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Obituaries for the Waverly & McEwen area

Jimmy Calvin Baker

Jimmy Calvin Baker

Jun 19, 2016

Mr. Jimmy Calvin Baker, age 67, of Waverly, TN, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2016, at his home. Mr. Baker was born April 5, 1949, in Waverly, TN, to John W. and Sarah Dabbs Baker. He was married to Thelma Hall Baker. He had lived all of his life in Humphreys County. Mr. Baker was a disabled Flanger Operator for Acme...

Norma Bahrns Spence

Norma Bahrns Spence

Jun 19, 2016

Mrs. Norma Bahrns Spence, age 73, of Waverly, TN, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2016, at Signature HealthCare of Erin, in Erin, TN. Mrs. Spence was born September 24, 1942, in Effingham, Illinois, to Raymond John Henry and Malinda Edith Miller Bahrns. She was married to Clarence Duval Spence, II. She was a member of the Waverly Elks Lodge. She...

Agnes Ann Bridges Pitchford

Agnes Ann Bridges Pitchford

Jun 19, 2016

Mrs. Agnes Ann Bridges Pitchford, age 88, of New Johnsonville, TN, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2016, in St. Thomas Hospital West, in Nashville, TN. Mrs. Pitchford was born December 26, 1927, in Wallonia, Kentucky, to L. L. and Rosa Cordelia P'Pool Bridges. She was married to Clyde Eugene Pitchford. Mrs. Pitchford was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church....

Joe Edward Napier

Joe Edward Napier

Jun 18, 2016

Mr. Joe Edward Napier, age 91, of Waverly, TN, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2016, at Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly. Mr. Napier was born May 7, 1925, in Waverly, TN, to William Wills and Anne Catherine Hooper Napier. He was the retired owner of Joe E. Napier Insurance for 27 years in Waverly. He was a member of Waverly...

Betty Sue Ridings Hamm

Betty Sue Ridings Hamm

Jun 17, 2016

Mrs. Betty Sue Ridings Hamm, age 77, of McEwen, TN, passed away Friday, June 17, 2016, at her home. Mrs. Hamm was born February 28, 1939, in McEwen, TN, to Malcolm I. and Ethel L. Runions Ridings. She was a member of the McEwen church of Christ. Mrs. Hamm lived most of her life in Humphreys County, TN. She was...

Mildred Madden

Mildred Madden

Jun 17, 2016

    Mrs. Mildred Petty Madden, age 97 of Waverly, TN passed away Friday, June 17, 2016 at Waverly Health Care Center. Mrs. Mildred was a member of Concord Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She was a teacher at Bellevue and Halls Creek schools, and a retired inspector with Acme Boot Company in Waverly. She was a member of Royal Chapter #13...

Joyce Carolyn Loyd Downey

Joyce Carolyn Loyd Downey

Jun 16, 2016

Mrs. Joyce Carolyn Loyd Downey, age 81, of Tennessee Ridge, TN, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2016, at her home. Mrs. Downey was born April 25, 1935, in Memphis, TN, to George B. and Maude Mae Presley Loyd. She was married to James P. "J.P." Downey for 63 years. She was a member of Stewart Church of Christ, a loving...

Joyce Darlene Cooper Turnbull

Joyce Darlene Cooper Turnbull

Jun 7, 2016

Ms. Joyce Darlene Cooper Turnbull, age 64, of New Johnsonville, TN, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly, TN. Ms. Turnbull was born April 7, 1952, in St. Louis, MO, to James Thomas and Mattie Marie Smith Cooper. She was a Housekeeper for Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly. The family has chosen cremation and no services...

Frances Crystal Gwin Bramlett

Frances Crystal Gwin Bramlett

Jun 4, 2016

Mrs. Frances Crystal Gwin Bramlett, age 88, of Waverly, TN, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2016, in Camden Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Camden, TN. Mrs. Bramlett was born September 26, 1927, in Waverly, TN, to James Lankford and Sarah Jane Lewis Gwin. She was married to David Bramlett. Mrs. Bramlett was a retired Stitch Marker for Acme Boot Company...

Billy Joe Story

Billy Joe Story

Jun 2, 2016

Mr. Billy Joe Story, age 75, of Waverly, TN, passed away June 2, 2016, in Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, TN. Mr. Story was born July 17, 1940, in Waverly, TN, to Homer Lee and Nannie Mae Braden Story. He was married for 56 years to Helen Elizabeth Gwin Story. He was a member of Compassion Church in Waverly. Mr. Story...

