Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Julius C. Warmath, 66, of Memphis, retired diesel mechanic for Illinois Central Railroad, died Saturday in Lonoke, Ark. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown has charge. He was a member of Boulevard Baptist Church. He leaves two daughters, Diane W. Ramsey of West Memphis and Lisa W. Ramsey of Atlanta; three sons, Julius C. Warmath of Lonoke, Mark Alan Warmath of Dacula, Ga., and Michael T. Warmath of Clearwater, Fla., 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated April 19, 2005]
Melvin C. Wright, 56, of Memphis, died Monday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He was a Marine Corps veteran and a Baptist. Mr. Wright, the husband of Joyce Wright, also leaves two daughters, Mia Wright and Nigel Wright; a son, Mario Wright, and a sister, Gwendolyn Conklin, all of Memphis, and seven grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 19, 2005]
Covington -- Mary Emma Adams Boyd, 54, dietary aide for Crestview Middle School, died April 12 at Saint Francis Hospital in Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Salem Missionary Baptist Church in Mason with burial in King's Hill cemetery in Brighton. Currie's Funeral Home in Henning has charge. She leaves a daughter, Sandra Smith of Memphis; two sons, Anthony Boyd and Tim Boyd Jr., both of Covington; two sisters, Clem Hill of Covington and Connie Adams Joyner of Pontiac, Mich.; three brothers, Thomas Adams, Warren Adams and William Adams, all of Covington, and six grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 19, 2005]
Hornsby -- James Earnest West, 58, maintenance worker for Spectrum Corp., died Sunday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Bolivar with burial in Hatchie cemetery. He was a Vietnam War Navy veteran. Mr. West, the husband of Linda West, also leaves three daughters, Lavonia Clay of Hornsby, and Shannon West and Wendy Shipman, both of Selmer; three sons, Todd Kiestler and Chris West, both of Bethel Springs, and Jimmy West of Selmer; his mother, Susie Eads West of Bethel Springs; two sisters, Linda Cox of Bethel Springs and Sherry Dorris of Hornsby; six brothers, Kenneth West of Hornsby, Earl West of Adamsville, Joe West of Gonzales, La., Billy West and Denny West, both of Bethel Springs, and Robert West of Morton, Ill., and 12 grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated April 19, 2005]
Morris Chapel -- Virginia Christine Pickard, 69, retired corrections officer, real estate broker, cake decorator and florist, died April 12 at her home. Services were Monday at Shackelford Funeral Home with burial in Matlock cemetery in Hardin County. She was a member of Love and Truth Church in Adamsville, Order of the Eastern Star and the local rescue squad, a scout leader and a volunteer for the American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association and the local fire department and school. Mrs. Pickard, the widow of Joseph Earl Aycock and the wife of John Earl Pickard, also leaves a daughter, Linda F. White of Savannah; three sons, Larry M. Workman of Bartlett, Mathew C. Workman of Muskegon, Mich., and David C. Workman of Morris Chapel; a sister, Rebecca S. Dobson of Memphis, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated April 19, 2005]
Ripley -- Harvey E. Thurmond, 54, of Melrose Park, Ill., formerly of Ripley, retired Marine Corps veteran after 26 years and railroad groundskeeper, died Thursday at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Melrose Park. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Garner Funeral Home with burial in Thurmond cemetery. Mr. Thurmond, the husband of Debora Thurmond of Franklin Park, Ill., for 5 years, also leaves a stepdaughter, Debbie Charles, and two stepsons, Lee Rempala and Adam Charles, all of Franklin Park; a sister, Carol Tompkins of Ripley; a brother, George Thurmond Jr. of Franklin Park, and two grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 19, 2005]
Stanton -- Aaron Kincaid, 79, retired farmer, died Saturday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rosenwald cemetery in Brownsville. Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home in Somerville has charge. He was a Navy veteran and a Methodist. Mr. Kincaid, the widower of Rosetta Rogers Kincaid, leaves three daughters, Nadine Taylor, Christine Howard and Lela Dyanne Bates, all of Jackson; two sons, Aaron Kincaid Jr. of Nashville and Larry Kincaid of Jackson; a sister, Nancy Kincaid of Stanton, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 19, 2005]
Stanton -- Giles Ware Leath, 84, farmer, died Sunday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Brownsville Funeral Home with burial in Hebron cemetery. He was a member of Springhill United Methodist Church. Mr. Leath, the husband of Dorothy Mae Leath, also leaves a daughter, Fay Leath House of Brownsville; two sons, Jimmy Ware Leath and Danny Giles Leath, both of Stanton; a stepdaughter, Darlene Brown of Brownsville; two stepsons, Max Brown of Brownsville and Gary Brown of Gadsden; a brother, James Elbert Leath of Brownsville, eight grandchildren, six stepgrandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and 14 stepgreat-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Hebron cemetery.
[Death notice dated April 19, 2005]
Geza Nandor Barek, 66, of Memphis, retired chief executive officer for Advanced Coldforming Co., died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. Mr. Barek, the husband of Bridget Barek for 45 years, also leaves two daughters, Laura Ragin of Germantown and Margaret Edwards of Memphis; a son, Steve Barek of Memphis; a sister, Aniko Barek of Hungary; a brother, George Barek of Montreal, Quebec, and seven grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to West Clinic Wings Foundation.
