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Clara Lucile Smith, 75, of Horn Lake, homemaker, died June 8 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Graveside services were held June 9 at Memphis Memory Gardens. Family Funeral Care had charge. She was a member of Longstreet United Methodist Church. Mrs. Smith, the widow of Walter Ray Smith, leaves a daughter, Lynda Bruckman of Horn Lake; three sons, Johnny Smith of Bartlett, William Smith of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Michael Smith of Southaven, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home.
Dated June 12, 2004
William C. ‘Chuck’ Stevens Jr., of Southaven, 42, self-employed painter, died June 5 in Mississippi. Graveside services were held June 9 at Forest Hill Cemetery South. Forest Hill Funeral Home South had charge. He worked with prison ministries. He leaves two daughters, Ericka Stevens of Southaven and Mandy Stevens of Memphis; his mother, Mary L. Wells of Memphis; his father and stepmother, William C. and Ann Stevens of Byhalia; three sisters, Anna Maben of Memphis, Fran Stevens of Byhalia and Trisha Hill of Royal, Ark.; two half-brothers, Tommy Stevens and Ira Stevens; two stepbrothers, Ronnie Rikard and Russell Rikard, all of Byhalia; his grandmother, Katie Jones of Southaven, and a grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Dated June 12, 2004
George Leroy Stone, 25, of Southaven, heating and air installer, died June 1 in Hernando. Memorial services were held June 12 at Highway Holiness Church in Nesbit. Hernando Funeral Home had charge. He leaves his mother, Penny Schlichting of Southaven; his father, John Phillip Stone of California; a sister, Sonya Stone of Memphis; a brother, Bryant Hernandez of Salem, Ore., and his grandparents, Theodore and Anna Schlichting of Kellyville, Okla., and Marylove Stone of California.
Dated June 12, 2004
Fred ‘Jay’ Vowell, 73, of Olive Branch, died June 5 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services were held June 8 at Brantley Funeral Home with burial in West Tennessee Veteran’s Cemetery. He was a Korean War veteran. Mr. Vowell leaves his wife, Marie Holmes Vowell; a daughter, Debra Peters of Tarpon Springs, Fla.; a son, James ‘Tony’ Vowell of Olive Branch; a sister, Eleanor Boyette of Pasadena, Texas; two brothers, James Orval Vowell of La Marque, Texas, and Gerald Vowell of Livingston, Texas, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren
Dated June 12, 2004
Nancy B. Pierini, 71, of Hernando, retired saleswoman, died June 4 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services June 9 at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown in Memphis with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown. She was a Methodist. Mrs. Pierini leaves her husband, Antonio ‘Sam’ Pierini; two daughters, Darla Russell of Horn Lake and Delana Miller of Cape Coral, Fla.; a son, David Miller of Horn Lake; three stepdaughters, Paula Crawford of Mountain Home, Ark., and Regina Pierini and Carla Pierini, both of Houston; a brother, Terry Bill of Jonesboro, Ark., a granddaughter, four stepgrandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Lung Association.
Dated June 12, 2004
Clara Ruby Mathews Stringer, 88, of Horn Lake, homemaker, died June 3 at Wesley Highland Manor in Memphis. Graveside services were held June 6 at Augusta (Ark.) Memorial Park. Rhodes & Son Funeral Home in Augusta had charge. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Mrs. Stringer, the widow of James W. Stringer, leaves two daughters, Kathryn Stringer of Horn Lake and Joan Hill of Memphis, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Dated June 12, 2004
Troy ‘Junior’ Vaughn Jr., 44, of Victoria, construction worker, died June 8 in Victoria. Services were held June 12 at Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Hernando with burial in the church cemetery there. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel in Memphis had charge. He leaves two daughters, Erica Smith and Monches Smith, both of Victoria; two sons, Marquette Smith of Victoria and Ricky Smith of Coldwater; his mother, Jessie M. Vaughn of Memphis; his father, Troy Vaughn of Hernando; four sisters, Catherine Robertson, Lue Lee Jones and Edna Vaughn, all of Hernando, and Rubysteine Perry of Memphis, and three brothers, Thawyer Vaughn of Memphis, and Willie Earl Vaughn and Jimmy Lee Vaughn, both of Hernando.
