Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Bolivar -- Rev. Earl Willis Presley, 80, minister of Forrest Hill Pentecostal Church, died Friday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Forrest Hill Pentecostal Church with burial in Lake Hill Memory Gardens in Bethel Springs. Shackelford Funeral Home has charge. Rev. Presley, the husband of Arah Chambers Presley, also leaves a daughter, Martha Mitchell of Grenada, Miss.; a son, Danny Presley of Huntsville, Ala., three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 29, 2005]
Guys -- Mildred Olene Kiddy, 81, homemaker, died Friday at McNairy County Health Care Center. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer with burial in Lorraine cemetery in Michie. She was a member of Lorraine Baptist Church. Mrs. Kiddy, the widow of Albert Kiddy, leaves a daughter, Carolyn Rowsey of Selmer; five sons, Marc Kiddy of Selmer, Donnie Kiddy of Guys, David Kiddy of Ramer, and John Kiddy and Ron Kiddy, both of Memphis; a brother, Gene Curtis of Ramer, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Lorraine Baptist Church.
[Death notice dated May 29, 2005]
Newbern -- Ernest Talmadge Hopkins, 75, retired from Trunkline Gas, died Friday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Johnson Funeral Home with burial in Fairview cemetery. Mr. Hopkins, the husband of Ollie Turner Hopkins, also leaves four brothers, Elton Hopkins of Bonicord, Glynn Hopkins of Denver, Lyndell Hopkins of Corinth, Miss., and Tom Hopkins of Obion, and two stepsisters, Anna Belle Williams of Memphis and Glenda Browder of Millington.
[Death notice dated May 29, 2005]
Somerville -- Christopher Mark Orr, 22, wrecker operator for Thompson's Wrecking Service in Memphis, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Gilbert Chapel in Christopher, Ill., with burial in Mulkeytown (Ill.) cemetery. Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home has charge. He was a Baptist and attended Kingsbury High School in Memphis. He leaves his mother and stepfather, Lesa Ann Miller and Ralph Thompson of Memphis; his father, Tim R. Orr of Orient, Ill.; four sisters, Angela Orr of Orient, Ashley Miller of Sesser, Ill., and Candice Caccamisi and Erika Thompson, both of Memphis; a brother, Danny Thompson of Hattiesburg, Miss., and his grandmother, Marie Holley of Mulkeytown.
[Death notice dated May 29, 2005]
Polly Ursa Bishop, 93, of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Mitchell Funeral Home in Rector, Ark., with burial in Mitchell cemetery in Greenway, Ark. She was a member of Providence Presbyterian Church in Southaven. Mrs. Bishop, the widow of Jack M. Bishop, leaves a daughter, Bobbie J. Duke of Hernando; a son, Jack D. Bishop of Southaven; a sister, Reba Burson of Strong, Ark., six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Providence Presbyterian Church.
[Death notice dated May 30, 2005]
Cameron Elijah Brown, 5-month-old son of Lester Turner and Daphne R. Brown of Memphis, died Wednesday in Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Pentecostal Praise Church of God in Christ with burial in Union cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He also leaves four sisters, LaToya Dortch of North Carolina, and Alexis Turner, Jessica Brown and Adrienne Brown, all of Memphis; five brothers, Demarcus M. House of Erie, Pa., and Danielle Turner, Jeremy Brown, Darrelle Brown and Darren Brown, all of Memphis, and his grandmothers, Martha Thomas and Annie L. Brown, both of Memphis.
[Death notice dated May 30, 2005]
Mary S. Burnette, 81, of Millington, died Saturday at Saint Francis Hospital. Northridge Woodhaven Funeral Home has charge.
[Death notice dated May 30, 2005]
Al H. Gabel, 74, of Memphis, retired manager for J.C. Penney after 43 years, died May 20 at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett. Services were May 23 at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. He was a Korean War Army veteran, and member of Christ the King Lutheran Church and American Legion. Mr. Gabel, the widower of Laurel Gabel, leaves four daughters, Cheryl Linski of Bartlett, Carla Raney of Libertyville, Ill., Cindy Gabel of Memphis and Caryn Lerma of Cordova; a son, Douglas Gabel of East Amherst, N.Y.; a brother, Dale Gabel of Sioux Falls, S.D., nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to American Cancer Society.
[Death notice dated May 30, 2005]
Jason Kent Johnson, 22, of Memphis, owner of Out of the Frame Tattoo, died Saturday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Memorial Park. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He leaves a daughter, Jamiah Johnson; his father, Jimmie Johnson; his mother, Vicki Moore, and three sisters, Doneshia Parker, Mattie Johnson and Shante Stokes, all of Memphis; four brothers, Corry Simmons of Peoria, Ill., and George Parker II, Brandon Johnson and Jimmie Johnson III, all of Memphis, and his grandmother, Irene Becton Moore of Memphis.
