Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Tommy J. Gray, 86, of Memphis, retired from Profex Manufacturing, died Thursday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Union Valley Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial at 9 a.m. Monday at West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Gray, the husband of Levania Gray, also leaves a son, Levanuel Gray, and a sister, Ruth Farmer, both of Memphis, and two grandchildren.
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Virgie D. Hopper Hall, 90, of Bartlett, retired grocer for Downing Grocery, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. She was a 43-year member of First Assembly of God. Mrs. Hall, the widow of W. Raymond Hopper and Estes Hall, leaves two daughters, Jean Miller of Delray Beach, Fla., and Gwen Hopper Lee of Germantown; two sons, Raymond Hopper of Brandon, Miss., and Mark Hopper of Bartlett; a sister, Leola Stroupe of Viola, Ark.; a half-brother, Ernie Downing of Hornbeak, Tenn., 10 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Springfield (Mo.) Assembly of God Foreign Missions Department.
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Agnes Marie Coughlin Harris, 96, of Memphis, retired computer operator for Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Graveside services will be at noon today at Memorial Park. Christian Funeral Directors has charge. She was a member of St. Luke Methodist Church. She leaves a son, Charles Harris of Pensacola, Fla., a grandchild and a great-grandchild.
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Cecil C. Hatley, 90, of Memphis, retired from Defense Logistics after 27 years, died Tuesday at Reelfoot Manor Nursing Home in Tiptonville. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Northridge Woodhaven cemetery in Millington. Northridge Woodhaven Funeral Home has charge. He was a World War II Army veteran and a member of Frayser Baptist Church. Mr. Hatley, the widower of Virginia Coon Hatley, leaves a caregiver, Wayne Hatley of Tiptonville.
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Jacqueline Denise Stuckey Henley, 35, of Memphis, employee of Memphis City Schools and the Orpheum theater, died March 9 at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Friday at Greater Hope Missionary Baptist Church with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Henley, the wife of Roger B. Henley, also leaves a daughter, Jarron D. Henley; four sons, Roderick D. Henley, Rodney D. Henley, Rashaud D. Henley and Rodriquez D. Henley, and her mother, Ester Stuckey, all of Memphis; her father, Charles Edward Stuckey of Florida; a sister, Angela Crystal Tribble, and three brothers, Leroy Stuckey, John Stuckey and Charles Edward Murphy, all of Memphis.
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Nolen Leroy Herron, 41, of Memphis, truck driver for Overnite Transportation, died Saturday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at noon Friday at St. Andrew AME Church, where he was a member, with burial in Memorial Park. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Teamsters Union 667. Mr. Herron, the husband of Valerie Denise Herron, also leaves two daughters, Lauren Alexandria Herron and Lynsey Blake Herron; his father, Leroy Vincent Herron, and a sister, Tiffany R. Walls, all of Memphis.
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John Robert Hester, 70, of Spalding, England, formerly of Memphis, retired teacher for Frayser and Craigmont high schools after 39 years, died March 2 in Spalding. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Hillcrest cemetery in Fulton, Miss. He was a member and organist of Frayser Baptist Church and former organist for Independent Presbyterian and Farmington Presbyterian churches. He leaves a brother, William Kenneth Hester of Germantown. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Southwoods Baptist Missionary Fund or a charity of the donor's choice.
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John Richard 'Junior' Hood, 69, of Arlington, service director for Chevy and Buick, died Monday at his home. Forest Hill Funeral Home East has charge. He was a Marine Corps veteran and a member of Central Baptist Church in North Carolina. Mr. Hood, the husband of Sandy Hood for 38 years, also leaves three daughters, Kimberly Perry of Arlington, Robin Lynn Hood of Cary, N.C., and Teresa Baldwin of Richmond, Va.; a son, John Richard Hood Jr. of Petersburg, Va.; a brother, Charles Hood of Valdosta, Ga., five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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Tommy L. Horton, 59, of Memphis, employee of Kimko Auto Products and Dowell Corp., died Sunday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Saturday at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a Male Chorus member, with burial in Paradise Garden in Edmondson, Ark. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Horton, the husband of Shirley A. Horton, also leaves seven sisters, Jessie McDonald of Proctor, Ark., Tinnie Banks of Marian, Bernice Cox of Boston, Helen Pope and Debra Moore, both of West Memphis, Emma Curtis of Memphis and Bobbie Robinson of Fayetteville, N.C., and three brothers, James Horton of Marian, and Andrew Horton and Earnest Horton, both of West Memphis.
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Mary L. James, 87, of Louisville, Ky., formerly of Memphis and St. Louis, homemaker, died Monday at Baptist Home East in Louisville. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Memphis Memory Gardens. Family Funeral Care has charge. She was a member of Balmoral Baptist Church. Mrs. James, the widow of Lawrence A. James, leaves a daughter, Gay Herchert of Louisville; two sisters, Mildred Simmons of Evansville, Ind., and Betty Walker of Memphis; two brothers, Jim Hilton of Memphis and Roy A. Hilton of Russellville, Ark., three grandsons and a great-granddaughter. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
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Irene 'Nancy' Morton Jaszczak, 81, of Lakeland, homemaker, died March 8 at Saint Francis Hospital. Mass will be said at 11 a.m. today at St. Ann Catholic Church in Bartlett with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Bartlett Funeral Home has charge. She was a communicant of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Land O' Lakes, Fla., for 30 years and former president of Lutz/Land O' Lakes Women's Club. Mrs. Jaszczak, the wife of Marion Jaszczak, also leaves a daughter, Cheryl Krause of Lakeland; two sons, Christopher Jaszczak of Detroit and Ronald Jaszczak of Florida; a sister, Ivy Woolgar of Queensland, Australia, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Heart Association.
