THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL MEMPHIS, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1999 DEATHS FIRST ARKANSAS Through Wednesday, March 24 and two FORREST CITY Dorothy M. Kertz, 61, registered nurse at Baptist Memorial BLYTHEVILLE Jewell Willingham, 96, died of heart failure Tuesday in Blytheville. Graveside will be, at today at Mississippi services, County Memorial Gardens. Roller-Swift Funeral Home in Osceola has charge. She was a member of Willing Workers Sunday school class at Calvary Baptist Church.
She leaves a daughter, Ernestine Rogaisis greats Osceola, two granddaughters Hospital-Forrest City, died of cancer Tuesday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Francis Catholic Church, where she was a communicant, with burial in Forrest Park Cemetery. Stevens Funeral Home has charge.
She was a former vice president of Crowley's Ridge Girl Scout Council. Mrs. Kertz, the wife of Melvin E. Kertz, also leaves three daughters, Nanette Nadolny of Memphis, Diane Sanders of Destin, and Susan Goodwin of Fort Worth, Texas; two sons, Paul Kertz of Fort Walton Beach, and Martin Kertz of Bradenton, a brother, Frank Zvonar of West Richland, and six grandchildren. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, any memorials be sent to St.
Francis Catholic Church in Forrest City or Baptist Home Health Care and Hospice. HELENA Frances G. Free, 88, retired teacher for Helena School District, died Wednesday at Crestpark Intermediate Care after a heart attack. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Park in West Helena.
Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Helena has charge. She was a member of West Helena Baptist Church, Daughters of the American Revolution in Phillips County and Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Free, the widow of Havis L. Free, leaves a son, Ronald L.
Free of Helena; a sister, Elizabeth Gannaway of Lonoke, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to West Helena Library. HELENA Eugene 'Gene' Tyler, 86, retired farmer, died of renal disease Tuesday at Helena Regional Medical Center in West Helena. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Park in West Helena.
RollerCitizens Funeral Home in West Helena has charge. He was a member of Barton Baptist Church and Lafayette Masonic Lodge 189. Mr. Tyler, the husband of Lucille Tyler for 63 years, also leaves a daughter, Lou Adams of North Little Rock; a son, Steve Tyler of Sherwood; two sisters, Stella Farrell of Fresno, and Kathy Hardcastle of Claremont, six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and a great-greatgrandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Barton Baptist Church.
KENTUCKY Through Wednesday, March 24 FULTON Thomas Richard Maddox 49, repairman for Maddox Appliance Repair, died of cancer Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hornbeak Funeral Home with burial in Poplar Grove Cemetery near Hickman. He was a Vietnam War Army veteran and a member of First United Methodist Church in Fulton, Rizpah Shriners in Madisonville and Masonic Lodge 172. He leaves two daughters, Jessica Shell Newman of West Virginia and Amanda Thomas Maddox of Paducah; a sister, Ann Ray Maddox Veatch of Fulton; a brother, William Graham 'W.
Maddox of South Fulton, and a grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Lourdes Hospice in Paducah. MISSOURI Through Wednesday, March 24 HAYTI Earl Mack Redden, 81, retired employee of McCrate Equipment in Portageville and retired minister after 51 years, died of heart failure Monday in Kennett. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Church of Jesus Christ in Hayti, where he was a pastor for 18 years, with burial in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg, Tenn.
H. S. Smith Funeral Home in Caruthersville has charge. Mr. Redden, the widower of Ruby Lee Redden, leaves two daughters, Jeralene Usrey and Ruby Diane Emerson, both of Hayti; two sons, Raymond Lee Redden and Earl Mack Redden both of Dyersburg; two sisters, Eartie Ash and Frankie Gains, both of Clarkton; three brothers, Lawson Redden of Marston, and Pete Redden and Elco Redden, both of Clarkton, 16 grandchildren, 15 a and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
Massey Collins, 69, retired employee of Bristol-Meyers, died of heart disease Tuesday Baptist Memorial Hospital of Union County in New Albany. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Ellistown Baptist Church. United Funeral Service in New Albany has charge. She was a member of Cornerstone Community Church in St.
