Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Vance Rushing
1929-2006
McKENZIE - Brother Vance Rushing died Wednesday, February 15, at McKenzie Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 18, at 2:00 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church with Bros. Dennis Beal and Bob Copland officiating. Interment
will follow at Mt. Olivet cemetery. The family will receive friends at Friday, February 17, from 2:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Saturday, at Bethel Church, from 10 a.m. until service time.
Mr. Rushing was born April 29, 1929, to the late Lee Roy and Juanita Mays Rushing. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in McKenzie.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Betty Rushing; two sons, John Thomas (Mary) Rushing of Nashville and David Wayne (Terri) Rushing of McKenzie; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Bethel Baptist Church, Gideons International, or American Cancer Society--Carroll North Relay for Life.
Eric Lee Bush
1968-2006
McLEMORESVILLE - Eric Lee Bush, 37 of McLemoresville, died Wednesday, February 15 at his home. Funeral services were conducted Friday, February 17, at Union Academy Missionary Baptist Church with Bro. Darrell Harris officiating. Interment
followed in the church cemetery. Chase Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Bush was born August 31, 1968, in Milan. He was a property appraiser, a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity and a member of the Union Academy Missionary Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Haywood and Ester Bush, his maternal grandfather, Earl Sorrell, and a special great aunt, Frances Smothers.
He is survived by his parents, Ronald and Linda (Sorrell) Bush of Trezevant; his maternal grandmother, Jean Sorrell of Milan; one sister, Brandi Bush of Trezevant; one uncle; and two nieces.
Elsie Sue Stephens
1942-2006
HUNTINGDON - Elsie Sue Stephens, 64, died Wednesday, February 15, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, February 18, in the chapel of Chase Funeral Home with Bro. Frank Criswell officiating. Interment
followed in Carroll Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Stevens was born January 3, 1942, in Lake City, Arkansas, to the late Walter A. and Elsie Jewell (Shugg) Coots. She was retired from escorting oversize vehicles on the highways and was a member of the Assembly of God Church in McKenzie.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Dwayne Stevens, and one brother, Walter Wayne Coots.
She is survived by one daughter, Tamara Woodby of Whitehouse; one son, Phillip Stevens of Bath Springs; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Patricia Ann Adams
1946-2006
McKENZIE - Patricia Ann Adams, 59, died Wednesday, February 15, at McKenzie Regional Hospital. Graveside services were held Friday, February 17, at Caledonia cemetery with Brother Guy Stallcup officiating.
Mrs. Adams was born July 6, 1946, to the late Clyde Newton and Mary Lee (Nanney) Blaylock. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, John Adams; one son, John Keith Adams of Sumrall, Mississippi; one daughter, Marla Crenshaw of McKenzie; two sisters, Mary Francis Bishop of Jackson and Debra Bynum of Gleason; one brother, Larry Blaylock of McKenzie; and six grandchildren.
Patsy Darlene Sanders
1946-2006
GLEASON - Patsy Darlene Sanders, 59, died Wednesday, February 15. Burial was in Summerville Baptist cemetery in Summerville, Louisiana.
Mrs. Sanders was born June 15, 1946, in Jena, Louisiana, to the late Henry Robert and Hettie Mae (Vickers) Quaid. She was a retired postmaster.
She is survived by her husband, Jerry Sanders; one son, Bradley Stewart of Jena, Louisiana; one daughter, Bredgitt Walker of Leander, Texas; one step-daughter, Lisa Vaughn of Gleason; two brothers, Henry Quaid of Georgetown, Louisiana and James Quaid of Nokesville, Virginia; and four grandchildren
Judy E. Barlowe
1952-2006
TREZEVANT - Judy E. Barlowe, 54, died Wednesday, February 15, at McKenzie Medical Center. Services were conducted Saturday, February 18, at Trezevant Church of Christ with Bros. Robert Barger and John Forgy officiating. Burial followed in Trezevant cemetery. Brummitt Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Barlowe was born January 28, 1952, in Milan, to A.D. Eubanks and Dessie Hodum Eubanks, both deceased. She was a substitute mail carrier and a member of Temple Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Kenneth N. Barlowe; two sons, Brent Barlowe and Beau Barlowe, both of Trezevant; one brother, Jerry Eubanks of Fayetteville; and two sisters: Diane Stewart Kempfer of Atwood and Debbie Powers of Bradford.
Richard E. "Dick" Spaulding
1914-2006
PARIS - Richard E. "Dick" Spaulding, 91, died Tuesday, February 14, at Henry County Medical Center. Graveside services were held Thursday, February 16, at Oak Hill cemetery. Gary Hines and Paul Veazey officiated the service.
