Melba Shanklin Obituary
We are sad to announce that on May 17, 2021 we had to say goodbye to Melba Shanklin of Tiptonville, Tennessee. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Melba Shanklin to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Bert Jones and Aslee Stockton Jones; her husbands, James F. Tolley, Sr. and Felix Shanklin; her son William Bert Tolley; and her siblings, Harry Jones and Dorothy Shelton.
She is survived by: her son James F. Tolley, Jr. (Diana); her sisters, Dora Coon, Pearl Randall (Roy) and Brenda Staggs (Elmer); her grandchildren, Jason Tolley (Crystal) and Kayla Howard (Brad); her great grandchildren, Amber Cardwell (Zack), Alexis Tolley, Hailey Burrus, Jessica Burrus and Jacob Burrus; and her great great grandchild Hudson Ace Cardwell.
