Obituary Listing

Apr 27, 2006

Memorial services for Christine Crews, age 66, of Perrysburg, Ohio, formerly of Wayne County, will be 3:30 pm Sunday, July 2, 2006 at Shackelford Chapel in Waynesboro with David Parr officiating. Her remains were cremated. Friends may visit with the family 1 hour prior to services at Shackelford Funeral Home in Waynesboro.Mrs. Crews died April 27, 2006 at St. Lukes...

Apr 27, 2006

Estelle LaBryerwas born in Sims, Arkansas on May 6, 1923 the daughter of the late Alfred and Ethel Summit Carter. On February 14, 1962 she was united in marriage to Charles LaBryer, who preceded her in death on December 26, 1999.Mrs. LaBryer was a homemaker and of Church of God belief.She departed this life on April 27, 2006 at Hardin...

Apr 26, 2006

Vance Ramsey Roberts was born July 17, 1914 in New Albany, Mississippi the daughter of the late John Walter and Mary Elizabeth Speck Ramsey.She was united in marriage to Troy McWhorter Roberts in 1928. Mr. Roberts preceded her in death on June 12, 1989.Mrs. Roberts was a homemaker. She obtained her GED at the age of 90. She was a...

Apr 26, 2006

Willie Mae Weaver, 87, died Wednesday morrning, April 26, 2006 at McNairy County General Hospital in Selmer.The widow of Malcolm Weaver, who died in 1989, she was a homemaker and had worked for a time at Harmon Automotive. Mrs. Weaver was born June 27, 1918 in McNairy County, daughter of the late Luna and Maggie Kendrick Kirk and lived in...

Apr 26, 2006

Billy Joe Whitaker was born January 22, 1937 in Ramer, Tennessee the son of the late James Marion and Julia Myrtle Ramsey Whitaker. Mr. Whitaker, a retired industrial Construction worker with 30 years of service and an employee for 17 years for the City of Selmer, departed this life on April 26, 2006 in Jackson, Tennessee. He was a member...

Apr 26, 2006

She was born and reared in Chester County the daughter of Audrey Doyle Rodden and the late Charles Arthur Rodden. She graduated Chester County High School in 1962. She was married to Johnie Vales in 1962. They made their home in Chicago for 12 years and then moved to Henderson. She worked at Salant & Salant Mfg. and then Chester...

Apr 25, 2006

Jewell PhillipsWas born on August 8, 1914 in Chester County, Tennessee the daughter of the late William Donnie and Ethel White Hughes.She was united in marriage to Tommie C. Phillips, who preceded her in death on October 11, 1968. Mrs. Phillips had been employed by, and she retired from, Brown Shoe Factory, Old Home Restaurant and Aqua Glass. She was...

Apr 25, 2006

Rebecca Dowdy, 75, of Grand Junction, died Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at Methodist Hospital in Germantown.The wife of Malcolm O. Dowdy, who survives, she was a dental lab technician for 20 years for Dr. Cecil Keller in Bolivar. She was born June 2, 1930 in Tishomingo County, Miss., daughter of the late Albert Harold Crawford, Sr. and Edith Martin Crawford...

Apr 25, 2006

Services for Mrs. Dexter Pauline (Little Mama) Martin, age 85, of Collinwood, TN, will be Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at 3:00 pm at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel, Collinwood, with Butch Kephart and Sam Smith officiating. Burial will be in Railroad Cemetery, Iron City, TN, with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements. She died at Wayne...

Apr 24, 2006

Calvin Wade Finney, 51, of Toone, died Monday morning, April 24, 2006 at Bolivar General Hospital.The son of Paul Calvin Finney and Rose Taylor Finney of Toone, he was born November 4, 1954 at Warner Robbins Air Force Base in Georgia and was an optician. Graveside services were 10:00 AM Thursday, April 27, 2006 at Cearley Cemetery near Toone. Shackelford...

Apr 24, 2006

Lillie Ellen Richardson, age 88, of Cypress Inn, Tennessee was born in Oklahoma August 15, 1917. She died Monday, April 24, 2006 at Wayne County Nursing Home in Waynesboro after an extended illness. She was a daughter of the late George and Annie Harrison Keeton, widow of the late John N. (JN) Richardson, Jr. and sister of the late Landerth...

Apr 24, 2006

Vida Rosalia McDonald, age 90, a resident of NHC Healthcare in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, formerly of Waynesboro, Tennessee, was born November 18, 1915 in Sydney, Nebraska to the late Paul Borgquist and Emma Call Borgquist. She died on Monday, April 24, 2004 at NHC Healthcare. She was preceded in death by her husband, Orville McDonald; son, Jim McDonald; brother, Carl Eric...

Apr 23, 2006

Retha A. (Peggy) Smith was born January 28, 1917 in Finger, Tennessee the daughter of the late Tony and Velma Webster Hysmith.She was united in marriage to her late husband Billy Smith on November 1, 1941, Mrs. Smith was a Home Maker and a Member of a Baptish Church.She departed this life on April 23, 2006 in Jackson, Tennessee at...

Apr 22, 2006

Apr 22, 2006

Mr. Roy M. Rainey, 76, Waycross, GA, died early Saturday morning at Satilla Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. Born in Double Springs, AL to the late Henry and Emma Hatley Rainey, he had made his home in Waycross since 1968. He workedfor the CSX Railroad before retirement. He was a member of Memorial Baptist Church, the Waycross Lions...

Apr 22, 2006

WILLIAM (BILLY) HUFFMANWas born in Warren, Ohio on April 15, 1981 the son of David Kenneth and Darlene Joyce Sherwood Huffman. On August 3, 2000 he was united in marriage to the former Sherry Leann Webb, who survives.Mr. Huffman was a member of Mountain View Church of Christ. Other than his wife Sherry of Savannah, Tennessee he is survived by...

Apr 21, 2006

Toka McCalip Brooks was born June 21, 1915 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Ross and Alma Sanders McCalip. She was a Factory Worker and Homemaker, Member of the Good Hope Baptist Church, Married for 71 years to James Elmo Brooks. Conducted a prison and christian film ministry with her husband. They also played Mr. and Mrs....

Apr 21, 2006

Emmett C. Taylor was born July 21, 1907 in McNairy County, Tennessee the son of the late Oscar A. and Vera Moore Taylor. He was united in marriage to his Wife Ilene Swain Taylor, whom preceded him in death.Mr. Taylor was a Construction Superintendent for Ford Construction Company in Dyersburg, TN. A Charter member of Unity Baptist Church in Ramer,...

Apr 20, 2006

Betty Sue Scott was born February 9, 1952 in Memphis, Tennessee the daughter of Martha Dickey Crane and James Robert Scott. She was a member of Gravel Hill Baptist Church.Betty departed this life on Thursday, April 20, 2006, in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 54 Years, 2 Months, 11 Days.Survivors are her mother Martha Crane of Bethel Springs, Tennessee,...

Apr 20, 2006

Thelma McDonald, 66, of Middleton, died Thursday, April 20, 2006 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.The wife of Van Patterson McDonald, who survives, she was an assembly technician at Dover Elevators in Middleton and Walnut for 30 years. Mrs. McDonald was born August 1, 1939 in Hardeman County, daughter of the late Elbert and Lula Sisco Howell and had lived in...