Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Walker Gwinn, 78, of Memphis, retired chief appellate counsel for Memphis/Shelby County Public Defenders Office and private practice attorney, died Saturday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lindenwood Christian Church, where he was a deacon, with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. He was a World War II Navy veteran, a graduate of Rhodes College and Vanderbilt University Law School and a member of Memphis Bar Association. Mr. Gwinn, the widower of Virginia Gwinn, leaves a daughter, Janice Roberts of Brighton; a son, Bill Gwinn of Brentwood, Tenn.; two sisters, Agnes Gwinn Shelton and Margaret Dell Gwinn, both of Memphis, and two grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Lindenwood Christian Church.
[Death notice dated May 2, 2005]
Elizabeth 'Bette' Howitt, 87, of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday at her home. Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Memorial Park with memorial services at 1 p.m. at Balmoral Presbyterian Church. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Howitt, the widow of Andrew Taylor Howitt, leaves two daughters, Deborah Howitt-Rolloson of Memphis and Patricia Howitt of Castro Valley, Calif.; a son, Leslie Andrew Howitt of Fort Collins, Calif., and four grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 2, 2005]
Dorothy Lee Williford Johnson, 82, of Memphis, died Friday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. She was a member of Highland Heights United Methodist Church, Moose Lodge 0545, the Order of the Eastern Star 313, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4916, Al Chymia Shrine Temple and Gaisman Tea Dance. Mrs. Johnson, the widow of Bert Lynze Johnson, leaves two sons, Alfred James Johnson of Olympia, Wash., and Bert Lynze Johnson Jr. of Bremerton, Wash.; two sisters, Gertrude Cohen of Portsmouth, Va., and Louise Osteen of Abingdon, Va., four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society or Highland Heights United Methodist Church.
[Death notice dated May 2, 2005]
Shalimar D. Lazaro, 52, of Memphis, medical technologist for UT Bowld Hospital, died Friday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Therese-The Little Flower Church, where she was a communicant, with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Lazaro, the wife of Jose O. Lazaro for 29 years, also leaves three daughters, Iola Lazaro-Malapira of Skowhegan, Maine, and Abigail Lazaro and Daphne Lazaro, both of Memphis.
[Death notice dated May 2, 2005]
Mable D. Miller, 86, of Memphis, homemaker, died Thursday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Wednesday at Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ with burial in New Park cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. Mrs. Miller, the widow of Woodrow Miller, leaves three sons, David C. Miller and Harold Miller, both of Memphis, and Art Jerry Miller of Como, Miss.; a sister, Mary Jean Bates of Gulfport, Miss.; a brother, Claiborne Davis of Itta Bena, Miss., seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 2, 2005]
Donald Michael Nesbit, 55, of Memphis, died April 25 at St. Peter Villa. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. E.H. Ford Mortuary Services has charge. He leaves four sisters, Cheryl Henry, Retha Jackson, Irma Dunnivan and Nancy Nesbit, all of Memphis.
[Death notice dated May 2, 2005]
Lillian Lynn Nettles, 55, of Memphis, saleswoman, died Saturday at Saint Francis Hospital. Forest Hill Funeral Home East has charge. She was a member of Central Church. Mrs. Nettles, the wife of Orley Nettles, also leaves a daughter, Holley Elizabeth Nettles of Memphis; two sisters, Alice Ann Fondren of Memphis and Evelyn Carol Johnson of Rapid City, S.D., and two brothers, Arthur A. Holley Jr. of Memphis and Benjamin Richard Holley of Oakland.
[Death notice dated May 2, 2005]
Louise M. Palmer, 93, of Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Memphis, retired cloth inspector for American Finishing Co., died Saturday at St. Luke's Hospital in Jacksonville. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church. Mrs. Palmer, the widow of Ralph B. Palmer, leaves two sons, Ernest B. Palmer of Jacksonville and Donald L. Palmer of Southaven, five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 2, 2005]
Edith Simmons Price, 89, of Memphis, retired from Burlington Northern Railroad, died Saturday at St. Peter Villa. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of Cherry Road Baptist Church. Mrs. Price, the widow of Myron Price, leaves a niece who helped care for her, Sandra Stevens of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Methodist Healthcare Cancer Center.
