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Shelby County, Tennessee Obituary and Death Notices Collection
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Shelby County, Tennessee Obituary and Death Notices Collection

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WILLIAM 'W. M.' WEBB, 75, of Atoka, cement mason, died of heart failure Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Mark Church in Atoka, where he was a member, with burial in St. Mark cemetery there. Millington Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Webb, the husband of Marie Webb, also leaves three daughters, Gwendolyn Harris of Memphis, Debra Fay Williams of Denver and Doris Nathaniel of Atoka; four sons, William Tyronne Webb, Billy Webb, Donald Webb and Jerry Mosley, all of Memphis; a brother, Tony Webb Jr. of Murfreesboro, Tenn., 16 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 15, 2001]

MARKEYIA DENISE WILKINS, infant daughter of Angel Wilkins and Marcus Smith of Memphis, died of sudden infant death syndrome Tuesday at her home. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She also leaves two brothers, Leontae Wilkins and Mariyonne Wilkins, and her grandparents, Carolyn Wilkins, Barbara Smith, Willie Wilkins and Lenard Walker, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 15, 2001]

JOHN W. WINFREY, 78, of 2367 Dexter, died of cancer Sunday at his home. Services will be at 7 p.m. today at Chelsea Avenue Church of Christ with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Winfrey, the widower of Ida M. Winfrey, leaves a daughter, Phyllis Jackson, and his father, George Winfrey, both of Memphis; two sisters, Georgia M. Winfrey and Rosie Brookins, and a brother, Solomon Winfrey, all of Los Angeles, and two grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 15, 2001]

LILLIE JAMES WOODS, 94, of Memphis, homemaker, died of cancer Wednesday at her home. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Greer Chapel AME Church and Carey Chapel AME Church-Jamestown Community in Burlison, Tenn., Women's AME Missionary Society, the Order of the Eastern Star Evergreen Chapter, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary Post 11333 and Ministers' Spouses' Alliance, Memphis and Shelby County Retired Teachers Association, Douglas Center Senior Citizens Center of Cypress Junior High School and the Duration Club. She is a graduate of Lane College in Jackson, Tenn. Mrs. James, the widow of Rev. J. E. James, leaves six daughters, Claudia E. Cross of Memphis, Roena Gray of Burlison, Symentha Hollinshed of Kansas City, Kan., Margaret Green of Rome, Ga., M. Linden Griffith of Washington and P. Arnette Williams of South Pasadena, Calif.; two stepdaughters, Francine Muse of Chicago and Carolyn Woods of Los Angeles; four stepsons, Talmadge Woods and Robert Woods, both of Mesa, Ariz., Everette Woods of Apache Junction, Ariz., and Herman Woods of Chicago; a brother, Rev. J. C. Miller of Memphis, and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 15, 2001]

CAROLYN DAILEY WOOTEN, 48, of Memphis, died of heart failure Tuesday at her home. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Bethesda Word of Life Christian Center. She leaves a son, Cedric Dailey, and her mother, Lucy Dailey, both of Memphis, and two sisters, Janice Jones of Germantown and Jackie Crutcher of Olive Branch.
[Obit dated November 15, 2001]

JANE LOVE HOLT WYNNE, 87, of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Wednesday at Allen Morgan Health Center. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Elmwood. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. She was a member of Second Presbyterian Church, former president of the Junior League of Memphis and Junior League Garden Club and former member of Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center, Memphis Garden Club, Tuesday Study Club, Les Passees, Women's Exchange, Brooks Art League, Noel Club, National Society of Colonial Dames and Memphis Country Club. Mrs. Wynne, the widow of R. Maynard Holt and Hugh Ross Wynne, leaves two sons, R. Maynard Holt Jr. of Nashville and Edwin L. Holt of Woodville, Miss.; a sister, Lillian Love Fisher of Memphis, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Second Presbyterian Church.
[Obit dated November 15, 2001]

BETTY JOAN YOUNG, 65, of Memphis, died of respiratory failure Wednesday at UT Bowld Hospital. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch with burial in Byhalia (Miss.) cemetery. Mrs. Young, the widow of David Hayes Young, leaves five sons, Stephen Craig Young, David Hayes Young Jr., Larry Glen Young and Shawn Paul Young, all of Memphis, and Barry Lee Young of Hernando; a sister, Bobby Raper of Memphis; two brothers, Doc Gardner of Memphis and Swayne Gardner of Tupelo, Miss., eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 15, 2001]

CHARLES ROWLAND GRIBBLE, 72, of Calico Rock, Ark., formerly of Corinth, Miss., retired Air Force tech sergeant after 20 years and employee of Don Quixote's Restaurant, died Monday in Calico Rock after being struck by a car. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Calico Rock Funeral Home with burial in Spring Creek cemetery. Eddie's Family Funeral Home in Calico Rock has charge. He was a World War II veteran and a member of Calico Rock First Baptist Church. He leaves local survivors including a sister, Caroline Littlejohn, and a brother, Gene Gribble, both of Memphis, and three grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 15, 2001]

