Obituaries
Obituaries for the Waverly & McEwen area
Billy Ralph Winstead
Feb 14, 2017
Mr. Billy Ralph Winstead, age 78, of McEwen, TN, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Mr. Winstead was born September 27, 1938, in McEwen, TN, to Walter and Evelyn Conner Winstead. Mr. Winstead was a veteran for the United States Air Force and a retired Deckhand for TVA in New Johnsonville, TN. Mr. Winstead will...
Rebecca "Mammy" Lockhart
Feb 7, 2017
Mrs. Rebecca Joyce "Mammy" McClain Lockhart, age 78, of New Johnsonville, TN, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly, TN. Mrs. Lockhart was born May 13, 1938, in Paris, TN, to Aaron Layborn and Audrey Allen McClain. She was married for 59 years to W. C. "Bubba" Lockhart, Jr. She was a retired Bookkeeper...
LaDelle Richardson Webb
Feb 6, 2017
Mrs. LaDelle Richardson Webb, age 93, of Waverly, TN, passed away Monday, February 6, 2017, in Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, TN. Mrs. Webb was born March 22, 1923, in McEwen, TN, to Andrew Jackson Richardson, Sr. and Martha Wheeler Richardson. She was a graduate of Waverly High School Class of 1941 and Andrew Jackson Business College in 1943....
Kenneth Ray Robbins
Feb 1, 2017
Mr. Kenneth Ray Robbins, age 58, of Waverly, TN, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly. Mr. Robbins was born September 30, 1958 in Houston, TX, to Ray and Elizabeth Gail O'Brien Robbins. He was an Auto Technician and a veteran of the United States Army. He was an avid movie buff and he loved...
Larry Ardell Curtis
Jan 28, 2017
Larry Ardell Curtis (Poppy), age 69, of White Bluff, TN went to his heavenly home Saturday, January 28, 2017. After a valiant fight with the aggressive foe of cancer, God mercifully released him from the suffering. Born April 6, 1947, to Rose (Miller) and Ardell Curtis. Larry and his wife, Donna (Bryan) Curtis, formerly of Hueytown, AL, shared an amazing...
Lilly Irene "Rene" Buchanan
Jan 24, 2017
Miss Lilly Irene "Rene" Buchanan, age 84, of Waverly, TN, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017, in the Humphreys County Nursing Home in Waverly, TN. Miss Buchanan was born September 30, 1932, in Waverly, TN, to Samuel Cleather and Eula Bell Lofton Buchanan. She was a retired Machine Operator for Osh Kosh B'Gosh in McEwen, TN, and a member of...
Hugh Garland Baker
Jan 23, 2017
Mr. Hugh Garland Baker passed away Monday, January 23, 2017, in Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, TN. Mr. Baker was born on September 19, 1922, in Erin, TN to John Henry and Lucy Bell Brooks Baker. He was married to Margaret Irene Patterson on May 15, 1947 for 65 years. He was the loving father of Barbara (Marko) and the proud grandfather...
Marion Walter Lane
Jan 20, 2017
On Friday evening, January 20, 2017, Marion Walter Lane left this world in a tragic accident. Mr. Lane was born March 5, 1931, in Andersonville, TN, to Everett Dallas and Eva Brunner Lane. He was a member of Trace Creek Baptist Church in New Johnsonville, TN for 48 years. He was a retired Supervisor from Chemetal in New Johnsonville,...
Luna Earline Daugherty Tummins
Jan 18, 2017
Mrs. Luna Earline Daugherty Tummins, age 85, of McEwen, TN, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017, in Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Mrs. Earline Tummins was born August 9, 1931, in White Bluff, TN, to Gilp and Luna Odessar Luke Daugherty. She was married to the late Horace Marvin Tummins. She was a retired Nurses Aide for Goodlark Hospital...
John Monroe Rodgers
Jan 12, 2017
John Monroe Rodgers, age 72, of New Johnsonville, TN passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017 in a Nashville hospital. John was born August 16, 1944 in Lawton, OK and was a retired Foreman with Inland Container. John is preceded in death by his mother, Edna Mae Pittman and father, John Allen Pittman of Florida and birth father John...
