Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Myra Joyce Holladay Hogue
JACKSON - Mrs. Myra Joyce Holladay Hogue, 57, died Friday, April 19 at her home. Funeral services were conducted on Sunday, April 21 in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Denny Abernathy and Brother Lois Fuller officiating. Interment
followed in Hampton cemetery.
Mrs. Hogue was born April 24, 1944 in Carroll County to the late James Howard "Buck and Annie Mildred Chandler Holladay. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Jim Hogue; two daughters, Robin Hayes and Teresa Stephens, both of Huntingdon; two sons, Russ Epperson of Atlanta, Georgia and James Neil Hogue of Jackson; four sisters, Jeanie Pritchard, Betty Umstead, Ardie Kelley and Mary Jo Lowe, all of Huntingdon and four grandchildren.
Richard Andrew Dickerson
BRUCETON - Mr. Richard Andrew Dickerson, 76, died Friday, April 19 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon. Funeral services were conducted on Monday, April 22 in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Roger Ellis officiating. Interment
followed in McAuley cemetery.
Mr. Dickerson was born February 28, 1926 in Carroll County to the late Hobart and Hettie Miller Dickerson. He was a furniture store owner. His wife, Virginia Wood Dickerson, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Anita Hixon of Bruceton and two grandchildren.
Mary Sue Todd
WESTPORT: Ms. Mary Sue Todd, 81, died Sunday, April 21 at the Methodist Hospital in Lexington. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday, April 23 at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church with Elder Rufus Chandler officiating. Interment
followed in the church cemetery.
Ms. Todd was born September 10, 1920 in Carroll County to the late Grover C. and Mary Pearl Lyons Gooch. She was an employee of Pin Oak Lodge and a member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. Her husband, Charles E. Todd, who died March 15, 1997; one sister, Lottie Todd; and three brothers, Mack Gooch, Leonard Gooch and Leon Gooch, preceded her in death.
Survivors include three daughters, Sally Hatch of Collierville, Glenda Tucker of Yuma and Charlotte Shands of Westport; one sister, Rubye Hester of Yuma and five grandchildren.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Hattie Terry
NASHVILLE - Ms. Hattie Terry, 65, died Sunday, April 14 at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Graveside funeral services were conducted on Tuesday, April 16, at Carroll Memorial Gardens.
Ms. Terry was born June 19, 1936 in Williamson County to the late Prentice and Estelle Gealsey. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Carl Terry; a daughter, Jennie Huffman and a sister, Claudia Byrd, preceded her in death.
Survivors include one daughter, Georgia Staten of Nashville, six grandchildren and one step-grandchild.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Fleming Rainey "F.R." Edwards
1914-2002
HENRY - Services for Fleming Rainey "F.R." Edwards, 88, were at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 1 at LeDon Chapel, Ridgeway Funeral Home in Paris with Brother William Thomas Barber officiating. Burial was in Shiloh Methodist cemetery in Mansfield.
Mr. Edwards died on Saturday, June 29 at Methodist Hospital in McKenzie.
He was born April 16, 1914 in Beaverdam to the late David Lewis Edwards and Kathryn Lavinia Brown. He was a member of the Shiloh Methodist Church in Mansfield. He was a lifelong farmer and a Star Route mail carrier from post office to post office.
Survivors include his wife, Sara Newton Hufstedler Edwards; two daughters, Janie Irby and Suzanne Currin, both of McKenzie; two sons, Danny Edwards of McKenzie and Rainey Edwards of Puryear; 22 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.
A daughter, Carolyn Whitehead; two sisters, Inez Greenberg and Sally Cherry and three brothers, Joe, Ernest and Bill Edwards and two grandchildren preceded him in death.
Ricky Clarence House
1953-2002
CEDAR GROVE - Graveside services for Ricky Clarence House, 48, were at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 30 at the Hickory Flat cemetery with Rev. Eddie Hayes officiating.
Mr. House died on Friday, June 28 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
He was born December 2, 1953 in Milan to the late Wylie House and Exie Britt House. He was a United States Army veteran.
Survivors include a daughter, Nichole House; a brother, Donald House and a half sister, Robbie Prater, all of Cedar Grove.
Bodkin Funeral Home in Milan was in charge of the arrangements.
Bessie Churchwell Hill
1908-2002
HUNTINGDON - Mrs. Bessie Churchwell Hill, 93, died Sunday, June 23 at the Huntingdon Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday, June 25 at 2:00 p.m. in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Wayne Holmes officiating. Interment
followed in Humbles cemetery.
Mrs. Hill was born July 12, 1908 in Carroll County to the late Charlie and Nora Everett Churchwell. She was the oldest member of Mt. Zion Methodist Church and was a retired employee of Barrows Department Store.
