Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Hailey Rain Faircloth-Shutes, infant, died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2004. She was the daughter of James Richard Shutes and Ashley Noel Faircloth, both of Smyrna.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by grandparents Dorris and Phylis Faircloth, both of Murfreesboro, Michael “Bo” and Regina Jacobs, both of Unionville, and Richard M. Shutes, of Texas; great-grandparents Florence Strickland Hammock, of Smyrna, Ga., and Wilfred J. LaFrance, of Unionville; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Mildred Yvonne Gordon, 55, of Woodbury died Friday, Jan. 9, 2004, after an extended illness.
A native of Shelbyville, Mrs. Gordon was the daughter of Ruby and Herlie Gilbert Parsons of Unionville. She was a homemaker and a devoted mother.
She was preceded in death by her son, Clinton Graham Gordon.
Survivors include her parents; her husband, Charles Gordon Jr.; daughter Robin Yvette Baker of Unionville; brother Derrel (Brenda) Parsons of Shelbyville; and numerous nieces and nephews.
William Roy Trail, 58, of Allen Avenue in Murfreesboro, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2004, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
A native of Coffee County, he was the son of the late Earl Dayton and Audie Mae Brown Trail.
He is survived by wife Maggie King Trail; son Garry Whitley, of Murfreesboro; daughters Tammy Adams, of Auburntown, and Rita Ladd, of Rockvale; brother Billy Trail, of Murfreesboro; sisters Earlene Bush, of Murfreesboro, and Flora Mae Messick, of Shelbyville; grandchildren Danah Whitley, Ashley and Daniel Ladd, B.J. and Brianna Adams.
Mr. Trail attended Woodbury Road Baptist Church and was founder and owner of R & M Surplus Sales.
Billy Lehn Tipton, 59, met his Lord Sunday Jan. 4 after a long history of complications with juvenile diabetes. He was the son of late Joe Max and Addie Deakle Tipton of Mobile, Ala.
He is survived by his wife Paula, of Murfreesboro; three daughters: Cassie, of Little Rock, Ark., Jennifer (Steve) Tittel, of Misawa, Japan, and Mary, of Murfreesboro; son Paul of Ann Arbor, Mich.; and grandson John Samuel Tittel. He is also survived by two sisters, Pamela Moak, of Alabama, and Angela (Rick) Jeffers, of Georgia; and brother, James O. Tipton, of Connecticut, and nieces and nephews.
He had been employed by the Murfreesboro Police Department for the past six years.
Robert Corey Ford, 22, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2003, in Hickman County.
Mr. Ford was born in Williamson County and made his home in Hickman County, where he was a self-employed carpenter.
Survivors include his father, Ronnie Ford of Delton, Mich.; his mother, Phyllis White Ford of Lyles; a daughter, Angelique Corner of Grand Rapids, Mich.; three brothers, Jarett Ford and Michael Ford, both of Delton, and Jessie Ford of Rapid City, S.D.; a sister, Stephanie Ford of Rapid City; his maternal grandparents, Sarah and Gilbert Newell of College Grove and John and Betty White of Franklin; and his paternal grandparents, Gilbert and Dorothy Ford of Brentwood.
Catrina S. Davis, 25, died January 2, 2004, and was a resident of Nashville.
She is survived by her son Chandler Tashawn Davis; mother Mary D. Davis, of Rockvale; father Harry (LeVette) Ransom, of Eagleville; sisters Kimberly Ranson and Katria Howes, both of Murfreesboro; brothers Kevin Davis, of Rockvale, Michael Davis, of Nashville, and Jimmy Ransom, of Murfreesboro; grandmother Mary B. Davis, of Murfreesboro, and other relatives and friends.
Dorothy Gryner, 73, of Murfreesboro, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004.
A native of Wynnburg, Tenn., Mrs. Gryner was a member of the Church of Christ and a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.
She was the daughter of the late James Alton and Lola Mae Burress Dyer. She also was preceded in death by brothers Cecil, William and Walter Lawrence Dyer and a sister, Eula May Dyer.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Edward Gryner Sr. of Murfreesboro; daughter Deb Hensel of Arrington, Tenn.; son Charles Edward Gryner Jr. of Detroit; sisters Virginia Ruth Hayes of Erin and Eula Bell Smith of Florida; brothers, Preston Dyer of Florida, James Dyer of Dyersburg and Daniel Dyer of Tiptonville; and grandchildren Caitlyn Rae Hensel, Courtney Renee Hensel and Caleb Ross Hensel
Louise Lanier Alexander, 100, of the Allisona Community of Williamson County died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004, in Nashville.
