All Obituaries

Mr. David E. "Sonny" McBride, Jr., 77, passed away on the afternoon of October 5, 2018. Mr. McBride was retired from H.T. Hackney & Co. and a member of the Liberty Baptist Church.  Mr. McBride is survived by his sister, Mrs. Delores "Dee" Luckett of Covington; his brother, Scott McBride (Shelia) of Millington; and a host of nieces and nephews.  The services for Mr. McBride will be held on Thursday, October 11, at 2PM at the Maley-Yarbrough Chapel....

Mr. John Edward Dickey, Sr., 94 of Covington, passed away on the evening of September 18, 2018. Mr. Dickey, the widower of Mrs. Margaret Lucille Redden Dickey and Clara Hall Dickey, was retired from Turner Dairy after 36 years where he worked as the Vice President and General Sales Manager.  He was a faithful member of the Covington Church of Christ, serving as elder, teacher, friend and encourager. He was instrumental in the Church’s move in 1966 from Munford St. to its...

Ms. Nancy Wooten, 71 of Memphis, passed away on September 16, 2018. Ms. Wooten graduated from Byars Hall High School and St. Andrew's Presbyterian College, and also studied at the Sorbonne University in Paris, France. She taught french at Byars Hall High School and in North Carolina. She was a travel agent for Regency Travel in Memphis for 38 years and a part owner of Wooten Oil Co. Ms. Wooten is survived by her sister, Ann Wooten; her sister-in-law, Judy Wooten; her nieces, Amy Wooten,...

Mr. Sam "Sammy" Richard Naifeh, 67 of Covington, passed away on the morning of September 10, 2018. Mr. Naifeh was the owner of the Naifeh Bros. Store and a member of the St. Matthews Episcopal Church.  Mr. Naifeh is survived by his daughters, Lisa Naifeh Chumley (Pancho) of Covington and Stacey Naifeh Bell (Tom) of Dyersburg; his brothers, Danny Joe Naifeh of New Jersey and Michael Soloman Naifeh of Covington; his grandsons, Tucker Drew Chumley, Jacob Thomas Bell, and...

Mrs. Patty McCulley Whitaker, 69 of Covington, passed away on the evening of September 9, 2018. Mrs. Whitaker is survived by her daughters, Jacinda Whitaker Hargrove (Matt) of Mason and Jessica Tenille Whitaker (Andy) of Covington; her son, Judd Thomas Whitaker of Covington; her mother, Rubye Burgess McCulley of Mason; her brother, James Albert McCulley (Carol) of Mason; her sisters, Judy Hasty (T.C.) of Collierville and Betty Lyons of Mason; her three grandchildren, Matt Thomas Hargrove,...

Elliott Christmas McGowan, the infant son of Gibb and Kathryn McGowan, went to be with the Lord on September 8, 2018. Elliott is survived by his brother, Wayne Gibbons "Penn" McGowan, V; grandparents, Buddy and Christine Christmas of Mason and Mac and Mary McGowan of Covington; his great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Primo of Covington and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Christmas of Shelbyville, TN; his aunts and uncles, Daniel and Annie Cocke of Mason, John Michael and Ali Spoon of...

Lilly Faye Chandler, the infant child of Jacob and Jamie Chandler, went to be with the Lord on September 7, 2018. Lilly Faye is survived by her grandparents, Turner and Karen Knight of Brighton, Ricky and Kelly Chandler of Cordova, and Michelle and Evan Nowak of Atoka.  There will be a graveside service for Lilly Faye on Sunday, September 9, 2018, at 3PM at the Indian Creek Cemetery in Covington. 

Kevin Michael Taylor, 31, car salesman and member of Lighthouse Church, died September 1, 2018.  He leaves his daughter Briylin Leopard of Texas; his parents James Michael & Lisa J. Taylor of Covington and Claude Fillmore (Jr.) & Dorothy Taylor of Kilgore, TX; twin brother Kerry (Krista) Taylor of Drummonds; brother Bubba Taylor of Covington; and nieces and nephews Trey Taylor, Sydney Taylor, and Tai Taylor. Visitation for Mr. Taylor will be 11-2 Saturday, September 8, with...

Mrs. Beverly Gail Biggs, 67 of Covington, passed away on the morning of August 29, 2018. Mrs. Biggs, the widow of Mr. Roy Biggs, is survived by her daughter, Kristy (Rusty) Richardson of Covington; her son, Johnny Bradshaw of Covington; and by her three grandchildren, McKenzie and Sarah Richardson, and Case Bradshaw. There will be a graveside service for Mrs. Biggs on Saturday, September 1, at 11 AM at the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 9-10:30 on Saturday at the...

Mrs. Carol Ann Pope Deverell, 81 of Covington, passed away on the morning of August 27, 2018. Mrs. Deverell was a cotton broker and part owner of Flowers Cotton Co. and a member of the Charleston Baptist Church. Mrs. Deverell is survived by her daughters, Glenn (Kirk) Daniel of Covington and Debbie (Darrell) Wilson of Covington; her son, Vance (Kim) Deverell of Stanton; her sister, Nancy (Russ) Myles of Mobile, AL; her grandchildren, Tommy Jones, Kelly Wilson, Hunter Deverell, Trent...