Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Leroy Jacob George Wilder, 63, of Memphis, salesman, died Wednesday at Methodist University Hospital. Bartlett Funeral Home has charge. He leaves two sisters, Donna Rhodes of Memphis and Ruth Miles of Ellensburg, Wash., and a brother, Walt Wilder of San Antonio, Texas. The family requests that any memorials be sent to National Kidney Foundation.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Rossville -- Lue Rean Yancey, 43, homemaker, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville. Services will be at noon Wednesday at Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church, where she taught Bible Study, with burial in the church cemetery. H.C. Jett Funeral Home in Collierville has charge. She leaves her mother, Bessie Cash Yancey of Rossville; seven sisters, Lela Dodson, Gracie Winton, Claudette Yancey and Pearlie Grandberry, all of Memphis, Cornelius Chember of Cordova, Delois Newson of Jackson and Lillie Lewis of Rossville, and two brothers, Alford Yancey of Rossville and Oscar Yancey of Memphis.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Savannah -- Creed Walker, 64, forklift operator for Clayton Mobile Homes, died Friday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home with burial in Memory Gardens of Hardin County. He was a Navy veteran and a member of Temple Baptist Church and the Elks Lodge and president of Sons of Thunder Club. He leaves a son, Jeff Walker, and a sister, Betty Plunk, both of Savannah; a brother, Tommy Walker of North Carolina; his fiancee, Linda Daniel of Savannah, and two grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Savannah -- Stephen Wilson, 41, carpenter, died Friday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home with burial in Graham cemetery in Hardin County. He was a member of Living Waters Foursquare Church. Mr. Wilson, the husband of Debbie Wilson, also leaves a daughter, Crista Wilson of Selmer; a stepdaughter, Amy Smith of Savannah; his parents, Shirley A. and Gerald R. Wilson of Adamsville; a sister, Stephanie Wilson of Selmer; his grandmother, Evelyn Janke of Bardstown, Ky., and two grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Jack Allen III, 72, of Cordova, retired assistant vice president of Holiday Inn, died Saturday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Christ United Methodist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Memorial Park. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Allen, the husband of Harriett Person Allen for 47 years, also leaves two sons, Michael Spencer Allen of Hickory Valley, Tenn., and Christopher Person Allen of Memphis, and two grandsons. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Christ United Methodist Church, American Heart Association or Church Health Center.
[Death notice dated May 16, 2005]
Riley Brown, 68, of Memphis, retired rail supervisor for Cleo Wrap, died Friday at Methodist University Hospital. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Brown, the husband of Eva Mae Brown, also leaves three daughters, Janina L. Brown-Davis, Patrice Goins and Vivian L. Brown-Wilson, and a son, Eric Brown, all of Memphis; a sister, Martha Jackson of Ecuador, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated May 16, 2005]
John Charles Cameron IV, 84, of Memphis, retired president and board chairman of Choctaw Inc., died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Bellevue Baptist Church, where he was chairman of deacons and oversight committee, with burial in Canton (Miss.) City cemetery. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. He was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran, recipient of Distinguished Flying Cross with two Oak Leaf Clusters, and graduate of Tunica County High School, Holmes Junior College and Mississippi State College. Mr. Cameron, the husband of Camille Perkins Cameron for 60 years, also leaves two sons, John Charles Cameron V of Memphis and Paul Edwin Cameron of San Francisco; a sister, Lillian Cameron Pressly of Seattle, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Love Worth Finding Ministries or Bellevue Baptist Church.
[Death notice dated May 16, 2005]
Emily T. Carr, 82, of Memphis, retired from the old Defense Depot after 26 years, died Saturday at her home. Mass will be said at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Williams Catholic Church in Millington with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. Forest Hill Funeral Home East has charge. She was a graduate of State Technical Institute. Mrs. Carr, the widow of Hugh Carr, leaves two daughters, Shelby J. Counts of Florida and Christine Isabell of Millington; two sons, Pat Carr of Memphis and Terry Carr of Atoka, 12 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated May 16, 2005]
William John Carter, 95, of Memphis, retired supervisor for Mid-South Heat Treating, died Saturday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Woodland Presbyterian Church, where he was an elder. Mid-South Mortuary has charge. He was a Mason. Mr. Carter, the husband of Ardys Carter, also leaves two daughters, JoAnne Taube of Kankakee, Ill., and Darlene Brasfield of Memphis, six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Trinity Hospice or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated May 16, 2005]
Jean Foshee, 63, of Memphis, retired supervisor for Donruss Co., died Friday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. Mrs. Foshee, the wife of Harold Foshee for 47 years, also leaves a son, William H. Foshee Jr. of Walls; her mother, Cora Inez Malone of Starkville, Miss.; four sisters, Cathy Ashworth of Starkville, Janice Dear and Sandra Samuels, both of Jackson, Miss., and Rose Tindel of Batesville, Miss.; three brothers, Junior Malone of Hernando, Donnie Malone of Kilmichael, Miss., and Randy Malone of North Carolina, and a grandchild.
