Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Brighton -- Ruth Annie Thompson, 92, of Beloit, Wis., formerly of Brighton, homemaker, died Friday at Beverly Health Care-Bradley in Milwaukee. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Greater Shiloh Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Mount Tipton cemetery. Covington Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of New Zion Baptist Church in Beloit. Mrs. Thompson, the widow of Curlon Thompson, leaves eight grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and 30 great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Brownsville -- Mary Louise Graves McConnico, 89, homemaker, died Wednesday at her home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lebanon United Methodist Church cemetery. Brownsville Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Lebanon United Methodist Church. Mrs. McConnico, the widow of James Marcus McConnico, leaves a son, James Marcus McConnico Jr. of Brownsville; a sister, Edith Stevens of Bartlett, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Lebanon United Methodist Church.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Dyersburg -- Karen Patterson Bobo, 37, plumber's helper and co-owner of After Hours Plumbing, died Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with burial in Fairview cemetery. She was a member of Evansville Free Holiness Church. Mrs. Bobo, the wife of Jim Bobo, also leaves a daughter, Courtney Wilson, and a son, Justin Bobo, both of Dyersburg; her mother, Elizabeth Baker of Dukedom; a sister, Donna Breece of Dyersburg; a brother, Anthony Patterson of Ripley, and her grandmother, Ina Hudson of Dyersburg. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Dyersburg -- Betty Sue Boone Perry, 49, nursing aide for Oakwood Manor, died Monday at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Services were Wednesday at Independent Free Holiness Church with burial in Fairview cemetery. Currie's Funeral Home in Henning had charge. She leaves a daughter, Tamatha Franklin of Dyersburg; two brothers, David Robertson of Dyersburg and Chad Boone of Halls, and two grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Finley -- Edward Lee Ratliff, 86, retired carpenter and former employee of Sylvania, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with burial in Fairview cemetery. He was a World War II Army veteran, the recipient of a Purple Heart, a member of Finley Baptist Church and the American Legion and a member and past commander of Disabled American Veterans. Mr. Ratliff, the husband of Littie Ratliff, also leaves a daughter, Vickie Hollingsworth of Newbern; two sons, Kenneth Ratliff of Finley and Terry Ratliff of Yorkville; a sister, Hazel Nelson of Trenton, three grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Henning -- Charlie Louis Harris, 73, employee of Tennessee Electroplating Manufacturing Co., died Monday in Henning. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at New Hope CME Church with burial in Bethlehem cemetery. Currie's Funeral Home has charge. He leaves four daughters, Charlotte Harris, Elaine Harris, Marilyn Harris and Stephanie Scott, and two sons, Tony Harris and Charlie Harris Jr., both of Henning; six sisters, Juanita Garrison and Annie B. Johnson, both of Ripley, Joyce Tyus of Henning, and Easter Pruitt, Annie Ruth Harrison and Sarah Clark, all of Detroit; six brothers, Willie James Harris and William Harrison, both of Ripley, Jerry Harrison, Billy Harrison and Roosevelt Harrison, all of Detroit, and Joe Harrison of Jackson, Mich., 17 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Milledgeville -- Nancy Smith McMurry, 80, former employee of Brown Shoe Co., died Wednesday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Savannah with burial in Milledgeville cemetery. She was a member of Milledgeville Methodist Church. She leaves two daughters, Teresa Frazier and Lequeita Lambert, and a son, Tony M. McMurry, all of Milledgeville, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Ramer -- Emmett Smith, 72, died Wednesday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer with burial in Mount Vernon cemetery in Ramer. Mr. Smith, the husband of Shirley Rand Smith, also leaves three daughters, Pam McGowan and Neva Diane Morris, both of Corinth, Miss., and Cindy Mae Smith of Cordova; three sons, David Smith of Selmer, Doug Smith of Lamar, Miss., and Rex Smith of Bethel Springs; a sister, Polly Crum of Byhalia, Miss.; two brothers, James Smith and Winfred Smith, both of Ramer, 16 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
Savannah -- Albert Junior Benson, 59, sawmill worker, died Monday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home with burial in Mountain View cemetery in Hardin County. Mr. Benson, the husband of Lena Ann Carroll Benson, also leaves a son, Joe Lynn Benson of Savannah, and five sisters, Rosey Kelly, Bonnie Durham and Louise Kelly, all of Tupelo, Miss., Birdie Stakley of Savannah and Charlene Jones of Jackson, Miss.
[Death notice dated February 24, 2005]
James D. 'J.D.' Barber, 72, of Bartlett, retired claims agent for CSX, died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. He was former choir director of West Frayser Baptist Church. He leaves a daughter, Linda D. Wadlington of Vandalia, Ohio; a son, Mike Barber of Arlington; five sisters, Peggy Taylor and Janice Sue Wheeler, both of Memphis, Marie Lynch of Gunnersville, Ala., Nancy Graham of Lebanon, Tenn., and Johnnie Louise Britt of Arlington, and four grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Baptist Trinity Hospice.
