Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Dema Follis (08/29/03)
Dema Follis, 62, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a retired certified nurse's assistant for Wesley Nursing Center and a member of Elon Baptist Church in Halls. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Halliburton officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens.
John Leonard 'PaPa' Baker (08/29/03)
John Leonard "PaPa" Baker, 83, of Trimble, died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2003 at Jackson Regional Medical Center. He was a retired mechanic and school bus driver for Dyer County Schools. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Tommy Jowers officiating. Burial will be in Pierce cemetery in Trimble.
Lorene P. Reaves (09/02/03)
Lorene P. Reaves, 96, of Bristol, formerly of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Aug. 31, 2003, at Cambridge House Nursing Home in Bristol. She was a homemaker and a member of Sorrell's Chapel United Methodist Church. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Fairview cemetery in Dyersburg with Brother Walt Asher officiating. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Nancy Davis Johnston (09/02/03)
Nancy Davis Johnston, 65, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Aug. 31, 2003, at West Tennessee Transitional Care in Jackson. She was a retired bookstore owner and a member of Cornerstone Church of God. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Rodney Lindsey, Aaron Staulcup and Mayor Bill Revell officiating. Burial will be in East View cemetery in Union City.
Henry F.N. Holland Sr. (09/02/03)
Henry F.N. Holland Sr., 79, of Ridgely, died Sunday, Aug. 31, 2003, at Ridgely Care and Rehab. He was a retired postmaster with 30 years of service and a retired employee of Curry Funeral Home. He served in many capacities in his church and community. .
Homer Floyd 'Jake' Reed (09/03/03)
Homer Floyd "Jake" Reed, 63, of Lenox, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2003 at his residence. He was a retired mechanic. Graveside services were at 10 a.m. today in Concord cemetery in Gates with Donnie Reed officiating. Dyersburg Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mary Nell Lashear (09/03/03)
Mary Nell Lashear, 71, of Obion, died Monday, Sept. 1, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a member of Calvery Independent Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Ridgely chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Carl Southerland officiating. Burial will be in New Haven cemetery in Ridgely.
Gladys Williams Young (09/04/03)
Gladys Williams Young, 82, of Corbin, Ky., formerly of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2003 at Heritage Nursing Home in Corbin. She was a homemaker and a member of Georgian Hills Methodist Church in Memphis. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Fairview cemetery in Dyersburg with the Rev. Donald A. Davidson officiating. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Verla Jean Fingers (09/04/03)
Verla Jean Fingers, 55, of Jackson, formerly of Halls, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2003 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a homemaker. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Spiller Hill Church of God in Christ in Ripley with Elder L.C. Hayslett officiating. Thompson's Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Betty Jean Erwin (09/04/03)
Betty Jean Erwin, 69, of Newbern, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2003 at her residence. She was a retired seamstress for Halltex Manufacturing Company and Todd Uniform Company in Ripley and was a member of Elon Baptist Church in the Double Bridges Community near Halls.
Hazel G. Pigue (09/05/03)
Hazel G. Pigue, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2003 at Wesley at Dyersburg Nursing Care. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.
Hugh Finley (09/05/03)
Hugh Finley, of Fairfax, Va. died in Fairfax. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.
Pearl B. Reeves (09/05/03)
Pearl B. Reeves, 79, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker and attended Jenkinsville Free Holiness Church. Services were at 11 a.m. today in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with Brother Mac Daniels officiating. .
E.R. "Rusty" Hendrix (09/05/03)
E.R. "Rusty" Hendrix, 85, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired farmer and business owner. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today in Fairview cemetery in Dyersburg with the Rev. Bill Phipps and Doctor Phillip Cook officiating. .
Anna Ruth Dunivant Burg (09/05/03)
Anna Ruth Dunivant Burg, formerly of Dyersburg, died Aug. 26 in Thousand Palms, Calif. She was a 1943 graduate of Dyersburg High School. Survivors include two daughters, Patty Montanez and Pam Stading; a son, Kenneth Burg; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren, all of California. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Ralph Dunivant, Thomas Dunivant, Billy Dunivant and David Dunivant.
Bessie Owens (09/09/03)
Bessie Owens, of Bells, died today at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
Alton King (09/09/03)
Alton King, of Yorkville, died today at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.