Mr. Spaulding was born September 22, 1914, in Paris, to the late Arthur and Sally Hunt Spaulding. He was a retired TVA electrician, a World War II Army veteran and a member of Fairview Baptist Church. He was a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason and member of Masonic Lodge 108. He received the Colonel Aide de Camp certificate under Gov. Ned McWherter.
He was preceded in death by two sisters: Ruth Snyder and Ruby Steele, and three brothers: Jim, Raymond, and Sam Spaulding.
He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Pauline Carter Spaulding; one daughter, Dixie (Gary) Hines of Paris; one bother, Ray (Carnell) Spaulding of Paris; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Fairview Baptist Church Family Life Center, 114 Memorial Drive, Paris, Tenn.
James Bradley Lydon
1937-2006
ATWOOD - James Bradley Lydon, 68, died Monday, February 13, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon. Graveside services were conducted Wednesday, February 15, at the Pisgah cemetery in Atwood.
Mr. Lydon was born March 24, 1937 in Seattle, Washington, to the late Bernard and Dorothy (Bradley) Lydon. He was a truck driver for the A-One Cartage Company and a veteran of the Army.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Linda Shirley.
He is survived by five sisters: Dolores Mitchell, Margaret Fender, Kathleen Lydon, Judith Barlea, Virginia Sargent; and three brothers, Gerald Lydon, John Lydon, and Samual Lydon.
Thelma Berry
1925-2006
McKENZIE - Thelma DePriest Berry, 80, died Saturday, February 11, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Services were conducted Tuesday, February 14, in Ridgeway Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Kenny Carr officiating. Interment
follwed in Hopewell cemetery in Lavinia.
Mrs. Berry was born May 15, 1925, in Lavinia, to the late Harry W. and Robbie Lee Seaver Perkins. She was a licensed practical nurse at Rhea Clinic, formerly of Paris, and a member of Fairview Baptist Church in Paris.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, William A. "Bill" DePriest, whom she married
in 1944, and second husband, Roger Berry; and three children: Keith DePriest, age 5, Randy DePriest, age 3, and Ann Olivia DePriest, in infancy.
She leaves one stepson, Dale Berry of Birmingham, Alabama; three sisters: Sara Lannom of Bradford, Edna Goodman of Milan, and Betty Allen of Memphis; two brothers: Ray and John Perkins, both of Memphis; and several nieces and nephews.
Cloudine O. Williams
1934-2006
CEDAR GROVE - Cloudine O. Williams, 72, died Friday, February 10, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, February 16, at Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. David McCraney officiating. Interment
followed in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Williams was born January 10, 1934, in Carroll County, to the late Columbus Owens and Edna Mae Weathers Owens. She worked at H.I.S.-Bruceton for 30 years and was a member of Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church, serving as a member of the Usher Board and Missionary Society.
She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Henry Williams; two daughters: Linda (James) Pearson and Evergene Cozart, and one son, Donnie Cozart, all of Cedar Grove; three brothers: Charles (Robie) Owens and Bobby Jean Owens, both of Lexington, and Ben (Vella Mae) Owens of Smyrna; eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; three aunts; two uncles; 11 step-children; 27 step-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; three sisters-in-law; two brothers-in-law; and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.
Ora Mae Hubbard Pritchett
1908-2006
McKENZIE - Ora Mae Hubbard Prichett, 97, died Thursday, February 9, at McKenzie Health Care. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, February 11, at Stockdale-Malin Funeral Home in Big Sandy with Brother Leonard Greer officiating. Internet followed in McDavid Grove cemetery in Springville.
Mrs. Pritchett was born June 17, 1908, to the late Henry and Mattie French Doty.
She was a retired owner and operator of Hubbard's Grocery between Paris and Big Sandy. She was a Baptist and native of Springville.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Curtis Doty.
She is survived by one daughter, Carolyn McCarver of Big Sandy; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Patsy Dianne Bryant
1939-2005
CLARSKVILLE: Patsy Dianne Bryant, 66, formerly of McKenzie, died Monday, December 19, at Gateway Medical Center in Clarksville. Services were conducted December 22 in the Cedar Avenue Chapel of McKenzie Funeral Home with Bro. Dennis Beal officiating. Burial followed in Shiloh cemetery.
Mrs. Bryant was born September 8, 1939, in McKenzie, to the late Charlie Webb and Pauline Nanney Webb of Clarksville. She was a bookkeeper and a member of Grace Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Joe Webb.
She is survived by her husband, James "Sonny" Bryant of Clarksville; three daughters, Debra Lynn Scarbrough Baggett, Lori Scarbrough Anderson, and Dana Bryant Powell, all of Clarksville; one son, Michael Glen Scarbrough of Nashville; one brother, Charles Junior Webb of McKenzie; and five grandchildren.
