Charles R. Birdsong, Sr., 77, of Memphis, TN, went to be with the Lord on December 9, 2014 at his home, He was retired from the Navy and was a member of Eastside Baptist Church. Mr. Birdsong was a loving husband, dad, and granddaddy and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Jean...
Foley, AL Samuel George Townsley, Sr., 87, passed away Monday, December 8, 2014. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Bonnie; his son, Samuel G. Townsley, Jr., (DruAnne); three grandchildren, Kristen, Trey and Alex. He was preceded in death by a son, Mark G. Townsley. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to St. Jude''s...
Joseph Irvin Bixler, 76, of Olive Branch, MS died Monday, December 8, 2014. He graduated from Lebanon High School in Lebanon, PA, served with the U.S. Navy, flying with the Hurricane Hunter Squadron out of Jacksonville, FL, and was one of the first officers to fly in the Helicopter Unit with the Memphis Police Department. Mr. Bixler was a member...
HENRY THOMPSON, 81, died December 7, 2014. He served in the United States Army. Visitation will be Friday evening, December 12, 2014, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Forest Hill Midtown. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Raleigh Community Church of Christ, with interment following at Forest Hill Midtown Cemetery. Forest Hill Midtown, (901)775-0310
Southaven - Clydia P. Hinton, 83, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis. Mrs. Hinton was a member of Carriage Hills Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, J.B. Hinton. She leaves three children: Johnny W. Hinton, Jackie McCloskey and Deborah Hopper; brother, T. W. Calcote;...
Southaven - GRADY LEROY MAYFIELD, 89, born July 23, 1925 in Adamsville, TN passed away on December 6, 2014 at his home in Southaven, MS. After growing up in Independence, MS, he served in the US Navy aboard the A/C USS Saidor during WWII. He then retired from Kellogg''s after 30 years. Family was his main focus in life. He...
Mary Elizabeth Haynes, 91, born August 20, 1923, went to be with the Lord, December 5, 2014 at Methodist Hospice Residence. She was a lifetime member of Getwell Church of Christ. Mary was preceded in death by her husband of 39 years, Robert Russell Haynes and also her parents, Alex and Florence Broadfoot; siblings Irene Krag, Beatrice Roberts and James...
Robert E. French, 96, born July 8, 1918 in Paris, MS, passed away on December 5, 2014 at his home. He was a member of Carpenter Local #345 and was a Shriner. Mr. French is survived by his loving wife of 74 years, Ethel Russell French; six children, Larry French, Barbara (Bill) Ashabranner, Gerald (Mary Anne) French, Michael ( Judy)...
Gilbert Hamm, Jr., 81, of Shingle Springs, CA died peacefully in hospice on Thursday, December 4, 2014, at the Sacramento VA Medical Center in Mather, CA. He was born on October 10, 1933. He is survived by his former wife, Faye Ann Taylor; three sons: Richard Steven Hamm, Michael Wayne Hamm and his son, Hunter Wayne Hamm; Gilbert Jason Hamm...
Dr. William H. "Bill" McMinn was born on December 31, 1929 in Lexington, Tennessee and went to be with the Lord on December 4, 2014. He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin and the University of Tennessee Dental School in Memphis. After serving in the Navy, he practiced dentistry in Memphis for 35 years. He is survived by...