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DAVID COLEMAN KERSH, 56, of Memphis, died Friday at his home. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Kingsway Christian Church. He leaves his mother, Faye Kersh of Memphis; a sister, Carolyn Livingston of Royse City, Texas, and a brother, Dr. Phillip D. Kersh III of Gainesville, Fla.
[Obit dated September 30, 2002]
ELI FRANKLIN KING JR., 81, of West Memphis, sales manager for Pioneer/Western Car Loading Co., died Saturday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at West Memphis First United Methodist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion, Ark. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. He was past president of Meadowbrook Country Club and a World War II Army Air Corps veteran. Mr. King, the husband of Betty Richmond King, also leaves a daughter, Pamela King Jones of West Memphis; a son, Franklin Eugene King of Collierville, and two grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to West Memphis First United Methodist Church Building Fund.
[Obit dated September 30, 2002]
WILLIA MADDOX, 97, of Bartlett, homemaker, died Saturday at Appling Wood Health Care Center. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Forest Hill cemetery East. Forest Hill Funeral Home East has charge. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Mrs. Maddox, the widow of Clarence Maddox, leaves two daughters, Freda Anderson of Bartlett and Laverne Long of Cordova, two grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 30, 2002]
JOSEPHINE O'REILLY, 92, of Memphis, accountant, died Sunday at St. Peter Villa Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Peter Manor Chapel, where she was a communicant, with burial in Calvary. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge.
[Obit dated September 30, 2002]
EVELENA G. ROSE, 80, of 1406 Hemlock, homemaker, died Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Pillow Street CME Church stewardess board and choir. Mrs. Rose, the widow of La Hara Rose, leaves three daughters, Elnora Dennie of San Antonio, and Henrene Pigram and Electora Curry, both of Memphis; a son, Jimmie Croft of Memphis; two stepdaughters, Eula Richardson of Lynchburg, Va., and Isabella Parks of Chicago; a stepson, Jimmy Williams of Memphis, 30 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 30, 2002]
JAMIE MARGUERITTE SELF, 82, of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis Rose Society and Terrace Garden Club, former member of First Baptist Church and graduate of Rhodes College. Mrs. Self, the wife of Levon C. Self for 61 years, also leaves two daughters, Carol Self Ramsey and Elaine Peterson; a son, Dr. Ray L. Self, and a sister, Fairy Walker, all of Memphis, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to American Alzheimer Association or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated September 30, 2002]
ODESSA SMITH, 78, of Memphis, retired employee from the Regional Medical Center at Memphis, died Saturday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church choir. Mrs. Smith, the widow of Johnnie Smith, leaves four sisters, Mary Smith, Addie Gillispie, John Ella Gentry and Joe Ann Lyons, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated September 30, 2002]
FRANCES CHARLENE VERNON, 83, of West Memphis, bender for the Evening Times, died Sept. 23 at her home. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis. She was a member of Kirby Woods Baptist Church. Mrs. Vernon, the widow of V. C. Vernon, leaves three daughters, Elizabeth Ellis of Alexandria, Va., Rachel French of Marion, Ark., and Rebecca Vernon of West Memphis, and six grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Haven Hospice of West Memphis.
[Obit dated September 30, 2002]
JOHN F. WERNE, 82, of Memphis, retired marketing supervisor from South Central Bell after 40 years, died Saturday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. He was a member of Colonial Park United Methodist Church Fedelis Sunday School Class, Scottish Rite, KCCH and Al Chymia Shrine, a 32nd degree Mason, Shrine Chanter and past master of Normal Masonic Lodge. Mr. Werne, the husband of Catherine S. Werne for 61 years, also leaves a daughter, Carol Ann Story of Houston; a son, John F. Werne II of Collierville, eight grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. The family requests that memorials be sent to Colonial Park United Methodist Church or Scottish Rite Building Fund.
[Obit dated September 30, 2002]
HARVEY CLIFTON WHITFIELD, 78, of Memphis, truck driver for A&H; Trucking, died Saturday in Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Holly Springs (Miss.) Funeral Home with burial in Cornersville (Miss.) cemetery. Mr. Whitfield, the husband of Dorothy Kirk Whitfield, also leaves a daughter, Amanda Lee Daughtry of Memphis; a son, Harvey C. Whitfield Jr. of Stafford, Va.; two stepdaughters, Pattie Marie Martin of Memphis and Dorothy Sue Wright of Magnolia, Ky.; two stepsons, Paul O. Jackson of Memphis and Bradford Dean Jackson of Hickory Flat, Miss.; two sisters, Billie Meadows of Memphis and Azail Peeks of Atlanta, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 30, 2002]
FLOYD M. WILKERSON, 80, of Hernando, service technician for DeSoto County, died Saturday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday 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 Magee of Hernando, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 30, 2002]
MARTHA CECIL WORTON, 95, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. She was a member of Graham Heights Baptist Church. Mrs. Worton, the widow of Leonard Worton, leaves four daughters, Dorothy Dennis of Atoka, Shirley Gentry and Barbara Fry, both of Memphis, and Tygar Rose Cairo of Miramar, Fla.; four sons, John Cecil of Lamar, Miss., and Paul Cecil, Joe Cecil and David Cecil, all of Memphis; 35 grandchildren, 54 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Heart Association or Breast Cancer Foundation.
[Obit dated September 30, 2002]
BERNADINE C. AGENT, 88, of Bartlett, retired federal employee, died Thursday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. She was a member of Jackson Avenue Methodist Church. Mrs. Agent, the widow of Homer Agent, leaves a daughter, Peggy McDavid of Bartlett; a son, Marvin Agent of Pembroke, N.C.; a sister, Lena Zacharias of Foley, Ala.; a brother, Stacy Coleman of Memphis; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Alzheimer's Association.
[Obit dated September 29, 2002]
MAGGIE BATES, 101, of 2501 Johanna, died Friday at High Point Health & Rehab. M.J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was an usher emeritus at Cumming Street Baptist Church. Mrs. Bates, the widow of Tommy Bates, leaves a son, Rev. Willie L. Bates, five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
[Obit dated September 29, 2002]
WILLIE 'TOOTIE' BINGHAM JR., 79, of Memphis, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at noon Monday at M.J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. Mr. Bingham, the husband of Corrine Nevels Bingham, also leaves two daughters, Beverly Bingham and Gloria Bingham Pegues; two sons, Maurice Bingham and Carl Bingham; and three sisters, Bertha Johnson, Evelyn Nevels and Elizabeth Davis, all of Memphis; a brother, Walter Bingham of Louisville, Ky.; and two grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 29, 2002]
JEWELL INEZ BREWINGTON, 85, of Davison, Mich., factory worker, died Friday in Davison. Graveside services will be at noon Tuesday at Tyronza (Ark.) cemetery. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. She was a member of Mt. Monis Baptist Church. Mrs. Brewington, the widow of William Harley Brewington, leaves a daughter, Janie Whitehead of Davison; a son, Billy Earl Brewington of Williford, Ark.; a sister, Marie Smith of Genesee, Mich.; three brothers, Marvin Hindman, Hardin Hindman and Bobby Jim Hindman, all of Tyronza; 10 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 29, 2002]
