Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Covington -- William Thomas Easley, 70, automobile mechanic, died Monday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Covington Funeral Home with burial in Randolph cemetery. He was a member of the Church of Christ. He leaves a daughter, Jamie Easley; two sons, Billy Easley and James Easley, and his mother, Mary Lois Easley, all of Covington; three sisters, Judy Rogers and Mary Nell Cross, both of Covington, and Beddie Freeman of Sesser, Ill.; two brothers, Glynward Easley of Covington and Maurice Easley of Burlison, and a granddaughter.
[Death notice dated May 17, 2005]
Covington -- Oliver Jackson, 70, former employee of Wooten Truck & Tractor Co., died Friday at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Salem Missionary Baptist Church in Mason with burial in Salem cemetery there. Palmer Funeral Home in Mason has charge. He leaves a daughter, Linda Wynn, and a sister, Lou Anna Young, both of Covington, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 17, 2005]
Dyersburg -- Johnny Gwyn Gamble, 56, former manager of A&P; and Big John's grocery stores, former insurance agent for American General and former office worker for Colonial Rubber, died Monday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with burial in Fairview cemetery. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ. He leaves a daughter, Carrie Gamble; a son, John W. Gamble; his mother, Pearl Gamble; a sister, Louise Brasfield, and a brother, Jimmy Gamble, all of Dyersburg.
[Death notice dated May 17, 2005]
Pocahontas -- Carl L. Wardlow, 78, retired truck driver, died Saturday at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth, Miss. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer with burial in Bethel cemetery in Pocahontas. He was a member of Pocahontas Church of Christ and Scottish Rite and a 32nd degree Mason. Mr. Wardlow, the husband of Jean Boatman Wardlow, also leaves two sons, Johnny Carl Wardlow and Carlos Wardlow, both of Pocahontas; a sister, Bereniece Gordon of Memphis, and two grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 17, 2005]
Ripley -- Wilma Louise Esra, 93, homemaker, died Sunday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Garner Funeral Home with burial in Dry Hill cemetery. She was a member of Hutcherson Chapel Assembly of God. Mrs. Esra, the widow of Andrew Thomas Esra, leaves three daughters, Betty Esra Crihfield of Henning, and Dorothy Esra Connell and Bonnie Esra Burnham, both of Ripley; a son, Clifton Esra of Halls; a sister, Molly Proctor of Nixa, Mo., 15 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and 26 great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 17, 2005]
Somerville -- Mary Elizabeth Harvey Billingsley, 67, homemaker, died Thursday at Methodist Fayette Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Wray's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Patterson cemetery. Palmer Funeral Home in Mason has charge. Mrs. Billingsley, the wife of Cleo Billingsley, also leaves three sisters, Alice Mae Cooper of Somerville, Ethel Smith of Memphis and Emma T. Davis of Ripley, and a brother, Paul Harvey of Somerville.
[Death notice dated May 17, 2005]
WHITEVILLE -- Harriett Doxey Stewart, 92, formerly of Memphis, former employee of Whiteville Senior Citizens, Memphis Photo Supply and the old defense depot in Memphis, died Sunday in Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home in Somerville with burial in Crowder cemetery in Whiteville. She was a member of Whiteville United Methodist Church and a former volunteer for Arlington Developmental Center. She leaves a daughter, Gloria S. Ellard of Memphis; a son, Albert N. Stewart of North Hills, Calif., five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Whiteville United Methodist Church.
[Death notice dated May 17, 2005]
Melvin P. Arnold, 85, of Memphis, retired railroad worker, died Saturday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 7 p.m. today at New Hope Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in New Park cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Arnold, the widower of Louise Coleman Arnold, leaves three daughters, Dorothy Jean of Illinois, Delores Coleman of Hawaii and Fannie Mae Barnes of Pittsburgh, Pa.; a brother, Timothy Arnold of Chicago, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 18, 2005]
John Leonard Carter, 79, of Memphis, retired salesman, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. He was a World War II Navy veteran, a Mason and a member of Whitehaven Veterans of Foreign Wars and New Prospect Baptist Church. He leaves a daughter, Tina Carter Blankinship of Hernando; two sons, David Franklin Carter of Olive Branch and Kim Stephen Carter of Knoxville; four sisters, Vivian Sides of Louisville, Ky., Nancy Spruce of Campbellton, Fla., Betty Chumney of Panama City, Fla., and Joyce Norman of Starke, Fla.; a brother, Paul Carter of Starke, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 18, 2005]
Lemon Dye, 73, of Memphis, retired truck driver, died Sunday at Parkway Health & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Cummings Street Baptist Church on East Raines with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. Mr. Dye, the husband of Rosie Lee Dye, also leaves two daughters, Shirley Chapman and Thelma Burrows; four sons, Tommie Briggs, Michael Briggs, Mark Briggs and Robert Briggs, and a brother, Willie B. Dye, all of Memphis, 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 18, 2005]
Harvey L. Ferguson, 87, retired automobile mechanic, died Monday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Brownsville (Tenn.) Funeral Home with burial in Brownsville Memorial Gardens. He was a World War II Army veteran and a member of Graham Heights Baptist Church. Mr. Ferguson, the husband of Mildred Ferguson, also leaves two daughters, Lucretia Mae Sennett of Memphis and Brenda Joy Hajeb of Oak Forest, Ill.; a son, Harvey Lee Ferguson Jr. of Memphis, 13 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Graham Heights Baptist Church Bus Fund.
