Jackson and Humboldt, TN. Obituaries

Jan 4, 2023

Mrs. Barra Jayne, age 72, passed away on January 4, 2023, in Jackson, TN. She was born on January 16, 1950, in Waco, TX to the late Jay Billingsley and Mildred Gulledge.

Mrs. Jayne was a painter, musician, an award-winning photographer, and an artist in multiple media. Barra Jayne made art out of anything she...

Jan 3, 2023

A memorial service for Trevor Kennedy Wood, age 37, will be held on January 22, 2023 from 2pm-4pm, at the VFW Post 1848 in Jackson, TN.

Mr. Wood passed away on January 3, 2023, in Jackson, TN. He was born November 26, 1985 to Eric Wood and Patricia Hale. He is preceded in death by...

Dec 30, 2022

Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Louise Rhodes, age 69, will be held at 1 pm Monday, January 2, 2023, at Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home with Bro. Marty Goins officiating. Visitation with the family will be held that morning from 11am-1pm, before the service. Internment will follow at Maple springs Cemetery.

Mrs. Rhodes passed away on December 30, 2022,...

Dec 30, 2022

Mrs. Christine Harper Walker, age 94, passed away on December 30, 2022, at her home in Jackson, TN. She was born on March 9, 1928, in Jackson, TN to the late Mack M. Harper, Sr. and Margretta Lindsay Harper. She is preceded in death buy her parents; husband, Dentis Lee Walker, Jr.; brother, Mack M. Harper, Jr.; daughter, Claire...

Dec 28, 2022

Donald Roberson, age 90, passed away at home in Jackson, TN December 28, 2022. Mr. Roberson was born in Madison County Janauary 11, 1932.

He is survived by his wife, Lois Roberson; daughter, Linda Quillen, Marilyn Lee, Carolyn Brewer; eight grandchildren and seven great grand children.

Graveside service will be held December 30, 2022, 12...

Dec 23, 2022

Mrs. Rebecca Ann Hinson, age 67, passed away on December 23, 2022, in Jackson, TN. She was born on October 22, 1955, in St. Louis, MO to the late Robert Murry and Camilla Westbrook Murray.

Mrs. Hinson is survived by her husband, Tim Hinson; sons, Christopher Chestnut (Mandy), Christopher Hinson (Keesha); brothers, Larry Morgan, David Morgan (Barbara);...

Dec 22, 2022

Funeral services for Mr. Paul Junior Gullett, age 82, will be held at 1 pm Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home with Bro. Jason Anderson officiating. Interment will follow in Bear Creek UMC Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be held from 5-7 pm Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home.

Mr. Gullett passed...

Dec 15, 2022

A celebration of life for Mrs. Amy Jo Zerfoss, age 46, will be held from 1pm- 4pm Saturday, January 7, 2023, at the First Baptist Bemis.

Mrs. Zerfoss passed away on December 15, 2022,  in Jackson, TN. She was born on July 26, 1976, in Peoria, Illinois to Clarence Hermann and the late Donna Robertson.

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Dec 14, 2022

Funeral services for Mr. William Harold Harris, age 84, will be held at 1 pm Saturday, December 17, 2022, at Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home with Bro. Allen Brown officiating. Visitation will be held with the family from 10am-1pm before the service. Internment will follow at Pleasant Hill cemetery.

Mr. Harris passed away December 14, 2022 in Jackson, TN....

Dec 12, 2022

A memorial service for Mrs. Martha J. Stanford, age 67, will be held at 2 pm Friday, December 16, 2022, at Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home. Visitation will be held with the family from 12pm-2pm before the service.

Mrs. Stanford passed away December 12, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN. She was born May 31, 1955, in Jackson,...

Dec 11, 2022

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary “Sue” Lister Thornton, age 93, will be held at 11 am Thursday, December 15, 2022, at Hillcrest Baptist Church with Bro. Jerry Welch officiating. Interment will follow in Browns Church Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be held from 4-7 pm Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home and from 10-11 am before...

Dec 11, 2022

Mr. Billy Wayne Rider, age 85, passed away on December 11, 2022, at his home in Jackson, TN. He was born on Mar 12, 1937, in Corinth, MS to the late Arnold Rider and Beatrice Marcle Rider. He is preceded in death by his wife, Emma Louise Mitchell Rider; grandson, Christopher Jordan Russell.

Mr. Rider is survived...

Dec 8, 2022

Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Joan Holloway, age 89, will be held at 12 pm Monday, December 12, 2022, at Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home with Bro. Mark Cagle officiating. Visitation will be held with the family from 10am-12pm before the service.

Mrs. Holloway passed away December 8, 2022, at her home in Jackson, TN. She was born March...

Dec 5, 2022

David J. DeWitt, age 68, died suddenly on December 5, 2022. David was born at Ft. Campbell in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on December 4, 1954. David graduated from Jackson Central Merry High and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. He is a veteran who served as a medic in the U.S....

Dec 2, 2022

Mr. James Robert Presley, age 69, passed away on December 2, 2022, at Forest Cove Nursing and Rehab Center in Jackson, TN. He was born on November 21, 1953, in Memphis, TN to the late Nunnery Lee Presley and Helen Daphne Lisenby Presley. He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, David Andrew Presley.

Mr....

Dec 1, 2022

Funeral services for Mr. Cirilo Aguilar-Castro, age 56, will be held at 4:00 pm Saturday, December 10, 2022, at Malesus Baptist Church. Visitation with the family will be held from 10 am-4:00 pm before the service. Internment will be held in Mexico City at a later date.

Mr. Aguilar-Castro passed away on December 1, 2022, in Jackson,...

Nov 24, 2022

Graveside services for Mrs. Frankie Nell Shelton, age 90, will be held at 2 pm Sunday, November 27, 2022, at Beech Bluff Cemetery with Bro. Steve Fullington officiating.

Mrs. Shelton passed away on November 24, 2022, at her home in Beech Bluff. She was born on October 9, 1932, in Chester County to the late David Arthur...

Nov 23, 2022

Funeral services for John Eric Henderson, Jr., age 29, will be held at 12 pm Friday, December 16, 2022, at Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home North Chapel, with Pastor Donald Lance officiating. Visitation with the family will be held from 4 pm-7 pm Thursday, December 15, 2022.

Mr. Henderson passed away on November 23, 2022, in Jackson, TN. He...

Nov 19, 2022

Funeral services for Mrs. Patricia Ann Bullman, age 76, will be held at 2 pm Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home with Bro. Ricky Tedford officiating. Visitation with the family will be held from 11 am-2 pm before the service. In lieu of flowers the family ask for donations to be made to the Jackson Humane Society....

Nov 14, 2022

Edgar Leonard Bell, Jr., age 69, passed away in Jackson, TN, November 14, 2022. Mr. Bell was born January 30, 1952 in Harrisburg, AR to the late Edgar Leonard Bell and Norma Helen Bell. Mr. Bell worked at International Paper Co. most of his adult life.

Surviving relatives include his wife, Donna Bell; son, Michael Bell; daughter,...