Obituary Listing

Nov 20, 2005

Carlos Elder, Jr., 74, of Pinson, died Sunday, November 20, 2005 at his home. The husband of Betty J. Collins Elder, who survives, he was an antiques dealer for 21 years and worked at the Armira Corp. for 10 years. Mr. Elder was born April 8, 1931 in Madison County, son of the late Carlos Elder, Sr. and Agnes Collins...

Nov 20, 2005

Helen Ruth Hanback, 78, Collinwood, TN, died at Wayne Medical Center, Waynesboro, TN, Sunday, November 20, 2005. She was born in Franklin Co., AL on March 8, 1927.Mrs. Hanback was a retired factory worker and a member of Collinwood Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents, Otha K. ( Tobe) and Mary F. Shipman Smith, her...

Nov 19, 2005

Paul Whittington was born December 26, 1914 in Reno, Arkansas the son of the late Logan and Nola Brady Whittington. He was united in marriage to Margaret Carter Whittington on February 21, 1940. Mrs. Whittington preceded him in death on October 27, 1995. Mr. Whittington was the former owner of City Lumber Company in Selmer, a past president of the...

Nov 19, 2005

Elvin Leonard Runions, age 70 of Runions Circle, Waynesboro, TN died Saturday, November 19, 2005 at Wayne Medical Center in Waynesboro. Mr. Runions was born October 27, 1935 in Maury County, TN to the late Eddie Buford and Elizabeth McNabb Runions. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Kathleen Morgan Runions, brother, Ellison Runions, and a sister, Lena...

Nov 19, 2005

Wilma Opal Phillipswas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on June 17, 1920 the daughter of the late Richard and Viney Stinnett.On July 9, 1938 she was united in marriage to William “Pat” Phillips who preceded her in death on April 3, 2001. Mrs. Phillips worked as a cook at West Hardin Elementary School and was a member of Bethlehem Methodist...

Nov 18, 2005

Nov 18, 2005

Henderson: Mary Elizabeth Farrow Jones, Age 80, died November 18, 2005, at Jackson General Hospital.She was born and reared in the Plainview Community of Chester County, the daughter of the late Everett Lucien and Lucille Barton Farrow. She attended schools in Plainview and in 1943 she graduated Chester County High School. She was married to Lelton Jones of Jacks Creek...

Nov 17, 2005

Shalor Lee Stricklin, age 76, of Cypress Inn, Tn died on Thursday, November 17, 2005, at Lincoln Medical Center, Fayetteville, TN. Mr. Stricklin was born on Januray 17, 1929 to the late late Elbert Lee and Clara Lee Gallien Stricklin. He was preceded in death by a brother; Robert Paul Stricklin.Shalor was a retired Inspector with the Tn Dept of...

Nov 17, 2005

Rubye A. Mullen, 95, of Hatchie Station died Thursday morning, November 17, 2005 at her home. She was born November 26, 1909 in Hickory Valley, Tenn., daughter of the late Sherman and Annie May Shearon Mannon. She married W. H. “Bill” Mullen in May of 1942 and had lived in Hatchie Station since then. She was a homemaker and ran...

Nov 17, 2005

Nina Louise Holloway, 77, of Pocahontas, died Thursday, November 17, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. The widow of C. L. Holloway, who died February 28, 2000 after 56 years of marriage, she was a homemaker. She was born December 1, 1927 in Hardeman County, daughter of the late Henry Howard Garrett and Mary Alice Cummings Garrett and lived in...

Nov 17, 2005

William Henry Porter , age 78, of Clifton, TN died on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005 at Columbia Care Center, Columbia, TN Mr. Porter was born on March 23, 1927 in Wayne County, TN to the late Horace and Nora Culp Porter. He was preceded in death by a sister; Willie Mae Montague. Mr. Porter was a retired construction worker and...

Nov 16, 2005

She was born in McNairy County, the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson and Mary Etta Green Sparks. She was married to James Lawrence Kee in 1935. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Jackson.Mrs. Kee is survived by a daughter Beverly Hearn of Jackson and a son Ronald Kee of Oklahoma; grandchildren Patty Morrison, Susan McFarland,...

Nov 16, 2005

She was born and reared in Bemis, TN the daughter of the late Charlie Mack and Lessie Chappel Stepp. She was a retired nurse technician at Western State Mental Health.She is survived by two daughter Brenda Bridges of Medon and Dawn Jones of South Carolina; a brother Wayne Stepp of Ridgely, TN and three sisters Frances Rainwater, Mildred Volner and...

Nov 16, 2005

Mrs. Tignor died at Whispering Hills Care Center in Mount Vernon, OH.She was born and reared in Chester County, the daughter of the late Hal and Mary Trice Christopher. She graduated Chester County High School. She was married to John Harvey Tignor in 1942. They made their home in Jacks Creek. She was an employee of the Postal Service. They...

Nov 16, 2005

Lodema J. (Peggy) Moore Stanfield was born November 2, 1924 in Texas the daughter of the late George Benjamin (Dink) and Erma Armstrong Moore. She was united in marriage to James C. (Bip) Stanfield on October 28, 1942. Mrs. Stanfield was a retired school teacher, having taught in the Hardeman and McNairy County School Systems for 37 years. "Ms. Peggy"...

Nov 16, 2005

Woody H. Moore, 86, of Middleton, died Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.The husband of Laura Luella Taber Moore, who survives, he was a machinist with Bemis Bag, East Texas Paper & Pulp and Southland Paper Company, both in Memphis. Mr. Moore was born May 4, 1919 in Dallas County, Arkansas and had lived in Memphis prior...

Nov 15, 2005

Etta Sue Ray McKee, 72, of Middleton, died Tuesday morning, November 15, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.The wife of Burton McKee, who survives, she was a homemaker. Mrs. McKee was born November 19, 1932 in Bethel Springs, daughter of the late Vernon and Beatrice Cox Ray and lived here most of her life. She was a member of Hebron...

Nov 15, 2005

WILMA V. WILKERSONWas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on August 22, 1924 the daughter of the late Bill and Mary Neill Jerrolds.On February 22, 1942 she was united in marriage to Horace Lee Wilkerson, who preceded his wife in death on September 22, 1988.Mrs. Wilkerson was a homemaker and a retired cafeteria cook for North Elementary School. She was a...

Nov 14, 2005

Jon Samuel Pontius, 68, of Saulsbury, died Monday morning, November 14, 2005 at his home. The husband of Kavon Butler Pontius, who survives, he was a metallurgist with Park Chemical in Detroit, Mich. and more recently, a carpenter who instructed at Corrections Corporation of America. Mr. Pontius was born August 21, 1937 in Leo, Ind., son of the late Forrest...

Nov 14, 2005

Daughter of James and Jolynn Sikes Armstong, she attended school in Chester County and was married to Billie Cupples in 1988. She was employed by Johnson Controls and Lexington Manor Nursing Home. Survivors are two daughters Charity Faith and Amber Paige Cupples both of Lexington. Three sisters, Amy Joyner of Lexington Tn, Karen Cobb of Humboldt Tn. and Cindy Brown...