Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
John T. Buss, 79, of Memphis, retired professor for LeMoyne-Owen College after 40 years, died Friday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Langford-Bookout Funeral Home in Jonesboro, Ark., has charge. He was a World War II and Korean War Army veteran, a graduate of Arkansas State University and a member of Sigma Pi Fraternity.
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John Cunningham, 52, of Memphis, retired custodian for Memphis City Schools, died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Breakthrough Ministry Church with burial in Union cemetery. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Cunningham, the husband of Alfreda Cunningham, also leaves a daughter, Lucky Stewart of Memphis; three sons, Mararious Brooks of Cincinnati, and Demetrius Cunningham and John Cunningham Jr., both of Memphis; his stepfather, Oscar Whitelow; a sister, Ethel Stuckey of Memphis; a brother, Oscar Whitelow Jr. of Gary, Ind., and seven grandchildren.
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John E. Daugs, 82, of Memphis, retired from the Navy and retired polygraphist, died Tuesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. He was a World War II Navy veteran and former president of Memphis Jazz and Blues Club. Mr. Daugs, the husband of Ramona Daugs, also leaves four daughters, Sharon Miller-Willingham and Linda Cooper, both of Memphis, Rebecca Hill of Bartlett and Dianne Calvin of Virginia Beach, Va.; a son, Eric Daugs of Memphis; three sisters, Donna Simer of Oklahoma, and Shirley Beller and Sharon Pace, both of Iowa; a brother, Richard Daugs of California, 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association.
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Walter R. Davis, 78, of Memphis, retired owner of W.B. Davis Electric Supply Co., died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at noon Friday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. He was a World War II Army veteran and a member of Memphis Electric League. Mr. Davis, the widower of Lora Davis, leaves a daughter, Sherry Davis of Memphis; two sisters, Dorothy Gammon of Piperton and Mary Lou Mason of Memphis; a brother, W.B. Davis Jr. of Memphis, three grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or the American Cancer Society.
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Willie Lewis Fant, 70, of Memphis, retired salesman, died Monday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Christ Missionary Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Fant, the husband of Margie Fant, also leaves three sons, Willie Fant Jr., Dennis Fant and Tim Fant, and a sister, Barbara Fant Ivory, all of Memphis, and three grandchildren.
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Charlene Flanigan, 73, of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 4 p.m. Friday at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, where she was a member. Family Funeral Care has charge. She leaves three daughters, Barbara Gardiner-Mazza of King George, Va., Linda Raehn of McLean, Va., and Kati Clark of Memphis; a son, John Flanigan III of Manteca, Calif.; a sister, Darlene Caughlin of Memphis, 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Peter's Children's Home or Baptist Children's Home.
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Raymond Grantham, 80, of Memphis, retired Navy senior chief petty officer and retired from Union Planters Bank, died Tuesday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 9 a.m. Friday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He was a member of Georgian Hills Baptist Church. Mr. Grantham, the husband of Margaret Virginia Markham Grantham, also leaves a daughter, Linda Wagner of Park City, Ill.; a son, Kenneth Grantham of Atoka; a sister, Patty Lapidus of Albuquerque, N.M., three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Simpson Hall, 54, of Memphis, retired from Cargill Wire, died Tuesday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Byhalia, Miss., with burial in Saulsberry cemetery there. Gillespie Funeral Home in Olive Branch has charge. Mr. Hall, the husband of Jeanette Hall, also leaves two daughters, Tanisha S. Hall and Shannon Hall, and a son, Cedric Hall, all of Memphis; six sisters, Shelia Perry and Lorraine Benson, both of Memphis, Brenda Burnside and Faye Stewart, both of Olive Branch, and Gloria McNeil and Brenda Coleman, both of Byhalia; three brothers, Mitchell Hall and Tony Hall, both of Olive Branch, and James Hall of Byhalia, and four grandchildren.
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Gertrude Jeffries, 69, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at New Era Baptist Church with burial in Elmwood. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has charge. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Red Banks, Miss. Mrs. Jeffries, the widow of Ernest Jeffries, leaves three daughters, Mary C. Jones, Elizabeth A. Catron and Sandra K. Jeffries, all of Memphis; Coleman Jeffries of San Diego, Randy Bowens of Aberdeen, Md., and Sylvester Jones of Memphis; three sisters, Willie Mae Jolly and Willie Ree Cochran, both of Memphis, and Mattie Mae Brookins of Youngstown, Ohio; a caregiver, Sam Williams of Memphis, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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Mary Lee Joiner, 46, of Memphis, chef for Epicure by Cafe Society, died Tuesday at her home. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. She leaves her father, Homer Joiner of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Memphis Humane Society.
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Norma Jean Jones, 50, of Memphis, former director of Senior Services, died Friday at her home. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in New Park cemetery. She was a member of the Church of God in Christ and a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School and Memphis State University. She leaves a daughter, Winnella Jones; two sons, Michael Jones and Karoomba Jones; her mother and stepfather, Lizzie and Samuel Birgs; three sisters, Gloria Palm, Latonya Tate and Michelle Fletcher, and three brothers, Maurice Fletcher, Tyrone Fletcher and Muhammad Zyiad, all of Memphis, and three grandchildren.
