Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Katherine Davidson Davis
1933-2002
MARTIN - Services for Katherine Davidson Davis, 68, were at 1:00 p.m., Friday, August 16 at Murphy Funeral Home in Martin. Burial was in Locus Grove cemetery in Bradford.
Mrs. Davis, widow of William Horace Davis, Sr., died Tuesday, August 13 at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, KY.
She was born November 30, 1933 to the late Charlie Newton Davidson and Veiola Powell Davidson. She was a retired employee of Martin Manufacturing Co. and Damron's Barbecue.
Survivors include a son, William Horace "Bubba" Davis, Jr. of McKenzie; a daughter, Shirley Ann Wright of Ledbetter, KY; two brothers, William Davidson of Highland, Illinois and Carl Davidson of Martin; two sister, Mary Helen Scarbrough of Yorkville and Louise Summers, also of Yorkville; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Kathy Jean Giles
1950-2002
CEDAR GROVE - Mrs. Kathy Jean Giles, 51, died Wednesday, August 14 at the Camden General Hospital in Camden. Funeral services were conducted on Sunday, August 18 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chase Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Wayne Holmes officiating. Interment
followed in Palmer Shelter cemetery.
Mrs. Giles was born September 9, 1950 in Memphis to Ludell Smith Walker and the late Gene Walker. After graduating at Hume Fogg High School in 1969 in Nashville, she worked at the Telephone Company and John Hancock Insurance Company in Nashville. She moved to Huntingdon in 1980 and was a clerk for her mother and father at Walkers Groceries until 2001.
Her husband, John Giles, who died in 1996, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include her mother, Ludell Walker of Huntingdon; one son, John Jason Giles of Cedar Grove; one daughter, LaDawn McLemore of Henderson; one sister, Lisa Tucker and one granddaughter.
Martha Goodrum
1912-2002
HUNTINGDON - Mrs. Martha Goodrum, 89, died Monday, August 12 at Life Care Center in Bruceton. Funeral services were conducted on Wednesday, August 14 at 9:00 a.m. in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel. Interment
followed at New Liberty cemetery.
Mrs. Goodrum was born October 29, 1912 in Carroll County to the late Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Rigsby. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Joe Goodrum and one daughter, Opal McCarty, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include one son, Bobby Joe Goodrum of Peoria, Illinois and one grandchild.
Kathleen Harder
1919-2002
McKENZIE - Services for Kathleen Harder, 82, were at 2:00 p.m., Monday, August 19 at Brummitt Funeral Home with burial in Shiloh cemetery.
Mrs. Harder, a retired factory worker and healthcare worker, died Thursday, August 15 at Methodist Hospital in McKenzie.
She was born December 7, 1919 in Henry County to the late Stella Rye Edwards and Thomas Edwards. She was a member of the McKenzie Primitive Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Arlene Giaimo and a son, Kenneth Harder, both of McKenzie; a sister, Frances Fitzgerald of Paris, 11 grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Arvin B. Harder, one son, Tommy Harder, and one sister, Jessie Blythe preceded her in death.
Gay Nelle Holladay
1919-2002
BRUCETON - Services for Gay Nelle Holladay, 82, were at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 18 at Bruceton Funeral Home with Rev. Terry Bradshaw officiating. The eulogy was by Charles W. Moore. Burial was in Prospect cemetery.
Mrs. Holladay, a retired surgical nurse, died Friday, August 16.
She was born November 22, 1919 in Hollow Rock to the late Robert E. and Zora Hester Cobb Webb. Her husband, George W. Holladay and a son, Johnny Holladay preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Jim Holladay of Nashville; two sisters, Betty Martcore of Chattanooga and Mildred LeRoy of Jasper; a brother, Charles Webb of Crawford, Florida; three grandchildren; two step-grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Barbara Lee Mann
1942-2002
HOLLOW ROCK - Services for Barbara Lee Mann, 59, will at 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 23 at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in McKenzie with Bros. Wayne Price and Vance Rushing officiating. Burial will be in the Chapel Hill cemetery in Huntingdon. Mrs. Mann was pronounced dead on Sunday, August 18 at Henry County Medical Center.
She was born December 24, 1942 in McKenzie. Her stepfather Fain Irby, a sister, Diane Irby and two brothers, Larry Irby and Gary Irby preceded her in death.
