Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
ATOKA - Carolyn A. Hughes, 60, formerly of Memphis, assistant operator for DuPont, died Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-North in Memphis of complications from lupus. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel with burial in Trinity Cemetery in Nutbush. She leaves a daughter, Sandra Diane Brewer of Atoka; two sisters, Barbara Hall of Memphis and Phyliss Cates of Nashville; a brother, Jimmy Howard of Memphis, and four grandchildren.
Dated April 24, 2001
BOLIVAR - Tom Oakes, 69, farmer and employee of Warner Ross Dairy, died of heart failure Monday at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Jackson. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Bolivar with burial in Maple Springs Cemetery near Mercer. He was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Whiteville and Stringtown Pentecostal Church in Lexington. Mr. Oakes, the husband of Jewell Elaine Oakes, also leaves a stepdaughter, Teresa Ross of Lexington; a sister, Mary Mayfield of Silerton; a brother, James Oakes of Walls, Miss., and three grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be made to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.
Dated April 24, 2001
BOLIVAR - Howard Wheeler, 79, retired maintenance worker for Western Mental Health Institute, died of heart failure Monday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Bolivar with burial in West Memorial Cemetery in Saulsbury. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and was a World War II Army veteran. Mr. Wheeler, the husband of Earline West Wheeler, also leaves a daughter, Becky Marshall of Bartlett; a brother, Frank Wheeler of Middleton, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be made to the American Heart Association.
Dated April 24, 2001
BROWNSVILLE - Roger Delbert `Dee' Stoots, 83, retired machine operator, died Sunday at Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital after a stroke. Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Brownsville Funeral Home with burial in Brownsville Memorial Gardens. He was a member of Shaws Chapel Baptist Church and was a World War II Army veteran. Mr. Stoots, the husband of Edith M. Ferguson Stoots, also leaves three daughters, Hazel Johnson of Bartlett, Margaret Reasons of Millington and Vicky Morris of Brownsville; three sons, Robert E. Stoots of Worth, Ill., James R. Stoots of Brownsville and Larry J. Stoots of Burbank, Ill.; a brother, William Stoots of Brownsville, 19 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Dated April 24, 2001
BRUCETON - Ruby Lorena Bryant, 80, homemaker, died of heart disease Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Huntingdon. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Bruceton Funeral Home with burial in Prospect Cemetery in Hollow Rock. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Bryant, the wife of Hezekiah Bryant, also leaves two daughters, Thelma Lou Bryant of Bruceton and Roae Lee Kahlor of Pope; seven sons, Stafford Bryant of Gilbertsville, Ky., Gary Wayne Bryant of Forsyth, Ga., Hezekiah Bryant Jr. of Trenton, N.C., Kenneth Allen Bryant and Michael Allen Bryant, both of Hernando, Miss., Roger Wade Bryant of Huntingdon and Timothy Alvin Bryant of Nesbit, Miss.; a sister, Marie Ida Reynolds of Shreveport, La.; a brother, Charlis Bryant of Moscow, 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Dated April 24, 2001
DYER - Herschel Alton Bates, 83, retired farmer, died of respiratory failure Monday at Humboldt General Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Shelton Funeral Home with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Mr. Bates, the widower of Nina Lois Bates, leaves four daughters, Carolyn Nickelsen of Fort Myers Beach, Fla., Betty Morris and Linda Hatchett, both of Humboldt, and Mary Morris of Milan; a sister, Clarice William of Detroit; a brother, L. S. Bates Jr. of Fruitland, nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Dated April 24, 2001
HORNBEAK - Lester D. Lyon, 91, retired maintenance employee for General Motors Corp., died of heart failure Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Cryer Funeral Home in Obion with burial in Antioch Cemetery near here. He was a Baptist. Mr. Lyon, the widower of Lizzie Mae Hunter Lyon, leaves a daughter, Judith Ann Hatley of Hornbeak; a son, Loran Daniel Lyon of Garden City, Mich.; two sisters, Cassie Wright of Westland, Mich., and Annell Orr of Hornbeak, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Dated April 24, 2001
HORNBEAK - W. D. `Dud' Stone, 81, retired machinist for General Motors Corp., died of cancer Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at White-Ranson Funeral Home in Union City with burial in Cobbs Chapel Cemetery near here. He was a member of Cobbs Chapel United Methodist Church and United Auto Workers Local 735. Mr. Stone, the husband of Virginia Stone, also leaves a daughter, Suzanne Keefe of Tiptonville; two sons, Billy Jeff Stone of Memphis and Rick Stone of Hornbeak; a sister, Madge Roberts of Troy, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Dated April 24, 2001
HUMBOLDT - John H. Hudson, 93, retired carpenter for Lashlee-Rich, died of cancer Tuesday at Humboldt General Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home with burial in Double Springs Cemetery in Gibson. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. Mr. Hudson, the widower of Ruby H. Hudson, leaves a sister, Mary D. Neely of West Memphis, Ark.
