From the Obituary Collection of Opal D. Quinn
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Rachel Lewis Robinson
October 10, 2000
(19142000)
Trenton Services for Rachel Lewis Robinson, 86, will be at 2 p.m. today at SheltonFuneral Home. Burial will be in theOakland Cemetery. Mrs. Robinson, a homemaker, died Wednesday at Humboldt Manor Nursing Home of heart failure. She was preceded in death by her husband, E. N. Robinson and a son, Gayle Lewis. She is survived by two daughters and two sons, Shirley Call of Sparta, Norma Barnett, Max Lewis andCharles Lewis all of Trenton. She had four step-daughters, Betty Graves and Peggy Taylor of Jackson and Shirley Todd and Doris Todd of Yorkville.
Jackson Sun - 1984
Britton Brance Burt
(1931 1984)
Humboldt Services for Britton Brance Burt, 53, will be at3 p.m. Thursday atAntioch Baptist Church with the Revs. Dennis Lunsford and Nowell Bingham officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Replogle Funeral Home of Medina in charge. Mr. Burt, a farmer and landowner, died early this morning at Jackson Madison County General Hospital after a four-month illness. He was a native of Humboldt and a member of Antioch Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Joyce Parker Burt; three sons, Keith Parker Burt, Eric Luckey Burt, and Britton Brance Burt, all of Humboldt; and a sister, Mrs Sammie Jean Roehrs of Memphis.Pallbearers will be Joe Luckey Jr., Joe Mack Luckey, Reggie Luckey, Duane McGill, J.H. Luckey, andCharles McGill.
Harry Gene Wall, 67, Retired
(1934 1997)
Humboldt Services for Harry Gene Wall, 67, will be at 11 a.m. today at Shelton Hunt Funeral Home. Burial will be in Salem Church Cemetery near Gadsden. Mr. Wall, a retired Production worker for Jones Manufacturing, died Saturday atHumboldtGeneral Hospital of injuries sustained in afarming accident. He is survived by his wife, Bevie Jane Wall of Humboldt, three daughters, Bevie Hope Scarbrough of Humboldt, Kathy Jean McManis of Liberty, SC, and Teresa Gay Smith of Brogue, PA;
four sisters, Lucille Yearwood, Sarah Gibson and Sandra Nicholas, all of Humboldt, and Ann Wharton of Gibson; five brothers, Adrian Pete Wall, Albert Doc Wall andDavid Wall, all of Humboldt,
Lanny Wall of Jackson, and Wallace Wall of Collierville; and his mother, Gladys Hope Wall of Humboldt.
Erna Ruth Dover, 72, Homemaker
(1927--1999)
Humboldt Services for Erna RuthDover, 72, will be at11 a.m. Thursday at Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home. Burial will be in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Dover, a homemaker, died Monday at home of cancer. She is survived by her husband, Ross Dover of Humboldt; a daughter and son, Elaine Butler and Charlie Dover, both of Humboldt; three sisters, Jean Doyle and Jane Wall, both of Humboldt, and Gracie Fewell of Alamo; and two brothers, Robert L. Nicholas and Ralph Nicholas, both of Humboldt.
Humboldt Chronicle - 01-23-2004
Estelle Smith
(1908--2004)
Funeral services for Estelle Smith, 96, were held at 1:30 p.m., Friday, January 23, 2004 at Shelton-Hunt
Funeral Home. Burial was in Centerville Cemetery. Mrs. Smith, a cook, died Wednesday at Humboldt General Hospital. Survivors include one son,Bennie Smith of Humboldt, stepson,Troy Smith of McKenzie; and two grandchildren.
Jackson Sun Jan 20, 1967
(1903 1967)
Mrs. Nola Bunch Services Set
Humboldt, Tenn. Services for Nola Gray Bunch, 62, will be at 3 p.m. today at Hunt Funeral Home with the Rev. Floyd P. Sanders and the Rev. Kester Cotton officiating. Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery. Mrs. Bunch, an insurance saleswoman, diedFriday night at St. Mary's Hospital after a heart attack. She was born and reared in Decatur County, daughter of the late James Campbell and Liza Haynes Quinn. She had lived inHumboldt for 40 years. Mrs. Bunch was a member of the Nazarine Church. Surviving are two brothers, Clyde Quinn of Blomfield, MO., and J. L. Quinn of Medina; and two sisters, Mrs. Abner Sanders and Mrs. Maggie Pearl Smith, both of Humboldt.
