Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Marie M. Roberson, 82, of Knoxville, formerly of Memphis, former Tennessee Valley Authority employee during World War II and retired tax examiner for the Internal Revenue Service, died Sunday at St. Mary's Medical Center in Knoxville. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel in Knoxville. She was a member of West End Church of Christ in Knoxville. Mrs. Roberson, the widow of Clarence Murry Roberson, leaves a daughter, Sara Parnell of Knoxville; a son, David Roberson of Maryville, Tenn.; a sister, Helen Twedt, and five grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to West Church of Christ.
[Death notice dated February 22, 2005]
Jaylin Demetrious Rogers, 4-month-old son of Shequita Rogers of Memphis, died Sunday at his home. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in New Park cemetery. E.H. Ford Mortuary has charge. He also leaves two sisters, Jayda Rogers and Jasmin Rogers; a brother, Terrance Rogers; his grandparents, Annette and Curtis Strong, and his great-grandmother, Dorothy Strong, all of Memphis.
[Death notice dated February 22, 2005]
Robert Rush III, 73, of Bartlett, retired driver for Roadway Express after 30 years, died Sunday at his home. Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel has charge. Mr. Rush, the husband of Carolyn Rush, also leaves two daughters, Kathy Price of Canton, Miss., and Tracey Spitler of Bartlett; two sons, David Rush of Atoka and Robert Rush of Tyler, Texas, and five grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated February 22, 2005]
Ernest Schilly, 76, of Memphis, retired owner of Universal Business Products, died Saturday at Allen Morgan Health Center. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Christ the King Lutheran Church, where he was a member, with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Schilly, the widower of Martha Schilly, leaves a son, Lee Schilly of Valdosta, Ga.; a sister, Doris Kuehn of Bonner Springs, Kan.; a brother, John Schilly of Pittsburgh, Pa., and three grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Christ the King Lutheran Church.
[Death notice dated February 22, 2005]
Terrance Jerome Scott, 33, of Memphis, cashier with Circle K, died Friday at Primacy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at noon Wednesday at New Salem Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Union cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He leaves his mother, LaVurne D. Ross; his father, Lee Newsom, and six sisters, Cynthia M. Harris, Joyton T. Stinson, Tabitha Barnes, Coiletta F. Scott, Keisha D. Hardeman and Aleace Woodfork, all of Memphis; three brothers, Vincent Scott of Nashville, and Dwan Scott and Roosevelt Ross III, both of Memphis, and his grandmother, Elizabeth Baskins of Charleston, Miss.
[Death notice dated February 22, 2005]
Eugene A. Smith, 93, of Bartlett, died Sunday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Family Funeral Care with burial in Memorial Park. He was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church. Mr. Smith, the widower of Mary Louise Baughan Smith, leaves two daughters, Jean Marie Johnson of Bartlett and Barbara Pretti of Memphis, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Senior Services or Trafalgar Village Baptist Church.
[Death notice dated February 22, 2005]
Diavion Rashad Staten, 4-year-old son of Dekelia Staten of Memphis, died Saturday in Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. He also leaves two sisters, Teriyona Jones and Izairiah Staten; his grandparents, Jerome Plez West, Lee Watts and Carolyn Staten; his great-grandparents, Gladys Matthews and Luvenia Davis, and his stepgreat-grandfather, Robert Matthews, all of Memphis.
[Death notice dated February 22, 2005]
Wilma Jean Thompson, 77, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Saint Francis Hospital. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Whitehaven United Methodist Church, where she was a member. She was a Pink Lady at Methodist South Hospital for more than 20 years and member of Whitehaven Book Club. Mrs. Thompson, the wife of James W. Thompson, also leaves a daughter, Lisa Thompson of Memphis; a son, David Thompson of Olive Branch, and two grandsons. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation.
[Death notice dated February 22, 2005]
Hattie Westbrook, 102, of Memphis, died Saturday at Quince Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Greater White Stone Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in New Park cemetery. Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown has charge. Mrs. Westbrook, the widow of Grant Westbrook Jr., leaves two sons, Edward Westbrook of Memphis and William Downey of Dallas, 23 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 22, 2005]
Atoka -- Joyce R. Turner, 70, retired from Sears, Roebuck and Co., died Saturday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens in Memphis. She was a member of Munford Baptist Church. Mrs. Turner, the wife of James M. Turner, also leaves a son, James M. Turner Jr., and two stepdaughters, Patricia Ann Grahovac and Donna Jean Martin, all of Memphis; a brother, David S. Rowland of Pensacola, Fla., three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Death notice dated February 22, 2005]
Bolivar -- Leonard Carey 'Dude' Leathers, 77, procurement officer for Western Mental Health Institute for 15 years, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home with burial in Bolivar Memorial cemetery. He was an Army Air Corps veteran, and member of Bolivar First Baptist Church and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mr. Leathers, the husband of Phyllis Jean Lax Leathers for 56 years, also leaves a daughter, Linda Jean Leathers Kemp of Dallas; a son, Gary Lynn Leathers of Bolivar; two sisters, Peggy Henry of Bolivar and Elizabeth DeAngelis of Memphis; three brothers, Ned Leathers of Toone, Kirby Leathers of Atlanta and Bill Leathers of Memphis, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Heart Association, Bolivar Veterans of Foreign Wars or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated February 22, 2005]
Bolivar -- Jerry O'Neal 'Fruitjar' Robinson, 58, died Sunday at Bolivar General Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Shackelford Funeral Home with burial in Woodville cemetery in Bethel Springs. He was a National Guard veteran and member of Middleburg Baptist Church. He leaves a daughter, Cindy Robinson of Bolivar; two sons, Tim Robinson of Bolivar and Lee Robinson of Henderson; his mother, Ruth Robinson of Bolivar; two sisters, Pat Qualls of Memphis and Phyllis Davidson of Sevierville; a brother, Donald Robinson of Dayton, Ohio; his fiancee, Betty Miles, and four grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Heart Association.
