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Obituaries for the Waverly & McEwen area

Mary Jane Marchbanks

Mary Jane Marchbanks

Mar 3, 2022

Mrs. Mary Jane Reese Marchbanks, age 60, of Waverly, TN, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022, at TriStar Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, TN. Mrs. Marchbanks was born April 7, 1961, in Lobelville, TN, to Leonard Leslie Reese and Mary Lee Hooper Reese. She was married to Jeffery Lynn Marchbanks, Sr. She was a homemaker. Mary Jane Marchbanks will be...

Ellen Lenora Conrad Williams

Ellen Lenora Conrad Williams

Mar 3, 2022

Mrs. Ellen Lenora Conrad Williams, age 91, of Holladay, TN, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022, at Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly, TN. Mrs. Williams was born March 2, 1931, in Parsons, TN, to Earnest Virgil Conrad and Bessie Iver Blakeman Conrad. She was married to the late Rudolph Junior Williams. She was a member of Palestine United Methodist Church...

William "Bill" Clarence Rainey

William "Bill" Clarence Rainey

Feb 24, 2022

Mr. William "Bill" Clarence Rainey, age 84, of Cumberland City, TN, left this world into his Savior's arms on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at his home. Mr. Bill Rainey was born October 30, 1937, in Bay, AR, to Richard Allen Rainey and Verla Barnhart Rainey. He was a Musician, Singer, and Songwriter of Country Music. He was the owner of...

Jace Walker Wiles

Jace Walker Wiles

Feb 23, 2022

Sweet Baby Jace Walker Wiles, February 23, 2022, taken to his heavenly home by Jesus. He was born at Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, TN, to Christopher Ray and Rachael Michelle Brown Wiles, of Waverly, TN. Visitation will be Saturday, February 26, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. until funeral service time at 3:00 p.m., at the Luff-Bowen Funeral Home in Waverly,...

John David VanSickle

John David VanSickle

Feb 19, 2022

Mr. John David VanSickle, age 87, of McEwen, TN, passed from this life on Saturday, February 19, 2022.  Mr.VanSickle was born in Greenup Co. KY, on May 15, 1934, to Fred and Ether Fetters VanSickle.

John Retired in 1998 from the University of Toledo in Ohio where he was a custodian. He then moved to McEwen, TN. and worked for...

SSgt Dennis "Frankie" Melton

SSgt Dennis "Frankie" Melton

Feb 18, 2022

DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, FUNERAL SERVICE FOR FRANKIE MELTON WILL BE AT 1pm Saturday, MARCH 12th WITH VISITATION TO FOLLOW.  SSgt Dennis "Frankie" Melton      The Man, the Myth, the Legend            After a childhood of constant moves and new homes and schools, Frankie came to the town of Waverly, TN.  From the age of...

Cynthia Yvonne Steward Gentry

Cynthia Yvonne Steward Gentry

Feb 15, 2022

Ms. Cynthia Yvonne Steward Gentry, age 58, of Waverly, TN, passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly, TN. Ms. Gentry was born August 10, 1963, in Selma, AL, to Bennie O'neal and Mary Yvonne Oglesby Steward. She was a former Van Driver for Staff Zone in Nashville. She was a loving Caregiver for her father...

Dorothy Jane Dodd Flowers

Dorothy Jane Dodd Flowers

Feb 13, 2022

 

Mrs. Dorothy Jane "Dot" Flowers, age 81, of McEwen, TN, passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2022, at Humphreys County Nursing Home in Waverly, TN. Dorothy was born on February 29, 1940, in Waverly, TN, to Anderson Dodd and Jeanette Elliott Dodd. Dorothy enjoyed watching wrestling, the Atlanta Braves and her baby dolls. She loved to have all her...

Karen Larae Critchlow

Karen Larae Critchlow

Feb 6, 2022

Mrs. Karen Larae Coleman Critchlow, age 63, of Waverly, TN, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2022, at Ascension St. Thomas Hospital West in Nashville, TN. Mrs. Critchlow was born June 30, 1958, in Clarksville, Texas, to Milton Ray and Carole Sue Green Coleman. She was a homemaker. Karen enjoyed laughing, playing dominoes, and spending precious time with her family. Karen...

William "Larry" Lawrence Moore

William "Larry" Lawrence Moore

Feb 2, 2022

Mr. William "Larry" Lawrence Moore, age 79, of Waverly, TN, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly, TN. Mr. Moore was born July 9, 1942, in Nashville, TN, to Eulen Lawrence Moore and Elizabeth Masters Moore. He was married to Jeanette Ballard Moore. He was a member of Waverly Church of Christ and a retired...

