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LARRY HANKS, 45, of Memphis, painter, died of heart disease Thursday at his home. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He leaves a daughter, Michelle Dawn of Memphis; a son, Jesse Wayne Hanks of Brighton; his father, William Floyd Hanks of Memphis, and four brothers, William Lynn Hanks of Lakeland, Don Morris Hanks of Marion, Ark., Keith Ray Hanks of Bartlett and Carl Haden Hanks of Clearwater, Fla. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Heart Association.
[Obit dated November 27, 2001]
NAOMI JEAN HARDIMON, 83, of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Monday at American Transitional Rehab & Specialty Care. R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of New Salem Church on Fourth. Mrs. Hardimon, the widow of Coy Hardimon, leaves a son, Coy Hardimon Jr. of Memphis, five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 27, 2001]
FREDDIE HARDIN, 38, of 666 N. Dunlap, former chef at Shoney's Restaurant, died of heart failure Tuesday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. Services will be at noon Saturday at West Lake Missionary Baptist Church in Lula, Miss., with burial in the church cemetery. Family Mortuary has charge. Mr. Hardin, the husband of Martha Henrriquez Hardin, also leaves two sons, William Hardin and Dante Wright, and his mother, Mae Ola McMahan, all of Memphis; four sisters, Daisy Boone of Memphis, Carolyn Jones of Austell, Ga., Shearon DeGraffe of San Diego and Amanda McMahan of Morristown, Tenn.; eight brothers, Alfred McMahan, Aaron Hardin, William McMahan, Alfonzo McMahan, Dantelle McMahan, and Marquis McMahan, all of Memphis, Eric McMahan of Baumholder, Germany, and West McMahan of San Diego, and his grandfather, Rev. William McMahan of Lula.
[Obit dated November 27, 2001]
WALTER HOBSON, 78, of Somerville, retired laborer from the Shelby County Hospital, died of cancer Saturday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at noon Wednesday at Travelers Rest Missionary Baptist Church in LaConia with burial in the church cemetery. J. A. Lofties Funeral Home in Somerville has charge. Mr. Hobson, the widower of Louella Hobson, leaves four daughters, Norma Suggs of Memphis, Louretta Middlebrooks of Milwaukee, Hattie Hobson and Rubye Person, both of Somerville; eight sons, Bobby Hobson of Memphis, Charles Hobson of Killeen, Texas, Walter Hobson Jr., Rickey Hobson, Michael Hobson, David Hobson and Willie Hobson, all of Somerville, and Frank Shaw of Birmingham; five sisters, Pattie Hobson of Somerville, Shira Shaw and Ethel Malone, both of Memphis, and Lila Robertson and Mattie Thomas, both of Cleveland; four brothers, George Hobson and Charles Hobson, both of Somerville, and John Malone and Thomas Malone, both of Memphis, 25 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 27, 2001]
ANNETTE T. HOWARD, 90, of 434 E. Dison, retired housekeeper, died of heart failure Saturday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel with burial in New Park cemetery. She leaves four daughters, Bessie Richmond and Lucille Gray, both of St. Louis and Ethel Thompson and Berniece Momon, both of Memphis; two sisters, Virgie Mary Scott and Gladys Hamler, both of Memphis, 31 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
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ROY JAMES IRVIN, 62, of Memphis, died of cancer Sunday at Saint Francis Nursing Home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Carver Heights Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Mt. Pleasant cemetery. Superior Funeral Home has charge. He leaves five daughters, Lelia Winfield, Sharron Hagger, Tina Irvin Wagner, Erica Irvin Tippett and Keva L. Irvin; three sons, Jory Gilkey, Milton J. Irvin and Desmond Irvin; three sisters, Margaret Herron, Dorothy Parson and Laverne Irvin; a brother, George Irvin Jr., 22 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Obit dated November 27, 2001]
MARTIN JOSEPH KOTHE, 34, of Munford, regional claims manager for Universal Underwriters of Memphis, died Sunday at his home of injuries from a fall. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel with burial in Northridge/Woodhaven cemetery in Millington. He was a den leader for Cub Scout pack 66 Den 1 and a member of Olive Branch First Baptist Church. Mr. Kothe, the husband of Rachel Ellen Kothe, also leaves a daughter, Jessica Kothe and a son, Tyler Kothe, both of Munford; his mother and stepfather, Barbara and George Harrison of Olive Branch; his father and stepmother, Joe and Lee Kothe of Eads; three sisters, Sharon Harris of Senatobia, Miss., and Debbie Barnett and Cindy Nichols, both of Olive Branch, and his grandfather, Jerome Hillhouse of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 27, 2001]
BONNIEDEAN NITER LONG, 65, of 1477 Elliston, retired housekeeper for Holiday Inn, died of heart failure Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church on Perry. Mrs. Long, the widow of Sammie Lee Long, leaves a sister, Vernell Niter McGowan and a brother, Robert Lee Niter, both of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 27, 2001]
WALTER N. 'NEWT' McCAIN, 72, of Memphis, retired technician for the Air Force, died of heart failure Saturday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at noon Thursday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. He was a member of Woodlawn Masonic Lodge 211 and a Korean War veteran. He leaves two caregivers, Don Argall and Ralph Chandler, both of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 27, 2001]
OSCAR MILES, 76, of Millington, retired Navy Seabee after 23 years, died of pneumonia Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Bartlett Funeral Home Bartlett Station Chapel has charge. He was a member of Millington Second Baptist Church and a World War II veteran. Mr. Miles, the husband of Eva Sue Miles for 38 years, also leaves two daughters, Susan Itterly and Amika Henley, and two sons, Mark Stafford and Walter Adam Miles, all of Millington; a brother, Lewis Miles of Nashville, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center.
