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JANICE FAE MIZE, 59, of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 5 p.m. today at Jesus Name Fellowship Church, where she was a member, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Bartlett Funeral Home Bartlett Station Chapel has charge. Mrs. Mize, the wife of William Earl Mize, also leaves three daughters, Nora Minsaas and Teresa Johnson, both of Memphis, and Stacy Alvis of Millington; two sons, William E. Mize Jr. of Bartlett and David W. Mize of Memphis; her mother, Caroline H. Carioni of Chicopee, Mass.; four sisters, Vicki Sullivan of Bethlehem, N.H., Deborah Stelzer of Springfield, Mass., Carolyne Lucas of Indian Orchard, Mass., and Suzanne Becker of West Springfield, Mass.; a brother, Joseph 'Skip' Carioni of White Bluff, Tenn., nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 8, 2001]
FRANKLIN WAYNE MORRISSON, 69, of Somerville, retired farmer, died of heart failure Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home in Somerville with burial in Mt. Pleasant cemetery in Hickory Withe, Tenn. He was a member of Hickory Withe Presbyterian Church. Mr. Morrisson, the husband of Grace Marie Crafton Morrisson, also leaves three daughters, Judy Sanders of Somerville, and Brenda Solley and Shelia Laughter, both of Mason, Tenn.; a son, Richard Lee Morrisson of Kiln, Miss.; a sister, Doris 'Dot' Keith of Arlington, and seven grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Mt. Pleasant cemetery Association.
[Obit dated November 8, 2001]
KRISTINE BRUNS NUTTING, 67, of Dundee, Miss., formerly of Memphis, social worker for Goodwill Homes & Community Services, died of heart failure Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lula (Miss.) United Methodist Church with burial in Barbee cemetery. Nowell Funeral Home in Clarksdale, Miss., has charge. Mrs. Nutting, the wife of Gerald R. Nutting of Lula, also leaves a daughter, Karen M. Ray of Memphis; two sons, Richard E. Nutting of Lithia, Fla., and Robert M. Nutting of Memphis; a brother, George Richard Bruns of Camillus, N.Y., six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center in Memphis, Goodwill Home & Community Services, Lula Methodist Church or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated November 8, 2001]
CLAUDE OWENS, 89, of Grand Rapids, Mich., formerly of Memphis, retired from International Harvester, died of heart failure Friday in Grand Rapids. Services will be at noon Saturday at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Cayce, Miss., with burial in the church cemetery. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Owens, the husband of Joise Owens, also leaves three daughters, Mary Ellise Byrdo of Grand Rapids, and Esther Butler and Iram Jene Morris, both of Memphis; two sisters, Queen Esther Murrell and Lee Alma Rubin, both of Memphis, five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 8, 2001]
JAMES CARLTON PIPKIN, 75, of Memphis, retired plumber, died Saturday at St. Peter Villa Nursing Home after a stroke. Services were Tuesday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. Mr. Pipkin, the widower of Susie R. Pipkin, leaves a daughter, Carla Elam of Holly Springs, Miss.; two sons, Ronnie Pipkin of Millington and Rick Pipkin of Dallas; a sister, Kitty Sills, and a brother, John Pipkin, both of Mobile, Ala., seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 8, 2001]
ANNIE RUTH SCOTT, 83, of Memphis, retired from Maritime Industrial Co., died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis after a heart attack. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Forest Hill cemetery East. Forest Hill Funeral Home East has charge. She was a Baptist. She leaves a sister-in-law who cared for her, Maylene Scott of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 8, 2001]
SALLY CHRISTINA JOHNSON SHIVERS, 38, of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Tuesday in Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home in Hernando with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. Mrs. Shivers, the widow of David Wayne Shivers, leaves a son, William David Shivers; her mother and stepfather, Zora Lee and Norvin Smith, and a sister, Katrina Lea Johnson, all of Memphis, and a stepsister, Donna Ford of Hernando.
