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MARSHALL D. EPPS, 39, employee of Shelby County government, died Friday at Methodist Healthcare-North. N. J. Ford and Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of New Jerusalem Temple Church of God in Christ. He leaves his parents, Shirley A. and Philmore Epps Jr., both of Memphis; a sister, Gwenervere C. Ray of San Diego, and three brothers, Philmore Epps III, Patrick L. Epps and Joseph K. Epps, and his grandmother, Juanita Washington, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated September 21, 2002]
BILLY HARRIS, 84, of Memphis, retired department manager for Sears, died Thursday at Kirby Pines Manor. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with entombment in Memphis Memory Gardens Mausoleum. He was a Mason, an Army Air Corps veteran and a member of LaBelle Haven Baptist Church. Mr. Harris, the husband of Bonnie Harris for 62 years, also leaves a daughter, Theresa Hawn of Elizabeth City, N.C.; a son, Greg Harris of Memphis, and four grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Obit dated September 21, 2002]
ANN BIGGS HILBURN, 82, of Batesville, Miss., formerly of Memphis, retired dental assistant, died Thursday at her home. Graveside services will be at noon Monday at Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. She was a Presbyterian. Mrs. Hilburn, the widow of Morris Edward 'Moose' Hilburn, leaves a brother, Charles H. Biggs of Tunica, Miss.
[Obit dated September 21, 2002]
HARVEY HORWARD JR., 68, of 566 St. Paul, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. M. J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge.
[Obit dated September 21, 2002]
VIRGINIA RIKE JORDAN, 88, of Williston, Tenn., homemaker, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-Fayette in Somerville. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at Evergreen cemetery in Somerville. Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home in Somerville has charge. She was a member of Williston United Methodist Church, where she was former organist and pianist. Mrs. Jordan, the widow of James John Jordan, leaves a daughter, Mary Nell Camburn of Walnut, Miss.; two sons, James C. Jordan and Wayne R. Jordan, both of Somerville, four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Williston United Methodist Church.
[Obit dated September 21, 2002]
ERIN ESTELLE 'PEACHIE' KES TER SON, 92, of Cordova, formerly of Texarkana, Ark., retired waitress, died Friday at her home. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Forest Hill cemetery South. Forest Hill Funeral Home South has charge. She was a Baptist. She leaves a daughter, Juanita Dalhoff of Cordova; two sisters, Edna Dodgen of Midwest City, Okla., and Ruth Bergman of Cordova; two brothers, Robert Ambler of Midwest City and Ralph Ambler of Texarkana, five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson. The family requests that memorials be sent to Wings at West Cancer Clinic.
[Obit dated September 21, 2002]
ELVIRIA H. McCOY, 95, of Memphis, homemaker, died Thursday at St. Peter's Villa. Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at New Greater Life Baptist Church with burial at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Calvary. Snow Funeral Home has charge. She served on the mother's board at St. James Holiness Baptist Church. Mrs. McCoy, the widow of Robert McCoy Jr., leaves three daughters, Zola M. Wilson, Frances Alsobrook and Lula Beatrice Flowers, and a sister, Laura Davis, all of Memphis, 11 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 21, 2002]
B. L. 'POP' MERCER, 100, of Southaven, formerly of Iuka, Miss., retired educator and cattleman, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Cutshall Funeral Home in Iuka with burial in Spring Hill cemetery. He was a member and former Sunday School teacher at Spring Hill United Methodist Church, former Tishomingo County superintendent of education, former president of Tishomingo County Farm Bureau and a member of the Mississippi Cattleman's Association. He leaves a son, James L. Mercer of Hernando; a sister, Mabel Young of Cordova, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Spring Hill cemetery Fund.
