Meet Our Team

Eric Jones was the first to join the Shackelford team of preneed specialists—and he remained the only one in that position for the next year. Thirteen and one-half years before beginning work with our Selmer office, Eric was an Assistant Administrator at Hardin Medical Center in Savannah. That drew to a close on January 1, 2019 when he completely changed careers, leaving the hospital and entering the world of preplanning.

A resident of Adamsville, Tennessee, Eric and his wife Leslie are the parents of two sons, Jacob Jones and Benjamin Jones, and the in-laws to Benjamin’s wife Jurnee. In addition to his position with us, Eric has served as a pastor for the last 35 years and is presently working with the Gravel Hill Baptist Church in Eastview, Tennessee. What little spare time he has left is spent working in his yard, reading, or just enjoying being with his family.

On January 1, 2020, Dennis Guinn left his position as a manager at K & T Shoes in Savannah to begin working with our Savannah and Waynesboro locations. That wasn’t the only drastic change in his life since his son Malcolm Edmund had arrived just seven months before. Dennis, his wife Kathryne, and the aforementioned Malcolm reside in Savannah. When he isn’t going on adventures with his family, Dennis enjoys reading, writing, and drawing as well as playing video games, and board games (the more complicated the better, he says).

Wayne Tanner, formerly of Covington, Louisiana and presently of Bolivar, Tennessee, joined our Bolivar and Henderson locations as their Family Services Counselor in January 2021. Wayne and his wife Maria moved to our area specifically so he could work with our firms, assisting the people of those communities. When Wayne isn't working, he enjoys traveling, tending to his garden, cooking, and especially spending time with his family and friends--and fortunately for the citizens of Bolivar, he is a firm believer in community involvement.