Jerry and Linda Butler

Crossing the Dark River, Henderson County, Tennessee Obituaries 1827-1950, Brenda Kirk Fiddler, page 338

Walter G. Fanning (The Lexington Republican, March 12, 1933) Died in Jackson and the Remains Brought Here for Burial: Walter G. Fanning, 40, resident of Jackson for the past several years and for some time associated with the Cade Motor Company, passed away Sunday afternoon at 12:20 o'clock at the Fitts-White Clinic after a brief illness. Mr. Fanning was a native of Decatur County and his family is well known in that section. He was a member of the Scotts Hill Methodist Church and is survived by two sisters, Mrs. A. L. Goff of Bells and Mrs. F. J. Jones of Jackson; three brothers, J. H. Fanning of Jackson, W. C. Fanning of Lexington and M. E. Fanning. The funeral procession left the chapel of Smith Funeral Home Monday at 1 o'clock and services were held Monday afternoon at the Methodist Church in Lexington with Elder J. O. Brown and Rev. A. F. Haynes officiating. Interment was in the Lexington Cemetery. Mr. Fanning was a resident of Lexington for a number of years and is well known to a large number of our citizens who regret to learn of his death.

In the 1930 census, Walter G. Fanning is living in the household of his sister, Lillian Jones.