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CLAUDINE G. MILLER, 71, of Memphis, retired from Memphis City Schools, died of heart failure Tuesday at Heartland of Memphis. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a mother board member of St. John Baptist Church on Barron. Mrs. Miller, the widow of James Miller, leaves a son, James Anthony Miller of Memphis; a sister, Emma Gilliam of Chicago, and three brothers, James Pampley of Memphis, Preston Gilliam of Chicago and Herbert Gilliam of Baton Rouge, La.
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MELVIN NEIL, 36, of 359 W. Peebles, died Sunday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis of injuries from an auto accident. Services will be at noon Saturday at New Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. E. H. Ford Mortuary Services has charge. Mr. Neil, the husband of Helen Irby Neil, also leaves two daughters, Arielle Carter and Cassandra Greer, and a sister, Barbara Bailey Ghanor, all of Memphis, and four brothers, Michael Louis Bailey of Antioch, Calif., and Gerald Dennis Neil, Calvin Maurice Neil and Sam David Neil, all of Memphis.
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LOUISE PARTAIN, 77, of Byhalia, Miss., formerly of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Monday in Barton, Miss. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch with burial in Coldwater cemetery in Barton. She leaves two daughters, Betty Anderson of Collierville and Dorothy Guess of Barton; five sons, Douglas Card of Collierville and Bobby Card, Neal Brigance, Columbus Brigance and J. C. Brigance, all of Barton; two sisters, Rosie Moore of Memphis and Mae Hughes of West Helena, Ark.; a brother, Johonny Partain of Montgomery, Ala., 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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ROBERT E. PEARL, 75, of Millington, retired painter, died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Monday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Northridge/Woodhaven cemetery in Millington. Northridge/Woodhaven Funeral Home in Millington has charge. He was an ordained minister and a Navy veteran. Mr. Pearl, the husband of Annie L. Pearl for 58 years, also leaves three daughters, Anita Schoof of Morrison, Tenn., and Donna Ferguson and Susan McConnell, both of Millington; a son, Bobby Pearl of Linden, Tenn., 18 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
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EVERETTE S. ROSS, 84, of Hernando, formerly of Memphis, retired sign writer, died of cancer Sunday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. He was a World War II Army veteran and a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Southaven and Central Church Senior Adult Ministries. Mr. Ross, the husband of Billie Carr Ross and widower of Gladys R. Ross, also leaves two daughters, Sydney R. McLean of Germantown and Jenifer R. Herd of Gainesville, Fla.; two sons, Gary R. Ross of Germantown and Joel S. Ross of Collierville, and 12 grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Methodist Alliance Hospice or Central Church Senior Adult Ministries.
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HAZEL B. SILLS, 90, of Memphis, retired bookkeeper for the State of Mississippi, died of heart failure Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. She was a member of Raleigh Baptist Church. Mrs. Sills, the widow of Charles Sills, leaves a sister, Lois Wilson of Memphis, seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Raleigh Baptist Church or the Salvation Army.
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EVA PARKER SMITH, 102, of Memphis, retired from Old Allen Hotel, died of heart failure Monday at her home. Services will be at noon Friday at St. Jude Baptist Church, where she was a mother board member, with burial in National cemetery. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Smith, the widow of Clemon Smith, leaves a daughter, Queen Ester Johnson, and a son, Robert White, both of Memphis, seven grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren, 81 great-great-grandchildren and 23 great-great-great-grandchildren.
