Obituaries
Obituaries for the Waverly & McEwen area
Herman Swanson Ring
Dec 8, 2020
Mr. Herman Swanson Ring, "Mann", age 81 of New Johnsonville, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at his home. He was born July 25,1939 in Spring Hill, Tennessee to the late Kenneth and Louise Warren Ring. He was married to the late Rachel Plant Ring for 33 years and they resided in Plant Community. Mann was a retired Tennessee...
Samuel Edward Brigham
Dec 7, 2020
Mr. Samuel Edward Brigham, age 96, formerly of Waverly, passed away December 7, 2020 at the Franklin Wellness & Rehabilitation Center in Franklin, TN. Mr. Brigham was born on February 9, 1924 in Humphreys County to Samuel Brigham, Sr. and Eva Ray Scott Brigham. Samuel served in the US Navy and was a WWll Veteran. He enlisted in the Navy...
James William "Jim" Franklin, Sr.
Dec 4, 2020
Mr. James William "Jim" Franklin, Sr. age 87, of Waverly, TN, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at his home. He was born December 11, 1932 in Callicoon, New York to the late Frederick Arthur Franklin and Esther Treyz Franklin. He married his wife, Margaret Brown Franklin and they had four children. Jim graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical...
Fredrick "Fred" Lavern Miller
Dec 1, 2020
Mr. Fredrick "Fred" Lavern Miller, age 81, of McEwen, TN, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at Humphreys County Nursing Home in Waverly, TN. Mr. Miller was born March 20, 1939, in Albion, MI, to Earl "Buster" and Eileen Ruth Leathead Miller. He was married to Waymouth June Hornburger Miller. Mr. Miller was a retired Operating Engineer from Vaughn Contractors...
Pierce "Red" Marrs
Nov 26, 2020
Mr. Pierce "Red" Marrs, age 80, of Lobelville, TN, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020, at Perry Community Hospital in Linden, TN. Mr. Red Marrs was born July 18, 1940, in Hurricane Mills, TN, to George and Verna Lofton Marrs. He was a retired farmer. Visitation with the family will be Sunday, November 29, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. until Memorial...
Mary Ann Stewart
Nov 25, 2020
Ms. Mary Ann Stewart, age 67, of Hurricane Mills, TN, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at Ascension Saint Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN. Mary Ann was born April 8, 1953, in Waverly, TN, to John Walter "Whiz" and Mary Jewel "Jude" Warren Stewart. She was a retired Teacher for Turney Center in Only, TN. She was a member...
William Calvin Johnson
Nov 24, 2020
Mr. William Calvin Johnson, age 88 of McEwen, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at his home. He was born June 6, 1932 in McEwen, TN to Walter Columbus Johnson and Susie Ann Turner Johnson. William was a retired sales representative with Farber Sales Co. in Nashville, TN.
There will be a private family graveside service held at Johnson...
Vitha Veroa Webb
Nov 23, 2020
Ms. Vitha Veora Webb, age 90 of Waverly, Tennessee, passed away Monday, November 23, 2020 at her home. She was born November 17, 1930 in Hannah, Oklahoma to the late Elzie Daniel and Sally Mae Jackson Daniel. She married the late Robert Raymond Webb, and they had four children.
Vitha planned to return to California and be buried beside her...
George Washington Emery, Jr.
Nov 22, 2020
Mr. George Washington Emery Jr., age 92 of Waverly, TN, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Humphreys County Nursing Home. He was born November 26, 1927 in Madisonville, Kentucky to the late George Washington Emery, Sr. and Elsie Riles Emery. He was a retiree of Tennessee Valley Authority and a member of the First Baptist Church in Waverly. He...
Norma Mitchum Anderson
Nov 21, 2020
Norma Ann Mitchum Anderson, age 94 of Waverly, Tennessee, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Humphreys County Nursing Home. Norma was born March 29, 1926 in Nashville, TN to the late Wayland Hoit Mitchum Sr. and Lillian Edna Cheek. Norma married James E. Anderson. She was a retired pharmacist and owner of P&M Pharmacy in Waverly. Norma was a...
