Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Doris L. Collum, 83, passed away June 26. She is survived by her husband James N. Collum, Jr. of Brunswick, and children Brenda Turner of Tishomingo, MS, Gwyn Hopkins-Johnson of Millington, Dennis Clay of Arlington, and preceded in death by her son Donald Clay. She is also survived by 2 stepsons, Rick and Ronnie Collum, sister Francis Catlett of Arizona, 18 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren. Services will be held atMemphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel, 10 a.m. Wednesday, with Visitation at 5 p.m. Tuesday. MEMPHIS FUNERAL HOME GERMANTOWN PKWY. CHAPEL 3700 N. GERMANTOWN RD. 901-937-1144
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Billy M. Darnell, 77, of Memphis, died June 27, 2005. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 2, at family funeral care. Burial to follow at Northridge-Woodlawn cemetery.
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Frederick Veazey DeCuir, Jr., 75, of Memphis, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2005. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and retired from Sherwin Williams Paint Company. He was a member of Christ the King Lutheran Church. Visitation will be Thursday, June 30, from 5-7 p.m. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Christ the King Lutheran Church with burial at Memorial Park. He leaves his wife of 50 years, Lina Jeanette Watkins DeCuir; 2 daughters, Alice Denise Harris of Horn Lake, MS and Susan Jayne Hyde of Memphis; 2 sons, Orean Mason "Chip" DeCuir of Bowling Green, KY, and Andrew Keith DeCuir of Massapequa Park, NY; 8 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Christ the King Lutheran Church.
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Faye Wright Lee Dyer, 41, of Byhalia, MS, Homemaker, died Sunday, June 25, 2005 at Baptist Collierville. Memorial Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Family Funeral Care. She was a former insurance agent. She is survived by her husband, James Earl Dyer of Byhalia, 2 daughters, Shannon Pope and her husband Jonathan of Olive Branch, MS, and Kristen Dyer of Collierville, her mother and father, Brenda and Harold Patterson of Bartlett, TN, one brother, Daniel and wife Stacy Wright of Covington, TN; one grandchild, Jillian Pope. Memorials may be sent to the donor's choice. FAMILY FUNERAL CARE 901-761-8000
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EVANGELIST ALICE RUTH ESKRIDGE, retired homemaker of Memphis and widow of Mr. Willie B. Eskridge, passed Friday, June 24, 2005 at Baptist Memorial Hospital East, after a lengthy illness. Visitation will be Friday, July 1 from 5-7 p.m. and services Saturday, July 2 at 12 noon, Temple of Deliverance COGIC; burial National cemetery, Jackson, Ave., 2 p.m. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Evangelist Eskridge, member of Evangelist Missionary Board, Telephone Ministry and Sick Visitation Team, leaves her children Gary Eskridge, Otonya Eskridge-Allen, Jarvis Eskridge and Willie Bernard Eskridge; son-in law, Pastor Sherman Allen; 1 grandchild, Aleisha Eskridge; 3 brothers, Excel Powell, Earl Powell, Clifton Powell; 5 sisters, Rosie Parrott, Jodie Johnson, Phelisia McDowell, Mildred Wortham, Ossie Mae Liddell and special friends Mary Curtis and Teretha Griggs.
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John Roland Ferguson, 35, died Saturday, June 25, 2005, at his residence in Memphis. He is survived by his parents, Robert and Lorraine Ferguson of Germantown, and a sister, Katherine Terry of Germantown. MEMPHIS FUNERAL HOME 5599 POPLAR AVENUE 901-725-0100
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LOUISE FONDREN, 87, of Memphis, retired school teacher, died Thursday, June 23, 2005 at Regional Medical Center. Visitation Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Gillespie Funeral Home and Friday, 10am-12 p.m. at Union Grove Holiness Church; services will be 12 noon, Friday, July 1 at the church; burial Independance cemetery, Tyro, MS. Gillespie Funeral Home has charge. She leaves 1 sister Mynetta Fondren, 1 daughter-in law, Alberta Martin of Memphis; 2 sons, Cottrell Martin, Sr. and Marcus Fondren both of Memphis, 10 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great grandchildren.
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SHELBY DADE FOOTE, 88, of Memphis. Graveside services at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 30, 2005 at Elmwood cemetery. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice. CANALE FUNERAL DIRECTORS 452-6400
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DANNY FULGHUM, 54 of Cordova, retired, died Sunday, June 26, 2005. a private memorial service will be held at High Point Funeral Chapel. Mr. Fulghum, husband of Loretta Fulghum, also leaves 2 sons Jacob and John Fulghum; parent, Frances Rucker; 1 sister Debi Vego; nephew, Ross Vego, all of Cordova and niece, Amber Vego of Murfreesboro, TN. HIGH POINT FUNERAL CHAPEL (901)454-5795
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Robert Zotique Gravel, 92, of Memphis, Sunday, June 26, 2005 at Bright Glade Convalescent Center. He was preceded in death by Marguerite (Molly), his wife of 59 years, and son, Daniel. He leaves a daughter, Mona Arreola of Memphis; 2 sons, Kenneth Gravel of Portland, OR and John Gravel of Woodstock, VT; 6 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was a Chief Quartermaster in the U.S. Navy, a veteran of World War II, he served in the Mediterranean and was a plank-owner on the U.S.S. Philadelphia, which was known as the "Galloping Ghost of the Sicilian Coast." Upon leaving the Navy he worked for 20 years in the United States Civil Service in Key West, Florida. After retirement, he served for many years as a Red Cross volunteer at the U.S. Navy Hospital in Key West and Orlando, Florida. He was a member of Mystic Lodge, Free and Accepted Order of Masons and a Royal Arch Mason in the York Rites. He was an honorary member of the Anchor Lodge and Dade Lodge in Key West, Florida, and a lifetime member of Star in the East Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, Hampden, ME. A self educated man, he was a lover of opera, world travel, and baseball and was an enthusiastic fan of the Atlanta Braves. He was also a member of St. Louis Catholic Church, where a memorial mass in honor of his life will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 2, 2005. MEMPHIS FUNERAL HOME 5599 POPLAR AVENUE 901-725-0100
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WANDA PARTEE HAMPTON, 36, of Memphis, died June 22, 2005 at High Pointe Nursing Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 2, 2005 at New Life Holiness COGIC with burial in Galilee Memorial Gardens. E.H. Ford Mortuary Services has charge. She leaves four daughters, Jennifer Hampton, Juanita Washington, Tashara Partee and Norma McMahon; a son, Jerome Hampton Jr.; her father, Nathaniel Partee; a sister, April Partee; a brother, Nathaniel Partee Jr., and a half-sister, Debralynn Partee, all of Memphis, and a grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to New Life Holiness Church, 1708 Vera Cruz, Memphis 38117.