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Carrie E. Jayne, 92, of Bartlett, retired saleswoman, died Sunday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. She was a member of Getwell Church of Christ. Mrs. Jayne, the widow of Samuel A. Jayne, leaves two sons, Paul Jayne and Charles Jayne, both of Bartlett; a sister, Willene Russele of Waukegan, Ill., six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Shirley Lee, 92, of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Saturday at St. John Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Galilee Memorial Gardens. Christian Funeral Directors has charge. She leaves three caregivers, Diane and Nathaniel Ivy of Millington and Claude Sterling of Memphis.
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Christine Ridings McColloch, 84, retired dietitian for Memphis City Schools, died Tuesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Family Funeral Care with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of Second Presbyterian Church and McWherter Bridge Club. She leaves a daughter, Catherine McColloch Hobbs of Olive Branch; a son, Charles Roy McColloch Jr. of Hardeman County, Tenn., and two granddaughters. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
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Carrie Mae McMillan, 77, of Memphis, homemaker, died Sunday at St. Peter Villa. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in New Park cemetery. She leaves two daughters, Barbara King of Memphis and Virginia McMillan of Anchorage, Alaska; a son, Clark J. McMillan, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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Arthur Lee Miller, 58, of Memphis, forklift operator and material handler for Menlo Logistics, died Saturday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at New Testament Gospel Christian Church, where he was a deacon, with burial at 11 a.m. Monday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a Navy veteran. Mr. Miller, the husband of Vernita T. Miller, also leaves two daughters, Suzetta Garcia of Norfolk, Va., and Juanita English of Philadelphia; a son, Arthur English of Philadelphia; two stepsons, Anthony M. Benton of Memphis and Derek Leon Benton of Detroit; his mother, Luvenia Lewis of Memphis; five sisters, Lena B. Marble of Flint, Mich., Valda Walton, Lela Osborne and Jeannette Staples, all of Memphis, and Zelma Williams; eight brothers, Frank Bates and Sammie Bates, both of Flint, Richard Bates of Rochester, Mich., Harry Lewis, Bryant Lewis and Johnny Bates, all of Memphis, Steve Lewis of New Orleans and Danny Lewis of St. Paul, Minn., and 15 grandchildren.
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Gearlene Jones Mitchell, 46, of Memphis, died Friday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Taylor Chapel Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves three daughters, Jeanine Mitchell, Ganelle Mitchell and Danielle Mitchell; two sons, Byron Mitchell and James Mitchell; her mother, Bertha Ann Davis; four sisters, Earlene Jones, Lorine Jones, Arlillian Savare and Anna Jones, and five brothers, Vegus L. Jones, Willie Jones, Bobby Earl Jones, Leonard Jones and Kenneth Davis, all of Memphis, and seven grandchildren.
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Linda Kay Adamson Molpus, 55, of Boone, N.C., formerly of Memphis, retired from A&B; Drapery, died Saturday at Cannon Memorial Hospital in Linville, N.C. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Boulevard Baptist Church in Southaven. Austin & Barnes Funeral Home in Boone has charge. She attended Bellevue Baptist Church. Mrs. Molpus, the wife of Murris Molpus, also leaves two daughters, Leslie Penna of North Carolina and Lorie Harper of Byhalia, Miss.; three sisters, Sandy Palmer and Laura South, both of Florida, and Janice Patrick of Munford; a brother, Lee Adamson of Memphis, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Boulevard Baptist Church.
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Carl Moore, 44, of Memphis, cabinet builder, died Thursday in Memphis. Services will be at noon Saturday at Halliburton Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a Baptist. Mr. Moore, the husband of Henrietta Moore, also leaves a son, Carlos Moore of Memphis; three stepdaughters, Arielle Mitchell and Cherry Mitchell, both of Memphis, and Lisa Mitchell of Tunica, Miss.; four stepsons, Antonio Mitchell, Lorenzo Mitchell and Johnny Smith, all of Memphis, and Travis Montel Mitchell of Chicago; six sisters, Idella Banks, Barbara Baptist, Josephine Patterson, Oris Washington and Ethel Harris, all of Memphis, and Minnie Rainey of Millington; six brothers, Sammie T. Moore, Frank Moore, Willie McDavis and Willie Franklin, all of Memphis, and Willie Crawford and Lucious Tate, both of Nesbit, and 13 stepgrandchildren.
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Mary E. Murray, 65, of Memphis, retired from W.M. Barr Co., died Saturday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Antioch Baptist Church in Walls with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. She was a member of Carroll Bluff Missionary Baptist Church in Walls. Mrs. Murray, the wife of John C. Murray, also leaves three daughters, Barbara Wright, Sallie Murray and Evelyn Murray; two sons, John C. Murray Jr. and Eric Murray; a sister, Christine Allen, and three brothers, John Trezevant Jr., James Samuel Trezevant and Rev. Robert Trezevant, all of Memphis, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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