Jackson Sun July 2, 1966
David Clifton Quinn
(1954 1966)
David Quinn, 11, son of Mrs.Danny Laman of near Alamo and Virgil Quinn of Humboldt, was pronounced dead on arrival at Jackson Madison Co.General Hospital Friday, July 1, 1966 as a result of injuries received in an auto-bicycle wreck. The accident occurred on Highway 54 when David and his brother, Michael were riding a bicycle and a car driven by a ministerial student atFreed Hardeman College topped the hill, going south, he swerved to the right, the bicycle swerved in the same direction, according tostate trooper Slayton who investigated the accident. Slayton further stated that the car skidded approximately 200 feet down the road and turned completely around, entered a ditch along the side of the road, with the bicycle remaining underneath. Services were held for David on Sunday, July 3 at Johnson Grove Baptist Church with Rev. David Cotton of Atwood officiating. Burial was in OakviewMemorial Gardens with Ronk Funeral Home in charge. He leaves his parents, a half brother, Richie Laman and a half sister, Carolyn Laman of near Alamo, his grandparents, Mr. & Mrs, J. J. Cash and Mrs. W. G. Quinn, of Humboldt. His brother, Michael, died on Wednesday, July 6th.
Jackson Sun July 6, 1966
Michael Lynn Quinn
(1956-1966)
Services for Michael Lynn Quinn, 10, were heldFriday afternoon at 3:30 at the Johnson Grove Baptist Church with Rev. David Cotton of Atwood officiating. Burial was in Oakview Memorial Gardens with Ronk Funeral Home in charge. Mike as he was known by his family and friends, died late Wednesday at Jackson Madison Co. General Hospital from injuries suffered in the crash which killed his brother, David Clifton Quinn. He was a student in the 4th grade in the Alamo Schools. He leaves his parents, Mrs. Sue Laman of near Alamo and Virgil Quinn of Humboldt, a half brother, Richie Laman and a half sister, Carolyn Laman of near Alamo, his grandparents, Mr. & Mrs, J. J. Cash and Mrs. W. G. Quinn, of Humboldt.
Jackson Sun Sept 16, 2001
Thomas Lynn Quinn
(1953 2001)
Humboldt Funeral services for Thomas Lynn Quinn, 48, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 18, 2001 in the Chapel of Replogle-Lawrence Funeral Home in Medina conducted by Rev. JerryMilam. Burial will follow in Latham's Chapel Cemetery near Medina. Mr. Quinn died Saturday atCamden General Hospital in Camden, TN. He was born in Milan, TN son of the late Robert L. Quinn and Modine Cash Quinn who survives. He was a graduate ofHumboldt High School, served four years in the U. S. Air Force and was an employee of the shipping department of Windsor Forestry Tools in Milan. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Modine Quinn of Humboldt, two sons, Jacob Quinn or Jackson and Will Quinn of Dyer; a step-daughter LeAnn Jones of Kenton, a sister Patty Flowers of Humboldt, two brothers, Bobby Quinn of Huntsville, AL and Gary Quinn of Katy, TX, three grandchildren, three nieces, three nephews and a grand nephew. Pallbearers to serve are Kenneth Carter, Mike Pflueger, Larry Whitledge, Gary Walters, Bubba Witt and Myron Chapman. Friends may visit with the family from5 to 8 p.m. Today at the funeral home.
Jackson Sun - June 7, 1999Helen Vivian Hinsley(1933--1999)Beardstown -- Helen V. Hinsley, 66, of Beardstown, IL died Sunday, June 6, 1999, at Culbertson Memorial Hospital, Rushville, IL. She was born May 25, 1933, in Humboldt, Tenn., the daughter of Willie Green and Jessie Mae Ballinger Quinn. She married Earnest Raymond Hinsley in 1951 in Corinth, MS. Mrs. Hinsley was a homemaker and was a member of the Baptist faith. Survivors: husband, Earnest, two daughters, Vivian Jones and Vickie Schnelten both of Springfield, IL, four grandchildren; a brother, Cecil Quinn of Humboldt, Tenn., two sisters, Opal Quinn of Humboldt, Tenn., and Jane Broome of Charlotte, NC and several nieces and nephews. Private family services will be held. Entombment: Oak Ridge Cemetery Chapel Mausoleum. Sager Funeral Home in Beadstown is in charge of arrangements.
