Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
John Morgan Jr., 78, of Memphis, farmer, died Saturday in Memphis. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Samuel Chapel cemetery in Ashland, Miss. V.H. Bins & Son Mid-South Funeral Home has charge. He leaves a caregiver, Ernestine Rogers.
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Andrew Wade Pate, 27, of Collierville, employee of Alpha Chemical Co., died Monday at his home. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Collierville Funeral Home. He leaves his parents, Renee and Brian Pate; a sister, Jennifer Ann Pate, and a brother, Michael David Pate, all of Collierville.
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Floyd James Perry, 48, of Memphis, died Monday in Memphis. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Bethel Presbyterian Church in Atoka, Tenn., with burial in Bethel cemetery in Atoka. Munford Funeral Home has charge. He leaves his mother, Inez Shephers Perry of Brighton, Tenn., and a sister, Pamela Wren.
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William Phillips, 55, of Verona, Miss., formerly of Memphis, agency manager for Tate County Farm Bureau, died Tuesday at North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo. Services will be at noon today at St. Luke Methodist Church, where he was a member. Lee Memorial Funeral home in Verona has charge. Mr. Phillips, the husband of Pam Phillips, also leaves three daughters, Shannon Gillespie of Verona, Stephanie Tutor of Memphis and Lindsey Phillips of Starkville, Miss.; a son, Joseph Phillips of Oxford, Miss.; a sister, Gayle Cushman, and two grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Itawamba Community College William Varner Phillips Scholarship Fund.
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Charles Edwards Ray, 64, of Memphis, retired laborer, died Friday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Grace Christian Fellowship Church with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. Mr. Ray, the husband of Rose Ray, also leaves his mother, Beatrice Ray of Memphis; five sisters, Bertha L. Summerise of San Bernardino, Calif., and Freddie R. Payton, Vivian R. Donelson, Dawn Ray and Jan Ray, all of Memphis, and two brothers, Lee E. Ray of Los Angeles and Carl Ray of Memphis.
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Emery Collins Somerset, 80, of Memphis, retired teacher, died Friday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater Whitestone Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. S.W. Qualls Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Somerset, the widow of Leo Somerset, leaves a daughter, Emery S. Hill of Columbus, Ohio; a son, Leo Somerset Jr. of Los Angeles; a stepdaughter, Jeanie Greig of Chicago; two sisters, Maude E. Collins and Lanetha Collins-Branch, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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Emmanuel Lee Sterling, 77, of Memphis, retired chef for Wilson World Hotel, died Monday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater Harvest Church of God in Christ with burial in Memorial Park South Woods. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Sterling, the husband of Jessie Moody Sterling, also leaves two daughters, Betty Jo Brown and Brenda J. Sterling, and a son, Emmanuel Sterling Jr., all of Jackson, Miss.; two stepsons, Michael Moody of Memphis and Andre Moody of Atlanta; two sisters, Willie V. Kelly and Fa Doshia Jamison, both of Jackson; two brothers, L.C. Sterling and Jessie Sterling Jr., both of Benton Harbor, Mich., eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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Ethel Mae Stewart, 61, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Atrium of Memphis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Eternal Mercy Lutheran Church for the Deaf, where she was a member, with burial in New Park cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Stewart, the wife of William Stewart, also leaves a daughter, Paulette Young of Memphis; three sisters, Willie Stone of Birmingham, Elizabeth Smiley of Detroit and Annie Mae Daniels of Wichita, Kan.; three brothers, Joe Henry Smiley of Montgomery, Ala., Herbert Smiley of Chicago and Johnny Smiley of San Francisco, and a granddaughter.
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Annie Pearl 'Dr. Love' Taylor, 52, of Millington, data entry clerk for Elder Home Health Care Agency and personality for WDIA-AM 1070 and WLOK-AM 1340, died Saturday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Greater Community Temple Church of God in Christ, where she was a member, with burial in Union cemetery in Millington. Jefferson Mortuary in Millington has charge. She leaves three daughters, Qiana Monique Patrick and Chimere Higdon, both of Millington, and Nykia Higdon of Memphis; a son, Tyrece Rasaun Higdon of Memphis, two sisters, Patricia Lambert of Lithia, Fla., and Loretta Crum of Pamona, Calif.; a brother, Victor Young of Long Island, N.Y.; her grandmother, Annie McFerrin of Memphis, and five grandchildren.
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Louis C. Thornton, 79, of Greenfield, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, retired meat market manager for Montesi Grocery, died Tuesday at Martin (Tenn.) Healthcare. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Family Funeral Care with burial in Marked Tree (Ark.) cemetery. Mr. Thornton, the husband of Louise Thornton of Dyersburg, Tenn., also leaves two daughters, Janet Usery of Greenfield and Jennifer Hagel of Olive Branch; a son, Robert Thornton of Memphis; a sister, Maxine Armstrong of Marked Tree, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to West Clinic.
