h/o Mellie TINDELL Elgin
s/s Mellie Elgin
Mellie Elgin
1886 - 1968
s/s Jim P. Elgin
Sons:
Jewell Elgin
Dec. 21, 1907 - Oct. 20, 1981
Buried: RoEllen Cemetery
RoEllen, Dyer County, Tennessee
Inscription: Daddy
Elgin Finis
Jan. 4, 1909 - Nov. 13, 1969
Buried: RoEllen Cemetery
RoEllen, Dyer County, Tennessee
Wilmer Wilkens Elgin
Mar 12 1911 - June 15, 2008
s/s Willie McDowell Elgin
wed: Jan. 9, 1949
Buried: Rehoboth Cemetery
Newbern, Dyer County, Tennessee
James Elgin
June 8, 1920 - Oct. 26, 2004
s/s Dorothy Pinckley Elgin
S Sgt US Army WWII, Purple Heart
Inscription: Pap-Pa
Buried: RoEllen Cemetery
RoEllen, Dyer County, Tennessee
Daughter's
Opal Elgin Dunahoo
Feb. 9, 1914 - Feb. 24, 2002
s/s Joe Raymon Dunahoo
wed: Feb. 3, 1940
Buried: Fairview Cemetery
Newbern, Dyer County, Tennessee
Clara Elgin Carter
Sept. 4, 1917 - March 13, 2006
s/s Thomas N. Carter
Buried: RoEllen Cemetery
RoEllen, Dyer County, Tennessee
Son's Obituaries:
Dyersburg State Gazette Newspaper
Elgin, James
of Dyersburg -- 84yrs, farmer, died Tuesday, Oct 26 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at RoEllen Cumberland Presbyterian Church, where he was an elder, Sunday School teacher, Sunday school superintendent and clerk of the session, with burial in RoEllen Cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home in Newbern has charge. He was a World War II Army veteran, the recipient of a Purple Heart, a member of Parkview Hospital Board of Directors and Dyer County Co-op Board of Directors, a trustee of RoEllen Cemetery, director of the Farm Bureau, a member of the ASCS Committee and a commissioner for East Dyersburg Utility District. Mr. Elgin, the widower of Dorothy Pinckley Elgin, leaves a daughter, Kay Elgin Rector and husband, Hal, of RoEllen; two sons, Larry Elgin and wife Marie of Martin and Sammy Elgin and wife, Brenda, of Jackson; a sister, Clara Carter of RoEllen; a brother, Wilmer Elgin of Tatumville, seven grandchildren, Jim, Kevin, Bart and Charlie Elgin and Rev. Stacy Rector and Kelly Rector Davis and Ryan Fincher and two great-grandchildren, Hunter and Scott Elgin. He was preceded by his wife; his parents, Jim and Mellie Tindal Elgin.
Burial: RoEllen Cemetery
Dyersburg State Gazette Newspaper
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Wilmer Wilkins Elgin, 97, of Newbern, died Sunday, June 15, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
He was a farmer and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, earning the rank of sergeant and serving with the 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at RoEllen Cumberland Presbyterian Church, where he was a member and elder, with the Rev. Stacey Rector and the Rev. Karen Mosley officiating. Burial will be in Rehoboth Cemetery in Newbern.
The family will receive visitors from 6-8 p.m. today at Johnson-Williams Funeral Home.
Survivors include a daughter, Betsy Jones and husband, Ronald, of Dyersburg; a son, Mac Elgin and wife, Peggy, of Prattville, Ala.; four grandsons, Brandon Jones and wife, Christy, Jason Jones, Scott Elgin and Stephanie Bennett; and four great-grandchildren, Maggie Jones, Anna Jones, Shelbeigh Bennett and Weston Stone.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Willie Irene McDowell Elgin; his parents, Jim and Mellie Tindell Elgin; two sisters, Opal Dunahoo and Clara Carter; and three brothers, Finis Elgin, James Elgin and Jewell Elgin.
