Obituary Listing

Feb 1, 2011

Gary Leon Shirley Sr. was born January 4, 1952 in Memphis, Tennessee the son of the late Loyd Earl and Mildred Newman Shirley.Mr. Shirley was a carpenter. When he lived in McNairy County he attended Faith Baptist Church in Selmer. Mr. Shirley departed this life on February 1, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 59 Years, 28 Days....

Feb 1, 2011

Sarah Lewell Lee was born January 12, 1916 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Luther Carl and Myrtle Lugene Boswell Wilds.She was united in marriage to Hayes Petty Lee. Mr. Lee preceded her in death on November 27, 1962.Mrs. Lee was a graduate of Michie High School. She attended Lambuth University and what was then Memphis State,...

Feb 1, 2011

Mr. Stanford passed away Tuesday morning at St. Francis Hospital of Bartlett.The widower of Ola Maxine Stanford, who died May 12, 2002, he retired as a security officer at Bellevue Woods Apartments in Memphis. Mr. Stanford was born March 19, 1927 in Hamilton, TX to the late Jack Stanford and Hilma Coston Stanford. He lived in Memphis from 1961 to...

Feb 1, 2011

Memphis TN: James Manford Melton, Sr. passed away February 1, 2011 at Belmont Village in Memphis, TN.He was born in Hardin County, the son of the late Leonard and Mammie Rachel Colbert Melton. He attended schools in Chester County and served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. After service he drove a Greyhound Bus for a few years and...

Jan 31, 2011

Lavinia Stults Brewer of Iron City, TN was born March 8, 1919 in Florence, Alabama, the daughter of the late Tipton Commodore and Nora Pearl Parrish Stults. She was united in marriage to Elvie Clovis Brewer on March 27, 1937 and he preceded her in death on July 20, 1984.Mrs. Brewer was a homemaker and a member of the Burns...

Jan 31, 2011

MARY ROSE YEAGER WEAVER STRICKLINwas born in Leoma, Tennessee on July 16, 1933 the daughter of Howard Johnson and Essie Beatrice Thomas Yeager.On March 26, 1978 she was united in marriage to Grady Lee Stricklin, who preceded her in death on October 3, 1990.Mrs. Stricklin was a retired seamstress. She was self employed as a seamstress and retired from Kay...

Jan 31, 2011

J.D. Stricklin was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on December 25, 1919 the son of the late Noah and Mary Alice Stricklin.On June 2, 1946 he was united in marriage to Louise Tilley, who survives.Mr. Stricklin was self-employed as a farmer. He also was a logger, mechanic and a school bus driver. Mr. Stricklin served in the Army from April...

Jan 31, 2011

BOBBIE MORRISONMemphis, TN: Bobbie Sharon Morrison age 58 passed away January 31, 2011 at her home in Memphis.She was born and reared in Chester County the daughter of the late Malcolm Bedford and Bessie Ruth Marsh Morrison. She graduated from Chester County High School in 1970 and made her home in Memphis since that time.She is survived by two brothers,...

Jan 31, 2011

Mrs. Bryant passed away Monday morning at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.The widow of Donnie Burch, she was a homemaker. She was born July 9, 1957 in Gibson County to Neola Sue Bryant of Bolivar and the late Arlan "Bill" Bryant and lived most of her life in Bolivar.In addition to her mother, survivors include a daughter, Amanda Sipes of Bolivar;...

Jan 30, 2011

ALTON JOHNSONJacks Creek, TN: Alton Troy Johnson, age 92 passed away January 30, 2011 at his home. He was born in Henderson County the son of the late Troy and Eula Young Johnson. He was raised in Henderson County and was married to Inez Bailey in 1946. Mr. Johnson served in the U.S. Army during WWII serving both in the...

Jan 30, 2011

WALLACE ‘NELSON’ HARVEYHenderson, TN: Wallace “Nelson” Harvey, age 72, passed away Sunday January 30, 2011 at his home. He was born in Mifflin, Chester County the son of the late Wallace and Annie Bell Adcock Harvey. He attended schools in Chester County in Mifflin, McCalls, Plainview and Jacks Creek. He married Inetha “Shirley” Connor December 17, 1960. They made their...

Jan 30, 2011

Dora Marie Barnes was born October 18, 1938 in Lepanton, Arkansas the daughter of the late Charlie Shelton and Mildred Shelton Tate.She was united in marriage to James Sampson Barnes who survives. Mrs. Barnes was a retired factory worker having worked at Brown Shoe Company, Garan Sportswear, and Proctor and Gamble. When she lived in McNairy County she attended Clear...

Jan 29, 2011

Jennie Daphna Burnett, 83, of Saulsbury, passed away Saturday morning, January 29, 2011 at Pine Meadows Healthcare in Bolivar.The widow of George Harold Burnett, who died on October 13, 1980, after 37 years of marriage, she worked in the dietary department at Western Mental Health Institute. She was born March 5, 1927 in Hardeman County to the late Homer and...

Jan 29, 2011

Gelena (Gill) Gatlin Perrin of Buttermilk Ridge Road, Lawrenceburg, TN was born May 15, 1937 in Limestone County , Alabama, the daughter of the late Tommy Curtis and Lena Mae Wright Gatlin. She was united in marriage to Kenneth Robert Perrin on October 11, 1957and he preceded her in death on July 11, 1990.Mrs. Perrin was a retired factory worker...

Jan 29, 2011

Mrs. Stricklin died Saturday morning, January 29, 2011 at North Logan Hospital in Paris, Arkansas.The widow of Billie Joe Stricklin, who died October 11, 2001 after 44 years of marriage, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Stricklin was born May 13, 1935 in Omaha, AR to the late Garland Hawkins and Velva Thomas Hawkins. She was a long-time resident of St....

Jan 28, 2011

Dennis N. Rumbaugh of Collinwood, TN was born September 24, 1953 in Florence, Alabama, the son of the late John Charles and Wilton Geneva Brewer Rumbaugh. He was united in marriage to Pamela Sue Jones on February 5, 1972. Mr. Rumbaugh was a owner/operator of Rumbaugh Logging and attended the Collinwood Church of God in Collinwood, Tennessee. Mr. Rumbaugh departed...

Jan 28, 2011

Services will be held on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 1:00 PM at Shackelford Funeral Home in Collinwood, Tennessee, with Greg Eaton and Josh Stults officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Gardens , Collinwood, Tennessee with Shackelford Funeral Directors in charge of the arrangements.Visitation will be on Monday, January 31, 6:00-9:00 pm and on Tuesday, February 1, 9:00 am until...

Jan 28, 2011

Mr. Harry Boyd Pulley departed this life on Friday, January 28, 2011 at Maury Regional Hospital in Columbia, Tennessee at the age of 91 Years, 3 Days. He was born January 25, 1920 in Clifton, Tennessee the son of the late Isaiah and Ida Bell Pulley Pulley. In addition to his parents, Mr. Pulley was preceded in death by wife;...

Jan 27, 2011

Memphis, TN: John Allen Ross, Sr. age 83 passed away January 27, 2011 at the V.A. Medical Center in Memphis.He was born and reared in Henderson County the son of the late John Roy and Verdie Mae Webb Ross. He graduated high school and attended Union University in Jackson. He married Mary Catherine Hefley. They made their home in Henderson,...

Jan 26, 2011