Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Charles Edward Snearley, 50, of Memphis, died Sunday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Poplar Springs Missionary Baptist Church cemetery in Enid, Miss. He leaves a son, James Edward Snearley of Memphis; his mother, Deloris Jamerson; his father, Charles Edward Snearley; three sisters, Joyce Teresa Irving, Debra Ann Snearley and Sharon L. McAlvee, and four brothers, Herman Irving, Alfred Snearley, Perry Snearley and Ray Snearley.
[Death notice dated March 23, 2005]
Kerry Vinson Steward, 37, of Memphis, officer for Department of Children's Services Wilder Youth Development Center, died Sunday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at noon Saturday at Greater Community Temple Church of God in Christ, where he was a member, with burial in Jones Chapel cemetery in Grand Junction, Tenn. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School. Mr. Steward, the husband of Niki L. Steward, also leaves a daughter, Kierra R. Steward; a son, Kaleb J. Steward, and his mother, Pamela Jean Steward, all of Memphis, and a sister, Evelyn Roberts of Detroit.
[Death notice dated March 23, 2005]
Dr. Stacy Hammond Story IV, 32, of Cordova, formerly of Augusta, Ga., oral surgeon, died Sunday in Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Augusta First Presbyterian Church with burial in Summerville cemetery in Augusta. Platt's Funeral Home in Augusta has charge. Canale Funeral Directors has local charge. He was a member of First Evangelical Church. Dr. Story, the husband of Mary Helen Little Story, also leaves a daughter, Rebecca Calley Story, and a son, Stacy Hammond Story V, both of Cordova, and his parents, Dr. Stacy Hammond Story III and Nancy B. Story of Augusta.
[Death notice dated March 23, 2005]
Chiquita M. Taylor, 48, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at her home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, where she was a member, with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. Mrs. Taylor, the wife of Larry Taylor, also leaves two sisters, Michelle Williams and Darryl Williams, both of Memphis, and two brothers, Dwight Moody of Charlotte, N.C., and Curtis Moody of Memphis.
[Death notice dated March 23, 2005]
Ercile C. Turner, 88, of Memphis, retired bookkeeper, died Monday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Union Avenue United Methodist Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher for 30 years, a Sunday school superintendent, a trustee and a member of Theophilea Sunday School Class, administrative board and Pastor's Parish Committee, with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. She was a former president of Memphis Credit Women International and the granddaughter of Tennessee's oldest living Confederate veteran, John W. Porter. Mrs. Turner, the widow of A. Emmett Turner, leaves a son, Robert W. Turner of Greenville, Miss.; two stepsons, Joel H. Turner of Counce, Tenn., and Noel T. Turner of Chattanooga; a sister, Louraine Goff, 12 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Union Avenue United Methodist Church or the American Cancer Society.
[Death notice dated March 23, 2005]
Valda J. Wasson, 85, of Memphis, homemaker and retired real estate broker, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of White Station Church of Christ. Mrs. Wasson, the widow of Wallace P. Wasson, leaves a son, Randy Wasson of Linden, Tenn. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the Alzheimer's Association.
