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BEATRICE MORRIS, 86, of Sylvan, N.C., formerly of Memphis, Tenn, homemaker, died April 13 in Sylva. Graveside services were held April 17 at Forest Hill South Cemetery. She was a former member of Haywood Baptist Church. Mrs. Morris, the widow of Ealy Morris, leaves a daughter, Elizabeth Lindsay of Sylva; two sons, Robert Stone of Alabaster, Ala., and Carl Morris of Memphis, Tenn.; three brothers, J.C. Shepherd of Eupora, Billy Shepherd of Maben, and Wilford Shepherd of Tupelo, seven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandsons.
Dated April 16, 2003
THOMAS L. MURDOCK, 78, of Olive Branch, formerly of Union County, retired industrial mechanic and wood craftsman, died April 9 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services were held April 12 at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery South. He was a former member of Oakhaven Baptist Church and a World War II Army veteran. Mr. Murdock leaves his wife of 56 years, Dorothy Murdock; two daughters, Peggy Anderson of Memphis and Nell Ayers of Southaven; a son, Jerry Murdock of Olive Branch; a sister, Myrtle Mae Owen of Guntown, three grandchildren and three great-granddaughters.
Dated April 16, 2003
FREDDIE HUGH PEELER, 64, of Ashland, retired truck driver for Campbell 66, died April 15 at Tippah County Hospital in Ripley. Services were held April 16 at McBride Funeral Home Chapel in Ripley with burial in Beech Hill Cemetery in Ashland. He was a member of Ashland Church of Christ. Mr. Peeler leaves two daughters, Mitzi Feathers of Potts Camp, and Gina Peeler of Olive Branch; a son, Randy Peeler of Southaven; two sisters, Martha Hopkins of Hernando, and Carol Jarvis of DeKalb; two brothers, Billy Peeler and Phil Peeler, both of Ripley, and three grandchildren, Rebecca Peeler, Mandy Feathers, and Kasey Feathers.
Dated April 16, 2003
DENNIS SIDNEY PERKINS, 83, of Memphis, retired line supervisor with Ford Motor Co., died April 11 at Methodist Germantown Hospital. Forest Hill South Funeral Home had charge. Mr. Perkins, the widow of Jenievie Perkins, leaves a daughter, Priscilla Ann Simpson of Loraine, Ohio; two sons, Dennis E. Perkins of Hurricane, Ut., and Larry Charles Perkins of Canton, Ga., nine brothers and sisters, ten grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
Dated April 16, 2003
RUTH L. PIERCE, 91, of Memphis, homemaker, died April 14 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services were held April 17 at Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley, with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery there. She was a member of Colonial Hills Baptist Church. Mrs. Pierce, the widow of D. E. ‘Dudie’ Pierce, leaves a daughter, Patsy Pierce of Southaven; four sons, D. E. Pierce and Roy Pierce, both of Southaven, Henry Pierce of Senatobia, and Albert Pierce of Haleyville, Ala.; a sister, Dorothy True of Water Valley, nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Dated April 16, 2003
THELMA PAULINE RAGSDALE, 86, of Memphis, Tenn., died April 9 at Methodist Hospital South. Services were held April 14 at St. Paul Catholic Church in Memphis with burial in Forest Hill South Cemetery. She was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church, St. Paul's Parish Club, the Illinois Central Service Club and the National Association of Railroad and Veterans Employees. Mrs. Ragsdale, the widow of Tommy Ragsdale, leaves a son, Robert G. Ragsdale.
Dated April 16, 2003
JOHN EDWARD RATHER, 84, of Holly Springs, banker, died April 8 at Baptist Memorial Hospital DeSoto in Southaven. Services were held April 11 at Christ Episcopal Church in Holly Springs, where he was a member, with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery. Holly Springs Funeral Home had charge. Mr. Rather leaves his wife of 60 years, Dorothy Powers Rather; a son, Dr. Edward Rather Jr. of Olive Branch; two daughters, Marie Rather McClatchy and Carey Rather Crain, both of Holly Springs, and six grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to The American Heart Association or a charity of the donor's choice.
Dated April 16, 2003
RUBY STEIN REYNOLDS, 46, of Hernando, homemaker, died April 9 at her home. Services were held April 12 at Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Hernando, where she was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. Hernando Funeral Home had charge. She leaves two daughters, Latonya Jones of Memphis and Kizzie Reynolds of Hernando; a son, Daren Reynolds of Horn Lake; three sisters, Lucy B. Joyner of Memphis, Bobbie Jean Howell of Horn Lake and Jackie Ferrell of Hernando; two brothers, John Hopkins of Ohio and Dennis Ferrell Jr. of Memphis, and four grandchildren.
Dated April 16, 2003
CHARLES W. ROBERSON JR., 81, of Whiteville, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, retired letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, died April 2 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tenn. Services were held April 5 at Shackelford Funeral Directors chapel in Boliver with graveside services April 7 in West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery in Memphis. He was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Whiteville, and a World War II Army Veteran. Mr. Roberson leaves his wife, Jesse Roberson; a son, Dale Alan Roberson of Southaven; two stepsons, Joseph Christopher Barling and Travis Michael Barling, both of Charlotte, N.C., a grandson, and three stepgrandchildren.