Irene Wright
Jan 9, 2017
Mrs. Irene Williams Wright age 97, of Hurricane Mills, TN passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 at the Humphreys County Nursing Home in Waverly, TN. Mrs. Wright was born January 19, 1919 in Humphreys County. She was a member of the Wildwood Valley church of Christ and Buffalo FCE. Before retiring, she was employed by Washington Manufacturing and Acme Boot...
Laura Imogene Travis
Jan 6, 2017
Mrs. Laura Imogene "Jean" Travis age 85, of Waverly, TN passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Mrs. Travis was a caregiver for the elderly and a member of the Methodist Church. She is survived by her:Son Jay Travis, Jr. of Waverly, TNSister Elsie Yates of Cleveland, TNSeveral nieces and nephewsShe is preceded in...
Joyce Mary Whitaker
Jan 5, 2017
Ms. Joyce Mary Whitaker, age 67, of Waverly, TN, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017, in the Humphreys County Nursing Home in Waverly. Ms. Whitaker was born January 2, 1950, in Dublin, Ireland, to Henry and Mona Smyth Whitaker. She was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, January...
Wilma Louise Cullum Garber
Jan 1, 2017
Mrs. Wilma Louise Cullum Garber, age 86, of Waverly, TN, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017, in Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly. Mrs. Garber was born January 25, 1930, in Milan, TN to William Leon and Winnie L. Hudspeth Cullum. She was married to Shade Garber, Jr. of Waverly. She was a retired Cosmetologist. Mrs. Garber was a member of...
John Thomas Kilburn
Dec 29, 2016
Mr. John Thomas Kilburn, age 88, of Waverly, TN, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly. Mr. Kilburn was born September 26, 1928, in Waverly, TN, to John Garland and Florence Gordon Kilburn. He was married to Betty Lee Hamm Kilburn. He was a retired Foreman for the Humboldt Water & Sewer Dept. and was...
Corrine Long Spann
Dec 26, 2016
Mrs. Corrine Long Spann, age 87, of Waverly, TN, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016, in the Humphreys County Nursing Home in Waverly. Mrs. Spann was born May 31, 1929, in McEwen, TN, to David Matthew and Earlie Wright Long. She was married to Marvin R. Spann, who preceded her in death. She was a member of the Waverly Church...
Ewell Evans Rushton
Dec 23, 2016
Mr. Ewell Evans Rushton, age 93, of Waverly, TN, passed away Friday, December 23, 2016, in Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly. Mr. Rushton was born May 10, 1923, in Waverly, TN, to Lemuel Green and Della Jane Bohanan Rushton. He was married to Hazel Anderson Rushton. He was a member of the Waverly United Methodist Church and a retired Real...
Katherine Elizabeth Hooper
Dec 22, 2016
Mrs. Katherine Elizabeth Allen Hooper, Age 90, of McEwen, TN passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016, at Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, TN. Mrs. Hooper was born March 6, 1926, in McEwen, TN, to Charlie Iverson and Rosa Della Lewis Allen. She was married to Hurley Wilson Hooper. She was a homemaker and a member of Highview Baptist Church. Visitation with the family...
Sarah Hatcher Davis Kemp
Dec 14, 2016
Mrs. Sarah Viola Hatcher Davis Kemp, 89, died Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at Lakeshore Meadows Senior Community in Nashville. Born in McEwen, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late D. A. Hatcher and Ruth Hatcher. She was also predeceased by her first husband, Clay Davis, her second husband, Aubrey Kemp, and by eight brothers and sisters. Mrs. Kemp retired...
Ronnye D. Gray
Dec 12, 2016
Mr. Ronnye D. Gray, age 76, of McEwen, TN, passed away Monday, December 12, 2016, in St. Thomas Hospital Midtown in Nashville, TN. Mr. Gray was born October 4, 1940, in Water Valley, TN, to Ralph Waldo and Carrie Woody Gray. He had lived in Humphreys County for about 40 years. He was a retired Mechanic and a retired Commercial...
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