Obituary Listing

Nov 11, 2006

Raymond Troy Maricle was born February 25, 1927 in Kossuth, Mississippi the son of the late Ervin Barto and Effie Lou Suitor Maricle.He was united in marriage to Mary Gayle Gray Maricle on November 3, 1956.Mr. Maricle was a factory worker for 30 years at ITT in Corinth, MS,member of the Baptist Church in Michie, TN and also attended Lebanon...

Nov 11, 2006

Services for Lela Louise Shelton Turman, 94, Waynesboro, TN will be Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 1 pm at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel, Waynesboro, TN with Burl Graham and Ray Hollis, Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Waynesboro, with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements. A native of Sikeston, MO, Mrs. Turman was...

Nov 11, 2006

JIMMY CREAL BURKSWas born in Savannah, Tennessee on March 16, 1951 the son of Francis Harville Harmon and the late William Sid Burks.On June 30, 1979 he was united in marriage to the former Gloria Johnston, who survives.Mr. Burks was a member of Savannah Church of God. He departed this life on November 11, 2006 in Savannah, Tennessee at the...

Nov 10, 2006

JOYCE KIGGINSWas born in Toone, Tennessee on November 26, 1943 the daughter of the late George N. and Lilly Louise Wilson.On August 6, 1981 she was united in marriage to James Kiggins, who preceded his wife in death in 1996.Mrs. Kiggins was a machine operator for Paris Manufacturing. She also had worked for Leapwood Manufacturing and HIS Manufacturing. Mrs. Kiggins...

Nov 10, 2006

Services for William Arlis Hobbs, age 73, of Collinwood, TN, will be Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 1:00 pm at Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel in Greenwood, IN with Mark Judy officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Greenwood, IN. Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of thelocal arrangements.He died at Wayne Medical Center in Waynesboro,...

Nov 9, 2006

Joy Powerswas born in Memphis, Tennessee on February 3, 1922 the daughter of the late Erhardt Bonifacius and Florence Jenny Stroebel Handwerker.On February 23, 1942 she was united in marriage to Claude Robert Powers, who preceded her in death on June 26, 1994. Mrs. Powers worked for Powers Generator and was a member of Sharon Baptist Church. She was a...

Nov 9, 2006

Mr. Baker died November 9, 2006 in Tucson, AZ. A former resident of Hardeman County and Michigan, he was the son of the late Elmer Dean Baker and Lena Opal Nixon Baker, who survives. He was a printer and a member of Christ Baptist Church of Dallas, TX.In addition to his mother, he is survived by a daughter Sara Scott...

Nov 9, 2006

Lottie Laverne Bass Wren was born March 21, 1929 in Guys, Tennessee the daughter of the late Charlie David and Ocie Bell Rinehart Bass.She was united in marriage to J. L. Wren.Mrs. Wren was a homemaker and a member of the Chewalla Baptist Church.Mrs. Wren departed this life on November 9, 2006 in Corinth, Mississippi at the age of 77...

Nov 9, 2006

Mary Evelyn Anthony, 70, of Bolivar, died November 9 at Methodist Healthcare of Fayette County.The widow of John William Anthony, who died July 27, 1994, she was a homemaker and worked 10 years at Lucerne. She was a member of Faith Tabernacle in Medon and loved gardening and making wedding cakes. Survivors include four sons, Dennis and Ronnie Jones and...

Nov 8, 2006

He was born and reared in McNairy County, the son of the late Thomas Manley and Vera Marie McCoy Harwell. He grew up in the Enivlle, Milledgeville area and attended school at Enville. He farmed as a young man and entered the U.S. Army in 1951 and served in Korea in the combat engineers. He was discharged in 1954. He...

Nov 8, 2006

Izola Reed Hurley Foust was born on December 14, 1922, the daughter of Ambus Calvin and Ellen L. Leatherwood Reed. She was a retired nurses aide at Eastern State Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee. Mrs. Foust attended Butler\'s Chapel Baptist Church in Chewalla, Tennessee.She was the widow of Harvey J. Hurley who preceded her in death on September 9, 1979, and...

Nov 8, 2006

Thomas Herschel (Skeeter) Ellis was born August 3, 1917 in Martin, Tennessee, the son of the late Herman Cleo Ellis and the late Mary Hassel Jenkins.Mr. Ellis attended the University of Tennessee Martin Junior College and Memphis State Teachers College (now the University of Memphis) where he graduated in 1939. He was an all-star running back at both schools and...

Nov 8, 2006

Jackie Ray Tull Sr. was born March 14, 1939 in Bethel Springs, Tennessee the son of the late John David Tull and the late Faye Tull Kirby King.On May 11, 1965, he was united in marriage to Frankie Tull who survives.Mr. Tull was a retired printer after 23 years for a Memphis company and was Baptist in Faith. He departed...

Nov 7, 2006

He was born in Chester County, the son of the late Hobert and Ethel Morton Crouse. He was proud to be a husband of 54 years to Wanna Faye Holmes Crouse. He was proud to be associated with his brothers and nephews in bricklaying and by making a name for the family in their professionalism and fairness of their trade....

Nov 7, 2006

Nov 7, 2006

Ruth Dukewas born in Chester County, Tennessee on December 25, 1922 the daughter of the late James Edgar and Hattie Flatt Smith.In 1942, she was united in marriage to William Johnson Duke, who preceded her in death in 1944. Mrs. Duke was a homemaker who had lived most of her life in Hardin County and a member of Cedar Grove...

Nov 6, 2006

She was born in McNairy County, the daughter of the late James Edmon and Hautie Alma Weatherington Vandiver. She attended schools in Chester County. She was married to James Wilson Hudson and they made their home around Pinson. She worked at Tigrett Industries Toy Factory and also a short time at Bemis Cotton Mill. She made her home at Heritage...

Nov 6, 2006

Vernon Howard "Gilley" Gilchrist, age 78, of Florence, Ala. died on Monday, November 6, 2006 at ECM hospital, Florence, Ala. He was born in Wayne County, TN on September 10, 1928 to the late James Henry and Clara Murphy Gilchrist. Mr. Gilchrist was preceded in death by his wife; Willa Mae Brewer Gilchrist; son; Kenneth Howard Gilchrist; granddaughter; Tammy Diane...

Nov 6, 2006

Services for Fay Edwin Brewer, 73, Iron City, TN, will be Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at 1:00 pm at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel, Collinwood, with Talmadge Roberts and Mark Melson officiating. Burial will be in Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Iron City, with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be Wednesday from 9:00...

Nov 6, 2006

Gene Binghamwas born on June 27, 1933 in Hardin County, Tennessee the son of the late George Levert and Mary Exie Smith Bingham.On April 21, 1967 he was united in marriage to the former Martha Littlefield, who preceded him in death on April 29, 2006.Mr. Bingham was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked as a plant technician for...