Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Dyersburg -- Sue Carol Redden, 39, homemaker, died Tuesday at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at The Church of Jesus Christ, where she was a member, with burial in Fairview cemetery. J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Redden, the wife of Hershel Redden, also leaves two daughters, Tabatha Redden and Racheal Redden, and her mother, Barbara Singleton, all of Dyersburg, two sisters, Janice Kirgis of Dyersburg and Brenda Puckett of Larimore, N.D., and two brothers, Billy Singleton of Newbern and Jonathan Singleton of Dyersburg.
[Death notice dated May 12, 2005]
Dyersburg -- Dorothy Frances Wales, 84, homemaker, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Lauderdale in Ripley. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Palestine Methodist Church in the Bruceville community, where she was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. Halls Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Wales, the widow of Wilson Wales, leaves two daughters, Linda Kay Fisher of Bartlett and Angie Terry of Halls; a sister, Jane Strange of Dyersburg, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 12, 2005]
Finger -- Clyde M. Moore, 60, retired teacher for Chester County High School, died Wednesday at West Tennessee Transitional Care. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Casey Funeral Home in Henderson with burial in Maggie Jones cemetery in McNairy County. He was a member of Maggie Jones United Methodist Church, Chester County Teachers Association and Tennessee Education Association. He leaves a sister, Sandra Kaye Plunk of Bartlett, and two brothers, Raybon Moore of Jackson and Rudy Moore of Finger.
[Death notice dated May 12, 2005]
Ripley -- Edna Martha Ammons, 51, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Lauderdale. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Mount Lebanon Assembly of God in Henning, where she was a member, with burial in Mary's Chapel cemetery in Ripley. Garner Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Ammons, the wife of Bobby Dean Ammons, also leaves a daughter, Amy Payne of Brighton; a son, Patrick Crowder Jr. of Oklahoma City; two stepdaughters, Amy Ammons and Vickie Ammons, and two stepsons, Joseph Ammons and Chad Ammons, all of Ripley; five sisters, Virgie Howard, Yvonne Kirby and Darlene Womack, all of Ripley, Mable Mueller of Covington and Eva Ammons of Arlington; four brothers, Andrew Sanders of Texas, Frank Sanders and Joe Sanders, both of Halls, and James Sanders of Henning, and 12 grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 12, 2005]
Savannah -- Ray Barnes, 73, laborer, died Monday at his home. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home with burial in Lebanon cemetery in Hardin County. He was a National Guard veteran. Mr. Barnes, the widower of Bonnie Faye Barnes, leaves a daughter, Teresa Weaver of Savannah; two sisters, Bell Hubanks of Savannah and Sue Shroyer of Olive Branch, Miss.; a brother, Junior Barnes of Adamsville, two grandchildren, three stepgrandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 12, 2005]
Savannah -- Helen Louise 'Dolly' Umphrey, 62, homemaker, died Tuesday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Shackelford Funeral Home with burial in Mount Hermon cemetery in Hardin County. Mrs. Umphrey, the wife of Danny Earnest Umphrey, also leaves a daughter, Dawn Umphrey of Savannah; three sons, Joey Fasking and Donnie Fasking, both of Savannah, and Tim Bruce of La Vergne; a brother, Steve Sala of Laughlin, N.Y., and seven grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 12, 2005]
George W. Allmon II, 87, of Memphis, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Family Funeral Care with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. He was a World War II Army veteran, a member of Trinity Baptist Church and a former member of the Masonic Lodge. Mr. Allmon, the husband of Juanita Overstreet Allmon for 66 years, also leaves a daughter, Elizabet Lawrence of Bartlett; a son, George W. Allmon III of Collierville; four sisters, Sue Warren and Charlene Davis, both of Indianapolis, Betty Holland of Byhalia, Miss., and Allie Woods of Paducah, Ky., eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated May 13, 2005]
Annie Bell Ambrose, 81, of Memphis, died May 6 at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Hudsonville CME Church in Holly Springs, Miss., where she was an usher, with burial in Hudsonville cemetery. Serenity Funeral Home in Holly Springs has charge. She was a member of Heroines of Jericho Court 14 in Holly Springs. She leaves three daughters, Janie Bowen of Aurora, Ill., Annette Jones of Memphis and Irene Kilpatrick of Holly Springs; two sisters, Irene Raimey of Memphis and Elizabeth Gaythos of Buffalo, N.Y., five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 13, 2005]
Mary W. Barber, 87, of Memphis, died Monday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at noon Saturday at Bethel Presbyterian Church, where she was a member, with burial in Sales Family cemetery in Moscow. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves three daughters, Edith B. Jones of Moscow, and Erma J. Barber and Vickie L. Redden, both of Memphis; three sons, John Barber and Earl Barber Jr., both of Memphis, and James W. Barber of Frankfurt, Ky.; three sisters, Velma Waller of Memphis, Lorece Mitchell of Moscow and Mourice Blacknall of Kansas City, Kan.; a brother, Allen Wright of Moscow, 19 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
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Clinton Campbell, 58, of Memphis, truck driver, died May 6 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Christ the Rock with burial in New Park cemetery. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. Mr. Campbell, the husband of Bobbye S. Campbell, also leaves three daughters, Sharon Phillips, Sabrina Campbell and Taletha Campbell, and two sons, Corey D. Campbell and Eddie Phillips, all of Memphis; a sister, Ethel Marie Carrol of Kankakee, Ill.; six brothers, Alfred Campbell, Jessie Campbell, Eric Walter, Deadrick Campbell, Cornell Campbell Jr., and Willie Webb, all of Memphis, and three grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 13, 2005]
Beauton Buchanan Caudel, 99, of Memphis, retired seamstress for Nunnery's, died Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Union Grove Methodist Church in Kenton, Tenn., with burial in the church cemetery. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. She was a member of Union Avenue Methodist Church. Mrs. Caudel, the widow of Lemmie Caudel, leaves a daughter, Hesta Williams of Memphis; a son, Jerry Caudel of Atlanta, eight grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Union Grove Methodist Church.
