Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Maelane Brown, 79, of Las Vegas, formerly of Memphis, died Sunday in Las Vegas. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Prayer House of Deliverance with burial in Zion Hill cemetery in Hernando. N.H. Owens & Son Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Brown, the widow of Ivy Brown, leaves nine daughters, Zady Brown, Dearlean Montgomery, Pearlean King, Mary Alexander, Felicia Powers and Glenda Brown, all of Memphis, and Lora Gross, Helen Brown and Shurnice Patterson, all of Las Vegas; three sons, William Brown and Irby Brown, both of Memphis, and Ivy Brown Jr. of Kansas City, Mo.; a brother, Odell Brown of Milwaukee, 31 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Bobbie Watkins Burchett, 55, of Memphis, retired from the Department of Human Services, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Early Grove Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial at 9 a.m. Tuesday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. N.H. Owens & Son Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Burchett, the wife of Rev. Charlie Joe Burchett, also leaves four stepdaughters, Tonya Burchett, Tiffany Burchett, Tasha Burchett and Shandra Glass; four sisters, Floretta Townsend, Clara Watkins, Lizzie Watkins and Reola Marshall, and two brothers, Joe B. Watkins and John Watkins, all of Memphis.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Ethel Grisby Burrow, 85, of Memphis, homemaker, died Thursday at her home. Services will be at noon Tuesday at New Era Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Elmwood. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has charge. Mrs. Burrow, the widow of Fate Burrow, leaves three daughters, Faye Annette Burrow, Dorothy June Burrow Siddell and Lindell Burrow, all of Memphis; a son, Oscar Burrow of Kansas City, Mo., six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Barbara Jeaninne Clark, 72, of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Roller Family Funeral Home. Mrs. Clark, the widow of Howard Kyle Clark, leaves a son, Gary Clark Jr. of Memphis, and a grandchild.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Bobby L. Coleman, 63, of Memphis, retired self-employed mechanic, died Thursday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. He was a member of Leawood Baptist Church. Mr. Coleman, the husband of Ruth R. Coleman for 44 years, also leaves two daughters, Cecelia Wells of Memphis and Leigh Anne Churchill of Byhalia, Miss.; a son, Britt Coleman of Memphis; four sisters, Vera Ward of Memphis, Patricia Edwards and Shelby King, both of Collierville, and Catherine Huston of Bartlett; a brother, Joe Coleman of Memphis, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Leawood Baptist Church.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Irene Conrad, 58, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Methodist University Hospital. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Peter Villa. Family Funeral Care has charge. Mrs. Conrad, the wife of Gene Conrad, also leaves a daughter, Deanne Conrad of Memphis; three sons, Gene Conrad and Scott Conrad, both of Memphis, and Kevin Conrad of Ripley, Miss.; two sisters, Bonnie Adams of Arkansas and Darlene Dillehay of St. Paul, Minn., and five grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Peter Villa.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Willie Michael Crowder, 46, of Memphis, former street maintenance worker for the City of Memphis, died Saturday at Methodist University Hospital. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Galilee Memorial Gardens. Christian Funeral Directors has charge. He leaves a daughter, Brianna Crowder of Memphis; two sisters, Angela Dean of Collierville and Teresa A. Harper of Memphis, and a brother, Robert Harper of Memphis.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Rita Dolores Dickerson, 76, of Memphis, homemaker, died Wednesday at Saint Francis Healthcare & Rehab. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Family Funeral Care with burial in Shiloh cemetery in Ripley, Tenn. Mrs. Dickerson, the widow of Leon Jackson Dickerson, leaves five daughters, Sherrie Magnini of Horn Lake, Tina Traylor, Carolyn Swindle and Patricia French, all of Memphis, and Julia Ng of Cordova; a son, Raymond Dickerson of Cordova, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Make-A-Wish Foundation.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Lawrence Elsberry, 54, of Memphis, retired from Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, died Tuesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at New Bethel Church of God in Christ in Bolivar, Tenn., with burial in La Grange (Tenn.) cemetery. Mabone Funeral Home in Somerville has charge. He leaves a daughter, Alexis M. Jones, and a son, Jerome M. Jones, both of Memphis; five sisters, Emma Liddell and Benny'e Thomas, both of California, Mary Guyton of Grand Junction, Tenn., Helen McNeil of Memphis and Arlean Brown of Detroit; three brothers, Willie Elsberry of Dover, Del., Elton Elsberry of Memphis and Bernard Elsberry of Norfolk, Va., and two grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Eddie Dwayne Estes, 62, of Memphis, cabinet maker for Allen's Cabinet Shop, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Northridge Woodhaven Funeral Home in Millington with burial in Northridge Woodhaven cemetery. Mr. Estes, the widower of Pallie Estes, leaves a daughter, Terri Estes of Pittsburgh, Pa.; a son, Tony Estes of Atoka; a brother, Tommy Estes of Seattle, and two grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
