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JEANETTE A. ROOK, 67, of Memphis, homemaker, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at noon Saturday at Bartlett Funeral Home Bartlett Station with burial in Elmwood. Mrs. Rook, the wife of Chester G. Rook for 52 years, also leaves four daughters, Cathy Sisk of Eads, Susan Trainor of Bentonville, Ark., Kathryn Rook of Memphis and Lillian Evans of Jacksonville, Fla.; five sons, William Rook, Ronnie Rook and William Rook Jr., all of Memphis, Toby Rook of Munford, Tenn., and William Mayner of Glasgow, Ky.; two sisters, Billie M. Wingo of Austin and Wanda F. Storm of Springdale, Ark.; two brothers, Robert D. Abernathy and Danny W. Abernathy, both of Memphis, 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated February 15, 2002]
CHARLES AUGUSTA SMITH, 66, of Memphis, retired from Memphis Veterans Medical Center and former co-owner of Boston Sundry, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Greater Whitestone Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Smith, the husband of Annette McShan-Smith, also leaves four daughters, Tara Spann and Angela Smith, both of Memphis, and Brenda Long and Glenda Long, both of Chicago; two sons, Charles A. Smith Jr. of Memphis and Anthony McShan of Dallas; his mother, Ernestine Wilburn of Memphis; three brothers, Carl Smith and Kenneth Wilburn, both of Memphis, and George Wilburn of Georgia, and 17 grandchildren.
[Obit dated February 15, 2002]
KATHERINE SMITH, 49, of Memphis, employee of the State of Tennessee for 27 years and mental health caregiver for 13 years, died Sunday in Collierville. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. She was a member of Great Ebenezer Baptist Church. She leaves a daughter, Vernola Buchanan, and two sons, John P. Barton IV and Anthony Benton, all of Memphis; her mother and stepfather, Cassie Smith of Arlington and Sylvester Smith of Chicago; three sisters, Margaret S. Dickerson of Memphis, Dorothy Smith of Chicago and Pearline S. Levi of Cleveland, and a brother, Clydell Smith of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to Great Ebenezer Baptist Church.
[Obit dated February 15, 2002]
CHARLES T. STIEG, 83, of Memphis, plumbing inspector for City of Memphis, died Tuesday at Senior Services. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Northridge/Woodhaven Funeral Home with burial in Northridge/Woodhaven cemetery. Mr. Stieg, the husband of Reba Chambers Stieg for 59 years, also leaves a daughter, Jerre R. Sparks of Memphis; five sisters, Blanch Beauregard of North Hollywood, Calif., Robbie Engel of Bishop, Calif., Mary Margaret Davis of Glendora, Calif., Valerie Henderson of Pomona, Calif., and Francis Robinson of Levittown, Pa.; a brother, James Stieg of Illinois, and a grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to Porter Leath or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated February 15, 2002]
MYRTIE ARMSTRONG STONER, 92, of Memphis, retired sales clerk from Lowenstein's Department Store, died Thursday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. She was a member and former Sunday school teacher for Highland Heights Baptist Church and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 313. Mrs. Stoner, the widow of John J. Stoner, leaves a daughter, Joyce Newby of Memphis, two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Highland Heights Baptist Church.
[Obit dated February 15, 2002]
JAMES TANKERSLEY, 62, of Bartlett, driver for Coach USA Tours, died Feb. 6 at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. He was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church. Mr. Tankersley, the husband of Becky Tankersley, also leaves a daughter, Terry Tankersley of Memphis; two sons, Jim Tankersley of Memphis and Dr. Michael Tankersley of Anchorage, Alaska; a sister, Dorothy Garner of Lexington, Ky., and nine grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to The Shepherds in Bartlett.
[Obit dated February 15, 2002]
JOHN LEE WALKER, 52, of Somerville, farm laborer, died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Spring hill Missionary Baptist Church in Moscow with burial in Freedonia cemetery there. J. A. Lofties Funeral Home has charge. He leaves his father and stepmother, Sam and Clari Walker, both of Moscow; three sisters, Georgia Chears of Detroit, Nearline Ewell of Somerville and Booker Mae Puryear of Somerville; four brothers, William Walker of Memphis, Fred Walker of Moscow, Minister Sam Walker of Holly Springs, Miss., and Jessie Walker of Somerville.
