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ARNOLD WAYNE GRANT Jr., 29, of Coldwater, Miss., welder for the RCL Components Co., died of asphyxiation Saturday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hernando Funeral Home with burial in Mt. Zion cemetery in Independence, Miss. Mr. Grant, the husband of Melissa Grant, also leaves his parents, Sandra and Arnold W. Grant of Coldwater.
[Obit dated November 26, 2001]
WANDA T. GRAVES, 55, of Memphis, retired office manager, died of cancer Saturday at American Transitional Care. Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel. She leaves two caretakers, Tammy Dobbins and Jean McMurry, both of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Memphis Humane Society or the American Cancer Society.
[Obit dated November 26, 2001]
CARL EDWARD HINTON, 69, of Memphis, retired from Baron Hirsch Synagogue, died of heart failure Wednesday at the Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Keel Avenue Missionary Baptist Church with burial at 10 a.m. Thursday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Southern Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Hinton, the husband of Verbie Hinton, also leaves three sons, Marcus Hinton, Gregory Hinton and Melvin Hinton, all of Memphis; a sister, Annette Butler of Evanston, Ill.; a brother, Earnest Hinton of Los Angeles, and seven grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 26, 2001]
DANNY DUANE LIGHTFOOT, 50, of Southaven, package handler for FedEx, died of heart failure Saturday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven with burial in Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens. He was a Baptist. Mr. Lightfoot, the husband of Linda Sue Lightfoot, also leaves a daughter, Holly Manuel of Coldwater; a sister, Sandy Beall of Sebring, Fla., and a grandchild.
[Obit dated November 26, 2001]
MARJORIE McDANIEL, 72, of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She was a Baptist. Mrs. McDaniel, the wife of Willie Robert McDaniel, also leaves three daughters, Ileane Baker and Shelia McDaniel, both of Seattle, and Darlene Washington of Memphis; four sons, Randle Miller and Clyde McDaniel, both of Seattle, Robert McDaniel Jr. and Rudie McDaniel, both of Memphis; three sisters, Verna Jean Robertson of California, Deloris Reed of Maryland and Joyce White of Forrest City, Ark.; three brothers, Lee White of Memphis, Anthony White of St. Louis and Larry White of Forrest City; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 26, 2001]
ANNIE MAE NELSON, 95, of Memphis, retired housekeeper, died of cancer Friday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at New Park cemetery. M. J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. She was a member of Lake Cormorant Baptist Church. She leaves a niece, Charlotte M. Ivory, and a great-niece, Bobbie Nelson, both of Memphis, and both of whom cared for her.
[Obit dated November 26, 2001]
ROBBIE FERGUSON SHORT, 97, of Covington, La., formerly of Memphis, retired medical secretary for Tennessee Health Department, died of heart failure Friday at St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at New Albany (Miss.) City cemetery. United Funeral Service in New Albany has charge. She was a member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church and the Huguenot Society. Mrs. Short, the widow of James Forest Short, leaves a daughter, June Short Smith of Memphis; a son, James F. Short Jr. of Germantown; three sisters, Joan Ferguson Morris of New Albany, Blanche Ferguson Aldrich of Michigan City, Miss., and Martha Glynn Ferguson Renicker of Colorado Springs, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Luke's United Methodist Church or the Mississippi United Methodist Church Foundation Anna May Ferguson Scholarship Fund in Jackson.
