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Humboldt Chronicle - Obituaries

Robert M. Thompson

Mr. Robert Marion Thompson, 85, passed from on Sunday, March 3, 2024. Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Saturday, March 9, 2024 at Oak Grove Methodist Church. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery. Mr. Thompson was born on November 25, 1938 in Dyer, Tenn. to Henry Flowers Thompson and Elizabeth Bledsoe Thompson.  The Thompson family made…

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Mindy Fisher Summar

Mindy Fisher Summar, 63, of Humboldt, Tenn., passed away Sunday, January 8, 2023, after a short battle with cancer. She was a 1977 graduate of Old Hickory Academy in Jackson, Tenn. and was a 1980 graduate of Union University. While at Union, she served as president of the Beta Omega Chapter of the Zeta Tau…

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Patricia Marie Luther

Patricia Marie Luther, 79, of Humboldt, Tenn. went home to Jesus while surrounded by her family on December 29, 2022, after a long, hard fought battle with cancer. Mrs. Luther was born to the late Carl Castellaw and Mattie Bell (McKinley-Castellaw) Alexander on October 11, 1943, in Trenton, Tenn. She later met and married the…

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Ann Simmons Williams

Funeral services for Ann Simmons Williams, 75, were held Saturday, December 3 at 1 p.m. at Morning Star Baptist Church, followed by burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation with family and friends was held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, December 2 at the church. Ms. Williams was born on Tuesday, January 7, 1947…

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Joyce Blankenship Simmons

Joyce Blankenship Simmons, 75, passed away late Saturday, November 5, 2022. Graveside Services will be held near Jackson, Tenn. where she will be laid to rest with her family. Services for Mrs. Blankenship were held Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at Highland Memorial Gardens, Jackson. Mrs. Blankenship was born in Humboldt, Tenn. to the late Dossie…

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Mary Helen Burkett

Mary Helen Burkett, 89 of Goldsboro, N.C., formerly of Humboldt, Tenn., passed away Monday November 21, 2022, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro surrounded by her family. Funeral services for Mrs. Burkett will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, December 3, 2022 at the Shelton Funeral Home chapel. Visitation will be held from 11…

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Patricia Anne Barth Craddock

Patricia Anne Barth Craddock, 82, born March 25, 1940, lovingly known as Patti, passed away on November 11, 2022. Mrs. Craddock leaves behind her loving husband, Thomas Atkins Craddock (Tom) of Amelia Island, Fla.; children, Mark Curry Cross Jr. (Frances) of Athens, Ga. and Charlotte Anne Cross Sharp (Thomas) of Albany, Ga.; grandchildren, Mark Curry…

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Donald Philip Hale

Donald Philip Hale, 75, of Humboldt, Tenn., passed away peacefully from this earth in the home he so loved on Saturday, November 5, 2022, with his devoted wife, daughter and son by his side. Mr. Hale was born in Humboldt on September 12, 1947 to the late Philip Levy and Faye Nippers Hale. He had…

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Debbie Staggs

Deborah Lynn Staggs, 62, of Milan, Tenn., entered her Heavenly home with Jesus, surrounded by her family on Sunday, October 30, 2022. Mrs. Staggs was born to Louise and the late Dorsey Wilson of Medina, Tenn. in June of 1960. As a child, she was a spitfire who enjoyed life and keeping her brother and…

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William Laurence Farris

William Laurence Farris, 89, passed away at home on October 22, 2022 after a long illness. Mr. Farris predeceased his wife, Elizabeth Anne Farris, and is survived by his children, Vickey (Frank) Bryan, Lisa (Mark) McCoy, Randy (Cassandra) Farris and Jim Carson; grandsons Troy, Jeremiah, Joe, Justin and Sam; and his two nephews, Billy Wade…

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