Obituaries
Obituaries for the Waverly & McEwen area
Joseph Michael Quarles
Jan 4, 2020
Mr. Joseph Michael Quarles, age 70 of Waverly, Tennessee, passed away Monday, January 4, 2021 at AHC Healthcare in Waverly, Tennessee. Joseph was born July 20, 1950 in Nashville, TN to the late Joseph Lafayette Quarles and Juanita Yates Quarles.
Joseph was a member of the Waverly Elks Lodge. He was a retired boilermaker union #455.
There is no public...
Mary Virginia Meacham
Jan 4, 2020
Mrs. Mary Virginia Meacham, age 76 of Waverly, TN, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Humphreys County Nursing home. She was born September 9, 1943 in Humphreys County to Neily Hardin and Blanche Mayfield Hardin. Mrs. Mary married the late Philip Bon Meacham and they had two children. She was a Homemaker and a member of the Waverly Church...
Monroe Holland, Sr.
Dec 28, 2019
Mr. Robert Monroe Holland, Sr., age 88, of McEwen, TN, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2019, at Three Rivers Hospital, in Waverly, TN. Monroe Holland, Sr. was born May 31, 1931, in McEwen, TN, to Haley and Ruby Mae Holland. He was married to Betty Lou Cogdill Holland. Monroe was the owner of Cash & Carry Bi-Rite in McEwen for...
Willie D. "Billy" Woods
Dec 23, 2019
Mr. Willie D. "Billy" Woods, age 78, of New Johnsonville, TN, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019, at Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly, TN. Mr. Woods was born April 18, 1941, in Waverly, TN, to Jesse D. Woods and Nancy Ann Buchanan Woods. He was married to Mary Jewell Scaggs Woods. He was a retired Forklift Operator for Conalco in...
Lorene Harper Curtis
Dec 21, 2019
Mrs. Lorene Harper Curtis, age 83, of McEwen, TN, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019, at her home. She was born February 21, 1936, in Lobelville, TN, to Carter Newton Harper and Florence Mae Baker Harper. She was married to Cecil Carnell “C.C.” Curtis. Mrs. Curtis was a homemaker and a member of McEwen church of Christ. She was a...
Frances Salome McClanahan Thornton
Dec 19, 2019
Mrs. Frances Salome McClanahan Thornton, age 97, of Waverly, TN, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2019, at Humphreys County Nursing Home. Frances was born July 19, 1922, in Honey Grove, TX, to John Luke McClanahan and Callie Laura Hollins McClanahan. She was active in the First Baptist Church of Waverly. Frances loved watching sports on TV - basketball, golf,...
Rickey Earnest "Ern” Kennerly
Dec 11, 2019
Mr. Rickey Earnest "Ern” Kennerly, age 61, of Waverly, TN, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at his home, after a long battle with End Stage Renal Disease and Heart Disease. Rickey was born September 27, 1958, in Waverly, TN, to Robert Barron "Charlie" Kennerly and Mary Elese Holland Kennerly. He was a disabled Tree Trimmer. Rickey was an avid...
Charles "Dickie" Richard Stewart
Dec 11, 2019
Mr. Charles Richard “Dickie” Stewart, age 88, of Waverly, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at his home. Mr. Stewart was born on August 15, 1931, in Waverly, Tennessee, to Arthur Jennings Stewart and Gladys Etoyl Bryant Stewart. He was a retired I.E. Dupont Control Room Operator. Mr. Stewart was a devoted and loving husband and father. He...
Robert "Bob" Lincoln Dowell
Dec 9, 2019
Robert “Bob” Lincoln Dowell, 73, passed away peacefully December 9, 2019 at his home in Waverly, Tennessee. Bob was born January 30, 1946 in Harned, Breckenridge County, Kentucky to the late Roy Lincoln and Edna May (Smith) Dowell. He attended Breckenridge County High School then enlisted in the US Marine Corps and upon return wed his high school sweetheart, Carolyn...
Walter Russell Collier
Dec 7, 2019
Walter Russell Collier, age 84, of Waverly, passed from this life on Saturday, December 7, 2019, surrounded by his family that he dearly loved. A Native of Humphreys County, he was born September 16, 1935 to Walter Martin Collier and Viola Wheeler Collier.
