Local obituaries for Dover, TN.
Nell Nelson
Jul 25, 2016
Georgie Nell Nelson, age 78, of Goodlettsville, TN, passed away Monday, July 25, 2016 at Diversicare of Dover. She was born June 17, 1938 in Stewart County, TN, daughter of the late Clinton Lee and Lillie Mae Glasgow Walker. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her daughter, Rita Faye Nelson. Survivors include her husband, Allen...
John Clark
Jul 24, 2016
John Lester Clark, age 59, of Cameron, North Carolina, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2016 at the Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital, Dunn, NC. He was born November 5, 1956 in Gary, IN, son of the late John W. Clark and Glenda Niffen Clark Moody. Mr. Clark was a member of the Walnut Grove Baptist Church. In addition to his parents...
Veronica Jenkins
Jul 23, 2016
Veronica Jenkins, 85 of Taylor, MS passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at Diversicare of Dover. She was born February 28, 1931 in Buda, IL daughter of the late Arvid and Louise Walsh Swanson. Mrs. Jenkins was a homemaker, a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and a member of the VFW. In addition to her parents, she is...
Calvin Wallace, Jr.
Jul 19, 2016
Calvin Othell Wallace, Jr., 54 of Clarksville, TN passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at Vanderbilt Medical Center. He was born April 23, 1962 in Terrell, AR son of Calvin Othell Wallace, Sr. and Wanda Futrell Wallace. Mr. Wallace was a construction worker. In addition to his father, he is preceded in death by his grandchildren, Ethan and Isaac...
Bettie Unger
Jul 18, 2016
Bettie Brooks Barker Unger, 92 of Tennessee Ridge, TN passed away on Monday, July 18, 2016 at Spring Meadows. She was born November 4, 1923 in Houston Co., TN daughter of the late Clyde and Ida Garton Brooks. Mrs. Unger was a retired dietician. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her first husband, A.B. Barker,...
Beth Borens
Jul 16, 2016
Elizabeth Anne Borens, age 17, of Dover, TN, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2016 at the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. She was born April 20, 1999, in Montgomery County, TN, daughter of Todd Borens and Laura Covington. Beth attended Stewart County High School and was a member of the Dyers Creek First Church of God. She is...
Vernon Keegan
Jul 12, 2016
Vernon N. Keegan was born May 27, 1924 in Chicago to Caroline Trunk Keegan and Peter Edward Keegan. He passed from this life on July 12, 2016 at the Paris Healthcare Center in Paris, Tennessee. During his childhood he lived in Chicago and then his family moved to Wisconsin. He joined the Army and faithfully served his country during WWII....
Donald Caseldine
Jul 10, 2016
Donald James Caseldine, 57 of Dover, TN passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at his residence. He was born January 14, 1959 in Germany son of the late William and Gladys Austin Caseldine. Mr. Caseldine worked for the Leaf Chronicle newspaper and attended Wyatt’s Chapel United Methodist Church. Survivors include his son, William Caseldine, Dover, TN, daughter, Amanda Grizzard,...
Anna Wynn
Jul 3, 2016
Anna Elizabeth ‘Snooky’ Wynn, age 91, of Chattanooga, TN, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2016 at Standifer Place, Chattanooga, TN. She was born November 16, 1924 in Stewart County, TN to James Linnis Byrd and Chrystelia Lewis Byrd Armstrong. Snooky was retired from the Leaf Chronicle and was the editor for the Stewart-Houston Times. In addition to her parents, she...
Imogene Church
Jun 30, 2016
Imogene Church, age 89, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2016 at her home in Bon Aqua, TN. She was born Saturday, February 19, 1927 in Davy, WV, daughter of the late James Charles and Florence Ethel Cummings Centers. Imogene ‘Genie’ retired from Grange Mutual Insurance Co. in Columbus Ohio. She was a pastor’s wife in Grove City Ohio from 1957...
