Obituaries

Randell Kent Stanford

Services for Mr. Randell Kent Stanford, age 59 of Lexington, Tennessee will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2025, 10:00 A.M., at the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. The interment will be in the Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends…

Makettus Willis

Services for Mr. Makettus Willis, age 43 of Jackson, Tennessee will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2025, 11:00 A.M., at the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. The family will receive friends on Friday, from 5:00-6:00 P.M., at the Stephenson-Shaw Chapel.…

Destry Blaine Haynes

Destry Blaine Haynes, 36, of Rives passed away Tuesday morning, July 22, 2025, at his home. Funeral services will be conducted 12:00 p.m. Friday at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Stanley’s Chapel Cemetery. Brother Charles Southerland and…

Marilyn Bishop

Marilyn Williams Bishop, age 73 of McKenzie, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at her residence, one week after the death of her husband, Billy Bishop. The celebration of life service for Billy and Marilyn Bishop will take place at…

Charles Boyce Birdno

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Charles Boyce Birdno, age 83, a dedicated husband, father, and friend, who entered eternal rest on July 21, 2025, in Ripley, TN. He was born on January 18,…

Jerry Wayne Chism

Mr. Jerry Wayne Chism, 67, died Sunday, July 20, 2025, at Haywood County Community Hospital in Brownsville. Services will be Friday, July 25, 2025, at 12:00 Noon at Rawls Funeral Home in Brownsville. Rawls Funeral Home-Brownsville (731) 772-1472

Victor Lee Kubica

Victor Lee Kubica, born on the Fourth of July, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois, passed away on July 22, 2025. A proud veteran and a steadfast family man, Vic lived his life with grit, loyalty, and unwavering devotion to those he…

Bernice Walker

Ms. Bernice Walker, 67, died Saturday, July 12, 2025, at her residence in Memphis. Services will be Saturday, July 26, 2025, at 1:00 P. M. at New Hope Baptist Church in Brownsville.  Interment will be in New Hope Memorial Gardens…

Tammy Joy Watlington Smith

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Tammy Joy Watlington Smith. Who left this world too early at the age of 58, in Medon, TN. When we think of Tammy, you cannot simply thing of just one thing. She…

William Harold Hendrix, Sr

William Harold Hendrix, Sr., a beloved member of the community, passed away peacefully at his residence on July 20, 2025, at the age of 77. Born on June 5, 1948, in Haywood County, Harold dedicated his life to both his…