Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Loraine Butler Jones, 63, of Memphis, retired saleswoman, died April 14 at George Washington University Hospital in Washington. Services will be at noon Saturday at Union Grove Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. Victory Funeral Home has charge. She leaves three daughters, Jacqueline Richardson of Dallas, LaCrisha Butler of Washington and Jennifer Butler of Memphis; four sisters, Jewel Warner, Shirley Butler, Joyce Butler and Charlene Butler, all of Memphis; two brothers, Gary Butler of Monticello, Miss., and J.D. Butler of Natchez, Miss., and six grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 21, 2005]
Lucille Jones, 86, of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at King's Daughters and Sons Nursing Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater Mount Zion Church of God in Christ in Marks, Miss., with burial in Wesley United Methodist Church cemetery in Sledge, Miss. Jefferson Mortuary in Millington has charge. She was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women's Organization. Mrs. Jones, the widow of Miles Jones, leaves two daughters, Alfredia M. Jones Melton of Memphis and Florence Mitchell of Atlanta; a son, Miles Jones Jr. of Chicago; a sister, Launa Douglas of St. Louis; a brother, Warren Cotton of Chicago, five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 21, 2005]
Calvin Dale Love, 52, of Memphis, employee of Bud Davis Cadillac, died Monday at his home. Services will be at 9 a.m. Friday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel with burial in New Park cemetery . He leaves a daughter, Shalondra Love, and three sons, Christopher M. Love, Kareem M. Love and Carlos Love, all of Memphis; four sisters, Ruby Love and Paula Flowers, both of Houston, Carolyn Jackson of Batavia, Ill., and Beverly Jackson of Joliet, Ill.; three brothers, Carl Love of Tyler, Texas, Walter Jackson of Davenport, Iowa, and Claude Jackson of Houston, and three grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 21, 2005]
Everlina Loyd, 57, of Memphis, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Castalia Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in New Park cemetery. N.H. Owens & Son Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Loyd, the widow of Eddie Loyd, leaves a daughter, Sharon A. Shorter, and two sons, Martin Loyd and Alvin Loyd, all of Memphis; four sisters, Ethelyn Smith and Valerie Briggs, both of Memphis, and Dorothy Wells and Betty Wells, both of Chicago; a brother, Samuel Wells of Memphis, 13 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated April 21, 2005]
Mary Alice Marshall, 70, of Memphis, certified nursing assistant, died Tuesday at her home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Holy Temple Church of God in Christ with burial in New Park Memorial Gardens. E.H. Ford Mortuary Services has charge. Mrs. Marshall, the widow of Lee Marshall, leaves three daughters, Connie Marshall and Jacquelyn Anderson, both of Memphis, and Marion Marshall of Seattle; a son, Dennis Marshall of Memphis, 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 21, 2005]
Lester Gene McIllwain, 57, of Lexington, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, died Sunday at his home. Memorial services will be at 9 a.m. Friday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel. He leaves a daughter, Christy Cannon, and a son, Carey McIllwain, both of Arlington; his mother and stepfather, Jean and Hubert Wilson of Lexington; three sisters, Barbara Byrd of Arkansas, Debbie Munn of Texas and Wanda King of Lexington, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated April 21, 2005]
Frank Ralph Moran, 85, of Slidell, La., formerly of Memphis, retired Army captain, died Tuesday at Slidell Memorial Hospital. Services will at 6:30 p.m. today at Honaker Funeral Home in Slidell with burial at 2 p.m. Friday in National cemetery in Memphis. He was a World War II and Korean War veteran, a former member and president of Slidell Noon Lions Club, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5735 and Brugler Homeowners Association and a former member of the American Legion, Slidell Masonic Lodge 311 F&AM;, Military Officers Association, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite and 11th Armored Division. Mr. Moran, the husband of Helen McCoy Moran, also leaves two sons, Richard R. Moran and David E. Moran; a stepson, John G. Badon Jr.; two sisters, Hazel M. Fogg and Beulah M. Robert, three grandchildren, three stepgrand-children and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Louisiana Lions Eye Foundation in New Orleans or Lions Crippled Children's Camp in Leesville, La.
[Death notice dated April 21, 2005]
Rachel Thomas Myrick, 89, of Memphis, retired from Sears, died Tuesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Cornerstone Church with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Bartlett Chapel has charge. She was a 58-year member of Jackson Avenue United Methodist Church. Mrs. Myrick, the widow of B.D. Myrick, leaves a daughter, Linda L. Marchisio of Arlington; two sons, John Philip Myrick of Hickory Withe, Tenn., and Terry Eugene Myrick of Tampa, Fla.; a sister, Kathleen McMillan Lane of Jackson, Tenn.; a brother, C.B. Thomas of Dallas, 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Jackson Avenue United Methodist Church.
[Death notice dated April 21, 2005]
Joy E. Ott, 77, of Memphis, retired operator for South Central Bell after 36 years, died Tuesday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Ridgeway Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in National cemetery. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Telephone Pioneers of America. Mrs. Ott, the widow of Donald P. Ott, leaves a son, Donald Wayne Ott of Little Rock, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Ridgeway Baptist Church.
