I found this old Obit page in a stack of paper.......thought I would pass it along... hope it helps someone.... Independent Appeal Newspaper, Wed., Jan. 7, 1998 CLIFFORD THOMAS REYNOLDS, 73, of Selmer, died Dec. 29, 1997 of a heart attack at his home. He was a retired carpenter and farmer, a member of the Forty Forks Baptist Church and a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. Services were held at 11 a.m. Wed. at Shackelford Chapel with Scott Pearl officiating. Burial was in Union Grove Cemetery in Selmer. Pallbearers were Bobby Mask, Robert Chambers, Stanley Floyd, and Larry Hockaday. Mr., Reynolds was preceded in death by his parents Lonna Mae Jernigan Reynolds and William Reynolds and one brother, Cletus Reynolds. He is survived by his wife, Pauline Hockaday Reynolds; two daughters, Mary Ann Carroll and Karren Currie, both of Selmer, three sons, Jan Banks, Byron Banks and Danny Reynolds, all of Selmer; two sisters, Martha Kudera of Hammond, IN, and Dorothy Peoples of Calumet City, IL; four brothers, Hershel Reynolds of Hammond, IN; Raymond Reynolds and Thomas Reynolds, both of Bethel Springs; eleven grandchildren and one gr-grandchild. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FRANKIE MAE MITCHELL, 89, of Selmer, died Dec. 31, 1997 of heart failure at Covington Health Care Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Chester County. Services were held at 11 a.m. Friday at Shackelford Funeral Home with John Howard Hutcherson and Earl Phelps officiating. Burial was in Finger Cemetery. Mrs. Mitchell was preceded in death by her husband Hall Mitchell; one son, Billy Frank Mitchell; and her parents, Virginia Elizabeth Smith Tedford and Frand Tedford. She is survived by one daughter, Maudie Jean Tacker Ballard of Brighton, TN; one sister, Ruth Weaver of Selmer; six grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; eight gr-grandchildren; and several step-grgrandchildren. >>>>>>>>>>> JUANITA M. LANDRETH, 85, of Adamsville, died Jan. 3, 1998 at Tri County Convalescent Home. She was a homemaker and a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Purdy and Leapwood Home Demonstration Club. Services were held at 1 p.m. Monday at Shackelford Chapel in Adamsville with Billy Joe Stewart officiating. Burial was in Mars Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Landreth was preceded in death by her parents, Cordelia Carothers Massengill and William Jasper Massengill. She is survived by her husband, Everett Landreth; one sister, Erie Massengill of Adamsville; and nieces and nephews. >>>>>>>>>>> JOHN DREXEL COFER, 42, of Hornsby, died Jan. 2, 1998 in his home from a gun shot wound. He was an employee of Dover Elevator Company in Middleton and a member of Powell�s Chapel Methodist Church and Middleton High School Quarterback Club. Services were held at 3 p.m. Mon. at Shackelford Chapel with bro. Harold King officiating. Burial was in Powell�s Chapel Cemetery. Mr. Cofer is survived by one daughter, Jenny Cofer of Middleton; one son, Brandon Cofer of Middleton; his mother Lou Burnette of Hornsby and his step-father, Billy Joe Burnette; and sister Teresa Cofer Coats of Selmer; and two brothers, Pedie Cofer of Collierville and Melvin Cofer of Horsby. >>>>>>>>>>> JOE HENRY KING, 81, of Hornsby, died of heart failure at Jackson Madison General Hospital on Dec. 29, 1997. He was a retired construction worker. Services were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Shackelford Chapel with Jerry Woods officiating. Burial was in McCalips Chapel Cemetery in Selmer. Mr. King was preceded in death by his parents, Josephine Baker King and Leander Dexter King and one son, Austin King. She is survived by his wife, Gladys Moore King; three daughters, Dottie Jackson of Birmingham, AL, Nancy Lowery of Flippin, AR, and Elizabeth Qualls of Selmer; four sons, Curtis King of Selmer, Bobby King of Paris, TN, Larry King of Ashland, MS, and Ronnie King of Hornsby; three sister, Sue Cox of Memphis, Annie Lou Nixon of Selmer, and Dovie Baker of Salt Lake City, UT; two brothers, Jimmie King and Charles King of Memphis; sixteen grandchildren and fourteen gr-grandchildren. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> RUBY K. DICKEY, 82, of Adamsville, died December 29, 1997 of heart failure at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth. She was a retired secretary and treasurer of Adamsville Telephone Company and a member of First Baptist Church in Adamsville. Services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Shackelford Chapel with Frank Kemper officiating. Burial was in Adamsville Cemetery. Pallbearers were Dave Dickey, Jay Dickey, Rob Dickey, Dennie Cima, Louis Cima, and Harold B. Caperton. Mrs. Dickey was preceded in death by her parents, Ella Walls Newell and Burris Newell and one son, Joe Dickey. She is survived by her husband, Cecil D. Dickey; two sons, Eddie Dickey and David Dickey, both of Adamsville; one half-sister, Shelby Poole of Adamsville; two half-brothers, Bob Newell of Adamsville and Roger Newell of Memphis; four grandchildren and three gr-grandchildren. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> MIKE HOLLIN, 43 of Adamsville, died January 1, 1998 of a heart attack at Baptist Central in Memphis. He was employed at Roese Contracting in Crump and a member of Crump Pentecostal Church. Services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Crump Pentecostal Church with burial in Crump Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mike Ganus, Joe Dan Humphries, Phillip McLemore, Bill Wharton, Jeff Hollin, and Kenny Churchwell. Mr. Hollin is survived by his wife, Judy Harris Hollin; two daughters, Tammy Hollin of Michie and Shannon Crotts of Memphis; one son, Michael Shawn Hollin of Crump; his mother, Phyllis Bennett Phillips and step father Glen Phillips; three sisters, Brenda Smith of Savannah, Patricia Jones of Ramer, and Terry Pruitt of Stantonville; one grandmother, Era Hollin Wade of Adamsville; and one granddaughter. He is preceded in death by his father, Dorsey Glen Hollin, and a grandfather, James Harvey Hollin. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> MAE DORA BYRD COOPER, 70, of Counce, died January 3, 1998 of cancer at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of the Pickwick United Methodist Church and Hardin County Senior Citizens. Services were held at 1 p.m. Monday at Shackelford Chapel with burial in White Sulphur Cemetery in Counce. Mrs. Cooper was preceded in death by her husband, James William Cooper. She is survived by one son, J. C. Cooper of Michie and two grandchildren. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LISA ANNETTE HURST, 28 of Bethel Springs, died January 4, 1998 of kidney failure at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Services were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Shackelford Chapel with John D. Small officiating. Burial was in mt. Zion Cemetery. Pallbearers were Dewayne Reeves, David Stegall, Jimmy Lewis, Tim Maness, Terry Maness, and Paul Forsyth. She is survived by her husband, James William Hurst; one son, William Lee Hurst of Bethel Springs; her parents, LeRoy Reeves of Darden, TN and Linda Stegall of Pinson; one sister Penny Williams of Camden; two brothers, Dewayne Reeves of Darden and David Lee Stegall of Pinson; her paternal grandmother Annie Mae Reeves of Darden; and her maternal grandmother Laverne Walters of Pinson. >>>>>>>>>> Have a great day!! Barbara Barbara@matnet.com