[Death notice dated April 20, 2005]
Olanda Kilgor Carter, 73, of Memphis, retired merchandise stocker for Lucky Food in Richmond, Calif., died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Mount Zion Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. S.W. Qualls Funeral Home has charge. He leaves two daughters, Lecuria Carter and Vivian Carter, and two sons, Olanda Carter Jr. and Charles V. Carter, all of Los Angeles; a sister, Ida B. Carter Moses of Memphis, and six grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 20, 2005]
Raymond Alfred Casini, 85, of Memphis, retired from Schering-Plough Maybelline Division, died Saturday at Easy Living Estates in Hunter, Pa. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Church of the Blessed Sacrament with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. He was a World War II Army veteran, a Purple Heart recipient and a graduate of Winona State Teachers College. Mr. Casini, the widower of Sally Casini, leaves a son, Dr. Michael Casini of Kansas City, Mo.; two sisters, Loretta Casini of Dilliner, Pa., and Louise Grasso of Connellsville, Pa.; two brothers, Dan Casini of Connellsville and Virgil Casini of Dilliner, and three grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Memphis Animal Shelter.
[Death notice dated April 20, 2005]
Laverne Elmore, 79, of Bartlett, homemaker, died Monday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Archers Chapel United Methodist Church cemetery in Halls, Tenn. She was a member of Schoolfield United Methodist Church. Mrs. Elmore, the wife of Wyman J. Elmore, also leaves a daughter, Cynthia Elmore; two sons, Randy Elmore and Mike Elmore, and a brother, Bob Baker, all of Memphis, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated April 20, 2005]
Bessie Mae Everett, 67, of Memphis, employee of the University of Memphis, died Sunday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Peter's Rock Missionary Baptist Church, where she was an usher board member, with burial in New Park Memorial Gardens. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School. She leaves a son, Antonio Everett of Memphis.
[Death notice dated April 20, 2005]
Charles Louis Gamble, 75, of Memphis, tile setter for Daniel's Tile Co., died Monday at his home. Services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial at 9 a.m. Monday in National cemetery. He was a veteran and a member of Galilee AME Church. Mr. Gamble, the widow of Ethel Lee Gamble, leaves three daughters, Phyllis Tanna and Towonner Gamble, both of Minneapolis, Minn., and Katrina Gamble of Memphis; two sons, Charles L. Gamble of Huntsville, Ala., and Marvin L. Gamble of Memphis; four sisters, Sadie Daniels, Mae Frances King, Arneal Strickland and Marcell Franklin, and two brothers, William Gamble Jr. and Walter Gamble, all of Memphis, 21 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 20, 2005]
George Ferry Gholson, 75, of Memphis, retired truck driver and special officer for the Memphis Police Department, died Friday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Christ Missionary Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. He leaves two daughters, Carter Gholson Boxiley of Anniston, Ala., and Demetria Gholson of Memphis; five sons, George Gholson Jr. and Herron Gholson, both of Memphis, Samuel Gholson of Broken Arrow, Okla., Larry Gholson of Marietta, Ga., and Cottrell Gholson of San Bernardino, Calif.; a brother, O.W. Elder of Racine, Wis., nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 20, 2005]
Martha Greer Giles, 85, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. She was a member of Idlewild Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Giles, the widow of Clifford Earl Giles Jr., leaves a daughter, Jane Levy of Memphis; two sons, Tommy Giles of Houston and Cliff Giles III of Friendswood, Texas, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Idlewild Presbyterian Church.
[Death notice dated April 20, 2005]
Mildred Graves, 86, of Memphis, domestic worker, died Saturday at Methodist South Hospital. Graveside services will be at noon Saturday at Union cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Graves, the widow of Rev. Byers Graves, leaves a daughter, Mildred Strong of Memphis; two sisters, Alberta Mason of Memphis and Virginia Davis of Detroit, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 20, 2005]
Wilson 'Bozo' Hardin, 71, of Memphis, retired brick mason, died Saturday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. He was a member of Chulahoma Missionary Baptist Church in Holly Springs, Miss. He leaves three daughters, Diane Hardin of Minnesota, and Denice Hardin and Bernice Hardin, both of Cleveland, Ohio; a son, Douglas James Hardin, and his stepmother, Lydia Hardin, both of Holly Springs; four sisters, Annie McClatchey, Madora Scruggs and Jean Scruggs, all of Holly Springs, and Annie Scruggs of Memphis; two brothers, Gene Scruggs of Memphis and Henry McClatchey of Senatobia, Miss., 19 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 20, 2005]
Luther Edward Hobson, 66, of Pocahontas, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, conductor for Norfolk Southern Railway for 40 years, died Sunday at Bolivar (Tenn.) General Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Shackelford Funeral Home Middleton (Tenn.) Chapel with burial in Bethel cemetery in Pocahontas. Shackelford Funeral Home in Bolivar has charge. He was a 32nd- degree Mason and of the Church of Christ belief. He leaves a sister, Geraldine Owens of Alpharetta, Ga. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Heart Association.
[Death notice dated April 20, 2005]
Geams Houskin, 68, of Memphis, retired lot attendant for Memphis City Hall, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Macedonia Baptist Church in Dubbs, Miss., with burial in Phillips Chapel cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. Mr. Houskin, the husband of Corean Houskin, also leaves three daughters, Doretha Moore, Della Houskin-Grimes and Connie Simms, and a son, Bobby J. Houskin, all of Memphis; three sisters, Bobbie Dean of Poplar Bluff, Mo., Bobbie Anderson of Tunica, Miss., and Early B. Bright of Sacramento, Calif., nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 20, 2005]
