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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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DELMA STONE VANCE, 98, of Memphis, died of pneumonia Monday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at noon Friday at Bartlett Funeral Home Bartlett Station Chapel with burial in Christian Rest cemetery in Etta, Miss. Mrs. Vance, the widow of Robert W. Vance, leaves two daughters, Minnie Pearl Smith and Corrine Vance, both of Memphis; a sister, Ann Stone Carter of Olive Branch, two grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Obit dated November 28, 2001]

SHIRLEY H. WILLIAMS, 80, of Germantown, retired supervisor for the old defense depot, died of heart failure Monday in Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with a graveside service at noon Friday at Rutledge-Salem cemetery in Iuka, Miss. She was a member of Highland Heights Baptist Church. Mrs. Williams, the widow of James C. Williams, leaves a daughter, Sharon Oates of Germantown; a son, James Michael Williams of San Francisco, and four grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 28, 2001]

AMERICA 'TAD' WILSON, 92, of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Saturday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at S. W. Qualls Funeral Home with burial in New Park cemetery. She was a member of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church. She leaves eight sisters, Hattie Robinson, Stella Harris, Fannie Wilson, Christine Brooks and Anita Jackson, all of Crawford, Miss., Emma Lou King of East St. Louis, Ill., Mattie Solvie of Chicago and Mary Hart of St. Louis, and six brothers, Johnnie Wilson of St. Louis, Robert Wilson of Memphis, Willie Williams and Lonnie Williams, both of Crawford, Dave Wilson of Chicago and James Jones of Youngstown, Ohio.
[Obit dated November 28, 2001]

ANNIE MAE YANCEY, 63, of Memphis, barber, died of heart failure Nov. 21 in Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Progressive Missionary Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves two sons, Timothy D. Crawford and Alan B. Crawford; her mother, Nettie Mae Jones of Memphis; two sisters, Pearl E. Williams and Coretha Y. Cox, both of Rossville, Tenn.; three stepsisters, and a grandchild.
[Obit dated November 28, 2001]

PANSY MARIE GREEN, 73, of Caruthersville, Mo., homemaker, died of cancer Monday at her home. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Cobb Funeral Home in Blytheville, Ark., with burial in Mt. Zion cemetery in Steele, Mo. She was a member of Tyler Church of God, where she was a Sunday school teacher for many years. Mrs. Green, the wife of Paul Green, also leaves local survivors including a daughter, Diane Jamieson of Germantown, and two grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 28, 2001]

MILLARD OWENS, 88, of Bolivar, Tenn., farmer, died of cancer Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Bolivar First Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Bolivar Memorial cemetery. Shackelford Funeral Home in Bolivar has charge. Mr. Owens, the husband of Blanche Owens, also leaves local survivors including a son, Mike Owens of Millington, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Obit dated November 28, 2001]

EVELYN JOY TRIMBLE, 69, of Ashland, Miss., homemaker, died of heart failure Monday in Holly Springs, Miss. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Holly Springs Funeral Home with burial in Ashland cemetery. She was a member of Ashland Baptist Church. Mrs. Trimble, the widow of Curtis Ray Trimble, leaves local survivors including a son, Ernest Ray of Memphis, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 28, 2001]

JOHN D. 'J. D.' TYLER, 86, of Milan, Tenn., retired farmer, died of cardiorespiratory failure Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Huntingdon. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Replogle-Lawrence Funeral Home in Medina, Tenn., with burial in Poplar Corner Pentecostal Church cemetery in Henderson County, Tenn. Mr. Tyler, the widower of Mitchell B. Tyler, leaves local survivors including two daughters, Jean Rimmer of Southaven, and Evone McLendon of Memphis; three sons, Glenn Tyler and Earl Tyler, both of Memphis, James Tyler of Collierville, 17 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 28, 2001]

