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MILLIE HUGHES, 74, of Collierville died Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. James CME Church in Collierville, where she was a member of the choir and stewardess board and Sunday school teacher, with burial in the church cemetery. H. C. Jett Funeral Home in Collierville has charge. Mrs. Hughes, the widow of Rev. Willie Lee Hughes, leaves four daughters, Brinda Harris, Barbara Moore and Deborah Hughes, all of Collierville, and Janice Darty of Hattiesburg, Miss.; seven sons, Willie Hughes Jr. of Houston, Melvin Hughes of Rockford, Ill., Dwight Hughes of Troy, Ohio, Larry Hughes, James Hughes and Harold Hughes, all of Collierville, and Richard Hughes of Memphis, 20 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
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CLARA JOHNSON, 55, of Memphis, domestic worker, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-Germantown. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church. Mrs. Johnson, the widow of Mellon Johnson, leaves three sons, William Johnson, Stacy Johnson and John Johnson, and seven sisters, Christell Dickerson, Laura Hathaway, Helen Hathaway, Keola Hathaway, Ruthie Hathaway, Jo Ann Hathaway and Dorothy Hathaway, all of Memphis; six brothers, Jonas Hathaway, Frank Lee Hathaway, Clinton Hathaway, Calvin Hathaway and John Wallace Hathaway, all of Memphis, and Cleveland Hathaway of Milwaukee, and 12 grandchildren.
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EMMA T. JOHNSON, 48, of Memphis, former nurse for the Regional Medical Center at Memphis, died Thursday at Saint Francis Hospital. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a daughter, Aishia Riley, and a son, Landon Andre Johnson, both of Memphis; four sisters, Frances Cobbins and Jean Adams, both of Memphis, and Minnie King and Rachel Ivy, both of Chicago, and four brothers, Edward Thompson of Mason, Tenn., and George Thompson, James Thompson and Johnny Thompson, all of Chicago.
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KYRA LOIS KEEL, 62, of Memphis, homemaker, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 6 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Gilliam Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial at 11 a.m. Monday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has charge. Mrs. Keel, the wife of Bobby Keel, also leaves two daughters, Anjuanise LaSha Keel and Alise Tonia Keel, and her mother, Georgia L. Sherrod, all of Memphis; three sisters, Margaret Sherrod Brady of Nashville, Evelyn Love of Atlanta and Mary Elizabeth Conner of Cleveland, and a grandchild.
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JAY S. KOCHMAN, 81, of Memphis, retired owner of Ashley's Clothing Store, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Temple Israel cemetery. Canale Funeral Directors has charge. He was a graduate of Central High School and member of Temple Israel Brotherhood and American Contract Bridge League. Mr. Kochman, the husband of Minette Radin Kochman, also leaves three daughters, Anita Ritchin of Jacksonville, Fla., and Shelley Kochman and Patricia Lichterman, both of Memphis; a son, Michael Kochman, and a stepdaughter, Deanna Lubin, both of Memphis; two stepsons, Maury Radin of Memphis and Charles A. Radin of Boston; a sister, Elinor Himes of Pensacola, Fla.; a brother, Norman Kochman of Memphis, and 16 grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Temple Israel or a charity of the donor's choice.
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SARAH COKER KOSTER, 84, of Memphis, formerly of Demopolis, Ala., and Montgomery, Ala., retired from the Alabama Health Department, died Thursday at Select Specialty Hospital. Memorial Park Funeral Home has local charge. She was a communicant of Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Montgomery. She leaves a daughter, Ivy Sue Koster of Memphis, and a brother, William Gamble Coker of Boulder, Colo. The family requests that memorials be sent to MIFA, the American Heart Association or a charity of the donor's choice.
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GORDON M. McINTYRE JR., 77, of Memphis, retired from the printing and publishing business, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Germantown Presbyterian Church, where he was a Sunday school teacher and session member, with burial in Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. He was a World War II Army veteran and co-founder and first chairman of the board of directors of Woodland Presbyterian School. Mr. McIntyre, the husband of Janet McIntyre for 50 years, also leaves a daughter, Janet M. Cox, and a son, Gordon M. McIntyre, both of Memphis, and five grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Germantown Presbyterian Church, Baptist Trinity Hospice or Woodland Presbyterian School.
