[email protected] wrote: > Subject: > > TNMCNAIR-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 2 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Andersons in McNairy County in Ear [[email protected]] > #2 Purdy interest - a forwarded messa ["Mary Hudson" <[email protected]>] > #3 McNairy Co,Tenn Crabtrees [ANN STORER <[email protected]>] > #4 Obits 1-3-01 [Barbara Mook <[email protected]>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from TNMCNAIR-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Andersons in McNairy County in Early 1800's (also Kemps) > Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:14:13 EST > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Can anyone help me find anything on Benjamin Anderson who married Prudence > Kemp, her father was Nathan Kemp, in, I believe, the 1820s. Was his father > "Aaron" or Archie? Where did his father come from? > > Benjamin was born 1805, but I'm not sure who his father was. He, Benjamin, > is listed in the 1830 census. > > Thanks, > > Ray Anderson > Durham, NC > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Purdy interest - a forwarded message > Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 12:51:01 -0500 > From: "Mary Hudson" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > I was interested in the history of Purdy, TN because a relative of mine was > Pugh Houston Thrasher who laid out the town of Selmer. I have an article in > a genealogy of my family about this event. Pugh Houston Thrasher married > Mary Eliza Howard, daughter of Willilam Howard and Elizabeth Ann Jolly Lucus > Howard. Howard is my mother's line. > > Jerry Kelly > [email protected] > > Mary Hudson [email protected] > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: McNairy Co,Tenn Crabtrees > Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 13:51:45 -0700 > From: ANN STORER <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > looking for William J. Crabtree - only son of William R. Crabtree and > Halley Young- > born McNairy Co,Tenn-Oct 8,1877- i can find no one in the family who knows > where he went. > Ann > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Obits 1-3-01 > Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 17:12:51 -0900 > From: Barbara Mook <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Appeared in the Independent Appeal Newspaper Wed., Jan. 3, 2001 > > FRED FRANCIS PLUNK, 74, of Bethel Springs, died at the Jackson Specialty > Hospital on Dec. 30, 2000, due to cancer. He was the owner of P & H Lumber > and Pallet Company. He was a member of the Bethel Springs Church of Christ. > Mr. Plunk is preceded in death by his parents Lester and Lessie Nold > Plunk. He is survived by his wife Sue Young Plunk, his daughter, Pamela > Allison of Bethel Springs, his sister, Doris Upchurch of Jamestown, and Kay > Camper of Milan, and two brothers, Bernard Plunk of Grey, and Scott Plunk > of Ubana, IL. He also has two grandchildren Andy and Mark Allison. > Funeral services were held on Jan. 1, 2001 at 3 p.m. with Shackelford > Funeral Home in charge. Burial followed at the Lake Hill Memorial Gardens > in Bethel Springs. > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > IRENA HOLLIN EDGIN, 80, of Milledgeville, died Dec. 25, 2000 at St. Joseph > Community Hospital in Mishawaka, IN due to heart failure. > Irena was a retired food service employee. She was a 50 year member > of the Christ Temple Pentecostal Church in South Bend, IN > Mrs. Edgin is preceded in death by her parents, W. Lonzo and Bertha > Mae Bishop Hollin, her brother, Carl Hollin, and a grandson Todd Gene > Elbert Edgin. She is survived by her two sons, Bobby G. and his wife Karen > Edgin, and Joe T and his wife Ruth Edgin, both of Indiana, her sister, > Betty Lou Reed of Lexington, JoAnn Garlandger of Sourht Bend, IN and her > brothers, Roy Hollin of Savannah, William “Bill” hollin of Dayton, IN, > Tommy C. Hollin of Texarkana, AR, and her twin brothers, Earlene “Jack” > Hollin of Milledgeville, She also has two grandchildren, Tanya Stockman and > Cindy Korkhouse and four gr-grandchildren, Josh, Steven, Tabitha, and Melissa. > > Graveside services were held at Milledgeville Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. > on Sat., Dec. 30, 2000 with Shackelford Funeral Directors of Selmer in Charge. > Funeral services were held on Jan. 1, 2001 at 3 p.m. with Shackelford > Funeral Home in charge. Burial followed at the Lake Hill Memorial Gardens > in Bethel Springs. > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > VIRGINIA LEE WYATT, 67, of Selmer, died Dec. 11, 2000, at Baptist East > Hospital in