Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Covington -- Robert M. Turner, 70, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home with burial in Mount Lebanon cemetery. He was a member, former chairman of deacons, deacon and elder at Covington Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, coach for Dixie Youth, Dixie Boys and Seniors Baseball and umpire, director of TECA, director and board chairman of Covington Housing Authority, former president of Tipton County Farmer Union Bank, member of American Angus Association and Tennessee Bankers Association, and former president and director of Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corp. Mr. Turner, the husband of Norma Gray Turner, also leaves two daughters, Carla T. Witherington and Cindy Howard, both of Covington; two sons, Bob Turner of Cordova and Wade Cates of Millington; five brothers, Roy Clay Turner, Gordon Turner, Carl Turner, Ted Turner and Tim Turner, all of Covington, nine grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Covington Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
Drummonds -- Guy 'Matt' Earle, 35, formerly of Darlington, Md., employee of R.L. Inman, died Friday in Drummonds. Bartlett Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Darlington United Methodist Church. Mr. Earle, the husband of Alice S. Earle, also leaves two daughters, Courtney Olmstead and Alicia Olstead, both of Atoka; two sons, Kenneth 'Max' Stephenson Earle of Havre De Grace, Md., and Brandon Olmstead of Memphis; his mother, Cecilia Earle-Godley of Darlington; his father, Dennis Earle of Phoenix, Md.; a brother, Richard P. Earle of Whiteford, Md., and his grandmother, Cecelia Earle of Lady Lake, Fla. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
Dyersburg -- Cherry Ann 'Chib' Ellis Harpenau, 70, of Noblesville, Ind., formerly of Dyersburg, homemaker and former owner/operator of Cherry's Bed & Bath, died Saturday in Noblesville. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Carmel, Ind., with burial in Hamilton Memorial Park cemetery in Noblesville. Flanner & Buchanan Funeral Center in Carmel has charge. She was former president of Dyersburg Jaycees, communicant of Our lady of Sorrows in Memphis and former member of Carmel Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Harpenau, the wife of Charles J. Harpenau, also leaves two daughters, Anna Sanderson of Omaha, Neb., and Melissa Kropp of New Palestine, Ind.; a son, Charles Harpenau Jr. of Indianapolis; a sister, Billie Doris Lomax; a brother, Stanley R. Ellis, nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Sisters of St. Benedict Church restoration in Ferdinand, Ind.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
Newbern -- Michael Ray Crouch, 60, retired computer technician and former employee of Dana Corp., died Sunday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Johnson Funeral Home with burial in Center cemetery. He was an Air Force veteran and member of Newbern First Baptist Church. Mr. Crouch, the husband of Alice Leach Crouch, also leaves two sons, Shane Crouch of Friendship and Shawn Crouch of Newbern; a sister, Jeanne Criswell of Finley; two brothers, Holland Crouch and Jimmy Crouch, both of Dyersburg, and three grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
Ripley -- Inez Ingram Douglas, 77, homemaker, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Lauderdale. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher, with burial in Melrose cemetery in Whiteville. Garner Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Daughters of the American Revolution Fort Prudhomme chapter and charter member of Dellwood Baptist Church in Memphis. Mrs. Douglas, the wife of Larry Douglas, also leaves a daughter, Carol Ammons, and two sons, Wayne Douglas and Gary Douglas, all of Ripley, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
Somerville -- Louise Mitchell Montague, 76, retired postal worker after 23 years, died Friday at Ave Maria Home in Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home with burial in Evergreen cemetery in Williston. She was a graduate of Moro (Ark.) High School, attended Arkansas State College in Jonesboro, charter member of Mount Calvary Church of the Nazarene and volunteer for Gideon's International. Mrs. Montague, the widow of Albert Roy Montgaue, leaves a daughter, Barbara Montague Traylor of Franklin; two sons, Gary R. Montague and David L. Montague, both of Cordova; five sisters, Millie Hill of Southaven, Sherry Sowell of Shiloh, Glenda McMahan of Dallas, and Billie Hendrix and Beulah Griffin, both of Moro, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Gideon's International.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
Mario Jerome Davis, 35, of Memphis, died Saturday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at noon Saturday at Deliverance Temple Church of God in Christ, where he was a member, with burial in Sueleter cemetery in Millington. Millington Funeral Home has charge. He leaves two daughters, Marquesha Davis and Martina Davis; his mother, Norma Elaine Miller; his father, George Roland Davis; a sister, Kayla Miller Brown; three brothers, Terrell Miller, George Davis Jr. and James Davis, and his grandmother, Zelma Echols, all of Memphis.
[Death notice dated May 26, 2005]
Polly Denley, 87, of Memphis, saleslady for Shoe Mart, died Monday at Wesley Highland Manor. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today at Tupelo (Miss.) Memorial Park cemetery. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. She leaves a son, James Hollingsworth of Dallas, and a niece, Virginia Lovvorn, and a nephew, Russell Lovvorn, both of Memphis, and both of whom helped care for her.
[Death notice dated May 26, 2005]
Corie Lynne Duckett, 22, of Memphis, died March 18 and her remains were found Monday in Panola County, Miss. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Family Funeral Care with burial in Memorial Park South Woods. She leaves her mother, Tina Duckett of Munford; her father and stepmother, Kerry and Diane Duckett of Cordova; a sister, Kendall Duckett of Munford; a stepsister, Jennifer Wicinski, and a stepbrother, John David Wicinski, both of Cordova; her grandparents, Jerry Duckett of Enid, Miss., and Judy and Tommy Bondurant of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the Epilepsy Foundation of Western Tennessee.
