Obituaries
Fayette County, TN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Somerville, TN. and surrounding areas
Eddie (Ed) J. Tonahill
Jun 30, 2019
Eddie (Ed) J. Tonahill, 72, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019 surrounded by his family after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. A native of the Memphis area, he was born January 29, 1947 to J.H. Tonahill and Hazel Terhune Tonahill. He was a 1965 graduate of Overton High School and in 1968, he married...
Annie Ruth (Fortune) Bishop
Jun 30, 2019
Annie Ruth Fortune Bishop, age 69, resident of Hornsby, Tennessee, departed this life Sunday morning, June 30, 2019 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
Annie was born April 18, 1950 in New Albany, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Roy and Sarah Wilhite Fortune. She was a graduate of Messick High...
Charles Bernhardt Bland, Jr.
Jun 25, 2019
Charles Bernhardt Bland, Jr. of Grand Junction, TN, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. He was 83 years old.
A memorial service was held for Mr. Bland at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 29 at LaGrange Methodist Church in LaGrange, TN. with Rev. Dr. Virginia Jones Finzel officiating.
...James Thomas "Tom" Allen
Jun 24, 2019
James Thomas “Tom” Allen, age 83, resident of Moscow, Tennessee and husband of the late Juanita Frances Bell Allen, departed this life Monday morning, June 24, 2019 at Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville.
Funeral Services for Mr. Allen were held at 2 P.M. Thursday, June 27, 2019 at the...
Billy Joe Davis
Jun 19, 2019
Billy Joe Davis, age 59, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and husband of Mary Davis, departed this life Wednesday morning, June 19, 2019 at Regional One Health in Memphis.
Funeral Services for Mr. Davis were held at 1 P.M. Saturday, June 22, 2019 at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at Oakland....

Janie Bell (Walls) Deckelman
Jun 18, 2019
Janie Bell Walls Deckelman, age 94, resident of Somerville, Tennessee, departed this life Tuesday morning, June 18, 2019 at her residence.
Janie was born October 16, 1924 in Fayette County, Tennessee, the daughter of the late James Onie Walls and Nannie Bell Pulliam Walls. She received her education in the...
Malcolm Jay Fletcher
Jun 14, 2019
Malcolm Jay Fletcher died Friday, June 14, 2019, at his home in Memphis. He was 42 years old. Jay was preceded in death by his father, Gene Fletcher. He is survived by his mother, Barbara Fletcher, his sister, Jeanie Fletcher Rittenberry, and his niece and nephew.
A native of Arlington,...
Robert "Bobby" McKelvy, Jr.
Jun 14, 2019
Robert Morris “Bobby” McKelvy, Jr., age 63, resident of Atoka, Tennessee, departed this life Friday morning, June 14, 2019 in Oakland, Tennessee.
A memorial service for Mr. McKelvy will be held at a later date. Arrangements will be provided by Peebles Fayette County Funeral Homes & Cremation Center – West...
Bill Kelley
Jun 8, 2019
Commissioner and former Sheriff for Fayette County, Billy G. Kelley, age 77, resident of Somerville, known by many as "Sheriff", and husband of the late Gladys Louise Barlow Kelley, departed this life Saturday morning, June 8, 2019 at his residence.
Funeral Services were conducted at 2 P.M. Tuesday, June 11,...
Eulyse Elbert Blair
Jun 8, 2019
Eulyse Elbert Blair, age 80, resident of Oakland and husband of Jimmie Lou Garrison Blair, departed this life Saturday morning, June 8, 2019 at his residence.
Funeral Services for Mr. Blair were held at 10 A.M. Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at Oakland with Dr....
Paula Diane (Ragland) Harper
Jun 6, 2019
Diane Ragland Nicholas Harper, of Collierville, went to be with our Lord on June 6, 2019. She was 68 years old. Diane was preceded in death by parents, Thelma and Alfred Ragland; brother, Gene Ragland; and former husbands, John Nicholas and Craig Harper.
Diane graduated Magna Cum Laude, earning her...
Susie Ruth (Myrick) Sides
Jun 6, 2019
Susie Ruth Myrick Sides, age 92, resident of Moscow, Tennessee and wife of the late Carl Hinton Sides, departed this life Thursday afternoon, June 6, 2019 at her residence.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Sides were held at 2 P.M. Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Peebles Main Funeral Chapel in...

Jannette (Palmer) Langford
Jun 6, 2019
Jannette Palmer Langford, age 69, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of Madison “Matt” Langford, departed this life Thursday evening, June 6, 2019 at her residence.
Jannette was born January 20, 1950 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Milton Howard Palmer and Janie Weaver Palmer. She received her...
Walter Barton Schulz
Jun 1, 2019
Walter Barton Schulz, age 75, resident of Cordova, Tennessee, departed this life Saturday morning, June 1, 2019 at his residence.
Funeral Services for Mr. Schulz were held at 3 P.M. Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at Dancyville United Methodist Church. Interment followed in the Dancyville Cemetery. Arrangements were provided by Peebles...
Joseph Wayne "Joe" Parsons
May 31, 2019
Joseph Wayne Parsons, age 86, resident of Somerville, Tennessee, ascended the stairway to Heaven on Friday afternoon, May 31, 2019.
Funeral Services for Mr. Parsons were held at 11 A.M. Saturday, June 8, 2019 at the First United Methodist Church in Somerville with Rev. Kyle Bomar, a United Methodist minister,...
Joe Moore
May 31, 2019
William Joseph “Joe” Moore, Sr., age 77, resident of Eads, Tennessee and husband of Jeanie Portis Moore, departed this life and was welcomed into Heaven Friday morning, May 31, 2019 at his residence.
Funeral Services for Mr. Moore were held at 2 P.M. Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at Hickory Withe...
Billy Lee Marlar
May 30, 2019
Billy Lee Marlar, age 87, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and husband of the late Midge Jones Marlar, departed this life Thursday afternoon, May 30, 2019 at his residence.
Funeral Services for Mr. Marlar were conducted at 2 P.M. Monday, June 3, 2019 at Somerville First Baptist Church with Bro. Stan...
Jerry Neal Miller
May 28, 2019
Jerry Neal Miller, age 64, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and husband of Leslie A. Miller, departed this life Tuesday evening, May 28, 2019 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis.
Memorial Services for Mr. Miller were held at 2 P.M. Sunday, June 2, 2019 at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at...
Gary James White
May 28, 2019
Gary James White, age 75, resident of Whiteville, Tennessee and husband of Denise Hale White, departed this life Tuesday morning, May 28, 2019 at his residence.
Funeral Services for Mr. White were conducted at 2 P.M. Friday, May 31, 2019 at Victory Life Assembly of God in Somerville with Pastor...
Joan (Terry) Armstrong
May 28, 2019
Fredda Joan Terry Armstrong, age 82, resident of Somerville and wife of the late John Murray Armstrong, departed this life Tuesday afternoon, May 28, 2019 at the National HealthCare Center in Somerville.
Graveside Services for Mrs. Armstrong were held at 10 A.M. Saturday, June 1, 2019 at the Somerville City...
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