Leoda Mae Nichols
Sep 22, 2006
Ms. Leoda Mae Nichols was born September 6, 1918 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Johnny M. and Lou Ella Huggins Nichols.Ms. Nichols, a Methodist in belief was a retired farmer and quilt maker. She enjoyed quilting for herself and others. Her work was well known in many different states. She had lost count of how many...
Louise Beam Layton
Sep 22, 2006
Louise Seaton Beam Laytonwas born on January 19, 1920 in Hardin County, Tennessee to the late Elbert and Clara Elva McDaniel Seaton.On May 6, 1939, she was united in marriage to Clayton Beam, who preceded her in death on January 2, 1963. On June 7, 1976 she married William Layton, who also preceded her in death of August 2, 1999....
John William Bomar
Sep 22, 2006
J. W. Bomar, 85, of Whiteville, died Friday evening, September 22, 2006 at Bolivar General Hospital. He was born January 12, 1921 in Henry County, TN to Earl Enlow Bomar and Eva Edwards Bomar and moved to Whiteville at age 10. On his 22nd birthday, he married Rebecca Sammons, who survives. He was a deacon for the Mt. Olive Baptist...
Sabra Vincent
Sep 22, 2006
Sabra Vincent, 70, of Bolivar, died early Friday morning, September 22, 2006 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.The wife of John I. Vincent, Jr., who survives, she was a farm service agency clerk for 20 years, ran a grocery store for 22 years and was a homemaker. Mrs. Vincent was born July 10, 1936, daughter of the late Haskell M. Harris...
Maxine E. Burnette
Sep 21, 2006
Maxine E. Burnette, 71, of Middleton, died Thursday evening, September 21, 2006 at her home.The widow of A.C. Burnette, who died July 13, 2002, she worked in the personnel department of Western Mental Health Institute for 25 years. Mrs. Burnette was born October 20, 1934, in Tooele, Utah, daughter of the late Tony and Elsie Frances Burt Gregrich and moved...
Mattie Louella Henson
Sep 21, 2006
Funeral services for Mattie Louella (Lou) Henson, age 83, of Waynesboro,TN will be on Saturday September 23, 2006, 3:00 pm Hickory Springs Holiness Church, Collinwood, TN with John Hodum and Gary Hodum officiating. Interment following in Railroad Cemetery, Iron City, TN with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Visitation will be on Friday, September 22, 2006...
Roger Dale Overton
Sep 21, 2006
Services for Roger Dale (Rod) Overton, age 56, of Collinwood, TN, will be Saturday, September 23, 2006 at 11:00 am at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel in Collinwood, TN with John E. Banks officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens, Collinwood, with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be Friday, September 22, 2006 from...
Myrtle Landreth
Sep 21, 2006
Myrtle Allison Landreth of Adamsville, Tennessee, was born on Tuesday, January 10, 1928, in McNairy County, the daughter of the late Millard Filmore and Mamie Crumby Allison. She married Herman Cecil Landreth who preceded her in death on February 10, 1988. She was a member of Hickory Flatt Full Gospel Church, a homemaker, seamstress, and devoted christian, wife, and mother.Mrs....
Norman Dean Batley
Sep 21, 2006
Norman Dean Batleywas born in Winchester, Illinois on February 2, 1924 the son of the late Earl Clark and Grace Marie Iler Batley.On October 24, 1945 he was united in marriage to the former Flossie Loveda Stinnett, who survives. Mr. Batley was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a veteran of World War II.He worked as a school teacher...
Clyde Foster
Sep 20, 2006
Clyde Foster, Jr., 63, of Brighton, died Wednesday morning, September 20, 2006 at his home.The husband of Glenda Ballard Foster, who survives, he was a factory worker, farmer and ran bo-weevil traps. Mr. Foster was born June 26, 1943 in Gossett, Arkansas, son of the late Clyde Foster, Sr. and Thelma Louise Parson Foster. He lived in Pocahontas for two...
