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Obituaries for the Waverly & McEwen area

Matthew Raymond Wayne Fortner

Matthew Raymond Wayne Fortner

Apr 11, 2015

Mr. Matthew Raymond Wayne Fortner, age 24, of Waverly, TN, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015, in Nashville, TN. Matt was born September 12, 1990, in Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, to Dennis Wayne and Patricia Lynne Bates Fortner. He was Valedictorian of the Class of 2008 at Waverly Central High School. He was an avid sportsman who...

Evelyn Faye McCauley Fortner

Evelyn Faye McCauley Fortner

Apr 10, 2015

Mrs. Evelyn Faye McCauley Fortner, age 95, of New Johnsonville, TN, passed away Friday, April 10, 2015, in Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly, TN. Mrs. Fortner was born September 8, 1919, in the Plant Community of Denver, TN, to Robert Lee and Bertha Plant McCauley. She was married to John Wesley Fortner, Sr. She was a member of Ebenezer United...

Mary Elizabeth Fortner

Mary Elizabeth Fortner

Apr 9, 2015

Miss Mary Elizabeth Fortner, age 96, of New Johnsonville, TN, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2015, in Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly, TN. Miss Fortner was born December 17, 1918, in Denver, TN, to James Alfred and Mary Bell Haygood Fortner. She was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church in New Johnsonville, TN. She retired from the Humphreys County...

Thomas "Phil" Plant

Thomas "Phil" Plant

Apr 8, 2015

Thomas "Phil" Plant passed away peacefully on April 8, 2015, surrounded by Susie, his loving wife of fifty-five years, and children, Phil and Candy. Phil was born on April 22, 1935 in Denver, Tennessee, to Joe and Irene Plant. Phil was one of the two Plant children born in the original old Plant House in the Plant Community. The second...

Ella Mae Gann

Ella Mae Gann

Apr 8, 2015

Mrs. Ella Mae Gann, age 73, of McEwen, TN, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at Dickson Healthcare & Rehab, in Dickson, TN. Mrs. Gann was born August 10, 1941, in Cumberland City, TN, to Harvey and Charlene Milam Clements. She was married to Rev. Roy Gann. She was a homemaker, retired factory laborer, and a member of First Freewill...

James "Jim" Richard Hart

James "Jim" Richard Hart

Apr 7, 2015

Mr. James "Jim" Richard Hart, age 76, of Waverly, TN, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly. Mr. Hart was born May 28, 1938, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Henry Harvey and Lucile Burgie Hart. He was married to Mary Catherine Bock Hart. He was a Class of 1963 Alumni at University of Arkansas and...

Robert "Dr. Bob" Sidney King

Robert "Dr. Bob" Sidney King

Apr 7, 2015

Robert "Dr. Bob" Sidney King, age 91, of Franklin, TN, and formerly of Waverly, TN, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at the Lodge at Natchez Trace in Nashville, TN. Dr. King was born February 9, 1924, in Jackson, TN, to James Henry and Annie Hill Currey King. He was married to Anna Kathryn "Kay" King. He was a United...

James Boyd Meacham

James Boyd Meacham

Apr 5, 2015

Mr. James "Jim" Boyd Meacham, age 79, of New Johnsonville, TN, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2015, in Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, TN. Mr. Meacham was born June 12, 1935, in Hustburg, TN, to Jake and Sally Ann Bogard Meacham. He was a lifelong resident of Humphreys County, a retired Construction Worker, and a member of the New Johnsonville...

Dorris "Wayne" Hatcher

Dorris "Wayne" Hatcher

Apr 5, 2015

Mr. Dorris "Wayne" Hatcher, age 81, of Smyrna, TN, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2015, at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN. Mr. Hatcher was born October 25, 1933, in Waverly, TN, to George Clint and Mary Martin Parker Hatcher. He was a graduate of Waverly Central High School and a retired Prison Guard for the State of Tennessee in Nashville....

Douglas Eugene Sanker

Douglas Eugene Sanker

Apr 3, 2015

Mr. Douglas Eugene Sanker, age 72, of Dickson, TN, passed away Friday, April 3, 2015, in Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Mr. Sanker was born March 24, 1943, in Burns, TN, to Carl Eugene Sanker and Gladys Sizemore Sanker. He was a retired construction laborer. Visitation with the family was Sunday, April 5, 2015, from 4:30-8 p.m., and Monday,...

