Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Robert M. Sanders
1916-2002
DRESDEN - Services for Robert M. Sanders, 86, were at Gallimore Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 31 with Rev. Bob Copeland and Rev. Gerry Gallimore officiating. Burial was in Lebanon cemetery.
Mr. Sanders, retired foreman for Borel Brick Company, died on Tuesday, October 29 at Methodist Volunteer Hospital in Martin.
Mr. Sanders was born June 30, 1916 in Centerville to the late Thomas Alec and Sarah Frances Elizabeth Arrington Sanders. His wife, Erleene Sanders also preceded him in death.
Survivors include three daughters, Shirley Copeland, Jimmie Gail Parham and Jean Mitchell, all of Dresden; one brother, Jimmy Sanders of Gleason; four sister, Lessie Long, Gleason, Mattie McCaslin and Kathryn McCoy, both of Cedar Grove and Elease Williams of Oakfield; six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Owean Louise Cox Williams
HOLLOW ROCK - Services for Owean Louise Cox Williams were at 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 8 at Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church with burial in Nebo-Pisgah cemetery.
Mrs. Williams died on Monday, November 4 at Methodist Hospital in Sugarland, Texas.
Survivors include her husband, Charles L. Williams; two daughters, Shari Clarke of Lincoln, Nebraska and Kim Williams Hill of Houston, Texas; two grandchildren and several cousins and family friends.
Trinity Funeral Home in Paris was in charge of the arrangements.
Justeen Marie Bryant
1923-2002
TREZEVANT - Services for Justeen Marie Bryant, 79, were at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 12 at Brummitt Funeral Home in Trezevant with Bro. Lee Scott officiating. Burial was in Trezevant cemetery.
Mrs. Bryant, retired owner of the Trezevant Dime Store, died on Saturday, November 9 at Methodist Hospital in McKenzie.
She was born August 5, 1923 in Huntingdon. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Trezevant and a volunteer for Baptist Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include her husband, Murry Bryant and several nieces and nephews.
Sarah Glover Williams
1934-2002
ATWOOD - Services for Sarah Glover Williams, 68, were at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 12 at Bodkin Funeral Home in Milan with the Reverends Thomas Barber and Tony Latham officiating. Burial was in the Howse Baptist Church cemetery.
Mrs. Williams, retired employee of HIS in Bruceton, died on Thursday, November 7 at Oak Manor Health Care Center in McKenzie.
She was born July 4, 1934 in Atwood to the late William Clayton Glover and Cora Inez Taylor Glover. She was a member of the Howse Baptist Church in Atwood.
Survivors include a son, Joe Williams of Atwood; a daughter, Pat Featherston of McKenzie; a brother, Joe T. Glover of Atwood and three grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Howse Baptist Church in Atwood.
Her husband, Joe Ed Williams, preceded her in death.
Henry S. Goodwin
1939-2002
ATWOOD - Services for Henry S. Goodwin, 63, were held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 12 at First Baptist Church in Atwood. Burial was in Pisgah cemetery. Bodkin Funeral Home of Milan was in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Goodwin, a retired businessman, died Saturday, November 9 at his residence.
Mr. Goodwin was a member of the First Baptist Church in Atwood where he was a deacon. He was also a U.S. Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Arlene Goodwin of Atwood; three daughters, Debbie Mauldin of Atwood, Kim McCormack of Jackson and Christi Ray of Bardwell, KY; a son, Greg Goodwin of Atwood; two sisters, Bonita Stewart of Atwood and Ima Green of Michigan; one brother, Harry Goodwin of Alexandria, Virginia and eight grandchildren.
Laqueeta Annette Forsythe
1937-2002
HALLS: Services for Laqueeta Annette Forsythe, 65, will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 13 at the Halls Funeral Home. Burial will be in Archers Chapel cemetery near Halls.
Mrs. Forsythe, former operator of Country Cooking Truck Stop & Restaurant in McLemoresville, died from injuries sustained in a tornado on Saturday, November 10.
