Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Carolyn Louise Wynns Kemp
HUNTINGDON - Mrs. Carolyn Louise Wynns Kemp, 88, died Monday, June 3 at the Methodist Hospital North in Memphis. Funeral services were conducted on Thursday, June 6 at 10:00 a.m. at the Huntingdon First Methodist Church with Dr. Dossie Wheatley, Dr. William Bailey, Dr. Mickey Carpenter and the Rev. Steve Atkins officiating. Interment
followed in the Memorial cemetery in Paris.
Mrs. Kemp was born August 2, 1913 in Henry County to the late Charles Samuel and May Salmon Wynns. She was a member of the Huntingdon First United Methodist Church, Huntingdon Woman's Club and the Rural Letter Carriers Association. She married
on June 23, 1937 to Clovis Howard Kemp, who preceded her in death on November 28, 1973. A sister, Mrs. Wilmoth Giddens also preceded her in death.
Survivors include one daughter, Jane Kemp McCoy of Huntingdon and one son, Howard Wynns Kemp of McCall, Idaho; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers who served were Brian French, Jason Martin, Richard Gooch, Randy Moffit, Roy Tarwater and Larry Wade.
Chase Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Lora Ada Ringold
CLARKSBURG - Mrs. Lora Ada Ringold, 97, died Saturday, June 8 at the Life Care Center in Bruceton. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday, June 11 at the Clarksburg Church of Christ with Brother Bill Crossno and Brother Martin Klamm officiating. Interment
followed in the Blair cemetery.
Mrs. Ringold was born February 20, 1905 in Carroll County to the late L.A. and Rosie Johnson Wilson. She was a retired employee of Publix Shirt Corp. and a member of the Clarksburg Church of Christ. Her husband, Vester W. Ringold, who passed away in 1982; a brother, Carlin Wilson and a sister, Jessie Flake, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Billy Ringold of Clarksburg; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Thomas Meade Harwell, Jr.
DALLAS, TEXAS: Mr. Thomas Meade Harwell, Jr., 88, died Tuesday, May 28. Memorial services were held Wednesday, June 5 at Dilday Funeral Home.
Mr. Harwell was born September 21, 1913 in Scottsdale, Kentucky to the late Thomas M. Harwell, Sr. and Burton Eubanks Downing.
Survivors include a daughter, Anne Toal and a brother, Bill Harwell.
Alta Ruth Howard
HUNTINGDON - Mrs. Alta Ruth Howard, 93, died Thursday, June 6 at her home. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, June 8 in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Jim Holt and Brother Loyd Rich officiating. Interment
followed in Sellers Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Howard was born July 20, 1908 in Decatur County to the late William and Ramey Evans Hill. She was a homemaker and a member of the Bible Hill Baptist Church. A son, O'Neal Quinn; a brother, Clayborne Hill and three sisters, Lena Hays, Laura Hays and Birtie Hampton preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband of 44 years, Harold Howard; one son, Gordon Quinn of Westport; five daughters, Earlene Sibley of Bells, Lounell Laudermilk and Bonnie Bucy of Atwood, Jane Gurley of Beech Bluff and Lola Webb of Camden; 17 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Mary Kate Crews
HUNTINGDON - Mrs. Mary Kate Crews, 80, died Saturday, June 8 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services were conducted on Monday, June 10 in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Phillip Halter and Brother Jimmy Stewart officiating. Interment
followed in Liberty All cemetery.
Mrs. Crews was born January 3, 1922 to the late John and Maggie Vinson Fuller in Carroll County. She was a member of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church and owner of Coffee Cup Restaurant. Her husband, Arthur Lee Crews, who passed away in 1996, preceded her in death.
Survivors include two daughters, Ann Rich and Sue Ross, both of Huntingdon; one brother, J.C. Fuller of Huntingdon; eight grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Dorsie J. Dunn
CEDAR GROVE - Mr. Dorsie J. Dunn, 86, died Tuesday, June 4 at the Huntingdon Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services were conducted on Thursday, June 6 in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Rick Crossno officiating. Interment
followed at the Leach Seventh Day Adventist cemetery.
Dr. Dunn was born December 19, 1915 to the late Will and Cora Black Dunn in Carroll County. He was a retired supervisor for the Carroll County Highway Department and a member of the Leach Seventh Day Adventist Church. His wife, Mildred Irene Dunn, preceded him in death.
Survivors include one son, Randall Dunn of Huntingdon; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
James Etheridge Ross
CLARKSBURG - Mr. James Eldridge Ross, 75, died Tuesday, June 4 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon. Funeral services were conducted on Friday, June 7 at the Clarksburg Church of Christ with Brother Bill Crossno officiating. Interment
followed in the Sellers Hill cemetery.
