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DORIS CUMMINGS GRAYSON, 85, of Fulton, Miss., died Tuesday at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Baptist Church in Fulton with burial in Oak Grove cemetery in Mantachie, Miss. McNeece-Morris Funeral Home in Fulton has charge. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Grayson, the widow of Frank Grayson, leaves local survivors including a son, Robert Grayson of Memphis, nine grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 1, 2002]
MARY ALICE AGNEW, 78, of Memphis, homemaker, died Wednesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Mass will be said at 2 p.m. today at Church of the Resurrection, where she was a communicant, with burial in Calvary. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. She was a member of the Forever Young Association. Mrs. Agnew, the widow of Michael J. Agnew, leaves three daughters, Vanessa Leuthold of Ellicott City, Md., Lolita Kykee of Alpharetta, Ga., and Ellen Whitaker of Atlanta; two sons, Ed Agnew of Southlake, Texas, and Michael J. Agnew Jr. of Franklin, Tenn.; a sister, Ada Pass of Thomson, Ga., and 14 grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated October 31, 2002]
BONNY P. ATKINS, 82, of Mason, Tenn., farmer and retired tire builder for Firestone, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton in Covington. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Mason First United Methodist Church, where he was Sunday school superintendent and administrative board member, with burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home in Covington has charge. He was a World War II veteran and a member of Covington Masonic Lodge and Tipton County Zoning Commission. Mr. Atkins, the husband of Josephine Wright Atkins, also leaves three sons, Bonny P. Atkins Jr. of Mason, Thomas A. Atkins of Bonne Terre, Mo., and David P. Atkins of Spring, Texas; a brother, A. T. Atkins of Mason, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 31, 2002]
STEPHEN T. BOOKER, 57, of Collierville, paper handler for Quebecor Publishing Co., died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. He attended Germantown Baptist Church and was a Vietnam War Army veteran. Mr. Booker, the husband of Joyce Booker, also leaves a daughter, Tracy Allen of Olive Branch; a brother, James A. Booker of Tennessee, and four grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Diabetes Association or This Horse Silent Cares in care of Bancorp South Bank in Collierville.
[Obit dated October 31, 2002]
THOMAS GORDON BRASWELL, 73, of Shepherdsville, Ky., retired manager of production for International Harvester, died Oct. 24 at his home. Graveside services were Wednesday at Memorial Park. Roller Family Funeral Home had charge. He was a graduate of the University of Memphis and a member of Frayser Masonic Lodge 745 F & AM, the Scottish Rite, Al Chymia Shrine Temple and the Bullitt County Shrine Club. He leaves two daughters, Vivian Janice Huffman of Tampa, Fla., and Patricia Elaine Johnson of Bartlett; a son, Thomas Gordon Braswell Jr. of Cordova; a sister, Thelma Louise Hipp of San Antonio, 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Obit dated October 31, 2002]
ELIZABETH EVELYN BROWN, 59, of Memphis, retired cook for International House of Pancakes, died Tuesday at her home. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Chelsea Avenue Church of Christ, where she was a member, with burial in St. John cemetery in Atoka. Jefferson Mortuary in Millington has charge. Mrs. Brown, the widow of James Brown Jr., leaves a daughter, Bridget Thompson; two sons, Tarus Brown and James DeWayne Brown, and her mother, Robbie B. Jones, all of Memphis; her father, Elmer Cecil Jones of Atoka; four sisters, Etta Lois Adams of Chicago, Lillie Mae Tate of Richmond, Calif.; Beatrice Tate of Richmond, Ind., and Delois Sumlin of Columbus, Ga.; two brothers, Elmer Cecil Jones Jr., of Atoka and James Louis Jones of Chicago, and seven grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 31, 2002]
MARIE 'MAMA RE' BURNETT, 78, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Living for Christ Church in Millington, where she was a member, with burial in Northridge/Woodhaven cemetery there. Jefferson Mortuary in Millington has charge. Mrs. Burnett, the widow of Robert Burnett, leaves seven daughters, Rev. Barbara Jones and Alma Wiggins, both of Millington, Dorothy Burnett, Lucille Burnett, Carol Tate and Diane Burnett, all of Memphis, and Ella Lois Borum of Millsboro, Del.; two sons, Rev. Robert Burnett Jr. and William Burnett, both of Memphis; two sisters, Juanita Bracely of Memphis and Mildred Bailey of Seattle; a brother, John L. Pointer Gilliam of Memphis, 33 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 31, 2002]
BRENDA KAY JAMIESON CARPENTER, 47, of Coldwater, Miss., formerly of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at North Oak Regional Medical Center in Senatobia, Miss. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. She was a former member of the Rainbow Girls and Wells Station Baptist Church. She leaves a son, Anson Bumpus of Como, Miss., and her parents, Evelyn and Jimmie W. Jamieson, and a brother, Jimmie W. Jamieson Jr., all of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
[Obit dated October 31, 2002]
W. GEORGE CROWL, 79, of Collierville, retired doctor of pharmacy for Abbott Laboratories, died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Magnolia cemetery in Collierville. He was a member of Collierville United Methodist Church. Mr. Crowl, the husband of June B. Crowl, also leaves a daughter, Patty C. Burkett of Bartlett; two sons, Robert Crowl of Baton Rouge, La., and Mark Crowl of Collierville; a sister, Dorothy Critchley of Lemoyne, Pa., six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Collierville United Methodist Church.
