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BEN WILLIAM GRIFFITHS, 55, of Arlington, auto mechanic for Wolfchase Chrysler, died Thursday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis of injuries from an auto accident. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel. Mr. Griffiths, the husband of Mary Griffiths, also leaves a daughter, Tammy Pearce of Memphis; two sons, Scotty Griffiths of Ingram Mills, Miss., and Cody Griffiths of Bartlett; two stepdaughters, Katya Griffiths of Bartlett and Elaine Paul of Arlington; a stepson, Joseph Paul of Arlington; his father, Earl Griffiths of Orange Beach, Ala.; two brothers, Bob Griffiths and Jim Griffiths, both of Foley, Ala., and six grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
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JOHNNY EDWARD HALL, 46, of Covington, former employee of the City of Covington, died of complications of diabetes Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at St. Matthews Missionary Baptist Church in Stanton, where he was a member of the Male Chorus, with burial in the church cemetery. Mason (Tenn.) Funeral Home has charge. He was a musician and singer for the Night 'N Gales. Mr. Hall, the husband of Mary Adams Hall, also leaves two stepdaughters, Tracey Adams and Patricia Adams, and a stepson, Reggie Adams; his parents. Willola and Bennie Hall; eight sisters, Gwendolyn K. Taylor, Clora Thomas, Angelia Edwards, Willie Mae Whitley, Cassandra Hall, Sonia Hall, Shirley Hall and Vernita Hall, three brothers, Bennie Hall, Daren Hall and Thomas Hall, and four stepgrandchildren.
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WILL HILL JR., 62, of Memphis, truck driver for Walgreens, died of heart failure Wednesday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Oakville Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Payne cemetery. Superior Funeral Home Hollywood Chapel has charge. Mr. Hill, the widower of Jeraldine Hill, leaves a daughter, Angelia Hill; a son, Melvin Hill; four sisters, Farillia Jones, Mary McWilliams, Rosie Love and Margie Hill, and a grandchild.
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WILLIAM E. JOHNSON, 84, of Atoka, retired tire builder from Firestone, died of heart failure Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home in Covington with burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. He was a member of Brighton ARP Church. Mr. Johnson, the widower of Frances Johnson, leaves a daughter, Mary J. Parker of Ridgeland, Miss.; a sister, Mary Alice McCall of Covington; three brothers, Fred Johnson of Covington, Manuel Johnson of Inverness, Fla., and Lawrence Johnson of Lexington, Tenn., three grandchildren and five great-grandchidlren.
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ETHEL MARTIN JONES, 68, of Memphis, homemaker, died of cancer Thursday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Munford (Tenn.) Funeral Home with burial in Helen Crigger cemetery there. Mrs. Jones, the wife of Everett Conley Jones, also leaves three daughters, Rose Simpson and Diane Washburn, both of Memphis, and Susan Whitehead of Henning, Tenn.; a brother, Chester Martin of Waynesboro, Tenn., three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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JOHN P. LAWSON, 96, of Collierville, Tenn., farmer and carpenter, died of heart failure Friday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Calvert Funeral Home in West Point, Miss., with burial in McCondy cemetery. He was a member of Collierville Church of Christ. Mr. Lawson, the widower of Laura Louise Huffman Lawson, leaves two daughters, Frances L. Rutledge of Collierville and Barbara Eugenia Hughes of Memphis; two sons, Larry Andrew Lawson of Red Banks, Miss., and Rev. Edwin Bryant Lawson of Hackleburg, Ala.; three sisters, Mary Fulgham of West Point and Lucille Williams and Rachel Lawson, both of Prairie, Miss.; two brothers, Hugh Lawson of Columbus, Miss., and Charles Lawson of Forrest City, Ark., 18 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
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JOHNNIE P. LUSK, 84, of Senatobia, Miss., retired from Kimberly Clark, died of heart failure Friday at North Oak Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at C.O. Pate Funeral Home in Senatobia with burial in Bethesda cemetery. She was a member of Highland Baptist Church. Mrs. Lusk, the wife of Samuel H. Lusk, also leaves local survivors including two sisters, Mary L. Williams and Ruth Beatrice Peyton, both of Olive Branch, and two brothers, Stanley T. Peyton of Memphis and C.V. Peyton of Hernando.
