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George 'Randy' Lewis, 48, of Germantown, former FedEx employee for 22 years, died Sunday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, graduate of Memphis State University and member of Germantown Community Center. He leaves a daughter, Catherine Ann Lewis, and a son, Christopher Randal Lewis, both of Memphis, and his mother, Eleanor Rhodes of Germantown. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Wings at West Clinic.
[Death notice dated April 26, 2005]
Nora Lenzi Liberto, 85, of Cordova, homemaker, died Sunday at her home. Mass will be said at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, where she was a communicant, with entombment in Calvary Mausoleum. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. Mrs. Liberto, the widow of Frank S. Liberto, leaves a daughter, Ann Liberto; a son, Sam Liberto, and a sister, Norma Parham, all of Cordova; a brother, Joseph Lenzi of Memphis, and two granddaughters. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Madonna Learning Center or St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.
[Death notice dated April 26, 2005]
Mary H. McDonald, 81, of Memphis, retired secretary for University of Tennessee Agriculture Department, died Friday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Wednesday at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, where she was a member of the finance committee and Episcopal Women, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. McDonald, the wife of Vernon McDonald, also leaves a son, Carl T. Jackson of Memphis; a sister, Clara H. Allen of New York City; two brothers, Dr. James E. Hedgebeth of Elizabeth City, N.C., and William F. Hedgebeth of High Point, N.C., and two grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 26, 2005]
Angela Yvonne Mullins, 66, of Memphis, died Sunday at Methodist University Hospital. Mass will be said at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ann Catholic Church in Bartlett with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. Family Funeral Care has charge. She leaves two daughters, Felicia Mullins of Marion and Angela Moore of Southaven; three sons, Chris Mullins of Atoka, and Mark Mullins and Lance Mullins, both of Memphis; a stepson, Jeff Mullins of Frankfurt, Ill.; a sister, Felicia Jefferson of Memphis; three brothers, Richard Reed of Nashville, Charles Reed of Pigeon Forge, Tenn., and Michael Reed of Long Beach, Miss., and 10 grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Peter's Manor.
[Death notice dated April 26, 2005]
Grace Ella Murphy, 94, of Memphis, retired meat processor for John Morrell, died Monday at Memphis Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at noon Wednesday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Lebanon cemetery in Olive Branch. She was a member of Wells Station Baptist Church. She leaves a daughter, Sharon Smith, and two sons, Richard Murphy and Larry Murphy, all of Memphis, nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 26, 2005]
Augusta C. Plummer, 77, of Memphis, retired physical therapist, died Friday at Methodist University Hospital. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Elmwood. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of the adult choir at St. Jude Missionary Baptist Church. Mrs. Plummer, the widow of Fred D. Plummer, leaves two sons, Fred D. Plummer Jr. and Malcolm L. Plummer, both of Memphis, four grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 26, 2005]
Doris J. Randall, 60, of Memphis, formerly of St. Louis, retired from Ford Motor Co., died Sunday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke's Memorial Baptist Church in St. Louis with burial in Oakdale cemetery there. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a daughter, Shannon Pratt of St. Louis; two sons, Corneilus S. Miner of Powder Springs, Ga., and Michael Miner of Memphis; two sisters, Vernall Brown of St. Louis and Floristine Randall of Chicago; a brother, Cornelius Dodson of Jefferson City, Mo., and 11 grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 26, 2005]
Walter Rosko Jr., 80, of Memphis, retired from Archer, Daniel, Midland, died Sunday at Saint Francis Hospital. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home. Mr. Rosko, the widower of Lillie Rosko, leaves four daughters, Josie Henderson of Los Angeles, Emma Jean Davis of Atlanta, and Thelma Rawls and Shirley Townsend, both of Memphis; two sons, Walter Rosko III and Lonzo Rosko, both of Memphis, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 26, 2005]
Neal M. Shelton, 70, of Memphis, retired plant operator for Great Lakes Chemical, died Sunday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. He was a member of Graham Heights Baptist Church. Mr. Shelton, the husband of Mary Shelton for 50 years, also leaves two sons, Murry Shelton of Bartlett and Keith Shelton of Memphis; three sisters, Nora Valachovic of Johnstown, N.Y., Martha Davault of Byhalia, Miss., and Olga Herman of Billings, Mont.; two brothers, John Shelton of Memphis and Duade Shelton of Fort Wayne, Ind., three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Graham Heights Baptist Church bus fund.