Pallbearers will be Steven Agee, Mike Rose, Steve Rose, Jim Hall, Bobby Vaughn and James Hicks. Honorary pallbearers will be Phyllis Willis, Deborah Thomas, Patti Carhart, Donna Hastings and Sherry Vaughn.
s/s Mellie Elgin
Mellie Elgin
1886 - 1968
s/s Jim P. Elgin
Sons:
Jewell Elgin
Dec. 21, 1907 - Oct. 20, 1981
Buried: RoEllen Cemetery
RoEllen, Dyer County, Tennessee
Inscription: Daddy
Elgin Finis
Jan. 4, 1909 - Nov. 13, 1969
Buried: RoEllen Cemetery
RoEllen, Dyer County, Tennessee
Wilmer Wilkens Elgin
Mar 12 1911 - June 15, 2008
s/s Willie McDowell Elgin
wed: Jan. 9, 1949
Buried: Rehoboth Cemetery
Newbern, Dyer County, Tennessee
James Elgin
June 8, 1920 - Oct. 26, 2004
s/s Dorothy Pinckley Elgin
S Sgt US Army WWII, Purple Heart
Inscription: Pap-Pa
Buried: RoEllen Cemetery
RoEllen, Dyer County, Tennessee
Daughter's
Opal Elgin Dunahoo
Feb. 9, 1914 - Feb. 24, 2002
s/s Joe Raymon Dunahoo
wed: Feb. 3, 1940
Buried: Fairview Cemetery
Newbern, Dyer County, Tennessee
Clara Elgin Carter
Sept. 4, 1917 - March 13, 2006
s/s Thomas N. Carter
Buried: RoEllen Cemetery
RoEllen, Dyer County, Tennessee
Son's Obituaries:
Dyersburg State Gazette Newspaper
Elgin, James
of Dyersburg -- 84yrs, farmer, died Tuesday, Oct 26 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at RoEllen Cumberland Presbyterian Church, where he was an elder, Sunday School teacher, Sunday school superintendent and clerk of the session, with burial in RoEllen Cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home in Newbern has charge. He was a World War II Army veteran, the recipient of a Purple Heart, a member of Parkview Hospital Board of Directors and Dyer County Co-op Board of Directors, a trustee of RoEllen Cemetery, director of the Farm Bureau, a member of the ASCS Committee and a commissioner for East Dyersburg Utility District. Mr. Elgin, the widower of Dorothy Pinckley Elgin, leaves a daughter, Kay Elgin Rector and husband, Hal, of RoEllen; two sons, Larry Elgin and wife Marie of Martin and Sammy Elgin and wife, Brenda, of Jackson; a sister, Clara Carter of RoEllen; a brother, Wilmer Elgin of Tatumville, seven grandchildren, Jim, Kevin, Bart and Charlie Elgin and Rev. Stacy Rector and Kelly Rector Davis and Ryan Fincher and two great-grandchildren, Hunter and Scott Elgin. He was preceded by his wife; his parents, Jim and Mellie Tindal Elgin.
Burial: RoEllen Cemetery
Dyersburg State Gazette Newspaper
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Wilmer Wilkins Elgin, 97, of Newbern, died Sunday, June 15, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
He was a farmer and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, earning the rank of sergeant and serving with the 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at RoEllen Cumberland Presbyterian Church, where he was a member and elder, with the Rev. Stacey Rector and the Rev. Karen Mosley officiating. Burial will be in Rehoboth Cemetery in Newbern.
The family will receive visitors from 6-8 p.m. today at Johnson-Williams Funeral Home.
Survivors include a daughter, Betsy Jones and husband, Ronald, of Dyersburg; a son, Mac Elgin and wife, Peggy, of Prattville, Ala.; four grandsons, Brandon Jones and wife, Christy, Jason Jones, Scott Elgin and Stephanie Bennett; and four great-grandchildren, Maggie Jones, Anna Jones, Shelbeigh Bennett and Weston Stone.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Willie Irene McDowell Elgin; his parents, Jim and Mellie Tindell Elgin; two sisters, Opal Dunahoo and Clara Carter; and three brothers, Finis Elgin, James Elgin and Jewell Elgin.
