All Obituaries

Elizabeth Ann Stallings Blackmore, age 82, resident of Williston, Tennessee and wife of the late Thomas Blackmore, departed this life Friday evening, April 16, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Ann was born April 15, 1939 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Hubert W. Stallings and Margaret E. Cirtian Stallings. She graduated from Central High School and was married April 11, 1960 to Thomas Chapman Blackmore who preceded her in death on February 7, 2014. She was a...

Sandra Kay Taylor Shelton, age 74, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and wife of the late William Ottie Shelton, Jr., departed this life Thursday morning, April 15, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Sandra was born May 6, 1946 in Fayette County, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Samuel E. Taylor and Mary Jewell Moody Taylor. She graduated from Fayette County High School and was a lifelong resident of the Macon and Oakland communities. Sandra was married June 18, 1988 to William...

Lloyd Franklin Fletchall, age 83, resident of Macon, Tennessee, passed away peacefully at his home on April 14, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, his aunt who raised him, and by his daughter, Terry Fletchall. He leaves his wife of 64 years, Anita Fletchall, his son, Allan Fletchall and his wife, Jane of Cape Girardeau, MO, his son, James (Bo) Fletchall of Macon, his grandchildren, Laura Drewry Fletchall and Lloyd Benjamin Fletchall of Cape Girardeau, a sister, Faye Barron of...

Michael Thomas Baker, age 30, son of Karen Baker of Memphis, Tennessee and Tommy Baker of Hernando, Mississippi, departed this life Monday afternoon, April 12, 2021. Memorial Services for Michael were held at 3 P.M. Saturday, April 17, 2021 at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at Oakland. He was cremated at his request with some of the ashes to mom and dad and some over his paternal grandfather, Tom Baker’s grave and maternal grandmother, Hazel Gwaltney’s grave. Michael was...

Lisa was born in Memphis, Tennessee on August 17, 1969 and passed Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee. Lisa is survived by two children, Mackenzie Hill of Memphis, TN and Chase Hill of Nashville, TN; her mother, Patti Brooks of Florida; her half-brother, Jeff Robertson of Alabama; her step-grandfather, Paul Estes of Michie, TN; her everlasting soulmate, Tony Gammel of Iuka, MS; and many other...

Leland Eugene “Lee” Temple, age 71, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and husband of Allison Temple, passed away Wednesday morning, April 7, 2021 at Methodist LeBonheur Germantown Hospital. Lee was born October 15, 1949 in Columbus, Georgia, the son of the late Claude W. Temple and Audrey L. Olsson Temple. He moved with his family to Memphis, Tennessee and graduated from Westwood High School in 1969. He was married July 5, 1986 to the former Allison Boone and worked in the...

Dorsey Ann Lunsford Lazenby, age 61, resident of Williston, Tennessee and wife of Hugh M. “Bubba” Lazenby, Jr., departed this life Monday morning, April 5, 2021. Dorsey was born March 12, 1960 in Newport, Rhode Island, the daughter of the late Dorsey Love “Blackie” Lunsford, Jr. and Jeannine Dolores Marshall Lunsford. She moved with her family in 1973 to Fayette County, Tennessee and graduated from Fayette Ware High School in 1978. Dorsey attended the University of...

Shelia Jane Chism Wagner, age 64, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and wife of the late David M. Wagner, Sr., departed this life Monday evening, April 5, 2021 at Methodist LeBonheur Germantown Hospital in Germantown, Tennessee. Shelia was born August 5, 1956 in Memphis, Tennessee and graduated from Wooddale High School in 1973, She was married September 21, 1973 to David M. Wagner, Sr. and was a homemaker throughout her life. She moved to the Oakland area in 2005 and was a member of Oakland...

Troy Wilkerson, Jr., age 71, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and husband of Mary E. Swift, departed this life Saturday, March 27, 2021 at his home. Troy was born July 20, 1949 in the Macon Community of Fayette County, the son of the late Roy Wilkerson and Lucy Ann Honeysucker Wilkerson. He was employed as a painter for many years and enjoyed hunting. Mr. Wilkerson's survivors include his wife, Mary E. Swift of Somerville; his daughter, Ann M. Swift of Memphis, TN; and two sons,...

Mark Eugene Hartz was called home to Jesus on March 19, 2021 at the age 74. A memorial service was held outside on Sunday, April 11, 2021 at 2 P.M. at Hartz Horse and Hen Haven located at 6612 Highway 194, Williston, TN 38076. The dress was cowboy casual in honor of Mark. Mark was the eldest son born to Mark Clayton and Jean Winston Hartz on June 18, 1946 in Denver, Colorado. Around the age of 3 the family packed up and moved to Memphis, Tennessee. to be closer to...