Survivors include her husband, Aubrey Hill; one brother, Robert Churchwell of Huntingdon and several nieces and nephews.
James Arnold "Mutt" Pendergrass
1921-2002
HUNTINGDON - Mr. James Arnold "Mutt" Pendergrass, 80, died Friday, June 28 at Life Care Center in Bruceton. Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 30 in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Doug Sellers officiating. Interment
followed in Oak Hill cemetery.
Mr. Pendergrass was born October 27, 1921 to the late Charlie M. and Eddie L. Montgomery Pendergrass. He was a retired fire chief for the Town of Huntingdon, a member of the Tennessee National Guard and a member of the Huntingdon Church of Christ. One brother, Larry Wayne Pendergrass and one half-brother, John Merry Pendergrass, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Aileen Pendergrass; two daughters, Rita Kay Orr and Pam Elizabeth Davis, both of Lexington; three sisters, Flossie Meals, Lois Baumgardner and Ollita Kelly, all of Cedar Grove; one brother, L.R. Pendergrass of Huntingdon, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Alice O. Loyens
1926-2002
LAVINIA - Services for Alice Ophelia Loyens, 75, were at 10:30 a.m. at Bodkin Funeral Home with burial in Highland Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Loyens, retired employee of M.A.A.P., died Friday, June 28.
She was born August 23, 1926 in Gibson to the late C.B. Warren and Elizabeth Drumwright Warren. She was a member of the Lavinia Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Alicia Hayes of Lavinia; a son, Charles Franklin Loyens of Cedar Grove; a brother, Gene Warren of Homestead, Florida; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Charles "Buddy" Loyens preceded her in death.
Donald William Johnson
1917-2002
JACKSON - Funeral services for Donald William Johnson, 84, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 3 in the Arrington Funeral Directors Chapel. Burial will be in the Letart Falls cemetery in Letart Township, Ohio. Mr. Johnson died on Sunday, June 30 at NHC Healthcare in Milan.
Mr. Johnson was born November 1, 1917 in Rockwood, Pennsylvania to the late James E. and Helen Lasher Johnson. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed electronics repair. Mr. Johnson was a retired master machinist with Armour Company of Memphis.
Survivors include a daughter, Donna Y. Johnson of Jackson; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The family requests that memorials be directed to the American Diabetes Association, 1660 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.
The family will receive friends between 5:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 2 at Arrington Funeral Directors.
Tommy Henry Liscomb
1927-2002
BRUCETON - Services for Tommy Henry Liscomb, 75, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 3 at Prospect Baptist Church in Hollow Rock. Burial will follow in New Hope cemetery near Yuma.
Mr. Liscomb, a retired production worker for Peter Pan Peanut Butter Company, died Sunday, June 30 at Baptist Hospital in Huntingdon.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Ivy Liscomb; two daughters, Kathy Ann Liscomb of Bruceton and Darlene Liscomb of Hobart, Indiana; a stepdaughter, Loretta Irwin of Bruceton; a stepson, Jesse E. Richardson, Jr. of Bruceton; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Vivian Marguarte Currin Esch
1918-2002
McKENZIE - Services for Vivian Marguarte Currin Esch, 83, will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 24 at First Baptist Church with Bro. Dennis Trull and Bro. Wesley Pitts officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet cemetery.
Mrs. Esch, a retired teacher and librarian, died Monday, July 22 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
She was born December 20, 1918 in McKenzie to the late Cecilla Story Currin and Leon Currin. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in McKenzie, Delta Kappa Gamma, Eastern Star, Garden Club and Soroptomist Club.
Survivors include two daughters, Charlotte Esch of McKenzie and Sylvia Philbeck of Cincinnati, Ohio; a son, Kenneth Esch of Cincinnati, Ohio; a brother, Harmon Currin of Daytona Beach, Florida; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Lois Esch, a sister, Sibyl Carter, a brother Everett Currin and a grandson, Michael Esch preceded her in death.
Brummitt Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Florence Kizer Anderson
1910-2002
McKENZIE - Services for Florence Kizer Anderson, 92, were at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 23 at Brummitt Funeral Home with Bro. Rex Buford and Bro. Bud Merwin officiating. Burial was in Jones cemetery in Wildersville.
Mrs. Anderson, a homemaker, died Monday, July 22 at her home.
She was born March 4, 1910 in Wildersville to the late Melissa Davis Kizer and Estee Kizer. She was a member of the Henry Church of Christ.
Survivors include two sons, Earl and Delores Anderson of Paris and Fred and Ruth Anderson of McKenzie; a daughter-in-law Willie Mae Anderson of McKenzie; seven grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
A son, Gene Anderson; a sister, Bertha Lawson; two brothers, Joe Kizer and Jake Kizer and a grandson, Steven Anderson preceded her in death.