Pallbearers will be Steven Agee, Mike Rose, Steve Rose, Jim Hall, Bobby Vaughn and James Hicks. Honorary pallbearers will be Phyllis Willis, Deborah Thomas, Patti Carhart, Donna Hastings and Sherry Vaughn.
h/o Mellie TINDELL Elgin
s/s Mellie Elgin
Mellie Elgin
1886 - 1968
s/s Jim P. Elgin
Sons:
Jewell Elgin
Dec. 21, 1907 - Oct. 20, 1981
Buried: RoEllen Cemetery
RoEllen, Dyer County, Tennessee
Inscription: Daddy
Elgin Finis
Jan. 4, 1909 - Nov. 13, 1969
Buried: RoEllen Cemetery
RoEllen, Dyer County, Tennessee
Wilmer Wilkens Elgin
Mar 12 1911 - June 15, 2008
s/s Willie McDowell Elgin
wed: Jan. 9, 1949
Buried: Rehoboth Cemetery
Newbern, Dyer County, Tennessee
James Elgin
June 8, 1920 - Oct. 26, 2004
s/s Dorothy Pinckley Elgin
S Sgt US Army WWII, Purple Heart
Inscription: Pap-Pa
Buried: RoEllen Cemetery
RoEllen, Dyer County, Tennessee
Daughter's
Opal Elgin Dunahoo
Feb. 9, 1914 - Feb. 24, 2002
s/s Joe Raymon Dunahoo
wed: Feb. 3, 1940
Buried: Fairview Cemetery
Newbern, Dyer County, Tennessee
Clara Elgin Carter
Sept. 4, 1917 - March 13, 2006
s/s Thomas N. Carter
Buried: RoEllen Cemetery
RoEllen, Dyer County, Tennessee
Son's Obituaries:
Dyersburg State Gazette Newspaper
Elgin, James
of Dyersburg -- 84yrs, farmer, died Tuesday, Oct 26 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at RoEllen Cumberland Presbyterian Church, where he was an elder, Sunday School teacher, Sunday school superintendent and clerk of the session, with burial in RoEllen Cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home in Newbern has charge. He was a World War II Army veteran, the recipient of a Purple Heart, a member of Parkview Hospital Board of Directors and Dyer County Co-op Board of Directors, a trustee of RoEllen Cemetery, director of the Farm Bureau, a member of the ASCS Committee and a commissioner for East Dyersburg Utility District. Mr. Elgin, the widower of Dorothy Pinckley Elgin, leaves a daughter, Kay Elgin Rector and husband, Hal, of RoEllen; two sons, Larry Elgin and wife Marie of Martin and Sammy Elgin and wife, Brenda, of Jackson; a sister, Clara Carter of RoEllen; a brother, Wilmer Elgin of Tatumville, seven grandchildren, Jim, Kevin, Bart and Charlie Elgin and Rev. Stacy Rector and Kelly Rector Davis and Ryan Fincher and two great-grandchildren, Hunter and Scott Elgin. He was preceded by his wife; his parents, Jim and Mellie Tindal Elgin.
Burial: RoEllen Cemetery
Dyersburg State Gazette Newspaper
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Wilmer Wilkins Elgin, 97, of Newbern, died Sunday, June 15, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
He was a farmer and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, earning the rank of sergeant and serving with the 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at RoEllen Cumberland Presbyterian Church, where he was a member and elder, with the Rev. Stacey Rector and the Rev. Karen Mosley officiating. Burial will be in Rehoboth Cemetery in Newbern.
The family will receive visitors from 6-8 p.m. today at Johnson-Williams Funeral Home.
Survivors include a daughter, Betsy Jones and husband, Ronald, of Dyersburg; a son, Mac Elgin and wife, Peggy, of Prattville, Ala.; four grandsons, Brandon Jones and wife, Christy, Jason Jones, Scott Elgin and Stephanie Bennett; and four great-grandchildren, Maggie Jones, Anna Jones, Shelbeigh Bennett and Weston Stone.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Willie Irene McDowell Elgin; his parents, Jim and Mellie Tindell Elgin; two sisters, Opal Dunahoo and Clara Carter; and three brothers, Finis Elgin, James Elgin and Jewell Elgin.
