Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Susan Cleveland, 50, of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday at her home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Homeland Church of God in Christ with burial in Union cemetery. Victory Funeral Home has charge. She leaves two daughters, Tamika Cleveland and Tiffany Cleveland; two sons, Taruars Cleveland and Travis Cleveland, and seven sisters, Nina Smith, Diane Phillips, Arlillie Phillips, Debra Phillips, Magnolia Phillips, Emma Phillips and Velvetta Fields, all of Memphis, and six grandchildren.
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Glennie Cox, 83, of Memphis, formerly of Pope, Miss., homemaker, died Monday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Olive Ray Missionary Baptist Church in Pope, where she was a mother, deaconess, Sunday school teacher and Bible class instructor, with burial in the church cemetery there. Cooley's Mortuary in Batesville has charge. She leaves four daughters, Teresa Lucille Austin of Memphis, Gracie Jordan of Chicago, Betty Johnson of Harvey, Ill., and Faye Austin Wallace of Castro Valley, Calif.; four sons, Michael Austin of Batesville, Miss., Jimmie L. Austin of Chicago, Sherman Austin Jr. of Memphis and Milton T. Austin of Houston, Texas; three stepdaughters, Estelle Glasco of Sardis, Miss., Katherine Lloyd of Pope and Marie Daniels of Memphis; two stepsons, Selve Cox of Courtland, Miss., and James Eddie Cox of Memphis; a sister, Massie Austin of Harvey, 15 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
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Domenick Anthony Dagastino, 88, of Memphis, retired interior decorator, died Tuesday in Memphis. Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown has charge. He was a Civilian Conservation Corps veteran and a member of UNICO. Mr. Dagastino, the husband of Gladys Marie Dagastino for 65 years, also leaves three daughters, Angelina Dagastino, Barbara Jean Dagastino and Dottie Jones, all of Memphis; three sons, Domenick Anthony Dagastino Jr. of Byhalia, Miss., and Michael Dagastino and Enrico Dagastino, both of Memphis; a sister, Christine Joyce, and a brother, Ernest Dagastino, both of Memphis, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Ellis Island Foundation.
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Loy Jean Dennington, 66, of Memphis, alcohol and drug abuse counselor, died Tuesday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bartlett Funeral Home with burial in Bethel cemetery in Enid, Miss. She was a Navy veteran. She leaves a daughter, Mary Marks of Green Bay, Wis.; two sons, Scott Marks of Manitowoc, Wis., and Stuart Marks of Stanley, Wis.; a sister, Catherine Parker of Southaven; two brothers, Bob Dennington of Tumbling Shoals, Ark., and Dewey Dennington of Las Vegas; a companion with whom she lived, Robert Ada, and a granddaughter. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Methodist Hospice.
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Rita C. Dennis, 80, of Memphis, homemaker, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at noon Saturday at the Church of the Incarnation with burial at 11 a.m. Tuesday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Collierville Funeral Home has charge. She was a parishioner of St. Catherine of Siena Church in Clearwater, Fla. Mrs. Dennis, the wife of George R. Dennis, also leaves a daughter, Carole Cornell of Collierville; two sons, Richard Dennis of San Antonio, Texas, and Charles Dennis of Newport, R.I., and a grandchild.
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Ophelia Ward Enochs, 89, of Memphis, retired personnel director for the old Defense Depot, died Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church of Memphis, where she was a 50-year member, with burial in Violet cemetery in Osceola, Ark. She was a member of United Methodist Women, an honorary church council member and an honorary mission award recipient. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Church Health Center.
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Deloris Tompkins Fowler, 82, of Memphis, retired teacher for Memphis City Schools, died Wednesday at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of Germantown Church of Christ, a graduate of Whitehaven High School and Memphis State University, a charter member and president of Alpha Gamma Delta Society Memphis State Chapter and a member of Delta Alpha Gamma. Mrs. Fowler, the wife of David Fowler, also leaves two sons, Frank W. Fowler Jr. of Memphis and Randal W. Fowler of Bartlett, and two grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Child & Family Service or a charity of the donor's choice.
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Mary Garrett, 73, of Memphis, died Feb. 22 at Methodist University Hospital. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves two daughters, Myrtle Morgan of Memphis and Vicky Williams of Collierville; three sons, Rick Morrow, Michael Garrett and Thomas D. Garrett, and a sister, Betty Hobbs, all of Memphis, and 14 grandchildren.
