Lena Blount
Apr 6, 2008
LENA BLOUNTwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on October 7, 1919 the daughter of the late Lonnie Elmer and Lantie Kathleen Rinks Caperton.On December 23, 1942 she was united in marriage to Raymond Blount, who preceded his wife in death on March 21, 2000.Mrs. Blount was a retired seamstress for over 25 years for Savannah Manufacturing Company. She was a...
Mark Nils Woldhagen
Apr 5, 2008
Services for Mark Nils Woldhagen, age 64, of Waynesboro, TN will be Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 1 pm at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel in Waynesboro, TN with John Ives and Marvin Champion officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Shawnettee Cemetery in Collinwood, TN with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County directing. Pallbearers will be Terry and Tim...
W. O. Watson
Apr 5, 2008
W. O. "Orlan" Watson was born July 2, 1913 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of the late Marion McDaniel and Nancy Jane Abercrombie Watson. He was united in marriage to Athalee Emmons on April 11, 1931. Mrs. Watson preceded him in death on June 6, 1993 after 62 years of marriage.Mr. Watson was a carpenter by trade. He also...
William Hershel Wright
Apr 5, 2008
Services for William Hershel Wright, age 79, of Wayne County Nursing Home, Waynesboro, TN will be Monday, April 7, 2008 at 1 pm at Piney Grove Freewill Baptist Church, Cypress Inn, TN with Emerald Bailey officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County directing. Visitation will be Sunday, April 6, 2008 from 6...
Jimmy Ussery Godsey
Apr 5, 2008
Services for Jimmy Ussery Godsey, age 64, of Florence, AL, will be Monday, April 7, 2008 at 3 pm at Christian Faith Church, Florence, AL with Dennis Hanvey and Jerry Balentine, II, officiating. Burial will be in Shiloh Church of Christ Cemetery, Greenhill, AL with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County directing. Pallbearers will be Josh Davis, Donnie Whitehead, Phillip...
Charlene Oakley
Apr 4, 2008
Charlene Oakleywas born in Savannah, Tennessee on October 11, 1934 the daughter of the late Walter and Rosie Shannon Oakley.During her life, Ms. Oakley worked as a house cleaner and a baby sitter. She was a member of the St. John Baptist Church. She enjoyed cooking and loved to read.Ms. Oakley departed this life on April 4, 2008 at the...
Sammy Gary
Apr 3, 2008
SAMMY GARYwas born in Chester County, Tennessee on December 8, 1970 the son of C. E. and Patricia Kay Presley Gary.Sammy was a truck driver for Leach Trucking Company. He was Baptist in belief. Sammy enjoyed hunting, fishing and he was very sociable.He departed this life on April 3, 2008 in Savannah, Tennessee at the age of 37 years, 3...
Paul Smith
Apr 3, 2008
He was born and reared in Chester County, Enville Area, the son of the late Ivy Granderson and Pearlie Essary Smith. He attended schools in Chester County. He lived in Memphis most of his adult life and worked for Illinois Central Railroad. He had made his home in Tunica for the last few years.He is survived by a son, Bryan...
Michael Douglas Cruse
Apr 3, 2008
Mr. Cruse died Thursday, April 3, 2008 at Bolivar General Hospital.A life-long resident of the Pocahontas area, he was the son of Leon and Helen Wilbanks Cruse, who both survive. He was a self-employed carpenter, loved gardening, animals and woodcarving and served in the US Army in Germany.Other survivors include three sisters, Sherry Bodiford of Pocahontas, Diann Bennett of North...
Melba Jean Horton
Apr 2, 2008
Funeral services for Melba Jean Horton, age 66, of Collinwood, TN will be Friday, April 4, 2008 at 3 pm at Cromwell Crossroads Church, Collinwood, with John E. Banks and Ricky Nelson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County directing. Pallbearers will be George and Jerry Balentine, Shane and Rusty Sherrill, Mark...
Faye Ruth Mullins
Apr 1, 2008
She was born and reared in Chester County, the daughter of the late Claude Martin and Cora Clinton Jones Ledbetter. She attended schools in Chester County and in 1932 was married to Robert Howard "Shorty" Mullins. They lived in Chester County from 1932 until 1952 where they farmed. They moved to McNairy County in 1955, where they farmed and raised...
Rev. Charles Hughes Shelby
Apr 1, 2008
Charles Hughes Shelby was born in Hardin County on November 7, 1916, the son of the late Nathan C. and Lela Alexander Shelby. On June 5, 1940 he married Nona White. Charles and Nona were blessed with 2 sons-Charles Ray and Tommy Shelby. His faith was tested and proven when the Lord called both his sons home within a one...
Mamie Poole Moody
Mar 31, 2008
Mrs. Moody passed away Monday morning, March 31, 2008, at NHC Healthcare in Somerville, A native of Hardeman County, she was a factory worker and farmer. She was born to Jim B. and Nettie Daniels Poole, both of whom preceded her in death, and moved to Oakland in 1966 and to Somerville in 1988. She was a volunteer foster grandparent...
Diane Borden
Mar 30, 2008
Diane Hollins Borden was born June 26, 1954 in Hardin County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Robert William and Francis Euthia Smith Hollins.Diane was a shipping clerk and warehouse manager for DRI in Selmer. In her spare time, she enjoyed Karaoke singing and dancing with her friends. Diane departed this life on March 30, 2008 in Selmer, Tennessee at...
Mattie Viola Black
Mar 30, 2008
Miss Black died Sunday evening at Pine Meadows Nursing Home in Bolivar. She was the daughter of the late Monroe Livingston Black and Viola Jane Holloway Black and was a life long resident of Hardeman County. She retired as an office clerk for the Hardeman Farmers Co-Op and was a member of the Bolivar Cumberland Presbyterian Church.Survivors include two sisters,...
Ruby Irene Moore
Mar 30, 2008
Mrs. Moore died Sunday morning, March 30, 2008, at her home. The widow of James Roy Moore, who died in 1987, she was the manager of the patient canteen at Western Mental Health Insitute, retiring in 1979. She was born to James Thomas Lane and Irene Robley Lane, both of whom preceded her in death and lived all of her...
Ka Yeng Vue
Mar 29, 2008
Mr. Vue died Saturday, March 29, 2008, at Baptist Hospital in Memphis. The husband of Ya Vue, who survives, he was a technician with Mid South Premier. He was born to Nao H. and Khou Her Vue of Middleton and was a member of Hmong Assembly of God.In addition to his wife, whom he married in 1975, and his parents,...
Earnest D. Shelby
Mar 29, 2008
Earnest D. Shelby was born November 26, 1946 in Decaturville, Tennessee the son of the late Noble Earnest and Carrie Kennedy Shelby.He was united in marriage to Linda Fay Sweat on January 14, 1968.Mr. Shelby was a retired tool and dye maker for General Electric. He was a member of the House of Mercy in Morris Chapel, Tennessee. He served...
Alma Jean Welch
Mar 28, 2008
Alma Jean Cookwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on May 23, 1931 the daughter of the late Frederick Lee and Myrtle Ethel Tacker Cook.On May 3, 1947 she married Daniel Welch, who preceded her in death on May 30, 2006.Mrs. Welch was a devoted wife, a loving, wonderful mother and grandmother. She was a member of the First Church of...
Mary Una Rich
Mar 28, 2008
Mrs. Mary Una (Murphy) Rich, age 92, of Florence, AL died March 28, 2008 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was a native of Lauderdale County, Alabama, but had lived in Tuscaloosa for 30 years before returning to Florence in 2002. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and sister and a faithful Christian and a member...
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