Joyce L. Springer
Jul 7, 2010
Joyce L. (Nell) Springer was born April 15, 1927 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Leland Hester and Ruby Mae Finley Bolton.Ms. Springer was a retired machine operator. She attended Hardin Graveyard Baptist church. She was a devoted and loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Since 1964, she has been attending all family members ballgames including basketball,...
William Ross
Jul 7, 2010
William (Sweet) Ross was born March 12, 1934 in Savannah, Tennessee the son of the late William Ulysses and Ada Goodlow Ross.He was united in marriage to Billie Gwen Yarbrough on December 8, 1971.Mr. Ross is survived by his wife Billie Gwen (Yarbrough) Ross of Savannah, TN; two daughters, Meredith Gwen (Ross) Jones of Savannah, TN, Jo Ann (Yarbrough) Pettigrew...
Joe L. Prather
Jul 7, 2010
Joe L. Prather was born October 5, 1918 in Selmer, Tennessee the son of the late James (J.C.) Claude and Hattie McCormack Prather.He was united in marriage to Mabel "Tee" Baker on August 23, 1941. Mrs. Prather preceded him in death on November 25, 2000.Mr. Prather was a retired logger, builder and farmer. He received an award for outstanding farmer...
Krista Jean Shelley
Jul 7, 2010
Krista Jean Shelleywas born in Memphis, Tennessee on August 21, 2009 the daughter of Angela Lorraine Shelley.Krista Jean departed this life on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at the age of 10 months and 16 days.In addition to her mother, Angela Lorraine Shelley of Morris Chapel, Tennessee, she is survived by her grandfather, Duane William Shelley of Olive Hill, Tennessee.She was...
Bobby Burgess
Jul 7, 2010
Bobby Burgesswas born in Houlka, Mississippi on December 20, 1938 the son of the late Ray Augusta and Elsie Ann Cornelia Nolan Burgess.On June 29, 1963 he was united in marriage to June Sandusky, who preceded him in death on May 10, 2009.Mr. Burgess was a Warehouse Manager for Murray Guard and a veteran of the United States Army. He...
Verbal Mae Woods
Jul 7, 2010
Verbal Mae Woods was born September 28, 1921 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of the late John and Amanda Rebecca Cody Garrison.She was united in marriage to J. L. Woods. Mr. Woods preceded her in death on May 27, 1993.Mrs. Woods was a supervisor for 30 years at Brown Shoe Company in Selmer. She was a member of the...
Betty Jo Pearson
Jul 7, 2010
Streamwood, IL: Betty Jo Faulkner Pearson, age 73, passed away July 7, 2010 at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, IL.She was born and reared at Ramer, TN the daughter of the late Homer Kelsie and Myrtice Earl Brooks Faulkner. She married Billy Joe Pearson in 1955 and moved to Chicago, IL. She is survived by her husband, Billy J....
Robert McCool
Jul 6, 2010
Robert McCool was born May 26, 1925 in Mississippi the son of the late Robert and Halley Jo McCool.He served in the Navy during WWII Mr. McCool is survived by a daughter, Roberta Ann Chapel of Augusta, GA; a son, Robert McCool Jr. of Mt. Pleasant, MS; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.He departed this life on July 6, 2010 in...
Charles Lawrence Williams
Jul 6, 2010
Services for Charles Lawrence Williams, age 73, Florence, will be Thursday, July 8, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Shackelford Chapel in Collinwood with Brother William Beal and Brother Emerald Bailey officiating. Interment following in Collinwood Memorial Gardens with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be Wednesday evening 6:00-9:00 PM and Thursday, 9:00 AM until...
Jeanette Marie Brady
Jul 6, 2010
Mrs. Brady passed away Tuesday afternoon at her home.The widow of Jack Richard Brady, who died on September 15, 2009, she was a substitute postal carrier, had worked at WMHI and was also a library assistant at Middleton Elementary. She was born August 13, 1932, in Memphis, daughter of the late Edgar and Marguerite Clements Rumley and lived here for...