CURTIS LEWIS, 69, of Tunica, Miss., truck driver, died of heart failure Nov. 9 at Methodist Healthcare-Central. Services will be at noon Saturday at New Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Tunica with burial in Rainey cemetery there. Henderson Funeral Home in Tunica has charge. He leaves local survivors including a son, Curtis Lewis Jr. of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 15, 2001]

KATHRYN WILLINGHAM, 90, of Fulton, Ky., homemaker, died of heart failure Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-Germantown. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Hornbeak Funeral Home in Fulton with burial in Greenlea cemetery there. She was a member of Fulton First Baptist Church, Daughters of the American Revolution and the Genealogy Society. Mrs. Willingham, the widow of James A. Willing ham, leaves local survivors, including a son, Charles Edward Willingham of Cordova, and seven grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Fulton First Baptist Church building fund.
[Obit dated November 15, 2001]

ESTELLAR ALDRIDGE, 83, of 1172 Connemara, homemaker, died of heart failure Saturday at Methodist Healthcare-South. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. She leaves a sister, Mary Daniels of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 14, 2001]

JETTIE MAE BLEDSOE, 73, of Memphis, retired domestic worker for Kirby Pines Estates, died of heart failure Monday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at New Hickory Hill Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Easthaven cemetery. Gillespie Funeral Home in Olive Branch has charge. Mrs. Bledsoe, the wife of Henry Bledsoe, also leaves two daughters, Debra Cathey and Carolyn Echols, both of Memphis; seven sons, Bernard Bledsoe, Henry Bledsoe Jr., Ricky Bledsoe, John A. Bledsoe and Calvin Bledsoe, all of Memphis, Lorenzo Bledsoe of Navarre, Fla., and Alfred Bledsoe of Olive Branch; six sisters, Rosie Lee Tolbert of St. Louis, Vesta Barksdale of Detroit, Louise Harden of Indianapolis, Velma Cowans and Ophelia Jones, both of Memphis, and Sally Irving of Byhalia, Miss.; six brothers, Melvin Irving, John Jones, Oscar Jones, Arthur Jones, Robert T. Jones and Otis Ware, all of Memphis, 17 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 14, 2001]

ASHLEY LAUREL BLYTHE, 17, of Memphis, died Sunday in Bel Air, Md., of head trauma from an auto accident. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Cross Roads United Methodist Church with burial in Memorial Park South Woods. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Germantown High School Varsity Softball Team, Germantown Youth Association and Junior Olympic Fast Pitch Softball Team. She leaves her mother and stepfather, Cathi and Paul Johnson of Memphis; her father and stepmother, Ric and Connie Blythe of Bel Air; two sisters, Erin Blythe and Amanda Gravatt; a stepsister, Laura Davis; two stepbrothers, Matthew Johnson and Bradley Johnson, and her grandparents, Ed and Joan Hippchen. The family requests that memorials be sent to Cross Roads United Methodist Church Youth Fund or Germantown High School Home Run Booster Club.
[Obit dated November 14, 2001]

WILLIAM BRAMUCCI, 74, of West Memphis, retired farmer and auto parts store owner, died of cancer Sunday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Michael's Catholic Church in West Memphis with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion, Ark. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. He was an aide for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Mr. Bramucci, the widower of Ethel Bramucci, leaves three daughters, Cissy Phillips of Marion, Lisa Britton of West Memphis and Irene Fields of Mason, Mich.; three sons, George Bramucci of Ozark, Ark., Lance Bramucci of Memphis and Raymond Kielhorn of Evansville, Ind.; three sisters, Edna Brothers of Forrest City, Ark., and Elizabeth Smith and Della Henry, both of Marion; a brother, Joe Bramucci of Earle, Ark.; a companion with whom he lived, Ruby Kielhorn, 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Haven Hospice or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Obit dated November 14, 2001]

LURINZO COSEY, 54, of Memphis, retired from Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division, died of heart failure Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-South. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at New Nonconnah Baptist Church with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. He was a Vietnam War veteran. Mr. Cosey, the husband of Gwendolyn Cosey, also leaves a son, Lurinzo Cosey Jr.; his mother, Mattie L. Cosey; five sisters, Jurine Morris, Shirley Baker, Ella Jean Cosey, Bobbie Flicklin and Pearlie Cosey, and five brothers, Leon Cosey Jr., Wiley Cosey, Willie Cosey, Matthew Cosey and Issac Cosey, all of St. Louis, and a grandchild.
[Obit dated November 14, 2001]

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