Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Somerville -- Murphy Charles 'Jack' Pittman, 73, retired from Bemis Cotton Mill, died Tuesday at the Regional Hospital of Jackson. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Smith Funeral Home South Chapel in Jackson with burial in Highland Memorial Gardens there. Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home has charge. He was an evangelist at Pinson Church of God. Mr. Pittman, the husband of Annie Bolden Pittman, also leaves two daughters, Linda White of Jackson and Lisa Cox of Pinson; three sons, Wayne Pittman of Jackson, Charles Pittman of Pinson and Jerry Pittman of Bemis; two sisters, Katherine Stewart of Eads and Mamie Smith of Medon; two brothers, Calvin Pittman of Eads and Bobby Johnson of Bemis, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the Ronald McDonald House in Nashville.
[Death notice dated March 24, 2005]
Somerville -- David Williamson, 78, of Chicago, formerly of Somerville, employee of Chicago Parks Division, died Saturday at his home. Services will be at noon Friday at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. J.A. Lofties Funeral Home has charge. He leaves two daughters, Jean Delois Williamson of Chicago and Lea Mae Williamson of Memphis; seven sisters, Maude McGhee of Chicago, and Pauline Coe, Burnice Jones, Eva J. Williamson, Francis Williamson, Doris Hall and Florance Adams, all of Memphis, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 24, 2005]
Stanton -- Annie Laurie Utley, 76, homemaker, died Wednesday at Haywood Park Community Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Dancyville United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. Brownsville Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Utley, the wife of Ralph Utley, also leaves a daughter, Tracey Ray of Louisville, Ky.; a sister, Mildred Best of Ironwood, Mich., and a grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the Alzheimer's Association.
[Death notice dated March 24, 2005]
Kilborn A. DeFir, 80, of Memphis, retired machine operator for International Harvester, died Tuesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. He was an Army veteran and a member of Frayser Masonic Lodge. Mr. DeFir, the husband of Dorris C. DeFir for 54 years, also leaves a son, Dennis DeFir of Horn Lake; five sisters, Diane Maddox and Gwendola DeFir, both of Dermott, Ark., Grace Acord of Alabama, Gayle Williams of Texas and Lois DeFir of New Jersey; four brothers, William DeFir, Jim DeFir and Robert M. DeFir Jr., all of Dermott, and W.H. DeFir of Louisiana, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated March 25, 2005]
Drennen Michael Duel, 1-year-old son of Cindy and Mike Duel of Cordova, died Wednesday at Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at The Life Church of Memphis with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel has charge. He also leaves his grandparents, Chad and Marilyn Duel of Hennessey, Okla., Ted Sullivan of Tulsa, Okla., and Nancy and Jim Watson of Broken Arrow, Okla.
[Death notice dated March 25, 2005]
Jesse T. Echols, 83, of Memphis, died March 17 at his home. Services will be at noon Monday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Echols, the husband of Addie Key Echols, also leaves two daughters, Rubystene Hawkins and Michelle Echols, and two sons, Arthur Echols and David Echols, all of Memphis; two sisters, Laura Clanton of Memphis and Fair Ella Swauncy of Coldwater, Miss., 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 25, 2005]
Robert Alexius Foster, 28, of Memphis, manager of Blockbuster, died Wednesday in Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Anointed Temple of Praise on Riverdale with burial in Memorial Park South Woods. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has charge. He was a graduate of Bishop Byrne High School and Ole Miss and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. He leaves his parents, Erma V. and Melvin R. Foster of Memphis; two sisters, Patricia L. Hubbard and Lisa R. Banks, both of Atlanta; a brother, Rashad F. Hason of Williamsburg, Va., and his grandmother, Helen F. Bailey of Memphis.
[Death notice dated March 25, 2005]
John J. Graninger Jr., 76, of Memphis, retired teacher and basketball coach for Memphis City Schools, died Tuesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. He was a graduate of Memphis State University, where he played basketball. Mr. Graninger, the husband of Jeanne Graninger Jr. for 54 years, also leaves three daughters, Deborah Goodwin, Terri Graninger and Angelica Allsup, all of Memphis; three sisters, Joann Oehman and Sharon Edwards, both of Indiana, and Mary Margaret Selent of Kentucky, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated March 25, 2005]
Lynda Smith Googe, 68, of Cordova, homemaker, died Wednesday at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Emmanuel Methodist Church with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. She was a member of Memphi Carnival Society. Mrs. Googe, the wife of James P. Googe for 45 years, also leaves three daughters, Susie G. Welsh of Augusta, Ga., and Rebecca G. Todd and Lynda Lee Strong, both of Memphis; a son, James P. Googe III of Memphis; two sisters, Saundra S. Calleran of Richmond, Va., and Julia S. Kidwell of Virginia Beach, Va., and seven grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 25, 2005]
James Willard Gray, 62, of Charlotte, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, owner of Graymont Medical Consultant Co., died Wednesday at Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, Tenn. Taylor Funeral Home in Dickson has charge. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. Mr. Gray, the husband of Melbe Nelson Gray, also leaves two sons, Chris Gray of St. Louis and David Gray of Dickson; a sister, Henrietta Davis of Memphis, and four grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 25, 2005]
George West Johnson, 94, of Decatur, Ga., formerly of Memphis, retired rubber utility technician for Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., died Monday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Health Care in Atlanta. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Midtown Church of Christ on Union with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has charge. Mr. Johnson, the widower of Evelyn Louise Harris Johnson, leaves two daughters, Gloria Webb and Ava Johnson, both of Decatur; three sons, George O. Johnson of Atlanta, Chester A. Johnson of Lithonia, Ga., and Steven C. Johnson of Memphis; a sister, Lula Johnson Wilkerson of Mason; a brother, John Johnson of Akron, Ohio, 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Midtown Church of Christ M.A. Hull Scholarship Fund.
