HELPING LOCAL FAMILIES
HELPING LOCAL FAMILIES — Forget Me Not Foundation of Northwest Tennessee board members (from left) medical director Brandi Rose, founder Beth Copeland and secretary Katelyn Kelly have been busy planning the fifth annual Alzheimer’s and dementia fundraising event. The foundation aims to help local families by providing experienced caregivers who assume the caretaker role at…
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CLOSE ENCOUNTER — Ten-year-old Tinsley Leyhue of Martin gingerly held a foam brush of nectar steady in her hand Friday night as a beautiful monarch butterfly landed to dine inside a netted butterfly house set up along the midway at the Obion County Fair. The Butterfly Encounter, based in Florida, allowed visitors to go inside…
Read MoreJerry Sedlacek
Jerry Brandon Sedlacek, age 84, of Belleview, Florida, formerly of Dresden, passed away Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. at his residence. Graveside funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Sunset Cemetery with burial to follow. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Hopper Sedlacek. Online tributes may be left at www.bowlinfuneralhome.com.
Read MoreJaunita Little
Jaunita (Mansfield) Little, age 78, of Palmersville, passed away Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, at West Tennessee Healthcare-Volunteer Hospital in Martin. Graveside funeral service will be held 3 p.m. Sunday in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery with burial to follow. Friends may assemble in the cemetery prior to the service. Jaunita Little was born on Nov.…
Read MoreRicki Thetford
Graveside Service for Ricki E. Thetford, age 67, of Greenfield will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, at Highland Cemetery in Greenfield. Ricki was survived by his mother, Vedia Proffit; his son, Bobby Maldunas; his sister, Jana Pentecost; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Billy E. Thetford.…
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Services for John Robert “Bobby” Mitchell, age 91, of Dresden, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, at Williams Funeral Home in Greenfield, with burial to follow in Hornbeak Cemetery in Greenfield. Visitation will begin Thursday from 5 – 7 p.m. at the funeral home. John, nickname Bobby, was survived by his…
Read MoreDiana Jones
A memorial service for Diana Lee Jones, age 51, of Camden will be announced at a later date and time. Mrs. Jones is survived by her mother, Nora (Duane) Mast of Dresden; and her father, Roger Hunt of Celina; a brother, Jason (Angela) Hunt of Gleason. Online tributes may be left at williamsfhofgreenfieldandgleason.com.
Read MoreJames Forrester
James H. Forrester, 74, of Martin, died Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, at his residence. He was born Dec. 8, 1946 in Union City to the late Virdie Bell (Butler) and Herman Forrester. He attended Obion Central High School and served as a combat Engineer in the United States Army during Vietnam. After he returned home,…
Read MoreGary Jackson
Gary Leon Jackson, 72, passed away on August 25, 2021, in Jackson. Memorial services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Walnut Log Baptist Church. Bro. Charles Southerland will officiate. He was born on August 25, 1949, in Obion to the late James Raymond Jackson and the late Annie Carter Jackson. Mr. Jackson is survived…
Read MoreJames Forrester
James H. Forrester, 74, of Martin died at his residence on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Mr. Forrester was born in Union City on Dec. 8, 1946, to the late Virdie Bell (Butler) and Herman Forrester of Rives. He attended Obion County Central High School. He served as a combat engineer in the United States Army…
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