Jackson Sun, 12-02-1987Robert Lee Quinn(1925---1987)Humboldt -- Services for Robert Lee Quinn, 62, will be 2 p.m, Thursday at Replogle-Lawrence Funeral Home in Medina. Burial will be in Latham's Chapel Cemetery near Medina. Mr. Quinn, a retired U. S. Postal Service and Murry Guard employee, veteran of WW II, died Tuesday evening at Jackson Madison Co. General Hospital. He was married to Modine Cash Quinn. They had four children, Patty Flowers and Tommy Quinn, both of Humboldt, Bobby Quinn of Huntsville, AL and Gary Quinn of Houston, TX.Jan 5, 1982 Jackson SunVirgil Quinn(1930--1982)Humboldt -- Services for Virgil Clifton Quinn, 51, formerly of Humboldt, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hunt Funeral Home with the Rev. Zane Edwards officiating.Burial will be in the Antioch Cemetery. Mr. Quinn died Tuesday in Lockport, IL, after a long illness. He was a Humboldt native and had lived in Lockport for the past 18 years. He was a Baptist. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Betty Cook Quinn, two daughters, Miss Jessica Quinn and Miss Jamie Quinn both of Lockport; two brothers, Robert Quinn and Cecil Quinn, both of Humboldt; three sisters, Opal Quinn of Humboldt, Jane Broome of Charlotte, NC, and Helen Hinsley of Rushville, IL.Jackson Sun, Feb 28, 2000Cecil L. Quinn, 72, Supervisor(1927---2000)Humboldt -- Services for Cecil L. Quinn, 72, will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home. Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery. Mr. Quinn, a supervisor for Jefferson Smurfitt, died Sunday at Jackson Madison Co. General Hospital of heart failure. He is survived by two sisters - Opal Quinn of Humboldt and Jane Quinn Broome of Charlotte, NC.
Oct. 4, 1958 Jackson SunWillie Green Quinn(1892-1958)Rites Today Near Humboldt For Retired FarmerTrenton, Tenn., Oct. 4, 1958Services for Willie Green Quinn will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Antioch Baptist Church near Humboldt. The Rev. H. A. Turner will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Walter Martin. Burial will be in the church cemetery, with Hunt Funeral Home in charge.Mr. Quinn died early Friday at his home near Trenton. He was 66.He was born in Decatur County but lived near Trenton for about four years. He was a Baptist and a retired farmer and served in WW I. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Jessie Mae Quinn; four sons, J. W. Quinn of Saginaw, Mich., Robert L. Quinn, Cecil Quinn, and Clifton Quinn, all of Humboldt;three daughters, Opal Quinn of Trenton, Helen Hinsley of Bradley, Ill., and Jane Patrick of Humboldt; three brothers, Earnest Quinn of Gary, Ind., Clyde Quinn of Steele, Mo., and Leonard Quinn of Medina; and three sisters, Mrs. Nola Bunch and Mrs. Luna Sanders of Humboldt, and Mrs. Pearl Smith of Medina.Jackson Sun, Dec. 28, 1981Mrs. Jessie Quinn(1900--1981)Humboldt -- Services for Mrs. Jessie Mae Quinn, 81, were today at Faith Missionary Baptist Church with the Revs. Zane Edwards and Richard Holloman officiating. Burial was in Antioch Cemetery with Hunt Funeral Home in charge.Mrs Quinn, widow of Willie Green Quinn, died Sunday morning at Cedar Crest Hospital after a long illness.She was a Decatur County native, but had lived in Gibson County most of her life. She was a member of Faith Missionary Baptist Church. Surviving are three sons, Robert Quinn and Cecil Quinn, both of Humboldt, and Virgil Quinn of Lockport, Ill., three daughters, Opal Quinn of Humboldt, Jane Broome of Charlotte, NC., Helen Hinsley of Russellville, Ill., two stepbrothers, D. B. Ballinger of Truman, Ark., and Delmer Ballinger of Sugar Tree;two stepsisters, Lena Ballinger of Parsons and Mrs. Coy Mullinax of Memphis, 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.