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ARTHUR J. AHL, 85, of North Little Rock, formerly of Cordova, plastics engineer, died Thursday in North Little Rock. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at North Little Rock Funeral Home with burial in Bayou Meto cemetery. He was a member of Fisherville Baptist Church. Mr. Ahl, the husband of Anna McCoy Ahl, also leaves two daughters, Linda Gonzales of Yuma, Ariz., and Lori Ahl of Pennsylvania; three sons, Jim Ahl of New York, Brian Ahl of Brunswick, Ohio and Reid Ahl of Harrisville, Pa., six grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
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DOROTHY E. BURNS, 81, of Memphis, homemaker, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has charge. She was a member of Riverside Missionary Baptist Church and the Benevolent Club of Walker Homes. Mrs. Burns, the widow of Samuel H. Burns, leaves four daughters, Dorothy Smith, Joyce Williams and Carolyn Dickerson, all of Memphis, and Sharnetta Strick land of Grand Rapids, Mich.; two sons, Samuel H. Burns Jr. and Carl Burns, and a sister, Louise Stewart, all of Memphis; two brothers, Henry Lee Gray and Christopher Gray, both of Woodstock, 13 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
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JAMES E. 'CHOCTAW' CARTER, 71, of Memphis, retired ironworker for Apple Crane & Rigging Co., died Sunday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services were Friday at Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel with burial in Northridge/Woodhaven cemetery there. He was a Korean War Army veteran and member of Ironworkers Union Local 167. Mr. Carter, the widower of Elizabeth L. Carter, leaves two daughters, Katrina J. Odom of Olive Branch and Laura J. Miller of Little Rock; four sons, James E. Carter Jr. of Warrior, Ala., Davie W. Carter of Memphis, Olen W. Carter of Independence, Miss., and Nicholas W. Carter of Fort Sill, Okla.; three sisters, Pauline Coulter of Dallas, Juanita Uselton of Arlington and Judith Walker of Memphis; three brothers, Olen Carter and Glen Maxey, both of Memphis, and Medford Carter of Shreveport, La., seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
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JIM COOK, 62, of Memphis, head coach for the University of Memphis golf program for 32 years, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Christ United Methodist Church, where he was a former board member and head of the security committee. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. He was named 1991-92 Great Midwest Conference Coach of the Year, was director of the Hillman Robbins Memorial Intercollegiate Tournament, served on the selection committee for the NCAA Golf Championships and the board of directors of the Southern Golf Association, was a past chairman of the legislative committee for the Golf Coaches Association of America and was the Division I representative to the Golf Coaches Association of America Board of Directors. Mr. Cook, the husband of Mary Nelle Cook, also leaves two sons, Jay Cook of Nashville and Christopher Cook of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to the University of Memphis golf program. Story/D2
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BERTHA ALBERSON DAVENPORT, 84, of St. Charles, Mo., formerly of Memphis, died Thursday at Delmer Gardens West in St. Louis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. Sheperd Funeral Home in St. Charles has charge. She was a volunteer for the American Red Cross and a member of Bellevue Baptist Church. Mrs. Davenport, the wife of James E. Davenport, also leaves a stepson, Larry E. Davenport, and three grandchildren.
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LEMETRIUS MICHELLE DEAN, 30, of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at her home. Services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Snow Funeral Home. She leaves her mother, Barbra J. Dean; her father and stepmother, Robert L. and Cynthia Wilkerson; two brothers, Isaiah D. Thomas and Christopher L. Patterson, and a companion with whom she lived, Mark Williams.
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DOLORES E. EDWARDS, 84, of Memphis, retired beautician, died Friday at Saint Francis Nursing Home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. Mrs. Edwards, the wife of Norman M. Edwards for 57 years, also leaves a daughter, Diane Livingston of Winter Springs, Fla.; a son, Mike Edwards of Memphis; a brother, Bob Johnston of Buhl, Idaho, and a granddaughter. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society or the Child Evangelism Fellowship.
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MILDRED THOMAS ELINOR, 88, of Whiteville, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, homemaker and retired manager for the old Lowenstein's department store, died Friday at American Transitional Rehab & Specialty Care. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Melrose cemetery in Whiteville. Shack elford Funeral Home in Bolivar, Tenn., has charge. She was a member of Colonial Park Methodist Church and a MIFA board member. Mrs. Elinor, the widow of Turner Thomas and Ottis Elinor, leaves a daughter, Bonnie Seitz of Memphis; two sisters, Gladys Bush of Memphis and Nelle Wilkerson of Jacksonville, Fla.; a brother, Gentry Parker of Whiteville, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Alzheimer Association or MIFA.
