Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Melvin M. Mueller, 68, of Memphis, retired pressman for The Commercial Appeal, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at noon Thursday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park South Woods. He was a member of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church. Mr. Mueller, the husband of Harriet Mueller for 45 years, also leaves a daughter, Jacquelyn Mueller Butler of Memphis; three sons, Steven Randal Mueller of Memphis, Neal Robert Mueller of Albuquerque, N.M., and Kenneth Mueller of St. Louis; three sisters, Wilma Schilling, Bernice Dangos and Eleanor Binder, and a brother, Clarence Mueller, all of St. Louis, a grandchild, four stepgrandchildren and two stepgreat-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or West Clinic.
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Mary Sue Nelson, 77, of Malden, Mo., formerly of Memphis, retired nurse, died Friday at Malden Nursing Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Bartlett Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. She was a member of Georgia Hills Baptist Church. Mrs. Nelson, the widow of Melvin Nelson, leaves five daughters, Mary Gordon of Lawrenceville, Ga., Jemelle Craig of Virginia Beach, Va., Sharlene Lack of Kennett, Mo., Marla Langford of Carrollton, Ga., and Lisa Garner of Memphis; a son, Shannon Pherigo of Horn Lake; a sister, Barbara Beebe of Jacksonville, Fla.; three brothers, George Beebe Jr. of Palatka, Fla., Robert Beebe of Las Vegas and Paul Beebe of Jacksonville, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Alzheimer's Day Services of Memphis or the Alzheimer's Association.
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Alfred T. Newton, 68, of Memphis, retired customer service technician for Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, died Sunday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, where he was a member of Manna outreach, with burial at 1 p.m. in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has charge. He was a Korean War Army veteran and graduate of Melrose High School. Mr. Newton, the husband of Bettye L. Newton, also leaves a daughter, Deborah Kaye Davis, and a son, Reginald Newton, both of Memphis; five sisters, Hattie Owens of San Bernardino, Calif., and Mary E. Newton Johnson, Cynthia Raye Hughey, Joyce M. Wilson and Gwendolyn D. Newton, all of Memphis; two brothers, Carl A. Newton of Chicago and Emmanuel Newton of Memphis, and four grandchildren.
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Ovella Parham, 85, of Memphis, died Friday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home with burial in New Park cemetery. She leaves four daughters, Betty Rodgers, Bobbie Holt, Vernita Ross and Sharon Jackson, all of Memphis; three sons, Otis Parham of California and Thomas Tomlinson and Edward Parham, both of Memphis; two sisters, Esther Bell Cheairs of Grand Junction, Tenn., and Nellise Scott of Nashville, 15 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
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Robert Ewing 'Scotty' Scott, 96, of Memphis, retired from Lowenstein's, died Monday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. He was a World War II Navy veteran and member of Beverly Hills Baptist Church. Mr. Scott, the husband of Miriam T. Scott for 35 years, also leaves two sons, Robert Ewing Scott Jr. of Memphis and Charles R. 'Randy' Scott of Collierville, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
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Mary Spearman, 92, of Memphis, homemaker, died Thursday at her home. Services will be at noon Wednesday at Mount Zion AME Church, where she was a member, with burial in New Park cemetery. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Spearman, the widow of Erastus Spearman, leaves three daughters, Ruthie Spearman of Memphis, Annie Spearman of Encino, Calif., and Dr. Daisy Spearman of Los Angeles; two sons, Herman Spearman of Pope, Miss., and Colastus Spearman of Memphis; a caregiver, Osnell Meadows of Memphis, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
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Pearline 'Lil Mama' Tate, 96, of Memphis, homemaker, died Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Christ Way Community Church, where she was a member, with burial in Calvary. Victory Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Tate, the widow of James Tate, leaves five grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren.
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Laurell Tucker, 69, of Memphis, retired bread salesman for Wonder Bread Bakery, died Thursday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Gray's Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Arlington with burial in the church cemetery. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. Mr. Tucker, the husband of Gertrude Williams Tucker, also leaves three daughters, Lorene O'Conner of Columbia, Md., and Evelyn M. Ivy and Gwendolyn Cato, both of Memphis; three sons, Laurell Tucker Jr. of Cordova and Alvin Ray Tucker and Paul Anthony Tucker, both of Memphis; three sisters, Earline Tucker of Eads, Minnie Johnson of Arlington and Joyce Dandridge of Memphis; three brothers, James Tucker, W. T. Tucker and Terry Donelson, all of Memphis, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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Dollie M. Wallace, 86, of Memphis, homemaker, died Sunday at Quince Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at noon Friday at Mount Pisgah CME Church, where she was a member of the missionary society, gospel choir, Sunday school and lay department, with burial in Memorial Park South Woods. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has charge. Mrs. Wallace, the widow of Marcellus Wallace, leaves a daughter, Toni R. Franklin; three stepdaughters, Effie Crossford, Venna Elrod and Mary L. Grant and two stepsons, Marcellus Wallace Jr. and Norvell Wallace, all of Memphis, and 19 grandchildren.
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Gracie Wilhite, 95, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church on Pillow Street, where she was a member. R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a son, William Wilhite of Memphis, eight grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
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Margretta Ainslie Woodley, 88, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Elmwood. She was a member of Highland Heights United Methodist Church. Mrs. Woodley, the widow of Howard Woodley, leaves a daughter, Linda Woodley Plunk of Germantown; a son, Kenneth Howard Woodley, and a sister, Joan Ainslie Denham, both of Memphis, and two grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Highland Heights United Methodist Church.
