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OLIVIA MARIE POWELL, 11, daughter of Karen and Callen Powell of Cordova, died Monday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Bellevue Baptist Church with burial in Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Bartlett United Methodist Church. She also leaves three brothers, John C. Powell IV, James C. Powell and Joseph C. Powell, and her grandfather, David Jones, all of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to Give Kids the World in Kissimmee, Fla.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]
JOHN RICE PROSSER, 87, of Tupelo, formerly of Memphis, retired trailer builder for Fruehauf Trailer Co., died Monday at Beverly Health Care in Tupelo. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home in Covington, Tenn., with burial in Macedonia cemetery there. Mr. Prosser, the husband of JoAnn Barber Prosser, also leaves a daughter, Norma Prosser Hopkins, and a son, Jesse F. Prosser, both of Memphis; two sisters, Margaret Prosser Hollingsworth of Arlington, Tenn., and Zettie Prosser Glover of Somerville, Tenn.; a brother, Clarence R. Prosser of Gallaway, Tenn., two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]
OZELL ROBINSON, 82, of Memphis, maker for Hunter Fan, died Tuesday at UT Bowld Hospital. R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a Baptist. He leaves two daughters, Alfreda Cunningham and Ashley Robinson, both of Memphis.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]
JAMES SIMMONS, 54, of Memphis, car repair shop owner, died Monday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Ronk Funeral Home in Alamo, Tenn., with burial in Crockett Mills (Tenn.) Christian Church cemetery. He leaves three daughters, Tina Pfahler of Nesbit, Carol West of Horn Lake and Misty Bennett of Burlison; two sons, George W. Simmons of Atoka and Jere Simmons of Memphis, and five grandchildren.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]
DOTTIE HERRING SNYDER, 68, of Batesville, Miss., homemaker, died Sunday at Beverly Health Care in West Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with burial in Liberty Hill cemetery there. Mrs. Snyder, the wife of Walter D. Snyder of West Memphis, also leaves a daughter, Angelia D. Sebree, and a son, Walter Roy Snyder, both of Wilmington, N.C.; two stepdaughters, Betty Bennett of Nesbit and Barbara Johnson of Bartlett; two stepsons, Walter D. Snyder of Horn Lake and L. D. Snyder of Edgefield, S.C.; five sisters, Nina Watts, and Mary Faulkner, both of Kosciusko, Marjorie Stroud of Double Springs, Ala., Faye Trussell of Grenada, Miss., and Nell Desmond of Baton Rouge, La.; a brother, Robert Stanley Herring of McCool, Miss., and a grandson.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]
RUSSELL C. STEVENS, 88, of Millington, retired mechanic, died Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel with burial in Northridge/Woodhaven cemetery. Mr. Stevens, the widower of Beatrice Stevens, leaves a daughter, Sara Evelyn Parisotto of Albuquerque, N.M.; a son, Bobby Joe Stevens, and a sister, O'Neal Northcutt, both of Millington, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]
DARRELL KEITH STEWART, 31, of Memphis, former employee of the Regional Medical Center at Memphis, died there Monday. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Open Arms of Love Church. Mr. Stewart, the husband of Glenda Stewart, also leaves a daughter, Jamila Hydia Stewart; two stepdaughters, Iesha Porter and Marissa Dickerson; his parents, Thelma Stewart and Earvin Stewart; three sisters, Kim Williams, Shaunna Williams and Tisha Lithel Stewart; two brothers, Lamont Stewart and Jesse Allen, and his grandparents, Velma Allen and Dan Allen, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]
HENRY EUGENE TATE, 84, of Cordova, railroad switchman, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today in Memory Hill Gardens. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. Mr. Tate, the husband of Lineal D. Tate, also leaves two daughters; a son; a sister; two brothers, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]
