Obituary Listing

Mar 27, 2007

EDD R. MARTINwas born in Adamsville, Tennessee on March 10, 1926 the son of the late James and Bertie Gilchrist Martin.On December 17, 1993 he was united in marriage to the former Hattie J. Simpson, who survives.Mr. Martin was a retired maintenance worker for Ford Motor Company. He was a member of Mt. Sharon Presbyterian Church and was a member...

Mar 27, 2007

Mar 27, 2007

He is survived by his wife Louise Morris Rush; a daughter, Francis Alexander (Luke) of Toone, TN; three sons, John Rush (Nella) and Joe Rush (Vicki) all of Henderson and Bill Rush of Grand Junction, TN; five grandchildren, seven great grandchildren.He was preceded in death by two great grandchildren.

Mar 26, 2007

JAMES CALVIN SPEARSwas born in McNairy County, TN on September 26, 1943 the son of Verdie Faye Hutchens Spears and the late John Thomas Spears.On February 1, 1964 he was united in marriage to the former Nancy Dianne Holmes, who survives.Mr. Spears retired from the TVA, where he worked as a teamster. He was also the former Chief of Police...

Mar 26, 2007

GRADY BECKHAMwas born in Wayne County, Tennessee on August 22, 1924 the son of the late Zilman and Lue Shull Beckham. On July 6, 1955 he was united in marriage to the former Doris Murphy, who survives. Mr. Beckham worked as a carpenter and was employed with B and R Lumber Company for 17 years. He was a member of...

Mar 26, 2007

Martha Faye Luttrell, 76, of Eads, died Monday, March 26, 2007 at her home.The widow of Smith Luttrell, who died February 29, 2004 after 57 years of marriage, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Luttrell was born November 5, 1930 in Hydro, Oklahoma, daughter of the late Leo and Katie Honmeyer Clear. She lived in Raleigh and in Memphis before making...

Mar 25, 2007

BONNIE PICKENSwas born in Clifton, Tennessee on September 15, 1915 the daughter of the late James Alford and Annie Amanda Mathis Creasy.She was united in marriage to James Carroll, who preceded his wife in death. On April 18, 1959 she was united in marriage to J. D. Pickens, who preceded her in death on February 22, 1996.Mrs. Pickens was a...

Mar 25, 2007

Funeral services with Masonic Rites for Alvin M. Robertson, 80, Cypress Inn, TN was 3:00 pm Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at Shackelford Chapel, Collinwood, TN with Jerry Robbins and John E. Banks officiating. Interment followed services in McGlamery Cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Directors in charge of arrangements.Pallbearers are Royce Robertson, Troy Fairley, Sam Bilyeu, Matt Taylor, Chris Gambrell, Tim Powell,...

Mar 25, 2007

Lloyd Sherwood “Mike” Inlow, Sr., 73, of Bolivar, died Sunday, March 25, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis.The widower of Joyce Inlow, who died August 3, 1987 after 29 years of marriage, he retired as a chief Master Sergeant with the U. S. Air Force and worked for the Hickory Valley Gin Company. Mr. Inlow was born November 22,...

Mar 24, 2007

Ralph Freeman Huggins was born April 14, 1946 in Selmer, Tennessee the son of the late Freeman and Eva Bea Elam Huggins. He was united in marriage to Patricia Baker on November 26, 1988.Mr. Huggins was a processor for 26 years at General Electric, served in the United States Army and an active member of the Crump First Baptist Church....

Mar 24, 2007

George Calvin (Pete) Brown Sr. of Selmer, Tennessee, was born on November 24, 1939, in the Beauty Hill community of McNairy County, the son of the late John C. and Maudie Mae Griswell Brown. He married Carolyn S. Bell on April 21, 1962, and worked as a drywall superintendent. He was a Vietnam Army veteran and then served in the...

Mar 24, 2007

Mar 23, 2007

He was born in Fort Gordon, Georgia and reared all over the United States and Germany due to his fathers military background. Son of Annie Jean Pannell Weaver and the late Guy Gordon Weaver, Sr.He graduated from the University of Memphis in 1979 with a B.A. in Geography. He has lived in Henderson and Selmer and in 1998 moved to...

Mar 22, 2007

She was born in Dunklin County, MO, and reared in Enville and Milledgeville Communities of Chester County, the daughter of the late Lee Andrew and Mary Odie Pugh Martin. She graduated Chester County High School. She was married to Terry Ray Johnson of Roby in 1951. Mr. Johnson died in 1999. She worked for the Chester County School System as...

Mar 22, 2007

NETTIE THOMASwas born in McNairy County, Tennessee on May 24, 1910 the daughter of the late Albert Fayett and Jennie Cordelia Thacker Nix. On December 24, 1927 she was united in marriage to David Millard Thomas, who preceded her in death on June 20, 1988 at the age of 81 years.During her life, Mrs. Thomas worked at the Golden Rule...

Mar 22, 2007

Services for Jacqueline Taylor, 73, Florence, AL will be Sunday, March 25, 2007 at 3 pm at First Baptist Church, Collinwood, TN with Henry Melton and Tommy James officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens, Collinwood, with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be Saturday, March 24, 2007 from 6 pm to 9...

Mar 21, 2007

Winnie Luella Brown, 85, of Bolivar, died Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at Pine Meadows Healthcare & Rehabilitation.The wife of Johnnie Brown, who survives, she was a nurse at Western Mental Health Institute. Mrs. Brown was born December 7, 1921 in Bolivar, daughter of the late Troy and Odella Lierd Lowrance and lived here all of her life. She was a...

Mar 20, 2007

Edward Darwin Graham, Sr., 82, of Henderson, died Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.The husband of Exie V. Miller Graham, who survives, he worked in shipping at International Harvester until 1982. Mr. Graham was born August 16, 1924 in Walnut, Miss., son of the late Johnny and Ruby Munn Graham and lived in Memphis for many years...

Mar 20, 2007

Funeral services for Marie Clanton Gallaher, age 92, of Waynesboro, TN will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, March 23, 2007 at Green River Baptist Church in Waynesboro with Cal Hampton officiating. Interment will follow in Gallaher Cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Directors in charge.Marie Clanton Gallaher, a native of Wayne County, died on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at West Meade Place in...

Mar 20, 2007

She was born and reared in Chester County, the daughter of the late Ephram N. and Barbara Elizabeth Talley Browder. She attended Chester County Schools and was married to John F. Hutcherson in 1923. They lived in Memphis and Ohio and returned to Finger in McNairy County where Mr. Hutcherson farmed and did carpenter work. He died in 1978. She...