Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Willia Lee Parker, 76, of Memphis, retired private-duty nurse, died Wednesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mount Zion Baptist Church on Stonewall, where she was a member of the Mothers Ministry, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Family Mortuary has charge. Mrs. Parker, the widow of Joseph H. Parker Jr., leaves three daughters, Marva Piggie, Rhonda Peppers and Carmen Ayyad, all of Memphis; three sons, Joseph H. Parker III and Darnell Parker, both of Memphis, and Jimmy Hughes of Detroit; a sister, Sadie Roberson of Memphis; a brother, Joseph Dee of San Diego, 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 1, 2005]
Willie D. Phillips Jr., 63, of Memphis, brick mason, died Wednesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Hickory Grove cemetery in Senatobia, Miss. He was a member of Cornerstone Outreach Ministries. Mr. Phillips, the husband of Herman Bennett Phillips, also leaves two daughters, Donna Echols and Sharon Phillips, and a son, David Echols, all of Memphis; a sister, Dorothy Jean Phillips, and two brothers, Thomas Phillips and Eddie Phillips, all of Toledo, Ohio, and four grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 1, 2005]
Robert Antonio Rockett Jr., 3-month-old son of Keisha Mckenzie and Robert Antonio Rockett of Memphis, died Thursday at Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Promiseland Baptist Church cemetery in Millington. Jefferson Mortuary has charge. He also leaves two sisters, Alisha Nashae Rockett and Cariya Antonia Rockett, both of Memphis; a brother, Curtis Malik Dickens of Laurel, Md.; his grandparents, Robert and Diane Jones Rockett of Memphis, Mavlin Mille of Clarksville, Tenn., and Eaton Mckenzie of Jamaica, and his great-grandparents, Essie Lee Sanders of Millington and Johnnie Hall of Chicago.
[Death notice dated May 1, 2005]
Patty Hughes Ferrell Ryan, 73, of Millington, formerly of Heber Springs, Ark., former licensed practical nurse for Methodist Hospitals, died Monday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. Mrs. Ryan, the widow of Michael Ryan, leaves two daughters, Linda K. King of Albany, Ga., and Deborah Ferrell Grace of Lebanon, Mo.; a son, Thomas H. Ferrell Jr. of New Milford, Conn.; two sisters, Betty Moncrief of Memphis and Barbara Smith of Millington, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the Alzheimer's Association or the American Diabetes Association.
[Death notice dated May 1, 2005]
Hiram Elsworth Soule Jr., 93, of Memphis, retired police inspector for the Memphis Police Department after 29 years and former chief of security for Mayor Henry Loeb during the 1960s, died Friday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Elmwood. Mr. Soule, the widower of Catherine Palvado Soule, leaves two daughters, Carole Soule Taran and Catherine Soule Crouch, and a son, Hiram Soule III, all of Memphis; a brother, Calvin Soule of Ben Lomond, Calif., nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson.
[Death notice dated May 1, 2005]
Bethel Springs -- Judy Darlene Baggett, 50, died Saturday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Ronk Funeral Home in Alamo with burial in Archers Chapel cemetery.
[Death notice dated May 1, 2005]
Brighton -- Monica V. Barnett, 81, homemaker, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Morrison cemetery. Munford Funeral Home has charge. She was a Catholic. Mrs. Barnett, the widow of Ed Barnett, leaves a daughter, Debra O'Hare of Brighton; two sons, Ronald Warren of Culleoka and Bruce Barnett of Brighton; a brother, Leonard Ganje of North Dakota, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 1, 2005]
Brownsville -- James Earl Sullivan, 68, laborer, died Friday at his home. Services will be at 4 p.m. Monday at Brownsville Funeral Home with burial in Oakwood cemetery. He was an Air Force veteran and a member of Brownsville Baptist Church and the Lions Club. Mr. Sullivan, the husband of Diane Mary Hughes Sullivan, also leaves three daughters, Angela Sullivan Hartman of Lake Charles, La., Tammy Herko of Brownsville and Dana Davis of Friendship; a son, James Sullivan Jr. of Lake Charles; a stepdaughter, Adrienne Hughes of Milpitas, Calif.; three stepsons, David Westman of Anchorage, Alaska, and Herman Clapp and Kenneth Clapp, both of Drummonds; a sister, Germaine Cox of Knoxville, and seven grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 1, 2005]
Covington -- J.A. Anderson, 80, retired maintenance worker for Wonder Bread after 29 years and part-time employee of Tipton County Sheriff's Department, died Friday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home with burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. He was a World War II Army veteran and a member of Smyrna Baptist Church. Mr. Anderson, the husband of Robbie S. Anderson, also leaves a daughter, Janie A. Cranford, and a sister, Donnie Townsend, both of Covington, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 1, 2005]
Covington -- Robert F. 'Boots' Benson, 78, retired truck driver for Belcher Oil Co. in West Memphis, died Friday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at 4 p.m. Monday at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home with burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. He was a World War II Army veteran. Mr. Benson, the husband of Blondell Benson of Henning, also leaves five daughters, Linda Goff and Susie Goff, both of Tunica, Miss., Jeannie Jones of Henning, Judy Snyder of Clarksdale, Miss., and Peggy Reagan of Phoenix; five sons, Robert Benson and Wayne Benson, both of West Memphis, Johnny Benson of Tullahoma, and Terry Benson and Randy Benson, both of Marion; a sister, Sarah Francis Camper of Henning, 24 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 1, 2005]
Dyersburg -- Martha Elizabeth Newbill, 90, homemaker, died Friday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Dyersburg Funeral Home with burial in Rehoboth cemetery. She was a member of Summer Hill Garden Club and First Baptist Church, where she was a former teacher of the Gleaners Sunday School Class. Mrs. Newbill, the widow of Frank Newbill, leaves a son, Gerald Newbill of Dyersburg, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to First Baptist Church.
