Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Patricia Ann Dean, 59, of Memphis, former employee of First Tennessee Bank, died Friday at her home. Services will be at noon Saturday at St. Luke Baptist Church with burial in Galilee Memorial Gardens. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves two daughters, Catondria Brown and Alicia Powell, both of Memphis; a son, Terrance Brown of San Francisco; her father, Floyd Brown of Memphis, and seven grandchildren.
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Lee Earnest 'Red' Dortch, 66, of Memphis, retired from Rockwell International, died Monday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Progressive Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a Baptist. He leaves a sister, Geraldine Dortch; a brother, Tommy Dortch, and two nephews who helped care for him, Joseph Dortch and Christopher Dortch, all of Memphis.
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Mary Doty, 92, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She was a charter member of Grimes United Methodist Church and Martha Circle, former president of Builders Sunday School Class, an auxiliary member of the Rachel Group, president of United Methodist Women and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Summer Avenue Chapter. Mrs. Doty, the widow of Ross H. Doty, leaves two daughters, Mary Frances Howell of Memphis and Grace Bartee of Germantown; a son, Ross C. Doty of Collierville, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Grimes United Methodist Church, Four Seasons/Memory Inc. Support Group for Alzheimer's or a charity of the donor's choice.
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Earl 'Gene' Dublin, 66, of Germantown, retired electrician, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Family Funeral Care has charge. He was a member of Frayser Apostolic Church and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 474. He leaves a daughter, Diane Brewer of Bartlett, and four grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society or Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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Bernice Patterson Dunigan, 71, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Christ Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of New Macedonia Baptist Church. Mrs. Dunigan, the widow of Clyde Dunigan, leaves a daughter, Barbara J. Lane, and three sons, Louis Mitchell Jr., Bruce Mitchell and Terry B. Mitchell, all of Memphis, 22 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
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Emmerson Ellerton, 51, of Memphis, died March 21 at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Friday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Union cemetery. He leaves his mother, Louise Dotson; seven sisters, Mariada Johnson, Dorothy Renee Bright, Linda Sue Rankins, Glenda K. Macon, Genell Dotson, Brenda Faye Dotson and Tracy Ellerton, and a brother, Elkin Dotson, all of Memphis, and a companion with whom he lived, Gretchen Madonia.
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Juness Franson, 57, of Memphis, legal secretary and administrative assistant for Harrah's Entertainment, died March 22 at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. Memorial services will be at noon Friday at Memorial Park Funeral Home. Mrs. Franson, the wife of Carl Franson for 15 years, also leaves a stepdaughter, Lisa Marie Ornelas of San Francisco; a stepson, Michael R. Ornelas of Las Vegas; a sister, Consetta Hartey of San Diego, and a grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
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Edward Marvin Graham, 79, of Eads, retired from Smith & Nephew, died Monday at his home. Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. He was a World War II Navy veteran. Mr. Graham, the husband of Doris Prichard Graham for 57 years, also leaves a brother, William Melvin Graham of Selmer, Tenn. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
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Thomas Joseph Harper, 35, of Memphis, employee of Papa John's Pizza, died Monday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 6 p.m. Friday at Longstreet United Methodist Church. Hernando Funeral Home has charge. He leaves a son, Robert Dalton Harper of Horn Lake; his mother, Alice Ann Montgomery of Memphis; two sisters, Cathy Carr of Southaven and Rose Manos of Columbia, S.C., and two brothers, R.J. Harper of Pebble Beach, Calif., and Bruce Pettengill of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to DeSoto Storm Baseball Team or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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James Robert Holt, 55, of Memphis, former employee of Robert Sign Services, died Friday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in New Park cemetery. He was a Baptist. Mr. Holt, the husband of Jerlean Holt, also leaves two daughters, Chasity Holt and Deana Yarbrough, both of Jackson, Tenn.; three stepdaughters, Linda Morgan, Veronica Hughes and Deborah Fant, all of Memphis; his father, Dallas Bills of Parma, Mo.; six sisters, Paulette Vinson of La Vergne, Tenn., Ruby Carnal of Denver, Darlene Boyle and Loretta Yarbrough, both of Memphis, and Christine Yarbrough and Mary Yarbrough, both of Jackson; six brothers, Dallas Phillips of Hammond, Ala., Dallas Holt of Memphis, Michael Freeman and Clarence Freeman III, both of LaVergne, and Marvin Freeman and Donald Ray Freeman, both of Jackson, two grandchildren and four stepgrandchildren.
