Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
DELL, TN - Earl Brownlee, 84, farmer, died of pulmonary edema Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Cobb Funeral Home with burial in Elmwood. He leaves a daughter, Ann Williams of Cordova; a sister, Warrenne Sutcliff of Amory, Miss., two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
DRESDEN, TN - Marjorie Adams, 80, former employee of WLS Radio in Chicago, died of heart failure Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare Volunteer Hospital-Martin. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Gardner Funeral Home with burial in Woodlawn cemetery in Sharon. Mrs. Adams, the wife of Ralph Adams, also leaves two daughters, Martha Singer of Algonquin, Ill., and Mary Olthendorf of Crystal Lake, Ill.; a son, Marshall Adams of Elgin, Ill., two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
FINLEY, TN - Wilmer Louise Goodman, 75, retired custodian for Dyersburg City Schools, died of kidney failure Thursday at her home. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Johnson Funeral Home in Newbern with burial in Dyer County Memorial Gardens cemetery. Mrs. Goodman, the wife of Robert Goodman, also leaves a daughter, Mary Goodman of Dyersburg; a son, Silvester Goodman of Bartow, Fla.; a stepdaughter, Robbie Grief of Trimble, a grandson, six stepgrandchildren and seven stepgreat-grandchildren.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
HUMBOLDT, TN - Dorothy Jean Turner, 79, retired teacher, died of heart failure Wednesday at Humboldt Manor Nursing Home. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Antioch cemetery. Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Turner, the widow of James M. Turner, leaves a daughter, June T. Bowman of Wisconsin; a son, Jim Turner of Humboldt; a sister, June Ward of Clearwater, Fla.; a brother, Orris Glass of Burlison, and two grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Parkinson's Foundation or Gideons Society.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
JACKSON, TN - William F. Ashby, 89, retired executive vice president of Ashby Veneer and Lumber Co., died of heart failure Wednesday at Atria Assisted Living in Memphis. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today at Ridgecrest cemetery. George A. Smith & Sons Funeral Home North Chapel has charge. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Jackson Lions Club and a World War II Army veteran. Mr. Ashby, the widower of Virginia Mae Goff Ashby, leaves two sons, Stephen Thompson Ashby of Memphis and David Alan Ashby of Jackson. The family requests that any memorials be sent to First United Methodist Church Building Fund, American Red Cross or Salvation Army.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
JACKSON, TN - Marian Gobelet Lake, 84, of Lake Wales, Fla., formerly of Jackson, homemaker, died of heart failure Jan. 24 at Just Like Home Health Care Center in Lake Wales. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hollywood cemetery. George A. Smith & Sons Funeral Home North Chapel has charge. She was a member of Lake Wales United Methodist Church. Mrs. Lake, the widower of Robert Lake, leaves a son, Clarence Stephen Lake of Lake Wales, and a grandchild.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
JACKSON, TN - Cora Lorene Hunt Stricklin, 74, homemaker, died of heart failure Wednesday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home in Savannah with burial in Mt. Hermon cemetery in Hardin County. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Stricklin, the widow of William R. Stricklin, leaves a daughter, Betty Gant of Jackson; a brother, David L. Hunt of Savannah, six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
OAKLAND, TN - Tennie Lovie Smith Swift, 94, homemaker, died of heart failure Tuesday at Methodist Hospital of Fayette in Somerville. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Rossville, where she was a mother board member, with burial in the church cemetery there. J. A. Lofties Funeral Home in Somerville has charge. Mrs. Swift, the widow of Jasper Swift, leaves two daughters, Ruth Hayslett of Oakland and Ruby Wright of Somerville; a sister, Bessie Long of Williston, 15 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
OLIVE HILL, TN - Robbie Franks Pipes Ganus, 83, homemaker, died of cancer Thursday at Hardin Home Nursing Home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Shackelford Funeral Home with burial in Mountain View cemetery in Hardin County. She was a member of Bible Baptist Church. Mrs. Ganus, the widow of E. L. `Buster' Pipes and Robert Uley Ganus, leaves a son, William E. Pipes; her mother, Fannie Austin Franks; a sister, Emajean Haynes, and two brothers, L. D. Franks and Gary Franks, all of Savannah, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
PARIS, TN - Kevin Bruce Green, 54, retired human resource manager for the Tennessee Valley Authority, died of heart failure Tuesday in Hixson. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ridgeway Funeral Home with burial in Hillcrest cemetery. He was a member of Red Bank Church of Christ and an Air Force veteran. Mr. Green, the husband of Kay Green, also leaves a daughter, Kevina Kay Bercaw of Dunlap; a son, Kevin L. Green of Nashville; his mother, Thora Desma Parker Green of Evansville, Ind., and two brothers, Bobby Green of Anchorage, Alaska, and Brian Green of Evansville.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
PARIS, TN - Marcie H. Smith, 73, employee of Holley carburetor plant for 32 years, died of heart failure Thursday at Henry County Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at McEvoy Funeral Home with burial in Hillcrest cemetery. She was a member of Birds Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Smith, the wife of L. Leroy Smith, also leaves two sons, Daniel Smith and Gary Smith, both of Paris; a brother, Everett Wimberley of Paris, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
RIPLEY, TN - Odessa Rodgers, 98, retired clerk, died Wednesday at Ripley Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center after a stroke. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Garner Funeral Home with burial at 2 p.m. in Elmwood in Memphis. Mrs. Rodgers, the widow of Russell Rodgers, leaves a son, Melvin Jenkins of Ripley; a brother, James Langston of Harmontown, four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
SAVANNAH, TN - Hester Allison Morrow Easley Woods, 89, cook for restaurants and schools, died of cancer Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Shackelford Funeral Home with burial in Graham cemetery in Hardin County. She was a member of Church of Christ and Shreveport Eastern Star and White Shrine. Mrs. Woods, the widow of Eck Morrow, Edwin L. Easley and Munford Woods, leaves three daughters, Nita Ferrell of Elkhart, Ind., and Ruth Cook and Barbara Brown, both of Savannah; four sons, Leon Easley, Billy Easley and Scottie Easley, all of Savannah, and Doyle Easley of Roanoke, Texas; a brother, George Allison of Memphis, 27 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
SOMERVILLE, TN - Marjorie Morton Hill Robley, 92, retired psychiatric nurse's aide and bookkeeper, died of heart failure Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital Collierville. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home with burial in Pleasant Grove cemetery in Rossville. She was a member of Williston Methodist Church, Craddock Book Club, Shelby East Garden Club, Early Descendants of Shelby County Genealogy Club and was a Grey Lady volunteer at Western State Mental Health Institute. Mrs. Robley, the widow of Farley Hill and Thomas Robley, leaves a son, Farley Morton Hill of Collierville, three granddaughters and two great-grandsons.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
TIPTONVILLE, TN - Georgie Choate, 74, homemaker, died of cancer Thursday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Wynnburg Baptist Church with burial in Mt. Moriah cemetery near Obion. J. W. Curry & Son Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Choate, the wife of Richard `Red' Choate, also leaves two daughters, Betty Southerland of Union City and Judy Clayton of Ridgely; four sons, Thomas Choate of Obion, Larry Choate of Ridgely, Johnny Choate of Dyersburg and Jimmy Choate of Tiptonville, 17 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
