Obituary Listing

Harold O'Neal

Harold O'Neal

May 25, 2007

Harold O'Neal was born in Selmer, Tennessee on May 19, 1920 the son of the late Clyde and Maggie Newsom O'Neal.He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during World War II. Mr. O'Neal had worked as a self-employed truck driver. On August 11, 1991 he was united in marriage to Mae Wood O'Neal, who survives. Mr. O'Neal...

Virginia Phillips

Virginia Phillips

May 24, 2007

She was born and reared in Illinois, the daughter of the late Olen and Verna Franklin Wilson. She married William H. Phillips in 1947. They made their home in Memphis until 1979. They moved to Henderson in 1981 and retired. She was a member of the Pleasant Springs Methodist Church and the Deanburg Community Club. Mr. Phillips died in 1994....

James W. Jacobs

James W. Jacobs

May 24, 2007

James W. Jacobs, 80, of Middleton, died Thursday, May 24, 2007 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.He worked on the pipeline crew at Tennessee Gas Pipeline for over 20 years. Mr. Jacobs was born May 28, 1926 in Hardeman County, son of the late Wickliff and Betty Strickland Jacobs and lived in Florence, Alabama before making his home in Middleton. He...

Willie Jo Taylor

Willie Jo Taylor

May 24, 2007

Willie Jo Hurst Taylor was born March 26, 1936 in Bethel Springs, Tennessee the daughter of Ethel Hurst and the late Elmer Hurst.She was united in marriage to Wayne Taylor on February 6, 1976.Mrs. Taylor was a factory worker at Shirlo Company in Memphis, Tennessee and a member of the New Hope Baptist Church. Mrs. Taylor departed this life on...

Jessie Butler

Jessie Butler

May 24, 2007

Jessie Butler was born October 20, 1944 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Willard and Lutie McDaniel Butler.She was united in marriage to Roger Butler on May 11, 1971.Mrs. Butler was a housewife and a member of the Church of God International.Mrs. Butler departed this life on May 24, 2007 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of...

William Pauline Hughes

William Pauline Hughes

May 24, 2007

William Pauline Hugheswas born in Morris Chapel, Tennessee on May 25, 1917 the son of the late Ira Vestal Hughes and Myrtle Mae Swiney Hughes.On July 3, 1937 he was united in marriage to the former Beatrice Rickman, who survives. Mr. Hughes was a self-employed merchant. He was a member of the Morris Chapel First United Methodist Church and the...

Shirley Dean Mayfield

Shirley Dean Mayfield

May 23, 2007

Shirley Dean Crabb Mayfield was born May 11, 1930 in Ramer, Tennessee the daughter of the late Ernest and Rebecca Frances Crabb Wooten.She was united in marriage to James E. Mayfield who preceded her in death on September 5, 1985.Mrs. Mayfield was a homemaker and a member of the Butlers Chapel Baptist Church in Ramer, Tennessee.Mrs. Mayfield departed this life...

Irene Leona Belsha

Irene Leona Belsha

May 23, 2007

Funeral services for Irene Leona Belsha , age 77, of Waynesboro , TN will be on Saturday May 26, 2007, at 1:00 pm at Highland Church of Christ, Waynesboro, TN with Jerry Garner officiating. Interment will follow in the Highland Cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Visitation will be Friday, May, 25, from 3:00...

Glenn Woodson Stewart

Glenn Woodson Stewart

May 23, 2007

Glenn Woodson Stewart, 84, of Bolivar, died Wednesday morning, May 23, 2007 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.Glenn Woodson Stewart, 84, of Bolivar, died Wednesday morning, May 23, 2007 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.The husband of Hattie Idell McBride Stewart, who survives, he was a psychiatric technician with Western Mental Health Institute for 27 years before retiring in 1987. He also...

Wilma Franks

Wilma Franks

May 23, 2007

Wilma Frankswas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on September 17, 1939 the daughter of the late Bud and Lillian Pearl Gibbs Cummings.Ms. Franks was a homemaker who loved growing flowers and playing the guitar.She departed this life on May 23, 2007 in Savannah, Tennessee at the ageof 67 years, 8 months and 6 days.Ms. Franks is survived by three daughters:...

