Maxine Hall Simpson
Jan 1, 2008
Maxine Hall Simpson of Selmer, Tennessee, passed away January 1, 2008, at the McNairy Healthcare Center. She was born March 28, 1919, was a hairdresser, and loved flowers and gardening. She was a member of Gravel Hill Primitive Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Hubert Simpson, her parents, George and Pearl Hall, and a brother, Howard...
Euda Hall
Dec 31, 2007
EUDA WOOD HALLHenderson: Mrs. Mattie R. Euda Wood Hall, age 92, died Monday afternoon at the Chester County Healthcare.Mrs. Hall was born and reared in the Montezuma Community of Chester County, the daughter of the late William Marcus and Virginia Garner Wood. She attended schools in Chester County and in 1932 was married to Gene Hall and they made their...
Lynn Pierce
Dec 31, 2007
Martha Lynn Stockard Pierce, age 57, died Monday December 31st at Jackson General Hospital.Mrs. Pierce was born in Knoxville, TN the daughter of John Gentry Stockard, Jr. and Martha Lynn Ely Stockard. She graduated from Science Hill High School in Johnson City, TN and in 1971 was married to Billy Joe Pierce. They made their home in the Henderson area...
Willie O'Neal McCormick
Dec 31, 2007
Willie O'Neal McCormick of Bethel Springs, Tennessee, was born on October 5, 1936, the son of the late Sidney and May Henderson McCormick. He was a retired Master Electrician with Memphis Light Gas and Water with nearly 27 years service.He was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church, the Shelby County Red Cross Rescue Squad, the Shelby County "Far A-way"...
Jim Johnson
Dec 31, 2007
James Griffin Johnson Jr., 65, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2007, at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth, Miss., while recovering from surgery Dec. 14. He was a resident of Counce, Tenn. Born July 22, 1942, in Savannah, Tenn., he graduated from Hardin County High School in 1960. He went on to earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics from Middle...
James Robert McKinney
Dec 30, 2007
Rev. James McKinney Sr. age 72, died Sunday morning at Jackson General Hospital. He was born in Camden, TN and married Mrs. Connie Sikes on March 22, 1960. They made their home in Pinson, TN. He was a self employed truck driver all his life and was a member of The Pinson Church of God. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and...
Adolphus Hashell Murley
Dec 30, 2007
Mr. Murley was born in the Deanburg community of Chester County the son of the late Dolphus and Katie Maude Hornsby Murley. He attended Chester County Schools. He entered the U.S. Air Force in 1951 and served in Korea. He was married in 1954 to Esther Mae Weaver of Deanburg. They made their home in Jackson and later moved to...
Robert G. Smith
Dec 30, 2007
ROBERT G. SMITHwas born in Selmer, Tennessee on August 20, 1944 the son of the late Raymond F. Smith and Mamie Rousey Smith Denson.On June 5, 1969 he was united in marriage to the former Nancy McAdams, who survives.Mr. Smith was a retired teacher for the Hardin County Board of Education. He was a member of Olivet Cumberland Presbyterian Church....
Shelia Williams
Dec 30, 2007
She was born in Jackson, TN the daughter of the Iley Stanfill and the late Joyce Scallons Stanfill. She attended school at South Side High School in Jackson. She was married to Thomas Williams on November 20, 1964. They made their home in Henderson. Mrs. Williams worked with her husband at Williams Delivery Service. She was a member of the...
Billy Joe Ivy
Dec 30, 2007
Mr. Ivy passed away Sunday evening, December 30 at Summit Medical Center in Nashville. Prior to becoming disabled, he had worked as a gutter hanger. He is the son of Shirley Ware Agee of Saulsbury and the late James Archie Ivy and lived in Saulsbury since 1994. He attended New Life Christian Church.In addition to his mother, survivors include three...