Petersburg, Fla. She leaves two daughters, Cathy Schaaf of St. Petersburg and Nona Pollett of Blue Springs; a sister, Alma Benson Cookeville, and seven grandchildren. BOONEVILLE Zena Riddle, 93, homemaker, died of heart disease Tuesday at her home. Services will be at 4 p.m.
today at McMillan Funeral Home with burial in Booneville Cemetery. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Riddle, the wife of James W. Riddle, also leaves two daughters, Reba and Zula Henderson, both of Booneville; three sisters, Bertha Kennedy of Kossuth, Ethel English of Jumpertown and Zera Haden of Memphis; two brothers, Bill Brumley and Leroy Brumley, both of Jumpertown, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
COLDWATER Robert Sam Johnson, 75, formerly of Memphis, retired machinist, died Wednesday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis of injuries received in an auto accident. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South in Memphis with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery South. He was a member of Berea Baptist Church in Horn Lake. Mr.
Johnson, the husband of Wilma Johnson, also leaves three daughters, Carol Webb of Bartlett, Linda Roberts of Coldwater and Karen N. Stallings of Walls; a stepdaughter, Pamela Thomas of California; a sister, Irma Imhoff of Houston, Texas; a brother, Homer Johnson of Bishopville, S.C.; four half-sisters, Docie Johnson of Pine Bluff, Margie Hobbs of Oxford, Savannah Byrd of Thibodeaux, and Martha Dawson of California; four half-brothers, Rufus Johnson of Center Ridge, Byron Johnson and William Johnson, both of Texarkana, and Ivan Johnson of Oakland, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Berea Baptist Church in Horn Lake. MISSISSIPPI Through Wednesday, March 24 BLUE SPRINGS Ina Margaret COLDWATER Kennith Ray Moore, 39, of Memphis, formerly of Coldwater, master welder, died March 20 in Tunica after an auto accident. Services will be at 1 p.m.
Saturday at Thyatira Church of Christ in Senatobia with burial in Carter Memorial Sunset Garden there. Rodgers Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Moore, the husband of Mae Moore, also leaves three daughters, Minnie Moore of Holly Springs, and LaSonya D. Minor and LaTrece N.
Minor, both of Senatobia; two sons, Otis R. Minor of Senatobia and Sherwon Newsom of Memphis; his parents, Betty Moore Nelson of Jamaica, N.Y., and Clyde Hardin of California; two sisters, Julia Dicks of Riverhead, N.Y., and Jerecua Nelson of Jamaica; two brothers, Dennis R. Moore of Jamaica and Alvin B. Moore of Memphis, and his grandparents, Elgirene Moore of Coldwater and Mary Ellen Hardin of Senatobia. COLUMBUS Jack Wayne Orr, 58, self-employed salesman and former National Guardsman, died Monday at Neshoba County Hospital in Philadelphia after a heart attack.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbus with burial in Furnace Hill Cemetery. Mr. Orr, the widower of Linda Ward Orr, leaves a daughter, Andrea Orr of Columbia, S.C. CORINTH Murry James Shikle, 71, died of heart disease Monday at his home.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Coleman Funeral Home with burial in Forrest Memorial Park. He attended Waldron Street Christian Church. He leaves a sister, Lillie Shikle of Corinth, and a brother, Cleve Shikle of Wichita, Kan. CROWDER Lillie Mae Wells, 86, homemaker, died heart failure Tuesday at Cordova (Tenn.) Nursing Center.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Crowder Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Marks Cemetery. Kimbro Funeral Home in Marks has charge. Mrs. Wells, the widow of Doyal Wells, leaves three daughters, Dorothy Mae Wells Hickman of Panama City, and Betty Lou Wells Antwine and Mamie Sue Wells Nobles, both of Memphis; four sons, Doyle O'Neil Wells of San Antonio, Texas, Jack Henry Wells of Cordova, Roy Eugene Wells of Beaumont, Texas, and Jimmy Ray Wells of Southaven; sister, Lucille Rodgers of Marks, 16 grandchildren, 12 stepgrandchildren and 20 greatgrandchildren.
The family requests that any memorials be sent to Crowder Baptist Church building fund. GREENWOOD Willie May Buford Alford, 85, homemaker, died of heart failure Tuesday at Golden Age Nursing Home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Odd Fellows Cemetery. Wilson Knight Funeral Home has charge.
She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Mrs. Alford, the widow of Samuel James Alford, leaves two daughters, Shirley Overley of Greenwood and Delores Erwin of Dallas, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. GREENWOOD James Brooks, 58, farmer, died of cancer Friday at Greenwood-Leflore Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m.
