Hoyle Shackelford
October 11, 1926 - January 18, 2018
Hoyle Eugene Shackelford, 91, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born in Prentiss Co. on October 11, 1926, to Eugene and Gladys Brown Shackelford. Hoyle love to raise watermelons and share them with everyone. He always had peppermint in his pocket to hand out to everyone he met. He never met a stranger. He also enjoyed gardening, horses, and listening to gospel music. Funeral services will be Sunday, January 21, 2018, at 2:30 PM at the Booneville Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Terry Booker and Bro. David Harper officiating. Visitation will be Saturday afternoon from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. Burial will be in Martin Hill Church Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Helen Turner Shackelford, whom he married December 28, 1945; one daughter, Lana Freeman (Jim) of Dunwoody, GA; grandchildren, Amy Wolfe of Dunwoody, GA, James Freeman III, Jonathan Freeman both of Vancouver, WA; great-grandchildren, Aiden Wolfe, Linsey Wolfe, Emily Wolfe, and Kayla Wolfe all of Dunwoody, GA.. He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant daughter, Linda Shackelford, and his father and mother in-law, Albert O. and Clara Mims Turner. Pallbearers will be Kenneth Nicholson, Mark Walden, Benny Nix, Max Mooreman, Gerald Dodds, and Billy Walden. Honorary pallbearers will be Martin Hill Church Family, James Freeman III, Jonathan Freeman, and Aiden Wolfe. Memorials may be made to the Martin Hill Cemetery Escrow Fund at 287 Hwy 130, Booneville, MS 38829. Condolences may be extended to the family at boonevillefuneralhome.net.
Hoyle Eugene Shackelford, 91, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born in Prentiss Co. on October 11, 1926, to Eugene and Gladys Brown Shackelford. Hoyle love to raise watermelons... View Obituary & Service Information