[Obit dated November 8, 2001]
WILLIE JAMES SMITH, 73, of Boston, formerly of Memphis, retired laborer, died Friday in Boston after a heart attack. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Spencer Funeral Home in South Boston with burial in National cemetery in Bourne, Mass. He was a Korean War Army veteran. He leaves three daughters, Shirley Wilite and Phyllis Brooks, both of Memphis, and Scottie Hugghis of Bowie, Md.; a son, Terry Smith of Memphis; three sisters, Maurine Vaughn of Millington and Annie Dowell and Lillie Woumn, both of Boston; a brother, Tromas Smith of Millington, 11 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Obit dated November 8, 2001]
FREDDIE BEATRICE TERRY, 90, of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Tuesday at her home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Jefferson Mortuary in Millington with burial in Union cemetery in Lucy. She was a member of Mt. Sinai AME Church in Arlington. She leaves two daughters, Joyce Higgs and Denise Taylor, both of Memphis; three brothers, William H. Terry of Millington, William Henry Terry of New York City and James Terry of Arlington, nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 8, 2001]
ARTHUR LEE TOWNSEND, 86, of Memphis, retired owner-operator for Townsend Interiors, died Tuesday at St. Peter Villa Nursing Center of complications from Alzheimer disease. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown has charge. He was a member of Audubon Park Baptist Church. Mr. Townsend, the husband of Donna C. Townsend, also leaves a son, Larry L. Townsend of Memphis; three stepsons, Kent Kincaid and David Kincaid, both of Memphis, and Jerry Hadley of Dallas; a brother, Earnest Townsend of Cherry Valley, Calif., six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to American Alzheimer Association.
[Obit dated November 8, 2001]
HENRY W. WALKER, 86, of Memphis, retired from the Navy and engineer for Shelby County, died of heart failure Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at St. Philip Episcopal Church with burial in Elmwood. Bartlett Funeral Home Bartlett Station Chapel has charge. He was a World War II and Korean War veteran, a former communicant of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church and member of Naval Fleet Reserve Association. Mr. Walker, the widower of Martha L. Walker, leaves three daughters, Juanita L. Volz of Camden, Tenn., Teresa M. Spacek of Bartlett and Janie D. Turk of Kingman, Ariz.; a son, Henry A. Walker of Cordova, seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Philip Episcopal Church Kirk Phillips Memorial Fund.
[Obit dated November 8, 2001]
ELIZABETH WALLS, 73, of 1233 Louisville, homemaker, died of heart failure Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at N. H. Owens & Son Funeral Home with burial in Union cemetery. She leaves a daughter, Helen Jones; six sisters, Chris Stewart, Rosa Stewart, LaVearn Jones, Doris Stewart, Earlean Owens and Rena Jones, all of Memphis; two sons, Simon Stewart of Memphis and Columbus Stewart of Grand Rapids, Mich., and three grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 8, 2001]
ELLA WILBURN, 56, of Memphis, died of heart failure Wednesday at her home. R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Mt. Vernon-Westwood Baptist Church. She leaves two daughters, Tonja M. Wilburn and Ebony L. Bean; two sons, Derrick L. Wilburn and Everis D. Bean, and a sister, Pauline A. Watson, all of Memphis; three brothers, Thomas E. Anderson and Estes Anderson, both of Memphis, and Rev. Clint Wilburn of Joliet, Ill., and seven grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 8, 2001]
ALLIE M. CULP CAMPBELL, 91, of Parsons, Tenn., retired school cafeteria manager, died of heart failure Wednesday at Decatur County General Hospital in Parsons. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Hopewell Baptist Church in Parsons with burial in Hopewell cemetery. Parsons Mortuary has charge. Mrs. Campbell, the widow of Ben Culp and Dossie Campbell, leaves local survivors including two daughters, Jean Swift of Southaven and Charlotte Tuten of Memphis, 11 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 8, 2001]
EVELYN REA PITTMAN EVERETT, 77, of Hattiesburg, Miss., retired from South Central Bell, died of heart failure Tuesday at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home in Hattiesburg with burial in Roseland Park cemetery there. She was a member of Court Street United Methodist Church in Hattiesburg. Mrs. Everett, the widow of James Everett, leaves local survivors including a brother, John Mack Pittman Jr. of Memphis, and four grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Court Street United Methodist Church.
[Obit dated November 8, 2001]
RUTH B. ACHER, 93, of Bull Shoals, Ark., formerly of Memphis, church musician and teacher, died of a stroke Monday in Mountain Home, Ark. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Bull Shoals First Baptist Church with burial in Kirby's Tucker cemetery there. Kirby-Boaz Funeral Home in Bull Shoals has charge. She was a graduate of Smith National Conservatory of Music in Houston, former band director for Helena (Ark.) High School and organist and pianist for Park Avenue Baptist Church. Mrs. Acher, the widow of James Aylor and Bernard Acher, leaves a daughter, Virginia Avery; a son, Gordon Aylor, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Gideons.
[Obit dated November 7, 2001]
