Jackson and Humboldt, TN. Obituaries

Dec 12, 2022

A memorial service for Mrs. Martha J. Stanford, age 67, will be held at 2 pm Friday, December 16, 2022, at Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home. Visitation will be held with the family from 12pm-2pm before the service.

Mrs. Stanford passed away December 12, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN. She was born May 31, 1955, in Jackson,...

Dec 11, 2022

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary “Sue” Lister Thornton, age 93, will be held at 11 am Thursday, December 15, 2022, at Hillcrest Baptist Church with Bro. Jerry Welch officiating. Interment will follow in Browns Church Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be held from 4-7 pm Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home and from 10-11 am before...

Dec 11, 2022

Mr. Billy Wayne Rider, age 85, passed away on December 11, 2022, at his home in Jackson, TN. He was born on Mar 12, 1937, in Corinth, MS to the late Arnold Rider and Beatrice Marcle Rider. He is preceded in death by his wife, Emma Louise Mitchell Rider; grandson, Christopher Jordan Russell.

Mr. Rider is survived...

Dec 8, 2022

Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Joan Holloway, age 89, will be held at 12 pm Monday, December 12, 2022, at Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home with Bro. Mark Cagle officiating. Visitation will be held with the family from 10am-12pm before the service.

Mrs. Holloway passed away December 8, 2022, at her home in Jackson, TN. She was born March...

Dec 5, 2022

David J. DeWitt, age 68, died suddenly on December 5, 2022. David was born at Ft. Campbell in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on December 4, 1954. David graduated from Jackson Central Merry High and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. He is a veteran who served as a medic in the U.S....

Dec 2, 2022

Mr. James Robert Presley, age 69, passed away on December 2, 2022, at Forest Cove Nursing and Rehab Center in Jackson, TN. He was born on November 21, 1953, in Memphis, TN to the late Nunnery Lee Presley and Helen Daphne Lisenby Presley. He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, David Andrew Presley.

Mr....

Dec 1, 2022

Funeral services for Mr. Cirilo Aguilar-Castro, age 56, will be held at 4:00 pm Saturday, December 10, 2022, at Malesus Baptist Church. Visitation with the family will be held from 10 am-4:00 pm before the service. Internment will be held in Mexico City at a later date.

Mr. Aguilar-Castro passed away on December 1, 2022, in Jackson,...

Nov 24, 2022

Graveside services for Mrs. Frankie Nell Shelton, age 90, will be held at 2 pm Sunday, November 27, 2022, at Beech Bluff Cemetery with Bro. Steve Fullington officiating.

Mrs. Shelton passed away on November 24, 2022, at her home in Beech Bluff. She was born on October 9, 1932, in Chester County to the late David Arthur...

Nov 23, 2022

Funeral services for John Eric Henderson, Jr., age 29, will be held at 12 pm Friday, December 16, 2022, at Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home North Chapel, with Pastor Donald Lance officiating. Visitation with the family will be held from 4 pm-7 pm Thursday, December 15, 2022.

Mr. Henderson passed away on November 23, 2022, in Jackson, TN. He...

Nov 19, 2022

Funeral services for Mrs. Patricia Ann Bullman, age 76, will be held at 2 pm Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home with Bro. Ricky Tedford officiating. Visitation with the family will be held from 11 am-2 pm before the service. In lieu of flowers the family ask for donations to be made to the Jackson Humane Society....

Nov 14, 2022

Edgar Leonard Bell, Jr., age 69, passed away in Jackson, TN, November 14, 2022. Mr. Bell was born January 30, 1952 in Harrisburg, AR to the late Edgar Leonard Bell and Norma Helen Bell. Mr. Bell worked at International Paper Co. most of his adult life.

Surviving relatives include his wife, Donna Bell; son, Michael Bell; daughter,...

Nov 10, 2022

Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Virginia Little, age 94, will be held at 12 pm on Monday, November 14, 2022, at Inspire Church of Jackson with Bro. Cliff Walker, Sr. officiating. Interment will follow in Highland Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be held from 3-5 pm Sunday and from 11-12 Monday, at Inspire Church of Jackson.

Nov 6, 2022

Edward Crawford Matthews, age 74, passed away on November 6, 2022, in Jackson, TN. He was born August 2, 1948, in Memphis, TN to the late Edward Crawford Matthews, Sr. and Mary Catherine Branch Matthews.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

Mr. Matthews is survived by his son, Jonas Matthews; daughter, Amy Sparrow...

Nov 4, 2022

Mr. Charles King Smith, Sr., age 66, passed away on November 4, 2022, in Jackson, TN. He was born on November 24, 1955, in Jackson, TN to the late William King Smith and Mary Beatrice Gunn Smith. He was a member of Soul Quest Church.

Mr. Smith is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Elizabeth Gail...

Nov 2, 2022

Funeral services for Mrs. Patricia Latham Johnson, age 88, will be held at 1 pm on Monday, November 7, 2022, in the chapel of Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home with Dr. Joe Thornton officiating. The family will receive friends from Noon to 1 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Hollywood Cemetery.

Nov 1, 2022

Funeral services for Mr. Robert Franklin Rhodes, Jr., age 73, will be held at 1 pm Friday, November 4, 2022, at Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home with Bro. Larry Price officiating. Visitation with the family will be held Thursday, November 3, 2022, from 5-7 pm at Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home and 11-1 pm before the service.

Mr. Rhodes passed away...

Nov 1, 2022

Funeral services for Mrs. Linda Graves Smith, age 84, will be held at 1 pm Saturday, November 5, 2022, at First Baptist Church of Bemis with Richard Mann officiating. Interment will follow in Ebenezer Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be held from 5-7 pm Friday, November 4, 2022, at First Baptist Church of Bemis and from 12-1 pm...

Oct 29, 2022

Mr. Donald Gene Privatt, age 45, passed away on October 29, 2022, in Jackson, TN. He was born on June 19, 1977, in Honolulu, HI to Barry Privatt and Marion Hirschkowitz Privatt.

Mr. Privatt was Jewish, he loved bald eagles and the NY Mets.

Mr. Privatt is survived by his parents; wife, Karen Privatt; son,...

Oct 27, 2022

Funeral services for Mrs. Sara Nell Smith, age 85, will be held at 2 pm Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will be held from 12-2 pm before the service.

Mrs. Smith passed away on October 27, 2022, in Jackson, TN. She was born on February 7, 1937, to the late...

Oct 25, 2022

Funeral services for Mrs. Wilma Lee Holder, age 90, will be held at 1 pm Friday, October 28, 2022, at Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home. A visitation will be held with the family from 11 am-1 pm before the service.

Mrs. Holder passed away on October 25, 2022 at her home in Medon, TN. She was born on March...