All Obituaries

Mr. William A. "Billy" Kidd, 91 of Burlison, passed away on the morning of April 19, 2018. Mr. Kidd is survived by his brother, Sydney "Wayne" (Linda) Kidd of Burlison; his brother-in-law, Harold McCommon of Burlison; his sister-in-law, Neline Kidd of Brighton; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Kidd was preceded in death by his sisters, Wilma "Tiny" Huffman (Farris), Rebecca Mai Welch (Bruce), Velma Bradshaw (Quinton), Kathryn Wood (Bill), and Ann...

Mrs. Allie Virginia Warner, 75 of Covington, passed away on the morning of April 10, 2018. Mrs. Warner, the widow of Mr. Melvin Warner, is survived by her daughters, Darlene Johnson of Jefferson, GA, Shelia Whitson of Memphis, TN, and Sandy Renea Jones of Covington; her brother, Woodrow Wilson Marbry, Jr. of McNairy; and multiple grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mrs. Warner was preceded in death by her parents, Woodrow Wilson and Sarah Hubbard Marbry, Sr. and by her daughters, Kathy...

 Deanne LaRae Troxel, 71, of Ashland City, passed away on April 3, 2018. She was a banker for Open Solutions and was a member of the Geist Community Church.  Deanne is survived by her nieces and nephew, Ronda (Michael) Dew, Renea (David) Risner, and Noel Troxel; her great-nieces and nephews, Courtney Dyer, Clay Risner, Christian Troxel, Brennan Troxel, and Jordan Rogers; and by her great-great-nieces and nephews, Kiersten, Dante, and Valorie; and by her...

Mrs. Mae Belle Wright, 96, member of Covington First Presbyterian Church, died April 3, 2018 at her home.  She was a retired assistant County Clerk, and was honored in 2004 by then-mayor Russ Bailey's declaration of Mae Belle Wright Day.  The widow of Ruben B. Wright, she leaves her sons, Barry (Bonnie) Wright of Covington and David (Melanie) Wright of  Brighton; her brother Lawrence Edward "Moochie" Shelton of Covington; and  grandchildren James David...

Mrs. Catherine Nevils McCalla of Covington passed away on April 2, 2018. She was 96 years old. Catherine was born on March 20, 1922 to the late Elmer and Kathleen Tenney Nevils. Catherine loved traveling, ballroom dancing, reading, gardening, and museums of all kinds. She also loved oil painting and did many portraits of friends and family, which she freely gave. The beautiful portraits will be cherished by many for years to come.  She enjoyed her long...

Michael Lane Shankle went to be with his heavenly home on March 31, 2018 peacefully surrounded by by the love of his family.  Mike was a member of Garland Baptist Church where he served as a Sunday school and bible school teacher. Mike previously served as the volunteer fire chief for the City of Garland. He was instrumental in working to establish the current Garland Fire Department.  The Lord blessed Mike with a brilliant mind. Mike loved his profession as a...

Betty L. Blackmon, 75, member of Liberty Baptist Church, died March 29, 2018, in Georgia.  She was an Administrative Secretary at West TN Homes (under the Dept of Intellectual and Developmental Disablities) and the former secretary for Dr. LD Elliston in Covington.  Survivors include her sisters, Linda Watkins Core of Atlanta, Carolyn (Farris) Poole of Covington and Lois Russell of Brighton; and her brother Gene (Mary) Blackmon of Brighton. Visitation will be 5:30-...

Mrs. Bettye Jo Coats, 77 of Covington, passed away on March 27, 2018. Mrs. Coats was the manager for the McDonalds in Covington and was a member of the Rialto Baptist Church.  Mrs. Coats is survived by her husband, Mr. Jess Coats of Covington; her daughters, JoAnn (Parker) Card of Memphis and Vikki (Jason) Chapman of Covington; her brother, James L. Patrick of Somerville; her five grandchildren, Leah Chapman, Keegan Chapman, Quincy Card, Zander Card, and Jesslyn Card;...

Mrs. Joyce Nason Smith, 79 of Brighton, passed away on March 24, 2018. Mrs. Smith, the widow of Mr. Shade B  Smith, was a hairdresser and a member of the Liberty Baptist Church.  Mrs. Smith is survived by her sons, Tim (Debbie) Smith of Jackson and Scott Smith of Brighton; her daughters, Pam (Joey) Rosas of Millington and Sandra (Donnie) Wallace of Covington; her brothers, Leonard (Faye) Nason of Brighton, Willard "Sambo" (Judy) Nason of Gilt Edge,...

Mrs. Emogene Black Ray, 88 of Covington, passed away on the morning of March 22, 2018. Mrs. Ray, the widow of Mr. William M. Ray, Jr., was the secretary for the City of Covington for 51 years and was a member of the First United Methodist Church.  Mrs. Ray is survived by her sons, Bill (Mar) Ray and Tim Ray, both of  Covington; her daughters, Vicki Creasy of Covington and Beverly (James) Chapman of Mason; her sister, Bettye Edwards of Millington; six grandchildren and...