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ALTON R. EDMISTON, 65, of Memphis, retired supervisor of systems and new development of Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division, died Friday at Methodist Healthcare-Germantown. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel has charge. He was a Navy veteran. Mr. Edmiston, the husband of Bonnie Smith Edmiston for 41 years, also leaves a son, Donald S. Edmiston of Memphis; two sisters, Lucille Rayburn of Memphis and Juanita Anderson of Orange, Calif.; a brother, James H. Edmiston Jr. of Memphis, and a grandson. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society, the American Diabetes Association or the American Heart Association.
[Obit dated November 24, 2002]
FLORINE EDWARDS, 67, of 2878 Montague, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. M. J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of the mother board at Victory Temple Outreach Ministry. Mrs. Edwards, the widow of Charles Edwards, leaves two daughters, Ilein Wooten and Brenda E. Rice; four sons, Larry Braddock, Charles Edwards, James Easley and Aundra Douglass, and two brothers, John Frank Ray and Bobby Ray, all of Memphis, 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 24, 2002]
VIRGINIA INEZ ERWIN, 97, of Covington, homemaker, died Wednesday at Covington Manor. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Walton cemetery. Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home in Covington has charge. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. Erwin, the widow of Robert P. Erwin, leaves a daughter, Mildred Alvania Sing of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; five sons, Hayes Erwin, Dale Erwin and Rick Erwin, all of Covington, Jimmy Erwin of Arlington and Bobby Erwin of Escondido, Calif., 16 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 24, 2002]
KAREN CULVER FOSTER, 65, of Somerville, homemaker and former seamstress for Richards Manufacturing Co. in Memphis, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home in Somerville with burial in Fayette County Memorial Park cemetery there. She was a member of Oakland First Baptist Church. Mrs. Foster, the wife of Charles Foster, also leaves four daughters, Debbie Voyles of Somerville, Eva Cook of Byhalia, Miss., Kathy Riley of Coldwater, Miss., and Jeanette Busby of Olive Branch; five sons, Russell Johnson of Horn Lake, Robert Foster of Livermore, Colo., Michael Foster of Palmdale, Calif., John Foster of Fort Collins, Colo., and Mark Johnson of Somerville; a sister, Nell Douglas of Camden, Tenn., 21 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Oakland First Baptist Church Building Fund.
[Obit dated November 24, 2002]
ARDELIA GRANT, 91, of 2313 Alameda, homemaker, died Friday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at New Salem Baptist Church with burial in Union cemetery. Mrs. Grant, the widow of John Grant, leaves three daughters, Robin Housey and Elizabeth G. Jones, both of Memphis, and Ann Muldrew of Chicago; a brother, Anton Thornton of Memphis, 33 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 24, 2002]
FRED D. HENDRICKS JR., 44, of Hernando, supervisor for Alcoa Aluminum in Hernando, died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home in Hernando with burial in Love cemetery there. He leaves a daughter, Milissa Puff of Spokane, Wash.; his parents, Carol and Fred Hendricks of Hernando; a sister, Carol Ann Cohen of Belling ham, Wash., and a brother, David Hendricks of New Orleans.
[Obit dated November 24, 2002]
CHARLES R. ILES Jr., 85, of Memphis, retired postal worker, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, where he was a member, with burial in New Park. R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Iles, the husband of Evelyn L. Iles, also leaves a daughter, Kathy Iles of Alexandria, Va., and a son, Jerry Wilson of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 24, 2002]
LELA FAYE JOHNSON, 84, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at Collierville Rehab. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of Cherry Road Baptist Church. Mrs. Johnson, the widow of Alfred D. Johnson, leaves a son, Alfred D. Johnson Jr. of Tampa, Fla.; a sister, Nellie Kumpe, and two brothers, Carl Kumpe and Joe Kumpe, all of Little Rock; a granddaughter who cared for her, Angela Stagoski of Memphis, a grandchild and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Alzheimer's Association or Cherry Road Baptist Church.
[Obit dated November 24, 2002]
LINDA FAYE KIRKWOOD, 34, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at M. J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel with burial in New Park.. Mrs. Kirkwood, the wife of Joseph Kirkwood, also leaves three sons, Dominic Kirkwood, James Brown Jr. and Anthony Brown; two stepdaughters, Tiffany Kirkwood and Erica Kirkwood; her parents, Fannie Mae and Larry Bell; a sister, Latasha Bell; a brother, Larry Brown, and her grandmother, Minnie Brown, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 24, 2002]
PEGGY MARILYN LAND, 69, of Bartlett, homemaker, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Graveside services were Saturday at Oakview Memorial Garden in Alamo, Tenn. Ronk Funeral Home in Alamo had charge. Mrs. Land, the wife of Robert 'Tincy' Land, also leaves two daughters, Marilyn Stewart and Phyllis Sparks, both of Memphis; three sons, Robert Shawn Land and Erin Land, both of Bartlett, and Dana Land of Atoka; her mother, Kate Ward Kinzer of Bells, Tenn.; a sister, Joyce Archibald of Alamo; two brothers, Bobby Kinzer of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Jerry Kinzer of Memphis, 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 24, 2002]
LILLIAN C. MAYO, 89, of Memphis, retired from the Chickasaw Country Club, died Friday at Delta Medical Center. Graveside services will be at noon Tuesday at Elmwood. Forest Hill Funeral Home East has charge. She attended St. Ann Catholic Church on Highland. Mrs. Mayo, the widow of Obie Mayo, leaves two sisters, Virginia Lanoue of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Wanda French of Fairfield, Ill., and her caretakers, Cathy and Billy Bailey of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Peters Orphanage.
[Obit dated November 24, 2002]
VESTER LEE MOORE, 72, of Memphis, law enforcement employee, died Wednesday at his home. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Bartlett Funeral Home Stage Road Chapel has charge. He was a member of Mt. Pelia Baptist Church in Martin, Tenn. He leaves four daughters, Anita Winstead, Sherry Gibson and Teresa League, all of Memphis, and Shelia Moore of Nashville; a son, Gene Moore of Florida; a brother, Dempsey Moore of St. Louis, 17 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 24, 2002]
LADON ROBINSON, 51, of Riverside, Calif., formerly of Memphis, died Friday in Riverside. M. J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. He leaves three daughters, Tarsha Yates, Michelle Lundy-Martin and Tara Davis, all of Memphis; three sons, Larry Johnson and Marlon Robinson, both of Memphis, and Ladon Robinson Jr. of Riverside; his mother, Cozette Tolton; two sisters, Deborah Williams and Tiffany Thompson, and two brothers, Melvin Tolton and Walter Tolton, all of Memphis, and 13 grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 24, 2002]
MILDRED SHELTON, 86, of Trenton, Tenn., retired registered nurse, died Friday at Trenton Health Care. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She leaves a daughter; three sisters; a brother, and four grandsons. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Obit dated November 24, 2002]
GENEVA LOUISE WOOTEN, 90, of Senatobia, Miss., formerly of Horn Lake, homemaker, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Edmondson cemetery in Southaven. Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home in Hernando has charge. She was a member of Horn Lake First Baptist Church. Mrs. Wooten, the widow of Raymond Wooten, leaves two sons, Ray Wooten of Taylorsville, Miss., and Jim Wooten of Hernando; a sister, Jean Harrison of Seabrook, Texas, seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Horn Lake First Baptist Church or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated November 24, 2002]
