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Hurtle Green
September 21, 1923 - August 24, 2011
Married
Beatrice Ligon (October 28, 1923 - November 3, 2009)
on June 26, 1943 in Caruthersville, MO
They were married for 66 years!
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Beatrice Ligon
Thurmon
(October 28, 1923 - November 3, 2009)
Beatrice Ligon Thurmon, 86, of Obion, died Tuesday,
Nov. 3, 2009 at her residence. She was a homemaker,
a member of First Baptist Church in Ridgely and a
member of Ridgely Jr. Woman's Club.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Dyersburg
Funeral Home - Ridgely Chapel with Parks Thurmon and
Ray B. Thurmon officiating. Burial will be in New
Haven Cemetery.
The family will receive visitors from 5:30-8 p.m.
today at the Ridgely Chapel of Dyersburg Funeral
Home.
Survivors include her husband, Hurtle G. Thurmon
of Obion; three daughters, Pat Thurmon of Obion,
June Gaulding of Atoka and Martha Helton of
Hazleton, Penn.; a sister, Frances Crook of
Franklin; five grandchildren, Troilyn Williams, Rob
DeMotsis, Russ DeMotsis, Will Helton and Michael
Helton; six great-grandchildren and two
great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert
and Myra Hall Ligon.
Pallbearers will be Rob DeMotsis, Russ DeMotsis,
Will Helton, Michael Helton, Nolan Gaulding and Paul
Helton.
The family requests that any memorials be
directed to a charity of the donor's choice.
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Hurtle Green Thurmon
(September 21, 1923 - August 24, 2011)
Hurtle Green Thurmon of South Bluff Road in Obion
County, passed away peacefully on August 24, 2011 at
his home. Born September 21, 1923, he was 87.
He was born in rural Obion County, the eighth of
twelve children belonging to James Eugene and Ira
Wilson Thurmon. Remaining siblings are Roy B.
Thurmon, Parks Thurmon and Mary Ruth Hailey, all of
Dyersburg and Karen Ziegler of Wichita, KS. His wife
of 66 years, Beatrice Ligon Thurmon, preceded him in
death in 2009.
Mr. Thurmon was a retired land owner and farmer
and served as Chief of Police in Ridgely for 20
years between 1952 and 1972. He was widely known and
respected for his work with "Hitler", one of the
first K-9 police dogs in Tennessee. Mr. Thurmon was
a member of the Ridgely Church of Christ, the
Tennessee Fraternal Order of Police and The Woodmen
of the World.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the
Ridgely Chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Bro.
Parks Thurmon officiating. Burial will be in New
Haven Cemetery.
The family will receive visitors from 5:30-8 p.m.
Friday at the funeral home.
Survivors include three daughters, Patricia Lynn
Thurmon of Obion, June Catherine Gaulding (Nolan) of
Atoka and Martha Helton (Paul) of Hazleton, PA.;
grandchildren are, Rob DeMotsis (Mimi) of Memphis,
Russ DeMotsis of Atoka, Troilyn Williams of Orlando,
FL., Will Helton (Bernadette) and Michael Helton
(Sarah), all of Frisco, TX. Great-grandchildren are
Mallory Carmichael (Justin) of Ft. Worth, TX,
Michael Moss of Olive Branch, MS., Mariana Blair and
Shea Crossman (Samantha), all of Orlando, FL. and
Jaxon and Jimmy Helton of Frisco, TX.
Great-great-grandchildren are James and Logan
Carmichael, both of Ft. Worth, TX., Emma and Shea
Jr. Crossman and Mekhi Blair, all of Orlando, FL.
Pallbearers will be Paul Helton, Nolan Gaulding,
Rob DeMotsis, Russ DeMotsis, Will Helton and Michael
Helton. Honorary pallbearers will be Alan Shirley,
Buford Hopper, Woody Herr, Johnny Inlow and Lee Fry.
The family prefers that any memorials be sent to:
Love Worth Finding Ministries, P.O. Box 38300,
Memphis, TN 38183-0300 or to the organized charity
of your choice.
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They are buried in New Haven
Cemetery near Ridgely, TN
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This is where our old home sat. All that remains is the
walnut tree. Such a beautiful picture by Nadine McCoy of Ridgely.
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