Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Jason Eric Taylor, 32, of Cordova, firefighter for the City of Memphis, died Sunday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. He was a member of Hope Presbyterian Church. He leaves a son, Kyle Jason Taylor, and his mother and stepfather, Elizabeth Diane and George Welch, all of Memphis; his father and stepmother, Michael Gean and Casey Taylor, and a sister, Abigail Taylor, all of Pensacola, Fla.; a brother, Michael Gean Taylor Jr. of Bartlett, and his grandparents, Robbie Sue Johnson and Louise Taylor, both of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Bank of America Kyle Jason Taylor Trust Fund.
[Death notice dated March 9, 2005]
Duane R. Thompson, 58, of Memphis, retired audiologist and master gardener, died Monday at his home. Mittelstadt Funeral Home in Lake Mills, Iowa, has charge. Mr. Thompson, the husband of Ann Thompson, also leaves his mother, Mildred Thompson of Forest City, Iowa; a sister, Jean Peterson of Leland, Iowa, and a brother, Jerry Thompson of Springfield, Mo.
[Death notice dated March 9, 2005]
Hazel Thompson, 67, of Memphis, retired collection supervisor for First Tennessee Bank, died Sunday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. James AME Church, where she was a member of the Trustee Board, Usher Board Two, Auxiliary Five, KDR Club and president of Undershepard Club, with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. Family Mortuary has charge. Mrs. Thompson, the widow of Matthew Thompson, leaves a daughter, Joy P. Williams; a son, Maverick Gibbs; two foster daughters, Latisha Hampton and Constance Kelly; a foster son, Infoneo Kelly, and a sister, Nellie Casey, all of Memphis, and six grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 9, 2005]
Robert West, 47, of Memphis, maintenance worker for Kimco Corp., died Thursday at Atrium of Memphis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Shelby County cemetery. Christian Funeral Directors has charge. Mr. West, the husband of Linnie West, also leaves three sisters, Maxine Dotson, Jackie M. Moore and Dorothy Steele, and two brothers, George West Jr. and Mack Cristle, all of Memphis.
[Death notice dated March 9, 2005]
Willie Woodson, 50, of Memphis, metal worker, died Saturday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Friday at Bloomfield Full Gospel Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. Snow Funeral Home has charge. He leaves his mother, Josephine Woodson of Memphis; two brothers, Percy Woodson of West Memphis and Maxie Woodson Jr. of Los Angeles, and a companion with whom he lived, Rhonda Fly.
[Death notice dated March 9, 2005]
Kermit L. Wyatt, 66, formerly of Bells, Tenn., employee of the Postal Service, died Thursday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at noon today at Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church in Alamo, Tenn., with burial in Oakview Memorial Gardens there. Currie's Funeral Home in Henning, Tenn., has charge. He leaves two sons, Kermit L. Wyatt Jr. of Bolivar, Tenn., and DeKovan Wright of Louin, Miss.; seven sisters, Gladys Yancy of St. Louis, Freddie Brooks of Millington, Annie M. Cole, Faye Eubanks and Shirley Cole, all of Milwaukee, and Bettye Harris and Mary Wyatt, both of Bells; three brothers, Lawrence Wyatt, Lonzie Wyatt and Alvin Wyatt, all of Bells, and four grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 9, 2005]
Rev. Ardis Yancey, 83, of Memphis, former pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Brighton and retired from the old Defense Depot, died Friday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Castalia Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Rev. Yancey, the husband of Modesta Yancey, also leaves a daughter, Sharon Rudley of Memphis, and three grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 9, 2005]
Bethel Springs -- Elvie Evelyn Porter Smith, 77, retired factory worker, died Monday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer with burial in Lake Hill Memorial Gardens. She was a member of Bethel Springs First Baptist Church. Mrs. Smith, the wife of Manuel Smith, also leaves a daughter, Shelia Cagle of Bethel Springs; two sons, Don Smith of Bethel Springs and Ricky Smith of Anderson, S.C.; four sisters, Ann Bennett and Betty Weaver, both of Finger, Lurene Faulkner of Chewalla and Wana Mae Redmon of Bethel Springs; a brother, Arlin Porter of Henderson, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Bethel Springs First Baptist Church.
[Death notice dated March 9, 2005]
Newbern -- Gertrude Thompson, 87, retired clerk for Johnson's Grocery, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at Fairview cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Center United Methodist Church and Newbern Fellowship Saddle Club. Mrs. Thompson, the widow of Calvin Thompson, leaves two sons, Bobby Thompson and Haywood Thompson, both of Newbern; a sister, Charlene Glidewell of Yorkville, five grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 9, 2005]
Ripley -- William Pierson Archer, 78, retired electroplater, died Saturday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Garner Funeral Home with burial in Edith cemetery. He was a World War II Navy veteran and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and Macedonia Baptist Church. Mr. Archer, the widower of Nell Davis Archer, leaves two daughters, Arlene Peters of Havelock, N.C., and Deborah Neal of Ripley; a son, Bill Archer Jr. of Pleasant View, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 9, 2005]
Ripley -- Paul Hunt Escue, 76, retired banker, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Ripley First United Methodist Church with burial in Edith cemetery. Garner Funeral Home has charge. He leaves two sisters, Selma White of Memphis and Odessa Fields of Cherokee Village, Ark., and a brother, Turner Escue of Ripley. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Death notice dated March 9, 2005]
Stanton -- Carolyn T. Furr, 65, teacher and assistant professor for the University of Memphis, died Saturday at Haywood Park Community Hospital in Brownsville. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. She was a member of Keeling Baptist Church and a graduate of Longwood College in Farmville, Va., and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Mrs. Furr, the wife of Fred Furr for 37 years, also leaves two daughters, Angela C. Furr and Amy C. Armstrong, and three sisters, Samantha Good, Peggy Hunter and Vicki Lawless. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Keeling Baptist Church or Martha's Manor.
