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DR. HAROLD G. STRATTON, 71, of Cordova, retired dentist, staff member of UT Dental School and artist, died Sunday in Houston. Services will be at noon Thursday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. He was a graduate of the University of Memphis and University of Tennessee Dental School, member of Tennessee and American Dental Associations, Highland 100, Liberty Bowl Association and Robert E. Lee Camp, Army Medical Corps captain and past officer of Memphis and Germantown Arts League. Dr. Stratton, the husband of Barbara Stratton, also leaves a daughter, Glenda Smith of Memphis; two sons, Stephen Stratton of Olive Branch and Michael Stratton of St. Louis; a stepdaughter, Robin Oirter of Germantown; a stepson, Jimmy Henderson of Los Angeles; a brother, Jim Stratton of Jeffersonville, Ind., and seven grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
[Obit dated October 1, 2002]
HELEN GERTRUDE SWEANEY, 79, of Memphis, department store clerk, died Monday in Jacksonville, Ark. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Cabot (Ark.) Funeral Home with burial in Old Austin cemetery in Ward, Ark. She was a member of Raleigh Methodist Church. Mrs. Sweaney, the wife of Al Sweaney, also leaves a daughter, Brenda Walton of Cabot, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to Alzheimer Association of Arkansas in Little Rock.
[Obit dated October 1, 2002]
FLOYD M. WILKERSON, 80, of Hernando, service technician for DeSoto County, died Saturday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hernando Funeral Home with burial in Love (Miss.) cemetery. He was a member of Jackson Chapel Methodist Church and a World War II veteran. Mr. Wilkerson, the husband of Doris Nell Wilkerson, also leaves a daughter, Patricia Algee of Hernando, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 1, 2002]
DANIEL P. 'PAT' CUMMINGS, 95, of Iuka, Miss., retired sawmiller and farmer, died Sunday at Tishomingo (Miss.) Community Living Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Cutshall Funeral Home in Iuka with burial in Hebron cemetery. He was a member of Burnsville Baptist Church. Mr. Cummings, the husband of Artie Cummings, also leaves local survivors including a daughter, Betty Norris of Collierville, 17 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 1, 2002]
ROBERT F. PATTERSON, 90, of Trenton, Tenn., retired bank president for Bank of Commerce, died Sunday at Tennessee State Veterans Home in Humboldt, Tenn. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Shelton Funeral Home in Trenton with burial in Oakland cemetery. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega at the University of Tennessee, a member of the administrative board and choir and was a Sunday school teacher at Trenton First Methodist Church, and was a member of the Mississippi Valley Oilseed Processors Association and the National Cottonseed Products Association, the Trenton Rotary Club, the Trenton Elks Club, the Trenton Chamber of Commerce, the Trenton Industrial Board and the Health and Education Facilities Board. Mr. Patterson, the husband of Emily Patterson, also leaves local survivors including five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 1, 2002]
LULA MAE BROWN, 76, of Philadelphia, Miss., formerly of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at Neshoba General Hospital in Philadelphia. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. She was a member of Good Hope Baptist Church in Philadelphia. Mrs. Brown, the widow of John H. Brown, leaves a sister, Louise Beers of Atlanta, and two brothers, Levern Sims of Jackson, Miss., and W. H. Sims of Philadelphia. The family requests that memorials be sent to Good Hope Baptist Church.
[Obit dated October 17, 2002]
JAMES LEON 'BUBBA' CARROLL, 76, of Oakland, Tenn., retired farmer, died Monday in Oakland. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Williston, Tenn., where he was a mass choir and male chorus member, with burial in the church cemetery there. Mabone Funeral Home in Somerville has charge. He was a member of Fredonia Masonic Lodge 355. Mr. Carroll, the husband of Mary E. Carroll of Memphis, also leaves eight daughters, Christene Deener, Charlene Braswell, Dorothy Randolph, Peggy Mabone and Shirley Carroll, all of Memphis, Easter Tynes of Rossville, Tenn., Ruthie Eason of Oakland and Mary Williams of Milwaukee; five sons, James Leon Carroll Jr. and James Levon Carroll, both of Memphis, Sam Carroll of Boise, Idaho, Frank Grandberry of Macon, Tenn., and Henry Grandberry of Collierville; his mother, Sara Bradley of Oakland; two sisters, Helen Jackson of Oakland and Clare Jackson of Florence, Ala., 39 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 17, 2002]
STEVEN KEITH COLLIER, 43, of Conroe, Texas, formerly of Memphis, truck driver, died Friday in Fairfield, Texas. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Washington Junior High School in Conroe with burial in Rosewood cemetery there. Collins-Johnson Funeral Home in Conroe has charge. Mr. Collier, the husband of Arlaina Collier, also leaves two daughters, Makeshia Collier and Alexandria Collier, and a son, Steven Collier Jr., all of Memphis, and two sisters, Francenia Holland and Frankie Townsend, and two brothers, Eric D. Collier and Willie R. Collier, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated October 17, 2002]
LOIS LEVERN DANIEL, 73, of Byhalia, Miss., homemaker, died Tuesday in Olive Branch. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Byhalia First Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Byhalia cemetery. Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch has charge. Mrs. Daniel, the widow of Harold Daniel, leaves two daughters, Sandy McCullough of Olive Branch and Gina Parker of Byhalia; two brothers, Harold Dwain Arnold of Olive Branch and Jerry Arnold of Senatobia, Miss., and five grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Obit dated October 17, 2002]
JOYCE A. DEATON, 65, of Millington, homemaker, died Tuesday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Northridge/Wood haven Funeral Home in Millington with burial in Northridge/Wood haven cemetery. Mrs. Deaton, the widow of Billy Deaton, leaves three daughters, Sally Scarborough of Millington, Debra K. Hernandez of Lucy and Melanie J. Jenkins of St. Louis; a sister, Mary Heavner, and a brother, Boyd Wood, both of Shelby, N.C., seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society or Lucy Baptist Church.
