Obituaries
Obituaries for the Tipton County, TN Area
Annette Warsing
Dec 1, 2023
Annette Warsing, age 79, passed away at her home in Brighton on Friday, December 1, 2023. She and her twin sister were born in Morrilton, Arkansas on May 15, 1944, to parents Homer and Opal McDaniel Bearden. The legendary rivalry of who was the “baby” of the family also came to life that day, for many arguments were had through...
James Earl Abbott
Nov 25, 2023
James Abbott, 81, of Mason, passed away on Saturday, November 25 after a lengthy illness.
James was a U. S. Army veteran and a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. An electronics technician by trade, he operated a VCR repair shop in Covington at one time. Over the years, you could find him singing at the Strand Theater...
Lindysue Covington
Nov 23, 2023
Lindysue Covington, a woman known for her kind but wild spirit, suddenly passed away on Thanksgiving at the age of 46. She was a vibrant and eccentric person, famous for her many quirks and boundless energy that made the people she loved gravitate towards her. She was a warm and loving mother, sister, daughter and friend.
She is...
Kenneth D. Simmons
Nov 16, 2023
Kenneth D. Simmons, age 77, passed away at his home in Drummonds on Thursday, November 16, 2023. Mr. Kenny was a retiree of General Electric and was employed with B&H Electrics for 12 years. He lived a very Godly and simple life, prioritizing Christ and family every day. He was proud to have attended church for over 57 years and...
Teresa Morgan Yarbro
Nov 15, 2023
Teresa Morgan Yarbro, age 64, passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton. She was a retired Quality Control Inspector of 47 years with the Smith and Nephew Manufacturing Company. Ms. Teresa was a kind soul, one of the best people you ever met. She always tried to make everyone around her happy, and made sure they...
Michael "Mike" Peek
Nov 10, 2023
Michael "Mike" Peek, 68, of Covington, passed away on Friday, November 10 at Baptist Hospital Memphis.
A member of the Brighton Church of Christ, he was a truck driver for the Tipton County Public Works Department. He was the best mechanic and had a knack for understanding engines. His ear for engines had his friends and family seeking him...
Verble Glenn Fleming
Nov 9, 2023
Glenn Fleming, 78, of Brighton, TN, went to be with the Lord on November 9, 2023. Born on November 21, 1944, Glenn as he was generally known, was well-liked, had a knack for making people laugh and a drive to bring happiness to those around him.
He had a successful, lifelong career as a machinist, working first at International Harvester...
Christy Rather
Nov 6, 2023
Christy Lynn Baine Brackey Rather, age 50, passed away at her home in Covington on Monday, November 6, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She worked as an event coordinator for Baker Donelson Law Firm, as well as a caterer for both local and large events in the Mid-South, her favorite being Hog Wild BBQ. She loved arts and crafts,...
Annette Peppers
Oct 31, 2023
Annette Peppers, 72, of Memphis, passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, October 31 after a lengthy illness.
Affectionately known as everyone’s mom, she loved to babysit. She was known as a spur of the moment person and it wasn’t unusual for her to take up to seven kids swimming, fishing, to concerts, movies or...
Alma Lowrance
Oct 29, 2023
Alma Lowrance, 84, of Covington, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2023. Ms. Lowrance was aloving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a God fearing woman and a longtime member of the Charleston Full Gospel Church.
She is survived by one daughter, Martha Jean Taylor; four grandchildren, Rickey Lee Lowrance, Jr., Jeff Lowrance, Honnoll Taylor and Sheena Hazlerig; seven...
Charles "Chuck" Hamm
Oct 28, 2023
Charles "Chuck" Hamm, 59, of Munford, TN, passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2023. Chuck was an avid sportsman from a young boy at fishing rodeos in Pennsylvania, to deer hunting with his children in Tennessee. Chuck attended West Chester East High School in West Chester, PA, and Penn State University. He was a long time managing partner at Sonic...
Steven Edwards
Oct 27, 2023
Steven Lee Edwards, age 65, of Munford, passed away on Friday, October 27, at Bright Glade Nursing Home in Memphis, Tennessee. He worked his life in sales, and in his free time, he enjoyed golfing and fishing.
He is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Lyndsey and Clifford Curten; his sisters, Sheila Wynn and Chad Redding McAdams; one brother, James...
Mary Lee Gates
Oct 24, 2023
Mary Lee Gates, age 93, gained her wings on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at Covington Care Nursing Home. She was born in Covington on December 24, 1929, to parents John and Alberta Jones, one of five children. In her younger years, she worked with her father and siblings in the cotton fields. Later in life, she was a homemaker and...
Mark Strang
Oct 22, 2023
Mark Mubarak Strang, age 26, passed away at his home in Burlison on Sunday, October 22, 2023. He was a maintenance worker at Holiday Inn Express in Millington.
He is survived by his parents, Bob and Liz Gilson Strang, and his brother Matthew Eugen Strang. He was preceded in death by his brother, Luke Strang, and his grandparents, Robert and...
Helen Lindsey
Oct 19, 2023
Helen Louise Turner Lindsey, age 96, of Covington, passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2023. She was a homemaker and a long-time member of Liberty Baptist Church. Ms. Helen enjoyed crafting and going shopping in her spare time. She worked many crochet and cross-stitching patterns and became somewhat of a regular at the Wal-Mart over the years. To cherish her memory,...
Juanita Cooper
Oct 18, 2023
Juanita Jenette Little Cooper, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, surrounded by her loving family at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida. She was born in Dayton, Ohio on July 10, 1932, one of five children to parents Drexel Charles and Jennie Ruth Davis Little.Ms. Juanita was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister,...
Betty Malone
Oct 9, 2023
Betty Malone, 87, of Brighton, passed away on Monday, October 9 at Baptist Hospital – Desoto after a brief illness. Betty was a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church for 70 years and a very Christian lady and wife as described in Proverbs 31. She was a retired school teacher having taught at Brighton Elementary School for 36...
Madeline Leigh Strong
Oct 8, 2023
Madeline Leigh Strong, infant daughter of Melanie Arnett and Gregory Strong, was born at 8:33p.m. on Sunday, October 8, 2023, a beautiful, 5lb 5oz, 16.5” long baby girl. She entered into her Heavenly home at 9:08p.m. Although her time on Earth was brief, she only knew love, and now she is being loved by her Heavenly Father, for all eternity.
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Eugene Kidd
Oct 5, 2023
Eugene Kidd, 91, of Burlison, passed away on Thursday, October 5 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Mr. Kidd was a farmer, a member of the Walnut Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church, a U. S. Marine Corps Veteran and a two-term past president of the Tipton County Farm Bureau.
He is survived by three children and their spouses,...
Robbie Flippin
Sep 23, 2023
Robert "Robbie" Flippin, age 66, passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at his home in Covington. Mr. Robbie enjoyed spending time with his family, grilling, and taking long walks, and he never met a stranger, stopping to talk to everyone who crossed his path.
He is survived by his mother, Shirley McCaig Flippin; his sister, Tina Flippin McClain; his...
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