Obituary Listing

Jun 15, 2007

Johnny Doyle was born in Caruthersville, Missouri on March 27, 1956 the son of W.B. and Carrie B. Smith Doyle.Mr. Doyle worked as a mussel diver and was of Baptist belief.He departed this life on June 15, 2007 in Savannah, Tennessee at the age of 51 years, 2 months and 19 days.Mr. Doyle is survived by four sons: Joe Doyle,...

Jun 14, 2007

Francis Kaye Taylor Lawless was born July 23, 1935 in Ramer, Tennessee the daughter of the late Emmett C. and Ilene Taylor. On July 23, 1981 she was united in marriage to Lyndell McClenden Lawless who preceded her in death on April 25, 2007.Mrs. Lawless attended the University of Tennessee at Martin and Memphis State where she obtained degrees in...

Jun 14, 2007

Mr. Taylor was born and reared in Pike County, KY, the son of the late Flarce and Minnie Pinson Taylor. He graduated from John’s Creek High School in 1957. He was married to Sherry Pinson in 1961 and they made their home in various places where Mr. Taylor was self-employed in the ceramic tile business both in sales and in...

Jun 13, 2007

Sergio Omar Arrascaeta, 59, of Jackson, died Wednesday afternoon, June 13, 2007 at his home.The husband of Mireya Ochoa Arrascaeta, who survives, he was a handyman. Mr. Arrascaeta was born March 2, 1948 in Argentina, son of the late Americo and Nelida Sluman Arrascaeta and made his home in Jackson in 1992. He spent the last year writing a book...

Jun 13, 2007

Funeral services for Edith (Rich) Hollander, age 85, Sheffield, ALwill be 11:00 am Saturday, June 16, 2007 at Shackelford Chapel in Collinwood, TN with Tim Hanback officiating. Interment to follow in Memorial Gardens with Shackelford Funeral Directors in charge of arrangements.Visitation will be Friday, June 15, 2007 from 6:00-8:00 pm and Saturday, June 16, 2007 from 9:00 am until service...

Jun 12, 2007

Joe Don Plunk was born January 29, 1939 in Hardin County, Tennessee the son of the late Aubrey and Ruby Greene Plunk. He was united in marriage to Iona Jo Smelser on November 20, 1964.Mr. Plunk served honorably in the US Army from 1961-62, retired from General Electric in 1995 and he was a part-time farmer most of his life....

Jun 12, 2007

Jun 11, 2007

Tommy E. Smith was born July 2, 1932 in Chester County, Tennessee the son of the late Lee Roy and Lora Lutrell Smith. He was united in marriage to Thelma Smith on July 16, 1952.Mr. Smith attended the United Pentecostals Church in Bethel Springs, Tennessee, played bluegrass on WDT radio station for over 15 years, school bus driver for over...

Jun 11, 2007

She was born in Chester County, the daugher of the late William and Mildred Jones Holder. She went to school at Friendship. She was married to Charlie Thomas Ward in 1929. They made their home in the Diamond Grove Community all their married life where they farmed. She is survived by a son Norman Ward of Beech Bluff; two great...

Jun 11, 2007

Teresa Goochwas born on November 10, 1961 in Pemiscott County, Missouri the daughter of Janey Dorothy Gooch Downs and James Dewise.She departed this life on June 11, 2007 in Savannah, Tennessee at the age of 45 years, 7 months and 1 day.Ms. Gooch is survived by her children: Amanda Lynn Gooch Mountjoy and her husband, Lee, of Morris Chapel, Tennessee...

Jun 10, 2007

Funeral services for Jimmy Earl Reeves, age 64, of Waynesboro, TN will be on Wednesday, June 13, 2007, 1:00 pm Shackelford Funeral Home, Waynesboro with Prince Cummings, Jr., and Laverne Griggs officiating. Interment following in Balculm Cemetery, Waynesboro with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Visitation will be on Tuesday, June 12 from 4:00-9:00 pm and...

Jun 10, 2007

James Bradley Whittington was born May 22, 1971 in Hampton, Virginia the son of Jimmy and Annette Grissom Whittington.Mr. Whittington was a Electronics Services Functions Specialist for Navy Federal Credit Union in Washington, DC. He was a member of the First Methodist Church of Lexington, Virginia and was president of the Lexington, VA chapter of the Jaycees. Mr. Whittington was...

Jun 10, 2007

Eldon Lamar English was born November 12, 1982 in Jackson, Tennessee the son of Maurice English of TX and Mary Stoll English of Bethel Springs, TN.Mr. English worked in Wood Crafting. He departed this life on June 10, 2007 in Bethel Springs, Tennessee at the age of 24 Years, 6 Months, 29 Days.Eldon is survived by his parents, Mary Stoll...

Jun 9, 2007

P. J. Maxedon of Selmer, Tennessee, was born on February 20, 1929, the son of the late Bertran Alexander Maxedon and Lillian Reeder Maxedon. He married Dorothy Marie Counce who survives. Mr. Maxedon was a United States Navy Air Force Veteran, a past chairman of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, and an avid fisherman and hunter. He was a member...

Jun 9, 2007

WILLIE ERA ELIFF ROBERTSONwas born in McNairy County, Tennessee on April 2, 1920 the daughter of the late Harrison K. and Myrtle Jane Davis Eliff.On December 31, 1939 she was united in marriage to George Lawrence Robertson, who preceded his wife in death on July 18, 2005.Mrs. Robertson was a retired seamstress for Savannah Manufacturing. She was a member of...

Jun 8, 2007

Services for Florence Thrasher, age 94, of Wayne Care Nursing Home, Waynesboro, TN, formerly of Collinwood, TN, will be Sunday, June 10, 2007 at 3 pm at First Baptist Church in Collinwood with Frank Ray and Mike Hammonds officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens in Collinwood with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements. Visitation...

Jun 7, 2007

Joyce Ellen Johnson, 55, of Jacksonville, Ark., died Thursday, June 7, 2007 at her home.The wife of Jim Johnson, who survives, she was a production worker at the John Harlan Check Printing Company in Memphis. Mrs. Johnson was born October 22, 1951 in Selmer, the daughter of Louise McCullar of Henderson and the late James Edward Talley. She spent several...

Jun 7, 2007

She was born in Henderson County, TN the daughter of the late Sol and Rosie Ross. She married Roy Elvington in 1964. Mr. Elvington died in 1998. She operated a Laundy Mat next to her home for many years. She is survived by a daughter, Linda Dowdy of Koshkonong, MO and two brothers, Harold Wayne Frost and Ronnie Elvington both...

Jun 7, 2007

Wilbern Ray Droke was born January 17, 1927 in Morris Chapel, Tennessee the son of the late Monroe McKinley and Vadie English Droke.Mr. Droke was united in marriage to Mary R. Wilkins on Saturday, April 10, 1948. He was a self employed TV repairman for 50 years and a veteran of WWII and the Korean Conflict. He departed this life...

Jun 7, 2007

Funeral service for Nola Blanche Harper, age 88, of Florence, AL will be 3:00 pm Saturday at Shackelford Chapel in Collinwood with Charles Beavers officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Gardens with Shackelford Funeral Directors in charge of arrangements.Mrs. Harper, a native of Wayne County, TN, died on Thursday, June 7, 2007 at Lauderdale Christian Nursing Home near Florence. She...