Obituary Listing

JoAn Cooper McKinnon

JoAn Cooper McKinnon

Dec 6, 2017

JoAn McKinnon was born December 13, 1937 in Henderson, TN and died in her home December 6, 2017, after a long illness.She was the daughter of the late J B Cooper and Bessie Hunter Cooper. After graduating from high school in 1956, she moved to the big city of Memphis to find a job. However, she did not stay long...

Larry Dexter  Davis

Larry Dexter Davis

Dec 6, 2017

Larry Dexter Davis was born December 14, 1959 in Waynesboro, TN the son of Carl Lynn Davis who survives of Waynesboro, TN and the late Willie Ann Mathis Davis. Mr. Davis departed this life on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Florence, Alabama at the age of 57 Years, 11 Months, 22 Days. Larry, a machinist...

Mary Joyce Stults

Mary Joyce Stults

Dec 6, 2017

Mary Joyce Risner Stults was born August 16, 1944 in Collinwood, TN the daughter of the late Rex Risner and Mary Magdalene Franklin. Mrs. Stults departed this life on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Florence, Alabama at the age of 73 Years, 3 Months, 20 Days. A graduate of Draughns Business College, she was retired...

Lige Turman Hollis

Lige Turman Hollis

Dec 5, 2017

Lige Turman Hollis, 69, of Waynesboro passed away at his home Tuesday, December 5, following an extended illness. A prominent businessman, he was the founder and retired executive director of Wayne Half-Way House, Inc. in Waynesboro and Middle Tennessee Detention Center in Columbia.He was born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee on November 7, 1949, the son of the late William Prater and...

Harold Dale Harrison

Harold Dale Harrison

Dec 5, 2017

Harold Dale Harrison departed this life on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at the age of 87 years, 2 months, and 17 days. He was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on September 18, 1930, the son of the late Harrell and Amy Franks Harrison. On December 31, 1967, he was united in marriage to Betty Sue Scott, who preceded him in...

Dorothy Jean Beckham

Dorothy Jean Beckham

Dec 5, 2017

Dorothy Jean Fowler Beckham departed this life on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at Waynesboro Health and Rehitiliation Center in Waynesboro, Tennessee at the age of 87 Years, 1 Month, 14 Days. She was born October 21, 1930 in Waynesboro, TN the daughter of the late Louis and Annie Henson Fowler.Ms Beckham was a retired secretary from the Wayne County Highway...

Jerry David Hunt

Jerry David Hunt

Dec 5, 2017

Jerry David Hunt departed this life on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at the age of 66 years, 5 months, and 19 days. He was born in Biloxi, Mississippi on June 16, 1951, the son of the late James and Mary Kay Tacker Hunt. On June 30, 1972, he was united in marriage to Sharon L. Sheets, who survives. Jerry David...

Wilma Hurley

Wilma Hurley

Dec 5, 2017

Wilma Hurley of Stantonville, TN was born April 2, 1932 in Ramer, TN the daughter of the late George Shea and Sadie Shelton Shea. She was united in marriage to James R. Hurley, Sr. on December 18, 1948. Mr. Hurley preceded her in death on September 29, 1998.Mrs. Hurley was retired from Browder's Department Store in Selmer, TN. She was...

Steve Barrier

Steve Barrier

Dec 4, 2017

Steve Barrier was born October 29, 1958 in Savannah, Tennessee, the son of the late Reba Rainey and Kermit Benson. He departed this life on December 4, 2017 in Jackson, Tennessee at the age of 59 years, 1 month, 5 days.Steve is survived by his children, Stephanie Barrier, Justin Barrier, and Jeremy Barrier all of South Bend, Indiana; 4 sisters,...

Lou Nell Falls

Lou Nell Falls

Dec 4, 2017

LOU NELL FALLSWas born in Parsons, Tennessee on October 1, 1922 the daughter of the late Charlie and Flossie Livingston.On September 22, 1942 she was united in marriage to Kenneth Wellington Falls, who preceded his wife in death on February 16, 1976.Mrs. Lou Nell had a pioneering spirit, as the sole proprietor owner and operator of Savannah's iconic landmark, The...

