 1968 in Heidelberg, Germany, the son of Eleonore E. Drossel Heck and the late Klaus K. Heck. He moved with his family to...
Jack Nance Gresham
Oct 3, 2021
Jack Nance Gresham, age 62, resident of Williston, Tennessee, retired Army Major Artillery Officer of 21 years including prior enlisted time, a Soldier of the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for 19 years, and husband of Flotyl Kuan Gresham, departed this life suddenly on Sunday evening, October 3, 2021 at his home. ...
Charles "Chuck" Barker
Oct 2, 2021
Charles E. “Chuck” Barker, age 63, resident of Somerville, Tennessee, departed this life Saturday afternoon, October 2, 2021.
Chuck was born July 23, 1958 in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, the son of Ruth Mitchell Wilson and the late Leslie Gage Barker. He was raised in Potts Camp, Mississippi and moved to Somerville...
Linda Gail (Griffith) Perry
Sep 30, 2021
Linda Gail Griffith Perry, age 70, resident of Bartlett, Tennessee and wife of the late Marvin Perry, departed this life Thursday evening, September 30, 2021 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Linda was born February 7, 1951 in Memphis, the daughter of the late Grant Sullivan Griffith and Cordelia...
Virginia Ruth (Holmes) Graham
Sep 28, 2021
Virginia Ruth Holmes Graham, age 85, resident of Oakland, Tennessee, departed this life Tuesday evening, September 29, 2021 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Virginia was born December 21, 1935 in Booneville, Mississippi, the daughter of the late James V. Holmes and Audrey Reece Holmes....
Greta Lee (Olree) Thornton
Sep 27, 2021
Greta Lee Olree Thornton, age 82, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and wife of the late Claude Everett Thornton, departed this life Monday afternoon, September 27, 2021 at her residence in Oakland.
Greta was born December 24, 1938 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Charles Edward Olree and Cornelia...
Cathey Dandridge
Sep 27, 2021
William Cathey Dandridge, Jr., age 83, resident of Somerville, Tennessee, Mississippi Army National Guard Veteran, and husband of Margaret JoAnn Hawkins Dandridge, departed this life Monday morning, September 27, 2021, at the National Healthcare Center in Somerville.
Mr. Dandridge was born June 16, 1938 in Thyatira, Mississippi to the late...
Ruby Nell (Thurmond) Moore
Sep 27, 2021
Ruby Nell Thurmond Moore, age 80, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of the late Harold Clarence Moore, departed this life Monday morning, September 27, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee.
Ruby was born September 14, 1941 in Toulon, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Talmadge Dawing Thurmond...
Joshua Ray "Big Josh" Presley
Sep 26, 2021
Joshua Ray “Big Josh” Presley, age 34, resident of Memphis, Tennessee, departed this life Sunday, September 26, 2021 at his home.
Josh was born July 6, 1987 in Memphis, the son of Robert Allen Presley of Atoka, Tennessee and Veronica Hamm Presley of Crump, Tennessee. He graduated from Gateway School...
Clay Nebhut Saunders
Sep 26, 2021
Clay Nebhut Saunders passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at National Health Center in Milan, Tennessee after a protracted illness.
Mr. Saunders was born on October 10, 1939 to Shirley Nebhut Saunders and Irene Boyd Saunders. He was raised on the Saunders family home place near Rossville, Tennnessee, attended...
Marsha Vivian Smith
Sep 23, 2021
Marsha Vivian Smith, age 68, resident of Moscow, Tennessee and wife of Melvin Smith, departed this life Thursday evening, September 23, 2021 at Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville, Tennessee.
Marsha was born October 18, 1952 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Troy and Helen Hines Smith. She...
John Elton McCarter
Sep 22, 2021
John Elton McCarter, age 75, resident of Eads, Tennessee and husband of the late Patricia Johnson McCarter, departed this life Wednesday morning, September 22, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee.
John was born October 19, 1945 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of the late James William McCarter and...
Barbara (German) McCullough
Sep 20, 2021
Barbara German McCullough, age 78, resident of Brownsville, Tennessee, departed this life Monday afternoon, September 20, 2021 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
Barbara was born August 22, 1943, the daughter of the late William David “Buddy” German and Elizabeth “Lizzy” German. She owned a house cleaning service for many years....
Inez (Williams) Adams
Sep 20, 2021
Eva Inez Williams Lomax Adams, age 75, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of George Adams, departed this life Monday morning, September 20, 2021 at her home.
Inez was born February 9, 1946 in Lucy, Tennessee, the daughter of the late William Franklin Williams and Fannie Lucille Owen Williams. She...
Daniel Patrick Suroviak
Sep 20, 2021
Daniel Patrick Suroviak, age 61, resident of Moscow, Tennessee and husband of Rhonda Suroviak, departed this life Monday morning, September 20, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Daniel was born May 26, 1960 in Hammond, Indiana, the son of the late Bernard and Agnes Kabacki Suroviak. He was...
Lucille (Moore) Garner
Sep 17, 2021
Lucille Moore Holley Garner, age 104, resident of Bowling Green, Kentucky and former resident of Somerville, Tennessee, departed this life Friday morning, September 17, 2021 at her home.
Lucille was born January 7, 1917 in Elba, Alabama, the daughter of the late Milton Moore and Nina Lee Bray Moore. She...

Earl Lewis Orwig, Jr.
Sep 16, 2021
Earl Lewis Orwig, Jr., age 60, resident of Olive Branch, Mississippi, departed this life Thursday afternoon, September 16, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Southaven, Mississippi.
Earl was born September 3, 1961 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of the late Earl Lewis Orwig, Sr. and Mary Louise Knox Orwig. He...
Carl J. Smith
Sep 16, 2021
Carl Jordan Smith, age 94, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and husband of Mary Dempsey Smith, departed this life Thursday morning, September 16, 2021 at his home.
Carl was born November 24, 1926 in Fayette County, Tennessee, the son of the late Claude Smith and Bertha Hampton Smith. He graduated from...
Jessie Evelyn (Skelton) Milligan
Sep 16, 2021
Jessie Evelyn Milligan, age 91, resident of Whiteville, Tennessee and wife of the late Myrle Milligan, departed this life Thursday morning, September 16, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee.
Jessie was born October 12, 1930 in Fayette County, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Irby Lee Skelton and...
Steve Acuff
Sep 14, 2021
The Midsouth just lost a great son. Our family's heart is broken by the passing of Stephen Acuff, 61 of Rossville, Tennessee on Tuesday, September 14, 2021.
He was a great friend to many in West Tennessee and the Memphis area; Little Rock, Arkansas; and the Bootheel of Southeast Missouri....
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