Obituary Listing

Bertie Kirk

Bertie Kirk

Feb 5, 2006

Bertie Miles Kirk was born November 29, 1907 in Mississippi the daughter of the late Charles Walter LeRoy and Emma Bell Miles. She was united in marriage to Lee Roy Kirk on June 19, 1928. Mr. Kirk preceded her in death on December 25, 1988.Along with her husband, Mrs. Kirk was a former owner and operator of Kirk\'s Kafe in...

Anna Wiley Carter

Anna Wiley Carter

Feb 5, 2006

Anna Wiley Carter, 91, of Memphis, formerly of Bolivar, died Sunday, February 5, 2006 at Memphis Healthcare & Rehabilitation.The widow of Hubert Walls Wiley, who died in 1972, and Alvin Carter, who died in 1994, she was retired from Kilgore. Mrs. Carter was born March 30, 1914 in McNairy County, daughter of the late William Franklin Whaley and Frances Jane...

Gilbert Ira Pipkin

Gilbert Ira Pipkin

Feb 5, 2006

Gilbert Ira Pipkin, 57, of Middleton, died Sunday, February 5, 2006 at Bolivar General Hospital.Born September 8, 1948 in Hardeman County, son of Gilbert T. Pipkin and Kellon Davis Pipkin, he was a mechanic at Chuck Hutton. He was a dog trainer and coon hunter and his familiy states the “he loved his family and grandchildren and was always there...

Lillie Mae Smith

Lillie Mae Smith

Feb 4, 2006

Lillie Mae Deshazier Smith Was born on October 30, 1948 in Savannah, Tennessee the daughter of Arch Richard Deshazier and the late Maggie Ward Deshazier Banks.On January 3, 1968 she was united in marriage to Carl B. Smith, who survives.Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and a loving, devoted wife and mother.She departed this life on February 4, 2006 at Poplar...

Richard Barnes

Richard Barnes

Feb 4, 2006

Richard Barneswas born on March 14, 1921 in Hardin County, Tennessee the son of the late James and Martha Cordelia Alexander Barnes.Mr. Barnes was united in marriage to the former Sue Arnold, who preceded him in death. He worked as a farmer and in construction. Mr. Barnes was of Baptist belief.He departed this life on February 4, 2006 at Hardin...

Elaine King

Elaine King

Feb 4, 2006

Elaine (Polly) Hicks King was born December 3, 1924 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Arlie Marshall and Amy Skelton Hicks. She was united in marriage to Warren D. King on December 28, 1944. Mr. King preceded her in death on April 24, 1984.Mrs. King was a homemaker for her family, and was a former employee of...

Maxine Morgan

Maxine Morgan

Feb 4, 2006

Services for Maxine (Max) Miller Morgan, 83, Collinwood, TN, will be Saturday, February 4, 2006 at 1:00 pm at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel, Collinwood, TN with Keith Collier officiating. Burial will be in McGlamery Cemetery, Collinwood, TN with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Visitation will be Friday, February 3, 2006 from 6 pm to 9...

Thomas Wade McBride

Thomas Wade McBride

Feb 4, 2006

Thomas Wade McBride was born April 27, 1910 in Gibson County, Tennessee the son of the late Thomas E. and Mattie Hunt McBride.He was united in marriage to Pauline Thacker McBride who preceded him in death.Mr. McBride was a Salesman and a member of the Selmer First United Methodist Church. He was a Director of the McNairy County Election Commission...

Maxine Johnson

Maxine Johnson

Feb 2, 2006

She was born in McNairy County, at Finger, and grew up in Chester County, the daughter of the late Edgar Dwight and Patie Brooksie Tedford Young. She graduated Chester County High School in 1947 and was married to Logan Leon Johnson in 1949. They made their home in Henderson and then moved to the Five Points Community. Mrs. Johnson worked...

Brenda Diane Simpson

Brenda Diane Simpson

Feb 2, 2006

Brenda Diane Simpsonwas born on September 17, 1957 in Savannah, Tennessee the daughter of the late Joseph Benson and Ivagene Smith Moore.On December 2, 2001 she was united in marriage to Wayne Simpson, who survives.Mrs. Simpson was a factory worker for many years and lived in Crump, Tennessee.She departed this life on February 2, 2006 at her residence in Crump...

