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Shelby County, Tennessee Obituary and Death Notices Collection
(From various funeral homes in the Memphis, Millington, and neighboring towns of Shelby County.)

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Shelby County, Tennessee Obituary and Death Notices Collection

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ALBERTA BRIDGET, 54, of Memphis, died of heart failure Sunday at Delta Medical Center. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Bridget, the wife of Fred Bridget, also leaves three daughters, Michelle Little, Staice Bridget and Tavia Bridget, all of Memphis; a son, Raymond Johnson of Flint, Mich.; her parents, Geneva and James Moore, and a sister, Terri McAfee, all of Mt. Pleasant, Miss.; four brothers, Alvin Moore, Scottie Moore and Ralph Moore, all of Mt. Pleasant, and Marvell Moore of Lake Cormorant, and nine grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

DANNY LEE BROOKS, 36, of Memphis, formerly of Lebanon, Tenn., died Wednesday in Memphis of an apparent homicide. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at New Christian Life Church in Lebanon with burial in Mt. Lebanon Memorial Gardens. Disyal Funeral Home in Lebanon has charge. He was a graduate of Lebanon High School. Mr. Brooks, the widower of Crystal Furgerson Brooks, leaves three daughters, Jasmine Brooks of Gordonsville, Tenn., Starisha Brooks of Old Hickory, Tenn., and Keondra Brooks of Memphis; six sisters, Linda Taylor and Diane Brooks, both of Memphis, and Mary Word, Katy Brooks, Margret Brooks and Barbara Brooks, all of Lebanon, and five brothers, Kenneth Brooks, David Brooks, Ronnie Brooks, Billy Brooks and Glen Brooks, all of Lebanon.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

KATHERINE BUFORD, 76, of Cordova, retired from the Federal Reserve, died of cancer Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Edmonson cemetery in Southaven. Forest Hill Funeral Home East has charge. She was a member of Faith Presbyterian Church and former member of Whitehaven Presbyterian Church. She leaves two daughters, Charlotte Bronze of Cleveland, Tenn., and Robin Johnston of Memphis, and four grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society or Faith Presbyterian Church.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

MARY CHRISTINE BURNS, 75, of Millington, died of heart failure Sunday at Covington Manor Nursing Home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Munford (Tenn.) Funeral Home with burial in Bethuel cemetery in Millington. She was a member of Kerrville Assembly of God Church. She leaves four sisters, Lucille Smith of Bethel Springs, Tenn., Gladys Queen of Florence, Ala., Ruby Lane of Millington and Shirley Taylor of Pueblo West, Colo., and a brother, Clarence Burns of Munford. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Epilepsy Foundation.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

CAROLE GREEN COLEMAN, 61, of Bartlett, retired quality assurance specialist for Defense Contract Management Command after 32 years, died of cancer Monday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with entombment in Forest Hill Mausoleum East. Mrs. Coleman, the widow of Douglas Austin, leaves two daughters, Karyn Critchlow of Dyersburg and Sharlan Grant of Memphis; two sons, Michael Coleman of Alta Vista, Va., and Kevin Coleman of Memphis; two sisters, Betty Green of San Antonio and Judy Maeckel of Prosper, Texas, and five grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or the American Cancer Society.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

JOHNNY RAY DAVIDSON, 51, of Somerville, former foreman for the Peepers Drywall Co. in Germantown, died of emphysema Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home in Somerville with burial in Fisherville cemetery. He was a member of Fisherville Baptist Church. He leaves a daughter, Kelley Branham of Twin Lakes, Mich.; his mother, Charlene Whitten of Somerville; two sisters, Rebecca Ruth Spencer of Memphis and Brenda Faye Williams of Millington; three brothers, Jimmy Davidson of Rossville, Steve Davidson of Southaven and Ricky Davidson of Selmer, Tenn., and two grandsons. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Emphysema Association of Tennessee in Memphis.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

MITCHELLEASE A. 'CHERRY' DORSEY, 49, of Memphis, died of heart failure Sunday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Parkway Gardens Presbyterian Church with burial in Calvary. Southern Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Dorsey, the wife of Donald Dorsey, also leaves a daughter, Brittany Dorsey; her mother, Lillian Anderson, and a sister, Lillian 'Plum' Isabel, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

BENNY FELOSI, 71, of Knoxville, formerly of Memphis, retired from A. T. Distributors after 31 years, died of lung disease Sunday in Knoxville. Graveside services will be at noon today in Tennessee Veterans cemetery in Knoxville. Berry Funeral Home in Knoxville has charge. He was a Korean War Army veteran. Mr. Felosi, the husband of Virginia Carol Felosi, also leaves a daughter, Toni R. Felosi of Knoxville; two sons, Ben Felosi of Atlanta and Joseph M. Felosi of Parris Island, S.C.; a sister, Della Dolinci of Harlan, Ky.; two brothers, Vick Felosi of Harlan and John Felosi of Detroit, and five grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

NIZE FROST, 69, of 688 Nonconnah, died of heart failure Saturday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Ford Chapel AME Zion Church with burial in Easthaven cemetery. E. H. Ford Mortuary Services has charge. Mr. Frost, the husband of Lillian Washington, also leaves three daughters, Gwynn Malone, Vanessa Frost and Margaret Fisher, all of Memphis; four sisters, Lagusta Addison, Ruth Williams and Lillie Mae Williams, all of Memphis, and Ora Lee Perry of Chicago; two brothers, Simmon Frost of St. Louis and Joe Frost of Chicago, 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

ELLA GAGE, 78, of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Oct. 25 at Cordova Rehab & Nursing Center. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown has charge. Mrs. Gage was the widow of Estol Gage.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

KATHERINE GILLIAM, 68, of 590 Lauderdale, homemaker, died of heart failure Saturday at UT Bowld Hospital. R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Progressive Baptist Church usher board. Mrs. Gilliam, the widow of James Wainwright, leaves a daughter, Johnnie Mae Groves, and two sons, Leon Wainwright and Samuel L. Gilliam, all of Memphis; a brother, Percy Boswell of Somerville, six grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

K. C. GIPSON, 76, of Memphis, retired from Southern Boiler, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-Central after an apparent heart attack. Services will be at noon Thursday at Friendship United Methodist Church in Millington with burial in Friendship cemetery. Thompson's Mortuary in Ripley, Tenn., has charge. Mr. Gipson, the husband of Francis Gipson, also leaves four daughters, Gloria J. Austin and Flora J. Dyson, both of Memphis, Mary A. Hill of Chicago and Mary E. Johnson of Racine, Wash.; a son, David L. Gipson of Memphis, 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

MARY GULLY, 81, of Memphis, died of cancer Friday at High Point Nursing Home. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a son, Michael Gully of Memphis, and a grandchild.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

SAMUEL HILL, 42, of Memphis, died of heart failure Saturday at Overton Park Nursing Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Airways Chapel with burial in Union cemetery in Millington. He leaves a cousin who cared for him, Alice Brown of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

REMELL JACKSON, 57, of Memphis, employee of Express Package, died of heart failure Monday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a son, Robert Earl Jackson; her mother, Josephine Pickens, and three brothers, Willie D. Pickens, Robert Pick ens and Willis Todd, all of Memphis, and three grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

KHARE D. JOHNSON JR., infant son of Tiffany Porter and Khare D. Johnson of Memphis, died of a bacterial infection Saturday at Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Easthaven cemetery. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He also leaves a sister, Kyra D. Johnson; a brother, Braylon C. Porter, and his grandparents, Marvin Bell, Elijah Johnson, Freda Porter and Minnie B. Johnson, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

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