The Commercial Appeal from Memphis, Tennessee (2024)

November 22, 1992

Publication:

The Commercial Appeali

Location:

Memphis, Tennessee

Issue Date:

Sunday, November 22, 1992

Page:

209

Extracted Article Text (OCR)

FIRST A22 THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL MEMPHIS SUNDAY NOVEMBER 22 1992 Bill: Starkville Phillip Mathews of Maryville Term and Arthur Lee Math- Donald Duran Dill 69 retired 34-year mail carrier and former employee of Frisco Railroad died Saturday at his home Services will be at 2 pm Monday at inn Memorial Funeral Home in Aberdeen with burial in Prospect Cemetery He was a World War Army Air Coras veteran a member and deacon of New Janie Hurt of Warren Mich and Annie Bell Parrish of Litchfield 11L gix grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren MEDINA Deloy McCaskllL 71 retired farmer end production worker of Milan Arsenal died Friday at Jackson-Madison County General HoepitaL Services will be at 2 pm today at Replogle-Lawrence Funeral Heme with burial in Centerville Cemetery He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church Mr MrTanii the widower of Jewell Hinson McCaskllL leaves two daughters Patricia Campbell of Medina and Judy Fuller of Jackson two sons Johnny Carter and Tommy Carter both of Medina his mother Mable McCaskill of Trenton four sisters Marie Sowell of Jackson Joyce Bell of Phoenix Mary Little of Trenton and Frances Grooms of Gadsden a brother Wesley McCaskill of Atwood 16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren PARIS George Frank Van Dyke 101 retired former died Saturday at Henry County Medical Center vices will be at 10 am Monday at McEvoy Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Cemetery He was a member of First Christian Church Mr Van Dyke leaves a son Roger Van Dyke of Paris and a brother James Van Dyke both of Paris two grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren The family requests any memorials be sent to First Christian Church or a charity of the donor's choice or Nursing Home Services will be at 2 pm Sunday at McEvoys Funeral Home in Paris with burial in Shady Grove Cemetery He was a member of Jesus Saves Baptist Church Mr Purnhut the husband of Aliena Brown Barnhill also leaves a son William Audra Barnhill of Buchanan three stepsons William Daniel Brown and Mac Brown both of Paris and Johnny brown of Buchanan two sisters Luzella Todd and Ruth Flanagan both at Paris five grandchildren and six stepgrand-children five great-grandchildren and a stepgreat-grandchild BUCHANAN Ida Ethel Sullivan 92 died Friday at Henry County Medical Center in Paris Services will be at 2d0 pm today at Ridgeway Funeral Hone In Paris with burial in Palestine Cemetery She was a member id Palestine Methodist Church Mrs Sullivan the widow of Jones Sullivan leaves a sister Velma McFarlane of Buchanan and a brother James Robert Thompson id Conroe Texas GREENFIELD Beauton Whicker 80 retired railroad employee died Friday at her home Services will be at 2 pm today at Williams Funeral Home with burial in Highland Cemetery Miss Whicker leaves a sister Mae Hopper at Indiana and a brother Leroy Whicker of Nashville LEXINGTON Bertie Powers Rogers 82 of Nashville formerly of Lexington retired restaurant ownr er died Saturday at her home Services will be at 2pm Monday at Paf-ford Funeral Home with burial in Scotts Hill Methodist Cemetery She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Lexington Mrs Rogers the widow of Onie Rogers leaves two daughters Bennie Wallace of Nashville and Jimmie Stone of Lawrenceville Ga three sons of Albuquerque NJK four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren The family requests any memorials be sent to First Baptist Church of Starkville or Palmer Home in COlumbus WATER VALLEY Mamie Good Wright 85 died Friday at Bolivar County Hospital in Cleveland after long illness Services will be at 2 pjn Sunday at Elam Baptist Church In Coffeeville where She was a member with burial in Elam Cemetery She was a member of Women Missionary Union Mrs Wright the widow of Poland Wright leaves five daughters Corene