Melba Tolley Shanklin, 83, of Tiptonville, TN, passed away on Monday, May 17, 2021 at Harborview Health Systems in Dyersburg.

Melba was born on April 11, 1938, in Tiptonville, TN, to the late, Bert and Aslee Stockton Jones. She was a retired factory worker in Chicago, IL and also at H.I.S. in Tiptonville. Melba was a member of Proctor City Church of God.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday, May 21, 2021 in the Ridgely Chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Mr. Jeff O'Dell officiating. Burial will be in Lake Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive visitors from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, May 20, 2021 at the Dyersburg Funeral Home Ridgely Chapel.

Survivors include her son, James F. Tolley, Jr. (Diana); three sisters, Dora Coon, Pearl Randall (Roy) and Brenda Staggs (Elmer); a grandson, Jason Tolley (Crystal); a granddaughter, Kayla Howard (Brad); five great-grandchildren, Amber Cardwell (Zack), Alexis Tolley, Hailey Burrus, Jessica Burrus and Jacob Burrus; and her first great-great-grandson, Hudson Ace Cardwell, soon to be born.

In addition to her parents, Melba was preceded in death by her husbands, James F. Tolley, Sr. and Felix Shanklin; a son, William Bert Tolley; a brother, Harry Jones; and a sister, Dorothy Shelton.

Pallbearers will be Jacob Burrus, Jason Tolley, Brad Howard, Zack Cardwell, Johnny Turner and Tommy Watts. Honorary pallbearers will be James Tolley, Elmer Staggs, Roy Randall, Bill Jones, Charlie Jones, Larry Jones and Keith Randall.