Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
James Richard Duncan
1933-2003
SPRINGVILLE - Graveside services for James Richard Duncan, 70, were at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 27 with Rev. Gene Price officiating. Burial was in the Hopewell cemetery.
Mr. Duncan was disabled, but had been a heavy equipment operator before retirement. He died at the Veterans Hospital in Nashville on Monday, June 23. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and a member of the VFW in Union City. He was also a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Crystal.
Survivors include his wife, Flora B. Duncan; three daughters, Janet Duncan of Springville, Karen Lawrence of Buchanan, and Mererida Lee of Henry; one brother, Homar Duncan of Jackson; one sister, Helen Crowe of Milan; and five grandchildren.
His parents, Terry L. Duncan and Lila McDaniel Duncan preceded him in death.
Roselle 'Rosie' Priest Dunning
1917-2003
McKENZIE - Services for Roselle 'Rosie' Priest Dunning, 86, will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 2 at Brummitt Funeral Home with Bro. Dennis Trull officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet cemetery.
Mrs. Dunning, retired dress shop clerk, died on Sunday, June 29 at Lifecare Center in Bruceton.
She was born on March 20, 1917 in Weakley County to the late Iva Stafford Priest and Willie Priest. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in McKenzie.
Survivors include a sister, Nell Deck; a daughter-in-law, Carol Jean Dunning; a niece, Suzanne Reed, all of McKenzie; and three grandchildren, Mike Dunning, Jeff Dunning and Amy Dunning.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Harry Dunning and a son Bill Dunning.
Jewel Goodman Moore
1915-2003
BRUCETON - Services for Jewel Goodman Moore, 87, were at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 1 at Bruceton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Billy Joe Hilliard officiating. Burial was in Crossroads in Benton County.
Ms. Moore, a partner in Ernie's Steak House, died on Saturday, June 28 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
She was born November 25, 1915 in Benton County to the late Gilbert Burns Goodman and Ethel Abbott Goodman. She was a member of Center Point Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Sherry Padilla of California; a son, Ernest Lee Moore of Bruceton; and three grandchildren.
Ralph Delmore Sampson
1937-2003
GLEASON - Services for Ralph Delmore Sampson were at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 28 at Gallimore Funeral Home with Rev. Roy Auvenshine officiating. Burial was in the Everett Chapel cemetery.
Mr. Sampson, 66, died Thursday, June 26 at Volunteer Community Hospital.
He was born on January 3, 1937 in McKenzie to the late Errol and Robbie Pate Sampson.
Survivors include two sons, Mark Sampson of Gleason and Greg Sampson of McKenzie; a brother, Kenneth Sampson of Gleason; a sister, Diane Kee of McKenzie; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mary Sue Haywood
1925-2003
HUNTINGDON - Mrs. Mary Sue Haywood, 78, died on Monday, May 19 at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services were conducted on Wednesday, May 21 at 2:00 p.m. in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Lynn Stapleton officiating. Interment
followed at New Hope cemetery in Yuma.
Mrs. Haywood was born February 17, 1925 to the late Lewis and Minnie Webb Harris. She was a member of the Yuma Baptist Church and a retired employee of Baptist Memorial Hospital. Her husband, James Loyd Haywood preceded her in death.
Survivors include one daughter, Donnie Hopper of Buena Vista and one son, Ronald Haywood of Huntingdon; and six grandchildren.
Gracie Bridges Allen
1928-2004
HOLLOW ROCK - Services for Gracie Bridges Allen, 75, were at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 31 at Faith Baptist Church with the Rev. Steve Davis officiating. Burial was in Prospect cemetery in Hollow Rock.
Mrs. Allen, retired owner/manager of Gracie's Beauty Shop, died on Thursday, January 29 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
She was born September 23, 1928 in Hollow Rock to the late Monroe Graden Bridges and Genettie Lorene Holladay Bridges. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Travis Bridges.
Survivors include her husband, Leslie Harrell Allen of Hollow Rock; a daughter, Judy Dill of Huntingdon; a son, Harrell Allen of Camden; a brother, Charles Bridges of Tampa, Florida; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Bruceton Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Ernestine Bunyard
1943-2004
McKENZIE - Services for Ernestine Bunyard, 60, were at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, January 29 at Enon Missionary Baptist Church. Burial was in Enon cemetery. Brummitt Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Bunyard, retired lab supervisor from Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, and also a retired Avon lady, died on Monday, January 26 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
She was born December 11, 1943 in Benton County to the late Viva P. Anderson Fowler and Lowell Fowler. She was a member of Enon Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, George W. Bunyard; two sons, Mark Bunyard of McKenzie and George W. Bunyard, Jr. of St. Louis, Missouri; two brothers, Billy Joe Fowler of McKenzie and Vernice Fowler of Missouri; two sisters, Dorothy Chandler and Linda Garner, both of McKenzie; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Leon Fowler and Alvis Fowler.
