I believe Mary Hudson, who is working on this now. Thank you for the suggestion Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Lee" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2000 5:00 AM Subject: Re: [TNMCNAIR] 2-23-00 obits > Hi Barbara, > > I just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to post the obits and for > your generosity. > > I'm also writing to make a suggestion. Are you familiar with the Rootsweb > GenConnect boards? > > There is a place for posting obits for McNairy Co at: > > http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Tn/McNairyObits > > I don't know how McNairy Co is set up, but sometimes when a message is > posted on the board, it automatically gets forwarded and posted on the > corresponding mail list. However, some times they are not...it just depends > on the person that maintains the board and the mail list. You could talk to > the list owners about it if you wanted to know more. > > Even though the list is archived and can later be searched, some times I > think people are unaware of this. I am not really sure how Rootsweb is set > up but I believe it may be easier for people to search at the Gen Connect > boards. > > I didn't mean to make this sound lengthy...but getting to the point....Would > you mind posting them on the GenConnect boards also? You could just copy & > paste and they would be in 2 places at once and easier for others to find > later. If you decide to do this, I would first post to the GenConnect board > and see if it automatically goes to the list...then there would be no need > to post to the list. > > Rootsweb has a GenConnect board for every county in the US and also for > numerous surnames. It seems they are used very little ...partly because > people are unaware of them and partly because people use Family Treemaker > GenForum more. I would like to see this changed. > > Thank you and have a great day!!! > > Sandra > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barbara Mook" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2000 1:12 AM > Subject: [TNMCNAIR] 2-23-00 obits > > > > Appeared in the Independent Appeal Newspaper Wed., February 23, 2000 > > > > EARL McCANN, 85, died on Sat., Feb. 19, 2000, at Methodist LeBonheur > > Healthcare of Dyersburg. He was a retired carpenter and a member of Mt. > > Tirzah Baptist Church. > > Graveside services took place 10 a.m. on Tues, Feb. 22, with burial > at > > Dyer County Memorial Gardens in Dyersburg. > > Mr. McCann was preceded in death by his wife, Ottist Pauline Moore > > McCann, two sisters, Eula McVay and Verle Kirk and one brother, Williard > > McCann. He is survived by one daughter, Joyce Ramsey of Newbern, four > sons, > > Thoms Fred McCann of Star, Miss., Carlton E. McCann and Anthony E. McCann > > both of Dyersburg, and Ray McCann of Newbern, two sisters, Willie Gray and > > Mildred Smith both of Selmer, one brother, Marion McCann of Bradford, > > nineteen grandchildren, twenty-seven gr-grandchildren, and one > > gr-gr-grandchild. > > > > >>>>>>>> > > Appeared in the Independent Appeal Newspaper Wed., February 23, 2000 > > JAMES L. PLUNK, 46, died on Thurs., Feb. 10, 2000, at his home of cancer. > He > > was a truck driver for Damron Trucking Company. > > Services took place at 3 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 12, at Shackelford Chapel > > in Selmer. Burial was held at Maggie Jones Cemetery in Finger. Officiating > > the services was Minister Richard Stanfield, Pallbearers were Jeff Plunk, > > Phillip Plunk, Tim Plunk, Keith Perrigo, Jeff Russell, Bo Frazier, Jerry > > Harvell and Jimmy Owens. > > Mr. Plunk was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Anne Lee > > Burkeens Plunk. