Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Cheryl K. Neal
1958-2003
PARIS - Cheryl K. Neal, 44, was dead on arrival Thursday, July 3 at Henry County Medical Center following a two-vehicle accident on Highway 79, northeast at Paris Landing. Services were at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 7 at Ridgeway Funeral Home in Paris with Jim Robinson officiating. Interment
followed in Walker cemetery.
Born November 16, 1958, in Wynne, Arkansas, she was the daughter of Odell Neal of Paris and the late Betty Jean Mitchell Neal. She was a member of the Bethlehem Baptist Church.
Survivors also include two sisters, Barbara Boyd and Nancy Nelson, both of Paris.
Thurman Lee Darnell Bannon
1929-2003
TREZEVANT - Services for Thurman Lee Darnell Bannon, 74, were at 1:00 p.m., Friday, July 11 at Bowlin Funeral Home Chapel in Dresden. Burial was in the Bradberry cemetery.
Mr. Bannon, retired factory worker, died on Wednesday, July 9 at Baptist Hospital in Huntingdon.
He was born in Dresden to the late Alton and Maude Bradberry Darnell. He was a member of the McLemoresville Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Florence Elliott Darnell Bannon; a daughter, Peggy Bounds of Trezevant; two brothers, John William Darnell of Water Valley, Kentucky and Herman Lee Darnell of McLemoresville and two grandchildren.
Lloyd W. 'Bill' Birdwell
1921-2003
HUNTINGDON - Funeral services for Mr. Lloyd W. 'Bill' Birdwell, 81, were conducted on Saturday, July 12 at 11:00 a.m. in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Kenneth Joines, minister of the Southhaven Church of Christ in Southhaven, Mississippi officiating. Interment
followed in the Carroll Memorial Gardens. Mr. Birdwell was born September 20, 1921 in Senath, Missouri to the late Opal Blount and Clayton Birdwell.
Mr. Birdwell, who retired from the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1989, died on Thursday, July 10 at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville. He was a World War II veteran.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Addie Massey Birdwell; two daughters, Sandra Bonds of Nashville and Gail Geibel of Greenville, Kentucky; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and one sister, Alice 'Tootsie' Williams of Huntingdon.
Rufus J. Goad
1919-2003
CEDAR GROVE - Services for Rufus J. Goad, 84, were at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, July 12 at Bodkin Funeral Home with burial in Poplar Grove cemetery.
Mr. Goad, a retired employee of the Milan Arsenal, died on Wednesday, July 9 at Maplewood Healthcare in Jackson. He was a member of the Lavinia Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Audrey Jewell Goad.
Survivors include his daughter, Joyce Moody and one son, Aubrey Goad, both of Jackson; two sisters, Modean Ayers of Nashville and Frances Jones of Milan; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Duane Lacy
1934-2003
PARIS - Narion Duane Lacy, 68, died on Wednesday, July 9 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. The body was cremated.
A memorial service was held for 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 14 at the First Baptist Church with Jerry Massey, Bob Shull and Bennie Akers officiating.
Burial was in Hansel cemetery, east of Paris.
Born in Paris on November 2, 1934, he was a son of the late Frank Thomas 'F.T.' Lacy and Elizabeth Avenelle Underwood Lacy. He was married
on December 22, 1978 to the former Karen Burdick who lives in Reston, Virginia.
A U.S. Army veteran, Lacy was a Grove High School graduate. He received a law degree from Memphis State University, now the University of Memphis. He was elected to the Tennessee State Legislature in 1960. In addition to practicing law in McKenzie and Paris, he became attorney for the U.S. Postal Service in 1968 where he worked for 35 years.
Lacy was also a legal lecturer in several states. A former member of the First Baptist Church in Paris, he was a member of the Reston, Virginia Bible Church at the time of his death.
Survivors also include two daughters, Susan Hawksford of Northville, Michigan and Kirsten Bruestle of Bemidji, Minnesota; one son, Monty Lunt of Fairfax, Virginia; one brother, Billy Maurice Lacy of Springville; one sister, Betty Stubblefield Akers of Springville and eight grandchildren.
Memorials may be sent to the American Diabetes Association, Tennessee Affiliate, 4205 Hillsboro Road, Suite 200, Nashville, 37215.
Ridgeway Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Donald O. McClure
1952-2003
JACKSON - Paris native Donald Owen McClure, 50, died on Wednesday, July 9 at his residence following a long illness. Services were at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 11 at Arrington Funeral Directors in Jackson. Burial was at 5:00 p.m., Friday in the Hillcrest cemetery in Paris.
He was born August 5, 1952 to John and Geneva Owen McClure, who live east of Paris.
McClure was a graduate of Henry County High School and was a U.S. Army veteran. He worked for TVA for 27 years as a dispatcher and hydro operator at the Pickwick facility. He was a member of the Elks and Moose lodges, VFW and American Legion.
Survivors include his wife, Dora McClure; two sons, Allan Beecham of Henry and John McClure of Jackson; one daughter, Paula Tate of Jackson; one brother, Ted McClure of Flower Mound, Texas; a sister, Linda Pugh of Paris; and two grandchildren.