[Obit dated October 17, 2002]
WILLIAM FRANK DOZIER JR., 41, of Memphis, former paint specialist for Farrell Calhoun, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 4 p.m. Friday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. He was a Methodist and musician. He leaves his mother and stepfather, Cordie McAdams Dozier Orsborn and Edward Eugene Orsborn of Tunica, Miss., and three sisters, Carol Smith, Helen Dozier Hoover and Linda Keckler, all of Cordova. The family requests that memorials be sent to Children & Youth Ministries of Covenant United Methodist Church of Cordova.
[Obit dated October 17, 2002]
WILLIAM LANE DULANEY, 61, of Metairie, La., formerly of Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Memphis, air-conditioning parts manager, died Oct. 10 at Harahan (La.) Guest House. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Rita Catholic Church in Harahan. Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home in New Orleans has charge. He was a Vietnam War Marine Corps veteran. He leaves two daughters, Dixie Lynn Dick and Deanna Dawn Dulaney, and a sister, Mary Castle Waldon. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Marine Corps League in Harahan.
[Obit dated October 17, 2002]
ANN W. EVANS, 87, of Memphis, retired secretary from International Harvester and former secretary for Mayor Watkins Overton, died Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. She was a communicant of St. Mary Catholic Church. Mrs. Evans, the widow of Ed Evans, leaves a sister, Marie Whalen Jumper of Memphis, and two nieces who cared for her, Ann Beloate of Atoka and Pat Hamm of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
[Obit dated October 17, 2002]
RICKEY LYNN FLOYD, 46, of Horn Lake, sheet metal worker for Knight & Wilson Sheet Metal, died Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-South. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion, Ark. He was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church. Mr. Floyd, the husband of Pamela Floyd, also leaves two daughters, Heather Floyd and D. D. Floyd, both of Paola, Kan.; a son, Christopher Lynn Floyd of Memphis; a stepson, Michael Bailey of Horn Lake; his mother, Hazel Floyd of Horn Lake; a brother, Larry Floyd of Pensacola, Fla., and a grandchild.
[Obit dated October 17, 2002]
GRACE 'MIKIE' CRAIN GOODWIN, 66, of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Wilson Hall of Christ United Methodist Church, where she was a member. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel has charge. She was past president of Memphis Home Builders Association Ladies Auxiliary and their 1975 Lady of the Year, past president of the Animal Protection Association of Memphis, founder of the Animal Rights Association in Bartlett and former member of Ladies of St. Jude and Nineteenth Century Club. Mrs. Goodwin, the wife of T. David Goodwin for 50 years, also leaves two daughters, Patricia G. Smith of Lakeland and Elizabeth G. McDonald of Hickory Withe, Tenn.; three sons, T. David Goodwin Jr. and Christopher A. Goodwin, both of Memphis, and Michael B. Goodwin of Wilton, Conn., and 10 grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Kimball Boyd Coburn Ministry in Claremont, Calif., or Memphis Union Mission.
[Obit dated October 17, 2002]
JAMES W. GOREE, 81, of Memphis, retired sales representative from Ronco Foods, died Wednesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. today in Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Colonial Park Methodist Church, World War II Marine Corps veteran and former Junior Achievement leader. Mr. Goree, the husband of Virginia B. Goree, also leaves four daughters, Diane G. Spinolo, Gwendolyn G. Vescovo and Jamie G. Chapman, all of Memphis, and Rosemary G. Beckett of Southaven; two sisters, Grace Wright of Oklahoma City and Eula Burkhead of Jackson, Tenn.; a brother, Ken Goree of Bartlett, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Colonial Park Methodist Church.
[Obit dated October 17, 2002]
