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Dorothy Peterson Askew, 66, of Memphis, retired from AT&T; and BellSouth, died Wednesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. She leaves four sisters, Katherine Carroll of Hernando, Bertha Duvall of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Mary Ann Kincaid of Hot Springs, Ark., and Carol James of Horn Lake, and a companion with whom she lived, Geraldine Montgomery. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Joy Lynn Benson, 62, of Memphis, died March 25 at her home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Memory Hill Gardens. Family Funeral Care has charge. She leaves a son, Charles Benson of Memphis; a brother, Robert Lawrence Benson of Madisonville, Texas; three half-brothers, Ronnie Benson and Jimmy Benson, both of Magnolia, Texas, and John Benson of Fort Worth, Texas, and a grandson. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Heart Association or a charity of the donor's choice.
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Dr. Robert L. Berl, 70, of Memphis, marketing professor for the University of Memphis, died Wednesday at his home. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with inurnment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. He was a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and Georgia State University, a member and former secretary of Salvation Army Advisory Board, a member of Economic Club of Memphis, a former member of Memphis Rotary Club and a volunteer for Saint Francis Hospital. Mr. Berl was the husband of Betty L. Berl for 29 years. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the Salvation Army.
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James Michael Branson, 55, of Memphis, electrician for Local 474, died Wednesday at his home. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Family Funeral Care. He was a Marine Corps and Army Special Forces veteran, the recipient of National Defense Service medal, Vietnam Campaign medal, Vietnam Service medal with one star and Rifle Expert badge, a 32nd degree Mason and a member of Scottish Rite. Mr. Branson, the husband of Martha Lusk Branson, also leaves three sons, Christopher Branson of Tennessee, Jimmy Branson of Searcy, Ark., and Eric Sweeten of Memphis; a brother, William Branson of Memphis, and six grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Disabled American Veterans.
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Lillian H. Carter, 83, of Memphis, retired payroll clerk, died Wednesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church and Business & Professional Women's Association. She leaves a daughter, Jacqulyn Mosby of Memphis; a sister, Dorothy Omer of Birmingham, and a granddaughter. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society or Christ United Methodist Church.
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Anna Marie Chamblain, 93, of Memphis, died Thursday at Ave Maria Home. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, where she was a communicant, with burial in Calvary. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. Mrs. Chamblain, the widow of Sam A. Chamblain, leaves a son, Joseph Chamblain of St. Louis.
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Annie Lee Clayborn, 81, of Memphis, retired from Baptist Hospitals, died Sunday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home with burial in New Park Memorial Gardens. She was a member of Greater Open Door Missionary Baptist Church. Mrs. Clayborn, the widow of Shed Clayborn, leaves two daughters, Earnestine Clayborn and Sylvia Clayborn, both of Memphis; nine sons, James Clayborn, Shed Clayborn Jr., Ocaquie Clayborn, Van Leon Clayborn, Ulysses Clayborn, Gerald Clayborn and Myers Clayborn, all of Memphis, Charles Clayborn of Detroit and Thomas Clayborn of Tacoma, Wash., 40 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
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Robert Collins, 54, of Memphis, welder, died March 30 at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at New Antioch Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Walton Chapel cemetery. Henderson Funeral Home in Tunica, Miss., has charge. Mr. Collins, the husband of Delois Collins, also leaves a daughter, Rita R. Frank; two sons, Robert Tyrone Willis and Quentin M. Collins; two stepdaughters, LaTonya Malone and Swaniessa Malone, and a stepson, Marcus Malone, all of Memphis; two sisters, Annie Ward and Sharon Carter, both of Tunica; four brothers, Willie Earl Collins and Russell Collins, both of Memphis, and James Collins and R.H. Collins, both of Tunica, and 11 grandchildren.
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Lula Bell Durant, 84, of Memphis, retired nursing assistant, died Tuesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Eastern Star Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher and choir member, with burial in New Park cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a sister, Leslie Jones of Michigan, and three caregivers, Katie Williams, Geraldine Hall and Rose Williams.
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Neil Parris Fowlkes, 81, of Memphis, formerly of Rives, Tenn., retired from Goldsmith's, died Wednesday in Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Fairview cemetery in Dyersburg, Tenn. She was a member of Highland Street Church of Christ and a graduate of Dyersburg High School. Mrs. Fowlkes, the widow of James F. Fowlkes, leaves two daughters, Kathy Fowler of Augusta, S.C., and Camille Fowlkes of Columbia, Tenn.; a son, Parris Fowlkes of Memphis; three sisters, Glenn Clevenger of Abilene, Texas, Lorene Word of Beebe, Ark., and Belle Morris of Dallas; two brothers, Dale Parris of Tucson, Ariz., and Granville Parris of Little Rock, and two grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tenn.
