Jimmie Davis Hensley
GLEASON: Funeral services for Jimmie Davis Hensley, 59, were held on Tuesday, May 7 at 2:00 p.m. at Oakdale Chapel in Camden with Mickey Beam and Ed Ballard officiating. Burial was in Dry Branch Cemetery.
Mr. Hensley passed away on May 5 at Jackson-Madison County General following a long illness.
He was born August 10, 1942 in Camden to Naomi Hensley and the late Jimmie Ervin Hensley of Camden. He was a owner of Golden Eagle Transportation and a member of Hustburg Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Hensley; a step-son, Jere Cooper of Gleason; four step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.

Mary C. Wall
CLARKSBURG: Mrs. Mary C. Wall, 87, died Monday, April 29 at the Life Care Center in Bruceton. Funeral services were conducted on Wednesday, May 1 at 2:00 p.m. at the Clarksburg Missionary Baptist Church with Bro. Phillip Halters and Bro. Andrew Stokes officiating. Interment followed in the Clarksburg Cemetery.
Mrs. Wall was born January 9, 1915 in Clarksburg to the late Hugh and Lillie Whitehorn Crider. She was a member of the Clarksburg Missionary Baptist Church and was married to Mr. Virgil Wall on June 3, 1933. One son, Bobby Wall and one brother, Buck Crider, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband of 68 years, one daughter, Betty Wall Swearingen of Hollow Rock; five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
Chase Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

John Samuel Baker, Sr.
PARIS: Mr. John Samuel Baker, Sr., 74, died Thursday, May 2 at the Henry County Medical Center in Paris. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, May 4 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chase Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Vance Rushing officiating. Interment followed in the Palmer Shelter Cemetery.
Mr. Baker was born on February 8, 1928 in Humphreys County to the late Donnie Albert and Carrie Roberts Baker. She was a retired truck driver for Star Trucking Company, an Air Force veteran and a member of the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons, John Baker, Jr. of Huntingdon and John Stewart Baker of Paris; two sisters, London Bedwell of Huntingdon, Ree Bedwell of Grand Prairie, Texas; one brother, Ray Baker of Frankfort, Kentucky and two grandchildren.

Ruby Lee Stanford
HUNTINGDON: Mrs. Ruby Lee Stanford, 83, died Monday, April 29 at the Life Care Center in Bruceton. Graveside funeral services were conducted on Thursday, May 2 at Liberty All Cemetery with Brother Benny Keymon officiating.
Mrs. Stanford was born August 30, 1918 in Carroll County to the late Wesley and Hattie Morris Campbell. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie W. Stanford and a sister, Jeanette Simpson.
Survivors include one daughter, Lynn Lewis of Jackson; three sons, Travis Stanford of Huntingdon, Larry Stanford of Greenfield and Barton Stanford of Jackson; one sister, Beatrice Manning of Milan; one brother, Thomas Campbell of Jackson; eleven grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

William Earl "Heavy" Pruett
HOLLOW ROCK: Mr. William Earl "Heavy" Pruett, 50, died Friday, May 3 at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. Graveside services were conducted on Sunday, May 5 at Hebron Cemetery with Brother Robert White officiating.
Mr. Pruett was born May 26, 1951 to the late Buford and Opal Bell Pruett in Carroll County. One son, Michael Ray Pruett, preceded him in death.
Survivors include one daughter, Michelle Baker of Hollow Rock; one son, Billy Pruett of Cedar Grove; one sister, Della Kay Mitchell of McEwen; one brother, James Pruett of Cedar Grove and one grandson.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Dorothy Jean Whitt
ATWOOD: Services for Mrs. Dorothy Jean Whitt, 80, were at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 4, at Bodkin Funeral Home in Milan. Interment followed in Keaton Cemetery in Atwood.
Mrs. Whitt, a homemaker, died Friday, May 3 at the Humboldt Nursing Home in Humboldt.
A daughter, Brenda Crocker; two brothers, Gaylon Stewart and Charlie Stewart and a sister, Thelma Pearmon, preceded her in death.
Survivors include two daughters, Peggy Horn of Arlington and Debbie Keymon of Atwood; three sons, Dene White, Gene Whitt and Ronnie Whitt, all of Atwood; two sisters, Doris DePriest of Trezevant and Gail Gatlin of Cedar Grove; sixteen grandchildren; twenty-seven great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
She was a member of Howse Baptist Church.

