Jan 20, 2019

Martha Ellen Kesterson, 94, passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2019.   She is survived by her son, J. C. Gibbs; four grandchildren; five great grandchildren; six great great grandchildren (and one on the way).   She was preceded in death by her husband, B. N. Kesterson, and her daughter, JoAnn Surman.   Ellen was a restaurant manager for many years.   Family...

Jan 20, 2019

Mr. JC "Man" Jones

Mr. JC "Man" Jones, son of the late JB Jones and Estella Crawley Jones, was born June 24, 1941, in Eads, Tennessee. After a short illness, he departed this life peacefully on January 20, 2019, at St. Frances Hospital.

At an early age,...

Jan 19, 2019

Marjorie Ann Nance Rhodes, loving wife and mother of three, passed away peacefully in the early hours of January 19, 2019. She was 87.

Ann was born on August 10, 1931 in Memphis, Tennessee, to Leatha Jane Turner and Marion Reuben Nance.

In the twilight of World War II,...

Jan 19, 2019

Bobby Jack Spears, Sr., "Paw", 94 of Olive Branch, MS and formerly of Memphis, TN passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at Methodist Hospice Residence. Bobby was born in Grenada, MS to the late Isaac and Ruby Spears. He was a World War II veteran, serving in Italy with the 4185th Army Air Forces Base Unit....

Jan 19, 2019

Dorothy Riddick, 88, passed away on: January 19, 2019 at her home in Olive Branch, MS. Ms Riddick attended HOPE Apostolic Church in Memphis TN. She retired from Sears Department Store.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Eugene Riddick; her parents, James A. and Gussie Lee Poole; two children,

James Ammons and...

Jan 18, 2019

Ila "Ray" Stevens, a 40-year resident of Bartlett, TN, passed away Friday, January 18, 2019.  "Nanny," as she was called by her grandchildren, was an amazing wife, mom, grandmother, friend, and a baker of cornbread like no other. She was born on November 10, 1927, in Scotts Hill, TN, to George and Ruby Wallace.  Her parents died when...

Jan 17, 2019

Helen W. Wolfe, 101, born in Benton County, MS, to George Washington Luna and Alice Lucretia Luna on August 21, 1917.  She died in Southaven, MS on January 17, 2019.  She was a member of Longstreet UMC in Memphis.  Helen was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Earl Wolfe; sister, Erin Gross (Stanley); brother, Hubert Luna...

Jan 17, 2019

Charles E. Powell, Jr., 71, of Brighton, TN passed away on January 17, 2019.  He was preceded in death by his mother, Margaret Montgomery Powell, and his dad, Charles E. "Buster" Powell, Sr.  He is survived by his life's partner and the love his life, his wife, Cynthia Green Powell, of the home.  He also leaves a family that...

Jan 14, 2019

A Prayer For You

I said a prayer for you today

And know God must have heard.

I felt the answer in my heart,

Although He spoke no word.

I didn't ask for wealth or fame

I knew you wouldn't mine.

I asked for Him...

Jan 14, 2019

Dora Jeanette Vernon Taylor, 86, formerly of Memphis, died on Monday, January 14, 2019 in Monroe, LA, at the home of her daughter.  She was the youngest child of James Earl and Roxie Wylie Vernon, and the widow of James Roy Taylor, who died in 2010.  Mrs. Taylor was a homemaker, registered nurse and member of the Westlakes Seventh-Day...