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OBIE VICTOR GRIFFIN, 76, of Memphis, died Saturday at his home. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a Navy veteran. He leaves two daughters, Sherrie Blackman and Pam Woolfolk, and two sons, Bruce A. Griffin and Kirby M. Griffin, all of California; his mother, Remell Parker of Memphis, 11 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 1, 2002]
IDA ELVIE HOWELL, 89, of Olive Branch, homemaker, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Parker Memorial Funeral Home in Bruce, Miss., with burial in Bruce cemetery. She was a member of Lantrip Baptist Church. Mrs. Howell, the widow of Elton Howell, leaves four daughters, Jimmie Messer, Peggy Howell and Lynda Patterson, all of Olive Branch, and Martha Bailey of Duck Hill, Miss.; two sons, Jerry Howell of Memphis and Everett M. Howell of Iuka, Miss.; two sisters, Martha Flippo of Enid, Miss., and Bobbie Henry of Houlka, Miss.; three brothers, Clinton Ledbetter and Thomas Ledbetter, both of Banner, Miss., and Jake M. Ledbetter of Enid, eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 1, 2002]
SARAH ELLEN BEATY JOHNSON, 64, of Olive Branch, department manager at Fred's, died Sunday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Ripley (Miss.) Funeral Home with burial in Tippah Memorial Garden in Ripley. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. Mrs. Johnson, the wife of Bobby Johnson, also leaves a daughter, Tracy Baggett of Dallas; three sons, Bobby Johnson Jr. of Seattle, Barry Johnson of Cleveland, Tenn., and Johnny Johnson of Olive Branch; two sisters, Carolyn Self of New Albany and Jean King of Houston, Miss.; a brother, Marshall Beaty of Dumas, Miss., five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 1, 2002]
CARRIE MAY JONES, 84, of Somerville, retired Fayette County home demonstration agent and former educator, died Saturday at National Health Care Center in Somerville. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Somerville First United Methodist Church. Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home in Somerville has charge. She leaves a sister, Kathleen Jones Byassee of McMinnville, Tenn. The family requests that memorials be sent to Somerville First United Methodist Church or the Somerville cemetery Association.
[Obit dated October 1, 2002]
CLYDE DOUGLAS KELSO JR., 81, of Memphis, retired sales manager from White Westinghouse Division of White-Consolidated Industries, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's Episcopal Church, where he was a member of the Vestry and Stephen's Ministry, with burial in Memorial Park. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. He was a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Memphis, a World War II Army Air Corps veteran, Korean War Air Force veteran and member of Chickasaw Country Club. Mr. Kelso, the husband of Myra Ann Barksdale Kelso, also leaves a son, Clyde Douglas Kelso III of Memphis; two brothers, A. Scott Kelso of Houston and R. Patterson Kelso of San Marcos, Texas, and two grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. John's Episcopal Church or the Church Health Center.
[Obit dated October 1, 2002]
BARBARA ANNE KINCAID, 54, of Stockton, Mo., formerly of West Memphis, nursing assistant, died Thursday at Stockton Nursing Home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion, Ark. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. She was a member of Stockton Assembly of God Church. She leaves a brother, W. P. 'Sonny' Taylor Jr. of Oakland, Tenn. The family requests that memorials be sent to American Cancer Society.
[Obit dated October 1, 2002]
MAURICE LIPFORD, 66, of Memphis, died Sunday at UT Bowld Hospital. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He leaves three sisters, Glory Mitchell and Earline McKinney, both of Memphis, and Ruthie Pearl Buchannan of Birmingham, and a brother, Nathaniel Lipford, and a companion with whom he lived, Devora Fisher, both of Memphis.
[Obit dated October 1, 2002]
LAVINIA CHAPPELLE MAXWELL, 86, of Marion, Ark., retired teacher from Pulaski County (Ark.) School District, died Sunday at Johnsons-Hobson Home Care Inc. in Marion. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Pine Crest Memorial Park in Alexander, Ark. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. She was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Little Rock, Dr. Bill Orr Sunday School Class and Delta Kappa Gamma teacher sorority. Mrs. Maxwell, the widow of John W. Maxwell, leaves two sons, John W. Maxwell Jr. of Broken Arrow, Okla., and Gene Maxwell of West Memphis, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Paul's United Methodist Church.
