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MARY HARPER MASTERS, 52, of Memphis, unit nurse for Methodist Healthcare, died Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Warren United Methodist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. Snow Funeral Home has charge. She leaves three sons, Corvell Daniels, Guyoka Bonner and Shawn Masters, all of Memphis; three sisters, Annie Harper and Willie Mae Brown, both of Memphis, and Arine Hardnett of Flint, Mich.; five brothers, Odie Harper, Larry Harper, Kent Harper, Marvin Harper and Wallace Harper, all of Memphis, and five grandchildren.
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DORRIS H. MAXWELL, 65, of Memphis, seamstress, died Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a Church of God in Christ gospel singer and member of Moore's Memorial Church of God in Christ. Mrs. Maxwell, the wife of Pastor Samuel Maxwell, also leaves three daughters, Jacqueline Ivery and Sandra Beauregard, both of Memphis, and Juanita Holland of Meridian, Miss.; three sons, Larry Maxwell, Ray Maxwell and Samuel Maxwell II, all of Memphis; three sisters, Mable H. Maxwell of Memphis, Georgia Hudson-Hinds of Greenville, Miss., and Johnnye Maye Pass of Holly Springs, Miss., and 16 grandchildren.
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ARTHUR EARL McCASKILL, 77, of Moscow, Tenn., retired from International Harvester after 20 years, retired Moscow postmaster after 23 years and former Shelter insurance agent, died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Morris Memorial Baptist Church in Moscow with burial in Ebenezer cemetery in Williston, Tenn. Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home in Somerville has charge. He was an Army veteran who received a Purple Heart, and a Baptist. Mr. McCaskill, the husband of Kathryn Sisco McCaskill, also leaves a son, Bobby Ray McCaskill of Somerville, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Morris Memorial Baptist Church or Ebenezer cemetery Association.
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ROSA MAE McKAY, 93, of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Family Funeral Care Stage Road Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. Mrs. McKay, the widow of Lester McKay, leaves a daughter, Sybil Maharrey of Memphis; a brother, Warren Shirah of Griffin, Ga., four grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
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HUBER H. MERRIAM, 93, of Memphis, retired secretary and treasurer from Federal Compress Co., died Tuesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Independent Presbyterian Church, Scottish and York Rites and Al Chymia Shrine, 32nd degree Mason of DeSoto Lodge 299 and a World War II Army veteran. Mr. Merriam was the widower of Melva G. Merriam. The family requests that memorials be sent to Independent Presbyterian Church or a charity of the donor's choice.
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LUSTER MILLER, 84, of Memphis, retired builder for Baker's Cabinet Shop, died Monday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Zion Hill Baptist Church with burial in Greenview cemetery in Nesbit. Snow Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Miller, the widower of Maggie Miller, leaves a daughter, Sakinah Saleem of Memphis; a sister, Inez Oliver of Hernando, and five grandchildren.
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JOAN MIMS, 66, retired dietitian for St. Joseph Hospital, died Thursday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church with burial in Memorial Park. N. J. Ford and Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Greater St. Matthew Baptist Church. She leaves six daughters, Patricia Mims, Geraldine Mims, Linda Mims, Janet Mims and Angela Mims Berry, all of Memphis, and Cheryl Mims of Dallas; one son, Michael Mimms of Washington; three sisters, Mae Ella Watson and Betty Hill, both of Memphis, and Tommie Lee Banks of Milwaukee, 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
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ELLA LOIS MORTON, 79, of Memphis, retired owner-operator of Pat's Pizza, died Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. Mrs. Morton, the widow of Jack E. Morton, leaves a daughter, Linda Karen Hamblin of Memphis; three sons, Jack E. Morton Jr. and Dale M. Morton, both of Memphis, and Glen A. Morton of Bath, N.Y.; a sister, Virginia Deal of Union City, Tenn.; a brother, Glen Morrison of Bartlett, 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Alzheimer research.
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DAVID PLUNK, 73, of Bartlett, retired truck driver for Liquid Air Corp., died Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Stage Road Church of Christ, where he was a member, with burial in Mars Hill cemetery near Adamsville, Tenn. Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer, Tenn., has charge. He was a National Guard veteran. Mr. Plunk, the husband of Johnnie Plunk, also leaves a daughter, Suzanne Mimms of Collierville; two sisters, Omie Whitten of Memphis and Venica Hall of Kingston Springs, Tenn., and a grandson.
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CAROLYN ADKINS REYNOLDS, 69, of Memphis, retired bookkeeper, died Wednesday at Wesley Highland Manor. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Memorial Park. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel has charge. She was a member of First Baptist Church and a graduate of Tech High School. Mrs. Reynolds, the widow of David Reynolds, leaves three sisters, June Adkins Chapman and Lellie Adkins Randolph, both of Memphis, and Claire Adkins Connors of Dallas, and a brother, Charlie Adkins of Somerville. The family requests that memorials be sent to American Alzheimer Association.
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CALLIE RICHMOND, 61, of Memphis, died Tuesday at her home. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Richmond, the wife of Joe F. Richmond, also leaves two daughters, Anita Shorter and Michele Williams, both of Memphis; three sons, William Hogan and Ravon Hogan, both of Memphis, and Kelvin Hogan of New York; four brothers, Leonard Jones of Vallejo, Calif., Jimmy Morris of Little Rock, and Eddie Morris and Philip Morris, both of Memphis, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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WILLIAM RILE, 71, of Memphis, died Wednesday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at noon Nov. 20 at M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He was a Korean War Marine Corps veteran. He leaves a brother, James Webb of Memphis.
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MARCELLA ROBERTSON, 97, of Collierville, homemaker, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville. Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at New Stinson Church in Rossville, where she was a member, with burial in Charity Garden there. H. C. Jett Funeral Home in Collierville has charge. Mrs. Robertson, the widow of Rob Robertson, leaves a son, William Taylor of Byhalia; four grandchildren whom she raised, James Johnson and Patricia Mason, both of Memphis, and Gloria Jean Robertson and Fannie Pitts, both of Collierville, five grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren.
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LENA ROMS, 89, of Memphis, died Wednesday at Methodist Healthcare-North. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Christian Love Fellowship. She leaves a daughter, Dilcy Baker of Memphis; four sons, James McKinnie of Greenville, Miss., and Johnnie McKinnie, William McKinnie and Rev. Willie E. Wright, all of Memphis, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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MARY KATHRYN RYSKA, 90, of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at St. Francis Nursing Home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, where she was a communicant, with burial in Calvary. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. Mrs. Ryska, the widow of Edward Anthony Ryska, leaves a son, Edward Michael Ryska of Petaluma, Calif., and a granddaughter.
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LAURA RIVERS SCOTT, 79, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Wesley Highland Manor. Services will be at noon Saturday at Greater Life Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a mother board member, with burial in Galilee Memorial Gardens. Victory Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a daughter, Doris A. White of Memphis, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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