Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Gates -- Aaron Reece, 57, trucker, died Wednesday at Oakwood Manor in Dyersburg. Services will be at 5 p.m. today at Halls Funeral Home with burial in Gates cemetery. He leaves a daughter, Tina Elmore, and a son, Steven Reece, both of Alamo; his mother, Frances White of Ripley; four sisters, Nancy Rose and Opal Robertson, both of Gates, Vernice Scott of Brighton and Dolly Cole of Perryton, Texas; a brother, Larry Reece of Dyersburg, and five grandchildren.
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Gates -- Rex Leamon White Jr., 53, industrial maintenance worker, died Friday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Sunday at Ripley First Apostolic Church, where he was a member, with burial in Family cemetery near Gates. Halls Funeral Home has charge. He was a Vietnam War Army veteran. Mr. White, the husband of Leamon Yvonne Spears White, also leaves three daughters, Teresa Taliferro of Gates, Cheric White of Ripley and Kim White of Brighton; three sons, Grady Brooks of Jacksonville, Ala., Rex White III of Atlanta and Howard Lynn Keith White of Gates; his mother, Frances White, and a sister, Rebecca Buckner, both of Ripley; two brothers, Howard White of Ripley and Ronald White of Fort Collins, Colo., and 10 grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Ripley First Apostolic Church.
[Death notice dated June 4, 2005]
Ripley -- Dora Evelyn Elder, 74, factory worker, died Thursday at Lauderdale Community Assisted Living. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Marys Chapel Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Garner Funeral Home has charge. She leaves three daughters, Carolyn Mitchell, Anita Trosper and Tammy Little; a son, Mickey Elder, and a sister, Maxine Forsythe, all of Ripley, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
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Savannah -- Loey Arnold Fulton, 85, retired teacher and human services case worker, died Friday at Hardin County Nursing Home. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at Savannah cemetery. Shackelford Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Savannah Church of Christ and a former member of Business & Professional Women. Mrs. Fulton, the widow of Gordon Chambliss Fulton, leaves two daughters, Betty Fulton Yost of Huntsville, Ala., and Jane Fulton Hunt of Savannah; a son, David Samuel Fulton of Austin, Texas; a brother, James Arnold of Savannah, five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
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Silerton -- William Hubert Ayers, 75, iron worker, died Friday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Bolivar with burial in Wesley cemetery in Silerton. He was a Tennessee National Guard veteran, a 32nd degree Mason, a Shriner for 50 years and a graduate of University of Tennessee at Martin. Mr. Ayers, the widower of Elmie Ayers, leaves two daughters, Amy Stutts and Cindy Ayers, both of Jackson; three sons, David Ayers of Silerton, Randy Ayers of Lake Jackson, Texas, and Gary Ayers of Crane, Ind.; two sisters, Pat Ayers Zenor of Auburn, Ala., and Irene Rolison of Bemis; a brother, Joel Ayers of Lenoir City, 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Stanton -- Johnny Bert Worles, 58, farmer, died May 28 at NHC Healthcare in Somerville. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Russell Grove Church in Somerville with burial in Mount Olive cemetery there. Mabone Funeral Home in Somerville has charge. Mr. Worles, the husband of Willie B. Worles, also leaves three daughters, Justina Boyland and Willette Worles, both of Somerville, and Angelique Harwell of Stanton; two sons, Johnny Worles Jr. of Brownsville and Timmy Worles of Somerville; his parents, Joe Lee and Jinnie Lou Worles of Somerville; five brothers, Joe Lee Worles Jr., Marshall Worles, Tyrone Worles and Thomas Worles, all of Somerville, and Roy Frank Worles of Brownsville, and seven grandchildren.
[Death notice dated June 4, 2005]
Nicholas G. Bravos, 82, of Cordova, consultant for food, restaurant and lodging industry, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. He was a World War II veteran, former president of Alexandria (La.) Restaurant Association, former director of Louisiana Restaurant Association, and member of American Legion post 2000, IFMA Gold and Silver Plate Award Society, International Foods Service Manufacturers Association, International Association of Food and Beverage Directors, National Restaurant Association, Tennessee and Louisiana Restaurant Associations, International Association of Certified Hotel Administrators and First Evangelical Church. Mr. Bravos, the husband of Voula S. Bravos, also leaves a daughter, Dee Stubblefield, and a son, George Bravos, both of Cordova; a sister, Goldie Protos of Pennsylvania, and four grandchildren.
[Death notice dated June 5, 2005]
Dawn Chandler Bulone, 42, of Cordova, director of Advancement Services for the University of Memphis and former senior researcher for ALSAC, died Thursday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of Church of the Holy Communion, and founder of the Tennessee chapter and president of the Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement. Mrs. Bulone, the wife of Daniel Bulone for seven years, also leaves a son, Michael Daniel Bulone, and a sister, Pamela Chandler Taylor, both of Memphis, and two brothers, Robert L. Chandler Jr. of Pocahontas, Ark., and Christopher Mills Chandler of Austin, Texas. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Linda Nanette 'Nan' Dill, 54, of Memphis, employment counselor, died Friday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at McNeece-Morris Funeral Home in Fulton, Miss., with burial in Bourland cemetery there. She was a member of Southaven United Methodist Church. She leaves a sister, Carolyne Dill Pegram of Memphis, and a brother, Jerry David Dill of Smithville, Miss. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Mid-South Transplant Foundation or a charity of the donor's choice.
