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Shelby County, Tennessee Obituary and Death Notices Collection

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RAY BURK JR., 15-year-old son of Ray and Lisa Burk of Collierville, student at Collierville High School, died Tuesday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Church of the Incarnation in Collierville, where he was a member, with burial in Magnolia cemetery there. Collierville Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of the high school tennis team. He also leaves two brothers, Alex Burk and Brandon Burk, both of Collierville, and his grandparents, Nick and Carolyn Buoni and Helen Burk, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 6, 2002]

JAMES E. 'CHOCTAW' CARTER, 71, of Memphis, retired ironworker for Apple Crane & Rigging Co., died Sunday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel with burial in Northridge/Woodhaven cemetery there. He was a Korean War Army veteran and member of Ironworkers Union Local 767. Mr. Carter, the widower of Elizabeth L. Carter, leaves two daughters, Katrina J. Odom of Olive Branch and Laura J. Miller of Little Rock; four sons, James E. Carter Jr. of Warrior, Ala., Davie W. Carter of Memphis, Olen W. Carter of Independence, Miss., and Nicholas W. Carter of Fort Sill, Okla.; three sisters, Pauline Coulter of Dallas, Juanita Uselton of Arlington and Judith Walker of Memphis; three brothers, Olen Carter and Glen Maxey, both of Memphis, and Medford Carter of Shreveport, La., seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 6, 2002]

BOK CHOON CHUNG, 86, of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at American Transitional Rehab & Specialty Care. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park Southwoods. She was a member of Germantown Korean Baptist Church. She leaves five daughters, Kyung Sook Chung, Kyung Ae Chung, Kyung Sun Chung, Kyung Ran Chung and Kyung Hwa Chung; two sons, Ki Sung Chung and Ki Soo Chung, 19 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 6, 2002]

KENDRICK COLE, 30, of Portland, Ore., formerly of Memphis, employee of Olive Garden Restaurant, died Thursday in Portland. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Ford Chapel AME Zion Church with burial in Harris Grove cemetery in Alamo. E. H. Ford Mortuary Services has charge. He leaves his mother and stepfather, Lorine Cole and Michael E. Hardy.
[Obit dated November 6, 2002]

JAMES K. 'ROCK' DAVIS, 79, of 1182 Gerard Place, retired from the City Park Commission, died Oct. 28 at Springgate Nursing Home. Services will be at noon Saturday at B. T. Auston & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He leaves a friend and a cousin who cared for him, Lue Ella Green and Hattie B. Tylor, both of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 6, 2002]

RICHARD DEMERS, 64, of Memphis, ticket agent for Northwest Airlines, died Oct. 29 at his home. Erickson-Rochon Nash Funeral Home in Iron Mountain, Mich., has charge. Mr. Demers, the husband of Joan Demers, also leaves three daughters, Connie Jayne and Cindy Reynolds, both of Iron Mountain, and Ann White of Green Bay, Wis.; two sons, Mike Massie of Iron Mountain and Kevin Massie of Green Bay, and six grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 6, 2002]

CARL WESLEY DIGGS, 59, of Hernando, owner/operator of Workman Transmission, died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Hernando Funeral Home with burial in Highland Memorial Gardens in Jackson, Tenn. Mr. Diggs, the husband of Jonell B. Diggs, also leaves two daughters, Carla J. Williams of Memphis and Amanda K. Harper of Selmer, Tenn.; a sister, Ann Helton of Atlanta; a brother, Wayne Diggs of Pinson, Tenn., and a grandchild.
[Obit dated November 6, 2002]

KATHLEEN VIRGINIA DODD, 91, of West Memphis, homemaker and receptionist for Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis, died there Monday. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Holy Cross Episcopal Church in West Memphis, where she was an Altar Guild member, with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion, Ark. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. She was a charter member of West Memphis 20 Club, member of Crittenden Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and graduate of Middle State Teachers College. Mrs. Dodd, the widow of Judge Doyne Dodd, leaves three sons, Dr. Doyne Dodd of Little Rock, David Dodd of Horseshoe Lake, Ark., and Dennis Dodd of Carrollton, Texas, 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Holy Cross Episcopal Church, the 20 Club Scholarship Fund or Crittenden Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.
[Obit dated November 6, 2002]

