Graveside services for Kathleen Moore Saffold Shackelford, 66, who died on May 22, 2024, at her home, will be held at 10 am Monday, May 27, 2024, at Evergreen Cemetery in North Carrollton. Reverend Allan Bledsoe will officiate at the service. Arrangements are entrusted to Oliver Funeral Home of Winona.
Kathleen was born in Greenwood on June 25, 1957, to the late Allen and May Saffold.
Kathleen served as a speech pathologist in the Greenwood school system for over 25 years. She was an active member of North Carrollton United Methodist Church and a graduate of the University of Mississippi.
Survivors include her daughter, May Trezevant, and her husband, Taylor of Germantown, TN; son, James Shackelford, and his wife, Mary of Coila; brother, Allen Saffold, and his wife, Melanie of Olive Branch; sister, Marguerite Holt, and her husband, Lynn of Crossville, TN; and three grandchildren, Allie, John, and George Trezevant. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Shackelford; infant son, James Allan Shackelford, II; and her brother, Robert Ermon Wilson Saffold.
Memorials may be made to Carrollton United Methodist Church, Post Office Box 145, Carrollton, MS 38917, or The Glioblastoma Foundation, Post Office Box 62066, Durham, NC 27715.
Oliver Funeral Home of Winona, Inc. 
Another classmate gone too soon! Always nice to everyone.🙏🙏🙏
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What a precious and gifted lady! Kathleen demonstrated grace and compassion through much suffering and loss. May she enjoy the reward of Eternal Life, and may the God of All Consolation grant peace to all her wonderful family.
Love and prayers,
Magdalene Abraham
Belinda, we had the best class, and we feel the loss of each classmate.🙏
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Such a sweet girl! She will surely be missed.
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Prayers for James, May, Mary and all of her family. God bless you all, Beth & Randy Tackett
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Praying for the family for comfort and peace! I enjoyed working with her as an SLP during my time at Greenwood Public Schools! Such a sweet lady 💕
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Our thoughts and prayers are with the family at this time of loss.
Love, Glenda Green
Sarah McMillon
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May, you and your family are in my prayers today. Your mom was a dear friend and colleague. May our Lord wrap his comforting arms around you and bring you peace.
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