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Ena C. Frett, 80, of Memphis, retired housekeeper for Harper Hospital in Detroit, died Tuesday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at noon Monday at Watkins Chapel CME Church with burial in Union cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a son, Robert Frett of Memphis; three sisters, Graciela Leonard of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Delita O'Conner of St. John, Virgin Islands and Cathleen Molyneaux of New York City; a brother, Prince Venzen of St. Thomas, eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
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Lornce Gill, 50, employee of Franekel Bedding, died Tuesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at New Divinity Fellowship Ministries with burial in New Park Memorial Gardens. E.H. Ford Mortuary has charge. Mr. Gill, the husband of Brenda Ann Hoskins Gill, also leaves a son, Lornce Hoskins; a stepdaughter, Latonya Tidwell; his parents, Ethel and Freddie Triplett, and three sisters, Carolyn Triplett, Pamela Williams and Nicole Triplett, all of Memphis; three brothers, Freddie Triplett Jr. of Milwaukee, and Wendell Gill and Joe Triplett, both of Memphis; his grandmother, Edith Smith of Milwaukee, and two grandchildren.
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Nancy D. Givands, 87, of Los Angeles, formerly of Memphis, retired pastry chef for Sears Roebuck after 17 years, died March 30 in Los Angeles. Services will be at noon Saturday at Greater White Stone Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in New Park cemetery. Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown has charge. She was a member of The House of Reconciliation Church International in Los Angeles, founder and coordinator of LeMoyne-Owen College International Tea and the first recipient of the Beacon Award presented by the college. Mrs. Givands, the widow of Bishop Givands, leaves a daughter, Georgianna Givands, and a sister, Dorothy Berkley, both of Memphis.
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Allen Hamilton, 91, of Memphis, retired material man and lineman's helper for Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, died Saturday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Salem Gilfield Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a deacon and trustee, with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. Mr. Hamilton, the widower of Lula Mae Hamilton, leaves a daughter, Annetta A. Hamilton of Memphis; a son, Dexter L. Hamilton of Oklahoma City, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
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Clarence H. Hamilton Jr., 80, of Las Vegas, formerly of Memphis, president of Golf Course Display Corp., and former partner of Investment Banking of Memphis, died March 30 in Las Vegas. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. He was a World War II Navy veteran, a graduate of Messick High School and attended the University of Mississippi and the University of Texas. Mr. Hamilton, the husband of Virginia Hill Hamilton for 62 years, also leaves two daughters, Sheri H. Strange of Carlsbad, Calif., and Cyndi H. Corjan of Fishers, Ind.; two sons, Henry Hamilton of Memphis and Ben Hamilton of Las Vegas, seven grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the Alzheimer's Association.
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Hattie B. Houston, 92, of Memphis, retired from Memphis Furniture Manufacturing Co., died Monday at Parkway Health & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at noon Monday at Monumental Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in New Park cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. She leaves four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
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Mattye Ann Jackson, 96, of Millington, formerly of Franklin, Tenn., librarian, died Wednesday at Millington Health Care Center. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Fairview cemetery in Dyersburg, Tenn. Mid-South Mortuary Service has charge. She was a member of Brentwood Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Goldie Vincent Circle, Book Club, Home Demonstration Club, Allied Arts and Church Women of Franklin, a Carnton Mansion docent and a library volunteer.
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Antavious Lewis Martin, 2-month-old son of Erika R. Whitfield and Anthony Martin of Memphis, died March 28 at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at New Park cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He also leaves two brothers, Anthony Martin and Anterion Martin; his grandparents, Raymond Martin, Josephine Kirkwood, Benjamin Whitfield and Elizeat Collins, and his great grandparents, Rosie and Willie Cooper, all of Memphis.
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Al Nathan Miller, 43, of Memphis, senior officer specialist with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, died Monday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at noon Monday at Restoration Revival Temple with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police. Mr. Miller, the husband of Phyllis K. Miller, also leaves a daughter, Alicia Maree Miller, and a son, Al Nathan Miller Jr., both of Memphis, and three sisters, Vercatha Ford of Southfield, Mich., Karlisha Benymon of Bartlett and Tamra Sain of Collierville.
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Steven Dewayne Miller, 41, of San Francisco, formerly of Memphis, credit analyst for Birkenstock Shoe Co., died March 30 at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in San Francisco. Services will be at 6 p.m. today at Springhill Baptist Church with burial at 11 a.m. Saturday in Forest Hill cemetery East. Millington Funeral Home has charge. He was a graduate of Kingsbury High School and Stanford University in Palo Alta, Calif., and a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. He leaves his mother, Shirley Miller Mason, and a sister, Sonji Miller Branch. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Steven D. Miller Memorial Fund.
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