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Shelby County, Tennessee Obituary and Death Notices Collection
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Shelby County, Tennessee Obituary and Death Notices Collection

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RHEUPERT 'BOOSTER' GREEN, 90, of Collierville, retired bus driver for Fayette County Schools, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. Services will be at noon Saturday at New Stinson Community Church in Rossville with burial in Charity Garden there. H. C. Jett Funeral Home in Collierville has charge. Mr. Green, the husband of Louise Green, also leaves three sons, Rupert Green of West Memphis, Fred West Green of Kinross, Mich., and Chester B. Green of Memphis; a sister, Jackie Stanback of Memphis, eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]

SARAH KATHERINE HAMER, 72, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Hamer, the widow of John Henry Hamer, leaves four daughters, Dorothy Louise Hamer, Louise Hamer and Polly Ann Hamer, all of Memphis, and Helen Bernice Hamer of Minneapolis; three sons, William Henry Hamer and Johnny Lee Hamer, both of Memphis, and Leroy Hamer of Minneapolis; five sisters, Fannie Mae James, Geneva Green, Mary Pearce and Ruth Martin, all of Memphis, and Doll Louise Williams of St. Louis, 31 grandchildren, 59 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]

MARGARET JUNE HAMILTON, 75, of 5662 Walnut Grove, homemaker, died Tuesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memory Gardens in Hope, Ark. She was Sunday school teacher at Kingsway Christian Church and a volunteer at Saint Francis Hospital. Mrs. Hamilton, the wife of John Robert Hamilton, also leaves two daughters, Nancy Hamilton Piske and Kelly Hamilton Bottcher; a son, John R. 'Bob' Hamilton Jr.; a sister, Carolyn H. Penny; a brother, Dr. L. D. Hutt, and six grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to American Cancer Society.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]

MINNIE ANDERSON HINDS, 68, of 1670 Millwalk, day care worker, died Saturday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Greater Love Church Ministries in Southaven with burial in Greenview cemetery. M. J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. Mrs. Hinds, the wife of Cleveland Hinds, also leaves four daughters, Cynthia Hinds and Betty Dobbins, both of Memphis, and Patricia Smith and Sandra Hinds, both of Southaven; six sons, Levon Hinds, Larry Hinds, Alvin Hinds, Jerome Hinds and Alex Fitzgerald Jr., all of Memphis, and Michael Hinds of Huntsville, Texas; a sister, Laura Brown of Memphis; two brothers, Robert Anderson of Nesbit and Adolphus Anderson of Memphis, 26 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]

EDDIE LEE HOLMES, 52, of Memphis, former social worker for Southeast Mental Health Center, died Saturday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Jefferson Mortuary in Millington with burial in St. Mathews cemetery in Woodstock, Tenn. Mr. Holmes, the husband of Delores Holmes, also leaves two daughters, Yvette Sonia Holmes and Athea Oriana Holmes, both of Memphis; three sisters, Irene Holmes Beach of Millington and LaVernezetta Holmes Moore and Fredia Delores Holmes, both of Indianapolis; three brothers, Timothy Holmes of Terre Haute, Ind., Leadner Holmes Jr. of Avra Valley, Ariz., and Malcolm Holmes of Memphis, and two grandchildren.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]

SYLVESTER JONES JR., 84, of Millington, retired truck driver, died Feb. 6 at Methodist Healthcare-Central. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Belmont Missionary Baptist Church in Woodstock, Tenn., where he was a deacon board member, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Millington Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Jones, the widower of Virginia Pugh Jones, leaves a sister, Minnie Hall of Inverness, Miss., and a niece who cared for him, Ora Lee Davis of Millington and Mississippi.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]

KATIE 'SANDY' KEY, 61, of Rossville, homemaker, died Saturday at Spring Gate Nursing Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Kings Temple Church of God in Christ in Rossville with burial in Charity Garden there. H. C. Jett Funeral Home in Collierville has charge. She leaves three brothers, Tracy Key Jr. and Henry Key, both of Rossville, and Jimmy Key of Memphis.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]

