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GENE WINEMILLER, 53, of Olive Branch, died of heart failure Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Longview Heights Baptist Church in Olive Branch, where he was a member, with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch has charge. Mr. Winemiller, the husband of Vikki Winemiller, also leaves a daughter, Shelly Gildart of Nashville; three sons, Michael Winemiller of Cordova, Daniel Winemiller of Hernando and Brandon Penninger of Olive Branch; his mother, Opal Wenke of Houston, and two grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Longview Heights Baptist Church.
[Obit dated November 30, 2001]
ERNEST YARBROUGH III, 46, of Memphis, custodian for Memphis Board of Education, died of lung disease Wednesday at Methodist Healthcare-South. R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Miracle Temple Church of God in Christ. He leaves two daughters, Tawanda Yarbrough and Jannell Yarbrough, and three sons, Enoch Crook, Rico Yarbrough and Marke Yarbrough, all of Memphis; three sisters, Shelly Wilson of Detroit, and Catherine Walker and Shirley Yarbrough, both of Memphis; a brother, Albert Yarbrough of Memphis, and five grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 30, 2001]
SAMMY LEE CLAYTON, 68, of Hickory Flat, Miss., mechanic, died of heart failure Tuesday in Hickory Flat. Services were Wednesday at Holly Springs (Miss.) Funeral Home with burial in Clayton Family cemetery in Potts Camp, Miss. He was a Baptist. He leaves local survivors incuding three daughters, Della Rogers and Linda Lewis, both of Olive Branch, and Katherine Clayton of Memphis, nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Obit dated November 30, 2001]
WINNIE RANKIN, 97, of Henderson, Tenn., homemaker, died Wednesday at Chester County Healthcare Center after a stroke. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Leon Johnson Funeral Home in Henderson with burial in Cave Springs cemetery in Chester County. She was a member of New Home Baptist Church. Mrs. Rankin, the widow of Frank Rankin, leaves local survivors including a daughter, Bernice McDaniel of Memphis, six grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 30, 2001]
BERTHA LOU BAY, 81, of Memphis, homemaker, died of cancer Tuesday at Applingwood Health Care. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. She was a member of Wesley Evangelical Methodist Church. Mrs. Bay, the widow of Leon L. Bay, leaves three sons, Lewis E. Bay of Arlington, Bobby Bay of Bartlett and James Bay of Memphis; four sisters, Bea Davis and Rosie Brawnier, both of Wynne, Ark., Zelphia Webb of Byhalia, Miss., and Susie Shirley of Colt, Ark.; two brothers, Floyd South of Colt and Clyde South of Byhalia, 10 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Bellevue Baptist Church.
[Obit dated November 29, 2001]
LUCILLE BICKART, 90, of 773 Spring, homemaker, died of heart failure Monday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. Services will be at noon Monday at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church with burial in National cemetery. N. H. Owens & Son Funeral Home has charge. She was a mother board member of Friendship Baptist Church. She leaves a son, James R. Harwell; a sister, Amanda Billingsley, and a brother, Jesse Billingsley, three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
[Obit dated November 29, 2001]
EDGAR EARL BOWEN, 77, of Memphis, retired supervisor for Hunter Fan Co., died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He was a World War II Army veteran. Mr. Bowen, the husband of Sarah 'Tincy' Bowen, also leaves two daughters, Dee Bailey of Memphis and Debbie Yates of Cordova; two sons, Eddie Bowen of Eads and Jay Bowen of Arlington, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated November 29, 2001]
H. LARRY BREEDEN, 56, of Bartlett, employee of Stephens Brothers Inc., died of cancer Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. Mr. Breeden, the husband of Donna G. Breeden for 29 years, also leaves two daughters, Courtney R. Breeden and Candice R. Breeden, both of Bartlett. The family requests that memorials be sent to The American Diabetes Association or the American Cancer Society.
[Obit dated November 29, 2001]
RODNEY BRICE, 35, of 4181 Millbranch, died of heart failure Monday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at New Mt. Sinai Church with burial in New Park cemetery. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. He leaves a daughter, Jamie Nichole Brice, and his mother, Elma Charleen Brice, both of Memphis; his father, Willie Earl Buck; a sister, Anitrice Buck; two brothers, Richard Earl Lark and William Earl Buck, and his grandmother, Mary Ruth Buck-Corley, all of Crenshaw, Miss.
