Phillip Douglas Risner

Phillip Douglas Risner departed this life on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at Waynesboro Health and Rehabilitation Center in Waynesboro, Tennessee at the age of 65 Years, 11 Months, 2 Days. He was born June 20, 1950 in Hohenwald, TN, the son of the late Charles Edgar and Mamie Lorene Lockard Risner. In addition to his parents, Mr. Risner was preceded in death by a sister, Trudy Dicus and niece, Tonya Carol Risner. He was united in marriage to Barbara Ann Kelley on March 3, 1972.

Phillip was a dozer driver for 25 years with the Tennessee Forestry, he had also worked at Murray Ohio Manufacturing and Wayne County Sheriff Department as a radio dispatcher and was of the Freewill Baptist Faith.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara Ann Kelley Risner of Collinwood, TN, son, Phillip Shane Risner and wife, Christy of Florence, AL; grandchildren, Emily Jordan Fleischer and Katelin Cheyanne Risner; brothers, Gerald Samuel Risner and wife, Brenda of Collinwood, TN, and Justin Risner of Adamsville, TN; sisters, Carolyn Risner of Collinwood, TN and Gilda Kay Risner Staggs of Savannah, TN and nieces and nephews.

Services will be Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 1:00 PM at Shackelford Funeral Home chapel in Collinwood, Tennessee, with Conner Kelley and John E. Banks officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Gardens, Collinwood, Tennessee with Shackelford Funeral Directors, Wayne County, directing.
Pallbearers, Terry Brewer, Jamie Steele, Paul Gatlin, Donald Gatlin, Adam Alexander, Lucas Robbins and Jeremy McFall

Visitaion will be Monday, May 23, 5:30 to 9:00 pm and on Tuesday, May 24, 9:00 am until service time at the funeral home.