Obituaries
Obituaries for the Waverly & McEwen area
Larry Richard Rushton
Apr 28, 2023
Larry Richard Rushton, age 82, went to his heavenly home on Friday evening, April 28,2023. Larry was born on March 18, 1941, in Waverly, TN, to John D. and Katherine Weatherspoon Rushton. At age 7, the family moved to Only, TN. He attended Bodine School in Buffalo, TN, for grades 1-8. Continuing his education at Waverly Central High School...
Joe Michael Dreaden
Apr 23, 2023
Joseph “Joe” Michael Dreaden, age 71 of Waverly, TN passed away Sunday, April 23, 2023. He was born on July 12, 1951 in Waverly, TN to the late Aultie Mae and Dorsey Earl Dreaden. Joe had a green thumb. He was a farmer and fisherman and enjoyed gardening. He also was the Owner/Operator of ASI and Home Medical Care in...
Eva Catherine Curtis
Apr 22, 2023
Mrs. Eva Catherine Curtis, age 98, of Waverly, Tennessee, passed away April 22, 2023 at Waverly Healthcare and Rehab in Waverly, TN. Eva Curtis was born on March 8, 1925 in Humphreys county to Paul Virgil Woods and Florence Lescure Woods. Eva was a homemaker and a member of Spann Church of Christ. She enjoyed gardening, playing rook, quilting, cooking,...
Karen Elizabeth Story Robbins
Apr 17, 2023
Mrs. Karen Elizabeth Robbins, age 61 of Waverly, Tennessee, passed away April 17, 2023 at Saint Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN. Karen was born on October 2, 1961 in Nashville to Billy Story and Helen Story. Karen was a Beneficiary Clerk for American General Insurance for 43 years. She was a lifelong member of the Compassion Church in...
Donna Marie Zuercher
Apr 15, 2023
Ms. Donna Marie Zuercher, age 87, began her Eternal Walk as a Child of the Light with her Savior Jesus Christ our Lord on April 15, 2023. Donna lived a life of service, walking with The Lord every moment of her life.
Donna was born March 12, 1936 in Milwaukee, WI to Raymond Zuercher Sr. and Armella (Pat) Muench-Zuercher.
She...
Walter Boyd Werfel
Apr 15, 2023
Walter “Boyd” Werfel, age 68 of Waverly, TN passed away Saturday, April 15, 2023. Boyd was born onFebruary 25, 1955 in Waverly, TN to the late Mary Ann Ladd Werfel and Walter Leo Werfel. Boydproudly served his country in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Waverly for 38years. He enjoyed gardening, going to the...
Janice Elinor Hatley
Apr 14, 2023
Janice Elinor Hatley, age 81 of McEwen, TN passed away Friday, April 14, 2023, at TriStar Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, TN. Janice was born on November 6, 1941, in Canton, OH to the late Dominic William and Mary Alice Eremita. Janice married the love of her life, Willard Earl Hatley on April 4, 1964, and together they built a...
James Peter Downey
Mar 29, 2023
James “J.P” Peter Downey, age 89 of Maryville, TN passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at Foothills Transitional Care & Rehabilitation in Maryville, TN. J.P. was born on April 23, 1933 in Monette, AR to the late Ruby Pearl and Frank Norris Downey. He was a member of the Stewart Church of Christ for many years. J.P. was a kind,...
Orville L Hicks
Mar 28, 2023
Orville L. Hicks came into this world in a tiny house near Hurricane Creek in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee on Sept. 29, 1930. He was the oldest son of eight children born to Ferbie and Flossie Buchanan Hicks.
Orville, later, bought the farm on which he was born and he and his wife of 74 years, Clatie Summers Hicks, built...
Robert Lee Forster
Mar 26, 2023
Robert “Bobby” Lee Forster, age 80 of Waverly, TN passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN. Bobby was born on August 1, 1942 in Old Hickory, TN to the late Ada Evelyn Freshour and William “Bill” Omer Forster, Jr. Bobby was a lifelong member of the McEwen Church of Christ. He was a former...
