Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Covington -- Joan Mayfield, 74, retired from Worldwide Art Studio, died Monday at Covington Care Nursing Home. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Covington Funeral Home with burial in Magnolia Garden cemetery. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. She leaves a sister, June Austill of Covington, and four brothers, Jerry Mayfield of Destin, Fla., Dale Mayfield of Brighton, and Bobby Mayfield and Wayne Mayfield, both of Covington.
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Dyersburg -- J.L. Franks, 73, dairy farmer, died Friday at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Graveside services were Saturday in Mount Hope cemetery. Dyersburg Funeral Home had charge. He attended East Dyersburg Pentecostal Church. Mr. Franks, the husband of Betty Franks, also leaves four daughters, Ola Janie Taylor and Cindy Sue Franks, both of Dyersburg, and Sara Franks and Peggy Franks, both of Oklahoma; a son, Jackie Lynn Franks of Texas; a stepdaughter, Cindy Sue Wilson; a sister, Myrtle Lynch of Dyersburg, and a stepgrandson.
[Death notice dated March 15, 2005]
Dyersburg -- James Earl McCord, 61, retired janitor for Parkview Hospital, died Monday at Wesley Care Center. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Church Grove cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home in Newbern has charge. He leaves four daughters, Hope Phelps of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Jennifer Dowdy, Sherry Lee and Felicia Noel, all of Dyersburg; a sister, Lorelle Johnson of Newbern; four brothers, Joe McCord of Memphis, and Barry McCord, Charles McCord and Kenneth McCord, all of Dyersburg, and 11 grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 15, 2005]
Dyersburg -- Charles Curry Yarbro, 46, commodities broker for Bunge Corp., died Sunday at his home. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Fairview cemetery. J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home has charge. He leaves his mother, Fran Yarbro of Dyerburg, and a brother, Alfred Henry Yarbro of Stuart, Fla. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Community Cancer Fund.
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Gates -- Danny 'Honey' Arwood, 58, heavy-equipment operator, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Lauderdale in Ripley. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Garner Funeral Home in Ripley with burial in Concord cemetery. Mr. Arwood, the husband of Tina Scallions Arwood, also leaves a daughter, Samantha Runions of Gates; two sisters, Betty Gilliland of Henning and Cathy Stephens of Halls; three brothers, Leslie 'Bubba' Arwood of Halls, and Jimmy Arwood and Gary Arwood, both of Ripley, and two grandchildren.
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Halls -- Mary W. Weaver, 92, cook and former employee of Western State Hospital, died Sunday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Halls Funeral Home with burial in Grace cemetery near Ripley. She was a member of Central New Hope Methodist Church. Mrs. Weaver, the widow of Raymond Weaver, leaves a daughter, Joyce Manuel of Halls; four sisters, Gertie Matthews of South Fulton, Lois Wright of Memphis, Joyce Avery of Millington and Cora Carroll of Ashland, Miss., two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Bethesda United Methodist Church.
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Michie -- Marie McIntyre Hunter Hayes, 58, home health care worker, died Saturday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer with burial in Moore's Schoolhouse cemetery there. She was a member of North Corinth (Miss.) Baptist Church. She leaves a daughter, Vickie Hunter of Tupelo, Miss.; two sons, Ricky Hunter of Savannah and Shawn Hayes of Michie; a sister, Lorena Browder of Selmer, and a grandchild.
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Milledgeville -- Spencer Floyd 'Straw' Hutton, 79, retired from Tennessee Department of Transportation, farmer and heavy-equipment operator, died Sunday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Milledgeville United Methodist Church, where he attended, with burial in Milledgeville cemetery. Shackelford Funeral Home in Savannah has charge. Mr. Hutton, the husband of Clara Wilkins Hutton, also leaves a daughter, Ann Hutton Bishop of Henderson, a grandchild and a great-grandchild.
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Munford -- Mauddine 'Mamaw' Williams, 72, homemaker, died Saturday at Methodist North Hospital. Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. today at Munford Baptist Church. Covington Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Williams, the wife of Fred B. Williams, also leaves a daughter, Christine Deluca of St. Petersburg, Fla.; a son, Rodney Williams of Golconda, Ill.; four sisters, Pat Patera of Chicago, Betty Pulliam of St. Charles, Mo., and Mona Williams and Becky Nelson, both of Quincy, Ill.; three brothers, Charles Williams and Virgil Williams, both of Quincy, and George Williams of Arizona, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Munford Baptist Church.
[Death notice dated March 15, 2005]
Savannah -- Joy Ann Martin, 78, formerly of Devon, England, died Sunday in Savannah. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Savannah First United Methodist Church. Shackelford Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Martin, the widow of Dr. Kenneth John Martin, leaves a daughter, Jackie Smith of Savannah; a sister, Jane Morgan, and four grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Savannah First United Methodist Church or the American Cancer Society.
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Somerville -- Carlous Radford Shearon, 61, truck driver for 32 years, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home in Bolivar with burial in Middleburg cemetery there. He was a Baptist. Mr. Shearon, the husband of Betty Wilson Shearon, also leaves a sister, Bernice Regep of Chicago, and four brothers, John Shearon of Chicago, William Shearon of Camden, Richard Shearon of Jacksonville, Fla., and James Shearon of Middleton.
