Local Obituaries for Families in Fulton, Hickman, Kentucky and Dukedom, Tennessee
Billy (Papaw) Nelms, Sr
Nov 14, 2017
Mr. Billy A. (Papaw) Nelms, Sr went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 with his wife of 62 years by his side. He was born on September 30, 1935 to Loren DeBell and Cora Sheffer Nelms. He was the former employee and owner of Reed Brothers Feed and Seed Company in South Fulton and also worked...
Roberta Duncan
Nov 8, 2017
Mrs. Roberta Duncan, 85, of Hickman, KY died on November 8, 2017 at the Obion County Nursing Home. She was born in Fulton County, KY on February 5, 1932 to the late Eugene Cagle and the late Ruby (Harrison) Dodds. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Houston Duncan, 3 brothers and 2...
James (Jim) Fethe
Nov 5, 2017
Mr. James E."Jim" Fethe of Cincinnati, Ohio and formerly of Hickman,KY died Sunday, November 5, 2017 at his home in Cincinnati. Jim, son of Thelma and Charles H. Fethe, was born and raised in Hickman, Kentucky, and graduated from Hickman High School. He graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, and practiced retail Pharmacy in Mayfield and Frankfort,...
Mary Frances Casey Cole
Nov 2, 2017
Mrs. Mary Frances Casey Cole, age 84, of Water Valley, KY died Thursday night, November 2, 2017 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Mayfield,KY. She was a member of the Pleasant View General Baptist Church in Water Valley, KY and had worked for the former Henry I. Siegel Clothing Company in South Fulton,TN for 29 years. She had lived in...
David Morris Carlton
Oct 28, 2017
David Carlton, 65 of Hickman died on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at his residence. He had been employed at the former Carborundum Plant in Hickman, retired from the former Goodyear Tire and Rubber Plant in Union City, TN and was presently employed at Hub’s restaurant in Hickman. David was a long time member of the Optimist club, a member of...
"Coach" James M. Counce
Oct 28, 2017
We have been asked to make the following announcement: "Coach" James M. Counce, Jr., 68, of Dyersburg, formerly of Paris, passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at Tennova Healthcare Dyersburg Regional. He was born on July 6, 1949 in South Fulton, TN, to the late James M. Counce, Sr. and the late Ada Belle Roach Counce. He was a...
Charles O. Cavaness
Oct 26, 2017
Mr. Charles O. Cavaness of South Fulton died October 26, 2017 at the Tennova Healthcare Volunteer Martin ER in Martin, TN. Charles was a member of the First United Methodist Church and attended Fulton Cumberland Presbyterian Church in South Fulton.He was a graduate of Bradford High School and had lived in this area for the past 17 years.He had retired...
Gertrude "Gertie" Bennett
Oct 24, 2017
Gertrude "Gertie" Bennett, age 94, of South Fulton, TN died October 24, 2017 at her home in the Pierce Station community. She was a member of the Johnson Grove Baptist Church and was employed by Henry I. Siegel Company for 42 years as a seamstress and then as a "floor lady". Although being blind for 30 years, she remained independent...
Wilma Lee Griggs
Oct 18, 2017
Mrs. Wilma Lee (Gaylord) Griggs, 77 of Hickman went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, October 18, 2017. She died at the Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield, KY. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Church of God in Hickman for over sixty years. Mrs. Griggs was also a member of the WCG...
Anthony James "AJ" Dennis
Oct 17, 2017
Anthony James "AJ" Dennis was stillborn on October 17, 2017 at Williamson County Medical Center, Nashville. AJ is the cherished son of Paige and Zach Dennis, of South Fulton. AJ is greeted in Heaven by his uncle, Jonathan Marshall Burcham, and mourned on Earth by his maternal grandparents, Joann and Anthony D. Burcham of Englewood Lake, paternal grandmother Peggy McGraw...
Linda Sue Jones
Oct 17, 2017
Mrs. Linda Sue Jones, age 62, of South Fulton died Tuesday, October 17,2017 at Baptist East in Memphis, TN. She was a member of the Smith Street Church of Christ in South Fulton and had been a computer technician and insurance clerk for the former Fulton Hospital and Parkway Regional Hospital. She had lived in this area all of her...
Roger Don Hastings
Oct 17, 2017
Mr. Roger Don Hastings, age 64, of Fulton, KY died Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Center in Paducah, KY. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Fulton and a member of the Tennessee National Guard.He retired from Central Metal/Stanley Jones Contractors as a HVAC-Sheet Metal Computer Coordinator. Mr. Hastings is survived...
Judith Ann Gordon
Oct 10, 2017
Mrs. Judith Ann Gordon, age 72, of Fulton KY died Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at her residence. She was a member of the Faith & Deliverance Church and was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband - Roger Gordon of Fulton,KY, three daughters Tammy Lomax of Hickman, KY, Penny Bott of Wingo, KY and Jennifer Robinson of Fulton,KY; 10...
Ronnie Dale Tibbs
Oct 9, 2017
Mr. Ronnie Dale Tibbs, age 65, of Water Valley, KY died Monday, October 9, 2017 at his residence. He was a member of the Walnut Grove Church, was a retired switchman for the Illinois Central Railroad and was co-owner of D&R Sheetmetal in Mayfield, KY. He is survived by his children; Ronald Shane (Shelly) Tibbs of Wingo, KY, Jason Tibbs...
Maxine Meadows
Oct 7, 2017
Mrs. Maxine Meadows, age 83, of South Fulton, TN died Saturday, October 7, 2017 at her residence. She was of the Baptist faith and was an avid gardener, loved camping and riding horses. She is survived by her husband Glen T. Meadows of South Fulton, TN, two daughters Deborah Susan Smith Harder (James) of Mt. Pleasant, SC, and Laurie Kay...
Lela Henderson
Oct 6, 2017
Mrs. Lela Marie (Gilbert) Henderson, age 85, of Hazel Park,MI and formerly of this area died October 6, 2017 at the W. Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, MI. She was born in Fulton, KY and had lived in this area and also in Michigan. She was a member of the Smith Street Church of Christ. She is survived by her...
Glynn Graham
Oct 5, 2017
Mr. Glynn Ray Graham, age 55, of South Fulton,TN and formerly of Hickman, KY died Thursday, October 5, 2017 at the Jackson - Madison Co. General Hospital in Jackson, TN. He was a farm hand and had previously lived in Hickman, KY. He is survived by a sister Donna Pannell (Floyd) of Gleason, TN. He was preceded in death by...
Hazel "Cookie" Cannon
Sep 30, 2017
Hazel "Cookie" Cannon of Hixson, TN where she was a resident since 2004 passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, September 30, 2017. She was born January 3, 1929 in East Liverpool, Ohio to Holli and Missouri Plum Cook. Her parents, two brothers, her sister, and her beloved husband, Bro. James Edwin "Jim" Cannon preceded her in death. After...
Dorotha Jane Yates
Sep 27, 2017
Mrs. Dorotha Jane Yates, age 96, of Germantown, TN and formerly of the Fulton/South Fulton area died Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at the Quince Nursing and Rehab Center in Memphis, TN. She was a member of the South Fulton United Methodist Church and the Telephone Pioneers of America. Mrs. Yates worked for the Bellsouth phone company where she was an...
Billy Joe Martin, II
Sep 26, 2017
Billy Joe Martin, II, 57, of Hickman died at Regional One Hospital in Memphis, TN on September 26, 2017. He was self-employed as a tree trimmer and cutter. Billy Joe also was a veteran of the U. S. Army and a member of the West Baptist Church in Hickman. Survivors include his wife, Antointette (Annie) of Hickman, his father, Billy...
