Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Frank O. Henley, 85, of Tequesta, Fla., formerly of West Tennessee, retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, died Monday in Tequesta. Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Taylor & Modeen Funeral Home in Jupiter, Fla. with full military honors. Mr. Henley, the widower of Betty S. Henley, leaves a daughter, Catherine A. Wilson, and a son, Frank S. Henley, both of Tequesta; two sisters, Joanne Gaglio and Jean Larkin, both of Memphis, and three grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Doris Jean Holmes, 54, of Memphis, advertising clerk for Kroger, died Sunday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Easthaven Church of Christ with burial in the church cemetery. Gillespie Funeral Home in Olive Branch has charge. Mrs. Holmes, the wife of William Holmes, also leaves two daughters, Samantha D. Holmes of Houston and Daphne V. Holmes of Memphis; her mother and stepfather, Jessie Lee Stevens Hawkins and Harrison Hawkins, and three sisters, Carolyn A. Stevens, Bernie L. Clemons and Elaine Stevens, all of Memphis.
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Merle F. Johnson, 77, of Memphis, retired service station attendant, died Wednesday at Methodist Extended Care. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch with burial in Memorial Park. He was an Army veteran. He leaves four sisters, Maxine Johnson Cates and Bonnie Johnson Beasley, both of Memphis, Betty Johnson Deckelman of Olive Branch and Helen Johnson Magee of Byhalia, Miss., and a brother, Donald W. Johnson of Memphis.
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Ruth F. Johnson, 93, of Memphis, retired librarian for the University of Memphis, died Wednesday at Kirby Pines Estates. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Second Presbyterian Church, Dixon Gallery and Brooks Museum. Mrs. Johnson, the widow of Dr. Sam H. Johnson, leaves a sister, Mary Ellen Egbert of Eau Claire, Wis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Second Presbyterian Church or a charity of the donor's choice.
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Luigi Lawrence, 72, of Cordova, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Mass will be said at 1 p.m. today at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, where he was a communicant, with burial in Memorial Park. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. Mr. Lawrence, the husband of Eugenia Lawrence for 40 years, also leaves two daughters, Daniela Lawrence and Vivian Lawrence, both of Cordova; a son, Mario Lawrence of Pope, Miss.; two sisters, Maria Lawrence and Larenza Cordeaux, both of Australia; three brothers, Paul Lawrence of Queens, N.Y., Albert Lawrence of Cornwall, England, and Vincent Lawrence of Australia, and a grandchild.
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Bobbie Sue Porter Leggett, 72, of Memphis, homemaker and retired from the Army Office of Personnel Management, died Wednesday at Spring Gate Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Roller Family Funeral Home with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. She was a member of Broadmoor Baptist Church and president of Forrest Lakes Home Owners Association. Mrs. Leggett, the wife of T. L. Leggett, also leaves a daughter, Karen Eddleman of Winfield, Mo.; a son, Robert Porter of Springfield, Mo.; four sisters, Mary Bess Henley and Ruby Guest, both of West Point, Miss., Nick Johnson of Mantee, Miss., and Louise Morgan of Memphis, and four grandchildren.
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Anne Akosua Livingston, 83, of Memphis, retired teacher for San Francisco City School System, died Monday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Galilee Memorial Gardens. She was a member of the Church for the Fellowship of All People in San Francisco, AKA, NAACP, San Francisco Duplicates Bridge Club and San Francisco Historic & Cultural Society. Mrs. Livingston, the widow of Isaac Livingston, leaves a caregiver, Thomas B. Johnson of Memphis.
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John L. Maclin, 50, of Memphis, self-employed electrician, died Saturday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Tuesday at Norris Road Church of Christ with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Christian Funeral Directors has charge. He was a Navy veteran. He leaves two sons, John Maclin III and Joseph Maclin, both of Seattle; a sister, Gwendolyn Maclin Shephard of Memphis; a brother, Stephen Hines of Denver; an aunt who raised him, Lelia Smith of Memphis, and a caregiver, Eula Caruthers.
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David Earl Mathis, 39, of Memphis, construction worker, died Sunday in Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in New Park cemetery. He leaves six daughters; six sons; six sisters, Barbara Person, Charlene Crutcher, Lois Pointer, Yvonne Jones, Gloria Jean Mack and Dorothy Washington, all of Memphis, and four brothers, Harry Mathis Jr., James Earl Mathis and Cindy Earl Mathis, all of Memphis, and Leroy Vincent Mathis of Cincinnati.
