Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Laura J. Payne, 61, of Memphis, retired machine operator for Kellogg's, died Sunday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Lake Cormorant with burial in the church cemetery there. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. Mrs. Payne, the widow of Frank Payne, leaves her stepmother, Fannie Rice; five sisters, Lucy M. Lee, Dorothy Johnson, Yolanda Griffin, Nona Logan and Linda Green, and two brothers, Adrain Rice and Ted Smith, all of Memphis, 23 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated June 3, 2005]
Dr. Richard James Reynolds Jr., 90, of Memphis, retired dentist, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. today at St. John's Episcopal Church, where he was a parishioner. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. He was a World War II Navy veteran, a member and president of the Rotary Club, former president of American College of Dentists, Memphis Orchestral Society Board of Directors, Memphis Wine and Food Society, Chevalier de Tastevins, Chaines de Rotisseurs and Memphis University Club for 57 years, a board member of Dental Examiners, a founding member and principal clarinetist of Memphis Symphony and co-founder of the Memphis Boys Choir. Mr. Reynolds, the husband of Anne Tuthill Reynolds, also leaves a daughter, Helen Reynolds Patterson of Germantown; two sons, Dr. Richard James Reynolds III of Fallbrook Junction, Calif., and Wayne Reynolds of Charlotte, N.C., and nine grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Trezevant Manor or St. John's Episcopal Church.
[Death notice dated June 3, 2005]
Charles J. Robertson, 51, of Memphis, employee of Memphis Veterans Medical Center, died there Thursday. Services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Burr Oak cemetery in Chicago. He was a Vietnam War Marine Corps veteran. He leaves two sisters, Terry Martin of Chicago and Carol Cline of Memphis, and four brothers, Derrick Robertson of Memphis, Perry Robertson and Billie Robertson, both of Chicago, and Michael Robertson of Minneapolis, Minn.
[Death notice dated June 3, 2005]
Ernest Lee Scott, 60, of Memphis, truck driver, died Tuesday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial at 9 a.m. Thursday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Scott, the husband of Carolyn Scott, also leaves three daughters, Stephanie Butler, Brenda Coleman and Tracey Porchay, and three sons, Ernest Scott Jr., Jerome Scott and Eric Scott, all of Memphis; three sisters, Vivian Prince and Phyllis Joseph, both of Memphis, and Estella Davis of Peoria, Ill.; five brothers, Andrew Benford, Howard Scott and Michael Parker, all of Memphis, Charles Benford of Detroit and Elvis P. Benford of Alexandria, Va., 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated June 3, 2005]
Naomi Shannon Smith, 98, of Memphis, retired private home nurse, died Monday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude Baptist Church, where she was a member and an usher, with burial in Union cemetery. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Smith, the widow of Isaac Smith, leaves a sister, Margaret Hayes of Pasadena, Calif., and a grandchild.
[Death notice dated June 3, 2005]
Marcless 'Bill' Sneed, 79, of Millington, farmer, died Wednesday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church in Wilkinsville, Tenn., where he was a member, with burial in Northridge Woodhaven cemetery in Millington. Jefferson Mortuary in Millington has charge. He was the first black member of the In-South Bank Board of Directors in Millington, a member of the Tipton County Agriculture Committee and Tipton County Community ASC Committee and the recipient of Governor Alexander's Tennessee Outstanding Achievement Award and Jesse Jackson's Award for Excellence in Farming. Mr. Sneed, the husband of Allean Tolbert Sneed, also leaves two daughters, Carolyn M. Sneed Rich of Memphis and Donnie C. Sneed McVay of Millington; seven sons, Carl Anthony Sneed, Marcelles Sneed Jr. and Marvin Sneed, all of Millington, Barry Sneed, Kenneth Ray Sneed and Terry Sneed, all of Atoka, and Daryl Kirk Sneed of Chicago; a sister, Mattie Sneed Wherry of Memphis; two brothers, Sollie Sneed Jr. of Millington and James Sneed of Atoka, 13 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated June 3, 2005]
Bonnie Spracher, 58, of Cordova, financial adviser and former corporate trust manager for Morgan Stanley, died Wednesday in Cordova. Bartlett Funeral Home has charge. She was a graduate of Memphis State University. Mrs. Spracher, the wife of Stephen Spracher, also leaves a son, Michael P. Spracher of Memphis; her mother, Jean St. Clair of Mount Joy, Pa.; her father, Pat St. Clair of Lancaster, Pa.; two sisters, Carol Hebbe of Mount Joy and Lynne Hebbe of Lancaster, and a brother, Pat St. Clair of Dale City, Va. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.
[Death notice dated June 3, 2005]
Carolyn Springfield, 48, of Memphis, homemaker, died Sunday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Koinonia Missionary Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery South. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church. She leaves two daughters, Tamela Springfield and Shanta Underwood; two sons, Ray Springfield Jr. and Rodney Moore; her father, Henry Dowery, and three sisters, Eloise Sanders, Faye Hill and Vivian Malone, all of Memphis; two brothers, Ray Journigan of Waterloo, Iowa, and George Journigan of Memphis, and 15 grandchildren.
