Obituary Listing

Norma Odell Smith

Norma Odell Smith

Dec 25, 2010

Mrs. Smith passed away Saturday morning at Tippah County Hospital in Ripley.The wife of Charles C. Smith, who survives, she was a homemaker. She was born to John Wesley Kirk and Beulah Olivia Bell Kirk and lived all of her life in this area. She was a member of Christ Temple Apostolic Church at Walnut.In addition to her husband, whom...

William Wayne Smith

William Wayne Smith

Dec 24, 2010

William Wayne Smith was born May 7, 1948 in Virginia the son of the late Hilton Travis and Maggie Estella Plunk Smith. Mr. Smith was a retired Warehouse Storekeeper at Western Mental Health in Bolivar, Tennessee.He was united in marriage to his wife Bonnie (Howell) on April 6, 2002. He was a member of Forty Forks Baptist Church and was...

Rena Brooks

Rena Brooks

Dec 24, 2010

Rena Pitts Brooks was born September 30, 1933 in Enville, Tennessee the daughter of the late Herschel and Roxie Ellis Pitts.She was united in marriage to Parker Brooks on December 30, 1955. Mr. Brooks preceded her in death on February 17, 2008 after 52 years of marriage.Mrs. Brooks was a graduate of Adamsville High School. She was a lifelong Christian,...

Bonnie Jewell Hunsucker

Bonnie Jewell Hunsucker

Dec 24, 2010

Mrs. Hunsucker passed away Friday afternoon at NHC Healthcare in Somerville.The wife of Thomas William Hunsucker, who survives, she was a homemaker. She was born to Ulysses Stanton White and Esther Louise Sales White and lived most all of her life here. She was a member of Enon Baptist Church.In addition to her husband, whom she married on October 10,...

Guinda Horton

Guinda Horton

Dec 24, 2010

Guinda (Gwen) Linville Horton of Collinwood, TN was born June 30, 1945 in Wayne County, Tennessee, the daughter of Mary Louise Pigg Linville of Waynesboro, TN who survives and the late Lewis P. Linville. She was united in marriage to James Harold Horton on December 25, 1962. Mrs. Horton was a retired machine operator from Angelica at Collinwood Manufacturing and...

Ami Ethel Merryman

Ami Ethel Merryman

Dec 23, 2010

Ami Ethel Merryman was born February 8, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan the daughter of the late George Edwin and Clara Amelia Schahfer Bullock. She was united in marriage to Vernon Lee Merryman on August 18, 1951. Mr. Merryman preceded her in death on April 3, 1998.Mrs. Merryman was a retired materials inventory associate having worked for K-Mart and ALCO in...

Clovis V. Dixon

Clovis V. Dixon

Dec 23, 2010

Services for Clovis V. Dixon, age 73, will be Sunday, December 26, 2010 at 1:30 PM at Shackelford Funeral Directors Chapel in Waynesborowith Jerry Robbins officiating. Burial will be in Shields Cemetery, Waynesboro, TN with Shackelford Funeral Directors in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be Saturday, December 25, 2010 from 6:00-9:00 and Sunday, December 26, 2010 from 10:00 AM...

Margaret Naomi Whitten

Margaret Naomi Whitten

Dec 23, 2010

Margaret Naomi Whittenwas born in Savannah, Tennessee on April 16, 1933 the daughter of the late Jessie and Lovie Morton Clement.Mrs. Whitten retired from Angelica where she was a Machine Operator. She loved spending time with her sisters, loved family gatherings, playing cards, dominoes, and fishing. Mrs. Whitten departed this life on December 23, 2010 at the age of 77...

Irene Holt

Irene Holt

Dec 22, 2010

Irene Holtwas born in Sardis, Tennessee on January 18, 1912 the daughter of the late James L. and Mary McKinney England.On April 2, 1954 she was united in marriage to Jones Holt, who preceded her in death on November 4, 1980.Mrs. Holt had been employed with Memphis Light, Gas, and Water and also as a teacher. She was a member...

Betty Ruth Martin

Betty Ruth Martin

Dec 21, 2010

Betty Ruth Martin of Collinwood, TN was born March 21, 1946 in Wayne Co., Tennessee, the daughter of the late Mahon and Mary Elizabeth Newborn Martin. She was united in marriage to Harvey Earl Martin on May 24, 1985. Mrs. Martin was a reitred factory worker at Murray Ohio Manufacturing Co. She was a member of the Church of Christ,...