Survivors inclued her husband, Bobby Joe Mann; her mother, Dorothy Faye Irby, her father, Robert Lee Flowers of Missouri; two daughters, Sandra Kay Moore of Charlotte, North Carolina and Melonie Ann Jones of Pinehurst, North Carolina; a son, Joseph Lee Mann of Clearwater, Florida and three grandchildren.
Ridgeway Funeral Home in Paris is in charge of the arrangements.
Leo D. Miller
1922-2002
HOLLADAY: Funeral services for Mr. Leo D. Miller, 80, were held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 16 in the Decatur County Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Donald Baine officiating. Interment
followed in Jeanette cemetery.
Mr. Miller, a retired employee of Caterpillar, retired volunteer fireman, veteran, Mason, and VFW member, passed away Wednesday, August 14 at Decatur County General Hospital in Parsons after a long illness. Mr. Miller served his country in World War II, serving in the U.S. Army and receiving the Purple Heart.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lou Wood Miller; three daughters, Shirley Miller Majors of Illinois, Carolyn Goff of Henderson and Sylvia Heard of Kentucky; three sons, Donald Miller of Illinois, Dr. Wood Deming of Jackson and Ron Deming of McKenzie; one sister, Avie Allen of Holladay; seventeen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
A brother, Clarence Miller, preceded him in death.
Noviacine Moore
1913-2002
HENRY - Services for Willie Noviacine Moore were held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 16 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Johnny Wall, pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church officiating. Burial was in the Old Union cemetery at Como.
Mrs. Moore, 89, died Tuesday, August 13 at Henry County Medical Center.
She was born in Henry County on June 20, 1913 to the late Jimmy and Elizabeth Rebecca Summers McPeak. She was married
April 4, 1931 to J.U. Moore, who died July 28, 1978.
Mrs. Moore was a homemaker and a lifetime member of New Bethel Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Eulene Hopper of Paris; one sister, Doy Paschall of Paris; one brother, R.L. McPeak of Colorado; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A brother, Odell McPeak, also preceded her in death, dying in childhood.
Robert Patton, Jr.
1938-2002
McKENZIE - Services for Robert Patton, Jr., 64, were at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, August 15 at the Church of the Living God on Porter Street in Paris with James Travis officiating. Burial was in the Greenwood cemetery.
Mr. Patton died on Monday, August 12 at his residence.
He was born April 21, 1938 in Hickman, Kentucky to the late Robert Patton, Sr. and Nettie Patton.
He was married
to the former Paulette Olive, who survives. He was a member of the Sparks Street Church of Christ in Paris.
Survivors also include four daughters, Gloria Ann and Ethel Lucille Patton, both of Paris and Ashley Renee and Sholanda Renee Olive, both of Louisville, Kentucky; eleven sons, Charles Dewayne, Bobby Joe, Mickey Glenn, Jerry T., Isreal and Steve Patton, all of Paris; Michael D., Chris J., and Robert Isreal Patton, all of Louisville, Kentucky and Paul Dewayne and Marcus Lee Patton, both of McKenzie; one stepson, Robert L. Patton III of Paris; one sister, Cora Lee Nolen of Flint, Michigan; 23 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
One son, Charles David Patton and one sister, Mary Elizabeth Nolen, preceded him in death.
Henry Glen Pewitt
1927-2002
McKENZIE - Services for Henry Glen Pewitt, 74, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 21 at Brummitt Funeral Home in McKenzie with Bros. Bobby Hollingsworth, Jerry Hollingsworth and Sammy Douglas officiating. Burial will be at Camp Beauregard cemetery in Water Valley, Kentucky.
Mr. Pewitt, retired from Teco Barge Line, where he served as first mate, died on Sunday, August 18 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
Mr. Pewitt was born November 30, 1927 in Water Valley, Kentucky to the late Vivian Barnes Pewitt and Robert Lee Pewitt. He was a member of the West Side Baptist Church in Camden and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
A brother, William Pewitt preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Baker Pewitt of McKenzie; two sons, Jackie Lynn Pewitt of McKenzie and Dennis Glenn Pewitt of Cottage Grove, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Effie Lou Phillips
1923-2002
HUNTINGDON - Services for Effie Lou Phillips were at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 20 at Halls Funeral Home with burial in the Friendship cemetery.
Mrs. Phillips, widow of J.N. Phillips died Saturday, August 17 at Baptist Hospital in Huntingdon.
Survivors include two daughters, Gwen Collins and Kay Sullivan, both of Huntingdon; a sister, Sue Limuska of Jackson; two brothers, Eugene and Elmer Bivens, both of Friendship, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
