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RAYMOND H. WARREN, 77, of Collierville, formerly of Cookeville, Tenn., retired safety engineer with USF&G;, died Friday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Asbury United Methodist Church, where he was the treasurer of the Men's Club. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. He was a World War II Marine Corps veteran who received the Distinguished Flying Cross. Mr. Warren, the husband of Nannette Warren for 49 years, also leaves a daughter, Lee Bowman of Collierville; a son, Raymond H. Warren Jr. of Memphis; a brother, Carrel Warren of Cookeville, and two grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Heart Association.
[Obit dated September 21, 2002]
RICHARD WILEY, 82, of Memphis, died Wednesday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at noon Monday at Union Valley Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Union cemetery. N. J. Ford and Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Wiley, the husband of Sadie Wiley, also leaves a daughter, Mary Ann Clark of Memphis, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 21, 2002]
ANGELA COLE YATES, 34, of 3135 Princeton, died Thursday at her home. M. J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Hillchapel Missionary Baptist Church. Mrs. Yates, the wife of Terrance Yates, also leaves a daughter, Lashonda Cole, two sons, Melvin Cole and Carlos Cole, and her mother, Shirley Brice, all of Memphis; her father, Earl Wallace of Chicago, and two sisters, Brenda Matthews and Deforest C. Carlton, and three brothers, Tony Cole, Jamie Brice and Mario Cole, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated September 21, 2002]
JAN BOYD YOUNG JR., 84, of Germantown, Tenn., formerly of McCrory, Ark., and Little Rock, farmer and retired owner of McCrory Butane and Propane Gas Co. after 30 years, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home in McCrory with burial in Fakes cemetery there. He was a World War II Army veteran, a teacher at McCrory United Methodist Church, a board of stewards member at St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Memphis and a member of McCrory Rotary Club. Mr. Young, the husband of Barbara Mason Young for 40 years, also leaves a son, Jan Boyd Young III of Memphis, and a grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Obit dated September 21, 2002]
RUBY L. BOWEN, 87, of Cordova, retired hairdresser, died Wednesday at her home. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Forest Hill cemetery East. Forest Hill Funeral Home East has charge. She was a member of Speedway Baptist Church. She leaves a daughter, Martha Huesgen of Cordova, a granddaughter and three great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 20, 2002]
KAY E. CLAYBORN, 53, of Memphis, died Tuesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Union Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Easthaven. R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a daughter, Tashunda Kay Clayborn; a son, Tony Kurt Clayborn; her mother, Odetta J. Clayborn; four sisters, Janette A. Wilson, Kathryn M. Clayborn, Helen J. Wright and Patricia F. Clayborn, and three brothers, Sam Clayborn Jr., Harold E. Clayborn and Robert L. Clayborn, all of Memphis, and three grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 20, 2002]
JOHN T. CLEAVES, 87, of Somerville, died Sept. 11 at Methodist Healthcare-Fayette in Somerville. Services will be at noon Saturday at Cleaves Memorial CME Church in Oakland with burial in McCulley cemetery there. Mabone Funeral Home has charge. He leaves a sister, Addie Hayslett of Memphis, and a niece who cared for him, Earnestine Harvey.
[Obit dated September 20, 2002]
LEROY COLLINS, 44, of Collierville, truck driver, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at New Haliburton Missionary Baptist Church in Olive Branch with burial in Finley Chapel Missionary Baptist Church cemetery in Holly Springs, Miss. H. C. Jett Funeral Home in Collierville has charge. Mr. Collins, the husband of Vivian J. Collins, also leaves two daughters, Deanne Pegues of Holly Springs and Ashley Collins of Collierville; two sons, Christopher Collins and Deon Collins, both of Collierville; his mother and stepfather, Carrie Mae Collins Evans and Herbert Evans of Holly Springs; three sisters, Sally Mae Woodson of Holly Springs, Dorothy Lipson of Memphis and Jerlene McNeil of Lexington, Ky.; two brothers, Andrew Collins and D. C. Collins, both of Memphis, and two grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 20, 2002]
ODELL DAVIS, 85, of Memphis, retired mail handler from the Postal Service, died Wednesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, where he was an usher, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. Mr. Davis, the husband of Helen Davis, also leaves a daughter, Rhonda Henderson, and a son, Torre Henderson, both of Memphis, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 20, 2002]
THEOLLA DAVIS, 60, of Memphis, retired private nurse, died Wednesday at Overton Park Health Care Center. Services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Greater Whitestone Baptist Church with burial at 10 a.m. Friday in New Park cemetery. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. She was a member of Order of the Elk. She leaves a daughter, Theonetter Davis-Gross of Jackson, Miss.; a son, Christopher Davis of Memphis; three sisters, Lavenia Johnson of Memphis and Carrie Haywood and Katie Mae Forest, both of Mt. Bayou, Miss.; four brothers, James Davis, Clarence Davis and Curtis Davis, all of Memphis, and Edward Davis of Shelby, Miss.
