Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Halls -- Mary 'Lois' Brandon, 92, homemaker, died Thursday at Wesley of Dyersburg. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Cumberland Poplar Grove Presbyterian Church, where she was an elder, with burial in the church cemetery. Halls Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Dyersburg-Newbern Eastern Star, Huguenot Society of Founders of Manakin, Key Corner Home Extension Club and Holly Grove Senior Citizens. Mrs. Brandon, the widow of William Roy Brandon, leaves three daughters, Merle Mooney of Munith, Mich., Bettie Davis of Halls, and Judy Owen of Newbern; a brother, Rev. A.D. Salisbury Jr. of Murfeesboro, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Poplar Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated May 14, 2005]
Mason -- Kathleen Fields, 61, of Milan, formerly of Union City, died Monday at McKenzie General Hospital. Services were Friday at Palmer Funeral Home with burial in Fredonia Memorial Garden. She leaves a friend who cared for her, Theresa Palmer of Memphis.
[Death notice dated May 14, 2005]
Newbern -- Paula Ann Price, 37, homemaker, died Tuesday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Holy Angels Catholic Church, where she was a communicant, with burial in Church Grove cemetery. Dyersburg Funeral Home has charge. She leaves her parents, Janet Fay and Michael B. Price; a sister, Angela Fisher, and a brother, Michael Price Jr., all of Newbern, and her grandparents, Casey and Rosie Brown of Dyersburg and Anna R. Price of San Antonio, Texas.
[Death notice dated May 14, 2005]
Harold Frank Anderson, 98, of Memphis, retired from Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, died Friday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial at 10 a.m. Thursday in Mulberry cemetery in Amoret, Mo. He was a 73-year member and former deacon of Bellevue Baptist Church. Mr. Anderson, the widower of Gladeus Loraine Anderson, leaves three daughters, Jane Ann Rush of Warrenton, Va., Virginia Lee Robinson of Germantown and Alice Baird of Hermitage, Tenn., 11 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Benjamin Franklin Bryant, 63, of Memphis, mechanic, died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at J.O. Patterson Mortuary. He was a member of New Salem Missionary Baptist Church. He leaves nine daughters, Mary Bryant, Latasha Bryant, Debbie Jones Woods and Vetra Hayes, all of Memphis, Linda Bryant Wilcox of Tracy, Calif., Frankie Bryant Norwood of Gurnee, Ill., Deatrice Bryant Kimes and Angela Bryant Ware, both of Brandon, Miss., and Nekeisha Bryant McCormick of Hendersonville, Tenn.; three sisters, Mary Lindsey of St. Louis, Rev. Lillian Moore of Memphis and Dorthy Bilbro of Pearl, Miss.; three brothers, Leroy Bryant of Los Angeles, Lawrence Bryant of Phoenix and Isaac Bryant of Brandon; a companion with whom he lived, Ella Herron, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Lena C. Dickinson, 71, of Memphis, formerly of Webster County, Miss., former insurance agent and bookkeeper, died Friday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. She was a 50-year member of Bellevue Baptist Church. Mrs. Dickinson, the widow of Burney E. Dickinson II, leaves a son, Burney E. Dickinson III of Dallas. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Bellevue Baptist Missions.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Benny 'PeeWee' Eaves, 59, of Memphis, retired truck driver, died Thursday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at House-Gregg Funeral Home in Walnut Ridge, Ark., with burial in Strangers Home cemetery. He was a Baptist. Mr. Eaves, the husband of Sherry Ferguson Eaves, also leaves two daughters, Terri Nicholson of Huntsville, Ala., and Jamie Eaves of Memphis; a sister, Sue Powell of Alamogordo, N.M.; a brother, William L. Eaves of Hoxie, Ark., and two grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Jean Foshee, 63, of Memphis, retired supervisor for Donruss Co., died Friday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. Mrs. Foshee, the wife of Harold Foshee for 47 years, also leaves a son, William H. Foshee Jr. of Walls; her mother, Cora Inez Malone of Starkville, Miss.; four sisters, Cathy Ashworth of Starkville, Janice Dear and Sandra Samuels, both of Jackson, Miss., and Rose Tindel of Batesville, Miss.; two brothers, Donnie Malone of Kilmichael, Miss., and Randy Malone of North Carolina, and a grandchild.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Cleo Green, 91, of Memphis, formerly of Charleston, S.C., retired seamstress, died Tuesday at Graceland Nursing Center. Services will be at noon Wednesday at Cannon Baptist Church in Charleston with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens there. Fielding Funeral Home in Charleston has charge. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has local charge. Mrs. Green was the widow of Joe Green.