Obituary Listing

Betty Weaver

Betty Weaver

Dec 28, 2013

Ms. Weaver passed away early Saturday morning, December 28, 2013, in Memphis.A native of Brownfield, MS, she was the daughter of the late H. L. "Tom" Weaver and Geneva Jones Weaver and a life-long resident of the Pocahontas area.Betty was a long-time member of the Oak Grove Independent Methodist Church where she had been active as the church's original Youth...

Cindy Mae Mohrhoff

Cindy Mae Mohrhoff

Dec 28, 2013

Cynthia Mae (Cindy) Plunk Mohrhoff was born January 29, 1962 in Memphis, TN the daughter of Nellie Bowen Plunk Droke and the late Charles N. Plunk.Cindy loved to spend time with her grandchildren. She also helped take care of her mother, and was the primary caregiver for her sister and nephew. Cindy was a very patient person who had a...

Harold Dwight Thompson

Harold Dwight Thompson

Dec 28, 2013

Dwight Thompson was born September 7, 1949 in Wayne County, TN the son of the late Leonard and Ruby Daniel Thompson. Mr. Thompson died Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville at the age of 64 Years, 3 Months, 21 Days. He was retired from Murray Ohio Manufacturing in Lawrenceburg.He is survived by sons, Phillip Thompson and...

James Wallace Gilchrist

James Wallace Gilchrist

Dec 28, 2013

James W. Gilchrist was born June 21, 1953 in McNairy County, TN the son of the late John Robert and Lois Lain Gilchrist.Mr. Gilchrist worked as a pipe fitter in commercial construction. He was a member of the River of Life Pentecostal Church in Crump, Tennessee.He enjoyed working in the yard, gardening, playing domino's, wood working and watching sports especially...

Doil W. Simmons

Doil W. Simmons

Dec 28, 2013

Doil W. Simmons was born July 7, 1923 in Collinwood, TN the son of the late Henry Thomas and Josie Burks Simmons. Mr. Simmons died Saturday, December 28, 2013 at his home in Waynesboro at the age of 90 Years, 5 Months, 21 Days. Mr. Simmons, a World War II veteran serving in the U.S. Army, was married to Nell...

Joanie Faye Pickens

Joanie Faye Pickens

Dec 27, 2013

JOANIE FAYE PICKENSWas born in Steele, Missouri on November 30, 1952 the daughter of the late Louis Elmer Gean, Sr. and Jacqueline Louise Hardin Gean.Joanie was owner of the Tumbleweed Family Dance. She also worked as a licensed beautician and bartender at American Legion and Moose Lodge. Joanie was a member of Southside Baptist Church. She enjoyed playing guitar, singing...

William Edward Kanto

William Edward Kanto

Dec 27, 2013

William Edward Kanto, age 74, of Manassas, Virginia passed away Friday, December 27, 2013 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born on August 13, 1939 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of the late Peter J. and Eva Kanto.After a long career with Woodward & Lothrop, William divided his time between working at Public Shoe Store, his second...

Kathern Gray (Mammie) Morrow

Kathern Gray (Mammie) Morrow

Dec 26, 2013

Kathern (Mammie) Gray Morrow was born October 23, 1935 in Waynesboro, TN the daughter of the late Joe and Lillie Mae Pulley Gray. Mrs. Morrow died Thursday, December 26, 2013 at her home in Waynesboro at the age of 78 Years, 2 Months, 3 Days. She was married to Alfred C. Morrow, Sr. January 8, 1949. He preceded her in...

Debra Karr

Debra Karr

Dec 26, 2013

DEBRA NEWCOMB KARRwas born in St. Louis, Missouri on October 5, 1963 the daughter of the late Raymond Olaen Owens and Virginia Ann Edwards Bridges.Ms. Karr worked for Walmart as a cashier and had also worked for Golden Manufacturing for 10 years. She was a member of South Shiloh Full Gospel Church, where she enjoyed doing anything with the church....

Sheila Kaye Turnbow

Sheila Kaye Turnbow

Dec 25, 2013

Shelia Kay Phillips Turnbow departed this life on Wednesday, December 25, 2013, at the age of 60 years, 8 months, 2 days.She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on April 23, 1953, the daughter of the late Gene and Earlene Shepard Phillips. On June 10, 1972, she was united in marriage to Sammy K. Turnbow, who survives. Shelia was a...

