Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Myra Lou McGehee
McKENZIE - Services for Myra Lou McGehee, 79, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 27 at Brummitt Funeral Home in McKenzie with Bro. Dennis Beal officiating. Burial will be in the Hopewell cemetery in Gleason.
Ms. McGehee, retired from Ivers and Ponds in Memphis, died Sunday, June 24 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson of heart failure.
She was born June 12, 1922 in Gleason to the late Monia Pool McGehee and William Henry McGehee.
Survivors include two sisters, Marie Snider of Gleason and Neely Lemonds of Paris.
Visitation will begin after 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25 and conclude at 8:00 p.m. Visitation will also take place from 8:00 a.m. until the service on Wednesday.
Thelma Via
NEWBERN: Services for Thelma Ophelia Via, 91, were at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, June 23 at Johnson Funeral Home. Burial was in the Oakwood cemetery in Milan.
Mrs. Via, a homemaker, died Wednesday, June 20, in the home of her daughter in Newbern of heart failure.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ben David Via. She is survived by two daughters and two sons, Betty Crenshaw and David Via, both of Newbern, Martha Murray of Dyersburg and John Via of Atwood; a sister and two brothers, Lynn Walker of Paris, Paul Pitts of Louisville, Kentucky and Gloice Pitts of Dyersburg.
Marjorie Wilson
BRUCETON - Services for Majorie Oxford Wilson, 79, were at 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 25 at Bruceton First United Methodist Church. Burial followed in the Prospect cemetery in Hollow Rock.
Mrs. Wilson, a housewife, died of heart disease on Saturday, June 23, at Life Care Center in Bruceton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clayton Wilson.
Survivors include a daughter, Rosemary Allen of Huntingdon; a son, Clay Wilson of Birmingham, Alabama and a brother, Harold Oxford of Tullahoma.
Bruceton Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Terri Scott
LAVINIA - Graveside services for Terri Lynn Scott, 40, were at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 25 at Latham Chapel cemetery near Medina.
Mrs. Scott, a former Murray, Inc. employee, died Saturday, June 23, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
Survivors include a daughter, Lacy Rainey of Lavinia; her parents, Lonnie Scott of Adelle and Haynes Scott of Lavinia and a brother, Kelly Scott of Lavinia.
Bodkin Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Ruthie M. Sykes
HENRY - Graveside services for Ruthie Mae Sykes of Henry were at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, June 21 at Carter's Chapel cemetery in McLemoresville. Ridgeway Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Sykes, 83, was dead on arrival, Monday, June 18 at Henry County Medical Center.
Born December 20, 1917 in Huntingdon, she was the daughter of the late Monroe and Minnie Helms Lundy. She was married
to William Roy Sykes, who died June 9, 1976.
Mrs. Sykes was a homemaker and member of the Church of Christ. She was a former employee of Brown Shoe Company in McKenzie.
Survivors include a sister, Cora Galloway of McKenzie; two grandsons and two granddaughter and a great-granddaughter.
She was also preceded in death by a son, Billy Gene Sykes; a daughter, Patsy Sykes and a brother, Arthur Lundy.
Ivy Emma Coleman
HOLLOW ROCK - Mrs. Ivy Emma Coleman, 92, died Thursday, June 21 at Life Care Center in Bruceton where she had resided for the past four years. Funeral services were conducted on Saturdy, June 23 at Barren Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Brothers Larry Pinson and Lee Scott officiating. Interment
followed in Barren Springs cemetery.
Mrs. Coleman was born to the late William E. and Leah Phillips Crutchfield on August 4, 1908 in Carroll County. She was a homemaker and a member of Barren Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Martin Coleman, who died in 1987; three sisters, Essie Turner, Thelma Evans and Sybil Hamlin; four brothers, Buford Crutchfield, J. P. Crutchfield, Lloyd Crutchfield and Alfred Crutchfield; a grandson, Jamie Conger and a stepson Joe Ted Coleman.
She is survived by one daughter, Agnes Conger of Hollow Rock; one son Jack Coleman of Huntingdon;' one stepson, Martin Melar Coleman of Nashville; four grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and eight step-great-grandchildren.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Opal G. McCarty
HUNTINGDON - Mrs. Opal G. McCarty, 54, died Thursday, June 21 at her home. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, June 23 at Twin Oaks Church of Christ with Brothers Grant Caldwell and Steve Wilkerson officiating. Interment
followed in the church cemetery.
Mrs. McCarty was born March 15, 1947 in Carroll County. She was preceded in death by her father, Joe Goodrum. She was a self employed insurance agent, a member of Twin Oaks Church of Christ and a charter member of the Carroll County Human Society.
