Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Charles Earl Morgan, 64, of Memphis, retired from the Air Force, died Sunday at Saint Francis Hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Roller Family Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Morgan, the husband of Yvonne Morgan, also leaves two daughters, Rachel Bomar of Milton, Del., and Susan Hudson of Virginia; a son, Charles Morgan of Bartlett; a brother, John Morgan of Little Rock, and seven grandchildren.
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Jack Allen Morton, 79, of Memphis, retired steeplejack, died Sunday at his home. Mass will be said at 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, where he was a communicant, with burial in Memorial Park. Family Funeral Care has charge. Mr. Morton, the widower of Billie Jean Shoemake Morton, leaves five daughters, Paula Morton Lutts of Batesville, Miss., Edna Shaffer of Dodge City, Kan., Patricia Davis of Bakersfield, Calif., and Nancy Tidwell and Vivian Carter, both of Memphis; three sons, Kenneth Lee White of Houston, Marvin Morton of Batesville and Robert Darrell Morton of Memphis; two sisters, Sammy Louise Crist of Jonesboro and Rebecca Bilderain of Lamar, Miss., 26 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and a great-great-granddaughter. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Ernestine Picquet, 82, of Chicago, formerly of Memphis, died April 5 at Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago. Services will be at noon Saturday at A.A. Rayner & Sons Funeral Home in Chicago with burial in Lincoln cemetery there. Mrs. Picquet, the widow of Walter Picquet, leaves two sisters, Clairie King and Mableleen Blakney, both of Memphis, and three brothers, James E. Mabry of Boulder, Colo., and Charles Mabry and Otha Mabry, both of Memphis.
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James W. 'Jimbo' Prudent Jr., 82, of Memphis, retired from the Postal Service and owner of Manhattan Liquor store, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at noon Friday at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church on Looney, where he was a member of the trustee board, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Prudent, the husband of Elizabeth Prudent, also leaves three daughters, Janice Woods of Southfield, Mich., and Elizabeth Davis and Helen Smith, both of Nashville; a son, James Edward Prudent, and his mother, Willie L. Prudent, both of Memphis, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
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Annie S. Richmond, 77, of Memphis, died Thursday at Delta Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Union Valley Baptist Church in Byhalia, Miss., with burial in the church cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Richmond, the wife of Latham Richmond, also leaves a daughter, Annie Lowe of Memphis; seven sisters, Cleavie Mae Easton and Bernell Nailor, both of Memphis, and Juanita Street, Marie McClarty, Martha J. Phillips, Carol Lawson and Mary Tunstall, all of Byhalia, Miss.; three brothers, Robert James Phillips of Aurora, Ill., and M.L. Phillips and Earnest Phillips, both of Byhalia, two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
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Brenda Lee Rollins, 44, of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Progressive Baptist Church with burial in Hayes cemetery. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Belmount Baptist Church. She leaves a daughter, Kimberly C. Hooper of Memphis; a son, Eddie Lee Hooper Jr.; her parents, Terry and W.H. Terry of Millington; five sisters, Ruth Sidney of Gallaway, Tenn., Frances Dickerson of Braden, Tenn., and Kathy Harris, Ezzie Seiber and Eva Fullilove, all of Memphis, and two brothers, William Terry of Memphis and Bernard Hurd of Millington.
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Gladys Ruff, 80, of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a choir member, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Ruff, the wife of Obie Ruff, also leaves a daughter, Ida Perry of Memphis; a stepdaughter, Jean Oneal of Chicago; two sisters, Louise Watson and Flavie Watson, both of Senatobia, Miss.; four brothers, Walter Watson of Memphis, and Ollie Watson, Winford Watson and Lucious Watson, all of Senatobia, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
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Abron Scott, 83, of Memphis, retired from Burlington Northern, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Cane Creek Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. E.H. Ford Mortuary has charge. Mr. Scott, the husband of Henrietta J. Scott, also leaves a daughter, Francine C. Ancheta of College Park, Calif.; a sister, Elizabeth Purnell of Chicago, and two brothers, Alvin Jackson of St. Louis and Charles Jackson and Chicago.
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Robert Seymour, 59, of Memphis, truck driver for Southern Vault Co., died Saturday at his home. Services will be at noon Thursday at Ford Chapel AME Zion Church with burial in New Park Memorial Gardens. E.H. Ford Mortuary has charge. Mr. Seymour, the husband of Josephine Seymour, also leaves three daughters, Karen Seymour, Delores Porter and Cynthia Seymour; five sons, Robert Seymour Jr., William Seymour, Stedman Seymour, Stephon Seymour and Antwon Seymour; his father, James Henry Seymour; five sisters, Linda Garner, Minner Garner, Emma Garner, Carolyn Garner and Angela Seymour, and a brother, Frankie Garner, all of Memphis, and 15 grandchildren.
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Frank Shelby, 74, of Memphis, retired truck driver for Orgill Brothers, died Saturday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at noon Saturday at East Trigg Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a member and former deacon, with burial in New Park cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a Korean War Army veteran. Mr. Shelby, the husband of Vera Shelby, also leaves two daughters, Patricia Ann Holdey and Wanda Kay Shelby, and a caregiver, Brenda Moore, all of Memphis, and three grandchildren.
