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WILLIAM E. BALLARD, 46, of Memphis, construction worker, died of cancer Monday at Graceland Nursing Home. Mr. Ballard, the husband of Donnie Ballard, also leaves three sons, W. D. Ballard, Wesley Ballard and Wally Ballard, and his mother, Nellie Ballard, all of Burlison, Tenn., and a sister, Sherry Greer of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Obit dated November 13, 2001]
JAMES RAIFORD BIZZELL, 89, of Hernando, formerly of Strayhorn, Miss., and Houston, Texas, retired engineer for the City of Houston, died of respiratory failure Sunday at Baptist Progressive Health Care in Southaven. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at Singleton Springs cemetery near Senatobia, Miss. C. O. Pate Funeral Home in Senatobia has charge. He was a Methodist and a World War II Army Air Corps veteran. Mr. Bizzell, the widower of Gladys Wallace Bizzell, leaves a daughter, Kathy Leigh of Hernando; a sister, Polly Nestle of Manila, the Philippines, three brothers, Ira Bizzell of Atlanta, Lee Bizzell of Pace, Miss., and Frank Bizzell of Dallas, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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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. Wednesday 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., 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Haven Hospice or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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FLOY BRITTON, 83, of Largo, Fla., formerly of Memphis, retired medical technologist for University of Tennessee, died of heart failure Saturday at her home. Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. today in Magnolia cemetery. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel has charge. Mrs. Britton, the wife of Charles H. Britton for 50 years, also leaves two daughters, Karen Hughes of Clearwater, Fla., and Claudia Posey of Largo; three sons, Samuel G. Kibler of Lakeside, Calif., R. L. Kibler of Franklin, Tenn., and Charles W. Britton of Memphis, 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Menorah Manor in St. Petersburg, Fla., or Florida Alzheimer Foundation.
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SAMUEL PATRICK CARNES, 59, of Manhattan, Kan., formerly of Memphis, Army sergeant and inventory control employee of Footlocker, died of heart failure Friday in Manhattan. Services will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home in Manhattan with burial in Fort Riley (Kan.) cemetery. He was a Vietnam War veteran and recipient of numerous medals and ribbons including the Army Service Ribbon, National Defense Service Ribbon, Vietnam Service Medal and Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with 60 Device. Mr. Carnes, the widower of Edith Lee Mathies, leaves two sons, Samuel P. Carnes Jr. and William P. Carnes; his parents, Marion Weaver and Samuel Lesley Carnes; four brothers, James Carnes, J. Sydney Carnes, John Carnes and Charles Carnes, and three grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Manhattan Chapter of Kansas Dialysis Services.
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OMA HANKINS DAWSON, 94, of Holly Springs, Miss., formerly of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Wednesday at Saint Francis Hospital in Memphis. Services were Friday at Holly Springs Funeral Home with burial in Hillcrest cemetery there. She was a Methodist. Mrs. Dawson, the widow of John H. 'Jack' Dawson, leaves five daughters, Annie M. Saunders of Holly Springs, Frances Park of Iuka, Miss., Kathleen Jenkins of Memphis, Joyce Culbreth of Cordova and Stella Caligaris of Eads; a son, William 'Sam' Dawson of Holly Springs, 18 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
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TOMMIE JEAN FAHRMANN, 66, of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel. Mrs. Fahrmann, the widow of William Fahrmann, leaves three sons, Steve Fahrmann and Tony Fahrmann, both of Memphis, and Patrick Fahrmann of St. Louis; her mother, Gracy Hubbard of Tunica, Miss.; two sisters, Mary Ann Wolf of Gulfport, Miss., and Jeannette Hardy of Tunica; a brother, Bobby Pennington of Memphis, and two grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or a charity of the donor's choice.