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Carline Young, 87, of Memphis, housekeeper, died Saturday at her home. Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church on McLemore, where she was a member, with burial in Paradise Garden in Edmondson, Ark. R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves four daughters, Betty Jean Brown of St. Louis, Merlean Fuller of Freemont, Calif., and Fannie Mae Cruthird and Elease Baron, both of Memphis; two sons, Willie Young of Memphis and John Troy Young of Jonesboro, Ark.; a sister, Willie Mae Jones of California; two brothers, John Henry Brown and Eugene Brown, both of Chicago, 21 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren.
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Adamsville -- A. J. Naylor, 75, construction worker and farmer, died Sunday at McNairy Regional Hospital. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer with burial in Maggie Jones Memorial cemetery in Finger. Mr. Naylor, the husband of Wanda Naylor, also leaves five daughters, Pat Brackin of Muscle Shoals, Ala., Barbara Gail Motes of Cherokee, Ala., Penny Smith of Adamsville, and Sandra K. Inman and Tammy Naylor, both of Selmer; two sons, Jimmy Neal Naylor of Augusta, Ga., and Danny Joe Putt of Adamsville; a sister, Minnie Plunk of Henderson; two brothers, Burford Naylor of Bethel Springs and Raymond Naylor of Henderson, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
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Bolivar -- Ida Lucille Robley Tennyson, 78, industrial engineer for Dover Elevator Corp. for 20 years, died Sunday at Pine Meadows Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Bolivar Memorial cemetery. Shackelford Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Toone. Mrs. Tennyson, the widow of Hiram Franklin Tennyson Jr., leaves two daughters, Katherine Bishop of Bolivar and Maeva Sue Tennyson of Jackson; a son, Franklin Tennyson of Fairview; a brother, Roye Robley of Tucson, Ariz., eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Gideon's International or the American Cancer Society.
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Counce -- Wilma Faye Terry Bowden, 58, homemaker, died Monday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Childers Hill Pentecostal Church with burial in South Shiloh cemetery. Shackelford Funeral Home in Savannah has charge. Mrs. Bowden, the widow of Howard Cotton Bowden, leaves a son, Charles Pete Kildow of Stantonville; two sisters, Gladys George of Alamo and Robie Allred of Sardis; three brothers, Douglas Terry of Michie, and Joe Terry and Bill Terry, both of Counce, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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Covington -- Della M. Bartlett, 95, formerly of Ridgely, homemaker, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at J. W. Curry & Son Funeral Home in Dyersburg with burial in New Haven cemetery in Ridgely. She was a member of Cottonwood Baptist Church. Mrs. Bartlett, the widow of Addison Bartlett, leaves a son, Addison Bartlett Jr. of Brighton, 17 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren, 38 great-great-grandchildren and a great-great-great-grandchild.
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Dyersburg -- Zella Mae Thompson, 94, retired from Heckethorn Manufacturing, died Sunday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at J. W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with burial in Fairview cemetery. She was a member of McCulloughs Chapel Baptist Church. Mrs. Thompson, the widow of Julian 'Bob' Thompson, leaves four daughters, Billie Ellis of Humboldt, and Nancy Brimm, Judy Pylent and Patsy Dunevant, all of Dyersburg; a son, Mac Thompson of Friendship; a half-sister, Mary Sue Alford of Dukedom; three brothers, Perry Permenter of Trezevant and James Permenter and Allen Permenter, both of Dyersburg, 18 grandchildren, 54 great-grandchildren and 26 great-great-grandchildren.
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Henning -- Will Ella Wiggins, 91, of Elyria, Ohio, formerly of Henning and Atoka, homemaker, died Wednesday at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Services will be at noon Saturday at New Bethel Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Currie's Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Wiggins, the widow of Freddie Lee Wiggins, leaves two daughters, Willie Mae Martin and Freddie M. Springfield, both of Elyria; five sons, James A. Wiggins of Chicago, and Robert Lee Wiggins, Thomas L. Wiggins, Freddie L. Wiggins and Bernard Wiggins, all of Cleveland, Ohio; seven sisters, Mary A. Hart of Milwaukee, Wilma Adams of Covington, Hazel Moore of Maryland and Ruby Mae Lofton, Eva L. McCray, Emma McWhorter and Ida L. Jackson, all of Detroit; two brothers, George Harris of Memphis and James Harris of Detroit, 17 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
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Milledgeville -- Era Cagle Carter, 84, retired seamstress, died Monday at McNairy Regional Hospital in Selmer. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Milledgeville Pentecostal Church, where she was a member, with burial in Milledgeville cemetery. Casey Funeral Home in Henderson has charge. Mrs. Carter, the widow of Vallie D. Carter, leaves two sons, Harold Carter of Enville and Doy Carter of Morris Chapel, four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
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Newbern -- Marshall C. Fowlkes, 84, retired City of Memphis department of public works superintendent, died Sunday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Johnson Funeral Home with burial in Cool Springs cemetery. He was a Navy veteran, member of First First United Methodist Church and Operating Engineers local 369. Mr. Fowlkes, the husband of Sarah Fowlkes, also leaves two daughters, Myla Rae Griffin of Trimble and Suzanne Hall of Bartlett; a son, David C. Fowlkes of Newbern, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City hospice or Newbern First United Methodist Church.
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