Local Obituaries for Families in Fulton, Hickman, Kentucky and Dukedom, Tennessee
Effie E. Blanton
Mar 3, 2018
Mrs. Effie E. Blanton, age 96, of Fulton, KY died Saturday, March 3, 2018 at the Diversicare of Fulton. She was a member of the Cayce Methodist Church and was a homemaker. She is survived by several nieces and nephews and a few cousins. She is preceded in death by her husband, William Lester (Fatty) Blanton, her parents John Wesley...
James Thomas Meadows
Feb 26, 2018
Mr. James Thomas Meadows, age 51, of South Fulton died Monday, February 26,2018. He was a member of the Riceville Baptist Church and had lived in South Fulton all of his life. He is survived by his wife Suzanna Pierpoint Meadows of South Fulton, TN, a daughter Karlee Meadows of South Fulton,TN, his parents Glen T. Meadows and Barbara Fay...
Jeffrey Garrison
Feb 24, 2018
Jeffrey, “Jeff” Garrison, 52, of Dyersburg, TN, formerly of Hickman, passed away on February 24, 2018 at the Tennova Healthcare – Dyersburg Hospital in Dyersburg, TN. Jeff had worked for the FedEx Company for many years and was of the Catholic faith. He was an avid Kentucky Wildcat fan. He was born in Fulton, KY on September 28, 1965 and...
James "Jim" Keys
Feb 19, 2018
Mr. James E. "Jim" Keys, age 93, of Murray, KY and formerly of Fulton, KY died Monday, February 19, 2018 at the Spring Creek Health Care in Murray, KY. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Fulton,KY and was a member of the 3C's Sunday School Class. He was a veteran who served in the Coast Guard...
Martha Lucille Johns
Feb 19, 2018
Mrs. Martha Johns, age 90, of Fulton, KY died Monday, February 19, 2018 at the Baptist Health of Paducah. She was a charter member of the Natchez Trace Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and lived most of her life in Camden, TN. She is survived by five daughters; Martha Sue (Eddie) Bartholmey of League City, TX, Judy Katherine (James)...
Mattie Gibson
Feb 18, 2018
Mrs. Mattie K. Gibson, 75, of Hickman, KY passed away on February 18, 2018 at her daughter’s home in Union City, TN. Mrs. Gibson was born in Fulton County, KY on July 6, 1942. She had been employed at the former Hickman Garment Company and was of Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rudolph and Callie...
Walter W. Smith
Feb 14, 2018
Mr. Walter W. Smith, age 73, of Fulton, KY died Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at Saint Francis Hospital in Memphis, TN. He was a member of the South Fulton Baptist Church and was a United States Army veteran. He graduated from Northwestern Military & Naval Academy in 1962 and had retired from the former Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, where...
Terry Hamlin
Feb 13, 2018
Mr. Terry Leolin Hamlin, 51, of Fulton, KY passed away on February 13, 2018 at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, KY. He was born in Lagrange, GA on November 25, 1966 to the late Eddie Lee Hamlin and the Mary Ann Hamlin. In addition to his parents, one brother preceded him in death. Terry is survived by his wife, Janet Hamlin...
William Leslie "Bill" Hale
Feb 10, 2018
Mr. William Leslie “Bill” Hale of Hornbeak, TN died Saturday, February 10, 2018 at the Tennessee State Veterans Home in Humboldt, TN. He had retired from South Central Bell Telephone Company after 25 years of service and from the Army National Guard. He was a US Army veteran having served in the Korean War. He was the former owner of...
Vance Bernard McDaniel
Feb 8, 2018
Mr. Vance Bernard McDaniel, age 71, of South Fulton, TN died Thursday, February 8, 2018 at his residence. He had retired from the former Goodyear Tire in Rubber Company in Union City, TN, was a member of the VFW post in Union City and a United States Army veteran. Mr. McDaniel is survived by his wife Donna Maynor McDaniel of...
Emma Daugherty
Feb 7, 2018
Mrs. Emma Eleanor Daugherty, age 98, formerly of Fulton, KY died Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at The Arbors in Union City, TN. She was a member of the Riceville Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband of 83 years, J.C. Daugherty of Union City,TN, a son Jerry (late Nelda) Daugherty of Powderly, KY and a...
Harry Swayne Barry
Feb 1, 2018
Mr. Harry Swayne Barry, 86, of Vero Beach, FL, formerly of Hickman, KY died on February 1, 2018 at the VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach, FL. Swayne was born on May 14, 1931 in Hickman, KY. His parents, Harry Alexander Barry and Mary B. (Parham) Barry preceded him in death. He was of Methodist faith and a self-employed in...
Lynda Jean Garner
Feb 1, 2018
Mrs. Lynda Jean Garner, age 72, of Palmersville, TN died Thursday, February 1, 2018 at her residence, with family at her side. She was a member of the Palmersville Baptist Church and had retired from Walmart in Martin, TN. Mrs. Garner is survived by her husband Cecil Garner whom she married September 12, 1980, two daughters; Natasha (William) Mellon of...
J.T. Brockwell
Jan 29, 2018
Mr. J.T. Brockwell, age 95, of the McConnell community died Monday, January 29, 2018 at the Weakley County Nursing Home in Dresden, TN. He was a member of the Parkway Church of Christ and had been a custodian for South Fulton High School, retiring in 2005. He had lived in this area all of his life. He is survived by...
David Grant Westbrook
Jan 28, 2018
David Grant Westbrook, 66, of Hickman passed away at his residence on January 28, 2018.
He was born in Hickman on June 10, 1951 to the late Walvy Westbrook, Sr. and late Nancy (Smith) Westbrook, Sr. David graduated from Fulton County High School and had attended the University of Kentucky. While at the University of Kentucky he began creating...
LaVerne Smith Cruce
Jan 27, 2018
Mrs. LaVerne Smith Cruce, age 82, of Canton, MI passed away in Nashville, TN on January 27, 2018. She was born in Humphreys County, TN on January 10, 1936 to the late Norton Lorenzo Smith and Alice Elizabeth Wheeler Smith Wiggam. She was married to the late Walter Thomas "Tommy" Cruce and they were married for 55 years. She was...
Elvis J. Ferguson
Jan 24, 2018
Mr. Elvis J. Ferguson, age 96, of Clinton, KY died Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at the Clinton Place in Clinton, KY. He was a member of the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and song leader, a United States Army veteran where he served in World War II. Mr. Ferguson retired from Central Soya in...
Charles Avery Wiley
Jan 21, 2018
Mr. Charles Avery Wiley, 78, of Hickman went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 21, 2018. He was born in Fulton County KY to the late Charlie Wiley and the late Mable (Blanton) Wiley on May 14, 1939. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Aletha (Castleman) Wiley and brother,...
Wanda Louise Vaden, née Stephens
Jan 19, 2018
Aged seventy-three years, Wanda Louise Vaden, née Stephens—Ms. Vaden a retired nurse, a retired lessor, and a beloved mother—passed away at 12:49 p.m. on Friday, January 19, 2018, at the Obion County Nursing Home. Her visitation will last from 5 until 7 p.m., visitation occurring on Saturday, January 27, in the Union City First Baptist Church's old sanctuary. To come...
Sharon Diane Smith
Jan 18, 2018
Mrs. Sharon Smith of Union City and formerly of South Fulton died Thursday morning, January 18, 2018, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital (ER) in Union City. She was a homemaker and came to this area from Chicago, IL in 1986. She is survived by a daughter Diane Mary Bailey Yoder of Round Lake, IL, three sons John Billy Smith, Bobby...
