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Shelby County, Tennessee Obituary and Death Notices Collection

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LLOYD C. CHRISTIE, 86, of Memphis, commercial pilot and retired manager of Dealer's Truckstell, died Wednesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. He was a communicant of St. Michael's Catholic Church, a World War II Army Air Corps veteran and former chief flight instructor for Grider's Field in Pine Bluff, Ark. Mr. Christie, the husband of Florence Christie, also leaves a daughter, Jo Ann Richardson, and a son, Jack Christie, both of Memphis; a sister, Elda Nickoli of Elyria, Ohio; a brother, F. R. Christie of Marion, Ind., four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated October 10, 2002]

IDA DAVIS, 78, of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday in Oakland, Calif. R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Davis, the widow of John D. Davis Jr., leaves five daughters, Patricia A. Davis and Ethel M. Davis, both of Memphis, and Betty Gaither, Debora Boyd and Janice E. Davis, all of Oakland; three sons, John D. Davis, Lewis C. Davis and Anthony D. Davis, and a brother, Emmett Coe, all of Memphis, 14 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 10, 2002]

WILLIAM LONGSTREET DAVIS, 94, of Memphis, formerly of Atlanta, retired manager from Wholesale Plumbing & Heating, died Tuesday at Allen Morgan Nursing Home. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Emory Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. Mr. Davis, the widower of Lola Thomas Davis, leaves a daughter, Gloria Davis Weir of Memphis, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Mary's Episcopal School.
[Obit dated October 10, 2002]

PARIS A. EDWARDS, 18, of 1735 Chancery, died Tuesday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of New Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church in Horn Lake. He leaves his parents, Brenda Wright and Glen Edwards; a sister, Dominick E. Wright; six brothers, Omari Edwards, Kelvin Edwards, Rodney Edwards, Marcus Wright, Cordale Wright and Cortez Wright; his grandparents, Mary Edwards and Lonnie Edwards, and his great-grandmother, Louise Edwards, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated October 10, 2002]

ERNEST DAVID 'BIG FLINT' FLENORL, 68, of Memphis, retired truck driver from Yellow Freight Systems, died Wednesday at his home. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Southside Church of Christ and an Army veteran. Mr. Flenorl, the husband of Catherine J. Flenorl, also leaves two daughters, Tammy Denise Brown and Teresa Ann McFerren, and three sons, Derrick L. Flenorl, Ernest David Flenorl Jr. and Frederick K. Flenorl, all of Memphis; his mother, Lennel Flenorl of Dalton City, Ill.; five sisters, Dorothy Burton of Los Angeles, Mildred Rollinson of Dalton City, Rose Ann Davis of Riverdale, Ill., Joyce Ann Williams of Calumet City, Ill., and Beneiva Flenorl of Chicago; four brothers, Joseph Flenorl and Charles Flenorl, both of Milwaukee, Tom H. Flenorl of Gary, Ind., and Richard Lee Flenorl of Cordova, 17 grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
[Obit dated October 10, 2002]

BETTY JEAN FRAZIER, 52, of 300 Bethel, homemaker, died Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Abundant Life Temple with burial in New Park cemetery. Southern Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Frazier, the wife of Jesse Farmer, also leaves four daughters, Diane Frazier, Brenda Frazier, Isela Frazier and Rosalyn Farmer; two sons, Johnny Frazier and Demond Frazier; her father, Haywood Frazier; two sisters, Rose Mary Anderson and Angie Lee Frazier, and four brothers, Haywood Frazier Jr., Jessie James Frazier, Nemiah Frazier and Frank James Frazier, all of Memphis, and 10 grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 10, 2002]

CURTIS L. GARMON, 57, of Memphis, formerly of Chicago, laborer, died Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-South. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. He leaves a daughter, Sandra Garmon, and a son, Cedric Garmon, both of Chicago; his mother, Willie Mary Garmon of Memphis; three sisters, Bernice Tate of Chicago, and Juanita Smith and Brenda Garmon, both of Memphis; six brothers, Grady Garmon and Odell Garmon, both of Chicago, Eddie Garmon, Artis Garmon and Alonzon Garmon, all of Memphis, and Ananias Garmon of Holly Springs, Miss., and seven grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 10, 2002]

