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Area Obituaries

Elizabeth “Beth” Wallis Jones

Elizabeth Wallis Jones of Humboldt, Tenn. died peacefully, surrounded by her family at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on March 4, 2024. Ms. Jones was preceded in death by her parents, William Ralph and Bettie Jean Jones; her sisters, Jeanne Walton Jones Little and Barbara Clayton Jones Thomas; and her beloved first grandchild, Jack Hale Hayes.…

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Crystal Hope Morrison

Funeral services for Mrs. Crystal Morrison, 32, were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in the chapel of Replogle-Lawrence Funeral Home with Pastor Ronnie Coleman officiating. Burial followed in Antioch Cemetery. Mrs. Morrison passed away Thursday, March 7, 2024, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was well known for her business, Crystal’s Creations,…

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Kathy Jean Miller

Memorial services for Mrs. Kathy Jean Miller, 71, will be held at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 in the Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home chapel. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. until service time. Mrs. Miller, a medical secretary and member of the Church at Sugar Creek, passed on Sunday, December 25, 2022 in 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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