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ROBERT E. BRADY, 79, of Nashville, formerly of Springfield, Ohio, founder and president of the Brady Family Historical Association and the Pioneer Heritage Center, died of cancer Wednesday in Nashville. West Harpeth Funeral Home and Crematory in Nashville has charge. He was a World War II Navy veteran, a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Boy Scouts of America and ATO at Wittenberg University, and was a published member of ASCAP. Mr. Brady, the husband of Joanne Brady, leaves local survivors, including two grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 18, 2001]
JOHN LAVERNE BRINT, 90, of Ripley, Miss., farmer and former employee of Bolivar (Tenn.) Tannery, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis after a stroke. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Ripley Church of Christ, where he was a member, with burial in Tippah Memorial Gardens. McBride Funeral Home in Ripley has charge. Mr. Brint, the widower of Grace Sale Brint, leaves local survivors including a sister, Annie Maude Shearin of Memphis, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 18, 2001]
LENORA JEAN HIGGINBOTTOM, 66, of Selmer, Tenn., retired from Brown Shoe Co., died of heart failure Friday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer with burial in Lake Hill Memory Garden in Bethel Springs, Tenn. She was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church. She leaves local survivors including a daughter, Cathy Higginbottom, and a brother, Andrew Teague, both of Memphis, and six grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 18, 2001]
ROBERT ALLEN HILLIARD, 68, of Hixson, Tenn., owner of H&L; Nursery, died of cancer Saturday at his home. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hixson, where he was a member. Chattanooga Funeral Home has charge. He was a Korean War Navy veteran and an educator for the State of Tennessee. Mr. Hilliard, the husband of Kitty Hilliard, also leaves local survivors including a daughter, Kitty Sansing of Memphis, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to Hospice of Tennessee, the American Cancer Society or Trinity Lutheran Church.
[Obit dated November 18, 2001]
SALLIE FRANCES POTTS LAMBERT, 87, of Corinth, Miss., retired merchant, died of heart failure Saturday in Lakeland. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Coleman Funeral Home in Corinth with burial in Antioch Baptist Church cemetery. She was a member of Antioch Freewill Baptist Church. Mrs. Lambert, the widow of John H. Lambert, leaves local survivors including a daughter, Lanell L. Brewer, and a son, Danny K. Lambert, both of Lakeland, and six grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 18, 2001]
CHARLES NELSON ROSS, 57, of Corinth, Miss., self-employed businessman, died of cancer Friday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at McPeters Funeral Home in Corinth with burial in Forrest Memorial Park cemetery there. He was an Air Force veteran and a member of the Elks Lodge and the American Legion. Mr. Ross, the husband of Paula Hopkins Ross, also leaves local survivors including a brother, A.V. McDowell of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to North Mississippi Regional Center in Oxford.
[Obit dated November 18, 2001]
REV. CASPER A. WILSON JR., 67, of Marked Tree, Ark., pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Tyronza, Ark., for 40 years and retired from Local Union 90 in Memphis, died of heart failure Friday at the Regional Medical Center of Northeast Arkansas in Jonesboro. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at New Hope Baptist Church in Tyronza with burial in Tyronza cemetery. Murphy Funeral Home in Lepanto, Ark., has charge. Rev. Wilson, the husband of Norma Wilson, also leaves local survivors including a sister, Joyce Smith, and a brother, Frank Wilson, both of Memphis, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 18, 2001]
VIVIAN MOORE BARBER, 62, of Memphis, retired medical transcriber for Baptist Memorial Hospital, died of heart failure Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. Services will be at noon Monday at Greater New Shiloh Baptist Church with burial in Bethlehem cemetery in Moscow. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Barber, the widow of V.C. Barber, also leaves a stepson, Bobby L. Barber of San Pedro, Calif.; a sister, Naomi Smith and a brother, Burnnie Moore, both of Memphis, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Obit dated November 17, 2001]
ALICE ETHEL KENT BRAY, 91, of West Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Thursday at Beverly Health Care & Rehab. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion, Ark. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Bray, the widow of B.P. Bray, leaves a son, Paul D. Bray of West Memphis; three sisters, Olene Lack ner of Little Rock, Lillian Johnson of Fayetteville, Ark., and Ivy J. Campbell of Cave City, Ark.; a brother, Wasson Kent of Mountain Home, Ark., and a grandson. The family requests that memorials be sent to Avondale Missionary Baptist Church in West Memphis.