[Death notice dated February 25, 2005]
Dorothy Tibbs Beaty, 77, of Memphis, pre-school teacher for St. Matthew's Learning Center, died Feb. 18 at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ward Chapel AME Church, where she was a choir member, with burial in Elmwood. Victory Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Sarah Garrett Missionary Society and Ever Ready Club. Mrs. Beaty, the wife of Boyd Beaty, also leaves two daughters, Rose Harris of Memphis and Dora Neal of Hawthorne, Calif.; five sons, Andrew Tibbs, Larry Tibbs, Fred Tibbs and Clinton Tibbs, all of Memphis, and Bernard Tibbs of Grand Prairie, Texas; a sister, Emma Weathers, and a brother, Daniel Weathers, both of Memphis, 14 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 25, 2005]
L.V. Campbell, 65, of Memphis, died Saturday at Delta Medical Center. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John Baptist Church with burial in Memorial Park South Woods. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves three daughters, America Peacock of Colorado, Shelia Morgan of Yuma, Ariz., and Tracey Meadows of Memphis; four sons, James Campbell of Long Beach, Calif., and Paul Robinson, Tony Campbell and Stacy Campbell, all of Memphis; six sisters, Mary Jones, Emma Allen, Shirley Allen, Parfinia Wright and Willie Ruth Finley, all of Memphis, and Lestine Maxwell of Long Beach; a brother, Thomas Earl McKenzie of California, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 25, 2005]
Nathaniel B. Campbell, 55, of Memphis, master barber, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel with burial at 10 a.m. Tuesday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He was a Navy veteran. He leaves his parents, Annie R. and James Campbell, and four brothers, Dr. Dwight C. Campbell, Gregory H. Campbell, Stanley D. Campbell and Jerome C. Campbell, all of Memphis.
[Death notice dated February 25, 2005]
Gordon R. Day, 79, of Bartlett, retired supervisor for International Harvester after 35 years, died Wednesday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Northridge Woodhaven Funeral Home in Millington with burial in Northridge Woodhaven cemetery. He was a World War II Navy veteran, a Presbyterian, a 32nd degree Mason and a member of International Harvester Managerial Club, Scottish Rite and Reed Lodge 316 in Evansville, Ind. Mr. Day, the husband of Doris J. Day for 56 years, also leaves a daughter, Susan Day Harrison of Bartlett; two sons, Danny Gordon Day of Selmer, Tenn., and Charles Robert Day of Bartlett, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated February 25, 2005]
Dorothy Gwendolyn Farrin, 84, of Memphis, homemaker, died Wednesday at St. Peter Villa. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel with burial in West Union cemetery. She was a member of First Evangelical Church. Mrs. Farrin, the widow of John A. Farrin, leaves a daughter, Gwen Andrews of Millington; a son, John Scott Farrin of Houston, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 25, 2005]
Opal Fratella, 81, of Memphis, retired hairdresser, cosmetologist and artist, died Monday at Collierville Heath & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at noon Saturday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. Mrs. Fratella, the widow of Frank Fratella, leaves a daughter, Phyllis Bennett Fratella of Memphis; two sons, Terry F. Fratella of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and David Fratella of Anna, Texas; two sisters, Geraldine Dooley of Pennsville, N.J., and Rosemary Compton of Clarksburg, W.Va.; a brother, Jessie Stevens of Channelview, Texas, and four grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Collierville Health & Rehabilitation Center.
[Death notice dated February 25, 2005]
Gus W. Johnson, 67, of Oakland, Miss., formerly of Memphis, retired salesman for National Manufacturing Co. after 26 years, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. He was a member of New Life Fellowship Church in Oakland. Mr. Johnson, the husband of Joyce Johnson, also leaves a son, Steven Louis Johnson of Memphis; a stepdaughter, Connie Bolling of Virginia Beach, Va.; a stepson, James Taylor of Daytona Beach, Fla.; two sisters, Mildred Harris of Birmingham and Delores Duncan of St. Louis, and two grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society, West Clinic or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated February 25, 2005]
Ophelia Lucas, 64, of Memphis, died Wednesday at AmeriCare Health Care Center. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Greater New Shiloh Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Lucas, the wife of Herman Lucas, also leaves two daughters, Patricia Pounders and Mary Lucas Holmon; three sons, Lonnie Lucas, Earl Lucas and Norman Lucas; three sisters, Sammie Harper, Fannie Mae Howard and Mary Lott, and two brothers, Robert Howard and Arthur Howard, all of Memphis, and seven grandchildren.
[Death notice dated February 25, 2005]
Angela Renee 'Boo Baby' Macklin, 31, of Memphis, former employee of Walt Disney Co., died Monday in Haywood County. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Union cemetery. She leaves three daughters, Danielle Ewing, Stephanie Macklin and Mareshia King; her father, Edward Macklin; a sister, Audrey King Macklin, and a brother, Kevin King, all of Memphis.
[Death notice dated February 25, 2005]
Arch L. 'Buddy' McCarver Jr., 78, of Millington, retired electrician for Shelby County government, died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Northridge Woodhaven Funeral Home in Millington. He was a World War II Navy veteran and a member of the Church of the Ascension. Mr. McCarver, the husband of Sarah Liz McCarver for 28 years, also leaves two daughters, Kathy Fry of Memphis and Rose Hannah of Millington; two sons, Arch Louis McCarver of Douglas, Ga., and David McCarver of Millington; a stepdaughter, Sandra Whipple of Millington; three stepsons, Wayne Tidwell of Bartlett, Larry Tidwell of Atoka and David Alan Tidwell of Memphis; a brother, Kenneth McCarver of Memphis, 17 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated February 25, 2005]
