FLOYD HOUSTON TAYLOR , 68, retired farmer, died Sunday at HCA Regional Hospital in Jackson. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Brownsville Funeral Home with burial in Liberty United Methodist Church Cemetery near Scotts Hill. He was a World War II Army veteran. Taylor, the husband of Cordelia Britton Taylor, also leaves two daughters, Ms. Faye Jordan and Ms. Wilma Griffin, both of Bells; four sons, Neal Taylor and David Taylor, both of Memphis, Connie Taylor and Allen Taylor, bo th of Bells; his mother, Mrs. Iva Smith of Laporte, Colo.; two sisters, Ms. Frances ColdIron of Laporte and Ms. Evelyn Britton of Dyersburg; two brothers, Sam Taylor and Fred Taylor, both of Bells, and nine grandchildren.
Contributed by Melinda Bell - Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - June 11, 1991

MILDRED H. THOMAS - Services for Mildred H. Thomas were June 16, 2008 at Parsons Mortuary. Burial followed in Bear Creek. Mrs. Thomas, 79, died June 14, 2008 at Decatur Hsp. Survivors include two sons, Danny Thomas, Henry TN and Ron Thomas, Lewisburg KY; two daughters, Sharron Traywick, Billings MT and Beverly Holiday, Cedar Grove TN; three sisters, Marie Gilbert and Shirley Collett both of Parsons, Carolyn Barker, Henry; seven grandchildren. She was preceded by her husband Sheridan W. thomas; three brothers, Junior Hays, Dennis and Bud Hays and a ssiter Betty Barbon.
Lexington Progress 18 Jun 2008

HERMAN S. TOLLEY - Funeral services for Herman S. Tolley were Friday. March 20, 2009 at Parsons Mortuary Chapel. Burial followed in Bible Hill Cemetery. Mr. Tolley, age 78 died March 18, 2009 at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife. Geraldine Tolley. Survivors include five sons, Joe Kenneth Wilson, IN, Clarence Eugene Wilson, AR., Ronnie Wilson, AL., Sammy Mathis, Lewisburg, James Timothy Tolley, Nashville; one daughter, Patricia D. Maddox, Parsons, one step-daughter, Golden Hayes, Smyrna; two brothers, Marshall Tolley, Parsons, Leslie Tolley, AR.; one sister, Gertie Chumney, Parsons; three grandchildren.

BYRON GENE TOWNSEND - Funeral services were held for Byron Gene Townsend Sunday at Parsons Mortuary Chapel, burial followed at Parsons City Cemetery . Mr. Townsend, age 56 died on July 4 from an auto accident in Decatur County . Survivors include a daughter, Melanie Jean Townsend of Memphis ; 2 brothers, Danny Townsend and Curtis Townsend, both of Parsons; 4 sisters, Linda Jones and Penny Tucker, both of Decaturville, Susan Walker of Lexington , NC , and Peggy Norman of Parsons; and 1 granddaughter.
Contributed by Amanda Jowers - The Lexington Progress, July 9, 2003

DONNIE TUBBS - Funeral services for Donnie Tubbs, age 45, of Holladay , were Monday, January 10 in the chapel of Decatur County Funeral Home. Burial followed in New Prospect Cemetery . Mr. Tubbs died Saturday, January 8 at his home. Survivors include his mother, Mary Helen Tubbs of Holladay and one sister, Kathleen Morgan of Lexington . He was preceded in death by his father, Albert Tubbs.
Contributed by Becky Keen - The Lexington Progress, 1-12-2005

DON A. TUCKER - Funeral services for Don A. Tucker were Tuesday Sept. 23, 2008. Burial followed in Houston Cemetery. Mr. Tucker, 85, died September 22, 2008 in his home in Parsons. Survivors include one daughter, Pam Bates, Camden; and on grandchild.
Lexington Progress 24 Sep 2008

BERTHA MAE TUTEN - Graveside services for Bertha Mae Tuten were Saturday APril 26, 2008 at Peach Chapel Cemetery, Reeds Chapel in charge. Mrs. Tuten, 93, died April 24, 2008. Survivors include one sister, Ruby Goff, Milan; one brother, Billy Pratt, Bradford and two grandchildren.
Lexington Progress 4/30/08

DONALD PAUL TUTEN - Services were THursday at Parsons Mortuary Chapel. Burial in Kelley Cemetery. Mr. Donald Paul Tuten, age 76, died May 5, 2009 at Jackson Hospital. He is deceased by one brother, N.J. Tuten and four sisters, Mildred, Pauline, Mable and Sis. He is survived by hiswife, Norene Moore Box Tuten, a son Tracy Tuten ofBath Springs and two stepsons with nine grandchildren.
Lexington Progress 13 May 2009