Obituary Listing

Dec 17, 2006

G. L. Blevins, Jr., 79, of Bolivar, died Sunday evening, December 17, 2006 at Pine Meadows Healthcare in Bolivar.Son of the late Eugene and Virgie Blevins, he was a truck driver and stock car driver. He was born April 22, 1927 in Littlefield, Texas and made his home here in 2000. Mr. Blevins served in the U.S. Marines during the...

Dec 17, 2006

Sam H. Hair was born March 9, 1930 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of the late Troy and Marie Finger Hair.He was united in marriage to Margaret Stroup on December 31, 1948.Mr. Hair was a herdsman and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Adamsville. He was a member of the Polled Hereford Association and was a...

Dec 17, 2006

Susan Claire Smith Stack, 49, of Toone, died Sunday morning, December 17, 2006 at Methodist Hospital in Germantown. The daughter of Mayor A. E. and Nancy Smith of Toone, where she lived all her life, she was a 1975 graduate of Bolivar Central High School, received her Bachelors degree at Union University in Elementary Education and her Masters degree at...

Dec 17, 2006

Lena B. Atkins was born December 16, 1920 in McNairy County, TN, the daughter of the late Shane Burkett and the late Zeffie Bowers Lusk.She was united in marriage to Ed Atkins who preceded her in death.Mrs. Atkins was a homemaker and a member of the Forrest Hill Church of Christ in Selmer, Tennessee.She departed this life on December 17,...

Dec 17, 2006

Services for Mamie Huskey, age 92, of Collinwood, TN, will be Tuesday, Demember 19, 2006 at 1:00 pm at Cromwell Crossroads Church, Collinwood, with her grandson, Jerry Robbins officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will begin at 6:00 pm on Monday, December 18, 2006 at...

Dec 17, 2006

Mary Sue Matlock Grisso was born November 5, 1944 in Selmer, Tennessee the daughter of the late William Reed and Verdie Bell Feazell.She was a Factory Worker, a Homemaker and a member of the Church Of God in Bethel Springs, TN.She departed this life on December 17, 2006 in Jackson, Tennessee at the age of 62 Years, 1 Month, 12...

Dec 16, 2006

Janice Sue Phillips, 52, of Bolivar, died Saturday, December 16, 2006 at Bolivar General Hospital.She was the daughter of the late Robert Hence Stanley and Helen Baker Stanley, who survives. Having spent most of her life in Hardeman County, she was a member of Dixie Hills Baptist Church and was presently employed as a dental assistant for CCA. She had...

Dec 16, 2006

Patricia K. Farris was born November 30, 1951 in Selmer, TN the daughter of the late Earl Leander and Sadie Mae Klenney King.She was united in marriage to Dwight Farris on April 27, 1995.Mrs. Farris was a member of the Hillsboro Presbyterian Church in Nashville, TN.Mrs. Farris departed this life on December 16, 2006 in Nashville, Tennessee at the age...

Dec 15, 2006

Frank Wilson Smith was born September 29, 1927 in Waterloo, Alabama the son of the late George Sidney and Emma Jane Franks Smith.He was united in marriage to Mary Anita \"Ann\" White on August 12, 1950.Mr. Smith was a retired lineman from TVA after 30 years. He loved to hunt, fish and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Mr....

Dec 15, 2006

Mr. Vincent died Friday morning at his home in Nashville. He was the son of the late James Franklin and Myra Elizabeth Newsome Vincent. A native of Whiteville, he has lived in Georgia and Tennessee. He married Margaret Avent on November 13, 1940. Mr. Vincent was an air-craft radio technician with Delta Airlines. He retired in 1976 after 34 years...

Dec 15, 2006

Billy Joe Wolfe was born February 6, 1931 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of the late Will and Zula King Wolfe.He was united in marriage to Demovia Gray on January 6, 1951.Mr. Wolfe was a retired Funeral Director, having worked with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Selmer for 30 years. He then served 18 years as McNairy County Trustee, and...

Dec 14, 2006

Funeral services for George Gilbert Pulley , age 50, of Waynesboro,TN will be on Saturday December 16, 2006, 11:00 am Shackelford Chapel, Waynesboro with Casey Jones officiating. Interment following in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Waynesboro with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Visitation will be on Friday December 15, from 6:00-9:00 pm and on Saturday December 16...

Dec 13, 2006

Mrs. Kirk passed away Wednesday evening at Methodist North Hospital in Memphis. The widow of DeWitt Frazier, who died July 2, 1985, Mrs. Frazier was the daughter of the late Marvin Roosevelt Kirk and Ivy Kirk. She was a retired cashier.Her survivors are a son, Michael Frazier of Bartlett; four sisters, Joan K. Holden of Bartlett, Freddie Brown and Marlene...

Dec 13, 2006

Jewel Wrennie Garrett Walker Jewel Wrennie Walker, age 91, a resident of Lynnfield Place Selmer, TN, formally a long time resident of Gadsden, AL passed away December 13, 2006. She was the widow of Daniel W. Walker owner and operator of Nelson Machine shop, where she was his bookkeeper for many years. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist...

Dec 13, 2006

Mary Catherine Vincent Brotherton was born December 24, 1916, the fourth child of eight to Stephen Paul and Fannie Sue Maroney Vincent in Hardeman Co., TN. She passed from this Earth on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany, MS at the age of nearly 90.She was married to Thomas Edward Brotherton from August 3, 1940...

Dec 13, 2006

Mr. Clark passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at the Bolivar General Hospital.The son of the late Stanley and Verna Cramer Clark, he was a self-employed carpenter having served in the US Army from 1960 - 1963. He enjoyed fishing, boating and sailing on the Tennessee river, family & friends gatherings. He was the youngest of nine children and had...

Dec 13, 2006

Dec 12, 2006

Joe Everette Maxwell, 81, of Bolivar, died Tues., Dec. 12 at Bolivar General Hospital. The widower of Blanche McKeown Maxwell, who died in 1988, he was the retired owner/operator of Maxwell's Grocery. He was a WWII veteran, serving in the South Pacific and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was born January 5, 1925 in Middleton, son of the late W....

Dec 11, 2006

James Eddie Harvillwas born in Acton, Tennessee on August 25, 1935 the son of the late Henry Boss and Ora Farris Harvill.On December 31, 1965 he was united in marriage to the former Kathrine Roberts, who preceded him in death on April 12, 2005. Mr. Harvill worked as a self-employed television repairman. He lived in Counce, Tennessee most of his...

Dec 11, 2006

Josephine Collinswas born in Tishomingo County, Mississippi the daughter of the late Bart and Eunice Phillips Bugg.On January 12, 1946 she was united in marriage to Cleatus E. Callins, who preceded his wife in death on February 10, 1986.Mrs. Callins worked as a grocery store merchant.She departed this life on December 11, 2006 at the Hardin County Nursing Home in...