[Death notice dated March 23, 2005]
Louetta Webber, 84, of Memphis, died March 16 in Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Columbus, Miss., with burial in the church cemetery. Carter's Funeral Service in Columbus has charge. Mrs. Webber, the widow of Joe Webber, leaves 10 daughters, Queola Fenton of East St. Louis, Ill., Mary Penson and Rosie Webber, both of St. Louis, Josephine Stewart, Emma Spade, Bertha Pate and Daisey Smart, all of Memphis, Sallie Hood of Killeen, Texas, Linda Stevenson of Overland Park, Kan., and Louise Moody of Columbus; a son, Julius Webber Jr. of Waterford, Mich.; a sister, Mary Alice McDonald of Clarksdale, Miss.; a brother, James Webber of Columbus, 33 grandchildren and 65 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 23, 2005]
Marvin L. White, 79, of Union City, formerly of Memphis, retired millwright for International Harvester and employee of Frayser Lumber, died Tuesday at Beverly Health Care in Union City. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Northridge Woodhaven Funeral Home in Millington with burial in Northridge Woodhaven cemetery there. He was a World War II Air Force veteran, a Mason, a Shriner and a member of the Optimist Club. Mr. White, the husband of Joan E. White for 17 years, also leaves a daughter, Gerri Zhang of Houston; a son, Marvin L. White of Bolivar, Tenn.; a stepson, Michael Moore of Union City; a sister, June Harris of Princeton, Ind.; a brother, Gordon White of Patoka, Ind., five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated March 23, 2005]
Jay D. Wiley, 72, of Cordova, retired owner of Jay Wiley's Imports after 35 years, died Monday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Faith Lutheran Church, where he was a member, with burial in Fayette County Memorial Park cemetery in Oakland. Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home in Somerville has charge. He was a Navy and Arkansas National Guard veteran, a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles 60 and a volunteer for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Mr. Wiley, the husband of Sylvia Lee Bevill Wiley, also leaves a daughter, Tamyra Dawn Lonnee of Oakland; three sisters, Jean French and Evelyn Einfeldt, both of Oklahoma City, and Mary Jedicke of Roosevelt, Ariz.; a brother, Herbert Wiley of Conway, Ark., and two grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Faith Lutheran Church or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated March 23, 2005]
Abul Jabbar Young, 32, of Memphis, former employee of Burlington Coat Factory, died Monday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Elmwood. Mr. Young, the husband of Tamara Young, also leaves a daughter, Kadeja Young; a son, Christopher Young, and his parents, Helen and Henry Young, all of Memphis; six sisters, Glenda F. Pryor, Paulette Guyton Phillips, Paula Guyton, Deborah Britt Douglas and Tamara Britt Coleman, all of Memphis, and Natasha Britt Taylor of Los Angeles; three brothers, Kent Suggs of Las Vegas, and George W. Pryor Jr. and Kenneth Britt, both of Memphis, and his grandmother, Beretrice Suggs of Memphis.
[Death notice dated March 23, 2005]
Adamsville -- William J.B. Cook Jr., 81, lot manager for Central Parking, died Tuesday at Tri-County Convalescent Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Crump United Pentecostal Church, where he was a member, with burial in Old Union cemetery in Hardin County. Shackelford Funeral Home in Savannah has charge. He was a World War II and Korean War Army veteran. Mr. Cook, the husband of Mary Helen Hughes Cook, also leaves two daughters, Mary Etta Cook and Opal Cook, both of Mount Juliet; three sons, William Earl Cook of La Vergne, Robert Cook of Mount Juliet and Ralph Paul Cook of Washington, Ill.; two sisters, Mary Lee Clayburg of Pekin, Ill., and Vonnie Wisner of Peoria, Ill.; three brothers, Louis Cook of Illinois, Robert Cook of Jonesboro, Ark., and Lonnie Cook of Illinois., and six grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 23, 2005]
Brownsville -- James Robert Simmons, 78, retired from Tennessee Department of Transportation, died Tuesday at Humboldt General Hospital. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Tabernacle cemetery. Brownsville Funeral Home has charge. He was a World War II Navy veteran and a member of First United Methodist Church. Mr. Simmons, the husband of Bobbie Barcroft Simmons, also leaves three daughters, Patricia Moore of Barcelona, Spain, and Terry Thornton and Brenda Lees, both of Gallatin, and seven grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to First United Methodist Church or Tabernacle United Methodist Church.
