Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Billy Ray Bowman, 72, of Memphis, died Sunday at Jackson-Madison County (Tenn.) General Hospital. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Northridge Woodhaven cemetery in Millington. Northridge Woodhaven Funeral Home in Millington has charge. He was an Army veteran. He leaves a nephew who took care of him, Ric Bowman of Collierville.
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Kathleen Nall Courts, 80, of Collierville, employee of American Bosch, died Sunday at Collierville Health & Rehabilitation Center. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bethel cemetery in Grenada, Miss. Collierville Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of American Veterans Auxiliary and a Baptist. Mrs. Courts, the widow of F.W. Courts, leaves a daughter, Marilyn Gayle Murray of Jackson, Ga.; two sisters, Jacqueline K. Ballard and Suzan K. Kent, both of Memphis, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Cystic Fibrosis or a charity of the donor's choice.
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Mildred C. Douglas, 80, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at her home. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. E.H. Ford Mortuary has charge. She was a member of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church. Mrs. Douglas, the widow of William H. Douglas, leaves six daughters, Elaine Russell of Louisville, Ky., Barbara Gosey of Marino Valley, Calif., and Helen Magnum, Gladys Hargrave, Percilla Jackson and Anita Washington, all of Memphis, 20 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Alzheimer's Association.
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Mary C. Edge, 81, of Memphis, homemaker, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John's Episcopal Church, where she was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. Forest Hill Funeral Home East has charge. She was a member of the Sierra Club National Wildlife Conservancy, Audubon Society and National Wildlife Confederation. Mrs. Edge, the widow of William T. Edge Jr., leaves a daughter, Charlotte Edge Boggs of Memphis; five sons, Scott Edge of Missoula, Mont., William Daniel Edge of Corvallis, Ore., and Christopher 'Kip' Edge, Wayne Edge and Gary Edge, all of Memphis; a sister, Wilhelmina Rudolph of Bradenton, Fla., 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. John's Episcopal Church, Church Health Center, Wolf River Conservancy, Memphis Botanic Gardens or Lichterman Nature Center.
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Andrew Joseph Gunn, 88, of Memphis, retired controller, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Louis Catholic Church, where he was a founding communicant, with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. He was a World War II veteran, member of Memphis Park Commission Sports Hall of Fame and Knights of Columbus council 616, and graduate of Christian Brothers High School and Memphis State University. Mr. Gunn, the husband of Mary Cundiff Gunn, also leaves a daughter, Patricia G. Whitsitt; two sons, Andrew J. Gunn Jr. and Michael E. Gunn; a sister, Catherine Curry, and a brother, William Louis Gunn, all of Memphis, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Birthright of Memphis, Madonna Learning Center or a charity of the donor's choice.
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Opal Christine Hawley, 85, of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday at her home. Mass will be said at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Louis Catholic Church, where she was a communicant, with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. She was a member of Vocal Arts of Memphis. Mrs. Hawley, the widow of Dick Hawley, leaves a son, Ronnie Hawley of Cordova, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Sidney P. Hubbard, 78, of Memphis, manager of special deliveries for the Postal Service, died Sunday at Humboldt (Tenn.) General Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Highland Street Church of Christ, where he was a member, with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. Forest Hill Funeral Home East has charge. He was a World War II Navy veteran. Mr. Hubbard, the husband of Letha Hubbard for 53 years, also leaves a daughter, Susan Hubbard, and two sons, Mark Hubbard and Andy Hubbard, all of Memphis.
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Isabelle Anne Hurtgen, 103, of Memphis, died Saturday at Primacy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Mass will be said at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Louis Catholic Church, where she was a communicant, with burial in Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. She was a former Girl Scout troop leader, and member of Ladies of Charity and St. Therese-Little Flower Catholic Church altar guild. Mrs. Hurtgen, the widow of C.A. 'Pete' Hurtgen, leaves a daughter, Patricia Kissell of Memphis; a son, Jerome Peter Hurtgen of Holland, Mich., eight grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Monsignor Paul Clunan Endowment Fund at St. Louis Catholic Church or Poor Clare Monastery.
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Glenn Ross Jackson, 51, of Memphis, painter for Memphis One Inc. and concession worker for Riverside Speedway, died Saturday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel with burial in Big Creek cemetery. He leaves his father, William G. Jackson, and his mother, Frances L. Jackson, both of Memphis, and his stepfather, Jerry W. Goin, a half-sister, Carol Ann Diesel, and a brother, Jeffrey D. Jackson, all of Millington.
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Walter Mason Justin, 80, of Decatur, Ala., formerly of Memphis, retired salesman, died Saturday at Decatur Health & Rehabilitation Center. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today at Ridouts Brown-Service Funeral Home in Decatur. He was a World War II veteran and recipient of the Soldiers Medal for Service in the China Burma India theater. Mr. Justin, the husband of Evelyn Justin, also leaves three daughters, Patti Chambers, Lynn Thomasson and Katie Alexander; a son, Walter Justin Jr.; a sister, Peggy Pooser, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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Keith Darron Leahman, 38, of Memphis former Memphis City Schools building engineer, died Thursday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Jubilee Church of God in Christ with burial in New Park cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He leaves his father, Joe Leahman of Flint, Mich., and two sisters, Doris Leahman and Teresa Bowles, both of Memphis.
