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JAMES R. BENNETT, 74, of Memphis, retired machinist, died Oct. 14 at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Graveside services were Thursday at West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel had charge. Mr. Bennett, the husband of Rose Bennett, also leaves a daughter, Wenita Grey of Little Rock; three sons, Bruce Bennett of Harrisburg, Ark., William Bennett of Memphis and Terry L. Bennett of Troy, Ill.; a stepdaughter, Sandra Freano of Memphis; two stepsons, James Freano of Oakland and John Freano of Memphis; a sister, Ruth Franks of Somerville; a brother, A. J. Bennett of Utica, Ill.; 17 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 22, 2002]
REBECCA BIDDY, 90, of Parkin, Ark., homemaker, died Thursday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Parkin First Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion, Ark. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. She was past matron of Order of the Eastern Star and member of the Garden Club. Mrs. Biddy, the widow of Rudolph Biddy, leaves a daughter, Judy Biddy Hile of Spring, Texas; a sister, Jean Moss, and a brother, Lovell Maddox, both of Chattanooga, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Obit dated October 22, 2002]
JAMES ARTHUR BIRDSONG, 52, of Memphis, mechanic, died Sunday at his home. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Birdsong, the husband of Linda Birdsong, also leaves three daughters, Nashe Valentine, Dotsherita Birdsong and Toya Carpenter, all of Memphis; two sons, Cedric Birdsong of Memphis and Jonathan Birdsong of Somerville; two sisters, Mary Birdsong and Clementine Hill, both of Memphis; four brothers, Robert Lee Birdsong of Memphis, George Birdsong of Oakland, Calif., Alfred Birdsong of Waco, Texas, and Richard Birdsong of Somerville, and 12 grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 22, 2002]
EDWARD BONNER, 75, of Memphis, retired waiter, died Sunday at his home. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. He was a member of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Bonner, the husband of Alcola Bonner, also leaves a daughter, Edwyna Bonner of Memphis.
[Obit dated October 22, 2002]
RUBY BRAND, 80, of Marked Tree, Ark., homemaker, died Sunday at Three Rivers Nursing Home in Marked Tree. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today at Potters cemetery in Lepanto, Ark. Bartlett Funeral Home Stage Road Chapel has charge. She leaves a sister, Wanda Holland of Texas, and a caregiver, Lavada Addison of Memphis.
[Obit dated October 22, 2002]
JAMES WARREN BROADWAY, 63, of Olive Branch, truck driver, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch with burial in Boggan cemetery. He was a member of Fairhaven Baptist Church and a 32nd degree Mason of Oak Grove Lodge 293. Mr. Broadway, the husband of Mary Lynn Broadway, also leaves two daughters, Debbie B. Wiygul and Lisa E. Pass, both of Olive Branch; two sons, Mike W. Broadway of Olive Branch and Steven W. Broadway; a sister, Barbara B. Treadway, and a brother, Ricky M. Broadway, both of Olive Branch, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Memphis Tissue Bank or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated October 22, 2002]
EDWINA McCULLAR CHANDLER, 81, of Millington, died Saturday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Elmwood. Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel has charge. She was a former Navy disbursing clerk, past PTA president of Millington East Elementary School and member of Germantown Art League and Daughters of the American Revolution Alexander McCullough Chapter. Mrs. Chandler, the widow of Nicholas M. Chandler, leaves a daughter, Niki Chandler Hemness of Millington; a son, Jack Chandler Pettit of Memphis, three grandsons and a great-granddaughter.
[Obit dated October 22, 2002]
GODFREY DOUGLASS, 38, of Memphis, died Monday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of House of Prayer. He leaves three sisters, Verner Jones, Linda Jones Richmond and Ruby Douglass, all of Memphis; five brothers, Clinton Douglass, Arluster Douglass and Larry Douglass, all of Memphis, Eric Douglass of Mason, Tenn., and Maurice Douglass of Millington, and a companion with whom he lived, Maggie E. Wade of Memphis.
