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POLLY THOMAS SMITH, 86, of Memphis, retired private duty nurse, died of pneumonia Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 7 p.m. today at J. O. Patterson Mortuary with burial in Union cemetery in Lucy. Mrs. Smith, the widow of Estes Smith, leaves a son, Limon Estes Smith of Memphis.
[Obit dated Monday, Oct. 11, 1999]
BRENDA PEEK SUMMERVILLE, 50, of Memphis, formerly of Holly Springs, Miss., died of multiple sclerosis Friday at Cordova Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Byhalia, Miss., with burial in Saulsberry cemetery there. J. F. Brittenum & Son Funeral Home in Holly Springs has charge. She leaves her father, Allie Curtis Peek of Detroit; her stepfather, Clayborn `Tabb' Hall of Byhalia; three sisters, Sharon Summers of Byhalia, Jeanette C. Hall of Memphis and Carolyn Jeffries of Phoenix; four brothers, Darrell Hall and Bishop Jerome Hall, both of Atlanta, Samuel Hall of Byhalia and Allie Peek of Baltimore, and her grandmother, Mary Ola Brooks of Durham, N. C.
[Obit dated Monday, Oct. 11, 1999]
KAITLYN ISABELLE TODD, infant daughter of Lisa and Shawn Michael Todd, of Rossville, Tenn., died at birth Sunday at Methodist Hospital North. Graveside services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Memphis Memory Gardens. Roller Family Funeral Home Memphis Chapel has charge. She also leaves her grandparents, Barbara Nelson and John Cooper, both of Pennsville, N.J., Donnagean and Russell Hoffman of Penns Grove, N.J., and James Todd of Pennsville, and her great-grandmother, Thelma Trout of Paulsboro, N.J.
[Obit dated Monday, Oct. 11, 1999]
COLINE `BEA' WARNER, 61, of Memphis, retired housekeeper for Rhodes College, died of heart failure Saturday at her home. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in National cemetery. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a daughter, Shenell Rodgers, and a son, Herbert Warner, both of Memphis; three sisters, Dorothy Swift of Memphis, Lula Buford of Mansfield, Ohio, and Betty Joyce Warner of Battle Creek, Mich.; four brothers, Wilbur Warner of Milwaukee, and Clordell Warner, William T. Warner and Eddie Warner, all of Memphis, and two grandchildren.
[Obit dated Monday, Oct. 11, 1999]
LINDEN A. WEBB, 82, of Bartlett, retired employee of Mid-South Chemical Corp. and Agrico Chemical Co., died Sunday at his home after a stroke. Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. He was a member of Highland Heights Presbyterian Church. He graduated in 1940 from Texas A & M and served in World War II and the Korean War. Mr. Webb, the husband of Patsy Ruth Webb for 49 years, also leaves four daughters, Linda Webb Vest of Memphis, Mary Webb Smith of Byhalia, Miss., Dora Webb Smith of Bartlett and Hazel Webb Wilson of Dauphin Island, Ala.; a son, David Webb of Bartlett; a sister, Mary Denison of Longview, Texas, and 10 grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Highland Heights Presbyterian Church Building Fund.
[Obit dated Monday, Oct. 11, 1999]
JESSIE M. WHITE, 46, of Memphis, employee of ATC Rehabilitation Center, died of heart failure Sunday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves two daughters, Patricia Tate and Jennifer Brown; two sons, Anthony Ford and Eureka White, and three sisters, Lottie Ross, Suvan Tucker and Mary Cunningham, all of Memphis; four brothers, Elmer Rainer, Thomas P. White and Jessie J. Dupress, all of Florida, and Elijah White of Gary, Ind., and seven grandchildren.
[Obit dated Monday, Oct. 11, 1999]
WILLIE RUTH WHITE, 88, of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Sunday at Cordova Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of Buntyn Presbyterian Church. Mrs. White, the widow of Thomas W. White, leaves a daughter, Barbara White Tuggle of Lakeland; a son, Thomas W. White Jr. of Shingle Springs, Calif.; two sisters, June Kilpatrick and Nancy Milner, both of Oxford, Miss.; a brother, W. O. Mackey of Memphis, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated Monday, Oct. 11, 1999]
CLARA LOUISE WILDER, 85, of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Sunday at Kirby Pines Nursing Home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Baptist Church in Southaven, where she was a member, with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. Forest Hill Funeral Home South has charge. Mrs. Wilder, the wife of Samuel J. Wilder, also leaves a daughter, Elizabeth `Betty' Austin of Memphis; two sons, Dr. Jobe Wilder of Jackson, Miss., and Don Wilder of Clinton, Miss.; four sisters, Martha F. Rowell of Spanish Fort, Ala., Primrose F. Conner of Columbus, Miss., Violet F. Remski of Orange Beach, Fla., and Dorothy F. Palmer of Clinton, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Trinity Baptist Church in Southaven or the Alzheimer's Association.