[Death notice dated May 30, 2005]
Roy Johnson, 50, of New York City, formerly of Memphis, died May 22 in New York City. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. E.H. Ford Mortuary has charge. He leaves two daughters, Terika Ellis and Vonya Johnson; his father, James Hilson, and a grandchild.
[Death notice dated May 30, 2005]
Diego Gustavo Lopez, 1-day-old son of Marisol Christian Tavarez and Santos Lopez of Memphis, died Wednesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Calvary. He also leaves a brother, Julian Tavarez of Chicago, and his grandparents, Maribel Garza of Chicago, and Paula Olvera and David Lopez, both of Mexico City.
[Death notice dated May 30, 2005]
Hershel 'Eddie' Manard, 61, of Pangburn, Ark., formerly of Memphis, retired Memphis City Schools building engineer after 25 years, died Friday in Branson, Mo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. He was a Baptist and graduate of Messick High School. Mr. Manard, the husband of Livia Manard for 12 years, also leaves three daughters, Jada Renee Smith of Memphis, Tisha D. Baker of Coldwater, Miss., and Rebecca Marie Candebat of Cordova; two sons, Kerry Dale Manard and Robert Dell Manard, both of Memphis; two brothers, Raymond Arnold Manard of Pangburn and David E. Manard of Ripley, Miss., nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Memphis Heart Association.
[Death notice dated May 30, 2005]
Mary Elizabeth 'Betty' Pierce, 74, of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. She attended Queens College and was a member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Kirby Woods Garden Club and Daughters of the American Revolution. Mrs. Pierce, the wife of Edward A. Pierce for 54 years, also leaves a daughter, Mary Deborah Wertz of Cary, N.C; two sons, Edward Ashcraft Pierce Jr. of Brandon, Miss., and Robert Lloyd Pierce of Memphis, and three grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Juvenile Diabetes Association or Emmanuel United Methodist Church.
[Death notice dated May 30, 2005]
Lois Belle Powell, 83, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at her home. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Church of the Holy Communion. where she was a member, with burial in Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. She was a World War II Australian Air Force veteran, member of Daughters of the King and volunteer for Trinity Hospice. She leaves two daughters, Judy Powell of Memphis and Doris Bland of Baton Rouge, La.; a sister, Esma Faulkner of Sydney, Australia; a brother, Robert Taylor of Australia, two grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Church of the Holy Communion.
[Death notice dated May 30, 2005]
Patricia Ann Reid, 56, of Bartlett, retired registered nurse, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Mass will be said at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Bartlett. Forest Hill Funeral Home East has charge. Mrs. Reid, the wife of Ronald Reid for 32 years, also leaves her parents, Walter and Helen Nega of Bartlett, and two sisters, Regina Cesich of Royal Palm Beach, Fla., and Sandra Nega of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Cresthaven Cancer Center.
[Death notice dated May 30, 2005]
Betty Jean Brumley Scott, 66, of Cordova, homemaker, died Saturday in Cordova. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Munford (Tenn.) Funeral Home with burial in Helen Crigger cemetery there. She was a member of Mount Vernon United Methodist Church. She leaves a brother, King Aaron Brumley Jr., and a caregiver, Linda Brumley, both of Cordova.
[Death notice dated May 30, 2005]
Lillie Bell Brittman White, 58, of Pensacola, Fla., formerly of Memphis, died Wednesday in Birmingham. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at New Life Holiness Church with burial in Union cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. White, the wife of Robert White, also leaves three daughters, Tracey V. Webb, Lisa S. Woodard and Kimberly R. Shaw, all of Pensacola; two sons, Stevie B. Shaw of Pensacola and Marvell A. Shaw of San Antonio; a stepdaughter, Carlotta L. Collins, and two stepsons, Corey L. White and Carlos L. White, all of Clarksville, Tenn.; two sisters, Hattie L. Johnson and Rosie Fields, and a brother, Ivie Brittman, all of Memphis, and several grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 30, 2005]
Brownsville -- Lynn Pollock Dean, 66, retired bank teller, died Friday at Haywood Park Community Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Brownsville Funeral Home with burial in Brownsville Memorial Gardens. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Mrs. Dean, the wife of Al Dean, also leaves two daughters, Barb Philpot and Tina Austin, both of Brownsville; a sister, Sue Schoedel of Memphis; three brothers, Richard Pollock of Washburn, Ill., and Fred Pollock and Ray Pollock, both of Sarasota, Fla., four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Lung Association.
[Death notice dated May 30, 2005]
Brownsville -- Savannah Louise Hight Edwards, 91, retired store owner, died Sunday at Crestview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Brownsville Memorial Gardens. Brownsville Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Union Grove United Methodist Church. Mrs. Edwards, the widow of Tommy Lee Edwards, leaves a daughter, Ruby Annette Edwards Hooper of Brownsville; a son, Robert Lee Edwards of Bells, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 30, 2005]
