Herbert Hoover Gibbs
Jan 3, 2010
Herbert Hoover Gibbswas born in Morris Chapel, Tennessee on December 22, 1929 the son of the late Finley Edgar (Tony) and Harue Moffett Gibbs.On August 26, 1950 he was united in marriage to Geneva Ernestine Browder, who survives.Mr. Gibbs had worked for Brown Shoe and as a truck driver for Aqua Glass before retiring. He loved to fish and garden.Mr....
Thomas Ray Pyron
Jan 3, 2010
Thomas Ray (Shorty) Pyron was born December 18, 1931 in Adamsville, Tennessee the son of the late Garvin Erbie and Ruth Bell Learue Pyron.He was united in marriage to Elizabeth Irene Pike on July 5, 1956.Mr. Pyron was the manager for Pittsburg Paints Distribution Center in Memphis, Tennessee and was Baptist in faith. Mr. Pyron loved to travel, and spent...
Paul Henry Russom
Jan 2, 2010
Paul Henry Russom of Hornsby, TN, was born on December 14, 1926, the son of the late Harrison and Ivy Cox Russom. He was a retired self-employed carpenter and was a Baptist. He passed from this life on Saturday, January 2, 2010, at his home at the age of 83 years, 19 days.Mr. Russom is survived by his wife, Nadine...
Arthur M. Franks
Jan 2, 2010
Arthur M. Frankswas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on July 25, 1930 the son of the late Neal McKinley and Ada Melson Franks.On July 25, 1961 he was united in marriage to Lillian Lee Cummings, who survives.Mr. Franks was a timber cutter and had lived in Gillis Mills.Mr. Franks departed this life on Saturday, January 2, 2010 at the age...
Mary Moore
Jan 2, 2010
MARY WADE MOOREJackson: Mary Wade Moore, age 74, died Saturday afternoon, January 2, 2010 at Jackson General Hospital.Mrs. Moore was born and reared in the Phillips School Community of Chester County, the daughter of the late Elbert H. and Virginia Sue Marsh Wade. She graduated from Chester County High School in 1953 and graduated from West Tennessee Business School the...
Richard Dale McDaniel
Jan 2, 2010
Richard Dale McDaniel was born February 6, 1952 in Stantonville, Tennessee the son of Jewell Hollingsworth McDaniel and the late Alford Tillmon McDaniel.Mr. McDaniel was a member of the West Shiloh Baptist Church in Stantonville, Tennessee and he also attended Lakeview Baptist Church in Selmer, Tennessee. He loved listening to the radio, watching television, and doing volunteer work with the...
Chester Lee Couch
Jan 1, 2010
Chester Lee Couchwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on August 13, 1938 the son of the late J.D. and Delcie Pipes Couch.Mr. Couch had always lived in the Nixon community and attended the Church of Christ. He was a farmer and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and baseball. He was a veteran of the National Guard.Mr. Couch departed this life on Friday,...
Mary Louise Pulliam
Jan 1, 2010
Mrs. Pulliam passed away Friday morning, January 1, 2010 at Bolivar General Hospital. The wife of Tommy Pulliam, who survives, she was a school teacher with the Hardeman County School system, having taught over 50 years. She was born April 12, 1923 in Bolivar, daughter of the late William Joseph Matthews and Lillian Long Matthews and lived most of her...
Linnie Franklin Hardy
Jan 1, 2010
Linnie Franklin (Frank) Hardy, 83, of Bethel Springs, TN, went home to be with the Lord on January 1, 2010. He was born in Memphis, TN, on June 20, 1926, and served in the United States Navy as a Second Class Aviation Radio Gunner during World War II. Frank worked as plant superintendent for J and L Steel and retired...
Iva Lynn Cummings
Jan 1, 2010
Iva Lynn Cummingswas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on September 10, 1958 the daughter of the late William Jack and Shirley Arvik Buckley.Mrs. Cummings departed this life on Friday, January 1, 2010 at the age of 51 years, 3 months, 22 days.She is survived by her husband, Donnie Ray Cummings of Savannah, Tennessee; a daughter, Cherry Lynn Baugus of Eldorado,...
