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MOSES TERRY, 71, of Chicago, formerly of Memphis, died of heart failure Wednesday at Chicago Veterans Administration Hospital. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Terry, the husband of Bettie Terry, also leaves three daughters, Adrienne Gaston, Carolyn Terry and Cynthia Burgess, all of Chicago; two sons, Edward Terry and Larry Terry, both of Memphis; nine sisters, Lonnie T. Mathis, Helen T. Burkes and Evelyn T. Jones, all of Detroit, and Laverne T. Marshall, Maggie Terry, Marie T. Morris, Marilyn Terry, Phyllistine Terry and Mozella T. Ross, all of Memphis; three brothers, Elvey Terry Jr., Howard Terry and James E. Terry, all of Detroit, and five grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 17, 2001]
MARY C. VAUGHN, 85, of Muncie, Ind., formerly of Memphis, homemaker, died of acute renal failure Thursday at Westminster Village Healthcare in Muncie. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at The Meeks Mortuary in Muncie. Mrs. Vaughn, the widow of Charles G. Vaughn, leaves three daughters, Elaine Cotner of Muncie, Vicki Dinges of Mendota, Ill., and Karen Bostick of Memphis, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated November 17, 2001]
BARBARA J. WHITLEY, 54, of Mason, inspector, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton in Covington of complications of diabetes. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at St. Stephens Baptist Church with burial in Sharpe cemetery in Covington. Barlow Funeral Home in Covington has charge. Mrs. Whitley, the widow of Arthur Whitley, leaves two daughters, Barbara J. Whitley of Atoka and Lovie L. Whitley of Detroit; a son, Robert E. Whitley of Covington; five sisters, Lovie Williams and Alberta Anderson, both of Memphis, LeDoria Collins of Marks, Miss., Johnnie L. Jones of Atlanta and Iconia Jackson of Chicago; two brothers, Rosevelt Miller of Denver and Willis Miller of Pontiac, Mich., and a grandchild.
[Obit dated November 17, 2001]
HAROLD F. WILLEY, 78, of Cordova, retired from Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division, died of heart failure Thursday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. He was a World War II Army veteran, a Mason and a member of Bellevue Baptist Church. Mr. Willey, the husband of Jamie Willey, also leaves a daughter, Patricia Willey-McDonald, and a son, David F. Willey, both of Bartlett; three stepdaughters, Patti Cox of Little Rock, Susan Estes of Arlington, Texas, and Brenda Sanford of Germantown; a stepson, Jeff Golden of Atlanta, 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Obit dated November 17, 2001]
KATHERINE ANNE BELLAMY, 54, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., registered nurse, park naturalist for Big Bend National Park and research assistant for Channel Island National Park, died of heart failure Friday at her home. Jensen's Sierra Vista Mortuary has charge. She was a teacher for many institutions including Elderhostel, Glacier Institute, Yosemite Association and Pima County Community College. Mrs. Bellamy, the wife of Jim Bellamy, also leaves local survivors including a sister, Donna Henley of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to Friends of Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Ariz.
[Obit dated November 17, 2001]
JAMES EVERETT GARDNER, 90, of Verona, Miss., retired self-employed contractor and farmer, died of heart failure Wednesday at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Lee Memorial Funeral Home in Verona with burial in Clarkson cemetery. He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church in Columbus and attended Pleasant Grove Church in Shannon. Mr. Gardner, the husband of Pauline Gardner, also leaves local survivors including two sons, Allen Gardner of Memphis and Larry Gordey of Hernando, and seven grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 17, 2001]
JAMES RAY GRANTHAM, 62, of Hornsby, Tenn., motor pool and grounds supervisor at Western Mental Health Institute, died of heart failure Thursday at Bolivar (Tenn.) General Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Bolivar with burial in Hatchie cemetery in Hornsby. He was a member of Hornsby Baptist Church, was a former alderman for the City of Hornsby and was a Vietnam War Army veteran. Mr. Grantham, the husband of Carolyn Deberry Grantham, also leaves local survivors including a son, Eric Grantham of Cordova, and two grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 17, 2001]
WILLIAM CLINTON HILL, 46, of Palestine, Ark., pilot for Frost Flying Service, died Wednesday in Bossier Parish, La., of injuries in a plane crash. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Twin Assembly of God Church, where he was a member, with burial in Bell cemetery. Stevens Funeral Home in Forrest City, Ark. has charge. Mr. Hill, the husband of Judy G. Jumper Hill, also leaves local survivors including a daughter, Ashly Hill of Collierville, and a son, Phillip Browning of Memphis, and five grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 17, 2001]
