Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Darcus L. Dugger Harris, 73, of Memphis, day care teacher and 20-year employee of Goodwill Homes Community Service Agency, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at New Mount Sinai Church with burial in Morning Star Church cemetery in Lake Cormorant. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. She was a member of Simuel Missionary Baptist Church. She leaves two daughters, Linda Rayborn of Horn Lake and Brenda Dugger of Memphis; two sons, Larry Dugger of Tacoma, Wash., and Maurice Harris of Cookeville, Tenn.; two sisters, Florence Smith of Los Angeles and Hattie Dugger of Memphis; three brothers, Samuel Dugger and David Dugger, both of Memphis, and Allen Dugger of Germany, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 27, 2005]
Carl Earl Higgins, 48, of Memphis, died Monday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Southern Funeral Home with burial in New Park cemetery. He leaves his father, James Higgins of Memphis; two sisters, Flora Williams of Memphis and Patricia Rollins of Dimona, Israel, and three brothers, James Higgins, Terry Taaib-Din and Ervin Higgins, all of Memphis.
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Lillie Ricks Jackson, 78, of Memphis, retired from Park Towers, died Friday at her home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Full Gospel Tabernacle Church with burial in New Park cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a mother board member of New Mount Sinai Baptist Church. Mrs. Jackson, the wife of Willie Jackson, also leaves six daughters, Dorothy Echols, Pauline Johnson, Carolyn Jackson, Mamie Jackson and Margaret Jackson, all of Memphis, and Precious Williams of Chicago; four sons, Darnell Jackson, Jerry Jackson and Joe Lee Jackson, all of Memphis, and James Jackson of Detroit; a stepson, Johnny Young of Memphis; two brothers, Joe Ricks Jr. of Memphis and Willie Ricks of New Orleans, 22 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 27, 2005]
Kevin Terrell Jamison, 35, of Memphis, died Saturday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Horn Lake and Levi Church of Christ with burial at 11 a.m. Monday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. E.H. Ford Mortuary Services has charge. He leaves a daughter, Tearinee Elsie Jamison; two sons, Terrion Terrell Jamison and Terrence Lee Jamison, and his parents, A.C. and Elsie Jamison, all of Memphis, and two brothers, Curtis Lorell Jamison of Missouri and Deaderick D. Jamison of Huntsville, Ala.
[Death notice dated April 27, 2005]
Garrett Johnson, 65, of Memphis, formerly of Crenshaw, Miss., retired hardwood floor mechanic, died Monday at Select Specialty Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Pate-Jones Funeral Home in Senatobia, Miss., with burial in Longtown (Miss.) cemetery. Mr. Johnson, the widower of Lois Johnson, leaves two daughters, Dorothy Whalen of Senatobia and Cynthia Church of Memphis; a son, Emmett Johnson Jr. of Olive Branch; a brother, Jack Johnson of Memphis, and nine grandchildren.
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Ruth 'Denise' McDaniel, 52, of Millington, registered nurse, died Sunday at her home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. She was a member of Millington First Baptist Church. Mrs. McDaniel, the wife of Robert A. McDaniel, also leaves three daughters, Michelle Robinson of Collierville, Christy McLaughlin of Millington and Brandy Goolsby of Arlington; two sons, Brent Jones of Austin, Texas, and Bobby McDaniel of Atoka; four sisters, Theresa Greganti of Millington, and Charlotte Slovich, Cathy O'Brien and Janet Irwin, all of Maryland; two brothers, Kenneth Roberts of Memphis and Eddie Kuchta of Maryland, and nine grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated April 27, 2005]
Alma Moore, 38, of Memphis, cashier for Kroger, died Saturday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in New Park cemetery. She was a member of the Church of God in Christ. Mrs. Moore, the wife of Reginald Moore, also leaves two sons, Reginald Moore Jr. and Isaiha Moore; three sisters, Gloria Griffin, Sherron Thompson and Stephanie Hill, and a brother, Charles Hill, all of Memphis.
[Death notice dated April 27, 2005]
Barbara J. Moore, 70, of Cordova, retired from Dottie's Shoes, died Monday at Cordova Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Family Funeral Care with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. She leaves two daughters, Wendy Max of Arlington and Linda Clark of Alberta, Canada; two sons, Jimmy Moore Jr. of Cordova and Tim Moore of Germantown; two sisters, Loretta Haack of Collierville and Sue Swatter of Cordova; a brother, Charles Gilliam of Walls, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society, Crossroads Hospice or West Clinic Wings Foundation.