[Death notice dated March 9, 2005]
Somerville -- Odie B. Leek, 67, retired machine operator for Troxel Manufacturing Co. in Moscow after 26 years, died Monday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Morris Chapel Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Hood cemetery. Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Leek, the husband of Helen Pittman Leek, also leaves three daughters, Patsy Pittman of Somerville, Bettie Sue Pittman Knupp of Batesville, Ark., and Nancy Pittman Freeman of Moscow; two sons, Robert Pittman of Brownsville and Kenneth Pittman of Newark, Ark.; three sisters, Pansy Burris, Josephine Jones and Dessie Mae Haywood, all of Brownsville; two brothers, Robert Leek and Roy J. Leek, both of Ingles, Fla., 16 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Morris Chapel Baptist Church.
[Death notice dated March 9, 2005]
Aggie John Anderson, 82, of Memphis, retired teacher for Memphis City Schools, died Tuesday at Methodist University Hospital. Mass will be said at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Augustine Catholic Church, where he was a communicant, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Anderson, the husband of Agnes P. Anderson, also leaves three daughters, Wanda Anderson Toote and Anita Anderson Turner, both of New Orleans, and Linda Bell of Richmond, Va.; two stepdaughters, Brenda Yette Bland of Mount Rainier, Md., and Paula Yette Polite of Memphis; a stepson, Otis H. Yette of Culver City, Calif., 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society Mid-South Chapter.
[Death notice dated March 10, 2005]
Alberta Barron Benmoin, 98, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Lambert, Miss. Delta Burial Corp. in Marks, Miss., has charge. Mrs. Benmoin, the widow of Rev. Harry Benmoin, leaves four daughters, Earnestine Benmoin, Ida Townsend and Irene McAdory, all of Memphis, and Birda Wooden of Los Angeles; a son, Lucious Benmoin of Chicago, and a granddaughter.
[Death notice dated March 10, 2005]
Cortez Quinton Bennett, 18, of Memphis, cook for Rally's, died Sunday in Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Brown Baptist Church with burial at 11 a.m. Tuesday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. He was a member of the R.O.T.C. at Whitehaven High School. He leaves a son, Cortez Quinton Bennett Jr.; his parents, Leavern and Cornelius Bennett Jr.; three sisters, Phyllernise Bennett, Sherita Sevier and LaShariniece Sevier; a brother, Cornelius Bennett, and his grandparents, Bobbie Jean and Nathaniel Stitts and Velma Bennett, all of Memphis.
[Death notice dated March 10, 2005]
Jacqueline A. Berry, 48, insurance clerk for Baptist Hospital, died Saturday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at New Salem Missionary Baptist Church with burial at 9 a.m. Monday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. E.H. Ford Mortuary Services has charge. She was a member of New Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Mrs. Berry, the wife of Karl Berry, also leaves a daughter, Kimberly Berry of Memphis; two sons, Terrance Pulliam and Marcus Pulliam; her father, Ulyssess Hamilton; five sisters, Karen Hamilton and Lynn Toliver, both of Milwaukee, Tracy Montgomery of Gary, Ind., and Sharon Daughtery and Vanessa Daughtery, both of Los Angeles; two brothers, Daryl Wamen of Memphis and Donnie Daughtery of Los Angeles, and six grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 10, 2005]
James Robert Burrus, 45, of Germantown, salesman for Dow Chemical Co., died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Kirby Woods Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Gideons International. Mr. Burrus, the husband of Kelly Palmer Burrus for 23 years, also leaves two daughters, Lauren Burrus and Melissa Burrus, both of Germantown; his father, Jack Burrus of Olive Branch; three sisters, Jackie Burrus and Bobbie Edwards, both of Olive Branch, and Becky Cureton of Southaven, and two brothers, Bill Burrus of New York City and Johnny Burrus of Olive Branch. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Kirby Woods Baptist Church Mission Fund or Gideons International.
[Death notice dated March 10, 2005]
Rev. Horace David Carmichael, 83, of Arlington, pastor of Holy Temple Missionary Baptist Church, died Monday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Temple Baptist Church on New Allen with burial in Holy Temple cemetery in Brighton. Jefferson Mortuary has charge. He was a member of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Friendship District Association, Tennessee Regular BME State Convention and National Baptist Convention U.S.A. Inc. Rev. Carmichael, the husband of Josie Ann Johnson Carmichael, also leaves 11 daughters, Ruth Miller, Linda Higdon, Verlinda Campbell, Jacqueline Jackson, Alura Chatman and Joy Carmichael, all of Memphis, Evelyn Webb of Walls, Cynthia Carmichael and Sandra Stewart, both of Cleveland, Ohio, Die'Dra Joseph of Bartlett and Joslyn Carmichael of Arlington; seven sons, Horace Carmichael Jr. of Grand Prairie, Texas, David Carmichael of Cleveland, Raymond Carmichael of Winter Park, Fla., Kelvin Carmichael of Memphis, Rev. James Carmichael of Los Angeles, Drake Carmichael of Arlington and Rev. Brian Carmichael of Millington; two sisters, Evelyn Crawford of Memphis and Beverly Sanders of St. Paul, Minn.; two brothers, Edward Carmichael of Edina, Minn., and John Carmichael of Memphis, 58 grandchildren and numerous great- and great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 10, 2005]
Addie Gray Childress, 84, of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at noon today at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church. Mrs. Childress, the widow of Sidney Doyle Childress, leaves two sons, Doyle Childress Jr. of Memphis and Jerry Lynn Childress of Jackson, Tenn., five sisters; five brothers, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 10, 2005]