Janice Chatham
JACKSON: Services Janice Simpson Chatham, 65, formerly of Trezevant, were held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 3 at West Jackson Baptist Church with Dr. Maurice Hollingsworth officiating. Burial was in Antioch Cemetery in North Madison County. Arrington Funeral Directors was in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Chatham died suddenly on Tuesday, April 30 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis.
A native of Medina, she was the daughter of the late Luton and Hallie Greenhaw Simpson. She was married to Jerry Chatham, who preceded her in death in 1987. She was a graduate of Northside High School and received a bachelor's degree from Bethel College and a master's degree from University of Tennessee at Martin. A school teacher for many years, she retired in 1997 from the West Carroll School District. After her retirement, she became an active substitute teacher for the Jackson-Madison County Schools. Mrs. Chatham was elected to the Jackson-Madison County Sports Hall of Fame in the spring of 1999. She was a very active member of the West Jackson Baptist Church and the Singles II Sunday School class.
Survivors include two daughters, Suzanne Campbell of Nashville and Carlin Elrod of Humboldt; a son, Neal Chatham of Dyersburg; a brother, Jerry Simpson of Collierville; a sister, Claudia Graves of Medina; and four grandchildren.
A daughter, Jana Chatham Haynes, also preceded her in death in 1992.
The family has requested that memorials be directed to the American Cancer Society, 2935 Hwy 45 Bypass, Jackson, TN 38305 or the Building Fund of West Jackson Baptist Church, 580 Oil Well Road, Jackson, TN 38305.

Lottie Wells Ford
MARTIN: Services for Lottie Wells Ford, 86, were at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 7 at Central Baptist Church with the Rev. Raymon Carneal and Rev. Matt Brown officiating. Burial was in East Side Cemetery in Martin.
Mrs. Ford, widow of Jack Ford, died Saturday, May 4 at Van Ayer Nursing Home.
She was born July 19, 1915 to the late Henry Wells and Nola Riggs Wells. She was a member of Central Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Bill Ford of Jackson; two daughters, Barbara Everett of Martin and Betty Reaves of McKenzie; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

William G. Rhodes
CEDAR GROVE: Services for William G. Rhodes, 84, will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 8 at Bodkin Funeral Home in Milan with burial in the Obion Chapel Cemetery near Cedar Grove. A son, William E. Rhodes, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Lorene Rhodes of Cedar Grove; three brothers, Alton Rhodes, Ike Rhodes and John T. Rhodes, all of Lexington; a sister, Lessie Williams of Eads and a grandson.

James W. Blount
BUENA VISTA: Services for James W. Blount, 83, were at 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 6 at Bruceton Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Allison officiating. Burial was in Jamison Cemetery near Westport.
Mr. Blount, retired conductor for L&N Railroad, died Thursday, May 2 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon.
He was born in Henderson County to the late Willie Gray Blount and Siddie Walker Blount. He was a member of Westport Baptist Church.
Survivors include three sisters, Juanita Cox of Buena Vista, Mary Ruth Enochs of Huntingdon and Louise Williams of Amarillo, Texas.
His wife, Margaret Woodard Blount, preceded him in death.

Nicky Lee Wynne
DRESDEN: Services for Nicky Lee Wynn, 51, formerly of Gleason were at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 7 at the Gallimore Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bob Copeland officiating. Interment followed in the Hopewell Cemetery.
Mr. Wynne, a retired truck driver, died on Saturday, May 4 at Methodist Volunteer Hospital.
He was born on June 20, 1950 in Barger, Texas. He was a member of Beech Springs Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn H. Wynne; his mother, Dorothy Babb Kreuger of Dresden; two daughters, Nicki Jo Anaya and Cari Jo Garcia, both of Witchita, Kansas; a stepdaughter, Shannon Marshall of Kent, Washington; a stepson, Scott Jackson of Dresden and two grandchildren.
His father, Harold Marvin Wynne preceded him in death.

Yadira Maya Ramirez
PARIS: Services for Yadira Maya Ramirez, 18, will be at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 8 at the Ridgeway Funeral Home Rosary with Rev. Victor Ciaramitaro officiating. Burial will take place in the LaPiedad Michoacan, Mexico.
Miss Ramirez died on Sunday, May 5.
She was born on May 24, 1983 in LaPiedad Michoacan, Mexico to Salvador Maya and Concepcion Ramirez. She had resided in Paris for an unspecified time.
Survivors include her parents, who reside in Mexico, and an aunt and uncle, Sylvia and Jaime Onate of Paris.