[Death notice dated March 25, 2005]
Charles Keel, 69, of Memphis, band and music teacher for Shelby County Schools, died Wednesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Highland Church of Christ with burial in Easthaven cemetery. Gillespie Funeral Home in Olive Branch has charge. Mr. Keel, the husband of Beatrice Keel, also leaves three daughters, Adrienna Keel Mitchell of Birmingham, and Deidra Watkins and Pamela Roberson, both of Memphis; two sons, Kevin Keel of Oakland, Calif., and Errol Keel of Memphis; two brothers, Bobby Keel of Memphis and Lewis Keel of New York City, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 25, 2005]
Tony Earl Mays, 37, of Memphis, press operator, died Wednesday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel with burial in New Park cemetery. Mr. Mays, the husband of Sheila Mays, also leaves two daughters, Destiny Mays and Cierra Smith, and four sons, Tony Earl Mays Jr., Javarie C. Mays, Martez D. Mays and Suarez T. Roweny, all of Memphis; his parents, Ella and Robert Mays Jr.; five sisters, Wendy Mays, Dericia J. Mays, Shunta R. Mays and Consuelo A. Mays, all of Memphis, and Aretha J. Davis of Las Vegas; five brothers, Robert N. Mays III, Marcus Simmons and Fernando A. Mays, all of Memphis, Stanley N. Mays of Houston and Pedroza J. Mays of Sacramento, Calif., and his grandmother, Winnie Legrone.
[Death notice dated March 25, 2005]
Joan Ramsbottom Moore, 47, of Germantown, homemaker, died Wednesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. She was a member of Germantown Baptist Church and attended St. Agnes Academy and the University of Memphis. She leaves a daughter, Kristen Moore-Barrett of Memphis; a son, James l. Moore III of Germantown; her mother, Dorothy Hughes-Walls of Memphis; three sisters, Donna S. Lucchesi of Memphis, Judith S. Bracken of Overland Park, Kan., and Anne R. Hartnett of Portsmouth, Mass.; two brothers, David S. Ramsbottom of Germantown and Robert M. Ramsbottom Jr. of Knoxville; her grandmother, Barbara R. Ramsbottom of Portsmouth, R.I., and a granddaughter. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Germantown Baptist Church Health Center or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated March 25, 2005]
James Owens, 70, of Memphis, retired pipefitter for Lasco Inc., died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at J.O. Patterson Mortuary with burial Thursday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Owens, the widower of Mary Louise Owens, leaves a daughter, Joyce Echols of Memphis, and a caregiver, Jimmie L. Strong.
[Death notice dated March 25, 2005]
Martin Eugene Roth, 80, of Memphis, retired builder and developer, died March 18 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Temple Israel, where he was a member. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. He was a World War II Air Force veteran, a graduate of the University of Tennessee, a tutor at White Station High School and assistant scout master of Troop 340. Mr. Roth, the husband of Joan Haas Roth for 50 years, also leaves a son, Jeff Haas Roth of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to MIFA or Church Health Center.
[Death notice dated March 25, 2005]
Mattie M. Shelley, 94, of Cypress, Texas, formerly of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at Christus St. Catherine Hospital in Texas. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. She was a member of Oak Forest Church of God in Southaven. She leaves a daughter, Frances Walker of Cypress; a son, Tommy Chambers of Mexico, seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Oak Forest Church of God.
[Death notice dated March 25, 2005]
Voncil Sherrod, 77, of Memphis, retired from Memphis City Schools, died Thursday at Memphis Healthcare & Rehab Center. Services will be at noon Thursday at True Church House of Prayer to all Nations with burial in Calvary. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. Mrs. Sherrod, the widow of Earnest Lee Sherrod, leaves three daughters, Odessa Robinson, Yvonne King and Linda Sherrod Parham, and three sons, Ernest Sherrod Jr., Roy Sherrod and Tony D. Sherrod, all of Memphis, 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 25, 2005]
Paletha Mary Sislow, 91, of Memphis, retired sales representative for Goldsmith's, died Tuesday at Memphis Jewish Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. She was a member of Wesleyan Hills United Methodist Church. She leaves two sons, Jerry Allen Sislow of Sunnyvale, Calif., and James Michael Sislow of Bartlett, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 25, 2005]
Charles Edward Snearley Jr., 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. N.H. Owens & Son Funeral Home has charge. 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 25, 2005]
