Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Birtha Lee Bates, 63, of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Union cemetery. Mrs. Bates, the wife of Johnny Lee Bates, also leaves five daughters, Jeanette Newby-Newman, Geneva Thomas and Josephine McGhee, all of Memphis, Bertha Watson of Chicago and Voner Ford of Bakersfield, Calif.; two sons, Johnny Lee Bates Jr. of Memphis and Arthur Newby Jr. of Chicago, 27 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
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Roy 'Buddy' Brewer, 67, of Arlington, retired foreman for Shelby County Correctional Center, died Thursday at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. Services will be at noon Monday at Gilfield Baptist Church in Arlington, where he was a member, with burial in Gilfield cemetery. Millington Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Independent Pallbearer Society Six. Mr. Brewer, the husband of Annie Brewer, also leaves two daughters, Sharon Frazier of Millington and Linda Rone of Arlington; three sons, Earnest Hayes of Memphis, Stanley Roddy of Millington and Roy Lee Brewer of Arlington; a sister, Lena Dean of Lakeland, 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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Lawrence F. Buford, 86, of Memphis, retired from International Harvester, died Tuesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Monday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. He leaves two daughters, Grace Curry and Michelle Buford, both of Greenville, Miss.; four sons, Lawrence Buford Jr. of Washington, Kenneth Buford of Nashville, Lawrence Buford of Memphis and Michael Buford of Florida; three sisters, Hosie B. White of Chicago, and Brenda Smith and Barbara Logan, both of Memphis; a brother, Frank Buford of Memphis; a companion with whom he lived, Mae Willie Davis, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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Kelly Davenport Carlsen, 42, of Millington, died Friday at Spring Gate Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Northridge Woodhaven Funeral Home with burial in Northridge Woodhaven cemetery. She was a Baptist. She leaves three daughters, Amber Carlsen of Germantown, and Arita Carlsen and Aria Carlsen, both of Tennessee; a son, Jason Carlsen of Cordova; her parents, Linda J. and Larry M. Davenport, and two sisters, Lorena Davenport and Sandra Boyd, all of Millington; a brother, Lee Triplett of Crestview, Fla., and her grandmother, Eva Davenport of Northville, N.Y. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Huntington Disease Society of America.
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Landon 'Buddy' Covington Jr., 70, of Memphis, retired manager for Allied System and Plough, died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. He was a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Olive Branch and a special reserve officer for Shelby County Sheriff's Department. Mr. Covington, the husband of Betty Covington for 30 years, also leaves a daughter, Angela Sneathern of Rosemark; a son, Mark Covington of Cordova; two sisters, Barbara Fowler of Memphis and Jane Wade of Richardson, Texas, and six grandchildren.
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Rivers Loller Crabtree, 87, of Lucy, former employee of Goldsmith's, died Thursday at Covington Manor Nursing Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Lucy Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Big Creek cemetery. Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel has charge. She was a graduate of Humes High School. Mrs. Crabtree, the widow of Robert Clinton Crabtree, leaves a daughter, Dee Ann Holcomb of Beeville, Texas; two sons, Robert Clinton Crabtree Jr. of Memphis and Jeff Crabtree of Millington, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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James H. Edmiston, 79, of Memphis, retired steam fitter for Local 614, died Thursday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. He was a World War II Marine Corps veteran and a Baptist. Mr. Edmiston, the husband of Charlotte Edmiston, also leaves two sons, Ronnie Edmiston and Gary Edmiston, both of Memphis; two sisters, Lucille Rayburn of Memphis and Juanita Anderson of San Bernardino, Calif., three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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Evelyn Battistelli Ellers, 87, of Memphis, homemaker, died Thursday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Family Funeral Care with burial in Calvary. She was a communicant of St. Thomas Catholic Church and St. Paul Catholic Church. Mrs. Ellers, the widow of Edwin P. Ellers, leaves a daughter, Pat Beasley of Memphis; three sisters, Melba Golightly and Lorraine Eschbach, both of Memphis, and Elma Pirani of Mississippi; a brother, Elmo Battistelli of Mississippi, and a grandson. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Alta Byers Holcomb, 95, of Memphis, retired supervisor for the old defense depot, died Thursday at Quince Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. Mrs. Holcomb, the widow of J. Ross Holcomb Jr., leaves a daughter, Peggy Byers Williams of Memphis, three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
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Wayne Allyston Hollingsworth, 80, of Memphis, retired from Sears, Roebuck and Co., died Thursday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Funeral Home in Houston, Miss., with burial in Enon cemetery there. He was a World War II veteran. He leaves a brother, Duane Hollingsworth of Nesbit. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or a charity of the donor's choice.
