Archives: 2021

Texas woman dies in I-40 crash in Haywood County

HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. — The Tennessee Highway Patrol confirms a Texas woman died in a crash on I-40 over the weekend. 32-year-old Kimberly Tingler, of Austin, Texas, was traveling westbound on I-40 on Saturday, June 26. Authorities say at approximately 7:16 p.m., her vehicle exited the right shoulder near mile marker 46 in Haywood County. The vehicle rolled and struck…

William “Bill” Johnson

William “Bill” Johnson 1950 – 2021 William Sophus “Bill” Johnson, age 70, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and husband of Deborah Webber Johnson, departed this life Wednesday morning, June 23, 2021 at his home. Bill was born October 4, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of the late Russell Lloyd Johnson and Caroline S. Cooke Johnson. He received his education in…

James “Garthel” Haynes

Obituary form for Paris Post-Intelligencer McEvoy Funeral Home, Inc. Paris, TN 38242                           Phone # (731)642-1441 Name: City & State   James “Garthel” Haynes, Paris, Tennessee Age: 89 Place of Death: His residence Date of Death: Saturday, June 26, 2021 Funeral Time/Day: 11:00 A.M. Thursday, July 1, 2021…

Dyersburg man charged with threatening officer, officer’s family

DYERSBURG, Tenn. — A man is in custody after police say he threatened a Dyersburg police officer and the officer’s family. According to a post on the department’s Facebook page, Vinson Taylor Jr., 21, went to the Dyersburg Police Department to speak with a supervisor about a complaint against an officer. Police say when the supervisor attempted to talk to…

Rescuers say survivors could still be inside collapsed building

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — The Miami-Dade mayor says another body was recovered overnight from the site of a collapsed condo building, bringing the confirmed death toll to 10. Daniella Levine Cava said Monday that 151 people who may have been in the building remained unaccounted for. Andy Alvarez is a deputy incident commander with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. He tells ABC’s…

Jackson General receives Heart Center Platinum award

JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson-Madison County General Hospital has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain-MI registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award. Jackson General is one of only 212 hospitals in the country to receive the honor, according to a news release. To receive the award, Jackson General demonstrated achievement in the Chest Pain-MI Registry for two consecutive years and…

Mrs. Angela C. Ferguson

Services for Mrs. Angela C. Ferguson, age 54 of Jackson, Tennessee will be held on Monday, June 28, 2021, 1:00 P.M., at the All Nations Church of God. The interment will be in the Highland Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Monday, from 11:00 A.M., until time of service at All Nations. For more information contact Stephenson-Shaw Funeral…

Mrs. Lorene McGoughy Rayner

Services for Mrs. Lorene McGoughy Rayner, age 87 of Jackson, Tennessee will be held on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, 11:00 A.M., at the East Jackson Church of Christ. The interment will be in the Highland Memorial Gardens. She will lie in state at the church on Wednesday, from 10:00 A.M., until time of service. For more information contact Stephenson-Shaw Funeral…

Beverly Anne Meals Wood

Obituary form for Paris Post-Intelligencer McEvoy Funeral Home, Inc. Paris, TN 38242                           Phone # (731)642-1441 Name: City & State Beverly Anne Meals Wood, Paris, Tennessee Age: 91 Place of Death: Her residence Date of Death: Friday, June 25, 2021 Funeral Time/Day: 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, June 29, 2021…

Priscilla Lynne Ware Scott

Priscilla Lynne Ware Scott, age 72, resident of Munford, Tennessee and wife of David Wayne Scott, departed this life Tuesday morning, June 22, 2021 at her home. Lynne was born May 31, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Patricia Riley Ridings and the late Fred Albert Ware. She graduated from Treadwell High School in Memphis and was married July…