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JAMES CARLTON PIPKIN, 75, of Memphis, retired plumber, died Saturday at St. Peter Villa Nursing Home after a stroke. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. Mr. Pipkin, the widower of Susie R. Pipkin, leaves two sons, Ronnie Pipkin of Millington and Rick Pipkin of Dallas; a sister, Kitty Sills, and a brother, John Pipkin, both of Mobile, Ala., six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 5, 2001]
MYRLE L. REED, 90, of Decaturville, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday at Decatur County General Hospital in Parsons after a stroke. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. today at St. Reginia Catholic Church in Parsons with burial in Memorial Park in Memphis. Oakdale Funeral Home in Camden has charge. She was a member of the Ave Maria Guild and a former member of St. James Church. Mrs. Reed, the widow of L.C. Reed, leaves two daughters, Janice Sandlin of Sugar Tree and Cecilia Green of Memphis; two sons, Don Reed of Sugar Tree and Bill Reed of Memphis, eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 5, 2001]
LILLIE MAE SMITH, 66, homemaker, died of heart failure Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church. Mrs. Smith, the wife of Carl Smith, also leaves five sons, Carl McCreight, Vincent Smith and Reginald Cross, all of Memphis, Terrance Smith of Gary, Ind., and Aubrey McCreight of Nashville; seven sisters, Dorothy Hillins, Thelma Byers, Fanny Beloch, Willie Stene Hubbard and Mary Williams, all of Memphis, and Charlotte McCreight and Gwendolyn McCreight, both of Dyersburg; four brothers, Claude Beloch of Nashville, Terry McCreight of Dyersburg, Tony McCreight of California, and Alvin Hurt of Memphis, eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Obit dated November 5, 2001]
JOE STAPLES, 54, of Memphis, construction worker, died Oct. 27 at Memphis Veterans Medical Center after a stroke. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at M.J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He was a member of Princeton Chapel AME Church and was an Army veteran. He leaves a son, Joe Louis Staples Jr. of Memphis; two sisters, Bessie Banks of Memphis and Vera Staples of Chicago; two brothers, William Staples of Portland, Ore., and John Miller of Racine, Wis., and two grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 5, 2001]
IRENE ROSE SWETZ, 78, of Cordova, homemaker, died of heart failure Saturday at her home. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a daughter, Cheryl Jacobs of Cordova; a son, David Swetz of Huntingtown, Md.; a sister, Anna Elasko, and a brother, Edward Kish, both of Pennsylvania, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Obit dated November 5, 2001]
LEWIS TALIAFERRO, 79, of 1645 Britton, retired brick layer, died of heart failure Saturday at UT Bowld Hospital. M.J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a church founder, choir member and deacon at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church and was a World War II veteran. Mr. Taliaferro, the husband of Callie Taliaferro, also leaves five daughters, Betty Jackson, Martha Taliaterro and Linda Todd, all of Memphis, Demetria Johnson of Dallas and Alene Johnson of St. Paul, Minn.; three sons, Lawrence Taliaferro, Alfred Taliaferro and Patrick Taliaferro, all of Memphis; three sisters, Mae Bell Roberson of Memphis, Roxie Smith of St. Paul and Carrie Mae Taliaferro of Water Valley, Miss., 23 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 5, 2001]
MIKE THOMAS TUCKER, 48, of Memphis, master carpenter, died of cancer Friday at his home. Family Funeral Care Stage Road Chapel has charge. He leaves a daughter, Shantiel Kennedy of Oakland; a son, Shane Tucker of Olive Branch; a sister, Shirley Richardson of Meridian, Miss., and four grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Obit dated November 5, 2001]
ETTA MAE LEWERS, 84, of Barr, Miss., homemaker, died of congestive heart failure Saturday at North Oak Regional Medical Center in Senatobia, Miss. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at C.O. Pate Funeral Home in Senatobia with burial in Looxahoma Church of Christ cemetery. She was a member of Thyatira Church of Christ. Mrs. Lewers, the widow of Lowery Lewers, leaves local survivors including a daughter, Jennifer Bashaw of Germantown, and four grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 5, 2001]
