Adam Wallace Phelps
Funeral services for Mr. Adam Wallace Phelps, 39, were held at 2 p.m. on Monday, July 9, 2018 in the Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation was Sunday from 4 until 7 p.m. Mr. Phelps, a lawn maintenance worker and fire restoration specialist, passed away on Wednesday, July 4, 2018…
Read MoreAnnie Laurie James
Funeral services Mrs. Annie Laurie James, 102, were held on Sunday, July 8, 2018, at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Ronk Funeral Home. Interment followed in Cox Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. James passed away on July 4, 2018, in Jackson, Tenn. She was born on September 17, 1915, in Coxville, Tenn. to the late Ira…
Read MoreGregory John Deegan
Graveside services for Mr. Gregory John Deegan, 62, were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 8, 2018 in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Deegan, a sonographer, passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2018 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was preceded in death by his father, James Marcellus Deegan. Mr. Deegan is survived by…
Read MoreMartha B. Coleman
Martha B. Coleman, 73, died Thursday, July 5, 2018 at Bells Nursing Home after a long illness. She was born to Freeman and Maynola Whitehead Byrd in Gadsden, Tenn. Mrs. Coleman was retired as an accountant with Kevin Carter, CPA Firm. She was a longtime member of Poplar Heights Baptist Church where she attended with…
Read MoreRemembering Thomas Ray Boykin
Thomas Ray Boykin, the son of the late Dan and Sallie Boykin, made his transition into the next dimension of eternal life on June 23, at the age of 66. A lifelong Humboldt City Schools advocate and coach, who spent his entire career serving our community, was highly respected and loved. He was born on…
Read MoreHarold Woodard McLeary Jr.
Funeral services for Harold Woodard McLeary Jr., 68, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 6 at Frist United Methodist Church of Humboldt, Tenn. with the Rev. Randy Cooper officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 12:30 p.m. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery with Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home handling arrangements. Mr.…
Read MoreYMCA swim lessons lead to safer summers
By Leslie C. Ferguson There is no doubt in our minds that summer is here! It came in with a bang and has not let up. The temps in and around Trenton have been as high a 100 degrees, and that was just June. With the lazy days of summer, comes the desire and necessity…
Read MoreKenton honors veterans at annual breakfast
By. J. D. Pinkerton Last year during the White Squirrel Festival week I covered the breakfast and noticed with sadness we had lost a good many of our WWII veterans. There are only two left and I had the good fortune to speak with them. I met V. L. Williamson of the Seabees and Joe…
Read MoreJerold Anthony Flatt
Jerold Anthony Flatt, 68, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Mr. Flatt fought a long, hard battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his youngest daughter, Valarie Flatt Coleman. Mr. Flatt is survived by his daughters, Holly Flatt O’Sullivan and Bonny Flatt; and four grandsons, Colton, Aidan, Liam, and Ewan. A memorial service…
Read MoreJames Dale Wilson
Born on January 5, 1978, James Dale Wilson passed away on June 13, 2018, in Panama City, Fla. of congestive heart failure. He was 40 years old. A former employee of General Dynamics in Lynn Haven, Fla., Mr. Wilson was an avid fisherman. One of his many hobbies was building and flying remote control drones.…
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