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THOMAS M. SEALE Jr., 79, of Millington, retired director of operations for Memphis International Airport and retired lieutenant commander for the Navy, died Saturday at his home. Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel with burial in Elmwood cemetery in Birmingham. He was a member of Schoolfield United Methodist Church, the Millington Industrial Development Board, Kiwanis, Toastmasters, the Military Order of World Wars, the Advisory Board of InSouth Bank and Millington Airport Authority. Mr. Seale, the husband of Jewel Seale, also leaves a daughter, Sandy Clark of Cordova; a son, Thomas Seale III of Tyler, Texas; a sister, Margie Murphree of Birmingham, and four grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Muscular Dystrophy Association, Schoolfield United Methodist Church or Methodist Health Service.
[Obit dated November 18, 2002]
WILLIAM L. WARREN, 90, of Memphis, retired from the Shelby County Sheriff's Department, died Saturday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, the United Commercial Travelers, Travelers Protective Agency and Al Chymia Shrine Temple. Mr. Warren, the husband of Alice C. Warren, also leaves a daughter, Rita W. Martin of Denton, Texas; a son, Richard R. Warren of Lawrenceburg, Ky., eight grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to First United Methodist Church.
[Obit dated November 18, 2002]
ROBERTA JETT WHITE, 98, of Oakland, Calif., formerly of Memphis, died Wednesday in Oakland. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a former member of Eastern Star Baptist Church. She leaves a son, Jerry W. White of Sacramento, Calif.
[Obit dated November 18, 2002]
NOBLE C. ATCHISON, 80, of Nesbit, material handler for General Motors, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home in Hernando with burial in Hinds Chapel cemetery in Horn Lake. He was a Baptist and member of United Auto Workers of America. Mr. Atchison, the widower of Edith H. Atchison, leaves a daughter, Wanda Sue Morrison of Southaven; two sons, Sonny Atchison of Memphis and Danny Atchison of Southaven; a stepdaughter, Susan Smith of Looxahoma, Miss.; two stepsons, Harlan E. Manning of Alabama and Jay Marks Jr. of New York; two brothers, Wavy Atchison of Nesbit and James Atchison of Dayton, Ohio, 15 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 17, 2002]
FRANCIS GEORGE BECK, 80, of Memphis, retired banker and former vice president of Washington Heights Federal Savings & Loan in New York City, died Friday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Ann Catholic Church Bartlett, where he was a communicant, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Family Funeral Care Stage Road Chapel has charge. He was a World War II Coast Guard veteran and former volunteer firefighter. Mr. Beck, the husband of Cathrine Beck for 57 years, also leaves a daughter, Kathleen Bennett of Bartlett; two sons, George Beck of Dallas and Don Beck of Oldenburg, Germany; two sisters, Louraine Robertson of Texas and Clara Gamer of New York City; a brother, Harold Yoepp of Verona, Italy, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Ann Catholic Church Bartlett.
[Obit dated November 17, 2002]
RONALD J. BROOKS, 49, of Memphis, funeral director, died Wednesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Forest Hill Funeral Home East. He was past president of the Tennessee cemetery Association. Mr. Brooks, the husband of Dianne Brooks, also leaves a daughter, Melanie Persteiner of Medford, Ore.; two stepdaughters, Melissa Collins of Knoxville and Stephanie Buell of Franklin, Tenn.; a brother, Donald Brooks of Crossville, Tenn., and four grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 17, 2002]
AKASHA GRACE BROWN, 2-month-old daughter of Carly Brown of Memphis and Mario Lacey of Killeen, Texas, died Thursday at her home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Memory Hill Gardens. Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel has charge. She leaves her grandparents, Mike and Becky York of Memphis, and Don and Patty Brown of Palo Alto, Calif., and her great-grandparents, Bobbie Recer of Memphis, Mike and Lela York of Senatobia, Miss., and Roy C. Lacy and Bobbie J. Lacy, both of Los Angeles The family requests that memorials be sent to Make-A-Wish Foundation.
