Obituary Listing

Dec 8, 2006

Mrs. Robertson the widow of Carmack Robertson died Thursday morning at her home in Henderson. She was born in Bemis Tennessee daughter of the late Nelson and Golden Sanders Nerren and step daughter of the late Evy Nerren. She and her husband operated the Trading Post in Henderson for many years. She was a member of the First Pentecostal Church...

Dec 8, 2006

James Riley Holtwas born in Savannah, Tennessee on August 6, 1954 the son of the late Wayne and Lorine Brown Holt. Mr. Holt lived in Savannah all of his life. He loved walking his dogs and enjoyed life to the fullest. He departed this life on December 8, 2006 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee at the age...

Dec 8, 2006

He was born in McNairy County, the son of the late Willard M. and Myrtle Ward Smith. He graduated from Chester County High School in 1956. He entered the U.S. Air Force and served in the medical administration core in Tachikawa, Japan. He was married to Marilyn Worden in 1967. He was vice president of Pitts Family Restaurants, Inc. based...

Dec 8, 2006

Services for Roger Mack Skaggs, age 50, of Collinwood, TN will be Sunday, December 10, 2006 at 1:00 pm at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel in Collinwood, TN with Greg Eaton, Keith Montgomery, and James (Pete) Turnbow officiating. Burial will be in McGlamery Cemetery in Collinwood, TN with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will...

Dec 8, 2006

Funeral services for Ruby Reece, age 89, of Waynesboro,TN Wayne County Nursing Home, formerly of Collinwood, TN will be on Sunday, December 10, 2006 at 3:00 pm Shackelford Funeral Home, Collinwood with Ray Kelso, Jr. officiating. Interment following at Cromwell Crossroads Cemetery, Collinwood, TN with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Visitation will be on Saturday...

Dec 8, 2006

Funeral services for James L. Dixon, age 63 of Waynesboro, TN will be on Monday, December 11, 2006, 1:00 pm Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel, Waynesboro,TN with Tim Owen officiating. Interment following in Shields Cemetery, Waynesboro with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Visitation will be on Sunday, December 10 from 5:00-9:00 pm and on Monday, December...

Dec 7, 2006

Ed Franks was born March 1, 1930 in Savannah, Tennessee, the son of the late Charles Hassell and Alice White Franks.On April 17, 1981, he was united in marriage to Geraldine A. Franks.Mr. Franks was a retired self-employed plumber and electrician. He attended the Olivet Cumberland Presbyterian Church. His work was his only hobby. He was able to work until...

Dec 6, 2006

Louise Sharp Hugheswas born in McNairy County, Tennessee on July 30, 1925 the daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Martha Jane Hollin Sharp. On September 2, 1944, she was united in marriage to Carlos Clinton Hughes, who preceded her in death on February 7, 1971.Mrs. Hughes retired from her job as a daycare worker. She was a member of...

Dec 6, 2006

Dec 6, 2006

Minnie Lee Wooten Cooksey, 86, of Bolivar, died Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at her home.The widow of Wilford Vaughan, who died in 1944, and Clarence Elliott Cooksey, who died January 29, 2004 after 57 years of marriage, she worked at the Bolivar Central High School cafeteria for many years and was owner/operator of Cooksey’s Grocery on Highway 64 East. Mrs....

Dec 6, 2006

Juanita E. Sanders Hickman of Melrose Park, Illinois, formerly of Bethel Springs, Tennessee, was born on Tuesday, November 5, 1940, the daughter of the late Joseph Tidwell Sanders and the late Evelyn Maness Sanders Hickman. Ms. Hickman had lived in Melrose Park for 40 plus years but always came home to visit her daughter Vickie and other family in July...

Dec 5, 2006

Cynthia Laverne Henley was born March 12, 1929 in Bethel Springs, Tennessee the daughter of the late Oliver C. and Elizabeth Whitten Henley. She was a Factory Worker thought out her life and a member of the New Life Pentecostal Church in Savannah, TN.She departed this life on December 5, 2006 in Savannah, Tennessee at the age of 77 Years,...

Dec 4, 2006

Juanita Pearl Bukva, 87, of Middleton, died Monday morning, December 4, 2006 at Trinity Mission in Holly Springs, Mississippi.The widow of Andrew Fuller, who died in 1969, and William Bukva, who died in 1995, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Bukva was born January 23, 1919 in Rockwood, Tenn., daughter of the late Roy and Catherine Dougherty Wells. She lived in...

Dec 4, 2006

She was born in Decatur County, the daughter of the late Thomas (Tom) and Mattie McCall West. She married Ira Malone in 1940 and they made their home in Chester County. She was a homemaker and helped her husband farm. She loved outdoors, tending her flower garden well into her 90's. Mr. Malone died in 1978.She is survived by a...

Dec 3, 2006

Andy (Pete) Pickenswas born in Morris Chapel, Tennessee the son of the late George Brown and Manervia Stricklin Pickens.On December 1, 1999 he was united in marriage to the former Lucille Tidwell, who survives.Mr. Pickens was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was retired from his job with Standard Construction Company. He was a member of the Freewill Baptist...

Dec 3, 2006

Ricky Lynn Garrardwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on August 2, 1961 the son of the late Charles D. and Faye Marie Caskkar Garrard.Mr. Garrard had worked as a pallet-hauler and was a member of the Mountain View Church of Christ. He departed this life on December 3, 2006 at Hardin Medical Center in Savannah, Tennessee at the age of...

Dec 3, 2006

John Jay Steele was born May 14, 1932 in Fredericktown, Ohio the son of the late George Marion and Florence Mae Hoenshell Steele.Mr.Steele was united in marriage to Marjorie Heard on Saturday, June 13, 1959. He was a self employed Construction worker and a Truck Driver.He departed this life on December 3, 2006 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of...

Dec 3, 2006

He was born in Jackson, Tennessee and grew up in Henderson, the son of Richard Adkins and Karen Lynn Jones Scudder. He attended school in Chester County and graduated Gateway Academy. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, May 28, 2003, and served his basic training in Fort Leonard Wood, MO and his advanced individual training at Fort Sam Houston, TX....

Dec 3, 2006

Ruth Virginia Lambert Roberts, 92, of Bolivar, died Sunday morning, December 3, 2006 at Pleasant View Health Care in Bolivar. The widow of Pitsser M. Roberts, who died April 12, 1997 after 65 years of marriage, she retired as a production worker at Tennessee Foods. Mrs. Roberts was born January 9, 1914 in Hardeman County, daughter of the late Jake...

Dec 3, 2006

He was born and reared in the Woodville Community of Chester County, the son of the late Jim and Jewell Rowland King. He farmed as a young man and worked for Chester County Highway Dept. and later worked at various sawmills in the area. He is survived by four brothers: Gorman King, Kirby King and Paschal King all of the...