Harding of Tupelo Mattie Ingram of Water Valley Janie Lessley of Sunflower Lucille Lessley of Waterproof La and Susie Barnes of Enid three sons Roland 'Buddy' Wright Jr and James Lee Wright both of Coffeeville and John Robert Wright of Marietta Ga a sister Katie Ingram of Coffeeville 28 grandchildren 42 greatgrandchildren and a great-greatgrandchild TENNESSEE BRUCETON Bobbie Jo Replo-gle 63 retired inspector of Henry Seigel Ca died Friday at her home Services will be at 2 pm Monday at Bruceton Funeral Home with burial in Prospect Cemetery in Hollow Rock She was a member of Double Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Gibson and Bruceton Order of Eastern Star Mrs Replogle the wife of Arnold Replogle also leaves three daughters Kathy Robinson Patsty Kinchen and Donna Jo Dunlap a son Michael Replogle all of Bruceton and six grandchildren BUCHANAN Elisha Freeman Barnhill 87 retired 31-year employee of TVA died Friday at Paris Man- BEATMS ARKANSAS BLYIHEVnXE Virginia Mar- tin Oldham Moore 74 retired secretary for Wunderlich Moving and Storage Ca died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Blythevllle Services will be at 1 JO pm Monday at First United Methodist Church where She was a lifelong member burial in Elmwood Cemetery Cobb Funeral HOme has charge She -was a member of Daughters of the American Revolution Blythevllle Women's Club and United Method-list Women Mrs Moore leaves a I daughter Ann Holcomb of West I Memphis two sons Roger Oldham 1 3f Blythevllle and Richard Oldham lof Tulsa Okie a sister June Black-l ard of Blythevllle and a grand-I -daughter PARAGOULD Nellie Paulina I 'Carroll 78 died Saturday at Greene Acres Nursing Home Services will be at 2J0 pm Monday at Heath Fn- neral Home with burial in Harvey's Chapel Cemetery in Marmaduke She was a member of Free Worship Church Mrs Carroll the widow of Dudley Carroll leaves a daughter Pauline Phillips of Paragould six sons Jesse Carroll of Hardy Eu- Carroll Gerald Carroll and Carroll all of Paragould Harold Carroll of Marmaduke and Joe Carroll of Jonesboro a sister Rosetta Hampton of Paragould a brother Francis Silkwood of Hanford Calif 23 grandchildren and 30 greatgrandchildren TKUMANN Rev Marvin Woodrow Presley 73 retired employee of Uneniw st Louis plant in Jonesboro and retired minister died Friday at his hone Services will be at 10 ajn Mondsy at Thompson Funeral Home with burial in Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery He was a World War Army veteran and member of First General Baptist Church Mr Presley the husband of Willa Presley also leaves a daughter Judye Presley of Trumann two sons John Presley of Grasse He Mich and Keith Presley of Challis Idaho a sister Alma Collett of Tru-menn three brothers Eddie Presley of Bakersfield Calif Curtis Presley of Trumann and Rev Earl Presley of Henderson Tenn five grandchildren and three great grandchildren CHOLESTERO SCREENING WACMARIgSOUTHAVEN HOCtezOOl HDO36 00 PM5 PN Dim mi Church and a member of Legion Mr DilL the husband of lone Bernice Pickle DiU also leaves a daughter Rebecca Bowling of Fub ton a son Donald Duran Dul Jr of Hamilton three sisters Lyndell Cox of California Freda Tucker of Soddy-Daisy Tenn and Mary Jo Perdue of Birmingham two brothers Rodger Dill of Camden Ark and Douglas Dill of Hixson Tenn and three granddaughters INDIANOLA Louise Walker Akins 56 retired PBX operator for Lewis Grocer died Saturday at South Sunflower County Hospital after a long illness Services will be at 10 am Monday at Second Baptist Church where she was a member with burial in Indianola City Ceme-tery Card Funeral Home has charge Mrs Akins leaves a daughter Cynthia Smith of Indianola a son Terry Griffin of Orangeburg SC and three grandchildren KOSCIUSKO John Prevost 81 of Little Rock formerly of Kosciusko retired lumberman died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Little Rock Services will be at 10 am Mondsy at Nowell Funeral Home with burial in Parkway Cemetery Mr Prevost leaves two sons William Prevost of Little Rock and Gerald Prevost of Easley SC four grandchildren and eight gnat-grandchildren