Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Norma J. Earl, 68, of Memphis, died Saturday at Saint Francis Hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at New Park cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of St. Paul AME Church. She leaves two caregivers, Kenneth Earl Jr. and Edward Williamson, both of Memphis.
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Thelma L. Gurley, 90, of Memphis, retired from Baptist Memorial Hospitals, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. She was a member of Braybourne Baptist Church. Mrs. Gurley, the widow of Louis R. Gurley, leaves a daughter, Sarah G. Redus of Collierville; a son, Donald E. Gurley of Memphis; a sister, Helen Rorex of Carson, Calif., seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
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Winona Hayes, 87, of Memphis, died Friday at Quince Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church on Brookins, where she was a member, with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Hayes, the widow of Edward L. Hayes, leaves a granddaughter who helped care for her, Coda Cannon, and a great-grandson.
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Chester Ivory Jr., 36, of Memphis, over the road salesman, died Saturday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Greater Hope Baptist Church, where he was a choir member, with burial in Union cemetery. N.H. Owens & Son Funeral Home has charge. He leaves a daughter, Natasha Ivory; his mother, Bertha M. Robinson; his father, Charles Ivory; two sisters, Juanita M. Robinson and Delois Holt; a brother, Clayton Dawson Jr.; his grandmother, Bertha Slayton, and a grandchild.
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Doris I. Johnson, 87, of Milton, N.H., formerly of Memphis, died Friday at SunBridge Care in Rochester, N.H. Peaslee Funeral Home in Farmington, N.H., has charge. She was a member of Frisbie Memorial Hospital Auxiliary in Rochester and a volunteer at Frisbie Memorial Hospital for five years. Mrs. Johnson, the widow of Harry K. Johnson, leaves a daughter, Nancy K. Johnson of Milton, and two grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Cocheco Valley Humane Society in Dover, N.H.
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Eva Mae Jones, 58, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Thursday at Brown Baptist Church in Southaven with burial in New Park cemetery. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a Baptist. She leaves two daughters, Trinia Jones and Melody Jones, and two sons, Andre Dewon Jones and Arickas Jones, all of Memphis; three sisters, Catherine Jones of Memphis, Alice Jones of Keller, Texas, and Johnnie Higgs of Forney, Texas, and three grandchildren.
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Amy Ann Dickson Jordan Long, 89, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Memphis Healthcare & Rehab Center. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Canale Funeral Directors. Mrs. Long, the widow of H. Clark Long, leaves a son, David D. Jordan of Memphis, and three grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to MIFA or a charity of the donor's choice.
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Mary L. McKinnie, 72, of Eads, died June 1 at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Stephen's Baptist Church on Chelsea with burial in Galilee Memorial Gardens. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. McKinnie, the widow of Pumpy McKinnie, leaves four daughters, Sharon Moore, Linda Martin and Delores Tard, all of Memphis, and Brenda Owens of Eads; two sons, Michael McKinnie of Memphis and Randy McKinnie of Eads; two brothers, John Edward Prewitt of Millington and Louis Dickerson of Los Angeles, 13 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
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Evonna Lucille Morgan, 87, of Bartlett, secretary for General Motors, died Monday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Memorial Park Funeral Home with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. She was a member of Bartlett Hills Baptist Church and Union University's Chi Omega Sorority. Mrs. Morgan, the widow of Joseph Evans Morgan, leaves a daughter, Jo Ann Hands of Bartlett; two sisters, Doris Stuart of Memphis and Regina Mullins of Jackson, Tenn., four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Bartlett Hills Baptist Church Building Fund.
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Lula Bell Posey, 89, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at E.H. Ford Mortuary Services with burial in National cemetery. Mrs. Posey, the widow of Robert L. Posey, leaves two sisters, Alma Jones of Omaha, Neb., and Mary Scurlock of Pacoima, Calif.; a brother, Robert Lee Munn of Chicago, and two caregivers, Thelma and Julius Munn.
