Obituaries
Obituaries for the Waverly & McEwen area
Dorothy Ladd
Dec 7, 2023
Dorothy Ladd, age 84 of Sevierville, TN passed away surrounded by her daughters, Thursday, December 7, 2023, at Brookdale Senior Living. Dorothy was born on September 17, 1939, to the late Cecil and Edna Butler. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Dorothy had a fulfilling career as a teacher at Waverly Central High School and Humphreys County Vocational...
Audrey Francis Escalderon
Dec 2, 2023
Audrey Francis Escalderon, age 80 of Waverly, TN passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 3, 2023 at her residence. She was born on October 15, 1943 to the late Mildred Vincent Caretto. Audrey was successful in her career. She ran a drug and alcoholic clinic for years and made a huge difference in peoples’ lives. Audrey knew when to be...
Mary Ayres Warren
Nov 24, 2023
Mary Ayres Warren passed away on November 24, 2023, at Humphreys County Nursing Home in Waverly, TN, at the age of 101. She was born on May 16, 1922 at her family home on Pumpkin Creek Road. She spent her life in Humphreys County. She attended school at Glenwood and Waverly Central High School. She was a member of...
Elizabeth Rose Dibble
Nov 6, 2023
Elizabeth Rose Dibble (99) passed away in Dickson, Tennessee on November 6, 2023. She was born on November 5, 1924 in Wilkes- Barre, PA to Joseph and Rosalie Gutkowski.
She is survived by her eight children, Lawrence “Larry” Dibble, Arthur “Art” Dibble, David Dibble, Susan Knapp, James “Jim” Dibble, Rosemary Dibble, Dan Dibble, and Mary Lloyd-Taylor. She also had...
Larry Craig Upchurch
Nov 6, 2023
Larry Craig Upchurch, age 56 of New Johnsonville, TN passed away on November 6, 2023. Craig was born in Waverly, TN on February 28, 1967, to the late Rebecca Himes McClurkan and Larry Leroy Brady Upchurch. Craig loved to spend any time he could with his kids, loved to laugh and enjoyed painting, cooking and fishing. Left to cherish his memory are his...
Raoul Fenton Johnson
Nov 5, 2023
Raoul Fenton Johnson departed this earthly life on Sunday, November 5, 2023 in ahospital near his home in Schaumburg, Illinois. Raoul was born January 2, 1936 inNashville, Tennessee to Torrey and Mary Vantrease Johnson.
Raoul received his elementary education in Dayton, Tennessee and most of hishigh school at WCHS graduating with the class of 1954. He was an Eagle...
Terry Lee Ayres
Nov 5, 2023
Terry Lee Ayres, age 78 of McEwen, TN passed away peacefully at his residence on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Terry was born in Battlecreek, MI on January 28, 1945 to the late Evelyn Caroline Yaudes Ayres and Robert Sherman Ayres. Terry proudly served his country in the U.S Army. He was an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed to fish and hunt....
James "Jimmy" Edward Christian
Nov 5, 2023
James “Jimmy” Edward Christian, age 81 of McEwen, TN, passed away November 5, 2023 at AHC Waverly. Jimmy was born in McEwen, TN on July 24, 1942 to the late Earl Edward Christian and Rose Ellen Kiley Christian. He enjoyed gardening, hunting squirrel, fishing and reading. He also enjoyed working on old engines. He was a life-long member of...
Kyle Austin Smith
Nov 4, 2023
Kyle Austin Smith, age 30, of Camden, TN, passed away November 4, 2023 at Regional One Health in Memphis, TN. Kyle was born in Nashville, TN on April 21, 1993, to Dennis Ralph Smith and Donna Lynn McIllwain. Kyle was known as a kind and good hearted person to all who knew him. He never made an enemy because...
Lillie Mae Wheeler
Oct 27, 2023
Lillie Mae Wheeler, age 86 of Goodlettsville, TN passed away Friday, October 27, 2023 at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Lillie was born on April 20, 1937 to the late Emma Mae Crowell Baker and John Elton Baker.
