Obituaries
Fayette County, TN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Somerville, TN. and surrounding areas

Marguerite Batten
Oct 18, 2020
Marguerite Batten, age 91, resident of Oakland, Tennessee, departed this life Sunday morning, October 18, 2020 at her residence.
Services are incomplete.
Michael Lee Pafford, Sr.
Oct 16, 2020
Michael Lee Pafford, Sr., age 75, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and husband of Linda Pafford, departed this life Friday evening, October 16, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett.
Michael was born November 15, 1944 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of the late John A. Pafford, Sr. and Helen Jean...
Robert Earl Howell
Oct 16, 2020
Robert Earl Howell, age 88, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and husband to Johnnie Ruth Howell, departed this life Friday afternoon at his home.
Robert Earl was born November 17, 1931 in Caruthersville, Missouri, the son of the late Earl B. Howell and Minnie Margaret Stapleton Howell. He graduated from Fayette...
Maria (Szer) Bryan
Oct 11, 2020
Maria Szer Bryan, age 62, resident of Moscow, Tennessee, departed this life Sunday, October 11, 2020 at her residence.
Maria was born November 16, 1957 in Poland, the daughter of Magdalena Szer and the late Boudan Bieleski. She was a stay at home mom for many years and was employed...
Ada Helen (Mathews) Terry
Oct 8, 2020
Ada Helen Mathews Terry, age 87, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and wife of the late Gordon M. Terry, departed this life Thursday morning, October 8, 2020.
Helen was born December 17, 1932 in Hushpuckena, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Russell Brown Mathews and Mary Sue Howell Mathews. She graduated...
John Alexander Umstead
Oct 8, 2020
John Alexander Umstead, age 80, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and husband of Ruby Gilmer Umstead, departed this life Thursday morning, October 8, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett.
John was born June 19, 1940 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of the late Jack and Elizabeth Fisher Umstead. He was...
Kevin Lynn Gunder
Oct 6, 2020
Kevin L. Gunder, age 61, resident of Bartlett, TN, and husband of Paulette Mastin-Gunder, departed this life due to heart failure on Tuesday afternoon, October 6, 2020, at South Baldwin Regional Medical Center in Foley, AL. He was on vacation in Gulf Shores, AL, when he became ill.
Kevin was...
Theresa Renee (Bryant) Estredge
Oct 4, 2020
Theresa Renee Bryant Estredge, age 60, resident of Cordova, Tennessee, departed this life Sunday, October 4, 2020 at her residence.
Theresa was born December 1st, 1959, in Memphis Tennessee. She graduated from Baptist School of Nursing to become a Registered Nurse, and later continued her education to include a bachelor's...
Gerald “Red Racer” Tomlinson
Oct 3, 2020
Gerald Dean “Red Racer” Tomlinson, age 72, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and husband of Mary Anne Winfrey Tomlinson, departed this life Saturday, October 3, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett.
Gerald was born May 3, 1948 in Holly Springs, Mississippi, the son of Andrew Faulkner Tomlinson and Cynthia Burchette...
Lennard Elwood Fish
Oct 3, 2020
Lennard Elwood Fish, age 84, resident of Whiteville, Tennessee and husband of the late Sarah A. Warf Fish, departed this life Saturday evening, October 3, 2020 at the National HealthCare Center in Somerville.
Lennard was born March 7, 1936 in Bolivar, Tennessee, the son of James Monroe Fish and Ida...
Carolyn Faye (Sayles) Hughes
Oct 1, 2020
Carolyn Faye Sayles Hughes, age 70, resident of Whiteville, Tennessee and wife of William “Joe” Hughes, departed this life Thursday afternoon, October 1, 2020 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
Carolyn was born December 14, 1949 in Camden, Tennessee, the daughter of Edmond Sayles and Fannie Mae Dickerson Sayles. She received...
Anthony "Tony" Canale, III
Oct 1, 2020
Anthony Joseph Canale, III, age 70, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and husband of Whitfield Napier Canale, departed this life Thursday evening, October 1, 2020 at Methodist LeBonheur Germantown Hospital.
Anthony was born July 13, 1950 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Anthony Joseph Canale, II and Martha Brown Canale. He...
Dora Ann (Anthony) Moss
Oct 1, 2020
Dora Ann Anthony Moss, age 79, resident of the Kirk Community in Fayette County, Tennessee and wife of the late Frank Moss, Jr., departed this life Thursday evening, October 1, 2020.
Dora was born November 11, 1940 in the Kirk Community to Perry Clarence Anthony and Mildred Margaret Hollowell Anthony....

Robert "Pete" Peterson
Sep 29, 2020
Robert Dixon “Pete” Peterson, age 79, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and husband of Donna Peterson, departed this life Tuesday morning, September 29, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis.
Pete was born January 11, 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of the late Robert Fulton Peterson and Juanita Dixon Peterson....
Jeff Compton
Sep 26, 2020
Jefferson William “Jeff” Compton, age 69, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and married to the love of his life, Cynthia Ince Compton, departed this life Saturday evening, September 26, 2020 at Methodist LeBonheur Germantown Hospital.
Jeff was born August 10, 1951 in Pensacola, Florida, the son of George William Compton and...
Robert "Rob" Deeken
Sep 26, 2020
Robert Edward “Rob” Deeken, age 48, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and husband of Chrystal Deeken, departed this life Saturday, September 26, 2020 at Regional One Health in Memphis.
Rob was born February 9, 1972 in San Diego, California, the son of Patricia “Pat” Barnett Deeken and the late Robert Ray...
Maudie Margie (Voyles) Robinson
Sep 25, 2020
Maudie Margie Voyles Robinson, age 82, resident of Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania and wife of the late Ronald Edward Robinson, Sr., departed this life Friday, September 25, 2020.
Maudie was born April 18, 1938 in Rossville, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Robert Clifton Voyles and Virgie Kee Voyles, both of...
Glen Allen Maddox
Sep 18, 2020
Glen Allen Maddox passed from this life to Heaven on September 18, 2020 at the age of 68.
He leaves his wife of 48 years, Brenda Coleman Maddox of Eads, TN; his daughter, Jennifer Maddox Zachry and her husband, David of Arlington, TN; and two grandchildren, Landon Zachry and Ella...
Oneita (Burch) Lazenby
Sep 17, 2020
Mary Oneita Burch Lazenby, age 92, resident of Williston, Tennessee and wife of the late Allen A. Lazenby, departed this life Thursday afternoon, September 17, 2020 at the National HealthCare Center in Somerville.
Oneita was born August 14, 1928 in Williston, Tennessee, the daughter of George Albert Burch and Mary...
Jessica "Jessi" Oliver
Sep 15, 2020
Jessica Paige “Jessi” Oliver, age 22, resident of Memphis, Tennessee, departed this life Tuesday afternoon, September 15, 2020 at her residence.
Jessi was born June 23, 1998 in Memphis and graduated from Brighton High School in 2016. She attended Remington College in Memphis and was employed at the Memphis Zoo....
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