Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Rosemary Arnold Williams, 85, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. She was a member of Second Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Williams, the wife of Robert G. Williams for 66 years, also leaves two daughters, Rosemary Latta of Atlanta and Patricia W. Campa of Memphis; four sons, Robert G. Williams Jr., Roger K. Williams, John C. Williams and James C. Williams, all of Memphis; a sister, Genevieve Arnold of Atlanta, and seven grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated March 12, 2005]
James Woodard, 78, of Memphis, died Wednesday at Methodist North Hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Elmwood. Forest Hill Funeral Home East has charge. The family requests that any memorials be sent to King's Daughters & Sons Home.
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Atoka -- Peggy Yvonne Price Thorpe, 49, retired guard for Wells Fargo, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Helen Crigger cemetery in Munford. Munford Funeral Home has charge. She attended Brighton Assembly of God Church. She leaves two stepdaughters, Stephanie Saunders of Jacksonville, N.C., and Rebecca Gregg of Senatobia; her father, Cecil Price of Houston; a sister, Debra Sue Price of Memphis; five brothers, Jerry Wayne Price of Brighton, George Terry Price and Michael Ray Price, both of Atoka, Carl Phillip Price of Millington, and Ronald Allen Price of Memphis, and seven grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 12, 2005]
Brighton -- John E. Herron, 83, retired maintenance mechanic for W.R. Grace, died Thursday at Methodist North Hospital in Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. He was a World War II Army veteran and member of Community Baptist Church. Mr. Herron, the widower of Katherine Herron, leaves two daughters, Linda Louise Adams of Walls, Miss., and Sharon Katherine Herron of Nesbit, Miss.; three sons, Robert Wayne Herron of Memphis, and John Edward Herron and Ronald Lynn Herron, both of Brighton; two sisters, Sadie Lee Loveless of Olive Branch, Miss., and Ruby Ann Rhodes of Walls, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
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Brownsville -- Geneva Grayson, 66, homemaker, died Thursday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Brownsville Funeral Home with burial in Brownsville Memorial Gardens. She was a member of Brownsville Church of God. Mrs. Grayson, the wife of Jack Grayson, also leaves two daughters, Cora Scarbrough of Brownsville and Patricia Talley of Memphis; a son, Robert Lee Talley of Memphis; her mother, Marie Lawrence of Bessemer, Ala.; a sister, Homer J. Clifton of Como, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Heart Association.
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Brownsville -- Sonny Fuller Porter, 64, formerly of Henning, laborer, died Monday in Nashville. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Currie's Funeral Home in Henning with burial in Bethlehem cemetery there. He leaves six sisters, Helen Jean Tyus of Decatur, Ill., Martha Braden and Jerelene Love, both of Ripley, and Sallie Broadnex, Shirley Copeland and Lula Mae Taylor, all of Henning, and a brother, Johnny Frank Love of Brownsville.
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Covington -- John P. 'Red' Stubblefield, 88, retired merchant for thrift shop and Liberty Cash Grocery, died Thursday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home with burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. He was a World War II Army veteran, recipient of Le General d'Gaulle of France Etoile De Bronze, and former deacon, treasurer and training union director at Covington First Baptist Church. Mr. Stubblefield, the widower of Mary Gwynne Stubblefield, leaves three sons, John M. Stubblefield of Memphis, and Gary Stubblefield and Hugh D. Stubblefield, both of Covington; a half-brother, Tommy Stubblefield of Birmingham, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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Dyersburg -- Albert Jack Johnson, 60, employee of Fowlkes Concrete, died Thursday at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 10 a.m. Sunday at Northside Church of Christ, where he was a member. Mr. Johnson, the husband of Juanita Johnson, also leaves three sons, Albert Johnson, Eric Johnson and Johnny Johnson, all of Dyersburg; a sister, Cleo Boren of Hampton, Ark.; a brother, Bud Johnson of Dresden, and three grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Northside Church of Jesus Christ.
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Dyersburg -- James W. Stutts, 83, of Ellisville, Miss., formerly of Dyersburg, died Friday at Covington County Hospital in Collins, Miss. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with burial in Dyer County Memorial Gardens. He was a member of Palestine Methodist Church. Mr. Stutts, the husband of Sue Stutts, also leaves a daughter, Dianne Stutts of Ellisville; a son, Ronnie Stutts of Dyersburg; a stepdaughter, Anita Ellzey of Ellisville; a stepson, Rev. Jerry Robbins; a sister, Lura Jacobs of Halls; a brother, Eugene Stutts of Dyersburg, four stepgrandchildren and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
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Halls -- Diane Wright, 50, cook, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today at Floyds Chapel cemetery near Maury City. Halls Funeral Home has charge. She leaves three sons, Kenny Wright of Mount Olive, Miss., Terry Wright of Friendship and Kevin Wright of Gates; a stepdaughter, Logan Buckner of Halls; six sisters, Shirley Wright of Union City, Johnnie Hunter of Ripley, Demetra Jackson of Halls, Joanne Davis of Gates, and Betty Pease and Scarlet Scallions, both of Dyersburg; two brothers, Levioe London and Glynn London, both of Halls; a companion with whom she lived, David Buckner, and seven grandchildren.
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Morris Chapel -- Nola Gertrude Bowen McAnally, 89, presser for Iuka Shirt Co., died Friday at Hardin Home Nursing Home in Savannah. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Savannah with burial in Bethlehem cemetery in Hardin County. She was a member of Morris Chapel Baptist Church. Mrs. McAnally was the widow of Sidney L. McAnally.