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Victoria May Thornton, 102, homemaker, died Tuesday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church in Southaven, where she was a Missionary Society and mother board member, with burial in the church cemetery there. E.H. Ford Mortuary Services has charge. Mrs. Thornton, the widow of Hershey Thornton, leaves two caregivers, Velna McGowan and Connie M. Brown, six grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and 60 great-great-grandchildren.
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John David Tucker, 87, of Germantown, chief compounding chemist for Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., died Wednesday at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Memorial Park Funeral Home. He was a graduate of the University of Memphis and a Memphis 200 docent. Mr. Tucker, the widower of Sara S. Tucker, leaves a daughter, Barbara Tucker Harmon of Germantown; three sons, John D. Tucker III of Germantown, Hugh Nathan Tucker of Evansville, Ind., and Donald Lee Tucker of Memphis, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Memphis Zoological Society or a charity of the donor's choice.
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Gayle Wammack, 57, of Memphis, teacher's assistant, died Tuesday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. Mrs. Wammack, the wife of Larry Wammack, also leaves a daughter, Ginger Burroughs of San Antonio, Texas; a son, Larry A. Wammack of Memphis; three brothers, Jerry Norris of Leesville, S.C., and Tommy Norris and Wayne Norris, both of Gilbert, S.C., and three grandchildren
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Rev. Tommie Williams, 68, of Memphis, elder at Riverview Church of God in Christ and retired welder for Southern Boilers, died Sunday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Gethsemane Garden Institutional Church of God in Christ with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Rev. Williams, the husband of Ora Velma Williams, also leaves three sons, Tommie Williams Jr., Criss Williams and Wayne McNiel Williams, all of Memphis; four sisters, Olesa Williams, Dorothy Carthan and Para Williams, all of Los Angeles, and Freddye Mae Williams of Dallas; two brothers, Izzah Williams and Shelley B. Williams, both of Memphis, and 12 grandchildren.
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Edward Charles Young, 52, of Memphis, construction worker, died May 4 at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Union cemetery. He leaves his mother, Bennie Ruth Young; five sisters, Gloria Ann Holmes, Tredina Lucas, Rose Wilson and Shelia Jones, all of Memphis, and Sharon Batts of San Francisco, and five brothers, James Edward Young, Marcus Young, Dexter Young, Stafford Young and Cedric Young, all of Memphis.
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Atoka -- Douglas Franklin Billings, 85, tire builder for Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton in Covington. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Munford Funeral Home with burial in Bethel cemetery in Atoka. He was a member of Bethel Presbyterian Church. Mr. Billings, the husband of Autumn Druce Billings, also leaves three daughters, Bobbie J. Cobb of Denham Springs, La., Audrey Gibson of Oklahoma City and Rene Billings of Colorado Springs; three sons, Douglas F. Billings of Dundee, Ore., David Billings of Brighton and Floyd Billings of Drummonds; four sisters, Betty Harrington of Virginia Beach, Va., Dorothy Wilburn of Arizona, Dorcus Harvell of Ohio and Lillian Gulfroy of Tucson, Ariz.; a brother, Norris Billings of Phoenix, 15 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
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Brighton -- Seldon G. Deen, 77, retired truck driver for Covington Propane, died Tuesday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home in Covington with burial in R.H. Munford cemetery there. He was a member of Pisgah Methodist Church. He leaves a daughter, Janet Burgess of Brighton; a son, Jerry Deen of Covington, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
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Brighton -- Naomi Meador Reed, 88, homemaker, died Tuesday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Cryer Funeral Home in Obion with burial in Elbridge cemetery there. Mrs. Reed, the widow of Robert John Meador and James E. Reed, leaves a daughter, Bobbi Cheryl Ingram of Jackson; two sons, Robert G. Meador of Brighton and William F. Meador of Gallatin, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
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Covington -- Marion H. Goodman, 90, retired farmer and retired school bus driver for Tipton County Board of Education, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Avery Chapel CME Church, where he was a former usher and former vice-chairman of the steward and trustee boards, with burial in the church cemetery. Barlow Funeral Home has charge. He was founder of the Yarbrough Family Reunion. Mr. Goodman, the widower of Annie Lee Goodman, leaves three daughters, Edna V. Goodman of Detroit, Mae G. Taylor of Memphis and La-Don G. McNeil of Grand Blanc, Mich.; a son, Willie James Goodman of Detroit; a brother, Emmett Goodman of Covington, 13 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
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