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MINNIE L. ALEXANDER, 73, of Covington, homemaker, died Monday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Garner Funeral Home in Ripley, Tenn., with burial in Poplar Grove cemetery. Mrs. Alexander, the widow of Jackie K. Alexander, leaves two daughters, Judy Alexander of Downey, Calif., and Tammy Samuelson of Jacksonville, Fla.; four sons, Jimmy Messer and Daniel Alexander, both of Atoka, Michael Alexander of Jacksonville and Timothy Alexander of Millington; four sisters, Rebecca Faqua and Eloise George, both of Olive Branch, Gracie Jones of Mason, Tenn., and Susan Wilk of Oxford, Miss.; three brothers, Bobby Mitchell and Robert Mitchell, both of Covington, and Terry Mitchell of Arlington, 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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CLARA JANE BAKER, 85, of Little Rock, farmer, died Monday at Beverly Nursing Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel. She leaves a sister, Nellie Hampton of West Memphis.
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JAMES BRITTON JR., 57, of 730 Hazelwood, teacher for Memphis City Schools, died Friday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Golden United Methodist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. J. O. Patterson Mortuary has charge. He leaves two daughters, Terry Jones and Adria Britton, and a son, Dawayne Britton, all of Memphis; two sisters, Fannye Britton Brown of Atlanta and Lula Britton Knox of Memphis; a brother, Carl Britton of Memphis, and four grandchildren.
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KATHERINE BROWN, 58, of Memphis, domestic worker, died Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel with burial in New Park cemetery. Mrs. Brown, the wife of Walter Brown, also leaves five daughters, Wanda Brown, Beverly Brown, Arnice Brown and Kathy Brown, all of Memphis, and Phyllis Brown of St. Louis; a son, Eddie Brown of Memphis; six sisters, Lillie Jackson and Joann Montgomery, both of Chicago, and Olivia Montgomery, Hazel Claybon, Sharon Whitmore and Yolanda Montgomery, all of Memphis; a brother, Gerald Montgomery of Memphis, and 10 grandchildren.
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MARTHA RICHMOND COLBY, 83, of Colleyville, Texas, formerly of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday in Dallas. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Memorial Park. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. She was a graduate of Bartlett High School. Mrs. Colby, the widow of John D. Colby, leaves a son, John Colby Jr. of Colleyville.
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LACY D. CROFT, 94, of Germantown, formerly of Jacksonville, Fla., retired jeweler, died Sunday at American Transitional Rehab & Specialty Care. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Leesburg, Fla. Bartlett Funeral Home-Stage Road Chapel has charge. He was past president of Kiwanis Club and member of Moose Club and the Germantown Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mr. Croft, the widower of Ann H. Croft, leaves a daughter, Sandra Burgess of Altamonte Springs, Fla.; a son, Lacy D. Croft Jr. of Germantown; a sister, Mildred Jolly, and a brother, Orson Croft, both of Jacksonville, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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ANTHONY D. DORSEY, 42, of 3403 Brutonwood Cove, construction worker, died Friday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at noon Saturday at Oak Grove Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Galilee Memorial Gardens. N. H. Owens & Son Funeral Home has charge. He leaves three daughters, Lacotra Blair, Taneka Blair and Antionette Dorsey; two sons, Anthony Dorsey Jr. and Jaden Dorsey; two stepsons, William Rettie and Marcus Stephen; his parents, Richard Dorsey and Betty Watkins; a sister, Michelle Watkins, and six brothers, Bernard Watkins, Odell Watkins, Vanda Watkins, Derek Poindexter, Thomas Dorsey and Clovius Dorsey, all of Memphis; his grandfather, William Thomas Dorsey, and three grandchildren.
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BOB RAY EARLY, 73, of Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Memphis, retired owner of Early Elevator and former employee of ThyssenKrupp Elevator, died Friday at Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers. Horizon Funeral Home in Fort Myers has charge. Mr. Early, the husband of Joyce Early, also leaves four daughters, Ellen Hudgens, Mary Anne Kickham, Kathryn Hoback and Jeanine Early, all of Memphis; a son, Charles Early of McKinney, Texas; a sister, Phylis Supple of Indianapolis, and 13 grandchildren.
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LOUIS EDWARDS, 90, of Memphis, died Monday at Methodist Healthcare-North. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Edwards, the husband of Augusta Edwards, also leaves four daughters, Frances Brown, Viola Edwards and Corrento Taylor, all of Memphis, and Dorothy Iura of California; two sons, Louis Edwards Jr. of Rochester, N.Y., and Leon Edwards of Memphis; a sister, Curlie Tate of Memphis, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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CONNIE FAY ENGLISH, 69, of Walls, formerly of Memphis, retired from USA Today, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Graceland Christian Church in Southaven. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel has charge. Mrs. English, the widow of C. W. English, leaves a daughter, Patty L. Moss of Walls; two stepdaughters, Carolyn Hammond of Stockton, Calif., and Charlie Ann Goodwin of Ripley, Tenn.; three sisters, Annie May Crossen of Horn Lake, Geneva Land of Germantown and Betty Sponsellor of Spokane, Wash.; a brother, Jessie T. Vest of Cordova, 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Heart Institute or American Lung Association.
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LILA CARGILL GRAZIOSI, 80, of Memphis, died Monday at Cordova Rehab & Nursing Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. She was a member of Berean Baptist Church. Mrs. Graziosi, the widow of Larry A. Graziosi, leaves three daughters, Bettina South of Cordova, Deborah Burk of Germantown and Annette Graziosi of Memphis; two sons, Larry Graziosi Jr. of Atlanta and Gerald Graziosi of Memphis; three brothers, William Cargill of Collierville, W. B. Cargill of Holly Springs, Miss., and Richard Cargill of New Albany, Ind., seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Heart Association or a charity of the donor's choice.
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ALLENE HOWELL, 87, of Southaven, homemaker, died Monday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Goodman Oaks Church of Christ in Southaven, where she was a member, with burial in Memorial Park Southwoods. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Howell, the wife of Smith Howell for 65 years, also leaves a daughter, Betty Ann Howell Norris of Hernando; two sons, Smith Howell Jr. of Southaven and Mark Howell of Collierville, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Goodman Oaks Church of Christ Malawi Fund.
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CHARLESIA HUMPHREY, 53, of Memphis, retired secretary from Memphis City Schools, died Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Lake Grove Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a mother board member, with burial in the church cemetery. E. H. Ford Mortuary Services has charge. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She leaves a daughter, Felecia McGee of Memphis; four sisters, Essie Johnson of Knoxville, and Diane McClure, Linda Gial Dandridge and Peggy Thompson, all of Memphis, and three grandchildren.
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MYHAILO KARASYK, 92, of Memphis, retired auto industry technical adviser, died Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-Fayette in Somerville. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Temple Israel cemetery. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. Mr. Karasyk, the husband of Sarra V. Karasyk, also leaves two daughters, Elena K. Mazor of Memphis and Elezeveta Karasyk of Russia, and six grandchildren.
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JAMES L. KENDRICK, 83, of Memphis, retired from Lone Star Industries Inc., died Monday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at noon Saturday at M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home with burial in New Park cemetery. Mr. Kendrick, the husband of Mattie Kendrick, also leaves two stepsons, Floyd Burse Jr. and Karl Fisher, both of Memphis; a brother, Nathaniel Kendrick of Kentucky, and four grandchildren.
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