Obituary Listing

Elmer Weaver

Elmer Weaver

Nov 28, 2007

Elder Weaver was born and reared in the Hickory Corner Community of Chester County, the son of the late Isaac Odell and Mildred Alice Hurst Weaver. He attended Chester County schools and in 1948 was married to Emergene Smith and they made their home in and around Chester County most of their married life. He entered the U. S. Army...

James Melvin Scott

James Melvin Scott

Nov 28, 2007

Mr. Scott died Wed., Nov. 28 at Methodist Hospital North in Memphis. He was the widower of Ruth Geneva Scott, who died in 1984 and was a farmer. He was born to the late James Lindsey Scott and Willie Bama Hensley and lived most of his life in Fayette County. He loved to hand carve and work with wood an...

Edwin Quinton Patrick

Edwin Quinton Patrick

Nov 27, 2007

Mr. Patrick died early Tuesday morning at Pine Meadows Healthcare in Bolivar. A native of Hardeman County, he was a farmer. He was born on Jan. 6, 1919, son of the late Edwin and Alma Jones Patrick and lived all of his life here. Mr. Patrick was a member of Bolivar First Baptist Church.Survivors include a sister, Kathleen Butler and...

Melba McCasland

Melba McCasland

Nov 27, 2007

Melba McCaslandwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Troy Anderson and Madolin Smith.On August 01, 1941 she married James Otis McCasland of Adamsville, Tennessee, who survives.During her life Mrs. McCasland worked as a seamstress at Harwood Manufacturing before she retired. She was a member of the Christian Assembly United Pentecostal Church of Adamsville and a member...

Mary Evelyn Pitts

Mary Evelyn Pitts

Nov 27, 2007

Funeral services for Mary Evelyn Pitts, age 86, of Waynesboro, TN will be One p.m. Saturday, December 1, 2007 at Shackelford Chapel in Waynesboro with Clifton Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Hope Cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Directors in Wayne County in charge of arrangements.Mrs. Pitts, a native of Waynesboro, TN died Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at Wayne Medical...

Lula Bell Johnson

Lula Bell Johnson

Nov 26, 2007

Lula Bell Johnson was born January 13, 1948 in Wayne County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Charlie and Jessie Wilkerson Strickland.She was united in marriage to Daniel R. Johnson who survives. Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker.Mrs. Johnson departed this life on November 26, 2007 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of 59 Years, 10 Months, 13 Days. She is...

Bobby Joe Lott

Bobby Joe Lott

Nov 25, 2007

Bobby Joe Lottwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on June 18, 1943 the son of the late Marshall Henry and Alemeda Parrott Clenney Lott.Mr. Lott was married to Jean Reynolds Lott who preceded him in death in 1989.Mr. Lott was a Security Guard for Murray Guard. He lived in Enville and Henderson, Tennessee. He had worked as a truck driver...

Glada Paulette Burkeens

Glada Paulette Burkeens

Nov 25, 2007

Mrs. Burkeens passed away Sunday at Bolivar General Hospital.A homemaker and wife of Lonnie Burkeens, who survives, she was born to Clifton and Sylvia Hatley Sisco, both of whom preceded her in death and spent most of her life here. She loved ceramics and flowers and attended Hebron Baptist Church.In addition to her husband, whom she married on April 16,...

Velma Lucille Jeter

Velma Lucille Jeter

Nov 25, 2007

Velma Lucille Lard Jeterwas born in Waterloo, Alabama on April 12, 1923 the daughter of the late Charlie Oscar and Lucy Lard.On June 27, 1942 she married Vernon James Jeter who preceded her in death on June 5, 2002.During her life she worked as a bookkeeper/secretary for Blackwood Brothers Music Company, Memphis, Tennessee and various other businesses. Velma's husband was...

Donna Hunter

Donna Hunter

Nov 25, 2007

Mrs. Donna Hunter, age 49, died Sunday, November 25, 2007 at her home near Henderson, Tennessee. She was a homemaker and enjoyed things such as cooking, sewing, puzzles and gardening. She is survived by her husband, Howard Lee Hunter, a daughter, Chasity Michelle Burlison (Gary), three sons, Shannon Ray Smith (Nicole), Robert Shawn Harris (Christian), and Michael Steve Kennedy (Misty)....