John Bowman Peeler

John Bowman Peeler

Jun 1, 2016

Mr. John Bowman Peeler age 77, of New Johnsonville, passed away Wednesday, June 01, 2016 at his home.  Mr. Peeler was a retired Mechanical Engineer at DuPont. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church. Mr. Peeler  is survived by:  Wife  Lucy Contreras Peeler Children: JoAnn Peeler, Clearwater, FL Scott Allan Peeler, Gainesville, FL Ryan  Thomas Peeler, Nashville, TN...

Myrtle Frances Wilson Brown

Myrtle Frances Wilson Brown

Jun 1, 2016

Mrs. Myrtle Frances Wilson Brown, age 91, of McEwen, TN, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016, in the Humphreys County Nursing Home in Waverly, TN. Mrs. Brown was born February 11, 1925, in Dickson, TN, to A. J. and Elizabeth "Betty" Wilson. She was married for over 72 years to Doyle Berton Brown. She was a member of the Pleasant...

Nathan Stephen Stuart

Nathan Stephen Stuart

May 24, 2016

Nathan Stephen Stuart, age 35, of McEwen, TN, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2016, in Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville, TN. Nathan was the beloved husband of Kelly Rougemont Stuart and devoted father to Travis, Matthew, and Noah.He was born July 2, 1980, in Nashville, TN, the son of Dwight and LeAnne Forster Stuart. He was a member of McEwen...

Shirley Fay Meadows Robertson

Shirley Fay Meadows Robertson

May 18, 2016

Mrs. Shirley Fay Meadows Robertson, age 79, of Waverly, TN, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2016, in the Humphreys County Nursing Home in Waverly. Mrs. Robertson was born November 27, 1936, in Nashville, TN, to Edward Earl and Viva Lee Sloan Meadows. She was married to Donald Lee Robertson. She was a homemaker and member of Trace Creek Baptist Church...

Wilmoth "Dean" Long Smothers

Wilmoth "Dean" Long Smothers

May 17, 2016

Mrs. Wilmoth "Dean" Long Smothers, age 74, of Waverly, TN, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2016, in Waverly. Mrs. Dean Smothers was born September 23, 1941, in McEwen, TN, to James Walter and Thelma Christine Hudson Long. She was married to William Wayne Smothers. She was the Owner/Stylist of Dean's Cut N Curl in Waverly. Mrs. Smothers will be cremated at...

Michael Lynn Bates

Michael Lynn Bates

May 11, 2016

Mr. Michael Lynn Bates, age 66, of Lobelville, TN passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at Perry Community Hospital. Mr. Bates was born July 18, 1949 in Nashville, TN. He was the General Manager for Bates Fabricating in Lobelville. Visitation with the family will be Friday, May 13, 2016 from 5pm until 8pm at McDonald Funeral Home in Lobelville. Funeral service...

Robert Ferrell "Beans" Browning

Robert Ferrell "Beans" Browning

May 9, 2016

Mr. Robert Ferrell "Beans" Browning, age 82, of Waverly, TN, passed away Monday, May 9, 2016, in the Waverly Health Care Center in Waverly. Mr. Browning was born April 20, 1934, in Waverly, TN, to Hosea Ferrell and Minnie Medlin Browning. He was married to Margaret "Sue Bell" Wright Browning. He was a veteran of the United States Army and...

Floyd E. "Bill" Williams

Floyd E. "Bill" Williams

May 3, 2016

Floyd E. "Bill" Williams, 88, of Hurricane Mills, TN, died Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN. A family service will be held at a later date. He was a Maury County native; son of the late Floyd A. and Mamie Whitley Williams. Mr. Williams was a veteran of the U. S. Army Air Corp...

Lola M. Craft

Lola M. Craft

Apr 22, 2016

Mrs. Lola M. Craft, age 93, of McEwen, TN, passed away Friday, April 22, 2016, in the Humphreys County Nursing Home in Waverly, TN. Mrs. Craft was born December 29, 1922, in McEwen, TN, to Willie Wesley and Serina Ann "Annie" Donegan Craft. She was married to Dewey Louis Craft, Sr. She was a retired Seamstress from OshKosh B'Gosh in...

Ruth O. Johnson Curtis Tester

Ruth O. Johnson Curtis Tester

Apr 16, 2016

Mrs. Ruth O. Johnson Curtis Tester, age 96, of Waverly, TN, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016, in the Humphreys County Nursing Home in Waverly. Mrs. Tester was born February 11, 1920, in McEwen, TN, to Miron Eugene and Minnie Cora Curtis Johnson. She was married to Ernest Willie Tester. She as a member of Open Bible Assembly in McEwen,...

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