CARRIE M. EDWARDS, 63, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at noon Saturday at M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel with burial in Holly Grove cemetery in Sledge, Miss. She was a member of Holly Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. Edwards, the wife of Willie M. Edwards, also leaves a daughter, Doris Edwards, and two sons, William F. Edwards and Willie M. Edwards Jr., all of Memphis; a sister, Laura Stewart of Marks, Miss.; three brothers, I. W. Tillman of South Bay, Fla., Walter Tillman of Montgomery, Ala., and Walker Tillman of Sledge, and a grandchild.
[Obit dated November 6, 2002]

ELDER WILLIAM T. FORT III, 55, of Memphis, died Sunday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Holy City Church of God in Christ with burial at 10 a.m. Friday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Fort, the husband of Sandra Fort, also leaves two daughters, Angela Fort of Memphis and Joy Fort of Houston; two stepdaughters, Tiffany Young and Stephanie Young; a stepson, Nicholas Young; his mother, Mozelle Ransom; a sister, Donna Conelious, and a brother, Donald K. Fort, all of Memphis, and two grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 6, 2002]

JOSEPH HAROLD FULTON, 85, of Collierville, retired from John Deere Co., died Monday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. He was a member of First Assembly of God. Mr. Fulton, the widower of Lucy Stewart Fulton, leaves four daughters, Lucy Long and Mary Jo Wharton, both of Germantown, and Susan McElwaney and Cathy Agee, both of Memphis; a son, Charles Fulton of Gainesville, Fla.; a sister, Annie Laura Thomas of Collierville; a brother, T. M. Fulton of Yuma, Ariz., eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Hope Presbyterian Church of Cordova.
[Obit dated November 6, 2002]

JAMES C. GILLILAND, 81, of Memphis, retired clerk from the Postal Service, died Monday at his home. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Northridge/Woodhaven Funeral Home in Millington with burial in Northridge/Woodhaven cemetery. He was a member of First United Pentecostal Church and a World War II Navy veteran. Mr. Gilliland, the husband of Mary B. Gilliland for 57 years, also leaves a daughter, Marie Allen of Memphis; a son, Wayne Gilliland of White Bear Lake, Minn., and three grandchildren The family requests that memorials be sent to First United Pentecostal Church.
[Obit dated November 6, 2002]

ALICE MARIE HARRISON, 69, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Northridge/Woodhaven Funeral Home in Millington with burial in Northridge/Woodhaven cemetery. Mrs. Harrison, the widow of Harry Harrison, leaves a daughter, Alice H. Finley; two sons, Richard Harrison and Ronald Harrison; three sisters, Jo Sonwineski, Donna Papageorgeon and Sue Sesti, and a brother, Al Benton, all of Memphis, four grandchildren and a great-grandson. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Diabetes Association.
[Obit dated November 6, 2002]

LEIGH ANNE HENDERSON, 45, of Hernando, scheduling coordinator for Sheraton Casino, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Hernando Funeral Home. Mrs. Henderson, the wife of Timothy Dale Henderson, also leaves a son, Kenneth Bryan Pleasants of Denver; her mother, Mary Jane Martin of McKenzie, Tenn.; two sisters, Lynn White of Tampa and Lisa Wagner of Uvalde, Texas, and a brother, Kirk Martin of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Obit dated November 6, 2002]

FRED HENRY JR., 54, of West Memphis, laborer for Coastal Unilube, died Oct. 20 at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Anthony Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Paradise Garden in Edmondson, Ark. Mr. Henry, the husband of Dora Henry, also leaves a daughter, Rhonda Henry of West Memphis; three sons, Frederick Henry of Shreveport, La., Fred Henry III of West Memphis and Frankie Henry of Ebony, Ark.; a sister, Helen Eaton of West Memphis, and four grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 6, 2002]

REBECCA LYNN HESS, 48, of Memphis, died Sunday at Delta Medical Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. She was a member of Southcrest Baptist Church. She leaves her parents, Leo C. and Dorothy Hess of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Diabetes Association.
[Obit dated November 6, 2002]

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