Saturday at McKinley Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Meeks Cemetery in Cruger. Sanders Sanders Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Providence Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Brooks, the husband of Alice Brooks, also leaves two sons, James Brooks Jr.
and Edward Brooks, both of Jackson; six daughters, Pastella Spratley Jackson, and Mary B. Holmes, Bobbie Brooks, Dorothy Brooks, Carol Norwood and Linda Brooks, all of Greenwood; a brother, Albert Brooks Jr. of Greenwood; four sisters, Lola Brown of Cruger, and Ellen Thomas, Emma Lee Prayer and Pearlie Prayer, all of Greenwood, and 26 grandchildren. HOUSTON Martha Gilliam Clark, 87, retired police officer at Prairie Ammunition Depot and grocery store owner, died heart failure Wednesday at Floy Dyer Manor. Services will be at 2 p.m.
today Houston Funeral Home with burial in Macedonia Cemetery near Houston. Mrs. Clark, the widow of Bob Clark, leaves a sister, Grace Porter of Houston. ITTA BENA Sara Clark, 83, of Lafayette, formerly of Itta Bena, died failure Monday at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Ala. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m.
today at Itta Bena Cemetery. Wilson Knight Funeral Home in Greenwood has charge. She was a Methodist. Mrs. Clark, the wife of Gordon Clark, also leaves a son, Reggie Snoddy of Jackson, and three grandchildren.
NEW ALBANY James Alton Bull- ock, 75, retired business owner and New Albany police officer, died of pneumonia Tuesday at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at United Funeral Service with burial in Glenfield Memorial Park. He was a World War Army veteran and a member of Bethesda Baptist Church. Mr.
Bullock, the husband of Ivy Jeannette Pannell Bullock, also leaves three daughters, Charlotte G. Hill of Tupelo, and Norma Jean Roberts and Vickey C. Mahon, both of New Albany; two sons, James Leslie Bullock of Blue Springs and Johnny Bullock of Tupelo; two brothers, Bobby Bullock of Linden, Billy Bullock of New Albany, 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. NEW ALBANY Daniel Thomas Hamilton, 83, retired plumber, died of heart failure Wednesday Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m.
Friday at Wallerville Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Glenfield Memorial Park. United Funeral Service has charge. Mr. Hamilton, the husband of Lena Mae Langford Hamilton, also leaves a daughter, Linda Hawks of Memphis; his mother, Oza Hamilton of New Albany; a sister, Doris Moss of Grenada, and four brothers, Ray Hamilton of Tupelo, Jack Hamilton of Detroit, Ben Hamilton of Sheffield, and James Hamilton of Memphis. OXFORD Dianne Bobo Bishop, 49, communications coordinator for Watt Bishop Orthodontics, died of cancer Tuesday at her home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Oxford-University United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Oxford Memorial Cemetery. Waller Funeral Home has charge. She was a volunteer tutor at Oxford Elementary School and a member of Oxford Junior Auxiliary and Kappa Delta Alumni Association. Mrs.
Bishop, the wife of Dr. F. Watt Bishop, also leaves two daughters, Kate Bishop of Monteagle, and Jenifer Bishop of Dallas; three sons, Beau Gibb of Oxford, Christopher Bishop of Alexandria, and Bradley Bishop of Nashville; her mother, Elaine Bobo, a sister, Betsy Bobo Elliott, and two brothers, Todd Bobo and CANALE FUNERAL DIRECTORS Total Pre-arrangements Available 2700 Union Ave. Ext. 452-6400 Jimmy Bobo, all of Cleveland.
The family requests that any memorials be sent to the Oxford School District Oxford Endowment for Public Education. OXFORD Annie Margaret Gordon, 80, homemaker, died of heart failure Tuesday at Baptist Memorial HospitalNorth Mississippi. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Burns United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Oxford Memorial Cemetery. Hodges Funeral Home has charge.
Mrs. Gordon, the widow of Webster Gordon, leaves a daughter, Sandra Dean Lloyd of Oxford, two grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. OXFORD James Troy Thomas, 74, died of heart failure Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Old Union Baptist Church in Lafayette County, where che was deacon, with burial in the church cemetery.
Baldwin Funeral Home in Pontotoc has charge. He was a World War veteran. Mr. Thomas, the husband of Mable Daniels Thomas, also leaves two daughters, Paulette Dennis of Water Valley and Sandra Collums of Belmont; four sons, Gale Thomas and Keith Thomas, both of Oxford, Ricky Thomas Houston, Texas, and Ronnie Thomas of Collierville, a sister, Omie Tutor of Memphis; two brothers, J. C.
