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VINCENT L. TOBIAS, 75, of Bartlett, retired from the Navy after 32 years, died Sunday in Jackson, Tenn. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. He was a Shriner who performed in the Shrine Band and was a member of the American Legion, the Scottish Rite, the National Rifle Association and Cornerstone Bible Church. Mr. Tobias, the widower of Dorothy Tobias, leaves a brother, Clair W. Tobias of Vacaville, Calif. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Shriners Hospital.
[Obit dated November 12, 2002]
ROBERT J. TURNER, 57, of Memphis, construction worker, died Wednesday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at M. J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He leaves a daughter, Eleanor Katrica Turner of Memphis; two sons, Robert Turner Jr., and Jeffrey Turner of Muncie, Ind.; his father and stepmother, Jessie and Effie Turner of Clarksdale; a sister, Lillie Richmond of Chicago; four brothers, Rev. Jessie Turner Jr., of Marks, Miss., Elbert Turner of Horn Lake, David Turner of Chicago and Henry Turner of St. Paul, Minn.
[Obit dated November 12, 2002]
ROBERT LLOYD TURNER, 55, of Memphis, former investment banker, died Sunday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lindenwood Christian Church with burial in Memorial Park. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. He was a Vietnam War Marine Corps veteran who received the Silver Star and Purple Heart. He leaves his mother, Pauline Lloyd Littler of Memphis; two sisters, Sandra Turner Shepherd of Memphis and Jonna Turner Rathbun of Denver, and a brother, Rodney Turner of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Boiler Fund at Lindenwood Christian Church.
[Obit dated November 12, 2002]
RICHARD HENRY VERNON, 79, retired truck driver for the John Morrell Meat Co., died Sunday at his home. N. J. Ford and Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a World War II Army veteran. Mr. Vernon, the widower of Carrie M. Vernon, leaves three daughters, Glenda Vernon and Melanie Vernon, both of Memphis, and Demetria Wade of Chicago; five brothers, Maurice Vernon, Harris Vernon, Don Vernon, Kenneth Vernon and Gregory Vernon, all of Memphis; two sisters, Ora Bowdery of Memphis and Luella Hill of Senatobia, Miss., 22 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 12, 2002]
JOHN GLOVER WARD, 41, of Memphis, died Saturday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with entombment in Forest Hill Mausoleum East. He leaves his mother, Frances Ward of Memphis; a sister, Carolyn Ward of Munford, and a brother, James Nichols of St. Louis.
[Obit dated November 12, 2002]
ROSIE E. WARREN, 62, of Memphis, died Friday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. M. J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves two sisters, Izola Fox and Thelma J. Powell, both of Memphis; five brothers, Harvey Chalmers, Clarence Chalmers, Willie L. Chalmers and Girdlen Chalmers, all of Memphis, and Ernest L. Chalmers of Hernando, and a nephew she raised, Willie Louis Chalmers Jr., of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 12, 2002]
LINDA LYNN WILLIAMS, 42, of Memphis, homemaker, died Thursday in Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Jefferson Mortuary Millington Chapel with burial in Wesley United Methodist Church cemetery in Sledge, Miss. She leaves two daughters, Shameka Williams of Bowie, Md., and Erica Williams of Memphis; a son, Jermaine Williams of Clarksville, Tenn.; a sister, Mary Ann Williams of Memphis; five brothers, Lester 'Bay-Ray' Thompson Jr., Waketer 'Ski' Thompson, Warren 'Bunkey' Dantzler, Maurice 'Red' Cotton and Doug Williams, and her grandmother, Laura Dantzler, all of Memphis, and two grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 12, 2002]
CHARLSYE BROOKS WILSON, 75, of Memphis, died Sunday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Bethlehem Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. M. J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Wilson, the wife of Lucius Wilson Jr., also leaves a daughter, Brenda Jacocks; her stepfather, Harry Dobbins; two sisters, Arnette McDonald and Romanita Morris, all of Memphis, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 12, 2002]
JAMES L. WOODARD Jr., 40, of Memphis, died Monday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. M. J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a Navy veteran and a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Woodard, the husband of Kearn Woodard, also leaves two sons, Jeremy Woodard and Brandon Woodard; his parents, Emma and James Woodard; two sisters, Ida Woodard and Katrina Woodard, and his grandmother, Ida M. Threats, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 12, 2002]
MARY ELIZABETH 'LIBBY' WRIGHT, 76, of Horn Lake, retired from the old defense depot, died Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-South. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. She was of the Pentecostal faith. She leaves a daughter, Pamela Gail Wright of Memphis; four sons, Robert Richard Wright Jr. of Eads, Dennis Earl Wright of Senatobia, Miss., and Dana Michael Wright and Mitch L. Wright, both of Southaven, 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Lung Association.
