Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
William Thomas Wheat
1929-2002
McKENZIE - William Thomas Wheat, 73, died on Thursday, October 3 at Methodist Hospital in McKenzie.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 5 at Brummitt Funeral Home in McKenzie with Bro. Gene Price officiating. Burial was in Mt. Olivet cemetery.
Mr. Wheat, the son of the late Vernon Thomas and Ethel Verdell Wheat was born on February 24, 1929 in Gleason. He retired as Director of Engineering at Henrotin Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Golden Wheat; two daughters, Judie Tate of Berwyn, Illinois and Fay Stacknik of Dallas, Georgia; three sisters, Doris Ray of McHenry, Illinois, Shirley Ramos of Chicago, and Mary Ruth Ray of McKenzie; one brother, Kenneth Wheat of Wynnburg; three grandchildren Candy Saulsberry, Stacy Moran and Jessica Stacknik; two great-grandchildren, Alaina Saulsberry and Carson Moran; and several nieces and nephews.
Melba R. Brown
1929-2002
BRUCETON - Graveside services for Melba R. Brown, 73, were at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 1 at New Hope Methodist Church with the Rev. Steve Whitworth officiating.
Mrs. Brown died on Monday, September 30 at her home.
She was born February 24, 1929 in the Vale Community to the late William Clyde Rogers and Edith Blance Ware Rogers.
Survivors include a niece Sandra Lemmons and a nephew Edward Cates, both of Bruceton.
Her husband, Berlon J. Brown and a son, Matthew Brown, both preceded her in death.
Edwin Thomas "Ed" Ellis
HUNTINGDON - Mr. Edwin Thomas "Ed" Ellis, 70, died Sunday, January 20 at his home. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday, January 22 at the Huntingdon Missionary Baptist Church with Brother Lynn Stapleton officiating. Interment
followed in the New Hope cemetery near Yuma.
Mr. Ellis, the son of the late Edmond Thomas and Ola Robinson Ellis, was born July 27, 1931 in Carroll County. He was a World War II army veteran, a member of the Huntingdon Missionary Baptist Church and a retired mechanic.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Mrs. Hattie Louise Ellis; two daughter, Judy Ellis White and Kathy Ellis Kelley, both of Huntingdon; one brother, Billy Joe Ellis of McKenzie; and five grandchildren.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
George E. Griggs
HOLLOW ROCK - Services for George E. Griggs, 79, were at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 19 at Stockdale-Malin Chapel with Danny Jordan officiating. Burial was in Benton Memorial Garden in Camden.
A retired electrician, he died Wednesday, January 16 at his residence.
He was born October 15, 1922 in Benton County to the late Eugene Earl Griggs and Mary Rebecca Jordan Griggs. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors include two daughters, Sally Reese and Georgette Rocha; two sisters, Dorothy Higdon and Betty Bell; a brother, James Griggs and four grandchildren.
James Ross
McKENZIE - Services for Mr. James Ross, 79, were at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 22 at Brummitt Funeral Home with burial in Mt. Olivet cemetery in McKenzie. Mr. Ross, a retired carpenter, died Sunday, January 20,at Oak Manor Nursing Home in McKenzie.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Webb Ross; sons, Charles Ross, Roy Ross, Darrell Ross and Robert Ross, all of McKenzie and Tony Ross of Union City; daughters, Betty Ridley and Deborah Wilkes, both of McKenzie, Ann Hill of Union City and Shelia Bynum of Dresden; sister Marie Galbraith of Detroit, Michigan; 30 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
Two sons, Dale Ross and Jerry Ross, three brothers, Clarence Edward Ross, John Ross and Harry Junior Robertson; and three sisters, Ida Burlison, Dora Graves and Lucille Robertson preceded him in death.
Anna M. Flanagan
FLOUR BLUFF, TEXAS: Anna M. Flanagan, 83, passed away on Friday, January 11 at her home. She was born on May 13, 1918 in Blue Rapids, Kansas.
He was preceded in death by her husband, Jack G. Flanagan, one son, David Dale Flanagan; one grandson and one granddaughter.
She is survived by four daughters, Merri Ann Kalba and Barbara Ann Flanagan, both of York, Nebraska, Shirley J. Dotson and Jacquelyn R. Flanagan, both of Flour Bluff, Texas; nine grandchildren (one grandson, Michael Reid of McKenzie); 24 great-grandchildren and eleven great great grandchildren.
Services will be in Nebraska at a later date. Arrangements will be made by Flour Bluff-Padre Isle Funeral Home in Corpus Christi, Texas.
William Theron Akins
1915-2003
NASHVILLE - William Theron Akins, 88, died on September 10 at his home after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Josephine Humphrey Akins, formerly of Springville; sister-in-law Marie Fann of Springville; two cousins, Maureen McClure Hopper of Atwood and Frances McClure Foster of McKenzie. Mr. Akins was born July 31, 1915 in Weakley County to the late Robert H. and Bess McClure Akins. He was preceded in death by a brother, Howard Akins of New York City, who died in 1946. He graduated from Trezevant High School, attended Bethel College in McKenzie and taught for two years in the elementary grades of Carroll and Weakley counties before entering the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. There he received a BS degree in U.S. History, government and politics. He then accepted a position as a history teacher at Springfield High School, a position he held for four years. He also served as the baseball coach and as the assistant football and basketball coach to the well-known and highly respected coach, W. Boyce Smith. He did work on his Masters Degree at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge until interrupted by World War II. During the war he served first as a civilian instructor in the U.S. Air Force and after entering the military, he continued as an Air Force Instructor completing his service with the Southeastern Training Command assigned to the B-29 program.
