Evelyn Ruth Edgar
May 23, 2012
Henderson, TN: Evelyn Ruth Kennon Edgar, age 88 passed away Wednesday morning May 23, 2012 at the home of her son in Lamar, MS. Mrs. Edgar was born in Caruthersville, MO the daughter of the late Gid and Ora Carrell Kennon. She went to school at Ridgley, TN. She was a homemaker, did baby sitting, and had worked at the...
Ray Wallace
May 23, 2012
RAY WALLACENashville, TN: Raymond Crawford Wallace age 88 passed away May 23, 2012 at Richland Place in Nashville. He was born and reared in McNairy County at Chewalla, the son of the late Andrew Crawford and Cora Ida Carter Wallace. He attended schools in McNairy County at Ramer, TN. He entered the U.S. Army in 1943 and served in the...
Lera Nell Norton
May 23, 2012
Lera Nell Butler Norton of Cleveland, MS was born July 30, 1930 in Tennessee, the daughter of the late Joe and Carrie Keeton Butler. Mrs. Norton died Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at Greenwood Leflore Hospital at the age of 81 Years, 9 Months, 23 Days. She was a homemaker.She is survived by her husband Robert Norton of Cleveland, MS; two...
Buddy Melson
May 23, 2012
Buddy Melsonwas born in Wayne County, Tennessee on March 13, 1937 the son of the late Pony Melson and Racheal Phillps Melson.On February 18, 1961 he was united in marriage to Eula Mae Melson whom survives.Buddy retired from Valcum Material Company Max truck driver and retired after 36 years. He first lived in the Rayburn Creek Community before moving to...
Edward Sewell Ward
May 23, 2012
Edward Sewell Ward Jr. (Okeechobee 5) was born April 14, 1957 in Stuart, FL the son of the late Edward Sewell and Ruth Padgett Ward. Other than his parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Linda Harris. Mr. Ward died Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at his home on South Forty-eight Creek Road near Waynesboro at the age of...
Harold Gene Mayes
May 23, 2012
Mr. Harold Gene Mayes of Saulsbury departed this life at the age of 54 years, 8 months, and 18 days May 23, 2012 at Bolivar General Hospital.Mr. Mayes was born in Middleton on September 5, 1957 to the late Bilbo and Nora Pauline Wilkerson Mayes. He worked as a self-employed construction worker and also worked on a farm with Jesse...
Ruth Tolbert
May 23, 2012
Bethel Springs, TN: Nelda Ruth Rowland Tolbert, age 82 passed away May 23, 2012 at her home.She was born and reared in Chester County, the daughter of the late Thomas Newton and Annie Ethel Allison Rowland. She attended school at Woodville and was married to Roy Holder of the Friendship Community and later was married to David Tolbert of Memphis....

Peggy Quintal
May 22, 2012
Margaret Pope (Peggy) Quintal was born November 8, 1932 in Waynesboro, TN the daughter of the late William Thomas and Ethel Pitts Pope. She died Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at Bailey Manor in Winchester, Tennessee at the age of 79 Years, 6 Months, 14 Days. She was preceded in death by her son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Phyllis Daniel. Mrs....
Willard Summers
May 22, 2012
Willard Summers was born on February the 29th 1936. At the time of his death Willard was the age of “19†which he jokingly referred to as a†leaping†child. He was proceeded in death by his father James Orlan Summers and his mother Sarah Virginia Summers. Mr. Summers departed this life on May the 22,2012. Willard is survived by...
W.J. Cornelius
May 22, 2012
Mr. W. J. "Red" Cornelius of Middleton departed this life Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at the age of 82 years, 8 months, and 24 days.He was born in on August 28, 1929 to the late Loyd Taylor Cornelius, Sr. and Annie Ruth Ethridge Cornelius. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Whaley, who survives, December 31, 1948 and lived all...
Jaydee Lane Swinea
May 22, 2012
Jaydee Lane Swinea was born May 22, 2012 at Crockett Hospital in Lawrenceburg, TN the infant daughter of Jason Swinea and Candyce Pope of Waynesboro. Other than her parents, she is survived by grandparents, Jerry Pope, Donald Swinea, Billie Skelton and her husband, Michael; and the late Patricia Stockstill; great-grandmother, Lorene Manning. Graveside service will be held Saturday, June 2,...
James Ronald Holt
May 22, 2012
Services for James Ronald Holt will be held on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 3:00 PM at Cromwell Crossroads Church in Collinwood, Tennessee, with Greg Eaton and Junior Overstreet officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Gardens , Collinwood, Tennessee with Shackelford Funeral Directors in charge of the arrangments.Visitation will be on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 7:00 pm until service @...

