Obituaries

Aug 9, 2006

Funeral services for James Randall “Little Man” Casteel, age 44, of Waynesboro, TN will be on Friday August 11, 2006 3:00 pm Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel, Waynesboro with David Kingsley officiating. Interment following in Memorial Gardens, Collinwood,TN with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Visitation will be on Thursday August 10, 2006 from 4:30—9:00 pm and...

Aug 9, 2006

Edith S. Sheffield Long was born January 10, 1919 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Leonard and Ida Caroline Ingle Sheffield.She was united in marriage to David Crockett Long on April 29, 1941. Mr. Long preceded her in death on July 25, 1955.Mrs. Long was a retired presser with Slant and Slant Garment factory and a homemaker....

Aug 9, 2006

She was born in Medon, TN (Madison County) the daughter of the late George Washington and Sallie Bell Maroney Clark. She went to school at Medon and Malesus and graduated Fairview High School in Jackson. She was married to D.L. Murley in 1945. They made their home in Deanburg until 1961 when they moved to Memphis. She was the Nursery...

Aug 8, 2006

He was born in Huron in Henderson County, the son of the late Charles Farris and Mary Sue Wadley Bell. He attended schools in Henderson County and entered the U.S. Navy in the later part of World War II as a gunners mate. He was married to Geneva Tucker in 1947 and they made their home in Henderson for fifty-nine...

Aug 8, 2006

CHARLES AVRON YARBROUGHWas born in Michie, Tennessee on December 28, 1922 the son of the late Albert William and Nancy Ellen Cleary Yarbrough.On October 3, 1998 he was united in marriage to the former Maxine Dora Massey, who survives.Mr. Yarbrough was a farmer. He was a member of Crump United Pentecostal Church.Mr. Yarbrough departed this life on August 8, 2006...

Aug 8, 2006

CARL B. SMITHWas born in Crump, Tennessee on January 30, 1934 the son of the late Giles Clay and Ella Pearl Love Smith.On January 3, 1969 he was united in marriage to the former Lillie DeShazier, who preceded her husband in death on February 4, 2006.Mr. Smith was a disabled veteran of the United States Navy. He was a member...

Aug 8, 2006

Funeral services for Nadean “Scooter” Olive Reeves age 81, of Fairview Community will be on Friday, August 11, 2006 at 1:00 pm at Fairview Church of Christ with Cyrus Quillen and Sonny Bogus officiating. Interment following in Greenview Cemetery, Florence, Ala. with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Visitation will be on Thursday August 10 from...

Aug 7, 2006

Willie Coy Morris, age 87, of Clifton, TN, died at Wayne Medical Center in Waynesboro, TN on Monday, August 7, 2006.Mr. Morris, a native of Perry County, TN, was a sawmill worker and a member of Beech Creek Full Gospel Church. He was a son of the late John Eliphas and Minnie Lee Pope Morris and a brother of the...

Aug 7, 2006

Flossie Katherine Littlejohn Baker was born May 26, 1920 in Stantonville, Tennessee the daughter of the late Radie and Josie Myers Littlejohn.Ms. Baker was a homemaker and was of the Baptist belief.Ms. Baker departed this life on August 7, 2006 in Milan, Tennessee at the age of 86 Years, 2 Months, 12 Days. She is survived by four sisters Ruth...

Aug 7, 2006

She was born in Chester County, the daughter of the late Albert and Bertha Newman Johnson. She attended school in the Harmony Community of Chester County. She was married to James Thomas on January 5, 1946. They had celebrated their sixtieth anniversary. Mrs. Thomas was a life long member of the Estes Church of Christ.She is survived by her husband...

Aug 6, 2006

Mary Faye Donahoe Ventrini was born on Thursday, February 5, 1953, the daughter of Mary Zelphia Moore Donahoe Blanton and the late Billy Joe Donahoe. She was a U. S. Bankruptcy Court Clerk in Jackson, Tennessee and a member of Pleasant Site Baptist Church where she was the pianist.Mary passed from this life on Sunday, August 6, 2006, in Memphis,...

Aug 6, 2006

MEL CARNALWas born in Carroll County, Tennessee on March 20, 1933 the son of the late Raymond and Corine Roark Carnal.Mr. Carnal was owner and operator of WKWX radio station. He was a member of the Savannah Church of Christ, former member of the EMS State Board 198 4 and former member of Jaycees. Mr. Carnal participated in Country Christmas...

Aug 5, 2006

Aug 5, 2006

WAYDEAN M. WHITEWas born in Wayne County, Tennessee on March 18, 1930 the daughter of the late William Luther and Flourance M. McFall Morris.Ms. White was a farmer, homemaker and a care giver. She was a member of Second Creek Church of Christ. Ms. White departed this life on August 5, 2006 at the Maury Regional Hospital in Columbia, Tennessee...

Aug 4, 2006

Betty L. Bankswas born in Corinth, Mississippi on June 14, 1945 the daughter of the late Luther Perry and Eliza Ann Irvin Barton. She was united in marriage to Charles Ray Banks, who survives.Mrs. Banks retired from Parris Manufacturing and was a life-long member of Old Union Church.She departed this life on August 4, 2006 at Hardin Medical Center in...

Aug 4, 2006

Hazel Sutton Smithwas born on December 4, 1933 in Wayne County, Tennessee the daughter of Flora Sherrills Reaves and the late Dewey Reaves.Ms. Smith was a retired waitress and a member of Old Town Full Gospel Church. During her life, she had lived in Henderson, Tennessee and Savannah, Tennessee.She departed this life on August 4, 2006 at Hardin Medical Center...

Aug 4, 2006

Terry Wiggins, 58, of Whiteville, died Friday morning, August 4, 2006 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.The husband of Dorris Connor Wiggins, who survives, he was a maintenance and grounds manager at Victory Ranch for 5 years and had worked for over 25 years at Jackson & Keller Lumber Company. Mr. Wiggins was born January 24, 1948 in Hardeman County, the...

Aug 4, 2006

Memorial services for James Franklin Prater, Jr., age 63, of Collinwood, TN will be Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at 10:00 am at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel in Collinwood, TN. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Wayne Medical Center in Waynesboro, TN on Friday, August 4, 2006. His body was cremated.Mr. Prater, a native of Caruthersville, MO, was a mechanic,...

Aug 4, 2006

Funeral services for Sterlin Jestice Reeves, age 96 of Fairview Community will be on Monday August 7, 2006 1:00 pm at Fairview Church of Christ with Cyrus Quillen and Sonny Bogus officiating. Interment following in Whitten’s Crossroads Cemetery , Iron City with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Visitation will be on Sunday August 6 from...

Aug 4, 2006

Ricky Cookseywas born in Adamsville, Tennessee on July 4, 1953 the son of Mary Ann Henley Cooksey and the late James L.C. Cooksey.On November 9, 1991 he was united in marriage to the former Diane Walker, who survives. Mr. Cooksey retired from his job as inspector with Clayton Homes. He had also worked with the ASRM Project in Yellow Creek,...