Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Phillip Bruce Griffin Sr.
Sunday, Feb 22, 2004
Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Bethel AME Church in Chattanooga. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until the service. Burial will be Wednesday in the Veterans Cemetery.
Franklin-Strickland Funeral Home in Chattanooga is in charge of arrangement.
Griffin was the son of Rev. Archie C. Griffin Sr. and Georgia Griffin of Chattanooga. He was a pastor at Round Hill AME Church, Powell Chapel AME Church in Giles County, Bethel AME Church in South Pittsburg, Quinn Chapel AME Church in Chattanooga, Clayborne Chapel AME Church in Knoxville, BethelChapel AME Church in Columbia and Woodfork Chapel AME Church in Shelbyville.
In addition to his wife Dorean, survivors include a daughter, Jackie; sons, Phillip Bruce Griffin Jr. and Derrick Griffin; sisters, Etta, Cora, Florence, Leota and Tommie; and a brother, A.C. Griffin II.
Ruth Farish Wilson Chambers
Sunday, Feb 22, 2004
Services were conducted Saturday from the chapel of Bills-McGaugh Funeral Home with burial in Lone Oak Cemetery.
A native of Noxapater, Miss., she was the daughter of the late George Miller and Laura Estella Hickman Farish and a member of the First Baptist Church.
Chambers was a graduate of UT-Memphis and was a registered nurse for Dr. Wheat and the retired industrial nurse at Heil-Quaker Corporation.
In addition to her husband, Marshall Chambers of Lewisburg, survivors include a stepdaughter, Carolyn Cromer of Columbia; a brother, Robert Farish of Noxapater, Miss.; sisters, Agnes Bridges of Louisville, Miss., and Sybil Cotton of Little Rock, Ark.
Tamorra Joy Ledford
Sunday, Feb 22, 2004
Services were conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday from the chapel of Bills-McGaugh Funeral Home with burial in the Sunset Park Cemetery, Garden of Hope.
She was a native of Davidson County. She was preceded in death by a brother, Edward Taj Ledford.
She is survived by her mother, Joy Jean Ledford; and a sister, Sharon Lee of Lewisburg.
Mr. Roy C. White
Sunday, Feb 22, 2004
Graveside services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Polk Memorial Gardens with John Vaughan officiating. military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19. Notes of sympathy may be sent to www.oakesandnichols.com.
The Maury County native was the son of the late Marvin E. White and Effie Lee Priest White and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
He was a member of the Graymere Church of Christ and the Maury County Horsemen's Association. Mr. White served as Chairman of the Maury County Charity Horseshow benefiting Vanderbilt Children's Hospital.
He married the former Anne Mullins Sept. 11, 1948, who preceded him in death Oct. 27, 1998.
He is survived by two daughters, Sheila Anne White of Nashville and Pam White (Jay) Lawrence of Los Angeles, Calif.; and several cousins.
Honorary pallbearers include Gary Kimmons, Jay Lawrence, James Thomas Bell, Tony Kimmons, Betty Crabtree, Donna Kimmons, Jennifer Loftin Barrier, Cliff Loftin and Wanda Knudson.
Timothy Adam Moyer
Monday, Feb 23, 2004
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with the Rev. Calvin Lunn, the Rev. Charles Bradley and the Rev. J.O. Martin officiating. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friend from 5-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Ashlynn and Brianna Moyer Trust Fund at Bank of America. Notes of sympathy may be sent to www.oakesandnichols.com.
A native of Mansfield, Ohio, he was a 1998 graduate of Columbia Central High School. He served in the electrician's apprenticeship program at Nashville Tech and Nashville Union Hall. He was a member of Union Local #429 of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Union Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Charlotte Watson Moyer of Columbia; two daughters, Ashlynn Mikeala Moyer and Brianna Mary Moyer, both of Columbia; his father and stepmother, Timothy Ray Moyer and Bonnie Moyer of Tucson, Ariz.; a sister, Erica Moyer Prince of Columbia; maternal grandparents, William and Mary Greene Hayes of Columbia; paternal grandmother, Joy Jackson Moyer of Jamestown; two stepsisters, Glenda Thomason and Samantha Thomason, both of Columbia; two nieces, Chantel Prince and Danielle Thornsberry, both of Columbia; two nephews, Dalton Tilghman and Carter Tilghman, both of Columbia; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and step-nieces and nephews.
