Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Payton Alexander Chappell
2003
GLEASON - Services for Payton Alexander Chappell, seven-weeks old, were at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, April 2 at Gallimore Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Pinnell officiating. Burial was in the Hopewell cemetery.
Payton died on Monday, March 31 at Volunteer Community Hospital.
Survivors include his parents, Charles Michael and Marie Totty Chappell; one sister, Keeley Chappell, all of Gleason; his grandparents, Larry and Linda Chappell of Gleason and Lynn and Mary Totty of Greenfield and his great-grandparents, Alice Chappell of Gleason and Robert and Nancy Higgs of Gleason.
Sallie Jane Collins
1918-2003
GLEASON - Services for Sallie Jane Collins, 85, were on Thursday, April 3 at 11:00 a.m. at the Gallimore Funeral Home with Bro. James Trull officiating. Burial was in the Hopewell cemetery.
Mrs. Collins, widow of M.C. Collins, died on Monday, March 31 at her home.
She was born on February 28, 1918 in Big Sandy to the late William Frank and Eliza Bucy Chesser. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ.
Survivors include her daughter, Martha Nick of Paris; two sons, Clyde Wesley Collins of Lombard, Illinois and Clarence Collins of Gleason; four sisters, Effie Sheeks of West Memphis, Arkansas, Louise Hayes of Chicago, Illinois, Thelma James of Latham and Juanita Hopkins of Union City; nine grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and eight great-great grandchildren.
Edward Gene Hunter
1939-2003
HUNTINGDON - Funeral services for Edward Gene Hunter, 64, were conducted on Thursday, April 3 at 1:00 p.m. in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Edwin Long and Brother Lonnie Robinson officiating. Interment
followed at the New Hope cemetery.
Gene was born on January 25, 1939 in Ruleville, Mississippi to E.G. and Ibbie Hunter, both of whom preceded him in death.
He was married
to Nelda Jane Robinson on March 28, 1969 and to this union one child, Barbara Jane Hunter, was born. On August 21, 2002, Barbara and her husband, Michael Hamm presented Gene with the light of his life, little Hunter Wayne Hamm.
Gene professed a belief in Christ at an early age and was a member of the Releigh Assembly of God Church in Memphis.
He was employed for 15 years as a driver for McLean Trucking Company and Yellow Freight Systems until he was forced to retire because of health problems.
Gene suffered a massive heart attack and died on April 1 at Methodist Hospital North in Memphis.
Survivors include his wife of 34 years, Nelda Jean Hunter; one brother, Thomas Eddie Hunter of Cleveland, Mississippi; three children, Debbie Thornton and Edward Hunter of Tupelo, Mississippi and Barbara Hamm of Memphis and three grandchildren.
Joyce Carolyn King
1939-2003
GLEASON - Services for Joyce Carolyn King, 64, were at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 6 at Gallimore Funeral Home with the Rev. Gene Price officiating. Burial was in the New Hope cemetery.
Mrs. King, a retired school teacher from Gideon, Missouri, died on Wednesday, April 2 at Henry County Medical Center in Paris.
She was born on January 19, 1939 in Gleason to the late Claude E. and Avery Cole King. She was a member of the Tumbling Creek Baptist Church.
There are no immediate survivors.
Paul Wayne Lambert
1931-2003
LAVINIA - Services for Paul Wayne Lambert, 71, were at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 4 at Friendship Funeral Home with burial in the Providence cemetery.
Mr. Lambert, a retired factory worker, died on Wednesday, April 2 at NHC Healthcare in Milan.
He was born on September 25, 1931 to the late Linard W. Lambert and Minnie Lea Bolding Lambert. He was a member of the Providence Baptist Church and the National Guard.
Survivors include his wife, Joynell Lambert of Lavinia; three daughters, Joyce Hassell, Judy Faye Lambert and Melinda Morris, all of Milan; three sons, Allen Lambert, Leonard Lambert and Johnny Lambert, all of Lavinia; a sister, Barbara McIntyre of Trenton; two brothers, William Lee Lambert of Crockett Mills and Eugene Lambert of Trenton and fifteen grandchildren.
Mildred Ruth Neighbors
1919-2003
GLEASON - Services for Mildred Ruth Neighbors, 83, were at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 4 at the Gallimore Funeral Home with burial in Butler cemetery.
Mrs. Neighbors died on Tuesday, April 1 at Baptist Memorial Desota Hospital in Southaven, Mississippi.
She was born on September 8, 1919 in Gleason to the late John Wesley and Arola Arnold Byrum. She was a member of the Sand Hill Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Paula Thetford of Memphis; a son, Thomas Sharpe of Como, Mississippi; a sister, Joyce Trevathan Gentry of Gleason; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Lucille O'Guin
1920-2003
GLEASON - Services for Lucille O'Guin, 82, were on Monday, April 7 at 2:00 p.m. in Gallimore Funeral Home with the Rev. Roy Auvenshine officiating. Burial followed in the Hopewell cemetery.
