Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Selmer -- Beulah Mae Robinson, 91, homemaker, died Friday at McNairy County Health Care Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home with burial in Moore's Schoolhouse cemetery. She leaves four daughters, Mildred Corrine Hall of East Peoria, Ill., Dottie Faye Kibby of Jackson, and Alice Mae King and Joyce Cathlene Rowand, all of Selmer; two sons, Junior Hollis Lambert of Bethel Springs and Dean Allen Robinson of East Peoria; a sister, Deffie Armour of Selmer; two brothers, Aaron Rowland of Florida and Ulys Rowland of Selmer, 18 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 20, 2005]
O.M. Mack Bailey, 86, of Memphis, CEO of MJ&F; Investments, died Sunday at Allen Morgan Health Center. Services will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Gardens. He was an Army Air Corps World War II veteran and member of Second Baptist Church. He leaves a daughter, Faith B. Barcroft of Memphis; a son, Joel M. Bailey of Cordova, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Methodist Hospice of Memphis.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Tommie Lee Bassett, 59, of Memphis, construction worker, died Wednesday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in New Park cemetery. He was a member of Church of Lord Jesus Christ Apostolic Church. Mr. Bassett, the widower of Paulette Wilkins Bassett, leaves a daughter, Shirley Robinson; two sons, Cleveland Bassett and Darrin Bassett; his mother, Rosa Lee Sanders, and four sisters, Eva Mae Tolbert, Lucille Bassett, Josephine Bassett and Juliet Aldridge, all of Memphis; five brothers, Willie James Bassett of Long Beach, Calif., Joseph Bassett of Vallejo, Calif., Johnny Sanders of Newport News, Va., and George Sanders and Kenneth Sanders, both of Memphis; a companion with whom he lived, Regina Ewing, and 10 grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
James Ondell Beasley, 73, of Millington, retired switchman for CSX Railroad, died Saturday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Munford (Tenn.) Funeral Home Millington Chapel with burial in Northridge Woodhaven cemetery. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, United Methodist Men, Men's Bible class and Railroad Retirees Group. Mr. Beasley, the husband of Beverly Pitts Beasley, also leaves a daughter, Linda Smith of Byers, Colo. The family requests that any memorials be sent to First United Methodist Church.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Cora Lee Beteet, 76, of Memphis, Memphis City Schools employee, died Tuesday at Methodist University Hospital. Mass will be said at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Augustine Catholic Church, where she was a communicant, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Zeta Phi Beta sorority. Mrs. Beteet, the wife of Elbert Beteet, also leaves a daughter, Emma B. Franklin of Jackson, Miss., and three grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Mercel Milton Blackwell, 77, of Memphis, retired supervisor for the old Defense Depot, died Wednesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Wednesday at Friendship Baptist Church, where he was a deacon and trustee, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Blackwell, the husband of Velma Jean Blackwell, also leaves a son, Mercel Milton Blackwell II, and a sister, Natalie Craft, both of Memphis, and a grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Friendship Baptist Church Marcia Blackwell Fund.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
James Willie Davis, 40, of Memphis, former employee of Ewing Moving Service, died Thursday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in New Park cemetery. He leaves three sisters, Glory Guy, Deola Davis and Susie Davis, all of Memphis, and three brothers, Lester Davis of West Helena, Ark., and L.V. Davis and Willie Davis, both of Memphis.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Derrick Gant, 44, of Memphis, mechanic, died Thursday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at noon Wednesday at Morningview Baptist Church in Fayette County with burial in Grays Creek cemetery in Eads. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Gant, the husband of Bettye Gant of Galloway, also leaves a son, Carlos Gant of Galloway; his mother, Mary Gant of Eads; two sisters, Angela Lottie of Memphis and Marla Gant of Eads, and four brothers, Jarvis Gant, Fitzgerald Gant, Alex Gant and Endre Gant, all of Fayette County.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Emmanuel Greene, 54, of Memphis, former employee of Drexel Chemical Co., died March 14 in Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery. He leaves two daughters, LaKeisha Conley and LaTonya Greene, and a son, Antonio Perry, all of Memphis; three brothers, George Rayford of Memphis, Edward Greene of Tunica, Miss., and Albert Greene of Atlanta, and three grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Johnny J. Hall, 80, of Memphis, retired nursing assistant at Memphis Veterans Medical Center, died there Friday. Services will be at noon Tuesday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He was a World War II Army veteran. He leaves a daughter; a sister, and two brothers.