Mr. Ross was born May 19, 1927 in Carroll County to the late Horace and Vernie Kelly Ross. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force, was a retired employee of West Tennessee Public Utility District and was a member of the Clarksburg Church of Christ. A brother, Kelly Ross, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Adell Scott Ross; one daughter, Gena Pancake of Germany; one son, Gary Ross of Eads; one brother, Bobby Ross of Jackson; and two grandchildren.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Paul William Krueger
DRESDEN - Services for Paul William Krueger, 90, were at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 1 at Gallimore Funeral Home Chapel in Gleason with the Rev. Bob Copeland officiating. Burial was in Hopewell cemetery.
Mr. Kreuger, a retired electrical engineer, died Thursday, May 30 at Martin Health Care.
He was born January 31, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Paul and Freda Kropp Krueger.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Babb Krueger; two sons, Paul Krueger of Columbus, Georgia and Larry Bell of Gleason; three daughter, Linda Lambert of Henry, Doris Coleman of McKenzie and Janet Dena of Chicago, Illinois; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Hershel Carl "Skeeter" Winberry
CEDAR GROVE - Mr. Hershel Carl "Skeeter" Winberry, 55, died Sunday, June 9 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday, June 11 in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel. Interment
followed at Hickory Flat cemetery.
Mr. Winberry was born December 8, 1946 in Carroll County to the late Gilbert Carl and Cora Gertrude Simmons Winberry. He was a member of Local 614 as a pipefitter and was a Vietnam veteran. A sister, Velma Winberry, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Winberry; one daughter, Karen Winberry; two sons, Chris Winberry and Jeremy Winberry.
Betty Mae Frazier Loynes
1938-2002
Funeral services for Betty Mae Frazier Loynes, 64, were Saturday, July 6 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home officiated by Rev. Tim Sanderson. Burial followed in Highland Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Loynes died early Thursday, July 4 in the West Tennessee Skilled Nursing Unit.
She was born in Madison County, daughter of the late Monroe and Mesley Eddings Frazier and attended local schools. She was a Baptist in belief.
Surviving are her husband, George Robert Loynes, to whom she was married
for forty-seven years; three sons, Ronnie Loynes of Henderson, Robert Garrett of Cedar Grove and Jimmy Cannon of Trezevant; five daughters, Cathy Davis, Teresa Siler and Leeann Kirk, all of Jackson, Sherry Byrum of Pinson and Ramona Holroyd of Luray; two brothers, James Harold Frazier and Jimmy Frazier, both of Trezevant; fourteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
A son, Doyle Gene Loynes and two brothers, H.L. Frazier and Earl Junior Frazier preceded her in death.
Bettye Alexander
1941-2002
GLEASON - Bettye Honeycutt Alexander, 61, died Tuesday, July 2 at Methodist LeBonheur Hospital in Jackson. Memorial services will be held at a later date.
She was a retired legal secretary.
She was born April 14, 1941 in Jasper, Alabama to the late William Howard and Ruth Johnston Honeycutt.
Survivors include her children, Dana Gonzales and Heather Stephenson, both of California, Denise Stafford and Jonathan Scott Knowles of California; two sisters, Dorothy Thompson of Primm Springs and Mary Lois Nail of Grenada, Mississippi; two brothers, Dan Honeycutt of Dresden and Herb Honeycutt of Memphis and three grandchildren.
Her husband, Stanley Alexander and two brothers preceded her in death.
George A. Smith and Sons was in charge of the arrangements.
Anna Witte
1907-2002
ATWOOD - Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 11 at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with burial in Holy Cross cemetery.
Mrs. Witte, widow of Rudolph Witte and a retired supervisor of Deaconess Hospital, died July 4 at NHC Healthcare.
Survivors include a son, Donald J. Roberts of Atwood; a sister, Sister James Anthony Baska of Manitowoc, Wisconsin; 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Bodkin Funeral Home was in charge of the local arrangements.
George E. Cole
1925-2002
BRUCETON - Services for George E. Cole, 77, were held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 6 at Stockdale-Malin Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Garland Broadway officiating. Burial was in Crossroads cemetery.
Mr. Cole, a retired employee of Morie Sand Company, died Thursday, July 4 at Lifecare Center in Bruceton.
He was born October 24, 1925 in Benton County to the late Clarence Cole and Veatrice Deaton Cole.
Survivors include his wife, Jestene Cole; a daughter, Carol Viars of Jackson; two sons, Kenny Cole of North Carolina and Brock Cole of Memphis; two sisters, Ora Burcham of Camden and Hilda Stepp of Bruceton; and six grandchildren.
A daughter, Lisa Cole, a sister, Inez Douglas and a brother, Herbert Cole preceded him in death.
Murrell J. "Buddy" Finch, II
1945-2002
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI: Services for Murrell J. "Buddy" Finch, 57, were at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 7 at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Jim Stubbs officiating. Burial was in the Hopewell cemetery.
Mr. Finch, a banker, died Tuesday, July 2 at University of Mississippi Medical Center.
He was born February 13, 1945.
Survivors include his mother, Frances Finch of Gleason; a son, Brian Finch of Memphis; and a sister, Pamela McCulley of Germantown.
His father, Murrell J. Finch, preceded him in death.