Dorothy Jean Rawls

Dorothy Jean Rawls

Apr 3, 2015

Mrs. Dorothy Jean Rawls, age 84, of McEwen, TN, passed away Friday, April 3, 2015, at Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly, TN. Mrs. Rawls was born February 11, 1931, in Springfield, TN, to Willie Willard and Allie Mae Brown Walker. She was married to Randall B. Little. She was a Foster Parent. She was a member of "The Elvis Club."...

S J Brazzle

S J Brazzle

Apr 3, 2015

Mr. S J Brazzle, age 92, of McEwen, TN, passed away Friday, April 3, 2015, at Waverly Health Care Center in Waverly, TN. Mr. Brazzle was born September 10, 1922, in McEwen, TN, to James Armstrong and Pearl Lucille Forsee Brazzle. He was married to Reva Mai Simpson Brazzle. He was a farmer, a lifelong resident of Humphreys County, and...

Robert "Bobby" Gonzales Rodriguez

Robert "Bobby" Gonzales Rodriguez

Mar 30, 2015

Mr. Robert "Bobby" Gonzales Rodriguez, age 68, of Hurricane Mills, TN, passed away Monday, March 30, 2015, at his home. Mr. Rodriguez was born November 4, 1946, in Dallas, Texas, to Manuel Pena and Maria Cruz Gonzales Rodriguez. He was married to Fletta Mae Stephens Rodriguez. He was a retired Staff Sergeant for the United States Army and served during...

Raymond Mose, Sr.

Raymond Mose, Sr.

Mar 28, 2015

Mr. Raymond Mose, Sr., age 84, of McEwen, TN, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015, at his home. Mr. Mose was born August 21, 1930, in New York City, NY, to Ralph Constantine and Helen Kazmierski Moses. He was married to Josephine M. Monti Mose. He was a retired Foreman for NEC Logistics in New York, NY. Mr. Mose will...

Vanessa Gail Parnell King

Vanessa Gail Parnell King

Mar 28, 2015

Ms. Vanessa Gail Parnell King, age 59, of Waverly, TN, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015, at her home. Ms. King was born May 11, 1955, in Waverly, TN, to T. L., Jr. and Hazel Buchanan Parnell. She was a homemaker. Vanessa has chosen cremation and requested no services. Interment of cremains will be in the McKeel Cemetery in Waverly,...

Carlie "Ray" Herbison

Carlie "Ray" Herbison

Mar 26, 2015

Mr. Carlie Ray Herbison, age 74, of McEwen, TN, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015, at Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly, TN. Ray Herbison was born March 30, 1940, in McEwen, TN, to Carlie Edward and Mary Elizabeth McCrary Herbison. He was a member of the McEwen Church of Christ and a retired Self-employed Logger. He was a veteran of...

Jean Gray Jamison

Jean Gray Jamison

Mar 24, 2015

Mrs. Jean Gray Jamison, age 86, of McEwen, TN, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Jamison was born September 24, 1928, in Erin, TN, to Dexter Lafayette and Nettie Irene Mathis Gray. She was married to Cecil Jamison. She was a member of the Pine Hill Church of the Nazarene in McEwen, TN. She was a...

Gloria Glee Crawford Rose

Gloria Glee Crawford Rose

Mar 21, 2015

Mrs. Gloria Glee Crawford Rose, age 82, of Waverly, TN, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015, at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN. Mrs. Rose was born October 16, 1932, in Hoxie, Kansas, to Earl Bryan and Nova Bertha Scott Crawford. She was married to Richard "Dick" Carroll Rose. Mrs. Rose grew up on a wheat and dairy farm in western...

Kenneth James Lofton

Kenneth James Lofton

Mar 17, 2015

Mr. Kenneth James Lofton, age 70, of New Johnsonville, TN, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville. Mr. Lofton was born July 2, 1944 in Waverly, TN to Ewell and Bertha Parnell Lofton. He was married to Kara Lofton. Mr. Lofton was a retired technician for Matheson Gas in New Johnsonville. He was a...

Mellie Ree Brawner Jackson

Mellie Ree Brawner Jackson

Mar 14, 2015

Mrs. Mellie Ree Brawner Jackson, age 83, of Waverly, TN, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015, at her home, following an extended illness. Mrs. Jackson was born October 16, 1931, in McKenzie, TN, to Elie and Rhoda Ann Culver Brawner. She was married to Raymon Max Jackson. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great-great grandmother, and friend....

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