[Death notice dated April 21, 2005]
Samuel Lee Richmond, 61, of Memphis, retired hydraulic engineer for the Corps of Engineers, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, where he was a member, with burial in Calvary. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has charge. He was an alumnus of Father Bertrand and attended the University of Memphis. Mr. Richmond, the husband of Mary Kay Richmond, also leaves six daughters, Sharon Hightower and Andrea Barnes, both of Memphis, Tonya McKenzie of San Antonio, Texas, Veronica Wilson of Chicago, Vertina Blakney of Atlanta and Valencia Brown of Lumberton, N.C.; a son, John Lewis, and a sister, Beatrix Little, both of Memphis; three brothers, Mark Richmond and Joseph Richmond, both of Memphis, and Daniel Richmond of Los Angeles, and 11 grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 21, 2005]
Walter Lee Rogers, 82, of Memphis, former employee of Albert Cook Plumbing, died April 13 at Atrium of Memphis Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at noon Saturday at Bethlehem Baptist Church on Ingle with burial in Union cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He leaves two daughters, Vivian Rogers and Virginia Peterson, and four sons, Roy Rogers, Carl Rogers Walter Rogers Jr. and Tony Rogers, all of Memphis; a sister, Ernestine Rogers of Dayton, Ohio; a brother, Larry Rogers of Milwaukee, and several grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 21, 2005]
Harry Britten Skinner, 78, of Bellingham, Wash., formerly of Memphis, retired from the Federal Highway Administration in Denver, Tehran and Washington, died March 27 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Bellingham. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Funeral Home. Mr. Skinner, the widower of Helen L. Skinner, leaves two daughters, Cinda Zemel of Bellingham and Sally Temple of Hamilton, Mont., and a son, Harry Craig Skinner of Boulder, Colo. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a hospice of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated April 21, 2005]
Alice Louise Steele, 90, of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday in Holly Springs, Miss. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at Cogbill cemetery in Wynne, Ark. Kernodle Funeral Home in Wynne has charge. Mrs. Steele, the widow of Lloyd N. Steele, leaves a daughter, Betty Jean Wimberly of Waterford, Miss.; two sons, Richard Ragon Steele of Cordova and Terry Joe Steele of Memphis; a sister, Mary Combs of Cordova; two brothers, Forrest Mitchell and C.W. Mitchell, both of Wynne, 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to McElroy Methodist Church in Wynne.
[Death notice dated April 21, 2005]
Moses Suggs Jr., 54, employee of City of Memphis sanitation department, died April 11 at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ford Chapel AME Zion Church with burial in New Park Memorial Gardens. E.H. Ford Mortuary Services has charge. Mr. Suggs, the husband of Ella H. Suggs, also leaves three daughters, Laquita Suggs of Los Angeles, and Melissa Suggs and Sherry Suggs, both of Memphis; four sons, Moses Suggs III, Moses Suggs IV, Abhram Suggs and Terance Suggs; a sister, Stella Suggs, and three brothers, Leon Suggs, Raymond Suggs and George Suggs, all of Memphis, and five grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 21, 2005]
Selidthe Joan Taylor, 60, of Memphis, teacher's aide for Memphis City Schools, died Tuesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at noon Friday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park South Woods. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. Mrs. Taylor, the wife of John L. Taylor Jr., also leaves a daughter, Selene L. Parris of Madisonville, Tenn.; her mother, Villie Vaugh, and two sisters, Princess Ray and Elwanda Vaugh, all of Memphis, and five brothers, Marvin Vaugh, Ervan Vaugh and Harvey Vaugh, all of Memphis, and Elbert J. Vaugh and Ben Vaugh, both of South Fulton, Tenn. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated April 21, 2005]
Wilma Jo Thompson, 58, of Memphis, retired from the Postal Service and former employee of Baptist Health Services Group, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at noon Friday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Bartlett Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. She was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church. Mrs. Thompson, the wife of Charlie G. Thompson, also leaves two sons, Gregory A. Thompson of Chicago and Brian Scott Thompson of Atlanta; her mother, Helen Goggans of Southaven; a sister, Ellie Joan Woods of Memphis, and three grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Memphis Humane Society.
[Death notice dated April 21, 2005]
Porter Watkins Jr., 68, of University City, Mo., formerly of Millington, died Monday at his home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Harris Chapel Church of God in Christ in Millington with burial in Union cemetery there. Jefferson Mortuary in Millington has charge. Mr. Watkins, the husband of Emma Rushing Watkins, also leaves a daughter, Carolyn Harris Christopher of Memphis, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 21, 2005]
Herbert H. 'Cold Man' Wilson, 73, of Memphis, construction worker, died Tuesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Prayer House of Deliverance on McClure with burial at 10 a.m. Monday in New Park cemetery. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Wilson, the husband of Ruby M. Wilson, also leaves two daughters, Vernita J. Jackson of Decatur, Ga., and Ruby M. Wilson of Memphis; three sons, Herbert H. Wilson Jr. of Decatur, Rolland Rena Wilson of Tampa, Fla., and Ken Dewayne Wilson of Peru, Ill.; a sister, Ella Baptist, and a brother, Red Wilson, both of Memphis, 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 21, 2005]
Shirley J. Woods, 45, of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Old Salem Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Bethlehem cemetery in Nesbit. Gillespie Funeral Home in Olive Branch has charge. Mrs. Woods, the wife of Charles Woods, also leaves two daughters, Ti'Ara Hedrick and Priscilla Johnson; a son, Charles Woods II; her parents, Mozella and Percy Johnson; five sisters, Virginia Dean, Vorella Johnson, Luvenia Johnson, Cynthia Johnson and Marilyn Teresa Johnson, and three brothers, Percy Lee Johnson, Jessie Johnson and Dennis Johnson, all of Memphis, and a grandchild.
[Death notice dated April 21, 2005]
Kattie Jones Young, 100, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Graceland Nursing Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Temple Church of God in Christ, where she was a mother board and Sunday school member, with burial in Memorial Park South Woods. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Young, the widow of Boyd Young, leaves three caregivers, Sharon Hill, Deborah Cox and Bertram Cox, two grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 21, 2005]
