Obituaries
Obituaries for the Waverly & McEwen area
Lewis Lawrence "Doc" Daugherty, Jr.
Jan 21, 2018
Mr. Lewis Lawrence "Doc" Daugherty, Jr., age 80, of Erin, TN, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018, at home in Erin, TN. Mr. Daugherty was born August 16, 1937, in Windber, PA, to Lewis Lawrence, Sr., and Leafy Kough Daugherty. He was married to Carol Daugherty. He was a Building Inspector and a member of Hicks Methodist Church in Duncansville,...
Dorothy Mae Smith Pearson
Jan 17, 2018
Mrs. Dorothy Mae Smith Pearson, age 88, of Waverly, TN., passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at NHC Healthcare in Dickson, TN. Mrs. Pearson was born July 1, 1929, in New Johnsonville, TN., to Hugh Hedge and Hattie Mae Adams May. She was married to William Pearson. She was retired from Acme Boot and a caretaker. She was a member...
George Edward Taylor
Jan 11, 2018
Mr. George Edward Taylor, age 73, of McEwen, TN, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018, in NHC Healthcare in Dickson, TN. Mr. Taylor was born March 9, 1944, in Nashville, TN, to Robert Landon and Mary Kate Syvils Taylor. He was married to Helen Gill Taylor. He was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in McEwen, TN. Mr. Taylor was...
William "David" Daniel, Jr.
Jan 11, 2018
Mr. William "David" Daniel, Jr., age 67, of Waverly, TN, passed away suddenly Thursday, January 11, 2018 at home. Mr. David Daniel was born September 14, 1950, in Waverly, TN, to William David Daniel, Sr. and Cleo Bryan Williams Daniel. He was married to Nancy Darlene Burns Daniel. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in McEwen, TN. He...
Joseph Velton Hooper
Jan 10, 2018
Pastor Joseph Velton Hooper, age 91, of McEwen, TN, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2018, peacefully and beautifully at home with his daughter. Bro. Hooper was born on June 23, 1926, in McEwen, TN, to the late Roy and Sarah Jane Hooper. He was married to the late Mary L. Hooper. Bro. Hooper was an honorably discharged WWII US Army...
Philip Bon Meacham
Jan 8, 2018
Mr. Philip Meacham, age 80, of Waverly, TN, passed away Monday, January 8, 2017, in Waverly, TN. Mr. Philip Meacham was born July 28, 1937 to Sally and Jake Meacham. He was married to Mary Virginia Meacham. Mr. Meacham was a member of Waverly church of Christ. Visitation with the family will be Friday, January 12, 2018, from 10a.m....
Donald Loveless
Jan 7, 2018
Mr. Donald Loveless, age 81 of New Johnsonville, TN, passed away Sunday, January 7, 2018 at Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly, TN. Mr. Loveless was born in Hohenwald, TN on August 10, 1936 in to the late Springer Loveless and Audrey Grinder Loveless. He was married to the late Mary Evelyn Rosson Loveless. Mr. Loveless was a retired R&D Technician...
Patsy Ann Lynn
Jan 6, 2018
Mrs. Patsy Ann Pruett Lynn, age 76, of McEwen, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Humphreys County Nursing Home in Waverly, TN. She was born in Waverly on May 2, 1941 to the late Hollis Buford Pruett and Mary David Carothers. She was married to Wesley Alton Lynn. Mrs. Lynn was a retired waitress and cook. She was a...
Ronnie Davis
Dec 31, 2017
Mr. Ronnie Davis of Lobelville, formerly of Waverly, passed away Sunday, December 31, 2017 at home. He was born to the late Mary Elizabeth OGuin Davis and Harvel Lee Davis. Mr. Davis was a member of the Church of Christ. Visitation with the family will be Saturday, January 6, 2018 from 10am-2pm at Luff-Bowen Funeral Home in Waverly. Funeral service for...
Martha Wills
Dec 30, 2017
Mrs. Martha Wills age 90 of Waverly passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017 at Humphreys County Nursing Home in Waverly, TN. She was born in Waverly, TN on February 2, 1927, to the late Walter Wesley Jones and Della Houston Jones. She was married to the late Paul Edward Wills. Mrs. Wills was a retired factory worker and a member of...
