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Lucy D. Gault, 83, of Cordova, retired from Wray Williams Blueprint, died Friday at Appling Wood Health Care Center. Services will be at noon Monday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church. She leaves three sisters, Betty Bruen and Jo Wood, both of Memphis, and Sarah Hines of Laurel, Miss. The family requests that any memorials be sent to World Vision Ministries or Asbury United Methodist Church.
[Death notice dated February 20, 2005]
Celia Bell Hill Hibler, 91, of Memphis, housemother for Goodwill Homes, died Friday at her home. Services will be at noon Wednesday at Riverside Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a mother board member, with burial in New Park cemetery. E.H. Ford Mortuary Services has charge. Mrs. Hibler, the widow of Joe Hibler, leaves a daughter, Jo Ada Freeman of Memphis, two grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 20, 2005]
Ora E. Holt, 91, of Memphis, childcare provider, died Saturday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. She was a member of First Assembly of God in Walnut Grove. She leaves a daughter, Nyla Lyles of Suwanee, Ga.; a son, Bobby Holt of Memphis; two sisters, Eula Mae Mitchelle of Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Ivy Simmons of St. Louis, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 20, 2005]
Caleb Lee King, 78, of Memphis, retired bus driver for MATA, died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at noon Monday at Magnolia Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. E.H. Ford Mortuary Services has charge. He leaves four daughters, Jernette King Buchanan, Magdaline King Banks, Diane King Collins and Evone King Beale; two sons, Caleb King Jr. and Larry Layfyette King, 21 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 20, 2005]
Jennie F. McGee, 77, of Memphis, clerk for Target, died Saturday at her home. Services will be at noon Monday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. She was a member of Orchi Baptist Church. Mrs. McGee, the wife of Joseph McGee for 44 years, also leaves a daughter, Lavana Wilson, and a sister, Ethel Godfrey, both of Forest City, N.C., two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Odicey Health Care.
[Death notice dated February 20, 2005]
James M. Miller, 64, of Germantown, salesman, died Friday at his home. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Hope Presbyterian Church. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Miller, the husband of Dianne Miller for 42 years, also leaves two daughters, Lisa Toler and Laura Shy, and a sister, Nancy Miller, all of Memphis, and four grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to MIFA or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated February 20, 2005]
John Westley Reese Jr., 78, of Memphis, retired server for Racquet Club and Memphis Country Club, died Friday in Memphis. Services will be at noon Wednesday at Metropolitan Baptist Church with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a World War II Navy veteran. Mr. Reese, the widower of Gladys Hagler Reese, leaves two daughters, Elise Reese Evans of Memphis and Carla Reese Love of Atlanta; two sons, Reginald O. Reese of Memphis and Phillip R. Reese of West Helena, Ark.; two sisters, Doris F. Reese of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Evelyn R. Matlock of Memphis, and nine grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Metropolitan Baptist Church John W. Rees Scholarship Fund.
[Death notice dated February 20, 2005]
Tony A. Rogers, 69, of Bartlett, died Tuesday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at noon Wednesday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home. Mr. Rogers, the husband of Shirley C. Rogers, also leaves two daughters, Sheryl A. Rogers Smith of Lugoff, S.C., and Patricia A. Rogers of Chicago; two sisters, Trealo Rivers of Lakeland, Fla., and Tessie May Lynn of Memphis, and a grandchild.
[Death notice dated February 20, 2005]
Emmitt 'Sonny' Shaw Jr., 58, of Memphis, construction worker, died Friday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Millington Funeral Home with burial at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Union Hill cemetery in Atoka. Mr. Shaw, the husband of Henrietta Shaw, also leaves a daughter, Valerie Washington of Millington; a sister, Mae L. Hancock of Memphis, and three brothers, Rev. Ananais Shaw of Memphis, Sherman Shaw of Atoka and Maurice Shaw of Covington.
[Death notice dated February 20, 2005]
Darrion Domique Smith, 3-year-old son of Jacqueline Parker and David Lynn Smith of Memphis, died Feb. 13 at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Southern Funeral Home with burial in New Park cemetery. He also leaves two sisters, Demitra Smith and Dasia Smith; five brothers, DeMario Smith, David Smith Jr., Andrew Parker, DeMarcus Moss and Dvonte Parker, and his grandparents, Laura Smith and Annette Parker, all of Memphis.
[Death notice dated February 20, 2005]
Roderick D. Wilson, 33, of Memphis, musician, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Millington with burial in the church cemetery. Mays Funeral Home has charge. He was pianist for the youth choir at Bethlehem Baptist Church and Avery Chapel AME Church. He leaves his mother, Lucille Wilson of Nashville; his father, Theodore Wilson of Greenville, Miss.; two sisters, Keisha Wilson of Memphis and Janet Wells of Greenville, and seven brothers, Theodore Wilson Jr. of Harrisburg, Va., Derrick Wilson of Nashville, Keith Hines and Kevin Hines, both of Kansas City, Mo., and Thaddeaus Wilson, Thezel Wilson and Therone Wilson, all of Greenville.
