Deborah Jo Moore
May 4, 2009
Services will be held on Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 3:00 PM at Macedonia Missionary Baptist , Iron City, Tennessee, with Mark Nelson and William Hamilton officiating. Burial will follow in the Macedonia Cemetery , Iron City, Tennessee with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Deborah Jo Haynes Moore departed this life on Monday, May 4,...

James Darrell Kelley
May 3, 2009
James Darrell Kelley was born September 18, 1960 in Waynesboro, Tennessee, the son of the late Nolon Oakley Kelley, Sr., and Nell Brewer Kelley. Mr. Kelley was a Mechanic and departed this life on Sunday, May 3, 2009 at Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky at the age of 48 Years, 7 Months, 15 Days.He is survived by a daughter,...
Kimberly Ann Wilson
May 3, 2009
Kimberly Ann Wilson was born March 8, 1965 in Lexington, Tennessee the daughter of Billy Glen Wilson, Jackson Tennessee and Paulette Perry Inman, Reagan Tennessee.Miss. Wilson departed this life on May 3, 2009 in Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 44 Years, 1 Month, 25 Days.Kim earned a BS degree from Graceland University. She was the Director of Housing...
Anthony Joe Caperton
May 3, 2009
Anthony Joe (A. J. or Tony) Caperton was born May 28, 1965 in Florence, Alabama, the son of Joe Lee and Brenda Kay Williams Caperton of Iron City, TN, who survive. Anthony was a maintenance technician with Hayward Pool Products and departed this life on Sunday, May 3, 2009 at Alive Hospice at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee at...

Milford E. Taylor
May 2, 2009
Milford E. (Bud) Taylor of St. Louis, Missouri, formerly of Selmer, TN, departed this life on May 2, 2009, after a lengthy illness. He was 86 years old, worked for St. Louis Ship for 29 years and was a Mason for over 40 years. He was the beloved husband of Arleen (Peabody) Taylor of St. Louis and the late Allie...
Roger Allen McMahan
May 2, 2009
Roger Allen McMahan was born February 23, 1948 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of the late John Thomas and Aline Baker McMahan.He was united in marriage to Patricia Holt on August 2, 1975. Mrs. McMahan preceded him in death on December 25, 2008.Mr. McMahan worked in the stock room for 32 years at General Electric in Selmer, TN. He...
Wanda Ruth Allen
May 2, 2009
Wanda Ruth Waller Allen was born September 16, 1957 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of Vada and the late Curtis Waller.Mrs. Allen had a B.A. in English, B.A. in History, and a Masters Degree in History. She taught for twenty-six years in the Benton County School system at Briarwood and later at Camden Central High School. She was adjunct...

Professor James M. Bingham
May 2, 2009
With great sadness, the Department of Geography and Geology announces the passing of James Morris Bingham, Assistant Professor of Geography, at the age of 67. Jim was born in Saltillo, Tennessee in 1941 and is survived by several nieces, nephews and cousins. He earned a B. S. in Geography, History and Political Science from Memphis State University in 1963, remaining...
Marshall Burton Turner
May 1, 2009
Marshall Burton Turner, age 81, departed this life on May 1, 2009 at Jackson General Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born Janunary 10 ,1928 in Blair, NE. He served 6 years in the Navy during the Korean conflict. He was a retired crash inspector for the Federal Aviation Authority and often flew himself to the crash sight....
Opal Inell Smith
May 1, 2009
Mrs. Smith died Friday, May 1, 2009 at the Bolivar General Hospital. A native and life-long resident of Hardeman County, she was the daughter of the late Luther Theodore and Mattie Hammers McCarley. She married Willard Jessie Smith on July 4, 1935 and he died September 18, 2007. She was a past member of the New Union Baptist Church and...

Ruth Johnson
May 1, 2009
RUTH JOHNSONwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on March 24, 1931 the daughter of the late John and Exie Boroughs Grimes.In September of 1947 she was united in marriage to Felix Johnson, who survives.Mrs. Johnson was a retired factory worker from Clifton Manufacturing Company after 33 years. She loved to crochet and quilt.Mrs. Johnson departed this life on May 1,...
Orben Leonard Byrom
May 1, 2009
Orben Leonard Byrom was born April 4, 1917 in Madison County, Alabama the son of the late William Malcom Byrom and Ider Jane Hannah Towery.He was united in marriage to Mary Lou Vickers. Mrs. Byrom preceded him in death on November 20, 1993.Mr. Byrom retired from General Motors and worked at the VA in Huntsville, AL.He departed this life on...
Tony Cromwell
Apr 30, 2009
Tony Cromwellwas born in New Mexico on September 20, 1974 the son of Ricky Erwin and Frederica R. Pickens Cromwell.Mr. Cromwell had worked as a truck driver for Elam Trucking and East-West Trucking. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, baseball, softball, wood working, boating, and swimming. Mr. Cromwell had lived in New Mexico for 2 years and Hardin County for 32 years....
Flossie L. Overton
Apr 30, 2009
Mrs. Overton was born December 24, 1908 in Hardeman County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Joe and Jane Oakes Henson.She was united in marriage to William Siler 'Son' Overton on December 24, 1929. Mr. Overton preceded her in death on July 12, 1982.Mrs. Overton was a homemaker and also worked as an apple grader for Anderson Fruit Farms. Mrs....
E. Larry Johnson
Apr 30, 2009
E. Larry JohnsonHenderson: Euclid Larry Johnson, age 71, died Friday, April 30, 2009 at Jackson General Hospital.Mr. Johnson was born and reared in Gadsden, AL, the son of the late John Samuel and Emily Grace Brown Johnson. He graduated from Gadsden High School in 1958 and entered the U. S. Army that same year and also attended college at White...
Ann Wynne Barrett
Apr 30, 2009
Mrs. Barrett passed away Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. A native of Whiteville, she was the daughter of James and Grace Alice Wynne Kelley. She graduated from Whiteville High School and spent most of her life in Memphis. She was employed as a secretary for Carty & Co. in Memphis, was an animal lover and enjoyed interior decorating.She...

Pearl Hood
Apr 30, 2009
PEARL WHITT HOODDyersburg, TN: Doshie Pearl Whitt Hood, age 70, passed away April 30, 2009 at her home.She was born and reared in Henderson, Chester County, the daughter of the late Tom and Sally Wilson Whitt. She went to school in Chester County. She was married in 1953 to Aubrey Hood of Dyersburg. They made their home in Dyersburg, where...
Willie Adren Walker
Apr 29, 2009
Willie Adren Walker was born August 27, 1923 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Jacob Howard and Patie Jane Inman Treece.She was united in marriage to Reyburn McClean Walker for 67 years. Mr. Walker preceded her in death on September 18, 2008.Mrs. Walker was a purchaser for John E. Parker, a Homemaker, a loving mother and grandmother....
Mary Viness Smith
Apr 28, 2009
Mrs. Mary Viness Ervin Smith, age 89 of Bolivar, passed from this life Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at McNairy County Regional in Selmer.The widow of Buford Ervin and Burton Smith, she was born Aug 26, 1919 to the late Ambrose and Tressie Ervin Herriman and was a native of Hornsby. She worked for Western Mental Health Institute until 1989 as...
Nadine Pulley
Apr 28, 2009
Mrs. Nadine Gordon Pulley departed this life on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at Wayne County Nursing Home in Waynesboro, Tennessee at the age of 88 Years, 2 Months, 11 Days. She was born February 17, 1921 in Waynesboro, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Luther and Mary Beth Turnbow Gordon. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Pulley was preceded in...
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