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Ripley -- Joyce Ann Bomar Reeves, 64, retired Dyer County High School teacher after 37 years, died Friday at West Tennessee Transitional Center in Jackson. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Garner Funeral Home with burial in Concord cemetery. She was a member of Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Sorority for Women Educators, Concord United Methodist Church administrative council, United Methodist Women's district mission team, DCEA, Tennessee Education Association and National Educators Association. Mrs. Reeves, the wife of Douglas Reeves, also leaves a stepdaughter, Mary Jones of Ripley; a stepson, Steve Reeves of Gates; two sisters, Kathryn Beaty of Bolivar and Brenda McCallie of Knoxville; a brother, Jerry Bomar of Burleson, Texas, seven stepgrandchildren and four stepgreat-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Concord United Methodist Church or Poplar Grove United Methodist Church Building Fund in Drummonds.
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Saulsbury -- Herman Stanley Reece, 72, retired from the Air Force after 20 years and golf course superintendent for Hardeman County Country Club, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Bolivar with burial in Saulsbury cemetery. He attended Saulsbury Baptist Church, served at Vandenberg Missile Base and was a member and secretary of Berlin No. 170 Masonic Lodge. Mr. Reece, the husband of Lillie Mae Reece for 17 years, also leaves a daughter, Cheryl Navarro of Melbourne, Fla.; a son, Richard S. Reece of Federal Way, Wash., and two grandsons. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Saulsbury cemetery or a charity of the donor's choice.
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Savannah -- Flolla Highland Qualls, 79, homemaker, died Friday at Hardin County General Hospital. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Walnut Grove Church of Christ, where she was a member, with burial in Walnut Grove cemetery. Shackelford Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Qualls, the widow of Grady E. Qualls, leaves two daughters, Joyce Scott and Shirley Benson; a son, R.L. Qualls, and six sisters, Vella Mae Tilley, Thelma Bevis, Lucille Highland, Beatrice Highland, Geneva Poll and Lois Highland, all of Savannah; four brothers, Gene Highland of Mishawaka, Ind., Charles Highland of Elkhart, Ind., and James Highland and David Highland, both of Savannah, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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Selmer -- Grace I. Rosenberger, 99, homemaker, died Thursday at Gibson General Hospital in Trenton. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Chenoa (Ill.) cemetery. Shackelford Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Rosenberger, the widow of Bruce D. Rosenberger, leaves a son, Bruce Rosenberger of Selmer, four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
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James C. Anderson, 83, of Memphis, trucking industry shop foreman, died Saturday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at noon Tuesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. He was a World War II Marine Corps veteran and a member of Colonial Baptist Church. Mr. Anderson, the widower of Ruby Anderson, leaves five daughters, Carolyn Chambers of Cordova, Sandy West of Fayette County, Tenn., Pat Anderson and Barbara Huff, both of Memphis, and Kathy Shipp of Brandon, Miss.; four sisters, Margaret Miller of Amite, La., Leana Settoan of Baton Rouge, and Betty Carter and Amanda Saint, both of Greensburg, La., 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Colonial Baptist Church or Memphis Jewish Home.
[Death notice dated March 14, 2005]
Angela Boutwell, 42, of Pike Road, Ala., formerly of Memphis, died Friday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church in Alabama with burial in Alabama Heritage cemetery. Alabama Heritage Funeral Home in Montgomery has charge. Mrs. Boutwell, the wife of Robin Boutwell, also leaves a daughter, Grace Boutwell; a son, Luke Boutwell; her mother, Betty Bradsher; a sister, Debra Gibson Schultz, and three brothers, James Bradsher, Hal Bradsher and Michael Bradsher. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Brain Tumor Association or Duke University Brain Tumor Center.
[Death notice dated March 14, 2005]
General Joseph Brown, 78, of Memphis, retired truck driver for Arkansas Freight Co., died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at noon Tuesday at Zion CME Church with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Brown, the husband of Grace Brown, also leaves two sisters, Hazell Jones of Brownsville, Tenn., and Arlene Morton of Memphis, and four brothers, William Brown and Henry Brown, both of Detroit, George Hoover Brown of Memphis and Polk Brown of Austin, Texas.
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Annette Nelson Byrum, 82, of Memphis, retired seamstress and owner of Byrum's Monograms, died Saturday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch with burial at 1 p.m. in Henry cemetery in Corinth, Miss. She was a charter member of Kennington Baptist Church. Mrs. Byrum, the widow of James Floyd Byrum, leaves a daughter, Sandra Kelso of Byhalia, Miss.; a sister, Jimmie Nelson Darwin of Corinth; two brothers, Travis Marshall Nelson of Corinth and Thaddeus Perry Nelson of Iuka, Miss., five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
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George Peter Carney, 82, of Bartlett, professor of physics for Southwest Tennessee Community College and Christian Brothers University for 60 years, died Friday at Saint Francis Hospital. Mass will be said at 4 p.m. Tuesday at St. Ann Catholic Church in Bartlett. Roller Family Funeral Care has charge. He was a member of the American Association of Physics Teachers Tennessee Chapter and a former member of The Christian Brothers. Mr. Carney. the husband of Lillian Jordan Carney, also leaves a daughter, Marlo Zarzaur of Chapel Hill, N.C.; a sister, Patricia D. Collins of Chicago, and a brother, James Carney of Marysville, Ohio. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Christian Brothers Retirement Fund or St. Ann Catholic Church.
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