Former employee spearheading factory reunion
by Kim Forbes A Humboldt factory closed its doors many years ago. Now, over a decade later, a former employee wants to have a reunion for former workers. Vennie Davis, a Humboldt resident and active member of the Humboldt Senior Center and Holsey Chapel CME Church is working to organize a reunion for the…
Read MoreDonated flag flies high at Municipal Building
by Kim Forbes The city of Humboldt regularly replaces the flags at the Humboldt Municipal Building. The strong winds of February frayed the current American flag. Before it could be replaced by the city, Woodmen Life representative, Kendel Dixon contacted Assistant Police Chief Reynard Buchanan with an offer to replace the current American flag with…
Read MoreJimmy C. Turner Sr.
Funeral services for Mr. Jimmy C. Turner Sr., 72, were held at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 23, 2018 in the Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home chapel with Mike Glidwell officiating. Burial followed in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation was Thursday from 4 until 8 p.m. Mr. Turner, a retired newspaper route salesman, member of the Army…
Read MoreMrs. Lou Lynn Howell Luckey
Mrs. Lou Lynn Howell Luckey went home to be with her Savior on March 21, 2018. She was 85 years old. Mrs. Luckey was born on October 20, 1932, in Gibson County. She was the daughter of the late Clyde Howell and the late Evelyn Hicks Howell. She attended Gibson High School and continued her…
Read MoreMcCue offers Tyson update
by Danny Wade The buzz—or should you say the cluck—of Tyson coming to Gibson County is still in the air. Humboldt and Gibson County residents are ecstatic about 1,500 new jobs and all the opportunities it brings. Last Friday, Tom McCue, complex manager for the Tyson’s Gibson County site, spoke to Humboldt Rotarians and fielded…
Read MoreHarold David Pillow
Harold David Pillow Funeral services for Harold David Pillow, 74,of Humboldt, were held Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Rice officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery. He passed away on February 10 at Methodist University Hospital, in Memphis, surrounded by his loving family. Better known as David, he graduated…
Read MoreGenRose “Jenny” McCord
Services for Mrs. GenRose “Jenny” McCord, 93, will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2018 in the Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home chapel with Dr. Greg McFadden officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 11 a.m. until service time. Mrs. McCord, born in Three Way in 1924, formerly of Nashville, Tenn. and longtime member of…
Read MoreLinda Smith
Linda Smith, 59, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Memorial gathering will be held from 5 until 8 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2018, at Replogle-Lawrence Funeral Home, Medina. Mrs. Smith was born in Lynwood, Calif. to the late Richard Lee Hill and Shirley Sullivan Hill. She was a longtime employee…
Read MoreFrank Beckham
Mr. Frank Beckham, 78, passed away at home on Friday, March 9, 2018, in Humboldt, Tenn. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, March 17, at Rose Hill Cemetery. He was born in Ofahoma, Miss. and was a graduate of LSU. Mr. Beckham began his career with Hunt-Wesson in 1964 and moved to Tennessee in…
Read MoreJames Michael Sloan
James “Jim” Michael Sloan was born October 12, 1946 to Bettie and A. J. Sloan of Irwin, Pa. Mr. Sloan passed away March 9, 2018. He resided in Fruitland, Tenn. but was born and raised in Irwin. He worked for Eaton Axle and Dana for 48 years before retirement. Mr. Sloan leaves his wife of…
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