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie Russell Plunk, one > > daughter, Angie Frazier of Selmer, one sister, Linda Garner of Bethel > > Springs, one brother, Charles Plunk of Bethel Springs, and one grandchild, > > Bethany Frazier. > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. > > Appeared in the Independent Appeal Newspaper Wed., February 23, 2000 > > GLADYS McLEMORE CASTILE, 80, died on Sun. Feb. 20, 2000, at Hardin County > > general Hospital of heart failure. She was a housewife. > > Services took place at 2 p.m. on Tues., Feb. 22, at Maley Chapel. > > Burial was held at Covington memorial gardens. > > Mrs. Castile was preceded in death by husband, Alvie Castile, her > > father, Jackson Monroe McLemore, and mother, Lulu Elizabeth Burns > McLemore. > > She is survived by three sons, David P. Castile, Sr. of Adamsville, > William > > F. Castile of Kellen, Ala, and Marvin C. Castile of Morris Chapel, one > > daughter, Sue Koonce of Covington, thirteen grandchildren, and fourteen > > gr-grandchildren. > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Appeared in the Independent Appeal Newspaper Wed., February 23, 2000 > > WILMA JEAN MOORE, 38, died on Sun., Feb. 20, 2000, at Methodist Healthcare > > in McKenzie of heart failure. She was a homemaker. > > Services took place at 3 p.m. on Tues., Feb. 22, at Shackelford > Chapel > > in Adamsville. Burial was held at Mars Hill Cemetery in Leapwood. > > Mrs. Moore was preceded in death by her father, Lee Purvis. She is > > survived by her husband, Terry L. Moore of Kosciusko, Miss., her mother > > Virgie Purvis of Adamsville, two daughters, Jamie Nicole Keith Webb of > > McKenzie and Joanie Gail Moore of Adamsville two sister, Betty Kuhn of > > Brookheaven, Miss., and Debbie Siders of Adamsville, three brothers, > Farley > > Purvis and Danny Purvis both of Adamsville, and David Purvis of Roann, > Ind., > > and one grandchild, William Moses Webb. > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>. > > Appeared in the Independent Appeal Newspaper Wed., February 23, 2000 > > FAVIL ALLEN MEEK, 56, died on Wed., Feb. 16, 2000, at his residence of > > cancer. He was the postmaster for Finger, a member of the Adamsville > Church > > of Christ, Adamsville Lions Club, scoreboard operator for the Adamsville > > High School Basketball team, worked at Adamsville Post Office for 20 > years, > > Darden Post Office for 2 years, and Finger Post Office for 10 years. > > Services took place at 3 p.m. on Fri., Feb. 18, at Adamsville Church > of > > Christ. Burial was held at Stantonville Cemetery in Stantonville. > > Officiating the services were Ministers Mark Massey, Bobby Tillman, Clyde > > Slimp, and Van Vansandt. > > Mr. Meek is survived by his wife, Martha Case Meek, one daughter, > > Nikke Shilling and husband, Jim of Memphis, one son, Casey Meek of > Jackson, > > his parents, Favil and Racine Meek of Adamsville, two sisters, Ann > Mitchell > > of Selmer and brothers, Nathan Meek of Selmer and Dickie Meek of > Adamsville, > > and one grandchild, Abigail Shilling of Memphis. > > Memorial contributions can be made to Hospice of West Tennessee, > > American Cancer Society, or Adamsville Church of Christ Library Fund. > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Appeared in the Independent Appeal Newspaper Wed., February 23, 2000 > > FLORENCE ROSETTA WEST, 49, died on Sat., Feb. 12, 2000, at her home of > heart > > failure. She was a homemaker and a member of McCalip's Chapel Baptist > > Church. > > Graveside services took place at 11 a.m. on Wed., Feb. 16, with > burial > > at Mosses Creek Cemetery. Officiating the services was Minister Frank > Bell. > > Ms. West was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Marion (Doc) > and > > Verda Lou May King. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth West, one > > daughter, Brandy Michelle West of Hornsby, two sons, James Allen West of > > Selmer and Phillip Wade West of Hornsby, three sisters, Jeffery Dillon of > > Selmer, Ruthie Clark of Ramer, and Kathie King of Bolivar, one brother, > > James Alford King of Selmer, and four grandchildren, Jacob, Josh, Matthew > > and Cheyenne. > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > Appeared in the Independent Appeal Newspaper Wed., February 23, 2000 > > ELVIS BRODIE SMITH, 93, died on Mon. Feb. 14, 2000, at his home of heart > > failure. He was born and reared in Cave Springs Community of Chester > County, > > son of the late Alonza Farline and Gainey Hurst Smith. He attended schools > > at Hickory Corner and Cave Springs and in 1925 was married to Romie > > Patterson of the same community. As a young man he operated a Saw Mill and > > worked in the Timber. In 1943 he was employed by Firestone Rubber Co. In > > Memphis, where he worked until he retired in 1963. He was an avid > fisherman > > and a deacon at Little Hatchie primitive Baptist church, and was an > > organizer and faithful member. He was also treasurer for many years. > > Services