Thomas and Dean Thomas, both of Olive Branch, 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the Old Union Cemetery committee. RIPLEY Jimmie Elizabeth Meadows, 86, of Saluda, S.C., formerly of Ripley, homemaker, died of heart failure Tuesday at Saluda Nursing Center. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Wier's Chapel Cemetery near Ripley.
McBride Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Wier's Chapel Church. Mrs. Meadows, the widow of Roy Preston Meadows, leaves a brother, Charlie Gaillard of Ripley, three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. SENATOBIA Lorraine West Burford, 99, homemaker, died of heart failure Tuesday at Senatobia Convalescent Center.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at C. O. Pate Funeral Home with burial in Thyatira Cemetery near Senatobia. She was a member of Thyatira Church of Christ.
Mrs. Burford, the widow of Bernard K. Burford, leaves three daughters, Ella Darnell of Coldwater, and Velma Elese Tidwell and Anna G. McCorkle, both of Memphis; three sons, James B. Burford of Memphis, Robert Leon Burford of Senatobia and Joe Burford of -Barr, 14 grandchildren, 25 a great-grandchildren and 11 greatSTEWART Vester Keeton, 58, truck driver, died of cancer Monday in Shreveport, La.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Adams-Nowell Funeral Home in Ackerman with burial in Concord Cemetery there. He leaves two sons, Vester Keeton Jr. of Shreveport and William Allen Keeton of Monroe, N.C.; two sisters, Thelma Albacrumby of Greenville and Lonnie Sanders of Gordo, four brothers, Elmer Keeton of Columbus, Wesley Keeton of Philadelphia, Ivy Keeton of Jackson and Eddie Keeton of Ackerman, and six grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Hospice of Louisiana, WillisKingston Medical Center in Shreveport.
TUNICA Thurman 'Buck' Youngblood, 74, retired store clerk, died Wednesday at his son's home in Sarah after a heart attack. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at C. O. Pate Funeral Home in Senatobia with burial in Hall Cemetery in Dundee.
Mr. Youngblood, the widower of Juanita Grace Hall Youngblood, leaves a daughter, Dottie Jo Culver of Memphis; two sons, Thurman Youngblood Jr. of Sarah and David Youngblood of Arkabutla; two sisters, Bobbie Pryor of Memphis and Helen Glasier of Nashville; two brothers, R. P. Youngblood of Harker Heights, Texas, and Herbert Youngblood of Arab, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
WALNUT Richmond Wilbanks, 89, retired farmer and school bus driver, died of cancer Tuesday at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Jesus Name Community Church, where he was a member, with burial in Community United Pentecostal Cemetery. Ripley Funeral Home has charge. Mr.
Wilbanks, the widower of Wilma Bennett Wilbanks, leaves three daughters, Annie Lou Mathis, Geneva Hunt and Doris Bennett, and a son, James Wallace Wilbanks, all of Walnut; a sister, Ada Sexton of Ripley, 15 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren Water Valley, former Yalobusha County deputy sheriff, died March 18 in Oxford after a heart attack. National Funeral Home in Grenada has charge. He was a Navy veteran. He leaves a daughter, Barbara Spaulding of Hamilton, Ohio; a son, Larry Hendricks of New Mexico; a sister, Joyce Pittman, and a brother, Joe Hendricks, both of Batesville, and three grandchildren. and four great-great-grandchildren.
WATER VALLEY Buck Wayne Hendricks, 64, of Memphis, formerly of IN MEMORIAM In Loving Memory Wendy Nicole Dickens McCammon To our Angel in Heaven: It has been one long lonely year since McCammon your life was taken without warning. It's so sad that your two small sons, Aaron and Alex will not be able to grow up knowing your Loving arms, and with the Love of their mother. Your Family is praying daily for justice for the horrendous crime that snuffed your precious life away at the age of 21. Only prayers, warm hearts and the strength of the family will get us through this ugly time in our lives. We can only cope with God's love in our hearts and prayers daily.