Nell McGee Butler

Nell McGee Butler

Feb 2, 2006

Nell McGee McMurry Butlerwas born on June 20, 1927 in Hardin County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Lonnie Alger and Gertie Lane McMurry.On October 18, 1942 she was united in marriage to James Dewey Butler, who preceded her in death on March 12, 2003.Mrs. Butler was a homemaker and attended the Adamsville First Baptist Church.She departed this life on...

Ethel Brown

Ethel Brown

Feb 1, 2006

Funeral services for Ethel Culp Brown, age 92 of Clifton,TN will be on Friday, February 3, 2006 at 11:00 am Shackelford Funeral Home, Waynesboro with Randall Runions officiating. Interment following in Clifton Cemetery, Clifton, TN with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Visitation will be on Thursday February 2, from 5:00-9:00 pm and on Friday; February...

Billy Norman Vincent

Billy Norman Vincent

Feb 1, 2006

Billy Norman Vincent, 62, of Hickory Valley, died Wednesday, February 1, 2006 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Collierville.The husband of Shirley Ann Smith Vincent, who survives, he was an employee with the Jordan Company for over 30 years before retiring in January of 2006. Mr. Vincent was born July 9, 1943 in Saulsbury, son of the late Robert Cecil Vincent...

Lina B. Stricklin

Lina B. Stricklin

Jan 31, 2006

LINA SHELBY STRICKLINWas born May 19, 1922 the daughter of the late William and Mattie Shelby. She was the wife of the late Roosevelt Stricklin. She was preceded in death by her two brothers, Willy and Warren Shelby, her three sisters, Amy Smith, Hannah Hosea and Lila Bridges, her son James Stricklin and her grandson, Billy Wayne Stricklin. She had...

Betty Bishop

Betty Bishop

Jan 31, 2006

Betty Bishop, 59, of Olive Branch, Miss., formerly of Bolivar, died Monday, January 30, 2006 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Southaven, Miss.The wife of Eddie Bishop, who survives, she was a school teacher for 27 years. Mrs. Bishop was born June 30, 1946 in Jackson, Tenn., daughter of the late Leron Pierce Yarbrough and Mary Sue Jenkins Yarbrough and lived...

Pauline Lay

Pauline Lay

Jan 29, 2006

Graveside services for Pauline Cole Lay, age 94, of Lawrenceburg, TN will be on Wednesday, February 1, 2006, at 1:00 pm Memorial Gardens, Waynesboro with Marvin Champion officiating. Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Visitation will be on Tuesday, January 31, from 6:00-9:00 pm and on Wed. February 1 from 8:00 until 12:30 pm Shackelford Funeral...

Charles Edward Prater

Charles Edward Prater

Jan 29, 2006

Charles Edward Praterwas born in Clifton, Tennessee the son of the late Pink and Oda Ricketts Prater.On June 12, 1947 he was united in marriage to the former Laura Jean Sell, who preceded him in death on December 20, 1981.Mr. Prater worked as a truck driver ant was a veteran of the U.S. Army.He departed this life on January 29,...

Lessie Pounds

Lessie Pounds

Jan 29, 2006

Lessie Lain Pounds was born May 11, 1916 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Asa and Willie Nixon Lain. Mrs. Pounds was a homemaker for her family and was a member of the Mt. Sharon Presbyterian Church in the Gilchrist community. Mrs. Pounds departed this life on January 29, 2006 in Adamsville, Tennessee at the age of...

Annie Sue Roberts

Annie Sue Roberts

Jan 28, 2006

Annie Sue Naylor Roberts was born July 31, 1941 in Chester County, Tennessee the daughter of Pauline Lynch Naylor and the late Carl Naylor. She was united in marriage to Wayne Roberts on January 12, 1960.Mrs. Roberts was a retired bank teller, and was a member of the Second Baptist Church in Selmer. Mrs. Roberts departed this life on January...

Frankie Bain

Frankie Bain

Jan 28, 2006

Frankie Farris Bainwas born on November 7, 1909 in Wayne County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Charles J. and Minnie Lawson Farris. She was raised by her aunt and uncle, Walter and Laura Melson, from the age of three, after the death of her mother. On May 31, 1930, she was united in marriage to Emory H. Bain, who...