Obituary Listing

Oct 19, 2008

DAVID ARTHUR (RED) WHITEwas born in Detroit, Michigan on April 24, 1955 the son of Kathleen Paulk Logue White and the late Arthur Luther White.Mr. White was a carpenter for American Food Service. He previously attended church at Eureka Methodist and Southside Baptist. Mr. White worked for 8 years as a deck hand on tow boats and also worked for...

Oct 19, 2008

William Floyd Ward was born August 17, 1927 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of the late Roy and Mary Gillham Ward.He was united in marriage to Marilyn Sanders on October 25, 1952, which consisted of 56 years of marriage. Mr. Ward was a member of the Mount Sharon Presbyterian Church in Adamsville, Tennessee which he was an Elder for...

Oct 18, 2008

Resident of Olive Hill, TN J. C. Hanks, Sr.was born in Dyer County, Tennessee on March 22, 1925 the son of the late Calvin and Esther Cooper Hanks.On July 14, 1946 he was united in marriage to Annie Lavera Childress, who preceded him in death on March 1, 2006.Mr. Hanks had worked for Jones Manufacturing in Covington, Tennessee for 40...

Oct 18, 2008

Cratis L. Hunt was born August 1, 1922 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of the late S. R. and Bonnie Meek Hunt.Mr. Hunt was retired from Centurytel. He was a member of the Mount Vinson Methodist Church in Stantonville, Tennessee.Mr. Hunt departed this life on October 18, 2008 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of 86 Years, 2 Months,...

Oct 18, 2008

Services for Marshall Ray Dixon, age 75, of Collinwood, Tennessee will be Monday, October 20, 2008 at 1:00 PM at Shawnettee Methodist Church near Collinwood, Tennessee with John Ives officiating. Burial with military rites will be in the Shawnettee Cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Directors directing. Pallbearers will be Timmy Keeton, Terry Keeton, Brad Reed, Jason Love, Stacey Wharton, Joe Brison....

Oct 18, 2008

George Herman Ritter was born and raised in Hardin Co. the son of the late Herman and Vada Moore Ritter. He was married to Kaye Campbell in 1970 and they made their home in Enville, TN all their married life. He worked as a mechanic at various locations such as Pettigrew Ford in Adamsville, Bolton Ford in Henderson, B&B in...

Oct 17, 2008

Mr. Carter died Friday afternoon at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. A life-long resident of Hardeman County, he was the son of the late William A. and Dessie King Carter. He married Norma Beatrice Russell on May 31, 1941. Mrs. Carter passed away February 15, 2007. Mr. Carter was a deacon of the New Union Baptist Church and a US Army...

Oct 17, 2008

Melvin Ray departed this life on October 17, 2008 in Bartlett, Tennessee at the age of 79 Years, 5 Months, 7 Days.He was born May 10, 1929 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of the late Vernon and Beatrice Cox Ray. United in marriage to Clara Opal Howell on February 16, 1949, he was a member of the Calvary Baptist...

Oct 17, 2008

Ima Ruth (Punk) Brewer Gilchrist Crowder was born May 18, 1937 in Wayne Co., Tennessee, the daughter of the late Coy Hooper Brewer and Addus Bertie Rich Brewer Holt. She was united in marriage to James Gilchrist, who preceded her in death on January 5, 1979 and Charles William Crowder, who preceded her in death on July 11, 2001.Mrs. Crowder...

Oct 16, 2008

Oct 16, 2008

Mrs. Davis died Thursday morning at her home in Hendersonville.The daughter of the late James Wesley and Freddie Tickle Davis, she was a 1940 graduate of Bolivar Central High School and on Christmas eve of that year married William Oscar Davis. Mr. Davis died July 29, 1994 after 53 years of marriage. Mrs. Davis lived in Hickory Valley from 1945...

Oct 16, 2008

Oct 15, 2008

Margaret Alexanderwas born in Henderson County, Tennessee on February 17, 1951 the daughter of Nada Vandyke Ross Pitts and the late Max Ray Pitts.On December 21, 1965 she was united in marriage to Jerry Alexander, who survives.Mrs. Alexander lived in Sardis, Tennessee all her life, and had worked as a truck driver for French Trucking for 9 years and Ward...

Oct 15, 2008

Franklin F Dillon was born July 15, 1964 in Memphis, Tennessee the son of F. D. and Jeffery Ann King Dillon.Mr. Dillon departed this life on October 15, 2008 in Corinth, Mississippi at the age of 44 Years, 3 Months, after being involved in a logging accident. He is survived by his parents, F. D. and Jeffery Ann King Dillon...

Oct 14, 2008

Stanley Dwayne Risner, Sr. departed this life on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 in Waynesboro, at the age of 40 Years, 10 Months, 22 Days. He was born November 22, 1967 in Wayne County, Tennessee the son of Beulah Pigg Risner Mattox of Waynesboro, TN and the late Loyd Risner. Stanley was preceded in death by brothers; Freeman; Jerry and Jeffery...

Oct 14, 2008

Funeral services for Linda Sue Stults Vaughn will be held on Friday, October 17, 2008 at 3:00 PM at Railroad Methodist Church in Iron City, Tennessee with John Allen Berry officiating. Burial will follow in the Railroad Cemetery at Iron City, Tennessee with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Visitation will be on Thursday, Oct. 16...

Oct 14, 2008

Funeral services for Peggy Throgmorton Brewer, will be held on Friday, October 17, 2008 at 1:00 PM at Shackelford Funeral Directors at Waynesboro in Waynesboro, Tennessee, with Bobby Pinckley officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Gardens in Waynesboro, Tennessee with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Visitation will be on Thursday, October 16 from 6:00-9:00 pm...

Oct 14, 2008

E. J. Farris was born March 26, 1938 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of the late Leonard and Hazel Burns Farris.He was united in marriage to Lois Anderson on March 13, 1982, was a Tool and Die Maker, Baptist in Faith and loved fishing and golfing with friends.Mr. Farris departed this life on October 14, 2008 in Selmer, Tennessee...

Oct 13, 2008

T. V. Young Jr was born October 6, 1925 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of the late Tandy and Florence Bailey Young.Mr. Young retired from McNairy Board of Education after 34 years, in those years he was a teacher, principal and truant officer. He was a member of the Lions Club, Humane Society and Retired Teachers of McNairy County.Mr....

Oct 13, 2008

Betty Steely was born in Wayne County, Tennessee on January 10, 1946 the daughter of Flora Jane Hinton McFall and the late Hassell Tony McFall.Mrs. Steely had worked as an oiler at Yellow Creek Nuclear Plant. She enjoyed singing and dancing. She was a good cook and a great mother. She was an easy going and a happy person, always...