Obituary Listing

May 2, 2007

Vinnie Mae Plunk Zachary was born August 28, 1925, in McNairy County, Tennessee, the daughter of the late William Jefferson and Lessie Browder Plunk.Mrs. Zachary was united in marraige to Wayne Zachary. After retiring, she and her husband moved to Middleton, Tennessee and lived on their farm for over 19 years. She was Methodist in belief and attended Middleton United...

May 2, 2007

Nellie R. Smith was born May 15, 1914 in Cullman, Alabama the daughter of the late James Barry and Bethany Watts Rodgers. She was united in marriage to Joel Smith on December 31, 1930. After 57 years of marriage, Mr. Smith preceded her in death on March 28, 1988. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and was a member of the...

May 2, 2007

He was born and reared in Chester County, the son of the late Frank and Exie Griffin Latham. He entered the U.S. Army in 1953. After the service he worked at General Motors Company in IL and retried after 33 years. He moved back to Chester County to the Mifflin Community. He was a Baptist in belief.He is survived by...

May 1, 2007

Dorothy Faye Shelbywas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on December 17, 1917 the daughter of the late Author Brown Love and Lillie Harville Love Delozier.On March 17, 1935 she was united in marriage to Columbus Brownlow Shelby, who preceded her in death on June 29, 1987. She worked at the Savannah Button Factory, Savannah Manufacturing and as a school cook....

May 1, 2007

Curtis E. (Fat Boy) Waller was born February 15, 1933 in Henderson County, Tennessee the son of the late George A. and Frances Roy Waller .He was united in marriage to Vada Gillham Waller who survives.Mr. Waller, a farmer, departed this life on May 1, 2007 in Savannah, Tennessee at the age of 74 Years, 2 Months, 16 Days. He...

May 1, 2007

Bobby Joe Hill was born May 24, 1934 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of the late Jim and Olive Hill. He was united in marriage to Patricia Parker on June 12, 1954.Mr. Hill retired from the Army National Guard on May 24, 1994, with the rank of Platoon Sergeant E-7. He was the former owner of Hill's Petroleum Company,...

May 1, 2007

Will (Red) Wilkersonwas born in Savannah, Tennessee on August 14, 1925 the son of the late Harrison and Effie Linville Wilkerson.In January of 1948 he was united in marriage to the former Minnie Louise Bowden, who preceded him in death. Mr. Wilkerson was a farmer.He departed this life on May 1, 2007 in Winnsboro, Louisiana at the at the age...

May 1, 2007

Nona Melinda Garner was born in the Old Union Community of Hardin County, Tennessee on October 7, 1916 the daughter of the late Oscar Franklin and Martha Lomax Plunk.She took care of her parents until their death and in November of 1962 she was united in marriage to T.J. Garner. They were together forty one years until he preceded her...

Apr 30, 2007

Services for Ricky A. Nelson, Jr., age 31, Lawrenceburg, TN, will be Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 3 pm at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel, Waynesboro, TN with Casey Jones officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens, Waynesboro, with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 2, 2007 from 6 pm to...

Apr 30, 2007

Jon Charles Gibson was born May 27, 1984 in Dallas, Texas the son of Cynthia Gibson.Jon was a service technician for Ram Jack and was of the Baptist faith.He departed this life on April 30, 2007 in Jackson, Tennessee at the age of 22 Years, 11 Months, 3 Days. Jon is survived by his mother, Cynthia Gibson and her companion...

Apr 29, 2007

Apr 29, 2007

Robert Joseph Johnson, 90, of Bolivar, died Sunday, April 29, 2007 at Cordova Healthcare and Rehabilitation.He was born in Hardeman County, the son of the late John Presley and Daisy Pearl Patrick Anderson. He moved to Mississippi in the 1950's and returned to Bolivar in 2000. Mr. Anderson married the former Ellen Virginia Martin, who survives on December 28, 1934....

Apr 29, 2007

A.R. (Junior) Harbinwas born in Olive Hill, Tennessee the son of the late Abe Harbin and Rosa Etter McMullen Harbin.On July 15, 1950 in Oscoola, Arkansas he was united in marriage to the former Mary Exilee Garrard , who survives.Mr. Harbin worked as a farmer and a logger. He was a member of the Piney Grove Church of Christ. During...

Apr 29, 2007

LILLIAN LINOMwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on September 15, 1911 the daughter of the late Luther and Dora Copeland Duncan.Ms. Linom was a housekeeper for the Carroll family from 1952 to 1985. She was a very active member of St. Mark Baptist Church. Ms. Linom was a second mother to Creed, Jimbo and Catherine. She was a great cook...

Apr 29, 2007

David Bradley (Cotton) Ray, Sr.was born in Clifton, Tennessee on September 7, 1950 the son of Gloria Dorothy Brown Ray and the late Ben Hooper Ray.On January 27, 1979 he was united in marriage to the former Jennifer Ceal Talley, who survives. Mr. Ray was a veteran of the U.S Army and served in the Vietnam War. He was self-employed...

Apr 28, 2007

Margaret Clark Mason was born February 13, 1922 in Oelwein, Ohio the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Robertson Clark. She was united in marriage to Ralph Mason on August 15, 1969.Mrs. Mason was a retired phone operator at St. Luke Hospital in San Francisco, CA and attended the First Christian Church of Adamsville, Tennessee.Mrs. Mason departed this life...

Apr 28, 2007

Services for Sarah Frances (Nit) Fowler Wilson Staggs Blasingim, age 77, of Waynesboro, TN will be Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at 3 pm at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel in Waynesboro with Cal Hampton officiating. Burial will be in Old Town Cemetery, Waynesboro, with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be Monday, April 30,...

Apr 27, 2007

Mrs. Ervin was born and reared in Johnson County, Ozark and Viena, IL, the daughter of the late Harley Fay and Martha Ann Miller Gingrich. She attended schools in Toulon, IL and graduated high school in 1936. She ran a boarding home in Joliet, IL and also worked at the TB Hospital in Joliet, and later at the arsenal and...

Apr 27, 2007

Johnnie Mae Hipps Sweat was born May 26, 1944 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Thomas Bryant and Lela B Moore Hipps. She was united in marriage to Paul David Sweat .Mrs. Sweat was a homemaker and a member of the Meeks Grove Free Will Baptist Church.Mrs. Sweat departed this life on April 27, 2007 in Memphis,...

Apr 26, 2007