Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Pearlie Joyce, 77, of Memphis, died Tuesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hearn Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Byhalia, Miss., where she was a mother board member, with burial in the church cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves six daughters, Lillie Neely, Ida Randle, Ada Porter, Gloria Whitelow, Debra Brown and Martha Brown; a son, Jerry Brown, and two brothers, Andrew Anthony and Withers Anthony, all of Memphis, 26 grandchildren and several great- and great-great-grandchildren.
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Patrick 'Paddy' Kelly, 52, of Memphis, co-owner of Paddy's Memphis Pub, died Tuesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Canale Funeral Directors. He leaves a daughter, Erin Kelly Hooper of Memphis; his mother, Mildred Kelly of Hilton Head, S.C.; a sister, Maureen Tice of Memphis; three brothers, Sam Hearn of Greenville, Miss., and Mike Kelly and Tim Kelly, both of Hilton Head, and a granddaughter. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Thelma Knight, 87, of Arlington, homemaker, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Forest Hill Funeral Home East has charge. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Knight, the widow of Amos Knight, leaves three daughters, Doris Yewell of Arlington, Diana Mayfield of Horn Lake and Linda Martin of Thayer, Mo.; a son, Sam Knight of Byhalia, Miss., 10 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
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Ann L. Lackey, 74, of Arlington, homemaker, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. She was a member of Leaclair Baptist Church. Mrs. Lackey, the wife of Edwin Lackey for 48 years, also leaves a daughter, Diane Trimmer of Memphis; a son, Eddie Lackey of Bartlett, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Arthritis Association.
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Molene Ladd, 82, of Cordova, retired medical receptionist for Dr. Leon Borlin, died Tuesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. She was a member of Calvary Church of the Nazarene. Mrs. Ladd, the widow of Herman Ladd, leaves two sons, Larry David Ladd of Bartlett and Douglas Craig Ladd of Memphis; a sister, Juanita Fouse of Six Lakes, Mich., three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Calvary Church of the Nazarene.
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Robert 'Head' Lee, 58, of Memphis, painter, died Wednesday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Travelers Rest Baptist Church with burial in Galilee Memorial Gardens. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a Baptist. Mr. Lee, the husband of Katie Mae Lee, also leaves a son, Robert Tyrone Lee, and three sisters, Barbara Lee, Gloria Payne and Lucille Williams, all of Memphis; five brothers, Walter Lee, Frank Lee, Jessie Lee and Charles Lee, all of Memphis, and James E. Lee Jr. of San Antonio, Texas, and four grandchildren.
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Sue H. Lowry, 73, of Arlington, formerly of Holly Springs, Miss., retired bookkeeper for Metro Foods Inc., died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at Memory Hill Gardens. Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel has charge. She leaves three daughters, Laura L. Nale of Arlington, Susan L. Jamerson of Collierville and Lisa L. Marbry of Atoka, and two grandchildren.
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Nancy J. McConnico, 67, of Bartlett, retired accountant for Northgate Bowling Lanes, died Wednesday at Methodist North Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Northridge Woodhaven cemetery in Millington. Northridge Woodhaven Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. McConnico, the widow of Garner H. McConnico, leaves two daughters, Jeanene Maddox of Millington and Christine Terry of Bartlett; a son, Hunter McConnico of Bartlett, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Huntington's Disease Society of America.
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Bertina Murrell, 43, of Memphis, domestic worker, died Tuesday at her home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Burden for Souls Holiness Church with burial in McCulley cemetery in Oakland. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves her parents, Katherine and Darfield Murrell of Marked Tree, Ark., and a sister, Phyllis White of Memphis.
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Carolyn Williams Parham, 52, of Memphis, clerk for the Postal Service, died Monday at her home. Services will be at noon Saturday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel with burial in New Park cemetery. She was a member of Mount Joyner Baptist Church and Gadsden Public Library Book Club. She leaves two sons, Collis Parham and Corey Parham, and her mother, Rosie Lee Williams, all of Memphis; three sisters, Bernice Jones of Milwaukee, Kay Lewis Bobo of Memphis and Joyce Ann Raines of Killeen, Texas; nine brothers, Maurice Williams of Detroit, Lonnie Williams, Michael Williams, Clinton Williams, David Williams, Jonathon Williams, Ernie Williams and Rickey Williams, all of Memphis, and Harold Williams of Hattiesburg, Miss., and three grandchildren.
