Archives: 2021

Alice Faye Chandler Ervin

Alice Faye Chandler Ervin, age 71, resident of Memphis, Tennessee and wife of the late Elton Wayne Ervin, departed this life Saturday, December 25, 2021. Alice was born September 14, 1950 in Memphis, the daughter of the late Howell Bert Chandler and Jo Alice Parsons Chandler. She received her education at East High School in Rockford, Illinois and lived in…

Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign comes to a close

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Salvation Army is wrapping up one season and preparing for the next. The organization finished their Red Kettle event on Christmas Day. “We raised around $120,000. We count that as a great season, and we really appreciate that,” said Jacob Swaringam, with the Salvation Army. Swaringam says each donation can help those in the community that…

Raymond Carroll

Graveside service for Raymond Carroll, age 70, will be Friday, December 31, 2021 at 12:00 PM at Deliverance House of Prayer Memorial Gardens in Denmark, TN. Mr. Carroll died Friday, December 24, 2021 at Jackson General Hospital. Visitation for Mr. Carroll will be Thursday, December 30, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. For additional…

William M. Phillips

William M. Phillips, Jr., age 86, resident of Oakland, Tennessee since 1986 and husband of Elizabeth J. Phillips, departed this life Sunday morning, December 26, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Collierville. William (Bill) was born May 24, 1935 in Morehause, Missouri, the son of the late Liddie and William M. Phillips Sr. Bill worked for Memphis Propeller Service, Inc….

John R. Denley

John R. Denley, Jr., age 74, resident of Collierville, Tennessee and husband of Donna Denley, departed this life Saturday morning, December 25, 2021 at the Naval Station in Millington, Tennessee. John was born February 22, 1947 in Coffeeville, Mississippi, the son of the late John R. Denley, Sr. and Carmen Pate Denley. He received his education in Coffeeville and served…

Monroe Beasley, Jr.

Graveside Services for Mr. Monroe Beasley, Jr. age 66 of Jackson, Tennessee will be held on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, 1:00 P.M., at the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery in Pinson, Tennessee. For more information contact Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home at (731) 427-7411 or log on to our website at www.stephenson-shaw.com Categories: Obituaries

Helen Ruth Swain

Helen Ruth Swain, age 91, peacefully passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021 in her apartment in Memphis, Tennessee. Helen was born November 3, 1930, the third child to Abner and Ree Swain. In 1941, Helen gave her life to Christ at Bartlett Baptist Church. After she graduated from Bartlett High School and Memphis State University, she went on to be…

Charles William Fuller, Jr.

Funeral service for Charles William Fuller, Jr., age 72, will be Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 1:00 PM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. Fuller died Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NB. Family & Friends may pay their respects on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home…

US steps up probe into Hyundai-Kia engine failures and fires

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have stepped up a series of investigations into multiple engine fires that have plagued Hyundai and Kia vehicles for more than six years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says a new engineering analysis investigation covers more than 3 million vehicles from the 2011 through 2016 model years. The agency has 161 complaints…