OTHO DAVID HUDSON, 91, of Tutwiler, Miss., died of heart failure Wednesday at Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville, Miss. Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Webb, Miss., where he was a member and former deacon, with burial in Van Carpenter cemetery in Drew, Miss. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He leaves local survivors including two sisters, Viola Luster and Mae Ola McGee, both of Memphis, 125 grandchildren, 83 great-grandchildren, 40 great-great-grandchildren and 20 great-great-great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 17, 2001]
EARL DEVERE 'MUTT' NEWBY, 80, of Booneville, Miss., retired from Fisher Body in LaGrange, Ill., died of heart failure Friday at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Ripley (Miss.) Funeral Home with burial in Tippah Memorial Park there. He was of the Pentecostal faith and was a Navy veteran. Mr. Newby, the husband of Virginia Newby, also leaves local survivors including a sister, Emily Cissom of Memphis, 12 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 17, 2001]
GREGORY STUART ANDERSON, 30, of Memphis, died of heart failure Tuesday at Heartland Home Care. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Anthony Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Marion (Ark.) Memorial cemetery. Mr. Anderson leaves seven daughters; three sons; his father, Everett Anderson of Jonesboro, Ark.; his mother and stepfather, Brenda and Eugene Jones; a sister, Felecia Porter; three brothers, Everett Anderson Jr., Gerald Anderson and Manwell Howard, and his grandparents Clyde and Eula Henard, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 16, 2001]
WALTER BUFKIN, 66, of Memphis, retired machinist for Homeco, died of heart failure Sunday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater Whitestone Missionary Baptist Church with burial in New Park. Bell's Funeral Home in Covington has charge. He was a Mason. He leaves five daughters, Anita Buckhalter of Baton Rouge, La., Myra Tukufu of Nashville, LaVonna McCoy and Marcia Bufkin, both of Cleveland, and Vickie Green of New York; two sons, Marcus Bufkin of Memphis and Walter Bufkin of Binghamton, N.Y.; his mother, Zora Gibson of Memphis; 12 sisters, Lois Brown, Lillian Bailey, Mattie Adams, Vinella Calvin, and Dorothy Bolton, all of Memphis, Joyce Johnson of Pulaski, Ill., Glenda Lee and Stacey Flagg, both of Centralia, Ill., Jacquelyn Griggs of Venice, Ill.; Carolyn Cooper of Derby, Kan., Bridget Dunlay and Stephanie Chambers, both of St. Louis, and two brothers, Benjamin Bufkin of Mound City, Ill., and Lanuard Bufkin of Centralia.
[Obit dated November 16, 2001]
FLORENCE K. BULAN, 82, of Cordova, died of heart failure Tuesday at Wesley Highland Manor. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. She leaves a sister, Edith Langston of Memphis, and three brothers, George Bulan of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Stanley Bulan of Sandy Hook, Conn., and Edward Bulan of Syosset, N.Y.
[Obit dated November 16, 2001]
STAN BYRD, 57, of Memphis, construction worker, died of cancer Thursday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. He leaves his mother, Jewell Byrd, and a sister, Mallene Baxter, both of Memphis, and a brother, Rick Byrd of Bartlett. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Obit dated November 16, 2001]
HENRY ETTA CROWLEY, 75, of Memphis, retired from Mednikow Jewelers, died of cancer Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. She was former president of Kiwanis and the Homebuilders Association and a member of Gemology Institute of America. Mrs. Crowley, the widow of Herschel Crowley, leaves a daughter, Carol Christofferson of Memphis; a son, David Crowley of High Point, N.C.; a sister, Polly McClure of Olive Branch; two brothers, Bill McCrary Jr., and Samuel McCrary, both of Memphis, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to Hospice South.
[Obit dated November 16, 2001]
LILLIE MAE DORTCH, 83, of Lamar, Miss., formerly of Memphis, died of heart failure Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Dortch, the widow of Alexander Dortch, leaves nine daughters, Florine Boyd of Detroit, Ruthie Gatewood, Eddie Howell, Lorene Williams and Birtha King, all of Memphis, Naioma Rubin of Holly Springs, Miss., Julie Dortch and Mandy Brown, both of Huntington Beach, N.Y., and Clara Brown of Moscow, Tenn.; four sons, Alex Dortch and Jerry Dortch, both of Memphis, Willie Dortch of Detroit and Sammie Dortch of Olive Branch, Miss.; a sister, Arbirtha Johnson of Cleveland, Ohio, 53 grandchildren and 70 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 16, 2001]