Dexter Harold (Doc) Matthews

Dexter Harold (Doc) Matthews

Dec 25, 2013

Dexter Harold (Doc) Matthews was born April 13, 1941 in Wayne County, TN the son of the late William Price and Gladys Odell Hughes Matthews. Mr. Matthews died Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at Wayne Care Nursing Home in Waynesboro at the age of 72 Years, 8 Months, 12 Days. Mr. Matthews, a U.S. Army veteran, was a member of First...

Ernest Arwin Cook

Ernest Arwin Cook

Dec 25, 2013

Ernest Arwin Cook, Jr. was born August 11, 1930 in Marietta, GA , the son of the late Ernest Arwin and Inez Naomi Cox Cook.Mr. Cook was a mason and a Retired Chief Petty Officer for the U.S. Navy serving our country for 22 years. He had served though the Korean Conflict and retired in 1968.Mr. Cook departed this life...

Oliver Finnie Boyett

Oliver Finnie Boyett

Dec 25, 2013

Mr. Boyett departed this life Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at Pleasant View Healthcare Center in Bolivar. Born March 9, 1925 in Middleton to Luther C. and Lillie McKee Boyett, he was a farmer. Having lived all his life in the Hebron area, Mr. Boyett worked in logging, with the Tennessee Department of Transportation, most recently sold produce from his truck...

Granville Franks

Granville Franks

Dec 24, 2013

GRANVILLE FRANKSwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on July 4, 1928 the son of the late Glenn Presley and Lillie Franks.On December 19, 1949 he was united in marriage to Polly Stricklin, who preceded her husband in death on December 30, 2005Mr. Franks was self employed working in home construction. He was a member of Forest Ridge Union Church. Mr....

"CAB" Goodlow

"CAB" Goodlow

Dec 24, 2013

Charles Edward Goodlow was born in Hardin County on March 15, 1946, to the late Earl Broyles and Bobbie Goodlow. On April 3, 1997, he was united in marriage to Nannie Pearl Siner, who survives."CAB" lived in Hardin County most of his life and was a member of Saint John's Baptist Church of Savannah, Tennessee. He was a retired veteran,...

Norman Pierce

Norman Pierce

Dec 23, 2013

NORMAN PIERCEPinson, TN: Norman Pierce age 78 passed away December 23, 2013 at the Forest Cove Nursing Home.He was born September 11, 1935 in Franklin, TN and the Nashville area the son of the late Norman Virgil and Louise Ann Holt Pierce. He went to school in the Nashville area. Mr. Pierce followed his father in the trucking business and...

Jo Ann Seaton

Jo Ann Seaton

Dec 23, 2013

JO ANN SEATONwas born in Gadsden, Alabama on August 2, 1938 the daughter of the late V. T. and Ruth Fox Phillips.On October 14, 1956 she was united in marriage to Billy F. Seaton, who survives.Mrs. Seaton was a secretary for 18 years for the First United Methodist Church in Savannah, Tennessee, where she also was a member. Mrs. Seaton...

Alice Virginia Hendrix

Alice Virginia Hendrix

Dec 23, 2013

Alice Virginia Hendrix, age 95, of Jackson, TN, passed away December 23rd after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Charlotte O’Neal, mother Flora Brown Hendrix, father Forrest F. Hendrix, brother, Forrest Ralph Hendrix and sister-in-law Mary Lee Hendrix. Alice Virginia was a retired secretary, member of St. Andrews Methodist Church and a Red Cross volunteer...

Jeffery Steven  Thompson

Jeffery Steven Thompson

Dec 23, 2013

Jeffrey Steven Thompson of Collinwood, TN was born June 4, 1964 in Florence, AL. He was united in marriage to Donna Bowlin on October 31, 1998. Mr. Thompson was a disabled stockman for Sara Lee Foods and departed this life on Monday, December 23, 2013 in Collinwood, Tennessee at the age of 49 Years, 6 Months, 19 Days.He is survived...

Floyd B.L. Darby

Floyd B.L. Darby

Dec 22, 2013

Services for Floyd B.L. Darby, 88 of Cypress Inn, TN will be 1:00 PM Thursday,at Shackelford Chapel, Collinwood with William Brewer officiating. Interment following in Austin Cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Directors in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be Thursday from 9:30 until service time at the funeral home.Mr. Darby, a native of Wayne County, was born February 3, 1925. He...