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CHARLOTTE ELAINE BASS BROWN, 55, of Knoxville, formerly of Memphis, patient care assistant, died Sept. 24 at her home. Services were held Oct. 1 at Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. She was a former member of Wells Station Baptist Church and member of Rocky Hill Baptist Church in Knoxville. She leaves two sons, Clint Brown of Olive Branch and Chris Brown of Memphis; her father, James Bass of Fresno, Calif.; a sister, Lynn Stevens of Southaven, and eight grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
Dated October 1, 2003
DAVID PAUL BURLISON, SR., 74, of Horn Lake, musician and real estate developer, died Sept. 27 at his home. Services were held Sept. 30 at Southaven First Baptist Church with burial in Hinds Chapel Cemetery in Lake Cormorant. He was a member of Southaven First Baptist Church, Al Chymia Shriner, former Golden Glove Champion, and a War War II Navy veteran. Mr. Burlison, the widower of Rosemarie Harman Burlison, leaves four daughters, Deborah Stafford of Lake Cormorant, Laurie Hylander of Walls, Mary Lisa Goff of Horn Lake, and Holly Moore of Walls; a son, David Paul Burlison Jr. of Memphis, Tenn.; two sisters, Virginia Brook of Southaven, and Nora Hunt of Horn Lake; 12 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Dated October 1, 2003
MARY ‘HAZEL’ BYRD, 73, of Hernando, homemaker, died Sept. 30 at her home. Services were held Oct. 2 at Forest Hill South Funeral Home with burial in Forest Hill South Cemetery. Mrs. Byrd, the widow of William H. Byrd, also leaves three daughters, Shirley Gaither of Byhalia, Wanda Farris of Jackson, Tenn., and Angie Crow of Hernando; three sons, Roger Byrd of Cedar Grove, Tenn., and Danny Byrd and Bill Byrd, both of Raleigh, N.C., 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Dated October 1, 2003
LARRY THOMAS CHANEY, 56, of Nettleton, died Sept. 29 at his home. Services were held Oct. 1 at the Tisdale-Lann Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Nettleton with burial in Lee Memorial Park in Verona. He was a member of Temple Grove Baptist Church. Mr. Chaney leaves his mother, Martha Brown Chaney, and a sister, Kim Chaney, both of Nettleton; and special cousins, Paul and Doris Duncan of Nettleton, and Truman and Linda Thompson of Holly Springs.
Dated October 1, 2003
JAMES S. CHURCH, 83, of Olive Branch, retired operating engineer for DuPont, died Sept. 29 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services were held Oct. 1 at Heritage Christian Life Center, where he was a member, with burial in Memorial Park Southwoods. Memorial Park Funeral Home had charge. He was a World War II Army veteran. Mr. Church, the widower of Thelma Church, leaves two sons, James L. Church of Southaven and Gary Church of Horn Lake, and two grandchildren.
Dated October 1, 2003
MARY JO BENSON CLEMENT, 63, of Tifton, Ga., formerly of Memphis and Southaven, retired customer service worker for Holox Ltd., died Aug. 5 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga. Services were held Aug. 7 at Tifton First Baptist Church, where she was a choir member, with burial in Oakridge Cemetery there. Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals in Tifton had charge. Mrs. Clement, the wife of Joseph Allen Clement, also leaves two sons, Joseph Allen Clement of Trophy Club, Texas, and Stephen Edward Clement of Tampa; two sisters, Betty Ann Snow and Mona Sue Wallis, both of Arkansas; a brother, Robert E. Benson of Michigan, and two grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Tifton First Baptist Church Organ Restoration Fund.
Dated October 1, 2003
VERA CONARD GLASPER, 61, of Memphis, former sales associate, died Sept. 29 at her home. M. J. Edwards & Son Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel had charge. She was a member of Temple of Deliverance Church of God in Christ. She leaves three sons, Eric Glasper, Robert Glasper Jr. and Roderick Glasper, and six sisters, Queen Ester Brown, Florester Cobbs, Louise Hurley, Addie Conard, Mordean Royal and Jerdean Conard, all of Memphis; three brothers, William Conard of Memphis and Earnest Conard and Morice Conard, both of Nesbit, and 10 grandchildren.
Dated October 1, 2003
JEAN M. GRIFFIN, 73, of Southaven, homemaker, died Sept. 26 at her home. Services were held Oct. 1 at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Memorial Park Southwoods. She was a Methodist. Mrs. Griffin, the widow of W. E. ‘Rip’ Griffin, leaves a son, Keith Griffin of Southaven; a sister, Robbie Morrow, and a brother, James Archie Morrow, both of Batesville, Miss., four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Dated October 1, 2003
KIMBERLY PAIGE GUNTER, 32, of Nesbit, formerly of Memphis, homemaker, died Sept. 27 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services were held Sept. 30 at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery East. She was a member of Thrifthaven Baptist Church. She leaves two daughters, Candace Nicole Gunter and Brianna Paige Bolin, and a son, Brian Scott Bolin Jr., all of Nesbit, and her parents, Barbara Barefoot and Randall Gunter of Memphis.