Estelle Shemwell
Jun 27, 2016
Estelle Shemwell, 94 of Big Rock, TN passed away on Monday, June 27, 2016 at Diversicare of Dover. She was born February 26, 1922 in Stewart Co., TN daughter of the late Doug and Della Carr Barnes. Mrs. Shemwell was a homemaker and a member of Big Rock Church of Christ. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in...
Ralph Graham
Jun 21, 2016
Ralph William Graham, 67 of Bumpus Mills, TN passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at his residence. He was born July 23, 1948 in Indiana son of the late Keith and Dorothy Porter Graham. Mr. Graham retired after 23 years in the U.S. Army as a helicopter test pilot, a photographer and worked for Lockheed Martin as a maintenance...
Levea Barrett
Jun 21, 2016
Levea Glen Barrett, 91 of Dover, TN passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Murray Calloway Co. Hospital. She was born August 14, 1924 in Stewart Co., TN daughter of the late Neal and Mamie Robertson Allen. Mrs. Barrett was retired from TVA/Brandson Springs Group Camp and a member of the First Baptist Church of Dover. In addition to...
Harvey Griffin, Jr.
Jun 19, 2016
Harvey Otis Griffin, Jr., 66 of Dover, TN passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2016 at Vanderbilt Medical Center. He was born February 22, 1950 in Durham, NC son of Harvey Griffin, Sr. and Ernestine Hinson Daves. Mr. Griffin was a truck driver and a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran. He is preceded in death by father. Survivors include his mother...
Dorothy Hancock
Jun 17, 2016
Dorothy Roberts ‘Momma Dot’ Hancock, age 91, of Bumpus Mills, TN passed away on Friday, June 17, 2016 at Tennova Medical Center. She was born on July 21, 1924 in White House, TN daughter of George and Blanche McCoy Roberts and James Edward and Laura Pugh. She graduated from Dover High School, class of 1942. Momma Dot was a member...
Jeremy Keel
Jun 14, 2016
Jeremy Taylor Keel, 37 of Dover, TN passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at his residence. He was born February 24, 1979 in Clarksville, TN son of the late Evelyn Wyatt Burton. Mr. Keel worked in construction. Survivors include his life-long companion, Kellie Tidwell, son, Christian Keel, daughters, Hailey Keel, Cynthia Tidwell, brother, Joshua Burton, sisters, Celenia Dennis, uncle,...
Wilma Rushing
Jun 13, 2016
Wilma Louise Rushing, 91, of Alhambra and formerly of Granite City, Illinois passed away at 8:28 p.m. on Monday, June 13, 2016 at Hitz Memorial Home in Alhambra. She was born July 24, 1924 in Cumberland City, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Robert and Ollie (Carter) Dortch. She was a loving and dedicated homemaker and enjoyed her days of...
Rickey Hale
Jun 10, 2016
Rickey Hale, age 53, of Dover, TN, passed away, Friday June 10, 2016 at his home. He was born, November 6, 1962 in Kentucky, son of Willard Hale and Bertie Bryant Stanton. Mr. Hale worked as a maintenance supervisor at TVA Cumberland City and was a member of the Local Union 429. He attended First Baptist Church of Dover. He...
William Swift
Jun 3, 2016
William Edward Swift, age 89, of Dover, TN, passed away, Friday, June 3, 2016 at his residence. He was born, July 16, 1926, son of the late William and Vida Knott Swift. Mr. Swift was retired from the United States Postal Service where he was a rural mail carrier. He was also a lifelong farmer and member of the Bumpus...
John Joiner
May 24, 2016
John “Pa” Elliott Joiner, 80 of Dover, TN passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Henry Co. Medical Center, Paris, TN. He was born June 19, 1935 in Dover, TN son of the late Herschel and Maggie Elliott Joiner. He served his country for 22 years in the U.S. Navy, during which time he served on the aircraft carrier...
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