He was a 1954 graduate of Waverly Central High School and a graduate of Draughn’s Business...
Raymus "Ray" Charles Binkley
Dec 6, 2019
Mr. Raymus Charles “Ray” Binkley, age 79, of McEwen, Tennessee, passed away Friday, December 6, 2019 at his home. Mr. Binkley was born on September 30, 1940, in Waverly, Tennessee, to Nathan Lee Binkley and Elma Celina Haley Binkley. He was a Maintenance Supervisor at the zinc plant in Clarksville, TN. Ray was a member of the House of Prayer in...
Douglas Herron Jones
Nov 21, 2019
Mr. Douglas Herron Jones, age 86, of Lexington, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2019, at his home. Mr. Jones was born on February 26, 1933, in Campbellsville, Kentucky, to Cornia Clyde Jones and Flossie Mae Herron Jones. He was a graduate of Campbellsville High School Class of 1951. He was retired from TN Gas Transmission in Gabe, KY...
Mae Evelyn Fortner
Nov 17, 2019
Mrs. Mae Evelyn Fortner, age 96, of McEwen, TN, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019, at Waverly Health Care Center in Waverly, TN. Mrs. Fortner was born June 21, 1923, in Waverly, TN, to Archie Coleman and Cora Ann Curtis Grice. She was married to Redick Wesley Fortner. She was a homemaker and member of Mariah Cumberland Presbyterian Church in...
Ethel Sisk Hatcher
Nov 13, 2019
Mrs. Ethel Sisk Hatcher, age 89, of McEwen, TN, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at Waverly Health Care Center in Waverly, TN. Mrs. Hatcher was born December 19, 1929, in Jordon Springs, TN, to Leonard Hansen and Cora Chisenhall Sisk. She was married to Rev. L. J. Hatcher of McEwen, TN. Mrs. Hatcher was a member of Oak Grove...
Nicole Alexis Moore
Nov 13, 2019
Nicole Alexis Moore, age 25, has escaped the earthly bonds of struggle and returned to her heavenly home. Nicole was a life-long member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and served as a sacristan and volunteered at the St. Patrick’s Irish Picnic Duck Pond following in the footsteps of her parents, grandparents and entire Tarpy family.
She graduated eighth grade from...
Janet Hooper Hunter
Nov 5, 2019
Janet Ruth Hooper Hunter, age 79, passed away on November 5, 2019, at The Woodlands, Texas. Janet was born on January 29, 1940 in McEwen, TN, to Lloyd and Verna Mae Young Hooper. She attended High School in McEwen, TN. She resided in The Woodlands, Texas. Nana loved her plants. She loved to sing, dance, entertain, and being in the...
Wilson Riley, Jr.
Nov 5, 2019
Mr. Wilson Riley, Jr., age 75, of New Johnsonville, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, at his home. Mr. Riley was born on June 11, 1944 in New Castle, Indiana, to Wilson Riley and Rachel Grissom Riley. He was a machinist at the Schweitzer Corporation.
He is survived by:
2 Sons-
Trent A Riley, New Johnsonville, TN
John...
Addie Margaret Carter Brown
Nov 2, 2019
Mrs. Addie Margaret Carter Brown, age 86, of Waverly, Tennessee, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019, at Waverly Healthcare in Waverly, TN. Mrs. Brown was born on January 24, 1933, at Turkey Creek in Waverly, Tennessee, to Willie Carter and Cora Evonne Durham Carter. Mrs. Brown chose to donate her remains to Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville,...
Wanda Faye Curtis Haygood
Oct 31, 2019
Mrs. Wanda Faye Curtis Haygood, age 73, of Waverly, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2019, at Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, TN. Mrs. Haygood was born on August 30, 1946, in Osceola, Arkansas to James Viston Curtis and Mary Anna George Curtis. Wanda worked at Acme Boot, Humphreys Co. Nursing Home and she retired as the Manager of...
Bob Bone
Oct 29, 2019
October 29, 2019, at the age of 75, Robert McKeel Bone, better known as “Bob”, received his final call for a boarding pass to his ultimate destination. If Bob has his way, he will negotiate a few adventures and stops along the way as traveling was his passion.
On February 20, 1944, Bob’s mother and father, the late Opal Dodson...
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