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JANICE D. McGUIRE, 71, of Memphis, retired senior district sales manager for Allstate Insurance Co., died of cancer Friday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. She was a member of Mullins United Methodist Church, was past president of United Methodist Women and chairman of Nine-Hole Group and member of a mah-jongg group. Mrs. McGuire, the wife of Darold E. McGuire, also leaves two sons, Rick A. Lucius and Tedd E. Lucius, both of Memphis; two stepdaughters, Patricia McGuire French of Watkinsville, Ga., and Beverly McGuire Schnur of Los Angeles; a sister Laura A. Powell of Somerville; a brother, John Dunn of Hernando, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Mullins United Methodist Church, Golden Cross Ministries there or a charity of the donor's choice.
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KAYLA MIDDLETON, infant daughter of Tarnice Shaw and Gromyko A. Middleton of Memphis, was stillborn Wednesday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Hayes cemetery in Arlington. Barlow Funeral Home in Covington has charge.
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EARNESTINE MORGAN, 81, of Memphis, retired domestic worker, died of heart failure Friday at High Pointe Health & Rehab Center. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has charge. She was a member of Union Baptist Church. Mrs. Morgan, the widow of George Morgan, leaves a sister, Betty Brooks, and a caregiver, Rev. Ripley Eddins, both of Memphis.
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JOHN CLARENCE PITTMAN, 97, of Searcy, Ark., formerly of Memphis, retired owner/operator of a dry cleaning and laundry service, died of respiratory failure Thursday at White County Medical Center in Searcy. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Roller-Daniel Funeral Home in Searcy with burial in Memorial Park. He was a member of West Side Church of Christ and elder of Union Avenue Church of Christ and Woodland Hill Church. Mr. Pittman, the widower of Demetra Pittman, leaves a son, Charles Pittman of Searcy, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Searcy's Children's Home.
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TERRY SHELTON PUGH, 51, of Atoka, concrete finisher, died of cancer Friday at the Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Munford (Tenn.) Funeral Home with burial in Randolph cemetery in Burlison. He was a member of Munford First Baptist Church and was an Army veteran. He leaves his mother and stepfather, Earlene Pugh Timbs and James Timbs, of Atoka; two sisters, Patricia Bryant of Munford and Katrina Sterling of Atoka; three brothers, Danny Pugh, Dale Pugh and Shannon Pugh, all of Atoka, and a stepbrother, Ronnie Timbs of Memphis.
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MARY CLARIECE RAY, 81, of Memphis, retired nursing assistant for Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, died of respiratory failure Wednesday at the hospital. Services were Friday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. She was a Methodist. She leaves a daughter, Neta Bryant of Olive Branch; a son, Butch Ray of Eastview, Tenn.; three sisters, Peggy Stanfield of Ramer, Tenn., Emma Lee Benton of Marion, Ark., and Linda Poindexter of Corinth, Miss., four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
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SAMUEL ROBINSON, 50, of Memphis, died of heart failure Wednesday at his home. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He leaves a sister, Doris Orsborn of Decatur, Ga.
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MAYO SMITH, 68, of West Memphis, retired dietitian for the Navy, died of heart failure Thursday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion, Ark. He was a member of the West Memphis Church of God and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mr. Smith, the husband of Virginia Brewer Smith, also leaves three daughters, Vickey Polson of North Little Rock, Paula Thomas of West Memphis and Beverly Wilkes of Paragould, Ark.; a son, Gary Smith of Hardy, Ark.; two sisters, Glenda Bledsoe of Byhalia, Miss., and Janice Hicks of Trumann, Ark.; a brother, Donald Smith of Trumann, and 10 grandchildren.
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PAT SULLIVAN, 58, of Memphis, retired client representative for Smith, Kline & Beacham, died of pneumonia Wednesday at Cordova Rehab & Nursing Center. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a son, Patrick Timothy Richardson of Memphis; a sister, Glenda Greene of Germantown, and a grandchild.
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