Sharon Sue Allen
Jul 6, 2010
Ms. Allen passed away Tuesday afternoon.She was born January 17, 1945 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Dorothy Jackson Miller of Saulsbury and the late John Frances Allen and lived 5 years in Hardeman County. She worked at Diamond Chain Company and was Assembly of God in faith. She was involved in the Living Water Outreach in Grand Junction.In addition to her...
Tommy Reynolds Barksdale
Jul 6, 2010
Tommy Reynolds Barksdale was born August 11, 1939 in Lavinia, Tennessee the son of the late Thomas (T.J.) Joseph and Mildred Anna Laura Reynolds Barksdale.He was united in marriage to Joyce Ann Brinkley on November 23, 1963, who survives.Mr. Barksdale was a Mill Operator for Norandal, U.S.A. and retired after 27 years of service, he had also worked for Milan...
Sherry Ann Riley
Jul 5, 2010
Services for Sherry Ann Riley, age 66, of Waynesboro will be Saturday, July 10, 2010 at 1:00 PM at Shackelford Funeral Chapel in Waynesboro with Ron Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the Shields Cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of arrangements. She was born November 20, 1943 in Flint, Michigan, the daughter of the late...
Louise Cole
Jul 5, 2010
Louise Cole departed this world and joined her Father in heaven on July 5, 2010 following a long illness. She was born in Newnan, Georgia on January 13, 1916, and spent most of her life in Atlanta, Georgia, but lived in Memphis and Bolivar, Tennessee for the past eleven years.She is preceded in death by her husband, Gregory T. Cole,...
Thomas Austin
Jul 5, 2010
Thomas Austin was born August 26, 1960 in Sardis, Tennessee the son of the late Walter Ray and Allie Sue Kelley Austin.He was united in marriage to Doris Jean on June 13, 1981, who survives.Mr. Austin had worked for USA Classic and Aqua Glass. He loved spending time with his grandkids, hunting, and fishing. He had lived in Florida, Missouri,...
Barbara Goodman
Jul 5, 2010
Barbara Smith Goodman was born August 4, 1930 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Guy Phillip and Minola Pearl Dickey Smith.She was united in marriage to James Goodman on September 30, 1969. Mr. Goodman preceded her in death on June 2, 1997. Mrs. Goodman was a homemaker and was a member of the Christian Assembly Pentecostal Church...
Polly Neil Jeter
Jul 5, 2010
Polly Neil Jeterwas born in Clifton, Tennessee on November 28, 1926 the daughter of the late John Thomas and Mary Jane (Mollie) Pevahouse Jeter.Ms. Jeter had worked for Sears in Memphis, Tennessee for 35 years and was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church. She loved her family and she loved to shop.Ms. Jeter departed this life on Monday, July 5,...
Mary Brotherton
Jul 3, 2010
Mrs. Brotherton passed away early Saturday morning at NHC in Somerville.A native and life-long resident of Saulsbury, she was the daughter of the late Starling and Cora McWilliams Daniel. She married Mr. Herb Brotherton on December 1, 1928. Mr. Brotherton died March 11, 1992 after 63 years of marriage. Mrs. Brotherton was a homemaker and member of the Saulsbury Baptist...
Jackson James Grammer
Jul 3, 2010
Jackson James Grammer was born on July 3, 2010 in Selmer, TN, the son of Timothy Michael and Anna Marie (Meyers) Grammer of Linden, TN.He departed this life on July 3, 2010 at the McNairy Regional Hospital in Selmer TN.In addition to his parents, he is survived by: 1 brother, Alexander Brinkley Bowden of Linden, TN; 1 sister, Lauren Elisa...
Carl Harrison Camp
Jul 3, 2010
Mr. Camp passed away Saturday afternoon at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Collierville.A native of New Albany, Mississippi, he was born to the late Tom Wesley Camp and Tommie Lou Hill Camp. Mr. Camp worked at Ford Motor Company in Ohio and served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Japan during the Korean War. He lived in Saulsbury, and in Ohio...
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