Pre-teen from Counce injured in four-wheeler crash
A 12-year-old boy from Counce was injured in a four-wheeler crash Monday in the Walnut Grove area, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. The THP’s preliminary report says the child was wearing a helmet and driving a 2008 Honda Rancher on Cherry Chapel Loop when it went off the road and hit a utility pole.…
Read MoreTennessee starts billing insurance companies a fee for free COVID-19 shots at county health departments
Anyone going to a county health department in Tennessee for a free COVID-19 shot can now expect to be asked to provide their insurance information, according to a state official. Tennessee Department of Health spokeswoman Sarah Tanksley said Tuesday the policy went into effect yesterday. “No one will be denied a vaccine if they are…
Read MoreLula Pennington (7-21-21)
Lula “Cookie” Pennington, 71, of Savannah, died on Wednesday, July 21, in Florence, Alabama. She was born in Memphis, the daughter of the late Richard Columbus Bradley Sr. and Ellen Mable Hollie Bradley. She was united in marriage to Joel Wayne Pennington Sr., who preceded her in death. Mrs. Pennington was a homemaker. She is…
Read MoreJanice Paulk (7-25-21) service 7-31-21
Janice Louise Paulk, 79, of Savannah, died on Sunday, July 25. She was born to the late Thomas Ancil Hinton and Virginia Louise Hinton Reed in Waterloo, Alabama. She was united in marriage to Larry W. Paulk, who survives. Mrs. Paulk was a military spouse accompanying her husband on assignments both domestic and abroad until…
Read MoreCarol Moncher (7-17-21) service 7-21-21
Carol Talley Moncher, 67, of Jackson, Tennessee, formerly of Savannah, died on Saturday, July 17, in Jackson, Tennessee. She was born in Hardin County, the daughter of Myrl Elkins Talley and the late William Andrew Talley. She had worked for Brown Shoe Company. She is survived by her son, Timothy Franks of Savannah; daughter, Julie…
Read MoreLarry Franks (7-16-21) service 7-22-21
Larry Arthur Franks, 74, of Selmer, died on Friday, July 16, in Adamsville. He was born in Alcorn County, Mississippi, the son of the late Arthur Harold and Sadie Mae Dickey Franks. Mr. Franks retired from Penske Company in Adamsville. He was a member of Union Grove Methodist Church and attended Pleasant Site Baptist Church.…
Read MoreBecky Scott (7-25-21)
Becky Scott, of Savannah, was born in Jackson, Tennessee on Dec. 27, 1937, the daughter of the late Carl and Olive Kathlyn Tatum Piercey. On Feb. 12, 1966, she was united in marriage to James Marvin Scott, who survives. Becky worked as an activities director at Hardin Home Nursing Home. She was a member of…
Read MorePaul Robinson (7-20-21) service 7-26-21
Elder Paul Glenn Robinson, of Savannah, departed this life on Tuesday, July 20, at the age of 62 years, 2 months and 25 days. He was born in Trenton, Tennessee on April 25, 1959, the son of the late Sam Paul Robinson Sr. and Dorothy McTizic Robinson. On July 29, 1989, he was united in…
Read MorePatricia Naylor (6-23-21)
Patricia Ann Naylor was born May 30, 1948, in McNairy County, the daughter of the late James E. and Nellie Jaunita Lipford Williams. Miss Naylor worked for ITT for over 15 years, Aqua Glass for 10 years, and retired from General Electric after 18 years of service. She enjoyed working in her flower gardens and…
Read MoreFrank Frey (6-3-21) service 8-5-21
Frank Frey, of Nashville, was born on Aug. 7, 1935, the sixth and youngest child of Rev. Charles O. and Mrs. Jeffie Frey. Frank met his wife Jane Kemp while on leave from the Air Force, and their courtship was by correspondence. He proposed to Jane in a letter from Iceland, where he was stationed.…
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