Tommy Ray Swafford

Tommy Ray Swafford

Nov 25, 2007

He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Burns Swafford of Toone; a daughter, Katie Swafford of Enville and three sons, Tommy Lee Swafford, James Roy Swafford and Joseph Allen Swafford all of Enville; three sisters, Linda Sue Swafford, Cathy Brasher and Mary Rosalee Swafford all of Enville; two brothers, William Wesley Swafford of Reagan and Nicky Swafford of Henderson; one...

Laura Kristen Culver

Laura Kristen Culver

Nov 24, 2007

Laura Kristen Culver was born May 18, 1971 in Selmer, Tennessee the daughter of William (Tommy) Thomas and Mary Virginia Stevens Gray.She was a Office Manager for Dr. Conway's office in Savannah, Tennessee and attended the Temple Baptist Church in Savannah, Tennessee.Miss Culver departed this life on November 24, 2007 at the age of 36 Years, 6 Months, 6 Days....

Mary Zilphia Donahoe

Mary Zilphia Donahoe

Nov 24, 2007

Mary Zilphia Donahoe was born May 3, 1935 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of the late James Orland and Thelda Faye Hopkins Moore.Mrs. Donahoe was formerly employed as a cashier for the Elms Resturant in Selmer. She was a member of the Plesant Site Baptist Church. Mrs. Donahoe departed this life on November 24, 2007 in Memphis, Tennessee at...

Rady Buford McGee

Rady Buford McGee

Nov 24, 2007

Rady Buford McGee was born August 20, 1943 in Alcorn County, Mississippi the son of the late Thomas Welcome and Lillie Mae Littlejohn McGee.Mr. McGee was formerly employed as a security guard for Pickwick Landing State Park, and was a farmer. He was a member of the Liberty Church of Christ in Michie, Tennessee, and had served his state and...

Lewis L. Norris

Lewis L. Norris

Nov 24, 2007

Lewis L. "Butch" Norris, Jr., went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 24, 2007 at Baptist Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.He retired from the United States Postal Service in 2001as a Statistical Programs manager. Mr. Norris served in the Marine Corps during Vietnam and received the purple heart. Also, he fought cancer for the past 6 years.He leaves his...

Peggy Sue Sanders

Peggy Sue Sanders

Nov 24, 2007

Ms. Sanders died Saturday morning at Bolivar General Hospital.A native of Saulsbury, she was born to Howard Sanders and Jane Brock Sanders both of whom preceded her in death. She was a riverboat cook and lived most of her life in this area. Ms. Sanders was a member of Victory Assembly of God in Walnut and attended Abundant Life Christian...

James William Stricklin

James William Stricklin

Nov 24, 2007

Services for James William (Billy) Stricklin, age 76, of Waynesboro, TN will be Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at 11 am at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel in Waynesboro with Owen Stricklin and Bobbie Martin officiating. Burial, with military rites, will be in Memorial Gardens, Waynesboro, with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County directing. Pallbearers will be Justin Nichols, Jacob Nichols, Cainan...

Lenora Dyer

Lenora Dyer

Nov 23, 2007

Lenore Dyerwas born in Crown Pointe, Indiana on September 01, 1926, the daughter of the late Walter and Margaret Woodke.On July 26, 1968 she married Ralph Eugene Dyer, who survives.Mrs. Dyer departed this life Friday, November 23, 2007 at the age of 81 years, 2 months, 22 days.In addition to her husband she is survived by 2 sons: David Henke...

Jack Crowley

Jack Crowley

Nov 23, 2007

Mr. Crowley died Friday evening at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. The husband of Georgia Maye Hill Crowley, who survives, he was a farmer and cattleman. He was the son of the late William and Ida Lee Reagon Crowley and lived all of his life here. He served in the Army during World War II in the Pacific, Guam and...

J. H. Lott

J. H. Lott

Nov 22, 2007

Survived by his daughter Linda Tittle and husband Stephen of Olive Branch, Mississippi.Mr. Lott was a retired bus driver for MATA. He was preceded in death by his wife Dosha Bell Inman Lott and a grandson Brian Kelly Tittle. He was a professed Christian.His parents were the late Marcus Kent Lott and Medie Elizabeth Canaday Lott.