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John Joseph Pechak, 74, general contractor and owner of John J. Pechak and Associates, died Wednesday at his home. A memorial mass will be said at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. He was a graduate of Christian Brothers University, the University of Tennessee and Memphis State University. Mr. Pechak, the widower of Clarice Poat Pechak and husband of Betty B. Gossett-Pechak, also leaves a daughter, Angela Printup of Southaven; four sons, Stephen Pechak of Grand Lake, Colo., Paul Pechak of Canoga Park, Calif., and Phillip Pechak and John Christopher Pechak, both of Memphis; two stepdaughters, Betty Brooks and Eva Brooks, and a stepson, E. Hope Brooks III, all of Memphis, and six grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or St. Patrick Catholic Church.
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Evelyn T. Ray, 87, of Memphis, retired teacher for Evangelical Christian School and teacher for Memphis City Schools for 40 years, died Tuesday at Saint Francis Nursing Home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Colonial Park Methodist Church, where she was a founding member and pianist for 30 years, with burial in Memorial Park. Family Funeral Care has charge. Mrs. Ray, the widow of Walter Eugene Ray, leaves two daughters, Sandra Hockaday of Nashville and Nancy Polk of Germantown, five grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Colonial Park Methodist Church Children's Ministries.
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Rev. George E. Richmond, 61, of Memphis, owner of Alexus Construction, died Sunday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Eternal Peace Missionary Baptist Church, where he was pastor, with burial at 9 a.m. Monday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a Mason, a member of Magnolia First Baptist Church and a graduate of Melrose High School. Mr. Richmond, the husband of Bettye Richmond, also leaves two daughters, Cynthia Richmond and Vernita Jones, and three sons, Donald Jackson, Darrell Richmond and Morgan Richmond, all of Memphis; four sisters, Octavia Murden and Marilyn McCall, both of Memphis, Delores Williams and Alonza Harvell, both of South Bend, Ind.; six brothers, Curtis Lee Richmond and James Riccardo Richmond, both of Memphis, Albert Sylvester Richmond of Attleboro, Mass., Robert Williams Jr., Jackie Williams and Jerry Williams, all of South Bend, Ind., and 12 grandchildren.
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Mary E. 'Baby Ray' Robinson, 70, of Arlington, retired private duty nurse, died Saturday at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at New Dimensions Ministries, where she was a missionary and Sunday school teacher, with burial in National cemetery. Barlow Funeral Home in Covington has charge. Mrs. Robinson, the widow of Osborn Robinson, leaves two daughters, Jacqueline Macklin and Debra Showers, both of Memphis; her mother, Clara Green Morris of Arlington; her father, Oscar Baker; three sisters, Diane Morris Jones, Sarah Johnson and Mary Louise Jones, all of Arlington; three brothers, Robert Lee Morris of Millington, and Wallace Lee Morris and James Henry Morris, both of Arlington, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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Cora Scott, 94, of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel with burial in Haliburton Church cemetery in Nesbit. She leaves a brother, Jan Moore, and a niece who helped care for her, Addean Bowen, both of Memphis.
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Melvin Smith, 65, of Memphis, employee of Laidlaw and former employee of Dover Elevator, died Monday at Delta Medical Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial at 10 a.m. Monday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Smith, the husband of Ophelia Smith, also leaves three sons, Durie Goods, Dennis Williams and Troy Fudge, all of Memphis; his mother, Hattie Smith of Chicago; seven sisters, Elizabeth Williams and Susie Bowen, both of Illinois, Bernice Brandon of Hazel Crest, Ill., Ida Washington of Hammond, Ind., Fannie Smith of Aurora, Ill., Nancy Smith of Calumet City, Ill., and Sharon Smith of Clarksdale, Miss.; two brothers, James Smith of Tunica, Miss., and Marshall Smith of Virginia, and six grandchildren.
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Herbert L. Snow, 70, of Memphis, retired saleman for Liberty National Life Insurance, died Tuesday at Health South Rehabilitation Hospital. Services will be at noon Friday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. He was an usher and benevolence committee member of Leawood Baptist Church. Mr. Snow, the husband of Dorothy W. Snow for 37 years, also leaves a daughter, Sonya Good of Oakland; a son, Jeffrey Snow of Memphis; a brother, James Frank Snow of Noxapater, Miss., and a granddaughter. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Leawood Baptist Church.
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Elizabeth Tate, 82, of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at Quince Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Pleasant Hill, Miss., with burial in the church cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves four daughters, Evelyn Hall, Nellie Jones, Willie Ruth Jackson and Magnolia Dawkins, all of Memphis, and a son, David Jones of Hawaii.
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Mary V. Taylor, 88, of Memphis, retired custodian for Memphis Board of Education, died Tuesday at St. Peter Villa Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at S.W. Qualls Funeral Home with burial in New Park Memorial cemetery. She was a member of St. Paul Baptist Church, Ladies Auxiliary Board and National Baptist Congress of Christian Education.
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