Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Billie 'Bibbie' Smith, 83, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. Mrs. Smith, the widow of Walter H. Smith, leaves three daughters, Anita Raessler of Miami, Fla., Faila Crawford of Ocala, Fla., and Donna Hemphill of Memphis; a son, Larry J. Accardi of Houston; a brother, Buck Rickman of Newbern, Tenn., 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to National Osteoporosis Foundation.
[Death notice dated March 20, 2005]
Ollie 'Pete' Smith, 63, of Memphis, dock worker for Ryder/PIE Trucking Co., died Thursday at his home. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Smith, the husband of Rosemary Smith, also leaves three daughters, Vivian Smith and Mavis Smith, both of Memphis, and Caronda Porterfield of Anchorage, Alaska; a son, Elton Smith, and his mother, Mattie Rone, both of Memphis; his father and stepmother, Clarence and Clara Jamison of Olive Branch; six sisters, Lorine Smith, Dorothy A. Smith, Rachel Jamison, Delois Hodges, Faye Taylor and Phyllis Hillard, all of Memphis; two brothers, Clarence Jamison Jr. of Memphis and Grady Jamison of Olive Branch, and seven grandchildren.`
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Patricia Ann Benson Smith, 52, of Memphis, homemaker, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home with burial in New Park cemetery. She was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. Mrs. Smith, the widow of Clark Smith, leaves a daughter, Paula Thomas of Memphis; a stepdaughter, Mavis Turner; a stepson, Paul Kirkland; three sisters, Tara Benson and Sevella Benson, both of Memphis, and Bonita Wright of Houston; eight brothers, Timothy Benson, Andre Benson, Lyndell Benson, Wayne Russell Benson, Robert Benson, James Otis Benson and Otis Benson Jr., all of Memphis, and Jerry Benson of Houston, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
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Tommie Ann Stacy, 73, of Bartlett, homemaker, died Saturday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. Mrs. Stacy, the wife of Herb Stacy for 42 years, also leaves two daughters, Deanna Lyons of Lakeland and Kara Adams of Bartlett; a son, John Stacy of Olive Branch; a sister, Una Hester of Prattville, Ala., seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Diabetes Association.
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Louise Hamilton Strong, 95, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Second Presbyterian Church, where she was a member. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of A.B. Curry-Gillespie Bible Class, Priscilla Circle, Memphis Cotton Wives and Poplar Terrace Garden Club. Mrs. Strong, the widow of Louis Benjamin Strong, leaves a daughter, Kay Strong Black, and a son, William Bunn Strong, both of Germantown; a sister, Sarah Hamilton Falls of Memphis, and a grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Second Presbyterian Church.
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Zack Taylor, 60, of Memphis, retired senior investigator for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and former Juvenile Court auxiliary probation officer, died Thursday at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. Services will be at noon Wednesday at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Germantown with burial at 10 a.m. Thursday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has charge. He was a Navy veteran, a Baptist, a member Masonic Lodge 376, former president of AFGE Local 3599, a graduate of Melrose High School, LeMoyne-Owen College and Memphis State University and attended Beulah Baptist Church. Mr. Taylor, the husband of Elsie H. Taylor, also leaves two daughters, Felicia A. Taylor and Faedra L. Taylor, and a sister, Reba Finley, all of Memphis, and three brothers, York Garner and Herbert Garner, both of Memphis, and Steve C. Taylor Jr. of Kansas City, Kan. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Juvenile Court Benevolent Fund.
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John Edward Valentine, 68, of Memphis, died Monday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Memorial services were Saturday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home. Mr. Valentine, the husband of Fannie Valentine, also leaves four daughters, Felicia Martin, Stephanie Bonds, Phyllis Harris and Irma Wilborn; a son, Mario Harris; his stepfather, Eugene Dean; three sisters, Mattie Ruben, Esther Harris and Irma Crutcher; two brothers, Lester Valentine and Joseph Dean, and a stepsister, Molly Poole, all of Memphis, and two stepbrothers, Roosevelt Dean of Memphis and James Dean of Rossville, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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Charles Kenneth Walker, 64, of Lexington, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, retired from Slaughter Brothers Lumber, died Thursday at Henderson County Community Hospital. Graveside services will be at noon Monday in Jones cemetery. Pafford Funeral Home in Lexington has charge. He was a member of Sindicat Motorcycle Club. He leaves a son, Austin Walker of Yuma, Tenn.
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Myrtle L. Watkins, 83, clerk for Northside Cleaners, died Saturday at Senior Services Healthcare Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church on New Allen with burial in New Park cemetery. E.H. Ford Mortuary Services has charge. Mrs. Watkins, the widow of Bennie J. Watkins, leaves a daughter, Josephine W. Cartwright of Memphis; three sisters, Helen Galloway of Chicago, Will Eva Echols of Memphis and Winnie Stanton of Silver Spring, Md., two brothers, Rodger Harmon Jr. of South Holland, Ill., and Dr. George Harmon of Jackson, Miss., and a grandchild.