Dated October 1, 2003
JAMES AARON HENDERSON, 81, retired from the Postal Service, died Sept. 26 at DeSoto Health Center. Graveside services were held Sept. 30 at Center Cemetery in New Albany. United Funeral Service in New Albany had charge. He was a World War II Navy veteran. Mr. Henderson, the widower of Raymoth Boyd Henderson, leaves two daughters, Patricia Rivalto of Memphis and Yvonne Medlin of Olive Branch; two sons, Mike Carmical and Tom Edwards, and a sister, Lillie Mae Sanderson, all of Houston, eight grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Dated October 1, 2003
HENRY DEAN HILL, 60, of Byhalia, landscaper, died Sept. 27 at Methodist Healthcare-Fayette in Somerville. Services were held Oct. 1 at St. Matthew’s Missionary Baptist Church in Byhalia with burial in St. Matthew’s Cemetery there. Gillespie Funeral Home in Olive Branch had charge. Mr. Hill, the husband of Mamie Lou Hill, also leaves three daughters, Priscilla Kimbrough, Verna K. Hughes and Yuretta Hill Payne, all of Memphis; five sons, William Boyd Hill of Olive Branch, and Victor Hill, Daniel Hill, Corey D. Hill and Roderick Hill, all of Byhalia; six sisters, Mildred Liggins of St. Louis, Gertie McCoy of Memphis, Georgia Hill and Versie McCrain, both of Hempstead, N.Y., and Joyce Sykes and Henrettie Phillips, both of Byhalia; five brothers, Thomas Sykes of Collierville, and Chris Sykes, Oscar Sykes, Clevester Sykes and Rev. Jimmie Sykes, all of Byhalia, and 14 grandchildren.
Dated October 1, 2003
JERRICA LASHA JONES, 9-month-old daughter of Jessica Jones and Larry Williams of Memphis, died Sept. 29 at Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home had charge. She also leaves her grandparents, Beulah Jones, Mary Catherine Williams, Dorothy Williams and Sharon Valentine, all of Memphis, and Larry Thomas of Walls, and her great-grandparents, Lucille James and Elijah Guy, both of Memphis.
Dated October 1, 2003
WESLEY HALL KNOX, 49, of Horn Lake, chef for Gold Strike Casino and retired Army sergeant first class, died Sept. 23 at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services were held Oct. 1 at Jerusalem Baptist Church with burial in West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery. J. O. Patterson Mortuary had charge. He was a Desert Storm Army veteran. He leaves a daughter, Felicia Latrice Knox, and his father, Rev. Clinton Knox, both of Memphis; three sisters, Ruby Knox Newbill of Bay Shore, N.Y., Inella Knox Scruggs of Memphis and Joann McGee of Berkley, Mo., and two brothers, Clyde Knox of Houlka, and Clinton Knox Jr. of Memphis.
Dated October 1, 2003
JOHN A. ‘JACK’ LEPACH JR., 80, of Red Banks, formerly of Memphis and Bartlett, retired from the Postal Service, died Sept. 27 at his home. Services were held Sept. 30 at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Lepach, the husband of Jeanne Lepach, also leaves a daughter, Susan Granere of West Jefferson, N.C.; a son, David Lepach of Altamonte Springs, Fla.; a stepdaughter, Vicki Rose of Memphis; a stepson, John Bullington of Horn Lake; a sister, Nancy Kerrigan of California, 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
Dated October 1, 2003
JESSIE RICHARD McMINN, 91, of Memphis, former maintenance worker, died Oct. 1 at Methodist Healthcare-South. Services were held Oct. 4 at Hernando Funeral Home with burial in Grays Creek Cemetery there. He was a member of Longcrest Baptist Church. He leaves two daughters, Patricia Jeans of Hernando and Jessica Ann Minton of Palmdale, Calif.; a son, Richard Lee McMinn of Horn Lake, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Dated October 1, 2003
CARL W. McNEESE, 63, of Memphis, died Sept. 24 at his home. Graveside services were held Sept. 27 at Memphis Memory Gardens. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel had charge. He leaves two sons, Kevin McNeese of Southaven and Craig McNeese of Memphis; a brother, Charles McNeese of Nashville, and two grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Dated October 1, 2003
RONNIE K. ‘GRIZZLY’ MILLS, 50, of Millington, retired customer service agent for Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, died Sept. 26 at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services were held Sept. 30 at Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel with burial in Big Creek Cemetery. He was a member of Crosspointe Baptist Church. Mr. Mills, the husband of Linda B. Mills, also leaves a daughter, Jennifer Mills of Millington; a son, John Mills of Las Vegas; a stepdaughter, Cheryl Triplett of Bartlett; two stepsons, Jeff Buffalo of Walls, Miss., and Mike Buffalo of Millington; two sisters Wanda Dunn and Pat Riemath, both of Southaven, and 10 grandchildren.
Dated October 1, 2003