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Whiteville -- Bertha Mae Potter, 96, formerly of Memphis, employee of Fisher Aircraft during World War II, nurse's aide at Methodist Healthcare and Naval Hospital in Millington, died Monday at Bolivar General Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Bolivar with burial in Melrose cemetery. She was a member of Midway Baptist Church. Mrs. Potter, the wife of Thomas B. Potter, also leaves a daughter, Cleta Randolph of Whiteville; two sons, Verl Lane of Lexington and Ralph Potter of Whiteville, 14 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and 25 great-great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Midway Baptist Church.
[Death notice dated March 15, 2005]
Virginia Roane Anderson, 90, of Memphis, retired admissions adviser for the University of Memphis, died Tuesday at Bright Glade Convalescent Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She was a graduate of Messick High School and Miller Hawkins Business School and a member of Buntyn Presbyterian Church and the United States Badminton Hall of Fame. Mrs. Anderson, the widow of William Stephen Anderson, leaves a son, William S. Anderson Jr., and a sister, Elma Neal Roane, both of Memphis, and a brother, Landon Roane of Conyers, Ga. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Buntyn Presbyterian Church.
[Death notice dated March 16, 2005]
Lillie Mae Bland, 90, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at New Jackson Baptist Church with burial in Rehoboth Baptist Church cemetery in Tillatoba, Miss. J.O. Patterson Mortuary has charge. She was an usher board member of New Jackson Avenue Baptist Church. Mrs. Bland, the widow of Ozie Bland, leaves a daughter, Doristine Bland Wilks of Memphis; three grandsons whom she raised, Mike Wilks of Bartlett, Gerald Wilks of Memphis and Brian Wilks of Virginia Beach, Va., and three great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 16, 2005]
Travis Sentel Clariett, 20, of Collierville, forklift operator for Carrier Air Conditioning, died Thursday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at noon Thursday at New Stinson Community Church in Rossville with burial in Fields Memorial cemetery in Holly Springs, Miss. Serenity Funeral Home in Holly Springs has charge. He leaves his mother and stepfather, Annie Louise Clariett Wright and Rev. James A. Wright of Barton; four sisters, Phyllis Cunningham, Tracie Clariett and Veronica Spight, all of Memphis, and Tameika Martin of Red Banks, Miss.; two brothers, Clifton Hayes Jr. and Flint Clariett Jr., both of Memphis, and his grandmother, Rev. Clara Caruthers.
[Death notice dated March 16, 2005]
Geanola Danish, 69, of Memphis, housekeeper for Holiday Inn Select, died Friday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Saturday at Progressive Baptist Church, where she was a mother board and choir member, with burial in Galilee Memorial Gardens. Christian Funeral Directors has charge. She leaves three daughters, Jacqueline Johnson, Beverly Ward and Vernita Blocker, all of Memphis; three sons, Wilbert Randolph and Rickey Danish, both of Memphis, and Anthony Danish of Lakeland, Fla.; a sister, Dorothy Douglas of Dallas; two brothers, David W. Chase and Marco Butler, both of Memphis, 15 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
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Mary Ann Dowdy, 51, of Memphis, died Sunday at Parkway Health & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Superior Funeral Home Hollywood Chapel with burial in Elmwood. She leaves a son, Reginald Dowdy; four sisters, Katherine Parham, Lisa Bedell, Bernice King and Diane Patton, and two brothers, Lawrence Shipp and Jerry Lee Shipp, all of Memphis, and three grandchildren.
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Donald Joseph Edmiston, 51, of Millington, retired from the Army, died Thursday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He was a Vietnam War and Gulf War veteran. He leaves a daughter, Heather Edmiston, and a son, Doug Edmiston, both of Memphis; his father, A.E. Edmiston of Millington; two sisters, Beth Roberts of Memphis and Carolyn Evans of Streetsboro, Ohio, and four brothers, George Edmiston, Phil Edmiston and Bryan Edmiston, all of Memphis, and James Edmiston of Burke, Va.
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Eugenia Gibbs, 70, of Memphis, retired housekeeper, died Thursday in Walls. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at New Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Union cemetery. Mays Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Gibbs, the widow of Alfred Lee Gibbs, leaves two daughters, Patricia Collier and Jeannette Townsend, both of Memphis; three sons, Alfred Gibbs Jr. and Donald Gibbs, both of Memphis, and Terry Gibbs of Minneapolis; four sisters, Ella Mae Hunt of Senatobia, Ora Jean Thomas of Memphis, Dorothy West of Santa Monica, Calif., and Maggie Reed of Walls, 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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Martha Pauline Gray, 81, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Lake Hill Memorial Gardens in Bethel Springs, Tenn. Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer, Tenn., has charge. She was a member of Selmer First Baptist Church. Mrs. Gray, the widow of Jesse Mac Gray, leaves two daughters, Donna Porch of Collierville and Melissa A. Stockstill of Eads; two sons, Jesse M. Gray Jr. of Kingwood, Texas, and William J. Gray of River Ridge, La., nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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