[Obit dated November 26, 2001]
TREVELYN R. SPEES, 79, of Memphis, formerly of Tupelo, Miss., died of heart failure Saturday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at W. E. Pegues Funeral Home Jefferson Street Chapel in Tupelo with burial in Tupelo Memorial Park cemetery. He was a Baptist and served in the Marines in both World War II and Korean War. He received the Purple Heart. Mr. Spees, the husband of Ruby Spees, also leaves a daughter, Pat Dillard of Tupelo; a son, Mike Spees of Lawrenceville, Ga.; three sisters, Louise Long of Mooreville, Miss., Frances Richey of Tupelo and Virginia Stevens of Morgan City, La., three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 26, 2001]
LAWRENCE ARDEAN TVEDT Jr., 72, of Memphis, engineer and former construction worker for the L. A. Tvedt Construction Co., died of cancer Saturday at his home. His body was donated to the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. He was a member of the Engineers Club of Memphis, the Big Ten Club and served in Japan during the Korean War. He was a graduate of Purdue University. Mr. Tvedt, the husband of Virginia Tvedt, also leaves a stepdaughter, Cathy Goodwin of Tuscumbia, Ala.; a stepson, Jim Long of Scotts Hill, Tenn.; a brother, Bob Tvedt of Memphis, five stepgrandchildren and five stepgreat-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Obit dated November 26, 2001]
DOUGLAS A. WILSON, 44, of Covington, Tenn., machinist, died of heart failure Saturday at Metropolitan General Hospital in Nashville. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home in Covington with burial in Shiloh cemetery. He was an Air Force veteran and a member of Ardmore Baptist Church in Memphis. He leaves a son, Dustin Clift Wilson of Bartlett; his parents, Elaine O. and L. B. Wilson of Covington; a sister, Debbie Christopher of Bartlett, and two brothers, Dennis Wilson of Cordova and Joey Wilson of Covington.
[Obit dated November 26, 2001]
CHARLOTTE NAN WILTERDING, 76, homemaker, died of heart failure Saturday at her home. Memorial services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Paul United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. She was a member of the Esther Group and the Methodist Women's Organization. Mrs. Wilterding, the widow of Ashton C. Wilterding, leaves two sons, Don Wilterding of Memphis and Charles Wilterding of Atlanta; two brothers, Don Haynes and Ray Haynes, both of Michigan, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Beacon Harbor Group Home 2.
[Obit dated November 26, 2001]
ALLIE DEW, 99, of Jackson, Tenn., former garment worker, died of heart failure Saturday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Highland Memorial Gardens in Jackson. George A. Smith & Sons Funeral Home North Chapel in Jackson has charge. She was a member of Englewood Baptist Church. Mrs. Dew, the widow of George O. Dew, leaves local survivors including a sister, Helen Hall of Memphis, a grandchild and a great-grandchild.
[Obit dated November 26, 2001]
SALLY LANE JONES, 93, of Paris, Tenn., retired owner and founder of Sally Lane Candies, died of heart failure Saturday at Henry County Medical Center in Paris. Services were Sunday at Ridgeway Funeral Home in Paris with burial in Trezevant (Tenn.) cemetery. She was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Mrs. Jones, the widow of J. L. Jones, leaves local survivors including a son, Dr. S. Lane Bicknell of Germantown, and four grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 26, 2001]
FRED THOMAS RODGERS, 73, of Halls, Tenn., retired from Rock Island Railroad, died of cancer Sunday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Halls Funeral Home with burial in Halls cemetery. He was a Korean War veteran and a member of Poplar Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He leaves local survivors including a daughter, Fredo Jo Nunn, and a sister, Jean Tognetti, both of Memphis; two brothers, John Rodgers of Memphis and Billy Rodgers of Atoka, and five grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 26, 2001]
MACK WHITTEN, 74, of Selmer, Tenn., retired truck driver for C&C; Trucking Co., died of heart failure Sunday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer with burial in Mars Hill cemetery. He was a member of Green Acres Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky. Mr. Whitten, the husband of Jane Whitten, also leaves local survivors including a daughter, Vickie French of Memphis, four grandchildren, six step grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Obit dated November 26, 2001]
JEFF LEE BARBER Jr., 36, of Memphis, truck driver, died Thursday at Methodist Healthcare-Central after a stroke. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Oakville Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a former member, with burial in Union cemetery. M. J. Edwards and Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. He leaves two daughters, Latoya Davis and Porshia Barber, and his mother and stepfather, Juanita Barber Towles and Clinton Towles, all of Memphis; his father, Jeff Lee Barber of Sardis; two brothers, Edwin Barber of Bolingbrook, Ill., and Clinton Antwain Towles of Memphis; two sisters; his grandmother, Geneva Jackson of Sardis, and a grandchild.
[Obit dated November 25, 2001]