James 'Sonny' Harris, 70, of Detroit, formerly of Memphis, died May 12 at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Services will be at noon Saturday at St. Peter Baptist Church with burial at 2 p.m. Monday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. E.H. Ford Mortuary Services has charge. Mr. Harris, the widower of Verline Harris, leaves four daughters, Lafawn Harris, Leah Harris, Batina Harris and Abena Harris, all of Memphis; three sons, Dennis Harris of Grand Prairie, Texas, James Harris III of New York and Tam Jones of Detroit; four sisters, Barbara Lipford and Ora Irvin, both of Memphis, Faye Corley of Port Washington, N.Y., and Carolyn Proimus of Valrico, Fla.; three brothers, John Harris, Ollie Harris and Alvin Harris, all of Memphis, and six grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Peggy Jean Ryan Kelley Hearn, 76, of Memphis, former owner of Sacks II For Kids, died Wednesday at her home. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lindenwood Christian Church, where she was a member. She was a member of Le Bonheur Club and Daughters of the American Revolution, a graduate of Lausanne School For Girls and attended Mary Baldwin College for Women. She leaves two daughters, Elizabeth Ann Hearn of Memphis and Shannon Hearn Weaver of Brighton; five sons, R. Lamon Kelley, Wallace R. Kelley, David A. Hearn and Don L. Hearn, all of Memphis, and John Cole Kelley of California, 12 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Church Health Center or Lindenwood Christian Church.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Thelma Reid Jones, 90, of Memphis, retired PBX operator for The Commercial Appeal, died Thursday at Bright Glade Convalescent Center. Services will be at noon Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. She was a former member of Hickory Ridge Baptist Church. Mrs. Jones, the widow of Troy M. Jones, leaves a daughter, Barbara J. Darr, and a son, Reid Jones, both of Memphis, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the Alzheimer's Association.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Debra Goodspeed Less, 48, of Memphis, peripheral vascular technician for Saint Francis Hospital, died there Wednesday. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Calvary Episcopal Church, where she was a member. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. She was a member of Temple Israel and a volunteer for Friends For Life. Mrs. Less, the wife of Bert A. Less, also leaves a daughter, Baylee Less; a son, Joshua Less, and a sister, Pamela Ward, all of Memphis; two brothers, Dan Goodspeed of Memphis and Johnny Goodspeed of Germantown, and a half-brother, Terry Goodspeed of Wilmington, N.C. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Medical Research Foundations or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Martha A. Billingsley Miller, 68, of Memphis, formerly of Little Rock, retired registered nurse for Arkansas Veterans Medical Center, died Tuesday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Jubilee Church of God in Christ, where she was a mother board member, with graveside services at 2 p.m. Thursday at Pinecrest Memorial Gardens in Alexander, Ark. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has charge. Mrs. Miller, the wife of Floyd Miller, also leaves two daughters, Jacqueline Bolton of Memphis and Pamela Baker of Camden, Ark.; four stepdaughters, Marchelle Shoemaker, Classie Miller, Katherine Westbrook and Shirley Wright, and two stepsons, Floyd Miller Jr. and Theopolis Miller, all of Memphis; two sisters, Pearlie Porshon and Alean Childs, and a brother, Lee Warren, all of Toledo, Ohio, five grandchildren, 20 stepgrandchildren, two great-grandchildren and nine stepgreat-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Sandra Phillips, 43, of Memphis, died Wednesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Saturday at Annesdale Cherokee Baptist Church with burial at 1 p.m. Tuesday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. N.H. Owens & Son Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Phillips, the wife of Charles Phillips, also leaves three daughters, Denise Phillips, Ginger Phillips and Takisha Wallace; a son, Kenneth Walker Jr., and her mother, Mary Ballard, all of Memphis; her father, Maynard Citchens of Clarksdale, Miss.; two sisters, Debra Johnson and Marilyn Frison, and a brother, Bobby Johnson, all of Memphis, and two grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Hosie Lee Taylor, 90, of Memphis, died Wednesday at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Park South Woods. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a daughter, Patricia Taylor of Cordova, two grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Haywood 'Sparky' Watts, 72, of Collierville, retired owner of Haywood Watts & Co. Realtors, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. He was a Korean War Army veteran, an elder of the Presbyterian Church for 30 years, and a member of Odd Fellows, Kiwanis and Collierville Rotary Club. Mr. Watts, the husband of Evelyn Wooley Watts for 51 years, also leaves two daughters, Lee Ann Kelly and Deborah Watts; a sister, Bertha Herrington, and a brother, L.A. Watts, all of Memphis, and three grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
James Wilson II, 75, of Detroit, formerly of Memphis, retired factory worker, died Sunday at Sinai Grace Hospital in Detroit. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Greater St. Mark Baptist Church in Detroit, where he was a member, with graveside services at noon Wednesday at Haliburton Church cemetery in Olive Branch. Swanson Funeral Home in Detroit has charge. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has local charge. Mr. Wilson, the husband of Ida Mae Jones Wilson, also leaves a sister, Magnolia Spencer of Memphis.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