Evelyn Huff Abramson

Evelyn Huff Abramson

Feb 1, 2022

Mrs. Evelyn Ann Huff Abramson, age 100, of New Johnsonville, TN, passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at Waverly Healthcare & Rehab in Waverly, TN. Mrs. Abramson was born March 3, 1921, in Etowah, TN, to William Martin Huff and Annie Modenia Huskins Huff. She was married to the late Carl Walter Abramson. She was a member of St. Andrews...

Madge Earline Forrest Danley

Madge Earline Forrest Danley

Feb 1, 2022

Madge Earline Ellison Danley, age 95 of Waverly passed away Tuesday February 1, 2022 at Humphreys County Nursing Home in Waverly after a long illness. She was born March 21,1926 to the late L. E. Forrest and Iola Lashlee Forrest. Ms. Madge, as she was so fondly known, was a member of Halls Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church, a fifty year...

Dr. Arthur Winfrey Walker

Dr. Arthur Winfrey Walker

Jan 31, 2022

Dr. Arthur Winfrey Walker, age 94 of Waverly, Tennessee, passed away Monday, January 31, 2022 at Camden Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Dr. Walker was born January 24, 1928 in Fayette County, Tennessee to June Galloway Walker and Mattie Sweeny Winfrey Walker. He married Jo Bone Walker who passed away in 2019. They were wed on the Bride and Groom Radio...

Willis "Buddy" Boyd Lawson, Jr.

Willis "Buddy" Boyd Lawson, Jr.

Jan 29, 2022

Mr. Willis Boyd “Buddy” Poppy” Lawson, Jr., age 77, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2022, at his home in Waverly, TN, surrounded by his loving family. Buddy Lawson, Jr. was born March 4, 1944, in Nashville, TN, to Willis Boyd Lawson, Sr. and Nell Elizabeth Thompson Lawson. He married Miriam Louise Stewart Lawson on November 26, 1993. Buddy Lawson, Jr....

Jeffrey Lynn Smith

Jeffrey Lynn Smith

Jan 29, 2022

Mr. Jeffrey Lynn Smith, age 72, of McEwen, TN, passed away January 29, 2022, at TriStar Horizon Medical Center, in Dickson, TN. Jeffrey Smith was born November 30, 1949, in El Paso, TX, to William F. and Stella Marrietta Songstad Smith. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served during the Vietnam War. He was married to...

Janie Evangeline Murphree

Janie Evangeline Murphree

Jan 26, 2022

  Janie Evangeline Murphree entered her life in her grandparent’s house in the Buffalo community of Humphreys County on November 8th, 1942 and left her earthly life on January 26th of this year.    She was preceded in death by her mother, Olive Pearl Duncan Murphree,her father, John Wilson Murphree, Sr., and a newborn brother who did not survive, a sister, Osa Priscilla...

Ester Marie Martin

Ester Marie Martin

Jan 24, 2022

Ms. Ester Marie Martin, age 93, of Waverly, TN, passed away Monday, January 24, 2022, at Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly. Ms. Martin was born November 9, 1928, in Waverly, TN to Alva Bud Martin and Nancy Elevine McCord Martin. She was a homemaker. Graveside Service and Interment were held Thursday, January 27, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., at the Trinity...

James Robert Thompson, Jr.

James Robert Thompson, Jr.

Jan 20, 2022

Mr. James Robert Thompson, Jr., age 78, of Paris, TN, passed away on January 20, 2022, at his home. Mr. Thompson was born on December 27, 1943, in Greenfield, TN, to James Robert Thompson, Sr. and Virgie May Davis Thompson. Mr. James Thompson will be cremated at Richlawn Crematory, Waverly, TN. There are no services scheduled at this time. His...

William Stanley Mathias

William Stanley Mathias

Jan 19, 2022

William Stanley Mathias, 68, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed on into a heavenly embrace on January 19th, in Tahlequah, OK. Born May 29th, 1953, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Louise Stone and William Alvia Mathias, Stan attended Waverly Central High School. He received a BA degree from Middle Tennessee State University and was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. For many...

Gary Hershel Donegan

Gary Hershel Donegan

Jan 14, 2022

Mr. Gary Hershel Donegan, age 70, of Dickson, TN, passed away Friday, January 14, 2022, at TriStar Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, TN. Mr. Donegan was born August 13, 1951, in Hamtramck, MI, to Loyd Hershel Donegan and Thelma Christine Vineyard Donegan. He was married to Nancy Annette Atwood Donegan. Gary was a retired contractor. He loved meeting with the...

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