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Shelby County, Tennessee Obituary and Death Notices Collection

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CORNELIUS LANE, 82, of Memphis, retired mattress maker, died Wednesday at Methodist Healthcare-South. Services will be at noon Monday at Christ Missionary Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Lane, the widower of Fannie Lane, leaves three daughters, Shirley Nolan of Memphis, Ora Kerr of Jackson, Tenn., and Sharon Lockridge; a sister, Savannah Stewart of Memphis, 19 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 15, 2002]

JOHN E. LITTLE, 77, of Memphis, died Monday in Memphis. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at National cemetery. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel has charge. He was a World War II Army veteran and recipient of four Bronze Stars, Bronze Arrowhead and the Croix de Guerre of France. He leaves two daughters, Teresa Burns of Madison, Ala., and Carol Mednikow of Memphis; two sons, John Little of Del Rio, Texas and James Little of Spring, Texas; a sister, Lorene Brown of Southaven, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Diabetes Association.
[Obit dated November 15, 2002]

ROBERT E. LOFTON, 52, of Memphis, died Wednesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Memorial services will be at 5 p.m. Saturday at Snow Funeral Home. He leaves a son, Robert Lofton Jr.; his stepfather, John D. Lott; two sisters, Vanessa Cook and Carolyn Bonds; four brothers, Richard Lofton Jr., Ezzard Charles Lott, Donald Ray Lott and Randy Louis Lott; an aunt who cared for him, Magdalene Pettis, and a companion with whom he lived, Ursula Smith, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 15, 2002]

MANDIE LETEN SHIPP McDONALD, 86, of Byhalia, Miss., formerly of Memphis, retired owner of K&M; Pet Shop in Byhalia, died Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-South. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Matthew Missionary Baptist Church in Byhalia, where she was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. C. O. Pate Funeral Home in Senatobia, Miss., has charge. Mrs. McDonald, the widow of Kenneth McDonald, leaves two daughters, Earline Scott of Orlando, Fla., and Nancy Jones of Byhalia; a son, Erlando McDonald of Byhalia; a sister, Bertha Shipp of Memphis, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 15, 2002]

ROBERT LEE NEAL, 56, of Southaven, partner of Bar Construction Co., died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven with burial in Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens. He was a Baptist, a Marine Corps veteran and recipient of the Navy Commendation Medal with Combat Valor and the Purple Heart. Mr. Neal, the husband of Janice Alsbrook Neal, also leaves a son, Ashley Neal of Como, Miss., and his father, Lee Albert Neal; a sister, Eloise Woods, and two brothers, James Neal and Harold Neal, all of Nettleton, Miss. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Disabled American Veterans.
[Obit dated November 15, 2002]

ROBERT L. OSWALT, 54, of Horn Lake, boiler maker, died Wednesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He was a Vietnam War Navy veteran and member of Union Local 263. Mr. Oswalt, the husband of Teresa Oswalt for 36 years, also leaves a daughter, Tina Marie Marriner of Portsmouth, Va.; a son, Dwane Oswalt and his father, Arnold Ray Oswalt, both of Horn Lake; a sister, Clara Paulson of Oakland; three brothers, Roy F. Oswalt of Wakeman, Ohio, W. A. Oswalt of Nesbit and Jackie Oswalt of Memphis, and three grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Obit dated November 15, 2002]

RUBY E. OVERMAN, 88, of Cordova, died Thursday at Care Stone Assisted Living in Bartlett. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Bellevue Baptist Church Parlor with burial in Forest Lawn cemetery in Johnstown, Pa. Family Funeral Care Stage Road Chapel has charge. She was a member of Belle vue Baptist Church. Mrs. Overman, the widow of Robert W. Overman, leaves a daughter, Zoe Salem of Englewood, Fla.; a son, Dr. Robert W. Overman of Memphis; three sisters, Dorothy Freeman of Somerset, Pa., and Jean Page and Arlene Gilkey, both of Johnstown; a brother, Jack Horner of Johnstown, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Emmanuel Baptist Church in Johnstown.
[Obit dated November 15, 2002]

PEGGY H. PORTER, 72, of Memphis, homemaker, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Northridge/Woodhaven Funeral Home in Millington with burial in Northridge/Woodhaven cemetery. She was a volunteer for the Salvation Army. Mrs. Porter, the wife of Lewis Albert Porter for 52 years, also leaves two daughters, Carol McFarland of Ashland City, Tenn., and Cheryl Porter of San Jose, Calif.; a son, Paul Porter of Memphis, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Salvation Army.
[Obit dated November 15, 2002]