RON STRANGE, 76, of Coldwater, Miss., retired superintendent from Chromecraft Furniture, died of a pulmonary embolism Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at C.O. Pate Funeral Home in Senatobia, Miss., with burial in Thyatira cemetery. He was a member of Thyatira Church of Christ and was a World War II Army veteran. Mr. Strange, the widower of Dorothy Strange and the husband of Ethelene Strange, also leaves local survivors including a son, John Strange of Memphis, three grandchildren, eight stepgrandchildren and 10 stepgreat-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 5, 2001]
CHRISTINE MCGREGER TUTOR, 88, of Carriere, Miss., homemaker, died of heart failure Saturday in Carriere. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Baldwin Funeral Home in Pontotoc, Miss., with burial in Randolph cemetery. She was a member of Central Baptist Church in McNeil, Miss. Mrs. Tutor, the widow of Rev. Eudene Tutor, leaves local survivors including a daughter, Carol Annette Morton of Cordova, 11 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
[Obit dated November 5, 2001]
FRANCES HAMBY HUGHES ANDERSON, 79, of Memphis, homemaker, died Thursday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. She was a member of Mullins United Methodist Church, the Merry Weeders Garden Club, the Memphis Botanic Garden and the Memphis Horticulture Society. Mrs. Anderson, the widow of John I. Hughes and Eugene T. Anderson, leaves a daughter, Sandy Scruggs of Cordova; a son, Tom Anderson of Calhan, Colo., and four grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Mullins United Methodist Church or the American Cancer Society.
[Obit dated October 5, 2002]
JAMES ARMSTEAD, 87, of Olive Branch, retired from the sanitation department of the City of Olive Branch, died Wednesday in Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Cooper Chapel CME Church with burial in St. Mary's cemetery in Nesbit. Gillespie Funeral Home in Olive Branch has charge. Mr. Armstead, the husband of Lee Emma Armstead, also leaves seven daughters, Earnestine Armstead, Mary Armstead, Martha Armstead, Ivy Reed and Gwendolyn Armstead, all of Memphis, Shirley Caldwell of Elizabethtown, Ky., and Dorise Osby of Albany, Ga.; three sons, Eddie Lee Armstead of Hernando, Larry Armstead of Olive Branch and Herbert Armstead of Memphis; two sisters, Jewel Reed of Nesbit and Girth Griffin of Memphis, 38 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
[Obit dated October 5, 2002]
W. T. BARNER, 90, of Dyersburg, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, author and former owner of a wholesale candy company, died Friday in Dyersburg. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. He was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran, a Mason, a Shriner and a member of Bellevue Baptist Church. Mr. Barner, the husband of Elsie Biggs Barner for 65 years, also leaves his caretakers, Emily and Dr. Roger Shore of Dyersburg and Barbara and Tom Stewart of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to the church or charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated October 5, 2002]
PEARL REED BERFORD, 88, of Millington, homemaker, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Munford (Tenn.) Funeral Home with burial in Helen Crigger cemetery. She was a member of Millington First United Pentecostal Church. Mrs. Berford, the widow of German F. Berford, leaves two daughters, Louise Billings of Drummonds, Tenn., and Nell Krzewinski of Millington; four sons, Raymond Berford of Munford, Willard Berford of Millington, and Travis Richard Berford and Roy Berford, both of Drummonds, 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 5, 2002]
CARROLL CLAYTON BLAIR, 70, of Proctor, Ark., greyhound kennel owner and president of Steudlein Learning Center, died Thursday at his home. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, where he was a communicant, with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. He was elected to the Greyhound Hall of Fame, was president and vice president of the board of directors for the National Greyhound Association, and was an Army veteran and a member of American Legion Post 53. Mr. Blair, the husband of Jenneane R. Blair, also leaves three daughters, Terie Boyette of Jonesboro, Chatie Blair of Wichita, Kan., and Shanna Formentano of Helena, Ark.; two sons, Randy Blair of Shorter, Ala., and Rusty Blair of Marion; a brother, Clinton 'Buzz' Blair of Kansas City, Kan., 17 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Greyhound Hall of Fame in Abilene, Kan., or Steudlein Learning Center in West Memphis.
[Obit dated October 5, 2002]
THELMA L. BOOHER, 65, of Clearwater, Fla., formerly of Memphis, former phone operator for the Home Shopping Network, died Friday at Methodist Healthcare-South. Forest Hill Funeral Home South has charge. She was a Baptist. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Obit dated October 5, 2002]
