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JAMES EARL IRBY, 59, of Memphis, retired truck driver, died Monday at Graceland Nursing Home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Newsom Funeral Home in Charles ton, Miss., with burial in Bethel cemetery in Enid, Miss. Mr. Irby, the husband of Linda Goodnight Irby, also leaves two daughters, Margaret Boyce of Bald Knob, Ark., and Connie Cook of Memphis; two sons, Christopher Irby of Bald Knob and Bob Cook of Memphis; five sisters, Linda Rowe of Sarah, Miss., Barbara Nichols of Oakland, Miss., Kay Bradley of Senatobia, Miss., and Alice Lee and Darlene Little, both of Charleston; a brother, Donald Irby of Jackson, Miss., and four grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 18, 2002]
JAMES ALEX JARRETT, 63, of Hernando, former supervisor for the Mississippi Highway Department, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Grays Creek cemetery in Hernando. Hernando Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Grays Creek Baptist Church. Mr. Jarrett, the husband of Kathryn Evon Jarrett, also leaves two sons, James Alex Jarrett Jr. of Southaven and Brian Joseph Jarrett of Farmington, Ark.; a brother, Leroy Deese of Mountain Home, Ark., two grandchildren and two stepgrandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Hernando Church of Christ.
[Obit dated September 18, 2002]
VELMA L. MASON, 82, of 948 Keel, retired from Kay's Bakery, died Saturday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at noon Saturday at N. H. Owens & Son Funeral Home with burial in Union cemetery. She leaves a sister, Maggie M. Morris of Memphis.
[Obit dated September 18, 2002]
MARVA GRAY MATTHEWS, 45, of Memphis, employee of Value City Department Store, died Monday at Methodist Healthcare-South. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Christ United Missionary Baptist Church. She leaves her parents, Luther and Marion Gray of Memphis; five sisters, Brenda Gill, Debra Moore, Vivian Gray and Gwendolyn Becton, all of Memphis, and Delores G. Mason of Arlington, Texas, and three brothers, Norman Gray and Vernon Gray, both of Memphis, and Louis E. Gray of Arlington.
[Obit dated September 18, 2002]
FRANKIE LEE MAYS, 66, of Memphis, died Monday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Memorial services will be at 6 p.m. today at Snow Funeral Home with additional services at 1 p.m. Thursday at Ridgely (Tenn.) Chapel Baptist Church with burial in Citizen cemetery in Tiptonville, Tenn. Cosmopolitan Funeral Home in Dyersburg, Tenn., has charge. He leaves four sons, Frankie Larry Mays, Willie Ed Mays, Jerome Mays and Donnie Mays, all of Ridgely; a sister, Lucy Mays Price of Dyersburg; a sister-in-law, Burnette Mays, and a niece and nephew, Sharon Martin and Vincent Martin, all of Memphis, all of whom cared for him, 16 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 18, 2002]
KATIE LYNN McGRATH, 84, of Memphis, retired registered nurse from Saint Francis Hospital after 42 years, died Tuesday at American Transitional Rehab & Specialty Care. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of Sylva Rena Oakland Baptist Church in Oakland, Miss., and a graduate of Bramlett School of Nursing in Oxford, Miss. Mrs. McGrath, the widow of Willard B. McGrath, leaves a daughter, Janet Dodson of Bartlett; a son, Mark Stephen McGrath of Memphis, two grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Obit dated September 18, 2002]
ROY LEE PARRISH, 56, of Memphis, plumber for Logan Plumbing, died Saturday at Methodist Healthcare-South. Services will be at noon Saturday at Old Nonconnah Missionary Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. E. H. Ford Mortuary Services has charge. Mr. Parrish, the husband of Dorothy S. Parrish, also leaves two sons, Roy Lee Parrish Jr. and Gary Lee Parrish, both of Memphis; his father and stepmother, Robert Parrish and Oliver L. Parrish; five sisters, Lela Faye Bennett, Margaret Parrish, Letha Jennings and Mattie Cox, all of Memphis, and Ethel Mangrum of Lake Cormorant; three brothers, Tommy Parrish, Paul Parrish and Robert White, all of Memphis, and six grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 18, 2002]
CHARLES NATHANIEL REEVES, 55, of Memphis, employee of Riviana Foods Inc., died Saturday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He was an Air Force veteran and member of King Palace Church. He leaves three sons, Christopher Nathaniel Reeves, Darell Reeves and Charles 'Chucky' Nathaniel Reeves, and a sister, Bertha M. Hughes, all of Memphis; three brothers, Sylvester King of Chicago, and George Whitaker and Alonzo Sparks, both of Memphis, and a companion with whom he lived, Carla Young of Memphis.
