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ROBBIE L. TOLLISON, 93, of Covington, Tenn., retired seamstress from Baptist Memorial Hospital, died Tuesday at Covington Care Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. She leaves a daughter, Myrtle Morrison of Munford, Tenn.; a son, Lewis Brandon of Memphis, five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 3, 2002]
CLARA FORTAS TUCKER, 95, of Memphis, retired salesperson from Gus Myer and the Trousseau Shop, died Tuesday at Memphis Jewish Home. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at Baron Hirsch cemetery. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. She was a member of Baron Hirsch Synagogue, Ladies Auxiliary and Hadassah. Mrs. Tucker, the widow of Al Tucker, leaves a daughter, Bettie T. Rubenstein of Cordova; a son, Eddie Tucker of Memphis, and two grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Memphis Jewish Home.
[Obit dated October 3, 2002]
EDNA M. UNSELL, 83, of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at Spring Gate Nursing Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. She was a member of Frayser First Church of God. She leaves a daughter, Bonnie Vandergriff of Memphis; two sons, Donald Unsell of Toccoa, Ga., and David Unsell of Lake Worth, Fla.; two sisters, Irene Scott of Sedalia, Mo., and Madge Jones of Portland, Ore., three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Obit dated October 3, 2002]
T. J. WILLIAMS, 77, of Memphis, painter, died Friday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. today at Bartlett Funeral Home-Stage Road Chapel. He was an Army veteran and member of the National Guard and American Legion. He leaves a daughter, Sandy Baquley of Pocahontas, Ark.; two sons, Terry J. Williams of Minnesota and Michael Williams of Williston, Tenn.; two sisters, Jewel Silva of North Carolina and Lois Chambers of Columbus, Ga.; a brother, Charles E. Williams, 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 3, 2002]
PEARLIE MAE BALL, 83, of Memphis, retired seamstress, died Monday at Methodist Healthcare-South. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at New Allen AME Church, where she was a church matron and a member of the Ida Scott Falls Missionary Society, with burial in National cemetery. Jefferson Mortuary in Millington has charge. Mrs. Ball, the widow of Howard J. Ball, leaves three daughters, Ellouise Warr, Zefferia J. Ball and Carylon Ball, all of Memphis; three sons, Howard Ball Jr. and Carlton G. Ball, both of Memphis, and Herman B. Ball of Cleveland, and nine grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 2, 2002]
GLADYS BAXTER, 83, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at noon Saturday at Columbus Baptist Church, where she was a choir member, with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. S. W. Qualls Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Baxter, the widow of Rev. Frank Baxter, leaves two cousins who cared for her, Daisy Brumbley and Johnnie Brumbley, both of Memphis.
[Obit dated October 2, 2002]
NINA L. BENTON, 39, of Memphis, employee of Texaco, died Monday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of New Testament Gospel Christian Church. Mrs. Benton, the wife of Anthony Benton, also leaves a daughter, Raven Ball; a son, Anthony Benton Jr.; her mother, Emma Curtis, and two sisters, Michelle McKinney and Sylvia Curtis, all of Memphis; a brother, Timothy E. McKinney of Clarksville, Tenn., and her grandmother, Frances Parham of Memphis.
[Obit dated October 2, 2002]
WILMA R. BLAND, 87, of Memphis, formerly of Chicago, retired art teacher, former secretary for Buckeye Technologies Inc. and homemaker, died Saturday in California. Gates, Kingsley & Gates Funeral Home in Santa Monica, Calif., has charge. She taught art for the Memphis Parks Commission Hobby Center for 25 years, was a volunteer for Theater Memphis and member of The Fellowship of Memphis College of Art. Mrs. Bland, the widow of G. R. 'Jerry' Bland, leaves a son, Brian R. Bland of Santa Monica. The family requests that memorials be sent to the National Kidney Foundation or American Heart Association.