PONTOTOC Prudy Florence Anderson 77 died Satnrday at Cedars Health Center in Tupelo Services will be at 3:30 pm today at Browning Funeral Home with burial in Harmony Cemetery She was a member of Harmony Church Mrs Anderson the wi of Harold Anderson leaves a aim Larry Anderson a sister Marie Dowdy and two brothers James McCord and Samuel McCord all of Pontotoc and three grandchildren POTTS John Travis Lindsey 72 retired employee of Sunbeam factory died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital North Mississippi in Oxford Services will be at 2 pm today at Holly Springs Funeral Home with burial in Temperance Hill Cemetery He was a member of Temperance Hill Baptist Church was a World War Army veteran and a member of Senior Citizens Program for Mississippi Forestry Commission Mr Lindsey the husband of Viola Taylor Lindsey also leaves a daughter Judy Huddleston of Ripley two sons Wayne Lindsey of Olive Branch and Carl Lindsey of Apache Okla a stepson Jimmy Duncan of Meridian two sisters Ho-len Hodo of Jackson and Lucille Gullick of Fairplace NC four brothers Willie Lindsey of Potts Camp Carman Lindsey of Jackson and Curtis Lindsey and Jim Lind- sey both of Memphis nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild Hugh Clayton 94 retired captain with Memphis Police Department died Saturday at South Panola Community Hospital in Batesville Services will be at 1030 a Monday at Moore Funeral Home with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery He was a member of Sardis United Methodist Church and a Mason at Park Avenue Lodge in Memphis Mr Clayton the widower of Grace Clayton leaves a son William Clayton of Sardis and five grandchildren Van Davis 83 retired employee of U5 Agriculture staWHvaflnn Conservation Service and former principal and teacher died Friday at his home Services will be at 10 am Monday at Welch Funeral Home with burial in Oxford Memorial Cemetery He was a graduate of University at Mississippi a member of University of Mississippi Alumni Association a former chairman of ClarksdelaCoa-bnwia County School Board and member of Starkville First Baptist Church Mr Davis the husband of Ophelia Ann Barbee Davis also leaves a daughter Dr Rebecca Tho-masaon at Pina Bluff Ark a son Rev Robert Davis of King Mountain NC two sisters Beth Lusk and Lucille Watt both of Oxford 10 grandchildren end four great grandchildren The family requests any memorials be sent to Cleveland Rutherfordton Kidney Association North Post Road Shelby NC 28510 STARKVILLE Viola Elizabeth Mathews White 86 retired farmer died Saturday at Methodist Hospital in Memphis Services will be at 2 pm today at Welch Funeral Hpme with burial in Oktibbeha Memorial Park She was a member of First Baptist Church in Starkville Oktoc Garden Club and Oktoc Community dub Mrs White leaves a daughter Jane White Flowers of Memphis two sisters Myrtle Holloway and Ruby Stockton both of Amory three brothers NQ Mathews 01 INMEMORlAMiW BENJAMIN MURRELL a are a a mwwwe vmm of Huntsville Ala and Thomas Rogers of Indianapolis a sister Irene Johnson of Lexington two brothers Jake Powers at Lexington and Walker Powers at Memphis 21 grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren LEXINGTON Norris Beal Hart 70 retired sale executive for Lump mus International died Saturday at Jackson-Madison County General HospitaL Services will be at 2 pm today at Pafford Funeral Home with burial in Lexington Cemetery He was a member of First United Methodist Church and Kappa Sigma fraternity at University of Knoxville and was a World Warn Army veteran where he was awarded the Pur- Els Heart Mr Hart the husband of lta Thread gill Hart also leaves four sons Monde Beal Hart at Cordova Rick Hart of Nashville Billy Roy Hart of Hendersonville and Greg Hart at Birmingham a sister Lexington and Greg Hart of Blrmin Robbie Flynn of wIiMi jmiirhllilivn MARTIN Ethel BUHe Parham 96 died Saturday at Weakley County Nursing Home in Dresden Services will be at 2 pm Monday at Bowlin Funeral Home in Dresden with burial in Grove Hill Cemetery near there She was a member of Old Salem Vvthntiet Church