On March 13th, 2018, Mary Ann Franklin passed away quietly at her home. Mary Ann was preceded in death by her husbands Bobby Gene Lemmons (died 1972) and LCDR (ret) Charles "Bud" Franklin ( died 1995), her parents Clyde and Ruth Craig, her brothers David Craig and Richard Craig and her daughter Wendy Franklin Hungelmann. Mary Ann is survived...
Edgar Franklin Stovall, Jr. (Eddie), 77, went to be with Jesus Tuesday, March 13. He was born and raised in Marks, Mississippi, but graduated from Whitehaven High School. He was a retired bus operator for MATA and was a former district manager for Memphis Press Scimitar. He served as a sergeant in the Air National Guard and Air Force...
Margie Guyton Waddell, 84, went be be with the Lord Jesus Christ on March 12, 2018. She was surrounded by her family where she died in her home in Germantown, TN. She was born on July 28, 1933, in White, Georgia to the late Leoland and Bessie Guyton. After receiving her Bachelor's Degree, she taught in the Memphis City...
Melanie (Mel) Dickson, 51, went to be with the Lord, shortly after midnight, March 12, 2018. She is survived by her husband of 6 years, Johnny; son, Timothy Alexander Milligan; 4 grandchildren; her mother, Anna Edwards; and 1 brother, Steve Edwards. She was preceded in death by her father, James Edwards. Mel was a member of Fountain of Truth...
Louis Ellison Wylie, 80, went to be with the Lord on March 12, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital, Bartlett, TN. He was born on August 30, 1937 in Brunswick, TN to the late Robert and Sarah Wylie. He was a graduate of Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis). He was honorably discharged after serving in the U.S....
Robert Allyn Farmer, known as Coach Farmer, passed away in his home on March, 11, 2018 after a protracted battle with cancer. He is survived by his beloved wife, Kathleen Sohm Farmer, children, David Farmer, Sarah Stevens Ellis and Paul Stevens, grandchildren, Erin Ellis, Luke Ellis, Nate Stevens and Emma Stevens. He was preceded in death by two children,...
Mr. Fayte Cotton 83, of Memphis, Tennessee died on March 8, 2018 surrounded by his family. Visitation Services for Mr. Cotton will be held Friday, March 16, 2018 from 5 until 7pm at Forest Hill Funeral Home and Memorial Park Midtown. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 11:00am at Keel Avenue Baptist Church with Burial in...
Betty Jo Carter Sartain of Bolton, TN was born June 30, 1939 and after years of fighting the good fight with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, she went to be with her Lord and Savior March 8, 2018. She will be missed by so many because she was loved by so many. She was a strong woman of Faith that loved...
James Richard Matthews, Sr., passed away on March 8, 2018, at Bolivar General Hospital. He was 74. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Bolivar, TN.
Shortly after graduation from Memphis State University (U of M) he went to work with IBM where he stayed nearly thirty years until retirement. After leaving IBM he bought...
Patricia "Pat" Young, 83, passed away in Hernando, MS on March 7, 2018. She was a member of Longstreet United Methodist Church. She is survived by two loving daughters Cindy Roseberry of Horn Lake, MS and Patti Cox of Atlanta, GA. She has been blessed with four grandchildren; Elizabeth Petty (John), Alexander Cox, Glenn Roseberry III, and Thomas Cox. ...