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Myra Roberts Foote, 68, of Memphis, retired cook for Serenity House, died Friday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer, Tenn., with burial in Oak Hill cemetery there. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Mrs. Foote, the widow of James Elvis Foote, leaves a son, Gregory Foote of Memphis; two sisters, Margie Smith of Clarksburg, Tenn., and Gladys Aylor of Selmer, and two grandchildren.
[Death notice dated June 5, 2005]
Carl Leonard Fry, 54, of Deville, La., formerly of Memphis, chief of decision support service at Memphis Veterans Medical Center, died Thursday at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, La. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He was an Air Force lieutenant colonel, Vietnam War veteran, Army National Guard veteran, and recipient of Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with Combat Distinguished Device V, and other medals and commendations. He leaves two sons, Nathan Fry and Cory Fry, both of Deville; his mother, Annabelle Fry, and a brother, Nelson Wayne Fry Jr., both of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to 199th Support Battalion Homecoming Celebration Fund in Alexandria, La.
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Burnetta Perry Givhan, 62, of Memphis, custodial worker, died Wednesday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Millington First United Pentecostal Church, where she was a member, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. She leaves two daughters, Samantha Smith and Tabatha Smith; four sons, Angelo Hodges, Rupert Givhan, Dan Givhan and Gerald Givhan; her mother, Nancy Mae Beard; a sister, Ernestine Walker, and two brothers, Frank Beard and William Beard, all of Memphis, 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
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Virginia Pendergrast Golden, 90, of Memphis, former model and retired bridal consultant at Helen of Memphis, died Friday at her home. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, where she was a communicant, with burial in Calvary. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. She was a member of Madonna Circle and Ladies of Charity. Mrs. Golden, the widow of Everette William 'Bubba' Golden Jr., leaves four daughters, Rosalind G. Saline of Seattle, Regina G. Epperson of Cordova, Rita G. West of Marietta, Ga., and Virginia 'Honey' G. Russell of Spring, Texas; three sons, Everette William Golden III of Lakeland, Joseph Barry Golden of Harrison, Ark., and John Fletcher Golden of Memphis, 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Methodist Hospice or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated June 5, 2005]
Trenton M. James, 81, of Memphis, retired service technician for Sears, Roebuck and Co., died Monday in Naples, Fla. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Bartlett Funeral Home has charge. He was a World War II veteran and member of Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mr. James, the husband of Kathryn James, also leaves a daughter, Donna Regel of Memphis; three sons, Benny James of Germantown, Rodney James of Florida and Frank James of Collierville, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Hospice of Naples.
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Keisha Lanette Johnson, 21, student at the University of Memphis and employee of Arby's, died Thursday in Memphis. Memorial services will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at E.H. Ford Mortuary. Additional services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at New Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, where she was secretary of the youth choir, with burial in Memorial Park South Woods. E.H. Ford Mortuary has charge. She was a member of the Darrell Petties and Strength and Praise Choir. She leaves her parents, Larry and Gloria Johnson of Memphis; two brothers, Anthony Holland of Memphis and Kevis Drummond of Chicago, and her grandparents, Mattie Johnson and Zillie Holland, both of Tunica, Miss.
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Willie Phillips, 78, of Memphis, retired from Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, died Wednesday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at noon Tuesday at Victory Funeral Home with burial in Union cemetery. He was a member of Burning Bush Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Phillips, the husband of Dorothy Phillips, also leaves a daughter, Mary Bratcher of Memphis, four grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
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Richard Charles Popp, 76, of Memphis, retired firefighter for Memphis Fire Department, died Tuesday at his home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. He was a World War II Army veteran, communicant of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, a Shriner and member of Veterans of Foreign Wars post 684. Mr. Popp, the husband of Sandra McDonough Popp, also leaves two daughters, Pamela P. Tielens and Donna P. Whitmer, both of Memphis; three sons, Richard A. Popp of Arvada, Colo., and Douglass J. Popp and Gerald Thomas Parsons Jr., both of Memphis; two brothers, Thomas Popp and Charles Popp, both of Chicago, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
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Clara Mae Ramage, 86, of Millington, homemaker, died Friday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of American Legion Post 67 Auxiliary in Brighton. Mrs. Ramage, the widow of Harry C. Ramage, leaves three daughters, Barbara A. Smith of Munford, and M. Louise Roberts and Gloria J. Wash, both of Memphis; four sons, Donald E. Ramage, Robert C. Ramage and C. Fred Ramage, all of Drummonds, and Danny R. Ramage of Lakeland, 26 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.
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Johnnie Clark Sanford, 89, of Memphis, machinist for International Harvester and former probation officer for Juvenile Court, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at noon Wednesday at St. Stephen Baptist Church on Chelsea with burial in National cemetery. V.H. Bins & Son Mid-South Funeral Home has charge. He was a World War II veteran. Mr. Sanford, the widower of Pauline Sanford, leaves a daughter, Melva Tucker of Mount Airy, N.C.; a sister, Ruthie Hays of Memphis; five brothers, Clarence Noble Sanford of Milwaukee, Walter Curtis Sanford of Minneapolis, Minn., and Richard A. Sanford, George A. Sanford and Charles Leon Sanford, all of Memphis, and a brother-in-law who took care of him, J.T. Hays of Memphis.
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