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CHARLES RINGO WRIGHT, 56, of Memphis, died Aug. 13 at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Superior Funeral Home Hollywood Chapel with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He leaves a brother, Benjamin Wright.
[Obit dated August 25, 2002]
VIRGINIA 'GIGI' BIZZELL, 58, of Savannah, Tenn., homemaker, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Sharon (Tenn.) Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Oak Grove cemetery in Iuka, Miss. Shack elford Funeral Home in Savannah has charge. She was a member of Woodmen of the World. She leaves local survivors including a sister, Anne Ward of Memphis, and eight grandchildren.
[Obit dated August 25, 2002]
MINNIE MAE AKINS, 69, of Memphis, homemaker, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-South. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Nichols Chapel CME Church in Byhalia, Miss., with burial in Clayton cemetery there. Gillespie Funeral Home of Olive Branch has charge. Mrs. Akins, the widow of Willie Louis Akins, leaves five daughters, Mary Hearn-Scales of Marietta, Ga., and Artintra Akins, Aretha Akins-Walker, Cynthia Akins-Acey and Teresa Akins, all of Memphis; six sons, John C. Hearn, Burdell Akins, Morris P. Akins, Tyrone Akins and Trent D. Akins, all of Memphis, and James A. Hearn of Byhalia; a sister, Zell Lasley of Cleveland, Ohio, 33 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated August 24, 2002]
DAVID WAYNE BAGGETT, 45, of Memphis, formerly of Ripley, Tenn., supervisor for Earle M. Jorgensen Co., died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Garner Funeral Home in Ripley with burial in Bethlehem cemetery in Henning, Tenn. Mr. Baggett, the husband of Linda Baggett, also leaves a daughter, Karen Bartlett of Arlington; three sisters, Martha Marcum of Bartlett, Linda Lenahan of Cayce, Miss., and Twila DeVaughn of Olive Branch; a brother, Jerry Baggett of Memphis, and a grandchild.
[Obit dated August 24, 2002]
DIANE BECHTEL, 53, of Bartlett, sales clerk at Dillards, died Thursday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel with burial in Northridge/Woodhaven cemetery in Millington. Mrs. Bechtel, the wife of William P. Bech tel, also leaves two daughters, Christy Nale of Dyersburg and Michelle Diane Bechtel of Bartlett; three sons, Randy Lynn Ballard and Ricky Lewis Ballard, both of Millington, and Michael William Bech tel of Bartlett; her mother, Christine Davis of Lucy, Tenn.; three sisters, Delores Brock of Atlanta, and Darlene Stevens and Dennise Merchant, both of Millington; a brother, Daniel Kidd Davis of Millington, and five grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Millington First Baptist Church.
[Obit dated August 24, 2002]
DOROTHY L. BRADSHAW, 76, of Covington, maid, died Tuesday at her home. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Barlow Funeral Home in Covington. She leaves a son, Melvin Cotton of Covington.
[Obit dated August 24, 2002]
BLANCH LEE BRUCE, 81, of Memphis, homemaker, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-South. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at New Chicago Church of God in Christ, where she was a member, with burial in Old Nonconnah Missionary Baptist Church cemetery. J. O. Patterson Mortuary has charge. She leaves five sisters, Mable E. Mead, Katheryn B. Taylor and Doris Jean Davis, all of Memphis, Florence Williams Bay of Atchison, Kan., and Ruthie M. Potts of Denver, and three brothers, William Bruce Jr. of Chicago, Robert L. Bruce of Denver and Sammie Bruce of Memphis.
[Obit dated August 24, 2002]
MICHAEL JAMES D'HANIS, 31, of Arlington, formerly of South Beloit, Ill., senior network specialist for Hilton Corp., died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East. He was a member of South Beloit American Legion, a Navy veteran and a minister for Universal Life Church in California. He leaves his parents, Diana Pospischil and Eddy D'Hanis of South Beloit; a sister, Patti Ann D'Hanis of Burlington, Iowa; his grandmother, Alfrida D'Hanis of Roscoe, Ill, and a companion with whom he lived, Peter M. Almandres. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Ronald McDonald House in Memphis.
[Obit dated August 24, 2002]
MARTHA LORENE EPHLIN, 81, of Bartlett, formerly of Wardell, Mo., homemaker, died Thursday in Bartlett. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. She was a member of Wardell First Baptist Church and Bartlett Lanes Alley Cats. Mrs. Ephlin, the widow of Bobby Ephlin, leaves four daughters, Bobbie Jean Harris, Sharon L. Berry and Valerie Diana Washburn, all of Bartlett, and Pat Lawler of Chattanooga; two sons, Jim Ephlin and Tim Ephlin, both of Bartlett; two sisters, Hazel Guthrie of Alton, Ill., and Beatrice Latham of St. Peters, Mo., 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Trinity Hospice.