It comforts us knowing you are with Pa-Pa while he's holding your hand. We will always love Brenda (Mother), Marie Bobby (Father), Don (Step (Step-Mother), Buster (Brother), Aggie (Sister), Aunt Cindy, Great Aunt Pete, Uncle Frank, Uncle Steve and Granny. To place a notice, call 529-2700 SMALL TOWN PRICES Roller Family Funeral Home 3651 AUSTIN PEAY MEMPHIS, TN 38128 901-371-9500 www.rollerfuneralmemphis.com WINONA Mallie Earl Daves 78, retired owner and operator of Daves Furniture and Daves Cable died of heart failure Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Winona with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
Oliver Funeral Home in Winona has charge. He was a World Army veteran a member of Winona American Legion Post 52 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3938. Mr. Daves, the husband of Helen Parker Daves, also leaves a daughter, Christye VanHorn, and a son, David Earl Daves, both of Winona; three sisters, Willie Mae Skelton, Virginia Trotter and Theresa Blake, all of Greenwood, and three grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to First Baptist Church Family Life building in Winona.
TENNESSEE Through Wednesday, March 24 ATOKA Verda McQuiston, 87, homemaker, died of pneumonia Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Salem ARP Church, where she was a member, with burial in Salem Cemetery. Munford Funeral Home has charge. Mrs.
McQuiston, the widow of Hugh Edwin McQuiston, leaves a daughter, Gale Mayo, and sister, Sara Rhea, both of Memphis, a grandson and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to. Salem ARP Church in Atoka. BEECH BLUFF William Leroy Hendrix, 78, retired truck driver, died of heart failure Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 3:30 p.m.
today at Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home in Jackson with burial in Beech Bluff Cemetery. Mr. Hendrix, the widower of Jewell Willis Hendrix, leaves two daughters, Dena Shewmaker of Humboldt and Maggie Wilson of Beech Bluff; a sister, Marilyn Loyd of Huntingdon; a brother, Carl Hendrix of Lexington, and three grandchildren. BETHEL SPRINGS Addie M. Kirk, 88, homemaker, died of heart failure Wednesday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer with burial in Lake Hill Memorial Gardens. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Kirk, the widow of Arnold leaves four daughters, Bertha Mae Garner, Sarah Lambert, Evelyn McDaniel and Peggy Edwards, all of Bethel Springs; a son, W.
L. Kirk of Henderson; two half-sisters, Mary Nell Hurst of Memphis and Carolyn Marby of Bethel Springs, 11 grandchildren, 16 greatgrandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. BIG SANDY Cheryl Lynn Freeman, 45, homemaker, died of heart failure Tuesday at Camden General Hospital. Stockdale-Malin Funeral Home in Camden has charge. She leaves four daughters, Jada Freeman of Camden, and Angela Cates, Crystal Cates and Rayna Guitdry, two grandchildren.
BUENA VISTA Paschal B. White, 69, farmer, died of heart disease Tuesday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Bruceton Funeral Home with burial in Prospect Cemetery in Hollow Rock. He was a Korean War veteran and a member of Hollow Rock Methodist Church and Hollow Rock Masonic Lodge No.
288. He leaves a sister, Mary Sue Boulton of Greenfield, and a brother, Haschal White of St. Louis. CAMDEN William Keith Hudson son of William Keith and Denise Himes Hudson, died at birth Tuesday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m.
Friday at Hudson Cemetery. Stockdale-Malin Funeral Home has charge. He also leaves two half-sisters, Kelly Burke and Brandy Burke, both of Camden, and his grandparents, Esther Warren of Pennsylvania, and George and Betty Himes, and William Hudson, all of Camden. DECATURVILLE Mamie Phillips Crawley, 86, homemaker, died of heart failure Tuesday at Decatur County General Hospital in Parsons. Services will be at 2 p.m.
today at Brewer Memorial Funeral Home in Decaturville with burial in Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Mrs. Crawley, the widow of William Clay Crawley, leaves two daughters, Susie Stout of Decaturville and Geneva Crowell of Parsons; five sons, William Crawley Jr. Biloxi, Robert Crawley of Jackson, Lowell Denver Crowley of Lexington, and Bufford B.
Crawley and Tom Frank Crawley, both of Decaturville; four sisters, Gladys Hassen of Birmingham, Kathleen Phillips of Mayfield, and Laura Beussink and Brooksie Scobey, both of Paris; two brothers, William Carl Phillips of Paris and Burl Phillips of Dyersburg, 20 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. HENDERSON Josie C. Phillips, 81, retired garment factory press operator, died of heart failure Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Leon Johnson Funeral Home with burial in Henderson City Cemetery.
