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GLENDA KITCHEN, 57, of Memphis, auditor, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today at Memory Hill Gardens. Mid-South Mortuary Service has charge. She was a former member of The Happy Church. She leaves a son, Mark Kitchen, and her mother, Maxine Prince, both of Memphis; two sisters, Joann Roberts of Byhalia, Miss., and Carolyn Hall of Memphis; a brother, Mike Prince of Memphis, and a grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to the University of Tennessee Cancer Institute c/o Boston Baskin Cancer Group.
[Obit dated November 23, 2002]
ROBERT LAXTON, 78, of Brighton, Tenn., retired assemblyman for International Harvester, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Munford (Tenn.) Funeral Home with burial in Helen Crigger cemetery there. He was a member of Tipton Crossroads Church of the Nazarene. Mr. Laxton, the husband of Eula Ferrell Laxton, also leaves a daughter, Gina Ware of Brighton; a son, Durrell Laxton of Memphis; three sisters, Willie Laxton Farmer of Covington, and Laverne Laxton Guess and Mildred Mason, both of Memphis, and four grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 23, 2002]
HELEN MORRIS LESS, 78, of Memphis, homemaker, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services were Friday at Sam Abraham Chapel with burial in Baron Hirsch cemetery. Canale Funeral Directors had charge. She was a member of Baron Hirsch Synagogue and Hadassah. Mrs. Less, the widow of Samuel H. Less, leaves a daughter, Sherrie L. Badrian, and a son, Milton T. Less, both of Memphis, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to Baron Hirsch Synagogue or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated November 23, 2002]
GEORGE MICHAEL McCOR MICK, 62, of Memphis, brickmason, died Friday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Oakdale Funeral Home in Camden, Tenn., with burial in Liberty Methodist cemetery there. Mr. McCormick, the husband of Gladys Hatley McCormick, also leaves a daughter, Naomi Lynn McCormick, and two sons, George Michael McCormick III and John Wayne McCor mick, all of Memphis, and two grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 23, 2002]
NELL PARHAM McINTOSH, 82, of Hernando, homemaker, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Hernando Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Mrs. McIntosh, the wife of Phillip Edward McIntosh for 64 years, also leaves a daughter, Vicki McIntosh Tullis of Hernando; a son, Phillip Edward McIntosh Jr. of Lexington, Tenn.; a sister, Birdie Davis of Gardendale, Ala., five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 23, 2002]
SALLY M. MILLER, 92, of Olive Branch, homemaker and retired from Delta Casket Co., died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Goodman Oaks Church of Christ in Southaven, where she was a member, with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. Forest Hill Funeral Home South has charge. Mrs. Miller, the widow of William C. Miller, leaves two daughters, Peggy McGowen of Arkabutla, Miss., and Betty Coker of Olive Branch; two sons, William C. Miller Jr. and Charles W. Sullivan, both of Olive Branch, seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Goodman Oaks Church of Christ.
[Obit dated November 23, 2002]
FRED M. MONTGOMERY, 81, of Memphis, retired civil service writer and editor, died Wednesday at Primacy Health Care. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Shelton Funeral Home in Decatur, Ala., with burial in Roselawn cemetery there. He was a Pearl Harbor survivor, Navy veteran and member of Rising Sun Masonic Lodge 29 F & A M in Decatur. He leaves a daughter, Amy Cole of Collierville; two sisters, Gladys A. Lewis of Columbus, Ga., and Boydene Arnold of Austin, Texas; three brothers, James W. Montgomery of Pensacola, Fla., Bobby S. Montgomery of Naples, Fla., and David F. Montgomery of Amarillo, Texas, and a grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to Kirby Woods Baptist Church.
[Obit dated November 23, 2002]
ORRZELL OWEN PUGH, 89, of Memphis, died Friday at her home. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of King's Daughters and Mullins United Methodist Church. Mrs. Pugh, the widow of Robert Norman Pugh, leaves two daughters, Bobbie Lovelace and Sylvia Cochran, and a son, T. J. Pugh, all of Memphis; a sister, Allie R. Price of Blowing Rock, N.C., a caregiver, Laura Levy of Memphis, nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to King's Daughters Home.