SHARON M. UMBERGER, 54, of Olive Branch, homemaker, died Sunday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services were Tuesday at Brantley Funeral Home with burial in Blocker cemetery. Mrs. Umberger, the wife of Clyde O. Umberger, leaves four daughters, Bonnie M. Barnes and Leatrice L. Jennings, both of Byhalia, and Connie M. Umberger of Olive Branch, and Reba A. Umberger of Memphis; a son, Ben D. Umberger of Byhalia; her father, Richard W. Martin of Houston, Texas; a sister, Janet Morton of Maryville, Tenn.; two brothers, Richard Martin Jr. of Maryville, Tenn., and Keith Martin of Byhalia, and eight grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]
CLAUDE A. 'BIG DADDY' WATKINS, 65, of Memphis, retired from City of Memphis Sanitation Department, died Monday at Allenbrook Nursing Home. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was an Army veteran. He leaves a daughter, Claudette Watkins of Florida; three sons, Keith McGaughy and Troy Hughlett, both of Memphis, and Michael Abrams of Los Angeles; three sisters, Beverly A. Smith, Bonnie Burton and Anita Gardner, and a brother, Jerry B. Smith, all of Memphis, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]
HENRY L. WHITE, 86, of Memphis, formerly of Coldwater, Miss., retired from International Harvester, died Tuesday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at C. O. Pate Funeral Home in Senatobia, Miss., with burial in Evansville cemetery in Coldwater. He was a member of Arkabutla United Methodist Church. Mr. White, the husband of Martha L. White, also leaves two sons, Thomas Perry White of Kokomo, Ind., and Henry Lewers White Jr. of Memphis, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]
CLARENCE WILLIAMS, 77, of 3044 Mountain Terrace, died Tuesday at his home. Golden Cross Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Williams, the husband of Beatrice Williams, also leaves two daughters, Willie Louise Ngozi of Memphis and Dorothy Saulsberry of Southaven; a son, Larry McIntyre, and a sister, Mayola Andrews, both of Memphis; a brother, J. D. Williams of Michigan City, Ind., three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]
DORIS WRIGHT, 62, of Memphis, retired from the Board of Education, died Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-Germantown. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at New Zion Baptist Church with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. Mrs. Wright, the wife of Gilbert Wright, also leaves two daughters, Audrey D. Valentine and Bridgett Foster, and a son, Gilbert D. Wright Jr., all of Memphis; four sisters, Theresa Bobo and Patricia Wren Maxwell, both of Memphis, and Margaret Soward and Thelma Burton, both of Milwaukee; six brothers, Julius Wren Jr., Curtis Wren, Johnny Wren, Elmer Wren and Ronald Wren, all of Memphis, and Rudell Burton of Milwaukee, 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]
DARLENE DeSHIELDS PURCELL, 48, of Russellville, Ark., formerly of Grenada, Miss., artist, died Monday at St. Mary Regional Medical Center in Russellville. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Garner-Harper Funeral Home in Grenada with burial in Woodlawn cemetery there. She was den leader of Webelos Cub Scout Pack 182, a member of Grenada First United Methodist Church and attended Russellville United Methodist Church. Mrs. Purcell, the wife of Lew Purcell, also leaves local survivors including her father and stepmother, Robert W. and Ruby Mae DeShields of Memphis; two sisters, Arletta Glanker of Memphis and Lisa Tennyson of Millington, and two brothers, Robert W. DeShields and William K. DeShields, both of Memphis.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]
MAE F. RUFUS, 68, of Chicago, died Sunday in Chicago. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Calvary Baptist Church in Chicago. Slaughter & Son Funeral Home in Chicago has charge. She leaves local survivors including a son, Eugene Hampton; a sister, Betty Payne Hampton, and a brother, Samuel Hampton, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated February 13, 2002]
MARGARET P. ALSTON, 87, of Covington, domestic worker, died of heart failure Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton in Covington. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Emmanuel Temple United Pentecostal Church in Covington with burial in Avery Chapel cemetery there. Barlow Funeral Home in Covington has charge. Mrs. Alston, the widow of Simon Alston, leaves a daughter, Annie M. Smith of Covington, eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Obit dated November 30, 2001]