[Death notice dated February 20, 2005]
Brownsville -- Paul Thelbert Marlar, 70, former employee of American Air Filter and Southwest Human Resources, died Friday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Brownsville Funeral Home with burial in Harmony Baptist Church cemetery. He was an Army veteran and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Mr. Marlar, the husband of Mattie Lou Qualls Marlar, also leaves a daughter, Janet Marlar England of Birmingham; three sons, Mike Marlar of Hanceville, Ala., Ken Marlar of Brownsville and Gary Marlar of Bossier City, La.; three brothers, Billy Marlar of Somerville, and Lemuel Marlar and Harold Ray Marlar, both of Brownsville, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Harmony Baptist Church or Calvary Baptist Church.
[Death notice dated February 20, 2005]
Covington -- Jack Shelton Hall, 76, real estate owner, died Friday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Covington Funeral Home with burial in Magnolia Gardens. He was a 50-year member of Covington Masonic Lodge Dunham 150 and a member of Covington Church of Christ. Mr. Hall, the widower of Jean Talley Hall, leaves a daughter, Talley C. Hall; a son, Jack Shelton Hall Jr., and a brother, Charlie Ed Hall, all of Covington, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Covington Church of Christ.
[Death notice dated February 20, 2005]
Covington -- Robert Day Perry, 65, retired parts manager for Case Power and Equipment Co., died Friday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home with burial in Ripley Memorial Gardens. He was a Marine Corps veteran and a member of Atoka First Baptist Church. Mr. Perry, the husband of Alice Ballard Perry, also leaves a daughter, Candace Annette Perry of Cordova; three sons, Robert Michael Perry of Little Rock, David Louis Perry of Caledonia, Miss., and Brian O'Neal Perry of Woodstock, Ga., and seven grandchildren
[Death notice dated February 20, 2005]
Dyersburg -- Johnnie Wilkes, 87, retired secretary for Baldree Oil Co., died Friday at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with burial in Dyer County Memorial Gardens. She was a choir member of Dyersburg First Baptist Church, a member of XYZ Club and DRMC Senior Circle and pianist for Oakwood Manor and Wesley Nursing Center. Mrs. Wilkes, the widow of Charlie B. Wilkes, leaves two sisters, Martha Thompson of Millington and Viola Byrd of Covington. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Dyersburg First Baptist Church.
[Death notice dated February 20, 2005]
Finger -- Haven Garner, 92, retired educator for McNairy County School System after 36 years, farmer and former county commissioner, died Saturday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer with burial in Lake Hill Memorial Gardens in Bethel Springs. He was a member of Finger Baptist Church, the oldest member of Henderson Masonic Lodge 485 and a former member of McNairy County Hospital board of directors. Mr. Garner, the widower of Willie Albert Clayton Garner, leaves two daughters, Linda Hines of Memphis and Lettie Hines of Selmer; three sons, Michael Garner of Paris, Phillip Garner of Bethel Springs and Dwight Garner of Finger; a sister, Ethel Hurst of Bethel Springs; three brothers, Will Garner and Warren Garner, both of Finger, and Waldo Garner of Bethel Springs, 16 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 20, 2005]
Newbern -- Paul M. Brake Jr., 73, farmer, died Thursday at Oakwood Community Living Center in Dyersburg. Graveside services were Saturday at Fairview cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home had charge. He was an Army veteran and a member of Lemalsamac Church of Christ. He leaves two caregivers, Carol Fisher of Dyersburg and Daniel Mobley of Newbern.
[Death notice dated February 20, 2005]
Rossville -- Viola Bateman, 83, homemaker, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Collierville Funeral Home with burial in Oak Grove cemetery in Moscow. She was a member of Peterson Lake Baptist Church. Mrs. Bateman was the wife of James Vernon Bateman for 56 years. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Peterson Lake Baptist Church.
[Death notice dated February 20, 2005]
Ruby Helen Anderson, 81, of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday at Memphis Jewish Home. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. She was a member of Colonial Baptist Church. Mrs. Anderson, the wife of James C. Anderson, also leaves four daughters, Carolyn Chambers of Cordova, Sandy West of Fayette County, and Pat Anderson and Barbara Huff, both of Memphis, 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Memphis Jewish Home.
[Death notice dated February 21, 2005]
Muriel M. Baber, 90, of Cordova, retired teacher for North Little Rock Schools, died Friday at Primacy Health & Rehabilitation. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Roselawn Memorial Park cemetery in Little Rock. Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel has charge. She was a member of Mullins United Methodist Church and a former member of Pulaski Heights Methodist Church in Little Rock. Mrs. Baber, the widow of E.O. Baber, leaves two sisters, Lucille Givens of Cordova and Louise Acuff of Irving, Texas. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Mullins United Methodist Church.
[Death notice dated February 21, 2005]