[Obit dated November 17, 2002]
WILLIAM 'BUSTER' BURRELL, 69, of Covington, retired from General Motors, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton in Covington. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a member of the trustee board, with burial in St. Matthews cemetery. Barlow Funeral Home in Covington has charge. Mr. Burrell, the widower of Martha Burrell, leaves three daughters, Lenora Burrell and Delores Burrell, both of Atlanta, and Darlene Burrell of Dallas; two sons, Sam Burrell of Covington and Marty Burrell of Atlanta; four sisters, Lilia Dyson and Pearlene Kahee, both of Flint, Mich., Katherine Bernard of Indianapolis and Mary Morris of Covington; two brothers, Walter Burrell of Germantown and Rev. Thomas Burrell of Brighton, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 17, 2002]
VELMA ALEXANDER DAY, 103, of Somerville, retired bookkeeper and sales clerk for Cohn's Department Store, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Somerville First United Methodist Church with burial in Somerville City cemetery. Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home in Somerville has charge. She was a member of Somerville First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Day, the widow of George Wiley Day, leaves two daughters, Sarah Belle Day of Somerville and Alice Day Exum of Jackson, Tenn.; a son, Tom Day of Somerville, four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Shriner's Children's Burn Center in Galveston, Texas.
[Obit dated November 17, 2002]
LAURA MAE DOWDY, 82, of Memphis, formerly of Lamar, Miss., retired farmer, died Wednesday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Sand Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Lamar, where she was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. J. F. Brittenum & Son Funeral Home in Holly Springs, Miss., has charge. She leaves a niece and nephew who helped care for her, Sallie and George D. Hampton, both of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 17, 2002]
HERBERT S. EMIGH, 90, of Memphis, retired professor from Rhodes College, died Friday at Kirby Pines Nursing Home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Germantown with burial in Memorial Park. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. He was an elder of Highland Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church and member of Chi Beta Phi honorary scientific fraternity. Mr. Emigh, the widower of Martha Elizabeth Boone Emigh, leaves three daughters, Martha Ann Carter of Olympia, Wash., Marina Kay Dewberry of Memphis and Linda Sue Warren of Germantown, and six grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Highland Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Memphis Theological Seminary or Bethel College.
[Obit dated November 17, 2002]
LAURA CARPENTER FORD, 37, of Memphis, cosmetologist, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. Mrs. Ford, the wife of James Ford, also leaves a daughter, Chelsea Carpenter of Memphis; her parents, Helmut Pach and Loretta Young, both of California, and a sister, Wendy Stacy of Pass Christian, Miss. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated November 17, 2002]
DeWITT GARY JR., 80, of Olive Branch, formerly of Memphis, retired from Nabors Trailer Co., died Friday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. He was a member of Fairhaven Baptist Church and an Army veteran. Mr. Gary, the husband of Mary Nell Gary for 54 years, also leaves a daughter, Laurie Minor of Olive Branch; a son, Keith Gary of Memphis; a sister, Arnell Rast of Memphis, and three grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Obit dated November 17, 2002]
EDWARD E. 'GENE' HAIRRELL, 66, of Memphis, retired from Grace Chemical and retired home builder, died Friday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. Mr. Hairrell, the husband of Dorothy Hairrell for 48 years, also leaves two sons, Keith E. Hairrell and Lance D. Hairrell, both of Memphis, and a sister, Brenda Jones of Coppell, Texas. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Heart Association.
[Obit dated November 17, 2002]
EDWARD HUNTER LEWIS, 81, of Olive Branch, retired sales representative from CSX Transportation Co., died Friday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. He was a World War II Army veteran, honorary member of the Traffic Club of Memphis and member of Central Church. He leaves three sons, Walter Hunter Lewis of Villa Rica, Ga., Russell Edward Lewis of Nashville and Robert Allen Lewis of Murfreesboro, Tenn., five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 17, 2002]
GLADYS M. MATERRE-WASHINGTON, 93, of Memphis, retired teacher from Memphis City Schools, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-South. T. H. Hayes & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of St. Augustine Church, Thrifty Twelve Club, St. Monica's Sodality, the Retired Teachers Association and National Council of Negro Women. Mrs. Washington, the widow of Silas P. Washington, leaves a daughter, Geraldine Strickland of Memphis; a son, Silas P. Washington Jr. of Seattle; three sisters, Melba M. Poche, Blanche M. DeJan and Alma M. Lang, all of New Orleans, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 17, 2002]
