Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Beatrice Taylor, 93, of Memphis, retired from Trojan Luggage, died Saturday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at noon Saturday at Rising Sun Baptist Church in Sunset, Ark., where she was a member, with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion, Ark. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Taylor, the widow of Elmo Taylor, leaves a son, Bennie Lockett of St. Louis; two sisters, Florence D. Guy of Memphis and Rosie Lee Caldwell of Jamaica, Long Island, N.Y., and four grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Emma Tooles, 87, of Memphis, retired from Sears, Roebuck and Co. in Chicago, died Friday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Mark AME Church in Munford, Tenn., with burial in Brazil cemetery there. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Tooles, the widow of Robert Tooles, leaves two daughters, Wilma McCoy of Memphis and Ernestine Huley of Chicago; a son, Phillip Huley of Chicago, 10 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Lorraine Kelley Willis, 86, of Memphis, retired teacher for Idlewild School after 30 years, died Saturday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. She was a 50-year member of Union Avenue Baptist Church and a volunteer for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Mrs. Willis, the widow of Richie Willis, leaves a daughter, Sherry Willis of State College, Pa., and two caregivers, Brenda Brooks of Memphis and Tanya Hullett of Byhalia, Miss. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Union Avenue Baptist Church or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Brownsville -- Opal Hattie Hardister, 87, former employee of Plough Inc. in Memphis, died Sunday at Crestview Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Harmony Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. Brownsville Funeral Home has charge. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Harmony Baptist CHurch cemetery Association.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Dyersburg -- Thomas B. Davison, 93, retired from Heckethorn Manufacturing Co., Dyersburg City Schools, minister and custodian, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with burial in Fairview cemetery. He attended Chic Church of God. Mr. Davison, the widower of Juanita Davison, leaves three daughters, Eva Laggett of Kennett, Mo., and Treva Westfall and Patty J. Davison, both of Dyersburg; a brother, Tom Wess Reeves of Finley, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Dyersburg -- Brenda S. Finley, 56, retired nurse, died Saturday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with burial in Fairview cemetery. She was a member of Dyersburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Finley, the wife of Charles William Finley, also leaves two sisters, Pat Holstrom of Highland, Ark., and Mary Sturma of Reidland, Ky., and a brother, R.J. Via of Jackson. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Aseracare Hospice in McKenzie.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Dyersburg -- Jack Housewright, 67, bridge foreman for Ford Construction Co. and former bridge foreman for Dement Construction Co., died Saturday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with burial in Fairview cemetery. He was a member of Independent Free Holiness Church. Mr. Housewright, the husband of Bonnie Housewright, also leaves a daughter, Kathy Minnis of Tupelo, Miss.; a son, Jack Housewright Jr. of Dyersburg; a sister, Shirley Helton of Rogersville, four grandchildren and two stepgrandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Dyersburg -- Voy 'Sonny' Webb Jr., 57, retired from City of Dyersburg after 21 years, died Sunday at his home. Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with burial in Fairview cemetery. He was a member of Fowlkes Baptist Church. Mr. Webb, the husband of Glenda Webb, also leaves a daughter, Darlene Gatlin, and two sons, Brett Webb and Bart Webb, all of Dyersburg, and four grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Halls -- Joe Clyde Escue, 91, farmer, former employee of Sumrow Gin, and retired City of Halls superintendent and fire chief for 25 years, died Saturday at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Halls Funeral Home with burial in Halls cemetery. He was a member of Halls First Baptist Church. Mr. Escue was the husband of Dora Kirby Escue. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Halls First Baptist Church Building Fund.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Middleton -- Benjamin Kelly McDonald, 16-year-old son of Randy McDonald of Middleton and Judy Laughlin of Bolivar, student at Middleton High School, died Sunday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Porters Creek Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. Shackelford Funeral Home in Bolivar has charge. He was a member of American Cancer Society's Relay for Life Camp Horizon and Sunshine Kids Network of Houston. He also leaves his stepfather, Leon Laughlin of Bolivar; a brother, Davy McDonald of Middleton, and his grandparents, Margie ad Autry Jones of Parsons, and Dora Howell, Steve 'Papaw' Pulse and David and Marie McDonald, all of Middleton. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Porters Creek Baptist Church or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Newbern -- Iva Beatrice Frazier, 96, homemaker, died Friday at Dyers Nursing Home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Johnson Funeral Home with burial in Walnut Grove cemetery. She was a member of Fair Havens Church of Christ, RSVP Club of Dyer County and Newbern Senior Citizens. Mrs. Frazier, the widow of Glen Frazier, leaves a brother, Vester 'TamBo' Rose of Dyer; granddaughter who took care of her, Linda Crouch of Dyersburg, and four great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Savannah -- Earl Arnold Barrier, 77, welder, died Friday at Savannah Health Care Center. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home with burial in Holland's Creek cemetery in Hardin County. He leaves four daughters, Bonnie Kay Gant of Garland, Texas, Patricia Dunlap of Greenville, Pa., Frances Beisert of Carrollton, Texas, and Theresa Moore of Tom Bean, Texas; two sons, Earl Arnold Barrier Jr. of League City, Texas, and Billey Barrier of Mesquite, Texas; three sisters, Elsie Gilespe, Evelyn Scott and Louise Cossey, 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 21, 2005]
Linda Carol Askew, 53, of Memphis, package handler for FedEx, died Friday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Pisgah CME Church, where she was a member of the youth choir and Christian Youth Fellowship, with burial in New Park cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a son, Aaron Askew; two sisters, Beverly Dover and Cynthia DeMesma; a sister who took care of her, Joyce Dover, and a brother, Tony Williams, all of Memphis, and two grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 22, 2005]
Dotty Carol Brasfield, 55, of Memphis, died Sunday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. She was a member of Speedway Baptist Church. She leaves her parents, William and Virginia Brasfield, and a brother, William Brasfield Jr., all of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Heart Association.
[Death notice dated March 22, 2005]
Charles W. Bringle, 87, of Cordova, retired carpenter for Memphis City Schools, died Sunday at his home. Services will be at noon Wednesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. He was un usher at Speedway Terrace Baptist Church, 50-year member of Summer Avenue Masonic Lodge and Local Carpenters Union. Mr. Bringle, the husband of Imogene H. Bringle for 45 years, also leaves two grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Methodist Alliance Hospice.
[Death notice dated March 22, 2005]
Cora Mae Brydson, 70, of Collierville, homemaker, died Sunday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Woodlawn cemetery in Nashville. She was a member of Forest Hill Church of Christ in Germantown. Mrs. Brydson was the wife of John D. Brydson for 50 years. The family requests that any memorials be sent to In Search of the Lord's Way.
[Death notice dated March 22, 2005]
Marjorie Ann Emrich, 79, of Memphis, retired nurse for Memphis Veterans Medical Center, died Sunday at Kirby Pines Manor. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Tyronza (Ark.) cemetery. She was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church for more than 50 years. She leaves a sister, Jean Landrum of Germantown. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Bellevue Baptist Church, Tyronza Baptist Church, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated March 22, 2005]
Minnie Sue Evans, 58, of Memphis, died March 15 at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Thursday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. She leaves four sisters, Betty Buchanan, Helen Jean Davis, Bernice Davis and Debra L. Davis, and four brothers, Joseph Pogue Jr., Barry N. Davis, Eugene Davis and Nikita Davis, all of Memphis.
[Death notice dated March 22, 2005]
Jack Franklin, 85, of Memphis, retired insurance claims attorney and former owner of Dickens and Challen Memphis Inc., died Saturday at Collierville Health & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Hebron cemetery in Dandridge, Tenn. He was a Navy veteran, member and historian of Evergreen Presbyterian Church and member of West Tennessee Historical Society. Mr. Franklin, the widower of Elizabeth Franklin, leaves two sons, Robert Franklin and David Franklin, both of Memphis, and two grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Evergreen Presbyterian Church.
[Death notice dated March 22, 2005]
Daren Everett Gray, 23, of Bartlett, warehouse supervisor for Kele, died Sunday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Obion County (Tenn.) Memorial Gardens. He was a graduate of Bartlett High School, member of Eastside Baptist Church and umpire for Bartlett Park and Recreation. He leaves a son, Ethan Clark Allen of Union City, Tenn.; his parents, Ron and Wanda Gray of Bartlett; a brother, Ryan Gray of Knoxville; his grandparents, Charles and Evelyn Everett of Hickman, Ky., and Gene and Betty Jo Gray of Union City, and his great-grandmother, Mary D. Gray of Union City. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Diabetes Association or DebRA Foundation.
[Death notice dated March 22, 2005]
