Obituary Listing

Mar 28, 2006

Ida Waurene Covey Stevens, 73, of Saulsbury, died Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at Bolivar General Hospital.The widow of Claude Vernon Stevens, Jr., who died May 19, 2000 after 49 years of marriage, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Stevens was born May 14, 1932 in Benton County, Miss., daughter of the late Robert W. and Angelina McKee Covey and lived in...

Mar 28, 2006

Vester Edward Moore was born September 27, 1920 in McNairy County, TN, the son of the late Dee Troy and Flora Belle Russom Moore.Mr. Moore was a Farmer. He was a member of the Sulphur Springs Methodist Church.He departed this life on March 28, 2006 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of 85 Years, 6 Months, 1 Day.Mr. Moore is...

Mar 28, 2006

DARLENE HAMWas born in Hartsville, South Carolina on March 3, 1951 the daughter of Doris Lillian Gainey Robinson and the late Charlie Cartwell McLaughlin.Ms. Ham was a CNA for Tri-County Convalescent Home. She was a member of Mt. Sharon Presbyterian Church.Ms. Ham departed this life on March 28, 2006 in Adamsville, Tennessee at the age of 55 years and 25...

Mar 28, 2006

Pat GriffisWas born on August 29, 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio the daughter of the late Roy Miles and Mary Elizabeth Rogan Gleason.On March 12, 1981 she was united in marriage to Donald Wade Griffis, who preceded her in death on December 13, 2005.Mrs. Griffis was a retired Hardin County school bus driver and had lived in Morris Chapel, Tennessee for...

Mar 27, 2006

Thomas Leech, 83, of Saulsbury, died Monday morning, March 27, 2006 at his home.The husband of Maxine Johnson Leech, who survives, he retired from General Motors in 1980 as a training center manager. Mr. Leech was born July 9, 1922 in Jackson, Tenn., son of the late Thomas Joseph Leech, Sr. and Norma Annettie Williams Leech and lived in the...

Mar 27, 2006

Lori A. Luttrell, 41, of Bolivar, died Monday morning, March 27, 2006 at Bolivar General Hospital.The wife of Don Luttrell, who survives, she was a marketing manager at 1st Data in Memphis for over 15 years. Mrs. Luttrell was born February 20, 1965 in Erie County, NY, daughter of Thelma Louise McDonald Denning of Buffalo, NY and the late Clarence...

Mar 27, 2006

NANCY LEE SMITHWas born in West Virginia on July 19, 1934 the daughter of the late James Ervin and Estella Lee Hicks Smith.Ms. Smith worked for Ortman-Miller Machine Shop and was also a Hotel Manager and Bookkeeper. She was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy in Adamsville, Tennessee. Ms. Smith departed this life on March 27, 2006...

Mar 27, 2006

Florence Ruth Hardee Williams Haase passed away at her home on March 27, 2006 at the age of 85.She was born in Denmark, TN on June 28, 1920 and was the daughter of the late William Archie and Mattie Bell Russell Hardee. Preceding her in death were brothers, Lemuel, Johnny, Jeff, Bud, Parris and Jonas Hardee and sisters, Willie Bell,...

Mar 27, 2006

Services for Franklin Lafevers, age 67, of Lutts, TN, will be Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at 1:00 pm at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel, Collinwood, TN, with Keith Montgomery and Earl Rich officiating. Burial will be in Piney Grove Cemetery, Cypress Inn, TN with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements. He died at his home on...

Mar 27, 2006

Funeral services for Willard Israel Holt, age 87 , of Waynesboro, TN will be on Thursday March 30, 2006 at 1:00 pm Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel, Waynesboro with Cal Hampton, Joel Wallace and Harris Counce, Jr. officiating. Interment following in Shields Cemetery, Waynesboro with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Willard Israel Holt a native of...

Mar 27, 2006

He was born in Chester County the son of the late Will and Ella Snider Essary. He attended school in the Roby Community of Chester County. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII; with the 91st. Quartermaster Cav Platoon participated in the American armed forces buildup in England prior to the European invasion in June 1944. His unit was...

Mar 26, 2006

Mar 26, 2006

Funeral services for Mary Lois Pope, age 81, of Waynesboro,TN will be on Tuesday, March 28, 2006, 1:00 pm Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel, Waynesboro with Joel Wallace and Chad Balentine officiating. Interment following in Buchanan Cemetery, Waynesboro with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Visitation will be on Monday, March 27, 2006 from 5:00—9:00 pm and...

Mar 26, 2006

Peggy Clifft Pattat, 70, of Bolivar, died Sunday evening, March 26, 2006 at her home.The widow of Delbert Louis Pattat, Sr., who died December 16, 1977, she was a self-employed floral designer. Mrs. Pattat was born April 20, 1935 in Hardeman County, daughter of the late Ermon L. and Carrie Long Clifft. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church...

Mar 26, 2006

Max McLainwas born on May 17, 1956 in Montgomery, Alabama the son of the late Carman Dwight and Mary Virginia Plunk McLain.On October 2, 1998 he was united in marriage to the former Pam Franks, who survives.Mr. McLain lived in Savannah and was employed at a sawmill.He departed this life on March 26, 2006 at Hardin Medical Center in Savannah,...

Mar 25, 2006

Mary Nell Thacker Griswell was born December 29, 1931, the daughter of the late Foy Thacker and Ollie Evans Thacker. She was a member of Unity Baptist Church in Ramer, Tennessee, and a retired factory worker.Ms. Griswell departed this life on Saturday, March 25, 2006 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of 74 Years, 2 Months, 25 Days.Survivors are her...

Mar 25, 2006

Willie Jo Dancer was born November 20, 1927 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Harrison and Ophie Blakely.She was united in marriage to Merrel Dancer on Friday, December 12, 1947.Ms. Dancer was Retired School Bus Driver for the McNairy County Department of Education whom she worked for 35 years. And a Member of the Fourth Street Church...

Mar 25, 2006

Carl Glenn Elder, 49, of Toone, died Saturday evening, March 25, 2006 at Bolivar General Hospital.A native of Hardeman County, he was the son of Mary Ann Elder of Toone and the late Carlous Elder, Jr. He was a member of the Bolivar 1st United Pentecostal Church and a talented musician, both singing and playing the guitar. He was very...

Mar 24, 2006

Nelson Ray Stewartwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on September 17, 1935 the son of the late William Henry and Lydia Pirl Morton Stewart.Mr. Stewart had lived in McNairy County for approximately 34 years and was a veteran of the U.S. Army.He departed this life on March 24, 2006 at the McNairy Regional Hospital in Selmer, Tennessee at the age...

Mar 24, 2006

Lessie Avril "Granny" Armstrong, 94, of Medon, died Friday morning, March 24, 2006 at Bolivar General Hospital.The widow of Bolivar Chief of Police Harold Armstrong, who died May 21, 1995, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Armstrong was born October 10, 1911 in Hardeman County, daughter of the late William Monroe Dulin and Roxie Anna Armstrong Dulin and lived here all...