Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Marvin A. 'Baba' Thomas, 45, of Pensacola, Fla., formerly of Memphis, died Feb. 26 in Pensacola. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He leaves a son, Marlon Thomas of Orangeburg, S.C.; his mother, Betty Barnett of Memphis, and four brothers, Edward Berry of Dallas, Michael Berry and Walker Currie, both of Memphis, and Gregory Berry of Seattle.
[Death notice dated March 5, 2005]
Mable Turner, 84, of Memphis, died Friday at Beverly Healthcare in Southaven. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Turner, the widow of Curtis E. Turner, leaves a daughter, Shirley Turner of Memphis; a son, Randall C. Turner of Southaven, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the Alzheimer's Association.
[Death notice dated March 5, 2005]
Brownsville -- Billy J. Byrd, 75, construction worker, died Friday at his home. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Brownsville Funeral Home with burial in Union Grove cemetery. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Mr. Byrd, the husband of Martha Byrd, also leaves a daughter, Shelia Ann Forsythe, and two sons, Danny Ray Byrd and Roger Lynn Byrd, all of Brownsville; five sisters, Jennie Anderson of Crockett County, Shirley Doss of Providence, Mary Lou Burns and Betty Gail Beshears, both of Brownsville, and Helen Vines of Phoenix; a brother, Jesse Byrd of Brownsville, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Diabetes Association or the Kidney Foundation.
[Death notice dated March 5, 2005]
Covington -- Rosie Jackson Farrow, 91, homemaker, died Tuesday at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Cotton cemetery. Barlow Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Farrow, the widow of Daniel Farrow, leaves four daughters, Corrne Winding of Chicago, and Martha Farrow, Carolyn Boyd and Beatrice Farrow, all of Covington; three sons, Nesbit Farrow of Nashville, Raymond Farrow of Covington and Willie O. Farrow of Pontiac, Mich., 37 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 5, 2005]
Milledgeville -- Alma Dee Hollin, 87, homemaker, died Thursday at Hardin County Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Milledgeville United Methodist Church with burial in Milledgeville cemetery. Leon Johnson Funeral Home in Henderson has charge. Mrs. Hollin, the wife of Jack Hollin, also leaves two daughters, Wanda Faye Hensley of Kingwood, Texas, and Kathie Sue Pena of Santa Fe, Texas; a son, Dewayne Hollin of Bryan, Texas; two sisters, Wilma Sharp of Santa Fe and Marie Willis of Milledgeville; a brother, Wilson Cash of Crump, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 5, 2005]
Oakland -- James Durham, 92, retired custodian, died Wednesday at Methodist Fayette Hospital in Somerville. Services will be at noon Monday at Cleaves Memorial CME Church with burial in McCulley cemetery. Mabone Funeral Home in Somerville has charge. He leaves two daughters, Estella Green of Memphis and Dorothy Durham of Los Angeles; a sister, Ora L. Durham of Memphis; two caregivers, Margaret Dortch and Vernon Durham, both of Somerville, and several grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 5, 2005]
Ripley -- Susie Elizabeth Crowder, 82, retired from Universal Electric, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Lauderdale. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Garner Funeral Home with burial in Mary's Chapel cemetery. Mrs. Crowder, the widow of Leonard Crowder, leaves a daughter, Fannie Caldwell of Mountain Home, Ark.; two sons, Ed Louis Crowder and Leonard Crowder Jr., and a sister, Margie Garrett, all of Ripley, nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 5, 2005]
Savannah -- Pauline Swift Prince, 78, retired machine operator for Brown Shoe Factory after 30 years, died Friday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home with burial in Memory Gardens of Hardin County. She attended Trinity Methodist Church. Mrs. Prince, the widow of Harris L. Prince, leaves a daughter, Annette Howard of Michie, and two grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 5, 2005]
Selmer -- Finus Kirk, 79, timber contractor, died Friday at his home. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home with burial in Falcon cemetery. Mr. Kirk, the husband of Rachel Kirk, also leaves two sons, James Gary Kirk and Donald Wade Kirk, both of Selmer; a sister, Johnnie Marie Michael of Stantonville; a brother, Leonard Kirk of Memphis, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated March 5, 2005]
Somerville -- Lucille Meek Fair, 89, retired co-owner and operator of Fair Theater after 64 years, died Thursday at Alliance Health Care System in Holly Springs, Miss. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home with burial in Somerville City cemetery. She was a member of Somerville First Presbyterian Church and a volunteer for the American Red Cross. Mrs. Fair, the widow of Norman Brooks Fair, leaves a daughter, Sarah Lou Fair Cooper of Holly Springs, and two grandchildren who helped care for her, Sydna Cooper Hurdle and Mark Cooper, and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Fair Theater Renovation Fund.