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Claudine Childers Kulbeth, 85, of Memphis, retired from Union Planters National Bank, died Tuesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women's Ida Virginia Circle. Mrs. Kulbeth, the widow of Dolph Ray Kulbeth, leaves a daughter, Raylene K. Williams of Collierville; a son, Jerry L. Kulbeth of Katy, Texas; three sisters, Marjorie Hubbard of Springfield, Mo., Birdie Lee Neal of De Witt, Ark., and Beth Beckwith of Pine Bluff, Ark., and four grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Emmanuel United Methodist Church Special Care Committee.
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Elean Kuykindoll, 67, of Memphis, died Sunday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Restoration Revival Temple with burial in Springhill cemetery in Oakland. Superior Funeral Home Hollywood Chapel has charge. She was a member of Springhill CME Church. She leaves a daughter, Jacqueline King of Los Angeles; two sons, Angelo Kuykindoll of Denver and Demetrious Kuykindoll of Los Angeles; nine sisters, Augustine Kennerly, Mauddean Jones and Beverly Coleman, all of Chicago, Vernetta Watson, Elma Morrow and Patricia Coleman, all of Omaha, Neb., and Helen Mason, Gwendolyn Coleman and Debra Langston, all of Memphis; five brothers, Anthony Coleman of Sioux City, Iowa, Clinton Coleman of Gary, Ind., and James Coleman, Harry Coleman and Earl Coleman, all of Memphis, and five grandchildren.
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Andrew 'Drew' Lawrence, 37, of Memphis, self-employed carpenter, died Tuesday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. He was a member of Decatur Trinity Christian Church. He leaves his mother, Barbara Lawrence of Memphis; a sister, Kelly L. Murphy of Bartlett, and a brother, Matt Lawrence of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Linda Eason Luckett, 50, saleswoman for Kay Jewelers, died Monday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mount Nebo Missionary Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. Southern Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Luckett, the wife of Milton Luckett Jr., also leaves three daughters, Shakira A. Luckett, Ashton A. Luckett and Ariel A. White; a son, Brandon B. Eason, and two sisters, Dianne Edwards and Teresa Simpson, all of Memphis, and a grandchild.
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Daniel W. McCarthy, 94, of Memphis, retired accountant, died Tuesday at Quince Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Mass will be said at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Michael's Catholic Church, where he was a communicant, with burial in Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. He was a World War II Army veteran, a graduate of Christian Brothers High School and a member of the Tennessee and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. McCarthy, the husband of Marcelle Gray McCarthy for 56 years, also leaves a brother, Anthony McCarthy of Memphis, and a caregiver, Etta Segrest. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Michael's Catholic Church or a charity of the donor's choice.
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Levondell McGee, 58, of Memphis, self-employed painter, died March 29 at his home. Services will be at noon today at Second Baptist Church with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Snow Funeral Home has charge. He leaves a stepdaughter, Angela Jordan of Memphis; three stepsons, Jamal Hall and Jemery Hall, both of Arkansas, and Clinton Bell of Memphis; a sister, Donella Johnson of Los Angeles; four brothers, James Patterson, Alvin Patterson and Wendell Patterson, all of Los Angeles, and Joseph Patterson of Greenbelt, Md., and a companion with whom he lived JoAnn Bell.
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Mildred McNeal, 37, cashier for Memphis City Schools, died Sunday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Southern Funeral Home with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. She leaves three sons, Ezekiel Smith, Xiaver McNeal and Joshua McNeal, all of Memphis; her father, J.D. McNeal of Bolivar, Tenn.; six sisters, Linda Coach, Sharon McNeal and Tracy Coach, all of Memphis, April Dickens of Bolivar, Leatha Jackson of Williston and Loistene McNeal of Kankakee, Ill., and six brothers, Dale Coach, James R. Coach, Gregory Coach and Tyrone McNeal, all of Memphis, Willie C. Harris of Bolivar and Tony Williams of Kankakee.
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Steven Dewayne Miller, 41, of San Francisco, formerly of Memphis, credit analyst for Birkenstock Shoe Co., died March 30 at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in San Francisco. Services will be at 6 p.m. Friday at Springhill Baptist Church with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. Millington Funeral Home has charge. He was a graduate of Kingsbury High School and Stanford University in Palo Alta, Calif., and a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. He leaves his mother, Shirley Miller Mason, and a sister, Sonji Miller Branch..
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Eldon H. Moore, 77, of Harrison, Ark., formerly of Memphis, retired district sales manager for Hussman Refrigeration Corp. in St. Louis after 20 years, died Tuesday at St. John's Regional Health Center in Springfield, Mo. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Christeson Funeral Home in Harrison with burial in Grubb Springs cemetery. He was an Air Force veteran and a member of the Church of Christ. Mr. Moore, the widower of Patsy Jackson Moore and husband of Betty LaMoyne Hunt Moore, also leaves a daughter, Eldonna Carolyn Eicher of State College, Pa.; a son, Dennis Eldon Moore of Washington; a stepdaughter, Carolyn Moore Lovelady of Roswell, Ga.; a stepson, Robert Dale Moore of Olive Branch; four sisters, Madrid Abercrombie of Newport Richey, Fla., Erlene Ellis of Dyersburg, Tenn., Modene Powell of Maury City, Tenn., and Lucy Denton of Humboldt, Tenn.; a brother, Donald Moore of Humboldt, Tenn., a grandson, two stepgrandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
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