Dated April 24, 2001
HUMBOLDT - Opal M. Wilson, 67, homemaker, died of heart failure Sunday at her home. Services were Tuesday at Shelton Funeral Home with burial in Walnut Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Wilson, the wife of Frank Wilson, also leaves two daughters, Margaret Pentecost of Louisville, Ky., and Patricia Stanley of Fort Pierce, Fla.; four brothers, Marvin Morgan of Georgia, Leon Morgan of Dyer, Robert Morgan of Friendship and Don Morgan of Trenton, and five grandchildren.
Dated April 24, 2001
JACKSON - Elsie Hensley, 79, homemaker, died of cancer Monday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at George A. Smith & Sons South Chapel with burial in Hartsfield Cemetery. Mrs. Hensley, the widow of Hermon Hensley, leaves two daughters, Lorretta Ballard of Jackson and Joyce White of Conway, Ark.; two sisters, Elizabeth Marrs of Lobelville and Betty Riley of Linden, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Dated April 24, 2001
JACKSON - Rosa Roddy, 96, retired bookkeeper and accountant for Truex Chevrolet, died of heart failure Sunday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home with burial in Hollywood Cemetery. She was a member of Skyline Church of Christ and a graduate of West Tennessee Business College.
Dated April 24, 2001
LEXINGTON - Lisa Ann Haggard, 38, died of heart failure Monday at Easter Seal Group Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Parsons Mortuary with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery. She leaves her mother, Lois Haggard, and a sister, Crystal Farris, both of Selmer, and three brothers, Ricky Anderson of Acton, Darren Farris of Los Angeles and Dale Farris of Selmer.
Dated April 24, 2001
LEXINGTON - Ruby Tate, 51, retired janitor at Caywood School, died of heart failure Tuesday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Pafford Funeral Home with burial in Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery. Mrs. Tate, the wife of James Tate, also leaves two daughters, Mary Tate and Jessica Tate; two sisters, Ann Maness and Jean Maness, and a brother, Jerry Stegall, all of Lexington.
Dated April 24, 2001
McKENZIE - Geneva Hutchins, 76, homemaker, died of heart failure Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Huntingdon. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Brummitt Funeral Home with burial in Carroll Memorial Gardens. She was a member of Concord Baptist Church. Mrs. Hutchins, the wife of Bob Hutchins, also leaves a daughter, Sara Brewer of McKenzie; a son, Frank Brewer of Chico, Calif., four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Dated April 24, 2001
RIPLEY - Archie Edward Freeman, 74, retired contractor, died of heart failure Saturday at Lauderdale County Living Center. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Garner Funeral Home with burial in Walnut Grove Cemetery. Mr. Freeman, the widower of Yoland Gutierrez Freeman, leaves a daughter, Pat Prescott of Ripley; four sons, Eddie Freeman of Stanton, Bill Freeman of Ripley, Patrick Freeman of Halls and David Freeman of Muscatine, Iowa; two brothers, Dan Freeman and Floyd Freeman, both of Halls, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Dated April 24, 2001
SAULSBURY - James D. Shoaf, 60, formerly of Collierville, retired machinist, died of heart failure Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens there. He was a Marine Corps veteran, a member of Berlin Masonic Lodge 170 and a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason. He leaves two daughters, Karen G. Richardson of Mt. Pleasant, Miss., and Carla Faye Shoaf of Collierville; a son, Douglas E. Shoaf of Moscow; a sister, Mary Nelle Vickers of Bartlett, and four grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders in Memphis.
Dated April 24, 2001
SOUTH FULTON - Charlene Davis, 54, homemaker, died of heart failure Monday at Methodist Healthcare-Volunteer Hospital in Martin. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Johnson Grove Cemetery. Hornbeak Funeral Chapel in Fulton, Ky., has charge. She was a member of South Fulton Baptist Church. She leaves two brothers, Terry Davis and Jerry Davis, both of South Fulton. The family requests that any memorials be made to the American Cancer Society.