She was a member of Holly Springs Methodist Church. She leaves two daughters, Joy C. Bradley of Memphis and Patsy C. Watson Jackson; two sons, Bobby Joe Connor of Kentucky and Sammy Clark Connor of Beech Bluff; two sisters, Maggie Kitchen of Henderson and Juanita Holloway of Washington, a brother, William A. Rouse of Pensacola, children four and grandchildren, great-great-grandchild.
six great a HORNBEAK Mary Ruth Cranford Hogden, 63, of Mauriceville, Texas, formerly of Hornbeak, homemaker, died of kidney failure Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Graveside services were Wednesday at Antioch Cemetery. White-Mahon Funeral Home in Troy had charge. She was a Baptist.
She leaves a daughter, Mary Louise Taylor of Little Cypress, Texas; a sister, Neva Sue Dean Anderson of Muskegon, four brothers, Thurston Dean of St. Baltimore, Teddy Joe Dean of Muskegon, Glenn Roy Dean of Illinois and Luther Toy Dean of Chicago, and two grandchildren. HUMBOLDT Gean Autrey, 59, self employed farmer and construction worker, died of heart failure Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Autrey, the husband of Nancy Ann Autrey, also leaves a daughter, Phyllis Cheser of Trenton; two sons, Donald Autrey of Trenton and Phillip Autrey of Humboldt; a stepdaughter, Tammy Turner of Humboldt; four stepsons, Dave Godfrey, Harry Godfrey, Jeffrey Godfrey and Richard Godfrey, all of Reading, his mother, Dorotha Jean White of Milan; two sisters, Sharon Autrey of Oxford, N.C., and Ann Groves of Warren, two brothers, Charles Autrey of De Land, Joe Autrey of Cedar Grove, 14 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. HUNTINGDON Cecil Edward Anderson, 58, retired sawmill worker, died of heart failure Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Dilday Funeral Home with burial in Parker Crossroads Cemetery.
Mr. Anderson, the husband of Mary Ann Brigman Anderson, also leaves a daughter, Janice Ann Hollowell of Huntingdon; three sons, Danny Ray Anderson of McKenzie, and Billy Ray Anderson and Cecil Edward Anderson both of Huntingdon; two stepdaughters, Melissa Kay Ellis of Huntingdon and Carolyn Jean Taylor of Memphis; a stepson, Jimmy Dale Taylor of Huntingdon; five sisters, Virginia Swafford of Shelbyville, Wanda Lois Casey of Nashville, Dorothy Wallace of McKenzie, Gracie Fuller of Huntingdon and Shirley Kemp of Atwood, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. JACKSON Queenie Margaret Kinchen, 85, died of heart failure Wednesday at Forest Cove Nursing Home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Arrington Funeral Directors.
She leaves a son, Joe Kinchen of Lexington. JACKSON Gerald 'Red' Lovell, 67, retired carpet layer, died of heart failure Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Liberty Grove Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. George A.
Smith Sons Funeral Home Main Street Chapel has charge. He was a member of the West Tennessee Turkey Federation. Mr. Lovell, the husband of Lora Lemons Lovell, also leaves a son, Eddie Lovell of Jackson; two sisters, Lorene Burton of Obion County and Corene Cain of Ridgely; three brothers, Billy Joe Lovell of Dyersburg, Sherman Lovell of Lexington and Ernie Sanders of Medina, and two grandchildren. RIPLEY Earl Johnson, 81, retired factory worker, died of respiratory arrest Saturday at Baptist Memorial HospitalLauderdale.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Elam Durhamville Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Thompson's Mortuary has charge. Mr. Johnson, the husband of Hattie Johnson, also leaves two daughters, Delois Fayne and Melissa Dixon, and a son, Andrea Bonds, all of Ripley; three sisters, Idoria Pitts of Detroit, and Pecolia Richmond and Leora Johnson, both of Ripley; a brother, Tom W. Johnson of Detroit, and five grandchildren.
SAVANNAH James F. Evans, 69, commercial fisherman, died of heart disease Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Savannah with burial in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Hardin County.
Mr. Evans, the husband of Wanda Middleton Evans, also a son, James D. Evans of leaves: a sister, Elizabeth Birks of Tampa, and a granddaughter. UNION CITY Pearlie Maybelle Ross, 79, homemaker, died of heart failure Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Services will be at 2 p.m.
today, burial at in East White-Ranson View Cemetery. Home She was a member of House of Prayer Pentecostal Church in Fulton, Ky. Mrs. Ross, the widow of William Jefferson Ross, leaves a son, Woody Emery Jr. of Union City.