Active pallbearers will be Mike Huff, Steve Huff, Terry Prince, Wesley McNeese, Andy Jenks and Joe Moore.
Virginia Prater O'Brien
Monday, Feb 23, 2004
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the Brumley Chapel in Broken Bow, Okla., with burial following in Watson Cemetery at Oak Hill Community, Okla. The Rev. Melvin Baker will officiate.
O'Brien was born Jan. 30, 1935, in Shinewell, Okla., the daughter of Alvie E. Prater and Leona Shelton Prater.
She was a member of the Protestant Church and loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed playing Scrabble and dominoes. She liked to talk and visit with others, she never met a stranger and always liked to hear a good joke.
Virginia leaves to cherish her memory two daughters and sons-in-law, Sherry and Clark Freeman of Columbia and Kelly and David Gregory of Aloha, Ore.; four sons and three daughters-in law, Gary O'Brien of Eloy, Ariz., Ralphy and Desiree O'Brien of Honolulu, Hawaii, Michael and Sharon O'Brien of Silver Creek, Miss., and Gregory and Sandra O'Brien of Columbia; three brothers, Melvin Prater of Niland, Calif., and Andy Prater and Terry Prater, both of Broken Bow, Okla.; five sisters, Ester Evans and Lila Highful, both of Broken Bow, Okla., Bernice Murray of Brawley, Calif., Joyce Hardy of Amarillo, Texas, and Patsy Vancil of Santa Rosa, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Willadean Reeves
Tuesday, Feb 24, 2004
Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home with Chip Hunter officiating. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Burial is to follow in the Lewis County Memorial Gardens.
She was a homemaker and wife of the late Carlton Ernest Reeves. She was the daughter of the late John Leonard and Claude Brazier Belew.
Survivors include a son, Jimmy Reeves of Ardmore Okla.; daughters, Patsy Ellison of Hohenwald and Rhonda Johnson of Seymour; brothers, Jay Belew of Parsons and Lobes Belew of Fairview; a sister, Dale Shannon of Nashville; six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
Lois McClain
Tuesday, Feb 24, 2004
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home with Jerry James officiating. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in the Downey Cemetery.
She was the daughter of the late Fred and Winnie Jane Garrison Creekmore. She was preceded in death by her first husband Frank Laxton and her second husband Marshal McClain. She was a factory employee.
Survivors include two nephews and a niece.
William Chapman
Tuesday, Feb 24, 2004
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Carr & Erwin Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Giles Memory Garden.
The Giles County native was the son of Dora Watkins Chapman and the late J.T. Chapman. He served in the U.S. Navy and worked at Murray Ohio. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Steve Chapman.
Survivors in addition to his mother include his wife, Dora Ann Chapman of Pulaski; a brother, Jack Chapman of Pulaski; sisters, Judy Chapman of Pulaski and Teresa Henderson of Fayetteville.
Willie Sue Bradburn
Tuesday, Feb 24, 2004
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Neal Funeral Home with Ricky Cotton officiating. Burial will be in Barnesville Cemetery.
The Lawrence County native was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Jones and Lonnie Riddle. She was the wife of the late Basil Bradburn. She was retired from Genesco and a member of Swan Creek Baptist Church.
Survivors include his sons, Donald Bradburn of Summertown, Johnny Bradburn of Lawrenceburg and Lonnie Bradburn of Elkmont, Ala.; daughters, Nancy Hobbs of Lawrenceburg, Mary Skelton of Hohenwald and Elizabeth Englett of Summertown; a sister, Mary Balusek of Comfort, Texas; 15 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
W.C. Davis
Tuesday, Feb 24, 2004
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Carr & Erwin Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4-8 Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
The Giles county native was the retired automobile mechanic. He was the son of the late Rufus C. and Blanche Parson Davis. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Lewis Davis.
Survivors include his wife, Maggie Davis of Oak Grove Community; a son, Danny Davis of Elkton; sisters, Mamie Durham of Pulaski, Almeda Hughes of Aspen Hill, and Ann Shultz of Lawrenceburg.
H. Thomas 'Tom' Etheridge, Jr.
Tuesday, Feb 24, 2004
Mr. Etheridge, president and owner of Etheridge Cabinet Shop, Inc., was a highly regarded area businessman whose work in fine cabinetry and interiors is found in homes, businesses, banks, train cars, and yachts throughout the United States. Among his accomplishments were the famous train cars, the American-European Express, featured on numerous travel television programs. Mr. Etheridge was well-known in the area for his stand on environmental protection issues, particularly issues dealing with the St. Andrew Bay, his involvement with youth baseball, and his love of fishing and golfing.