[Obit dated November 23, 2002]
JAMES CURTIS RHODES, 61, of Memphis, retired from Baptist Memorial Hospital, died Thursday at his home. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has charge. He was a deacon of LeMoyne Truevine Missionary Baptist Church. He leaves a daughter, Mickey Rhodes, and three sons, Anthony Rhodes, Sebastian Smith and Dewayne Rhodes, all of Memphis; a sister, Darnetha Patton of St. Louis, and two grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 23, 2002]
CHANCE E. RODGERS, 91, of Victoria, Miss., retired employee of Dover Elevator, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch with burial in Magnolia cemetery in Batesville, Miss. Mr. Rodgers, the husband of Eunice R. Rodgers, also leaves a daughter, Betty Gwen Sax of Atoka, Tenn.; two sons, Albert H. Rodgers of Victoria and Bobby Ray Rodgers of Irvine, Calif., seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 23, 2002]
LILLIAN 'LOUISE' VANDERGRIFT SHELLENBERGER, 83, of Petaluma, Calif., formerly of Memphis, retired retail sales cashier, died Nov. 15 at her home. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at Walls cemetery in Braden, Tenn. Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home in Somerville, Tenn., has charge. She was a volunteer for the Kiser Hospital in San Francisco. Mrs. Shellenberger, the wife of John Shellenberger, also leaves a daughter, Linnie Harris of Bartlett; a son, Jerry McCulley of Southaven; two stepdaughters, Dottie Guterres and Ruth Hewson, both of California; a sister, Nell Holden of Memphis, 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 23, 2002]
JAMES THORNTON SULLIVAN, 67, of Somerville, Tenn., self-employed framing contractor, died Wednesday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home in Somerville. He was a National Guard veteran and a Protestant. Mr. Sullivan, the husband of Dorothy Faye Jackson Sullivan, also leaves five daughters, Sherrye Lane Walton of Horn Lake, Shawn Marie Brinkley of Mesa, Ariz., Susan Jean Cox of Covington, Tenn., Lisa Michelle Faque of Memphis and Michelle Ann Sullivan of Arlington; a son, James Patrick Sullivan of Arlington; a sister, Polly Litton of Cordova; two brothers, Waymon Sullivan of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Kenneth Sullivan of Chattanooga, and nine grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 23, 2002]
THELMA HARDY HALL, 53, of Holly Springs, Miss., homemaker, died Wednesday at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at New Hope CME Church in Red Banks, Miss., where she was a member, with burial in the church cemetery there. J. F. Brittenum & Son Funeral Home in Holly Springs has charge. Mrs. Hall, the wife of Lorinzo Edward Hall, also leaves a son, Dwight Hardy of Holly Springs; a brother, Chester Hardy of Memphis, and four grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 23, 2002]
LOUISE W. TAYLOR, 97, of Kingsport, Tenn., teacher from Sullivan County, Tenn., died Wednesday in Johnson City, Tenn. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Waverly Road Presbyterian Church in Kingsport, where she was a member, with burial in Milligan cemetery in Elizabethton, Tenn. Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home in Kingsport has charge. She was a graduate of East Tennessee State University and a member of Sullivan County Retired Teachers Association. Mrs. Taylor, the widow of James Caswell Taylor, leaves local survivors including a son, Phillip Caswell Taylor of Memphis, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to Waverly Road Presbyterian Church.
[Obit dated November 23, 2002]
TAMMIE LAVERNE TERRY, 26, of Memphis, customer service representative for ServiceMaster, died Wednesday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Cypress Creek Baptist Church in Arlington with burial in the church cemetery. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has charge. She was a graduate of Germantown High School. She leaves a daughter, Rakayla Terry; a son, Daylon Helms; her parents, Jacqueline Terry and Gerald R. Terry; a brother, Gerald R. Terry Jr.; her grandmothers, Connie Johnson and Mary Smith, and a companion with whom she lived, Dedrick J. Helms, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 23, 2002]
ELVIS EVAN WILSON, 76, of Memphis, formerly of Ripley, Tenn., retired from the Corps of Engineers, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Garner Funeral Home in Ripley with burial in Ripley Memorial Gardens. He leaves four sons, James Elvis Wilson of Henning, Tenn., Terry Wilson of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Stephen Wilson and Albert Wilson, both of Gates, Tenn.; a stepdaughter, Jo Freda Tinsley of Dyersburg, Tenn.; a sister, Ruby Moore of Ripley; a brother, Woodrow Wilson of Gates, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 23, 2002]
CAROLYN WILLIAMS WORKMAN, 71, of Kennett, Mo., homemaker, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at McDaniel Funeral Service in Kennett with burial in Oak Ridge cemetery there. She was a member of Kennett First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Workman, the wife of George Workman, also leaves local survivors including a daughter, Nancy Foy of Olive Branch; a son, Dana Workman of Collierville, and five grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 23, 2002]
ALFRED DALE CHAPMAN, 95, of Lubbock, Texas, founder of Chapman Chemical Co. and Chapman Forestry Foundation, died Wednesday at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock. Resthaven Funeral Home in Lubbock has charge. He was a World War II Navy veteran and graduate of the University of Wisconsin. He leaves local survivors including a stepson, Stephen Olney of Memphis, and five grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to South Plains Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Lubbock.
[Obit dated November 23, 2002]