took place at 1 p.m on Wed., Feb. 16, at Little Hatchie > > Church. Burial was held at Little Hatchie Cemetery. Officiating the > services > > was Elder Elmer Weaver. > > Mr. Smith is survived by wife, Romie Sidney Patterson Smith, a son, > > Hughie Elvis Smith of Shiloh, one grandson, Rick Sullivan, and three > > gr-grandchildren. > > > > >>>>>>>>>>.. > > Appeared in the Independent Appeal Newspaper Wed., February 23, 2000 > > GARY WAYNE MANESS, 26, died on Mon. Feb. 17, 2000, at Bolivar General > > Hospital in Bolivar of an auto accident. He was a carpenter and a member > of > > Temple Baptist Church. > > Services took place at 11 a.m. on Thurs., Feb. 17, at Shackelford > > Chapel in Savannah. Burial was held at Cave Springs in Chester County. > > Mr. Maness is survived by his wife, LeAnn Moore Maness of Counce, his > > parents, Raywood and Jean Davis Manes of Counce, one daughter, Shelby > Paige > > Maness of Counce, one son, Garrett Neal Maness of Counce, six sisters, > > Martha Genine Taylor Beard of Lawrenceburg, Virginia Nell Thomas, Connie > Sue > > Lyons, Sandra Kay Patterson, Linda Fay Ross, and Patricia Pusser all of > > Henderson, on brother, Stevie Ray manes of Ramer, his grandfather, Willard > > Maness of Finger, and his grandmother, Leona Franks of Savannah. > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Appeared in the Independent Appeal Newspaper Wed., February 23, 2000 > > EDWIN LAWRENCE WAGSTER, 70, died on Friday, Feb. 18, 2000, at his home. > He > > was an installer for Western Electric Telephone Company, a Baptist, and a > > Veteran of WWII. > > Services took place at 1 p.m. on Sun., Feb. 20, at Shackelford Chapel > > in Selmer. Burial was held at Moore's Schoolhouse Cemetery in Selmer. > > Mr. Wagster is survived by his wife, Helen Wagster, one daughter, > Carol > > Ann Roberts of Friendship, three step-daughters, Melanie Lipford of > > Humboldt, and Margie Link and Mary Otain both of Peru, Ill., two sons, > > Gerald Wayne Wagster of Paris and Edwin Larry Wagster of Buchanan, five > > step-sons, Barry Gene Autry and Bret (Bubba) Autry of Huntingdon, and > Sonny > > Kaszynaki, Tom Kaszynaki, and Mike Kaszynaki all of Peru, Ill, two > sisters, > > Inez Everett and Mildred Chandler both of Newbern, two brothers, Troy > > Wagster of Newbern and Wilson Sawyer of Paris, and four grandchildren. > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > Appeared in the Independent Appeal Newspaper Wed., February 23, 2000 > > CHARLES BENNIE DUNAWAY, 62, died on Sat., Feb. 19, 2000, at Tenn. Skilled > > Nursing Center in Jackson of heart failure. He was a retired U.S. Army > > Sergeant and retired from Memphis Defense Depot Engineer. > > Services took place at 11 a.m. on Mon., Feb. 21, at Shackelford > > Funeral Home Chapel in Selmer. Burial was held at Falcon Cemetery in > Selmer. > > Mr. Dunaway was preceded in death by two sons, Charles Dunaway and > > Johnny Wayne Dunaway, a sister, Jean Ruth Huggins, and two brothers, Billy > > Dunaway and James Scott Dunaway. He is survived by his wife, Nettie > Dunaway > > of Selmer, one step-daughter, Sheila Hammers of Memphis, two sons, Raymond > > Dale Dunaway of Lawrenceburg and James Arthur Dunaway of Kissimee, Fla., > two > > step-sons, James Edward Johnson and Steven Clark both of Memphis, four > > sister, Alice Mae Browder, Mary Sue King, and Katie Basinger all of > Selmer, > > and Betty Franks of Savannah, three brothers Ralph Dunaway, Troy Dunaway, > > and Wilburn Dunaway all of Selmer, and six grandchildren. > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>. > > Appeared in the Independent Appeal Newspaper Wed., February 23, 2000 > > ROBERT E. GARDNER, JR., 83, died on Wed., Feb., 16, 2000, in Jackson. He > was > > a member of the Disabled American Veterans and the new Home Baptist Church > > in Rosalie, Ala. > > Services took place at 2 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 19, at Kerby Funeral Home > > Chapel. Burial was held at Green Haven Memorial Gardens at Henagar, Ala. > > Mr. Gardner is survived by his wife, Lena (Bannert) Gardner of > Shiloh, > > two sons, Tim E. Gardner of Shiloh, Larry Gardner of Savannah, four > > daughters, Rosetta Rogers of Whitwell, Hazel Sanders, Joyce McCarver, and > > Vonzie Patton all of Corpus Christi, Texas, three brothers, Arthur Gardner > > of Chattanooga, David Gardner