Hanley Franks

Hanley Franks

Dec 21, 2010

Hanley Frankswas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on May 26, 1914 the son of the late Sally Franks.On October 26, 1937 he was united in marriage to Mary Massy, who preceded him in death on March 3, 2004.Mr. Franks was a farmer and veteran of the U.S. Army. He enjoyed spending time with his family, farming, killing hogs, and sharing...

George Luther Bynum

George Luther Bynum

Dec 21, 2010

George Luther Bynum was born October 11, 1948 in Brownfield, MS to parents Wilma Bynum and the late William Earl Bynum. In his lifetime, he served both his country and community, through work for the National Guard and the Hardeman County Sheriff’s Department. George worked in many businesses in the Bolivar area including his most recent position as a truck...

Emily Rose Wolfe

Emily Rose Wolfe

Dec 21, 2010

Emily Rose Wolfe was stillborn December 21, 2010 in Selmer, Tennessee the daughter of Isaac and Nichole Dickinson Wolfe.In addition to her parents, Emily is survived by a sister, Kara Jones of Adamsville, TN; a brother, Trevor Jones of Adamsville, TN; maternal grandparents Oscar and Lori Dickinson of Haughton, LA; paternal grandparents Forrest and Donna Wolfe of Adamsville, TN; maternal...

Alta Hines

Alta Hines

Dec 20, 2010

Alta Ellis Hines was born January 28, 1907 in Bethel Springs, Tennessee the daughter of the late Richard Henry and Mary Elizabeth Sanders Ellis.She was united in marriage to James Ab Hines in 1927. Mr. Hines preceded her in death in December of 1983. Mrs. Hines attended Freed-Hardeman College and graduated from Union University with a degree in teaching. She...

Willie Davis

Willie Davis

Dec 20, 2010

Willie Daviswas a born in Hardin County, Tennessee on December 28, 1930 the son of the late Gaston and Cordie Clausel Davis.On October 30, 1949 he was united in marriage to Wanda Grace Pugh, who survives.Mr. Davis retired from Kolpak where he was a Glue Booth Operator, he had previously worked for Century-Gould for 11 years. He was a member...

Bobby Gerald Hutcherson

Bobby Gerald Hutcherson

Dec 20, 2010

Bobby Gerald Hutcherson Sr. was born June 17, 1944 in Finger, Tennessee the son of the late Gilbert White and Lillie Bell Sanders Hutcherson.He was united in marriage to Janie Murray on December 22, 1964.Mr. Hutcherson was a Construction Superintendent for Company Stores and Development in Brentwood, Tennessee for approximately 20 years and worked for APAC Paving for 6 years....

Eldon Hoppers

Eldon Hoppers

Dec 19, 2010

Eldon Hopperswas born in Crockett County, Tennessee on January 17, 1942 the son of the late Alvin Walker and Eula Mae Jones Hoppers.On June 26, 1976 he was united in marriage to Shelia Etheridge, who survives.Mr. Hoppers was Self Employed as an Auctioneer for 25 years. He was the manager of John Mansfield and Vulcan Plastics in Athens, Alabama. He...

Gary Crotts Davis,

Gary Crotts Davis,

Dec 19, 2010

Gary Crotts Davis, Sr. was born in Texas on December 26, 1954 the son of Paul C. Davis, Jr. and the late Doris Elizabeth Crotts Edens.Mr. Davis had worked as a Trimmer for Roach Sawmill and had enjoyed fishing. In addition to Texas he had lived in Florence, Alabama; Hardin County, Jackson, and McNairy County, Tennessee. He was a member...

Aubrey Neil Bryan

Aubrey Neil Bryan

Dec 19, 2010

Aubrey Neil Bryan was born December 22, 1931 in Lepanto, Arkansas the son of the late Steve Lee and Vada Marie Ward Bryan.He was united in marriage to Mary Ann Bradshaw on October 1, 1957. Mrs. Bryan preceded him in death on March 12, 2008 after 50 years of marriage.Mr. Bryan was a graduate of Marked Tree High School in...

Mary Jane Hysmith

Mary Jane Hysmith

Dec 19, 2010

Mary Jane HysmithJackson: Mary Jane Fox Hysmith, age 71, died Sunday evening at Life Care Hospital in Plano, TX with complications following heart surgery on December 1st at Baylor Heart Hospital in Plano.Mrs. Hysmith was born in Nashville, TN and grew up in Jackson, the daughter of the late James Emerson and Frances Egan Fox. She graduated from Jackson High...