[Death notice dated May 1, 2005]
Oakland -- Anne M. Greve-Phillips, 56, underwriter for First Tennessee Bank, died Friday at her home. Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel has charge. She leaves two daughters, Tracy A. Watson of Bartlett and Kristy L. Odetallah of Cordova; her mother, Helen Greve, and a sister, Betty Stokke, both of Collierville; three brothers, James Greve of Warren, Mich., William Greve of Collierville and Laurence Greve of Memphis, and five grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated May 1, 2005]
Savannah -- Mary Williams Roberts Milligan, 94, teacher, died Wednesday at Loving Care Homes in Allen, Texas. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Shackelford Funeral Home with burial in Lakewood Memorial Park cemetery in Jackson, Miss. Mrs. Milligan, the widow of William Porter Roberts and Granville Milligan, leaves a daughter, Peggy Craft of Allen, Texas, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 1, 2005]
Somerville -- Wanda Ruth Duke Haase, 57, homemaker, died Saturday at her home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home and at 3 p.m. at Tabernacle Church in Water Valley, Miss., with burial in Tabernacle cemetery there. She was a member of Midway Baptist Church. Mrs. Haase, the wife of Joseph Merle Haase, also leaves two daughters, Julie Chrestman of Cordova and Bridgett Phillips of Wichita Falls, Texas; a son, James Chrestman of Memphis; a stepdaughter, Norma Greve, and a stepson, David Haase, both of Bolivar; her mother, Margaret Horton Duke of Water Valley; three sisters, Sylvia Ann Perkins and Kathy McCharen, both of Bruce, Miss., and Judie Davis of Georgia; four brothers, Daniel Duke Jr. of Hernando, Roger Duke of Water Valley, Lynn Duke of Edwards, Miss., and David Duke of Tillatoba, Miss., and 11 grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 1, 2005]
Somerville -- Juanita Parrott Lewis, 83, retired co-owner of Lewis Barbecue Restaurant in Moscow after 62 years, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home with burial in Ebenezer cemetery in Williston. She was a member of Moscow United Methodist Church and the recipient of the Memphis in May Barbecue Pioneers Award. Mrs. Lewis, the wife of Robin Laverne Lewis, also leaves three daughters, Nita Elane Hurdle of Germantown, Sharon Williams of Williston and Connie Givens of Hickory Withe; two sons, Reynould Lewis of Somerville and Robin Lynn Lewis of Moscow; a sister, Billie Parrott of Lakeland, six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Ebenezer cemetery Association.
[Death notice dated May 1, 2005]
Joseph Randolph Brewer, 89, of Memphis, formerly of Somerville, retired teacher for Memphis City Schools and retired Army master sergeant, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at noon Wednesday at Williamson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Somerville with burial in the church cemetery. J.A. Lofties Funeral Home in Somerville has charge. He leaves two daughters, Dorthy Willette Bolden of Bartlett and Yvonne H. Brewer of Somerville; three sons, Douglas Brewer of Nashville, and Robert Henry Brewer and Tyrone Brewer, both of Somerville, 20 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 2, 2005]
Vivian Brown, 96, of Germantown, bookkeeper, died Friday at Appling Wood Health Care Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Germantown United Methodist Church, where she was a member of United Methodist Women and a Sunday school teacher, with burial in Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Business & Professional Women and a Girl Scout leader. Mrs. Brown, the widow of Cecil Coonrod and Shannon Brown, leaves a daughter, Betty Ann Larson of Germantown; a son, Richard C. Coonrod of White Oak, Pa., five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Germantown United Methodist Church.
[Death notice dated May 2, 2005]
Asie C. Delones, 87, of Memphis, retired from Velsicol Chemical Corp. after 30 years and retired from the Army, died Saturday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mr. Delones, the husband of Stella R. Delones, also leaves a son, William Delones of Atoka; a sister, Mary Willis of Wynne, Ark., a grandchild and two great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 2, 2005]
Adolph Elmer Grawemeyer, 90, of Memphis, owner/operator of Sharp Tools, died Saturday at Primacy Healthcare and Rehabilitation. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Christ United Methodist Church, where he was a member. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Grawemeyer the husband of Annalee Grawemeyer for 66 years, also leaves a daughter, Susan Ivey of Birmingham; two sons, Paul Grawemeyer of New York City and Mark Grawemeyer of Memphis; a sister, Elizabeth Ann Cassel of Colorado Springs, and a grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Christ United Methodist Church.
[Death notice dated May 2, 2005]
