Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Bolivar -- James Larry Ray, 59, died Wednesday at Bolivar General Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home with burial in New Union cemetery in Medon. He was a member of Walnut Grove Baptist Church. Mr. Ray, the husband of Nancy Louise Siler Ray, also leaves two daughters, Lorrie Ann Stamey of Somerville and Mindy Estella Scott of Horn Lake, Miss.; his mother, Georgia Estella Howell Smith of Bolivar; a sister, Mary Ann Kelley of Whiteville, and four grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Covington -- Arthur Bruce Hudson, 71, retired service station attendant for Exxon, died Thursday at Cordova Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Covington Funeral Home has charge. He leaves two sisters, Carolyn S. Wicks and Mildred B. White, both of Covington; a brother, Herman M. Hudson Jr. of Spring, Texas, and a niece who helped care for him, Beverly J. Jimenez of Covington.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Dyersburg -- Jane Bradshaw Fowlkes Palmor, 76, of Guntersville, Ala., formerly of Dyersburg, former comptroller for First Citizens National Bank, died Monday in Guntersville. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Fairview cemetery. Dyersburg Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Henryville Methodist Church in Guntersville and United Methodist Women. She leaves a daughter, Evelean Vivian of Grant, Ala.; three sons, Jesse Fowlkes of Grant, Gordon Fowlkes of Logansville, Ga., and Albert Fowlkes of Huntsville, Ala.; a sister, Barbara Stephens of Dyersburg, 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to First United Methodist Church.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Henning -- George Whitelow, 91, retired farmer, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Lauderdale in Ripley. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Elam Baptist Church in Ripley with burial in the church cemetery. Thompson's Mortuary in Ripley has charge. He leaves two daughters, Katie Williams of Memphis and Nettie Seaberry of Henning; a son, George Whitelow Jr. of Decatur, Ill.; four sisters, Eddie Mae Tyus, Ella Mae Whitelow and Lencie Gennesy, all of Ripley, and Betrice Thomas of Covington; six brothers, Oscar Whitelow of Fort Wayne, Ind., Lloyd Whitelow of Hammond, Ind., Johnny Whitelow of Decatur, Josh Whitelow of Kentucky, and Robert Hart and James Hart, both of Dayton, Ohio, nine grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Morris Chapel -- Edra Lane White, 95, homemaker and factory worker, died Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Savannah with burial in Liberty cemetery in Hardin County. She was a member of Prospect Baptist Church. Mrs. White, the widow of Homer White, leaves a daughter, Nell White Garey of Morris Chapel; three sons, Jerry Neal White and Larry White, both of Morris Chapel, and David White of Savannah, 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Ripley -- Andrea Louise Chaisson, 62, teacher, died Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Garner Funeral Home with burial in Ripley Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Chaisson, the wife of Lawrence Chaisson for 41 years, also leaves a daughter, Tracy Lynn Douglas of Ripley; a son, Stephen E. Chaisson of Nashville, and three grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Ripley -- Ellen Marie Cowan, 73, retired machine operator for Master Casual Ware, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Lauderdale. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Garner Funeral Home with burial in Maplewood cemetery. Mrs. Cowan, the widow of William D. Cowan, leaves a daughter, Renee Burns; a son, Charles Crawford, and two sisters, Betty Jean Pipkin and Judy Hargett, all of Ripley; three brothers, Lynnwood Shoemake and David Shoemake, both of Ripley, and Billy Shoemake of Nesbit, Miss., and six grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Ripley -- Angela Lorraine Crook, 40, homemaker, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Spiller Hill Church of God in Christ with burial in St. Luke cemetery. Thompson's Mortuary has charge. She leaves a son, Christopher A. Crook; her mother, Essie Mackey; two sisters, Zanetta Mackey and Kapricha Mackey, and a brother, Tyreece Mackey, all of Ripley.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Ripley -- David Lynn Currie, 47, factory worker, died Saturday at his home. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Spiller Hill Church of God in Christ with burial in Bethlehem cemetery. Thompson's Mortuary has charge. Mr. Currie, the husband of Sharon Currie, also leaves three daughters, Tora Shannon Currie of Halls and Myera Dewalt and Hanna Currie, both of Ripley; a son, Marco Currie, and his mother, Margie Currie, both of Ripley; five sisters, Lavern Robinson of Cleveland, Ohio, Alice Faye Campbell of Covington, Connie Barbee of Gates, and Sylverine Genesy and Stephanie Barbee, both of Ripley; three brothers, Emmett Barbee and Robert Lynn Barbee, both of Covington, and Timothy Currie of Ripley, and five grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Savannah -- James Perry McMasters, 68, farmer, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home with burial in Wesley's Chapel cemetery in Hardin County. He leaves a daughter, Debra Maxine McMasters of Alliance, Ohio; four sons, James Perry McMasters Jr. and Wiley Dean McMasters, both of Savannah, and Perry McMasters and James Dean McMasters, both of West Virginia; a sister, Hazel Hill of Canton, Ohio, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Savannah -- Sammy Cleatus Sparks, 46, cook for Hardin Medical Center for 21 years, died there Tuesday. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Shackelford Funeral Home with burial in Memory Gardens of Hardin County. He attended Love Tabernacle Church of God in Christ. Mr. Sparks, the widower of Judy McDowell Sparks, leaves a daughter, Karen Sparks; a son, Sammy Sparks Jr.; two sisters, Mollie Nichols and Gladys Sparks, and three brothers, C.B. Sparks, William Sparks and Forace Sparks, all of Savannah, and two grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Stantonville -- Ella V. Mulder, 71, homemaker and factory worker, died Wednesday at Hardin Medical Center in Savannah. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home in Savannah with burial in Milledgeville cemetery. She was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels and attended Stantonville Church of Christ. Mrs. Mulder, the wife of Willie Mulder, also leaves a daughter, Diane Pendley of Adamsville; two sons, Bobby Bishop of Adamsville and George Bishop Jr. of Morris Chapel; a stepdaughter, Sandra Cromwell of Savannah; three stepsons, Dennis Mulder of Cookeville, Phillip Mulder of Michie and Bobby Mulder of Savannah; a sister, Wanna Asher of Savannah; a brother, Edward Adams of Nashville, six grandchildren, five stepgrandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a stepgreat-grandchild.
