Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Edith Patricia Lee, 56, of Memphis, homemaker, died Sunday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mission of Hope with burial in New Park Memorial Garden. Family Mortuary has charge. She was a member and secretary of Second Street Baptist Church. Mrs. Lee, the wife of Charlie Lee, also leaves a daughter, Conseulo L. Payne; four sons, Robert Wiggins Jr., Fredrick Irvang Wiggins, Patrick Janness Wiggins and Derrick D. Finnie; her mother, Josie M. Gant, and five sisters, Marilyn Delois Wiggins, Mary L. Hollerman, Laura Digby, Patricia Ray and Mary Ann Wilkes, all of Memphis; three brothers, Anderson Gant Jr. of Toledo, Ohio, and William M. Gant and James M. Gant, both of Memphis, and 20 grandchildren.
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Earl James Mathis, 59, of Memphis, died Friday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Mathis, the husband of Betty Jones Mathis, also leaves a daughter, Chancy Mathis of Louisville, Texas; a son, Eric Mathis of Memphis; three stepsons, Carldale Hill, Gregory Hill and Michael Hill, all of Memphis; six sisters, Barbara Ford, Jenny Woodland, Ora Boyland, Clara Smith and Diane Douglass, all of Memphis, and Jean Parham of Jackson, Tenn., and nine brothers, Jerry Boyland, Harry Boyland, John Woodland, George Woodland, Charles Woods, Jimmy Woods, Billy Woods and Sylvester Peoples, all of Memphis, and Willie Woods of Hawaii.
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Orene Newman Mobley, 80, of Lewisport, Ky., formerly of Memphis, retired administrative assistant for E. H. Crump Insurance and Ford Motor Co., died Tuesday at Owensboro (Ky.) Mercy Health System. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. Mrs. Mobley, the widow of John Wesley Mobley, leaves two sons, John Wesley Mobley III of Owensboro and James Newman Mobley of Germantown; a sister, Ilma Peterson of Atlanta, and five grandchildren.
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Nellie G. Moss, 91, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at her home. Services will be at noon Friday at Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ, where she was a member, with burial in Calvary. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Good Shepherd Club and the Order of the Eastern Star. She leaves two daughters, Mary N. Moss of Memphis and Dorothy Moss of California; three sons, Charles T. Moss of Memphis and Jack Moss Jr. and Edward Moss, both of California, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
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Laura Ella Mott, 80, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Augustine Catholic Church with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Mott, the wife of James M. Mott, also leaves five daughters, Laura M. Rockett, Vickie L. Hooker, Debbie R. Ayers and Paula D. Holman, all of Memphis, and Betty J. Smith of San Diego; four sons, James M. Mott Jr., Raymond S. Mott and Dwight B. Mott, all of Memphis, and Peter D. Mott of Houston, 15 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
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Solin Hubert Leon 'Country' Nails, 46, of Bartlett, gardener, died Saturday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Bartlett Funeral Home with burial in Bartlett Ellendale cemetery. He was a Baptist and a former Boy Scout. He leaves his mother, Betty Nails; three sisters, Lillie Author of Ripley, Tenn., Nancy Smith of Arlington and Mary Adair of Lincoln, Ill., and five brothers, Olen Nails, John Nails and David Nails, all of Bartlett, Jimmy Nails of Brownsville, Tenn., and George Nails of California.
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Edward Packer, 79, of Memphis, died March 2 at his home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Abundant LIfe Temple with burial at 10 a.m. Monday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Packer, the husband of Eva Packer, also leaves a daughter, Judith Gibson, and a son, Anthony Gibson, both of Memphis, and four grandchildren.
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Willard 'Carrie' Pitts, 89, of Bartlett, formerly of Hiram, Ga., died Monday at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett. 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 Leaclair Baptist Church. Mrs. Pitts, the widow of Bill Pitts, leaves a daughter, Jan Crawford of Bartlett; a sister, Mary Mae Rich of Montgomery, Ala., a granddaughter and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
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Mathew James Richardson, 65, of Memphis, retired civil engineer for the old Defense Depot, died Friday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at House of Prayer Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ with burial in New Park cemetery. Southern Funeral Home has charge. He was a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School. Mr. Richardson, the widower of Mamie Richardson, leaves two daughters, Eulitta Anderson and Debbie Luckey; three sons, Leroy Richardson, Mathew Richardson Jr. and Andre King, and a sister, Emma Jean Cooper, all of Memphis; two brothers, Alexander Richardson Jr. of San Jose, Calif., and John McKinney of Memphis, 11 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
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Doris Kennedy Rollins, 89, of Memphis, died Friday in Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater Lewis Missionary Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. V.H. Bins & Son Mid-South Mortuary has charge. Mrs. Rollins, the widow of Cassell Rollins, leaves two daughters, Sarah Harper and Cheryl Bobo, both of Memphis; a son, Sarone Kennedy of the Bahamas, 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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Jack L. Seelig, 69, of Cordova, retired lab technician for Denton Dental Lab, died Monday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of Raleigh Masonic Lodge. Mr. Seelig, the husband of Cathy Seelig for 22 years, also leaves a son, Greg Seelig of Memphis; a brother, Wendall Seelig of Collierville, and a grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Memphis Humane Society or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Perry Samuel Sewel, 49, of Memphis, private investor, died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Sam Abraham Chapel with burial in Baron Hirsch cemetery. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. He was a member of Baron Hirsch Congregation, Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity and B'Nai B'rith Sam Schloss Lodge. He leaves his mother, Dessie M. Sewel of Memphis, and a sister, Patricia S. Gruenberg of Wynnewood, Pa. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Baron Hirsch Congregation.
