Obituary Listing

Nov 13, 2005

He was a retired merchant at Luray and mail carrier.

Nov 12, 2005

Mr. Earl Eudy Melvin was born March 23, 1925 in Gosnell, Arkansas the son of the late Roy and Ethel Mae Smith Melvin. He was raised by his step-father, James Flowers.Mr. Melvin was united in marriage to Christine Pauline Jones, who survives. Mr. Melvin was a retired farmer, and he was a member of the Bethel Springs Church of God....

Nov 12, 2005

Mr. Lucian Chester Sanders was born July 5, 1927 in Vayou Meto, Arkansas the son of the late George and Annie Mae Reeves Sanders.He was united in marriage to Beulah Heminger Sanders who survives.Mr. Sanders was a farmer and mechanic. He was a member of the Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church in Stantonville, Tennesse. Mr. Sanders served in the United...

Nov 11, 2005

Arnold Bradley Newton, 45, of Bethel Springs, Tennessee, passed away on November 11, 2005 at McNairy Regional Hospital, Selmer, TN.He was a Refrigeration Technician for Ryans Steak House and a member of the Pinson Church of Christ in Pinson, TN.Services November 13, 2005 at 2:00 PM at Shackelford Funeral Home, Selmer, TN. Interment to follow in Liberty Cemetery near Bethel...

Nov 11, 2005

Randall Floyd Sweat, 52, of Selmer, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2005 at his residence.He was a construction painter and member of the Love and Truth Church in Adamsville, TN.Memorial Services to be on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at 11:00 AM at Shackelford Funeral Home, Selmer, TN. Survivors are his wife, Linda Tonge Vorwerk Sweat of Selmer, TN,...

Nov 11, 2005

Mrs. Parrish was married to Burl Odell Parrish. Mr. Parrish died died in 1967. She was a retired school teacher. She is survived by three sons Gayle Parrish of Huron, Lynn Parrish of Luray and Tony Parrish of Jackson.

Nov 11, 2005

Jobie Lee Beckhamwas born on December 8, 1944 in Waynesboro, Tennessee the son of the late Hugh and Cleo Daniels Beckham. On February 7, 1970, he was united in marriage to the former Marion Fruend, who survives.Mr. Beckham was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked as a structural steel detailer. He was also a member of Olivet Cumberland...

Nov 11, 2005

James Richard (Jim) Anderson, 82, Waynesboro, TN, died at Baptist Hospital, Nashville, TN, Friday, November 11, 2005. He was a son of the late Herbert Thomas and Ruby Young Anderson. Mr. Anderson was a retired steampitter and a member of Waynesboro Church of Christ. He was a Past President of the Lions Club, a member of the Wayne County Historical...

Nov 10, 2005

Dale Fredrick Ireland, Jr.was born on March 3, 1953 in Curtice, Ohio the son of the late Dale Fredrick Ireland, Sr. and Donna Avery Ireland.On August 11, 1995, he was united in marriage to the former Neva Young, who survives. Mr. Ireland was a construction worker for Union Pacific Railroad. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served...

Nov 9, 2005

Marvin Harold Pickens, Sr.was born on January 29, 1922 in Adamsville, Tennessee the son of the late Marvin Otis and Edith Perkins Pickens.On October 10, 1941 he was united in marriage to the former Rachel Chambers, who survives.Mr. Pickens was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was of Methodist faith. He worked as a school bus driver and a...

Nov 9, 2005

Emma Elizabeth Morrison Duren, 92, Pulaski, TN (formerly of Waynesboro, TN), died at Hillside Hospital, Pulaski, Wednesday, November 9, 2005. She was a homemaker, a member of Upper Green River Baptist Church, Waynesboro, a duaghter of the late Seymour and Ora Cypert Morrison, the wife of the late Jesse M. Duren, and the sister of the late Greyford Morrison and...

Nov 9, 2005

The widow of the late H.A. Dixon and former "First Lady" of Freed Hardeman College (University): 1950-1969. Her Husband served as President of the University until his death. She was instrumental, along with others, in founding the FHU Associates. She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree by Freed-Hardeman University in May of 1990. She was a member of...

Nov 9, 2005

Robert Charles Bond, Sr.was born in Greenville, Pennsylvania on May 29, 1922.Mr. Bond was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked as a carpenter.He departed this life on November 9, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee at the age of 83 years, 5 months and 14 days. He is survived by a daughter, Joyce Ridgley of...

Nov 9, 2005

Nov 8, 2005

John Thomas Howell, 63, of Middleton, died Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at Bolivar General Hospital. The husband of Mary Frances Bass Howell who survives, they were married March 16, 1963. Mr. Howell was born September 11, 1942 in Hardeman County, son of the late James Elbert Howell and the late Lula Mae Sisco Howell. He lived most of his life...

Nov 8, 2005

Evangeline Burress Brooks was born January 9, 1914 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of the late James and Nancy Allene Maxedon Burress.She was united in marriage to Aulton B. Brooks. Mr. Brooks preceded her in death on May 5, 1985.She was a Licensed Practical Nurse. She was a member of the Southaven First United Methodist Church and participated in...

Nov 8, 2005

James Elbert Howell, 93, of Bolivar, died Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at Bolivar General Hospital. The widower of Lula Mae Sisco Howell, who died June 27, 1999 after 65 years of marriage, he wed on February 15, 1934. He retired from Bolivar Tannery after 23 years of employment. After retirement he worked at Bolivar Amoco for a few years. Mr....

Nov 7, 2005

Mrs. Effie Jannette Hopkins Gilliland was born July 2, 1936 in Ashland, Mississippi the daughter of the late Roy Hopkins and the late Vera Cleary Duke. She was united in marriage to Leroy Gilliland on April 27, 1965. Mr. Gilliland preceded her in death in 2003. Mrs. Gilliland was a homemaker, and a member of the Counce Pentecostal Church.Mrs. Gilliland...

Nov 7, 2005

He was born and reared in Sardis, Tennessee, the son of the late Alex and Lillie Hamm Johnson. In 1944 he was married to Lorean Blackstock. They lived in St. Louis, MO for 10 years and returned to Chester County. Mr. Johnson was a carpenter. Mrs. Johnson died in 2000. He is survi8ved by two sons Jerry Johnson and Danny...

Nov 7, 2005

Mary Bryant Wilson, 92, Smyrna, TN, formerly of Collinwood, TN, died Monday, November 7, 2005. She was the daughter of the late Harmon and Alpha Wilbanks Bryant, the wife of the late Kenneth Wilson, and the mother of the late Phil Wilson. Mrs. Wilson was a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, a teacher, and a member of the First...