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THOMAS BERNARD RICHARD SON JR., 47, of Memphis, died Saturday at his home. Graveside services will be at 9 a.m. Friday at West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Superior Funeral Home-Hollywood Chapel has charge. He leaves two sons, Thomas Richardson III and Tomaisus Frightman; his parents, Alice Campbell and Thomas Richardson, and four sisters, Antoinette Robinson of Marion, Ark., Pamela Baro of North Carolina, Paulette Fields of Atlanta and Andrea Campbell of Pasadena, Calif.
[Obit dated September 17, 2002]
ROSEVELT RUFFIN, 84, of Memphis, retired carpenter, died Monday at Parkway Rehab. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Ruffin, the widower of Eva Ruffin, leaves a daughter, Freddie Riddle of Memphis; a son, Rosevelt Ruffin Jr. of New York City, 32 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 17, 2002]
JAMES R. SANDERS, 66, of Barton, Miss., retired fireman from the City of Memphis, died Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-Germantown. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Collierville Funeral Home with burial in Magnolia cemetery there. He was a Mason. Mr. Sanders, the husband of Ruby Jean Sanders, also leaves a daughter, Loretta Jean Meadows of Barton; two sons, Ronald Duane Sanders of Southaven and James Kevin Sanders of Horn Lake; three sisters, Sherry Warner Heatherington of South Carolina, Jane Eads of Columbus, Miss., and Mary Edna Mask of Crenshaw, Miss., five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 17, 2002]
MILDRED W. SPRINGFIELD, 98, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Daughters of the American Revolution and Daughters of the Confederacy, Germantown Garden Club and King's Daughters Club of St. Mary's. Mrs. Springfield, the widow of C. L. Springfield, leaves two sons, C. L. Springfield Jr. of Memphis and James F. Springfield of Collierville, six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Rhodes College C. L. and Mildred W. Springfield Fund or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated September 17, 2002]
JESSIE MAE GODWIN THOMA SON, 88, of Memphis, homemaker and former school secretary, died Monday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Collierville Funeral Home with burial in Fisherville Baptist Church cemetery. She was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Thomason, the widow of Dr. J. Frank Thomason, leaves a daughter, Martha Gattis Thomason of Memphis; three sons, Joseph Frank Thomason Jr. of La Plata, Md., John Godwin Thomason of Memphis and Dr. Fred Godwin Thomason of Lakeland, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Covenant Presbyterian Church or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated September 17, 2002]
ROBERT E. TOTTY JR., 76, of Lakeland, Tenn., retired advertising account representative from The Commercial Appeal, died Sunday at Fox Acres Residential Assisted-Care Living Community. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. He was a member of Arlington Church of Christ, a World War II Marine Corps veteran and a Mason of Summer Avenue Lodge 729. Mr. Totty, the husband of Betty Totty for 51 years, also leaves two sons, Robert E. Totty III of Arlington and Richard E. Totty of Lakeland; a stepson, Timothy Jones of Memphis; a sister, Cynthia Buckalew of Brighton, Tenn.; a brother, Walker S. Totty of Orange Beach, Ala., seven grandchildren and a great-grandson.
[Obit dated September 17, 2002]
VICKIE DEANN WEBSTER, 36, of Memphis, juvenile court clerk, died Thursday at her home. Services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church on Pilllow, where she was a member, with burial at 11 a.m. Friday in Haliburton Church cemetery in Nesbit. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has charge. She was a graduate of Hamilton High School and LeMoyne-Owen College. She leaves a daughter, Albany Denise Webster; her mother, Warre Webster, and three sisters, Sophia Howard, Renee Self and Tolese Gibson, all of Memphis, and three brothers, Steve Webster of Memphis, Henry L. Webster Jr. of Portland, Ore., and Keith Self of Seattle.
