Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Edward P. Craven, 78, of Memphis, retired salesman for John Deere, died Saturday at Quince Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. He was a World War II Navy veteran and a communicant of St. Louis Catholic Church. Mr. Craven, the husband of Mary H. Craven, also leaves a son, Ed Craven Jr. of Peachtree City, Ga.; a brother, James M. Craven of Memphis, and a grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
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Beverly Ann Crutcher, 47, of Memphis, former teacher for Memphis City Schools, died Saturday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church on McLemore, where she was a member, with burial in Elmwood. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves two sons, Marcus Crutcher and Gregory Crutcher Jr., and her father and stepmother, Roosevelt and Linda Jones, all of Memphis; three sisters, Rita Jones Smith of Plano, Texas, and Sandra Glasper and Sharon Frierson, both of Memphis; two brothers, Roosevet Jones Jr. and Anthony Walker, and a stepsister, Lakeisha Rucker, all of Memphis, and a grandson.
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Peggy Reason Edmiston, 71, of Bartlett, retired vice president of Pete Edmiston Plumbing & Heating, died Saturday at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. She was a member of Memphis Plumbers Association Ladies Auxiliary and attended New Hope Christian Church. Mrs. Edmiston, the widow of William R. 'Pete' Edmiston, also leaves three daughters, Barbara Ann Edmiston Tharp of Los Angeles, Nancy Edmiston Bryant of Lakeland and Robbie Edmiston Harkor of Bartlett; two sisters, Hettie Reason Clayton of Memphis and Betty Lou Reason Brooks of Cordova, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Heart Association or New Hope Christian Church.
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David Levi Williams Exton, 62, of Memphis, died March 7 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at noon Tuesday at Ford Chapel AME Zion Church. E.H. Ford Mortuary Services has charge. He leaves a daughter, Adriene Exton Smith of South Amboy, N.J.; two sons, Reginald Exton and Ronald David Exton, both of Tacoma, Wash.; a sister, Cora Crump of Lansing, Mich., and three brothers, Anderson Evans, Thomas Evans Jr. and Irving Evans, all of Memphis.
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Sally Fay, 85, of Memphis, died Saturday at Saint Francis Nursing Home. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's Episcopal Church, where she was a vestry member. She was a former president of the Episcopal Churchwomen of the Diocese of West Tennessee, a member of Junior League of Memphis, Les Passees and Tuesday Study Club, a graduate of Lausanne School for Girls and attended Southwestern, where she was a member of Chi Omega. Mrs. Fay, the widow of William McKeon Fay, leaves a daughter, Sally Fay Watson; a son, William McKeon Fay Jr., and a grandson. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. John's Episcopal Church or MIFA.
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Henry H. Harry, 88, of Memphis, retired draftsman, died Saturday at Allen Morgan Health Center. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bethesda cemetery in Senatobia, Miss. Pate-Jones Funeral Home in Senatobia has charge. He was a charter member of Christ United Methodist Church. Mr. Harry, the husband of Frances Wales Harry, also leaves a daughter, Fran Gowan of Memphis; a sister, Lil Jackson of Sledge, Miss., and a grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Christ United Methodist Church.
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Jacqueline Denise Stuckey Henley, 35, of Memphis, employee of Memphis City Schools and Orpheum Theater, died Wednesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Friday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Mrs. Henley, the wife of Roger B. Henley, also leaves a daughter, Jarron D. Henley; four sons, Roderick D. Henley, Rodney D. Henley, Rashaud D. Henley and Rodriquez D. Henley, and her mother, Ester Stuckey, all of Memphis; her father, Charles Edward Stuckey of Florida; a sister, Angela Crystal Tribble, and three brothers, Leroy Stuckey, John Stuckey and Charles Edward Murphy, all of Memphis.
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Joseph Hugh Kearney Jr., 89, of Memphis, special agent for the Bureau of Investigation and former teacher for the University of Memphis, died Sunday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Cathedral with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. He was a World War II Navy veteran and a member of the Ex-Agents Association. Mr. Kearney, the widower of Lourine L. Kearney, leaves five daughters, Mary Anne Vestal of Arlington Heights, Ill., Kathleen Kearney of Memphis, Carolyn Dowie of Lilburn, Ga., Marilyn Martin of Lynchburg, Va., and Barbara Sullivan of Germantown; two sons, Joseph H. Kearney III of Germantown and Michael A. Kearney of Carrollton, Texas; three sisters, Ann Overton of Mount Vernon, Ill., Barbara Kearney of Dallas and Carolyn Crotzer of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Immaculate Conception Cathedral School Hugh & Lourine Kearney Scholarship Fund.
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Jerry Wayne Keough, 60, of Collierville, retired warehouse worker for Thomas & Betts, died Saturday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Collierville Funeral Home with burial in Fisherville Baptist Church cemetery. He was a member of Fisherville Baptist Church. Mr. Keough, the widower of Lillie Keough, leaves three daughters, Jackie Anthony and Cathy Martin, both of Collierville, and Joyce Vozza of Virginia Beach, Va.; a son, Jerry W. Keough Jr. of Cordova; his mother, Ada Pearl Keough, and a sister, Judy Wales, both of Collierville, 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Fisherville Baptist Church Building Fund.
