Obituary Listing

Aug 16, 2007

Mrs. Naylor died Thurs., Aug. 16 at Jackson Oakes Retirement Home in Jackson. She was born in the Silerton area, daughter of the late R. W. and Bertha Scoggins Siler and lived all of her life here. She was a school teacher and Silerton Post Master for over thirty years and was a member of Silerton Baptist Church. Survivors include...

Aug 16, 2007

Funeral services for Mark Steven Stults, age 51, Collinwood, TN will be 1:00 pm Friday, August 17, 2007at First Baptist Church in Collinwood with John E. Banks officiating. Interment will follow in Jackson Cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Directors in charge.Mr. Stults, a native of New Albany, Indiana, died on Monday, August 13, 2007 at Hendry Regional Medical Center in Clewiston,...

Aug 15, 2007

Mary Smith Martin was born October 17, 1922 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of the late William Oliver and Lela Kay Kirkpatrick Smith.She was united in marriage to Vernie Martin who preceded her in death on October 24, 2004.Mrs. Martin was a teacher in the McNairy County School System for 21 years. She was a member of the Maggie...

Aug 15, 2007

Services for James C. (JC) Cannon, age 81, of Waynesboro, TN, will be Friday, August 17, 2007 at 3 pm at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel in Waynesboro, TN with Richard Rains officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Griggs Cemetery, Waynesboro, with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be Thursday, August 16,...

Aug 15, 2007

James Brannonwas born December 17, 1929 in Waterloo, Alabama the son of the late Clarence and Maybelle McDaniel Brannon. Mr. Brannon worked for the City Streets Department of Florence, Alabama. On August 04, 1951, Mr. Brannon was united in marriage to Willie Cox who proceded him in death October 2002. Ms. Nellie Mae Dubois became his second wife on April...

Aug 15, 2007

Jonathon Keith Pearson was born April 12, 1987 in Corinth, Mississippi the son of Cindy Gillham and Tommy Pearson. Jonathon was a full time student at Middle Tennessee State University and worked part-time in the summers at Packaging Corparation of America in Counce; a 2005 graduate of Adamsville High School where he was very active in school activities; he would...

Aug 15, 2007

Funeral services for Alice Amanda Gallaher Brown, age 87, of Waynesboro, TN were conducted on Saturday, August 18, 2007 at 1:00 pm Shackelford Chapel, Waynesboro with Matthew Morine officiating. Interment following in Memorial Gardens, Collinwood, TN with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Alice Amanda Gallaher Brown, a native of Wayne County, TN died on Wednesday...

Aug 15, 2007

She was born in McNairy County, the daughter of the late Bessie Smith Watkins. She ws married to Ernest Lipford . She worked at Garan Sportswear, Salant & Salant and Leapwood Sportswear . She was married to William E. Moore in 1986. They made their home at Leapwood.She is survived by her husband, William E. Moore; three sons, Leon Lipford...

Aug 14, 2007

Sylvia Joyce Estes Nixon was born February 21, 1935 in Atwood, Tennessee the daughter of the late Lonie C. and Sallie Ann Graves Eates.She was united in marriage to James L. Nixon on August 18, 1948. Nixon preceded her in death on June 4, 1995.Was a retired Home Maker and attended Meeks Grove Baptist Church.Mrs. Nixon departed this life on...

Aug 14, 2007

William Joseph (Bill) Rail William Joseph “Bill” Rail, 77, left this life surrounded by his family and friends on August 14, 2007 in his home in Mt. Pleasant, TN. He was a dual resident of Mt. Pleasant and Selmer, TN. Born in Mt. Pleasant, TN, June 10, 1930, he graduated from Hay Long High School in 1950. He started his...

Aug 14, 2007

DANNY BLOUNTwas born in Savannah, Tennessee on January 8, 1936 the son of the late Arthur Morris and Lura Falls Blount.On May 10, 1958 he was united in marriage to the former Rixie Marie Gordon, who preceded her husband in death on July 3, 2004.Mr. Blount was a retired electrician, plumber and farmer. He loved to play dominoes and work...

Aug 13, 2007

Robin Ray Roberts was born September 20, 1956 in St. Louis, Missouri the son of Doris Head Roberts and the late Billy Ford Roberts.Mr. Roberts was a manager at Wal-mart in Savannah, Tennessee. He had worked for Wal-mart Corporation for many years and started as a stocker at the Selmer store. He was a member of the Christian Assembly Pentecostal...

Aug 13, 2007

Aug 13, 2007

Wendell Lee McClain was born November 18, 1932 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of the late Freeman and Lena James McClain. He was united in marriage to Treva Lou Gladish McClain who survives.Mr. McClain was a retired Foreman for Brown Shoe Company in Selmer and a retired security guard for East-West. He was Baptist in belief. He loved to...

Aug 13, 2007

Funeral services for Henry Allen Cook, age 54, of Collinwood, TN will be on Wednesday, August 15, 2007, 1:00 pm Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel, Collinwood, TN with Jerry Robbins, officiating. Interment following in Copeland Cemetery, Collinwood, TN with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Visitation will be on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 pm and...

Aug 12, 2007

DAISY PHILLIPS GARNERwas born in Adamsville, Tennessee on December 31, 1910 the daughter of the late Robert Allen and Anice Donaldson Phillips.On August 14, 1927 she was united in marriage to Jesse L. Garner, who preceded his wife in death on July 27, 1993.Mrs. Garner was a supervisor for Salant & Salant for 28 years. She was a member of...

Aug 12, 2007

HERSHEL LEON GODWINwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on September 29, 1930 the son of the late Hershel Jefferson and Macie Ellen Young Godwin.Mr. Godwin worked for Hassell Box Company. He was a member of Church on the Rock.Mr. Godwin departed this life on August 12, 2007 in Savannah, Tennessee at the age of 76 years, 10 months and 14...

Aug 12, 2007

J. D. Ashe was born October 11, 1916 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of the late John and Patie Hawkins Ashe.He was united in marriage to Doshia Walker on January 19, 1941. He was a Retired Farmer and a member of the Good Hope Baptist Church which he served as a Deacon.Mr. Ashe departed this life on August 12,...

Aug 12, 2007

He was born in Chester County, the son of the late Carl and Junelle Lott Morris. He was married to Ailene Haney in 1965. He worked most of his life as a painter. He worked at Conalco for a number of years and had been employed in the maintenance department at Lambuth University in Jackson for the past ten years....

Aug 12, 2007

She is survived by her daughter Mary Elizabeth Bolen of Henderson; two brothers Robert M. Smith and Forrest Smith both of Memphis and two sisters Mary Evelyn King of Memphis and Ellen Gibson of Germantown.She was born in Lexington, TN, the daughter of the late Charles Alston Sr. and Ethel Lee Hearn Smith. She grew up and went to school...