Obituary Listing

Sep 21, 2007

Mrs. Shaver died Friday afternoon at the Bolivar General Hospital.A native of Rubicon, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of Leonard and Erma Siegman. On June 8, 1949, she married Rev. Elmer Eldon Shaver and moved to Middleton in 1950. Rev. Shaver died February 2, 1998. Mrs. Shaver received her bachelor's degree in nursing from Mt. Sinai School of Nursing in...

Sep 21, 2007

Ms. Coffman died Friday evening at Primacy Healthcare and Rehab Center in Memphis. She was born in Whiteville, daughter of the late Dr. J. L. and Bettie Mai Blalock Coffman and lived and worked in New York for 32 years, along with her sister, Ellen, prior to moving to Memphis several years ago. She was a pioneer in physical therapy...

Sep 20, 2007

Thomas E. Carothers of Selmer, Tennessee, was born on January 23, 1931, to the late Melvin Carothers and Vinnie Landreth Carothers. He was a retired maintenance worker with the Tennessee Department of Safety, a Korean War veteran, and a member of Court Avenue Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Selmer.Mr. Carothers died on Thursday, September 20, 2007, at Jackson Madison County General...

Sep 20, 2007

SHIRLEY MAE MAHAR SPENCEwas born in Corinth, Mississippi on March 10, 1926 the daughter of the late John and Velma Gertrude Gann Mahar. On November 18, 1960 she was united in marriage to Barney Joseph Spence, who preceded his wife in death on December 24, 1995.Mrs. Spence was a homemaker. She was a member of Morris Chapel Baptist Church. Mrs....

Sep 19, 2007

John Leslie (Jack) (Jack) Morris was born February 16, 1942 in Buffalo, New York the son of the late Leslie John and Louise Walter Morris.He was united in marriage to Limbani Alilano Morris.Mr. Morris was a Real Estate Agent .Mr. Morris departed this life on September 19, 2007 in Adamsville, Tennessee at the age of 65 Years, 7 Months, 3...

Sep 19, 2007

Services for Maudie Vickery, 91, Florence, AL will be Friday, September 21, 2007 at 1 pm at Christian Faith Church, Florence, with Dennis Hanvey and Ronnie McKissack officiating. Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery, Florence, with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County directing. Pallbearers will be Jerry Vickery, Jr., Michael Vickery, Dewayne Vickery, Tim Baskins, Ricky Anthony, Robert Jeffreys. Visitation...

Sep 19, 2007

Sep 18, 2007

Funeral services for Della Mae Bauer, age 76, of Cypress Inn, TN will be on Thursday, September 20, 2007, at 1:00 pm at Cromwell Crossroads Church, Collinwood, TN with Joe Risner officiating. Interment following in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lutts, TN with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Visitation will be on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 from...

Sep 18, 2007

Mr. Smith died Tues., Sept. 18 at Pine Meadows Healthcare Center. The husband of Inell Smith, who survives, he was a carpenter and lived all of his life here. He was born in Hardeman County, son of the late Jess and Eula Bell Tippett Smith and served in the US Navy during WW II in the Pacific & European Theatre...

Sep 18, 2007

Sep 17, 2007

He was born and reared in the Phillip’s school house community of Chester County, the son of the late Jacob Green and Myrtie Magnolia Weaver Crouse. He attended Phillip’s school and entered the U.S. Air Force at age 18 and was stationed in Spokane Washington and Anchorage Alaska. He spent most of his working life in the Chicago area in...

Sep 17, 2007

CLARA RUTH WORDwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on October 30, 1950 the daughter of Mollie Bevis Word and the late Rayford Lee Word.Ms. Word was a nursing assistant. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Ms. Word enjoys crocheting, puzzles, word puzzles and fishing with her brother Raymond.She departed this life on September 17, 2007 at the...

Sep 16, 2007

HAROLD A. JONESwas born in Gilbertsville, Kentucky on August 23, 1945 the son of the late Garvin Anderson and Jessie Wicker Jones.On December 9, 1975 he was united in marriage to the former Gayle Englebretson, who survives.Mr. Jones was a truck driver for Reeves Brothers. He was a United States Army Veteran of Vietnam, where he received a Distinguished Flying...

Sep 16, 2007

N. A. (Poe) Younger was born December 16, 1923 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of the late George Washington and Ercie Younger.He was united in marriage to Jo Ann Barnes Hamm on December 23, 1978. Mrs. Younger preceded him in death on May 7, 2006. Mr. Younger was a retired farmer and worker for the McNairy County Highway Department,...

Sep 16, 2007

DOROTHY MCAULEY PUSSER BRIDGESwas born in Tuscumbia, Alabama on November 27, 1922 the daughter of the late Marion and Mandy Jane Durham Stanfield.She was united in marriage to Henry McAuley, who preceded her in death and later she was united in marriage to Jewell Pusser, who also preceded her in death. On April 8, 1983 she was united in marriage...

Sep 16, 2007

Donald Ray Gillham of Reagan, Tennessee, was born on April 15, 1939, to the late Winfred Foster Gillham and Connie Willis Gillham. He was a 1958 graduate of Adamsville High School. Mr. Gillham was a former policeman and corrections officer and retired after 26 years with Service Farm Equipment, Research, and Engineering Center in Hinsdale, Illinois (J. I. Case Co.)....

Sep 15, 2007

Grace Marie Archer Kullman was born January 15, 1911 in Medford, Oklahoma the daughter of the late George and Jenney Talkington Archer.She was united in marriage to the late Rev. Morris Kullman on May 27, 1934. Rev. Kullman preceded her in death in 1969.Mrs. Kullman was a retired sales clerk from Lowensteen's and Dillards . She was a member of...

Sep 15, 2007

JOAN ROBERTSwas born in Columbia City, Indiana on November 18, 1930 the daughter of the late Walter Edward and Marion Denton Kiefer. On February 17, 1951 she was united in marriage to Rex Roberts, who survives.Mrs. Roberts was a homemaker. She was a member of Royal Neighbors Association. Mrs. Roberts loved to bowl and fish.She departed this life on September...

Sep 15, 2007

Theodore R. King Sr. was born May 15, 1905 in Ramer, Tennessee the son of the late Henry and Mary Monroe King.He was united in marriage to the late Katherine Washburn. He was a member of the Cypress Tank Church Of Christ in Selmer, Tennessee and was a retired steel worker.He is survived by a granddaughter, Deborah Smith of Sugartree,...

Sep 15, 2007

Mrs. Barnes passed away early Saturday morning, September 15, 2007, at her home. A native of Hornsby, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Annie Baker Crawford. She lived in Memphis from 1955 - 1975 before returning to Hornsby. She was the widow of Verlon Herriman, who died in December of 1944 and John C. Barnes, who passed...