of Herkimer, NY, and J. B. Gardner of > > Weatherford, Texas, one sister Effie Mae Nettie if Herkimer, NY, seventeen > > grandchildren, and twenty-three gr-grandchildren. > > > > >>>>>>>>>>... > > Appeared in the Independent Appeal Newspaper Wed., February 23, 2000 > > DONALD DWAYNE McGEE, 61, died on San., Feb. 20, 2000, at Jackson General > > Hospital of Lymphoma. He was born in Gibson County, and grew up in Alamo, > > son of the late Walter Woodrow and Lillian Ruth Blankenship McGee. He > > attended schools at Alamo. He had been a truck driver most of his working > > career. He had driven for Hwy. 45 Trucking Co. Since 1992. He was married > to > > Susan Alexander in 1992, they lived in the Oak Grove Community for the > past > > 1 and 1/2 years. > > Services took place at 2 p.m. on Tues., Feb. 22, at Casey Funeral > Home > > Chapel. Burial was held at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. Officiating the > > services was bro. John Beachy. > > Mr. McGee is survived by his wife, Susan Denise Alexander McGee of > > Henderson, two sons, Dwayne McGee of Maury City and Adam McGee of > Henderson, > > two daughters, Debbie Burnett of Alamo and Tina McGee of Jackson, two > > step-daughters, Brandy Bruntz of Enville and Amanda Bruntz of Henderson, > two > > sisters, Nancy Jackson and Martha Jane Harper both of Alamo, and four > > grandchildren. > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>. > > Appeared in the Independent Appeal Newspaper Wed., February 23, 2000 > > GEORGE ALBERT FOUST, 79, died on Tues, Feb. 15, 2000, at Methodist > > Healthcare McNairy County in Selmer of cancer. He was a farmer, a member > of > > Mason Selmer Lodge #743, McNairy County Executive of World War II, and a > > member of Butler's Chapel Baptist Church in Chewalla. > > Services took place at 1 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 19, at Shackelford > Funeral > > Home Chapel in Selmer. Burial was held at Lake Hill Memory Gardens in > Bethel > > Springs. Officiating the services was Minister Frank Whitman. > > Mr. Foust was preceded in death by his wife, Odelle Foust, one > > daughter, Elaine Foust, two brothers, Lewis Foust and Mancel Foust, and > his > > parents, Louie and Alice Kelly Foust. He is survived by his wife, Izola > > Foust, two daughters, Patsy White of Cordova and Kathy Kellum of Destin, > > Fla, two sons, George E. Foust of Germantown and Jimmy Foust of Oakdale, > GA, > > two sister, Jean Johnson and Mary Hawkins both of Selmer, six > grandchildren > > and two gr-grandchildren. > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Appeared in the Independent Appeal Newspaper Wed., February 23, 2000 > > JAMES DAVID SWANNER, JR, 49, died on Wed., Feb. 16, 2000, at VA Hospital > in > > Memphis off cancer. He was a diesel mechanic for Selmer truck and trailer > > and a Vietnam Veteran for the United States Army. > > Services took place at 3 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 19, at Shackelford Chapel > > in Selmer. Burial was held at Lake Hill Memory Garden in Bethel Springs. > > Mr. Swanner was preceded by his parents, James David and Gertrude > > Swanner, Jr. He is survived by is wife, Dianna Swanner, one sister, > Shirley > > K. Tunnell of Memphis, and two brothers, Ronald Swanner and Dwight B. > > Swanner both of Memphis. > > > > ..>>>>>>>>>> > > Appeared in the Independent Appeal Newspaper Wed., February 23, 2000 > > JERRY LYNN HOLLOMON, 59, died on Tues., Feb. 8, 2000, at his residence of > > cancer. He was a retired Electronics Technician for the U.S. Navy, a > Vietnam > > Veteran, and Communicant St. Jude Catholic Church in Selmer. > > Services took place at 1 p.m. on Fri., Feb. 11, at St. Jude Catholic > > Church in Selmer. Burial was held at Lake Hill Memory Garden in Bethel > > Springs. Officiating the services was Father Carl Hood and James Adkins. > > Mr. Hollomon was preceded in death by his father, Homer D. Hollomon. > He > > is survived by his mother, Lucille Whitaker Hollomon of Selmer, his wife > > Evelyn Jean Valentine Hollomon, one daughter, Sherrie Lynn Hollomon of > > Centerville, VA, two sons, Christopher Dean Hollomon of Selmer and Timothy > > Brian Hollomon of Manassas, VA and sister, Gloria Dean Etheridge of > Memphis > > and three grandchildren. > > > > >>>>>>> END > > > > Have a great day > > Barbara > > [email protected] > > >