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Fayette County, TN Obituaries

Local obituaries for Somerville, TN. and surrounding areas

Craig Alan Sanderson

Craig Alan Sanderson

Jan 6, 2025

Craig Alan Sanderson, age 59, resident of Somerville, Tennessee, departed this life early Monday morning, January 6, 2025 at his home.

Craig was born August 18, 1965 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of the late Robert Gene Sanderson and Peggy Ann Collins Sanderson. He graduated in 1983 from Sheffield High School in Memphis and he spent 40 plus years working for...

Merriam Dale Burns Kocur

Merriam Dale Burns Kocur

Jan 5, 2025

Merriam Dale Burns Kocur, age 81, resident of Millington, Tennessee, departed this life Sunday morning, January 5, 2025 at Methodist North Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

Merriam was born July 4, 1943 in Courtland, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Horace Dale Burns and Minnie Ola Martin Burns. She was a homemaker throughout her life and loved music, dancing, flowers, butterflies, her...

Sarah "Ann" Cooper Campbell

Sarah "Ann" Cooper Campbell

Jan 4, 2025

Sarah Ann Cooper Campbell, age 92, resident of Collierville, Tennessee and wife of the late Robert W. Campbell, departed this life Saturday evening, January 4, 2025 at Hearthside Senior Living in Collierville.

Ann was born August 11, 1932 in Rutherford, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Andrew Burr Cooper and Effie Mae Southard Cooper. She was a seamstress and homemaker who...

Gail Umbreit Moore

Gail Umbreit Moore

Dec 30, 2024

Gail Umbreit Moore, age 75, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and wife of William Lamar Moore, departed this life Monday morning, December 30, 2024 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee.

Gail was born October 3, 1949 in Wilmington, Delaware, the daughter of the late Dale Umbreit and Bonnie Muir Umbreit. She graduated from Jenkins High School in Savannah, Georgia and from...

Marvin Lavoy Umbarger

Marvin Lavoy Umbarger

Dec 29, 2024

Marvin Lavoy Umbarger, age 82, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and husband of Edith Lorraine McBerry Umbarger, departed this life Sunday evening, December 29, 2024 at his home.

Marvin was born October 27, 1942 in Somerville, the son of the late Edward James Umbarger and the late Lillian Marie Henley Wiles (Jeff Wiles). He graduated from the Fayette County School System and...

Bro. John Edward Watkins

Bro. John Edward Watkins

Dec 29, 2024

Pastor John Ed Watkins, of Somerville, Tennessee, entered into the presence of his Lord & Savior Jesus Christ on December 29, 2024, with family gathered around him singing and reading Scripture as his faith became sight. John Ed was known for his infectious smile, passionate singing, and powerful preaching.

John Ed Watkins was born on July 7, 1948, to Aubrey Anderson...

Jo Carol Ray McClain

Jo Carol Ray McClain

Dec 29, 2024

Jo Carol Ray McClain, age 80, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and wife of the late D.A. McClain, departed this life Sunday evening, December 29, 2024 at Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville, Tennessee.

Jo Carol was born June 27, 1944 in Paris, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Woodson Ray and Ruth Wimberly Ray. She graduated in 1962 from E.W. Grove...

Greta M. Young

Greta M. Young

Dec 29, 2024

Greta Maclin Young, age 93, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of the late Marion L. Young, departed this life Sunday morning, December 29, 2024 at the National HealthCare Center in Somerville.

Greta was born May 18, 1931 in Somerville, the daughter of the late Roy Maclin and Utoka Rogers Ohnsman. She was employed with the parts department at Boeing before...

John Alan Thorne

John Alan Thorne

Dec 22, 2024

John Alan Thorne, age 66, resident of Memphis, Tennessee and husband of Lisa Thorne, departed this life Sunday evening, December 22, 2024 at Methodist North Hospital in Memphis.

John was born November 4, 1958 in Bruceton, Tennessee, the son of the late Ralph Ernest Thorne, Sr. and Evelyn Gracie Sawyer Thorne. He graduated from Central High School in Bruceton in 1976...

Jack Brence Armstrong

Jack Brence Armstrong

Dec 22, 2024

Jack Brence Armstrong, age 51, passed away on December 22, 2024, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was born July 23, 1973, and was the second son to the late John Murray Armstrong and Fredda Joan Terry Armstrong.

Reared in the South Hall athletic dormitory on the University of Memphis campus, Brence experienced a rich diversity of people and experiences from an early...

