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MARIE MASSEY, 84, of Atoka, homemaker, died Tuesday in Southaven. Services will be at noon Friday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. She was a member of Providence Baptist Church. Mrs. Massey, the widow of Wayne Massey, leaves two sons, Joe Massey of Southaven and Jack Massey of Atoka; a brother, Richard Bennett of Marietta, Miss., six grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
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MARY LOUISE McCARROLL, 45, of Memphis, died Wednesday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in New Park cemetery. She leaves a daughter, Stephanie McCarroll, and two sons, Anthony McCarroll and Marquis Garrett, all of Memphis; three sisters, Rosie McCarroll of Jonesboro, Ark., Cathlean Johnson of Memphis and Nancy Huggins of Arlington, Texas; two brothers, Andrew Johnson Jr. of Memphis and Harry Lee Stevenson of Augusta, Ga.; a stepbrother, Jerryn McCarroll of Fort Irwin, Calif., and six grandchildren.
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JAMES DALE MEDLIN, 54, of Memphis, carpet subcontractor, died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. He was a Vietnam War Army veteran. He leaves a daughter, Stephanie Ivy of Hernando; two sons, James Medlin Jr. of Little Rock and Jamie Medlin of Hernando; his mother and stepfather, Stella and Glenn Steed of Memphis; four sisters, Betty Sproles, Carolyn Chipman and Barbara Melton, all of Memphis, and Sheryll Dodson of Phoenix; two brothers, Danny Medlin of Indiana and Billy Medlin of Memphis, and three grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to North Frayser Baptist Church.
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MABEL JEAN MEDLIN, 62, of Hernando, office manager for H & R Block and Jackson Hewitt in Southaven, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home in Hernando with burial in Lebanon cemetery in Olive Branch. She was a member of Grays Creek Baptist Church in Hernando and Hernando Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Medlin, the wife of Roy A. Medlin, also leaves two sons, Roy A. Medlin Jr. of Como, Miss., and David Wayne Medlin of Jacksonville, Fla.; four sisters, Francis Hendren of Fort Smith, Ark., Hazel Markle of Somerville, Ruby Raymond of Savanna, Ill., and Betty Thompson of Senatobia, Miss.; a brother, Edward Flynn of Fort Smith, and a grandchild.
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GRACE EUBANKS MILLER, 93, of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Munford cemetery in Covington. She was a member of Oakhaven United Methodist Church and Order of the Eastern Star Lodge 118. She leaves two daughters, Grace Hickey and Rebecca Beard, both of Memphis, eight grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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SYLVESTER MYERS, 81, of Memphis, retired truck driver, died Tuesday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Myers, the husband of Ruth Myers, also leaves two sons, Lawrence Myers and Howard Myers, both of Memphis, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
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PEGGY HAMRICK PORTER, 72, of Southaven, retired registered nurse for Methodist Healthcare, died Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. She was a member of Broadway Baptist Church. Mrs. Porter, the widow of Joseph G. Porter, leaves a daughter, Cheryl E. Gillenwater of Southaven; a son, Michael H. Porter of Arlington; a sister, Mary Hamrick George of Seal Beach, Calif., and six grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Heart Association.
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LETTIE L. POSTON, 94, of Hazel Crest, Ill., formerly of Memphis, retired teacher from Shelby County Schools and Ford Road Elementary School, died Friday in Hazel Crest. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, where she was a member of the General Board Disciples, with burial in Paradise Garden in Edmondson, Ark. S. W. Qualls Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of the NAACP and National Education Association. Mrs. Poston, the widow of Henry Connell Poston, leaves two nieces who cared for her, Betty Warr and Barbara Fort, both of Hazel Crest.
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WILLIAM BETHEA RAIFORD JR., 67, of Memphis, retired general contractor, died Wednesday at Primacy Healthcare. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Independent Presbyterian Church with burial in Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Germantown Country Club and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma. Mr. Raiford, the husband of Lynda Woodward Raiford, also leaves three daughters, Marguerite Estes and Amy Flinn, both of Memphis, and Wynn Slaughter of Fort Worth, Texas; two sons, Will Raiford of Clarksdale, Miss., and Cary Raiford of Bremo, Va.; a stepdaughter, Paige Mucha of Chicago; a stepson, Philip Vaiden Jr. of Memphis, and eight grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
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FLOYD DENNIS SMITH, 75, of Atoka, retired tire builder for Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Munford (Tenn.) Funeral Home with burial in Morrisons Memorial cemetery in Brighton. He was a member of Munford Baptist Church. Mr. Smith, the husband of Margaret Ann Daugherty Smith, also leaves a daughter, Diane Dunagan of Collierville; a son, Michael Dennis Smith of North Augusta, S.C.; a stepdaughter, Donna Coley Smith of Proctor, Ark.; three stepsons, David Coley of Munford, Daniel Coley of Gulf Breeze, Fla., and Dwayne Coley of Pensacola, Fla.; a sister, Maylynn Smith Turner of Munford, 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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DELORES T. SNIDER, 72, of Memphis, cosmetologist, died Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, where she was mother board president and member of the Sanctuary Choir and Pastor's Partners, with burial in Elmwood. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. She leaves three daughters, Maria M. Milan, Patricia W. Milan-Shores and Carolyn D. Milan; a sister, Ora Lee Medley, and a brother, Clarence D. Tucker, all of Memphis.
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LENA E. SWAIN, 93, of Jonesboro, Ark., homemaker and retired nurse, died Monday at Rose Skilled Care in Jonesboro. Graveside services will be at noon Friday at Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. She was a member of Brookland (Ark.) Baptist Church and secretary for the Southern Nurses Association. Mrs. Swain, the widow of William Douglas Swain, leaves two grandsons who cared for her, Dale Norton and Michael Norton, both of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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ROBERT L. WADDELL, 93, of Arkabutla, retired tire builder, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville, Miss., with burial in Forrest Memorial Park cemetery there. He was a member of Coldwater Church of God. Mr. Waddell, the husband of Naomi Bounds Waddell, also leaves two sons, Raymond Waddell of Memphis and John Wesly Waddell of West Memphis, nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
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ROBERT WHITE, 44, of Memphis, died Tuesday in Plaquemines, La. Services will be at noon Saturday at Oak Hill Baptist Church with burial in New Park cemetery. Snow Funeral Home has charge. He leaves five sisters, Jennifer Brown, Linda Hancock, Dorothy Collins, Judy Farmer and Carolyn Thomas, and a brother, Charlie Ayers, all of Memphis.
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ROSIE LEE WILLIAMS, 67, of Memphis, died Tuesday at her home. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves three daughters, Betty Williams, Willie Mae Williams and Marie Williams, and a son, Willie Williams, all of Memphis, eight grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
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MATTIE L. WILLIS, 91, of Memphis, died Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at noon Saturday at Riverside Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in New Park cemetery. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Willis, the widow of Roy Lee Willis, leaves three sons, Roy Lee Willis Jr., Willard Earl Willis and Herbert Lewis Willis, all of Memphis, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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