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Rosella Averitt Smith

Rosella Averitt Smith

Sep 10, 2025

Ms. Rosella Averitt Smith, age 82

Of McEwen, TN passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, TN. She was born June 23, 1943, in Erin, TN to Noah and Myrtle Averitt.

Visitation will be held from 11:00am until service time Tuesday, September 16th at Humphreys County Funeral Home.

Funeral Services for Ms. Smith will be conducted at 3:30pm Tuesday, September...

Bobbie Jean Baker

Bobbie Jean Baker

Sep 10, 2025

Mrs. Bobbie Jean Baker, age 90, of Waverly, TN, passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at NHC Dickson in Dickson, TN. Mrs. Baker was born April 7, 1935, in Nashville, TN, to Fred Webb “Bob” Jackson and Roberta Knight Jackson. She was married to Donald Ray Baker. She was a Retired Secretary for the State and a member of Wildwood Valley...

Wesley Arzell Parrish, Jr.

Wesley Arzell Parrish, Jr.

Sep 10, 2025

Mr. Wesley Arzell Parrish, Jr., age 83

Of McEwen, TN passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at his home. He was born January 20, 1942, in Nashville, TN to Wesley Sr. and Helen Parrish.

Wesley was a retired Ironworker from Local #492, where he dedicated many years of his life to his craft, building connections and structures that would endure long after he...

Edward Ray Johnson

Edward Ray Johnson

Sep 9, 2025

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Edward “Eddie” Ray Johnson, age 76, of McEwen, TN, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2025. Eddie Johnson was born April 9, 1949, in Waverly, TN, to John Edward Johnson and Mary Nell Larkin Johnson. He was married to Linda Jean Mallard Johnson. He was a veteran of the United States...

Virginia Ann Watkins Murrell

Virginia Ann Watkins Murrell

Sep 8, 2025

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Mrs. Virginia Ann Watkins Murrell, age 91

Of McEwen, TN passed away Monday, September 8, 2025, at her home. She was born December 28, 1933, in McEwen, TN to Andrew and Audrey Watkins.

Throughout her years as a devoted mother, Virginia made significant contributions to her local schools, notably serving as...

Rose Ann Sager

Rose Ann Sager

Sep 7, 2025

Mrs. Rose Ann Hatfield Sager, age 49

Of McEwen, TN, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2025, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. She was born December 10, 1975, in Nicholasville, KY. Rose was a member of the Burns Primitive Baptist Church.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 8:00pm Friday, September 12th and from 8:30am until service time Saturday, September 13th...

Huey P. Mashaw

Huey P. Mashaw

Sep 6, 2025

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Huey P. Mashaw, age 89, of New Johnsonville, TN, passed away Saturday, September 6, 2025, at his home. Mr. Mashaw was born October 10, 1935, in Jasper, TX, to Jeff and Bessie Herington Mashaw. He was a member of First United Pentecostal Church in Waverly, TN. He retired after 48...

Elton Ray "Toad" Smith

Elton Ray "Toad" Smith

Aug 31, 2025

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Mr. Elton Ray “Toad” Smith, age 91, of McEwen, TN, passed away Sunday, August 31, 2025, at TriStar Horizon Medical Center, in Dickson, TN. He was born on September 17, 1933, in McEwen, TN, to Blain Solomon Smith and Beulah Mae Curtis Smith. He graduated from Barber College on...

Martha Jean Smith

Martha Jean Smith

Aug 19, 2025

Mrs. Martha Jean Cable Smith, age 94, of McEwen, TN passed away at the home of her daughter, Cindy, in Antioch, TN on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.

Mrs. Smith was a lifelong resident of the Mount Zion community in McEwen, TN. She was united in marriage with Walter Robert “Pappy” Smith, who preceded her in death after 51 years of marriage.

As an...

Dennis "Dink" Harold Elliott

Dennis "Dink" Harold Elliott

Aug 17, 2025

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Dennis “Dink” Harold Elliott, age 77 of McEwen, TN, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at St. Thomas West in Nashville, TN. He was born on September 17, 1947, in Only, TN, to his late parents, James Arkley “Boyd” Elliott and Rebecca Ellen Petty Elliott. Dink was...

