Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Archie M. Dodd, 70, of Henderson, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, employee of Kimberly-Clark, died Monday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. Mr. Dodd, the husband of Virginia Dodd, leaves two stepdaughters; three stepsons; three sisters, Lily Rose Isbell of Jackson, Tenn., Ruth Smith of Hot Springs, Ark., and Naomi Ferrell of Savannah, Tenn., and a brother, Roy Dodd of Henderson.
[Death notice dated May 11, 2005]
James A. 'Popeye' 'Hot Shot' Elliott, 76, of Memphis, driver for Gordons Trucking, died Thursday at Graceland Nursing Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at New Mount Sinai Baptist Church. J.E. Herndon Funeral Home Golden Cross Chapel has charge. Mr. Elliott, the husband of Erma L. Elliott, also leaves three daughters, Shirley Gordon, Leatha Elliott and Matosha Elliott, all of Memphis; five sons, James Elliott Jr. of St. Louis, and David Elliott, Michael Elliott, Vincent Elliott and Marcus Elliott, all of Memphis; a stepdaughter, Delois Woods of Chicago; a sister, May Liggins of Flint, Mich., 31 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 11, 2005]
Katherine Franklin, 85, of Memphis, private duty nurse, died Saturday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Princeton Avenue Full Gospel Church, where she was an usher board and choir member, with burial in Thomas Chapel cemetery in Rossville. N.H. Owens & Son Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Franklin, the widow of Fred Franklin, leaves a daughter, Annie V. Sanders; a sister, Freddie Mae Leavy, four grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 11, 2005]
Cornelius T. Gilliam, 20, of Memphis, cook for McDonald's, died Friday at his home. Services will be at noon Friday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Charity Gardens in Rossville. He was a member of New Stinson Community Church. He leaves his parents, Estelle and Fletcher Gilliam; a brother, Fletcher Gilliam Jr., and his grandparents, Rosie N. Winton and Jasper Gilliam, all of Memphis.
[Death notice dated May 11, 2005]
Javell David Harris, 27, of Memphis, died Sunday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Watson cemetery in Byhalia, Miss. He leaves his parents, Cora Mae and Dave Harris; three sisters, Ruthie Jones, Debbie Martin and Taveda Harris, and a brother, Tavell Harris, all of Memphis.
[Death notice dated May 11, 2005]
Marcus DeAngelo Hawkins, 31, of Memphis, truck driver, died Sunday in Memphis. Services will be at noon Saturday at Hill Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Memorial Park South Woods. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. Mr. Hawkins, the husband of Tamika Hawkins, also leaves his parents, Brenda and Jerry Hawkins of Memphis; a sister, Tangie Tolbert, and a brother, Marquez Hawkins, both of Dallas, and his grandparents, Florell Yancey and Richard Tuggle.
[Death notice dated May 11, 2005]
Marion Oscar Hayes, 85, of Memphis, retired truck driver for Bell Cottage, died Friday at Spring Gate Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Services will be noon Friday at Ridgegrove Church of Christ on Hawkins Mill, where he was a member, with burial in New Park cemetery. Jefferson Mortuary in Millington has charge. Mr. Hayes, the husband of Geraldine Tate Hayes, also leaves four daughters, Mary Hayes Royston, Millicent Hayes Royston and Phyllis Hayes Jones, all of Memphis, and Carolin Hayes Irvin of Voorhees, N.J.; four sons, Cleophas Thomas Hayes and Winfred T. Hayes, both of Memphis, Marion Oscar Hayes Jr. of San Diego and Ernest S. Hayes of Hernando; two sisters, Aserleen Hayes Hankins of Memphis and Ernestine Hayes Cobb of Washington; five brothers, Willie B. Hayes, Solomon M. Hayes and Calvin D. Hayes, all of Memphis, Clifton A. Hayes of Hyattsville, Md., and Robert T. Hayes of Hernando, 28 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 11, 2005]
N. Owen Hovater, 62, of Nashville, formerly of Memphis, manager for FedEx, died Monday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Morrison Funeral Home in Tuscumbia, Ala., with burial in Tuscumbia Oakwood cemetery. Family Funeral Care has local charge. He was an Army veteran, a graduate of the University of Mississippi and a member of Mississippi M Club Alumni Chapter and the University of Mississippi Alumni Association. He leaves three sisters, Elaine Smith of Florence, Ala., Anita Rhoades of El Paso, Texas, and Lisa Luly of Atlanta, and a companion with whom he lived, Sue Hatton. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Death notice dated May 11, 2005]
Elizabeth Leavell Hughes, 90, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Methodist University Hospital. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Elmwood. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church, the University Club and King's Daughters. Mrs. Hughes, the widow of William F. Hughes, also leaves two daughters, Camille Hughes Lemaster of Memphis and Elizabeth Hughes O'Connor of St. Louis; a son, William F. Hughes Jr., and two sisters, Amelia L. Askew and Maude Ann L. McCormick, all of Memphis, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. John's Episcopal Church or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated May 11, 2005]
Ansley Babin Jacobus, infant daughter of Mary and Robert Jacobus of Germantown, died Saturday at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of First Evangelical Church. She also leaves two brothers, Luke Babin Jacobus and Hudson Babin Jacobus, both of Germantown, and her grandparents, Jean and Robert Jacobus of Evergreen, Colo., and Mary and Ed Babin of Germantown.