For the past 36 years he was an active member of the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Nashville where he served twice as an elder and as a teacher of the adult Bible Class. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 96, McKenzie from 1936 until his death. He was a member of the Springfield Lions Club, the Huntsville Exchange Club and was an active alumnus of the University of Tennessee.
A memorial services was held at the Trinity Presbyterian Church at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 13.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Trinity Presbyterian Church, 3601 Hillsboro Road, Nashville or to Alive Hospice, 1718 Patterson Street, Nashville, 37203.
Austin and Bell Funeral Home in Springfield was in charge of the arrangements.
Sandra Kay Blankenship
1953-2003
CEDAR GROVE - Mrs. Sandra Kay Blankenship, 50, died on Wednesday, September 10 at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, September 13 at 1:00 p.m. in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel.
Mrs. Blankenship was born February 2, 1953 in Milan to the late James Miller and Betty Hendricks Bowles. She was an employee of Dienamic Tool and Die and a member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Tim Blankenship; one daughter, Kay Vales of Jackson; one son, Daniel Farley of Humboldt; her stepfather, Albert Bowles of Milan; one sister, Jodie Weaver of Crosby, Texas; three brothers, Steve Miller of Milan, Bruce Miller of Cedar Grove and Michael Miller of Nashville; and three grandchildren.
Myrtle Jane Bouldin
1913-2003
McKENZIE - Services for Myrtle Jane Bouldin, 89, were at 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 12 at Brummitt Funeral Home with Bro. Clayton Owen officiating. Burial was in Mt. Olivet cemetery.
Mrs. Bouldin, a retired cook for Bethel College, died on Wednesday, September 10 at McKenzie Health Care Center. She was a member of the Liberty Hill Baptist Church.
She was born December 12, 1913 in McKenzie to the late Mattie Lavada Woodard Smith and William Archie Smith.
Survivors include her daughter, Nancy Micaleff of Livonia, Michigan; four grandchildren, Penny McKinnie, Peggy Cole, David Reid and Sandi Thomas and eight great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Harold Bouldin; one son, Joe Bouldin; two brothers, Hulon Smith and Claude Smith and one sister, Brooxie Chandler.
Billy Joe Hindman
1961-2003
HUNTINGDON - Mr. Billy Joe Hindman, 41, died on Saturday, September 13 at the St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday, September 16 at 1:00 p.m. in the Chase Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Johnny Boyd officiating. Interment
followed in the Jones cemetery.
Mr. Hindman was born on November 5, 1961 in Jackson. He was an avid coon hunter and a member of the local coon hunters club. He was preceded in death by his father, Billy Charles Hindman; one sister, Teresa Ellis and two brothers, Tony Hindman and Terry Hindman.
Survivors include his wife, Tammy Lowe Hindman; his mother, Martha Jo Garvey Hindman of Bruceton; three daughters, Demetria Hindman and Heather Hindman, both of Camden and Tiffany Hindman of Bruceton; one son, Dylan Hindman of Huntingdon; two sisters, Virginia Toombs of Bruceton and Debbie Peterson of Wildersville; and three grandchildren.
Lorell Kay Lawrence
1920-2003
HUNTINGDON - Mrs. Lorell Kay Lawrence, 82, died on Sunday, September 7 at the McKenzie Regional Hospital. Funeral services were conducted on Wednesday, September 10 at 2:00 p.m. at the Huntingdon Missionary Baptist Church with Elder Lynn Stapleton officiating. Interment
followed in the Carroll Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Lawrence was born on September 10, 1920 in Crockett County to the late E.C. and Mamie Bolen Kail. She was a retired employee of the Publix Shirt Corporation and a member of the Huntingdon Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elbert Lawrence and a son, Mark Twain Lawrence.
Survivors include six daughters, Peggy Fingerut of Portland, Oregon, Mary Butler of Washington, Betty Howard of Redmond, Oregon, Kay Crum of Cedar Grove, Sherry Milam of Sharon and Theresa Reeves of McKenzie; one sister, Yvonne Pigue of Alamo; one brother, Donald Kail of Alamo; 19 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
James Vernon McPherson
1923-2003
HUNTINGDON - Mr. James Vernon McPherson, 79, died Thursday, September 11 at the Life Care Center in Bruceton. Graveside services were conducted at 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 15 at Palmer Shelter cemetery.
Mr. McPherson was born October 19, 1923 in Memphis to the late James Vernon and Ethyl Elizabeth Brooks McPherson. He was a design engineer and an United States Army Air Force World War II veteran. A brother, Raymond McPherson and a sister, Geraldine Poindexter, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Diane McPherson; five daughters, Heather McGruder of San Pedro, California, Kathryn Leah McPherson of Redondo Beach, California, Mary Beth Rhodes of Redondo Beach, California, Laura Lee Davis of Ten Mile and Arlene Cowart of McMinnville; three sons, Cal McPherson of Torrance, California, Shawn McPherson of Redondo Beach, California and Howard Lane McPherson of Huntingdon; three sisters, Margaret Jeannine Fuller of Orlando, Florida, Marie Flanagan of Horn Lake, Mississippi and Evelyn Saigon of Cordova; and 12 grandchildren.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Helen Rita Palke
1910-2003
HOLLOW ROCK - Mrs. Helen Rita Palke, 93, died on Friday, September 12 at her home. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Mrs. Palke was born on April 5, 1910 in York Run, Pennsylvania to the late Stanley and Antoinette Rafaez Szaflarski. She was a retired cashier for the Montgomery Ward Company and a member of the Holy Family Catholic Church in Huntingdon. Nine brothers and sisters, including Mr. Frank Swift of Hollow Rock, who died September 14, 2002, preceded her in death.
She is survived by one son, Donald Palke of Hollow Rock and many nieces and nephews, including Irene Gall of Hollow Rock.
