Obituaries

Obituaries for the Benton & Decatur County, TN Area

Reader Attaway Davis

Reader Attaway Davis

Oct 17, 2022

Reader Attaway Davis, 53, of Camden, TN passed away on Monday, October 17, 2022 at Camden General Hospital. Mr. Davis was born on September, 8, 1969 in Mexico, MO to the late Reeber Davis and Margaret Waddington Davis who survives. He was also preceded by a daughter Ariel McGee.

 

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Wife: Kimberly Clark Davis of Camden, TN;...

Bettye Jean Spence

Bettye Jean Spence

Oct 9, 2022

Bettye Jean Spence, 88, of Camden, TN passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at her residence. Mrs. Spence was born on May 15, 1934 in Benton County to the late Herbert Markham and Emma England Markham. She was also preceded in death by sons Jimmy Hollingsworth and Jason Spence. Mrs. Spence was a retired Office Manager with State Farm...

Reba Imogene Vick

Reba Imogene Vick

Oct 6, 2022

Reba Imogene Vick, 97, of Camden, TN passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at Camden Healthcare & Rehab. Mrs. Vick was born on June 16, 1925 in Benton County to the late David B. Pafford and Elsie Sanders Pafford. She was also preceded in death by her husband Felton Lanier Vick; brother Glenn Pafford; sister Dorothy Bordanaro; granddaughter Jennie...

Earl Stehlik

Earl Stehlik

Oct 4, 2022

Earl Stehlik, 79, of Camden, TN passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. Mr. Stehlik was born on November 17, 1942 in Detroit, MI to the late Paul Stehlik and Martha Pile Stehlik. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Betty Lou Stehlik; son, Earl Stehlik Jr.; granddaughter, Melissa Boyes; great grandson, Mattias Edwards; brothers, Ben Stehlik and...

William Marshall Hicks

William Marshall Hicks

Oct 2, 2022

William Marshall Hicks, 84, of Camden, TN passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Marshall was born on April 23, 1938 to the late William Garvin Hicks and Myrtle Ellis Hicks. He was also preceded by brothers Aubrey Hicks and Dwayne Hicks, sisters Claty Stigall and Velma Stigall, brother-in-laws Bill Johnson, Bill Hargrove, James Hargrove, Wayne...

Barbara Ann Bailey

Barbara Ann Bailey

Sep 29, 2022

Barbara Ann Bailey, 82 of Big Sandy, TN passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN. Ms. Bailey was born on August 13, 1940 in Detroit, MI to the late Anthony Stines and Ann Rubikas Stines. She was also preceded in death by her sister Gerri Cushing and brother in law David Cushing.  She was...

Howard Forrest Melton

Howard Forrest Melton

Sep 26, 2022

Mr. Howard Melton, age 77 of Camden, TN passed away on Monday, September 26, 2022 at St. Thomas West Hospital. Mr. Melton was born on April 17, 1945 in Detroit, MI to the late Howard Nelson Melton and Naomi Estell Walker Stockdale. He was also preceded in death by a sister Dawn Hester and brother Ron Melton. He was retired...

James Frederick Lewis

James Frederick Lewis

Sep 23, 2022

Mr. James Frederick Lewis, 62 of Big Sandy, TN passed away on Friday, September 23, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Lewis was born on September 8, 1960 in Gainesville, FL to the late Willie James Lewis and Vernie Faye Anderson Lewis. He was a construction superintendent with Morgan Construction Inc. with 40 plus years in the construction business. Mr. Lewis...

Fred Thomas Duke

Fred Thomas Duke

Sep 22, 2022

Fred Thomas Duke, 80, of McKenzie, TN passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2022 at AHC in McKenzie, TN. Mr. Duke was born on January 26, 1942 in Paducah, KY to the late Jasper Lloyd Duke and Annie Kathryn Powell Duke. He was also preceded by a son Jason Brent Duke, a brother Eddie Lindsey and a sister Brenda Lindsey.

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Madalynn Quinn Patterson

Madalynn Quinn Patterson

Sep 22, 2022

Madalynn Quinn Patterson, age 3 weeks old, of Holladay, TN passed away peacefully at home with her family on Thursday, September 22, 2022. Madalynn was born on August 30, 2022 to father and mother, Christopher Patterson and Karli Wessels.

