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ROY LEE PARRISH, SR., 56, expired Melthodist Healthcare South 9-14-2002. Visitation today 6-8, Old Nonconnah Baptist Church, 3257 Hernando. Visitation Sat. 10-12.
Funeral 12 noon at the church. Interment church cemetery.
E.H. Ford Mortuary has charge, 1880 Winchester, 345-9558
Patricia Parham Braun, widow of the late Dr. Winston Braun died Tuesday evening September 17, 2002 at Allen Morgan Health Center in the Trezevant Episcopal Home. A native Memphian, Patty was born October 3, 1922 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Warner Parham of Memphis.
Mrs. Braun is survived by daughter Nancy and husband William F. Smith of Raleigh, NC, daughter Grace and husband Jeremiah Upshaw of Memphis, Winston Braun Jr. and wife Debra of Woodstock, GA, and son Phillip Curtis Braun of Memphis. Patty leaves five grandchildren: Grace Robinson Terhune, Curtis Yerger Robinson, and Phillip Curtis Braun Jr. of Memphis, William Braun Smith of Charlotte NC, and Ellen Anderson Smith of Raleigh NC; and three great grandchildren. Predeceased by their sister Jeanne Parham Coors, Patricia leaves her brother Curtis Warner Parham Jr. of the Czech Republic.
Patty attended St. Mary's Episcopal School and graduated from The Hutchison School in Memphis in 1941. She attended both Arlington Hall in Washington DC and Stephens College in Missouri. Patricia Parham married
Naval Lt. Winston Braun MD, also of Memphis, upon his return from Normandy and the Pacific Theatre in 1946. Patricia was a member of The Junior League of Memphis, Le Bonheur, The King's Daughters, and Our Home and Garden Club. She also enjoyed volunteering with young children at the Lion's Club Sight Saving School of Memphis.
A service will be held Monday morning at 10 am at St. John's Episcopal Church on Central Ave. with burial afterward in Memorial park at 5668 Poplar Ave. The family will also greet friends at 9 am. Monday in the Parish Hall on the west side of the church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to St. John's Episcopal Church, the Church of the Good Shepherd, 3741 Garrett Road, Durham NC 27707 or the charity of choice.
THE REVEREND THOMAS LYLE EDWARDS, 63, of Pickwick Dam, died Wednesday, September 18, 2002 at his home.
Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, September 21, 2002 at First United Methodist Church in Brownsville, TN, with graveside services following at Pickwick White Sulphur cemetery in Pickwick Dam at 2:30 P.M.
Born in Sunflower, MS, he was a Methodist Minister who served the Memphis Annual Conference for 41 years.
He held the following appointments: in 1960 Pinson Circuit, in 1962 Trenton Circuit, in 1965 Kenton First United Methodist, in 1969 Ridgely First United Methodist, in 1970 Ridgely Parrish, in 1975 Trenton First United Methodist, in 1980 Brownsville First United Methodist, in 1986 Union City First United Methodist, in 1989 Paris District Superintendent; and in 1995 Emmanuel United Methodist in Memphis. He retired from the Memphis Annual Conference in 2001. After his retirement, he took an appointment in the Tennessee Conference, serving Wesley Chapel United Methodist and Graham's Chapel United Methodist in the Savannah area. He earned his Bachelor of Science from Lambuth College and his Master of Divinity at Vanderbilt University. During his career, he was instrumental in the beginning of what became Reelfoot Rural Ministries. He was a leader of the Health and Welfare Committee in the Methodist Health System as well as in the Volunteers in Mission movement.