[Death notice dated May 11, 2005]
Chelbe Chiari Jones, infant daughter of Shirley Corley and Mario Jones of Memphis, died Monday at her home. Services will be at 8:45 a.m. Saturday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in New Park cemetery. She also leaves a sister, Cobe Jones; two brothers, Mario Jones and Nicholus Corley; her grandparents, Estella Slater Jones and Johnny Jones, Dorlorcleshi Craig and Robert Bailey Jr., and her great-grandmother, Birdie Mae Slater, all of Memphis.
[Death notice dated May 11, 2005]
Nebennie Jones, 90, of Memphis, retired from the University of Tennessee, died May 4 at her home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in New Park cemetery. She leaves two sisters, Hattie M. Buchanan and Ollie Mae Randle.
[Death notice dated May 11, 2005]
Hoke S. Leigh Jr., 87, of Memphis, retired cabinet maker, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. He was a World War II Navy veteran and a member of Central Church. Mr. Leigh was the widower of Mary Cooper Leigh. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Make-A-Wish Foundation or MIFA.
[Death notice dated May 11, 2005]
Mary L. Lindsey, 81, of Cordova, retired criminal court clerk after 35 years, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of Ellendale United Methodist Church. She leaves two sons, Sam Lindsey of Bartlett and Jim Lindsey of Memphis; a sister, Jo Leach of Memphis, and two grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Ellendale United Methodist Church.
[Death notice dated May 11, 2005]
Robert Lee Malone, 80, of Memphis, retired from Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division after 32 years, died Monday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. He was a World War II Navy veteran and a member of Longview Baptist Church. Mr. Malone, the husband of Imogene Malone for 58 years, also leaves a daughter, Nora Tunnell of Southaven; a son, Danny Lee Malone of Memphis, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 11, 2005]
Arthur F. Monroe, 74, of Memphis, retired truck driver, died Friday at Saint Francis Hospital. Family Funeral Care has charge. He leaves a daughter, Lynae Davis of Everett, Wash.; two sons, Stephen Raley of Duvall, Wash., and Kevin Gordon Raley of Monroe, Wash.; two sisters, Eleanor Stocker of Memphis and Mary Jane Brockman of Oakville, Wash.; a brother, John Monroe of Salinas, Calif., and two grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the 700 Club.
[Death notice dated May 11, 2005]
Lellie M. Randolph, 81, of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at National cemetery. Family Funeral Care has charge. Mrs. Randolph, the widow of Willard Harris Randolph, leaves a son, Randy Randolph of Watauga, Texas; two sisters, June Chapman and Clair Connors, both of Memphis, and a grandson. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated May 11, 2005]
Jeffrey Lynn Ross, 50, of Memphis, truck driver, died Sunday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Unity cemetery in Chester County, Tenn. Casey Funeral Home in Henderson, Tenn., has charge. He leaves a daughter, Jamie Howard of Acworth, Ga.; his father, John Allen Ross of Memphis; three brothers, Joseph H. Ross of Memphis, John A. Ross Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla., and Jerry B. Ross of Woodstock, Ga., and a grandchild.
[Death notice dated May 11, 2005]
Ada Lee Sanders, 74, of Millington, died Monday at her home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in New Park cemetery. Mrs. Sanders, the widow of Richard Sanders, leaves a sister, Dr. Cynthia Ann Gentry of Memphis.
[Death notice dated May 11, 2005]