[Obit dated November 12, 2002]
EDWARD LYNN TIBBS, 64, of Oxford, Miss., formerly of Tennessee, former painting contractor and former owner of Bulldog Corner Pawn Shop, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Tutor Memorial Funeral Home in Oxford with graveside services at 3 p.m. at Northridge/Woodhaven cemetery in Millington. He leaves local survivors including a daughter, Gina Tibbs of Memphis, and his mother, Gladys S. Tibbs, both of Memphis; two sisters, Mary Alice Proctor of Atoka and Patricia Meyer of Millington, and five grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Obit dated November 12, 2002]
VERNON CAHILL, 69, of Memphis, retired truck driver for Sears, died Friday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at J. O. Patterson Mortuary with burial in Mt. Joyner cemetery. He was a member of Temple of Deliverance Church of God in Christ and Bountiful Blessing. He leaves four daughters, Mary Tillett, Gladys Cahill, Carolyn Urecan and Margie Thomas, and a caretaker, Ira Henderson Jr., all of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 11, 2002]
GEORGIA B. CARTER, 67, of Memphis, retired teacher for Memphis City Schools, died Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of the choir and the motherboard at Memphis Christian Center. Mrs. Carter, the widow of Clarence N. Carter, leaves a daughter, Joyce A. Sholar; a son, Clarence N. Carter Jr., and her mother, Sarah E. Bramlett, all of Memphis; a brother, Eddie Lee Bramlett Jr. of Columbus, Ohio, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 11, 2002]
LT. COL. ANDREW WALKER COFFEY, 61, of Olive Branch, retired from the Army, professor of military science at the University of Mississippi and counselor at MRC in Memphis, died Thursday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Waller Funeral Home in Oxford, Miss., with burial in St. Peter's cemetery there. He was a member of the Rotary Club in Oxford and a Vietnam War veteran who received the Meritorious Service Medal, the Bronze Star and the American Spirit Medal. Lt. Col. Coffey, the husband of Eleanor Coffey, also leaves two daughters, Julia Coffey of Memphis and Jennifer Coffey of Olive Branch, and a sister, Betsy Coffey Berry of Tupelo, Miss.
[Obit dated November 11, 2002]
ELSIE COLEMAN, 89, of Somerville, homemaker, died Saturday at Methodist Healthcare-Fayette in Somerville. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Wesley Chapel CME Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mabone Funeral Home in Somerville has charge. She leaves six daughters, Louise Cheairs of Memphis, Doris Fouche, Barbara McCrary and Claudette Tharp, all of Somerville, Modestyne Norment of Whiteville and Hiwatha Martin of Nashville; two sons, Henry Coleman of Memphis and Charles Coleman of Oakland; a sister, Katherine McKinley of Memphis, 16 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 11, 2002]
EVELYN M. CUMMINGS, 80, of Millington, homemaker, died Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Northridge/Woodhaven Chapel in Millington with burial in Northridge/Woodhaven cemetery there. Mrs. Cummings, the wife of Daniel E. Cummings for 53 years, also leaves two daughters, Renee Swindol of Bartlett and Jan Taylor of Charlottesville, Va., and four grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated November 11, 2002]