[Death notice dated May 16, 2005]
Alice Arvell McClain Franklin, 90, of Memphis, died Friday at Allenbrooke Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Elmwood. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Mount Gilliam Baptist Church. She leaves a daughter, Geraldine Harris, and a sister, Erie Rose, both of Memphis, five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 16, 2005]
Jacob Geller, 89, of Memphis, owner of Geller Business Forms, died Sunday at Saint Francis Hospital. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Temple Israel cemetery. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. He was a World War II veteran, a Mason, and member of Temple Israel, Scottish Rite, Al Chymia Shrine, Temple Israel Brotherhood and Encore Club of Memphis. Mr. Geller, the husband of Lenore H. Geller, also leaves three grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Temple Israel or Jewish Community Center.
[Death notice dated May 16, 2005]
Libby N. Goldberger, 77, of Memphis, retired secretary to the manager of Dean Foods after 30 years, died Saturday at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Temple Israel cemetery. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. She was a choir member at Temple Israel. Mrs. Goldberger, the wife of Samuel Goldberger, also leaves a daughter, Amy Goldberger of Boston; a sister, Leila N. Ward of London, and two grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Alzheimer's Association or the American Diabetes Association.
[Death notice dated May 16, 2005]
Patricia Ann Hillstrom, 69, of Memphis, retired from Holiday Inn, died Saturday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of Advent Presbyterian Church and former vice president of Quail Ridge Golf Ladies Association. Mrs. Hillstrom, the widow of Ralph Hillstrom, leaves a daughter, Linda Carey, and a son, Mike Boatman, both of Memphis, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 16, 2005]
Lois Eunice Inghram, 61, of Memphis, J.M. Smucker Co. quality control employee, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. Mrs. Inghram, the widow of H.C. Inghram, leaves two sons, David R. Inghram of Memphis and Ricky W. Inghram of Bartlett, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 16, 2005]
Harriett Jackson, 76, of Memphis, retired librarian, died Saturday at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Whitehaven Presbyterian Church, where she was an elder, with burial in Wyers Chapel cemetery in Dumas, Miss. Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown has charge. She was a member of Kennedy Book Club and Pension Board of Retired Librarians Association. She leaves two sisters, Mary Alice Holloman of Columbus, Miss., and Anne Jackson Stephens of New Albany, Miss. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Whitehaven Presbyterian Church or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated May 16, 2005]
Alvis C. Jerden, 78, of Memphis, retired carpenter, died Saturday at Cordova Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. Mr. Jerden, the widower of Billie Jerden, leaves a daughter, Pam Hayden of Lakeland; three sons, Steve Jerden of Wartburg, Tenn., Jason Jerden of Memphis and Shawn Jerden of Cordova; two stepdaughters, Cathy Olmstead of Memphis and Angie Norton of Lakeland; a sister, Ruby Jones of Memphis; a brother, Dorsey Jerden of Bartlett, 18 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Diabetes Association.
[Death notice dated May 16, 2005]
Mary J. Johnson, 89, of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of Colonial Park United Methodist Church for over 40 years. Mrs. Johnson, the widow of Howard Johnson, leaves a daughter, Mary F. Hermina of Memphis; a son, Jim Johnson of Russellville, Ark.; a sister, Frances Wilbanks of Warren, Ark., three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated May 16, 2005]
Charlie Joe Lipscomb, 75, of Memphis, retired driver for Roadway, died Thursday in Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses with burial at 1 p.m. in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Millington Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Lipscomb, the husband of Edna B. Lipscomb, also leaves a daughter, Pamela Townsel, and a son, Leland Townsel, both of Memphis, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated May 16, 2005]