Coydean Williams Beckham

Coydean Williams Beckham

Dec 4, 2017

Coydean Williams Beckham departed this life on Monday, December 4, 2017, at the age of 81 years, 3 months, and 15 days. She was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on August 19, 1936, the daughter of the late Coy and Mattie Abrams Williams. On July 28, 1962, she was united in marriage to John Clifford Beckham, who preceded her in...

O'Neal (Si Ray) Ray

O'Neal (Si Ray) Ray

Dec 3, 2017

O'Neal (Si Ray) Ray was born August 28, 1930 in McNairy County, TN the son of the late Arlie and Janice Henson Ray.Mr. Ray was a machinist at Brown Shoe Factory. He was a member of the Olive Hill Baptist Church in Guys, Tennessee. He enjoyed going to yard sales, flea markets, square dancing and listening to bluegrass music.Mr. Ray...

Madeline L. Meek

Madeline L. Meek

Dec 3, 2017

Madeline L. Meek was born January 6, 1923 in Hardin County, TN, the daughter of the late William and Lillian Hollingsworth Hughes. She was retired and had worked for Garan in Adamsville as a seamstress. She was united in marriage to Hillard Meek in February of 1944. Mr. Meek preceded her in death on April 12, 2004. She was a...

Dorla Whitehead Queen

Dorla Whitehead Queen

Dec 3, 2017

Dorla Dean Whitehead Queen Dorla Whitehead Queen, age 84, of Florence, AL passed away, Sunday, December 3, 2017. Dorla was a native of Wayne County, TN and graduated from Wayne County High School as valedictorian of her class. She earned a bachelor's degree from Florence State Teachers College in Florence, AL.She was married for 61 years to Robert Glendon Queen,...

Freeda Alexander Delaney

Freeda Alexander Delaney

Dec 3, 2017

Freeda Alexander Delaney was born on September 8, 1941, the daughter of the late Earnest H. and Helen Lucille Collins Alexander. On June 29, 1962, she was united in marriage to Robert Allen Delaney, who preceded her in death on October 1, 1984. Freeda departed this life on December 3, 2017, at the age of 76 years, 2 months, and...

Max Gerald Hurst

Max Gerald Hurst

Dec 3, 2017

MAX HURST Henderson, TN: Max Gerald Hurst age 86, passed away on December 3, 2017, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital after a short illness. Funeral services will be at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Casey Chapel, Henderson, on Friday 1:00 PM with Dr. Paul Scheirer officiating. Burial will follow at Cave Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until...

Robert Clay Johnston

Robert Clay Johnston

Dec 2, 2017

Robert Clay Johnston, Jr., age 81, of Clifton, TN died on Saturday, December 2, 2017, after suffering a massive stroke. He was the son of the late Robert Clay Johnston, Sr. and Mabel Ellen Keeton Johnston.Robert lived in Clifton, TN from age 18 months when his mother died and he and his sister came to live with grandparents, Dr. and...

R. Harold Cox

R. Harold Cox

Dec 2, 2017

R. Harold Cox was born November 22, 1942 in Ramer, TN the son of the late Raymond H. and Jewel Beatrice Kiestler Cox.Mr. Cox worked as a Journeyman Mechanic, Local 798 Pipeline for over 25 years. He was chairman of the Mt. Gilead Cemetery Committee and very active over the years in maintaining the care of the cemetery.He had a...

Bertha Luck

Bertha Luck

Dec 2, 2017

Bertha Lenora Luck was born March 4, 1930 in Hydro, OK the daughter of the late Oliver Cumming and Birtie Lenora Henry Cox. Mrs. Luck departed this life on December 2, 2017 in Henderson, Tennessee at the age of 87 Years, 8 Months, 28 Days.Born in Oklahoma, her family sharecropped in Henderson and the surrounding area. She attended school in...

Helen Faye Lowrance

Helen Faye Lowrance

Dec 2, 2017

Helen Faye Lowrance was born June 29, 1938 in McNairy County, TN, the daughter of the late Aubra Lee and Margie Price Talley. She was united in marriage to James Lowrance on November 16, 1957. Mr. Lowrance preceded her in death on August 31, 2012. Helen enjoyed knitting, going to yard sales, traveling with her husband James and feeding animals...