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JAMES ELLIS COCKRELL, 50, of Memphis, employee of the Memphis Zoo, died Wednesday at his home. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Funeral Home. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Mr. Cockrell, the husband of Jamie Green Cockrell, also leaves his mother, Billie Worthington Cockrell of Heber Springs, Ark.; three sisters, Brenda Cockrell, Ruth Anne Cockrell Talley and Rita Cockrell Wood, all of Memphis, and a brother, William Allen Cockrell of Heber Springs. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or the Memphis Zoo.
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WILLSON J. COOLEY, 79, of Drummonds, Tenn., owner of W. J. Cooley, Ransom & Ransom Co., died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton in Covington. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. He was a member of First Baptist Church, a former Shriner and a World War II Army veteran. He leaves two daughters, Carol 'Sam' Beard of Covington and Mary McPherson of Drummonds; a son, Wilson Eugene Cooley of Port Bolivar, Texas, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
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ESSIE B. 'PETA-MAMA' DAVIS, 82, of 1247 S. Louisville, homemaker, died Wednesday at her home. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, secretary for 40th Ward Civic Club, founding member of New Chicago Community Development Corp. and machine operator for the Election Commission for 40th Ward Precinct One. Mrs. Davis, the widow of Bradley Davis, leaves five daughters, Valeria Jackson, Temma Jackson, Arlonda Jackson and Delores Jackson, all of Memphis, and Hazella Jackson of Texas; six sons, Bradley Jackson, Orlando Jackson, Danny Jackson and Eddie James Jackson, all of Memphis, Floyd Jackson of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Chester Taylor of Texas, and several grandchildren.
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HOLMES DAVIS, 81, of Germantown, died Monday at his home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Greater St. Thomas Missionary Baptist Church with burial in White's Chapel cemetery in Clayton, Miss. Woolf Funeral Home in Tunica, Miss., has charge. He was a Navy veteran. Mr. Davis, the widower of Lillie Mae Houskins Davis, leaves eight daughters, Dorothy Howard of Riverdale, Ill., Helen Caradine and Charlene Newsome, both of Memphis, Betty Robinson of Chicago, Lonie Lewis and Sylvia Davis, both of Germantown, Gladys Bryant of Bellwood, Ill., and Norma Humphrey of St. Louis; six sons, Holmes Davis Jr. of Riverdale, Jimmie L. Davis, Willie C. Davis and Dan Gills, all of Memphis, Eugene Davis of Germantown and James Earl Davis of St. Paul, Minn., 40 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
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JAMES L. DRIVER, 67, of Memphis, retired from Boise Cascade Co., died Sunday at his home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Mt. Gilead Ministries with burial in East Haven cemetery. Jackson-Highley Funeral Home in West Helena, Ark., has charge. He leaves three daughters, Tameka M. Driver, Nicole Driver and Kimberly F. Pinkney, all of Memphis; two sons, Melvis P. Driver of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, and James L. Driver Jr. of Memphis; two sisters, Alma G. Green of Los Angeles and Mary B. Washington of Milwaukee; a brother, Jim A. Douglass of Los Angeles, and five grandchildren.
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HENRY E. EPPS, 53, of Memphis, financial adviser for Lincoln Investments, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Berean Baptist Church with burial in Elmwood. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. He was head deacon of Peter's Rock Holiness Church. Mr. Epps, the husband of Holly R. Cooper-Epps, also leaves a daughter, Traci Epps-Price; two sons, Henry Epps Jr. and Jaamal Epps, and five sisters, Margaret Monroe, Gwendolyn Keith, Vivian Hughes, Shirley Epps and Inez Epps Siggers, all of Memphis; two brothers, Emmett Epps and Anthony Epps, and seven grandchildren.
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ROBERTA 'MITZI' K. DEAN ESTES, 74, of Memphis, retired personnel representative from FedEx, died Thursday in Memphis. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Lindenwood Christian Church. She leaves two daughters, Susan DeGarmo of Brentwood, Tenn., and Patricia Dean of Memphis; two sons, Lloyd Dean Estes III of Memphis and Mark Stephen Estes of Irving, Texas; two sisters, Marianne Dean Graves of Murrells Inlet, S.C., and Mary Lindsey Dickinson of Mississippi; a brother, Asa Stamps of Tulsa, Okla., six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Lung Association of Tennessee.
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SHERYL JANE EVANS, 49, of Memphis, homemaker, was found dead Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. She was a member of Whitehaven United Methodist Church. She leaves her mother, Ella Beatrice Evans, and a sister, Dale DeMarigny, both of Millington. The family requests that memorials be sent to Millington First United Methodist Church.