[Obit dated October 22, 2002]
WILLIAM FRANKLIN, 61, of Bartlett, chef for O'Charley's Restaurant and employee of Family Physicians Group, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Bartlett Funeral Home Stage Road Chapel. Mr. Franklin, the husband of Patricia Franklin, also leaves two daughters, Wanda Franklin and Tracy Franklin, both of Boston; two sons, Christopher Franklin and Craig Franklin, both of Orlando; his mother, Ruth Copeland, and a sister, Eydith Copeland, both of Boston, and four grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 22, 2002]
MARY ELIZABETH GARBUZINSKI, 33, of Bartlett, social worker, died Monday at UT Bowld Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel has charge. She leaves her parents, Henry Garbuzinski Jr. and Margaret Garbuzinski of Bartlett; two sisters, Stephanie Dowdy of Lakeland and Patricia Garbuzinski of Memphis, and two brothers, Terrence Garbuzinski of North Attleboro, Mass., and Hank Garbuzinski of Memphis.
[Obit dated October 22, 2002]
ANN CLEMENT GILBERT, 65, of Memphis, formerly of Bells, Tenn., employee of IMC Supply, died Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-South. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bells Funeral Home with burial in Walnut Hill Baptist Church cemetery there. She was a member of Colonial Hills Baptist Church. She leaves two sons, David Gilbert and Cary Gilbert, both of Memphis; two brothers, Roy Clement of Southaven and Holland Clement of Bells, and three grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 22, 2002]
LIZA GOODMAN, 95, of Clarksdale, Miss., formerly of Byhalia, Miss., homemaker, died Thursday at River Oak Nursing Home in Clarksdale. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at St. Matthew's Baptist Church in Byhalia with burial in the church cemetery. Gillespie Funeral Home in Olive Branch has charge. She leaves a daughter, Katherine Green of Clarksdale.
[Obit dated October 22, 2002]
ANN LUCILLE GRACE, 80, of Memphis, former receptionist for Dr. Lyman A. Kasselberg, died Monday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of Berclair Baptist Church Faithful Workers Sunday School Class and former PTA member of Berclair Elementary and Kingsbury High Schools. Mrs. Grace, the widow of Willard B. Grace, leaves a daughter, Mary Ann Grace Kirkby of Sheffield, Ala.; two sons, Charles Chris Grace of Alexandria, Va., and Willard B. Grace Jr. of Memphis, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to Trans-World Bible Society.
[Obit dated October 22, 2002]
IONIE HALL, 59, of Memphis, died Friday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Newell Chapel Church in Victoria, Miss. She leaves a sister, Helen Amos of Memphis, and three brothers, Percy Amos of Philadelphia, Napoleon Amos of Kansas City, Mo., and Larry Amos of Memphis.
[Obit dated October 22, 2002]
ROXIE MAE HARDIN, 57, of Olive Branch, employee of Carrier Inc., died Saturday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at noon Wednesday at Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church in Cayce, Miss., with burial in Mt. Pisgah cemetery there. Gillespie Funeral Home in Olive Branch has charge. She leaves two sons, Willie L. Hardin Jr. and Tony O. Hardin of Byhalia; her mother, Lucille Webb of Byhalia, Miss.; three sisters, Earnestine Brooks of Byhalia, Mildred Hardin of Oakland and Girley R. Hines of Memphis; two brothers, Robert Webb of Byhalia and Aurthur Webb of Red Banks, Miss., and three grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 22, 2002]
RICHARD H. HART, 71, of Collierville, brick mason, died Sunday at his home. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Magnolia cemetery in Collierville. Collierville Funeral Home has charge. He was an Army veteran and member of Collierville First Baptist Church. He leaves two sons, Gary Hart of West Memphis and Kevin Hart of Collierville; a sister, Mildred Frost of Park Valley, Miss.; three brothers, Rev. Carl Hart of Tucker, Ga., Clifford Hart of Hickory Valley, Tenn., and Frank Hart of Collierville, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to Methodist Hospice.
[Obit dated October 22, 2002]
