OBITUARIES

Tom Sims, Iii

Tom Sims, Iii

Aug 9, 2017

Mr. Tom Sims, 67, of Paris died Wednesday, August 9, 2017, at Anna Mae Owens Residential Hospice House in Murray.Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 12, 2017, at Progressive Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the church.Tom Sims, III was born November 7, 1949, to his...

Phillip Barmore

Phillip Barmore

Aug 8, 2017

Mr. Phillip Barmore, 41, of Union City died Tuesday, August 8, 2017, Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett.Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 12, 2017, at Rawls Funeral Home Chapel.Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home. Phillip Gerard Barmore was born on February 25, 1976, to Field and Percillia Ann Barmore. Phillip had two...

Charles Liphford

Charles Liphford

Jul 29, 2017

Mr. Charles Liphford, 80, of Fulton died Saturday, July 29, 2017, at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield. Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 5, 2017, at Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Eastview Cemetery.Visitation will begin at noon on Saturday at the funeral home.He was born on March 2, 1937, to the late...

Tracie D. Webb Butler

Tracie D. Webb Butler

Jul 22, 2017

Mrs. Tracie Diggs Webb Butler, 48, of Paris died Saturday, July 22, 2017, at Henry County Medical Center. Services will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, 2017, at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church.Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. on Thursday at the church.She was born on August 26, 1968, in Paris to the late Melvin and Lillie...

Dorothy Faye Gunn

Dorothy Faye Gunn

Jul 13, 2017

Mrs. Dorothy Faye Gunn, 66, of Fulton died Thursday, July 13, 2017, at Diversicare of Martin. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 20, 2017, at The United Church of The Living God. Interment will follow in Greenlea Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. on Thursday at the church   Rawls Funeral Home – South Fulton 731-479-2181

Mary Lavern Wilkins

Mary Lavern Wilkins

Jul 6, 2017

Mrs. Mary Lavern Alexander Wilkins, 96, of Paris died Thursday, July 6, 2017, at her residence. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 15, 2017, at Rawls Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. M.A. Richardson officiating.She was born on March 12, 1921, to the late Arthur and Gladys Phelps Alexander in Como, Tennessee.She was married to the...

Maleigha Amour Brown

Maleigha Amour Brown

Jul 4, 2017

Maleigha Amour Brown, 3 months old of Martin died Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis.Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, July 14, 2017, at McCabe United Methodist Church with Rev. Orrin Cowley, Sr., officiating. Interment will follow in Parham Cemetery.Visitation will begin at noon on Friday at the church.Maleigha Amour Brown was...

Shirley Ann Willis

Shirley Ann Willis

Jul 3, 2017

Mrs. Shirley Ann Willis, 72, of Union City died Monday, July 3, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Union City. The family chose cremation and there will be no services. She was born on December 13, 1944, in Chicago to the late Rose Green. She worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Veteran Hospital in North Chicago, IL and formerly...

Sandra Cross Warren

Sandra Cross Warren

Jun 29, 2017

Mrs. Sandra Cross Warren, 63, of Hickman died Thursday, June 29, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis.Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 8, 2017, at Kingdom Harvest (Old South Fulton Baptist Church) with Dr. Jessie Webb officiating. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery.Visitation will begin at noon on Saturday at the church.Sandra Jean Cross-Warren was born...

Robert Earl Long

Robert Earl Long

Jun 22, 2017

Robert Earl Long, 54, of Atlanta, formerly of Paris, died Thursday, June 22, 2017, in Lilburn, Ga. A memorial service is planned for 1 p.m. Saturday, July 8, 2017, at Rawls Funeral Home. He was born June 8, 1963, in Paris to the late Robert O’Dell and Charlotte Ann Long. He is survived by three children: Jasmine Lawrence, Tiffany Clifton...

Damon Jaquan Burnside

Damon Jaquan Burnside

Jun 14, 2017

Mr. Damon Jaquan Burnside, 16, of Union City died Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at his residence.Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Exchanged Street Church of Christ with Graham McGill officiating. Interment will follow in Eastview Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon until time of service on Saturday at the church.He was born on...

S.J. Askins

S.J. Askins

Jun 10, 2017

Mr. S.J. Askins, 64, of Nashville formerly of Martin died Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Nashville General Hospital. Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 17, 2017, at McCabe United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Parham Cemetery.Masonic Rights will begin at 11:30 a.m. with visitation following until time of service on Saturday at the church.S.J. Askins...

Jettie Tharpe

Jettie Tharpe

Jun 9, 2017

Mr. Jettie Tharpe , 88, of Paris died Friday, June 9, 2017, at Henry County Medical Center. Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at Sparks Street Church of Christ with Ed Howard officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the church.He was born March 18, 1929,...

Sammye J. Robertson

Sammye J. Robertson

Jun 9, 2017

Mrs. Sammye J. Robertson, 74, of Como died Friday, June 9, 2017, at her residence.Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 16, 2017, at Union Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Thomas Taylor officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Thursday at Rawls Funeral Home Chapel.      Rawls Funeral...

Luther Cornell Misher

Luther Cornell Misher

May 24, 2017

Mr. Luther Cornell Misher,71, of Fulton died Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at his residence. Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 1, 2017, at First Baptist Church in Fulton. Bishop Noland Hardin will be officiating.Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. on Thursday at the church.  Rawls Funeral Home – South Fulton 731-479-2181

Ada Pirtle Polk

Ada Pirtle Polk

May 17, 2017

Mrs. Ada Ruth Polk, 68, of Fulton died Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at Jackson – Madison County General Hospital.Services will be held at noon on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Marvin Mercer, Sr., officiating. Interment will follow in Greenlea Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the church.Ada Ruth Polk...

Michelle Steward Caldwell

Michelle Steward Caldwell

May 8, 2017

Ms. Michelle Steward Caldwell, 51, of Union City died Monday, May 8, 2017, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, 2017, at Brown Chapel AME Church. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery.Visitation will begin at noon on Saturday at the church.Michelle Steward Caldwell was born on June 14, 1965, to...

Doris Louise Shaw

Doris Louise Shaw

May 8, 2017

Ms. Doris Louise Shaw, 76, died Monday, May 8, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis.Services will be held at noon on Saturday, May 13, 2017, at McCabe United Methodist Church with Rev. Orrin Cowley officiating. Interment will follow in Parham Cemetery.Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the church.Doris Louise Shaw started her earthly life’s journey on...

John Wilson Davis

John Wilson Davis

May 5, 2017

Mr. John Wilson Davis, 54, of South Fulton died Friday, May 5, 2017. Services will be held at noon on Monday, May 15, 2017, at Rawls Funeral Home Chapel in South Fulton.Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. on Monday at the funeral home.John Wilson Davis, known as “Big John” was born September 14, 1962 in Fulton, Kentucky, to the union...

Willie Edd Smith

Willie Edd Smith

May 1, 2017

Elder Willie Edd Smith, 76, of Dallas, GA, formerly of Union City died Monday, May 1, 2017, at his residence.Services will be held at noon on Saturday, May 6, 2017, at Greater Bethel Church of God In Christ. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the church.He was born on March...

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