Pallbearers will be Steven Agee, Mike Rose, Steve Rose, Jim Hall, Bobby Vaughn and James Hicks. Honorary pallbearers will be Phyllis Willis, Deborah Thomas, Patti Carhart, Donna Hastings and Sherry Vaughn.
s/s Mellie Elgin
Mellie Elgin
1886 - 1968
s/s Jim P. Elgin
Sons:
Jewell Elgin
Dec. 21, 1907 - Oct. 20, 1981
Buried: RoEllen Cemetery
RoEllen, Dyer County, Tennessee
Inscription: Daddy
Elgin Finis
Jan. 4, 1909 - Nov. 13, 1969
Buried: RoEllen Cemetery
RoEllen, Dyer County, Tennessee
Wilmer Wilkens Elgin
Mar 12 1911 - June 15, 2008
s/s Willie McDowell Elgin
wed: Jan. 9, 1949
Buried: Rehoboth Cemetery
Newbern, Dyer County, Tennessee
James Elgin
June 8, 1920 - Oct. 26, 2004
s/s Dorothy Pinckley Elgin
S Sgt US Army WWII, Purple Heart
Inscription: Pap-Pa
Buried: RoEllen Cemetery
RoEllen, Dyer County, Tennessee
Daughter's
Opal Elgin Dunahoo
Feb. 9, 1914 - Feb. 24, 2002
s/s Joe Raymon Dunahoo
wed: Feb. 3, 1940
Buried: Fairview Cemetery
Newbern, Dyer County, Tennessee
Clara Elgin Carter
Sept. 4, 1917 - March 13, 2006
s/s Thomas N. Carter
Buried: RoEllen Cemetery
RoEllen, Dyer County, Tennessee
Son's Obituaries:
Dyersburg State Gazette Newspaper
Elgin, James
of Dyersburg -- 84yrs, farmer, died Tuesday, Oct 26 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at RoEllen Cumberland Presbyterian Church, where he was an elder, Sunday School teacher, Sunday school superintendent and clerk of the session, with burial in RoEllen Cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home in Newbern has charge. He was a World War II Army veteran, the recipient of a Purple Heart, a member of Parkview Hospital Board of Directors and Dyer County Co-op Board of Directors, a trustee of RoEllen Cemetery, director of the Farm Bureau, a member of the ASCS Committee and a commissioner for East Dyersburg Utility District. Mr. Elgin, the widower of Dorothy Pinckley Elgin, leaves a daughter, Kay Elgin Rector and husband, Hal, of RoEllen; two sons, Larry Elgin and wife Marie of Martin and Sammy Elgin and wife, Brenda, of Jackson; a sister, Clara Carter of RoEllen; a brother, Wilmer Elgin of Tatumville, seven grandchildren, Jim, Kevin, Bart and Charlie Elgin and Rev. Stacy Rector and Kelly Rector Davis and Ryan Fincher and two great-grandchildren, Hunter and Scott Elgin. He was preceded by his wife; his parents, Jim and Mellie Tindal Elgin.
Burial: RoEllen Cemetery
Dyersburg State Gazette Newspaper
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Wilmer Wilkins Elgin, 97, of Newbern, died Sunday, June 15, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
He was a farmer and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, earning the rank of sergeant and serving with the 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at RoEllen Cumberland Presbyterian Church, where he was a member and elder, with the Rev. Stacey Rector and the Rev. Karen Mosley officiating. Burial will be in Rehoboth Cemetery in Newbern.
The family will receive visitors from 6-8 p.m. today at Johnson-Williams Funeral Home.
Survivors include a daughter, Betsy Jones and husband, Ronald, of Dyersburg; a son, Mac Elgin and wife, Peggy, of Prattville, Ala.; four grandsons, Brandon Jones and wife, Christy, Jason Jones, Scott Elgin and Stephanie Bennett; and four great-grandchildren, Maggie Jones, Anna Jones, Shelbeigh Bennett and Weston Stone.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Willie Irene McDowell Elgin; his parents, Jim and Mellie Tindell Elgin; two sisters, Opal Dunahoo and Clara Carter; and three brothers, Finis Elgin, James Elgin and Jewell Elgin.
Pallbearers will be Steven Agee, Mike Rose, Steve Rose, Jim Hall, Bobby Vaughn and James Hicks. Honorary pallbearers will be Phyllis Willis, Deborah Thomas, Patti Carhart, Donna Hastings and Sherry Vaughn.
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