[Obit dated November 29, 2001]
MELVIN LEE BROOKS, 74, of Memphis, retired construction worker for Bobby Bryant Construction Co., died of heart failure Monday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel with burial in New Park cemetery. He was a Baptist. Mr. Brooks, the husband of Ruthie Brooks, also leaves a daughter, Deborah Brooks Wooten; two sons, Melvin Brooks III and Donnie Earl Brooks; three sisters, Lois Coleman, Betty Jean Banks and Earlene Gardner; a brother, Charles Howard Brooks, and a half-sister, Dorothy Brazzel, all of Memphis, and two grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 29, 2001]
MARY LOUISE BROWN, 84, of Birdsong, Ark., homemaker, died of heart failure Monday in Chicago. Services will be at noon Saturday at Gilfield Missionary Baptist Church in Birdsong, where she was a mother board member, with burial in Gilfield cemetery. Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. She leaves three daughters, Joyce Young, Barbara Williams and Earnestine Brown Smith, all of Chicago; three sons, Alvin Brown of Tyronza, Ark., Wilbert Brown of Chicago and Tommie Brown of Marion, Ark.; two sisters, Vernell Woodard of West Memphis and Ophelia Cochran of Blytheville, Ark.; a stepsister, Hattie Mae Johnson of Chicago, 37 grandchildren and 50 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 29, 2001]
OPHELIA BROWN, 88, of Memphis, died of heart failure Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-South. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. She leaves two nieces who cared for her, Minnie Davis and Ruby Johnson, both of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 29, 2001]
BETTY FLYNN CARLOSS, 75, of Memphis, homemaker, died of cancer Tuesday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of Second Presbyterian Church, the University Club and Les Passees. Mrs. Carloss, the widow of William Leslie Carloss Jr., leaves two daughters, Cathy Carloss Richbourg and Betsy Carloss Fox, both of Memphis; a son, William Leslie Carloss III of Atlanta; a sister, Jean Flynn Michael of Memphis, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated November 29, 2001]
CLIFFORD DOLES, 80, of Memphis, retired from the Army, died of heart failure Tuesday at Cordova Rehab & Nursing Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. Mr. Doles, the husband of Mildred Doles, also leaves two daughters, Janice Dickey of Ramer, Tenn., and Barbara Crawford of Lampasas, Texas; two sons, Neal Doles of Killeen, Texas, and Clifford Tidwell Jr. of Kempner, Texas; a stepdaughter, Peggy Mask of Oakland; three stepsons, Ed Trainum of Kerrville, Texas, Jim Trainum of Killeen and Gene Milner of Memphis; two sisters, Jenny Newcomb of Corinth, Miss., and Louise Jones of Guys, Tenn.; a brother, Buford Doles of Pocahontas, Tenn., 26 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Obit dated November 29, 2001]
BESSIE MAE FEWELL, 72, of Bartlett, homemaker, died of heart failure Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Ronk Funeral Home in Alamo with burial in Salem cemetery. Mrs. Fewell, the wife of Joel W. Fewell, also leaves a daughter, Linda Cook of Bartlett; a sister, Merle Hearn of Paris, Tenn., and five brothers, Jerry Kilzer of Memphis, Michael Kilzer of Victoria, Texas, Larry Kilzer of Milan, Tenn., and R. L. Kilzer and Billy Kilzer, both of Hattiesburg, Miss.
[Obit dated November 29, 2001]
PAULINE FIFER, 67, of Memphis, retired practical nurse, died of heart failure Monday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at S. W. Qualls Funeral Home with burial in National cemetery. Mrs. Fifer, the widow of James Claud Fifer, leaves four daughters, Claudette Nelson of Memphis, Linda Frazier of San Bernardino, Calif., Nancy Hill of Kansas City, Mo., and Rudell Allen of Arizona; three sons, John Eddie Fifer and O'Ray Fifer, both of Washington, and Jerry Fifer of Long Beach, Calif.; a sister, Bernice Fifer of Memphis, 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 29, 2001]