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Elie Harris, 80, of Memphis, retired boiler operator for Allied Mills, died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at noon Saturday at New Liberty Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a deacon board member, with burial in New Park cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Harris, the widower of Olevia M. Harris, leaves two daughters, Joyce A. Smith and Peggy G. Jones, and two sons, Elie Harris Jr. and Thomas R. Harris, all of Memphis, nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
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William L. Herndon, 52, of Newark, Del., formerly of Memphis, master electrician, died Wednesday in Rehrersburg, Pa. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Family Funeral Care with burial in Northridge Woodhaven cemetery in Millington. Mr. Herndon, the husband of Thea Reed Herndon, also leaves three daughters, Melanie Herndon of Newark, Laura Herndon of Memphis and Ruth Herndon of North Hollywood, Calif.; his mother, Peggy Hise of Bartlett; a sister, Linda Dennis of Memphis; a brother, Allen Herndon of Cordova, and a grandson. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
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Jeffrey Johnson, 81, of Memphis, retired warehouseman for the old Defense Depot, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial at 9 a.m. Monday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Johnson, the husband of Catherine Johnson, also leaves two sons, Johnny Johnson and Kenneth Johnson, both of Memphis; two sisters, Louise Collins of Los Angeles and Isabell Thompson of Canton, Miss., 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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Dolores Bradley Lewis, 72, of Memphis, retired educator for Memphis City Schools after 41 years, died Wednesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Saturday at Mount Pisgah CME Church on Park, where she was a member of the senior choir and decorating committee, with burial in Memorial Park. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has charge. She was a graduate of Melrose High School, Tennessee State University and Memphis State University, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, JUGS Inc., National Education Association, Tennessee Education Association and Memphis Education Association and attended LeMoyne-Owen College. Mrs. Lewis, the widow of Harold Lewis, leaves a son, Harold Lewis Jr. of Duluth, Ga.; two sisters, Virneda F. Thomas and Mary V. Johnson, both of Memphis; two brothers, Henry Bradley of Toledo, Ohio, and Andrew Bradley of Memphis, and four grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Heart Association.
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Shirley Mariano, 69, of Memphis, retired from Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, died Wednesday at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She was a communicant of St. Louis Catholic Church. She leaves a brother, Lawrence L. Mariano Jr. of Water Valley, Miss. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Heart Association or the Humane Society.
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Richard Wayne 'Hacksaw' McCadams, 46, of Cordele, Ga., formerly of Memphis, died Wednesday at Phoebe-Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rainey Family Funeral Services in Cordele with burial in Zion Hope cemetery there. Mr. McCadams, the husband of Ellen Turner McCadams, also leaves his mother, Florence Boza McCadams.
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Robert Lee McGhee, 37, of Memphis, security guard, died Feb. 23 at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Zion Hill Baptist Church on Leland with burial in New Park cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. McGhee, the husband of Shirley McGhee, also leaves two daughters, Latosha McGhee of Sardis, Miss., and Erica McGhee of Memphis; two sons, Robert McGhee and Roderick McGhee; his mother, Rosie Threatt; a sister, Betty Ann McGhee, and two brothers, James Threatt and George Threatt, all of Memphis.
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Betty J. McHugh, 83, of Memphis, retired from the University of Tennessee, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Family Funeral Care with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. She was a member of Union Avenue United Methodist Church. Mrs. McHugh, the widow of Samuel I. McHugh, leaves a son, Sam McHugh of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Union Avenue United Methodist Church.
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Ella Mae Mitchell, 72, of Memphis, seamstress, died Monday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Berean Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in St. Luke cemetery in Earle, Ark. W.H. Johnson Funeral Home in Earle has charge. She leaves three daughters, Lettie Boyland of Blackfish, Ark., Carolyn Morrow of Memphis and Patricia Wright of Millington; two sons, Melvin Joe Mitchell of Las Vegas and Claude Mitchell of Memphis; two sisters, Ethel Lee Brighten of San Francisco and Rosetta Jones of Memphis; two brothers, Arthur Joyner of Vallejo, Calif., and Earnest Joyner of Toms River, N.J., nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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Dayvion Jon Naye Mosby, infant son of Darticia Mosby and Jermarco Levy of Memphis, died Monday at Saint Francis Hospital. Graveside services were Thursday at New Haliburton cemetery in Olive Branch. Gillespie Funeral Home in Olive Branch had charge. He also leaves two sisters, DaQuirrya Cowans and Javia Levy, and two brothers, Marco Levy and Jayden Levy, all of Memphis; his grandparents, Darlene and Robert Cowans of Olive Branch and Reather Levy of Memphis, and his great-grandparents, Betty Faulkner and Thelma Jones, both of Memphis.
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Larissa Naumann, 96, of Memphis, retired lab technician for the Children's Hospital in London, England, died Wednesday at her daughter's home in Memphis. Bartlett Funeral Home has charge. She was a teacher for the American Literacy Council and a March of Dimes volunteer. She leaves two daughters, Ann Tivers of Memphis and Vivian Harris of Philadelphia; a son, Steven Naumann of Memphis, and two grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
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Rose Nesta, 78, of Memphis, film processor, died Thursday at Appling Wood Health Care Center. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East. She was a member of Wesley Stage Park Center. She leaves three sons, Lou Nesta of Memphis, Frank Nesta of Florida and Angelo Nesta of New York, and four grandchildren.
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