Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Rev. Roosevelt Hurley, 61, of Memphis, employee of Longstar Concrete Co., died Wednesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Greater Galatian Baptist Church, where he was a member and associate minister, with burial in New Park cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Rev. Hurley, the husband of Lillie Hurley, also leaves a daughter, Sharole Dale of Michigan; two sisters, Lucille Williams of St. Louis and Carrie Harris of Greenville, Miss.; a brother, Jessie Hurley of Milwaukee, 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
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Dr. Quincy Arthur 'Doc' Johnson, 73, of Las Vegas, formerly of Memphis, retired osteopathic doctor for Zeiger Hospital in Detroit and Detroit Osteopathic Hospital in Highland Park, Mich., died April 2 at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Baptist Church with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. T.H. Hayes & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was an Army veteran, member of Memphis Cotton Makers Jubilee, American Osteopathic Medical Association, Nevada Osteopathic Medical Association and Nevada Social Association, and graduate of Booker T. Washington High School, Rust College and Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Johnson, the husband of Judith A. Johnson, also leaves a daughter, Shelia Rene Johnson of Southville, Mich.; his mother, Suvella Horton of Memphis, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society or St. John Baptist Church.
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Robert Lloyd 'Jack' Jordan, 95, of Memphis, retired from Kraft Foods, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at noon Monday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. He was a member of Highland Street Church of Christ. Mr. Jordan, the husband of Inez Jordan for 71 years, also leaves a daughter, JoAnne Dennis of Bartlett; a son, Larry Jordan of Memphis; a sister, Floy Sue Stubbs of Ripley, Miss., nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, three stepgreat-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
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J.D. Middlebrook, 69, of Bartlett, pastor at Raleigh Assembly of God for 35 years, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at noon Thursday at Raleigh Assembly of God with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. Roller Family Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Tennessee District Presbyter of the Assemblies of God, American Association of Christian Counselors, Raleigh-Bartlett Ministers' Association and National Home Missions Board of the General Council of the Assemblies of God, member of the board of directors of Evangel University in Springfield, Mo., and Teen Challenge of Memphis, general presbyter of the General Council of the Assemblies of God, developer and former co-chairman of the Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches of North America Memphis chapter, and graduate of Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, Texas, University of Memphis and Trinity Evangelical Seminary in Florida. Mr. Middlebrook, the husband of Joy Middlebrook, also leaves two daughters, Cynthia Joy Snyder of Bartlett and Christi Lynn Jones of Amman, Jordan; a brother, Bill Middlebrook of Tulsa, Okla., and nine grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Christi Jones Compassion Ministry Assemblies of God World Ministries.
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Marjorie A. Rasmussen, 87, of Memphis, retired from Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., died Thursday at Quince Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. Mrs. Rasmussen, the widow of Axel Joseph Rasmussen, leaves a daughter, Marjorie Palazzolo of Memphis, a grandchild and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Speedway Baptist Church, Memphis Humane Society or Crossroads Hospice.
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Katlyn Nicole Rogers, newborn daughter of Brandi Rogers of Memphis, died Wednesday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. E.H. Ford Mortuary has charge. She also leaves a brother, Ricky Garrett, and her grandparents, Kathy Garrett, Perry Rogers and Gloria Brown.
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Patricia Anne Sellers, 38, of Memphis, payroll clerk for The Commercial Appeal, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Family Funeral Care. She leaves her mother, Epsy Anne Sellers of Memphis; a sister, Jeannie Goree of Alabama; a brother, Steve Sellers of Atoka, and a companion with whom she lived, Wendy Preszler of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation or the American Cancer Society.
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Cornelia P. Shears, 51, of Memphis, retired nursing assistant, died Sunday at Methodist University Hospital. Services were Saturday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in New Park cemetery. She was a member of Lambert Church of God in Christ. Mrs. Shears, the widow of Claude Shears, leaves a daughter, Catina R. Williams; her mother, Panola Poole, and four sisters, Annie Stevenson, Shirley Foster, Janet Craft and Eunice Poole, all of Memphis; five brothers, Curtis Poole, Willie Poole, Calvin Poole and Everett Poole, all of Memphis, and Sherman Poole of Compton, Calif., and three grandchildren.
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George T. Smith, 87, of Bartlett, retired supervisor for Anderson Tully Co., died Friday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. He was a World War II veteran and member of Bartlett Woods Church of Christ. Mr. Smith, the widower of Mabel Lucille Smith, leaves two daughters, Nomey Lock and Jerry Mertz, both of Memphis; two sons, George T. Smith of Memphis and James Norman of Somerville, a grandchild and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
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Troy V. Smith, 84, of Fisherville, retired from Memphis Veterans Medical Center, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Bartlett Chapel with burial in Helen Crigger cemetery in Munford, Tenn. He was a World War II Army veteran, and member of Fisherville Baptist Church and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mr. Smith, the widower of Helen P. Smith, leaves a daughter, Marsha Smith of Moscow, Tenn.; three sisters, Minnie Hicks of Memphis, and Zettie Swindle and Zula Womack, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Fisherville Baptist Church.