[Obit dated August 24, 2002]
OVELL JONES, 55, of 984 N. McNeil, died Thursday at his home. M. J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church. He leaves three daughters, Raya Banks, Lynette Jones and Celita Jones, and a sister, Gwendolyn Quarles, all of Memphis; four brothers, George Winfrey, Rev. R. C. Jones and Joseph Jones, all of Memphis, and Howard Jones of Atlanta, and 11 grandchildren.
[Obit dated August 24, 2002]
TROY W. KELLY, 79, of Memphis, retired professor emeritus for the University of Memphis after 13 years, and former educator, coach, teacher, principal and professor in Missouri and Illinois, died Thursday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. He was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church and Odd Fellows Lodge, and was a Mason, an Army Air Corps veteran, an all-state football guard in Virginia and was editor of various publications at the University of Memphis. Mr. Kelly, the husband of Aleda Kelly for 54 years, also leaves a daughter, Pat Hendren of Batesville, Miss.; a son, Michael Kelly of Memphis, and four grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Aldersgate United Methodist Church or the Memphis Heart Association.
[Obit dated August 24, 2002]
LEVI 'CAT' 'DADDY' LINDSEY Jr., 76, retired machine operator, died Friday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at noon Wednesday at M. J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He leaves a daughter, Della Reese Lindsey; a son, Darrin Thompson, and nine stepdaughters, Emma Isom, Marsha Moore, Mary Allen, Zenobia Howard, Chestine Walker, Bertha D. Phillips, Inez Todd, Laura A. Thompson and Margee Thompson, all of Memphis; six stepsons, Frank Thompson, Newton Brooks Jr., Percy Thompson, Floyd Thompson and Billy Ray Thompson, all of Memphis, and Michael Thompson of California, 49 grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated August 24, 2002]
VIDA L. MADDOX, 95, of Memphis, homemaker, died Thursday at Sycamore Care Nursing Home. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Memorial Park. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel has charge. She was a member of Highland Heights Baptist Church. Mrs. Maddox, the widow of Charles Russell Maddox, leaves two daughters, Dorothy Wynne of Memphis and Mildred Cook of Lynchburg, Va.; a son, Leonard Maddox of Memphis; a brother, Joe Allen of Clarksville, Tenn., 12 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Campbell Clinic Foundation.
[Obit dated August 24, 2002]
SEIBERT D. MEADE, 90, of Memphis, retired civil engineer for the Corps of Engineers in Washington, died Thursday at Allen Morgan Health Center. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, where he was a member. He was a member of Fidelity Masonic Lodge 173 in Nickelsville, Va., for 73 years, a charter member of the North American Bluebird Society, a former member of the Association of Engineers, Architects and Scientists and a life member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. Mr. Meade, the widower of Josephine B. Meade, leaves three daughters, Susan Meade McFadden and Phyllis Meade Burkemper, both of Memphis, and Janice Meade Ritter of Shelby, N.C.; a brother, Buford K. Meade of Sterling, Va.; a half-sister, Zelma Godsey of Vandalia, Ohio; a half-brother, Earl Meade of Kingsport, Tenn., two grandchildren and three great-grandsons. The family requests that memorials be sent to Emmanuel Methodist Church Youth Fund.
[Obit dated August 24, 2002]
ARGIE M. NEAL, 74, of Memphis, homemaker, died Thursday at Saint Francis Hospital. Mass will be said at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with burial in Mt. Pisgah cemetery. Southern Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of the Legion of Mary. Mrs. Neal, the widow of Willie Neal Jr., leaves a daughter, Nancy Oxley of Monterey, Calif.; four sons, Billy R. Neal, J. Jerome Neal, Clarence M. Neal and Willie Neal III, all of Memphis; a brother, NuJames Harris of Seaside, Calif., 13 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Diabetes Association.
[Obit dated August 24, 2002]
MICHAEL 'DEMA' NELSON, 21, of Memphis, student at Sheffield Vo-Tech Career and Technical Center, died Thursday at Delta Medical Center. M. J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. He leaves his mother, Laura Nelson of Memphis; his father, Phil Bradley of Chicago; two sisters, Tracy Wright and Natasha Nelson, and a brother, Marcus Nelson, all of Memphis; his grandparents, Lillie Mae Woods of Chicago and Fred Nelson of Evanston, Ill., and a companion with whom he lived, Sherocka Jones.
[Obit dated August 24, 2002]
