Obituary Listing

Sep 1, 2006

William Ferguson Smith, 88, of Hornsby, died Friday afternoon, September 1, 2006 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.Son of the late Grover Cleveland Smith and Lucy Myrtle Ferguson Smith, he was Baptist in belief and worked in construction and logging. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and lived in Hardeman County most of his life.Graveside services were 2:00 p.m....

Sep 1, 2006

Mary P. Vaughan, 100, of Bolivar, died Friday morning, September 1, 2006 at Bolivar General Hospital.The widow of William Roy Vaughan, who died March 3, 1980, she was a Hardeman County school teacher for 40 years. Mrs. Vaughan was born October 15, 1905 in Middleton, daughter of the late Joe and Sarah Kirk Pulse and lived here all of her...

Sep 1, 2006

JAMES PAUL KYLEWas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on March 23, 1928 the son of the late James Arch and Lula Massey Kyle.On September 16, 1988 he was united in marriage to the former Dorothy Simmons, who survives.Mr. Kyle worked for Dodge Company in South Bend, Indiana and also worked for Pickwick Landing State Park. He was a member of...

Sep 1, 2006

Emily Siler, 66 of Bolivar, died Friday, September 1, 2006 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.Born June 29, 1940 to James Blunt Harriss and Carmie Mae Little Harriss, she lived most her life in Toone. Widowed by her husband John Siler, December 10, 1973, she worked as a bank teller for First Federal Savings and Loan for about 10 years, and...

Aug 31, 2006

Services for R. B. Reaves, age 73, of Cypress Inn, TN, will be Saturday, September 2, 2006 at 1:00 pm at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel in Collinwood, TN with John Edward Banks and Keith Montgomery officiating. Burial wwill be in Cromwell Crossroads Cemetery, Collinwood, TN with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements. He died at...

Aug 31, 2006

Mary Lillian Monroe Osborn was born October 13, 1926 in Guys, Tennessee the daughter of the late Miles M. and Isola Rowsey Monroe.Mrs. Osborn was united in marriage to William Hugh Osborn on Saturday, October 17, 1942. A retired Nurses aid at Magnolia Regional Healthcare and an employee of Weaver Pants Factory for many years. And a member of the...

Aug 31, 2006

Evelyn "Prill" Yarbrough, 88, of Toone, died Thursday, August 31, 2006 at Vanderbilt Medical Research Center in Nashville.The widow of Paul Bert Yarbrough, who died in January 1962, she was a registered nurse at Armira and Kilgore and personnel director at Armira. She was also the Hardeman County Public Health Nurse from 1963-67 and owner of the General Home Service...

Aug 31, 2006

Maudie Stricklinwas born in Savannah, Tennessee on February 19, 1918 the daughter of the late Luther and Mary Hollingsworth Ferrell.In November of 1935, she was united in marriage to Jesse Martin Stricklin, who preceded her in death on May 11, 1979. She was later married to Lincoln Bowling, who also preceded her in death.Mrs. Stricklin worked for Brown Shoe Company...

Aug 31, 2006

Funeral services for James Marvin Sherrill, age 88, of Rayburn Creek Rd., Collinwood, will be Three p.m. Saturday, September 2, 2006 at Cromwell Crossroads Church with Greg Eaton, Willie Paul Kilburn, and Charles Lopp officiating. Interment will follow in Cromwell Crossroads Cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Directors in charge.Mr. Sherrill was born in Lauderdale County, AL, a son of the late...

Aug 31, 2006

Roy Keymonwas born in Wayne County, Tennessee on February 7, 1931 the son of the late Martin and Clarie Belle Kiddy Keymon.Mr. Keymon was united in marriage to the former Barbara Jane Alley, who survives.He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired from his jobs as a barber and as a cab company dispatcher. Mr. Keymon was a...

Aug 31, 2006

Jack Loving was born November 8, 1909 in Hardin County, Tennessee the son of the late Lewis Loving and the late Jennie Whitaker Loving Qualls. He was united in marriage to Lula Elvie Loving on December 8, 1934. Mrs. Loving preceded him in death on November 16, 1992 after 58 years of marriage.Mr. Loving retired from operating a bulldozer after...

Aug 30, 2006

Aug 30, 2006

Tony Arnoldwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on September 10, 1962 the son of Frank Edmund and Nellie Laster Arnold.Mr. Arnold was of Baptist belief.He departed this life on August 30, 2006 at the Pemiscot County General Hospital in Haiti, Missouri at the age of 43 years, 11 months and 20 days.Mr. Arnold is survived by his parents, Edmund and...

Aug 30, 2006

Virginia Daphene Killingsworth Greer of Michie, Tennessee, was born on Tuesday, December 14, 1926, the daughter of the late Dee and Martha Thacker Killingsworth. She married Kenneth B. Greer on July 20, 1944. Mr. Greer preceded her in death on October 6, 1997.Mrs. Greer was a homemaker, a member of Michie First Baptist Church and Sunday School teacher for 52...

Aug 29, 2006

MADDOX SHEARERWas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on June 26, 2006 the son of Richard (Ricky) Lee Shearer, Jr. and Marcie Langston Shearer.Maddox attended Hopewell Baptist Church.He departed this life on August 29, 2006 at the Hardin Medical Center in Savannah, Tennessee at the age of 2 months and 3 days.Maddox is survived by his parents, Ricky and Marcie Shearer...

Aug 29, 2006

Janice Erwinwas born in the Cerro Gordo Community of Hardin County, Tennessee on February 8, 1943, the daughter of the late Dewey Samp and Alta Pauline Bromley Wallace.In June of 1962, she was united in marriage to Ronald Erwin, who survives.Mrs. Erwin was a homemaker and a member of Sinner’s Hope Church.She departed this life on August 29, 2006 at...

Aug 29, 2006

Eugene Powellwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on April 28, 1920 the son of the late Hubert Esbert and Eula Nancy Willis Powell.On November 7, 1942 he was united in marriage to the former Lorene Meek, who survives. He worked at Brown Shoe Company and was a member of Sinner’s Hope Church.Mr. Powell was known as a dedicated husband and...

Aug 28, 2006

She was born and reared in Hardeman County, the Silerton Coummunity. The daughter of the late John William and Opha Mae Gee Wilson. She went to school at Silerton where she played on the basketball team and she also with to school at Bolivar Central High. She was married to Joe Lee Phillips in 1939. They lived in Chester County...

Aug 28, 2006

Thelma Mayfield Cryer, 86, of Bolivar, died Monday, August 28, 2006 at Bolivar General Hospital.The widow of Wesley Robert Cryer, who died January 30, 2000, she was a hair dresser. Mrs. Cryer was born July 3, 1920 in Hardeman County, daughter of the late William Armond Mayfield and Lula Roby Mayfield and lived here all of her life. She was...

Aug 28, 2006

Services for Delsie M. Cummins, 84, Collinwood, TN, (a resident of NHC Columbia) will be Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at 3:00 pm at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel, Collinwood, TN with Sammy Franks officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens, Collinwood, with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be Tuesday, August 29, 2006 from...