Obituary Listing

Jun 16, 2009

Mrs. Lizzie Louella Tranum, age 93 of Middleton, passed from this life Tuesday evening, June 16, 2009 at Bolivar General Hospital.She was born in Hardeman County March 11, 1916 to the late Hollis and Della Bass Majors. She married P. J. Tranum, who preceded her in death in 1973, and lived all of her life in the Hardeman County area...

Jun 16, 2009

SANDRA JEAN MCCASLAND BLOUNTwas born in Savannah, Tennessee on April 3, 1955 the daughter of the late W. A. and Emma Nell Shelby McCasland.On July 31, 1972 she was united in marriage to Tommy Blount, who survives.Mrs. Blount was a member of Graham United Methodist Church.She departed this life on June 16, 2009 in Savannah, Tennessee at the age of...

Jun 16, 2009

Services will be held on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 3:00 PM at Shackelford Funeral Home, Collinwood, Tennessee, with Josh Stults officiating. Burial will follow in Lutts Cemetery , Lutts, Tennessee with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Visitation will be on Wednesday, June 17, 5:00-9:00 pm and on Thursday, June 18, from 9:00 am until...

Jun 16, 2009

Jun 15, 2009

Bob R. Kennedy was born December 17, 1924 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of the late Joseph Oscar and Laura Lee Cooksey Kennedy.He was united in marriage to Etta Hendrix who survives.Mr. Kennedy was a Sales and Installation Representative for Alcoa Aluminum Siding for 40 years and a former barber. He was a member of the First Baptist Church...

Jun 15, 2009

Finger, Tennessee: Fred Robertson, age 98, died Sunday night, June 14, 2009 at Jackson General Hospital.Mr. Robertson was born in 1911 and raised in the Enville-Cabo Community. He married Gladys Marie Lewis in 1946. In 1952, he and his brother Carmack Robertson founded Robertson Brothers Trading Post, a double proprietorship that has served West Tennessee and North Mississippi until the...

Jun 15, 2009

Dorothy Mae Sanders Locke was born April 12, 1918 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Joe and Mattie Jane King Sanders.She was united in marriage to Carl Lee Locke who preceded her in death on January 6, 1996.Mrs. Locke was a Sewing Machine Operator for Levi Strauss in Ramer. She was a member of the Locke Road...

Jun 15, 2009

DON MILNERwas born in Memphis, Tennessee on June 29, 1946 the son of Bertha Lorene Higgins Milner and the late Raymond Henry Milner.On February 29, 1972 he was united in marriage to Marlene Margaret Lantrell, who preceded her husband in death on April 4, 2000.Mr. Milner was a United States Air Force Veteran of 22 years. He was a retired...

Jun 14, 2009

Pat Lee Sweat was born May 13, 1947 in Selmer, Tennessee the daughter of Sarah Lewell Wilds and the late Hayes P. Lee.She was united in marriage to Jerome Sweat on August 3, 1987.Mrs. Sweat was a retired School Teacher from McNairy Central High School after 30 years of service. She also taught at the McNairy County Adult Education Center,...

Jun 14, 2009

Harold J. Kaserwas born in Stratford, Wisconsin on December 6, 1931 the son of the late Joseph and Margaret Baltus Kaser.On July 2, 1954 he was united in marriage to Berneta June Woody, who survives.Mr. Kaser worked in the quality control department for ATandT before retiring and had served in the Army. In addition to Stratford, he had lived in...

Jun 13, 2009

Mr. DeBerry passed away early Saturday morning at his home in Hornsby. The husband of Marlene Ervin DeBerry, who survives, he was a farmer and former owner for 10 years of the Hornsby Texaco Service Station. He was born to Theodore Adolph DeBerry, Sr. and Lavenia Thomas DeBerry, both of whom preceded him in death and lived all of his...

Jun 13, 2009

Jun 13, 2009

WILLIE MAE ROSSHenderson, TN: Willie Mae Johnson Ross, age 78, passed away June 13, 2009 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.She was born and reared in Chester County, the daughter of the late Everette and Margie Hill Johnson. She graduated from Chester County High School in 1950. She was married to David Tucker Ross in 1952. They made their home...

Jun 13, 2009

Mr. Wilford Leon Hill, Sr., age 80 of Bolivar, passed from this life Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.He was born March 19, 1929 in Bethel Springs to the late Otis Henry and Ophia Hatch Hill. He married Mary Louise Vaughan, who survives, September 7, 1948, and worked as a store merchant until retirement. He lived in...

Jun 12, 2009

Betty M. Overman died on Friday, June 12, 2009, at her residence in Adamsville. She was a retired Dental Assistant and a member of Sidney, Illinois, United Methodist Church. She had lived in Champaign, Illinois, and Venice, Florida, prior to moving to Adamsville approximately 5 years ago. She was married to William A. Overman who preceded her in death in...

Jun 11, 2009

Minnie Youngwas born in Hardeman County, Tennessee on November 12, 1915 the daughter of the late John Henry and Mattie Harville Murphy.On December 22, 1936 she was united in marriage to Freeman Young, who preceded her in death on December 1, 1991.Mrs. Young had worked for Brown Shoe Manufacturing for 15 years in the fitting room. She was a member...

Jun 11, 2009

JASPER ‘ALLEN’ PEDDYHenderson, TN: Jasper “Allen” Peddy, age 77, departed this life on June, 11, 2009 at the Chester County Healthcare.He was born and reared in the Glendale Community of Chester County, the son of the late Oscar Allen and Kathleen Mackie Jones Peddy. He attended school in Chester County and graduated C.C.H.S. in 1949. After his father’s death in...

Jun 11, 2009

Lorena Kerr, 99, went to be with the Lord on June 11, 2009. She was a beloved wife, mother, grand and great-grandmother, a teacher and devout member of her church.A former resident of Savannah, TN, Mrs. Kerr moved to Memphis in 2005 to live with her daughter and son-in-law, Kay and Mel Humphreys. Preceding her in death was her husband,...

Jun 11, 2009

Troy Wakefieldwas born in Webster, South Dakota on November 13, 1967 the son of Dennis and Diane Blashill Wakefield.On February 14, 1998 he was united in marriage to Kathy Himel Wakefield, who survives.Mr. Wakefield had worked as a ground loading agent for Delta Airlines Incorporated and was a member of the Savannah church of Christ. His perspective on life was...

Jun 11, 2009

Lewell M. Alexander, 90, of Selmer, died on Thursday, June 11, 2009. Mrs. Alexander was a retired LPN from McNairy Regional Hospital and prior to becoming a LPN was employed for several years by Brown Shoe Company in Selmer.She was born May 8, 1919, in Ramer, Tennessee, to the late Robert L. Warren and Sarah Swain Warren. She graduated from...