[Death notice dated May 13, 2005]
Jerry C. Channell, 58, of Collierville, president of Collierville Winnelson Co., died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Edmondson cemetery in Southaven. He was a member of Ridgeway Country Club and the recipient of the Memphis Area Plumbing Association's Dick Schiewetz Primus Trust Award. Mr. Channell, the husband of Joan McCommon Channell, also leaves two daughters, Jennifer Bickerstaff of Franklin, Tenn., and Lindsay Overstreet of Memphis; his mother, Marion Mosby, and a sister, Norma Lee, both of Collierville, and a brother, Tommy Channell of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to West Clinic Wings Foundation.
[Death notice dated May 13, 2005]
O. Steven Christenson, 46, of Memphis, electrician and martial arts instructor, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Northridge Woodhaven Funeral Home in Millington with burial in Northridge Woodhaven cemetery. He was a member of Christian Motorcycle Association. Mr. Christenson, the husband of Amy M. Christenson for 11 years, also leaves two daughters, Stephanie Derek of Memphis and Lauren Christenson of Katy, Texas; two sons, Allen Steven Christenson and Richard Steven Christenson, both of Katy; his mother, Margaret Christenson of Memphis, and a sister, Carol Shock of Morehead, Ky.
[Death notice dated May 13, 2005]
Matthew Temper Clay Jr., 60, of Memphis, died Wednesday at Court Manor Nursing Home. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at N. H. Owens & Son Funeral Home with burial in Union cemetery in Lucy. Mr. Clay, the husband of Peggie Clay, also leaves three daughters, Madrey Clay-Haderthier of Winston-Salem, N.C., Tamiko Clay of Memphis and Nicole Clay of Phoenix; four sons, Terry Clay, Raymond Beard, Steve Clay and Timothy Smith; two stepdaughters, Kimnetta Smith and Latanya Brown, and two sisters, Dorothy Johnson and Reola Fason, all of Memphis; two brothers, Lee Harris of South Bend, Ind., and Louis Lee Harris of Memphis, 18 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 13, 2005]
L. C. Coleman, 55, of Memphis, died Sunday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Thomas Missionary Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. Woolf Funeral Home in Tunica, Miss., has charge. He leaves his mother, Lillie Coleman; a sister, Bobbie Coleman of Memphis, and three brothers, Willie B. Coleman of Peoria, Ill., and David Coleman and Eugene Coleman, both of Memphis.
[Death notice dated May 13, 2005]
Eva Eames Collins, 96, of Celina, Texas, formerly of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at her home. Graveside services will be at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and United Service Organization. Mrs. Collins, the widow of Larry W. Collins, leaves a son, Joseph L. Collins of Celina; a sister, Francis Sesti of Hughes, Ark., and a grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to United Service Organization.
[Death notice dated May 13, 2005]
Frank Osborne Cooper, 67, of Memphis, retired forklift operator for Strohs Beer Co., died Wednesday at Methodist University Hospital. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Christian Funeral Directors has charge. He was an Army veteran. He leaves two sisters, Beatrice C. Taylor and Honorine C. Rush, and a brother, Fred M. Cooper, all of Memphis.
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Larry W. Cunningham, 65, of Memphis, retired from the City of Memphis, died Wednesday at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel has charge. He was a graduate of the University of Mississippi Law School. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Memphis Humane Society.
[Death notice dated May 13, 2005]
Miguel Diaz Garcia, 31, of McMinnville, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, nursery worker, died Sunday in Midway, Ala. Services were Wednesday at Memphis International Church with burial in Mexico. Mid-South Mortuary had charge. He leaves his parents, Jose Socorro Centeno and Isabel Garcia, two sisters and two brothers.
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