[Death notice dated April 27, 2005]
Ervin Moss, 95, of Memphis, retired grocer and grocery store owner, died Saturday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Independent Tyro Baptist Church in Senatobia, Miss., with burial in the church cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Temple of Deliverance Church of God in Christ. He leaves a daughter, Estine Turner of Memphis; two sons, Clyde Moss of St. Louis and Tyrone Moss of Detroit, several grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 27, 2005]
Lodenia Georgia Olsen, 83, of Memphis, retired from Armour Star Packing Co., died Monday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church. She leaves a daughter, Pam Turner of Santa Rosa, Calif.; three sons, Gayron L. Turner of Memphis, Bobby R. Turner of Shelby Forest and Biff C. Marlar of Hernando; a stepson, Travis L. Turner of Bartlett; three sisters, Cornelia Mantins of Pontotoc, Miss., and Wynona Gossett and Evelyn Denton, both of Oxford, Miss., four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 27, 2005]
Velma Owens, 88, of Memphis, died Friday at his home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Pleasant Hill CME Church in Mount Pleasant, Miss., with burial in the church cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Owens, the widower of Queen Ella Owens, leaves three daughters, Minnie Clayton and Hattie Hughes, both of Memphis, and Susie Mae Haynes of Grand Junction, Tenn.; a stepson, Albert J. Franklin, and a brother, James Thomas Norfleet, both of Memphis, 20 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 27, 2005]
JoAnn Pittman, 50, of Memphis, tax examiner for the Internal Revenue Service, died Friday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at New Hickory Hill Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in New Park Memorial Gardens. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves seven sisters, Dicie Pittman, Vickie Pittman, Priscilla Berry, Rosemary White, Jessica White, Yolando White and Melinda White, all of Memphis, and 10 brothers, Melvin Pittman, Michael Pittman, James White Jr., Lucius White, Gregory White, Orlando White, Jeffery White, Darron White and Darrel White, all of Memphis, and Ricky White of South Carolina.
[Death notice dated April 27, 2005]
Samuel David Reynolds Jr., 55, of Memphis, self-employed painter, died Monday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Charjean Baptist Church. Mid-South Mortuary has charge. Mr. Reynolds, the husband of Connie Lynn Richardson Reynolds for 35 years, also leaves a daughter, Rhonda Renee Wellborn, and a son, Samuel David Reynolds III, both of Memphis, and two grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Charjean Baptist Church.
[Death notice dated April 27, 2005]
Billy K. Roberts, 61, of Memphis, retired machinist for International Harvester, died Friday at Spring Gate Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Northridge Woodhaven Funeral Home with burial in Northridge Woodhaven cemetery. He was a Vietnam War Air Force veteran and a Baptist. He leaves two daughters, Melody Mendez and Michelle LaRosa, both of California; his mother, Gladys Roberts, and two sisters, Bonnie Prislovsky and Barbara Wilson, all of Bartlett; a brother, Tommy Roberts of Millington, and three grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Lung Association.
[Death notice dated April 27, 2005]
John Henry Rush, 46, of Memphis, died April 19 at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home with burial in New Park cemetery. He was a Baptist. He leaves his parents, Prince E. and Dorothy Akins Rush; two sisters, Barbara Johnson and Annette Shaw, and two brothers, Kenneth Rush and Edward Rush, all of Memphis.
[Death notice dated April 27, 2005]
Mikhail P. Shapiro, 80, of Memphis, retired construction company vice president, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Sam Abraham Chapel with burial in Baron Hirsch cemetery. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. Mr. Shapiro, the husband of Emelia Z. Shapiro, also leaves a daughter, Raisa S. Fayner of Memphis; a son, Boris Shapiro of Toronto, Canada, and two grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 27, 2005]
Thomas Ray Swift, 46, of Memphis, former cook for Hollywood Casino, died Monday at his home. 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 an Army veteran. He leaves two sons, Lorenzo Dotson of Memphis and Demarco Swift of Arkansas; his mother, Dorothy Jean Swift, and two sisters, Percrystal Swift and Jobie Swift, all of Memphis; two brothers, Melvin Swift of Memphis and Alfonza Swift of Denver, and two grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 27, 2005]
Mary Frances Gathing Taylor, 99, of Memphis, retired teacher, died Sunday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Saturday at St. Matthew Missionary Baptist Church in Byhalia, Miss., where she was former church secretary and Sunday school teacher, with burial in the church cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Taylor, the widow of Arssie Lee Taylor, leaves a sister, Iola Gathing Shipp of Memphis.
[Death notice dated April 27, 2005]
Evellina Scott Thomas, 57, of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Norris Road Church of Christ with burial in Galilee Memorial Gardens. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Thomas, the widow of Roosevelt Thomas, leaves three daughters, Teresa Young and Evelyn Holly, both of Memphis, and Trena Brown of Holcomb, Miss.; two sons, Christopher Jones of Federal Way, Wash., and Roland Jones of Memphis; her mother, Mary Jackson, and a sister, Clara Jackson, both of Milwaukee; three brothers, Clarence Scott and David Scott, both of Memphis, and Gene Scott of St. Louis, 23 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 27, 2005]