George Lee Buchanan
Sep 20, 2006
George Lee Buchanan was born September 23, 1934 in Widner, Arkansas the son of the late Shelton Giles and Eva Ione Wills Buchanan.On December 28, 1956, he was united in marriage to Sadie Ruth Kennamore.Mr. Buchanan was retired after proudly serving a total 43 years in the US Air Force and in the US Navy. He worked in Air Craft...
Mae Sanders
Sep 20, 2006
Mae Sanders was born May 9, 1923 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of the late William (Bill) and Jessie Umfress Ellis.She was united in marriage to Wilbert Estel (Rabbit) Sanders who preceded her in death on February 22, 1997.Mrs. Sanders retired after 32 years of service as an inspector for Brown Shoe Company in Selmer, Tennessee and was Pentecostal...
James Dean Elmore
Sep 19, 2006
James Dean Elmore, age 50, of Cypress Inn, Tennessee, died on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at the home of his sister. Mr. Elmore, a native of Indianapolis, Indiana, is a son of Wilma Kay Garner Elmore who survives of Lawrenceburg, TN and the late Samuel Odell Elmore. He was a truck driver.Survivors other than his mother are a son, Samuel...
Estelle Williams
Sep 18, 2006
She was born and reared in Henderson, the daughter of the late A.E. and Dovie Kemp Lewis. She attended schools in Henderson and was married to Arlie Williams in 1950. They made their home in Memphis. Mrs. Williams was a file clerk for Parts Inc. Mr. Williams died in 1982. She continued to make her home in Memphis.She is survived...
James M. Major
Sep 18, 2006
JAMES M. MAJORWas born in Dickson County, Tennessee on May 29, 1917 the son of the late James Moore and Althea Harper Major.On January 8, 1955 he was united in marriage to the former Sara Ann Nicks, who survives.Mr. Major was a lockmaster for the U. S. Army Corp of Engineers at Pickwick Dam. He was a United States Army...
Sarah E. Johnson
Sep 17, 2006
Sarah E. (Hayes) Johnsonwas born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee on May 18, 1926 the daughter of the late Joel Jackson (Jack) and Mary Leslie Bradley Hayes.On February 5, 1944 she was united in marriage to E.W. Johnson, who preceded her in death on April 2, 1986. Mrs. Johnson worked as a waitress and as a restaurant owner/operator. As a military wife,...
Frank Van Boling
Sep 17, 2006
FRANK VAN BOLINGWas born in Morris Chapel, Tennessee on October 7, 1938 the son of the late John Ovid and Mildred Harrison Boling. On June 10, 1962 he was united in marriage to the former Janice Kate Hughes of Morris Chapel.Mr. Boling was a graduate of Morris Chapel High School and Memphis State University. He served his country in the...
Cindy Weaver
Sep 17, 2006
Cindy Thomsen Weaver, 53 of Jackson died Sunday, September 17, 2006 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital after a 20 year battle with Lupus.Cindy was a 1971 graduate of North Side High School and attended the University of Tennessee at Martin where she met her husband of 31 years, Roy Weaver. Cindy began her career as the first Female Agriculture...
Charles William Carroll
Sep 17, 2006
Charles William (Bill) Carroll Charles William (Bill) Carroll, 68, a talented local author and beloved father, passed away at his Stantonville, Tennessee, home on Sunday, September 17, 2006. He was born September 19, 1937, in Stantonville to the late Gilcie William Carroll and Bessie Mae Lipford Carroll. Mr. Carroll was raised in McNairy County and graduated from Selmer High School,...
Simon Hirsch White
Sep 17, 2006
SIMON HIRSCH WHITE Was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on June 16, 1943 the son of the late John H. White, Jr. and Rubye Falls White.On December 3, 1988 he was united in marriage to the former Mary Nell Guinn, who survives.Mr. White was a salesman for Lorch Manufacturing Company in Dallas, Texas. He was a member of First United...
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