Obituaries
Fayette County, TN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Somerville, TN. and surrounding areas
Janet (Dixon) Gallagher
Nov 26, 2021
Janet Dixon Gallagher, age 69, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and wife of William Gallagher, departed this life Friday morning, November 26, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Janet was born January 12, 1952 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the daughter of the late Raymond Wilson Dixon and Opal Mae...
Thomas Lynn Yelvington
Nov 25, 2021
Thomas Lynn Yelvington, age 49, resident of Arlington, Tennessee and husband of Debra Yelvington, departed this life Thursday morning, November 25, 2021 at his home after a long illness.
Lynn was born April 27, 1972 in Ripley, Tennessee, the son of Eva Belk Harden and the late Herbert McArthur Yelvington....
Dorthy L. (Jordan) Williams
Nov 25, 2021
Dorthy L. Jordan Williams, age 83, resident of Memphis, Tennessee and wife of John Williams, departed this life Thursday morning, November 25, 2021 at her home.
Dorthy was born May 15, 1938 in Akins, Oklahoma, the daughter of the late Samuel and Lillie Jordan. She received her education in Muskogee,...
George Ray Jenkins
Nov 23, 2021
George Ray Jenkins, age 72, resident of Arlington, Tennessee, departed this life Tuesday morning, November 23, 2021 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee.
George was born on December 10, 1948 in Waynesboro, Mississippi, the son of the late James Ray Jenkins and Erma Elizabeth Runnels Jenkins. He...
Linda Louise Filla
Nov 23, 2021
Linda Louise Filla, age 72, resident of Collierville, Tennessee, departed this life Tuesday morning, November 23, 2021 at Methodist LeBonheur Germantown Hospital in Germantown, Tennessee.
Linda was born July 7, 1949 in Washington, Missouri, the daughter of the late Walter J. Filla and Mary Elizabeth Brannock Filla. She was employed...
Martha Dell (Kinney) Markle
Nov 23, 2021
Martha Dell Kinney Markle, age 92, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of the late Lawrence Isic Markle, departed this life Tuesday morning, November 23, 2021 at Pine Meadows Healthcare in Bolivar, Tennessee.
Martha was born May 7, 1929 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Preston Allen Kinney...
Virginia Ann (Goodwin) Hurt
Nov 19, 2021
Virginia Ann Goodwin Hurt, age 71, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of Joe Hurt, departed this life Friday morning, November 19, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee.
Virginia was born September 22, 1950 in Ripley, Tennessee, the daughter of Dorothy Ann Brogdon Frederick and the late Thomas...
John Richard Keough
Nov 18, 2021
John Richard Keough, age 87, resident of Whiteville, Tennessee and husband of Margaret Yvonne (Wright) Keough, departed this life Thursday afternoon, November 18, 2021 at Bolivar General Hospital in Bolivar, Tennessee.
John was born August 27, 1934 in Collierville, Tennessee, the son of the late Lee and Bertha Duffy Keough....
Frances Elizabeth (Morris) Gish
Nov 18, 2021
Frances Elizabeth Morris Gish, age 78, resident of Memphis, Tennessee, departed this life Thursday morning, November 18, 2021 at her home.
Frances was born November 29, 1942 in Shelby County, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Francis Hiram Morris and Lois Elizabeth McQueen Morris. She received her education in Shelby...
Eugenia (Dossett) Matthews
Nov 15, 2021
Nell Eugenia Dossett Matthews passed away peacefully on November 15, 2021. Mrs. Matthews, known affectionately by scores of Fayette County residents, children, former children and students as “Miss Genie” had a gentle way of inspiring those whose lives she touched, to identify and cultivate the best qualities within themselves and to utilize those assets as a...
Mrs. Arthur Lean (Houston) Dilliard
Nov 13, 2021
Mrs. Arthur Lean Houston Dilliard, age 96, resident of Collierville, Tennessee and wife of the late Murta Wafford Dilliard, departed this life Saturday morning, November 13, 2021 at her home.
Born April 15, 1925 in Fayette County, Tennessee, Arthur was the daughter of the late Cortie Houston and Minnie Davis...
Larry Ray Johnson
Nov 13, 2021
Larry Ray Johnson, age 73, resident of Collierville, Tennessee, departed this life Saturday morning, November 13, 2021 at his home.
Larry was born January 9, 1948 in Eads, Tennessee, the son of the late Douglas Johnson and Janie Butler Johnson. He served his country in the United States Army during...
James Robert Love
Nov 11, 2021
James R. (Jimmy) Love went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 11, 2021. Jimmy was born in Springfield, Illinois on April 5, 1952.
He is preceded in death by his father James Richard Love of Edna, his mother Joyce Williams, and brothers Robert L. (Bobby) Love and...
Mary Carolyn (Gleason) Reagan
Nov 5, 2021
Mary Carolyn Gleason Reagan, age 81, resident of Eads, Tennessee and wife of the late Peter Lucius “Pete” Reagan, departed this life Friday morning, November 5, 2021 at her home.
Carolyn was born October 13, 1940 in Knoxville, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Judge Bernard Gleason and Lena May...
Derl Tucker
Nov 2, 2021
Elbert Derl Tucker, age 91, resident of Somerville, Tennessee went to his heavenly home on Monday, November 2, 2021.
Derl was born on June 11, 1930 in Des Ark, Arkansas, the son of the late Perry and Pauline Tucker. Derl served his country in the National Guard for eight years....
Catherine O. (Watkins) Henderson
Nov 2, 2021
Catherine Watkins Henderson, age 90, resident of Collierville, Tennessee and wife of the late Everett “Bud” Henderson, departed this life Tuesday morning, November 2, 2021 at Hearthside Senior Living in Collierville.
Catherine was born March 25, 1931 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the daughter of the late Cecil Morris Watkins and Clara...
Benjamin Farris Yates
Oct 31, 2021
Benjamin Farris Yates, age 30, resident of Arlington, Tennessee and husband of Callie Yates, departed this life Sunday morning, October 31, 2021 in Galveston, Texas.
Benjamin was born December 26, 1990 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Bobby Yates and Renee Smith Murphy. He was employed as a travel lineman...
Franklin Thomas Olds
Oct 31, 2021
Franklin Thomas Olds, age 66, resident of Eads, Tennessee, departed this life Sunday morning, October 31, 2021 at Signature Healthcare of Primacy in Memphis, Tennessee.
Franklin was born July 5, 1955 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of the late Tollie Olds and Geraldine Moore Olds. He was the owner of...
Austin Chase Rush
Oct 29, 2021
Austin Chase Rush, age 26, resident of Somerville, Tennessee, departed this life Friday evening, October 29, 2021.
Austin was born April 3, 1995 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of James Michael Rush and the late Heather Knudson Rush. He graduated from Fayette Academy in Somerville in 2013 and was employed...
Taylor Williams
Oct 28, 2021
Warren Taylor Williams was born in Memphis, Tennessee on April 28, 1981, to the family of Warren O'Neal Williams and Shannon Ratcliff Williams. He passed away on October 28, 2021. His unexpected death left behind his parents; his brother, Justin; his brother-in-law, Will Marshall; half-sister, Kim Fyfe and her spouse, Trey; his nephew, Mac; his niece,...
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