Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Levone Mason, 48, of Memphis, child care provider, died Tuesday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Union cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a choir member of Bibleway Baptist Church. She leaves three daughters, Sharonda Jefferson, Khristina Jefferson and Chictara Jefferson; two sons, Edward Jefferson Jr. and Joseph Mason, and four sisters, Clara Mason, Deneice West, Sandra Taylor and Sherry Mason, all of Memphis; two brothers, Jerome Mason of Memphis and Rawlston Mason of Clarksdale, Miss., and a companion with whom she lived, Edward Jefferson.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Donald Lee Mitchell, 62, of Memphis, former self-employed truck driver, died Sunday in Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Brown Baptist Church in Southaven, where he was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has charge. He was a graduate of Melrose High School. He leaves three daughters, Annette Baker and Demetria Mitchell, both of Memphis, and Marcia Denise Mitchell of Los Angeles; a son, Ronald Mitchell of Chicago, nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Dorothy Moore, 70, of Collierville, homemaker, died Saturday at her home. Services will be at 6 p.m. Friday at Gillespie Funeral Home in Olive Branch with burial at 10 a.m. Saturday in New Sardis cemetery. Mrs. Moore, the widow of Isaac Moore, leaves a daughter, Linda Hulett of Collierville; three sons, Terry Moore of Olive Branch, and Winston Moore and Clarence Hulett, both of Oklahoma City; four sisters, Laura Nugent and Blanche Harvey, both of Collierville, and Helen Gilliand and Barbara Watkins, both of Memphis; four brothers, Ellie Hue Owens, John Owens, Anthony Walker and Jerry Walker, all of Collierville, 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Mack Powell Norwood, 69, of Memphis, retired automobile salesman and former Golden Glove boxer, died Feb. 15 at his home. Mid-South Mortuary has charge. He was an Army National Guard veteran and a member of Mount Vernon United Methodist Church. He leaves two daughters, Lynn Scheafer of Memphis and Sharon Reinhart of Lerna, Ill.; three sons, Mack Norwood Jr. and Ronald Norwood, both of Memphis, and Glenn Norwood of Fayetteville, Ark.; a sister, Ellen Minor of Arkansas; a brother, Howard Norwood of Batesville, Miss., six grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Sandra Park, 62, of Memphis, histo-technologist for University of Tennessee at Memphis, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. She was a member of Bartlett Baptist Church, Bartlett Humane Society and Wings Foundation. She leaves a son, Jason Daniel Park of Memphis; a sister, Mary Louise Wade of Tucson, Ariz.; a brother, William Stewart of Bartlett, and a grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Bartlett Humane Society.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Rev. Charles James Patterson Jr., 72, of Memphis, minister and pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church on Parkway, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mount Zion Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Rev. Patterson, the husband of Curlie Patterson, also leaves five daughters, Carolyn R. Reed of Atlanta, and Joyce Patterson Berkley, Karen Patterson Turrell, Toni Patterson Nash and Tracye L. Patterson, all of Memphis; two sons, Derrick Wayne Patterson and Kelvin Gerard Patterson; his stepmother, Essie Patterson, and a sister, Ladell Patterson Locke, all of Memphis; three brothers, Rev. Ernest Patterson of Memphis, and Roosevelt Patterson and Cleavelt Patterson, both of Lansing, Mich.; two stepsisters, Sharon A. Franklin and Corine Giordana, both of Memphis, 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Claude Bernard Rhodes, 38, of Dallas, formerly of Memphis, employee of Target Stores, died Feb. 11 at his home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Jefferson Mortuary in Millington with burial in Union Grove cemetery in Braden, Tenn. He leaves his mother and stepfather, Mary Rhodes Holloway and Clarence Holloway, and a sister, Vivian Brim, all of Memphis, and three brothers, Derrick Rhodes and Keith Rhodes, both of Memphis, and Raymond Cleaves of Covington.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Florence 'Daisy' Powers Roberts, 93, of Cordova, retired insurance clerk for OB-GYN Associates in Tupelo, Miss., and former teacher, died Sunday at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Lee Memorial Park cemetery in Verona, Miss. W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors in Tupelo has charge. She was a member of Tupelo First Presbyterian Church and attended Ohio State University. She leaves a son, John P. Roberts of Collierville; a sister, Manon Adcock of Oregon, Ohio, and four grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Lamaris P. Robinson, 78, of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at her home. Mass will be said at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Louis Catholic Church, where she was a communicant, with burial in Memorial Park. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Robinson, the wife of Herbert W. Robinson Jr., also leaves two daughters, Teresa R. Moss and Michelle M. Robinson, both of Memphis; three sons, Herbert W. Robinson III of Memphis, Jeffery P. Robinson of Seattle and Lawrence Robinson of Oakland, Calif.; a brother, Jasper Patton Jr. of Virginia Beach, Va., and four grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Lamount Robinson, 56, of Nashville, formerly of Memphis, resident manager of Kelly Miller Smith Towers, died Monday at Spring Gate Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Services will be at noon Saturday at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church with burial at 2 p.m. Monday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Golden Gate Funeral Home has charge. He leaves his mother, Odessa B. Robinson of Memphis; three sisters, Meredith Craig of Cleveland, Ohio, Gail Y. Fowlkes of Richmond, Va., and Lajuana Webber of Memphis, and six brothers, James Robinson Jr., Julius A. Robinson and Reginald K. Robinson, all of Memphis, Alvin B. Robinson of Austin, Texas, Mazique J. Robinson of Hernando and Duan L. Robinson of Jackson, Tenn.