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Dorothy Helen Hunter, 76, of Memphis, retired manager for General Electric, died Saturday at Cordova Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Forrest Hill Funeral Home East has charge. She leaves a sister, Loraine Grisham, and two caregivers, Bud and Susan Brazelton, all of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
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Sarah B. Jones, 67, of Bartlett, retired from the Postal Service, died Thursday at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Oak Grove Baptist Church with burial in Galilee Memorial Gardens. Hardeman County Funeral Home in Bolivar, Tenn., has charge. She leaves a daughter, Sharon Y. Jones of Palmdale, Calif.; four sons, Marcus W. Jones, Billy J. Jones and Dempsey Jones Jr., all of Memphis, and Ray A. Jones of Compton, Calif.; two sisters, Carolyn Elliott and Pamela A. Jones of Nashville, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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Barney Lamar McMillen, 79, of Memphis, superintendent of Allen O'Hara Construction Co. Humko Plant, died Saturday in Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. He was a member of Audubon Park Baptist Church and Carpenters Local. Mr. McMillen, the husband of Fay P. McMillen, also leaves two sons, James Lee McMillen of Ramer, Tenn., and Joel McMillen of Collierville; a sister, Louise Edwards of Hernando, six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Audubon Park Baptist Church.
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J.P. Murrell, 74, of Memphis, entrepreneur and political adviser, died Thursday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Temple of Deliverance Church of God in Christ with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Murrell, the husband of Mildred P. Murrell, also leaves a daughter, Carolyn Woods of Memphis; three sons, Jerry Winston of Little Rock, Marcus Ray Murrell of Memphis and John Paul Murrell III of Athens, Ga.; a brother, David T. Murrell of Memphis, and three grandchildren.
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Dorothy Jean Norton, 83, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of the River-Unitarian, where she a member of the Alliance, Chime Choir and Caring Ministry team. Mid-South Mortuary has charge. Mrs. Norton, the widow of Ronald M. Norton, leaves two daughters, Nancy N. Smith of Austin, Texas, and Anita N. Zeberlein of Dumfries, Va., and four grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Nora's Life Gift Foundation or Church of the River-Unitarian.
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Lloyd B. Palmer, 77, of Cordova, retired teamster, died Friday at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Forrest Grove Baptist Church in Tishomingo County, Miss., with burial in the church cemetery there. McMillan Funeral Home in Booneville, Miss., has charge. He was a World War II and Korean War Army veteran, a Mason, and a member of Teamsters Local 986 and Germantown Baptist Church. Mr. Palmer, the husband of Mavis Branson Palmer, also leaves a daughter, Sharon Palmer Stevens of Hernando; three sisters, Elizabeth Lamberth of Corinth, Miss., and Nora Riddle and Margaret Underwood, both of Booneville; a brother, Willard Palmer of Corinth, and two grandchildren.
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Aisha M. Pearson, 21, of Memphis, student at Remington College, died Thursday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Lake Grove Baptist Church with burial in Burr Oaks cemetery in Alsip, Ill. Family Mortuary has charge. She leaves her mother, Patricia Pearson of Chicago; her father, Leslie Pearson of Boynton Beach, Fla.; two sisters, Tamara Pearson Hampton of Memphis and Kimberly Tate Rayford of Augusta, Ga.; two brothers, Venyon Fluckers of Chicago and Kevin Tate of Memphis, and her grandparents, Marie Ison of Chicago and Anthony Fluckers of Kankakee, Ill.
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Virginia L. Mansker Reece, 79, of Bartlett, homemaker, died Friday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Ellendale United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Bartlett Ellendale cemetery. Bartlett Funeral Home has charge. She was a former employee of the old Defense Depot, where she was shortstop for the Army Depot Softball Team. Mrs. Reece, the wife of William C. Reece for 62 years, also leaves three daughters, Sandra Mayo and Tina Johnson, both of Bartlett, and Ginger Patton of Collinsville, Okla., 13 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Ellendale United Methodist Church.
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William Jennings Rockett, 83, of Memphis, millwright for Kimberly-Clark, died Friday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. He leaves a daughter, Sharon H. Waldron of Selmer, Tenn.; a son, John Wayne Hoch of Memphis, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
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Jennie Bessie Smith, 77, of Memphis, homemaker, died Feb. 14 at Delta Medical Center. Services will be at noon Monday at Prayer House of Deliverance Church with burial in New Park cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Smith, the wife of Robert Smith, also leaves three daughters, Mary N. Williams, Dorothy Ann Shaw and Brenda Joyce Cross, and two sons, Tommy L. Barnes Jr. and Dedrick Smith, all of Memphis, 27 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren.
