Obituary Listing

Sep 16, 2006

TROY LEGANSWas born in Savannah, Tennessee on August 29, 1963 the son of Billy Gerald and Bethel Joyce Pipes Legans.Mr. Legans was a roofer. He departed this life on September 16, 2006 at the Hardin Medical Center in Savannah, Tennessee at the age of 43 years and 18 days.Other than his parents, Billy and Joyce Legans of Morris Chapel, Tennessee,...

Sep 15, 2006

Bertha Frances Lawson Fisherwas born in Murrayville, Illinois on July 3, 1915 the daughter of the late Albert and Jo Hannah Heck Lawson.In October of 1973, she was united in marriage to George W. Fisher, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Fisher was a homemaker and of Seventh Day Adventist belief. She departed this life on September 15, 2006 at...

Sep 15, 2006

J.C. Flatt, Sr.was born on June 26, 1920 in Hardin County, Tennessee the son of the late Henry Dee and Bessie Rodgers Flatt. On April 29, 1939 he was united in marriage to the former Thelma Childers, who preceded him in death on October 7, 1992. Mr. Flatt was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during World War...

Sep 15, 2006

Funeral Services will be 1:00 PM, Monday, from the Chapel of Leon Johnson Funeral Home with burial to follow in Clarks Creek Cemetery.She is survived by two daughters Dianne Hysmith (Wilburn) of Finger and Jan Busby of Henderson; four sisters Georgia Kuykendall and Hazel Johnson both of Jackson, Peggy Denny of Lakeland, FL and Evelyn Thurbush of Vista, CA and...

Sep 15, 2006

Mary Frances Hunley Killingsworth of Adamsville, Tennessee, was born on May 11, 1944, the adopted daughter of the late John Harley and Anna Lee Harris Hunley. She was a homemaker and the widow of John Kenneth Killingsworth. She was a member of Adamsville First Baptist Church and was a very active individual who loved to cook for her family.Survived by...

Sep 14, 2006

He was born in Chester County, son of the late Odell and Margaret Rouse Henley. He attended school in Chester County. He was married to Martha Ann Newsom in 1964. They made their home in Henderson. He was a brick mason most of his life. He is survived by his wife Martha Ann Henley of Henderson; a daughter Lorie Ann...

Sep 14, 2006

Bonnie Mullins Bennett was born April 16, 1939 in McNairy County the daughter of the late Alton Parker and Lessie Bell Locke Mullins.She was united in marriage to Charles E. Bennett who preceded her in death on Feb. 5, 2006.Mrs. Bennett was a bookkeeper at Oakley Ford in Memphis and was of the Baptist belief.Mrs. Bennett departed this life on...

Sep 14, 2006

David Glenn Wessonwas born on November 25, 1957 in Cooter, Missouri the son of Gracie Mae Haley Wesson and the late Henry “Owen” Wesson.Mr. Wesson was employed at Hardin County Skills, where he worked in ceramics. He also attended the First Baptist Church in Savannah.He departed this life on September 14, 2006 in Savannah, Tennessee at the age of 48...

Sep 13, 2006

ROBERT W. GARRARDWas born in Clifton, Tennessee on September 22, 1919 the son of the late William Alfred and Emma Harbin Garrard.On March 7, 1953 he was united in marriage to the former Ruby Mae Miller, who preceded her husband in death on February 23, 1989.Mr. Garrard was a retired machine operator for Precision Connecting Rod in Chicago, Illinois. He...

Sep 12, 2006

He was born in Chester County, the son of the late James Samuel and Sara Elizabeth Floyd Beene. He was educated at Harmony and Finger Schools. He was married to Bessie Cain on Nevember 22, 1930. He farmed until moving to Memphis in 1950, where he was employed by International Harvester as a welder for 25 years, retiring in 1975....

Sep 12, 2006

Funeral services for Lonzo Sherrill, age 83, of Collinwood, TN will be on Thursday September 14, 2006 at 1:00 pm Houston Baptist Church, Collinwood, TN with Jerry Robbins and Carroll Littrell officiating. Interment following in Memorial Gardens, Collinwood,TN with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Visitation will be on Wednesday September 13, 2006 from 6:00 pm...

Sep 11, 2006

He was born in Hardeman County and grew up in Chester County, the son of the late George Anderson and Flora Ann Weaver Taylor. In 1944 he was married to Osa Lee Smith. They had been married 62 years this week. They made their home in Montezuma and Henderson all their married life. Mr. Taylor worked as a groundsman for...

Sep 10, 2006

Sep 10, 2006

He was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of the late Joseph and Virginia Phillips Price. He joined the U.S. Navy at the age of 17 and served 22 years and was honorably discharged at age 39. He served three tours around the world. He served in Korea and Vietnam and had received a 3 Bronze Stars. He was stationed...

Sep 10, 2006

Bobby Joe Agee, Jr, 39, of Saulsbury, died Sunday, September 10, 2006 at Bolivar General Hospital.The son of Shirley Jean Ware Agee of Saulsbury and the late Bobby Joe Agee, Sr., he was born July 27, 1967 in Memphis. Mr. Agee was a framing carpenter for Durrell Wilbanks Construction, had lived in Saulsbury for most of his life and spent...

Sep 10, 2006

Mary Emma Reed Crabb of Ramer, Tennessee, was born on Friday, May 25, 1923, the daughter of the late Edgar and Martha Carter Reed. She married Leonard Crabb on February 19, 1943. Mr. Crabb preceded her in death on February 12, 2003. She was a homemaker and a member of Butler\'s Chapel Baptist Church.Mrs. Crabb passed from this life on...

Sep 9, 2006

Hermie Vires O'Neal was born January 26, 1923 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Mary Lou Arkie Barham Vires. She was united in marriage to J. H. O'Neal on September 27, 1942. Mr. O'Neal preceded her in death on January 31, 1993.Mrs. O'Neal was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ....

Sep 9, 2006

Funeral service for Van Cole Crews, age 77, of Green River Road, Waynesboro, will be 1:00 pm Monday, September 11, 2006 at Shackelford Chapel in Waynesboro with Matthew Morine, Cary Crews, and Bobby Pinckley officiating. Interment will follow in Shields Cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Directors in charge.Mr. Crews, a native of Wayne County, died on Saturday, September 9, 2006 at...

Sep 9, 2006

Dr. Joseph E. Rose, 72, of Whiteville, died Saturday, September 9, 2006 at his home.The husband of Jana Rosell Rose, who survives, he served as a Professor of Chemistry at Midwestern University in Witchita Falls, Texas for many years before entering into a career as an industrial executive. Mr. Rose was born December 17, 1933 in Memphis, son of the...

Sep 9, 2006

William Richard (Bill) McCommon, 83, from Grand Junction, died Saturday, September 9, 2006 at the Tri-County Convalescent Home in Adamsville, TN due to a massive stroke. He is the son of the late Roy and Lorene (Mercer) McCommon of Saulsbury, TN. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Grand Junction, where he served as deacon. He was...