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DONALD D. BAKER, 61, of Memphis, stationary engineer, died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. He was a member of Leawood Baptist Church. Mr. Baker, the husband of Betty Cryer Baker for 43 years, also leaves two daughters, Vanessa Baker Danley of Memphis and Donnita S. Baker of Jackson, Tenn.; a sister, Faye Howell of Saulsbury, Tenn., three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Obit dated November 7, 2002]
ELIZABETH BARRY, 63, of Memphis, died Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at noon Saturday at Warner Temple AME Zion Church, where she was a member, with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a son, Calvin Lemont Barry of Bowie, Md.; her mother, Mattie Cummings, and six sisters, Ann W. Morris, Gloria J. Driver, Gwendolyn Bush, Jacqueline Smith, Amy Jones and Clara Jones, all of Memphis; two brothers, Marion Barry of Washington and Sammie Jones of Memphis, and a grandchild.
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HERBERT MAURICE BASKIN, 71, of McKenzie, Tenn., formerly of Brighton, farmer, died Tuesday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Munford (Tenn.) Funeral Home with burial in Helen Crigger cemetery. He was a member of Wrights Chapel Assembly of God. He leaves a daughter, Debbie Baskin Sanders of Burlison; a son, Kenneth Baskin of McKenzie; two sisters, Patsy Wilkins of Brighton and Jody Farmer of Atoka; two brothers, Douglas Baskin and Billy Baskin, both of Brighton, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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JEAN V. BELL, 64, of Memphis, died Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Shiloh cemetery in New Albany, Miss. She was a member of Olivet Baptist Church. She leaves a sister, Joy Spight of New Albany, and a niece who cared for her, Tommy Spight of Memphis and New Albany.
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VIRGINIA ANN CHEATWOOD, 72, of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday at her home. Services were Sunday at Mortimer Funeral Home in New Albany, Miss., with burial in Glenfield cemetery there. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Cheatwood, the wife of John T. Cheatwood, also leaves a daughter, Gracie Smithey of Byhalia, Miss.; a son, John Michael Cheatwood of Memphis; a sister, Ruth Ranks of Shelby County; two brothers, Billy Hunsucker of Byhalia and Ralph Hunsucker of Holly Springs, Miss., three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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IRENE OPHELIA CLARK, 61, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Senior Services. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Jefferson Mortuary in Millington with burial in St. John cemetery in Atoka. She leaves her mother, Mamye Allen; four sisters, Mary Louise Allen, Betty Thomas, Lavern Allen and Elizabeth Dye, and seven brothers, James Allen Jr., James Willie Allen, William Allen, Henry Lee Allen, John Allen, Nathaniel Allen and Larry Allen, all of Memphis.
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JAMES C. CURTIS, 88, of Selma, N.C., formerly of Memphis, retired postmaster and regional director of the Southern Region Postal Service, died Sunday in Selma. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Memphis Memory Gardens. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. He was an elder and Adult Sunday School teacher of Buntyn Presbyterian Church on Prescott, member of Alfred D. Mason YMCA, American Legion and the board of the Civitan and Hemophilia associations, charter member of Raleigh Lions Club, chairman of United Way Federal Civilian Division and a World War II Army veteran. Mr. Curtis, the husband of Amalia Hill Curtis for 69 years, also leaves a son, James O. Curtis of Selma; two sisters, Louise Waltz and Margaret Mayo, both of Memphis, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Buntyn Presbyterian Church on Prescott.
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LOU ALICE CLARK GILLESPIE, 65, of Memphis, retired teacher from the City of Memphis after 30 years, died Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Northridge/Woodhaven Funeral Home in Millington with burial in Northridge/Woodhaven cemetery. She was a graduate of the University of Memphis, former member of the Beethoven Club and member of Bellevue Baptist Church. Mrs. Gillespie, the wife of Thomas G. Gillespie for 25 years, also leaves a stepdaughter, Tammy Mantlo of Nashville, and two grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Transverse Myelitis Association in Tacoma, Wash., or Life Choices of Memphis.