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Irene Louis, 78, of Memphis, homemaker, died March 7 at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Liberty Church with burial in New Park cemetery. J.E. Herndon Funeral Home Golden Cross Chapel has charge. She leaves six daughters, Rosetta Hardin, Maureen Louis, Viola Sullivan, Mae Nota Patton, Margree Gleeden and Mary Ella Datta, and two sons, Al Louis and Earl Louis, all of Memphis, 17 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
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Louise Gardner Love, 88, of Collegedale, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, retired registered nurse for Baptist Memorial Hospital, died Friday in Collegedale. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church and listed in Who's Who of American Women. Mrs. Love, the widow of Robert Lyles Love, leaves three sons, James Gordon Love II of Orlando, Fla., Robert Lyles Love Jr. of Oak Ridge, Tenn., and Thomas Mitchell Love of Cleveland, Tenn.; a sister, Hazel Glaser of Southaven, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
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Eloise Duffel Lyon, 81, of Memphis and Dyersburg, Tenn., administrative assistant for Peabody Hotel Group, died Saturday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with burial in Dyer County Memorial Gardens. She was a member of Balmoral Baptist Church and a former member and officer of Insurance Women of Memphis. She leaves three daughters, Pat Bradley of Horn Lake, Linda Holmes of Bald Knob, Ark., and Debbie Moore of Dyersburg; a son, William E. Duffel Jr. of Memphis; a brother, Everett Estes of Zachary, La., and nine grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or Ronald McDonald House.
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Jessica Hiller Rosenthal, 95, of Memphis, receptionist for Malkin Management Investment Co., died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at Temple Israel cemetery. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. She was a member of Temple Israel Synagogue and an American Red Cross volunteer. She leaves a daughter, Jean Mills of Knoxville; a stepson, George Rosenthal of Nashville, and four grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
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Tonya Sheree Tate, 37, of Memphis, died Tuesday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at noon Wednesday at Progressive Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a daughter, Falisia Green; three sons, DeMario Green, Bobby Cole and Artaveon Green; her father, Willie Robinson; her mother and stepfather, Shirley and Norman Hopkins; a sister, Cynthia Tate; four brothers, Ricky Tate, William Tate, Norman Hopkins Jr. and Lorenzo Hopkins, and her grandmother, Hattie Mae Tate, all of Memphis, and a grandchild.
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Carlester Taylor, 51, of Oklahoma City, formerly of Memphis, forklift operator, died Wednesday at Oklahoma University Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in New Park cemetery. Mr. Taylor, the husband of Saundra Taylor, also leaves a daughter, Latrice Taylor of Flint, Mich.; two sons, Carlester Taylor Jr. of Memphis and Emanuel Taylor of Flint; two sisters, Shirley A. Jones and Ida Terrell, both of Memphis; a brother, E.J. Taylor Jr. of Compton, Calif., and three grandchildren.
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Gary Timothy Todd, 60, of Memphis, senior parts clerk for FedEx, died Friday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Christ the Rock Church with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. Forest Hill Funeral Home East has charge. Mr. Todd, the husband of Jeana Kim Todd for 30 years, also leaves a daughter, Cindy Todd, and a son, Nicholas Todd, both of Memphis; a sister, Kathy Michaels of Millington, and a brother, David Todd of Memphis.
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Katherine C. Vrionis, 80, of Germantown, homemaker, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, where she was a member, with burial in Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Vrionis, the widow of Spyrus Vrionis, leaves a sister, Helen Mavraganis, and three caregivers, Lilly Mae Brown, Lola Whithile and Anna Davenport. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. George Greek Orthodox Church.
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Louis Edward White III, 52, of Memphis, material handler for FedEx, died Saturday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Early Grove Baptist Church, where he was minister of music, with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. N.H. Owens & Son Funeral Home has charge. Mr. White, the husband of Carol Ann White, also leaves three daughters, Jasmine White, Anitra Taylor and Candace Shelton; three stepdaughters, Marian Baughn, Radiance Jones and Yasmine McEntee; two stepsons, Terdell McEntee and Kyle McEntee; his mother, Annie White, and a sister, Sadie Casey, all of Memphis, and four grandchildren.
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Donnie S. Wiedman, 85, of Memphis, retired registered nurse for John Gaston Hospital, died Thursday at Quince Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. She was a World War II Army Nurse Corps veteran and a member of Wynne (Ark.) First Baptist Church. She leaves a daughter, Teresa Benefield of Hernando; a son, John Wiedman of Memphis, four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the Salvation Army.
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Covington -- Marcel Barnes Sanders, 64, retired nursing aide for Covington Care, died Saturday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home with burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Sanders, the widow of Billy Ray Sanders, leaves four sisters, Maxine Shahan of Covington, Sarah Ruth Townsend of Lynn, Ala., Betty Baker of Memphis and Sue Jones of Oak Brook, Ill., and five brothers, Robert Barnes of Jasper, Ala., Lester Barnes and Lloyd Barnes, both of Covington, Grady Barnes of Florida and David Austin Barnes of Elk Grove, Ill.
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