Thomas Murry Stribling
Mar 25, 2023
Thomas Murry Stribling passed away March 25, 2023 and is being laid to rest April 1, 2023 in Richlawn Cemetery. Murry was born July 11, 1947 to Jess Vawter Stribling, Sr and Estelle Stribling and was named for Mr. Thomas Knight and his Maternal Grandfather; Murry Sykes. Murry served in the U.S. Navy from 1965 to 1969, having been stationed in Virginia,...
Doris Ann Wilson Cooley
Mar 24, 2023
Doris Ann Wilson Cooley, age 69 of Waverly, TN passed away at her residence surrounded by her family Friday, March 24, 2023. Doris was born in Waverly, TN on December 4, 1953 to the late Rosie Bell Moran Wilson and John Allan Wilson. Doris was very devoted to her family. Her favorite and most cherished title was "mammie". She was...
Zarah "Joy" Jo Pirtle
Mar 21, 2023
Zarah “Joy” Jo Pirtle, age 61 of Hurricane Mills, TN, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Joy was born on August 9, 1961 in Tiptonville, TN to Mary Cromwell and James Page. Joy was raised Baptist and had a strong relationship with God. She was a helper. She made everyone she met feel...
Donita Jones Laughlin
Mar 21, 2023
Donita Jones Laughlin, age 93, of New Johnsonville, TN, passed away at her home on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. She was born in Terre Haute, IN, to parents Walter Jones and Fern Lowe Jones. Donita received her Bachelor’s Degree and became a math teacher. She and her late husband George were sweethearts for 76 years and married on June...
Leon Hooper Jr.
Mar 21, 2023
Leon Hooper, Jr., age 68 of Waverly, TN passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN. He was born in Detroit, MI on September 11, 1954 to the late Betty Jean and Leon Hooper, Sr. Leon was an avid Harley Davidson rider. Leon completed The Iron Butt Association and earned many badges. He also was a...
Charles Christopher "Chris" Cording
Mar 20, 2023
Charles Christopher (Chris) Cording, 41, of Waverly, TN, died on Monday morning, March 20, 2023, after a long illness. He was born on April 4, 1981, at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, TN, to Deborah and Robert Cording. Chris graduated from Nashville Academy in 2000, and moved to Raleigh, NC, to attend college. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree...
Stephen Patrick Murphree, Sr.
Mar 18, 2023
Stephen Patrick Murphree, Sr.,79, of Guthrie, OK, passed away on March 18, 2023, after a courageous battlewith Alzheimer’s Disease. He was born May 3, 1943, in Nashville, TN, the third son of John Leonard and SarahHamm Murphree.Steve graduated from Dothan High School, class of 1960. Following graduation he attended Auburn Universityfor one year before enlisting in the US Army, where...
Amy Elizabeth Bennett
Mar 18, 2023
Amy Elizabeth Bennett, age 45, of Waverly, TN, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Amy was born in Waverly, TN, to Phillip Barron Bennett and Glenda Joyce Wollam Bennett. She enjoyed reading books from the library, drawing, visiting with people, and laughing.
She leaves to cherish her memory, Father; Phillip Barron Bennett (Margaret), Sister; Tiffany Gwen Bennett...
Timothy Warren Cobb
Mar 13, 2023
Timothy Warren Cobb, born December 17th, 1958 in Lake City, Arkansas to parents Max Gene Cobb & Barbara June Smith. Upon graduation Tim attended The Fashion Institute of Design in Los Angeles, CA, Tim went on to design and create many magnificent gowns for The Miss America pageant before coming to Tennessee in hopes of presenting his gown design sketches...
Kimberly Dee Sanders
Mar 6, 2023
Kimberly Dee Moody Sanders, age 53 of Ashland City, TN, passed away Monday, March 6, 2023, at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Kimberly was born on January 31, 1970, in Jackson, TN to Delois and Sammy Moody. She was a graduate of Houston County High School. Kimberly loved her family, especially her son. She had a smile that would...
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