[Obit dated September 18, 2002]
JEFFERY TYRONE ROBINSON, 41, of Memphis, caretaker for Baron Hirsch cemetery, died Monday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He leaves a daughter, Oceana Robinson of Flint, Mich.; three sons, Jarvis Robinson, Jibril Robinson and Jevon Robinson; his mother, Margree Love, and three sisters, Linda Sargent, Elvira Love and Angalee Love, all of Memphis; four brothers, Jerry Robinson of Nashville, and William Robinson, Anthony Love and Jasper Love, all of Memphis; two stepsisters, Vera Huddleston and Roberta Love, both of Sumner, Miss., and two stepbrothers, Charles Love of Memphis and Sylvester McClain of Sumner.
[Obit dated September 18, 2002]
OTRIS RUSSELL, 80, of 4343 Sidney, retired carpenter from Memphis Hardwood Co., died Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-South. R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of New Fellowship Baptist Church. Mr. Russell, the widower of Eugenia Russell, leaves three daughters, Pamela Wells, Sharon Ollie and Jacqueline Hendricks, and five sons, Christopher Russell, Harry Russell, Lemuel Russell, Marvell Baldwin and Otris Russell, all of Memphis; his stepmother, Cleonia McGhee, 17 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 18, 2002]
DELOIS FAYE SMITH SCOTT, 65, of Memphis, retired teacher, died Monday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services will be at noon Saturday at Hill Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Trustee Board Scholarship Committee, with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. J. O. Patterson Mortuary has charge. Mrs. Scott, the wife of John O. Scott, also leaves two daughters, Sherilyn J. Scott of Memphis and Olivia F. Scott of New York City; a son, Justin O. Scott of Memphis; three sisters, Margaret Patterson of Memphis, Thelma S. Coles of Cleveland and Harriett James of Tampa; two brothers, Gene Smith and Harry D. Smith, both of Memphis, and a grandchild.
[Obit dated September 18, 2002]
ISAAC SCOTT JR., 55, of Memphis, mechanic for Roadway Truck Line, died Saturday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Scott, the husband of Cynthia Wells Scott, also leaves four sisters, Doris Ann Scott, Gwendolyn Scott, Marilyn Scott-Hunter and Annie Tucker, and four brothers, Conrad Scott, Tonnie Wayne Scott, El Lamore Scott and Leroy Carr, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated September 18, 2002]
ALFRED SMITH, 73, of Memphis, retired grocer, died Friday at his home. Services will be at noon Thursday at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Galilee Memorial Gardens. Southern Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Smith, the widower of Rosie Marie Smith, leaves two sons, Alfred Smith III and Clinton L. Smith, both of Memphis; two sisters, Georgia Johnson of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Dorothy Kendle of Memphis, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 18, 2002]
MARSHALL TATE, 92, of Nesbit, farmer, died Tuesday at his home. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. He was a member of Haliburton Baptist Church. He leaves three daughters, Murdle Tate and Cloteria Lessette, both of Nesbit, and Earlean Gerard of Columbus, Miss.; three sons, Occie Tate and Marshall S. Tate Jr., both of Nesbit, and Wayne L. Tate of Memphis; three sisters, Rosie Rand of Nesbit, and Kalie Bates and Texana Hightower, both of Memphis, 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated September 18, 2002]
LIONEL EUGENE THORNLEY, 79, of Memphis, retired supervisor from BellSouth Telecommunications, died Monday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. He was a member of Raleigh United Methodist Church, a World War II Navy veteran and Master Mason of Lodge 770. Mr. Thornley, the widower of Frances Bass Thornley, leaves a son, Mark Thornley of Fayetteville, Ga.; two stepdaughters, Diana Bayer and Patricia Grooms, both of Nashville; a sister, Dale Orman of Memphis, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Lung Association.
[Obit dated September 18, 2002]
ANITA YVONNE BAKER, 47, of Memphis, waitress for Cracker Barrel Restaurant, died Monday at Methodist Healthcare-Germantown. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel with burial in Calvary. She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She leaves a daughter, Kristy L. Baker, and two sons, Jason D. Baker and Jeffry C. Baker, all of Memphis; four brothers, James Ashley, Pete Jones and Steve Jones, all of Memphis, and Ronnie Ashley of Charleston, S.C., and three grandsons. The family requests that memorials be sent to Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
[Obit dated September 17, 2002]