Ronnie Little
Dec 29, 2007
Mr. Ronnie Little, son of the late Odell and Vera Wambell Little, died Saturday morning at his home. He went to school in Chester County and was a member of the Estes Church of Christ. He is survived by one brother, Bob Little
Tracy Phillips
Dec 28, 2007
Survived by 2 daughters, Victoria McLaurin and Tarran Phillips, both of Memphis. and 2 sons, Tristan Phillips and Wesley Ryder Phillips, both of Pocahontas, Tennessee.Also survived by his father Ford Phillips of Drummonds, Tennessee.Two sisters, Vicki Reynolds of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and Nancy Partlow of Drummonds.2 GrandchildrenPreceded in death by his mother Mona Goodwin Phillips and a brother Wesley Phillips.
Annie Lucille Bain
Dec 28, 2007
Mrs. Annie Lucille Sells Bain, age 89 died peacefully Friday morning at her home near Beech Bluff. She was surrounded by her family at the time.Mrs. Bain was born in Chester County, daughter of the late Kent and Lula Mae Holder Sells and was married to Joe N. Bain on October 27, 1934 in Corinth Mississippi. They had made their...
Alfred C Petty
Dec 28, 2007
Mr. Petty passed away Friday, December 28 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. The husband of Ruby Nell Smith Petty, who survives, he was a retired Master Gunnery Sergeant with the US Marines, with 21 years of service, having participated in World War II and in Korea. He also was a government inspector with the Civil Service. He was born to...
Mark L. Staggs
Dec 28, 2007
Funeral services for Mark L. Staggs, age 50, of Waynesboro, TN will be 11:00 am Monday, December 31, 2007 at Shackelford Chapel in Waynesboro with Marvin Champion officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Gardens with Shackelford Funeral Directors in charge of arrangements.Mr. Staggs, a native of Lawrence County, died suddenly Friday, December 28, 2007 at Wayne Medical Center in Waynesboro....
Freddie Craig Kelley
Dec 28, 2007
Freddie Craig Kelley was born to Brown and Charlotte Craig Kelley on October 24, 1953 in Columbia, TN and departed this life on December 28, 2007 at Metro General Hospital in Nashville, TN. Services will be Saturday, January 5, 2008 at 1 pm at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel in Waynesboro, TN with Casey Jones officiating. Burial will be in the...
Howard Copeland
Dec 27, 2007
Howard Copelandwas born in Cerro Gordo, Tennessee on August 9, 1925 the son of the late Joseph Elbert and Katherine AnnaBelle Howard Copeland.On April 1, 1945 he married Doris Cagle, who preceded him in death on May 24, 1997.Mr. Copeland was an Army Veteran and had worked at Hardin Farmers CO-OP as a clerk and a fuel deliverer before retiring.Mr....
Bernice Ann Vitek
Dec 26, 2007
Bernice Ann Vitek was born in Wahoo, Nebraska on July 18, 1935 the daughter of Lillian Simpson Jurgensen and the late Benjamin JurgensenOn January 8, 1955 she was united in marriage to Martin Andrew Vitek, who preceded her in death on July 12, 1998.During her life she had worked as a waitress for many years. She was a member of...
Pauline Stults
Dec 26, 2007
PAULINE LARD STULTSwas born in Waterloo, Alabama on August 6, 1935 the daughter of the late William Wesley and Mary Maggie Daily Lard.Ms. Stults worked for El Rancho Furniture Company for 6 years. She was a member of Walnut Grove Freewill Baptist Church.Ms. Stults departed this life on December 26, 2007 in Waterloo, Alabama at the age of 72 years,...
Clora Belle Rich
Dec 26, 2007
Funeral services for Clora Belle (Ma) Rich, age 87, of Waynesboro, TN, will be at 1 pm, Saturday, December 29, 2007 at the WCHS gymnasium in Waynesboro, TN with Marvin Champion, James Kayler, and David Kingsley officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens in Collinwood, TN with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County directing. Pallbearers will be Michael Statom, Mark...
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