BILLY CHARLES GIBBS, 72, of Wills Point, Texas, formerly of Earle, Ark., retired Earle police officer, died Monday at V.A. Medical Center in Dallas. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion, Ark. He was a member of Calvary Hill Baptist Church in Mesquite, Texas, and an Army and Air Force veteran. Mr. Gibbs, the widower of Charlene Gibbs, leaves a daughter, Vicky Arrington of Mesquite; a stepdaughter, Betsy Miller of Jackson, Miss.; a stepson, Glenn Tobias of Houston; a brother, Russell Gibbs of Des Plaines, Ill., eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Obit dated October 10, 2002]

WILLIAM B. J. HALL III, 15, son of Andrea Hampton and William Hall II of Memphis, died Saturday in Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at New Mt. Sinai Church with burial Monday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. He also leaves a brother, Christopher Dion Hampton, and his grandparents, Ella Neal Smith and Ulise C. Hampton, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated October 10, 2002]

CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL HAMSLEY, 21, of Memphis, photographer for Shelby Image and owner of Hamsley Irrigation, died Sunday in Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. He was a graduate of Gateway Christian School Home Education Department. He leaves his parents, Debra and Keith Hamsley; a sister, Lauren Hamsley, and a brother, Alex Hamsley, all of Memphis, and his grandparents, Betty and Ken Hamsley and Floyd and Nellie Rowe, all of Memphis, and Joyce Clark Rowe. The family requests that memorials be sent to Germantown Baptist Church Faith Building Fund.
[Obit dated October 10, 2002]

GEORGIA ANNA JACKSON, 78, of Memphis, former employee of Highland Heights Baptist Church, died Monday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Tucker's Temple Church of God in Christ in Mason with burial in Fredonia Memorial Gardens there. Mason (Tenn.) Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a sister, Esther M. Clark of Memphis, and five brothers, John Jackson, L. D. Jackson, William Henry Jackson and Tommie Jackson Jr., all of Memphis, and Joe R. Jackson of Chicago.
[Obit dated October 10, 2002]

ELIZA JAMES, 89, of 641 N. Merton, homemaker, died Wednesday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Temple Church of God in Christ mother board. She leaves two daughters, Jessie M. Rogers of Memphis and Rosie M. Little of Earle, Ark.; two sons, Walter Lee James of Memphis and Earnest Love of Webb, Miss., 37 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 10, 2002]

HUBERT LOUIS JOHNSON, 54, of Milwaukee, window cleaning technician, died Friday in Milwaukee. R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Johnson, the husband of Kathryn Johnson, also leaves a daughter, Yolanda Jones, and four sons, Larry Dean, Gustavious Coleman, Antonio Coleman and Rubin Coleman, all of Milwaukee; four sisters, Opal Taylor, Lovie Brown, Odelia Harris and Johnnie Buffin, all of Memphis; two brothers, James Johnson Jr. of St. Louis and Mardis Johnson Jr. of Memphis, 32 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Obit dated October 10, 2002]

OZA L. 'FAYE McCLAIN' JOHNSON, 52, of 2059 Weaverly, employee of The Commercial Appeal and United Methodist Neighborhood Center, died Wednesday at UT Bowld Hospital. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Johnson, the husband of Queen Easter Johnson, also leaves a daughter, Quentisha Forrester Johnson of Grand Prairie, Texas.
[Obit dated October 10, 2002]

FREDRICK O. JOHNSTON, 92, of Memphis, died Tuesday at Saint Francis Nursing Home. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Edmondson cemetery in Southaven. Forest Hill Funeral Home South has charge. He leaves a nephew and four nieces who cared for him, Wayne Johnston, Mary Joe Walker, Dorothy J. Burrow, Elizabeth Ann Garner and Katy Dorsey, all of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to Mullins Station Baptist Church.
[Obit dated October 10, 2002]

RAYMOND KING, 54, of Millington, self-employed landscaper, died Monday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Jefferson Mortuary in Millington with burial in Galilee Memorial Gardens. Mr. King, the husband of Idella Branch, also leaves two daughters, Valerie Gonzalez and Helen Jones, both of Memphis; two sons, Hulester Branch and Raymond Branch, both of Millington; five sisters, Florene Barnes, Pearline Love, Lurlian King, Mary Evans and Annie B. King, all of Memphis; two brothers, Henry M. King of Millington and Broddie B. King of Memphis, and three grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 10, 2002]

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