[Obit dated October 31, 2002]
PAUL EDWARD CRUMP, 52, of Newark, N.J., formerly of Memphis, salesman, died Sunday at University Hospital in Newark. Memorial services will be at 6 p.m. today at George W. Cushnie Funeral Home in East Orange, N.J. He leaves a son, Paul Edward Crump Jr. of Memphis; a sister, Diane Bailey Turner of Memphis; two brothers, LeRoy Johnson of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Robert L. Joyner of Memphis, and a grandchild.
[Obit dated October 31, 2002]
SARAH MAE DAVIS, 76, of Memphis, formerly of East St. Louis, Ill., retired from the East St. Louis School District and former employee of Institute Illinois in Geneva, Ill., died Monday at Saint Francis Nursing Home. N. J. Ford and Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves two daughters, Phyllis Roy of Memphis and Michelle Bush of Atlanta; a brother, Charles Davis of East St. Louis, and four grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 31, 2002]
UNICE PEARL ELCAN, 51, of Covington, retired banker, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Salem Missionary Baptist Church in Mason, Tenn., where she was a member and usher, with burial in the church cemetery there. Barlow Funeral Home in Covington has charge. Mrs. Elcan, the wife of Willie L. 'Bill' Elcan of Brighton, also leaves a daughter, Santanya Y. Elcan of Lathrup Village, Mich.; a son, Reginald D. Elcan of Detroit; three sisters, Linda Polly Powell of Cordova, Norma Nash of Brighton and Vivian Watkins of Somerville; six brothers, Eddie Lewis Watkins of Somerville, Clay Watkins of Memphis, Dewayne Watkins of Pontiac, Mich., Steven Watkins of Little Rock, David Watkins of Baltimore and Cassius Watkins of Jacksonville, Fla., and four grandchildren.
[Obit dated October 31, 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, Martha 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 October 31, 2002]
MATTIE MAE FITZPATRICK, 56, of 97 W. Paxton, homemaker, died Thursday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Divine Temple No. 2 Church of God in Christ, where she was a member, with burial in Charity Garden in Rossville. H. C. Jett Funeral Home in Collierville has charge. Mrs. Fitzpatrick, the wife of Kelsa Fitzpatrick, also leaves four daughters, Bessie Mae Oscal, Carolyn Lee Fitzpatrick, Tricia LaShawn Fitzpatrick and Vurvum Denise Fitzpatrick, all of Memphis; three sons, Melvin Fitzpatrick of Memphis, Calvin Fitzpatrick of Nashville and Kelsey J. Fitzpatrick of Baltimore; eight sisters, Elizabeth Glover of Holly Springs, Miss., Fannie Albright of Rossville, and Lovell McClain, Ernestine Taylor, Cherry Spencer, Diane Spencer, Alice Spencer and Delois Spencer Harris, all of Memphis; a brother, Andrew Spencer of Memphis; eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Obit dated October 31, 2002]
KATHRYN J. GARRETT, 78, of Collierville, homemaker, died Tuesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday 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-Fitz 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 October 31, 2002]
JUDITH ANNE DUERR GONSOWSKI, 54, of Memphis, homemaker, died Wednesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Mass will be said at 4 p.m. Friday at Church of the Nativity, where she was a communicant. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel has charge. She was a volunteer counselor for Boys Town of Memphis and a student at Christian Brothers University. Mrs. Gonsowski, the wife of Walter J. Gonsowski for 36 years, also leaves two daughters, Laura J. Gonsowski Maier of Calvert City, Ky., and Patricia Anne Gonsowski of Cordova; two sons, Walter J. 'Jayme' Gonsowski Jr. of Conway, Ark., and David W. Gonsowski of Memphis; her mother, Laura Jo Hurst of Martin, Tenn.; her father, Warren G. Duerr of St. Petersburg, Fla.; two sisters, Laura J. 'Candy' Duerr of Batesville, Miss., and Carolyn Lee Jones of Destin, Fla.; two brothers, Gregory Duerr and Andrew Duerr, both of Memphis; her grandmother, Josephine Burch ard of Martin, and five grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Boys Town of Memphis.
[Obit dated October 31, 2002]