[Death notice dated May 18, 2005]
Eleanor Goldberger Friedman, 90, of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at Memphis Jewish Home. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Temple Israel with burial in Mount Hebron cemetery in Flushing, N.Y. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. Mrs. Friedman, the wife of George Friedman, also leaves a daughter, June Friedman Entman of Memphis; a son, Alan J. Friedman of New York City; a brother, Saul Goldberger of Los Angeles, and two grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Memphis Jewish Home or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated May 18, 2005]
Myrtle Hagan, 74, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Austin Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a mother board member, with burial in New Park cemetery. N.H. Owens & Son Funeral Home has charge. She leaves two daughters, Gloria Cole and Barbara Seats, and five sons, Leroy Hagan, Joseph Hagan, Darrell Hagan, Robert Hagan and Arthur Anderson Jr., all of Memphis; two sisters, Fannie Strong of Memphis and Vestell Allen of Oklahoma, 26 grandchildren and 53 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 18, 2005]
Mary Frances Holmes, 85, of Memphis, presser, died Thursday at Wellstar Cobb Hospital in Austell, Ga. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Riverside Missionary Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. Anthony Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. She leaves six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 18, 2005]
Stanford Johnson Jr., 62, of Memphis, died Sunday at his home. Services will be at noon Saturday at R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Union cemetery. He was a Baptist. Mr. Johnson, the husband of Minnie Johnson, also leaves a daughter, Jacqueline Harris, and two sons, Derick DeWayne Johnson and Derick C. Johnson, both of Memphis; three stepsons, James Edwards and Clarence Edwards, both of Memphis, and Timothy Edwards of Jackson, Tenn.; a sister, Ruby Malone, and three brothers, Andrew Johnson, Sonny Johnson and Joe Johnson, all of Memphis, several grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 18, 2005]
Eldora Kerr, 78, of Memphis, retired from Chickasaw County Club, died Saturday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Jerusalem Baptist Church on West Shelby with burial at 9 a.m. Monday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a mother board member of New Zion Field Baptist Church. Mrs. Kerr, the widow of James Kerr, leaves a daughter, Lillie M. Whitelow Livingston, and a son, Eugene Johnson, both of Memphis; three sisters, Leora Robinson, Georgia May Spikes and Pauline Kimbro, all of Milwaukee; a brother, George Lay of Peru, Ind.; a son-in-law who helped care for her, Rev. Clemmie Lexington Jr. of Memphis, 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 18, 2005]
Patel Mukundbhai Keshav, 44, of Memphis, desk clerk, died Sunday in Memphis. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Memphis International Church. Mid-South Mortuary has charge. Mr. Keshav, the husband of Chandrika Keshav, also leaves a daughter, Maitry Keshav, and a son, Rajul Keshav, both of Memphis.
[Death notice dated May 18, 2005]
Robert H. Knopf, 59, of Memphis, formerly of New York, jeweler, died Monday at his home. Services were Tuesday at Sam Abraham Chapel with burial in Baron Hirsch cemetery. Canale Funeral Directors had charge. He was a member of Baron Hirsch Congregation, Chabbad Lubavitch Congregation and Young Israel Congregation. Mr. Knopf, the husband of Cynthia G. Knopf, also leaves a daughter, Chana K. Rosenblat, and a son, David Knopf, both of Far Rockaway, N.Y.; a brother, Irwin Knopf of Memphis, and five grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a synagogue of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated May 18, 2005]
Allene Joyner McDonald, 81, of Millington, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Bodkin Funeral Home in Milan, Tenn., with burial in Hopewell cemetery near Lavinia, Tenn. She was a member of Rosemark Full Gospel Church. Mrs. McDonald, the widow of J.E. McDonald, leaves a daughter, Elisha Escue of Millington; a son, Jeremy McDonald of Memphis; a sister, Illene Cole of Milan, a granddaughter and a great-grandson.
[Death notice dated May 18, 2005]
