Area Obituaries

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Rev. Raymond Franklin Walker, 79, husband to Robbie Joan Walker, died on Saturday, October 15, 2022 at NCH Maury in Columbia, Tenn. Rev. Walker served as a pastor in the United Methodist Church for over 30 years, preaching at nine different churches in that time. He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond Walker…

Funeral services for Mr. George Arthur Braddy, 87, were held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 22, 2022 in the Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home chapel with Greg McFadden officiating. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg. Visitation was Saturday from 12 p.m. until service time. Mr. Braddy, a retired engineer for BellSouth, a retired Lieutenant Col.…