[Death notice dated March 23, 2005]
Burlison -- Alfred Wayne McMillin, 82, owner of Memphis Import Co., died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton in Covington. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Munford Funeral Home with burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. He was a World War II Army veteran, a member of New Salem Methodist Church and a supporter of World Children's Fund, Feed the Children and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.. Mr. McMillin, the widower of Mary Jo Moore McMillin, leaves two daughters, Jo Ellen McMillin of Burlison and Patricia Gail McMillin of Memphis; two sons, Michael McMillin of Burlison and Eric Scott McMillin of Cordova; a sister, Sue McMillin Ashe of Millington, and four grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 23, 2005]
Counce -- Dorothy Marion Williams, 76, formerly of Memphis, retired from General Electric after 20 years, died Monday at her son's home in Southaven. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South in Memphis with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. She was a member of Pickwick United Methodist Church and Women's Independent Bowling Conference and a former member of Oakhaven United Methodist Church. Mrs. Williams, the widow of Mark T. Williams, leaves two sons, Mike Williams of Memphis and Mitch Williams of Southaven; two sisters, Janet Cronn of Sierra Vista, Ariz., and Billie Sue Hickok of Cussetta, Ga.; a brother, Thomas Fields of Colt, Ark., and four granddaughters. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Counce United Methodist Church of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated March 23, 2005]
Dyersburg -- Charlie Alton Gilliam, 83, retired from Dyersburg City Schools, died Monday at Oakwood Community Living Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with burial in Fairview cemetery. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ. Mr. Gilliam, the widower of Tossie Lee Smith Gilliam, leaves two daughters, Frances Ward of Georgia and Brenda Joes of Dyersburg; three sons, Lee Gilliam and Charlie Allen Gilliam, both of Dyersburg, and Paul Gilliam of Colorado; two sisters, Dimple Quinn of Newbern and Irene Boyd of Westport; a half-sister, Milbur Thomas of Olive Branch, Miss., five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 23, 2005]
Dyersburg -- Nell P. Layman, 94, retired from Oakwood Community Living Center, died there Monday. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Johnson Funeral Home in Newbern with burial in Palestine cemetery in Dyersburg. She was a member of Fort Hudson Baptist Church. Mrs. Layman, the widow of Algie Layman, leaves a daughter, Ruby McLaughlin of Dyersburg; two sons, Kenneth Layman of Paducah, Ky., and Rev. Don Layman of Dyersburg; a brother, Delbert Ponder of Dyersburg, 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 23, 2005]
Moscow -- James Thomas, 75, retired farmer, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Concord Baptist Church in Slayden, Miss., where he was a member, with burial in the church cemetery there. H.C. Jett Funeral Home in Collierville has charge. Mr. Thomas, the husband of Mary Ann Thomas, also leaves a brother, Archie Thomas of Moscow.
[Death notice dated March 23, 2005]
Newbern -- Joe M. Young, 85, farmer, died Tuesday at Tennessee State Veterans Home in Humboldt. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Johnson Funeral Home with burial in Yorkville cemetery. He was an 18-year member of Gideons International and a member of Trimble First Assembly of God and the American Legion. Mr. Young, the husband of Beatrice Taylor Young, also leaves a daughter, Patsy Jo Young Davis of Adamsville; two sons, Gene Young of Dyersburg and Larry Young of Milan; a sister, Hazel Hendricks of Dyer, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Gideons International.
[Death notice dated March 23, 2005]
Katie C. Murray Boyd, 84, of Memphis, dietitian for Memphis City Schools, died Saturday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Melrose Baptist Church, where she was a mother board member, with burial in St. Matthews cemetery in Stanton. Palmer Funeral Home in Mason has charge. Mrs. Boyd, the widow of Nathan Boyd, leaves three daughters, Beatrice Motley, Marchell Lynn Scott and Jeanette Brooks, and two sons, Nathan Boyd Jr. and Jerry Boyd, all of Memphis; a sister, Joe Ella Craig of Louisville, Ky., 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated March 24, 2005]
Lovie C. Brown, 71, of Memphis, retired domestic worker, died Sunday at Wesley Highland Manor. Services will be at noon Saturday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home with burial in New Park South cemetery. She leaves three sisters, Shirley McClure, Faye Brown and Carolyn Brown, all of California; two brothers, John D. Brown Jr. of California and Roderick Brown of Waverly, Ark., and two caregivers, Vernice Evans and Helen Hart, both of Memphis.
[Death notice dated March 24, 2005]