[Death notice dated February 22, 2005]
Brighton -- Mable Ruth Murphy Lemley, 67, homemaker, died Sunday at Covington Manor. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Munford Funeral Home with burial in Randolph cemetery in Burlison. She was a member of Covington Church of Christ. Mrs. Lemley, the widow of Woodrow Lemley, leaves a daughter, Judy Lemley of Brighton; a sister, Jane Riggin of Randolph; three brothers, Thomas Murphy of Covington, Glen Murphy Memphis and Michael Murphy of Munford, and three grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 22, 2005]
Brownsville -- Buck Junior Hayes, 77, carpenter, died Monday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Brownsville Funeral Home with burial in Chestnut Grove cemetery. Mr. Hayes, the husband of Helen Joan Hayes, also leaves a daughter, Jo Anne Ehrgott of Noblesville, Ind.; five sons, Bobby Hayes, Danny Hayes, David Hayes, Michael Hayes and Kenneth Hayes, all of Brownsville, 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 22, 2005]
Dyersburg -- Mildred Essary Naples, 88, beautician, died Sunday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Naples, the widow of Regis Naples, leaves two daughters, Regina Munson of Westland, Mich., and Anita Essary Lisowski of Palm Harbor, Fla.; two sons, Herbert Essary of Dyersburg and Carl Don Essary of Greers Ferry, Ark.; two sisters, Naomi Daniels of McKenzie and Ruth Gasser of Alabama; a brother, Floyd Reynolds of Michigan, nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated February 22, 2005]
Michie -- Ellalean 'Nig' Burks Thacker, 75, retired machine operator for Harwood Manufacturing Co., died Sunday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer with burial in Pebble Hill cemetery. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Thacker, the wife of Willie D. Thacker, also leaves a daughter, Elizabeth Moore, and a son, Clint Carson Lewey, both of Michie; five stepdaughters, Joyce Richardson of Huffman, Texas, Mary Winters of Portland, Joy Foster of Michie, and Anita Mosier and Angela Jackson, both of Counce; a stepson, Junior Thacker of Counce; a sister, Jo Ann Sweat of Stantonville; three brothers, Jimmie W. Burks of Manito, Ill., and Charles Burks and Troy Alton Burks, both of Michie, three grandchildren, 16 stepgrandchildren, four great-grandchildren and three stepgreat-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 22, 2005]
Munford -- Velma McGee, 98, homemaker, died Sunday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Millington First Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Memorial Park in Memphis. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and Rebecca Organizations. Mrs. McGee, the widow of Andrew James McGee, leaves three daughters, June Medvec of Atoka, and Ruth Mitchell and Lila Shirey, both of Memphis; a son, Bill McGee of Bartlett, 12 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 22, 2005]
Whiteville -- James William Seddens, 93, farmer, died Sunday at Haywood Park Community Hospital in Brownsville. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Melrose cemetery. Shackelford Funeral Home in Bolivar has charge. He was a World War II Army veteran and member of Whiteville First Baptist Church. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Whiteville First Baptist Church.
[Death notice dated February 22, 2005]
Dr. Van Munroe Arnold, 94, of Memphis, pastor emeritus at Evergreen Presbyterian Church, died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Evergreen Presbyterian Church. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. He was a former member of Downtown Kiwanis Club and a graduate of Presbyterian College in Columbia, S.C., and Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga. Dr. Arnold, the widower of Jessie Lee Arnold and husband of Ladye Margaret Arnold for 38 years, also leaves two daughters, Katie Early of Chapel Hill, N.C., and Peggy Williamson of Memphis; three sons, Dr. William Van Arnold of Bryn Mawr, Pa., Van M. Arnold of Ocean Springs, Miss., and Gene Early of Palo Alto, Calif.; a brother, Ernest Arnold of Columbus, N.C., eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Evergreen Presbyterian Church, MIFA or Church Health Center.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Randle D. Arnold, 72, of Memphis, machinery salesman, died Tuesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Victory Funeral Home with burial in Shelby County cemetery. Mr. Arnold, the husband of Angela A. Arnold, also leaves two daughters, Rhonda Shannon and Walterine Arnold, and a son, Randle D. Arnold Jr., all of Memphis; two sisters, Emmerest Hopkins of Wyoming and Malinda Freeman of Memphis, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
