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ARLETHA COLEMAN REDDICK, 85, of Memphis, retired private caregiver, died Thursday at American Transitional Nursing Home. N. J. Ford and Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Metropolitan Baptist Church. Mrs. Reddick, the widow of Bishop Reddick, leaves a daughter, Anne Spillens of Memphis; a sister, Bertha Sims of Memphis, and two grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 2, 2002]
SAMUEL P. RYLAND, 88, of Memphis, retired from Chemetron Corp., after 37 years and Mid-South Oxygen Co., after 12 years, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. He was a member of Crusaders Sunday School Class and was chairman of the official board of Mullins United Methodist Church, was a World War II Navy veteran, and a member of the Park Avenue Lodge of Freemasons and Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Southern Jursidiction USA. Mr. Ryland, the widower of Evelyn B. Ryland and the husband of Trudie Ryland, also leaves a daughter, Janet Alexander of Ohio; a son, John Ryland of Dallas; a brother, Jimmy Ryland of Memphis, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 2, 2002]
GLYNDA L. O. SELLERS, 50, of Camp Hill, Pa., formerly of Memphis, registered nurse for Milestone Nursing, died Thursday at her home. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Myers-Harner Funeral Home in Camp Hill with burial in St. John's cemetery there. She was a graduate of Brunswick (Ga.) Junior College, a member of Christian Life Assembly in Camp Hill and had received a Red Cross Nursing Award. Mrs. Sellers, the wife of Jack W. Sellers, also leaves a son, Zachary R. Sellers of Camp Hill; her mother, Mary Laverne Straughm-Orman of Memphis; three sisters, Janice Orman of Memphis, Janell Gault of Enola, Pa., and Lanita Bain of Eads, and a brother, Jimmy Orman.
[Obit dated November 2, 2002]
SARA SIMPSON, infant daughter of Calvin Thomas and Lisa Draffin Simpson of Atoka, died Thursday at Baptist Women's Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Salem cemetery in Atoka. Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home in Covington has charge. She also leaves a brother, Jesse Thomas Simpson, and her grandparents, Calvin Simpson Jr., Frances Maylene Walker and Charlotte and Ernest Draffin, all of Atoka, and her great-grandparents, Hazel Draffin and Jean Orton, both of Covington. The family requests that memorials be sent to Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated November 2, 2002]
MERLINE LEE TURNER, 81, of Walls, sewer and drain superintendent for the City of Memphis, died Thursday at Spring Gate Nursing Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. He was a World War II veteran. Mr. Turner, the husband of Virginia Turner for 23 years, also leaves three daughters, Judith Turner Pfiffer of Buffalo, N.Y., Doris Turner Gates of Amherst, N.Y., and Teresa Turner Woods of Drummonds; two sons, Thomas Turner of Humboldt and David Turner of Memphis; four stepdaughters, Betty Hill Plumley of Byhalia, Miss., Kay Hill Woods of Mt. Juliet, Tenn., Fay Hill Chambliss of Horn Lake and Rita Hill Conway of Ash Flat, Ark, ; two stepsons, Thomas E. Hill of Drummonds and Samuel Hill of Senatobia, Miss.; a sister, Althea Turner Lumpkin of Memphis; a brother, Eliga W. Turner of Blackwell, Mo., 27 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 2, 2002]
DION F. WEST, 36, of Memphis, manager of On The Border restaurant at Wolfchase, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Frayser with burial in Bartlett-Ellendale cemetery. Munford Funeral Home-Millington Chapel has charge. Mr. West, the husband of Crystal West, also leaves four daughters, Kimberly West, Ariel West, Jordon West and Lavender West, and a son, Cody West, all of Mempis; his mother, Sue McBride of Cave Junction, Ore.; a brother, Travis B. West of Chino, Calif.; two half-sisters, Lourena West of Moreno Valley, Calif., and Kara West of Grass Valley, Calif.; two half-brothers, Damian West of La Plata, Md., and Errien West of Washington, and his grandparents, Anna McBride of Cave Junction and Richard C. West of Glide, Ore. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Diabetes Association.
[Obit dated November 2, 2002]
ALICE JACKSON WILLIAMS, 98, of Senatobia, Miss., formerly of Memphis, retired teacher, died Thursday at River Region Medical Center in Vicksburg, Miss. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Bethesda cemetery in Senatobia. C. O. Pate Funeral Home in Senatobia has charge. She was an 86-year member of the United Methodist Church, a member of Daughters of the American Revolution James Gilliam Chapter, former regent of Daughters of the American Revolution Watauga Chapter in Memphis and a former member of Colonial Dames of the 17th Century and King's Daughters & Sons in Memphis. Mrs. Williams, the widow of Durward Eric Williams, leaves a daughter, Elizabeth Ann Williams Carr of Vicksburg; a son, D. Eric Williams Jr. of Olive Branch, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Senatobia First United Methodist Church or Vicksburg First Presbyterian Church.
