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BERNICE RUBY MILLS, 85, of Memphis, retired receptionist for Drs. McLarty & Mills, died Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. She was a member of Memphis First Seventh Day Adventist Church. She leaves a sister, Betty Marchant of Byhalia, Miss., and four brothers, C. Gilbert Mills Jr. of Byhalia, Dr. George T. Mills of Monroe, N.C., Howard Mills of Germantown and Dr. Dan C. Mills of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to Memphis Junior Academy or a charity of the donor's choice.
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MARY E. NORMAN, 64, of Memphis, died Friday at Allenbrooke Health Care & Rehab. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of James Road Church of Christ. Mrs. Norman, the wife of R.B. Norman, also leaves two sons, Larry Norman and R.B. Norman Jr., both of Memphis; three brothers, M.B. Boxer and Willie Powell, both of Chicago, and Sylvester Powell of Memphis; and two grandchildren.
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VIVIAN ARDELLE PERRY, 76, of Memphis, retired meat wrapper from Hogue & Knott Supermarket, died Saturday at her home. Services will be at noon Thursday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Perry, the widow of Frank Perry, leaves a daughter, Vivian Lynne Winningham of Bremerton, Wash.; three sisters, Effie Matthews and Margie Archer, both of Memphis, and Maxine Walker of Newton, Miss.; a brother, Harris Archer of Rusk, Texas; and a granddaughter. The family requests that memorials be sent to Trinity Hospice.
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MARY ALICE PIKES, 89, of Memphis, died Friday at Court Manor Nursing Home. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Abundant Grace Fellowship. She leaves a brother, Paul Curry of Memphis and a stepbrother, John H. Brooks of Mobile, Ala.
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SIDNEY BRYANT RAY JR., 81, of Millington, retired cotton farmer and ginner, died Monday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel with burial in Bethuel cemetery in Millington. He was organizing coach of the first Millington Telephone Co. American Legion baseball team, charter member of Hampton Memorial United Methodist Church in Millington and chairman of the Official Board, member of Millington Masonic Lodge, past worthy patron of Order of the Eastern Star, president of Tennessee Ginners Association and inductee into Memphis Sport Commission's Amateur Sports Hall of Fame. Mr. Ray, the husband of Katherine Ellis Ray, also leaves two daughters, Carolyn Joe Ray Orman of Bartlett and Dianne Ray Rounds of Muskogee, Okla.; a son, Ronald Bryant Ray and a brother, Dr. F. Edwin Ray, both of Millington; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Hampton Memorial United Methodist Church.
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HAZEL I. RIKARD, 72, of Memphis, retired from Kimberly-Clark, died Sunday at Jackson County Hospital in Marianna, Fla. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Memory Hill Gardens. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel has charge. She was a member of Elliston Baptist Church. She leaves a son, John Woolbright of Memphis; three sisters, Dora Rikard and Linda Williams, both of Oxford, Miss., and Eleanor Robbins of College Hill, Miss.; two brothers, Ed Rikard and Ken Rikard, both of Oxford; and three grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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JOE FRANK ROACH, 69, of Memphis, retired postal worker, died Saturday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at noon Wednesday at M.J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home Airways Chapel with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. He was a veteran. Mr. Roach, the husband of Emma Jean Roach, also leaves a daughter, Wisteria Henry, and a son, Clee Jackson, both of Chattanooga; a stepson, Carlos Washington of Las Vegas; five sisters, Dorothy Madlock, Betty Euell, Gladys El-Amin, Nancy Finnie and Patricia Talley; a brother, William Roach of Kansas City, Mo.; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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LABE ROBINS, 86, of Memphis, died Monday at his home. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He leaves a niece and nephew who cared for him, Audrey Bratcher and Charles E. Bratcher, both of Memphis.
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CHRISTINE G. SMITH, 71, of Memphis, died Saturday at her home. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Burdette United Methodist Church. She leaves two sons, Percy Golden and Sammy Smith, both of Memphis, four grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
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EARLENE SUMMERS, 50, of Memphis, security guard, died Monday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Breakthrough Church of God in Christ mother board and kitchen committee. Mrs. Summers, the wife of Charles Summers, also leaves a son, Charles Summers Jr. of Memphis; five sisters, Bernice Jackson of Greenville, Miss., and Ruthie Myles, Essie Butler, Alice Marie Williams and Estelle Banks, all of Memphis; five brothers, Willie James Butler of Greenville, and Jack Butler Jr., Horace Butler, Sylvester Butler and Paul Butler, all of Memphis; and a caregiver, Rhonda Butler of Memphis.
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MACEL MARIE THOMSON, 82, of Memphis, homemaker, died Sunday at her home. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, where she was a communicant, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. She was a member of the Panama Canal Society of Florida. Mrs. Thomson, the wife of J. Morton Thomson Jr., also leaves three daughters, Mary Routt and Regina Coleman, both of Memphis, and Elaine Graber of Germantown; two sons, John Morton Thomson III of Olathe, Kan., and Gary R. Thomson of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a sister, Margaret Rita Goulet of Naples, Fla.; four grandchildren and two stepgrandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Associated Catholic Charities, Arthritis Foundation or the Church Health Center.
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HUDSON TODD, 74, of Coldwater, Miss., retired from DeSoto County and retired owner of Hudson Todd Grocery, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Greenleaf Methodist Church in Coldwater, where he was a member, with burial in Greenleaf cemetery. Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home in Hernando has charge. He was a Mason of Independence (Miss.) Lodge. Mr. Todd, the husband of Mary Todd, also leaves a daughter, Sharon Dearing, and a son, Gary Todd, both of Coldwater; eight brothers, Hortense Todd, Jerry Todd and Richard Todd, all of Coldwater, Carttel Todd, Lynn Todd, Gordon L. Todd and Delton Todd Jr., all of Hernando, and Jackie Todd of Slidell, La.; and eight grandchildren.
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DAVID 'PEE WEE' WAMBLE, 87, of Memphis, retired musician, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Memorial Park. He was a member of Good Shepherd Church and Lewis Community Center and former member of Memphis Musicians Union. Mr. Wamble, the widower of Mildred Naomi Wamble, leaves a daughter, Dorothy Pugh of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to Church of the Good Shepherd.
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HOWARD E. WATTS, 81, of Memphis, retired carpenter from M.C. White Construction Co., died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. He was a member of Southwind Church of Christ and Carpenters Local Union and was an Army veteran. Mr. Watts, the husband of Odell Watts for 54 years, also leaves three daughters, Bettie Holley of Southaven, Barbara Brewer of Nashville and Brenda Henderson of Memphis; two sisters, Eudora Shanks and Maggie Whitehead, both of Baxter, Tenn.; four granddaughters and six great-grandchildren.
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LOUIS WILLIAMS, 61, of Memphis, singer, died Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Harris, the husband of Juanita Burnett, also leaves two sons, Jerrell Williams and Terrell Williams, both of Memphis; four sisters, Barbara Renfroe, Sharon Lymus and Pamela Smith, all of Memphis, and Kathryn Williams-Mackey of Culver City, Calif.; and two brothers, Carl Williams of Detroit and Anthony Williams of Memphis.
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ZELPHY LEE ABLES FLOYD WILLIAMS, 78, of Portland, Ore., formerly of Memphis and Iuka, Miss., homemaker and custom drapery industry worker, died Wednesday in Portland. Crown Burial & Cremation Service in Milwaukie, Ore., has charge. Mrs. Williams, the widow of Davis Williams, leaves a son, Chuck Floyd of Portland, and two brothers, A.V. Ables and Buddy Ables, both of Iuka.
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