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David Shannon, 43, of Memphis, truck driver for Memphis Trailer Co., died Sunday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Saturday at Melrose Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in New Park cemetery. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He leaves a daughter, Tiffany Williams; a son, David Williams, and his mother, Izola Shannon, all of Memphis; four sisters, Ora Guy of Kansas City, Kan., and Zola Shannon, Clementine Thompson and Jeanette Keefer, all of Memphis; three brothers, James Shannon, Byron Shannon and Samuel Shannon; his grandmother, Odessa Wright of Memphis, and a grandchild.
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Elbert Shaw, 100, of Memphis, retired cement truck driver, died Thursday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hickory Hill Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a deacon, with burial in the church cemetery. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Shaw, the widower of Lucy Shaw, leaves a daughter, Essie Preston of Memphis, two grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
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Artie Sevelle Smith, 48, of Memphis, died Friday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at N. H. Owens & Son Funeral Home with burial in Charity Gardens in Rossville. He leaves two brothers, Jimmie A. Smith Jr., and Rufus I. Smith.
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Franklin Stephenson, 89, of Memphis, owner of Calico Butterfly Gift Shop, former employee of Railway Express Co.. teacher for Sherwood High School for 30 years, farmer and cattleman, died Monday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. He was a 75-year member of St. Luke United Methodist Church, where he was an administrative board member, a Sunday school teacher and an usher, and a charter member of Delta Kappa Education Fraternity Memphis Chapter. Mr. Stephenson, the widower of Johnnie McManus Stephenson, leaves two sons, John Stephenson and Clyde Stephenson, both of Memphis, and a grandson.
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Maxine B. Stevens, 96, of Ocean Shores, Wash., formerly of Memphis, former kindergarten teacher for St. Mary's Episcopal School, died Sunday at Grays Harbor Community Hospital. Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen, Wash., has charge. She was a member of Idlewild Presbyterian Church, a volunteer for Theater Memphis and a graduate of Amory (Miss.) High School and Memphis State University. She leaves two sons, Robert Shadrach Stevens of Ocean Shores and Edwin Rippey Stevens Jr. of Hermiston, Ore., four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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Victoria I. Stigger, 9-year-old daughter of Debra Bean Seaton and Tommy Watkins of Memphis, fourth-grade student at Cherokee Elementary School, died Saturday at Methodist Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center. Services will be at noon Saturday at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Piperton with burial in the church cemetery there. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has charge. She was a member of the Youth Choir and Youth Missions Group at Hosanna Christian Center. She also leaves a sister, Rachel Stigger; three brothers, Carnevelius Stigger, LaCurtis Waller and Nicholas Stigger, and her grandmother, Rozell Waller, all of Memphis.
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Tiny Galloway Stokes, 93, of Memphis, retired domestic worker, died Saturday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at New Covenant Seventh-Day Adventist Church, where she was a deaconess, with burial in New Park cemetery. J.O. Patterson Mortuary has charge. Mrs. Stokes, the widow of Courtney Stokes, leaves four daughters, Louise Foat, Blanche Rounds and Betty Lee, all of Memphis, and Mildred Stokes of Dallas; two sons, Clyde Stokes and Lawrence Stokes, both of Dallas, 31 grandchildren, 71 great-grandchildren, 49 great-great-grandchildren and five great-great-great-grandchildren.
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Steven C. Swayzee, 51, of Millington, musician and home caregiver, died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Northridge Woodhaven Funeral Home in Millington with burial in Northridge Woodhaven cemetery. He leaves his father, Everett Swayzee of Millington; his mother, Marguerite Nelson of Norfolk, Va.; a sister, Sandra Cummings of Millington, and a brother, Mark Swayzee of Littlestown, Pa.
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