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Wiley Franklin Gaugh

April 24, 1937 — June 11, 2022

Wiley Franklin Gaugh, 81, passed away Saturday morning, June 11, 2022, at Baptist Hospital in Memphis.

He was born Thursday, April 24, 1941, in Somerville, son of the late William Edward Gaugh and Sarah Eloise Morris Gaugh, living in Hardeman County for 25 years prior to moving to Collierville in 1993. He married Edna Clarice Umberger on November 29, 1968, and she preceded him in death on October 19, 2016. He worked as a heavy equipment operator and truck driver with Standard Construction for over 10 years and enjoyed watching baseball and rodeos, going to old tractor sales and spending time with his dog, "Rusty". Mr. Gaugh was Baptist in faith.

Survivors include two daughters, Betty Gail Umberger Cox (James) of Gainesville, GA and Lillie Mae Umberger Wooten (Calvin) of Bartlett; two sons, Oliver Bryant Umberger (Gail) of Cordova and Ellis Parnell Umberger (Sandra) of Bolivar; a sister, Lucretia Willoughby of Somerville and a brother, William Edward Gaugh, Jr., of Somerville; 9 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
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Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Monday, June 13, 2022

11:00am - 1:00 pm (Eastern time)

Shackelford Funeral Directors

109 Mecklinburg Drive, Bolivar, TN 38008

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Chapel Services

Monday, June 13, 2022

Starts at 1:00 pm (Eastern time)

Shackelford Funeral Directors

109 Mecklinburg Drive, Bolivar, TN 38008

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Cemetery

Camp Ground Church Cemetery

1711 CR 203, Walnut, MS 38683

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