Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Alvie D. Wilson (01/20/04)
Alvie D. Wilson, 77, of Tiptonville, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a farmer and a custodian at Lake County Courthouse for nine years and a member of Willingham Memorial Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Tiptonville Chapel of Curry Funeral Home with Brother Marvin Wilson officiating. Burial will be in New Haven cemetery in Ridgely.
Rose J. Gregory (01/21/04)
Rose J. Gregory, 75, of Newbern, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004 at Baptist Hospital-East in Memphis. She was a homemaker. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Fairview cemetery in Newbern with Father Elbert Callis officiating. The family will receive visitors from 6-8 p.m. today at Johnson Funeral Home in Newbern.
Thalia Louise Sorrell Hulme (01/22/04)
Thalia Louise Sorrell Hulme, 84, of Bonicord, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a former employee of Family Shoe Store and Holice Powell School cafeteria, attends First Assembly of God in Dyersburg and is a 1938 graduate of Dyersburg High School.
Robert "Cigar" Ward Jr. (01/22/04)
Robert "Cigar" Ward Jr., 51, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004 at his residence. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at People's Chapel C.M.E. Church with the Rev. Sammie Hawkins officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Cosmopolitan Funeral Services are in charge of arrangements.
John Darrell Gill (01/23/04)
John Darrell Gill, 52, of Trimble, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004 at his residence. He was sales manager for Nix-A-Mite Exterminators, a U.S. Army veteran, a member of Trimble First Baptist Church and a member of Trimble American Legion. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with Dr. William Oakley and the Rev. Albert McCadney officiating. Burial will be in Pierce cemetery in Trimble.
Embree Edward Paulk (01/23/04)
Embree Edward Paul, 69, of West Frankfort, Ill., formerly of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004 at Franklin Hospital. He was a former employee of Colonial Rubber Works and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Union Funeral Home in West Frankfort, Ill. with the Rev. Alan Summers officiating. Burial will be in East Fork cemetery.
James Franklin Wilson (01/23/04)
James Franklin Wilson, 82, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired farmer and construction worker. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Carmon Dennison officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens.
Ervin Bernard Jelks (01/26/04)
Ervin Bernard Jelks, 44, of Trenton, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was an employee of Bekaert Steel Company for 14 years and a U.S. Army veteran. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at New First Baptist Church in Maury City with Elder Ewell Jelks officiating. Burial will be in New cemetery in Maury City. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home in Dyersburg is in charge of arrangements.
Lloyd Wendell McManus (01/26/04)
Lloyd Wendell McManus, 85, of Trimble, died Friday, Jan. 23, 2004 at Wesley Care Center in Dyersburg. He was a member of Halls Church of Christ. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with Brother Trent McManus officiating. Burial will be in Pierce cemetery in Trimble.
Lillie L. Heiney (01/26/04)
Lillie L. Heiney, 100, of Arlington, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004 at Methodist Hospital-North in Memphis. She was a homemaker. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in New Haven cemetery in Ridgely with the Rev. Waymon Hogue officiating. The family will receive visitors at 11 a.m.-2 p.m. today at Johnson Funeral Home.
Diana Lowery (01/27/04)
She was an employee of City Sales in Highland, Ind. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Burns Funeral Home in Hobart, Ind. with the Rev. Rich Cheek officiating. The family will receive visitors at 2-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Robert G. 'Bobby' Swift (01/27/04)
Robert G. "Bobby" Swift, 57, of Tiptonville, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired U.S. Air Force veteran. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Ellington Hall in Tiptonville. The family will receive visitors at 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.
Odom Marie 'Grannie Re' Berry (01/28/04)
Odom Marie "Grannie Re" Berry, 85, of Newbern, died Monday, Jan. 26, 2004 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. She was a member of Newbern First United Methodist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Newbern First United Methodist church with the Rev. Tommy Jowers and Dr. David Comperry officiating. Burial will be in Walnut Grove cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Wilbern Ersie Johnson (01/28/04)
Wilbern Ersie Johnson, 83, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Care. He was retired president of Production Credit Association, a lifetime active member of First Christian Church, member and past president of Dyersburg Kiwanis Club and a veteran of World War II.