Earl E. Bailey
Dec 29, 2017
Mr. Earl Bailey age 89, of Waverly passed away Friday, December 29, 2017 at Humphreys County Nursing Home in Waverly, TN. He was born in Charleston, WV on August 12, 1928 to the late Glen Edison and Edith Ernie Proctor Bailey. Mr. Bailey was a United States Army Veteran having served our country honorably for 27 Years. Mr. Bailey was a farmer...
Janice Bell
Dec 26, 2017
Ms. Janice Bell age 79 of Waverly passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at the Perry County Nursing Home in Linden, TN. She was born in Perry County on June 17, 1938 to the late Thomas Foster Bell and Lerlon Patterson Bell. Ms. Bell was a member of the Church of Christ, a homemaker and care giver. She spent her...
Calvin Sanders James
Dec 25, 2017
Mr. Calvin Sanders James, age 89, of McEwen, TN, passed away Monday, December 25, 2017. Mr. James was born April 30, 1928, in the Poplar Grove community in Humphreys County, to John Herbert and Rosa Belle Sanders James. He was the youngest of twelve surviving children. He was married to Dorothy Alice McCord James. At the time of her death, they had been...
Brenda Kay Hemby McFarland
Dec 24, 2017
Brenda Kay Hemby McFarland passed away December 24, 2017 at the Humphreys County Nursing Home after a long bout with cancer. Mrs. McFarland was born March 18, 1953 to Joseph Leslie and Lucille Watts Hemby.Doug Watts, her brother will be officiating the graveside service on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 2:00 p.m., with interment in the Hemby Family Cemetery. Luff-Bowen Funeral...
Martha Jane Morton Peerman
Dec 20, 2017
Mrs. Martha Jane Morton Peerman, age 89, of New Johnsonville, TN, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017, at her home in New Johnsonville, TN. Mrs. Peerman was born March 9, 1928, in Lenoir City, TN, to Joseph Marshall and Laura Melinda Wilkerson Morton. She was married to the late David Edward Peerman. She was a member of Ebenezer Methodist Church in New...
Lois Knight
Dec 19, 2017
Lois Dotson Knight age 82, of Nashville, TN formerly of McEwen, TN passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Mt. Juliet Health Care and Rehabilitation. Ms Knight had a passion for life and was retired from South Central Bell. She is survived by her:Daughter: Alicia KnightSon: Scott KnightBrother: Ned DotsonSister: Della D. SullivanGranddaughter: Brittney KnightGrandson: Brandon Hilton4 Great-grandchildrenA private service...
Terry Lee Smith
Dec 18, 2017
Mr. Terry Lee Smith, age 63, of Waverly, TN, passed away Monday, December 18, 2017 at Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly, TN. Mr. Smith was born October 17, 1954, in Paducah, Kentucky, to Leonard Ewell and Goldie Louise Sawyer Smith. He lived in Humphreys County his whole life. He was a factory laborer. Mr. Smith will be cremated at his...
Reva Mai Brazzle
Dec 15, 2017
Mrs. Reva Mai Brazzle was born to Alva Debow and Mary Helen Isabell Hatcher Simpson August 10, 1928 in a little house on Big Blue Creek. She lived all but 4 years in that house. She passed from this life very peacefully in that house on December 15, 2017 at the age of age 89 years and 4 months. She...
Herman Lashlee Forrest
Dec 15, 2017
Mr. Herman Lashlee Forrest, age 89, of Waverly, TN, passed Friday, December 15, 2017 at Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly, TN. Mr. Forrest was born May 14, 1928, in Waverly, TN, to L.E. and Iola Louise Lashlee Forrest. He was married to Irma Jean Wall Forrest. He was a member of the Halls Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Waverly, TN....
Margaret Emma Stitt
Dec 13, 2017
Mrs. Margaret Emma Stitt, age 97 of Waverly, TN, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at NHC Dickson. Mrs. Stitt was born October 4, 1920 in Waverly, TN to the late Hugh Dan Hedge and Mamie D. Reeves Hedge. She was married to the late Curte Carter Stitt, Sr. for 60 years. She was the former owner of the Town...
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