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Madison County TN Obituaries
 ANNA BELL (BARHAM) FORREST - Funeral service for Anna Bell Forrest age 90, will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday June 18, 2008 at Mercer Baptist Church with Brother Mike Melton officiating. Burial will follow in Maple Springs Cemetery. Mrs. Forrest died Sunday June 15, 2008 at Forest Cove Manor. She was born on November 22, 1917 in Madison County, TN, the daughter of the late Albert J. and Esther Hailey Barham. Mrs. Forrest was a retired Cafeteria Manager and was a member of Mercer Baptist Church . She is survived by her daughers, Rose Byrum and husband Bedford and Jane Daniel and husband Lynn all of Mercer, TN. She is also survived by her sister, Janice Richerson of Jackson, TN; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; son-in-law, Billy Joe King; and daughter-in-law, Sherry Forrest. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marcus C. Forrest; two children, Judy Forrest King and Mikie Forrest and two brothers, J.T. and Bert Barham. The family will receive friends today from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the funeral home and on Wednesday from 11:00 AM until time of service at the church. SHIRLEY MAE (CLAWSON) FRANKS - Services for Shirley Mae Franks, age 71, will be at 1:00 P. M. Saturday October 27, 2007 at the North Chapel of George A. Smith and Sons with Pastor Alex Carr officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Memorial Gardens. Shirley died Wednesday October 24, 2007 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. She was born December 12, 1935 in Aurora, IL the daughter of the late Harry and Lillie Holke Clawson. She is survived by her husband, Chester Franks of Jackson, TN; sons, Curt Bessette and wife, JoAnn of Florence, KY and Todd Bessette and wife, Kim of Aurora, IL; step-sons, Steve, Rick, and Tim Franks and step-daughters, Diane Davis, Janice VanRikxoort and Linda Franks. She is also survived by fifteen grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Dickie Bessett. The family will receive friends Friday October 26, 2007 from 6:00 P. M. until 8:00 P. M. at the funeral home. George A. Smith & Sons
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