[Obit dated February 15, 2002]
PRINCE WHITING JR., 80, of Memphis, died Tuesday at Community Nursing Home. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He leaves three daughters, Jennie Ruth Whiting of San Diego, Regina L. Burns of Dallas and Marla R. Whiting of Memphis; four sons, Prince Whiting III of San Diego, Minister John Whiting and Derick A. Whiting, both of Memphis, and Darryl Whiting of Tyler, Texas; four sisters, Fannie Joe Turner and Velma Carter, both of Memphis, Georgianna Powers of Coldwater, Miss., and Luella Burdine of Chicago; two brothers, Hosea Whiting of Indiana and Jewell Whiting of Memphis, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated February 15, 2002]
ALVERTIS WILHITE, 59, of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Memphis, risk management supervisor, died Jan. 28 in Tucson. Services were Feb. 2 at Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Tucson. East Lawn Palms Mortuary in Tucson has charge. He was an Air Force veteran and member of Oasis Church and Tucson YMCA. Mr. Wilhite, the husband of Sylvia LeBeauf, also leaves a daughter, two sons, his stepmother, a sister and four brothers.
[Obit dated February 15, 2002]
JESSE MICHAEL WILLIAMS JR., 27, of Memphis, died Monday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Faith Temple Ministries with burial in Easthaven cemetery. M.J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. He leaves his father, Jesse Michael Williams; two sisters, Tameka Williams and Tabetha Williams; a brother, Darron Dewayne Williams, and his grandmother, Minnie Mae Williams, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated February 15, 2002]
ISAAC ROY ALLEN, 69, of Memphis, employee of Southern Bell, died Monday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. Services will be at noon Friday at Parkway Village Church of Christ with burial in Kileton cemetery in Hernando. Gillespie Funeral Home in Olive Branch has charge. He leaves two sons, Isaac Roy Allen Jr. of Hernando and Oscar Lee Allen of Chicago; two sisters, Remelle Young of Memphis and Priscilla Dewitt; a brother, John T. Allen of Memphis, and two grandchildren.
[Obit dated February 14, 2002]
FRANKIE LERLINE BLANCQ, 88, of Friendship, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, retired department store manager, died Tuesday at her home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with burial in Calvary cemetery. Friendship Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Blancq, the widow of James C. Blancq, leaves a son, James V. Blancq of Reserve, N.M.; two brothers, Preston Peck Young and Edward L. Young, both of Friendship, five grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated February 14, 2002]
BERTHA BURL, 94, of Chicago, formerly of Memphis, homemaker, died Sunday at her home. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Olivet Baptist Church. Mrs. Burl, the widow of Green Burl, leaves a sister, Beaulah Mae Lewis of Chicago.
[Obit dated February 14, 2002]
WARREN G. BUSBY, 81, of Memphis, retired carpenter, died Monday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. He was a 32nd-degree Mason, a Shriner, a member of O.K. Houck Lodge and a World War II veteran. Mr. Busby, the widower of Theda M. Busby, leaves three daughters, Judy W. Howell of Walls, Peggy S. Williams of Hernando and Beverly L. Isbell of Memphis; three sons, Jimmy D. Busby and Donnie J. Busby, both of Memphis, and Rickey L. Busby of Rockford, Ill.; two sisters, Vera Davis of Black Rock, Ark., and Leona Weaver of Brownsville, Tenn.; a brother, Woodrow Busby of Jackson, Tenn., 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated February 14, 2002]
MARY KATHERINE CARROLL, 86, of Hernando, retired from Mississippi Health Department, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Hernando United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Hernando Memorial Park. She was a graduate of Sunflower Junior College. Mrs. Carroll, the wife of Leo L. Carroll, also leaves two sons, James L. Carroll of Jackson, Miss., and Charles A. Carroll of Hernando, and four grandchildren.
[Obit dated February 14, 2002]
MARY FRANCES BLAKELEY CRAWFORD, 35, of Jackson, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, laborer for Delta Faucet Co., died Saturday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Prayer House of Deliverance with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. J. O. Patterson Mortuary has charge. She was a member of New Testament House of Prayer in Jackson. She leaves three daughters, Kristy Blakeley, Terrica Blakeley and Stephanie Blakeley, and her mother, Flora Blakeley, all of Jackson; three sisters, Anita Morris Burgess and Jeanette Blakeley, both of Memphis, and Gwendolyn Cooper of Jackson; four brothers, Chris Simmons of Palm Springs, Calif., Jerry Blakeley and Mark Blakeley, both of Memphis, and Wayne Blakeley of Jackson, and her grandmother, Mary Frances McBride of Memphis.
[Obit dated February 14, 2002]