Survived by:

Brother: Trae Patterson

Sister: McKinleigh Patterson

Grandparents: Don and Barbara White

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Shantaben Patel

Shantaben Patel

Sep 22, 2022

Shantaben D. Patel, 87, of Camden, TN passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2022 at Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, TN. Mrs. Patel was born on January 1, 1935 in Dugari, India to the late Parsotambhai Patel and Dahiben Patel. She was also preceded in death by her husband Desaibhai .V. Patel, brothers Umedbhai .P. Patel and Nathabhai .P. Patel...

Martha Joan Frensley

Martha Joan Frensley

Sep 20, 2022

Martha Joan Frensley, beloved wife, mother and friend, age 90, of Bruceton, TN passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at Life Care Center of Bruceton. Mrs. Frensley was born on March 12, 1932 in Bruceton, TN to the late Buford Butler and Sydney Wilson Butler. She was also preceded by her husband of 55+ Wonderful Years, John Wallace Frensley....

Willard Wayne Eswine

Willard Wayne Eswine

Sep 19, 2022

Willard Wayne Eswine, 96, of Camden, TN passed away on Monday, September 19, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Eswine was born on January 17, 1926 in Sellersburg, IN to the late Harry Leo Eswine and Stella Dickey Eswine. He was also preceded in death by a brother Russell Lee Eswine. Mr. Eswine was married for 74 years and a member...

Jeremiah Noah Fitzpatrick

Jeremiah Noah Fitzpatrick

Sep 18, 2022

Jeremiah Noah Fitzpatrick, 24 of Big Sandy, TN passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Fitzpatrick was born on October 5, 1997 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky to Jonathon Fitzpatrick Jr. and Teresa Gayle Van-Selow.  He was preceded by his maternal grandfather Bert E. Daniels. Mr. Fitzpatrick was manager of T&T Pizza in Paris, TN.

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William Donald Gardner, Jr.

William Donald Gardner, Jr.

Sep 13, 2022

William Donald Gardner, Jr, age 63 of Decaturville, TN  passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at his residence. He was born April 8, 1959 in Salt Lake City, Utah.  He was preceded in death by his father, William Donald Gardner, SR. and one brother, James Gardner. He was a Truck Driver for J. H. Clark Trucking and was a...

Joe Mack Gossett

Joe Mack Gossett

Sep 10, 2022

Joe Mack Gossett, age 73 of Parsons, TN passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Gossett was born on July 4, 1949 in Bogata, Texas to the late J.C. Gossett and Mary Jones Gossett. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Karen Dean Gossett, two sisters, Nancy Lou Gossett, Edna Lee Gossett, three brothers,...

David Rayburn

David Rayburn

Sep 10, 2022

Mr. Joseph David Rayburn was born December 26, 1938.  He was born, raised, and lived in the Crossroads community for 84 years, where he knew every hill, hollow, and covey of quail.  He was a member of Crossroads Missionary Baptist Church.  He often said that he went to Crossroads University until the 6th grade, when he decided he had learned...

Golden Marie Hamm

Golden Marie Hamm

Sep 8, 2022

Golden Marie Kelley Hamm, 98, of Parsons, TN passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at West Wood Health Care in Decaturville, TN. Mrs. Hamm was born on March 9, 1924 in Henderson County to the late Sanders Virgil Box and Clercy Gilbert Box.  She was a Baptist by faith.

Survived by: Sons, Eddie Lee (Margie) Kelley of Decaturville, TN;...

Alan Dean Presson

Alan Dean Presson

Sep 5, 2022

Alan Dean Presson passed away at his home in Paris, TN early Monday morning on September 5, 2022.  Born the 9th of 10 children to Herman and Flora Presson, he was married to Julia Flowers for 59 years.  He was a native of Camden, TN but touched lives in both Houston and Benton Counties as a coach and administrator.  Dean...

Herbert B Camp

Herbert B Camp

Sep 2, 2022

Herbert B. Camp, 96, formerly of Camden Tn. passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022 at Anna Mae Owens Hospice House in Murray, KY.  Herbert was born in Holladay, TN to the late Bud C. Camp and Mary Ella Prince Camp on February 18, 1926.  He was proceeded in death by Hazel Lovell Herndon Camp, his wife of 58 years...

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