Obituary Listing

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

Apr 26, 2007

Jewell Wayne "Buddy" Shearon, 74, of Hickory Valley, died Thursday, April 26, 2007 at Bolivar General Hospital. The widower of Jo Dorris Shearon, who died July 17, 2000 after 38 years of marriage, he was a farmer, home builder and carpenter and had worked for a time at Dover Elevators. Mr. Shearon was born June 7, 1932 in Hardeman County,...

Apr 26, 2007

Funeral services of Sue Mathis Donegan, age 73, of Waynesboro, TN will be on Saturday April 28, 2007 11:00 am Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel, Waynesboro with Joel Donegan and Cal Hampton officiating Interment following in Memorial Gardens, Waynesboro with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Visitation will be on Friday April 27, 2007 5:00—9:00 pm and...

Apr 25, 2007

Rachel Hughes Smith, 83, of Toone, died Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at Bolivar General Hospital.The widow of Dennie Ray Smith, who died December 22, 1992 after 45 years of marriage, she was a bookkeeper with the county executive office and a homemaker. Mrs. Smith was born July 19, 1923 in Friendship, daughter of the late Alvin and Naomi Sanders Hughes...

Apr 25, 2007

Dorothy Dobbs Nuckolls, 92, of Bolivar, died Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at Memphis Jewish Home.The widow of William Knox Nuckolls, who died on April of 1966, she was a bookkeeper with the State of Tennessee for 20 years. Mrs. Nuckolls was born August 11, 1914 in Knoxville, daughter of the late George Walter Dobbs and Susie Girdler Dobbs and lived...

Apr 25, 2007

Mrs. Sibyl Wilson Whitten, 80, of Iron City, TN, died Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at ECM Hospital.Mrs. Whitten was a lifelong resident of Wayne County, TN and a member of Railroad Methodist Church, Iron City. She was a loving mother, grandmother, wife, and sister. Her favorite pastimes included gospel music, fishing, and watching sports. As a lifetime homemaker, she loved...

Apr 25, 2007

Lyndell McClenden Lawless was born January 5, 1931 in Clinton County, Kentucky the son of the late O. G. Lawless and the late Montie Neal Lawless.On July 23, 1981 he was united in marriage to Francis Kaye Taylor who survives.Mr. Lawless was retired from NAPA Auto Parts as a Vice President and General Manager. He served in the United Sates...

Apr 25, 2007

She was born and reared in Chester County, the daughter of the late James Robert (Bob) and Ollie Mae Jordan Climer. She attended Chester County Schools. She worked at The Golden Rule Store in Henderson for 13 years, Jackson School System for 7 years Chester County Nursing Home for 6 years and then Chester County School System as a janitor...

Apr 25, 2007

Billy F. Smithwas born in Tyronza, Arkansas on December 3, 1934 the son of the late Fremont and Annie Pearl Wright Smith.On October 10, 1953 he was united in marriage to the former Betty Jo Highland, who survives. Mr. Smith retired from Clayton Homes where he worked as a cabinet builder. He lived in the Walnut Grove Community and was...

Apr 25, 2007

She was born and reared in McNairy County, the Rocky Knob Community, the daughter of the late Monte Cue and Bertha Plunk Etheridge. She attended schools in McNairy County and graduated Bethel Springs High School in 1943 where she was valedictorian of her class. She attended West Tennessee Business College in Jackson. In 1943 she was married to James Kermit...

Apr 24, 2007

Albert (Tommy) Blackwelder was born November 29, 1924 in Hardin County, Tennessee the son of the late Tone and Daisy Mae Meadows Blackwelder.On February 3, 1963 he married the former Patsy Ann Bain who preceded him in death on May 4, 2001.Mr. Blackwelder worked for Brown Shoe Company and he was an Army Veteran of World War II. He lived...

Apr 24, 2007

William E. Vaughan, 65, of Bolivar, died Tuesday, April 24, 2007 in Utah.Mr. Vaughan was born September 9, 1941 in Hardeman County, son of the late Wilford and Minnie Lee Wooten Vaughan. He was the widower of Norma Ann Matheson Vaughan, who died August 29, 2006.

Apr 24, 2007

The son of the late William Fredrick and Rebina Wright McClure. He entered the U.S. Air Force and served during the Korean War. He was married Thelma Stansell in 1983. He was a cook and manager for Fox Restaurant in Jackson, with his wife and retired in 1995. He was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church in Bemis.He is...

Apr 23, 2007

Arthur Wyatt Wells, 17, of Hickory Valley, died Monday morning, April 23, 2007 at Bolivar General Hospital.Born August 19, 1989 in Memphis, the son of Alan Kenneth Wells and Trina Renee DeHaas Wells of Hickory Valley, and lived here for the past ten years. He was a home school student in his third year of high school at Gateway Christian...

Apr 23, 2007

Funeral services for Arlie E. (Jack) Wright, age 85, of Franklin, TN will be One p.m. Saturday, April 28, 2007 at Shackelford Funeral Chapel in Waynesboro, TN with Carl Lindsey officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Gardens in Collinwood, TN with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge.Mr. Wright, a native of Wayne County, died on Monday, April 23,...

Apr 23, 2007

Funeral services for Steven Wayne Turnbo, age 42, of Florence,Ala. will be on Friday, April 27, 2007 at 1:00 pm at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel, Waynesboro with Roland Stanley, officiating. Interment following in Prater's Chapel Cemetery,Clifton, TN with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangments.Visitation will be on Thursday, April 26, 2007 from 5:00-9:00 pm and...

Apr 22, 2007

THELMA BOSWELLwas born in Savannah, Tennessee on February 27, 1924 the daughter of the late Arthur Jackson and Emma Susan Hartley Handley.Ms. Boswell was a homemaker. She was a member of Eureka Methodist Church.Ms. Boswell departed this life on April 22, 2007 at the Hardin County Nursing Home in Savannah, Tennessee at the age of 83 years, 1 month and...