Burnett celebrates 100 years
by Kim Forbes Brooksie Burnett, long-time contributor for the William Chapel column of the Humboldt Chronicle, was surprised last Saturday with an event at Bailey Park to commemorate her 100th birthday, which will be Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Burnett, a life-long citizen of Humboldt, and current resident at Bailey Park Community Living Center, today celebrates…
Read MoreEmma Jean (Hazlewood) Harrington
Emma Jean (Hazlewood) Harrington 87, of Indianapolis, Ind. passed away March 26, 2018. She was born May 21, 1930 in Humboldt, Tenn., to the late J.P. and Pauline (Foust) Hazlewood. A graveside service was held Friday, March 30, 2018 at 11 a.m. at White Rose Cemetery, in Gibson, Tenn. Ms. Harrington was an administrator for…
Read MoreRuby Nell Cole
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruby Nell Cole, 73, were held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 in the Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home chapel with Bill Brown officiating. Burial followed in Cypress United Methodist Church Cemetery near Bells, Tenn. Visitation will be Monday from 4 until 7 p.m. Mrs. Cole, a retired bank teller, member…
Read MoreFormer 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…
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