[Obit dated September 21, 2002]
TERRY D. NOAH, 72, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, died Sept. 10 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. Services were Sunday at Jennings & Ayers Funeral Home in Murfreesboro with entombment in the Oregon (Mo.) Mausoleum. Chamberlain Funeral Home in Oregon had charge. He was named the 1984 Distinguished Alumni of the Year for Northwest Missouri State University and was an Air Force veteran who received the American Spirit of Honor medal. Mr. Noah, the husband of Ruth Holbrook Noah, also leaves a daughter, Julie Gordon of Memphis; two sons, Dr. Terry Noah Jr. of Dallas and Dr. William H. Noah of Pleasant View, Tenn.; a sister, Sherry Wilson of Runnells, Iowa; a brother, Ronald Noah of Beacon, Iowa, and 13 grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 21, 2002]
DIANA BROCHER O'BRIEN, 67, of Covington, homemaker, died Wednesday at Covington Care Nursing Home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Munford (Tenn.) First United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with burial Monday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Munford Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of the Munford Home Demonstration Club, Mary Bryan Book Club and the Chief Petty Officers Wives Club. Mrs. O'Brien, the wife of Darrel Dean O'Brien, also leaves five sons, Douglas O'Brien of Theodore, Ala., and Gerald O'Brien, Stephen O'Brien, Andrew O'Brien and Christopher O'Brien, all of Covington; three sisters, Donna Reed of Winslow, Ark., Janyth Reams of Oklahoma City and Mary Smith of Great Bend, Kan.; a brother, Richard Brocher of Great Bend, and nine grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society, Munford United Methodist Church or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated September 21, 2002]
TINA MARIE POTTS, 22, of Memphis, food service short-order cook, died Thursday at her home. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Falcon cemetery in Selmer, Tenn. Roller Family Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a daughter, Monica Nicole Alridge, two sons, James Allen Potts and Marvin Antonio Potts, her parents, Tommie Jean and James Hubert Potts, and two sisters, Deborah Potts and Sandra Potts, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated September 21, 2002]
MAE EMMA RANDOLPH, 70, of Memphis, died Friday at Delta Medical Center. M. J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves two daughters, Jackie Lovelace and Erma Gayles, both of Memphis; a brother, C. H. Randolph of Little Rock, and three grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 21, 2002]
JOEL OTTIS ROWLAND, 49, of Dallas, formerly of Memphis and Senatobia, Miss., retired accountant, died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at C. O. Pate Funeral Home in Senatobia with burial in Longtown cemetery in Crenshaw, Miss, . He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He leaves eight sisters, Earnestine Dover of Batesville, Miss., Lillian Dover and Ruth Taver, both of Senatobia, Irene Butler of Crockett, Miss., Lorine McCarver of Arkabutla, Dorothy Hellum of West Helena, Ark., Margie Rowe of Greenwood and Virginia Turner of Chattanooga, and four brothers, Johnny Rowland of Coldwater, Miss., Chester Rowland of Strayhorn, Miss., Eugene Rowland of Alabama and Benny Rowland of Bartlett.
[Obit dated September 21, 2002]
GRAYDON COOP SANDERS III, 44, of Memphis, chef in Knoxville, died Sunday in Foley, Ala. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Park Funeral Home. He was a graduate of Germantown High School and a winner of the "Silver Platter" award for chefs. He leaves two daughters, Ashley Sanders and Ricci Sanders, both of Knoxville; four sisters, Susan Calderon, Stacey Certain, Carolyn Thomas and Susan Massa, all of Memphis, and his grandmother, Magalene Ingram of West Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Church Health Center.
[Obit dated September 21, 2002]
EARL CRANSTON SCURLOCK JR., 70, of Memphis, retired executive director of the Memphis chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association after 32 years and former employee of the State of Arkansas Revenue Department, died Friday at Select Specialty Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. He was a graduate of Arkansas State University and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, a member of Christ United Methodist Church and was an honorary member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Mr. Scurlock, the husband of Dorothy Watt Scurlock for 41 years, also leaves two sons, Earl Cranston Scurlock III and Jonathan Alan Scurlock, both of Memphis, and two sisters, Margaret 'Billie' Douglas of Memphis and Estalee Grant of Bryant, Ark.
[Obit dated September 21, 2002]
MARY EUNICE BOYD SHOUSE, 100, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at Bright Glade Nursing Home. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. She was a member of the Faith Bible School Class at Bellevue Baptist Church. Mrs. Shouse, the widow of Lester Shouse, leaves a sister, Charlene Boyd Easterling of Memphis, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated September 21, 2002]