SADIE EVELYN WATSON, 86, of Finley, Tenn., homemaker, died of heart failure Tuesday at Dyersburg (Tenn.) Manor Nursing Home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at J. W. Curry & Son Funeral Home in Dyersburg with burial in Dyer County Memorial Gardens. She was a member of Finley Methodist Church. Mrs. Watson, the wife of Lloyd Watson, also leaves local survivors including a daughter, Evelyn Lambert of Memphis, and 11 grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 28, 2001]

BLANCHE ALLBRITTEN, 90, of Murray, Ky., formerly of Memphis, retired teacher, died of heart failure Saturday at Westview Nursing Home in Murray. Services will be at 7 p.m. today at St. John's Episcopal Church in Murray with burial in Memorial Park in Memphis. J. H. Churchill Funeral Home in Murray has charge. She was a member of Natchitoches (La.) Historical Society, Murray Women's Club and the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana. Mrs. Allbritten, the widow of Leo T. Allbritten, leaves a son, William L. Allbritten of Murray, and a grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to Murray Calloway County Hospital Hospice Program.
[Obit dated November 27, 2001]

IDA LEE ARCHIBALD, 86, of Covington, retired home maintenance worker, died of heart failure Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton in Covington. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church in Brighton, where she was a member, with burial in Galilee cemetery there. Millington Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Archibald, the widow of Otis Archibald, leaves two nieces who cared for her, Ester Boddie James of Memphis and Annie Ruth Clark of Atoka.
[Obit dated November 27, 2001]

JOSEPH H. AUTRY JR., 87, of Memphis, retired from Railway Express Agency, died of heart failure Saturday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. He was a member of Christ United Presbyterian Church, a Mason and a World War II Army veteran. Mr. Autry, the husband of Mary Janette Autry for 58 years, also leaves three sons, Joseph H. Autry III of Pontotoc, Miss., Donald Autry of Germantown and David Autry of Olney, Md.; a brother, Hale Autry of Memphis, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Christ United Presbyterian Church or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated November 27, 2001]

BOZZIE WILLIAM BOYD, 87, of Memphis, clerk for Leon Liquor Store, died of heart failure Sunday at Saint Francis Hospital. R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He leaves a daughter, Flora Jean Gilliam, and a son, William H. Boyd, both of Chicago; three sisters, Izola Garcia Cox of Manteca, Calif., Icie Vaughn of Chicago and Ocoie Knight of Memphis, eight grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 27, 2001]

MILTON BROWN, 70, of Memphis, retired truck driver, died of heart failure Friday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park South Woods. Mr. Brown, the husband of Jerlene Brown, also leaves three daughters, Joyce Harvey of Virginia Beach, and Judy Donald and Marilyn Brown, both of Memphis; four sons, Milton Brown Jr., Maurice Brown, Brent Brown and Donald Brown, all of Memphis; a sister, Katherine Pierce; a brother, Ike Brown, 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 27, 2001]

ELEANOR WAGNER GOODNIGHT, 88, of Southaven, formerly of Sardis, Miss., died of heart failure Monday at Baptist Progressive Care Center, DeSoto in Southaven. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Rose Hill cemetery in Sardis. Moore Funeral Home in Sardis has charge. She was a member of Sardis First Baptist Church. Mrs. Goodnight, the widow of K. Adolph Wagner and Bill Goodnight, leaves a son, Shelton A. Wagner of Memphis; a brother, Spencer Vance of Calhoun City, two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated November 27, 2001]

WILLIAM A. 'YOUNG MAN' GUY, 68, of Memphis, retired plumber and owner of William Guy Barber Shop and former employee of Trogan Luggage Co., died of heart failure Sunday at UT Bowld Hospital. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Whitestone Baptist Church usher and deacon boards and male chorus vice president. Mr. Guy, the husband of Florence D. Guy, also leaves a daughter, Bobbie Jean Hailey of Southaven; a son, Anthony Guy, and three sisters, Pearlie Russell, Eudora Kimble and Annie Holloway, all of Memphis and three brothers, Mack Henry Guy and Fred L. Guy Jr., both of Southaven, and Mose Guy of Germantown.
[Obit dated November 27, 2001]

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