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THOMAS E. FREDERICK, 101, of Tupelo, Miss., and Memphis, retired carpenter, died Tuesday at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Forest Hill cemetery East. Forest Hill Funeral Home East has charge. He was a Baptist. Mr. Frederick, the widower of Fannie Steele Frederick, leaves three daughters, Mary F. Perrin of Shannon, Miss., Callie Ann Harris of Lakeview, S.C., and Judy C. Berg of Rancho Cordova, Calif.; two sons, Edwin E. Frederick of Shannon and Thomas J. Frederick of Memphis, 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
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MARY KATHERINE GATEWOOD, 80, of Memphis, homemaker, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. She was a member of Decatur Christian Church. Mrs. Gatewood, the wife of Marion S. Gatewood for 41 years, also leaves a daughter, Donna H. Dearing of Dyersburg, Tenn.; a son, Dawson T. Harris III of Memphis; three brothers, Luther M. Moore of Dallas, Frank Moore of Jackson, Tenn., and Howard Moore of Ocala, Fla., 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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CLORINE GIVHAN, 85, of Somerville, homemaker, died Monday at Methodist Healthcare-Brownsville, Tenn. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Somerville with burial in the church cemetery there. J. A. Lofties Funeral Home in Somerville has charge. Mrs. Givhan, the widow of Rev. John Givhan, leaves three daughters, Lovie Norman of Somerville, Bertha Coleman of Detroit and Ruthell Boyland of Mason, Tenn.; five sons, John Givhan of Dayton, Ohio, Jessie Givhan of Memphis, Marvell Givhan of Whiteville, Tenn., and Nazareth Givhan and Rex Charlie Givhan, both of Somerville; five sisters, Lillie Davis and Cora Gray, both of Gary, Ind., Ophelia Finley and Eva Rucker, both of Memphis, and Willie Mae Whatley of Chattanooga; two brothers, George Brown of Memphis and John L. Vanpelt of Chicago, 23 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
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CATHERINE CHRISTOPHER GORDON, 75, of 2471 Vollintine, homemaker, died Wednesday at Sycamore Care & Rehab. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bethlehem Baptist Church with burial in National cemetery. N. H. Owens & Son Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church. Mrs. Gordon, the widow of George Gordon, leaves a daughter, Philistine Thompson; four sons, Rodie Jones Jr. of Millington and George Gordon Jr., Mark Gordon and Rickey Gordon, all of Memphis; a stepdaughter, Ida Gordon of New Jersey; three sisters, Annie Mae Porter of Wilmington, Del., Mildred Sims of Memphis and Bessie Hill of Chicago; three brothers, Roy Christopher of Millington, Timothy Christopher Jr. of Memphis and Freddie Christopher of Corpus Christi, Texas, 11 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
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HENRIETTA ELIZABETH GUINN-DANCY, 81, of Memphis, retired caregiver, died Wednesday at Methodist Healthcare-South. Services will be at noon Saturday at Koinonia Baptist Church, where she was a mother of the church, with burial in New Sardis Missionary Baptist Church cemetery. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Guinn-Dancy, the widow of Earod Dancy, leaves six daughters, Johnetta Dancy Brown, Lavonne Dancy Sanders, Betty Dancy Reed, Dianne Dancy Williams, Jacqueline Dancy McGee and Sander D. Dancy, and three sons, Elton Beasley, Nick A. Dancy and Rickey L. Dancy, all of Memphis.
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KELLY WALTER HARRIS, 85, of Columbia, Miss., formerly of Memphis, retired insurance sales worker, died Tuesday at his home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Memphis Memory Gardens. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. He was a World War II Navy veteran and past Mason. Mr. Harris, the widower of Mary B. Harris and husband of Mattie Harris, also leaves two sons, Kenneth W. Harris of Nashville and Dennis J. Harris of Columbia, and a brother, James N. Harris of West Palm Beach, Fla. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Diabetes Association or Sunrise Ministries in Columbia.
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DARNISE HARVEY, 48, of Memphis, warehouse worker for Crews Co., died Sunday at her home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Abundant Grace Church with burial in Paradise Garden in Edmondson, Ark. Anthony Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. She leaves a son, Terrence Williams; her mother, Evie Mae Harvey, and a sister, Sherry Harvey, both of Memphis; two brothers, Darvis Harvey of Memphis and Delbert Harvey of Atlanta, and two grandchildren.
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HARRELL HAWKINS, 82, of Memphis, retired maintenance supervisor from Kimberly-Clark, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at noon today at Northridge/Woodhaven Funeral Home in Millington with burial in Northridge/Woodhaven cemetery. He was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran. Mr. Hawkins, the widower of Geraldine Hawkins, leaves two daughters, Brenda Cullens of Cordova and Kay Wood of North Little Rock; a son, Rev. Don Hawkins of Clarksburg, W.Va.; a sister, Mary Louise Ratliffe of Jacksonville, Texas; two brothers, Calvin Hawkins of Memphis and Floyd Hawkins of Mountain Home, Ark., 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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