Dated April 24, 2001
TRENTON - James T. Barton, 73, retired from Brown Shoe Co., died of heart failure Tuesday at West Tennessee Skilled Nursing Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Roberts Funeral Home in Rutherford with burial in Davidson Chapel Cemetery. Mr. Barton, the husband of Betty Jean Barton, also leaves a daughter, Cheryl Barton of Trenton; a brother, James E. Barton of Humboldt, and a grandchild.
Dated April 24, 2001
UNION CITY - Lawrence Eugene Cody, 65, self-employed painter and interior decorator, died of heart failure Monday at Beverly Health & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at White-Ranson Funeral Home with burial in Terrace Hill Cemetery near Troy. He was a Baptist. He leaves three sons, Regie Cody of Union City, Alan Cody of McKenzie and Randy Cody of Gleason; a stepson, Mike Lape of Union City; his mother, Mary Edna Cody of Mohawk; four sisters, Ruby French of Mohawk, Barbara Gonzales of Prairieville, La., Rita Lorene Peterson of Mason City, Ill., and Diana Smith of Springfield; three brothers, Charles W. Cody, Gary R. Cody and Joseph Michael Cody, all of Springfield, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Dated April 24, 2001
UNION CITY - Guy Earl Thomas Jr., 17, student at South Fulton High School, died Monday at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky., after an automobile accident. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at South Fulton High School with burial in Greenlea Cemetery. Vanderford Funeral Home has charge. He was on the football team at South Fulton High School. He leaves his mother, Shirley Easley, and his father, Guy Earl Thomas, both of South Fulton; two sisters, Loraine Pruitt of Fulton and Anita Crumble of St. Paul, Minn., and three brothers, Aaron Moody of Martin, David Martin of South Bend, Ind., and Fred Kerney of Union City.
Dated April 24, 2001
UNION CITY - Sarah Jane Veatch, 80, homemaker, died of heart failure Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Hornbeak Funeral Chapel with burial in Pleasant View Memorial Gardens. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Hickman County, Ky. Mrs. Veatch, the widow of Jerry J. Veatch, leaves a daughter, Layna Inman of Union City; a sister, Sybil Wright of Palmersville, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Dated April 24, 2001
MEMPHIS - Barbara C. Goddard Adkins, 67, of Memphis, formerly of Alton, Ill., homemaker and retired case worker from Illinois Department of Public Aid, died of cancer Saturday at her home.
Dated April 24, 2001
MEMPHIS - Teresa Gail Allensworth, 37, of Proctor, Ark., telephone operator, died of heart failure Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-Central.
Dated April 24, 2001
MEMPHIS - Abner Ayers Jr., 57, of Memphis, retired from Chrysler Corp., died of kidney failure Monday at Methodist Healthcare-Central.
Dated April 24, 2001
MEMPHIS - Lonnie Mae Bowers, 87, of Memphis, wife of Phee A. Bowers, died of heart failure Monday at her home.
Dated April 24, 2001
MEMPHIS - Minnie L. Bowie Bradford, 71, of 1505 N. Hollywood, died of heart failure Friday at Methodist Healthcare-North.
Dated April 24, 2001
MEMPHIS - Naomi Thornton Brown, 64, of Memphis, receptionist for GSA, widow of Will Brown, died of heart failure Monday at her home.
Dated April 24, 2001
MEMPHIS - William D. Carraway, 84, of Memphis, formerly of Stanton, Tenn., retired meat packer with Morrell Packing Plant and retired from the Memphis Zoo, husband of Bessie L. Carraway, died of a heart attack Sunday at his home.
Dated April 24, 2001
MEMPHIS - David Donald Carroll, 93, of Memphis, retired attorney and author, husband of Billy Price Carroll, died of heart failure Sunday at his home.
Dated April 24, 2001
MEMPHIS - Lou Willie Crawford, 86, of Memphis, widow of Emmanuel Crawford, died of cancer Monday at her home.
Dated April 24, 2001
MEMPHIS - Gary O. Freeman, 55, of Bartlett, commercial tire salesman, husband of Janice Freeman, died of cancer Monday at his home.
Dated April 24, 2001
