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Earlene L. Ramsey, 81, of Collierville, retired beautician, died Tuesday at Collierville Health & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Mo., with burial in Maulden (Mo.) Memorial Park cemetery. Collierville Funeral Home has local charge. Mrs. Ramsey, the widow of Miles Ramsey, leaves two daughters, Charlotte Vermilye of Clarkston, Mich., and Sharon Griffith of Pontiac, Mich.; two sons, David Ramsey of Bartlett and Dennis Ramsey of Collierville, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Ronald McDonald House.
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Richard Adair Riddick, 81, of Memphis, retired sales agent for Norfolk Southern Railway, died Wednesday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. He was a Methodist. Mr. Riddick, the husband of Hilda Riddick, also leaves a daughter, Pamela Marie Carroll of Memphis, and a brother, Eugene M. Riddick of Fernley, Nev. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Doris Kennedy Rollins, 89, of Memphis, died March 4 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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Lucille Roseman, 93, of Memphis, retired day care teacher for the Salvation Army, died Monday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Stephen Baptist Church on North Third, where she was a member, with burial in Elmwood. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Roseman, the widow of Cleveland Roseman, leaves three caregivers, Dorothy Atkin, Willie R. Flag and Grace Coleman, all of Memphis.
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William F.L. Scott Jr., 52, of Memphis, died Thursday in Bartlett. Services will be at noon Sunday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. Mrs. Scott, the husband of Sherrye Scott, also leaves a daughter, Julie Jackson of Bartlett; two sons, Michael Scott of Cordova and Billy Scott of Bartlett; his mother, Earlene Scott of Bartlett, and three grandchildren.
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Frances Thompson Snodgrass, 86, of Germantown, died Wednesday at her home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Second Presbyterian Church, where she was a member, with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. She was a member of Daughters of the American Revolution Mississippi Delta Chapter and Plaza Garden Club. Mrs. Snodgrass, the widow of Walker Earl Snodgrass, leaves a daughter, Kathryn S. Schultz of Germantown; a son, Anselm Wayne T. Snodgrass of Cambridge, Mass., and a grandson. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Second Presbyterian Church, Crossroads Hospice or the Alzheimer's Association.
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Ann Magee Strawn, 78, of Memhis, retired from the American Red Cross, died Wednesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Evergreen Presbyterian Church and a volunteer for Memphis Humane Society. She leaves a daughter, Marianne Mueller of Collierville; a son, Ken Strawn of Las Cruces, N.M.; two sisters, Nell Roach of Memphis and Jean Reynolds of Cordova, and seven grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or Memphis Humane Society.
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Freddie B. Strickland, 63, of Memphis, died Saturday at High Pointe Health and Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at noon Saturday at Samuel Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Ashland, Miss., with burial in the church cemetery. Serenity Funeral Home in Holly Springs, Miss. has charge. He leaves a daughter, Francine Hodges of Lamar, Miss.; three stepdaughters, Donna Jackson of Memphis, Pearlie Swann of Atlanta and Betty Kimbrough of Chicago; his stepmother, Fletcher Strickland of Washington; four sisters, Reolia Bates of Norristown, Pa., Annie Anderson of Somerville, and Pearl Strickland and Mae Strickland, both of Washington; three brothers, Sammie Strickland of Hawaii, and Bobby Strickland and Wesley Strickland, both of Washington, and four stepsisters, Juanita Bogard and Ernice Elliot, both of Michigan City, Miss., Freddie Bogard of Holly Springs and Sylvia Cleveland of Memphis.
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John P. Turner, 49, of Memphis, teacher for Memphis City Schools, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Oakhill cemetery in Cartersville, Ga. He was an usher and a member of Cathedral of Praise. He leaves a daughter, Loren Turner, and a son, Adam P. Turner, both of Memphis, and four sisters, Melinda Carson of Flintstone, Ga., Janice Herod of Adairsville, Ga., Sharon Thompson of Kingston, Ga., and Pam Hodges of Cartersville. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Cathedral of Praise.