She is survived by her husband, Edwin McCarty; her mother, Martha Rigsby Goodrum and one brother, Bobby Joe Goodrum of Peoria, Illinois.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Ronald Earl Hampton
CLARKSBURG - Mr. Ronald Earl Hampton, 61, died Thursday, June 21 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, June 23 at Clarksburg Missionary Baptist Church with Brothers Philip Halters and Jeff Bryant officiating. Interment
followed in the Clarksburg cemetery.
Mr. Hampton was born September 25, 1939 to the late Ervin and Fannie Reed Hampton in Westport. He was a retired drill presser for Leroy Somer. He was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Hampton.
He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Frances Hampton; one son, Ronald Hampton of Clarksburg; one sister, Julia Umstead of Huntingdon; one brother, Tyler Hampton of Yuma and one grandson.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Irene Thorne
HUNTINGON: Mrs. Irene Thorne, 91, died Tuesday, June 19 at the Henry County Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted on Thursday, June 21 in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Philip Halter officiating. Interment
followed in the Carroll Memoril Gardens.
Mrs. Thorne was born September 26, 1909 to the late Eddie and Lillie McCormick Woodard, in Huntingdon. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Thorne; one son, Virgil Fann; a sister, Lucille Kelly and a brother, Clarence Woodard.
She is survived by one son, William Fann of Huntingdon; a sister, Gertrude Crossno of Greenville; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mary B. McBride
1919-2002
McKENZIE - Services for Mary B. McBride, 83, were at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 10 at Brummitt Funeral Home with Bro. Vance Rushing officiating. Burial was in Mt. Olivet cemetery.
Mrs. McBride, retired employee of Gaines Manufacturing Company, died on Sunday, August 4 at Oak Manor Health Care Center in McKenzie.
She was born January 18, 1919 in Henry to the late Mary Lawrence Miller and Albert B. Miller. She was a member of Cold Water Methodist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Sandra Adams of Honolulu, Hawaii; a brother, W.C. Miller of McKenzie and one grandchild.
Her husband, Carl McBride, preceded her in death.
Pauline Darby Julian
1925-2002
GLEASON - Services for Pauline Darby Julian, 77, were held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, August 8 at McKenzie Church of Christ with Bro. Jim Roberts officiating. Burial was in the New Valley cemetery.
Mrs. Julian, a homemaker, died Monday, August 5 at NHC Healthcare in Franklin.
She was born January 24, 1925 in Cedar Grove to the late Robert L. and Ora Mae Pitts Darby. She was a member of the McKenzie Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, Joe Julian; a son, Eddie Julian of Nicholasville, Kentucky; a brother, Edward Darby of Camden; a sister, Jessie Hamilton of Gleason; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Ray Willard Phelps, Sr.
1916-2002
HUNTINGDON - Services for Ray Willard Phelps, Sr., 86, were at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 10 at Hopewell Baptist Church in Yuma with burial following in the church cemetery.
Mr. Phelps died Tuesday, August 6 at Huntingdon Rehabilitation Nursing Home.
Survivors include his wife, Leodia Pearson Phelps; six daughters, Elsie Seward, Virgie Phelps, Rebecca Phelps, Christella Hillsman, Eula Johnson and Kay Raspberry; three sons, Ardrain Phelps, Walden Phelps and Arthur Wayne Phelps; three sisters, Lillie Mae Trice, Dimple Foulks, and Augustine Wright and three brothers, Winford Phelps, Matthew Phelps and Billy Phelps.
Mercer Brothers Funeral Home in Jackson was in charge of the arrangements.
Mildred K. Forrest
1929-2002
HOLLOW ROCK - Mrs. Mildred K. Forrest, 73, died on Sunday, August 11 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday, August 13 at 3:00 p.m. in the Chase Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jimmy Allison and Bro. Bob White officiating. Interment
followed in Hebron cemetery.
Mrs. Forrest was born March 10, 1929 in Carroll County to the late Arvin and Lura B. Presson Baker. She was a retired sewing machine operator for Henry I. Siegel Company and a member of the Hebron Methodist Church. A son, Dennis Harold Forrest Sr., also preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband of 57 years, John Austin Forrest; one daughter, Mary K. Sills of Huntingdon; one son, James Roy Forrest of Bruceton; one sister, Sue Bryant of Huntingdon; two brothers, Albert D. Baker of Hollow Rock and Howard Baker of Hendersonville; six grandchildren and three great-granddaughters.