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JAMES AUGUSTA 'BROTHER' NASH, 74, of Memphis, formerly of Greenville, Miss., retired from Friedman Steel Co., died Oct. 2 in Memphis. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville with burial in Delta Memorial Gardens there. Frye Funeral Home in Leland, Miss., has charge. Mr. Nash, the husband of Fannie Nash, also leaves two daughters, Mary Cal Jones of Memphis and Shirley Dukes of Greenville; two sons, James Nash Jr. of Memphis and Billy Joe Caldwell; five sisters, Almetta Gary and Vera Cozark, both of Chicago, Tressie Howard and Lillie Mae Johnson, both of Greenville, and Janie Smith of Memphis; a brother, Robert Nash of Greenville, nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
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HAROLD R. NELSON, 80, of Fayette County, formerly of Camden, Ohio, retired from General Motors, died Wednesday at his home. Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home in Somerville has charge. He was a veteran. He leaves a daughter, Diana Nelson Taylor of Grand Junction, Tenn.
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LAURAGRACE NESBIT, 85, of Memphis, homemaker, died Wednesday at St. Francis Nursing Home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Barton United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Barton cemetery. Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch has charge. She was also a member of First Christian Church in Granbury, Texas. Mrs. Nesbit, the widow of Ernest R. Nesbit, leaves two daughters, Robin Calhoun and Gayle Sprague, both of Memphis; a son, Tim Nesbit of Granbury; three sisters, June Adams and Beverly Gartland, both of DeLand, Fla., and Lois Bott of Ohio, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
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MARY OWINGS, 89, of Memphis, teacher, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Elmwood. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel has charge. She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church and King's Daughters. Mrs. Owings, the widow of John E. Jack Owings, leaves a daughter, Marylu O. Dugall of Memphis; a son, John E. Owings of Harvard, Mass., four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Al Chymia Shrine Burn Center.
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SADIE MURRELL PARSONS, 92, of Atoka, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, died Wednesday in Atoka. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Oakwood cemetery in Brownsville, Tenn. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Parsons, the widow of Charles E. Murrell and C. C. Parsons, leaves a daughter, Carroll Poole of Memphis; a son, Harold C. Murrell of Atoka; a sister, Wilma Rainwater of Millstadt, Ill.; a brother, Floyd Clement of Camden, Tenn.; a caregiver, Lela Cruz of Atoka, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
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LILLIE MAE PHILLIPS, 79, of 1495 David, homemaker, died Thursday at Saint Francis Hospital. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Wiggins Chapel Church in Olive Branch. She leaves a sister, Mable Miller, and a niece who cared for her, Nadine Miller Thomas, both of Memphis.
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JOSEPH PAUL ROBERSON, 85, of Memphis, retired from Continental Baking Co., died Wednesday at Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, Tenn. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. He was a member of Union Avenue Baptist Church and a World War II Army Air Corps veteran. Mr. Roberson, the husband of Venita A. Roberson, also leaves two daughters, Paula K. Roberson of Little Rock and Maureen Pickle of Maryville; a sister, Evelyn Wingfield of Virginia; a brother, Lamar Roberson of Huntsville, Ala., and three grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Union Avenue Baptist Church or Blount Memorial Hospital Foundation.
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JAMYE ORMON STUART, 78, of Germantown, retired secretary and branch officer from Pitney Bowes Inc. after 39 years, died Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of Second Presbyterian Church Chapel Sunday School Class, volunteer for the church library, women's circle member and coordinator for MIFA's Caps for the Needy. Mrs. Stuart, the wife of Carlin D. Stuart for 49 years, also leaves a son, Carlin O. Stuart of Memphis, and a sister, Lexell O. Ward of Ripley, Miss. The family requests that memorials be sent to Second Presbyterian Church Library Fund, the American Diabetes Association or American Cancer Society.
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GEORGIA 'JEAN' WALKER, 75, of Memphis, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Walker, the widow of James Leroy Walker, leaves seven daughters, Gloria Jean Joyner, Gwendolyn Motley, Kassandra Arnold, Carolyn Walker and Cherly Ross, all of Memphis, Roberta Winston of St. Louis and Mary Stuckey of Chicago; five sons, James L. Walker, Herman Walker, Alvin Walker and Alfrederick Walker, all of Memphis, and George Wallace of St. Louis, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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