[Obit dated Monday, Oct. 11, 1999]
GERTHIA M. WILSON, 85, of 3816 Alma, homemaker, died of heart failure Friday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. Family Mortuary has charge. She leaves four daughters, Roberta Wilson, Marie Ellis, Mary Madlock and Berthia Clark, and three sons, Tommie Wilson Jr., Benny Wilson and Robert Wilson, all of Memphis, 18 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated Monday, Oct. 11, 1999]
ANNIE L. WOODS, 81, of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Friday at Methodist Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Gillespie Funeral Home in Olive Branch with burial in Botts Chapel cemetery there. Mrs. Woods, the widow of Haliel Woods, leaves a daughter, Sarah Davis, and three sons, James Woods, Eligah Woods and Aaron Woods, all of Memphis, 10 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated Monday, Oct. 11, 1999]
CLARICE WURSLIN, 75, of Olive Branch, Miss., retired medical technologist, died of heart failure Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Browning Funeral Home of Pontotoc, Miss., with burial in Old Monroe cemetery near Pontotoc. She was a member of Beautiful Saviour Lutheran Church. Mrs. Wurslin, the wife of Roy Wurslin, also leaves three daughters, Debra Tuech of Memphis, Brenda Bailey of Germantown, and Leigh Kleber of Holly Springs, Miss.; a son, Fred Wurslin of Algoma, Miss., 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Beautiful Saviour Lutheran Church or to Old Monroe cemetery Fund.
[Obit dated Monday, Oct. 11, 1999]
ALBERT L. ABINGTON, 72, of Cordova, retired electrician for International Harvester, died of cancer Thursday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens cemetery. He was a member of Kensington Baptist Church, IBEW Local 474 and an Army veteran. Mr. Abington, the husband of Ruby D. Abington for 51 years, also leaves two daughters, Diane A. Gearing of Harrisburg, Ill., and Debbie A. Robertson of Cordova, and six grandchildren.
[Obit dated Friday, Nov. 26, 1999]
SHARON LEE HOOPER CRAVENS BLACK, 58, of Memphis, customer service representative for Equifax Services Inc., died of cancer Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital East. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Germantown Presbyterian Church with burial in Lone Jack, Mo. Family Heritage Casket Gallery has charge. She leaves a daughter, Teresa Jane Haney of Hattiesburg, Miss.; two sons, Thomas Joseph Cravens of Memphis and Tyler James Cravens of Orlando; her mother, Terry Jane Mayhan Hooper of Brandon, Miss.; a sister, Nancy Sue Hooper Kruger of Albuquerque, N.M.; a brother, James Mark Hooper of Memphis, and three grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to American Cancer Society.
[Obit dated Friday, Nov. 26, 1999]
EARL P. BOWERMAN, 93, of Memphis, retired physician, died of heart failure Friday at his home. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Sunday during worship service at Lindenwood Christian Church, where he was a member, with burial in Mt. Olivet cemetery in Nashville at a later date. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. He was a member of American Medical Association, Tennessee Medical Association and Memphis Medical Association. He attended University of Rochester where he was Phi Beta Kappa, attended Strong Medical School, served residency at Vanderbilt University and had special training in treating tuberculosis at Bellevue in New York. He then attended John Hopkins where he was a founders medalist in his class. He was former director of West Tennessee Tuberculosis Hospital and later the state director. Mr. Bowerman, the husband of Emma K. Bowerman, also leaves three sisters, Marian Laughlin, Grace Allen and Florence Padgham, and two brothers, Bruce Bowerman and Charles Bowerman, all of Victor, N.Y. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Lindenwood Christian Church or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated Friday, Nov. 26, 1999]
NELLIE APPLING BROWN, 72, of Arlington, retired accountant for L. P. Brown Co., died of heart failure Thursday at Methodist Hospital North. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Pleasant Hill cemetery. She was a member of Bartlett United Methodist Church and Daughters of the American Revolution Watauga Chapter. Mrs. Brown, the widow of James D. Brown, leaves a daughter, Daryl Ferrell, and two sons, Bill Ferrell and Clayton Ferrell, all of Arlington; four sisters, Anna Appling and Ector Appling, both of Bartlett, Mary Lou Birch of Knoxville and Sue Raines of Memphis, and two brothers, Glenn Raines of Memphis and Bill Brown of Knoxville. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Arthritis Foundation.
[Obit dated Friday, Nov. 26, 1999]
BONNIE EUNICE DEMPSEY BURROW, 101, of Somerville, Tenn., died of heart failure Wednesday at Methodist Hospital of Fayette. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Braden (Tenn.) United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Walls cemetery there. Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home of Somerville has charge. Mrs. Burrow, the widow of Olian Banks Burrow, leaves a daughter, Marie Hughes of Memphis; two sons, Paul Burrow of Somerville and Billy Jack Burrow of Braden, four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Braden United Methodist Church Building Home.
[Obit dated Friday, Nov. 26, 1999]