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Michael Clark White, 43, of Memphis, employee of Carrier Corp. in Collierville, died Friday at Saint Francis Hospital. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Antioch cemetery in Ripley, Miss. McBride Funeral Home in Ripley has charge. He leaves a sister, Deborah Reese of Tennessee, and a brother, Rickey L. White of Memphis.
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Margaret Ann Wiggins, 76, of Memphis, retired nurse for Baptist Hospitals, died Friday at Wesley Highland Manor. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. today at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She was a graduate of Central High School and Methodist School of Nursing and a former member of Union Avenue, Oakhaven and St. Paul United Methodist Churches. She leaves a sister, Mary Beth Beard of Cordova; and four nieces, Carolyn Beard, Gail Evans, Nancy Ratcliff and Kay Robinson, and a nephew, Tom Seebode, all of whom helped care for her. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Lorraine Kelly Willis, 86, of Memphis, retired teacher for Idlewild School after 30 years, died Saturday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. She was a 50-year member of Union Avenue Baptist Church and a volunteer for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Mrs. Willis, the widow of Richie Willis, leaves a daughter, Sherry Willis of State College, Pa., and two caregivers, Brenda Brooks of Memphis and Tanya Hullett of Byhalia, Miss. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Union Avenue Baptist Church or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Addie Mae Woody, 84, of Memphis, retired cook for Coletta's, died Thursday at her home. Services will be at noon Wednesday at Morning Star World Wide Ministries with burial in Mount Calm cemetery in Coldwater, Miss. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Woody, the widow of Jesse Woody, leaves four daughters, Barbara Dowell, Helen Woody, Ida M. Nelson Hardin and Philistine Nelson Henderson, all of Memphis; five sons, James A. Nelson of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Benny Nelson, Charles E. Nelson and Brod Nelson Jr., all of Memphis, and Wallace Nelson of Chicago, 46 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren.
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Shirley J. Wright, 67, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. Mrs. Wright, the wife of Calvin F. Wright, also leaves two stepdaughters, Diane Amodeo of Memphis and Vanessa Franking of Lake Tahoe, Nev.; three stepsons, Michael A. Wright of Virginia Beach, Va., and Christopher L. Wright and John C. Wright, both of Memphis; three sisters, Lynda Dean McGinnis of Cordova, Lula Mae Parker of Monroe, N.C., and Julia Faye Day of Atlanta, 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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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. today at Covington Funeral Home. He was a Presbyterian. He leaves a sister, Grace Wicher, and a niece who helped care for him, Karen Neal, both 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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Covington -- Nina M. Jordan, 78, homemaker, died Friday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home with burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. She was a member of Rugby Park Assembly of God in Memphis. Mrs. Jordan, the widow of Joseph E. Jordan, leaves a son, James E. Jordan of Fort Worth, Texas; two sisters, Annie Pearl McCullough of Covington and Rybye Onez Rouw of Texarkana, Ark., eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson.
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Dyersburg -- George David French, 77, retired manager of K.W. Rogers Grocery, died Friday at Ridgely Care & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with burial in Fairview cemetery. He was a member of Southside Baptist Church and the Moose Lodge. Mr. French, the husband of Bessie M. French, also leaves a daughter, Mary French-Missman of Nashville; two sons, David French of Dresden and Douglas Ray French of Dyersburg; a sister, Sarah Noel of Memphis; two brothers, Curtis French of Newbern and Rev. Faye French of Oklahoma, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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Moscow -- Gladys Harris Tate, 78, of New Albany, Miss., formerly of Moscow, retired purchasing Clerk for Troxel Manufacturing Co., died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County in New Albany. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at United Funeral Service in New Albany with burial in Friendship cemetery in Moscow. She was a member of New Albany First Baptist Church and Hill Country Sam's Camping Club and a volunteer for the American Cancer Society. Mrs. Tate, the widow of J.T. Harris and wife of Robert J. Tate, also leaves a daughter, Ginny Harris Weeks of Arlington; four sons, Jerry Harris of Mason, Tommy Harris of Somerville, Frank Harris of Mountain Home, Ark., and J.T. Harris Jr. of Memphis; three sisters, Maudine Carpenter and Linda Hall, both of Riverside, Calif., and Lu Treadway of Jackson, 19 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to New Albany First Baptist Church Building Fund.
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Munford -- Iva Jarrett Hammond, 82, gift shop cashier for Holiday Inn, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton in Covington. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Munford Funeral Home with burial in Helen Crigger cemetery. She was a member of Gallaway United Methodist Church. Mrs. Hammond, the widow of Marvin Raymond Hammond, leaves two daughters, Reba Rhea of Munford and Joyce A. Hill of Arkansas; a sister, Clara Faye Anderson of Germantown, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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Selmer -- Virginia Cummings Lee, 88, homemaker, died Friday at McNairy Regional Hospital. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Oak Hill cemetery. Shackelford Funeral Home has charge. She was a choir member of Selmer First United Methodist Church, a member of Junior Civic League and a former den mother. She leaves a son, Pat Lee of Selmer; two sisters, Helen Cressman of Orlando, Fla., and Lucy Knowles of Sparta, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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