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(From various funeral homes in the Memphis, Millington, and neighboring towns of Shelby County.)

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JAMES MOBLEY KIMBROUGH JR., 90, of Memphis, retired colonel from the Army, died of lung disease Sunday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal Church with burial in Griffin, Ga. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. He was a graduate of West Point Military Academy, a World War II veteran, volunteer for MIFA, teacher for Niagara Community College in New York and member of Memphis Country Club and Rhodes College Presidents Council. Mr. Kimbrough, the husband of Cornelia Henning Roberts Kimbrough, also leaves two daughters, Ellen K. Finney of Tucson, Ariz., and Ebet Roberts of New York City; three sons, James M. Kimbrough III of Fayetteville, Ga., Graham F. Kimbrough of Dalton, Ga., and Jack Roberts of Memphis, and six grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Methodist Hospice, West Point Alumni Association or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

CHERYL DENISE KNIGHT, 43, of Millington, died of heart failure Monday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Jefferson Mortuary in Millington. She leaves two sisters, Joyce Maria Knight of Millington and Rosalind Hunt of Atoka, and a brother, Jon Jay Knight of Millington.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

FEVERLEAN MASON LINCOLN, 69, of Memphis, died of heart failure Thursday at her home. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Jerusalem Chapel Baptist Church. She leaves five daughters, Catherine M. Stewart, JoAnn M. Holmes, Teresa M. Chism, Deloris M. Higgs and Patricia A. Mason, all of Memphis; two sons, Euel L. Mason of Fort Washington, Md., and Dewayne E. Mason of Germany; a sister, Charlean Jackson of Memphis, 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

SINA MAE LINDEMOOD, 81, of Collierville, homemaker, died of heart failure Oct. 27 in Collierville. Services were Wednesday at Lewis Funeral Home in Milton, Fla., with burial in Milton cemetery. She was a member of Pace (Fla.) Missionary Baptist Church and Pace Tops Club and a Lioness of Pace Lions Club. Mrs. Lindemood, the widow of Glen M. Lindemood, leaves a daughter, Diane Judd of Collierville; a sister, Betty Joyce Welch of Pensacola, Fla., three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

WALTER C. LOTT, 87, of Memphis, retired heavy-equipment mechanic, died Sunday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center after a stroke. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. He was a Methodist and a World War II Navy veteran. Mr. Lott, the widower of Lillian Lott, leaves two stepdaughters, Violet Kemp of Bridgeport, Ala., and Martha Austein of Memphis; two stepsons, Ira Calbert of Trezevant, Tenn., and Bill Calbert of Jacksonville, Fla.; two sisters, Erma Stuart of Louisville, Miss., and June Jones of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; a brother, Graham Lott of Collierville, and 17 grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

RUBY JEAN WILLIAMS MITCHELL, 74, of Memphis, retired teacher for Memphis City Schools after 31 years, died of heart failure Saturday in Memphis. Services will be at noon Wednesday at St. John Baptist Church, where she was a Sanctuary Memorial Choir member, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. T. H. Hayes & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a graduate of Manassas High School and Tennessee State University and member of New Era Club, Dorcas Missionary Circle and Southern Belle Bridge Club. Mrs. Mitchell, the wife of John Mitchell, also leaves two daughters, Callie A. Lewis Sanders, and a son, Frank J. Lewis, both of Memphis; a stepdaughter, Elaine Neal of Los Angeles; a stepson, John E. Mitchell of Memphis, 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

MACK M. POLLARD, 68, of Memphis, died of heart failure Saturday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Airways Chapel with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He was an Army veteran. He leaves a son, Antony Pollard; two sisters, Bessie L. Knight and Esther L. Tate, and a brother, Phillip Pollard, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

RITA C. RICKETT, 47, of Southaven, office manager for Advance Response Corp., died of complications from cancer Sunday at Saint Francis Hospital. Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven. Mrs. Rickett, the wife of Ricky C. Rickett, also leaves a son, Daniel C. Rickett of Southaven; her father, Lloyd Booker of Forrest City, Ark.; a brother, Samuel Booker of Southaven; a half-sister, Mary Yancey of Forrest City, and her grandmother, Gladys Huey of Hayti, Mo. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

