Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
John Mitchell 'Captain Morgan' Morgan, 48, of Arlington, salesman, died Thursday at his home. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Monday at St. Philip Episcopal Church. Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel has charge. Mr. Morgan, the husband of Denise Morgan, also leaves a sister, Kristina Citro of Newport Beach, Calif., and Mark Chism IV of Edmond, Okla. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Philip Episcopal Church.
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Margaret Joy Murphy, 45, of Memphis, medical assistant, died Thursday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. today at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. She attended South Tipton Assembly of God. She leaves her mother, Applona Sain of Memphis; two sisters, Vickie Sain Eddleman Cochran of Bartlett and Judy Sain Strauser of Millington, and three brothers, Benny D. Sain of Rosemark, Milton E. Sain of Bartlett and Jim E. Sain of Atoka. The family requests that any memorials be sent to South Tipton Assembly of God Africa Building Fund.
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Frances Lyles Pegram, 84, of Bartlett, formerly of Senatobia, Miss., died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Pate-Jones Funeral Home in Senatobia with burial in Bethesda cemetery there. She was a member of Ellendale Baptist Church. Mrs. Pegram, the widow of Charles H. Pegram, leaves three daughters, Judy Branstetter and Mitzi Kearns, both of Bartlett, and Pamela Rice of Whitehouse, Texas; a son, Charles H. Pegram Jr. of Holly Springs, Miss.; a sister, Eugenia May Lyles-Houston of Southaven, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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Willie Burkle Poe, 85, of Memphis, retired from International Harvester, died Thursday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. He was a member of Georgian Hills Baptist Church. Mr. Poe, the husband of Nell Poe, also leaves a daughter, Linda Pryor of Cleburne, Texas; two sons, Dan M. Poe of Southaven and James T. Poe of Bartlett, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Union Mission or Georgian Hills Baptist Church.
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Olivia Harrington Rhodes, 82, of Memphis, formerly of Houston, Miss., retired from Houston Elementary School after 21 years, died Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home in Houston with burial in Houston cemetery. She was a member of First Baptist Church and Pilot Club of Houston. Mrs. Rhodes, the widow of John Oren Rhodes Jr., leaves three sons, John Oren Rhodes III of Germantown, Larry A. Rhodes of Houma, La., and Bart H. Rhodes of Olive Branch; her mother, Juanice McCain of Blythe, Calif., nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a church mission fund or Christian organization of the donor's choice.
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Harold F. 'Ounie' Schroeppel, 84, of Memphis, manager for Humphries Mills and salesman for Bandag, died Thursday at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and a former member of Redeemer Lutheran Church after 83 years. Mr. Schroeppel, the husband of Billie Myer Schroeppel for 62 years, also leaves a daughter, Lida Carol Jones of Memphis; a son, Harold F. Schroeppel Jr. of Jonesboro, Ark.; a brother, Harry W. Schroeppel of Memphis, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Immanuel Lutheran Church.
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Dellar W. Smith, 83, of Collierville, died Wednesday at Collierville Health & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Hardaway Missionary Baptist Church in Michigan City, Miss., with burial in the church cemetery there. Serenity Funeral Home in Holly Springs, Miss., has charge. Mrs. Smith, the wife of Earlie B. Smith, also leaves four daughters, Christine Smith of Michigan City, Earnestine Royston of Potts Camp, Miss., Della Norment of Whiteville, Tenn., and Martha M. Polk of Olive Branch; two sons, Willie Smith and Early H. Smith, both of Bolivar, Tenn.; seven sisters, Lizzie Robinson of Memphis, Dorothy Morrow of Bolivar, Lukie Hill of Canaan, Miss., Jennie Anderson of Jackson, Tenn., Fannie McCarley of Collierville, and Betty Rivers and Bernice Beard, both of Whiteville, and a brother, Eugene Williams of Memphis.
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Paul Cesna VanVlack, 84, of Millington, retired electronics technician for the Navy, died Thursday at Methodist North Hospital. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Big Creek cemetery in Millington. Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel has charge. He was a member of Millington York Rite Bodies, Military Officers Association, Fleet Reserve and the American Legion and a member and past master of Millington Lodge 671. Mr. VanVlack, the husband of Genalda Meadow VanVlack, also leaves two daughters, Paulette Stroud and Nancy Douglas, both of Millington; a brother, Earl VanVlack of Plant City, Fla., seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
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Vera Boren Wagner, 94, of Memphis, homemaker, died Thursday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of Second Presbyterian Church, Priscilla Circle, PEO Chapter F, Good Earth Garden Club and Duration Club, former president of the Nineteenth Century Club and received the Memphis Kiwanis Club's first Woman of the Year award. Mrs. Wagner, the widow of Clinton J. Wagner, leaves four daughters, Beth Stevens of Mount Olive, Miss., Sue Ann Goodwin of Memphis, Judith Wagner Hanson of Columbus, Miss., and Clinton Garrison, 11 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Second Presbyterian Church, Trezevant Manor Foundation or a charity of the donor's choice.
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Adamsville -- Bobbie Christine Martin, 72, homemaker, died Thursday at Tri-County Convalescent Home. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Shackelford Funeral Home Adamsville Chapel with burial in Pine Hill Memorial Gardens. Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer has charge. She leaves three sons, David Martin of Henderson, John Robert Martin of Adamsville and Mark Anthony Martin of Texas, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the Alzheimer's Association.
