Obituaries
Obituaries for the Tipton County, TN Area
Mark Price
May 11, 2024
Mark Price, 53, of Drummonds, passed away on Saturday, May 11 at his home. Mark was a former plumber.Mark loved to fish, play guitar and hang around with his friends.He is survived by one son, Brandon Price of Drummonds; his companion, Gail Shankle of Drummonds and two uncles, Frankie Fultz of Memphis and Ronnie Price of Atoka. He was preceded...
Ricky Kellum
May 11, 2024
Ricky Kellum, 72, of Covington, passed away on Saturday, May 11 at his home. Mr. Kellum was a retired industrial electrician with Lucite International. Ricky was an avid baseball fan and coached Dixie Youth Baseball.He is survived by his wife, Janie Kellum; two sons, Brad (Jenn) Kellum and Brian (Robin) Kellum; seven grandchildren, Tiffany (Ryan) Doelling, Shelby (Matthew) Yardley, Chelsea...
Robert Hayes
May 10, 2024
Robert "Bubba" Hayes, 81, of Millington, passed away on Friday, May 10 at his home surrounded by his family. Bubba was born on December 18, 1942 in Peckerwood Point to the late Henry and Julia Marie Carter Hayes. He was graduate of Munford High School where he excelled in basketball. He was a retired plant manager with a container corporation...
Gary Smith
May 10, 2024
Gary Smith, 78, of Covington, passed away on Friday, May 10 at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Smith was graduate of Munford High School and a retired maintenance technician with the Charms Candy Company.He is survived by his wife, Betty Smith; two sons, Chris Smith and Kelly Smith, both of Covington; four grandsons, Josh (Carlye) Smith of Munford,...
Terry Wright
May 7, 2024
Terry Wright, age 75, of Burlison, passed away at home on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Terry was a machine operator, working for Portec Rail Products, and Climers and Sons over the years. In his free time, he enjoyed traveling and being outside, hunting, riding ATVs, and caring for his horses.He was preceded in death...
Larry Davis
May 3, 2024
Larry Davis, 81, of Covington, passed away on Friday, May 3 at his home. Larry’s academic studies began at Charleston Elementary School. From there, he attended Byars Hall High School in Covington and after graduation, he attended the University of Tennessee at Martin where he earned a B.S. Degree in General Agriculture. While at UT Martin, he served as...
James "Buddy" Martin, Jr.
Apr 30, 2024
James "Buddy" Martin, Jr., 76, of Humboldt, passed away on Tuesday, April 30 at his home. Buddy was a retired over the road truck driver, having worked for over 50 years. After his retirement, he worked as a diesel mechanic as well as a small engine repairman. He loved working on lawn mowers and was always cutting grass.He is survived...
Royce W. Dawson
Apr 28, 2024
Royce W. Dawson, 91, passed away on Sunday, April 28. Mr. Dawson was a retired auto body technician.
Royce was a U. S. Army veteran who served our country with honor. An avid outdoorsman, he loved to hunt and fish in his free time. He will be greatly missed.
He is survived by two children, Patsy Hatfield and Darlene (John)...
Sandra Sass
Apr 27, 2024
Sandra Sass was born on May 21, 1966 in Detroit, Michigan and passed away on April 27, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones. She was a free-spirited and abundantly kind artist who touched the lives of many with her generosity and creativity.Sandra's career as an author and teacher allowed her to inspire and educate others, leaving a lasting impact on...
Tricia Farris
Apr 25, 2024
Patricia Diane Farris, known by all as Tricia, passed away at her home in Brighton on Thursday, April 25th, 2024 at the age of 64. She was a homemaker, and owner of Tricia's Muffits, a puppet-making business that allowed her to share her love of crafts with others. She enjoyed painting ceramics, travelling to arts and crafts festivals, and camping...
Betty Gladney
Apr 23, 2024
Family and friends are mourning the loss of a beautiful Southern lady. Born in Iuka, MS to T.O. and Ora Lee Williams, Betty shared a childhood in the Mississippi countryside with her beloved sisters and brothers, many cousins and friends.
Betty moved to Memphis to study cosmetology and met her husband, Scottie Gladney. Together they raised a family, and worked alongside...
Wade Parrish Wyssbrod
Apr 15, 2024
Wade Wyssbrod, 68, of Brighton, passed away on Monday, April 15 at the VA Hospital in Memphis. He was born on January 11, 1956 in Helena, AR to William "Bill" and Evelyn Wyssbrod. He lived in Marvell, AR before moving to Covington. He was a cotton ginner most of his life and worked at the Longtown Gin, Crockett Mills Gin,...
Billie Doris Christmas
Apr 12, 2024
Billie Doris Christmas, 88, of Shelbyville, TN, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2024. Ms. Christmas was a homemaker. In addition to homemaking, she helped her husband with his business, Joe Christmas Gin in Mason, TN and Donna, TXShe is survived by one son, Joe "Buddy" (Christine) Christmas, Jr. of Mason; one daughter, Elizabeth Jo "Libby" Christmas of Shelbyville, TN;...
Maylene Walker
Apr 12, 2024
Maylene Walker, 72, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2024. She was born on June 12, 1951 in Covington to the late Walter L. and Katie Mae Riales Vaughan, Sr. She lived in Faison, North Carolina where she worked as a bookkeeper for many years and was a member of the Mount Olive Baptist Church. She is survived by one...
Ora Mae Rogers
Apr 11, 2024
Ora Mae Rogers, 88, of Covington, passed away on Thursday, April 11 at Baptist Hospital Tipton. She was a homemaker and a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She is survived by three daughters, Debbie O'Brien, Sherry Rogers and Melissa Montgomery, all of Covington; two grandchildren; two great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her...
Barbara Isome
Apr 10, 2024
Barbara "Sissy" Isome, 65, of Covington, passed away on Wednesday, April 10 at her home. Ms. Isome was a homemaker.She is survived by one son, Randy Isome; one sister, Libby Hawkins; one brother, Frankie Isome; four grandchildren, Bradley Martin, Matthew Delong, Aubrey Isome and Morgan Isome and three great grandchildren, Jon Mikel Delong, Leilani Martin and Bryson Martin. She was...
John Henry Smith
Apr 8, 2024
After a lengthy health battle, John Henry Smith, 85, of Brighton, TN, was welcomed into Heaven on Monday, April 8, 2024 by his parents, older sisters and younger brother. Family was an important part of his life, and those closest to him called him “Bub.” Born March 12, 1939, he was the fifth child out of eleven and had nine...
Larry Rose
Apr 7, 2024
Reverend Larry Rose, age 81, of Munford, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 7, 2024, at his home in Munford. He was a retired maintenance mechanic for WM Barr, and a minister for many years, pastoring at Union Grove Assembly of God in Newbern, Simonton Assembly of God in Munford, Halls Assembly of God in Halls, and...
Jeff Hunter
Apr 6, 2024
Jeffrey Dwayne Hunter, age 52, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Tipton. He was born to parents Gerald Dwayne and Jo Anne Dunahoo Hunter on August 15, 1971 in Dyersburg, TN. Mr. Jeff was a Certified Public Accountant for 17 years with Whitehorn, Tankersley, and Davis, which recently merged with ATA, and was a...
Lilure Maedreau Staggs
Apr 4, 2024
Lilure Maedreau Peppers Staggs, age 79, of Rosemark, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord at 12:05 pm on Thursday, April 4, 2024, held by her daughter Marsha, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in El Cajon, California. She was born on August 16, 1944 to parents “Big Daddy” James Henry and “Big Mama” Rossie Mae Peppers, in...
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