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Obituaries

Paul Wesley Barrentine

Paul Wesley Barrentine, 58, of Collierville, Tenn., died Jan. 16, 2012. He was the founder of Memphis Performance Mail Order and co-founder of BTE, both in Mt. Pleasant, where he led as general manager.

Memorial services were held at 2 p.m. on Jan. 24 at Collierville Funeral Home Chapel.

He leaves his wife of 33 years, Jane Barrentine; a son, Brandon (Lenny); daughter, Allison West (Shaun).

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Humane Society.

Charley Hayse Brown Jr.

Charley Hayse Brown Jr., 55, of Lamar, died Jan. 14, 2012.

Services were held at 1 p.m. on Jan. 17 at Slayden Baptist Church. Burial was in the Slayden cemetery. Serenity Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

He leaves eight sisters, Kathy Yeager (Stanley) of Slayden, Carolyn Champion of Waterford, Rose Skelton (Charles) of Holly Springs, Shirley Hurdle (Joe) of Slayden, Nancy Barber of Waterford, Serena Herring, Rosie Ross, Amanda Brown, all of Ripley; and two brothers, Jeff Brown of Booneville, Bobby Brown of Ripley.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Hazel E. Brown.

Hazel Irene Gammons

Hazel Irene Gammons, 79, of Lamar, died Jan. 20, 2012, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. She was a retired department manager with Holly Springs Walmart.

Services were held at 11 a.m. on Jan. 23 at Slayden Baptist Church, where she was a member. Burial was in Slayden Cemetery. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

She leaves a son, Byron Gammons of Slayden; two daughters, Susan Huddleston (Bobby) of Ashland, Teresa Kennedy (Jerome) of Slayden; four brothers, John House of San Angelo, Tx., James House of West Memphis, Ark., Roy House of McFearson, Kan., Jackie House of Somerville, Tenn.; a sister, Alice Perry of Holly Springs; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a son, Tommy Gammons.

Pallbearers were Jeff King, Heath Hurdle, Bubba Clarkson, Phillip Cunningham, Terry Kennedy, Jeff Hurdle, Adam Sanders, Brad Hudson, Bubba Tice.

For online condolences visit www.hsfuneralhome.com.

Ina Jones Goree

Ina Jones Goree, 86, of Holly Springs, died Jan. 18, 2012, at Methodist Germantown Hospital in Tennessee. She was the widow of Henry Lee Goree Sr. She was a clerk with National Security, U.S. Government.

Services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 24 at Jones Grove MB Church in Holly Springs, where she was a member. Burial was in Corinth National Cemetery. Rev. John Powell officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

She leaves a son, Henry Lee Goree Jr. (Cleo) of Holly Springs; two grandchildren, Shawn Goree of Norfolk, Va., Selina Goree of Silver Springs, Md.; and two great-grandchildren.

George Edward Hill

George Edward Hill, 44, died Jan. 17, 2012. He was a member of Eason Grove MB Church.

Services were held at 12 noon on Jan. 21 at Hearn Grove MB Church in Byhalia, Rev. Archie Bowen, pastor. Rev. Charles Jones officiated. Burial was in Southwoods Memorial Park in Memphis, Tenn. Serenity Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

He leaves his mother, Effie Mae Hill; two daughters, Dominique Hill, Brittany Mabry of Memphis, Tenn.; two sisters, Judy Ann Hill, Nicole Hill of Memphis; and a brother, Terry Hill.

Pallbearers were Jereme Hill, Brandon Davis, Keith Mayse, Steve Hill, Arvon Hill and Billy Davis.

Cleneisha La’Shay Stigger

Cleneisha La’Shay Stigger, 19, of Red Banks, died Jan. 20, 2012, in Holly Springs. She was a member of her church’s youth department and a student at Northwest Community College.

Services were held at 1 p.m. on Jan. 28 at LaGoshen MB Church in Moscow, Tenn., where she was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev. James H. Rosser officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

She leaves her mother, NeKaychell Stigger Campbell of Mt. Pleasant; her father, Clifton Mitchell of Cordova, Tenn.; stepfather, Bradford Campbell of Mt. Pleasant; stepmother, Sheureka Mitchell of Cordova; two sisters, Branicus Campbell of Holly Springs, Bryonna Campbell of Mt. Pleasant; two brothers, Quantario Stigger of Mt. Pleasant, DeMarcus Murchinson of St. Louis, Mo.; grandmother, Brenda McClain of Rossville, Tenn.; grandfather, Starry Stigger of Barton; stepgrandmother, Mary Campbell of Holly Springs; great-grandparents, Mary Hunt, Earl Hunt, both of Lakeland, Tenn., Carrie Mitchell of Somerville, Tenn., Nettie R. Stigger, E.F. Stigger, both of Rossville, Tenn.

Adell Walker

Adell Walker, 78, of Holly Springs, died Jan. 20, 2012, at his home. He was a choir member, former member of the trustee board, male chorus, Asbury United Methodist Men, American Legion Post 250, Marshall County Retired Teachers Association and a U.S. Army veteran.

Services were held at 11 a.m. on Jan. 27 at Asbury United Methodist Church, where he was a member. Burial was in Cottrell Memorial Garden. Rev. F.H. Brown officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

He leaves his wife, Mattie Falkner Walker; four children, Stanley Adell Walker, Jacqueline Williams, Rosalyn DeBerry, all of Holly Springs, Donna Beard of Fayetteville, Ga.; son-in-law Connery DeBerry of Holly Springs; a brother, Robert Lee Jones of Pontiac, Mich.; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

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