Clinton Edward Jennings
May 22, 2012
Clinton Edward Jennings was born December 23, 1927 in Hampton, KY, the son of the late Harry and Maudie (Day) Jennings. He married Marie House on March 31, 1980 and lived in Michigan many years before moving to Tennessee in 1989. He loved to play the guitar and sing. He was a member of the Rocky Springs Primitive Baptist Church....
Purvis Wayne McAfee
May 20, 2012
Mr. Purvis Wayne McAfee of Middleton departed this life at the age of 74 years, 9 months and 6 days on Sunday afternoon, May 20, 2012 at Bolivar General Hospital.He was born August 14, 1937 in Tippah County, Mississippi to the late Noel Hayes and Flora Mae Brown McAfee. A graduate of Walnut High School, he worked as a farmer...
Pearl Lilly Holt
May 20, 2012
Pearl Lilly Newborn Holt of Waynesboro, TN, formerly of Collinwood, TN, was born September 20, 1915 in Wayne Co., TN, the daughter of the late Chess and Lizzie Stooksberry Newborn. She was united in marriage to Charlie Houston Holt and he preceded her in death.Mrs. Holt was a homemaker and departed this life on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Wayne...
Patricia Ann Hill
May 20, 2012
Patricia Ann Linam Hill of Clifton, TN was born June 20, 1963 in Nashville, TN, the daughter of Jack and Jimmie Joe Culp Linam. She was a 1981 graduate of Frank Hughes High School and West Tennessee Business College.Patricia was baptized at Fairfield Baptist Church in Nashville, TN and was a member of Mt. Tabor Baptist Church in Clifton, TN....

Montie Earl Owens
May 18, 2012
Montie Earl Owens was born November 25, 1955 in Selmer, TN the son of the late Johnnie and Alline Williams Owens.He was united in marriage to Theresa Devine on November 27, 1976. Mr. Owens was a self employed carpenter, specializing in home remodeling and home repair.Some of Montie\'s favorite past times were working on cars, training dogs, eating and sleeping,...

Laverne Craft
May 18, 2012
Mrs. Craft passed away Friday, May 18 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.The wife of William Harmon Craft, who survives, she was a retired secretary with Middleton Elementary School. She was born April 21, 1923 in Rienzi, Mississippi, daughter of the late William and Bessie Lowry Emerson and lived in New Albany for about 15 years and in Middleton after that....
John Bryan Dickey
May 17, 2012
John Bryan (Jay) Dickey was born July 9, 1968 in Jackson, TN the son of the late Joe Newell Dickey and Carol Jane Dennie Dickey Cima.He was united in marriage to Mitzi Guest on December 20, 1986.Jay was a self-employed entrepreneur with many different interests. He loved classic cars, playing golf, and researching trivia so he could beat his family...
Thomas Leonard Sweat
May 17, 2012
Thomas Leonard Sweat was born June 16, 1926 in McNairy County, TN the son of the late Ersie Terry and Alma Leonard Sweat.He was united in marriage to Willie Faye Williams on October 8, 1948. Mr. Sweat retired in 1974 from Brown Shoe Company in Selmer, where he worked as a machinist. Some of his hobbies were going to auctions,working...
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