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NATHANIEL GAITHER, 72, of Memphis, retired from TVA, died Thursday at his home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Union Grove Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in St. Paul Baptist Church cemetery in Williston. M. J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home has charge. He leaves two daughters, Lucinda Gaither and Carolyn Gaither; six sons, James Gaither, Clarence Gaither, Michael Gaither, Melvin Gaither, Wayne Gaither and Edward Smith, and a sister, Annie Qualls, all of Memphis, 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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VIRGIE KATHLEEN WATSON GAREY, 74, of Parkin, Ark., head cashier at Kroger, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Roller Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion. She leaves two daughters, Marcia Lynn Price of Venezuela and Teresa Stewart of Memphis; four sisters, Elsie Langsett of Chicago, Evelyn Watson of Fort Smith, Ark., Dorothy Person of Earle, Ark., and Jewell Hendrix of Wynne, Ark.; two brothers, Lewis Watson of Peoria, Ill., and Melvin Watson of Earle, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Obit dated November 3, 2002]
LENA 'JEAN' GWIN, 75, of Horseshoe Lake, Ark., formerly of Memphis, homemaker, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Gwin, the widow of Robert Gerald Gwin, leaves two daughters, Janette Gwin Krauch of Memphis and Mary Gwin Reeves of Spencer, Ind.; two sons, Kenneth A. Gwin of Memphis and Robert F. Gwin of Lakeland; three sisters, Bell Grantham of Memphis, Jamie Murphy of Arizona and Ruby Robarbs of Rondo, Ark.; a brother, Buddy Grant of West Helena, Ark., six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Lung Association of Tennessee or Les Passees.
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DEBORAH ANN HARRINGTON, 54, of Memphis, homemaker, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Munford (Tenn.) Funeral Home with burial in Bassett (Ark.) cemetery. She was a Baptist. She leaves three daughters, Andrea Stewart, Angela Gonyaw and Leigh Ann Harrison, all of Memphis; her mother, Betty Jo Dedman of Brownsville, Tenn.; three brothers, Terry Warhurst of Memphis, Tony Warhurst of Munford and Mark Warhurst of Eads, and 11 grandchildren.
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JAMES B. HILL, 45, of Memphis, self-employed plumber, died Saturday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Louis Catholic Church with burial in Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Hill, the husband of Deborah Schaffler Hill, also leaves a daughter, Sara Catherine Hill of Memphis; his parents, Genie and James Hill of Brownsville, Tenn., and a sister, Linda Hill of Blacksburg, Va. The family requests that memorials be sent to the St. Louis Meditation Garden.
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HELEN WILDER HOGAN, 81, of Memphis, gift shop operator for 20 years at Memphis International Airport, died Saturday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown with burial in Calvary. She leaves a daughter, Nancy Godinez of Jacksonville, Fla.; a son, John Hogan of Southaven; a sister, Frances Underwood of Memphis, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
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MINDY HOLT, 37, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Bartlett Funeral Home Stage Road Chapel has charge. Mrs. Holt, the wife of Kenneth R. Holt, also leaves her mother, Beverly Page, and a stepsister, April Reisinger, both of Memphis; a brother, Chris Schroyer of Water Valley, Miss., and her grandmother, Francia Schroyer of Elizabethton, Tenn.
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JUANITA JOYNER HORTON, 80, of Memphis, retired head cook at Newberry Elementary School, died Friday at Allenbrooke Nursing Home. N. J. Ford and Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a choir member at Mt. Pisgah CME Church. Mrs. Horton, the widow of William Horton, leaves two sons, Ottawa Joyner of Memphis and William Horton Jr. of St. Petersburg, Fla.; a brother, Clyde P. Joyner of Memphis; a daughter-in-law, Althea Joyner, and a niece, Marnette Callaway, both of Memphis and both of whom cared for her, six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
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R. B. HOUSTON, 86, of 439 Beale, homemaker, died Oct. 27 at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Southern Funeral Home. Mrs. Houston, the widow of Mose Houston, leaves a brother, Eddie Horton of Memphis; and a niece, Ruby L. Allen, and a great-niece, Sandra Allen, both of Memphis and both of whom cared for her.