[Obit dated November 17, 2001]
LEONIA T. CHAPLIN, 73, of 806 David, homemaker, died of heart failure Tuesday in Orlando. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Boston Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Chaplin, the widow of Ovet Lee Chaplin, leaves a daughter, Sharon Spencer of Orlando; a son, Levert C. White Jr. of Denver; four sisters, Joyce Spencer of Orlando, Albertina Miller and Sharon Cobb, both of Memphis, and Patricia Tucker Stevens of Hollywood, Fla.; two brothers, Glenn Tucker and Roy Tucker, both of Hollywood, two grandchildren and a great-grandson.
[Obit dated November 17, 2001]
FANNIE CHAPMAN, 81, of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Springfield Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Chapman, the widow of L. Roosevelt Chapman, leaves four daughters, Sandra Joyce Bobo, Veva Nell Polk, Michelle Velita Brooks and Valarie Lorraine Craig; and five sons, L. Roosevelt Chapman Jr., Thurmond Leon Chapman, Vernon Leroy Chapman, Robert James Chapman and Keith Cavell Chapman, all of Memphis; a sister, Iva Lee Johnson, and a brother, James Dyson Jr., both of Chicago, 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 17, 2001]
EVELENEA CULP, 71, of 2341 Larose, died of heart failure Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of New St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church. She leaves seven daughters, Annie Smith of Casey, Miss., and Ida Smith, Mary Dean, Brenda Greer, Deborah Parks, Vanessa Culp and Lora Miller, all of Memphis; four sons, Aubrey Culp of Canada and Vertell Culp, Marvell Culp and Kenneth Culp; three sisters, Lou Della Williams, Bertha Beason and Dorothy Buntyn, all of Memphis; two brothers, Bill Patterson of Cordova and Rubin Payne of Memphis, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 17, 2001]
GENA RAE ELLIS, 37, of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Thursday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Searby Funeral Home in Du Quoin, Ill., with burial in Hallidayboro (Ill.) cemetery. Mrs. Ellis, the wife of Derek W. Ellis, also leaves a son, Hunter Greyson Ellis, and her parents, Ina and Raymond Halstead, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 17, 2001]
ODIS 'BUG' ERVIN, 74, of Rosemark, Tenn., retired line foreman for Kimberly-Clark, died of heart failure Thursday at Covington Manor. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel with burial in Northridge/Woodhaven cemetery. He was a Mason. Mr. Ervin, the widower of Lorean Ervin, leaves three sons, Stephen Ervin and Randy Ervin, both of Millington, and Don Ervin of Cuero, Texas, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Obit dated November 17, 2001]
WILLIAM RAY 'BO' GILLAND, 58, of 4352 Don, mechanic for Exxon Service Station, died of cancer Wednesday at St. Peter Villa Nursing Center. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. E.H. Ford Mortuary Services has charge. He leaves two daughters, Judy Gilland and Shannon Gilland, and a son, William Ray Gilland Jr., all of Southaven; a sister, Josephine Lee, and a brother, Clinton Gilland, both of Marion, Ark.; a caregiver, Katherine Spears of Memphis, and four grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 17, 2001]
BETTY E. GRIFFIN, 76, of Crestview, Fla., formerly of Memphis, died of cancer Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Bartlett Funeral Home Bartlett Station Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. She was a former member of the First Independent Baptist Church in Crestview and Eastgate Baptist Church in Greenwood, Miss. Mrs. Griffin, the widow of Samuel Griffin, leaves two sons, Pastor Samuel R. Griffin Jr. of Pine Bluff, Ark., and Pastor Charles E. Griffin of Crestview; a sister, Joan Reid of Wellingborough, England, six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 17, 2001]