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Atoka -- Robert Lee Lawson, 90, retired from Fischer Auto Body in Hamilton, Ohio, died Wednesday at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Covington Funeral Home. He was a Presbyterian. He leaves a sister, Grace Wicher of Atoka, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Tipton County Animal Shelter.
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Bolivar -- Billy Gene Logan, 65, died Tuesday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Bethany cemetery in Whiteville. Shackelford Funeral Home has charge. He leaves two sisters, Bessie Manley of Bolivar and Geraldine Wilkerson of Somerville, and four brothers, Jerry Logan of Whiteville, Terry Logan of Grand Valley, Bobby Logan of Arlington and Robert Logan of Somerville.
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Brownsville -- Billy Bond, 60, of Seattle, formerly of Brownsville, counselor, died March 12 in Seattle. Services will be at noon today at Beech Grove Church of Christ with burial in Bond-Farrington cemetery. Rawls Funeral Home has charge. He leaves three sisters, Sarah Lue Hess, Maude D. Bond-Pugh and Zelma Bond, all of Brownsville, and a brother, Nelson Bond of Bartlett.
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Brownsville -- Floyd Albert Johnson, 73, farmer, died Thursday at Haywood Park Community Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Brownsville Funeral Home with burial in Harmony Baptist Church cemetery. He was a member of Harmony Baptist Church. Mr. Johnson, the husband of Lucille Freels Johnson of Whiteville, also leaves a daughter, Patricia Henley of Whiteville; four sons, Tommy Johnson of Somerville, and Mike Johnson, Roger Johnson and Gaylon Johnson, all of Whiteville; five sisters, Faye Utley and Betty Sanders, both of Brownsville, Marjorie Hayes and Mary Ann Cannon, both of Somerville, and Dorothy Glover of Jackson; four brothers, Jerry Wayne McBride of New York, Bobby McBride of Moscow, Butch Johnson of Olive Branch, Miss., and Bobby Johnson of Gallaway, 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Harmony Baptist Church cemetery.
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Brownsville -- Louise Lake Studdard, 64, teacher, died Friday at her home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Robertson cemetery in Crockett County with memorial services at 4 p.m. at Brownsville Funeral Home. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma Teacher's Sorority, Brownsville Baptist Church and Haywood County Foster Care Review Board and chairman of the Haywood County Election Commission. Mrs. Studdard, the wife of James Studdard, also leaves a son, James Studdard Jr. of Brownsville; two sisters, Sunny Glynn of Jackson and Virginia O'Connor of Baton Rouge, and a brother, David Lake of Jackson. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Brownsville Baptist Church or Make-A-Wish Foundation.
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Brownsville -- Freddie Mae Williams, 83, of St. Louis, formerly of Brownsville, died Tuesday in St. Louis. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at St. John Baptist Church in Stanton with burial in the church cemetery there. Rawls Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Williams, the widow of Stanley Williams, leaves three daughters, Linda Smith and Callie Sue Robinson, both of St. Louis, and Cheryl Williams of Brownsville; a son, Stanley Williams Jr. of St. Louis; a sister, Jeanette Preston of Louisville, Ky.; six brothers, Claude Bryant Jr., Terry Bryant, Perry Bryant, Louis Bryant and Curtis Bryant, all of Memphis, and Vinson Bryant of Detroit, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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Chewalla -- Rose Suggs, 59, shipping clerk for Action Apparel in Ramer, died Thursday at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth, Miss. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home in Corinth with burial in Indian Creek cemetery in Chewalla. She was a member of Chewalla Baptist Church. Mrs. Suggs, the wife of Jerry Wade Suggs, also leaves a daughter, Kimberly Bizzell of Bethel Springs; a son, Michael Suggs of Chewalla; her stepmother, Virginia Bodiford, and two sisters, Nelda Devers and Pamela Essary, all of Corinth; a brother, Elton Bodiford of Pocahontas; three stepsisters, Linda Kidd of Columbus, Miss., Carolyn McDaniel of Ormond Beach, Fla., and Anita Kaglic of Goldsboro, N.C.; a stepbrother, Charles Hohenschutz of Corinth, and five grandchildren.
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Covington -- Patricia Lynn Zakour, 51, retired self-employed vendor, died Tuesday at her home. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home. She was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses. She leaves a daughter, Misty Nelson of Nashville; three sons, Eric Nelson of Bartlett, and Leif Nelson and Jacob Shores, both of Covington; her mother, Margaret Zakour of Covington; two sisters, Priscilla Zakour of Camden, Ark., and Debra Zakour of Phoenix; a brother, George Zakour of Hawaii, and four grandchildren.
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Hornsby -- Mary Ervin Doles Crouse, 85, homemaker, died Thursday at McNairy County Healthcare & Rehabilitation. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Bolivar with burial in Walnut Grove cemetery there. She was a member of Abundant Life Christian Fellowship in Bolivar. Mrs. Crouse, the widow of Jessie Doles and Holland Crouse, leaves a daughter, Jessie Virginia Payne of Wadesville, Ind.; five sons, Edward Ray Doles, Willard Lynn Doles and James Wayne Doles, all of Hornsby, Bobby Lynn Doles of Selmer and William Lawrence Doles of Orangeburg, S.C., 19 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
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Somerville -- Flossy Holmes Smith, 96, homemaker and former employee of Troxel Manufacturing Co. in Moscow, died Friday at NHC Healthcare. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Moscow, where she was a member, with burial in the church cemetery there. Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Smith, the widow of Ernest Smith, leaves a daughter, Dean Wills of Jasper, Ga. a son, Arnold Smith of Moscow, two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
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