Danny Paterson Crews

    Danny Paterson Crews, 52, of Dresden, died Friday, February 29, 2008, at Volunteer Community Hospital in Martin. Funeral services for Mr. Crews were held Monday, March 3, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. at Dresden First Baptist Church. Burial followed in on Mr. Crews' farm in Dresden.
    Mr. Crews worked for the Weakley County Highway Department as a truck driver. He was born March 7, 1955 in Dresden to the late Alanzo and Catherleen Johnson Crews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Crews was also preceded in death by a brother, James Marshall Crews.
    Mr. Crews is survived by Sharon Rhodes of Dresden; two sons, Danny Crews, II of Dresden, and Tim Rhodes of Martin; a daughter, Danielle Crews of Dresden; three brothers, Jack Crews of North Carolina, Glen Crews of Town Creek, Alabama, and James Crews of Dresden; two sisters, Edna Carey of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Elizabeth Pogue of Dresden; and two grandchildren.
 

Henry "Thomas" Lee, Jr.

    Funeral services for Henry Thomas Lee, Jr., of Jackson, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at Arrington Funeral Directors with Rev. Chuck Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Brown's Cemetery. Mr. Lee died Sunday March 9, 2008 at Jackson General Hospital.
    Mr. Lee was a truck driver with Hub Express.
    He is survived by his wife, Patricia Lee; four sons, Jeffrey Lee of Paris, Chris Lee of McKenzie, Jonathan Scott of Navarre, Florida, and Matthew Scott of Dresden; two daughters, Elizabeth Scott Bass of Milan, and Michelle Shrout; eleven grandchildren Samantha Lee, James and Paige Sole, Hailey and Michael Lee, Morgan, Hannah and Wesley Bass, McKenna Scott, Anthony Lee and Makenna Lynn Shrout; mother, Ruby Lee of Gleason; mother-in-law, Mary Kathryn Neal of Humboldt; two brothers, Dickie Lee of Memphis, and Patrick Lee of McKenzie; a sister, Joann Bradley of Montverde, Florida; brother-in-law, David Neal; sister-in-law, Lorrie Douglass; and a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.
    Mr. Lee was preceded in death by his father, Henry Thomas Lee, Sr.; grandparents, Lewis Patton and Mozzell Lee; George Washington and Beulah Cordelia "Delia" Chesser.
 

KayLynn Ranaie Taylor

    KayLynn Ranaie Taylor, age 1, of Dresden, died Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at Decatur County General Hospital in Parsons. Funeral services were held Saturday, March 8, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at Bowlin Funeral Home Chapel in Dresden. Burial followed in Sunset Cemetery in Dresden. Bro. Robert Johnson officiated the services.
    She was born in Bend, Oregon to Jason and Hannah Dean Taylor of Decaturville. Other survivors include grandmother, Brenda Fulcher of Decaturville; grandfather, Curtis D. Dean of Dresden; step-grandmother, Rhonda Dean of Dresden; grandmother, Lana Fry of Frederick, Oklahoma; grandfather, Larry Taylor of Lawton, Oklahoma; great-grandparents, Lloyd and Ina Dyer of Troy; great-grandmother, Maxine Dean of Desden; and great-grandmother, Grace Hall of Shawnee, Oklahoma.
    Kaylynn was preceded in death by her great-grandfather, Dewey Murel Hall.
 

Mattie Ruth "Peggy" Hansel Harris

    Mattie Ruth "Peggy" Hansel Harris, 77, of Dresden, died Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at Volunteer Community Hospital in Martin. Funeral services for Mrs. Harris were held Thursday, March 6, 2008, at 3:00 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church in Dresden. Burial followed in Pleasant Church Cemetery in Dresden. Dr. Don McCulley officiated the services.
    Mrs. Harris was a retired nurse and a member of Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church. She was born in Dresden to the late Walter Levi and Hazel B. Phelps Hansel. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Harris was also preceded in death by her husband, Billie Robert Harris; a son, Billy Joe Harris; a sister, Marjorie Rearson; and a brother, Joe Hansel.
    Mrs. Harris is survived by a brother, Paul Hansel of Dresden; two grandchildren, Chris Harris of Dresden, and Jason Harris of Dresden; and four great-grandchildren.
 

Mildred L. Mayhall

    Mildred L. Mayhall, 75, of Fulton, Kentucky, died Sunday, March 9, 2008, at Western Baptist Hospital. Funeral service for Mrs. Mayhall were held Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at Hornbeak Funeral Chapel in Fulton. Burial followed in Obion County Memorial Gardens.
    Mrs. Mayhall was a member of the South Fulton Baptist Church and had been an employee of the former H.I.S. Clothing Company and the Liggett Company for many years. She was born November 24, 1932 in Obion County to the late Stella Mae (Ferguson) and William Alonzo Bryant. Mrs. Mayhall had lived in this area most of her life. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Mayhall was also preceded in death by a brother.
    Mrs. Mayhall is survived by her husband, Calvin J. Mayhall of Fulton, whom she married May 14, 1949; a daughter, Vickie Owens of Dukedom; two grandchildren, Wendy Owens of Dukedom, and Scott Owens of Murray, Kentucky; two brothers, Dale Bryant of Union City, and Billy Joe Bryant of South Fulton; and a sister, Virginia Smith of Union City.
 

Rebecca Ann Pryor

    Rebecca Ann Pryor, 52, of Gleason, died Thursday, March 6, 2008, at McKenzie Regional Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Pryor were held Saturday, March 8, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. at Brummitt Funeral Home in McKenzie. Burial followed in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in McKenzie.
    Mrs. Pryor was a homemaker. She was born November 25, 1955 in Nashville to the late J.C. Reed and JoAnn (Jones) Reed.
    Mrs. Pryor is survived by her husband, Elton Pryor of Gleason; two sons, Robert Reed of McKenzie, and David Pryor of Gleason; a daughter, Shelia (Kevin) Cady of Pasagola, Mississippi; three brothers, Billy Reed of McKenzie, Milburn (Ramona) Reed of McKenzie, and Paul (DeAnna) Reed of Sikeston, Missouri; two sisters, Ruby (David) Sanders of Henry, and Tammy (Bruce) Phillips of Buena Vista; and three grandchildren, Dylan Cady, James Cady, and Devin Cady.
 

Ruth Eleanor Steele

    Ruth Eleanor Steele, 92, of Dresden, died Saturday, March 1, 2008, at Martin Healthcare. Funeral services for Mrs. Steele were held Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at Bowlin Funeral Home Chapel in Dresden. Burial followed in Sunset Cemetery in Dresden. Dr. Don McCulley officiated the services.
    Mrs. Steele was a retired hotel owner and manager. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Dresden, a Sunday school teacher, and a member of the Dresden Garden Club. Mrs. Steele was a native of Martin and the daughter of the late William David "Poppa" and Prudence Freeman Brooks. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Steele was also preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Charles Pharris Steele.
    Mrs. Steele is survived by two daughters, Charlene S. (Kim) Carroll of Dresden, and Treva Wren of Martin; two sisters, Lucille Jackson of Gleason, and Virginia Troxler of Greensboro, North Carolina; and two grandchildren, Patricia Davidson of Martin, and Wayne Wren of Jackson.