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CHARLIE B. SMITH, 71, of Memphis, truck driver, died of heart failure Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Smith, the husband of Katie Smith, also leaves two daughters, Phyllis Hunt and Paula Plunkett, and seven sons, Calvin Hunt, Anthony Hunt, Melvin Hunt, Michael Hunt, Larry Hunt, Barry Hunt and Rodney Hunt, all of Memphis; three sisters, Lillie King and Della Fleming, both of Memphis, and Cora Brenson of Los Angeles; three brothers, John Morgan and James Morgan, both of Los Angeles, and Curtis Morgan of Jackson, Miss., and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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RUBY JEAN SULLIVAN, 52, of 3583 Yokley, customer service supervisor for Target, died of cancer Sunday at her home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Bloomfield Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Elmwood. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. She was a member of Canaan Baptist Church and Tennessee Mass Choir. She leaves a daughter, Cynthia Rayford-Jones of Memphis; her parents, John Rayford of Mt. Vernon, Ill., and Nicey Evans of Chicago; six sisters, Katie Rayford, Nancy Hodges and Jacqueline Hodge, all of Chicago, Mary Barnes of Birmingham, Carolyn Rayford of Mt. Vernon and Sadie Rayford of Wichita, Kan.; six brothers, John W. Rayford of Mt. Vernon, Billie Rayford of Chicago, Freddie Wilson of Memphis, James Otis Brown of Los Angeles, and Michael Brown and Carl Sanders Wilson, both of Tunica, Miss., four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
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RUTH LAVERNE TURNER, 75, of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. She was a member of Oakcrest Baptist Church. Mrs. Turner, the widow of Andrew B. Turner, leaves three daughters, Lynda Barnett of Memphis, Marion Broaddus of Jacksonville, Ark., and Mary Shockley of Las Vegas; a son, James Benjamin Turner of Cherokee Village, Ark.; her stepmother, Altie Fleming of Trumann, Ark.; seven sisters, Bernice Phipps of Brownsville, Tenn., Opal Fleming of Nesbit, Bertha Shichley of Ridgecrest, Calif., Martha Canada of Southaven, Tammy Mayux and Janice Williams, both of Trumann, and Carolyn Pipes of Jonesboro, Ark.; three brothers, David Fleming of Centralia, Ill., Ray Fleming of Earle, Ark., and Richard Fleming of Trumann, 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Oakcrest Baptist Church.
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HATTIE PEARL WASHINGTON, 53, of Memphis, employee of Methodist Healthcare, died of cancer Tuesday at her home. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of New Jerusalem Baptist Church. Mrs. Washington, the wife of William Odell Washington, also leaves two sons, Thomas Jones and William O. Washington Jr.; her mother, Mattie Pride, and seven sisters, Cordia Jones, Magnolia Gulledge, Mattie Pride, Alma Pickens, Herietta Thomas, Virginia Harvelle and Katherine Wright, all of Memphis, and 10 grandchildren.
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LOUVENIA FLETCHER WHEATLEY, 94, of 1135 Argyle, self-employed domestic worker, died of heart failure Tuesday at Senior Care Nursing Home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Antioch Baptist Church, where she was an usher board and choir member, with burial in Mt. Carmel Hollywood cemetery. T. H. Hayes & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Wheatley, the widow of Ed Wheatley, leaves a daughter, Beatrice Wheatley-Stiggers; two stepsons, Carl Flake and Milton Spears; a sister, Loulia Covington, and a caretaker, Bernice Spears, all of Memphis, and 10 grandchildren.
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KENNETH JEROME WOODS, 43, of Memphis, died of heart failure Tuesday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has charge. He was a Baptist and an Army veteran. He leaves a daughter, Sherika Woods; his mother, Jimmie Mae Woods, and three sisters, Cynthia Stevenson, Zorona Woods and Rachel Woods, all of Memphis.
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ERNEST YARBROUGH, 36, of Memphis, custodian for Memphis Board of Education, died of lung disease Wednesday at Methodist Healthcare-South. R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Miracle Temple Church of God in Christ. He leaves two daughters, Tawanda Yarbrough and Jannell Yarbrough, and three sons, Enoch Cook, Rico Yarbrough and Marke Yarbrough, all of Memphis; three sisters, Shelly Wilson of Detroit, and Catherine Walker and Shirley Yarbrough, both of Memphis; a brother, Albert Yarbrough of Memphis, and five grandchildren.