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Beatrice Smith, 95, of Memphis, former presser for Future Brother Cleaners, died Saturday at High Pointe Health and Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at noon Saturday at Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Mount Olive cemetery in Byhalia, Miss. Gillespie Funeral Home in Olive Branch has charge. Mrs. Smith, the widow of Mike Smith, leaves three stepdaughters, Annette Moore, Earvine Winston and Eddye Lee Brown; a stepson, Joe Ingram, and a sister, Ethel Harris, all of Memphis.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Marie A. Stegman, 84, of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Temple Israel cemetery. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. She was a member of Temple Israel. Mrs. Stegman, the widow of Stanley Stegman, leaves two daughters, Nancy Stegman of Memphis and Barbara Bennett of Bartlett, and a grandson.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Edith L. Sullivan, 81, of Bartlett, retired from A&P;, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Dukes cemetery in Lexington, Tenn. She was a member of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ. Mrs. Sullivan, the widow of Erby Sullivan, leaves two sons, Randy Sullivan of Bartlett and Dickey Sullivan of Arlington; a sister, JoNelle Politte of Lexington; a brother, Hugh Don Johnson of Beacon, Tenn., and four grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Edward C. Thompson, 55, of Memphis, plumber, died Tuesday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Family Funeral Care with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He was a Navy veteran and attended Crossville (Ark.) Solid Rock Church of God. He leaves his parents, Frances and Charles Thompson of Memphis; three sisters, Charlotte Beloate and Marsha Davis, both of Memphis, and Kathy Creel of Magee, Miss., and a brother, Michael Beloate of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Barbara Ann Walker, 63, of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday at AmeriCare Health Care Center. Graveside services will be at noon today at New Park cemetery. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church. She leaves a son, Kelvin W. Walker, and her father, Girod Walker, both of Memphis; three sisters, Lauerne Curtis of Los Angeles, Lois Evans of Memphis and Thelma Denman of Chicago; two brothers, James White of Memphis and Gilod C. Walker of Chicago, and six grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Luther Lee Walker, 47, of Memphis, truck driver for the City of Memphis, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at noon Saturday at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church One in Piperton with burial in the church cemetery there. H.C. Jett Funeral Home in Collierville has charge. Mr. Walker, the husband of Patricia Walker, also leaves four daughters, LaToya Walker of Cordova, Shanhon Walker and Arneatha Walker, both of Memphis, and LaTanyia Walker of Collierville; a son, Luther Dontae Walker of Collierville; her father, James Davis of Memphis; seven sisters, Barbara Davis, Diane Davis, Connie Davis, Margaret Williams, Kay Scott and Virginia Blackwell, all of Memphis, and Marle Folden of Cincinnati, and three brothers, Paul Davis, Roosevelt Walker and Melvin Davis, all of Memphis.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Helen Laxine Western, 70, of Memphis, retired waitress, died Saturday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Salvation Army Church with burial in Union cemetery. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves two daughters, Sherri Reynolds and Shelia Bell, both of Memphis; a sister, Myrtle Fowler of Clarksdale; a brother, Roy Allen Tyler of Campbell, Mo., 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
John Rolf Wiseman, 57, of Memphis, pawn broker, died Saturday at Methodist University Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Park. Family Funeral Care has charge. He leaves a son, Geoffrey Wiseman of North Carolina, and a sister, Sandra Robinson of North Richland Hills, Texas. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Heart Association.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Miron Yaselman, 67, of Memphis, jeweler, died Tuesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services were Wednesday at Sam Abraham Chapel with burial in Baron Hirsch cemetery. Canale Funeral Directors had charge. He was a member of Baron Hirsch Synagogue. Mr. Yaselman, the husband of Maya G. Yaselman, also leaves a daughter, Esther Y. Gurovich of Memphis, and a brother, Isaac Yaselman of Israel.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Atoka -- Agnes Fiveash Lumpkin, 85, homemaker, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton in Covington. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Munford Funeral Home with burial in Campground cemetery. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. She leaves a daughter, Janet Lumpkin Creasey of Atoka; five sons, Billy Lumpkin, Jimmy Lumpkin, Harold Lumpkin and Bobby Lumpkin, all of Atoka, and Tommy Lumpkin of Apex, N.C.; a foster son, Graydon Swisher II of Cordova; a sister, Mildred Matthews of Atoka, 17 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