VARDAMAN DOYLE PREWITT, 61, of Memphis, director of inventory control for Fred's Inc., where he was employed for 29 years, died Wednesday at St. Anthony's Health Care Center in Morrilton, Ark. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Cleveland, Miss., and an Army veteran. Mr. Prewitt, the husband of Helen Prewitt, also leaves two stepdaughters, Debbie Weaver of Cordova and Kim Weaver of Memphis; three stepsons, Wayne Weaver of Maineville, Ohio, and Joe Weaver and Robbie Weaver, both of Memphis; two sisters, Betty Jennings of Bolivar, Tenn., and Sally Jones of Tunica, Miss., and two grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Shelby Residential & Vocational Services.
[Obit dated November 15, 2002]

JOYCE SCARBROUGH RHODES, 86, of Memphis, retired registered nurse from South Mississippi Infirmary in Hattiesburg and Baylor University Hospital in Dallas, died Wednesday at Kirby Pines Manor. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Covenant Baptist Church. Mrs. Rhodes, the widow of Boyd Leland Rhodes, leaves a daughter, Lyn McDermott of Fresno, Calif.; a son, Boyd L. Rhodes Jr. of Germantown; a sister, Dot Osborn of Vancleave, Miss., four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Kirby Pines Foundation, the Alzheimer Association or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated November 15, 2002]

ANGELIA HOPE RUSSELL, infant daughter of Kristin and Joseph Russell of Cayce, Miss., died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Memory Hill Gardens with a memorial service to follow at 11:30 a.m. at East Win Christian Church. Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel has charge. She also leaves a sister, Lauren Russell, and a brother, Aaron Russell, both of Cayce, and her grandparents, Walter and Joann Glover of Memphis, and Elizabeth Ann Russell of Southaven.
[Obit dated November 15, 2002]

WILLIAM A. STEWART, 80, of Memphis, retired from Shelby County Trustee's Office after 23 years, died Nov. 7 at his home. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Bartlett Funeral Home Stage Road Chapel has charge. He was a World War II Army veteran and graduate of Humes High School. He leaves three daughters, Sandra Spragins, Sheila May and Charmaine Warren, all of Memphis; a son, Donald Stewart of Bartlett, 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated November 15, 2002]

ROSALIE WILLIAMS WARE, 93, of Cordova, formerly of St. Louis, domestic worker, died Thursday at Cordova Rehab & Nursing Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Unity Baptist Church in Collierville with burial in Memorial Park Southwoods. H. C. Jett Funeral Home in Collierville has charge. Mrs. Ware, the widow of Claude Ware, leaves two nieces who cared for her, Doris Dunigan of Memphis, and Mollie Dunigan of Collierville.
[Obit dated November 15, 2002]

LOUIS WILLIAMS JR., 46, of Memphis, lift operator for Memphis Compress, died Wednesday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a former member of Progressive Baptist Church. He leaves two daughters, Amber Williams and Jena Williams; four sons, Antonio Williams, Jeremiah Williams, Lawrence Williams and Joseph Williams, and his father, Louis Williams, all of Memphis; his mother, Frankie B. Parker of Greenville, Miss.; four sisters, Claudette Robertson of Memphis, Rene Ester Henderson and Beatrice Henderson, both of Omaha, Neb., and Fannie Armstrong of Greenville; seven brothers, Willie Campbell of Kalamazoo, Mich., Eddie Parker of Greenville, Anthony Parker of Amarillo, Texas, Elpertis Robertson of Homestead, Fla., Kenneth Parker and Keith Parker, both of Galveston, Texas, and Mikel Parker of Dickinson, Texas, and two grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 15, 2002]

M. HUNT MADDOX, 87, of Jackson, Tenn., retired vice president of AmSouth Bank, died Tuesday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at George A. Smith and Sons Funeral Home North in Jackson with entombment in Highland Memorial Gardens Mausoleum there. He was a member of Jackson First Baptist Church and the Jackson Rotary Club. Mr. Maddox, the widower of Doris Maddox, leaves local survivors including a daughter, Ayn Maddox of Memphis, and two grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to M. Hunt and Doris E. Maddox Church Music Scholarship Foundation at Union University.
[Obit dated November 15, 2002]

THELMA LUCILLE NEELY MALONEY, 92, homemaker, of Greenwood, Miss., died Wednesday at Greenwood-Leflore Hospital Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Wilson & Knight Funeral Home in Greenwood with burial in Itta Bena (Miss.) cemetery. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church and the Bows and Bonnets Kitchen Band and a former Sunday school teacher, pianist and choir member and former member of the Women's Missionary Union at Itta Bena First Baptist Church. Mrs. Maloney, the widow of William Clyde Maloney, leaves local survivors including three daughters, Betty Shelton Kracheck of Memphis, Virginia Redd of Southaven and Emma Sullins of Collierville. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Itta Bena cemetery Association, the Golden Age Nursing Home or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated November 15, 2002]

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