RAYMOND L. RICKMAN, 58, of Southaven, retired truck driver for Roadway Express after 31 years, died of cancer Monday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. He was a member of Teamsters Local 667 and a published songwriter. Mr. Rick man, the husband of Carol Kelso Rickman, also leaves two daughters, Tammy Hughes of Byhalia, Miss., and Cynthia Chatham of Horn Lake; a son, Michael Grant Rickman of Denver; three stepsons, Chuck Kelso and Jonathan Kelso, both of Senatobia, Miss., and Brian Kelso of Medina, Tenn., and 10 grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society or Methodist Hospice.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

CAROL JO LENELLE STRICKLEN, 38, of Memphis, executive assistant for FedEx, died of heart failure Friday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. She was a member of Greater Southside Baptist Church. Mrs. Stricklen, the wife of Roosevelt Stricklen, also leaves two daughters, Erika Nicole Stricklen and Erin Marie Stricklen; a son, Erik Rachard Stricklen, and her parents, Hiawatha Graham and Leroy Graham, all of Memphis; two sisters, Jacqueline Ford of Lincoln, Neb., and Sandra Barlow of Memphis; two brothers, Michael Graham and Sean Graham, both of Memphis, and a grandchild.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

CLAUDE L. WATKINS, 88, of Memphis, died of heart failure Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. He was a member of Whitehaven Primitive Baptist Church. Mr. Watkins, the husband of Mary D. Watkins for 60 years, also leaves four daughters, Carolyn Jane Davis of Pensacola, Fla., Mary Anne Creekmore of Bartlett, Linda C. Aldridge of Memphis and Sandra Joyce Gottfried of Collierville; a sister, Elanor Moak of Grenada, Miss.; a brother, Travis Moak of Natchez, Miss., six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

PETER SIMON WATKINS, 57, of Memphis, retired waiter for Memphis Country Club, died of heart failure Saturday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has charge. He was a member of Greater Hope Missionary Baptist Church usher board and a graduate of Melrose High School. He leaves eight sisters, Louise Harris of Chicago, and Yvonne Watkins, Dorothy Govan, Sally Tippin, Helen Daniels, Rose Cowan, Carol Watkins and Petry Watkins, all of Memphis, and three brothers, John White, Kenny Watkins and Clinton Watkins, and two friends who cared for him, Demetria Coats and Patrick Fossett, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

JOE SANDERS WHITE, 78, of Memphis, retired upholstery worker, died of heart failure Sunday at Spring Gate Nursing Home. Services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Lake Grove Baptist Church, where he was a member of the usher board, with burial at 11 a.m. Friday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Family Mortuary has charge. He was a World War II veteran. Mr. White, the husband of Etta Mae White, also leaves two daughters, Jo Etta Lowery of Chicago and Janice Harris of Brinkley, Ark.; three sons, David White of Elkhart, Ind., Victor White of Memphis and Drew Green of Chicago, 19 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

LESLIE L. WILLIAMS, 66, of 633 King, retired maintenance worker for Southwest Tennessee Community College, died of cancer Friday at Methodist Healthcare-South. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Springhill North Baptist Church in Water Valley, Miss., with burial in Hopewell cemetery in Coffeeville, Miss. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. Mr. Williams, the husband of Jone E. Williams, also leaves four daughters, Remonda Monroe, Deborah Williams and Brenda Williams, all of Memphis, and Melba Caldwell of Oxford, Miss.; five sons, Norris Williams of Waterloo, Iowa, Derrick Williams and Andre Williams, both of Memphis, and Larry Brown and Robert Lee, both of Chicago; seven sisters, Ella Jenkins and Betty Roby, both of Waterloo, Lila Avant, Clister Hoskins, Linda Hoskins and Katie Tolbert, all of Water Valley, and Carolyn Frost of Charleston, Miss.; four brothers, M. C. Williams and McArthur Hoskins, both of Water Valley, and Cleveland Hoskins Jr. and O. D. Williams, both of Waterloo, 22 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

RUBYE DYKEMA WILLIAMS, 86, of Nashville, formerly of Memphis, homemaker and retired bookkeeper for Windyke Country Club, died of a head injury Sunday in Nashville. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. She was a former member of Lamar Heights Baptist Church and Faithful Workers Class and member of St. David Episcopal Church in Nashville. Mrs. Williams, the widow of Grapel Williams, leaves a daughter, Sharon McDonald of Maryville, Tenn.; a son, Grady Williams of Nashville; a sister, Alyce Long of Collierville, five granddaughters and eight great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated November 6, 2001]

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