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EMMETT E. YATES, 94, of Memphis, retired accountant from the IRS, died Thursday at Kirby Pines Nursing Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. He was a member of Park Avenue Church of Christ. Mr. Yates, the widower of Christine Yates, leaves a daughter, Judy Coughlin of Memphis; a son, Jere Yates of Westlake Village, Calif.; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Harding Graduate School of Religion.
[Obit dated October 15, 2002]
GLADYS SUE McKEE, 93, of Walnut, Miss., retired nurse's aide and homemaker, died Sunday at Alcorn County Rehab and Health Care. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ripley (Miss.) Funeral Home with burial in County Line cemetery. She was a member of County Line Baptist Church. Mrs. McKee was the widow of Rufus Wilbanks and Palmer McKee.
[Obit dated October 15, 2002]
RUTH WAITS BROWN, 55, of Memphis, retired registered nurse, died Saturday in Branson, Mo. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Greenwood CME Church. Mrs. Brown, the wife of Tommy L. Brown, also leaves a daughter, Monique Nicole Jones of Memphis; eight sisters, Dorothy Smith of Memphis, Edna Thompson, Mary Page, Essie Davis, Verna Dowden and Carolyn Waits, all of Memphis, and Josephine Williams and Louise Alexander, both of Earle, Ark., and a grandchild.
[Obit dated October 14, 2002]
LAURA DALE BUTLER, 93, of Grand Junction, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday at Bolivar (Tenn.) General Hospital. Services will be at 7 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home in Bolivar with burial in Mt. Zion Methodist Church cemetery in Oxford, Miss. She was a member of Grand Junction First Baptist Church. The family requests that memorials be sent to Grand Junction First Baptist Church.
[Obit dated October 14, 2002]
STANLEY COX, 79, of Memphis, formerly of New Albany, Miss., retired from the Postal Service, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County in New Albany. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with graveside service at 2 p.m. in New Albany City cemetery. United Funeral Service in New Albany has charge. He was a World War II Navy veteran and a member of St. Matthews United Methodist Church. Mr. Cox, the husband of Patricia Prince Cox, also leaves a daughter, Patty Cox Bond of Memphis; a son, Stanley H. Cox of Staten Island, N.Y.; a sister, Mary Sue Wiley of Iuka, Miss., and two grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 14, 2002]
MARVIN THOMAS DOUGLAS, 79, of Memphis, retired carpenter from Wallace & Johnson, died Friday at Spring Gate Rehab Center. Services will be at 7 p.m. today at Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home in Hernando with burial in Tennessee State Veterans cemetery. He was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church and a World War II Army veteran. He leaves a daughter, Diane Douglas Gaines of Memphis; a sister, Louise Holloman of Apple Valley, Calif., and a brother, Denver Douglas of St. Petersburg, Fla.
[Obit dated October 14, 2002]
AMMIE RUTH COUSAR FLETCHER, 88, of Burlison, Tenn., retired elementary school cook, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton in Covington. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Munford (Tenn.) Funeral Home with burial in Helen Crigger cemetery. She was a member of New Salem United Methodist Church. Mrs. Fletcher, the widow of Milton Fletcher, leaves two daughters, Kathy Fletcher Pritchett of Dresden, Tenn., and Nelwyn Fletcher Lott of Covington; a son, Rickey Fletcher of Atoka, Tenn.; a sister, Edna Cousar Downing of Drummonds, Tenn., six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 14, 2002]
GLADYS GARROTT, 82, of Memphis, greeter for Wal-Mart on American Way for 10 years, died Saturday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. Mrs. Garrott, the widow of Homer Garrott, leaves two sons, Jimmy Palmer of Hernando and Jack Palmer of Oklahoma City, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to American Cancer Society.
[Obit dated October 14, 2002]
JESSIE GILMORE, 57, of Dallas, formerly of Hughes, Ark., died Thursday in Dallas. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Paradise Garden in Edmondson, Ark. He leaves a daughter, Jesslyn Gilmore of Washington; a son, Vince Thomas of Gainesville, Fla.; five sisters, Lisa Jenkins of Heth, Ark., Ollie Futrell of Dallas, Patricia Doolittle of Sherwood, Ark., and Verdie Ware and Dorothy Ware, both of Hughes; seven brothers, Uless Ware of Bell Glade, Fla., Ellis Ware of Chicago, and Royal Ware, Henry Ware, Carl Ware, Eugene Ware and Michael Ware, all of Dallas, and five grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 14, 2002]
WALTER DOUGLAS KEARNEY, 83, of Memphis, retired assistant comptroller from Humko Products and independent auditing consultant for area banks, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel has charge. He was a member of Christ United Methodist Church, a World War II Army Air Corps veteran and graduate of Southern College of Law, Mississippi State University and Bowling Green School of Commerce. Mr. Kearney, the husband of Katherine Day Kearney, also leaves a daughter, Katherine K. Schwartz of Memphis; two sons, Richard C. Kearney of Greenville, N.C., and Doug Kearney Jr. of Germantown, and three grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Christ United Methodist Church.