Alma Carter
1931-2004
CEDAR GROVE - Services for Alma Carter, 72, were held at 12:00 noon on Saturday, January 31 at Bible Hill Missionary Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Carter died on Monday, January 26 at Henderson County General Hospital.
She was born July 20, 1931 in McLemoresville to the late Henry Greer and Alma Hillsman Greer.
Survivors include a son, William Hurt of Artesia, California; children she reared, Loretta Simmons, Patricia Stein, Maxine Robinson and Centrilla Hunt, all of Cleveland, Ohio; two stepsons, Ralph Carter and Roy Lee Carter, both of Lexington; and one sister, Bertie Flake of Ben Harber, Michigan.
Mercer Brothers Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Alice Cate
1920-2004
PARIS - Alice W. Cate, 83, died on Monday, January 26 at Henry County Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted at 11:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 28 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Dr. Gary S. Collier officiating. Burial was in the Henry cemetery.
She was married
to Lovelace Cate, who survives. She was born in Henry County on August 30, 1920 to the late Robert and Lucy Barham Lawrence.
A homemaker, Mrs. Cate formerly worked for Wilker Brothers in McKenzie. She attended the Methodist Church.
Survivors in addition to her husband include a daughter, Diana Clark of Paris; five sisters, Carleen Wilson, Wilmadell Tanner and Texie Lawrence, all of Paris; Helen Malone of Henry and Juana Matusow of Boca Raton, Florida; one brother, Oswie Lawrence of St. Charles, Missouri; a sister-in-law Sue Lawrence of McKenzie; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Janice Cate; one son, Larry Cate; one sister, Jewel Lemons and six brothers, Jessie, Howard, R.B., Flavel, Robert and Lynn Lawrence.
Cyril E. Chandler
1915-2004
NELSONVILLE, OHIO: C.E. Chandler, 88, died at Doctor's Hospital in Nelsonville, Ohio on January 23 of natural causes. He was born in Carroll County on December 28, 1915 to the late Thomas Claude Chandler and Maggie Lee Woods Chandler.
Mr. Chandler worked in the construction business and served in the U.S. Army in 1944. He founded an earthmoving, mining and paving company, Chandler Brothers, with his brothers and operated the company continuously from 1947-2003.
Funeral services were conducted on Friday, January 30 at 2:00 p.m. in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. William P. Bailey officiating. Interment
followed in the Long Rock cemetery.
Mr. Chandler was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Lavelle Kirby and one brother, C.L. Chandler. He was a Mason.
Survivors include one son, Jim Chandler of Nashville; two brothers, Jack Chandler of Tullahoma and T.C. Chandler of Huntingdon; one sister, June Chandler Borky of Huntingdon; two grandsons; a cousin, Rodney Chandler of McKenzie and other relatives.
Zelma Mae Ellis Turner
1928-2004
HUNTINGDON - Mrs. Zelma Mae Ellis Turner, 75, died on Friday, January 30 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, January 31 at 1:00 p.m. in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Wendell Boyd and Brother Bobby Russell officiating. Interment
followed in Mt. Olivet cemetery.
Mrs. Turner was born on March 22, 1928 to the late Obey Lee and Nancy Ann Baker Ellis. She was a homemaker, a member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Benton County and a member of the Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by three brothers, James Lester Ellis, Thelma Ray Ellis and Arlon Lee Ellis.
Survivors include her husband of 58 years, Charles Turner; two daughters and sons-in-law, Charlie Mae and Wendell Boyd of Buena Vista and Joyce and Bobby Russell of McKenzie; a brother, L.D. Ellis of Buena Vista; six grandchildren, Jerry Boyd, Virginia Douglas, both of Westport and Brandy Turman, Laura Russell, Josh Russell and John David Russell, all of McKenzie; and eight great-grandchildren, Hope Douglas, Nick Douglas, Faith Douglas, Logan Boyd, Caleb Boyd and Peyton Boyd, all of Westport and Russell Turman and Grayce Turman, both of McKenzie.
Pallbearers who served were Jerry Wayne Boyd, Gary Douglas, Josh Russell, Chad Turman, Bailey Simmons and Bobby Crossett.
Edward A.Paige
1939-2004
LANSING, MICHIGAN: Born March 19, 1939 in Gleason, Edward A. Paige died January 24 at the age of 64. Ed had retired from GM after 35 years of service. He was preceded in death by his father, Emerson Page, a son, Douglas and father and mother-in-law, Carl and Maybelle Brooks.
Surviving are his wife, Kay; daughter Lisa Paige of Potterville, MI, beloved and adored grandson, Dylan McKay; mother Virginia Bunn of McKenzie; brothers, Roy Page and Daryl Bunn of McKenzie; nephews Terry Rice, Tim Page, Tracy, Kyle, Rob and Chad Hicks and many great-nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, January 27 at 2:00 p.m. at the Gorsline-Runciman Co. Lansing Chapel, 900 East Michigan Avenue, Lansing with Brother Thomas Haynie officiating. Interment
followed in Deepdale Memorial Gardens in Lansing.