The family requests that any memorials be sent to House of Prayer Pentecostal Church. UNION CITY Patra LaNelle Woodruff, 76, of Memphis, formerly of Union City, retired telephone operator for died of heart failure March 3 at Scripps Hospital in San Diego, Calif. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hickman (Ky.) City Cemetery. White-Ranson Funeral Home has charge.
She attended Leawood Baptist Church in Memphis. Mrs. Woodruff, the wife of Albert Franklin Woodruff, also leaves a daughter, Laurie Boyd of Memphis; a son, Albert F. Woodruff Jr. of San Diego, and a grandchild.
The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Heart Association. MEMPHIS DEATHS The following obituaries were received through Wednesday, March 24: Thomas Lewis Austin, 41, of Memphis, security officer, died of heart failure Sunday at his home. Marjorie Moore Brent, 91, of Earle, piano teacher, widow of Shelby E. Brent, died of heart failure Monday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. Linda Diane Brown, 34, of 8216 Leighton Lane, Bill's Country Grocery Store clerk, died of pneumonia Sunday at Methodist Hospital North.
Marvin W. Eddings, 56, of Memphis, engineer for FedEx, widower of Mary Jane Eddings, died of heart failure Tuesday at Methodist Hospital. Ronald Fletcher, 36, of 652 Ayers, died of heart failure Sunday at his home. Earnestine Greer, 63, of Olive Branch, housekeeper for Holiday Inn, wife of Jessie J. Greer, died of heart failure Saturday at Methodist Hospital.
Robert Emmett Grizzard, 82, of Hickory Withe, formerly of Memphis, husband of Helen Luck Grizzard, died of heart failure Monday at his home. Patricia Smith Holub, 63, of Memphis, retired nurse's aide, wife of Paul Holub, died of heart failure Thursday at Methodist Hospital. David Voss Johnson, 91, of Memphis, retired Realtor, widower of Julia Larkey Johnson, died of respiratory failure Monday at his home. Joseph Johnson, 89, of 651 Spring, retired employee for Railroad, husband of Ophelia Johnson, died of heart failure Sunday at Shelby Pines Rehabilitation Center. Verlee Jones, 80, of 2990 Lounette, died of heart failure Monday at her home.
Odell McKinney, 63, of 938 J. W. Williams Lane, Tri-State Defender delivery driver, died of heart failure Monday at his home. John W. Merritt, 85, of Walls, retired welder for Freuhauf Trailer after 34 years, died of heart failure Tuesday at his home.
Sara J. Millwood, 86, of Memphis, homemaker, widow of John D. Millwood, died of heart failure Tuesday at her home. Beatrice A. Mitchell, 84, of Cordova, retired bookkeeper, died of cancer Monday at her home.
Bertha Phelps Myers, 57, of Memphis, employee for Powertel wife of Ralph B. Myers, died of heart failure Tuesday at Methodist Hospital. Ethel Mae Oliver, 92, of Millington, retired cashier for Goldsmith's Department Store, died of heart failure Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital East. Addie Lee Pride, 96, of 15 E. Dunbar, homemaker, died of pneumonia Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital East.
Walter B. Ruch, 87, of Memphis, retired maintenance manager for Pittsburgh Plate Glass husband of Frances Ruch, died of heart failure Tuesday at his home. Jessie L. Rule, 64, of 1834 Nedra, homemaker, widow of L. V.
Rule, died of heart failure Tuesday at Heartland Nursing Home. Sims, 92, of Memphis, retired farmer, husband of Freddie Lee Sims, died of heart failure Tuesday at Methodist Hospital North. Harold Gerald Socrates, 46, of 2596 Fontaine, died of heart failure Monday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. William V. Waldman, 76, of Memphis, retired employee for Douglas Aviation died of heart failure Monday at Cordova Rehab.
Johnny Lee White, 44, of Memphis, construction worker, husband of Dorothy White, died Saturday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis of injuries received in an auto accident. William A. Whittemore, 68, of Millington, farm laborer, husband of Lena Whittemore, died of heart failure Tuesday at Methodist Hospital. WORLD DEATHS ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) Cody Hall, a police reporter who later became executive editor of The Anniston Star, died Monday after a long illness.
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