Hardin County fun, fireworks and the Fourth of July

Savannah City Hall; 140 Main St.; Regular monthly meeting; any person with a disability needing special accommodations call 731-925-3300 prior to the meeting. Pickwick State Landing State Park Lodge; Conference Room C; Public Information meeting. Emergency personnel from various agencies will be on hand to answer questions about their response capabilities on Pickwick Lake and inform the public on things they can do to be prepared for emergencies on the Lake/River.

Stella West, 90, of Stantonville, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 3, in Savannah. She was born in Mississippi on Nov. 27, 1931. On March 24, 1947, she was united in marriage to John Henry West, who preceded his wife in death on Feb. 13, 1978. Stella worked for over...

Rachel Lynne Curtis Bowden-Beam, 65, of Savannah, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 7. She was born in Hardin County on Nov. 13, 1956, the daughter of Robbie J. “Jodie” Hamilton Curtis and the late Kenneth “Brink” Curtis. On Oct. 21, 1989, she was united in marriage to Brian Keith Beam, who survives.

Joseph “Joe” Wilton Yarbrough, 78, of Savannah, passed away on Monday, Aug. 1, in Memphis. He was born in Memphis on July 13, 1944, the son of the late Joseph Clarence and Lucille Yarbrough. After losing his wife in 2006 he was later married on June 23, 2007...

Billie “Boots” Hadley, 62, of Selmer, passed away on Friday, Aug. 5, in Jackson, Tennessee. She is the daughter of the late Billy Landon McDaniel and Katie M Webb McDaniel. She was united in marriage to Scott Douglas Hadley, who preceded her in death. She was of Baptist...

Jo Ann Rodgers, 81, of Jackson, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 2. She was born in Hardin County and is the daughter of the late Hobert Hays and Ruby George Hindman. She was united in marriage to Jimmy Rodgers, who survives. Mrs. Rodgers worked at Aqua Glass for 16...

Lucy Jean Smith, 75, of Counce, passed away on Monday, Aug. 1, in Adamsville. She was born in Grenada, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Prentiss Calvin and Ollie Orene Mooney Searcy. Mrs. Harris was united in marriage to Edward Ray Smith, who survives. She worked as a financial officer...

Kristi Marie Johnson, 54, of Adamsville, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 6, at home. She is the daughter of the late James and Martha Farris White. She was united in marriage to Jim Smith, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Johnson worked at Hardin County Bank. She was a member...