Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
WALTER `DEDNEY' WIGGINS, 53, of St. Louis, formerly of Memphis, employee of Coca-Cola Bottling Co., died Saturday at his home after a heart attack. Services will be at noon Saturday at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Piperton, Tenn., with burial in the church cemetery. H. C. Jett Funeral Home in Collierville has charge. He leaves two daughters, Pamela Wiggins and Kim Wiggins, both of Memphis; two sons, Don D. Young of Collierville and Jerome Rodgers of St. Louis; his mother, Mabel L. Wiggins of St. Louis; five sisters, Minnie Littles of Collierville, and Lois Little, Edna Mae Clark, Ida Wiggins and Glenda Wiggins, all of St. Louis; six brothers, Robert Wiggins, Johnny Wiggins, Glen Wiggins, Willie Wiggins, Jerry Wiggins and Murray Wiggins, all of St. Louis, and nine grandchildren.
[Dated May 1, 2007]
THOMAS ALLEN, 60, of 476 Delta, owner of Allen & Sons Sundry, died of cancer Thursday at St. Joseph Hospital. Services will be at noon Saturday at New Mt. Sinai Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Allen, the husband of Bernice Allen, also leaves three daughters, Rhonda Humphrey and Robin Givand, both of Memphis, and Rosie Mae Robinson of Hernando, Miss.; a son, Alfonzo Henderson; two stepsons, Raymond Toney and Norris Toney, and his mother, Lora Lee Allen, all of Memphis; eight sisters, Mattie Mistres and Lora Jean Thomas, both of Flint, Mich., Rebecca Guy, Laura Mae Black and Jeanette Smith, all of Detroit, Katie Corder and Louise Hurt, both of Memphis, and Annie Pearl Robinson of Hernando; four brothers, Ray Willie Allen and Harry Allen, both of Memphis, and Johnny Allen and Herman T. Allen, both of Detroit; 11 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Dated October 7, 1997]
JERRY C. BERRY, 55, of Memphis, contract salesman for Lincoln Glass, died of cancer Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital East. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. He was a member of Central Church. Mr. Berry, the husband of Linda M. Berry, also leaves two daughters, Aleisa B. Dickey of Memphis and Apryl B. Farris of Cookeville, Tenn.; his parents, Harry C. and Lila Berry; a brother, Philip G. Berry of Memphis, and two grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Dated October 7, 1997]
SAMUEL ALPHA BIRCHFIELD, 85, of Memphis, retired engineer for Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division, died of cancer Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital East. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. He was a member of Eudora Baptist Church. Mr. Birchfield, the husband of Glennie Smith Birchfield, also leaves two daughters, Charlotte A. Birchfield of Memphis and Shirley M. Brookshier of Mountain View, Ark., and a brother, Leslie E. Birchfield of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Child Evangelism Fellowship of Memphis.
[Dated October 7, 1997]
TIM BLAKELEY, 84, of Memphis, died of heart failure Sunday at Jackson-Madison County (Tenn.) General Hospital. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Blakeley, the husband of Flora Blakeley, also leaves three daughters, Mary Cole and Gwendolyn Gooper, both of Jackson, and Jeanette Blakeley of Memphis; three sons, Mark Blakeley, Wayne Blakeley and Jerry Blakeley, all of Memphis; a sister, Louise Blakeley of Chicago, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
[Dated October 7, 1997]
MICHAEL LEE CHALIFF, 42, of Memphis, rehabilitation technician for Robert Moore, died of lung disease Monday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven with burial in Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens. He was a Catholic. He leaves three daughters, Maggie Funderburk of Horn Lake, Miss., Gabby Chaliff of Cincinnati and Sally Chaliff of the home; his parents, Irwin and Marilyn Chaliff, and a sister, Benita Arnold, all of Horn Lake; two brothers, Jack Chaliff of Mt. Vernon, Ky., and Billy Chaliff of Memphis; a friend who cared for him, Robert Moore of Memphis, and four grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Dated October 7, 1997]
REGINALD ALEX COLEMAN, 35, of Memphis, died of pneumonia Tuesday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was an Army veteran. He leaves his mother, Adella Coleman of Chicago; his father, Joe Coleman of Memphis; two sisters, Rogina Coleman and Cheryl Coleman, both of Chicago, and his grandmother, Dorothy Coleman of Victoria, Miss.
[Dated October 7, 1997]
LENA CORDERA, 84, of Memphis, retired executive office manager for Tri-State Armature and Electrical Works Inc. after 52 years, died of cancer Tuesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Catholic Church, where she was a communicant, with burial in Calvary. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. She was a member of National Association of Credit Managers and the Mother Cabrini Circle. She leaves a brother, Charles Cordera of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the charity of the donor's choice.
[Dated October 7, 1997]
EDITH MITCHELL COWAN, 87, of Horseshoe Bend, Ark., formerly of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Monday at North Arkansas Life Care Center in Horseshoe Bend. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Memphis. Mrs. Cowan, the widow of John W. Cowan, leaves a daughter, Paula Bartels, and a sister, May Mitchell Bush, both of Horseshoe Bend; a brother, Ben Hardy Russell of Temple, Texas, five grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to First Baptsit Church.
[Dated October 7, 1997]
JANET LYNN CURTIS, 42, of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Monday at her home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. She was a graduate of Union University, a member of Idlewild Presbyterian Church, the Sweet Adeline Chorus and the Chordiality Quartet. Mrs. Curtis, the wife of William Curtis, also leaves a daughter, Estelle Curtis; a son, Warren Curtis; her parents, James and Mary Ann Thompson, and a brother, David Thompson, all of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Special Kids (DSAM) of Memphis.
[Dated October 7, 1997]