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Fannie Jones, 93, of Eads, retired foster grandparent, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at noon Saturday at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Morning Grove cemetery in Cordova. J.A. Lofties Funeral Home in Somerville has charge. Mrs. Jones, the widow of William H. Jones, leaves three daughters, Ophelia Wright, Mae Eliz Brewster and Mattie Pearl Smith, and five sons, Climmon Jones, William H. Jones Jr., Joseph Jones, Preston Jones and Eliger Jones, all of Memphis.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Eva A. 'Sallie' Krosp, 77, of Millington, homemaker, died Sunday at her home. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Pleasant Hill cemetery in Brunswick, Tenn. Munford (Tenn.) Funeral Home Millington Chapel has charge. She was a member of Hampton Memorial Methodist Church. Mrs. Krosp, the widow of Thomas Alvin Krosp, leaves a daughter, Pamela Gannon of Oxford, Miss.; a son, Glenn Krosp of Millington; two sisters, Bernice Price of Detroit and Maxine Foster of Everett, Wash., four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Pleasant Hill cemetery Association.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Leicester 'Les' Lea, 87, of Paragould, Ark., formerly of Memphis, retired buyer for Stratton Warren Wholesale Co., died Sunday at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mitchell Funeral Home in Paragould with burial in Linwood cemetery there. He was a World War II Navy veteran and member of Paragould First United Methodist Church. Mr. Lea, the husband of Lida Lea, also leaves a daughter, Linda Futrell of Paragould, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Johnny L. Moore, 51, of Memphis, decorator, died Saturday at Spring Gate Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Paradise Garden in Edmondson, Ark. He was a member of the Church of God in Christ. He leaves a sister, Joyce Conner of Memphis.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Steven Nickleberry, 24, of Memphis, died Wednesday in Memphis. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in New Park cemetery. He leaves a son, Steven Nickleberry Jr.; his parents, Diana and Stanley Nickleberry; two brothers, Stanley Nickleberry and Shannon Nickleberry, and his grandparents, Margaret Furlow and Elmo Nickleberry, all of Memphis.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Effie Lee 'Bonnie' Parker, 72, of Memphis, homemaker, died Thursday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at noon Wednesday at Vance Avenue Holiness Church at 728 Tate, where she was a member of the ensemble gospel group, with burial in Paradise Garden in Edmondson, Ark. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Parker, the widow of Joe Parker, leaves a son, Andrew Bodyes of Memphis, nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
James J. Ragghianti, 85, of Germantown, grocery store owner, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Church of the Holy Spirit, where he was a communicant, with burial in Calvary. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. He was a World War II Army veteran, and member of Knights of Columbus, Unico and Disabled American Veterans. Mr. Ragghianti, the husband of Prudentia Ragghianti for 60 years, also leaves two daughters, Mary French of Atlanta and Anna Harrelson of Cincinnati, Ohio; two sons, Frank Ragghianti of Collierville and James Ragghianti of Nashville; two sisters, Rose Danovi and Margaret Morgan, both of Memphis, 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Ben Reese Jr., 71, of Memphis, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial at 10 a.m. Wednesday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Mr. Reese, the widower of Verna Resse, leaves a daughter, Tonnie English, and a son, David Reese, both of Memphis; six sisters, Edna Johnson of Jackson, Miss., Ann Towns of Chattanooga, Kathy Reese of Hartford, Conn., Floree Slater of Delaware, and Manelle Artis and Ruby Davies, both of Greenville, N.C.; a brother, Willie Fred Reese of Detroit, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Daniel Lum Snyder, 65, of Memphis, retired garage service technician for Roadway Express, died Friday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and Teamsters local 667. Mr. Snyder, the widower of Norma Faye Snyder, leaves a daughter, Nita Dobbins of Horn Lake; a son, Perky Snyder of Byhalia, Miss.; a sister, Carolyn Harris of Pelzer, S.C., four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Carl Nelson Strickland, 47, of Memphis, former employee of Memphis & Shelby County Airport Authority, died Tuesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Monday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in New Park cemetery. He was a graduate of Memphis Technical High School and Tennessee State University. He leaves his parents, Marallyn S. and A.D. Strickland; three sisters, Patrice Strickland Jones, Debbie Strickland and Kristina Strickland, and a brother, Anthony Strickland, all of Memphis.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