He also served on the Planning Committee of the Southeastern Jurisdiction Large Membership Church Retreat. He was the beloved husband of Doris Wright Edwards of Pickwick Dam. He was the beloved father of Thomas Neal Edwards of Memphis, TN, and Kathryn Love Edwards Stukenborg of Fayetteville, AR. He also leaves two grandchildren, William Conner Stukenborg and Mabry Colleen Edwards; a brother, James Macdonald Edwards of Dyersburg, TN; and a sister, Mary Jo Meyer of Monterey, TN. He was preceded in death by his brother, the late Reverend William Austin Edwards of Newbern, TN. Visitation will be held at the Brownsville Funeral Home from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. on Friday, September 20, 2002. The family requests that memorials be sent to the scholarship in his name at Reelfoot Rural Ministires, the American Diabetes Association or Volunteers in Mission.
Virginia W. Wiggins, 97, died August 1, 2002.
She was born in Memphis and lived there until moving to Chattanooga in 1991. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy B. Wiggins of Memphis and daughter, Jean Cairns of New Orleans.
She is survived by daughter Joy Jones and son-in-law, Dr. Gerald Jones; six grandchildren and their spouse and sixteen great grandchildren.
A Memorial Service was held August 3, 2002, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Her ashes will be interred in Memphis at Forrest Hills cemetery, Midtown, on Friday, September 20, 2002 at 10:00 a.m.
Charles Baxter Clement, Jr., 62, former member of the Board of Directors of the Chicago Board of Trade and previously responsible for the development of Holiday Inns International Hotel Division, died after a short illness at St. Luke's Hospital in Milwaukee on Saturday, September 14. He had spent the summer at his Lake Geneva home.
"Charlie" was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and his parents moved to Memphis when he was thirteen. While in high school, he served a term as a page in the United States Congress, was president of the student body, and graduated with High Honors. He received a scholarship from Princeton University and graduated with Honors in 1962. He then entered the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville, graduating in 1965. That summer, based on his academic and leadership accomplishments, the Rotary Club of Memphis awarded him a full scholarship at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, from which he graduated with the degree of Masters of Law. He became proficient in German and French during that period.
He returned to Memphis and practiced briefly with the firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, and Caldwell. Kemmons Wilson, Sr., founder of Holiday Inns, sought him out to lead their international expansion from their base in Brussels. Charlie also worked closely with Occidental Petroleum Company and Dr. Armand Hammer, bringing Holiday Inns into countries where Occidental was expanding. This meant long stays in London.
In 1971 he returned to Memphis and founded, with Mr. Wilson's son, Spence, The New South Venture Capitol Company. One of their first investments was the start-up "Federal Express." Subsequently, with a friend, Ron Young, he started a firm to bring architectural items, building components, hardware, and tile from Europe, which was ultimately sold. Mr. Young was connected with the Chicago Board of Trade and encouraged Charlie to become a member.
He started in 1975 in the newly created Ginnie Mae trading pit. By the late 1970's, Charlie was the largest Treasury Bond broker at the Chicago Board of Trade. In the mid 1980's Charlie was Director of the Chicago Board of Trade and in charge of Agricultural Options. In that position, he was prominent in creating the now highly successful Agricultural Options contracts.
During the late 1980's, Charlie indulged in another one of his passions - writing and literature. Two of his novels were published by Warner Books, The Fairy Godmother and Limit Bid! Limit Bid!
Retiring in the early '90's because of back trouble, he continued writing, working on venture investments, reading, traveling, and light gardening at his summer home. Charlie will always be remembered by many for his personal generosity, both material and through the advice, counsel, and affection he gave to others, particularly the younger generations.
Charlie is survived by his sister, Laura Clement Cousar, her husband George, and their children, of Greenville, South Carolina, and his brother, Neal Garver Clement, his wife Patte, and their children of Florence, Alabama.
Funeral services will be held at the Linn Presbyterian Church in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin on Thursday, September 19, at 5pm, with a later gathering of friends near Charlie's home at Black Point also in Lake Geneva. For information call Steinke Funeral Home at 262-248-2320.