[Obit dated October 14, 2002]
EDDIE LEWIS JR., 28, of Memphis, employee of Hewlett-Packard, died Saturday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church. Mr. Lewis, the husband of Quan Henry Lewis, also leaves two daughters, Breonna Brown and Ashley Lewis; a son, Larry Lewis; his parents, Bertha Lewis and Eddie Lewis, and three sisters, Felicia Lewis, Yolanda Lewis and Celestine Hardrick, all of Memphis; six brothers, Rev. Curtis L. Mathis, Christopher Mathis, George Hardrick and Norman Allen, all of Memphis, George Mathis of Coffeeville, Ark., and Rudolph Printess of Chicago, and his grandfather, Tommy Brice of Lake Providence, La.
[Obit dated October 14, 2002]
PAT LIGHTELL, 64, of Memphis, clerk for Shelby County Probate Court who also worked for Mental Health Family Counseling of Frayser, died Saturday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Bellevue Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. Forest Hill Funeral Home East has charge. Mrs. Lightell, the widow of Paul Gene Lightell, leaves a daughter, Sandy Mouton of Lafayette, La.; a son, Rusty Lightell, and a sister, Marilyn Marshall, both of Memphis; two brothers, Jack Davis of Memphis and Charles Davis of Coldwater, Miss., two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to Methodist Hospice or American Cancer Society.
[Obit dated October 14, 2002]
EARL PACE, 59, of Memphis, died Saturday at his home. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He leaves seven daughters, Shirley Porter of Memphis, Patricia Pace, Loshonda Pace, Maple Pace, Lawanda Harper and Yvette Clay, all of Clarksdale, Miss., and Carolyn Pace of Helena, Ark.; two sons, Jackie Pace and Anqwon Pace, and his mother, Bethena Coley, all of Clarksdale; five sisters, Letha Pace, Doris Brown, Jacqueline Pace, Ruby Mitchell and Hazel Whitfield, and 12 brothers, Jerry Pace, Melvin Pace, Allen Pace, Ronald Pace, Donald Pace, Greg Pace, Larry Pace, John Haynes, Jerry Haynes, Larry Haynes, Bob Haynes and R. V. Haynes, all of Clarksdale; 26 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Obit dated October 14, 2002]
OMA PLUNK, 98, of Selmer, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday at Decatur County General Hospital in Parsons, Tenn. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer with graveside services at 2:30 p.m. in Memorial Park Southwoods. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Plunk, the widow of Orbie H. Plunk, leaves a daughter, Shirley Welch of Chandler, Ariz.; two sons, Joe N. Plunk of Olive Branch and Lee Plunk of Brighton; a sister, Louise Burress of Jackson, Tenn.; a brother, Joseph Purser of Roswell, N.M., eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 14, 2002]
JAMES GREGORY ROBERTS, 58, of Bartlett, building inspector for the City of Bartlett, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. He was a member of East Side Baptist Church and an Army veteran. Mr. Roberts, the husband of Opal Roberts, also leaves five daughters, Debbie Sterbin of Memphis, Judy Nelson of Kissimmee, Fla., Lisa North of Bartlett, Cindy Meyer of Belleville, Mich., and Sheila Smith of Byhalia, Miss.; two sons, James Gregory Roberts Jr. of Pontotoc, Miss., and Robert Paul Roberts of Southaven; his mother, Faye Caldwell of Memphis; three sisters, Carrol Kelley of Memphis, Alice Billings of Munford, Tenn., and Janeth Davis of Romania; a brother, Randal Roberts of Middleton, Tenn., 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 14, 2002]
MARGARET L. KIRBY ROBERTS, 83, of Memphis, beautician for Goldsmith's, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton in Covington, Tenn. Services will be at noon Tuesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. She was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church. Mrs. Roberts, the widow of Arvin H. Roberts, leaves a son, Robert T. Roberts of Burlison, Tenn.; a sister, Dorothy Kirby Gaines of Dyersburg, Tenn., four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Diabetes Association.
[Obit dated October 14, 2002]