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Vera Walker, 68, of Memphis, died Wednesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Family Funeral Care with burial in Bethlehem cemetery. Mrs. Walker, the wife of Johnnie Walker, also leaves three daughters, Gloria Garrison, Julie Cooper and Ester Cox, and two sons, Rickie Zambroni and John Zambroni, all of Memphis; a sister, Loretta Meredith of Olive Branch; a brother, Albert Myers of Munford, 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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Evelyn Carter Williams, 90, of Millington, died Thursday at Millington Healthcare. Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Rosemark cemetery. Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel has charge. Mrs. Williams, the widow of Thomas Williams, leaves three daughters, Carolyn W. Lowery of Pickwick, Tenn., Betty W. Brewer of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Gail W. Stroud of Rosemark; a sister, Louise Cianciola, nine grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
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John Bradford Wood, 70, of Memphis, died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at St. Peter Manor Chapel. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. He was a Marine Corps veteran and attended Memphis State University. He leaves two sisters, Margaret Mitchell of Farmington, N.M., and Maude A. Whitaker of Biloxi, Miss. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Associated Catholic Charities.
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Burlison -- Norma Sue Booth, 68, production worker for Warlick Electronics, died Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Munford Funeral Home with burial in Indian Creek cemetery in Brighton. She was a member of Holly Grove Cumberland Church. Mrs. Booth, the wife of Roy F. Booth, also leaves a daughter, Twylah Booth of Burlison; two brothers, Milford Herron of Burlison and Phillip Herron of Mobile, Ala., and two grandchildren.
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Covington -- Frances Helen Qualls Ellis, 68, homemaker, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home with burial in Northridge Woodhaven cemetery in Millington. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She leaves two daughters, Mae Evelyn Simone of North Little Rock and Terrie Lynn Hansen of Nashville; a son, Robert L. Qualls of Memphis; two sisters, Barbara Brawley of Higden, Ark., and Donna Crabtree of Woodstock, Ga.; a brother, James W. Shelby of Heber Springs, Ark., nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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Covington -- William Bobby Max, 70, retired Air Force mechanic, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at Shiloh cemetery. Covington Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Max, the husband of Jody Max, also leaves a daughter, Leigh Max of Winchester; four sons, William Bobby Max Jr. of Oklahoma City, Christopher Wayne Max of Howe, Texas, Robert Devon Max of Wilson, Okla., and David Len Max of Belvidere; his father, William Woodrow Max of Covington; three brothers, Wayne Max of Covington, Billy Max of Memphis and Danny Max of Brighton, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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Covington -- Elizabeth M. Owen, 87, retired owner/operator of Owen Feed & Seed, died Wednesday at Covington Manor Nursing Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Oak Grove Baptist Church, where she was a member and former director of Girls Auxiliary, with burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home has charge. She was a former president of ACORNS. Mrs. Owen, the widow of R.B. Owen, leaves a son, John Owen of Burlison, and two grandsons.
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Covington -- James 'Gabby' Sales, 64, farmer, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John Baptist Church in Atoka with burial in the church cemetery there. Barlow Funeral Home has charge. He leaves three daughters, Consandra Sales and Sanquita Sales, both of Covington, and Cynthia Hall of Brighton; two sons, James Sales and Anthony Sales, both of Covington, and eight grandchildren.
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Covington -- Lucenda Wakefield, 89, cook for Tipton County Board of Education, died Sunday at Covington Manor. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Canaan Baptist Church, where she was a Missionary Department member, Sunday school teacher and an usher, with burial in Townsend cemetery. Barlow Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Wakefield, the widow of James Wakefield, leaves three daughters, Lois Hall and Eula Dickson, both of Covington, and Louise Tate of Los Angeles; three sons, Clarence Wakefield of Detroit, Robert Wakefield of Cleveland, Ohio, and Paul Wakefield of Nashville, 37 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
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Dyersburg -- Marilyn Ward Brasfield, 46, homemaker, died Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with burial in Antioch Church of Christ cemetery in Halls. She leaves three daughters, Bessie Taylor of Dyersburg, Regina Edmonds of Washburn and Chrissy Simpson of Nashville; a son, Albert Lynn Brasfield III, and her mother, Lucy Hogue, both of Dyersburg; four sisters, Elizabeth Garrison of Vina, Ala., and Alice Turner, Evelyn Patton and Cathy Hunt, all of Dyersburg; two brothers, Stanley Ward and Steve Ward, both of Dyersburg, and four grandchildren.
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Dyersburg -- David Castleman, 53, location manager for Agro Distribution, died Wednesday at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with burial in Fairview cemetery. He was a member of Holy Hills Baptist Church. Mr. Castleman, the widower of Phyllis Anderson Castleman and husband of Linda Castleman, also leaves a daughter, Tonya Walls of Dyersburg; a stepdaughter, Melinda Judah of Blytheville, Ark.; his parents, Blanche and Clayton Castleman of Finley; a sister, Penny Blair of Bartlett; a brother, Dallas Castleman of Finley, and six grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Community Cancer Fund or Angel Flight.
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