[Death notice dated March 5, 2005]
Alvin L. Bell, 52, employee of Memphis Veterans Medical Center, died Friday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Ford Chapel AME Zion Church with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. E.H. Ford Mortuary Services has charge. He leaves a son, Heath Bell of Memphis; his stepmother, Elma Rogers of St. Louis; two sisters, Cynthia Patterson and Tammy Bell, both of Memphis; three brothers, Barry Bell of St. Louis, and Ralph Bell and Eddie Bell, both of Memphis, and six grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 6, 2005]
Cleatus Viola Caskey, 92, of Lake Wales, Fla., formerly of Memphis, homemaker, died Wednesday in Lake Wales. Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. today in Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. She was a Methodist. Mrs. Caskey, the widow of Sam Caskey, leaves a half-sister, Dorothy Rogers of Amite, La.; six half-brothers, Jack Vaughn, Joe Vaughn and Gary Vaughn, all of Fort Smith, Ark., Charles Vaughn of Miamisburg, Ohio, Carl Vaughn of Hemet, Calif., and Earl Vaughn of Sagle, Idaho, and a nephew who helped care for her, John Caskey of Lake Wales.
[Death notice dated March 6, 2005]
Glennie V. Cox, 83, of Memphis, formerly of Pope, Miss., homemaker, died Monday at her home. Services were 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.; five sons, Michael Austin of Batesville, Miss., Jimmie L. Austin of Chicago, Sherman Austin Jr. of Memphis, Milton T. Austin of Houston, Texas, and Lucius Stanley Oliver of Kansas City, Mo.; 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.
[Death notice dated March 6, 2005]
Jerrie A. Emery, 82, of Collierville, homemaker, died Friday at Collierville Health & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Eastwin Christian Church, where she was a member, with burial in Memorial Gardens in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Family Funeral Care has charge. Mrs. Emery, the wife of Doyne L. Emery for 26 years, also leaves a daughter, Karen Smitherman of Birmingham; two stepsons, Gary Emery of West Plains, Mo., and Randy Emery of Mountain Grove, Mo.; a sister, Maxine Bomer of Poplar Bluff, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Eastwin Christian Church.
[Death notice dated March 6, 2005]
Juanita Wilson Engelbrecht, 87, of Cincinnati, formerly of Memphis, died Friday in Cincinnati. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at College Hill Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati, where she was a deacon. Vorhis Funeral Home in Cincinnati has charge. She was an Air Force veteran, a member of P.O.E. and a graduate of Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Memphis. Mrs. Engelbrecht, the widow of Eugene R. Engelbrecht, leaves four sons, Bob Engelbrecht, John Engelbrecht, Jim Engelbrecht and Alan Engelbrecht, and seven grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to College Hill Presbyterian Church.
[Death notice dated March 6, 2005]
Annie L. 'Lois' Everett, 81, of Bartlett, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. Mrs. Everett, the widow of Charles F. Everett, leaves three daughters, Brenda Scott of Rossville, Barbara Dries of Collierville and Debbie Sumner of Bartlett; a son, Charles Everett of Brighton; a sister, Frances Ray of Memphis; a brother, Russell Dees of Eudora, 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
[Death notice dated March 6, 2005]
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 Agape Child & Family Service or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated March 6, 2005]
Richard L. Gordon, 64, of Memphis, supervisor for Fleming Corp., died Wednesday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Spirit of Liberty Church of Ministries. E.H. Ford Mortuary Services has charge. Mr. Gordon, the husband of Correan H. Gordon, also leaves two daughters, Beverly L. Williams of Killeen, Texas, and Phenice J. Batteast of Memphis; three sons, Richard Lee Gordon Jr. of Killeen, Vincent C. Batteast of Annapolis, Md., and Lawrence E. Gordon of Memphis; two sisters, Lillie White and Jacquline Gilmore, both of Memphis, and three brothers, Arthur C. Gordon Jr. and J.G. Gordon, both of Memphis, and Thomas J. Gordon of El Paso, Texas.
[Death notice dated March 6, 2005]
William Jeffrey Harmon, 42, of Millington, trim carpenter, died Friday in Memphis. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel. He was a graduate of Whitehaven High School. He leaves his mother, Marcia Harmon of Millington, and a brother, Jon Andrew Harmon of Byhalia, Miss. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Alcoholics Anonymous.
[Death notice dated March 6, 2005]
Walter T. Howell, 92, of Memphis, retired supervisor for the Postal Service, died Thursday at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. He was a World War II Army veteran, a member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church and a graduate of the College of the Ozarks. Mr. Howell, the widower of Migna Irl Mayo Howell, leaves a son, Tom Howell of Alamosa, Colo., and a brother, John Howell of Clarksville, Ark. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Luke's United Methodist Church.
[Death notice dated March 6, 2005]