Survivors include two daughters, Darlene Springer and Helen Ann Bushart, both of Huntingdon; four sons, Ricky Forsythe, Neil Forsythe and Jason Forsythe, all of Huntingdon and Barry Forsythe of McLemoresville; three sisters, Barbara Warren and Ernestine Mattair, both of McKenzie and Nancy Burns of Memphis; twelve grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Carolyn Jean Brown
1942-2002
BRUCETON - Carolyn Jean Brown, 60, died on Friday, November 8 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Services were held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 11 at Ridgeway Funeral Home with Steve Whitworth officiating. Burial was in the New Hope Methodist Church cemetery at Hollow Rock.
Born in Hollow Rock on February 1, 1942, she was the daughter of Martin and Emmer Mae Kirk Ford, both deceased.
She was married
November 9, 1957 to Bobby Brown who survives.
Mrs. Brown was a homemaker and a member of the Hollow Rock Methodist Church, Tennessee Democratic Women and Carroll County Democratic Women.
She was a Native American Cherokee Indian of the Wolf Clan. She also served on the Carroll County Executive Board.
Survivors include one daughter, Rhonda Crawford of Mansfield; one son, Robert L. Brown of Hollow Rock; one sister, Shirley Delaney of North Hollywood, California; one brother, Larry Ford of Bruceton; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Pearl Watkins
Pearl V. Watkins, 83, of Chattanooga, passed away Sunday, Jan. 14, 2008, in a local health care facility.
She was a longtime member of Second Missionary Baptist Church and upon declining health, attended Friendship Primitive Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John Bryant and Rachel Bryant-Thomas; sisters, Dorothy Foster and Maritana Gibson; husband, Ernest Watkins.
Survivors: daughter, Gloria Williams; son, John Wynn II, both of Chattanooga; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brother, LaDonald Bryant, of Chattanooga; sisters, Elizabeth Marbury, of Chattanooga, Wawona Green, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Claudia Stuart, of Washington, D.C.; several aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and many friends.
Funeral: at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Taylor Funeral Home with Pastor Paul A. McDaniel officiating.
Visitation: from 7-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Virginia White
Virginia Mitchell White, 90, of Chattanooga, died on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, at a local hospital.
Born Jan. 21, 1917, in Cave Springs, Ga., to Dilmus V. and Emma Baxter Mitchell, she graduated from Central High School and Mc-Kenzie Business College.
Virginia enjoyed her position as executive secretary to the vice presidents of the Life Department of Provident Insurance Co. from 1957 to 1981.
She was married
to Harold Bryan White, who preceded her in death.
Survivors include her daughter, Gail White Coulter; son-in-law, N. Bearl Coulter Jr.; granddaughters Kim Coulter, of Hixson, and Nicole Mills (Terry Mills), of Signal Mountain; great-grandchildren, Alec Mills and Olivia and Matthew Plunkett; nephews, Darden Newman, of Signal Mountain, and Ray White, of Hixson; and brother-in-law, Raymond White, of Chattanooga; several cousins, nieces and nephews.
Admired and respected, personally and professionally, she was an inspiration and role model of faith, compassion and love.
Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, at Rivermont Presbyterian Church, where she was a longtime member. Dr. Daniel Sansbury will officiate the service following visitation at the church at 2 p.m.
The family thanks the staff of Manorhouse and Hospice of Chattanooga.
Arrangements are made by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN 37343.
C.O. Wood
Carl O. "C.O." Wood, after a courageous battle with cancer, went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, at the age of 81. He passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family.
He was a charter member of Memorial Baptist Church, a faithful member serving as deacon for over 50 years and held many other positions of service. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather.
He was a native of Etowah, Tenn., educated in the Etowah City Schools. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and settled in Chattanooga to work for DuPont, where he retired after 40 years.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Beatrice Wood; mother, Nell Brown; and father, Carl O. Wood Sr.
C.O. is survived by his wife of 57 years, June Whitehead Wood; two sons, Michael and wife, Kathy, Steven and wife, Rosalind; four grandchildren, Rachel, Morgan, Rebecca and Katie Wood; sisters, Marthan Gray, of Cleveland, Tenn., and Frances Knight, of Atlanta; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, in the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home with the Rev. Dallas Roscoe officiating.
Interment will follow in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
Members of the Builders Sunday School Class will serve as honorary pallbearers.
The family will receive friends for visitation from 4-8 p.m. today and from 2 p.m. Sunday until the time of the service at the funeral home.
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Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 5401 Highway 153.