Left to cherish her memory are her sons, Tony Wheeler (Melissa) of Goodlettsville, TN and Eugene Wheeler (Tina) of Pleasant View,...
Bruce "Bud" Leon Duncan
Oct 24, 2023
Bruce Leon Duncan, affectionately known as Bud Jr., age 72, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at his residence. Bud was born in French Camp, CA on January 26, 1951, to Lavona Joan Tubbs Duncan and Garnet “Bud Sr.” Carl Duncan. Bud loved the Lord, his family and above all music.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife of...
Sylvia Kaye Durham
Oct 24, 2023
Sylvia Kaye Durham, age 77, of McEwen, TN, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in McEwen, TN, on July 25, 1946, to Truman Dewitt Ross and Virginia Margaret Davis Ross.
Sylvia loved quilting, traveling, singing, reading and enjoyed riding her bike. She dearly cherished her family and friends. She...
Gracie Marshalle Dotson
Oct 21, 2023
Our precious baby girl, Gracie Marshalle Dotson, of Holladay, TN, went to be with our Heavenly Father surrounded by her parents on Saturday, October 21, 2023, at Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly, TN.
Gracie is survived by her mother, Lisa Wiedman; father, William Dotson; brother, Jayden Dotson; paternal grandparents, Shelly Dotson and James Albers; uncle, Wesley Dotson and aunt, Brittany...
Martin "Marty" Lee Jamison
Oct 21, 2023
Martin "Marty" Lee Jamison, age 52, of McEwen, TN, passed away October 21, 2023, with his beloved wife Margaret by his side. He was born in Waverly, TN, on November 4, 1970, to Larry Lee Jamison and Sheilah Moran Johnson. Marty will be remembered as “a good man with a big heart.” He had a unique quality that brightened...
Misty Brooke Haynes
Oct 16, 2023
Misty Brooke Haynes, a cherished daughter, devoted sister, and loving mother, passed away on October 16, 2023, at the age of 40, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. She was born on October 13, 1983, in Jackson, TN to Robert Haynes and Cynthia Crider Curry. Brooke left behind a legacy of resilience, kindness, and three beautiful daughters. With a...
Candy Brazzle Smith
Oct 16, 2023
Candy Brazzle Smith, age 66 of Waverly, TN passed away Monday, October 16, 2023, at Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly, TN. She was born on February 13, 1957, to the late Jesse Ruth Winters Brazzle and Carl Brazzle. Candy will be remembered by her family and friends as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend.
Left to cherish...
Reva Choate
Oct 16, 2023
Reva Choate, a beloved member of the McEwen community, passed away Monday, October 16, 2023, at the age of 91. Born on July 8, 1932, in McEwen, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Robert Herbert Choate and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Matlock Choate. Reva's bright spirit and kind heart touched the lives of all who knew her, and her memory...
Betty Sue Little Moran
Oct 13, 2023
Betty Sue Little Moran, age 91 of McEwen, TN passed away on Friday, October 13, 2023 at AHC in Waverly, TN. She was born in McEwen, TN on January 26, 1932 to the late Minnie Lou Taylor Little and Johnie Stanford Little. Betty was a lifelong member at McEwen First Freewill Baptist Church. Betty was a Registered Nurse at Three...
Betty Ruth McDonald
Oct 11, 2023
Betty Ruth McDonald, age 80 of Beech Grove, TN passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, TN. She was born in Waverly, TN on November 10, 1942 to the late Ollie Myrtle Summers Belcher and Carlie Walter Belcher. Betty was a Registered Nurse for 10 years and served 20 years as a Correctional Officer for Davidson...
Carolyn Sue Fleming
Oct 9, 2023
No farewell words were spoken, no time to say goodbye, you were gone before we knew it and only God knows why.
- Unknown
Carolyn Sue Fleming, age 73 of Dickson, TN (formerly Sissonville, WV), passed into heaven on October 9, 2023 at TriStar Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, TN. Preceding her in death were her parents, Owen and...
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