Obituaries
Obituaries for the Waverly & McEwen area
Anne Louise Spicer
Feb 19, 2024
Anne Louise McCord Spicer, age 98 of Waverly, TN formally of Nashville, TN passed away surrounded by her family on Monday, February 19, 2024 at Humphreys County Nursing Home. She was born in Tennessee City, TN on August 13, 1925 to the late Nell and Rice McCord. Mrs. Spicer attended McEwen High School. After graduating, she worked in Oak Ridge,...
Delmar Woodrow Law
Feb 13, 2024
Delmar Woodrow Law, age 92, of Humphreys County went home to be with the Lord on February 13, 2024, at Vanderbilt Hospital.Mr. Law was born November 12, 1931, in Firebrick, Lewis County, Kentucky, the third of eight children of William Marcus and Viola Blankenbeckley Law and grandson of James Harvey and Hannah Scott Lewis Law and John Henry and Mary...
Nancy Jo Buchanan Jackson
Feb 7, 2024
Nancy Jo Buchanan Jackson, age 87, of Nashville, TN, passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Nancy Jo Jackson was born in Humphreys County, Tennessee, on October 12th, 1936. She was the daughter of the late Samuel Cleather Buchanan and Eula Bell Lofton Buchanan.
After graduating from Waverly Central High School, Nancy moved to Nashville. She was employed by Life and...
Albert Lee McDowell
Feb 7, 2024
Albert Lee McDowell, age 80, of Waverly, TN passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly. He was born on May 3, 1943, in Memphis, TN to the late Catherine Robertson and William McDowell. Albert has been with the James Developmental Center since 1989. He was involved in the community, and attended the Senior Citizens....
Douglas "Doug" Eugene Binkley
Feb 4, 2024
Douglas “Doug” Eugene Binkley, age 49 of Waverly, TN passed away on Sunday, February 4, 2024. He was born on February 11, 1974, to the late Gladys Mae Peek Binkley and Ronnie Eugene Binkley in Nashville, TN.
Left to cherish his memory are his children, Tyler Binkley, Keilie Binkley and Kasen Binkley, all of Waverly, TN; fiancé, Kerri Thompson; sisters, Kathy...
Candace Gayle Breeden Woods
Feb 4, 2024
Candace Gayle Breeden Woods, age 81, of Hurricane Mills, TN, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2024. She was born in New Johnsonville, TN on December 5, 1942, to the late Annie Margaret Breeden and Henry Edward Breeden. Candace attended the Lobelville Methodist Church. She was the treasurer of the Buffalo FCE Club for several years. Candace was an outdoorswoman. She...
Jason Phillip Stewart
Feb 4, 2024
Jason Phillip Stewart, age 45, of Waverly, TN passed away Sunday, February 4, 2024, at St. Thomas West in Nashville, TN. Jason was born on December 3, 1978, in Waverly, TN to Karen and Larry Stewart. He graduated from Waverly Central Class of 1998. He played football beginning from age 8 until senior year. Jason loved all sports, but specifically...
Lisa Marie Jensen
Feb 2, 2024
Lisa Marie Jensen, age 44, of New Johnsonville, TN, passed away on February 2, 2024, surrounded by her family at Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, TN. Lisa was born in Paducah, KY to the late Joyce Arlene Jensen on February 27, 1979. Lisa was a devoted Christian. She enjoyed spending time with her bible and continuously educating herself on God’s...
James Edwin Pirtle
Jan 24, 2024
James Edwin Pirtle of Dickson, TN, age 74, passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, TN. Edwin was born on September 1, 1949, to the late Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Cagle Pirtle and Jesse James “Dutch” Pirtle. Edwin was a member of the McEwen Church of Christ when he resided in Humphreys County. He was current...
Catherine Lorene Gentry
Jan 16, 2024
Catherine Lorene Kost Gentry, age 95 of McEwen, TN passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, TN. Catherine was born in Nashville, TN on June 9, 1928 to the late Charles F. Kost and Ada Martha Mary Vester Kost. Catherine was a lifelong devout Catholic. She was a dedicated member of Cathedral Catholic Church for...