LEROY W. LOGSDON, 83, of Millington, retired regional vice president of Greyhound Bus Lines, died Tuesday in Millington. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. He was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran, an elder for Raleigh Christian Church, 33rd degree Mason, a member of the Scottish Rite, Kentucky Safety Council and the Tennessee Safety Council and a Shriner volunteer. Mr. Logsdon, the husband of Bernice Logsdon for 62 years, also leaves a daughter, Sandra Gallo of Millington; a son, Michael LeRoy Logsdon of Ellicott City, Md.; a brother, Clayton R. Logsdon of Louisville, Ky., four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Shriner's Hospital or Methodist Alliance Hospice.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]

ROBERT A. LONG, 58, of Ripley, Miss., formerly of Memphis, retired professor at Mississippi State University, died Sunday at Tippah County Hospital in Ripley. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel with burial in Lebanon cemetery in Olive Branch. He was in the Navy Reserve. Mr. Long, the husband of Joann 'P. J.' Long, also leaves a daughter, Kara L. Lay, and a stepdaughter, Angie Rudnick-Perry, both of Olive Branch, and a stepson, Jimmy Rudnick, and a brother, David C. Long, both of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to American Heart Association.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]

JOE LYONS, 77, of Memphis, died Monday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was an Army veteran and usher board member of New Gilfield Baptist Church. He leaves two daughters, Arreba A. Lyons and Beverly Ruth Lyons, both of Memphis; three sons, Joe Lyons Jr. of Milwaukee, and Schneal Leon Lyons and Mark Stephen Lyons, both of Memphis; a stepson, Randy Monterio Lyons of Milwaukee; a brother, Cecil Lyons of New York City, 19 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]

UNA L. MASK, 75, of Cherokee Village, Ark., homemaker, died Monday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion, Ark. She was a member of West Memphis Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary. Mrs. Mask, the wife of James Paul Mask, also leaves three sons, James Paul Mask Jr. of Bloomington, Ind., Ronald Mask of Cherokee Village and Michael Mask of Bartlett, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to West Memphis Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]

FRED McCOY, 62, of Memphis, manager for Lewis Ford, died Monday at Methodist Healthcare-South. R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of New Salem Baptist Church. Mr. McCoy, the widower of Levella Wallace McCoy, also leaves two daughters, Audrey Watson and Karen McCoy, both of Memphis; three stepsons, Jay McCoy of Clarksdale, Miss., and Fred McCoy and Ferlyn McCoy III, both of Memphis; a stepdaughter, Roslyn McCoy; a stepson, Arthur Bell; his mother, Viola McCoy and a sister, Aljean M. Lenard, both of Clarksdale, and four grandchildren.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]

LUTHER F. MEEKS, 95, of Atoka, assembler for Ford Motor Co., died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton in Covington. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Poplar Grove cemetery in Henning, Tenn. He was a member of Leawood Baptist Church. Mr. Meeks, the widower of Susie Sellers Meeks, leaves a daughter, Frankie Sue Caesar of Memphis; a son, Luke Meeks of Atoka, seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]

CARL JOSEPH MOHR, 86, of Memphis, retired credit manager for Hunter Fan, died Monday at Memphis Jewish Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Memorial Park Funeral Home with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. He was a World War II Army veteran, a communicant of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and recipient of the 1, 000 Points of Light volunteer award. Mr. Mohr, the widower of Josephine Perry Mohr for 55 years, leaves three daughters, Sharon Brawner of Collierville, and Suzanne Waide and Carla McCarver, both of Memphis, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Crossroads Hospice.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]

LENORA 'H. O.' PERSON, 101, of Hickory Valley, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Bolivar General Hospital. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. John's United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Memorial Park. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel has charge. She was a member of Le Bonheur Club Inc. and the Tuesday Study Club and a former member of Memphis Country Club. Mrs. Person, the widow of Harry Omega Person, leaves a daughter, Harriett P. Allen of Cordova, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. John's United Methodist Church or the Church Health Center.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]

NORMAN WOODSON PLEASANTS, 90, of Memphis, retired division engineer for City of Memphis, died Monday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Lindenwood Christian Church, where he was a member, with burial in Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. He was a World War II Army veteran and member of Collierville Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mr. Pleasants, the husband of Mary Parker Pleasants, also leaves a daughter, Ann Pleasants Jones, and a son, Woody Pleasants, both of Memphis; three sisters, Mabel Bryan of Somerville, Tenn., Evelyn Chambers of Collierville and Marine Baldwin of Memphis, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Lindenwood Christian Church or Methodist Hospice.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]

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