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Vera Marie Bledsoe Smith, 73, of Memphis, retired Memphis City Schools librarian and teacher, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Metropolitan Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Deborah Circle, sanctuary choir, Rebecca Club, Metroguild and Martha Bible Club, with burial in Elmwood. E.H. Ford Mortuary has charge. She was a member of the board of directors of the Alzheimer's Association, and member of Memphis and Shelby County Retired Teachers Association, Sigma Gamma Rho and Phi Kappa Delta. She leaves two daughters, Jacquelyn Yarbrough of Memphis and Jocelyn Gasby of New York City; a son, Boyce C. Smith of Houston; her mother, Alice McClain of Memphis; four sisters, Theresa Geredine Harris of Memphis, Georgiary H. Bledsoe of Boston, and Delphya W. Gagliardi and Janice E. Bledsoe, both of Cleveland, Ohio; seven brothers, Norman L. Bledsoe of Detroit, Harry W. Bledsoe of Jackson, Miss., Paul M. Bledsoe of Santa Monica, Calif., Zercle L. Bledsoe of Los Angeles, E. Ozell Bledsoe of Seattle, Sedserdion P. Bledsoe of St. Louis, and Kary B. Bledsoe of Raleigh, N.C., five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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Carolyn Augusta Shelby Summers, 92, of Memphis, died Friday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Calvary. She was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church. Mrs. Summers, the widow of Oran Shelby and Clyde Summers, leaves two sons, Lawrence H. Shelby of Port Charlotte, Fla., and R. Michael Shelby of Memphis, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Heart Association.
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Pearline 'Lil Mama' Tate, 96, of Memphis, homemaker, died Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Christ Way Community Church, where she was a member, with burial in Calvary. Victory Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Tate, the widow of James Tate, leaves a daughter, Mattie Kilpatrick of Memphis, five grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren.
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Elaine Prentiss Wall, 83, of Memphis, retired periodical librarian for Christian Brothers University, died Friday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Calvary Episcopal Church with burial in Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Memphis Harpers autoharp group and the first woman to qualify for a pilot's license in Muskogee, Okla. She leaves two daughters, Mary Baddour and Larkin Bryant, both of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Christian Brothers University.
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Brownsville -- Billie Joe Dickerson, 69, died Thursday at Haywood Park Community Hospital. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Rawls Funeral Home with burial in Cane Creek cemetery in Bells. He was a Marine Corps and Air Force veteran. He leaves five sisters, Peggy Curry, Nina Faye Dickerson, Mildred Bradford, Carol Reid and Janet Dickerson, and a brother, Clifford Dickerson, all of Brownsville.
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Brownsville -- Audrey Winfield, 92, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Lauderdale in Ripley. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Knights of Pythias cemetery. Rawls Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Winfield was the widow of Jake Winfield.
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Counce -- Thomas Edgar Freeman, 83, retired from TVA, died Saturday at Tishomingo County Hospital in Iuka, Miss. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Center Hill Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Corinthian Funeral Home in Corinth, Miss., has charge. Mr. Freeman, the husband of Dorothy Tucker Freeman, also leaves a daughter, Mary Ann Surratt of Selmer; a son, Tommy Joe Freeman of Counce; two stepdaughters, Teresa Carroll of Counce and Trena Bradley of Atlanta; two stepsons, Sammy Parker of Counce and Tracy Carroll of Pickwick; a sister, Annie Franks of Savannah; two brothers, Clyde Freeman of Jackson and Glen Freeman of Chicago, two grandchildren, 10 stepgrandchildren, three great-grandchildren and three stepgreat-grandchildren.
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Ripley -- John Robert Jumper, 90, of Ripley and Decatur, Ga., retired research biologist for the U.S. government, died Thursday at Northlake Regional Medical Center in Tucker, Ga. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Ripley Funeral Home with burial in Tippah Memorial Gardens. He was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran and a member of the Church of Christ. Mr. Jumper, the widower of Leota May Jumper, leaves a daughter, Molly Glenn Jumper of Decatur; three sons, Paul Jumper and David Jumper, both of Lawrenceville, Ga., and John Spight Jumper of Decatur; a sister, Ruby Jumper of Memphis, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Ripley -- Cecail Pickett, 60, of St. Louis, formerly of Ripley, laborer, died Tuesday at DePaul Medical Center in St. Louis. Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Monday at Granberry Mortuary in St. Louis with burial in Lake Charles cemetery there. Currie's Funeral Home in Henning has charge. Mr. Pickett, the husband of Ellen Pickett, also leaves two daughters, Yolanda M. Pickett and Felisha E. Pickett, and two sons, Ricky Van Pickett and Cecail DeMarco Pickett, all of St. Louis; his mother, Frances Scott Pickett
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