Starlet Ann Stainback Newman

Starlet Ann Stainback Newman

Dec 22, 2024

Starlet Ann Stainback Newman, age 67, resident of Holly Springs, Mississippi and wife of the late William Robert Newman, departed this life Sunday morning, December 22, 2024 at her home.

Starlet was born November 2, 1957 in Somerville, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Kerr Crawford Stainback and Shirley Inez Doyle Stainback. She graduated from Trezevant High School in Memphis, Tennessee...

Noel Jerome Monroe, Jr.

Noel Jerome Monroe, Jr.

Dec 21, 2024

Noel Jerome Monroe, Jr., age 65, resident of Bartlett, Tennessee, departed this life Saturday evening, December 21, 2024 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

Noel was born June 4, 1959 in Honolulu, Hawaii, the son of the late Noel Jerome Monroe, Sr. and Patricia Gail Foley Monroe. He graduated from Iuka High School in Iuka, Mississippi and was employed as...

Jimmie Doris Keith Harber

Jimmie Doris Keith Harber

Dec 20, 2024

Jimmie Doris Keith Harber, age 88, resident of Eads, Tennessee and wife of the late Harrison Harber, departed this life Friday evening, December 20, 2024 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis.

Jimmie was born October 16, 1936 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Lonnie Allen Keith and Eva Mangum Keith. She graduated from Memphis City Schools and married...

Marvin Lewis Elrod

Marvin Lewis Elrod

Dec 18, 2024

Marvin Lewis Elrod, age 69, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and husband of the late Sheila Haley Elrod, departed this life Wednesday morning, December 18, 2024 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee.

Marvin was born February 9, 1955 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of the late Paul Vernon Elrod and Ruth Virginia Hickman Elrod. He graduated from Westside High School in...

Shirley Ann Lenti

Shirley Ann Lenti

Dec 18, 2024

Shirley Ann Lenti, age 89, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of the late Joseph Pete Lenti, departed this life Wednesday evening, December 18, 2024 at the National HealthCare Center in Somerville.

Shirley was born February 15, 1935 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Stephen Borra and Helen Lombardi Borra. She graduated from Germantown High School in 1953 and...

Margaret Ann Johnson

Margaret Ann Johnson

Dec 17, 2024

Margaret Ann Johnson, age 72, resident of Memphis, Tennessee, departed this life Tuesday evening, December 17, 2024 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis.

Margaret was born April 17, 1952 in Memphis, the daughter of the late Sam W. Johnson, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Shilling Johnson. She was a first class girl scout in earlier years and was employed as a graphic...

Judith Evans Seemann

Judith Evans Seemann

Dec 17, 2024

Judith Evans Seemann, age 80, resident of Oakland, Tennessee, departed this life Tuesday morning, December 17, 2024 at Pine Tree Ranch in Paris, Texas.

Judith was born March 26, 1944 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Earl Whitman Evans and Juanita Winifred Jewell Evans. She graduated from Fayette County High School in 1962 and continued her education at University...

Robbie Griggs

Robbie Griggs

Dec 14, 2024

Robbie Griggs, age 24, resident of Oakland, Tennessee, departed this life Saturday, December 14, 2024.

Robbie was born June 7, 2000 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of James W. Griggs II and Stacey Plummer Griggs. He graduated from Christian Brothers High School in Memphis and was a member of Faith Church in Somerville, Tennessee. He was employed as a custom side...

Sherrie Lynn Spoonhower

Sherrie Lynn Spoonhower

Dec 13, 2024

Sherrie Lynn Spoonhower, age 68, resident of Somerville, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 13, 2024 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee.

Sherrie was born February 20, 1956 in Port Jervis, New York, the daughter of the late Robert Joseph Spoonhower and Bernice Irene Scott Spoonhower. She moved to Somerville in 1992 and was a beloved restaurant worker in...

Carolyn Sue Scroggins Boring

Carolyn Sue Scroggins Boring

Dec 12, 2024

Carolyn Sue Scroggins Boring, aged 80, resident of Cordova, Tennessee, and wife of Reggie Boring, departed this life Thursday morning, December 12, 2024 at Methodist LeBonheur Germantown Hospital.

Carolyn was born August 16, 1944 in Monett, Missouri, the daughter of the late Lloyd Scroggins and Nadine Gossett Ciesla. She graduated from Ruskin High School in Kansas City, Missouri and was a...

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