James Lowell Mobbs
1935-2003
PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS: Funeral services for James Lowell Mobbs, 67, will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 16 at White-Ranson Funeral Home Chapel in Union City with reverend James Kinsey and Rev. Larry Hitesman officiating. Burial will follow in Stanley Chapel cemetery in Union City.
Mr. Mobbs died on Sunday, July 13 at his home.
He was born August 23, 1935 in Union City to the late Pow Hatten and Martha Hampton Mobbs. He was reared and received his early education in Union City and graduated from Woodland Mills Schools. He was a member of the Northwestern Baptist Church in Union City, was a U.S. Army veteran and had retired from Tyson Foods. He had lived in Pine Bluff for the past 22 years.
Survivors include his wife, Glenda Hayes Mobbs, whom he married
on December 9, 1957; a daughter, Sherrie Chappell of Pine Bluff; a son, Jeff Mobbs of McKenzie; three grandchildren and one brother, Kenneth Mobbs of Union City.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Amos Mobbs and David Mobbs.
The family was to receive friends at White Ranson Funeral Home in Union City on Tuesday evening from 5:00-8:00 p.m.
David Marvin Parker
1921-2003
McKENZIE - Services for David Marvin Parker, 82, were at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 11 at Brummitt Funeral Home with Brother Fred Morris officiating. Burial was in the Bethlehem cemetery in Henry.
Mr. Parker, a retired factory worker, died on Wednesday, July 9 at McKenzie Regional Hospital.
He was born August 19, 1921 in McLemoresville to the late Bessie Birmingham Parker and James Chester Parker.
Survivors include one son, Gary Parker of Atoka; one daughter, Dawn Miles of Nashville; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. His wife, Evelyn Parker, preceded him in death.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.
Linda Joyce Patrum
1948-2003
PARIS - Mrs. Linda Joyce Patrum, 55, died on Saturday, July 12 at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Graveside funeral services were conducted on Monday, July 14 at the New Hope cemetery near Gleason with Brother Gary Collier officiating.
Mrs. Patrum, the daughter of the late James Henry and Edith Heath Chandler, was born April 3, 1948 in McKenzie. She was a certified nurse's aide for Home Health Care and a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Jimmy Chandler and Joe Chandler.
Survivors include one son, Lonnie Patrum of Paris; one daughter, Dawn Patrum Langley of Gleason; two brothers, Paul Chandler and Michael Chandler of Missouri and four grandchildren.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Clifton Carl Seavers
1923-2003
TREZEVANT - Clifton Carl Seavers, 79, died on Saturday, July 12 at McKenzie Regional Hospital. Services were held on Monday, July 14 at 5:00 p.m. at Union Academy Baptist Church in the Big Buck Community near McKenzie with Bro. Bud Merwin and Bro. Bobby Campbell officiating. Burial followed in Trezevant cemetery.
Mr. Seavers, son of the late Carl Bennett Seavers and Callie Seavers Bartholomew of McKenzie Health Care Center, was born December 16, 1923 in Lavinia where he was also reared. He was a retired millwright from Dupont, a local building contractor and a member of the Union Academy Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Anne Ingram Seavers of Trezevant; his mother and stepfather, Elmer Bartholomew; one son, Wayne (Carolyn) Seavers of McKenzie; three daughters, Brenda (Willie) Hinson, Scarlett (Don) Barger and Amy (Tim) Ellington, all of Trezevant; one brother, Carl Seavers of Huntsville, Alabama; two sisters, Lorraine Kruger of Charlotte, North Carolina and Carol Thomas of Plainsboro, North Carolina; seven grandchildren, Ron Seavers of McKenzie, Keliea Sanders of Huntingdon, Brad Barger of Lexington, Terri Norval of Bruceton, Roxanne Young of Nashville, Alan Hinson and Russell Pryor, both of Trezevant and nine great-grandchildren, Dereck and Kyle Seavers, Beth Anne and Dalton Young, Colin Laman, Delaina Norval, Bailey and Jill Barger and Samantha Pryor.
He was also preceded in death by one daughter, Diane Woodard; one sister, Frances Bennett Seavers and his stepmother, Thelma Seavers.
Brummitt Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Louise Upchurch Darnell
1916-2004
GLEASON - Services for Louise Upchurch Darnell, 87, were at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 20 at First Baptist Church in Gleason with the Rev. Kenneth Roberts officiating. Burial was in Hopewell cemetery.
Mrs. Darnell, retired employee of Kellwood, died Sunday, January 18 at McKenzie Health Care Center.
She was born August 28, 1916 in Palmersville to the late Wilbur and Louisa McGehee Stigall. She was a member of the Gleason First Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Joyce Watts of Gleason; two stepdaughters, Jerry Darnell of Martin and Janice Newton of Paris; two grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; one great-grandchild and three step great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Willie B. Upchurch and R.V. Darnell. Galloway Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