Ottis J.R. Crowell

Ottis J.R. Crowell

May 22, 2007

He was born and reared in McNairy County, near Milledgeville, the son of the late Noonon Casey and Gladys Turner Crowell. He went to school at Adamsville. He was married to Ruby Mae Smith in 1953. They made their home near Milledgeville. He worked as a truck driver most of his life and for the past twenty years he drove...

Jerry Blackwelder

Jerry Blackwelder

May 22, 2007

Residence - Savannah, TNJERRY BLACKWELDERwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on May 31, 1941 the son of Lois Shelby Blackwelder and the late Bert Smith Blackwelder.On November 27, 1965 he was united in marriage to the former Mary Ann Hardin, who survives.Mr. Blackwelder was a retired pipe fitter for PCA. He was a member of New Harmony Baptist Church, Duck...

Janell Smith Foust

Janell Smith Foust

May 22, 2007

Janell Smith Foust of Ramer, Tennessee, was born on June 2, 1963, the daughter of Nellie Robertson Smith of Chewalla, Tennessee, and the late Robert Earl Smith.She was a homemaker and a member of Unity Baptist Church.Mrs. Foust passed from this life on Tuesday, May 22, 2007, at the age of 43 years, 11 months, and 20 days.Survivors are her...

David Davis

David Davis

May 22, 2007

David (Dave) Daviswas born in Savannah, Tennessee on March 22, 1958 the son of the lateFrank and Cinderella Davis Dillihunt.During his life, he had lived in Morristown, Tennessee and Adamsville, Tennessee.He departed this life on May 22, 2007 in Jackson, Tennessee at the age of 49 years and 2 months.Mr. Davis is survived by five sisters: Mary Ross, Laura Harris,...

Wayne Arthur Sanders

Wayne Arthur Sanders

May 21, 2007

Wayne Arthur Sanders was born September 27, 1947 in Detroit, the son of the late George and Phyllis Bauer Sanders.In February 1972 he was united in marriage to Peggy Osborn Sanders who preceded him in death on July 14, 2002.Mr. Sanders was a former member of the Selmer Moose Lodge. He was a veteran of the United Stated Navy.Mr. Sanders...

Thomas Victor Butler

Thomas Victor Butler

May 21, 2007

Thomas Victor Butler, Sr., 80, of Middleton, died Monday evening, May 21, 2007 at Bolivar General Hospital.The widower of Mary Lou Grantham Butler, who died January 4, 2003, he was a plumber. Mr. Butler was born October 21, 1926 in Paden, Miss., son of the late Willie Otho Butler and Ruth Hazel Hines Butler. He lived in Memphis before making...

Ader Massengill

Ader Massengill

May 21, 2007

Ader Massengill was born March 3, 1919 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Eulis and Cora Lipford Black. She was united in marriage to James Wayne Massengill on January 28, 1956.Mrs. Massengill was a homemaker and was formerly employed for 11 years at Fineburg Packing Company in Memphis, Tennessee. She was a member of the Beauty Hill...

Arlon Lynn Gillham

Arlon Lynn Gillham

May 21, 2007

Arlon Lynn Gillham was born January 23, 1932 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of the late Winfred and Connie Willis Gillham. He was united in marriage to Betty Meek on March 28, 1989.Mr. Gillham was a retired Corrections Officer for the State of Tennessee, and was a member of the Mt. Vinson United Methodist Church. He also served his...

Lynda W. Morgan

Lynda W. Morgan

May 21, 2007

LYNDA W. EAVES MORGANwas born in Troy, Alabama on September 21, 1945 the daughter of the late J. K. and Frances Colon Armstrong Eaves.On October 31, 1964 she was united in marriage to Ronald Cecil Morgan, who survives.Mrs. Morgan was a retired insurance agent for Welch Insurance Agency in Savannah. She was a member of East End United Methodist Church....

Alice Elois Christian

Alice Elois Christian

May 20, 2007

Funeral services for Alice Elois Christian, age 62, of California Branch Road, West Point, TN will be 3:00 pm Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at Shackelford Chapel in Collinwood with Josh Stults officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Gardens with Shackelford Funeral Directors in charge of arrangements.Mrs. Christian, a native of Collinwood, TN died, Sunday, May 20, 2007 from injuries received...