Obituary Listing

Jan 26, 2009

Terry Chandler, age 54 of Middleton, passed from this life Monday morning, January 26, 2009 at his home.He was born March 7, 1954 to Gladys Arlene Shearon Chandler Porter and the late James Elton Chandler in Memphis, TN. He graduated with the Bolivar Central High School graduating class of 1972 and attended Whiteville Vo-Tech. He married Diane McDonald, who survives,...

Jan 26, 2009

Services will be held on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 1:00 PM at Bethel Grove Methodist Church in Florence, Alabama, with Dennis Hanvey, Greg Eaton and Robert Marks officiating. Burial will follow in the Bethel Berry Cemetery , Florence, Alabama with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Wayne County in charge of the arrangements.Visitation will be on Tuesday, January 27 from 6:00...

Jan 26, 2009

Mickey Meadorwas born in Memphis, Tennessee on December 23, 1934 the son of the late Hugh B. (Red) and Doris Haynes Meador.On September 3, 1960 he was united in marriage to Frances Sandra Clarke, who survives.Mr. Meador served in the United States Army 101st Airborne as a paratrooper, 1954-1958, he rode in a lot of planes but never landed in...

Jan 25, 2009

Kenneth (Ken) Richerson was born December 8, 1933 in Henning , Tennessee the son of the late Jacob Stanton and Eva Mae Crawford Richerson.Mr. Richerson departed this life on January 25, 2009 in Humboldt, Tennessee at the age of 75 Years, 1 Month, 17 Days.He moved to Memphis at an early age and was educated in the Shelby County School...

Jan 25, 2009

Fay Marie O’Neal “Mama Fay”Enville: Fay Marie Sewell O’Neal, age 85, died January 25, 2009 at the home of her son, Joe David O’Neal in Henderson, TN. She was born and reared in the Leapwood area in McNairy County, the daughter of the late Joe Basinger and Minnie Thelma Hair Sewell. She graduated from Adamsville High School in 1941 and...

Jan 25, 2009

Loren Walters Smith was born January 6, 1923 in Selmer, Tennessee the son of the late Jess M. and Pearl Walters Smith.He was united in marriage to Florence Jones on June 21, 1942.Mr. Smith owned and operated the Sunset Drive In Theatre which was located in Selmer, TN, served in the Army during WWII and was a member of the...

Jan 25, 2009

Alvin West Glenn, age 82 of Toone, passed from this life Sunday night, January 25, 2009 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.He was born December 10, 1926 to the late Homer and Ludie Puckett Glenn in Madison County. A native of Mercer, he lived 28 years in Chicago and has lived in the Hardeman County area for the past 25-30 years....

Jan 25, 2009

Lillian Emogene Fisher Willis was born August 8, 1927 in Walnut Grove, Tennessee the daughter of the late Ivan and Lola Higgins Fisher.She attended Lambuth College in Jackson, Tennessee and taught school for two years in the Childers Hill Community.She was united in marriage to Joe G. Willis on January 6, 1953. Mr. Willis preceded her in death on December...

Jan 24, 2009

Mrs. Welch passed away Saturday afternoon at Bolivar General Hospital. The wife of Donald Lee Welch, who survives, she was a former waitress and sitter with the elderly. She previously had worked at WMHI and was the owner of the Game Room in Middleton. She was born to J. B. and Hazel Chiles Outland, both of whom preceded her in...

Jan 24, 2009

Jan 23, 2009

VERA FRANCES GRAVETTwas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on June 29, 1922 the daughter of the late Lon and Faye Brashier Gant.On May 14, 1944 she was united in marriage to Morris Gravett, who preceded his wife in death on March 10, 1970.Mrs. Gravett was a sewing machine operator for Angelica for 40 years. She was a member of Temple...

Jan 23, 2009

Mrs. Baker died Friday morning, January 23 at Henry Ford Hospital in Wyandotte, Michigan. The widow of Elmer Dean Baker, who died on May 31, 1982, after 37 years of marriage, she was a homemaker. She was born in Searles to Julius Herbert Nixon and Lillie M. Sanders Nixon, both of whom preceded her in death and lived in Middleton...

Jan 23, 2009

Lorena (Ganny) Browder was born July 31, 1938 in Memphis , Tennessee the daughter of the late Ezra and Annie Bell Roten McIntyre.She was united in marriage to Robert D. Browder on June 27, 1955. Mr. Browder preceded her in death on April 8, 2007.Mrs. Browder was a homemaker . She was a member of the Clear Creek Baptist Church...

Jan 23, 2009

Mrs. Minnie Bell Littlejohn, 95, departed this life January 23, 2009, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Jackson, Tennessee.Mrs. Littlejohn was born October 16, 1913, to the late Wylie and Maude Springer Randolph. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, William Stanton Littlejohn; her three sisters, Mrs. Lottie Patey and husband James, Mrs....

Jan 23, 2009

JERALD ALLEN LEIGHwas born in Dyersville, Iowa on October 31, 1946 the son of Clara Mathilda Oberbroeckling Leigh and the late Harold Henry Leigh.Mr. Leigh was a pipeliner. He was a member of the Savannah Moose Lodge #1918 and the Elks Lodge #2459 in Henderson, Tennessee. Mr. Leigh touched a lot of lives and will be sorely missed, he was...

Jan 23, 2009

He was born and reared in Chester County, Glendale Community, the son of the late Hubert Roy and Edna Palice Moore Hinson. He went to school in Chester County and graduated from Chester County High School in 1957. Then he went to Illinois where he started his brick laying apprenticeship and also joined the Illinois National Guard. He was a...

Jan 23, 2009

Mrs. May passed away Friday at Summitt Medical Center in Nashville. The widow of George W. May, Jr., who died in 2006, she was a homemaker. She was born to Howard and Leatha Morris Whitten, both of whom preceded her in death and lived in Brownsville prior to moving to Nashville in 2007.Survivors include a daughter and son in law,...

Jan 22, 2009

Mearl Robert Sloan, age 60 of Saulsbury, was born February 3, 1948 in East St. Louis, IL to the late Cecil E. and Goldie Belle Pate Sloan and returned to Our Lord on January 22, 2009.He is survived by his loving wife and best friend Linda as well as two sons, Kevin Sloan and wife Robin of Middleton, TN and...

Jan 22, 2009

Iva Sue Owenswas born in Hardin County, Tennessee on September 30, 1926 the daughter of the late Bob and Isma Basey Love.On May 21, 1946 she was united in marriage to J.C. Owens, who preceded in her in death on August 17, 1990.Ms. Owens was a charter member of Sharon Baptist Church. She enjoyed flower gardening, reading cookbooks, and cooking....

Jan 22, 2009

Tammy Knight was born July 11, 1967 in Los Angeles, California the daughter of the late Leon Murphy and Tommie Nell Ramer.Ms. Knight had worked for CCA in Clifton, TN as a security guard and she attended Love Tabernacle church in Savannah, TN.Ms. Knight departed this life on January 22, 2009 in Jackson, Tennessee at the age of 41 Years,...