Raymond K. Isaachsen

Raymond K. Isaachsen obituary, Hornsby, TN

Raymond K. Isaachsen

Raymond Isaachsen Obituary

Visit the Shackelford Funeral Directors of Bolivar website to view the full obituary.

Raymond K. Isaachsen, 77, of Hornsby, departed this life on Friday evening, December 6, 2024, at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth, MS.

A native of Chicago, IL, Mr. Isaachsen, moved to Hornsby in 2014 after living in Memphis for 35 years.  He was united in marriage to the former Marguerite Ann Dell for 56 years after their union on May 18, 1968.  He was a certified mechanic for Chrysler Corporation for 53 years.  A member of the Al Chymia Shriners and the Scottish Rite, he was currently a member of the Masonic Lodge #338 in Selmer and, while in Memphis, was a member of Unity Masonic Lodge #95.  Additionally, Mr. Isaachsen was a US Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Marge Isaachsen of Hornsby; his daughter, Kim Cresswell and, her fiancé, Jason Drennan, of Oakland, TN; grandsons, Dalton Cresswell of Oakland and Tolbert Cates, IV of Bartlett; and his great-grandson, Wesley Cates.

Those preceding him in death were his son, Thomas Eugene Isaachsen; parents, Clarence Raymond and Mae L. Abbey Isaachsen; his in-laws, Harold E. Dell, Sr. and Anna N. Walker Dell; and a brother-in-law, Harold E. Dell, Jr.

Memorials may be sent to the Masonic Widows and Orphans Fund of Tennessee, 100 7th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37203.

No services are scheduled.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Shackelford Funeral Directors of Bolivar

109 Mecklinburg Drive P. O. Box 232, Bolivar, TN 38008

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