[Obit dated September 20, 2002]
J. D. FERRELL, 80, of Memphis, machinist for General Motors in La Grange, Ill., died Wednesday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Wiseman (Ark.) cemetery. He was a World War II veteran and United Auto Workers union representative. Mr. Ferrell, the husband of Vada M. Ferrell, also leaves a daughter, Shirley M. Brasher of Oklahoma City; a son, Richard James Ferrell of Biggers, Ark., and five grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 20, 2002]
JOE HUBERT FREEMAN, 78, of Memphis, machine operator for Wayne Feed Mill, died Sunday at Allenbrooke Health Care & Rehab. Services will be at noon Saturday at Bethlehem Temple Revival Center with burial in New Park cemetery. Gillespie Funeral Home in Olive Branch has charge. Mr. Freeman, the husband of Maggie Anderson Freeman, also leaves three daughters, Shelia Thompkins, Crystal Lewis and Joyce Works; four sons, Don Young, Neavery Anderson, Michael Anderson and Darrell Anderson; a sister, Helen Bachus, and a brother, John D. Freeman, all of Memphis, 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 20, 2002]
HOWARD FRANCIS FRENCH, 88, of Memphis, formerly of Somerville, retired hardware sales representative for Stratton-Warren Hardware Co., died Thursday at his home. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Somerville City cemetery. Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home in Somerville has charge. He was a World War II Navy veteran and a member of Christ United Methodist Church. Mr. French, the husband of Virginia Speck French, also leaves a daughter, Molly McCarley of Somerville; a son, Howard F. French Jr., of Lake Zurich, Ill.; a brother, Millard French of Memphis, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Francis Hospice Fund.
[Obit dated September 20, 2002]
KATHLEEN RAY HAGEN, 49, of Memphis, teacher for Memphis City Schools, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-Germantown. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a choir member, Sunday school teacher and assistant coordinator of Van Ministry for the Pentecostal Church on Germantown Road. Mrs. Hagen, the wife of Robert Isaiah Hagen, also leaves a daughter, Lisa Michelle Hagen; two sons, Ethan Royel Hagen and Patrick Terrell Hagen; her father, Dave Ray; her mother and stepfather, Loretta Ray Smith and George Smith; five sisters, Bernice Ray Harris, JoAnn Ray, Linda Ray Kelly, Carrie Ray Barrett and Sharon Ray Richardson, and a brother, Dave Earl Ray, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated September 20, 2002]
FRANK WILSON HILL, 59, of Florien, La., formerly of Memphis, retired master sergeant, died Wednesday in Florien. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Labby Memorial Funeral Home in Leesville, La. Mr. Hill, the husband of Marianne Hill, also leaves a daughter, Patricia Brown of Hornbeck, La.; a son, Frank T. Hill of Lumberton, Texas; a brother, Robert E. Hill of Nashville, and three grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Obit dated September 20, 2002]
MARY ALICE HOPPER, 90, of Jackson, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, bookkeeper for Clyde Collins Co., died Wednesday in Jackson. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Mrs. Hopper, the widow of George Hopper, leaves a daughter, Suzanne Hopper of Memphis; a son, George R. Hopper Jr. of Jackson, and two grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to First Baptist Church or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated September 20, 2002]