Mr. Etheridge is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert T. Etheridge, Sr.; two sisters, Sharron Etheridge of Panama City, Fla. and Martha Shaw (Mack) of Columbia; his wife, Dr. Sandra Y. Etheridge; two sons, Dr. Tom Etheridge (Dr. Luanne Rolly) of Corvallis, Ore., and Lee Etheridge (Lisa) of Friendship, Wis.; his daughter, Lisa E. Red (Chuck) of Lynn Haven; and eight grandchildren, Alison, Molly, Katie, Haley, Rose, Logan, Charlie, and one yet to be named. Mr. Etheridge was predeceased by a brother, Dr. George Etheridge of Memphis, Tennessee.
Visitation was held from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at Southerland Family Funeral Home on 19th Street in Panama City. A funeral service followed at 4 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Tom Etheridge Foundation for support of youth baseball are requested. Donations may be directed to the foundation at Vision Bank. Memorialization will be by cremation. Expressions of sympathy and fond memories can be submitted at southerland family.com/tomethridge.htm.
Mr. Roy C. White
Tuesday, Feb 24, 2004
Graveside services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Polk Memorial Gardens with John Vaughan officiating. military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19. Notes of sympathy may be sent to www.oakesandnichols.com.
The Maury County native was the son of the late Marvin E. White and Effie Lee Priest White and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
He was a member of the Graymere Church of Christ and the Maury County Horsemen's Association. Mr. White served as Chairman of the Maury County Charity Horseshow benefiting Vanderbilt Children's Hospital.
He married the former Anne Mullins Sept. 11, 1948, who preceded him in death Oct. 27, 1998.
He is survived by two daughters, Sheila Anne White of Nashville and Pam White (Jay) Lawrence of Los Angeles, Calif.; and several cousins.
Honorary pallbearers include Gary Kimmons, Jay Lawrence, James Thomas Bell, Tony Kimmons, Betty Crabtree, Donna Kimmons, Jennifer Loftin Barrier, Cliff Loftin and Wanda Knudson.
Ruth Farish Wilson Chambers
Tuesday, Feb 24, 2004
Services were conducted Saturday from the chapel of Bills-McGaugh Funeral Home with burial in Lone Oak Cemetery.
A native of Noxapater, Miss., she was the daughter of the late George Miller and Laura Estella Hickman Farish and a member of the First Baptist Church.
Chambers was a graduate of UT-Memphis and was a registered nurse for Dr. Wheat and the retired industrial nurse at Heil-Quaker Corporation.
In addition to her husband, Marshall Chambers of Lewisburg, survivors include a stepdaughter, Carolyn Cromer of Columbia; a brother, Robert Farish of Noxapater, Miss.; sisters, Agnes Bridges of Louisville, Miss., and Sybil Cotton of Little Rock, Ark.
Norris B. Cheek
Tuesday, Feb 24, 2004
Services for Mr. Cheek will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Williams Funeral Home in Columbia with Calvin Hardison officiating. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery with military honors being provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19.
The Maury County native was the son of the late Cordie Lee and Bessie Alsup Cheek and was the husband of the late Margaret Galbraith Cheek who died in 2003.
He was retired owner and operator of the Market Basket in Columbia and was a former long-time resident of Tom Littlejohn Road. He served our country in the United States Army during World War II. He was a member of the Junior Order of Mechanics and a member of the Church of Christ.
He is survived by his children, Beryl (Todd) Turner of Hickman and Thomas (Tereasa) Cheek of Columbia; three sisters, Gladys Tindell, Mary Louise Rummage and Eunice Pullen, all of Columbia; a twin brother, Morris L. Cheek of Columbia; grandchildren, Matthew Cheek of Columbia, Kelly (Tonya) Cheek, Marty Pruitt and Candice (Lupe) Perez, all of Nashville; great-grandchildren, Paul Cheek and Brianna Perez, both of Nashville; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ercel Cheek and J.V. Cheek.
Pallbearers will be Matthew Cheek, Kelly Cheek, Tommy Helton, Josh Helton, Billy Manier and Marty Pruitt.
Honorary pallbearers will be Michael Helton, Bob Duncan, Terry Hann and Buddy Stoops.
Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association of Tennessee, One Vantage Way, Suite C-250, Nashville, TN 37228.