[Obit dated October 1, 2002]
LOUIE TEEL McBEE, 83, of Okeechobee, Fla., owner/operator of Yorktown Dry Cleaners, died Sept. 24 at Lawnwood Medical Center in Fort Pierce, Fla. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Bassett (Ark.) cemetery. He was a member of Okeechobee First United Methodist Church. Mr. McBee, the husband of Anna L. McBee, also leaves a daughter, Charlotte Hunter of Harrison, Ark.; two sons, Larry McBee of Memphis and Mark McBee of Jacksonville, Fla.; a sister, Evelyn Plass of Memphis, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Obit dated October 1, 2002]
CORDIE B. 'AUNTIE MOORE' MOORE, 94, of Memphis, died Saturday at Graceland Nursing Home. R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a mother board member of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church in Lake Cormorant. Mrs. Moore, the widow of Lawrence Moore, leaves a daughter, Minnie Mae Moore-Peck; a sister, Odesse Finch, and a brother, John Kirkwood, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated October 1, 2002]
LINDA FAYE COX NELSON, 50, of Memphis, international export checker for FedEx and cosmetologist for Attitudes Hair Salon, died Monday at Saint Francis Hospital. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has charge. She was a member of Greater New Salem Missionary Baptist Church and a graduate of Southside High School. Mrs. Nelson, the wife of Chester R. Nelson, also leaves two sons, LaRico Nelson and Kevin Nelson; two sisters, Sharon Cox Hill and Deborah Cox; a brother, Isaac Whitlock, and her grandmother, Kattie Young, all of Memphis, and two grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 1, 2002]
RUBY PALMER, 93, of Memphis, died Monday at Heartland of Memphis. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Homeland Church of God in Christ. She leaves a daughter, Barbara Beasley of Flint, Mich.; four sons, Harrison Locke of Cotton Plant, Ark., Jother Locke and Bailey Locke, both of Memphis, and Abb Locke Jr. of Chicago; two brothers, F. H. Hale of Memphis and L. C. Hale of Chicago, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 1, 2002]
ODESSA WHITE PARKER, 89, of Memphis, retired from the State of Indiana, died Monday at Methodist Healthcare-South. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a mother board member of White's Chapel AME Church. Mrs. Parker, the widow of Watkin Parker, leaves a niece who cared for her, Odessa Gadsden of Memphis.
[Obit dated October 1, 2002]
MARCUS DEWAYNE PORTER, 25, of Memphis, laborer for Norrell Temporary Service, died Saturday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at noon Saturday at St. Mark Baptist Church with burial in Union cemetery. Family Mortuary has charge. He leaves a son, Marcus Dewayne Bradley, and his parents, Ural Cooks and Barbara Porter; two sisters, Sierra Shaw and Sherita McCracken; three brothers, Marvin Porter, Lee Gregory and Corey McKenzie, and his grandparents, John and Mary Harris and Laura Crook, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated October 1, 2002]
HAZEL M. SMITH, 51, of Memphis, died Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a daughter, Mary A. Smith, and two sons, Eric T. Smith and Andrea L. Smith, all of Memphis; three sisters, Lavonne Brackett and Lenora Smith, both of Memphis, and Janice Jones of Indianapolis; two brothers, Bobbie Norton of Memphis and Hollis Smith of Minneapolis, several grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Obit dated October 1, 2002]
SAINT ELMO STARNES, 91, of Memphis, retired from Railway Express after 40 years, died Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel with burial in Wyatt cemetery in Hornsby, Tenn. He was a member of Moose Lodge. Mr. Starnes, the widower of Birdie May Starnes, leaves a daughter, Doris A. Tackett of Memphis; five sons, Billy Gene Starnes of Dallas, Wade Starnes, Coleman Starnes and Don Starnes, all of Memphis, and Edward Starnes of Paris, Tenn.; a brother, L. Q. 'Luck' Starnes of Memphis, 18 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to American Cancer Society.
[Obit dated October 1, 2002]
