Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
LESTER WALTON SEAGO JR., 61, of Bartlett, public relations official and instructor at the University of Memphis, died of heart failure Wednesday at his home. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Meeman Journalism Building at the University of Memphis. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. He was a Memphis correspondent for The Associated Press for 15 years, an Air Force veteran and a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association and the Memphis Soaring Society. Mr. Seago leaves a daughter, Linda Rebecca Seago of Flagstaff, Ariz.; a son, Les Seago III of Homestead, Fla., a sister, Peggy Lewis of Dayton, Tenn., and a brother, Don Seago of Astoria, Ore. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, any memorials be sent to the University of Memphis Journalism Scholarship Fund.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
HENRY SEALS JR., 59, of West Memphis, City of West Memphis supervisor, died of heart failure Sunday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. Services will be at noon Saturday at West Memphis First Baptist Church with burial in Marion (Ark.) Memorial cemetery. Mr. Seals, the husband of Sadie Mae Seals, also leaves a son, Henry Seals III of Memphis; four sisters, Eloise Harven of Chicago, Edna Nuell of Milwaukee, Bessie Miles of Champaign, Ill., and Stella Mays of St. Louis; a brother, Eugene Seals of West Memphis, and a grandchild.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
OLLIE B. SEWARD, 97, of Vermilion, Ohio, formerly of Eads, retired owner of Seward Grocery after 30 years, died of heart failure Feb. 25 in Vermilion. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Fisherville Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Bethany cemetery. Collierville Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Seward, the widow of Albert Hamner and Leo Seward, leaves two daughters, Essie Anthony of Knoxville and Mary Ann Favazza of Memphis; two sons, Albert `Pat' Hamner of Vermilion and Larry Seward of Lake Cormorant, Miss.; three stepdaughters, Wilma Watkins of West Memphis, Helen Littlefield of West Columbia, Texas, and Agnes Roberts of Memphis, 20 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
MARY ROSE SHIELDS, 73, of Memphis, homemaker, died of cancer Wednesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, where she was a member, with burial in Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Shields, the widow of Clayton Shields, leaves a son, Craig Shields of Bartlett, and a grandson. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Immanuel Lutheran School Development Office.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
TENNIE LOVIE SMITH SWIFT, 94, of Oakland, homemaker, died of heart failure Tuesday at Methodist Hospital of Fayette in Somerville. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Rossville, where she was a mother board member, with burial in the church cemetery there. J. A. Lofties Funeral Home in Somerville has charge. Mrs. Swift, the widow of Jasper Swift, leaves two daughters, Ruth Hayslett of Oakland and Ruby Wright of Somerville; a sister, Bessie Long of Williston, 15 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
FRANCES A. TAYLOR, 89, of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Thursday at her home. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. She was a member of Second Church of Christ Scientist, Junior League Garden Club and Tuesday Study Club. Mrs. Taylor, the wife of Henry L. Taylor, also leaves two daughters, Barbara Taylor Jones of Raleigh, N.C., and Frances Taylor Brock of Memphis; two sisters, Laurence Allen Mitchell and Alice Allen Malone, both of Memphis, and three grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
CHARLIE TUCKER, 72, of 3807 N. Trezevant, died of heart failure Thursday at UT Bowld Hospital. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Tucker leaves a daughter, Betty Tucker of Memphis; four sisters, Viola Tucker of Chicago, Maxcine Martin and Effie Head, both of Clarksville, Tenn., and Lillie M. Edwards of South Bend, Ind.; two brothers, George Tucker of South Bend and Cicero Tucker of St. Louis, eight grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
ORETHA WHITE, 82, of Chicago, formerly of Memphis, died of heart failure Sunday at St. Bernard Hospital in Chicago. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in National cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. White, the widow of Lucius White, leaves three sisters, Laura Taylor and Ada Fairfield, both of Chicago, and Leola Mull of Memphis.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
BRIGHTON, TN - Reaper Jones Wilson, 75, former employee of AT&T, died of heart failure Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mason Funeral Home in Mason has charge. She was a former Sunday school teacher and former president of the Pastor's Parish and United Methodist Women's Organization. Mrs. Wilson, the wife of Charles Wilson, also leaves a daughter, Earnestine Leverette of California; a son, Ronald Wilson; three sisters, Nellie Hatton and Maude Willis, both of Detroit, and Bessie Seward of Illinois; a brother, Dave Jones Jr. of Detroit, and seven grandchildren.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
FOSTER YOUNG, 80, of Memphis, retired employee of the Tennessee Valley Authority and Union Station, died of heart failure Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital East. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of St. Andrew AME Church and an Army veteran. Mr. Young, the widower of Annie Mae Young, leaves four daughters, Evelyn Hart, Fosta Brown, Linda Cannon and Loretta Young, all of Memphis; four sons, William Henry Young and Foster Young Jr., both of Houston, and Thomas H. Young and Calvin Young, both of Memphis; three sisters, Ollie Cole and Dovie Baker, both of Memphis, and Ethel Threatt of Chicago, 16 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
[Dated March 2, 2000]