[Death notice dated May 26, 2005]
Hazel A. Durbin, 82, of Memphis, self-employed antique dealer, died Monday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Memorial Park Funeral Home with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. She was a member of White Station Baptist Church. Mrs. Durbin, the widow of James E. Durbin, leaves a daughter, Gail Schaeffer, and a son, James Fred Durbin, both of Memphis; a sister, Ruby Gowan of Hammond, Ind., and a brother, Clyde Mullins of Jackson, Tenn. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Friends For Life.
[Death notice dated May 26, 2005]
Betty VanWickel Foster, 70, of Millington, homemaker, died Tuesday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. She was a member of Schoolfield United Methodist Church, a graduate of Humes High School and a volunteer for Methodist University Hospital. Mrs. Foster, the widow of Glenn E. Foster, leaves a daughter, Phyllis Laycook of Millington; a son, Dennis A. Foster of Memphis; a stepson, Philip Kincaid of Sacramento, Calif.; a sister, Velma Weddle of Etta, Miss., seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Schoolfield United Methodist Church.
[Death notice dated May 26, 2005]
Joe Thomas Franklin, 55, of Memphis, truck driver, died Sunday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel with burial Tuesday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He was an Army veteran. He leaves two daughters, Renee Franklin of St. Louis and Renette Franklin of Houston; two sons, Lamonte Franklin of Memphis and Joe T. Franklin Jr. of Gary, Ind.; his mother, Rosa Lee Franklin; five sisters, Rosa Knox, Patricia Norman, Maxine Campbell, DeJoyce Freshwater and Brenda Patterson, and two brothers, Crossett Franklin and Larry Franklin, all of Memphis, and a grandchild.
[Death notice dated May 26, 2005]
Donald Marvin Goldman, 79, of Memphis, retired shoe and handbags executive, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Katzman Memorial Chapel with burial in Anshei Sphard cemetery. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. He was a member of Anshei Sphard Beth El Emeth Congregation. Mr. Goldman, the widower of Leah Krivcher Goldman, leaves a daughter, Lisa G. Wainstein of Plano, Texas; a son, Dr. H. Duane Goldman of St. Louis, and four grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 26, 2005]
Mamie Lee Griffin, 78, of Memphis, died Friday at Atrium of Memphis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at noon Saturday at Greater Mount Moriah Baptist Church with burial at 10 a.m. Tuesday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Griffin, the widow of Hugh Griffin, leaves a son, Sercy Griffin of Memphis, three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated May 26, 2005]
John Richmond Ingram, 85, of Memphis, retired maintenance worker for the Federal Building, died Sunday at Graceland Nursing Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Byhalia, Miss., where he was a former member, with burial in Ingram Family cemetery there. J.F. Brittenum & Son Funeral Home in Holly Springs, Miss., has charge. He was a member of Walker Memorial Christian Church. He leaves a daughter, Johnella Ingram of Chicago; four sisters, Lawrence V. Bridges and Marilyn Delores Scott, both of Memphis, Joan Veasey of Denver and Evelyn Haynes of St. Louis, and two brothers, Bennie Ingram of Memphis and Frank Cecil Ingram of Seoul, South Korea.
[Death notice dated May 26, 2005]
Barbara Johnson, 54, of Memphis, homemaker, died Sunday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Saturday at Family Mortuary. She leaves a daughter, Michelle Johnson; four sisters, Queen O. Anderson and Evelyn Hillie, both of Memphis, Vaughn Johnson of Milwaukee and Sharon Johnson of Cleveland, Miss.; three brothers, Charles Johnson, Willie Johnson and Edward Johnson, all of Memphis, and two grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 26, 2005]
Willie Johnson Jr., 45, of Memphis, mechanic, died Friday in Memphis. Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Cumming Street Baptist Church with burial in Union cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Christ Temple Apostolic Church. Mr. Johnson, the husband of Alice Johnson, also leaves two daughters, Naomi Johnson of Memphis and Deedria Johnson of Chesapeake, Va.; three sons, Davien Johnson and Jousha Johnson, both of Memphis, and Daryl Johnson of Chesapeake; two stepdaughters, Shekinah Duncan and Sheerah Duncan, a stepson, Isaiah Duncan, all of Memphis; his mother, Earline Smith of Fort Pierce, Fla.; his father and stepmother, Willie Johnson and Annie Pearl Johnson of Greenwood, Miss.; eight sisters, Jeanette Pendleton, Glenda Brown, Sherrie Taylor and Dorothy Ann Johnson, all of Florida, Minnie Williams of Helena, Ark., Carolyn Davis of Greenwood, Jennie Metcalf of Chicago and Vivian Lane of Grand Rapids, Mich.; four brothers, Tracy Jones of Memphis, and George Smith, Don Hall and Leonard Smith, all of Florida; his grandmother, Victoria Jones Rush of South Bend, Ind., and three grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 26, 2005]
Callie Jones, 86, of Memphis, housekeeper, died Saturday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Saturday at Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Williams Chapel cemetery in Millington. J.E. Herndon Funeral Home Golden Cross Chapel has charge. She leaves a daughter, Louise Wright of Memphis, five grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 26, 2005]
Eula B. Jones, 90, of Memphis, retired housekeeper, died Monday at Amasa Stone McGregor Nursing Home in Cleveland, Ohio. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cummings Street Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Jones, the widow of Eldridge Jones, leaves five daughters, Earlean Sanders and Ella Bankston, both of Memphis, Betty Davis and Georgia Jones, both of Cleveland, and Susie Sumerrall of Clarksdale, Miss.; a son, Eddie Jones, and a sister, Mamie Hamilton, both of Detroit, 16 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 26, 2005]