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Ozell V. Rowell Jr., 64, of Memphis, retired from Hunter Fan Co., died Monday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Second Baptist Church cemetery. Mr. Rowell, the husband of Lillie A. Rowell, also leaves two daughters, Sophia Moore and Sheila Avant, and two sons, Toreko A. Rowell and Terry Lynn Avant, all of Memphis; two sisters, Lillie P. Fitzgerald of Milwaukee and Edna Green of Memphis; two brothers, James A. Rowell of Chicago and Jim Rowell of Memphis, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
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Canallas Sanders Jr., 75, of Memphis, maintenance worker for Memphis Hardwood Factory, died Saturday at Atrium of Memphis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Union cemetery. He was a Baptist. He leaves two daughters, Georgia Armstrong and Rene Armstrong, and a son, Charles Sanders, all of Memphis, seven grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
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William James Smith, 82, of Germantown, retired salesman for Essex International and United Technology, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, where he was a communicant, with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. He was a World War II veteran. Mr. Smith, the husband of June Evans Smith for 58 years, also leaves three daughters, Deborah Smith Long of Vista, Calif., Sheily Smith Carter of Germantown and Alison Smith Williams of Lawrenceville, N.J.; a son, Tracy Smith of Nashville, and 11 grandchildren.
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Betty W. Still, 64, of Memphis, retired analyst for the old defense depot, died Tuesday at Methodist North Hospital. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at Rose Hill cemetery in Sardis, Miss., with memorial services Sunday at her home. Christian Funeral Directors has charge. She was a member of Merton Avenue Baptist Church. She leaves a daughter, Sabrina S. Harris of Memphis; a son, Keith D. Still of San Antonio, Texas; a sister, Nancy Kurtz of Millington, and five grandchildren.
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Louise Taylor, 57, of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Evangelist Baptist Church with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. Hardeman County Funeral Service in Bolivar, Tenn., has charge. Mrs. Taylor, the widow of Lawrence Taylor, leaves three daughters, Sharon Hudson, Jackie Harris and Dyvia Taylor, and a son, Robert Catron, all of Memphis; her mother, Ruby Degrafinried of Mason; her father, Charlie Norfolk of Buffalo, N.Y.; two sisters, Sheila Jefferson of Memphis and Charlita Barnes of Buffalo; two brothers, Ricky Jefferson and Fleming Jefferson, both of Memphis, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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Margaret D. Trabue, 87, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Primacy Healthcare and Rehabilitation. Forest Hill Funeral Home East has charge. Mrs. Trabue, the widow of Sam Trabue, leaves a son, David Trabue of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Mary E. 'Billie' Wilkinson, 92, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Methodist University Hospital. Mass will be said at 11 a.m. today at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, where she was a communicant, with burial in Calvary. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. She was a member of South Memphis Bingo Club. Mrs. Wilkinson, the widow of Charles D. Wilkinson, leaves three caregivers, Beverly and Mel daLomba and Margretta daLomba Dobbs, all of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.
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Josie M. Williams, 64, of Dallas, Texas, formerly of Memphis, retired from Kimberly-Clark, died Sunday in Dallas. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Pleasant Grove cemetery in Grand Junction, Tenn. N.H. Owens & Son Funeral Home has charge. She leaves three daughters, Sandra Olabode, Alberta Neal and Terry Lowe, all of Texas; two sons, Eddie Lowe Jr. of Texas and Brian Lowe of Memphis; four sisters, Rosie Morrow, Annie Heard, Minnie Heard and Mattie Hullen, all of Memphis; two brothers, George Heard and Donald Heard, 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
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Mariah Estella Williams, 84, of Memphis, assembler for Dacus Lumber Yard, died Friday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Walnut Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Clarkedale, Ark., with burial in the church cemetery there. Anthony Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. She leaves seven daughters, Catherine Kyle of Elkhart, Ind., Dorothy Jackson and Fannie Williams, both of Chicago, and Cleola Jeffries, Estella Williams, Irene Williams and Babylonia Williams Adams, all of Memphis; four sons, Walter Williams of Clarkedale, Joe Williams of Chicago, Willie Williams Jr. of Memphis and James Williams of Salinas, Calif., 31 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
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