[Death notice dated May 2, 2005]
Roger R. 'Randy' Sullivan, 53, of Memphis, welder for Plant Maint Inc., died Saturday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Family Funeral Care with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. He was a member of Berclair Baptist Church. He leaves his parents, Bobbie and Roger D. Sullivan of Memphis; a sister, Sherrie Thaxton of Lakeland, and a brother, Terry Sullivan of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Berclair Baptist Church.
[Death notice dated May 2, 2005]
Thomas Ray Swift, 46, of Memphis, former cook for Hollywood Casino, died April 25 at his home. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday 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 May 2, 2005]
George William Thornton, 62, of Memphis, printing ink salesman, died Saturday in Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Holly Springs (Miss.) Funeral Home with burial in Bethlehem Methodist cemetery. He was a member of Park Village Methodist Church. Mr. Thornton, the husband of Ina Faye Work Thornton, also leaves a daughter, Victoria Thornton; a sister, Carol Florow of Diamondhead, Miss., and two grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 2, 2005]
Jimmie L. Womack, 69, of Bartlett, retired Greyhound Bus driver, died Saturday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. He was a Navy veteran and a member of Egypt Baptist Church. Mr. Womack, the husband of Sue Womack for 43 years, also leaves two daughters, Elizabeth Womack of Memphis and Susan Powers of Arlington; a brother, Glenn Womack of Ozark, Mo., and two grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Egypt Baptist Church Missions or Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center.
[Death notice dated May 2, 2005]
Bolivar -- Debra Sue Harris Cox, 45, co-owner and manager of State-Wide Towing Service, died Sunday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Shackelford Funeral Home with burial in Hebron cemetery in Middleton. She was a member of Abundant Life Christian Fellowship and a graduate of Independence (Miss.) High School. Mrs. Cox, the wife of Chris Cox, also leaves a daughter, Jennifer Townsend of Middleton; a son, Jeremy Hunt of Bolivar; her mother, Mary Sue Harris of Independence; a brother, Dennis Harris of Bolivar, and a grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Abundant Life Christian Fellowship.
[Death notice dated May 2, 2005]
Ripley -- Daisy Inez Pitts Smith, 105, formerly of Friendship, homemaker, died Sunday at Ripley Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Friendship Funeral Home with burial in Mount Moriah cemetery. She was a member of Mount Moriah Primitive Baptist Church. Mrs. Smith, the widow of Presley Smith, leaves two daughters, Frances Warren McNeill of Halls and Jeanne Jarrell of Springfield, three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 2, 2005]
Ripley -- Elizabeth Watson, 87, of Orland Park, Ill., formerly of Ripley, homemaker, died Thursday at Aldens Rehabilitation & Healthcare in Orland Park. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Yarbrough Funeral Home with burial in Mary's Chapel cemetery. Mrs. Watson, the widow of Arnold Watson, leaves seven daughters, Evelyn White and Shelia Campbell, both of Counce, Mary Claywell of Crest Hill, Ill., Annie Sue George of Matteson, Ill., Beverly West of Lockport, Ill., and Josephine King and Rebecca Watson, both of Ripley; a sister, Annie Mae Hendren of Ripley, 22 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 2, 2005]
Trimble -- Michael P. Schoch, 63, retired courier and retired Navy veteran, died Wednesday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pierce cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home in Newbern has charge. He leaves three sisters, Shavaunne Adams of Trimble, Patti Modrowski of Elmhurst, Ill., and Penny Prucha of Chicago, and two brothers, Eddie Groh of Winfield, Ill., and Terry Schoch of Trimble.
[Death notice dated May 2, 2005]
Catherine M. Allen, 91, of Memphis, formerly of Manhattan, N.Y., retired from New York Telephone Co., died Sunday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Easthaven Church of Christ. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves two nieces who took care of her, Beverly Allen and Sara Colding, both of Memphis.
[Death notice dated May 3, 2005]
David Baker, 48, of Memphis, government employee, died Sunday at his home. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. He leaves his father, William D. Baker of Memphis, and a brother, Dennis Irvin Baker of Byhalia, Miss. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated May 3, 2005]