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WILL THOMAS, 78, of 1310 McMillan, construction worker, died of heart failure Nov. 7 at Delta Medical Center. Services will be at noon today at Second Baptist Church with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. Mr. Thomas, the husband of Mary Ella Thomas, also leaves three daughters, Bettie L. Bledsoe and Charlie Ann Ross, both of Memphis, and Paula Tackett of Michigan; five sons, Willie Thomas, Clarence Thomas and L. C. Thomas, all of Memphis, Charles A. Thomas of Atlanta and Melvin Tackett of Michigan; two sisters, Jessie Bee Douglas of Memphis and Earline Douglas of Michigan, 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
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VICTORIA WELLS, 88, of Gilmore, Ark., farmer, died of heart failure Saturday at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Gilmore with burial in Paradise Garden in Edmondson, Ark. Anthony Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. She leaves six daughters, Piccola Lewis of Jonesboro, Maggie Lee Marshall, Ira Dean Wells and Naomi Wells, all of Robbins, Ill., Marjorie Aus of Marked Tree, Ark., and Demetra Wells of Severn, Md.; four sons, Samuel Wells of Memphis, Melvin Wells of Clinton, Md., Elbert Wells of West Chester, Pa., and Winston Wells of Bellwood, Ill., 25 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
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AUDIE YOPP YOUNGER, 93, of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Monday in Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel with burial in New Salem Church in Walnut, Miss. She was a member of Beverly Hills Baptist Church. Mrs. Younger, the widow of Joe Yopp, leaves a grandchild who cared for her, Wanda Stewart Kalina of Memphis, a grandson, two great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to March of Dimes.
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JAMES W. BROWN, 72, of Coldwater, Miss., retired administrative officer for the National Guard, died of cancer Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at C. O. Pate Funeral Home in Senatobia, Miss., with burial in Magnolia cemetery there. He was a Korean War Army veteran and a member of Coldwater Church of Christ. Mr. Brown, the husband of Mary Ruth Brown, also leaves local survivors including a daughter, Tina Gail Evans of Cordova, Tenn., and three grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Coldwater Church of Christ Building Fund.
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GLORIA WINDLAND CARRIER, 75, of Jonesboro, Ark., registered nurse, died Friday at her home after a heart attack. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Walnut Street Baptist Church in Jonesboro with burial in Jonesboro Memorial Park cemetery. Emerson Funeral Home in Jonesboro has charge. She was a member of Northeast Arkansas Regional Medical Center Auxiliary and the AARP. Mrs. Carrier, the widow of Joe B. Carrier, leaves local survivors including a son, Dr. Sidney Mikael Carrier of Memphis; a sister, Sara J. Windland of Germantown, eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to Walnut Street Baptist Church Building Fund or Craighead County Nursing Center Library.
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CARLOS A. ESKEW, 86, of Yuma, Tenn., died of heart failure Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Huntingdon, Tenn. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Long Rock Methodist Church in Huntingdon with burial in Long Rock cemetery there. Dilday Funeral Home in Huntingdon has charge. He was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Shriners and a 32nd degree Mason. Mr. Eskew, the husband of Aline Eskew, also leaves local survivors including a daughter, Janet Whitbourne of Memphis, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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MOIZELLE HALL 'CHIC' MITCHELL, 76, of Plantersville, Miss., died of heart failure Tuesday at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Lee Memorial Funeral Home in Verona, Miss., with burial in Plantersville cemetery. She was a member of Plantersville First Baptist Church. Mrs. Mitchell, the wife of H. C. 'Carroll' Mitchell Jr., also leaves local survivors including a daughter, Dr. Carol Jean Mitchell of Memphis, and four grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Spay/Neuter Clinic in Tupelo or to Plantersville First Baptist Church.
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BETTY STEWART RHODES, 55, of Humboldt, Tenn., homemaker, died of cancer Monday at West Tennessee Skilled Nursing Center. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at George A. Smith & Sons Funeral Home North Chapel in Jackson, Tenn.. Mrs. Rhodes, the wife of Jimmy Rhodes, also leaves local survivors, including a sister, Dr. Jeanne Stewart Jemison of Memphis.
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MAJORIE SCOTT, 74, of Tigrett, Tenn., domestic worker, died of heart failure Nov. 8 at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with burial in St. Peter cemetery. H. H. Hudson Funeral Home in Dyersburg, Tenn., has charge. She leaves local survivors including a daughter, Marcella Scott of Memphis, 16 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
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