Jimmie Hearn
Dec 31, 2009
JIMMIE KIRBY HEARNHenderson, TN: Jimmie Dean Kirby Hearn, age 92, passed away December 31, 2009 at the home of her daughter.She was born and reared in Chester County near the Masseyville Community, the daughter of the late James Benjamin and Murla Roland Kirby. She attended schools in Chester County and McNairy County and graduated from Bethel Springs High School and...
Bobby Wilkerson
Dec 31, 2009
BOBBY WILKERSONwas born in Savannah, Tennessee on September 24, 1960 the son of the late Clark and Lucille Hurley Wilkerson.Mr. Wilkerson worked for Stan Smith Sawmill and also had worked for Ingle Sawmill. He loved to fish and hunt and he enjoyed having a good time with friends.He departed this life on December 31, 2009 in Savannah, Tennessee at the...
Bentley Max Shelley
Dec 31, 2009
Infant Bentley Max Shelley was born December 31, 2009 in Jackson, Tennessee the son of Rickey L. Shelley and Crystal M. Christopher.He is survived by his parents; maternal grandparents, Danny and Judy Christopher of Adamsville, TN; paternal grandparents, Richard and Barbara Shelley.He is preceded in death by maternal grandmother, Vickie Christopher.Graveside services will be Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 1...
Sam O'Neal
Dec 31, 2009
SAM O’NEALEnville, TN: Sam O’Neal, age 77, passed away December 31, 2009 at his home.He was born and reared at Enville, the son of the late John Robert and Jessie Ella Sewell O’Neal. He attended Chester County Schools. He married Marie Webb in 1956 and they made their home at Enville. He had farmed all his working life and was...
Iva L. Raines
Dec 31, 2009
Iva L. Jaggars Raines was born April 17, 1917 in Stantonville, Tennessee the daughter of the late John Loius Malone and Dollie Young Jaggars.She was united in marriage to Archie C. Raines on September 22, 1936. Mr. Raines preceded her in death on May 17, 1992.Mrs. Raines was a homemaker . She was a member of the Stantonville United Methodist...
Fred Lowell Risner
Dec 31, 2009
Services for Fred Lowell Risner will be Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 1:00 PM at Shackelford Funeral Directors Chapel in Waynesboro with Marvin Champion and Lea Thornton officiating. Burial will follow in McGlamery Cemetery in Collinwood with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of arrangements.Mr. Risner, a native of Wayne County, was born July 7, 1937, a son...
Vira Dellar Evans
Dec 31, 2009
Miss Vira Dellar Evans, age 88, the daughter of the late James Henry and Ethel Lee Durbin Evans, died Thursday in Parsons. She was employed by Jackson Poultry Company until her retirement in 1975. She was a member of Lester Chapel Methodist Church. She is survived by two sisters, Ruth Sanders of Parsons and Miss Evans twin sister Vera Ellar...
Ethel Earlene Staggs
Dec 29, 2009
Services will be held on Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 1:00 PM at Shackelford Funeral Directors , in Waynesboro, Tennessee, with Jason Love and Larry Janes officiating. Burial will follow in Highland United Methodist Church Cemetery , Lawrenceburg, Tennessee with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Visitation will be on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 6:00-9:00 pm and...
Junior Earl McCarver
Dec 29, 2009
Junior Earl McCarver passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
Belle Sawner
Dec 29, 2009
BELLE SAWNERBelle Ingle Sawner: "Miss Belle" spent a joyous Christmas Day with her family including grandchildren and great-grandchildren, before being diagnosed with pneumonia and going to the hospital. She passed away December 29, 2009 at Hospice of the Valley in Tempe, Arizona.Belle was born in Savannah and lived there until 2001 when she moved to Tempe.Belle and her husband, Edgar...
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