Mrs. Alexander was a native of Williamson County, a daughter of the late William Corlette and Cornelia Elizabeth Lochridge Lanier. She was a retired dietitian and lifelong member of College Grove United Methodist Church. Mrs. Alexander was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Brown Alexander, who died in 1973.
Survivors include a daughter, Cornelia A. Elmore of Eagleville; a son, Owen Lee Alexander of Old Hickory; two grandchildren, Leanne (Brent) Savage of Cypress, Texas, and Keith (Linda) Elmore of Beech Grove; and five great-grandchildren.
Clifford Henning Hughes, age 86, of Clanton, Alabama, died Thursday, March 9, 2006 at Brookwood Medical Center. Born Wednesday, March 19, 1919 in Tennessee, his was the son of the late David Henning and the late Dovie Domembreum.
He worked as a Terminal Manager.
Mr. Hughes is survived by two daughters, JoAnn (Judge J.O.) Bond of Lebanon, Mary (Tim) Linderman of Clanton, Alabama; a son Dr. William (Vickie) Hughes of Decatur, Alabama; eight grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren.
Martin Funeral Home, Clanton, Alabama
Owen "Shorty" Ross, 83, of the Rockvale Community, died Saturday, March 4, 2006. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Robert Burton and Mattie Vera Victory Ross.
Mr. Ross is survived by a son, Jimmy Wayne (Ovie) Ross of Nashville; daughters Evelyn (Wayne) Lamb of the Link Community and Pamela (Ronnie) Grasham of Rossville, Georgia, brothers Robert Ross Jr. of Murfreesboro and George Dudley Ross of Seattle, Washington, sisters Gracie Hall of Gladeville, Christine Davis of La Vergne, Louise Henley of Smyrna and Faye Fusting of Smyrna; 10 grandchildren, Michelle Matuszewich, Misty Yealock, Melissa Phillips, Barbara Duran, Timberly, Jason, Dalton and Addie Ross and Danielle and Tyler Grasham; two step-grandchildren, Wesley Lamb and Renee Emrick; and eight great-grandchildren.
Mr. Ross was a member of the Midland Baptist Church and a retired farmer and carpenter. Mr. Ross was preceded in death by his wife, Addie Bell Ross, who died in 2003.
Woodfin Memorial Chapel
Sylvia Ann Morton, age 69, of Rockvale died Thursday, March 2, 2006. She was a native of Rockvale and the daughter of the late John D. and Frankie Nance Pinkerton.
She is survived by her husband, James J. Morton Sr.; daughter Jackie Bond of Murfreesboro; sons James J. Morton Jr. of Eagleville and Timothy Pinkerton Morton and Paul Morton, both of Murfreesboro; brother John Pinkerton of Rockvale; sisters Jane Bray of Amelia Island, Florida, and Judy Reynolds of Brentwood; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren
She was a member of the Old Lebanon United Methodist Church and retired from Nissan.
Woodfin Memorial Chapel
Minnie Clark Haynes, age 80, of the Triune Community of Williamson County, died Monday, February 20, 2006 in Franklin, Tennessee. Mrs. Haynes was a native of Rutherford County and was a daughter of the late Cecil and Drucillia Averitt Clark. She was a homemaker and a member of the Triune Methodist Church. Mrs. Haynes was preceded in death by her husband, John Frank Haynes who died in 1992.
She is survived by: daughters, Eva Haynes McClendon of Triune, Shirley Ann Haynes of Triune; sons, Hugh Haynes of Troy, Alabama, Bobby Haynes of Triune; sister, Mrs. Eva Clark of Chapel Hill; three grandchildren; and five great grandchildren.
Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill
Lillian Lewis Lawrence, age 93, of Chapel Hill, died Friday, February 17, 2006. Mrs. Lawrence was a native of Warren County and the daughter of the late Tivis and Cora Nunley Lewis. Mrs. Lawrence was the widow of the late Thomas H. Lawrence Jr., the founder and co-owner of Lawrence Funeral Home. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and attended Chapel Hill United Methodist Church.
She is survived by: son and daughter-in-law, Thomas H. and Lynne Lawrence III of Collierville, Tennessee; grandchildren, Thomas H. Lawrence IV of Hernando, Mississippi, Kevin Lawrence of Collierville, Nathan Lawrence of Collierville, and Michelle Lawrence of Collierville.
Lawrence Funeral Home, Chapel Hill