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JOHN ANTHONY EMBRY, 48, of Millington, welder for CIBA Chemical Co., died Thursday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Munford (Tenn.) Funeral Home with burial in Helen Crigger cemetery. Mr. Embry, the husband of Karen Bobbitt Embry, also leaves a daughter, Heather Dawn Embry of Millington; a son, Johnny Embry of Atoka; his mother, Lucille Talley Embry of Munford; four brothers, Roger Embry and Ronnie Embry, both of Gilt Edge, Tenn., Sid Embry of Millington and Bill Embry of Memphis, and three grandchildren.
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BILLY D. FLETCHER, 70, of Caraway, Ark., formerly of West Memphis, self-employed truck driver and retired employee of C & H Truck ing Co., died Wednesday at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Caraway First Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Caraway cemetery. Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home in Jonesboro has charge. Mr. Fletcher, the widower of Patsy J. Fletcher, leaves four sisters, Bonnie McCord and Ruth Hillhouse, both of Caraway, Melida Daugherty of Monahans, Texas, and Marie Medsker of Searcy, Ark., and a brother, Archie Russell of Dogtown, Ky. The family requests that memorials be sent to Caraway First Baptist Church.
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DANNY HAMMONDS, 55, of Southaven, truck driver for Overnite Transportation, died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. Mr. Hammonds, the husband of Janice Hammonds, also leaves two daughters, Kelley Hammonds of Southaven and Jennifer Ervin of Benton County, Ark.; four sons, Kristopher Hammonds and Jayson Hammonds, both of Southaven, Mark Hammonds of Walls and Greg Forbes of Urbana, Ill.; his mother, Wilma Joyce of Southaven; a sister, Jane Barnett of Hernando; a brother, Don Hammonds of Cordova, and seven grandchildren.
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TERESA LUCCHESI HANSEN, 90, of Memphis, retired accountant/bookkeeper for NCRD group, died Friday at her home. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Louis Catholic Church, where she was a communicant and member of the senior group, with burial in Calvary. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. She was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church Senior Group and the Italian Club. Mrs. Hansen, the widower of Mathis W. Hansen, leaves a sister, Jeanette Greehan, and five brothers, Silvio Lucchesi, Angelo Lucchesi, Louie Lucchesi, Mike Lucchesi and Gene Lucchesi, all of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to Monastery of St. Clare.
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CHARLES EDWARD HOLLAND, 64, of Memphis, welder for Delta Door & Hardware for 23 years, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Ripley (Tenn.) Funeral Home with burial in Criswell cemetery. Mr. Holland, the husband of Sylverine Holland, also leaves a son, Vincent Holland of Arlington; three sisters, Edna Hargett of Jumpertown, Miss., Shirley Mauney of Topeka, Kan., and Betty Vuncannon of Ripley, and a grandchild.
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LAWRENCE DANIEL JERRY, 71, of Brighton, carpenter and painter, died Wednesday at his home. Services were Friday at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home in Covington with burial in Indian Creek cemetery. He was a member of Central Baptist Church. Mr. Jerry, the husband of Mary Wood Jerry, also leaves a daughter, Charlotte McDaniel of Quito, Tenn.; two sons, Lawrence Jerry and Howard Jerry, both of Brighton; a sister, Louise Jerry Lindsey of Luray, Va.; a brother, William Percy Jerry of Rosemark, six grandsons, and four great-grandchildren.
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THEODIS MARION, 86, of Memphis, retired farmer, died Wednesday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Delta Burial Corp. in Clarksdale, Miss., with burial in Heavenly Rest cemetery in Lyon, Miss. Mr. Marion, the widower of Pearline Marion, leaves four daughters, Rosie Williams and Jannie Cobb, both of Memphis, and Shirley Johnson and Elois Spencer, both of Kansas City, Mo.; six sons, Theodis Marion Jr., Robert L. Marion, Willie B. Marion and Terrance Marion, all of Memphis, and Joe W. Stevenson and Arthur L. Marion, both of Clarksdale, 20 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
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BETTE G. McKINLEY, 89, of Bartlett, formerly of Newark, Ohio, retired public school secretary, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel has charge. Mrs. McKinley, the widow of William C. McKinley, leaves a daughter, Kate Tully of Bartlett; two half-sisters, Harriett Frazier and Marjorie Keller, both of Newark, and three grandchildren.
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