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MEMPHIS - JOHANNA MARTHA BITTMAN DROTT, 93, of Upland, Pa., formerly of Memphis, writer, composer and piano and guitar teacher, died of heart failure Feb. 16 at Crozer Chester Medical Center in Upland. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with burial in Calvary. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel has charge. She was former president of the Greater Memphis Music Teachers Association. Mrs. Drott, the widow of Ernest Drott, leaves a daughter, Marianne Squyres of Upland, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Birthright of Memphis.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - CARRIE M. DUNCAN, 62, of Memphis, teacher at White Station Elementary School, died of cancer Monday at Methodist Healthcare-Germantown. Services will be at noon Tuesday at Cummings Street Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery. H. C. Jett Funeral Home in Collierville has charge. Mrs. Duncan, the wife of Harry Duncan Jr., also leaves a daughter, Cheronda P. Duncan of Memphis; three sisters, Ethel Mae Fields of Pasadena, Calif., Sheryl Jones of Houston, Texas, and Bobbie Jean McCraney of Minneapolis; two brothers, Leroy Daniels of Detroit and Patrick McCraney of Newellton, La., and two grandchildren.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - JIM W. FLINT, 62, of Hernando, retired from the Navy and employee of FedEx, died of cancer Wednesday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch. He was a Vietnam War veteran. Mr. Flint, the husband of Martha W. Flint for 43 years, also leaves a daughter, Fay Nehring of Southaven; two sons, Wesley Flint of Olive Branch and Kenneth Flint of Memphis; his mother, Grace Flint of Hernando; three sisters, Louise Hardin of Tupelo, Miss., Elaine Vaughn of Horn Lake and Lou Williams of Walls, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - ALBERT MASON FLOYD, 86, of Memphis, formerly of Selmer, Tenn., retired carpenter for Memphis City School System, former carpenter for Tennessee Valley Authority and former employee of General Motors, died of heart failure Wednesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer with burial in Mars Hill Cemetery in Adamsville, Tenn. He was a member of Macon Road Church of Christ, Civilian Conservation Corps and Carpenters' Union 345. Mr. Floyd, the husband of Maggie Hill Floyd, also leaves three daughters, Anne Landers of Hernando, Faylene Bryant of Universal City, Texas, and Linda Landis of Memphis, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - MATTIE JEANIE HIGHGATE, 95, of Colorado Springs, Colo., formerly of Memphis, pharmaceutical clerk, died of heart failure Thursday in Colorado Springs. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown. She leaves a sister, Maude Ferguson of Colorado Springs.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - WILLIE RAY `DICKIE' HILL, 69, of Covington, retired employee of Bruce Paneling & Molding, died of heart disease Feb. 15 at Covington Care Nursing Home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Canaan Grove Baptist Church in Mason, where she was a member, with burial in Malone Cemetery there. Barlow Funeral Home in Covington has charge. Mrs. Hill, the wife of Alex Hill, also leaves nine daughters, Cora Yarbrough, Marjorie Norfolk, Clarissa Williamson and Cassandra Alston, all of Covington, Cleothrie Vanderbilt and Celeste Hubbard, both of Mason, Tulesia Hill Montgomery of Atoka, Tenn., and Barbara Ealy and Sheron Brown, both of Martin, Tenn.; two sons, Alex Hill Jr. of Gary, Ind., and Sirica Hill of Memphis; her mother, Earner Teamer of Covington; two sisters, Eva K. French of Gary and Rosie M. Brown of Detroit; a brother, Les Teamer of Covington, 36 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - LAURENCE BOYD JOHNSON, 92, of Oakland, Tenn., retired farmer, died of cancer Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Cleaves Memorial CME Church in Oakland, where he was a steward board 2 member, with burial in McCulley Cemetery there. J. A. Lofties Funeral Home in Somerville has charge. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Johnson, the husband of Willie Agnes Brown Johnson, also leaves a brother, Virgil T. Johnson of Akron, Ohio.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - THOMAS F. KEMP, 74, of Memphis, formerly of Cleveland, Miss., owner of Kemp Service Station for 32 years, died of heart failure Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital East. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with entombment in Forest Hill Mausoleum East. He was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church, past commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 684 and a World War II Army veteran. Mr. Kemp, the husband of Dorothy Kemp, also leaves three daughters, Sharon Malone of Memphis, Lillie Crossland of Humphrey, Ark., and Donna Barnett of Gillett, Ark.; a brother, Henry Kemp of Hernando, and five grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Brain Tumor Foundation.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - DEWAYNE LONG, 63, of Memphis, died of cancer Tuesday at Oakville Nursing Home. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He leaves four daughters, Cynthia Sarrett of Memphis, and Oneatha Holeman, Linda Holeman and Brenda Holeman, all of Minneapolis; two sons, Delano Dewayne Holeman and Ricky Holeman, both of Minneapolis, and several grandchildren.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - JAMES ARCHIE MARSHALL JR., 76, of Memphis, formerly of Brighton, retired Navy veteran after 27 years and former machine operator for General Electric Lamp Division, died of heart failure Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital East. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Munford (Tenn.) Funeral Home with burial in Morrison Cemetery in Brighton. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mr. Marshall, the husband of Claire Jones Marshall, also leaves two daughters, Shirley Simer and Venita Ham, both of Memphis; a son, James Archie Marshall III of Bartlett; two sisters, Lotis Higgins of Brighton and Betty Burford of Baton Rouge, La.; four brothers, Sercy Marshall and Gene Marshall, both of Brighton, and Danny Marshall and Andrew Marshall, both of Memphis, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - HOWARD MORAN JR., 52, of Southaven, employee of WMC TV station for 29 years, died of heart failure Wednesday in Southaven. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown. He was a member of Whitehaven Presbyterian Church, an Army veteran and a coach and booster for Southaven Baseball Association. He leaves a daughter, Jessica E. Moran, and a son, John E. Moran, both of Southaven, and two sisters, Sarah Ellen Moran of Senatobia, Miss., and Patricia Grace Alfonso of Southaven. The family requests that memorials be sent to Southaven Baseball Association.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - PAULINE L. MORGAN, 67, of Byhalia, Miss., formerly of Memphis, retired employee of Sharpe Manufacturing, died of cancer Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch with burial in Byhalia Cemetery. She leaves three daughters, Angie Mulder and Jennifer Stevens, both of Byhalia, and Heidi Stewart of Potts Camp, Miss.; two sons, Larry E. Luke of Lamar, Miss., and Peter Luke of Victoria, Miss.; two sisters, Irene Tosh of Vildo, Tenn., and Agnes Caviness of Hatchie Station, Tenn.; two brothers, Charlie Luke and Clifford Luke, both of Hatchie Station, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - JACQUELINE A. NASH, 50, of Memphis, formerly of Chicago, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital East. The cause of death had not been determined pending an autopsy. She leaves her mother, Margaret Porter of Memphis; three sisters, J. Yvone Porter and LaVinda Wilson, both of Chicago, and Rita W. Riddle of Memphis, and a nephew who cared for her, Denmel Porter.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - FRANCES GERALDINE NORTHCOTT, 78, of Covington, homemaker, died of heart failure Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton in Covington. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home in Covington with burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Northcott, the widow of James E. Northcott, leaves a son, Lynn Northcott of Covington, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - W. C. OBANNON, 78, of Mathiston, Miss., formerly of Memphis, retired employee of Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., died of kidney failure Wednesday at Webster General Hospital in Eupora, Miss. Services will be at noon today at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery East. He was a World War II Army veteran. Mr. Obannon was the husband of Nancy Kincaid Obannon.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - BILLIE M. POWELL, 78, of Covington, retired cashier for the Navy Exchange in Millington, died of heart failure Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Lauderdale in Ripley, Tenn. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Covington First Assembly of God, where she was a member, with burial in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home in Covington has charge. She leaves a daughter, Paulette Jones of Covington; a son, Gordon Powell of Broken Arrow, Okla.; five sisters, Ruby Kuykendall of Drummonds, Tenn., Shirley Max and Gail Chumley, both of Covington, Evelyn Klien of Memphis and Charlotte Richardson of Arlington, Texas; two brothers, Walter McBride of Covington and Paul McBride of Portsmouth, R.I., 17 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - HELEN SPECTOR, 89, of Memphis, vice principal for New York City Schools and executive board member of New York Schools, died of heart failure Thursday in Memphis. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Beth Sholom Cemetery in Cordova. Gan Aden Funeral Home has charge. She was chapter president of B'Nai B'Rith Women and a member of the Anti-Defamation League. She leaves a sister, Bernice Wolman of Kopake, N.Y., and Boynton Beach, Fla., and a brother, Irving Spector of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - GERALD BREWER TATE, 22, of Memphis, with the Navy, died Feb. 15 in San Diego of a gunshot wound. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at New Sardis Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He leaves a son, Gerald B. Tate Jr., and his parents, Rosie Tate and Aaron Tate Jr., all of Memphis; two brothers, Eric B. Tate of Virginia Beach, Va., and Aaron Tate III of Memphis, and his grandmothers, Mary Tate and Bessie Coleman, both of Memphis.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - KATHERINE BLAYLOCK THOMPSON, 94, of Memphis, formerly of McKenzie, Tenn., homemaker, died of heart failure Wednesday at American Transitional Rehab & Specialty Care. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Brummitt Funeral Home in McKenzie with burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery there. She was a member of McKenzie First United Methodist Church and Temple Baptist Church in Memphis. Mrs. Thompson, the widow of Marvin D. Thompson, leaves a daughter, Nancy Hearn of Knoxville, 11 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - MOTEE HATTOX THORN, 85, of Southaven, retired supervisor for Goldsmith's Department Store after 28 years, died of heart failure Tuesday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Houston (Miss.) Funeral Home with burial in Wesley Chapel Cemetery. She was a member of Carriage Hills Baptist Church. Mrs. Thorn, the widow of James B. Thorn, leaves a sister, Ruth Chapman of Clarksdale, Miss. The family requests that memorials be sent to Carriage Hills Baptist Church in Southaven or Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Houston.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - HERBERT LAWRENCE TRUBE JR., 70, of Oswego, Ill., formerly of Memphis, former Head of Fraud Investigations for FedEx, died of lung cancer Saturday at his home. Services were Thursday at Community Congregational Church in Elburn, Ill., with burial in Blackberry Cemetery there. Conley Funeral Home in Elburn had charge. Mr. Trube leaves two daughters, Dawn Gould of Oswego and Holly L. Mickelson of Kansas City, Mo., and a son, D. Craig Silvers of Lake Ozark, Mo. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - JEAN WILLIAMS, 51, of 673 W. Raines, died of heart failure Tuesday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Refreshing Spring Baptist Church with burial in New Park Cemetery. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Williams, the wife of James Williams, also leaves two daughters, Trena Rena Gunn and Tumika Williams; a son, Choya Williams; her mother, Mancie Douglass; two sisters, Eunice Champion and Juanita Jones, and four brothers, Arrist Douglass, Thomas Caldwell, John Douglass and Joel Caldwell, all of Memphis, and four grandchildren.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - JAMES E. WRENN, 72, of Bartlett, owner of Tastee Barb-B-Q, died of heart failure Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. He was a member of Ellendale Baptist Church and a World War II Marine Corps veteran. Mr. Wrenn, the husband of Patricia Phillips Wrenn, also leaves several children. The family requests that memorials be sent to Ellendale Baptist Church Building Fund.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - JAMES HOWARD YANCY, 63, of Ashland, Miss., formerly of Memphis, died of heart failure Feb. 17 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Miss. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. James Church of God in Christ in Ripley, Miss., where he was a member, with burial in Good Hope Cemetery in Ashland. J. F. Brittenum & Son Funeral Home in Holly Springs, Miss., has charge. Mr. Yancy, the husband of Queen Ester Reeves Yancy, also leaves two daughters, Deborah Evans of Ashland and Annette Yancy of Somerville; 11 sons, Rickey Yancy, Sammie Yancy, Jimmie Yancy, Ray Yancy and Maurice Yancy, all of Ashland, James Yancy Jr. and Joe Willie Yancy, both of Blue Mountain, Miss., Cluster Yancy of New Albany, Miss., Walter Yancy and Charles Yancy, both of Ripley, and Nathaniel Yancy of Tennessee; a sister, Mattie Lee Gipson of Ashland, 26 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Dated February 22, 2001
MEMPHIS - ADISON `AL' SANDERSON, 43, of Kansas City, Kan., formerly of Holly Springs, Miss., employee of Robert & Roberts Dairy, died of kidney failure Sunday at Bethany Medical Center in Kansas City. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Chulahoma Missionary Baptist Church in Holly Springs, where he was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. J. F. Brittenum & Son Funeral Home in Holly Springs has charge. He leaves two daughters, Shonda Valentine and Terry Cave, both of Kansas City; a son, Kenneth Scruggs, and his mother, Colia Houston Sanderson, both of Holly Springs; six sisters, Mary Pool and Annie Harris, both of Chicago, Lorean Richmond and Shirley Sanderson, both of Kansas City, and Beulah Hamilton and Ruthie Johnson, both of Holly Springs; three brothers, Robert Sanderson of Chicago, Roy Sanderson of Kansas City and Charlie Sanderson Jr. of Holly Springs, and his grandfather, Leonard Houston of Memphis.
Dated February 22, 2001
