Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Charles Max Ray Jones
1932-2003
McKENZIE - Services for Charles Max Ray Jones, 70, were at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 24 at the First Presbyterian Church, USA in McKenzie with Rev. Howard Walton and Rev. William Bailey officiating. Burial was in the Mt. Olivet cemetery in McKenzie.
Mr. Jones, a wholesale distributor for C.H. Summers Wholesale Candy Company, died on April 22 at McKenzie Regional Hospital in McKenzie.
He was born September 18, 1932, son of the late George Jones and Della Glosier Jones. He was an Elder in the First Presbyterian Church USA; a 32nd Degree Mason and a Shriner.
Survivors include his wife, Charlotte Martin Jones; a son, Charles Martin Jones of McKenzie; a daughter, Elizabeth Jones Lott of McKenzie; sister, Maxine Schuerenburg, Geraldine Kelley and Dorothy Redding, all of Jackson and two grandchildren, Holly Lott and Ben Lott, both of McKenzie.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, Marvin Jones, Edward Jones and J.O. Jones and his sisters, Helen Middleton and Mary Britt.
Mary Elizabeth Ball Holmes
Retired Bethel Professor
Mary Elizabeth Ball Holmes, age 95, died Monday morning at a hospital in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, where her daughter, Elizabeth resides. Mrs. Holmes had only recently moved from her home in McKenzie.
Mrs. Holmes taught 25 years at Bethel College. Prior to her college professorship, she taught Latin and literature at McKenzie High School. She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by Bethel College in 1992 for her many accomplishments at the school. Her community service included teaching Sunday school for 40 years, for which a classroom was named in her honor at First Baptist Church and writing book reviews for this newspaper for many years. She was the widow of Dr. J.T. Holmes, a family physician, who practiced for 47 years.
She leaves three children - Elizabeth H. Avery, Masters in Public Health and MBA, of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; James T. Holmes, Jr., M.D., of Staten Island, New York; and Lewis Ball Holmes, M.D., of Wellesley, Massachusetts; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Her body will be cremated, said Lewis B. Holmes. A memorial ceremony will be held in McKenzie sometime during the month of May.
The Holmes family moved to McKenzie in April 1941 when Dr. Holmes began his family medical practice in downtown McKenzie. Both were reared in neighboring Henderson County where the two met in high school and dated 13 years before marrying in 1934. Dr. Holmes obtained a pharmacy degree at the University of Tennessee and later entered the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in 1936. He served as medical officer for two years for TVA in Wilson Dam, Alabama before coming to McKenzie. He practiced both pharmacy and medicine until his death in 1988.
Mary was the oldest of four daughters of Reverend Fleetwood Ball and wife, Flossie. Mary received her A.B. degree from Union University in 1929 and taught at Morrison. She attended the University of Chicago for two summers in the 1930s, and obtained a master's degree in English from Memphis State University. She was a member of Chi Omega Sorority, Delta Kappa Gamma, DAR and numerous local organizations. She served as a delegate-at-large from Tennessee at the Democratic Convention at Chicago in 1932, managed Estes Kefauver's successful campaign for the senate in the 1948 and was a Tennessee delegate to the National Congress on Children and Youth in Washington in 1960.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be given to the Mary Elizabeth Ball Holmes Professorship of Literature, Bethel College, Development Department, 325 Cherry Street, McKenzie, Tenn 38201.
Esther Newbill Bush
1913-2004
HUNTINGDON - Mrs. Esther Newbill Bush, 91, passed away Tuesday, March 9 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon. Funeral services were conducted on Thursday, March 11 at 3:00 p.m. at the Union Academy Baptist Church with Bro. Darryl Harris officiating. Interment
followed in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Bush was born February 2, 1913 in Carroll County to the late Lewis and Alice Mae Morgan Newbill. She was a homemaker and a member of Union Academy Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Haywood Bush, who died May 12, 1988; an infant son, Paul Gene Bush; four brothers, Albert Newbill, Hern Newbill, J.A. Newbill and Joe Newbill and three sisters, Lester Syndor, Cecil Barker and Faye Fields.