Memphis due to complications from a stroke. > Virginia was a homemaker and a member of the First Methodist Church in > Selmer. She was also involved in many community projects and church > activities. > Mrs. Wyatt is preceded in death by her husband Joe Ebb Wyatt. She is > survived by her son Joe Lee Wyatt and his wife Jean of Germantown, and her > grandsons, Will and Josh Wyatt, her parents, William “Bill” and Ardys Walsh > Carter of Memphis, and her sisters Joanne Taube of Kankakee, IL, and Darlene > Brasfield of Memphis. > Funeral services were held Wed., Dec. 13, at 10 a.m. at First United > Methodist Church of Selmer with Dr. Paul Mullikin officiating and > Shackelford Funeral Home in Charge. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery in > Selmer. > Persons wishing to make memorial contribution may make them to the > Selmer First United Methodist Church. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > RACHEL GENEVIE MARTIN, 79, of Adamsville, died on Dec. 31, 2000 due to heart > failure at the Tri-County Convalescent Home. She was retired from > Adamsville Elementary School Cafeteria and was a homemaker. She was a > member of the Mt. Sharon Presbyterian Church, and was known by all the > children from school as Mama G. > She is preceded in death by her husband Gilcie Martin, her parents > Frank and Maggie Elam Ward, and one son, Lendon Martin. She is survived by > a brother, Douglas Ward of Adamsville, a daughter, Margaret Case of > Adamsville and a son, James N. “Hookie” Martin of Selmer. She also has four > grandchildren and five gr-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Greg Martin, > Ritchie Martin, Benjie Case, Jeremy Martin, Randy Ward, and al Ward. > Funeral services were held Tues., Jan. 2, 2001 at 1 p.m. at Mt. > Sharon Presbyterian Church. Officiating ministers were Jody McKewen, Earl > Phelps, and Chuck Castles. Burial followed at Gilchrist Cemetery in > Adamsville with Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer in charge. > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > VELLA MAE HOPKINS, 75, of Michie, died on Dec. 31, 2000 at Methodist > Healthcare McNairy due to heart failure. > Miss Hopkins is preceded in death by her parents the late Lee Edgar > and Lessie Parasee Smith Hopkins. She is survived by three sisters, June > Cleary and Athalee Hutcheson, both of Michie, and Betty Jo Curtis of Plant > City, FL, one brother, Benton Hopkins of Humboldt, and several nieces and > nephews. > Funeral services were held Wed., Jan. 3, 2001 at 1 p.m. at > Shackelford Chapel, Acton. Burial followed at Spring Hill Cemetery in > Selmer. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > C. RAY DOBBINS (1919-2000) was an ordained minister of the Cumberland > Presbyterian Church, and served as the editor of its denominational news and > opinion magazine from 1948 to 1984. He died on Dec. 28 in Nashville of > cancer. In 1984-85 he also served as the Moderator of the General Assembly > of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, a 100,000 member denomination in > twenty-two states and five foreign countries. In addition, he served for > nine years on the Booard of the Associated Church Press of the U.S. and > Canada, a national religious news association, and as its President from > 1976 to 1978. In 1986 to 1993 he was also the Executive Director of the > Tennessee Association of Churches. He was active in both denominational and > ecumenical church events and spoke at churches throughout Tennessee, the > South, nationwide and in several foreign countries. > Dobbins was born in Denton, TX in 1919 and received a Bachelor of > Arts degree from Bethel College in 1941; a Bachelor of Divinity degree from > Memphis Theological Seminary in 1942; a Master of Arts degree in theology > from the University of Chicago in 1951; and an honorary Doctor of Divinity > degree from Bethel College in 1960. He originally moved to Tennessee in > 1939 and spent most of his career there. > He is survived by his wife, Mary Alice Smith Dobbins of Nashville; > seven children, Catherine Dobbins of Hillsborough, CA, Dot Dobbins of > Nashville, James Dobbins of Oberlin, OH, Alyce Dobyns-Ladd of Nashville, > Bill Dobbins of Brentwood, Cindy Dobbins of Atlanta, GA, and John Dobbins of > Memphis, and ten grandchildren. The funeral was held at 1 p.m. Sat., Dec. > 30, 2000 at the Brookhaven Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Nashville. > Memorial gifts may be sent to Bethel College, 100 Cherry St., McKenzie, TN > 37201 or the Dobbins Endowment for The Cumberland Presbyterian, Board of > Stewardship, 1978 Union Ave., Memphis, TN 38104. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > ALLEN TROY SIMPSON, 93, died on Jan. 2, 2001 at Methodist Healthcare McNairy > from heart failure. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Basham > Simpson, father and mother, A. T. and Maggie Simpson, three brothers, > Robert, DeeWitt and Hubert Simpson, two sisters, Sallie Griffin and Mary > Bell Mitchell. He is survived by one brother, John B. Simpson of Memphis, > two sons and daughters-in-law, Don A. and Sharon Simpson of Gilbertsville, > KY, Jimmy B. and Linda Simpson of Selmer, three grandchildren, David Simpson > of Gambia, West Africa, James Simpson of charlotte, NC, and Elizabeth > Hoffman of Reelfoot Lake and one gr-grandchild, Autumn Hoffman > Services will be held Sat., Jan. 6, 2001 at 1 p.m. at Shackelford > Funeral Home in Selmer at 1 p.m. Burial followed at Lake Hill Memory Gardens > in Bethel Springs. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > DOROTHA MARIE DOSS, 83, of Selmer, died on Dec. 30, 2000 at Methodist > Healthcare McNairy due to heart failure. She was a homemaker and a member > of the first Baptist Church in Selmer. > Mrs. Doss is preceded in death by her husband, Lamar S. Doss, her > parents, Robert Oatsye and Mary Valley McCullar Horner. She is survived by > her daughter, Mary Jane Kinney of Springfield, IL, her sons, Horner Doss of > Selmer, Jimmie Doss of Knoxville, and Larry Doss of Knoxville. She also has > seven grandchildren and six gr-grandchildren. > Funeral services were held at Shackelford Funeral Home on Jan. 1, > 2001 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Max Walker officiating. Burial followed at Lake > Hill Memorial Garden in Selmer. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > MARVIN N. “PETE” CAMPBELL, 66, of Counce, died on Dec. 29, 2000 at Hardin > > County General Hospital due to an apparent heart attack. He was a > carpenter, truck driver, and a former restaurant owner. He was born in > Hardin County. > Mr. Campbell is survived by his wife Inez Coffman Campbell of > Counce, > his daughter, Lisa Gayle Brown of Crump, his two sisters Carrie Childers of > Counce, and Daisy Meeks of Trenton, and a brother, Elmer Lee Campbell of > Counce. He also has one grandchild. > Funeral services were held Mon., Jan. 1, 2001 at the Center Hill > Baptist Church near Counce with Shackelford Funeral Home of Savannah in > charge. Burial followed at Center Hill Cemetery. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > JAMES REO DICKEY SR., 77, of Selmer, died at Methodist Healthcare McNairy on > Dec. 30, 2000 due to heart failure. He worked for Brown Shoe Company and > was a Body Shop employee for Car City. He was a member of the Falcon > Baptist Church and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. > Mr. Dickey is preceded in death by his mother, Vallie Blakely Dickey > and two sisters, Dorothy Willis and Sue Cobb. He is survived by his father, > Thomas Gary Dickey of Selmer, his sisters, Marie Hogan of Chewalla, Martha > Faye Crane, and Elizabeth Plunk from Selmer, and Shelby Burns of Jackson, > one brother, Charles Thomas Dickey of Michie, and two sons, Gary Darrell > Dickey of Selmer, and James Reo Dickey Jr. of Selmer. He also has nine > grandchildren and three gr-grandchildren. > Graveside services were held at Falcon Cemetery in Selmer Dec. 31, > at > 3 p.m. with Jetta Forsythe officiating and Shackelford Funeral Home in > charge. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > CHARLES EDWARD JACKSON, 59, of Adamsville, AL formerly of Michie, TN, died > on Fri., Dec. 29, 2000 due to heart failure. At UAB Hospital in Birmingham, > AL. He was a railroad engineer with CSX Railroad. > He is preceded in death by his parents, Grady and Ida Goff Jackson > and > two sisters Juanita Miller and Jen Jenkins, and one brother, Larry Jackson. > He is survived by his wife, Dottie Sue King Jackson of Adamsville, > AL, a > brother, Grady Jackson of Counce, three sisters, Sue Smith of Corinth, MS, > Jessie Griffin of Middleton, and Sharon Jackson of Corinth, MS, two > daughters, Jana Jones of Counce, and Cindy Brown of Graysville, AL and three > sons, Greg Jackson of Counce, Tim Jackson of Counce, and Jeffery Jackson of > Adamsville, AL. He is survived by thirteen grandchildren. > Funeral services were held Mon., Jan. 1, 2001 at 1 p.m. at > Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer with Bro. Jerry Woods officiating. > Burial followed at Oak Hill Christian Church Cemetery at Pickwick Southside, > TN. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>end > > Have a Great Day! > Barbara > [email protected]