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George Owens, 50, of Memphis, truck driver for Estes Carriers, died Thursday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at McNeece-Morris Funeral Home in Mantachie, Miss., with burial in Siloam cemetery in Marietta, Miss. He leaves a sister, Geneva Shoup of Jacksonville, Ark., and two brothers, Glen Owens and Gene Owens, both of Memphis.
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Edna Proctor, 85, of Memphis, caregiver, died Tuesday at Mobile (Ala.) Infirmary Medical Center. Services will be at noon Saturday at M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home with burial in National cemetery. She leaves four daughters, Aria Arnold and Edwina Williams, both of Memphis, Jerita Dukes of Mobile, Ala., and Beverly Williams; a son, Terrance Proctor of Durham, N.C., 22 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
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Paul N. Rogers, 80, of Cordova, retired brigadier general for the Tennessee Air National Guard after 34 years, and retired from Sears after 42 years, died Wednesday at Trinity Mission Rehab in Byhalia, Miss. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. He was a member of Christ United Methodist Church and a charter member of St. Stephens United Methodist Church. Mr. Rogers, the widower of Nell D. Rogers, leaves a daughter, Patricia R. Owens of Cordova; three sons, Jim Rogers of Germantown, Mike Rogers of Victoria, Miss., and David Rogers of Cordova, eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Christ United Methodist Church or Church Health Center.
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Robert 'Sonny' Russell, 71, of Bartlett, retired stone masonry contractor, died Wednesday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. He was a Presbyterian. Mr. Russell, the husband of Elaine M. Russell for 38 years, also leaves a daughter, Mechelle Lynn Allen of Atoka; two sons, Ronnie Russell and Mike Russell, both of Florida; a sister, Lois Courtney, and three brothers, Pete Russell, Edgar Russell and Bud Russell, all of Memphis, and three grandchildren.
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Florida Louise Sanders, 83, of Memphis, homemaker, died Wednesday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. N. H. Owens & Son Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Sanders, the widow of Otto Sanders, leaves a daughter, Rita Sanders of Detroit; two sons, Otto Sanders Jr. of Detroit and Curtis Sanders of Memphis, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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Caleb Alexander Scott-Hailey, 3-month-old son of Kelly Marie Scott of Memphis and Jeffrey David Hailey of Cordova, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. He also leaves his grandparents, Marsha Pearl Scott of Memphis, Michael and Mary Hailey of Alaska and Bill and Debbie Puryear of Eads. The family requests that any memorials be sent to First Tennessee Bank Caleb Alexander Scott-Hailey Fund.
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Linda Pearl Smith, 51, of Memphis, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Family Funeral Care. She leaves two daughters, Jennifer McCarty and Cassandra Armstrong; two sisters, Jeannie Tabor and Terry Sue Absher; two brothers, Bobby Turnage and Lee Turnage, and four grandchildren.
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Lamarr Thomas Jr., 62, of Memphis, died Monday at his home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. N. H. Owens & Son Funeral Home has charge. He leaves two daughters, Erika Canales-Redding of Houston and Maria F. Thomas of Memphis; two sons, Isaac Lamarr Thomas of Indianapolis and Lamarr Thomas III of Detroit; his mother, Ona Mae Thomas of Memphis, and eight grandchildren.
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Guy Lynn Thompson Jr., 20, of Memphis, died Tuesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Thomas Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. He leaves his parents, Kim and Guy Lynn Thompson; a sister, Kiauna Tenee Thompson; a brother, Christopher Rodney Thompson; his grandparents, Willie Mae Rodgers, Rhonda Lynn Moss and Melvin Reed, and his great-grandmother, Cynthia Smith, all of Memphis.
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John David Tucker, 87, of Germantown, chief compounding chemist for Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., died Wednesday at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. today at Memorial Park Funeral Home. He was a graduate of the University of Memphis and a Memphis Zoo docent. Mr. Tucker, the widower of Sara S. Tucker, leaves a daughter, Barbara Tucker Harmon of Germantown; three sons, John D. Tucker III of Germantown, Hugh Nathan Tucker of Evansville, Ind., and Donald Lee Tucker of Memphis, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Memphis Zoological Society or a charity of the donor's choice.
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