Obituary Listing

Apr 3, 2008

He was born and reared in Chester County, Enville Area, the son of the late Ivy Granderson and Pearlie Essary Smith. He attended schools in Chester County. He lived in Memphis most of his adult life and worked for Illinois Central Railroad. He had made his home in Tunica for the last few years.He is survived by a son, Bryan...

Apr 3, 2008

Mr. Cruse died Thursday, April 3, 2008 at Bolivar General Hospital.A life-long resident of the Pocahontas area, he was the son of Leon and Helen Wilbanks Cruse, who both survive. He was a self-employed carpenter, loved gardening, animals and woodcarving and served in the US Army in Germany.Other survivors include three sisters, Sherry Bodiford of Pocahontas, Diann Bennett of North...

Apr 2, 2008

Funeral services for Melba Jean Horton, age 66, of Collinwood, TN will be Friday, April 4, 2008 at 3 pm at Cromwell Crossroads Church, Collinwood, with John E. Banks and Ricky Nelson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County directing. Pallbearers will be George and Jerry Balentine, Shane and Rusty Sherrill, Mark...

Apr 1, 2008

She was born and reared in Chester County, the daughter of the late Claude Martin and Cora Clinton Jones Ledbetter. She attended schools in Chester County and in 1932 was married to Robert Howard "Shorty" Mullins. They lived in Chester County from 1932 until 1952 where they farmed. They moved to McNairy County in 1955, where they farmed and raised...

Apr 1, 2008

Charles Hughes Shelby was born in Hardin County on November 7, 1916, the son of the late Nathan C. and Lela Alexander Shelby. On June 5, 1940 he married Nona White. Charles and Nona were blessed with 2 sons-Charles Ray and Tommy Shelby. His faith was tested and proven when the Lord called both his sons home within a one...

Mar 31, 2008

Mrs. Moody passed away Monday morning, March 31, 2008, at NHC Healthcare in Somerville, A native of Hardeman County, she was a factory worker and farmer. She was born to Jim B. and Nettie Daniels Poole, both of whom preceded her in death, and moved to Oakland in 1966 and to Somerville in 1988. She was a volunteer foster grandparent...

Mar 30, 2008

Diane Hollins Borden was born June 26, 1954 in Hardin County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Robert William and Francis Euthia Smith Hollins.Diane was a shipping clerk and warehouse manager for DRI in Selmer. In her spare time, she enjoyed Karaoke singing and dancing with her friends. Diane departed this life on March 30, 2008 in Selmer, Tennessee at...

Mar 30, 2008

Miss Black died Sunday evening at Pine Meadows Nursing Home in Bolivar. She was the daughter of the late Monroe Livingston Black and Viola Jane Holloway Black and was a life long resident of Hardeman County. She retired as an office clerk for the Hardeman Farmers Co-Op and was a member of the Bolivar Cumberland Presbyterian Church.Survivors include two sisters,...

Mar 30, 2008

Mrs. Moore died Sunday morning, March 30, 2008, at her home. The widow of James Roy Moore, who died in 1987, she was the manager of the patient canteen at Western Mental Health Insitute, retiring in 1979. She was born to James Thomas Lane and Irene Robley Lane, both of whom preceded her in death and lived all of her...

Mar 29, 2008

Mr. Vue died Saturday, March 29, 2008, at Baptist Hospital in Memphis. The husband of Ya Vue, who survives, he was a technician with Mid South Premier. He was born to Nao H. and Khou Her Vue of Middleton and was a member of Hmong Assembly of God.In addition to his wife, whom he married in 1975, and his parents,...

Mar 29, 2008

Earnest D. Shelby was born November 26, 1946 in Decaturville, Tennessee the son of the late Noble Earnest and Carrie Kennedy Shelby.He was united in marriage to Linda Fay Sweat on January 14, 1968.Mr. Shelby was a retired tool and dye maker for General Electric. He was a member of the House of Mercy in Morris Chapel, Tennessee. He served...

Mar 28, 2008

Alma Jean Cookwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on May 23, 1931 the daughter of the late Frederick Lee and Myrtle Ethel Tacker Cook.On May 3, 1947 she married Daniel Welch, who preceded her in death on May 30, 2006.Mrs. Welch was a devoted wife, a loving, wonderful mother and grandmother. She was a member of the First Church of...

Mar 28, 2008

Mrs. Mary Una (Murphy) Rich, age 92, of Florence, AL died March 28, 2008 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was a native of Lauderdale County, Alabama, but had lived in Tuscaloosa for 30 years before returning to Florence in 2002. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and sister and a faithful Christian and a member...

Mar 28, 2008

Mar 28, 2008

Patsy Jane Ruthwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on August 13, 1933 the daughter of the late Ples and Vonnie Phillips.In 1951 she married Lee Ward Ruth, who preceded her in death on December 28, 1996.Mrs. Ruth worked as an inspector for H.I.S. Plant in Saltillo, Tennessee. She was a member of the Adamsville Senior Citizens and of Methodist belief.Mrs....

Mar 27, 2008

Shirley Vandiver Elliott, age 60, passed away March 27, 2008, as a result of injuries received in the same accident which took the life also of her sister and best friend, Mary Jo Patterson of Bartlett, March 26, 2008.She was born in Finger, TN the daughter of the late Henry and Josie Wharton Vandiver, she attended school in McNairy County....

Mar 27, 2008

Annie H. Mills was born October 17, 1916 in Ramer, Tennessee the daughter of the late Robert Benton and Nancy Jane Lawson Hamm.On October 28, 1943, she was united in marriage to Glenn Marlin Mills who preceded her in death on December 23, 2007.Mrs. Mills was a Homemaker. She was a member of the Mount Vernon Cumberland Presbyterian Church in...

Mar 27, 2008

Funeral services for Alta Bernice Patterson of Waynesboro will be 1:00 pm Saturday, March 29, 2008 at Shackelford Chapel in Waynesboro with Jerry Robbins and H.H.Hurst officiating. Interment will follow in Cromwell Crossroads Cemetery near Collinwood with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of arrangements.She was born in Lutts, TN, a daughter of the late Charlie and Lula...

Mar 27, 2008

Preston E. King was born June 3, 1934 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of the late Dim and Mittie Ester Adkinson King.He was united in marriage to Shirlene Goolsby on December 24, 1954.Mr. King was a salesman for Locke Brothers. He was a member of the Piney Grove Church of God in Selmer, Tennessee. He enjoyed working in his...

Mar 26, 2008

Bartlett, TN: Mary Jo Patterson, age 66, passed away March 26, 2008, as a result of injuries received in the same accident which also took the life of her sister and best friend Shirley Elliott, of Selmer on March 27, 2008. She was born in Finger, the daughter of the late Henry and Josie Wharton Vandiver. She was married to...