Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Dyersburg -- Tennie Mae Yarbro, 84, homemaker, died Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with burial in Dyer County Memorial Gardens. She was a charter member of Evansville Baptist Church. Mrs. Yarbro, the widow of David C. Yarbro, leaves a daughter, Judy Horner of Fenton, Mo., four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Evansville Baptist Church.
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Henning -- Rosie Fitzpatrick, 72, owner of Rosie & Billy Bart Grill, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at New Bethel Church with burial in Bethel cemetery. Currie's Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Fitzpatrick, the wife of Billy Fitzpatrick, also leaves six daughters, Joyce Fitzpatrick, Annette Fitzpatrick, Charlotte Harris and Spanisha Green, all of Henning, Janice G. Jones of Murfreesboro and Sandra Calhoun of Chicago; four sons, Terry Fitzpatrick of Henning, Sharrode Calhoun of Brighton, Willie Wells of Houston and Sharone Fitzpatrick of Atlanta; two sisters, Sarah Green and Velma Friend, and a brother, Andrew Green, all of Chicago, 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
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Henning -- Annie Myrtle Taylor Rogers, 78, retired nurse, died Sunday at Lauderdale County Community Living Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at New Hope CME Church with burial in Bethlehem cemetery. Thompson's Mortuary in Ripley has charge. She leaves a stepson, Roy Jones of Memphis.
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Mason -- Rosie Lee Jackson Lewis, 93, farmer, died Monday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Fredonia Missionary Baptist Church in Stanton, where she was a member, with burial in Cheady cemetery there. Palmer Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Lewis, the widow of George Lewis, leaves a daughter, Willie Lee Middlebrooks; two brothers, Willie L. Jackson of Stanton and William Jackson of Tulsa, Okla., and seven grandchildren.
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Horace Bell, 75, of Memphis, retired from Memphis Veterans Medical Center, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 9 a.m. March 18 at M.J. Edwards Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Mr. Bell, the husband of Barbara Bell, also leaves a daughter, Bridget B. Bounds; four sons, Morris J. Bell, Addison H. Bell, Brady B. Bell, and Roman A. Bell; a sister, Etta Mae White, and a brother, David G. Bell Jr., all of Memphis, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
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Iley Eugene Blalock 72, truck driver for Wooten Transport for 41 years, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Munford (Tenn.) Funeral Home with burial in Helen Crigger cemetery. Mr. Blalock, the husband of Marjorie Spaulding Blalock for 25 years, also leaves three daughters, Robin Dillinger of Fayetteville, Ark., Susan Worley of Horn Lake and Connie Flynn of Olive Branch; three sons, Larry Blaylock and Tommy Blalock, both of Fayetteville, and Joe Flynn of Olive Branch; a sister, Bernice Craig of Atoka, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
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Fannie Mae Bowen 86, of Memphis, retired cook for Memphis City Schools, died Monday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Mercy Seat Missionary Baptist Church with burial Wednesday at West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Christian Funeral Directors has charge. She leaves a friend who cared for her, Elaine Swain of Memphis.
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Ed H. Clower Jr., 75, of Memphis, retired Army first sergeant, died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Greater Open Door Baptist Church with burial at 11 a.m. Wednesday at West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Bethel Temple Church of God in Christ. Mr. Clower, the husband of Earline Clower, also leaves two daughters, Juanita D. Clower and Patricia J. Clower, both of Memphis; two sisters, Gloria Hill of Detroit and Ruth Willis of Memphis; a brother, Charles F. Clower of Detroit, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
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J.R. Downs Jr., 62, of Cordova, employee of IC Railroad for 42 years, died Thursday at his home. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Family Funeral Care. He was a Baptist and an Army veteran. He leaves a son, Joey Downs of Southaven; two sisters, Brenda Steele of Hernando and Glenda Barnett of Bartlett, and a grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Ronald McDonald House.
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Robert E. Lee Dunn, 80, of Memphis, retired boilermaker, died Thursday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Family Funeral Care with burial in Memorial Park. He was a World War II Army veteran and member of Boilermakers Local 263 for 40 years. Mr. Dunn, the husband of Lois Christine Dunn for 49 years, also leaves seven daughters, Dorothy Manfra of Milton, Ill., Brenda Gatti of Mission, Texas, Syble Ratcliffe of Collierville, Carolyn Boozer of Sheffield, Ala., and Sandra Price, Melissa Mills and Connie Dunn, all of Memphis; three sons, Freddy Dunn of Southaven, and Romel Dunn and Ronnie Dunn, both of Memphis; a brother, Prentiss Dunn of Memphis, 16 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to White Station Baptist Church.
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Donald Joseph Edmiston, 51, of Millington, retired from the Army, died Thursday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery in Memphis. He was Vietnam War and Persian Gulf War veteran. He leaves a daughter, Heather Edmiston, and a son, Doug Edmiston, both of Memphis; his father, A.E. Edmiston of Millington; two sisters, Beth Roberts of Memphis and Carolyn Evans of Streetsboro, Ohio, and four brothers, James Edmiston of Burke, Va., and George Edmiston, Phil Edmiston and Bryan Edmiston, all of Memphis.