Opal Mai Watkins
Nov 20, 2020
Opal Mai (Hedge) Watkins, 97, former resident of McEwen, passed away Friday, November 20, 2020 at her residence, Providence Place in Mt. Juliet. Opal was born May 1, 1923 in Waverly, Tennessee to the late Hugh Dan Hedge and Mamie D. Reeves Hedge. She was a graduate of Waverly High School. She married Albert "Bud" Watkins after the war and...
Bonnie Gaye Vaughn
Nov 20, 2020
Ms. Bonnie Gaye Vaughn, age 70, of Waverly, TN, passed away Friday, November 20, 2020, at her home. Ms. Vaughn was born September 5, 1950, in Hawesville, KY, to Robert Freeman and Thelma Grace Huff Vaughn. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Political Science at Murray State University in Murray, KY. She was a retired Postal Worker for the United...
Curtis Lee Jones
Nov 14, 2020
Mr. Curtis Lee Jones, age 96, of Waverly, TN, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020, in Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly. Mr. Jones was born June 1, 1924, in Memphis, TN, to George Allen and Josie Jones. He was a veteran in the United States Army Air Corp in WWII. He was a retired Truck Driver. Mr. Jones was a...
Robert "Bobby" Eugene Boatman
Nov 5, 2020
Mr. Robert "Bobby" Eugene Boatman, age 79, of McEwen, TN, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2020, at his home. Mr. Boatman was born July 31, 1941, in McEwen, TN, to Thurman Denton and Nettie Hatcher Boatman. He was the retired Owner of Boatman Trucking. Bobby loved farming and spending time with his precious family. He was always helping others when...
"Butch" Phillip Wayne Wills
Nov 4, 2020
Phillip Wayne ‘Butch’ Wills passed away at the age of 65 on November 4, 2020 in Crystal River, FL where he resided for the past 3 years. Butch was born on April 28, 1955 in Waverly, TN to Jerry Wills and Norma Jean Plunkett. Butch was married to his wife, of 17 years, Dianne (Barber) Wills.
Butch honorably served the...
"Bill" William M. Slayden III
Oct 28, 2020
This is a courtesy notice by request of the Slayden Family.
On a cool fall evening, William M. Slayden III, age 70, passed away surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with neuroendocrine cancer on October 28, 2020. Bill was a graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and had a successful CPA practice for over 30 years. He...
David Randall "Randy" Lee
Oct 23, 2020
Mr. David Randall "Randy" Lee, age 53, of McEwen, TN, passed away Friday, October 23, 2020, at his home. Randy Lee was born October 21, 1967, in Dickson, TN, to James Millard and Willie Sue Dudley Lee. He was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church of McEwen. He was a laborer and worked for his Dad in the...
Hilda Louise Scurlock Buchanan
Oct 23, 2020
Mrs. Hilda Louise Scurlock Buchanan, age 97, of Knoxville, TN and formerly of Waverly, TN, passed away Friday, October 23, 2020, in Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville. Mrs. Buchanan was born October 16, 1923, in Hurricane Mills, TN, to Archie W. and Hettie Reynolds Scurlock. She was married to the late Rev. Herman D. Buchanan. She was a...
Lloyd Eugene Boner
Oct 21, 2020
Mr. Lloyd Eugene Boner, age 78, of New Johnsonville, TN, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at his home. Mr. Boner was born September 26, 1942, in Nashville, TN, to George Russell and Jane Elizabeth Cook Boner. He was married to Rebecca Jean "Becky" Hemby Boner. He was a retired Operator for Tennessee Valley Authority in NewJohnsonville, TN. He was...
Harold Thomas Ozment
Oct 20, 2020
Mr. Harold Thomas Ozment, age 84, of Hurricane Mills, TN, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly, TN. Mr. Ozment was born on September 25, 1936, in Weakley County, TN, to William David Ozment and Eva May Jones Ozment. He was a horse trainer and was the caretaker to Moonie’s Horses. He also...
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