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Matthew Scott Southers, 24, of Bartlett, employee of Ruth's Chris Steak House, died Friday in Nashville. Mass will be said at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Catholic Church in Athens, Ala., where he was a former communicant, with burial in Roselawn cemetery. Limestone Chapel Funeral Home in Athens has charge. He was a communicant of St. Ann Catholic Church in Bartlett, a graduate of Athens High School and attended the University of North Alabama, where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. He leaves his parents, Ruth and Scott Southers of Bartlett; two sisters, Kelli Southers of Cordova and Darbi Southers of Memphis, and his grandparents, Marvelee Williams of Lake Wales, Fla., and Louise AuBuchon of Athens. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
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Walter M. Stephens Jr., 57, of Arlington, sales representative for Three States Supply, died Friday in Shelby County. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Hermitage (Tenn.) Gardens. He was a Vietnam War veteran and a member of Bartlett Woods Church of Christ. Mr. Stephens, the husband of Judy Carter Stephens, also leaves a daughter, Leah Stephens Connell of Lewisburg, Miss.; a son, Saul Stephens of Powell, Tenn.; his father, Walter M. Stephens of Old Hickory, Tenn.; two sisters, JoAnn Stephens Batey of Portland, Tenn., and Debbie Stephens Gregory of Old Hickory, and two grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston for melanoma research.
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Victoria McKissack Tate, 89, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at Allen Morgan Health Center. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Roller-Swift Funeral Home in Osceola, Ark., with burial in Luxora (Ark.) cemetery. She was a member of Luxora Methodist Church. Mrs. Tate, the widow of Wylie Tate, leaves two sons, Wylie Tate Jr. of Germantown and Bobby Tate of Clearwater, Fla., six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Germantown United Methodist Church.
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Betty Wallis, 79, of Germantown, homemaker, died Wednesday at her home. Mass was said Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, where she was a communicant and a member of the Women's Guild and Merry Makers, with burial in All Saints cemetery. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel had charge. Mrs. Wallis, the widow of Arthur Wallis, leaves two daughters, Mary Constantino of Glen Ellyn, Ill., and Sue Smith of Germantown; a son, John Wallis of Cordova; a sister, Ann McNamara of Joliet, Ill.; a brother, William Kenealy of Bolingbrook, Ill., and eight grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
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William A. Watkins, 86, of Millington, electronic technician and retired from the Navy, died Friday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel with burial in Northridge Woodhaven cemetery in Millington. He was a World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veteran, a 32nd degree Scottish Rite, a Shriner, a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7175, Millington Fleet Reserve and the American Legion, former president of the Lions Club, past worthy grand patron of the Order of the Eastern Star Millington Chapter 385, secretary and past master of Millington Masonic Lodge 671 and past grand patron of Grand Chapter of Tennessee Order of the Eastern Star. Mr. Watkins, the husband of Mary Lou Watkins, also leaves four daughters, Pama Watkins Rue of Carrollton, Texas, Danielle Watkins Raines of Dallas, Tanya Watkins Mabry of Bartlett and Heidi Watkins Damron of Little Rock; a brother, George Albert Watkins of Pensacola, Fla., and seven grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Scottish Rite Aphasic Child Foundation.
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Frank D. 'Pop' Watts, 82, of Memphis, retired welder, died Saturday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. He was an Army veteran. He leaves two daughters, Vivian W. Berretta of Memphis and Rhonda J. Wagner of Camden, Tenn.; a son, Gary D. Watts of Memphis; a brother, Everett Watts of Louisville, Ky., six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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Gussie Peace Young, 88, self-employed beautician, died Friday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Avery Chapel AME Church with burial in New Park cemetery. E.H. Ford Mortuary Services has charge. Mrs. Young, the widow of Rev. O.Y. Young, leaves a son, George Young; a sister, Mildred P. Horne, and a brother, Rev. Samuel Peace, all of Memphis, 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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Atoka -- Mary Zell Armstrong Moore, 89, homemaker, died Wednesday at Covington Manor Nursing Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a mother board member, with burial in Restland Memorial Gardens. Jefferson Mortuary in Millington has charge. She was a member of Tipton County Commission on Aging. Mrs. Moore, the widow of Turner Armstrong and Charlie Moore, leaves two daughters, Sylvilla Armstrong-Fields of Wilkinsville and Galia Diane Armstrong Dumas of Los Angeles; three stepdaughters, Shirley Quinn of Memphis, and Mary Cox and Patricia Brewer, both of Arlington; four stepsons, Willie Moore and Billy Moore, both of Arlington, and Charlie Moore Jr. and Michael Moore, both of Memphis; a sister, Nanella Johnson of Memphis, eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
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Bethel Springs -- James W. Henry, 81, retired businessman and farmer, died Friday at McNairy County Health Care Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer. He was a World War II and Korean War Army Air Corps veteran. Mr. Henry, the widower of Kathleen Henry, leaves a daughter, Kay Newton of West Memphis, Ark.; a son, Robert Henry of Arkadelphia, Ark.; two sisters, Jo Adkison and Peggy Cunningham, both of Murfreesboro, and a brother, Robert Wayne Henry of Guys. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Disabled American Veterans.
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Bolivar -- William Miles Cox, 80, retired tannery worker, died Thursday at Humboldt General Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at New Union cemetery in Medon. Shackelford Funeral Home has charge. He was a World War II Army veteran and attended Primitive Baptist Church. He leaves three sisters, Earline Manning of Germantown, Imogene Stiedle of Gulfport, Miss., and Sue Lytle of Hickory Flat, Miss.
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