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LLOYD JAMES HUDSON, 87, of Memphis, retired executive officer for Raidford's Shoes Inc., died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. He was a World War II veteran, a graduate of Memphis State University, a Mason and Shriner and a member of the Brotherhood of St. Andrews and the Church of the Holy Communion. Mr. Hudson, the husband of Evelyn Hudson for 55 years, also leaves two sons, Terry Hudson and Jerry Hudson, and a sister, Mildred Griggs, all of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society or a charity of the donor's choice.
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RUBEN HUNTER, 71, of Memphis, retired from National Linen Service, died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Boulevard Church of Christ, where he was a member, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. E. H. Ford Mortuary has charge. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Hunter, the husband of Vinnie J. Hunter, also leaves two daughters, Gloria M. Hunter-Body of Chicago and Tracy Cheatham of Memphis; a son, Ruben Hunter Jr.; three stepdaughters, Jacqueline McNeal, Sharon Jones and Patricia Echols, and a stepson, Tyrone Jones, all of Memphis; two sisters, Gloria H. Adams of Stone Mountain, Ga., and Rose H. Walker of Memphis; a brother, Robert G. Hunter of Memphis; a half-sister, Mae Lillian Johnson of Chicago, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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BISHOP BEVERLY A. JACKSON, 60, of 3423 Gaywind, bishop and founder of Greater United Christian Center, died Thursday at Saint Francis Hospital. M. J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. Bishop Jackson, the wife of Pastor Clyde Jackson, also leaves four daughters, Vicki Peppers of Memphis, and Cynthia Jordan, Regina Carter and Beverly Toole, all of Birmingham; five sons, Eric Jackson and Johnathan Jackson, both of Memphis, Kenneth Jackson of Merced, Calif., and Carl Toole and Arthur Toole, both of Birmingham; her parents, Flutina and Carey M. Nall, both of Memphis; two sisters, Louellen Goodman and Faye Ware, both of Birmingham; five brothers, Ray H. Nall of of Altadena, Calif., Norman Nall of Carson, Calif., and Charles Nall, James Nall and Arthur Nall, all of Memphis, and 29 grandchildren.
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LETTY H. JERNIGAN, 67, of Memphis, retired administrative assistant for Marsh and McLennan, died Friday at Methodist Healthcare-Germantown. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Balmoral Presbyterian Church, where she was a member. The body was donated to Medical Education Research Institute. She was a volunteer for Baptist Hospice and the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association Meals on Wheels program, a life master in Contract Bridge and a graduate of Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Ga. Mrs. Jernigan, the wife of Prent Jernigan, also leaves two daughters, Ann H. Armstrong of Selma, Ala., and Cathy Moore of Memphis; her mother, Martha S. Grafton of Harrisonburg, Va.; two sisters, Lib Greer of Columbus, Ga., and Margo Hughes of Durham, N.C., and six grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Baptist Hospice.
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WILLIE FRANK LANDFORD, 45, of Memphis, laborer for L.P. Brown, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at New Greater Life Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Memory Hill Garden. Family Mortuary has charge. He leaves two daughters, Toni Spragins and Kanika Landford; three sons, Darrick Landford, Rico Landford and Tico Landford; four sisters, Laverne Freeman, Eva Bland, Retha Smith and Vernita Smith, and four brothers, Sam Landford, Michael Smith, Anthony Smith and Larry Flowers, all of Memphis, and five grandchildren.
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SUSIE LEWIS, 99, of 594 N. Fifth, homemaker, died Friday at King's Daughters & Sons Nursing Home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Magnolia First Baptist Church with burial in New Park. Southern Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Lewis, the widow of Robert Lewis, leaves three daughters, Mary Smith and Virginia Williams, both of Memphis, and Marjorie Taylor of Paris, Tenn., 12 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
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JOHNNIE KAY MESSICK, 62, of Memphis, homemaker, died Oct. 27 at her home. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel has charge. She was a member of Second Baptist Church. Mrs. Messick, the widow of John Messick, leaves three daughters, Tammy Mills, Karen Riana and Mary Ruth Messick; a son, Paul Messick of Moorehead, Maine; a stepdaughter, Marilyn Dean of Nashville; her mother, Rose Silva, and her father, Joe Polizza, both of California; a sister, Susanna Bradford of Tulsa, Okla.; a brother, Larry Rogers of Texas, 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
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