Fulton Leader - February 11, 2004
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  Howard Lee Usery, a resident of Fulton, formerly of Greenfield, 
died on Jan. 23 at Baptist Hospital in Union City. He was 79.

  Services were held on Jan. 25 at Williams Funeral Home in Union 
City, with Jimmy S. Usery officiating. Burial was in Brooks 
Cemetery in Greenfield.

  Survivors include his wife, Joyce Gattis Usery of Pilot Oak; two 
sons, James S. Usery of Collierville, Tenn. and Jerry Usery of 
Roswell, Ga.; a daughter, Jane Ann Usery Davis of Jackson, Tenn.; 
a brother, E. J. Usert of Cleveland, Tenn.; six grandchildren and 
one great grandchild.

  He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Alma L. 
Emmerison Usery, three brothers and his first wife.

  Born Feb. 3, 1924, in Steele, Mo., he was self-employed in the 
trucking business. He owned and operated Martin Truck Center for 
30 years. He wasin the Army, serving in World War II.