HENDERSON COUNTY
EMMA (DEERE) HAILEY
- Services for Emma Deere Hailey were January 5, 2009 at Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. Graveside services were Tuesday at Rock Hill Cemetery in Lexington. Mrs. Hailey age 83, of Carthage died Dec. 27, 2008 she was a native of Lexington and longtime Smith County educator. She was preceded in death by her husband David Hailey; one granddaughter; siblings Mary Jones, Martha Winfield, Charles Deere and John Deere. She is survived by four children, Carol Hailey Lollar of Carthae, Alan of Turkey Creek, Charles ofLebanon, Bob of Carthage; one brother, SWilliam Deere of Lexington and eight grandchildren.
JOE HARMON
- a Negro school teacher, who left Tennessee 24 years ago and has been teaching in Texas died March 12, 1926 at Texarkana, AR at the age of 57 years after a long confinement, followed by a stroke of paralysis caused by being in a horse and buggy runnaway in October 1924. Joe left only a wife where his death occurred but he is survived by three brothers and three sisters. He was a member of the First Colored Baptist Church, and his funeral was largely attended by his brothers, his fellow teachers and many friends, for Joe had made a good name in the two state community in which he lived so many years and died. He left many friends here who were glad of his success after he left here and who now sympathize with his surviving relatives especially with May Timberlake the only sister living here.
AMY (JOWERS) HART
, wife of Edd Hart of Reagan, died April 7, 1943, at the Baptist Hospital in Memphis where she had been a patient. She was 31 years old. A life long resident of Reagan, she was the daughter of John R. and Ethel Jowers of Reagan. Mrs. Hart is survived by her husband, parents and three sisters, Mrs. Mamie Williams, Reagan, Mrs. Estelle Morris, East St. Louis IL, and Miss Marie Jowers Reagan. Rev. T.J. Thompson conducted the services at Mt. Moriah.
BARBARA (BOSWELL) HART
- Funeral services for Barbara Boswell Hart will be Wednesday, December 19, 2007, at Pafford Funeral Home in Lexington, TN Ms. Hart, a retired teacher, age 69, died Saturday, December 15, 2007 at Henderson County Community Hospital. Mrs. Hart was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Hart; parents, Lorene Bolen and Joe Boswell of Wildersville, TN; one sister, Martha Joe Austin Survivors include son; David Hart and of Knoxville and one granddaughter
CHARLES RAY HART
- Funeral services for Mr. Charles Ray Hart, Sr., age 76, are scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 18, 2009 with Bro. Randall Woods officiating. Burial will follow in Palestine Presbyterian Cemetery.
Mr. Hart died Friday in Florida. He was born January 6, 1933 in Tupelo MS. He retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Senior Master Sergeant, where he worked as an Air Craft Mechanic. He wa spreceded in death by his father, Mr. Felix Ray Hart.
Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Jessie Wilson Hart of Memphis, his wife, Mrs. Vivian Hart of Cutler Bay, FL, his son, Charles Ray Hart Jr. (Alina) of Miami FL, two daughters, Joann Collins (Douglas) of Miami FL and Michelle Short (Steve) of Orlando FL, and six grandchildren.
JUNIOR RAY HART
- Services for Junior Ray Hart, 72 of Reagan were Tuesday Feb. 17, 2009 at Shiloh Baptist Church in Reagan with Elder Gayle Alexander and Elder Marvin Davenport officiating.Mr. Hart was a Navy Vet. 9USS Missouri) lifelong carpenter and member of the Shiloh Baptist Church. He was born on June 20, 1936 the son of the late Guy Hart and Vida Brown Hart. He was preceded in death by two brothers Glynn Hart and R.V. Hart. He was married to Velma Dean Climer January 7, 1961 and they made their home in Southern Henderson County. He is survived by one son, Randy Ray Hart and his wife Tiftonia. He had one grandaughter Madeline Rae Hart, whom he dearly loved. He also leaves one sister, Betty Swindle of Reagan and several nieces and nephews.
LAURA JANE HART
- Services for Mrs. Laura Jane Hart, 74, were conducted Friday afternoon from Wright chapel with the Rev. James Canaday of Jackson conducting. Mrs. Hart died at her home at Beech Bluff Thursday morning. Mrs. Hart was born in Henderson County but lived in Beech Bluff for the past several years. Her husband W.P. Hart died ten years ago. Mrs. Hart was a member of Beech Bluff Pentecostal Church. She is survived by four daughters, Miss Gertha Hart of Lexington, Mrs. Bertha Wells, Beech Bluff, Mrs. Flora Blankenship and Mrs. Cora Wells, both of Jackson; two sons, Jack hart, Beech Bluff and Roberrt Hart, Jackson; a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Marshall of Lexington, six brothers, Jim and Fred Alexander, Lexington; Will T. Alexander, Beacon, Walter Alexander, Bragg City MO, John T.Alexander Jackson adn Gilbert Alexander St. Louis.Burial was in Oak Grove Cemtery.
OLLIE HART
- Services for Mrs. Ollie Mae Hart were Tuesday morning at Old Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. Jack McAdams officiating. Burial was in Sand Ridge Cemetery with Reed's Chapel in charge. Mrs. Hart, 59, died last Saturday at Lexington Hospital. She leaves her husband, Robert Hart of Lexington, a son MacArthur Hart of Jacksonville FL, four daughters, Mrs. Juanita Drown of Oak Ridge, Mrs. Mavis Caruba of Denver Colo., Mrs. Sue McGee and Mrs. Penson McGee, both of Lexington; a brother A.T. Smith of Oak Ridge, a sister, Mrs. Josie Holland of Lexington and two half-sisters, Mrs. Ben Wadley and Mrs. Alice Havner, both of Lexington.
EDMUND HESTER
, about 65 years old, died at his home on the northeast boundary of this county Sunday and was buried in Farmville Cemetery. He was one of the best known citizens of the county and for more than 30 years had dealt considerably in livestock and real estate. He had been connected with the Patton boys the last two years.
NELLIE HESTER
- A distressing death occurred at Wildersville Friday when Mrs. Nellie Hester, wife of Truman Hester took her own life, hanging herself, we are informed, from a rafter between the two sides of a double barn. She had dressed herself carefully in new clothing brought from the store the day before and left a note to the family asking that she be buried exactly as she was. Funeral services were conducted Saturday by Rev. T.M. Boyd with burial in the Willie Boyd Cemetery. She is survived by her husband and several children and the community was shocked by her decision to end a period of despondency in this manner. She was 37 years old and had been for some years a member of the Missionary Baptist Church.
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