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ARTIS SUE GRAIG, 97, of Memphis, formerly of Millington, homemaker, died Tuesday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel with burial in Quito (Tenn.) Memorial cemetery. Mrs. Graig, the widow of Albert E. Graig, leaves two daughters, Beverly Graig Gainer of Cordova and Barbara Graig Warren of Quito; a son, Albert E. 'Bert' Graig Jr. of Clinton, Ark., eight grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Fellowship Baptist Church in Quito.
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CINDY SCOTT HALE, 29, of Cloverdale, homemaker, died Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg, Tenn. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Dyersburg Funeral Home Ridgely Chapel with burial in New Haven cemetery. She was a member of Faithway Baptist Church in Troy, Tenn. Mrs. Hale, the wife of Gary Hale, also leaves a daughter, Brianna Blackwell of Ridgely, Tenn.; three sons, Justin Blackwell of Ridgely, and Josh Hale and Christian Hale, both of Cloverdale; her father, Billy Scott of Ridgely; a sister, Angela Hinson of Union City, Tenn., and a brother, Teddy Scott of Ridgely.
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MILDRED HALL, 85, of Memphis, secretary for Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division for 15 years, died Wednesday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Family Funeral Care Stage Road Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church. Mrs. Hall, the widow of Milton Hall, leaves two daughters, Norma Smith of Brunswick and Janette Matthews-Moorman of Coldwater, Miss.; two stepdaughters, Dorothy McCarty of Winston-Salem, N.C., and Peggy Dowell of Memphis; a sister, Emma Lee Mauldin of Memphis, 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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TIA MINOLA HAYMORE, infant daughter of Charise Burse and Troy Haymore of Memphis, died Wednesday at Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at New Park cemetery. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She also leaves three sisters, Alexandria Burse, Alexia Haymore and Layla Haymore; her grandmothers, Cornelia Haymore and Antionette McGhee, and her great-grandmothers, Josephine Fisher and Maxine Harper, all of Memphis.
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ROBERT E. JAMISON, 78, of Memphis, equipment manager for the old defense depot, died Tuesday at Allen Morgan Nursing Home. Services will be at 9 a.m. today at Memorial Park Funeral Home with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. He was a member of Underwood United Methodist Church, a World War II and Korean War veteran and lay delegate for Memphis Annual Conference. Mr. Jamison, the husband of F. Lou Jamison, also leaves a daughter, Nancy Alexander, and a son, John Alexander, both of Lakeland. The family requests that memorials be sent to the University of Tennessee Cancer Research Center or a charity of the donor's choice.
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CHRISTIE WATTS KELLY, 33, of Memphis, freelance writer, died Tuesday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Louis Catholic Church with burial in Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Kelly, the wife of Shawn Kelly, also leaves a daughter, Arabella Erin Kelly; two sons, Patrick Graham Kelly and Ian Watts Kelly; her parents, Gail and Dean Watts of Birchwood, Tenn.; two sisters, Jennifer Watts of Chattanooga and Heather Watts of Cleveland, Tenn.; a brother, Trip Watts of Cleveland, and her grandmother, Dot Lingerfelt of Chattanooga. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Christie Kelly Family Fund.
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ENLOW F. KIRBY, 73, of Brighton, Tenn., owner of Industrial Crane Service and retired Baptist minister after 40 years, died Tuesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at R. H. Munford cemetery in Covington. Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home in Covington has charge. He was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church. Mr. Kirby, the husband of Girlene Kirby, also leaves two daughters, Diane Sneed of Germantown and Melissa Byrd of Mason, Tenn.; two sons, Terry Kirby and Ashley Kirby, both of Brighton; a brother, John Kirby of Henning, Tenn., eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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ELIZABETH C. LADNER, 89, of Memphis, formerly of Ripley, Miss., homemaker, died Tuesday at Kirby Pines Manor. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Ripley Presbyterian Church, where she was a member, with burial in Ripley cemetery. Ripley Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of the Presbyterian Women's Organization. Mrs. Ladner, the wife of H. Griffin Ladner, also leaves a daughter, Beth Margherio of Ocean Springs, Miss.; a son, Griff Ladner of Germantown, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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