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Harry Hendricks, 66, of Memphis, TN. Services will be at 12 Noon Friday at Forest Hill East with burial in Forest Hill Midtown cemetery. He leaves his wife, Stella and 2 sons, Phil Hendricks and Carl Hendricks of Gallaway, a brother, Vernon Hendricks of Abbeville, AL, 2 sisters, Bobbie McQuerter of Willard MO, Evelyn Hendricks of Memphis and 2 grandchildren.
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JAMES JOSEPH HERRINGTON, 39, of Memphis, employee of Grand Casino in Tunica, died June 24, 2005 in DeSoto County. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 2 at Superior Funeral Home, 1129 Hollywood, Memphis. He is a graduate of Mitchell High School. He leaves his mother, Marilyn Herrington of Nashville; a sister, Shari Herrington-Thompson of Papillion, NE, and a brother, James Herrington II of Long Branch, N.J Superior Funeral Home
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ROSA M. HIGDON, 81, of Memphis, retired retail and member of St. Michael Catholic Church, died Thursday, June 23, 2005 at Memphis Health and Rehab. Services will be Thursday, June 30 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael Catholic Church; burial Memphis Memory Gardens. Roller Family Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Higdon, widow of William H. Higdon leaves 6 step-daughters, 2 step-sons, 1 sister, Lula D. Robinson of Memphis. The family request any memorial be sent to St. Michael Catholic Church.
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JOSEPH JONES, SR., 69, of West Memphis, formerly of Memphis and Cordova, died Wednesday, June. 22, 2005 at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be Saturday, July 2, 12 noon at M.J. Edwards Funeral Home; burial Galilee Memorial Gardens. He leaves 1 son Joseph Jones, Jr. and 1 daughter Stella M. Jones, both of Memphis; 3 sisters Alder Bell Jones, Bobbie J. Walls, both of Memphis, Erma L. Kirkland of Milwaukee, WI., 15 grandchildren and 23 great grand children.
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Milton "Guy" Joyner, Sr., 83, of Memphis died at his home Tuesday, June 28, 2005, after a long battle with cancer. He leaves his wife of 58 years, Maxine; 2 daughters, Judy Jennings of Fair Grove, MO, and Beverly Carroll of Castle Rock, CO; his son, Guy Jr. of Cordova, TN; 4 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with an Anti-Tank Company of the 338th Regimental Combat Team in Italy, and he was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received outside Rome. Returning from the war, he began a 35 year career with the International Harvester Company, from which he retired. He was a longtime member and ordained Deacon of Raleigh Springs Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 1, 2005, at Raleigh Springs Baptist Church, 5322 Banbury Avenue, with interment
to follow at Forest Hill East cemetery. Visitation will be held 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Memphis Funeral Home- Poplar Chapel. Mr. Joyner will also lie in state at the church beginning at 9 a.m. Friday. Per Mr. Joyner's own wishes, please make memorial contributions in lieu of flowers to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. MEMPHIS FUNERAL HOME 5599 POPLAR AVENUE 901-725-0100
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JOE F. PARRISH, 77, of Memphis, passed away June 27, 2005 at Methodist Hospital North after a long illness. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel. He was retired from International Harvester after 34 years. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Mary Jo Parrish, and two nieces, Paige Chadwick of Arizona and Karen de la Chapelle of Texas. MEMPHIS FUNERAL HOME GERMANTOWN PARKWAY CHAPEL 3700 N. Germantown Road 937-1144
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ESTER MAE ROBINSON was married
to the late Lester Long Robinson, Sr. They had 16 children. She was a member of Berean M.B.C. under the leadership of Dr. Edward Parker, Jr. She was a woman who loved many. She retired from LeBonheur Children's Hospital. She departed her earthly life Tuesday, June 21, 2005, 7:30 p.m.
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MILDRED HAIRE SEALS, 84, of Memphis, homemaker and widow of Grady Edward Seals, passed away June 27, 2005 at St. Francis Hospital. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial to follow in Memorial Park cemetery. A visitation will be held one hour prior to services. She was past historian for the Senior Citizens Service Center. She is survived by a son, William R. Seals oif Memphis, 2 daughters, Brenda Bassford of Memphis, and Marilyn Franke of Collierville, and one sister, Hazel Haire of Memphis. She also leaves behind 9 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and a very special grandson, Tim Seals, who took care of her during her long illness.
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