Hazel "Peggy" Dotson

Hazel "Peggy" Dotson

Aug 15, 2025

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Mrs. Hazel “Peggy” Dotson, age 90, of Fairfield, Ohio passed away Friday, August 15, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Fairfield. She was born in East Burnstadt, Kentucky on July 31, 1935, the daughter of Alonzo and Artie (Merrit) Whitaker. On March 9, 1953, in Richmond, Indiana, she married Ray Dotson,...

Patricia Ann Cooley

Patricia Ann Cooley

Aug 12, 2025

Mrs. Patricia Ann Burkett Cooley, age 64, of New Johnsonville, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at Waverly Hills Post Acute, in Waverly, Tennessee. Patricia was born October 8, 1960, in Waverly, Tennessee, to Wesley McNeil Burkett and Thelma Rose Scott Burkett. She was married for 48 years to Buford Oneil Cooley. She loved cooking and baking for people....

Ida Louise Victory

Ida Louise Victory

Aug 8, 2025

Mrs. Ida Louise Victory, age 86

Of Bowling Green, KY, formerly of Dickson, TN passed away Friday, August 8, 2025, at Med Center Health Hospital in Bowling Green, KY. She was born April 28, 1939, in Waverly, TN to Walter Wesley Jones and Della Mae Jones.

Louise was a long-standing member of the Church of Christ, where she nurtured her faith and read...

Angela Sue Ayres

Angela Sue Ayres

Aug 5, 2025

Angela Sue Ballard Ayres, age 53, of McEwen, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at Henry County Health and Rehabilitation in Paris, Tennessee. Angela Ayres was born February 16, 1972, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, to Henry Ford Ballard and Amanda Sue Lagenour Huff. She was a homemaker. She loved reading and watching crime documentaries on television.

The family has chosen cremation...

Archie Cornelious "Tom" Hooper

Archie Cornelious "Tom" Hooper

Aug 2, 2025

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Mr. Archie Cornelious “Tom” Hooper, age 91

Of McEwen, TN passed away Saturday, August 2, 2025, at TriStar Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, TN. He was born January 14, 1934, in McEwen, TN to James Wilson Hooper and Bertha Oma Hooper.

Throughout his illustrious career, Archie made significant contributions as a carpenter...

Stella Louise Chappell

Stella Louise Chappell

Jul 30, 2025

Click here to view the Funeral Service Webcast for Mrs. Stella Chappell.Stella Louise Chappell, age 80 of New Johnsonville, TN, passed away at home on July 30, 2025. She was born on May 2, 1945, in Tipton County, TN. She was a stay-at-home mom until her children were grown. Then she went to work with her husband in the tire...

Tracy Jean Marrs Hollifield

Tracy Jean Marrs Hollifield

Jul 28, 2025

Mrs. Tracy Jean Marrs Hollifield, age 49, of New Johnsonville, Tennessee, passed away Monday, July 28, 2025, at her home. Tracy was born December 26, 1975, at Nautilus Memorial Hospital in Waverly, Tennessee, to Roger Dale and Peggy Jean Damesworth Marrs. She was married to Christopher Scott Hollifield for 29+ years. She was a Substitute Teacher at Waverly Junior High...

Kevin Paul Duke

Kevin Paul Duke

Jul 24, 2025

Mr. Kevin Paul Duke, age 59, of Nashville, Tennessee, and formerly of New Johnsonville, Tennessee, passed away Thursday, July 24, 2025, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born June 26, 1966, in Warren, Michigan, to Bobby Dean and Peggy Breeden Duke. He was married to Linda Levine Duke for 18 blessed years. Kevin formerly worked as a...

Weston Jasperlee Ladd

Weston Jasperlee Ladd

Jul 23, 2025

Click here to view the Live Funeral Service Webcast; services begin at 12:00 p.m. August 4, 2025.

Infant Weston Jasperlee Ladd,

Of Holladay, TN passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, TN. Though his time with us was brief, Weston captured our hearts in a way that is simply immeasurable. And though he did not have the...

Barbara Ann Hollifield

Barbara Ann Hollifield

Jul 22, 2025

Barbara Ann Hollifield, age 76, of Waverly, Tennessee, passed away at her home on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. Barbara was born January 25, 1949, in Ringgold, Georgia, to Henry Roosevelt and Bessie Elizabeth Waters Hollifield. She was a Cashier at Dollar Tree in Waverly and always enjoyed helping and meeting people. She loved crocheting blankets for people, reading books, and...

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