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Pat Howell, 52, teacher for Ellendale Elementary School for 27 years, died Sunday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Bolivar, Tenn., with burial in Brint's Chapel cemetery in Middleton, Tenn. She was a graduate of the University of Memphis and a member of Brint's Chapel Baptist Church. She leaves her parents, Eva Mae and William Howell, and a sister, Marilyn Howell, all of Middleton, and four brothers, Tommy Howell, Johnny Howell and William Howell, all of Middleton, and Danny Howell of Chicago. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Irvin Ray Hudson, 60, of Memphis, former welder, died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home with burial at 9 a.m. Friday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He was a member of Eternal Peace Missionary Baptist Church. He leaves two daughters, Brenda Hester of Atchison, Kan., and Erica Hudson of Memphis; a son, Brad Oliver of Centralia, Kan.; his mother, Magedna Hudson of Memphis; a sister, Ella Vaughn of Kansas City, Mo., 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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Christine Hunt, 69, of Memphis, employee of Flint Hydrostatic Inc., died Friday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in New Park cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves four sisters, Kate Hunt, Elizabeth Scott and Beverlyn Williams, all of Memphis, and Ruby Wilson of Gulfport, Miss., and two brothers, Paul Hunt of Memphis and Lynwood Hunt of Gulfport.
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Rebecca A. Johnson, 71, of Memphis, retired medical transcriptionist for Baptist Hospitals after 38 years, died Tuesday at Methodist University Hospital. Cryptside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Memphis Memory Gardens Mausoleum. Family Funeral Care has charge. She leaves a sister, Peggy Jordan of Memphis.
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William E. Lacey Jr., 77, of Gilbertsville, Ky., formerly of Memphis, retired engineer for Illinois Central Gulf Railroad after 40 years and co-owner and operator of Lacey's Family Restaurant in Benton, Ky., for 20 years, died Sunday at Marshall County Hospital in Benton. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Collier Funeral Home in Benton with burial in Marshall County Memory Gardens. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Lacey, the husband of Linda Lou Powers Lacey for 39 years, also leaves three daughters, Carolyn Lacey Jolly of Arlington, Laura McDowell of Gilbertsville and Cindy Bailey of Calvert City, Ky.; five sons, Pat Lacey of Germantown, Ronnie Lacey of Collierville, Mark Lacey of Hendersonville, Tenn., Gary McDowell of Paducah, Ky., and Britten McDowell of Kevil, Ky.; a sister, Helen Webber of Ontario, California, 16 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
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Viola LeSure, 77, of Memphis, homemaker, died Sunday at Atrium of Memphis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lakeview Church of God in Christ with burial in New Park cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of South Parkway Church of God in Christ. Mrs. LeSure, the widow of Charlie LeSure, leaves two daughters, Bernice Moore and Mary Sawyer, both of Memphis; three sons, Robert D. Woods of Indianapolis, and Benjamin Holcomb and Leroy Woods, both of Memphis; a sister, Erma Lee Norman of Chicago; a brother, James Lee Mason of Moscow, 15 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
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John R. 'Big Jack' Lester, 56, of Memphis, retired from the old Defense Depot, died March 23 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. Mr. Lester, the husband of Gladys Lester, also leaves two daughters, Sonya Williams of Memphis and Monique Bell of Nashville; 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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Alma Jewel McGhee, 58, of Memphis, former employee of Luby's Restaurant, died Sunday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church cemetery in Senatobia, Miss. She was a Baptist and a member of Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church. She leaves three sons, Roy Carl McGhee, Timothy Scott and Gregory Scott, all of Memphis; five sisters, Freddie Hewlett, Annie Hammond and Renell McGhee, all of Memphis, Betty Lockett of Senatobia and Rose McGhee of Lithia Springs, Ga.; five brothers, Coye McGhee, Alverdis McGhee, Charles McGhee, Walker McGhee and Michael McGhee, all of Memphis, and three grandchildren.
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Marilyn Coker Oliver, 62, of Cordova, homemaker, died Saturday at her home. Services were Tuesday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of Agape Sunday School Class at Bellevue Baptist Church. Mrs. Oliver, the wife of Richard D. Oliver for 45 years, also leaves two daughters, Dienese Wilson of Piperton and Sheila Johnson of Cordova; three sisters, Bobby Thompson of McKenzie, Tenn., and Debora Jorden and Donna Sweeney, both of Bartlett; two brothers, Dale Coker of Cordova and Dwain Coker of Bartlett, and three grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Multiple Sclerosis Society Memphis Chapter.
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Thelma Mayer Owen and Ray Shelton Owen, both 92 and of Memphis, have died. Mrs. Owen, retired from Hunter Fans and a retired property manager, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. She was a Girl Scout and Brownie leader. Mr. Owen, retired chemist for Valley Products and retired property manager, died March 16 at Primacy Healthcare and Rehabilitation. He was a Boy Scout leader, treasurer of Chelsea Avenue Methodist Church, president of the Men's Club at the church and a graduate of the University of Memphis. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. Mr. and Mrs. Owen leave two daughters, Jane Owen Eason of Collierville and Barbara Owen Bruce of Toronto, Ontario, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mrs. Owen also leaves three sisters, Dorothy Cohn of Titusville, Fla., Gloria Murphy of Norfolk, Va., and Merle Bell of Cinnaminson, N.J., and a brother, Jim Mayer of Titusville, The family requests that any memorials be sent to the University of Memphis Alumni Association or the American Heart Association.
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