Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Danny Rodgers, 47, of Memphis, owner of Air Life Respiratory Services, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel. He was a member of East Win Christian Church and a graduate of Trezevant High School. Mr. Rodgers, the husband of Lyn Rodgers, also leaves a daughter, Rachel Rodgers, and a son, Nick Rodgers, both of Rosemark; his mother, Celia Rodgers of Bartlett; his father and stepmother, Bill and Ann Rodgers of Friendship, Tenn., and a sister, Kathy Lynn of Wake Forest, N.C. The family requests that any memorials be sent to East Win Christian Church.
[Death notice dated May 19, 2005]
Mary I. Slack, 85, of Memphis, formerly of Massachusetts, retired civil service worker, died Tuesday at Methodist North Hospital. Forest Hill Funeral Home East has charge. She was a member of Catholic Church of the Ascension. Mrs. Slack, the widow of Steven P. Slack, leaves two sons, Michael Slack of Bartlett and Dennis Slack of Laurel, Md., and a grandson.
[Death notice dated May 19, 2005]
Eddie Smith, 83, of Memphis, retired maintenance worker for Sealy Mattress, died Tuesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Zion AME Church, where he was an usher, with burial in Union cemetery. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Smith, the widower of Iretta Kelly Smith, leaves two sisters, Victoria Townsand of West Memphis and Eddie Mae Martin of Memphis; a grandson who helped care for him, Frederick Gaither of Memphis, another grandchild and two great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 19, 2005]
Dave Stanford, 83, of Memphis, retired supervisor for Tennessee Valley Authority, died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Colbert Memorial Chapel and Funeral Home in Tuscumbia, Ala., with burial in Colbert Memorial Gardens. He was a World War II veteran, member of Kirby Woods Baptist Church and a former member of Muscle Shoals (Ala.) First Baptist Church. Mr. Stanford, the husband of Frances Johnson Stanford for 50 years, also leaves a daughter, Debb Watson of Memphis, and three grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 19, 2005]
Bettie Sue Armor Thomas, 78, of Collierville, homemaker, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Collierville United Methodist Church on the Square with burial in Roselawn Memorial Garden in Decatur, Ala. Collierville Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Thomas, the wife of Donald Thomas for 60 years, also leaves a daughter, Patricia Parrish of Germantown; two sisters, Clara Free of Memphis and Mary Bert Whitaker of Tupelo, Miss., six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Diabetes Association.
[Death notice dated May 19, 2005]
Ruby Lee Grant Thomas, 92, of Collierville, homemaker, died Monday at Collierville Health & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at New Shelby Missionary Baptist Church in Collierville, where she was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. H.C. Jett Funeral Home in Collierville has charge. Mrs. Thomas, the widow of Rufus Grant, leaves a daughter, Stephine Weathers of Memphis; a caretaker, Emma Lee Franklin of Collierville, five great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 19, 2005]
Connie Settles Trice, 76, of Memphis, died Monday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Germantown, where she was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves two daughters, Doris Trice Slider of Victorville, Calif., and Virginia Ann Mitchell of Germantown, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 19, 2005]
Louise Murrell Tucker, 57, of Memphis, retired food service worker for Memphis City Schools, died May 12 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at noon Saturday at Gray's Creek Baptist Church in Eads with burial in the church cemetery. Barlow Funeral Home in Covington has charge. Mrs. Tucker, the widow of Otis Tucker, leaves three daughters, Cynthia J. Brown and Elaine D. King, both of Memphis, and Diane B. Tucker of Cordova; two sons, Bradley M. Tucker of Killeen, Texas, and Rev. Patrick D. Tucker of Memphis; her mother, Jewel Murrell of Arlington; three sisters, Juanita Murrell of Arlington, Minnie Liggins of Eads and Christine Murrell of Memphis; seven brothers, Howard Murrell, Richard Murrell and Eddie Murrell, all of Memphis, Willie Murrell of Arlington, Benjamin Murrell of Millington, Darrin Murrell of Newport News, Va., and Douglas Murrell of Iraq, and 10 grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 19, 2005]
Frankie Mae Woods, 68, of Memphis, clerical and sales support worker, died Tuesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon today at Pentecostal Baptist Church on Norris, where she was a member, with burial in Memorial Park. Jefferson Mortuary in Millington has charge. Mrs. Woods, the wife of Willie Lee Woods, also leaves a daughter, Melbia LaSha Jackson of Roanoke, Va.; two sons, Emerick Woods of Sunnyvale, Calif., and Keven Woods of Chattanooga; two sisters, Joe Evelyn Bowers of Los Angeles and Gwendolyn Branch of Millington; a brother, Otis Nelson of Memphis, and five grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 19, 2005]