and charier member and Sbyear member of Old Salem Homemaker Club Mrs Parham the widow of Wayne Mitchell Parham also leaves two sons Set don Parham of Dresden and Bobby Parham of Martin two sisters Tom Walter knows television kos? mm jIIBI BllSlli ABOUT THE SOUTH I a wide dIotsS leich kentucky FULTON JC Wilber 70 retired lineman for Fulton Electronic System died Friday at Baptist orlal Hospital-Union City (Tenn) Services will be at 2 pm Monday at Hornbeak Funeral Home with ial in Rock Springs Cemetery He was a member of Crutchfield Bap- tist Church Mr Wilber leaves a daughter Darlene Pullen of Fulton three sisters Odell Smith of Lexington Mable Pardon of Chicago and Laura Arnt of St Petersburg Fla and three grandchildren MISSISSIPPI BOONEVILLB Ruby Pearl Howell 82 retired factory worker died Thursday at Boonevllle Baptist Memorial Hospital after a long lib ness Services will be at 1 pm today at Funeral with burial in Oaklawn Memorial Park She was a member of East Boonevllle Baptist Church Mrs Howell the widow of Ray Howell leaves a son Bobby Ray Howell of Bethlehem Pa a brother Walker Van-story of Gadsden Ala five grandchildren and six great-grandchib dren CALHOUN CTTY Howard Lee Hawkins 80 retired Ford dealer for Hawkins Ford Motor Ca for 42 years died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford Services will be at 2 pm Monday st Pryor Funeral Home I with burial in Calhoun City Cemetery He was a member of the Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church Mr Hawkins the husband of Fwrfe Bella Khun Hawkins also leaves two daughters Beth Vail of RwitnWi and Sandra Mitchell of Water Valley a son Gary Lee Haw-kins of Calhoun City a sister Lib lien Scott of Memphis and six grandchildren I COLUMBUS Tech Sgt William t-niiT (UASF ret) 69 retired civil service employee died Friday at his home Services will be at 2 pm Sunday at ML Zion Baptist Church where he was vice president of Topagers Club with burial in the church cemetery He was a Wold War Army veteran member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No 4272 American Legion Post No 69 and Woodmen of the World Mr Lollar the husband of Grade Deason Lollar also leaves a sister lira Fred Ashmore of Columbus Willie Brayden Garrett 88 retired mechanic died Saturday at Grenada Lake Medical Center Graveside services will be at lfcSO Monday at Kingdom Cemetery near Oxford National Funeral Home has charge Mr Garrett the widower of Katherine Virginia Garrett leaves three daughters and Willie Hi MURRELL ly missed by your wife Jewel Son W8Ne MurreORum and dauj wH Kvoon Sad- Jewel Son Vi and daughter Minnie I Lee 'Schaeffer both Memphis and Louise Osborn of Olive Branch a son James Brayden Garrett of Memphis a sister Gatha lee Murphy of Memphis a brother TH Garrett of Grenada several grandchildren and several great grandchildren GRENADA Mary Frances Massey 54 died Friday at Rankin Medt cal Cimtor in Brandon Graveside services will be at 2 pm today at Magnolia Gardens Cemetery at Paynes National Funeral Hone has charge Miss Massey leaves a sister Martha Brooks of Byhalla GRENADA James Simmons 68 retired salesman died Wednesday at his homaServices were Sat urday at National Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Gardens Cemetery Mr leaves three daughters Debra Hackler of San Antonio Texas Marilyn Thompson at Bakersfield Calif and wian Yarosh of Austin Texas two sisters Rose Quinilty of Maure-pas La and Eva Simmons of FTank-linton La six grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren TT MWMlfo The farnSy of MRS LULA MAE BRYANT would like to thank as of our friends co-woricars churches and retetlvee for the many acts of Mndneee shown during her Hlneaa and death We abwerely appreot ate the cards vWta calls flowers food and any other contributions made on her behalf Additionally we wish to apologize to thoee who missed the services due to the error In the newspaper Please accept our apology A thanksTMr William Bryant 8r Mrs Ruthie Hayee Me Vemlta Edwards Mr Win lam Bryant Jr Mr Anthony Bryant and Family ALL.

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