CAROL ANN KENT BRANDON, 53, of Ingrams Mill, Miss., homemaker, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch with burial in Lebanon cemetery of Lewisburg, Miss. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. Mrs. Brandon, the wife of Steve Brandon for 17 years, also leaves three daughters, Angela Raines and Tracy Waaraniemi, both of Ingrams Mill, and Lynn Spurgeon of Farmerville, La.; a brother, James Thomas Kent of Atoka, Tenn., and five grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myleoma Foundation.
[Obit dated September 30, 2002]
THERESA ACERRA BREINING, 91, of Memphis, died Saturday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, where she was a communicant, with burial in Calvary. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. She was a member of College of Regents Loyal Order of Moose. Mrs. Breining, the widow of George E. Breining, leaves a daughter, Mary Breining Menendez; a son, Edwin J. Breining, and a brother, Caesar J. Acerra, all of Memphis, a grandchild and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, the American Diabetes Association or American Heart Association.
[Obit dated September 30, 2002]
RAYMOND EARL 'PETE' COLEMAN, 58, of Parkin, Ark., retired forklift driver, died Saturday in Jonesboro, Ark. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Earle (Ark.) First Assembly of God Church with burial in Parkin cemetery. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. Mr. Coleman, the widower of Mary Coleman, leaves a daughter, Sheila Coleman, and a son, Mark Coleman, both of Parkin; two sisters, Jannie Steele of Nashville, Ark., and Shirley Shinault of Aurora, Ill., and a brother, Junior Coleman of Colt, Ark. The family requests that memorials be sent to Earle First Assembly of God Church.
[Obit dated September 30, 2002]
JAMES PRESTON DREWRY, 55, of Memphis, retired firefighter from Memphis Firehouse 26 after 28 years, died Saturday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Northridge/Woodhaven Funeral Home in Millington with burial in Northridge/Woodhaven cemetery. He was a member of Raleigh Masonic Lodge 770. He leaves a daughter, Charlene Rose of Bartlett; a son, Keith Drewry of Arlington; a brother, Don Drewry of Bartlett, and two grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Obit dated September 30, 2002]
THELMA D. ETINGER, 76, of Memphis, retired from AT&T;, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Memorial Park. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel has charge. She leaves two sisters, Clela D. Looney and Edith D. Hooper, both of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated September 30, 2002]
AMELDA J. GLISSON, 80, of Memphis, homemaker, died Sunday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. She was a member of Rugby Hills Baptist Church. Mrs. Glisson, the wife of Paul Glisson for 13 years, also leaves a son, William Gurley of Memphis, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Rugby Hills Baptist Church.
[Obit dated September 30, 2002]
WARDIE L. HARVEY, 79, of Collierville, retired superintendent of Shelby County Schools and retired lieutenant colonel in the Army, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-Germantown. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Collierville Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Collierville Methodist Church. Mr. Harvey, the husband of Sue Harvey, also leaves a daughter, Amy Tull of Collierville; two sons, Allen Harvey of Schenectady, N.Y., and Andy Harvey of Collierville; two sisters, Elsie Brandon of Nashville and Mary Melton of Ashland City, Tenn., seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Collierville Education Foundation, the Ward Henry Endowment in care of the Collierville Chamber of Commerce or the American Cancer Society.
[Obit dated September 30, 2002]
JOHN WAYNE HILL, 55, of Memphis, retired assembly supervisor from Hunter Fan after 33 years, died Friday in Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Riverside Missionary Baptist Church on South Third with burial in New Park cemetery. Snow Funeral Home has charge. He leaves three daughters, Kimmala Ware and Kwon Hill, both of Memphis, and Keshia Hill of Birmingham; three sisters, Barbara Newkirk of Detroit, Peggy Bellaf of Ypsilanti, Mich., and Cynthia Bryant of Southfield, Mich.; a brother, Benjamin Armstrong of West Bloomfield, Mich.; an additional daughter and a son-in-law with whom he lived and who cared for him, Carla and Eric Marshall of Memphis, and eight grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 30, 2002]
