In 1945 the Shackelfords purchased the funeral service assets of the Gooch family, allowing them to expand into McNairy County and the surrounding areas. The business, which was located on North Third Street, was moved to Cypress Avenue in 1972 when construction was completed on the current facility. The increasing use of cremation by families led the Shackelfords to open their own crematory in 2012 which they chose to centrally locate adjacent to the Selmer facility in order to easily serve all of the Shackelford locations. Robert Shackelford, III currently serves as manager of this location, a position he has held since 1986.