Mrs. O'Guin, widow of Larry Burns O'Guin, died on Friday, April 4 at her home.
She was born on July 21, 1920 in Tiptonville to the late John and Myrtle Scott Lyles. A son, Chester Roney, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include two daughters, Peggy Roney of Gleason and Teresa Taylor of Burton, Michigan; a son, Robert T. Taylor II of Gleason; seven grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren.
Curtis Taylor
1933-2003
TREZEVANT - Services for Curtis Taylor, 70, will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 11 at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church in Trezevant with the Rev. C.E. Pippin, Sr. officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Ararat Church cemetery.
Mr. Taylor, retired employee of the Milan Arsenal, died Saturday, April 5 at his home.
He was born March 2, 1933 in Wingo to the late Cornus Taylor and Adeana Harris Taylor. He attended Clay School in Trezevant and was a member of the Mt. Ararat Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife Martha Adkisson Taylor; a daughter, Maurine Taylor Strickland of Paris, a sister, Madeline Glass of Trezevant; a brother, Eugene Taylor of Cleveland, Ohio; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A son, Michael Taylor, preceded him in death.
Trinity Funeral Home in Paris was in charge of the arrangements.
Kenneth McClure
1932-2002
PEKIN, ILLINOIS: Kenneth R. McClure, 70, died on Thursday, November 28 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois.
Born April 2, 1932 in McKenzie to the late John and Lula Stafford McClure, he married
Jean Ray, who survives, on March 2, 1957 in Corinth, Mississippi.
Also surviving are two daughters, Vicky J. Nelson of Wichita, Kansas and A. Hope Udry of Pekin; three granddaughters; two sisters, Maureen Hopper of Atwood and Frances Foster of McKenzie and one brother, Bill McClure of Dickson.
Three brothers, Charles McClure, Gene McClure and Jack McClure also preceded him in death. He was a United States Naval veteran of the Korean War.
A member of the Bakery, Confectionery and Tobacco Workers International Union, he worked for many years at Interstate Brands Bakery in Peoria, retiring in 1991. He previously worked as a meat cutter.
He was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4939 in McKenzie and a member of the New Hope Presbyterian Church near McKenzie.
Services were at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 3 at Preston-Hanley Funeral Home, Pekin Chapel with the Rev. Robert N. Brite, Jr. officiating. Entombment was at Lakeside Mausoleum in Pekin where military rites were accorded.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 4234 North Knoxville Avenue, Peoria, Illinois 61614.
James Allen "Jim" McDaniel
1934-2002
PARIS - James Allen "Jim" McDaniel, 68, died on Friday, November 29 at his home. The body was cremated.
A memorial services is set for 2:00 p.m., December 7 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Paris where he was a member. Ridgeway Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Born on May 25, 1934 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he was a son of the late Elmer Ray McDaniel and Mary Bougher McDaniel.
He was married
on January 14, 1977 to the former Betty Marie Pearson, who survives.
McDaniel was a retired Independent Life Insurance agent. He also worked for the Henry County School System as a bus driver and he was a veteran.
Additional survivors include four sons, David and Richard McDaniel, both of Jackson, Brad McDaniel of Humboldt and Mark Aguirre of McKenzie; one daughter, Marigene Hughes of Jackson; one sister, Jean Terrell of Tulsa; two brothers, Ray McDaniel of Minnesota and Bob McDaniel of Tulsa; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
One son, Michael Aguirre, also preceded him in death.
Eric Swardson
1972-2002
FORT WAYNE, INDIANA - Eric Swardson, 30, died on Wednesday, November 27 at University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Kentucky.
Born in Chicago, Illinois and a resident of McKenzie, he was a mechanical engineer with Dana Corporation since 1995. He graduated from Munster High School in 1990, received his Bachelor's Degree in mechanical engineering at Purdue University and his masters in mechanical engineering from the University of Toledo. He was a member of the Vine Community Church in Paris.
Survivors include his wife, Raquel Swardson of McKenzie; his parents, Dale and Mary Swardson of Munster; a son, Gabriel and a daughter, Mariah, both of McKenzie; three foster children, Blake, Drew and Brice, also of McKenzie; one sister, Arnie Swardson of Baltimore, Maryland; his grandmother, Margaret Kramer of Munster; his father-in-law, Van Rockefeller, Sr. and his wife, Lynda of Fort Wayne; sisters-in-law, Rebecca and Angie Rockefeller, both of Fort Wayne; and one brother-in-law, Van "Rocky" Rockefeller, Jr.
Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 4 at D.O. McComb and Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, 4017 Maplecrest Road. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. prior to the services.
Memorials to Gabriel & Moriah Swardson c/o Citizens Financial Services, 1720 45th Street, Munster, Indiana 46321.
The spirit of Eric lives even after death on Thanksgiving Day, seven people received the gift of life through the family's decision to donate his organs.
