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Willie Booker Allen
1934-2004
MCKENZIE: Services for Willie Booker Allen, 69, were
at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 7 at Johnson Temple CME
Church with the Rev. James E. Stewart officiating.
Burial was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Mr. Allen died on
Saturday, January 31 at his home. He was born September
13, 1934 in McKenzie to the late Booker Thomas Allen and
Emma Pokie Sparks. He was known as “Will” by his family
and friends. He was a member of the Pentecostal Faith
Church of God in McKenzie where he served as a deacon.
Mr. Allen attended Webb High School, later entered the
military and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict.
Survivors include his wife, Connie Allen; two daughters,
Shirley Goynes of Lawton, Oklahoma and Marie Renee Sneed
of Monroe Valley, California; three sons, Jimmie Lee
Allen of Fredrick, Oklahoma, Michael Curtis of St.
Carlos, Arizona and Eric “Munsey” Rutherford of
McKenzie; four sisters, Shirley Milton, Sharron
Weatherford of Milan, Debra Allen of Huntingdon
and Robin Allen of McKenzie; three brothers, Rev. Wade
Allen, Stanley Allen and Edward Sneed, all of McKenzie;
three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
James “Junior” Biggers
1940-2004
DRESDEN: Services for James “Junior” Biggers, 63,
were at 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 9 at Mack's Grove
Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mr.
Biggers, service station manager, died Saturday,
February 7 at Volunteer Community Hospital in Martin. He
was born April 27, 1940 in Weakley County to the late
Sherman and Helen McGehee Biggers. He was a member of
the Mack's Grove Baptist Church in Dresden. Survivors
include his wife, Jeanne Dunlap Biggers; a daughter,
Kristen Biggers of Dresden; two stepdaughters, Winniford
Vowell of Martin and Starr Simmons Blackard of
Nashville; three stepsons, Murphy Dunlap of Rhode
Island, William Bennett of Camden and Edward Brooks of
Huntingdon; a sister, Minner Hicks of Henry; 18
grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews.
Donna Faye Dellinger
1927-2004
GLEASON: Services for Donna Faye Dellinger, 76, were
at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 31 at Gallimore Funeral
Home Chapel with Bro. Bob Bennett officiating. Burial
was in New Valley Cemetery. Mrs. Dellinger, widow of
James Marvin Dellinger, died on Wednesday, January
28 at Van Ayer Manor in Martin. She was born June 25,
1927 in Palmersville to the late Arthur Lee and Eddie
Lou Beasley Gaskins. She was a member of the Dresden
Church of Christ. Survivors include two daughters,
Teresa Julian of Nicholasville, Kentucky and Nancy
Simmons of Martin; a sister, Margaret Verdell of
Gleason; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Howard Daniel Sanford
1921-2004
HUNTINGDON: Mr. Howard Daniel Sanford, 82, died on
Monday, February 2 at his home. Graveside funeral
services were conducted on Tuesday, February 3 at 2:00
p.m. at the Hampton Cemetery. Mr. Sanford was born
December 23, 1921 in Montgomery to the late T.E. and
Bonnie Graves Sanford. He was a self-employed paint
contractor. He was preceded in death by a son, Thomas
Earl Sanford; a grandson, Jeff Clenney and a
great-granddaughter, Samantha Lazna. Survivors include
his wife, Mary Thurbush Sanford; three daughters, Doris
Russell of Parsons, Linda Killabren of Milan and Kathryn
Haynes of Huntingdon; two sons, Edward “Hobo” Sanford
and Glen Sanford, both of Huntingdon; 15 grandchildren;
29 great-grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren. Dilday Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Ellie Hugh Steele
1928-2004
GLEASON: Ellie Hugh Steele, 75, of Gleason, died
Thursday, February 5 at Regional Hospital in Jackson.
Funeral services were held Saturday, February 7, at 2:00
p.m., at Gleason First United Methodist Church, with
Rev. Mike Jef fers officiating. Burial followed in
Hopewell Cemetery. Mr. Steele was an auto parts salesman
and a member of Gleason First United Methodist
Church. He was born November 13, 1928, in Gleason to the
late Willie Claude and Vernie Mable Phelps Steele. In
addition to his parents, Mr. Steele was preceded in
death by his wife, Betty Bell Steele; a brother, Joe
Steele; and a grandson, Derek Hagler. Survivors include
a son, Stan Steele of McKenzie; four daughters, Debbie
Hagler of Gleason, Becky Lowrance of Gleason, Amy Orr of
Gleason, and Beth Steele of Nashville; a brother,
Richard Steele of Paris; a sister, Martha Sanders of
Gleason; and seven grandchildren.
Dr. O.C. Wells, Jr.
1916-2004
MCKENZIE: Services for Dr. O.C. Wells, Jr., 88, were
at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 8 at First Baptist Church
in McKenzie with Brother John Adams and Brother Dennis
Trull officiating. Burial was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Brummitt Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Dr. Wells, retired optometrist for Wells Eye Clinic in
McKenzie, died Thursday, February 5 at McKenzie
Regional Hospital. Dr. Wells was born January 10, 1916
in Murray, Kentucky to the late Marletta Oliver and
Orvis Clulon Wells, Sr. He was a member of the First
Baptist Church in McKenzie, a World War II naval
veteran, a member of the McKenzie Rotary Club, and was a
Paul Harris Recipient. He had served on the Board of
Trustees of Bethel College, the Board of Trustees at
Union University and had served as a member of the
McKenzie Special School District School Board. Dr. Wells
was a past president of the Tennessee Optometry
Association the NW Tennessee Optometry Association and
the Tennessee Academy of Optometry. He was a lifetime
member of the Tennessee Optometry Association and the
American Optometry Association. Survivors include his
daughter, Mary Lynn Bersey and brother, Fred Milton
Wells, both of Jackson; and a sister, Martha Nelle
Wright of Lone Oak, Kentucky. Besides his parents, he
was preceded in death his wife, Charlotte Jean Wells. In
lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be
made to the O.C. and Charlotte Wells Scholarship
Fund at Bethel College.
Joe Denver Hodge
1932-2004
WILDERSVILLE: Services for Joe Denver Hodge, 71,
will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 11 at the
Yuma Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Farmville
Cemetery in Wildersville. Mr. Hodge died on Monday,
February 9 at the Life Care Center in Bruceton.
Survivors include his wife Shirley Hodge of Wildersville;
one daughter, Janice Williams of Wildersville, two sons,
Richard Stanley Hodge of Camden and Deron Hodge of Yuma
and three grandchildren. Pafford Funeral Home is in
charge of the arrangements.
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