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Millard H. Jenkins, 82, of Memphis, retired shipping supervisor for John Morrell Meat Co., died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at noon today at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. He was a member of Leaclair Baptist Church. Mr. Jenkins, the husband of Mary C. Jenkins for 57 years, also leaves three sons, Lawson Jenkins of Horn Lake, Dewey Jenkins of Bartlett and Troy Jenkins of Memphis; five brothers, Curtis Jenkins of Batesville, Miss., James Jenkins of Nesbit, Bob Jenkins of Yorkville, Ill., Harold Jenkins of Red Banks, Miss., and Kenneth Jenkins of Clarksdale, Miss., eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Leaclair Baptist Church.
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Gladys Smith Johnson, 75, of Memphis, retired nurse, died Wednesday at Quince Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Coleman Chapel CME Church on Kney, where she was a choir member, with burial at 10 a.m. Monday in National cemetery. Jefferson Mortuary in Millington has charge. Mrs. Johnson, the widow of W.C. Johnson, leaves two daughters, Bettie Pugh Nelson and Cynthia Yarbrough Simmons, and two sons, William S. Smith and Kenneth Ray Smith, all of Memphis, 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
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Oma Spratt Lineberry, 87, of Little Rock, formerly of Memphis, retired assistant director of nursing services for Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, died Tuesday at Woodland Hills Nursing Home in Little Rock. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She was an Army Nursing Corps veteran, a graduate of Baptist Memorial Hospital School of Nursing and a member of American Nurses Association, the American Legion and First Baptist Church of Memphis. Mrs. Lineberry was the widow of William Marion Lineberry Jr. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Baptist Memorial Healthcare Foundation.
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Willie C. 'Bubba' Matlock, 76, of Memphis, retired truck driver for Vickers Distribution, died April 23 at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Union cemetery. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He leaves a sister, Ida Mae Matlock of Canton, Miss.; a brother, Archie Matlock of Chicago; a granddaughter who helped care for him, Sonia R. Holt of Memphis, two other grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
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Elizabeth Marie Linder Menne, 65, of Memphis, employee of the Internal Revenue Service, former secretary for Bobby Davis Electric Co. and former real estate agent for Ozelle Hipp Realtors, died Thursday at her home. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Calvary. She was a graduate of Sacred Heart School. She leaves a son, Joseph William Menne Jr. of Drasco, Ark.; three brothers, Kordell Linder of Forrest City, Ark., Joseph Linder of Memphis and Thomas Linder of Wartburg, Tenn., and a grandson.
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Fouzieh Shokouh-Amiri, 51, of Collierville, research assistant for the University of Tennessee College of Nursing, died Monday at her home. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Shokouh-Amiri, the wife of Fereidoon Keyvani, also leaves two sons, Babak Keyvani and Siamak Keyvani, both of Collierville; her mother, Sadat Fathi-Khalaj, and five sisters, Nadjibeh Shokouh-Amiri, Effat Shokouh-Amiri, Mansooreh Shokouh-Amiri, Badri Shokouh-Amiri and Behjat Shokouh-Amiri, all of Iran, and four brothers, M. Hosien Shokouh-Amiri of Memphis, M. Reza Shokouh-Amiri of Iran, M. Ali Shokouh-Amiri of Denmark and Mohammad H. Shokouh-Amiri of Collierville.
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Annie Crews VanWinkle, 97, of Bartlett, homemaker, died Wednesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Obion County (Tenn.) Memorial Gardens. Bartlett Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Mrs. VanWinkle, the widow of Claude M. Crews and F.C. VanWinkle, leaves a son, C.M. Crews Jr. of Bartlett, five grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
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James Wilkins, 74, of Parsons, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, retired from Sears, Roebuck and Co. and law enforcement, died Wednesday at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Services were Friday at Parsons Mortuary with burial in Bear Creek cemetery. Mr. Wilkins, the husband of Margaret Savage Wilkins, also leaves a son, James Floyd Wilkins Jr. of Memphis; a stepdaughter, Tamora Taubig of Florida; two sisters, Juanita Moore and Mable Scott, both of Scotts Hill, Tenn., and a brother, Virgil Wilkins of Henderson, Tenn.
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Adamsville -- Mildred Majors, 95, retired teacher for McNairy County Board of Education after 48 years, died Thursday at Tri-County Convalescent Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Adamsville Church of Christ, where she was a member, with burial in Adamsville cemetery. Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer has charge. She was a graduate of Freed-Hardeman High School, Freed-Hardeman University, Union University and Memphis State University. Mrs. Majors, the widow of Gilcie Majors, leaves a daughter, Anna Lou Pitts, and a; son, Larry Majors, both of Adamsville, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Barry C. Pitts Teacher of the Year Fund at Adamsville High School.
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