Obits

Eddie Neil Ferguson, age 73 of the Kirbytown Community in Macon County, TN, passed away Thursday afternoon, February 19 ,2026 at Tristar Hendersonville. Funeral Services for Eddie Neil Ferguson, will be conducted Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 2:00 pm from the chapel of Anderson & Son Funeral Home in Lafayette with Brother Johnathan West &…

Dixie Lucille Perrigo Jones, was a devoted wife, loving mother, proud grandmother, and caring aunt, who passed from this life to be with her husband on February 16, 2026, at the age of eighty-nine. Born in Lafayette to the late Milton and Lucy Cothron Perrigo, she was one of eleven children born to this union.…

Jo Ella Jenkins Minchey left this world for her Heavenly Home on February 9, 2026, at the remarkable age of ninety-six years, eight months, and twenty-one days. She was born in the Long Creek community of Macon County, Tennessee, to the late Lee Vester and Oda Dee Howser Jenkins. Jo Ella was the last surviving…

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Mary Kathryn “Katie” Booth Butrum was called to her Heavenly Home on Saturday, February 14, 2026. Born on December 4, 1953, in Pulaski, Tennessee, she was the beloved daughter of the late DeWitt Edwin Booth, Sr., and Helen Joyce Weatherman Booth. Katie dedicated her life to service – service to her country,…

Fred Gary Waggoner, Sr. was born on February 19, 1937, in Davidson County, Tennessee, to the late James Frank and Carlene Elizabeth Dunaway Waggoner. On September 22, 1956, he married the love of his life, Celia F. Walton, beginning a partnership filled with devotion and unwavering commitment. Together they shared more than sixty-five beautiful years…

Donald Gordon Marchsteiner was born on March 20, 1944, in Baltimore, Maryland, to the late John James and Hilda Mae Berg Marchsteiner. He passed from this life on February 2, 2026, in Lafayette, Tennessee, at the age of eighty-one years, ten months, and thirteen days. After graduating from high school, Donald began a long and…

Rebecca Joyce Johnson, better known as Becky, passed from this life onto her Heavenly Home on Monday, January 26, 2026, at the age of seventy-eight years, three months, and thirty days. She was born on September 27, 1947, to the late James Earl and Alma Smith Brawner, and was one of eight children. Becky was…

Jean Brooks Bray, age 91 of the Winklers Community in Macon County, TN passed away Friday afternoon, February 13, 2026 at Knollwood Manor. Funeral Services for Jean Brooks Bray were conducted Monday morning, February 16, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. from the chapel of Anderson & Son Funeral Home in Red Boiling Springs, TN with Brother…

Ruby Marie Leonard Newberry, age 79 of the Willette Community in Macon County, TN passed away Sunday morning, February 1, 2026 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN. Funeral Services for Ruby Marie Leonard Newberry were conducted Wednesday morning, February 4, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. from the chapel of Anderson & Son Funeral Home…

Carol Aucoin Harris Draper was born on August 2, 1937, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to the late Lawrence A. and Mary Poirrier Aucoin. One of five children, Carol grew up in a loving household that helped shape the strong, compassionate woman she would become. After graduating high school, Carol attended Louisiana State University. On October…