Survivors include one son, Ronald Bush and one sister, Frances Smothers, both of Huntingdon; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Chase Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Lillie Christine McQuaide
1942-2004
AUSTELL, GEORGIA: Mrs. Lillie Christine Bryant McQuaide, 61, passed away on Thursday, March 11 at her home. Funeral services were conducted on Sunday, March 14 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hebron United Methodist Church with Bro. Bob White officiating. Interment
followed in the church cemetery.
Mrs. McQuaide was born August 2, 1942 in Trenton to the late Raymond and Ruth Morgan Bryant. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Frances Bryant and Margaret Balentine.
Survivors include two daughters, Belinda Ramos and Lisa Lorene Mitchell; one son, Darrin Russell Mashburn, all of Austell, Georgia; three sisters, Clara Lewis of Linden, Velma Olsen and Jean Trosper, both of Rockford, Illinois; two brothers, Tom Bryant of Huntingdon and James Bryant of Bruceton; three grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Chase Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Marshall Tucker Mayo
Memorial services will be held for Marshall Tucker Mayo at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 28 at the National Guard Armory, Highway 22 North, located behind Republic Builders. Mr. Mayo died on February 15.
Ruby Carlene Hart
1915-2004
JACKSON - Graveside services for Ruby Carlene Hart, 88, formerly of McKenzie were at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 10 at Mt. Olivet cemetery. Brummitt Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Hart died on Monday, March 8 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
She was born October 20, 1915 in McKenzie to the late Myrtle Hastings Robertson and Emmett Robertson. She was a member of the Enon Baptist Church in McKenzie.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Lynn Bullard of Jackson; a sister, Mary Cunningham of McKenzie; four grandchildren, Terry Hart and Ashley Bullard, both of Jackson, Mary Jo Webb of Paris and Kelly Curry of Huntingdon; and four great-grandchildren, Elijah, Michael, Moriah and Owen.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Joe Hart.
Willie Travis McWherter
1923-2004
PARIS - Services for Willie Travis McWherter, 80, were at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 16 at Trinity Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Johnson officiating. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery.
Mr. McWherter died on Saturday, March 13 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
He was born July 14, 1923 in Como to the late Elmore McWherter and Sudie Stubblefield McWherter. He was a member of Barr's Chapel CME Church in Como.
Survivors include two daughters, Deborah Haynes of Paris and Willie Mae Payne of Indianapolis, Indiana; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Mattie McWherter and Elaine McWherter Taylor and two brothers, Walter B. McWherter and Brooks McWherter.
James Vernon Smith
1921-2004
McKENZIE - Services for James Vernon Smith, 82, were at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 12 in the chapel of McKenzie Funeral Home with Rev. Ron Harper and Billy Robinson officiating. Burial followed in McLemoresville cemetery.
Mr. Smith died Tuesday, March 9 at McKenzie Regional Hospital.
He was born April 14, 1921 in Neboville to the late Jim Henry Smith and Annie Mae Webb Smith. He married
Rebecca Holmes, who survives. Mr. Smith was a retiree of Milan Arsenal and a painter for Parish Construction, until his health prevented him from working. He was a World War II army veteran and was a Christian.
In addition to his wife, he leaves one son, James Kenneth Smith of Sanford, Florida; three daughters, Janice Kay Robinson and Donna Lisa Smith of McKenzie and Deborah Elaine Cox of Tiptonville; six grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; one brother, Joe D. Smith of Memphis and two sisters, Fred Autry of California and Mary Anna Frizzell of New Mexico.
He was preceded in death by one granddaughter; two sisters and one brother.
Pallbearers were Kevin Robinson and Jeremy Cox, grandsons; and Steve Ellis, Bill Clawson, Chris Keith and Jon Davis, grandsons-in-law.
Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association.
Margaret T. Sherwood
1913-2004
McKENZIE - Services for Margaret T. Sherwood, 90, were at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 13 at Cedar Avenue Chapel of McKenzie Funeral Home with the Revs. Tony Janner and Dennis Beal officiating. Burial was in Mt. Olivet cemetery.
Mrs. Sherwood, widow of Ira Sherwood, died Wednesday, March 10 at McKenzie Regional Hospital.
She was born October 14, 1913 in Flintwood, Michigan to the late Anna Kizer Kalafut and Joseph Kalafut. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Marjorie Sherwood Matlock and Peggy Diane Wilson, both of McKenzie and Carol Jean Tindell of Woodbridge, Virginia; two sons, James Larry Sherwood of Union City and Robert Ira Sherwood of Amarillo, Texas; ten grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Joseph Kalafut and a sister, Ann Kruger.
Robert S. 'Bob' Black
1930-2004
DENISON, TEXAS: Funeral services for Mr. Robert S. 'Bob' Black,73, were held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 4 at Bratcher Funeral Chapel with Dr. Jim Bowden, pastor of Waples United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in Cedarlawn Memorial Park in Sherman, Texas.
Bob was born in McKenzie on March 30, 1930 to Robert A. and Johyne Lee Black. He graduated from McKenzie High School and received his B.S. degree in business administration from Memphis State University in 1953. He moved to Ferris, Texas in 1954 where he met his wife, Lura Belle McCord. They married
on January 14, 1955. In 1956, they moved to Denison where Bob started his first nursing home on Gandy Street. He later owned and operated Denison Manor Nursing Home and Sherman Manor. Bob worked for National Living Centers where he served as vice-president. After losing his wife in 1972, he retired to come home and raise his three young children.
Bob had numerous business investments in the late 1970's and 1980's and again become involved in the nursing home industry in Lufkin, Texas. In 1992 he retired and returned to Denison where he resided until his death on February 29 at his home in Denison.
Bob is survived by his sons, Robert Pratt Black and Michael McCord Black, both of Denison; one daughter, Rebecca Ann Wingfield of Hendrix, Oklahoma; one sister, Joan Hunley of Milan and 10 grandchildren.
James A. Harris
1927-2003
McKENZIE - Services for James A. Harris, 75, were at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 27 at McKenzie Church of Christ with Bro. Jim Roberts and Bro. Kenneth Edwards officiating. Burial was in the Carroll Memorial Gardens in McKenzie.
Mr. Harris, a retired farmer, died Friday, April 25 at his home in McKenzie. He was born on September 4, 1927 in Yuma. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Faye Harris of McKenzie; two sisters, Elizabeth Barlow and husband Karl of McKenzie and Ruth H. Bucy and husband Ralph, also of McKenzie; nine nieces, seven nephews, several great nieces and nephews and great-great- nieces and nephews. Mr. Harris was preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Odell Harris; one sister, Onell Bannister and one niece, Lori Lynn Sexton.
Vernice Wilson Burse
1921-2003
ATWOOD - Services for Vernice Wilson Burse, 83, were at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 19 at Curry Funeral Home Chapel with burial in New Haven cemetery.
Mr. Burse, retired from Ceco Steel, died on Sunday, April 27 at NHC Healthcare in Milan. Burial was in New Haven cemetery in Ridgeley. He was a member of the Cades Church of Christ in Milan.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Estes Burse; two daughters, Jenell Hathcock of Bradford and Barbara Chism of Ridgely; two sons, Glen Burse of Dyersburg and Jerry Burse of Columbia; a sister, Irene Tomerlin of Dallas, Texas; a brother, Raymond Burse of Bogota; 11 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
His parents, Ruben and Dener Burse; a sister, Fay Weatherford; a grandson Mackie Glen Chism and a great-great-grandson, Jacob Glenn Scott all preceded him in death.