Dated April 16, 2003
JOSEPHINE F. ROBERTS, 75, of Olive Branch, formerly of Memphis, retired from Weyerhaeuser and Sears, Roebuck and Co., died April 9 at Saint Francis Hospital. Memorial mass was held April 13 at Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Olive Branch, where she was a communicant and former organist, with graveside services at Bethel Cemetery there. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel had charge. Mrs. Roberts, the widow of Burkett Roberts, leaves two daughters, Marilu Brewer and Joann Sexton, both of Olive Branch, and a grandson. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Queen of Peace Catholic Church Organ Fund.
Dated April 16, 2003
JAMES RAY SAULS, 65, of Southaven, manager for Kroger, died April 9 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services were held April 11 at Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven with burial in Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens. He was a Baptist and Army veteran. He leaves a daughter, Teresa Harville of Southaven, and a brother, Edward Sauls of Dallas.
Dated April 16, 2003
MARY KATE SHACKELFORD, 77, of Horn Lake, former postal worker and Avon representative, died April 14 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services were held April 16 at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in New Bethlehem Cemetery in Horn Lake. She was a member of Horn Lake First Baptist Church. Mrs. Shackelford leaves her husband, Bill H. Shackelford; two sons, Bill Shackelford Jr. and Gene Shackelford, both of Southaven; three sisters, Mildred Wallace of Tuscumbia, Ala., Doris Womack of Walls and Libby West of Horn Lake; three brothers, Leo Von Boeckman and Harold Von Boeckman, both of Horn Lake, and Bob Von Boeck man of West Memphis, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to Horn Lake First Baptist Church Building Fund or American Cancer Society.
Dated April 16, 2003
LEE SHARP Jr., 54, of Olive Branch, employee of Allstar Chevrolet, died April 9 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services were held April 12 at Sandidge Road Church of Christ with burial in Memorial Park Southwoods. Gillespie Funeral Home of Olive Branch had charge. He leaves five daughters, Angela Milan of Byhalia, and Sharon Malone, Tiffany Harris, Pamela Harris and Roxie Ann Cathey, all of Memphis; two sons, Tellis Harris and Patrick Harris, both of Memphis; his parents, Alberta and Willis Roy Sharp, both of Olive Branch; six sisters, Emma Sharp, Annie Ruth Sharp and Nellie Hale, all of Olive Branch, and Maggie Lean Sharp, Dorothy J. Sharp and Betty Smith, all of Memphis; five brothers, Elias Sharp, Andrew Lee Sharp, Melvin Sharp, Nathaniel Sharp and Jerry L. Sharp, all of Olive Branch, and 12 grandchildren.
Dated April 16, 2003
SHIRLEY ELIZABETH OWENS SPARKS, 71, of Walls, formerly of Memphis, died April 10 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services were held April 12 at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Independence. She was a member of Lake Forest Church of Christ. Mrs. Sparks leaves her husband, John Sparks; a daughter, Marie Bell of Lewisville, Texas; a son, Gary Sparks of Wynne, Ark.; three sisters, Polly May of Coldwater, Linda Hamlett of Horn Lake and Joyce Parscale of Ooltewah, Tenn., and five grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Ovarian Cancer Research Fund in New York City.
Dated April 16, 2003
JOSEPH NEWTON TURNER, 35, of Hernando, boiler maker, died April 15 in Eudora. Services were held April 18 at Hernando Funeral Home with burial in Goodrum Cemetery in Eudora. He was a member of Glenns Chapel Congregational Methodist Church, Boiler Makers Union Local 263 and the Pipe Fitters Association. Mr. Turner, the husband of Stacey Turner, also leaves a daughter, Sarah Marguerite Turner, and a son, Joseph ‘Nate’ Turner, both of Walls; his father and stepmother, Joe and Debra Turner of Lake Cormorant; two sisters, Mariann Banks of Olive Branch and Lacey Turner of Lake Cormorant; three brothers, Danny Turner of Hernando, and Shaker Turner and Dustin Turner, both of Lake Cormorant, and his grandparents, Calvin Youngblood and Blount Turner, both of Hernando.
Dated April 16, 2003
ELLA WINSTON UNDERWOOD, 75, of Hernando, retired department store manager, died April 10 at Senatobia Convalescent Center. Services were held April 12 at Hernando Funeral Home with burial in Trinity Baptist Cemetery in Eudora. She was a member of Taylor Memorial Christian Church. Mrs. Underwood leaves her husband, Thomas Whitley Underwood; a daughter, Shelia Underwood Riley of Eudora; a son, Thomas Whitley Underwood Jr. of Pope; a sister, Dorothy Engles of Southaven; a brother, George Wells of Memphis, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Dated April 16, 2003
TERRY L. ADAMS, 44, of Southaven, former licensed practical nurse for Baptist Hospital and former employee of Trinity Healthcare, died May 23 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services were held May 27 at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery South. She was a member of Graceview Presbyterian Church and a former leader of Girls Under Grace. Mrs. Adams leaves her husband, Gene Adams; a daughter, Kimberly Adams, and a son, David Adams, both of Southaven; her mother and stepfather, Rose and Jim Fier of Walls; her father, Jack Thomas of Byhalia; a sister, and three brothers.
Dated May 28, 2003