[Death notice dated June 3, 2005]
Willie B. Webb, 67, of Memphis, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Berries Chapel CME Church in Michigan City, Miss., with burial in Wilburn cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He leaves a son, Isiah Williams, and a sister, Delane Humphrey, both of Memphis, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated June 3, 2005]
Brownsville -- LaTangela Sha Prewitt, 30, died May 27 at Bolivar General Hospital. Services will be at noon Saturday at St. James Church of God in Christ in Stanton with burial in the church cemetery. Rawls Funeral Home has charge. She leaves her parents, Hattie and Arthur Rivers of Brownsville; six sisters, Adrienne Murphy, Talisa Springfield, Temeka Rivers, Tequitta Rivers and Palmetra Rivers, all of Brownsville, and Denise Rivers of Jackson; four brothers, Jerry Prewitt of Alamo, and Arthur Rivers, Dannicco Rivers and D'Quarte Rivers, all of Brownsville, and her grandparents, Mary and Jordan Rivers of Somerville.
[Death notice dated June 3, 2005]
Covington -- Dieter Karl Krachen, 66, senior vice president of Charms Candy Co., died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Covington First Presbyterian Church with burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home has charge. He was president of the Covington-Tipton County Chamber of Commerce and the Covington Country Club. Mr. Krachen, the husband of Donna Krachen, also leaves two daughters, Sondra Lardiere of Denville, N.J., and Heather Herron of Ripley; three sons, Cary Krachen of Atoka, Todd Baker of Germantown and Craig Baker of Louisiana, and eight grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated June 3, 2005]
Covington -- Christopher M. Murphy, 32, employee of Gibson Paving Co. in Lakeland, died Saturday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Buie Funeral Home in Pine Bluff, Ark., with burial in Centesgrove cemetery in Sheridan, Ark. Barlow Funeral Home has local charge. He leaves two daughters; his parents, Annette and Christopher Murphy; two sisters, Amanda Murphy of Covington and Sarah Lowe of Eden, Wis., and his grandmother, Ambrose Dorothy Murphy of Eden.
[Death notice dated June 3, 2005]
Covington -- Wilbur Warren Wakefield, 92, farmer, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home with burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. Mr. Wakefield, the husband of Pauline Vanstory Wakefield, also leaves a daughter, Ann Griffin of Covington, five grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated June 3, 2005]
Drummonds -- Allen P. 'Buddy Parker' Jamison, 92, retired farmer, died May 27 at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Barlow Funeral Home in Covington has charge. Mr. Jamison, the widower of Harriet Jones Jamison, leaves two daughters, Harriet Jamison and Shaddy Jamison, both of Chicago; three sons, Howard Jamison of Drummonds, Allen Jamison Jr. of Memphis and Robert Jamison of Mississippi, 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated June 3, 2005]
Dyersburg -- Mae Pearl Diggs, 83, homemaker, died Thursday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with burial in RoEllen cemetery. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church. Mrs. Diggs, the widow of Jessie Diggs, leaves three daughters, Jessica Joslin, Barbara Henson and Valery Diggs, all of Dyersburg; two sons, Billy Joe Diggs of Nashville and Jackie Diggs of Dyersburg; a sister, Odean Coker of Dyersburg, 23 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated June 3, 2005]
Dyersburg -- Wilburn Lee 'Bodie' Page, 69, retired from WisCon and farmer, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at New Salem Baptist Church in Mason Hall, where he was a member, with burial in the church cemetery there. Karnes-Thompson Funeral Home in Kenton has charge. He was a Navy veteran. Mr. Page, the husband of Sadie Page, also leaves two daughters, Tina Page Elgin and Vicki Page, and a son, Jason Page, all of Dyersburg, a grandchild and a great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated June 3, 2005]
Silerton -- Slater Elmo Howell, 78, farmer and carpenter, died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Bolivar with burial in Silerton cemetery. He was a member of Palestine Baptist Church. Mr. Howell, the husband of Sue Howell for 52 years, also leaves three daughters, Pat Rowland of Henderson, Donna Tyson of Toone and Teresa Lambert of Silerton; a sister, Mary Sue Robinson Walls of Bernie, Mo., five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated June 3, 2005]
Willie E. Bradley, 83, of Memphis, retired forklift operator for Liberty Cash Warehouse, died May 28 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Mount Joyner Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Bradley, the husband of Murlee Gibbs Bradley, also leaves five daughters, Callie Bradley and Ada English, both of Memphis, Jessie Bradley Barnett and Alice Bradley Shaw, both of Fresno, Calif., and Wilma Bradley of Riverdale, Ga.; five sons, J.W. Franklin, Willie L. Mackey and James Bradley, all of Memphis, Larry Bradley of Fresno, Calif., and Jerry Bradley of Cincinnati; three sisters, Mary Goodman, Letha Taylor and Earnestine Wright, and a brother, Sam Bradley, all of Memphis, 34 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated June 4, 2005]