[Obit dated November 27, 2001]
IDA BRYANT MILLER, 72, of Nesbit, licensed funeral director and retired social worker for DeSoto and Tate County Head Start Program, died of heart failure Monday at Methodist Healthcare-South. Services will be at noon Saturday at Halliburton Baptist Church in Nesbit, where she was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was president of M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Employees Mississippi Chapter and recipient of the Head Start Employee of the Year Award. Mrs. Miller, the wife of William Miller Jr., also leaves two daughters, Margaret Miller Edwards of Memphis and Martha L. Miller of Nesbit; two sons, W. Sherman Miller of Memphis and Charles Edward Miller of Rex, Ga.; six sisters, Claddie Alexander, Maxcine Edwards, Rennia Gray, Lennell Payne and Irma J. Bryant, all of Memphis, and Mildred Echols of Nesbit; two brothers, Marion Bryant Jr. of Nesbit and Joe N. Bryant of Kankakee, Ill., four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 27, 2001]
GRACE FAULK POWELL, 88, of Pine Bluff, Ark., formerly of Memphis, tax auditor for the IRS, died of complications from surgery Sunday at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors in Pine Bluff with burial in Memorial Park cemetery there. She was a member of the Women's Auxiliary Corps during World War II and the Raleigh Baptist Church. Mrs. Powell was the widow of Archie Larry Powell.
[Obit dated November 27, 2001]
FRANCIS J. RUGRAFF, 80, of Memphis, died of heart failure Monday at Tennessee Veterans Home in Humboldt, Tenn. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel has charge. He was an Air Force veteran. Mr. Rugraff was the husband of Mary Rugraff for 55 years. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Obit dated November 27, 2001]
ROOSEVELT SCOTT, 82, of 331 Eastview, retired from the City of Memphis, died of heart failure Sunday at his home. Services will be at noon Saturday at N. H. Owens & Son Funeral Home with burial in Galilee Memorial Gardens. Mr. Scott, the husband of Lucille Myers Scott, also leaves a son, Roosevelt Scott Jr. of Compton, Calif.; a brother, Sam A. Owens III; a stepsister, Annie Lois Moore, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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JENNIE LUCILLE SIDES, 88, of Somerville, homemaker, died of heart failure Sunday at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, La. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Friendship cemetery in Moscow. Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home in Somerville has charge. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Mrs. Sides, the widow of Clifton B. Sides, leaves two daughters, Ola Cook and Dolly Rhodes, both of Carencro, La.; a son, B. A. Sides of Miami, Fla.; a sister, Beatrice Boyd of Detroit, 14 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Friendship cemetery Association.
[Obit dated November 27, 2001]
NANCY LORRAINE SMITH, 59, of Texas City, Texas, formerly of Memphis, teacher, died of cancer Saturday at Clear Lake Hospital in Texas City. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Arlington (Tenn.) cemetery. Roller Family Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a daughter, Kristine Smith Grasso of Texas City.
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CHARLES F. TIMBS JR., 60, of Olive Branch, formerly of Memphis, former employee of Stroh's Brewery and owner of C & J Vending, died of cancer Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park South Woods. He was a past member of Lindenwood Christian Church. Mr. Timbs, the husband of Jane L. Timbs for 40 years, also leaves a daughter, Debra Holder and a son, Charles F. 'Timmy' Timbs III, both of Olive Branch, and three grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
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