Katie Ruth Ward Faulkner (01/28/04)
Katie Ruth Ward Faulkner, 85, of Ridgely, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004 at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home. She was a homemaker and a member of Northside Church of Christ. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in the Ridgely chapel of Curry Funeral Home with Brother R.M. Palmer officiating. Burial will be in New Haven cemetery in Ridgely.
William Murray Thornton (01/28/04)
William Murray Thornton, 76, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Jan. 26, 2004 at the Veteran's Hospital in Memphis. He was a retired TV technician. Survivors include his wife, Edith Thornton of Dyersburg; three sisters, Louise Rogers and Martha Siddens, both of Dyersburg and Stella Jackson of Oklahoma; and a brother, Raymond Thornton of Yuba City, Calif.
Hardy Marshall (01/28/04)
Hardy Marshall of Jackson died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004 at Missions Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.
Recie Avery (01/29/04)
Recie Avery, 93, of Tiptonville, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. John No. 3 Church in Tiptonville with the Rev. Anthony Chatman officiating. Burial will be in Citizen cemetery in Tiptonville. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Callie Louise Jackson Chaffin (01/29/04)
Callie Louise Jackson Chaffin, 79, of Norris City, Ill., formerly of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville, Ind. She was a retired waitress. Services were held Jan. 22 at Campbell Funeral Home. Burial was in Ditney Ridge cemetery in Norris City, Ill.
Randy Roberts (01/29/04)
Randy Roberts, 47, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Services will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Joe Naylor officiating. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery in Dyersburg. The family will receive visitors today from 5:30-9 p.m.
Robert G. 'Bobby' Swift (01/29/04)
Robert G. "Bobby" Swift, 57, of Tiptonville, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired U.S. Air Force veteran. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Ellington Hall in Tiptonville. The family will receive visitors at 6-8 p.m. today at Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.
Margaret Bell Faris (01/30/04)
Margaret Bell Faris, 81, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2004 at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church of Dyersburg. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with Dr. Phillip Cook officiating.
Velma Bernice Adkins (02/02/04)
Velma Bernice Adkins, 81, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2004 at Wesley at Dyersburg Nursing Care. She was a retired cafeteria worker and a member of Parrish Chapel Baptist Church. Services will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Guy Merryman officiating. Burial will be in Bellevernon cemetery in Friendship.
Charlotte Cogbill Brigham (02/02/04)
Charlotte Cogbill Brigham, 96, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004 at her residence. Family and friends remember she was a "woman well ahead of her time as the corporate officer of a successful business long before most women had careers." She worked for Edenton Lamb Company. .
Myrtle Brown Reed (02/02/04)
Myrtle Brown Reed, 80, of Ripley, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2004 at her residence. She was a homemaker and the widow of Samuel L. Reed. Funeral services will be held today at 3 p.m. at the Nelson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Ripley. Burial will follow in the Garden of Everlasting Life in Covington. The Rev. Clayton Reece will officiate.
James Harold Riggins (02/02/04)
James Harold Riggins, 71, of Yorkville, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2004 at Gibson General Hospital in Trenton. He was born Sept. 6, 1932 in Glasgow, Mo., to the late John and Alberta Riggins. He spent most of his childhood and early adult life in Dyer County. He has lived in Yorkville for the last 42 years where he was self-employed. He served both Gibson County and the City of Yorkville for many years in the area of law enforcement.
Chester Alvin 'Bear' Davis (02/02/04)
Chester Alvin "Bear" Davis, 58, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2004 at his residence. He was a retired mechanic for Patterson Brothers. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Billy Tucker officiating. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery in Newbern.
Barbara Fay Smith (02/02/04)
Barbara Fay Smith, 63, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2004 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a retired business owner and homemaker and a member of Volunteer Baptist Church. Graveside services were at 11 a.m. today in Dyer County Memorial Garden with the Rev. Billy Tucker officiating. Dyersburg Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Evelyn Jean Henson (02/04/04)
Evelyn Jean Henson, 78, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2004 at her residence. She was a retired employee of Dyersburg Fabrics and a Baptist. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with Brother William Henson and Brother Larry Ricketts officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens.
William Lonas Taylor Jr. (02/04/04)
William Lonas Taylor Jr., 78, of Knoxville, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2004. He was retired as vice president of Foreign and Domestic Veneers and as president of Taylor Veneers, a member of Central Baptist Church in Bearden and The King's Men's Sunday school class and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