Dated June 12, 2004
Alma Ramsey Wardlow, 93, of Adamsville, homemaker, died June 6 at McNairy Regional Hospital in Selmer. Services were held June 10 at Shackelford Funeral Home in Savannah with burial in Stantonville Cemetery. She was a member of Stantonville Methodist Church and attended West Shiloh Baptist Church. Mrs. Wardlow, the widow of Sam Ramsey and Earl Wardlow, leaves two daughters, Martha Nell Qualls of Savannah and Dale Forsythe of Hernando; a son, Billy Ramsey of Adamsville; a sister, Marie Rick man, and a brother, Alex White, both of Stantonville, seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Dated June 12, 2004
MARGARET K. ‘MARGIE’ WILLIAMS, 82, of Memphis, retired beautician, died June 8 at Collierville Health & Rehabilitation Center. Services were held June 11 at Family Funeral Care with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown. She leaves two sons, Gary Diamond of Byhalia, and Neyland Williams of Cordova; a sister, Lillian Cash of California, nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Dated June 12, 2004
OZIE WRIGHT, 76, of Memphis, employee of Memphis Transit Authority, died June 5 at Saint Francis Hospital. Services were held June 10 at Sandidge Road Church of Christ in Olive Branch with burial in Shiloh Cemetery in Barton. Gillespie Funeral Home in Olive Branch had charge. Mr. Wright leaves his wife, Susie Wright; a daughter, Susan Ann Gordon of Ahoskie, N.C.; six sons, Donald Wright of Olive Branch, Alvin D. Wright, Michael Wright, Glenn Wright and Ozie Wright Jr., all of Memphis, and Stanley F. Wright of St. Louis; three sisters, Ella Mae Hopkins, Essie Tennial and Goldie Scott, all of Byhalia, Miss.; two brothers, Earl Wright of Memphis and James Wright of Byhalia, 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Dated June 12, 2004
David Garner
David Lewis Garner was the type of person who could put a smile on any frowning face, according to his wife, Dorothy Garner.
"He was always so cheerful and witty and had a great sense of humor," she said. "He could make you laugh when you wanted to cry."
David died April 4, 2005. He was 75. He is buried in WTN Veterans Cemetery.
David was born Dec. 9, 1929, in Memphis, Tenn., where he married Dorothy 20 years later on July 19, 1949, at Bellevue Baptist Church.
Dorothy said she met David just before her 16th birthday in 1947 at a bus stop in Memphis.
"I remember meeting him like it was yesterday," she said. "It was on a Friday night when my sister and I and one of my good friends went to a movie at the then Capitol Theater on McLemore Road.
"I remember these two boys, one of them which was David, followed us into the movies and sat behind us and heckled us during the entire movie. After the movie, the boys followed us to the bus stop and we all talked with each other until the bus arrived.
"I ended up giving David my phone number that night, and he called me the very next day, the same day my family was having a picnic. While I was on the phone with him, my cousin grabbed the phone from me and invited him to join us for the picnic and he did.
"From that day on he called me every day and would come to visit me often. And every time he came to see me he would bring me a pack of double mint chewing gum as a gift."
That same year, David graduated from Southside High School and a year later in 1948 became a member of the U.S. Airforce for two years, during which he became a private 1st class.
Dorothy said she and David kept in touch through letters and would see each other during his occasional visits home.
"We would see each other during his weekend furlows," she said. "We got married during one of those furlows. He was wearing his uniform the day we got married."
David returned home to stay a few months later in the winter of 1949, Dorothy said.
David, whose nickname was "Red" because of his bright red hair, worked for many years in the printing business in Memphis. He was a pressman at Wimmer Brothers Printing, a pressman and printing estimator-salesman at Standard Printing Co., and an estimator at Holiday Press. David retired as an estimator from Austin Hennon Bindary about 12 years ago.
The couple later gave birth to their only daughter, Debra Garner, whom David chose as his favorite fishing partner.
"My dad had a fishing boat, and we used to go to Pickwick Lake a lot when I was younger and fish all day sometimes," she said. "And we continued to fish together up until about five years ago."
Debra said Pickwick is the place where her father taught her how to swim.
"I remember he pushed me off the fishing dock and I swam," she said. "We had some good times on the lake."
Debra said, aside from fishing, her father enjoyed doing yardwork and working on cars, and he especially loved traveling.
"He really liked to travel out west," she said. "He traveled up until about two years ago. He was just an outgoing and energetic man for his age."
Debra said David was also a people person.
"He loved family get togethers and being with friends," she said. "And he also just loved to help people."
In 1991, the Garners moved to Olive Branch, where David and Dorothy became members of Mineral Wells Methodist Church.
Debra said her father was "one of a kind."
Christian
CHRISTIAN, JAMES T., 69, plant manager for Rockwell International for 18 years and Alcoa for nine years, and owner of Dudie's Diner and Jim's Shrimp and Oyster Bar, died Sunday, April 24, 2005, at his home. Services were held Wednesday, April 27, 2005, at Lee Memorial Funeral Home in Verona with burial in Lee Memorial Park there. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. He was an Army veteran, member of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Southaven, Mason and Shriner. Mr. Christian, the husband of Marianne Bennett Christian for 47 years, also leaves two daughters, Karin Christian Randolph and Kelly Christian Romito, and a son, James T. Christian Jr., all of Olive Branch, and seven grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Timothy's Episcopal Church.
Feathers
FEATHERS, SHIRLEY JEAN, 69, of Memphis, former manager for Milo Beauty Salon, died Tuesday, April 26, 2005, at her home. Services were held Friday, April 29, 2005, at Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven with burial in Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Feathers, the wife of O.D. Feathers for 32 years, also leaves three daughters, Ginger Underwood of Southaven, Jackie Hill of Memphis and Gail Howington of Moscow; a son, Eddie Sullivan of Memphis, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