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Jimmy 'Pops' Tutor, 69, of Memphis, police officer, died Monday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Baldwin Funeral Home in Pontotoc, Miss., with burial in West Heights cemetery there. He was a Korean War Army veteran and member of Broadmoor Baptist Church. Mr. Tutor, the husband of Martha Louise Tutor, also leaves a son, Gregg Tutor of Hernando, and two grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Make-A-Wish.
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Jerry James Walker, 61, of Memphis, retired shipping clerk for Nike Corp., died Thursday at his home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church, where he was associate minister, with burial in New Park cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a Vietnam War Army veteran and graduate of Booker T. Washington High School. Mr. Walker, the husband of Vivian Walker, also leaves two daughters, Karen Gibson of Snellville, Ga., and Valencia Ealy of Memphis; three sons, Ladric Bronner, Marlon Foster and Carlos Walker; four sisters, Emma Jean Jennings, Annie Ruth Montgomery, Joyce Ann Brown and Gloria Jean Walker, and a brother, George Willingham, all of Memphis, and 11 grandchildren.
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Grace Wilhite, 95, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday 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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Edna Mae Allen Winfrey, 85, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Riverside Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a member of the choir and Sunday school, with burial in National cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. Mrs. Winfrey, the widow of Willie Winfrey Jr., leaves two daughters, Delois Thompson and Velma Campbell, and a son, Willie E. Jones, all of Memphis, nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
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Adamsville -- Virgie E. Plunk, 80, garment factory worker, died Monday at Tri-County Convalescent Home. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Adamsville Funeral Home with burial in Old Union cemetery in Hardin County. Shackelford Funeral Home in Savannah has charge. She was a member of West Shiloh Baptist Church. Mrs. Plunk, the widow of Roy W. Plunk, leaves a son, Anthony Plunk of Crump; four sisters, Linnie Curtis of Selmer, Reba Pipkin of Johnson CIty, Freda Finch of Buffalo, N.Y., and Inez Baines of Hendersonville; two brothers, Fred Qualls of Savannah and James Noble Qualls of Selmer, and a grandchild.
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Counce -- Mary Katherine Harvill, 66, postmaster, died Tuesday at her home. Services will be at 6 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home in Savannah with burial in White Sulphur cemetery in Picwick. She was a member of Counce First Baptist Church. Mrs. Harvill, the wife of Eddie Harvill, also leaves a son, Marlon Harvill, and two brothers, Donnie Roberts and Danny Roberts, all of Counce, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
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Crump -- Esta E. Manning, 77, homemaker, died Sunday in Apopka, Fla. Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Savannah with burial in Crump cemetery. Mrs. Manning, the widow of Edward Manning, leaves three daughters, Juanita Crites of Olive Hill, and Maurinia Blume and Norma Channell, both of Apopka; two sisters, Dorothy Whitt of Marengo, Ohio, and Lucille Grizzel of Somerset, Ohio; two brothers, Clearance Justice and Leo Justice, both of Inez, Ky., 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
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Drummonds -- Raymond Wilson, 71, tile setter for The Tile Shop, died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Munford Funeral Home with burial in Poplar Grove cemetery. He was a member of Poplar Grove Methodist Church. Mr. Wilson, the husband of Etta Glidewell Wilson for 50 years, also leaves a daughter, Lynn Rouse of Millington; a son, Jeff Wilson of Covington; two sisters, Mattie Pairmore of Millington and Faye Kintner of Topeka, Kan.; two brothers, Clifford Wilson of Millington and Ralph Wilson of Drummonds, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Poplar Grove Methodist Church Family Life Center.
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Dyersburg -- Nancy Clark Lynn Puffet, 45, florist, died Sunday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with burial in Fairview cemetery. Mrs. Puffet, the wife of Richard Puffet, also leaves two sons, Justin Lynn and Bryan Lynn, both of Dyersburg; her mother and stepfather, Loretta and Willard Williams of Fowlkes; a sister, Sheri Helton of Tunica, Miss.; three brothers, Joey Clark of Lyles, and Randy Clark and Andy Clark, both of Dyersburg; two stepbrothers, Mitchell Williams of Memphis and Michael Williams of Dyersburg, and two grandchildren.
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Gallaway -- Mae Ella Pryor, 75, retired from Layton Watson Nursing Home, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Mason, where she was a member, with burial at 1 p.m. Monday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery in Memphis. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home in Memphis has charge. Mrs. Pryor, the wife of Matthew Pryor, also leaves four daughters, Dorothy Pryor of Somerville, Mattie Mason of Gallaway, and Linda Pryor and Pamela Cleaves, both of Arlington; a son, Matthew Pryor Jr. of Memphis; five sisters, Lucille Hibbler of Elgin, Ill., Ruby Marzett and Eugenia Williams, both of Memphis, and Pauline Brewer and Shirley Mosby, both of Arlington; five brothers, Willie James Mosby of Danville, Ill., Harry Mosby of Millington, B.B. Mosby of Miami, Fla., and Maurice Mosby and Henry Mosby, both of Memphis, 27 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
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