[Death notice dated May 20, 2005]
Savannah Andrews, 75, homemaker, died Thursday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Prosperity Missionary Baptist Church on Old Brownsville, where she was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. Jefferson Mortuary in Millington has charge. Mrs Andrews, the widow of Fred Andrews, leaves five daughters, Susie Beasley of Bartlett, Sheila Andrews, Brenda Forte and Phyllis Ware, all of Arlington, and Janet Brewer of Memphis; a son, Freddie Andrews, and three sisters, Elizabeth Williams, Joanne Fitzpatrick and Dorothy Graham, all of Memphis, 19 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 21, 2005]
Asie Lee Casey, 79, of Memphis, retired from Methodist Hospitals, died Wednesday at Atrium of Memphis Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He was a Korean War Army veteran. Mr. Casey, the husband of Margaret A. Casey, also leaves four daughters, Brenda Patterson, Harriet Pettis and Marlene Casey, all of Memphis, and Joyce Mitchell of Rockville, Md.; three sons, Maurice Casey of Memphis, Harvey Casey of Chicago and Herbert Casey of Silver Spring, Md., 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 21, 2005]
Earl William Davis, 71, of Memphis, retired laborer, died Wednesday at Delta Medical Center. Services will be at noon Tuesday at Chelsea Avenue Church of Christ, where he was a member, with burial in New Park cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. Mr. Davis, the husband of Stella Davis, also leaves three stepdaughters, Leonell Hawthorne and Ivory Hawthorne, both of Memphis, and Debra Joe of Minneapolis; four sons, Michael Hawthorne of Germany, Clarence Hawthorne of Mesa, Ariz., and Frank Hawthorne and Norman Hawthorne, both of Atlanta; two sisters, Patricia Parks of Chicago and Nell Delois Reed of Jackson, 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 21, 2005]
Philip M. Davis, 99, of Franklin, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, retired from BellSouth after 46 years, died Friday at NHC Healthcare in Franklin. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Memphis Memory Gardens. He was a member of Oakhaven Baptist Church and Telephone Pioneers of America. Mr. Davis, the widower of Martha Davis, leaves two daughters, Yvonne Parish of Owensboro, Ky., and Dorothy Graham of Madisonville, Ky.; two sons, Philip M. Davis Jr. of Franklin and Charles W. Davis of Olive Branch, eight grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Death notice dated May 21, 2005]
Rita Dolores Dickerson, 76, of Memphis, homemaker, died Wednesday at Saint Francis Healthcare & Rehab. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Family Funeral Care with burial in Shiloh cemetery in Ripley, Miss. 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 21, 2005]
Dixie Lee Ellington, 84, of Memphis, retired from Kimco Automotive, died Thursday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at 6 p.m. Monday at New Zion Missionary Baptist Church on Peebles, where she was a member and former usher board member, with burial at 10 a.m. Tuesday in New Park cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves four daughters, Bobbie Jean Parrish Olive, Isadora Webb and Ruby Westbrook, all of Memphis, and Lois Jones of Defiance, Ohio; four sons, George C. Ellington, Solomon Ellington III, Timothy Ellington and Larry Ellington, all of Memphis, 40 grandchildren, 70 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 21, 2005]
Beatrice Graham, 62, of Memphis, died May 14 at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Southern Funeral Home. Mrs. Graham, the widow of Alexander Graham, leaves three sons, Stephen Graham, Douglas Graham and Alexis Graham, and a brother, Willie B. Smith, all of Memphis, and three grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 21, 2005]