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Charlie Joe 'White Rock' Lipscomb, 75, of Memphis, retired driver for Roadway Truck Line, died Thursday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses on Ford with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Millington Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Lipscomb, the husband of Edna B. Lipscomb, also leaves a daughter, Pamela Townsel, and a son, Leland Townsel, both of Memphis, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Virginia DeBerry Middleton, 83, of Memphis, retired teacher for Thrifthaven Baptist School, died Thursday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at noon Monday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. She was a member of Heritage Baptist Church. Mrs. Middleton, the widow of William Paul Middleton, leaves two daughters, Betty M. Jobbins of Memphis and Paula M. Coke of Rockford, Ill.; two sons, William P. Middleton Jr. of Memphis and Michael D. Middleton of Wichita, Kan.; two sisters, Frances Braly of Dallas, Ga., and Sue Murley of Henderson, Tenn., 12 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Jeffrey Opp, 38, of Bartlett, died Monday in Jacksonville, Fla. Bartlett Funeral Home has charge. He leaves a son, Jeffrey Opp, and his parents, Marilyn and Myron Opp, all of Bartlett, and two sisters, Christy Opp and Olivia Opp, both of Memphis.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Eleanor Elizabeth Peel, 87, of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday at Bright Glade Convalescent Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. She was a 68-year member of Highland Heights United Methodist Church and a member of Greenlawn Garden Club and Scenic Hills Women's Association. Mrs. Peel, the wife of Charles E. Peel Jr., also leaves four daughters, Ann McCormick and Margaret Cirtain, both of Memphis, Barbara Blount of Germantown and Jeanie Cook of Chapel Hill, N.C.; two sons, Carlisle C. Cook Jr. of Fayetteville, Ga., and William J. Cook of Harrisonburg, Va.; three sisters, Jean Wilder of San Clemente, Calif., Winifred Gay of Bartlett and Joan Smith of Whispering Pines, N.C., 18 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Highland Heights United Methodist Church or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
William John Sampson, 75, of Memphis, master mechanic, died Wednesday in Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at V.H. Bins & Son Mid-South Funeral Home with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Mr. Sampson, the husband of Margie Sampson, also leaves a daughter, Julia Sampson of Fayetteville, Ark.; a son, Ronald Sampson of Rochester, N.Y.; two stepdaughters, Natlynne Pope and April McGhee, both of Memphis, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Dirley C. Sea, 58, of Memphis, teacher for Memphis City Schools, died Friday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Merton Avenue Baptist Church, where he was Christian Youth minister, a Bible teacher and missionary, with burial in Union cemetery. Superior Funeral Home has charge. He leaves a son, Terwal Sea; his mother, Lestinea Sea, and a brother, George Sea.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Zelma Whitlock Townsend, 88, of Memphis, seamstress, died Saturday at Saint Francis Nursing Home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Roller Family Funeral Home with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. She leaves a daughter, Barbara Muns of Bartlett; three sons, Hamer Whitlock of Plano, Texas, Robert Whitlock of Wichita, Kan., and Wayne Whitlock of Aurora, Ill.; three sisters, Hazel Bishop of Memphis, Thelma Foshee of New Albany, Miss., and Neal Tyer of Walls; two brothers, Lamar Miller of Memphis and Thomas Lee Miller of Hot Springs, Ark., 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Antonio Maceo Walker Jr., 59, of Memphis, died Wednesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Thursday at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church with burial in Elmwood. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a graduate of Fisk University in Nashville and a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. He leaves a nephew who helped care for him, Harold R. Shaw of Memphis. Walker was the son of the late A. Maceo Walker, founder of Tri-State Bank and Universal Life Insurance Co.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Nell E. Walsh, 80, of Germantown, retired from Illinois Central Gulf Railroad, died Friday at her home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Family Funeral Care with burial in Memorial Park. She was a past worthy matron of the Order of the Eastern Star Oakville 265. Mrs. Walsh, the widow of John J. Walsh, leaves two sisters, Lena Fereday Oliver and Eloise Anderson, both of Germantown. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Hope House.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Earline C. Warren, 80, of Memphis, retired agent for Union Protective Life Insurance Co., died Wednesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Mount Zion Baptist Church on Parkway, where she was a member, with burial in New Park cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Warren, the widow of Henry Warren, leaves four daughters, Dallestine Rayford of Wallkill, N.Y., Sandra Dauls and Shirley Warren, both of Memphis, and Beverly Warren of Nashville; two sons, Frederick Grant of Memphis and Clifford Shelby of Jackson, Tenn., and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