[Obit dated October 2, 2002]
BERNICE BRATCHER, 87, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a choir member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. Mrs. Bratcher, the widow of Evy Bratcher, leaves five daughters, Delores Record, Marlee Banks, Betty Bratcher, Willie M. Richardson and Sandra D. Turner, and a son, Francis Bratcher, all of Memphis; six sisters, Earnestine Harris of Florida, and Easter Bell, Willie B. Gates, Betty Echoles, Delores Maxwell and Patricia Hall, all of Memphis; a brother, Roosevelt Hall of Indianapolis, 30 grandchildren, 74 great-grandchildren and 26 great-great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 2, 2002]
JOHN NATHAN COPPEDGE, 54, of Memphis, insurance salesman, died Sept. 25 at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Jackson, Tenn. Services were Saturday at Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home in Jackson with burial in Hollywood cemetery there. He was a Vietnam War Navy veteran and a member of Second Presbyterian Church. He leaves three sons, John Nathan Coppedge Jr. and Aaron Talmadge Coppedge, both of Memphis, and Stephen Todd Coppedge of Wichita Falls, Texas; his mother, Virginia Carter Coppedge of Jackson; three sisters, Mary Jane Brooks of Big Canoe, Ga., Frances Dee Alsup of Caruthersville, Mo., and Carolyn Stoppenhagen of Three Way, Tenn., and two brothers, Dewitt 'D. D.' Coppedge III of Germantown and Sam Coppedge of Sacramento.
[Obit dated October 2, 2002]
VERNON CRAWFORD, 26, of Memphis, warehouse worker for Staton Wholesale, died Sunday in Memphis. Services will be at noon Saturday at Power House Church of God in Christ with burial in New Park cemetery. E. H. Ford Mortuary Services has charge. He leaves two daughters, Alexias Moore and Cassandra Jackson; his mother, Linda Taylor, and two sisters, Verna Crawford and Terri Garrison, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated October 2, 2002]
MATTIE BOBBIE VERNER DEAN, 80, of Memphis, retired beautician, died Monday at Graceland Nursing Home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in New Park cemetery. R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a sister, Otye Smith of Flint, Mich.; two brothers, Matthew Verner of Tunica, Miss., and William Verner of Los Angeles, and three nieces who cared for her, Pauline Reed, Patricia Reed and Laura A. Verner, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated October 2, 2002]
JAMES DAVID FERGUSON, 51, of Memphis, assistant funeral director for Tennessee Mortuary Service, died Monday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Mid-South Mortuary & Removal Service Inc. has charge. He was a Marine Corps veteran and member of Whitten Memorial Baptist Church and the Shriners. He leaves a sister, Cheryl D. Ferguson of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Diabetes Association.
[Obit dated October 2, 2002]
JAMES LORAN FISHER, 82, of Memphis, formerly of Friendship, Ark., retired lieutenant colonel from the Air Force and retired general manager of Utilities Equipment Co., died Monday at Primacy Healthcare and Rehab. Services will be at noon Thursday at St. James Catholic Church with burial in Elmwood. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. He was a World War II veteran, a graduate of Christian Brothers University, recipient of Catholic Diocese of Memphis Bishop Carrol T. Dozier Award for community service and worked for St. Peter Home for Children and MIFA's Meals on Wheels. Mr. Fisher, the widower of Jane Engles Fisher, leaves a son, Walter R. Fisher of Memphis; two sisters, Mary Ann Fisher Smith and Vivien Fisher, both of Little Rock; a brother, Lyndal Fisher of Dallas, and a grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to Christian Brothers University or MIFA.
[Obit dated October 2, 2002]
W. JOE HARRIS, 64, of Memphis, retired from Tennessee Air National Guard, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. He was a deacon of Colonial Baptist Church and member of the Memphis Radio Control Club. Mr. Harris, the husband of Ezell Harris, also leaves a son, Milton Harris of Memphis, and a granddaughter. The family requests that memorials be sent to Colonial Baptist Church.
[Obit dated October 2, 2002]
PAUL CARL HOEFFNER, 84, of Millington, formerly of Henrietta, Texas, retired cattle buyer from Armour & Co., died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Lakeland with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. Bartlett Funeral Home-Stage Road Chapel has charge. He was a World War II Air Force veteran and member of Millington First United Methodist Church and the Lions Club. Mr. Hoeffner, the widower of Caroline Hoeffner, leaves four daughters, Mary Stone of Cordova, Tish Fortner of Memphis, Paula Hoeffner of Fort Worth, Texas, and Judy Wolf of Hurst, Texas; a sister Lily Bond of Wichita Falls, Texas, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Paul United Methodist Church, Heartsong United Methodist Church or Millington First United Methodist Church.
[Obit dated October 2, 2002]
