Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Mary Ann Allen, 85, of Memphis, former employee of BonTon Restaurant, died Wednesday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at noon Wednesday at Koinonia Baptist Church, where she was a member of the mothers' board, with burial in Galilee Memorial Gardens. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a daughter, Rosemary Graham, and a son, John David Allen, both of Memphis, six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
LeVester Bartlett, 64, of Memphis, retired from Haines Electric Co., died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Unity Church of God in Christ, where he was a member, with burial in New Park cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. Mr. Bartlett, the husband of Robbie M. Bartlett, also leaves a daughter, Nikka Smith; a son, LeAnthony Bartlett; two stepdaughters, Sharon Scott and Rosalind Scott, and a stepson, Michael Scott, all of Memphis; a sister, Elnora Bartlett of Riverside, Calif., and six grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
Ruth E. Brown, 80, of Memphis, retired Memphis City Schools cafeteria worker, died Friday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in New Park cemetery. N.H. Owens & Son Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a daughter, Charles Etta Patrick; a son, Robert L. Brown, and a sister, Leona Farwell, all of Memphis, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
Ralph Buring, 85, of Atlanta, formerly of Memphis, retired publicist for Warner Brothers Motion Pictures, died Sunday in Atlanta. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Jacob's Chapel with burial in Beth El Emeth cemetery. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. He was a former member of Anshei Sphard Beth El Emeth Congregation, graduate of Memphis State University, and member of Motion Picture Guild, Variety Club, Botanic Garden of Atlanta and Publishers Guild. Mr. Buring, the husband of Margarite Worthington Buring, also leaves two stepdaughters, Gretchen Paprocki of Atlanta and Stephanie Myers of Maitland, Fla. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Portsbridge Hospice in Fayetteville, Ga.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
Asie Lee Casey, 79, of Memphis, retired from Methodist Healthcare, died Wednesday at Atrium of Memphis Nursing and 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, Joyce Mitchell of Rockville, Md., and Brenda Patterson, Harriet Pettis and Marlene Casey, all of Memphis; 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 23, 2005]
Charlena Fletcher, 61, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at her home. Services will be at noon Wednesday at Cornerstone Temple of Deliverance Church with burial in Union cemetery. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a daughter, Kimberly Dickerson, and a son, Howard Mays, both of Memphis; two sisters, Estelle Wilson of Memphis and Katherine Fletcher of Los Angeles; four brothers, A.D. Murphy of St. Louis, and Andrew Fletcher, Jeffery Fletcher and Earl Fletcher, all of Memphis, and three grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
Finis A. Fortin, 89, of Cordova, homemaker, died Saturday at Cordova Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Hernando Funeral Home has charge. She leaves two daughters, Terry Peacock of Hernando and Norma Framalin of Sterling Heights, Mich.; a son, Harold Ritchie of Clarkston, Mich.; two sisters, Bonnie Schram of California and Amy Holman of Indiana, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
Brazzella Joy Golden, 45, of Memphis, employee of Northfolk Southern Railroad, died Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Midtown Church of Christ with burial in Union cemetery. N.H. Owens & Son Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Golden, the wife of Rufus Golden, also leaves a son, Prince A. Moore; a stepdaughter, Leslie R. Golden; her mother and stepfather, Thelma and Ozell Rivers; four brothers, Allen E. Nelson, Uza C. King, Kenneth King and Larry Tisdall, and her grandmother, Mary Mitchell.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
Harvey Goldring, 83, of Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Memphis, owner of Richmond Jewelers, died Saturday at Quince Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. He was a member of Parkinson's Support Society and Jeweler's League. Mr. Goldring, the husband of Ruth Goldring, also leaves a son, Glenn Goldring of Memphis, and a grandchild.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
Lena Harris, 86, of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at noon Tuesday at First Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. N.H. Owens & Son Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Harris, the widow of Willie Harris, leaves seven daughters, Cleo Porter, Elizabeth Cleaves, Roberta Harris, Dorothy Briars, Martha Pratcher, Irene Warren and Everlena Fleming; a sister, Olivia Stewart, 22 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