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WILLIAM W. ATTAWAY, 85, of Ripley, Tenn., formerly of Ripley, Miss., retired carpenter, died of heart failure Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Lauderdale in Ripley. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Tippah Memorial Park cemetery in Ripley. Ripley (Miss.) Funeral Home has charge. He was a Baptist. Mr. Attaway, the widower of Alta Berryman Attaway, leaves local survivors including a son, Jerry Attaway of Cordova, and 11 grandchildren.
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JAMES 'PETE' BUTLER, 72, of Ramer, Tenn., retired from McNairy County Highway Department after 20 years, died of kidney failure Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-McNairy in Selmer, Tenn. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer with burial in Hope cemetery. He was a Korean War veteran and a member of Ramer Baptist Church. Mr. Butler, the husband of Fern Parmely Butler, also leaves local survivors including two sisters, Mildred Warren and Joyce Holmes, both of Memphis, and a granddaughter.
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JAMES LESLIE CAMPBELL, 83, of Bolivar, Tenn., retired foreman for L&N Railroad after 37 years, died of heart failure Wednesday at Bolivar General Hospital. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at Maple Springs cemetery near Mercer, Tenn. Shackelford Funeral Home in Bolivar has charge. He was a World War II Army veteran and a member of Whiteville (Tenn.) First United Methodist Church. Mr. Campbell, the husband of Mary Frances Campbell, also leaves local survivors including a daughter, Patricia Rippee of Bolivar; a son, James Michael Campbell of Cordova, four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
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MELVIN CHRESTMAN, 93, of Houlka, Miss., former mayor and retired from Mississippi Department of Transportation, died of heart failure Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Houlka First Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Rose Hill cemetery. Houston (Miss.) Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Chrestman, the husband of Juanita McWhirter Chrestman, also leaves local survivors including two daughters, Janie Sue Clark of Atoka and Alene Dye of Walls.
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REBECCA Z. BARNETT DANNER, 83, of Trenton, Tenn., entrepreneur, died of heart failure Saturday at Heartland of Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Trenton First Baptist Church with burial in Oakland cemetery. Baskerville Funeral Home in Humboldt, Tenn., has charge. She leaves a son, Ernest Barnett of Memphis, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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MITTIE LOU ELY, 94, of Tupelo, Miss., retired teacher for Tupelo Public School System, died of heart failure Wednesday at Cedars Health Center in Tupelo. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at W. E. Pegues Funeral Home Jefferson Street Chapel in Tupelo with burial in Glenwood cemetery there. She was a member of Tupelo First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Ely, the widow of Raymond S. Clift and Edwin Boyd Ely, leaves local survivors including a son, Raymond S. Clift Jr. of Germantown, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
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DORIS JANE HOLDER, 63, of Greenfield, Tenn., factory worker, died of heart failure Monday at Methodist Healthcare-Volunteer in Martin, Tenn. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Williams Funeral Home in Greenfield with burial in Morris cemetery there. Mrs. Holder, the wife of Albert Holder, also leaves local survivors including a son, Keith Lovelace, and a stepson, Jamie Holder, both of Collierville, and 12 grandchildren.
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MABLE RUTH McKEOWN HOWARD, 75, of Greenwood, Miss., retired from Baldwin Piano Co., died of congestive heart failure Monday at Greenwood-Leflore Hospital. Services will be at noon today at Turner Chapel AME Church in Greenwood, where she was an usher and member, with burial in Hudson Park cemetery there. Great Southern Funeral Home in Greenwood has charge. She was a member of Greenwood Voters League. She leaves local survivors including a daughter, Helen Gray of Memphis, 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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THURMAN GASTON MILLER, 70, of Ashland, Miss., farmer, died of heart failure Tuesday in Ashland. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Holly Springs (Miss.) Funeral Home with burial in Pleasant Hill cemetery. He was a member of Bluff Springs Baptist Church. He leaves local survivors including two daughters, Bonnie Cole and Jeanette Currie, both of Hernando; a son, Keith Miller of Memphis; two sisters, Inez Catledge of Horn Lake and Lottie Lunday of Memphis, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
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