[Obit dated September 17, 2002]
LOUISE McCARTHY WEINER, 93, of Memphis, retired legal secretary from Canada, Russell & Turner Law Firm, died Saturday at Arkadelphia (Ark.) Baptist Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church with burial in Memorial Park. Forest Hill Funeral Home East has charge. She was a communicant of Holy Names of Jesus and Mary Catholic Church. Mrs. Weiner, the widow of Adolph C. Weiner, leaves a daughter, Claudia Glonek of Marietta, Ga.; a son, Charles A. Weiner of Arkadelphia; two brothers, Daniel W. McCarthy and Anthony C. McCarthy, both of Memphis, four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 17, 2002]
SHAWNTONIAL RAY WILKINS, 36, of Memphis, employee of Clover Nook Center for the Blind, died Monday at his home. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a member and former choir member of Harris Memorial CME Church. He leaves his father, Frank Joyner; his mother and stepfather, Warnella and Joseph Turner, and two sisters, Regina Joyner and Rosilyn Joyner, all of Memphis, and two brothers, Frank Joyner of Memphis and Darrell Wilkins of Key West, Fla.
[Obit dated September 17, 2002]
FANNIE MAE ALLEN WOODY, 93, of Nesbit, homemaker, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in Nesbit, where she was a member, with burial in Greenview Memorial Gardens there. Hernando Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Woody, the widow of Aurthur Woody, leaves a daughter, Thelma Woody Killingsworth and Hattie Mitchell, both of Nesbit, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 17, 2002]
GERALD L. BROOKS, 75, of Godfrey, Ill., sales manager for Illinois Bell, died Monday in Alton, Ill. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Ambrose Church in Godfrey with burial in St. Joseph cemetery in Alton. Elias-Smith Funeral Home in Godfrey has charge. Mr. Brooks, the husband of Dorothy Brooks, also leaves local survivors including a son, Daniel Brooks of Lakeland, 16 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and six stepgreat-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to IMPACT of Alton or St. Ambrose School in Godfrey.
[Obit dated September 17, 2002]
J. B. WILLIAMSON, 94, of Thayer, Mo., formerly of Star City, Ark., retired farmer and USDA employee, died Thursday in West Plains, Mo. Graveside services were Monday at Thayer cemetery. Carter Funeral Home in Thayer had charge. He was a World War II Navy veteran, member of American Legion Charles Burbett Post 344 and a 32nd degree Mason of Branchville Grand Lodge F&AM.; Mr. Williamson, the husband of Maggie Williamson, also leaves local survivors including a son, Louis Williamson of Memphis, 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 17, 2002]
NELLIE V. ARMSTRONG, 77, of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. She was a member of Leawood Baptist Church. Mrs. Armstrong, the wife of Floyd Armstrong for 59 years, also leaves a daughter, Floya Nell Lowe of Florida; a son, Floyd Wayne Armstrong of Germantown; two sisters, Betty Rider and Linnie Quick, and a brother, Homer Davis, all of Alabama, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 2, 2002]
FARRELL BENJAMIN, 81, of Southaven, formerly of Memphis, retired owner of Fleet Service Co., died Saturday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. He was a Shriner, member of Memphis First Baptist Church and the Oakville Masonic Lodge. Mr. Benjamin, the husband of Sue Gilliam Benjamin for 61 years, also leaves two daughters, Rebecca B. Bronson of Memphis and Mary Beth Buckner of Southaven; a son, Joe F. Benjamin of Memphis; two sisters, Louise Nowlin of Pensacola, Fla., and Fairy Scott of Memphis; a brother, C. B. Benjamin of New Albany, Miss., and eight grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Coletta's in Jefferson, Wis.
[Obit dated September 2, 2002]
SILVIO J. BOSI, 88, of Memphis, retired owner of Bosi and Sons Grocery, died Friday at Saint Francis Hospital. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Therese-Little Flower Catholic Church with burial in Calvary. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. He was a member of St. Vincent DePaul and the Italian Society. Mr. Bosi, the husband of Magdalene F. Bosi, also leaves two daughters, Sylvia B. Creedon of Collierville and Deborah B. Jenkins of Memphis; three sons, Robert J. Bosi, Edward A. Bosi and Eugene M. Bosi, and a sister, Dolly B. Pierantoni, all of Memphis; a brother, Joseph Bosi of West Memphis, 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Poor Clares Monastery or Madonna Day School.
[Obit dated September 2, 2002]
CAROLYN ELISE COLLINS, 55, of Columbus, Ga., formerly of Memphis, youth counselor, died Thursday in Memphis. Golden Cross Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a son, Allen Dewayne Wimberly of Jonesboro, Ga., and her mother, Josephine G. Herring, and two grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 2, 2002]