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Asbury Hunter, 80, of Memphis, retired mechanic for Cargill, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Union Baptist Church, 102 E. Brooks, where he was a member, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Hunter, the husband of Dorothy Hunter, also leaves a daughter, Sharon Hunter Taylor of Memphis; two sons, Asbury Hunter Jr. of Memphis and Michael Hunter of Birmingham, Ala.; two sisters, Luellar Hunter of Memphis and Lillie Hassell of Coldwater, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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Earl Jones, 85, of Cordova, insurance broker and retired from the Navy, died Friday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. He was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church. Mr. Jones, the husband of Audrey M. Jones, also leaves a daughter, Marsha Preston of Montgomery, Ala.; two stepdaughters, Linda Davis of Fisherville and Judy Jackson of Acworth, Ga.; three brothers, George Jones and Charles Jones, both of Brentwood, and Don Jones of Ypsilanti, Mich., 9 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Methodist Hospice or the homebound ministry at Bellevue Baptist Church.
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Barbara Kovach, 54, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at Spring Gate Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Services will be at 10 a.m. Sunday at Roller Family Funeral Care. She laves a daughter, Sheila Kovach of Walls; a son, Richard A. Kovach of Arkansas; two sisters, Mary Mitchell of Chattanooga, and Frances Balderas of Washington; two brothers, Claude Huffman and Ricky Huffman, both of Cabot, Ark., and five grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Spring Gate Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center or the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
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Elyone Frank LaMondue, 76, of Memphis, retired U.S. marshal, died Thursday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at noon Monday at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church with burial in Memorial Park. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. He was a Navy veteran. Mr. LaMondue, the husband of Mina LaMondue, also leaves six daughters, Tracy LaMondue of Maryland, Jayne LaMondue-Price of Las Vegas, Cynthia Oredugba of Los Angeles, and Renee LaMondue, Stacey LaMondue and Wilhelmina Cager, all of Memphis; three sons, Larry Robinson of Cleveland, Ohio, Carl LaMondue of Norfolk, Va., and John Cager of Los Angeles; three sisters, Lula Jane LaMondue, Emily LaMondue Jackson and JoTerrell LaMondue, all of Memphis; a brother, Ernest B. LaMondue of Oklahoma City, and eight grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church Scholarship Fund.
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Timothy Lang Jr., 32, of Memphis, formerly of Charleston, Miss., domestic worker, died Sunday in Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Locopolic Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston with burial in Lang Family cemetery there. Eddie Robinson & Son Funeral Home in Grenada, Miss., has charge.
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Paul John Morisy, 89, of Memphis, retired electrical engineer for IBM, died March 5 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. He was a World War II veteran. Mr. Morisy, the widower of Rachel Palm Morisy, leaves a son, Dr. Lee R. Morisy; 10 sisters, Monica M. Brune of Vanwert, Ohio, Ruth M. Rekeweg of Paulding, Ohio, Lucille M. Vsetula of Clovis, Calif., Teresa M. Thompson of Delaware, Ohio, Rose M. Guinan of Silver Spring, Md., Jeanne M. Van Fleet of Holiday, Fla., Alta M. Ebel of Las Vegas, Nev., Margaret M. Ditto of Delphos, Ohio, and Phyllis M. Porter, and Rita M. Thompson of Delaware, Ohio of Hicksville, N.Y.; a brother, James Morisy of Paulding, Ohio, and two grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to MIFA Meals.
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Dessie Ree Patterson, 77, of Memphis, homemaker, died Wednesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Friday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in New Park cemetery. She was a member of Enon Springs Baptist Church. She leaves two daughters, Carrie Ellington of Memphis and Jessie Betts of Hooks, Texas; a son, George Rayford; two sisters, Anna Mills and Georgia Moore; a brother, Ivory Rayford, and a companion with whom she lived, Jeff Stokes, all of Memphis, 10 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
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Nancy Darlene Smith, 52, of Memphis, homemaker, died Thursday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill Funeral Home South. Mrs. Smith, the wife of Glenn Smith, also leaves five sons, Charles B. Martin, Brian M. Martin, Chris Martin and Tyler Martin, all of Memphis, and Bradley Martin of Ripey, Miss.; a sister, Wanda Caldwell of Arlington; three brothers, Michael Glover of Bartlett, Butch Glover of Somerville, and Thomas Glover of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Donnie S. Wiedman, 85, of Memphis, retired registered nurse for John Gaston Hospital, died Thursday at Quince Nursing & Rehab. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Wynne, Ark., and a World War II Army Nurse Corps veteran. She leaves a daughter, Teresa Benefield of Hernando; a son, John Wiedman of Memphis, four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a great-grandchild.Canzater Williams, 87, of Memphis, died Monday at her home. Services will be at noon Sunday at Serenity Funeral Home in Holly Springs, Miss. with burial in Cottrell Memorial Gardens in Holly Springs. She leaves a daughter, Sadie Kinard Kinney of Eagan, Minn.; two sisters, Gustava Howell and Jewell Scruggs, both of Holly Springs; a brother, Lynwood Stewart of Grand Rapids, Mich., eight grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and 20 great-great-grandchildren.
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