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BETTE GROSSMAN GREENBERG, 74, of Germantown, homemaker, died of heart failure Monday in Memphis. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Beth Sholom cemetery. Gan Aden Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Temple Israel and B'nai B'rith. Mrs. Greenberg, the wife of Edward M. Greenberg, also leaves two sons, Barton Greenberg of Germantown and Charles Greenberg of Memphis, and five grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated November 13, 2001]
EMMIE DEEM DAVIS HENTZ, 83, of Southaven, formerly of Memphis, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto after a stroke. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel with burial in Edmondson Chapel cemetery in Southaven. She was a member of the National Fraternal Society of the Deaf. She leaves two daughters, Ethel Claire Childress of Southaven and Carol Ann Young of Lakeland; a son, James Douglas Hentz Jr. of Tallahassee, Fla.; two sisters, Billie Lynch of Charleston, Miss., and Frances Wilkinson of Meridian, Miss., nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Interpreting Service for the Deaf.
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SAMELLA HILSON, 94, of 868 N. Third, died of heart failure Saturday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of New Covenant Outreach. She leaves a daughter, Ernestine Grove, and a son, William J. Hilson, both of Memphis, seven grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
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MARK S. MARTINI, 55, of Cordova, financial investor for Mid-America Apartment Communities, died of cancer Monday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Francis of Assisi, where he was a communicant, with burial in Memorial Park South Woods. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. He was a 4th-degree Knight of Columbus, a board member of Birthright and worked for Special Olympics, National SIDS Foundation and Army Intelligence. Mr. Martini, the husband of Maureen Martini, also leaves a daughter, Christine Elmgren of Germantown; two sons, Nicholas Martini of Memphis and Matthew Martini of Cordova, and two sisters, Lorraine Pieper and Arlene Doerger and a brother, Charles Martini, all of Cincinnati. The family requests that memorials be sent to Birthright, National SIDS Foundation or Proteus Syndrome Foundation.
[Obit dated November 13, 2001]
JAMES NELSON, 65, of Memphis, retired sewer maintenance worker for the City of Milwaukee, died of cancer Friday at his home. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel has charge. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Nelson, the husband of Gloria Nelson for 21 years, also leaves two daughters, Shirley Briggs of Milwaukee and Deneise Tanner of California; three sons, Kevin Tanner of Pontiac, Mich., and Michael Lytle and Derrick Davis, both of Memphis; three sisters, Henrietta Nelson of Baton Rouge, La., Elzena Harris of Sugar Land, Texas, and Mary Young of New Orleans; a brother, Rev. Lloyd Nelson of Baton Rouge, and nine grandchildren.
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CHARLES WAYNE ROBERTS, 72, of Bartlett, engineer, died Saturday in Robinsonville, Tenn., of injuries in an auto accident. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Sunset Memorial Park in West Helena, Ark. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Helena has charge. Mr. Roberts, the husband of Helen Galloway Roberts, also leaves two daughters, Robin Anne Lake of Hot Springs and Katrina Lee Godshall of Bartlett; two sisters, Allene White of Moro, Ark., and Brenda Schober of Plainfield, Ind.; two brothers, Darrel Roberts of Moro and Billy Roberts of Lake Elsinore, Calif., four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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HOLLIS ROGERS, 87, of Germantown, retired stockbroker for Loeb Rhodes Hornblower, died of cancer Sunday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. He was a member of Germantown Baptist Church, former vice president resident manager of the New York Stock Exchange, president of Memphis Securities Dealers Association and board member of Chickasaw Country Club and Old Tennessee Bridge Association. Mr. Rogers, the husband of Sarah B. Rogers, also leaves two daughters, Gloria Gaither and Patricia Rogers, both of Sarasota, Fla., seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to MIFA, the Church Health Center or a charity of the donor's choice.
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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. Wednesday 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 Billy 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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ELLA ROSENTHAL ROTTER, 86, of Memphis, retired clothier for Rotter's Dry Goods, died of heart failure Monday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Sam Abraham Chapel with burial in Baron Hirsch cemetery. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. She was a member of Baron Hirsch Congregation. Mrs. Rotter, the wife of Phillip Rotter, also leaves two sons, Cary Rotter of Cordova and Richard Rotter of Memphis; a sister, Jennye R. Friedman of Memphis; a brother, Dr. David Rosenthal of Atlanta, and two grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
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