Obituary Listing

Jun 14, 2008

Artie Frances Forsyth of Selmer,Tennessee, was born on Thursday, September 24, 1931, to the late Alfred and Lockie Kiser Williams. She married Parvin Forsyth on January 19, 1949. Mr. Forsyth preceded her in death on August 8, 1980. She was retired from Brown Shoe Company.Mrs. Forsyth passed from this life on Saturday, June 14, 2008, at McNairy Regional Hospital in...

Jun 14, 2008

She was born and reared in the Woodville Community of Chester County, the daughter of the late Isaac Patrick and Martha Etta Hatch Cox. She attended schools at Woodville. She was married to Charlie Hooper and they made their home in the Hooper’s Switch Community of Hardeman County where they farmed. Mr. Hooper died in 1939. She moved to Woodville...

Jun 14, 2008

Lewis Youngwas born in Waterloo, Alabama on August 9, 1943 the son of Clarence Roy and Clara Lorene Seaton Young.Mr. Young worked for Hardin County Bank as a loan collector for 26 years before retiring. He was a veteran of the National Guard and a member of Wright Methodist Church in Waterloo, Alabama. He was a loving, caring, considerate husband,...

Jun 13, 2008

Betty Elizabeth Lynch Richardson was born June 28, 1949 in Waynesboro, Tennessee to the late James Walter and Rosa Estelle Davis Lynch. She died Friday, June 13, 2008 at her home in Counce, Tennessee at the age of 58 Years, 11 Months, 16 Days. She was pro shop manager at Pickwick Landing golf course.She is survived by a son, Mr....

Jun 12, 2008

She was born in Springfield, MO the daughter of the late Bert Hulett and Mary Lou Ramsey Dunham. She graduated from Southwest Missouri State University and later received her Masters in Library Science at the University of Memphis. She was married to Wendell Hall Bloomingburg in 1947. She served on the faculty of David Lipscomb High School while Mr. Bloomingburg...

Jun 11, 2008

George S. Barnes of Selmer was born on Sunday, January 13, 1929, to the late Edgar and Mary M. Willis Barnes. He married Fay Riley on June 22, 1954. Mr. Barnes was a retired franchisee with Jackson Cookie Company, then owned and operated R and B Enterprises concessions. He was a former bus driver for the City of Memphis. He...

Jun 11, 2008

Graveside Service for Claudie Marie Horton Alsbrook, age 66, Florence, AL will be held 3:00 pm Thursday, June 12, 2008 at Railroad Cemetery near Iron City, Tennessee with Michael Mathers officiating. Interment following with Shackelford Funeral Directors in charge of arrangements.She was born March 21, 1942 in Wayne County, Tennessee to the late Carl and Grace Stricklin Horton. Mrs. Alsbrook...

Jun 11, 2008

Jimmy Jacksonwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on June 23, 1950 the son of the late Price Frazier and Dorothy Mae Ponds Jackson.On August 22, 1970 he was united in marriage to Donna Jean Butler of Morris Chapel, Tennessee, who survives.Mr. Jackson owned and operated Jackson Backhoe Service. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing softball, and was a member of the...

Jun 11, 2008

Henderson: Dueprez Stewart, Jr. age 77, died June 11, 2008 at his home as the result of a farming accident.He was born in Memphis, TN, and reared in Chester County, the son of the late Dueprez, Sr. and Lenie Lea Opal Morris Stewart. He attended school in Shelby and Chester Counties. In 1951 he was married to Margaret Dungan. He...

Jun 11, 2008

Willard Benson was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on May 8, 1931 the son of the late Archie Daniel and Lue Austin Benson.Mr. Benson had lived in the Burnt Church Community and was a member of Plummer's Chapel Church. He had worked as a custodian at White's Elementary, Hardin County Courthouse, sawmill laborer for James A. Neill Sawmill, and a...

Jun 10, 2008

Helen Hurst was born April 25, 1926 in Gallagher, West Virginia the daughter of the late William Ira and Alice Elizabeth Vandall Crist.She was united in marriage to Marvin Hurst Sr. on February 19, 1944. Mr. Hurst preceded her in death on February 20, 1986.Mrs. Hurst was a sales clerk for Browder Shoe Store, Smith & Hunter Drugs and worked...

Jun 10, 2008

Jamie Glenn Cox was born September 11, 1963 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of Christine Johnson and the late Thomas Cox.He was united in marriage to Linda West.Mr. Cox was a self-employed timber cutter and logger . He was of the Baptist belief. Mr. Cox departed this life on June 10, 2008 in Bolivar, Tennessee at the age of...

Jun 10, 2008

William Donald Parmley was born June 14, 1930 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of the late Ralph and Gertrude Robinson Parmley.He was united in marriage to Natha Sweatman.Mr. Parmley was a custodian for the McNairy County Board of Educaton at Michie Elementary. He was a member of the Emanuel Tabernacle Church in Stantonville,TN .Mr. Parmley departed this life on...

Jun 10, 2008

Marie Blanton Sweat was born May 7, 1926 in Stantonville, Tennessee the daughter of the late C. E. and Modena Jeannette Wright Blanton.She was united in marriage to Clyde Sweat. She was affectionately known as "Mama Ree", to her family. She had been a member of the Shiloh Methodist Church since June 28, 1976. Mrs. Sweat departed this life on...

Jun 10, 2008

Jun 10, 2008

Joe Smithwas born in Cherry Valley, Arkansas on August 15, 1933 the son of the late George and Gradie Smith.On February 10, 2003 he was united in marriage to Veneal Young, who survives.Mr. Smith was a citrus worker in Florida. He had lived in Lakewood Park and Davenport, Florida for 50 years before moving to Hardin County, Tennessee 5 years...

Jun 9, 2008

Mrs. McCarter died Monday evening at Bolivar General Hospital.The widow of the late Paul J. McCarter, she was a clerk for Sims grocery for 23 years, after which she was a homemaker. She was born October 1, 1921 to the late Anderson "Doc" and Pearl Elkins Davis in Middleton, Tennessee. She loved gardening, especially tomatoes and flowers. Mrs. McCarter was...

Jun 9, 2008

Clay Sherrill Jr Funeral services for Clay Sherrill, Jr. age 70, of Waynesboro,TN ; will be held on June 10, 2008 at 3:00 PM at Shackelford Funeral Directors at Waynesboro in Waynesboro, Tennessee, with Cary Crews, Matthew Morine officiating. Burial will follow in the McGlamery Cemetery at Collinwood, Tennessee with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the...

Jun 9, 2008

Dorothy Morgan was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on July 20, 1923 the daughter of the late William Harvey and Retta Lee Fowler Smith.On August 4, 1940, she was united in marriage to James Cecil Morgan, who preceded him in death on October 4, 1982.Ms. Morgan enjoyed gardening, cooking, quilting, and fishing. She was a very caring and loving mother...

Jun 8, 2008

Charles Edward White Sr. of Michie, Tennessee, was born on December 6, 1941, to the late Ivan W. White and Nona Pyron White. He was a retired contractor, a member of the Selmer Moose Lodge, and a Pentecostal.Mr. White died on Sunday, June 8, 2008, in Memphis, at the age of 66 Years, 6 Months, and 2 Days.Survivors are two...