Frances Dean Short
Jan 14, 2024
In Loving Memory of
Dean Herndon Short
January 24, 1944 - January 14, 2024
Frances “Dean” Herndon Short, a beloved mother, sister, grandmother, and friend, passed away January 14, 2024 at her home in Waverly, Tennessee, surrounded by her family. Her departure leaves an enduring void in the lives of those who had the privilege of knowing...
Linda Willene Johnson
Jan 13, 2024
Linda “Willene” Dotson Johnson was born in Dickson County on October 6, 1940 to J.W. and Beatrice Dotson. She went to school in Dickson. She spent most of her life living in Vinita, OK. She worked in the food and health field.
Willene is survived by three sisters, Rebecca Lane of Dickson, TN, Mary Alberd of McEwen, TN and Vonda Dotson...
John Harold Anderson
Jan 12, 2024
John Harold Anderson, of Hurricane Mills, TN age 74, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, January 12, 2024. He was born in Waverly, TN on October 13, 1949, to the late Dora Louella Pruett Anderson and Robert Thomas Anderson. John was an avid fisherman and sports fan. He also enjoyed listening to music. John will be remembered...
Clarence Edward "Eddie" Craft
Jan 10, 2024
Clarence “Eddie” Edward Craft, age 77 of McEwen, TN passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 AT NHC in Dickson, TN. He was born in Waverly, TN on June 8, 1946 to the late Lola Marie Craft and Dewey Lewis Craft. Eddie proudly served his country in the U.S Army. Eddie an avid outdoorsman, fisherman and enjoyed golf along with...
Michael "Mike" Allen Damesworth
Jan 6, 2024
Michael “Mike” Allen Damesworth, age 58 of Waverly, TN passed away at Three Rivers Hospital on January 6, 2024. Mike was born on March 17, 1965 in Detroit, MI to the late Gladys Heffron Damesworth and Robert Damesworth.
Left to cherish his memory are his children, Deidre “Dee” Damesworth (Gayle), Dylan Damesworth (Bethany Brown) and Piper Damesworth, all of McEwen,...
Brayden Christopher Dreaden
Jan 5, 2024
Brayden Christopher Dreaden, 24, a beloved son, brother, and friend, passed away on January 5, 2024, leaving behind a trail of cherished memories and a void that can never be filled. Born on November 29, 1999, Brayden was a force of nature from the very beginning. His spirit was as wild and untamed as the Tennessee woods he grew up...
Melissa Kay Grissom
Jan 1, 2024
Melissa Kay Watzlavick Grissom, age 48 of McEwen, TN, passed away on Monday January 1, 2024, at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN. Melissa was born on February 17, 1975, in Houston, TX, to Irene Urban Watzlavick and Alphonse Watzlavick, Jr. Melissa was very spiritual, loved God, and her family. She collected rocks, listened to music, and enjoyed nature. She was a hairstylist for...
Brenda Sue Sorrells
Dec 26, 2023
Brenda Sue Sorrells, of Tennessee Ridge, TN passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at the age of 70 at the Houston County Community Hospital in Erin, TN. She was born in Houston County, TN on September 14, 1953 to the late Annie Ruth Dixon Sorrells and Willie Thomas “W.T.” Sorrells. Brenda was a lifelong member at Long Branch Methodist Church...
Ronald "Ronnie" Edward Stewart
Dec 22, 2023
Mr. Ronald “Ronnie” Edward Stewart, a beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away Friday, December 22, 2023 at the age of 77.
He was born March 25, 1946 in Humphreys County to Edward Ollie Stewart and Eva Pauline McCaleb Stewart. Ronnie, also known as Pork Chop or Zeus by his friends and co-workers, was a Heavy Equipment Operator for...
Rev. Kenneth "Ken" Wade Young
Dec 21, 2023
Reverend Kenneth “Ken” Wade Young, age 82, of McEwen, TN passed away surrounded by his family at TriStar Horizon Medical in Dickson, TN on Thursday, December 21, 2023. He was born in Humphreys County, TN on March 6, 1941 to the late Helen Marie Curtis Young and William Austin Young. Ken was a man of God. He loved the...
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