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John R. Lester, 56, of Memphis, retired from the old Defense Depot, died Wednesday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Word of Faith Christ Center with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Victory Funeral Home has charge. He was a Navy veteran. He leaves two daughters, Sonya Williams and Monique Bell, both of Memphis; two sons, Donald Williams of Memphis and John R. Lester II of Charlotte, N.C.; two sisters, Doris Richardson and Janice Rooks, and a brother, Freddie Lester, all of Memphis, and six grandchildren.
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Uwe Jens Lorenzen, 70, of Cordova, cotton merchant, died Wednesday at his home. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. today at St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. He leaves a daughter, Liliana Lorenzen of Germany; two sons, Jens Lorenzen of Jacksonville, Fla., and Michael Lorenzen of Great Britain; a sister, Karin Geucke of Germany, and four grandchildren.
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Bernice Oliver, 69, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at noon Thursday at Boulevard Church of Christ, where she was a member, with burial in National cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Oliver, the widow of Arthur Lee Oliver, leaves four daughters, Corine Oliver of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Osiefean Oliver Redden, Patricia Ann Oliver and Myra Oliver, all of Memphis; two sons, Danny Lee Oliver of Houston and Troy Oliver of Waukegan, Ill.; a sister, Lela Mae Bradley, and a brother, Percy Crawford, both of Memphis, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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Jean Ellen Lumpkin Reed, 69, of Memphis, retired laborer for Ivory-Pond Piano factory, died Friday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Cross of Calvary Lutheran Church, where she was a member of Ladies Aide and Human Care Ministries, with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. She leaves a daughter, Lametria Reed-Elliott of Memphis; four sons, Herman Seaborn Jr. of California, and Charles Seaborn, Danny Seaborn and Thryl Reed, all of Memphis; a brother, Horace Miller of Maywood, Ill., 16 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
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Rosie Lee Smith, 64, of Memphis, retired Memphis City Schools cook, died Saturday in Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in New Park cemetery. She was a member of Mount Joyner Baptist Church. She leaves three daughters, Deloris J. Bratton of Carbondale, Ill., and Barbara Ann Bratton and Shelia Ann Bratton, both of Memphis; four sons, Lonnie Bratton, Jimmy Smith, Derek Smith and Edmond Earl Bratton, and three sisters, Bernice Ewing, Birdia Williams and Dorothy J. Johnson, all of Memphis; three brothers, Roosevelt Fleming of Milwaukee, and William Fleming and James Fleming, both of Memphis, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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Charles Louis Williams Jr., 69, of Memphis, retired truck driver for TCW, died Thursday at St. Peter Villa. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Family Mortuary with burial at 11 a.m. Thursday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Mr. Williams, the husband of Mary New Williams, also leaves three daughters, Eeolia Owens of Durham, N.C., and April Williams and Pamela Crymes, both of Memphis; six sons, Edward Louis Williams of Durham, Reginald Crymes of Montana, and Tommy Neal, Timothy Neal, Charles L. Williams III and Joseph Williams, all of Memphis, 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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Anita Gail Young, 38, of Memphis, retired from Baptist Healthcare, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Norris Road Church of Christ, where she was a member, with burial in New Park cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a daughter, Brooke Mosely, and a son, Cameron Young of, both of Memphis; three sisters, Willie Ann Ward of Memphis, Alice Peniston of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Jeraldine Green of Southaven, and a brother, Michael Mitchell of Memphis.
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Atoka -- Harry Rutherford Gibson Jr., 78, retired from the Navy and Craigmont High School teacher, died Friday at Methodist North Hospital in Memphis. Mass will be said at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, where he was a communicant, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery in Memphis. Roller Family Funeral Home in Memphis has charge. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Airplane Owners & Pilots Association, Fleet Reserve Association and Scottish Rite. Mr. Gibson, the husband of Maudie Gibson, also leaves two daughters, Kathleen Stultz and Lorraine Bennard, both of Memphis; five sons, Harry Gibson III of Memphis, Bob Gibson of Mount Juliet, Jeff Gibson of Millington, and Charles Gibson and Lee Gibson, both of Atoka; two sisters, Irene Richards of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Doris Noel of Tucson; two brothers, Fred Gibson of Venice, Fla., and Robert Gibson of Cedar Rapids, 16 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
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Brownsville -- Margaret Cozart Eddleman, 93, homemaker, seamstress and owner of Cozart's Jewelry Store, died Sunday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Brownsville Funeral Home with burial in Brownsville Memorial Gardens. She was a member of Mildred Reid Sunday School class at First United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, McKinnie Pals, Fourth Review Club and Trinity cemetery Society. Mrs. Eddleman, the widow of Ellis Houston Cozart and Herman Payne Eddleman, leaves two sons, Kenneth Cozart and Charles Cozart, both of Brownsville; two sisters, Arnette Williams Gray of Brownsville and Mary Lee Goin of Ripley, nine grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to First United Methodist Church.
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