[Death notice dated April 26, 2005]
Mary Perle Stewart, 92, of Memphis, retired from Merck and Co. after 34 years, died Sunday at Wesley Highland Manor. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of East Side Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Highland Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Stewart, the widow of Preston Stewart, leaves a niece who helped take care of her, Dorothy Work of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Highland Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Alzheimer's Association or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated April 26, 2005]
Albert C. Thompson, 73, of Germantown, commodities broker for Bondurant Futures, died Sunday at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. Mr. Thompson, the husband of Barbara W. Thompson for 45 years, also leaves a daughter, Kimberly A. Groves of Collierville; two sons, Christopher L. Thompson of Byhalia, Miss., and Bradley C. Thompson of Hoover, Ala., and seven grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Memphis Union Mission.
[Death notice dated April 26, 2005]
Mary Louise Trice, 75, of Memphis, retired domestic worker, died April 15 at Atrium of Memphis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Union cemetery. She leaves a son, David Trice of Memphis; four sisters, Catherine Croons of Clarksville, Tenn., Elizabeth Beatty of Baltimore, and Mildred Simmons and Martha Lee Bailey, both of Memphis, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 26, 2005]
John Allen Vance, 78, of Bartlett, construction worker, died Saturday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Roller Family Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Vance, the husband of Bonnie Carter Vance, also leaves a daughter, Tracie Betts of Bartlett; two sons, David A. Vance of Secor, Ill., and Thomas Vance of Memphis, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society or Diabetes Foundation.
[Death notice dated April 26, 2005]
Leon 'Duck' Walton, 69, of Memphis, lawn specialist, died Saturday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mount Zion Baptist Church with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Family Mortuary has charge. He leaves three sisters, Ozell Walton Johnson, Katherine Nevells and Eula Mae Drickell, and a brother, Eli Walton Jr., all of Memphis.
[Death notice dated April 26, 2005]
Donald T. Ward, 35, of Memphis, construction worker, died April 19 at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Second Oxford World Outreach Center. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Ward, the husband of Debra Ward, also leaves a daughter, Danisha Ward, and two sons, Cortez Ward and Terrence Ward, all of Memphis; three stepdaughters, Chandra Porter of Chicago, and Enitria Wright and Toni Upchurch, both of Memphis; a stepson, Antonio Wright of Huntsville, Ala.; his mother, Sandra Johnson; his father, Elvine Ward, and his grandmother, Sandra Franklin, all of Memphis, and eight grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 26, 2005]
H. Duane Watlington, 49, of Bartlett, service technician, died Friday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. He was a member of Arlington Assembly of God. Mr. Watlington, the husband of Jennie Watlington, also leaves two daughters, Darla Barnes of Atoka and Kelly Watlington of Bartlett; his parents, Herman and Bea Watlington of West Memphis; a sister, Vivian Biggs of Bartlett; a brother, Darrell Watlington of Marion, and three grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 26, 2005]
Christopher Dewayne 'Big Daddy' Williams, 33, of Memphis, driver for Pop's Wrecker Service, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Progressive Missionary Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has charge. He was a member of Pilgrim's Rest Baptist Church, graduate of Booker T. Washington High School and attended University of Tennessee at Martin. Mr. Williams, the husband of Charlotte Martin Williams, also leaves two daughters, Chelsea Williams and Kristy Williams; a son, Desmond Williams; his mother and stepfather, Billie J. Northern and Tyrone Bean; his stepmother, Margaret Clark; two sisters, LaTonya Marshall and Tereka Daniell Bailey; three brothers, Terrance Moore, Larry Donell Bailey and Carlos Bailey; four stepbrothers, Tyrone Bean Jr., Jerrith Brown, Terrance Bean and Dewon Bean; his grandmother, Mamie Williams, and his stepgrandmother, Mary Northern, all of Memphis.
[Death notice dated April 26, 2005]
Kemp E. Williams, 62, of St. Louis, formerly of Memphis, retired from Wonder Bread, died Thursday at his home. Services will be at noon Wednesday at Belmount Missionary Baptist Church in Mason, Tenn., with burial in Mason. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Agape Christian Center in St. Louis. Mr. Williams, the husband of Dorothy Williams, also leaves two daughters, Felecia Williams of St. Louis and Yolanda Ward of Chicago; two sons, Christopher Williams of St. Louis and Rodney Campbell of Memphis; three sisters, Vera Jackson, Dimples Lucious and Viller Davis, and two brothers, Julian Williams and Buch Williams, all of Memphis, and seven grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 26, 2005]
Wanda T. Willis, 76, of Millington, retired Shelby County Board of Education secretary, died Saturday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Millington First United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Northridge Woodhaven cemetery. Northridge Woodhaven Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Willis, the widow of Paul B. Willis, leaves two daughters, Sherry Barker of Houston and Lisa Moody of Millington; three sons, Ricky Willis of Memphis, Jeff Willis of Union, S.C., and Chris Willis of Drummonds; a sister, Joyce Dannelley of Southaven, 12 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Millington First United Methodist Church.
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