Larry Gray (09/09/03)
Larry Gray, 56, of Rutherford, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003 at his residence. He was an employee of Dana-Humboldt Division and a member of New Hope Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Karnes & Son Funeral Home in Dyer with Brother John Fields officiating. Burial will be in Rutherford cemetery.
Hamilton Bryant (09/10/03)
Hamilton Bryant, 83, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
Bessie Underwood Owen (09/10/03)
Bessie Underwood Owen, 94, of Bells, formerly of RoEllen, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2003 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of Rehoboth United Methodist Church for more than 75 years. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. today in Fairview cemetery in Newbern with the Rev. Terry Presson officiating. Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Helen Johnson Lanier (09/10/03)
Helen Johnson Lanier, 77, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a domestic worker, a member of Ross United Methodist Church and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Services will be noon Thursday at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church with the Rev. Russell Morrow officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. The family will receive visitors at 7-9 p.m. today at H.H. Hudson Funeral Home in Dyersburg.
Rev. Alton Allen 'Al' King (09/10/03)
Rev. Alton Allen "Al" King, 70, of Newbern, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2003 at Baptist Hospital in Union City. He was a retired minister and employee of Boyd Needle of Chicago, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ, 32nd degree Mason and Shriner, raised as a Master Mason at the Paul Revere Lodge in Chicago where he advanced to 32 degree Masonic Scottish Rite and rose to become a Shriner at the Al Chymia Temple in Memphis.
Wanda Sue Frison Hart (09/10/03)
Wanda Sue Frison Hart, 52, of Tiptonville, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2003 at her residence. She was a dining room employee in Tiptonville. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Rock of Ages C.M.E. Church in Tiptonville. Burial will be in Citizen cemetery in Tiptonville. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
L.C. Cannon (09/10/03)
L.C. Cannon, 88, of Halls, died Monday, Sept. 8, 2003 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Covington. He was a retired self-employed blacksmith and welder and a member of Grace Baptist Church in the Central Community near Ripley. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Halls Funeral Home. Burial will be in Ripley Memorial Gardens in Ripley.
Vera Mamie Martindale Barker (09/10/03)
Vera Mamie Martindale Barker, 75, of Friendship, died Monday, Sept. 8, 2003 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a homemaker and farmer and a member of Pond Creek Methodist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Pond Creek Methodist Church with Brother Jeff Lohrstorfer and Brother Ralph Poston officiating. Burial will be in Pond Creek cemetery. The family will receive visitors at 5-9 p.m. today at Friendship Funeral Home.
Helen Johnson Lanier (09/11/03)
Helen Johnson Lanier, 77, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a domestic worker, a member of Ross United Methodist Church and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Services will be at noon today at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church with the Rev. Russell Morrow officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Rev. Alton Allen 'Al' King (09/11/03)
Rev. Alton Allen "Al" King, 70, of Newbern, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2003 at Baptist Hospital in Union City. He was a retired minister and employee of Boyd Needle of Chicago, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ, 32nd degree Mason and Shriner, raised as a Master Mason at the Paul Revere Lodge in Chicago where he advanced to 32nd degree Masonic Scottish Rite and rose to become a Shriner at the Al Chymia Temple in Memphis.
Doris Hilda Hepler (09/11/03)
Doris Hilda Hepler, 82, of Union City, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a teacher and a member of Woodland Mills First Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at White-Ranson Funeral Home in Union City with the Rev. Raymond Boston officiating. Burial will be in Obion County Memorial Gardens in Union City.
Joseph A. 'Joe Peck' Hayden Jr. (09/11/03)
Joseph A. Hayden Jr., 65, of Caruthersville, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-East in Memphis. He was a pharmacist and co-owner of Hayden's Pharmacy in Caruthersville. He was a 1955 graduate of Caruthersville High School and a 1964 graduate of the School of Pharmacy at the University of Mississippi in Oxford. .
Hamilton M. Bryant (09/11/03)
Hamilton M. Bryant, 83, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired paymaster for Dyersburg Fabrics Inc., a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, a member of East Dyersburg Methodist Church, a former choir director, Sunday school teacher, administrative board member, treasurer, Gideon and was active in lay missions and youth sports.