Dr. Marvin 'Ted' Lathram, 87, of Memphis, psychiatrist, died Sunday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Church of the Holy Communion, where he was a member, with burial in Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. He was a World War II and Korean War veteran, volunteer psychiatrist for the Church Health Center, attended Mississippi State University. Dr. Lathram, the husband of Bette Lathram for 62 years, also leaves two daughters, Lucy Moore of Memphis and Susan Tribby Castrataro of New Jersey; a son, Brook Lathram of Memphis, and five grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
Dennie Porter Nailey, 55, of Memphis, furniture finisher, died Wednesday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Cainefield cemetery in Ripley, Tenn. He leaves a daughter, Tonya Nailey of Dallas; his parents, Barbara and Everett Nailey of Memphis; four sisters, Enid Nailey of Memphis, Katie Wilkerson of Los Angeles, Angela Owen of Montana and Marva Nailey Horne, and three grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
Autrey Parker, 68, of Eads, bookkeeper for State Technical Institute, died Sunday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. Shackelford Funeral Home in Bolivar, Tenn., has charge. She was a member of Fisherville Baptist Church. Mrs. Parker, the widow of Orion Glenn Parker, leaves a daughters, Bernadette Meyers of Chesapeake, Va.; a son, Keith Parker, and a sister, Helen McCommon, both of Memphis; a brother, Harold Armour of Oakland, Tenn., and four grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to West Clinic.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
Martha Ann Blackmon Rannels, 94, of Memphis, retired teacher and real estate broker, died Thursday at Methodist University Hospital. Services were Sunday at Mount Zion United Methodist Church in Medina, Tenn., with burial in Mount Zion cemetery there. Replogle-Lawrence Funeral Home in Medina has charge. She was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church for 48 years and Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society. Mrs. Rannels, the widow of Dr. Darwin W. Rannels, leaves two daughters, Martha Anne Wieber of New Canaan, Conn., and Rosa Fitch of St. Charles, Ill.; two sisters, Eunice Dykes of Clarksville, Tenn., and Pearl Wall of Humboldt, Tenn., four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Mount Zion United Methodist Church.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
Hillman Solomon, 64, of Memphis, truck driver for Universal Bedding Co., died Saturday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Whitehaven Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Northridge Woodhaven cemetery in Millington. Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel has charge. He was a member of Mississippi Band of Choctaws. Mr. Solomon, the husband of Laura B. Solomon, also leaves five daughters, Darnell Gidson of Atoka, Myra Frazier of Halls, Tenn., Brenda Dubuisson of Kyle, Texas, and Patricia Craig and Heather Solomon, both of Memphis; three sons, James Solomon of Houston, and Hillman Solomon Jr. and Joshua Solomon, both of Memphis; two sisters, Betty John of Henning, Tenn., and Patsy Isaac of Choctaw, Miss.; a brother, Hoye Solomon of Memphis, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
Willie Dee Wright, 74, of Memphis, retired Cleveland City School teacher, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Calvary. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Greenwood CME Church, and graduate of LeMoyne-Owen College and St. John College. She leaves three sisters, Norvella Lewis of Houston, Aileen Chatman of Paducah, Ky., and Katherine Wright of Memphis, and a nephew who took care of her, Samuel S. King of Memphis.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
Ersula M. Yarbrough, 85, of Memphis, retired beautician, died Friday in Memphis. Services will be at noon Thursday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel with burial in New Park cemetery. Mrs. Yarbrough, the widow of Denver Yarbrough, leaves a brother, Leroy Murphy Jr. of Chicago; a grandson whom she raised, Denver T. Yarbrough of Memphis, and two great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
Bolivar -- Lorenzo Miller, 101, funeral director, died Thursday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at noon Wednesday at Bolivar Middle School gym with burial in Bolivar Community cemetery. Dixie Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Miller, the husband of Frances Miller, also leaves a son, Charles Miller, and several grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
Counce -- Bertha Dill, 87, homemaker, died Saturday at Hardin County General Hospital in Savannah. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home in Savannah with burial in White Sulphur cemetery in Pickwick Dam. She attended Poplar Springs Freewill Baptist Church. Mrs. Dill, the widow of Luther Daniel Dill, leaves two daughters, Barbara Glidewell of Burnsville, Miss., and Jessie Bullard of Counce; two sons, Kenneth Bailey Dill of Savannah and Dan Dill of Kossuth, Miss.; a brother, Grady Tucker of Savannah, six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 23, 2005]
