Charles Davis Fonville
A celebration of the life of Charles Davis Fonville was held Monday, June 3, 2019, at 11 a.m. at New Shiloh United Methodist Church in Humboldt, Tenn. Officiating the services were Rev. Don Prescott, Rev. Steven Fonville and Rev. Kenneth Perry. Burial followed at Rose Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers serving were Kevin Wright, Brent Fonville, Mark…
Read MoreSenior Center honors veterans, mothers
by Brittan Pyron The Humboldt Senior Citizens Center held a program recently that was dedicated to honoring both veterans on Memorial Day and mothers for Mothers Day. The women were asked to wear all white and the men came in white shirts with black jackets and pants. Patriotic music was played at the beginning of…
Read MoreMark Allen Hansen
Funeral services for Mark Allen Hansen, 46 of Medina, were held on Friday, May 31, 2019 at 1 p.m. at the Milan Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Burial followed in the Double Springs Cemetery near Milan. Visitation with the family was Thursday from 5 – 8 p.m. and on Friday from 12 – 1 p.m. at the…
Read MoreNashville corps uses Humboldt school as show rehearsal location
by Brittan Pyron Humboldt Jr/Sr High School has some very special guests on its campus. The Music City Drum Corps, a world-class marching/drum group out of Nashville, Tenn., arrived at the high school on May 26 and will be here until June 9. The group is not only using the high school campus to practice…
Read MoreCity board approves water treatment projects
by Danny Wade The Humboldt Board of Mayor and Aldermen made quick work of a short agenda last week. The meeting took around 30 minutes. Two big agenda items dealt with upgrades for Humboldt Utilities as the prep work to supply services to the Gibson County Industrial Park continues. Two resolutions were presented, allowing the…
Read MoreTheater renovations continue
In 2007, three local men purchased the downtown movie theater and began to bring it back to life. Now, in 2019, the Plaza is going through more renovations. Michael Longmire, Jason Tubbs, and Jeff Brown purchased the downtown landmark and put lots of elbow grease into fixing it up. Later, Brown decided leave the partnership…
Read MoreVickey Tate
Vickey Tate, 62, of Chattanooga, Tenn. was born on April 8, 1957 to Arthur and Sue Tate of Humboldt. She passed away on May 5, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Ms. Tate very much enjoyed art and she was always at her happiest when painting or fishing. She is survived by both parents, Arthur…
Read MoreMartha Elizabeth Henning
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Henning, 88, were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 23, 2019 at the Shelton Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Philip Norris officiating. Burial followed in Oakland Cemetery. Visitation was from 5 until 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at the funeral home. Mrs. Henning, a homemaker, passed away on…
Read MoreLinda Faye Morris French
Mrs. Linda French passed away peacefully at her home in Humboldt, Tenn. on April 30, 2019. A graveside memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, 2019, in Rose Hill Cemetery with Rev. Kenny Perry officiating. Mrs. French was born in Humboldt to the late Richard O. and Mary Louise Sanders Morris. She attended…
Read MoreChristopher Ryan Kuykendall
Memorial services for Mr. Christopher Kuykendall, 19, were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 26, 2019 in the Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home chapel. Visitation was from 12 p.m. until service time. Mr. Kuykendall passed away on Friday, May 17, 2019 in an automobile accident. Mr. Kuykendall is survived by his mother, Stacey Edge of Jackson,…
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