Adamsville -- James 'Steve' Blankenship, 53, factory worker and stockman, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Savannah with burial in Old Union cemetery in Hardin County. He was an Army veteran and a member of Savannah Foursquare Church. Mr. Blankenship, the husband of Evelyn Hudson Blankenship, also leaves two sons, Ryan Blankenship of Adamsville and Tim Blankenship of Louisville, Ky.; two stepsons, Terry Franks and Jerry Franks, both of Birmingham; a sister; a brother, Mike Blankenship of Atlanta, and three grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 19, 2005]
Bethel Springs -- John Fay Holt, 76, farm manager and maintenance supervisor for Western State Mental Health Institute for 30 years, died Tuesday at Bolivar General Hospital. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today at Bolivar Memorial cemetery. Shackelford Funeral Home in Bolivar has charge. He was a member of Bolivar First Baptist Church and Lions Club and a supporter of Ducks Unlimited and Delta Waterfowl. Mr. Holt, the husband of Dottie Sanders Holt, also leaves two daughters, Alice Fay Holt of Memphis and Stephanie Holt Bledsoe of St. Louis; a son, John Lane Holt of Whiteville, and a grandson. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated May 19, 2005]
Brighton -- Vernese Hanks Fleming, 87, homemaker, died Wednesday at Methodist North Hospital in Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Munford Funeral Home with burial in Campground cemetery in Atoka. She was a member of Gilt Edge Church of Christ. Mrs. Fleming, the widow of Verble Cleveland Fleming, leaves six sons, Grover Fleming, Clifford Fleming and Glenn Fleming, all of Brighton, George Fleming of Munford, Phil Fleming of Lancaster, Calif., and Ronald Fleming of Jackson; three sisters, Dorothy Whitehorn and Gurnell Billings, both of Eads, and Faye Willis of Alabama; a brother, Hooker Hanks of Counce, 16 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 19, 2005]
Brighton -- David C. Ruby, 49, employee of Buckeye Technologies for 31 years, died Tuesday at his home. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Memory Hill Gardens. Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel has charge. Mr. Ruby, the husband of Teresa Ruby, also leaves two daughters, Rachel Keene and Megan Keene, both of Brighton, and a sister, Sandra Brimer of Southaven.
[Death notice dated May 19, 2005]
Brownsville -- Laura Clark, 84, homemaker, died Sunday at the Regional Hospital of Jackson. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at London Branch Baptist Church, where she was an usher and mother board member, with burial in Brown Creek cemetery. Currie's Funeral Home in Henning has charge. Mrs. Clark, the widow of Sam Clark, leaves six daughters, Lorene Clark, Virginia Robinson and Alma Ruth Brant, all of Brownsville, Laura Forrest of Jackson, and Mary Hunter and Corene Jones, both of Nashville; four sons, Walter Clark, Samuel Clark, Bobby Clark and James T. Clark, all of Brownsville; a sister, Annie Bessie Currie, and a brother, William Chester Cunningham, both of Gary, Ind., 44 grandchildren, 65 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 19, 2005]
Brownsville -- Zannie Evans, 75, died Sunday at the Regional Hospital of Jackson. Services will be at noon Saturday at Woodlawn Baptist Church with burial in Woodlawn cemetery. Rawls Funeral Home has charge. He leaves a niece who helped care for him, Charline Evans of Brownsville.
[Death notice dated May 19, 2005]
Munford -- Woodard Forbes 'Woody' Joyner, 61, of Cheyenne, Wyo., formerly of Munford and Millington, retired from the Postal Service, died Sunday in Cheyenne. Memorial services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Munford Funeral Home. He was a member of Scottish Rite, Shriners and Tipton Lodge 226. Mr. Joyner, the husband of Robin Joyner, also leaves three sons, Woodard Randall Joyner of Millington, Michael C. Joyner of Atoka and Brad Joyner of Johnstown, Colo.; his mother, Pansy Joyner Johnson of Memphis; two brothers, Teddy Joe Joyner of Millington and Gary Nicholas Joyner of Mason, and six grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 19, 2005]
Ripley -- Frances Campbell Baldwin, 63, died Friday at Bailey Park Living Center in Humboldt. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Springhill Baptist Church with burial in Springhill cemetery. Currie's Funeral Home in Henning has charge. Mrs. Baldwin, the wife of Wade Baldwin, also leaves a daughter, Eyvette Hudson of Gates; a son, Russell Campbell of Jackson; a sister, Bessie Reed of Brownsville; a brother, Ruben Graham of Ripley, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated May 19, 2005]
Selmer -- Ray Brooks, 76, retired driver for Southwest, died Tuesday at McNairy Regional Hospital. Graveside services were Wednesday at Mars Hill cemetery. Shackelford Funeral Home had charge. He was a Korean War Army veteran and a Baptist. Mr. Brooks, the widower of Audry Brooks, leaves two sisters, Martha Carroll and Doris Smith, both of Selmer.
[Death notice dated May 19, 2005]
James Bell, 64, of Memphis, carpenter, died Monday in Memphis. Services will be at noon Tuesday at Pentecostal Baptist Church with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. Mr. Bell, the husband of Martha Bell, also leaves five daughters, Joecleta Singleton, Kimberlyn Coleman, Sheronda King, Sandra Boone and Edith Boone, and two sons, Walter Wayne and James Bell Jr., all of Memphis; three sisters, Wordia Farmer and Oneida Austin, both of Memphis, and Emma Jean Henderson of St. Louis; two brothers, Frank Bell and Charlie Bell, both of Memphis, 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