[Obit dated November 2, 2002]
TRISH O'BRIEN ADAMS, 55, of Newbern, Tenn., retired owner and manager of Marr's Cleaners and manager of Colony Apartments, died Friday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Newbern First United Methodist Church with burial in Fairview cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home in Newbern has charge. She was a member of Newbern Depot Committee and associate chairman of the Dyer County Democratic Party. Mrs. Adams, the wife of Joe Adams, also leaves local survivors including a daughter, Susann Mokros of Memphis, and six grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 2, 2002]
JAMES TAFT COOKSEY, 90, of Ramer, Tenn., retired from Illinois Central Gulf Railroad, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer, Tenn., with burial in Gravel Hill cemetery. He was a member of Gravel Hill Baptist Church. Mr. Cooksey, the widower of Pattie Lee Smith Cooksey and Mary Mills Bowen Cooksey, leaves local survivors including a son, Larry Cooksey of Collierville; a sister; Mary Overton of Southaven, two grandchildren, a stepgrandchild and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Gravel Hill Baptist Church.
[Obit dated November 2, 2002]
DOROTHY F. ARCHER, 74, of Cookeville, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, registered nurse and former employee of Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, died Oct. 23 at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Cookeville. Whitson Funeral Home in Cookeville has charge. Mrs. Archer, the wife of John H. Archer Jr., also leaves a daughter, Connie Archer of Madison, Tenn.; a stepson, John H. Archer III of Norcross, Ga.; a sister, Jean Haskin of Ocean Park, Wash.; a brother, Phill Fergason of El Paso, Texas, and a grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to Sarah Cannon Cancer Center in Nashville, Lazarus House Hospice in Cookeville, American Humane Association in Englewood, Colo., or Humane Society of the United States in Washington.
[Obit dated November 1, 2002]
MILDRED DEAVERS, 82, of Millington died Thursday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. She leaves two daughters, Gloria Jean Turner of Pensacola, Fla., and Betty Ann Lilley of Millington; a son, Dewitt T. McClain Jr. of Horn Lake; a brother, Harvey M. Pendergrast Jr. of Tuscumbia, Ala., 16 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 1, 2002]
JAMES ERVING, 77, of Memphis, retired from General Motors, died Friday at his home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Collins Funeral Home in Jackson, Miss., with burial in Autumn Woods cemetery there. Henderson Funeral Home in Hernando has charge. Mr. Erving, the husband of Viola Erving, also leaves a daughter, Margaret McKay of Memphis; a sister, Lilian Travis, and three brothers, Rev. Bennie Lee Erving, Albert Erving and Robert Erving, all of Jackson, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 1, 2002]
ALFONSO ESTRADA, 51, of Memphis, forklift driver, died Wednesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at South Spanish Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, where he was a member. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel has charge. Mr. Estrada, the husband of Cecilia Estrada, also leaves three daughters, Adriana Mendez and Consuelo Navarro, both of Memphis, and Monica Vasquez of Concord, N.C.; seven sisters, Rosario Estrada, Mireya Estrada and Mercedes Estrada, all of Mexico, and Martha Estrada, Baudelia Estrada, Veronica Estrada and Virginia Estrada, all of Chicago; two brothers, Alvaro Estrada of Mexico and Carlos Estrada of Chicago, and four grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to South Spanish Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
[Obit dated November 1, 2002]
KATHRYN J. GARRETT, 78, of Collierville, homemaker, died Tuesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Collierville Funeral Home with burial in Magnolia cemetery. She was a member of Collierville First Baptist Church. Mrs. Garrett, the widow of Hugh C. Garrett, leaves a daughter, Gloria Cook-Fitts of Olive Branch; a son, David Garrett of Milan, Tenn., four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Fellowship Baptist Church in Milan.
[Obit dated November 1, 2002]
EVA GREEN, 77, of Memphis, homemaker, died Wednesday at Bright Glade Convalescent Center. Forest Hill Funeral Home East has charge. Mrs. Green, the widow of Robert Green, leaves a daughter, Della Erickson of Tampa; a son, Jay Williams of Memphis, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Alzheimer Association.
[Obit dated November 1, 2002]
ELIZABETH ANNETTE 'ANN' THOMPSON GROOMS, 63, of Somerville, homemaker, died Thursday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home in Somerville with burial in Mt. Olive cemetery. She was a member of Somerville Church of God. Mrs. Grooms, the widow of Rayford Eugene Grooms, leaves two daughters, Gloria Hitchborn of Moscow, Tenn., and Emily Crown of Bowling Green, Ky.; two sons, James Michael Henry of Bolivar, Tenn., and David Wayne Henry of Picayune, Miss.; a stepson, Paul Grooms of New Albany, Miss.; her father, Lee Thompson of Somerville; three sisters, Bobbie Graham of Somerville, Peggy Cullins of Pine Bluff, Ark., and Diane Argo of Jackson, Tenn.; four brothers, James Thompson, Elmer Thompson and Tommy Thompson, all of Somerville, and Timmy Thompson of Moscow, 19 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 1, 2002]
