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VERGIA 'PEG' TAYLOR, 79, of Memphis, retired clerk for Cottage Cleaners, died of lung disease Monday at her home. Bartlett Funeral Home Bartlett Station Chapel has charge. Mrs. Taylor, the widow of Ross Arnold Taylor, leaves two daughters, Peggy Joyce Taylor and Linda Kay Davey, both of Memphis; two sons, Glenn A. Taylor of Germantown and Gary Rowe Taylor of Memphis; a sister, Mary Sutton of Dayton, Ohio, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 21, 2001]
LEROY THOMPSON, 63, of Memphis, retired from the City of Memphis, died of heart failure Tuesday at his home. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He leaves a daughter, Mary A. Thompson of Memphis; seven sons, Leroy Thompson Jr., Wallace Thompson, James Thompson, Willie Thompson and Dennis Thompson, all of Memphis, Larry Thompson of Chattanooga and Ledale Thompson of Arizona; four sisters, Ethel L. Bobo of Como, Miss., and Willie Mae Thompson, Alice T. Fleming and Evelena Coleman, all of Memphis; four brothers, Elroy Thompson, Willie B. Thompson, Ex Thompson and George Thompson, all of Memphis, and several grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 21, 2001]
LOUISE E. HUNTER WILLIAMS, 76, of Memphis, assistant director and member of South Memphis Senior Center and teacher for Memphis City Schools, died of heart failure Monday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. Services will be at noon Saturday at Greater Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, where she was a choir member and Sunday school superintendent, with burial in Elmwood. Snow Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Williams, the widow of Andrew Williams, leaves a daughter, Anita Williams LeFlore of Memphis; two sons, Charles Williams of Boston and Andrew E. Williams Jr. of Memphis; a sister, Leila M. Suttle of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; a brother, Richard B. Hunter of Cleveland, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 21, 2001]
WILLIAM 'MARTIN' WILLIS, 88, of Ocala, Fla., formerly of Memphis, retired from Firestone and retired part-time Church of Christ minister, died of Parkinson's disease Saturday at Sylvia's Hospice House in Ocala. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Big Creek cemetery in Millington. He was a Mason and a member and player with Lewis Center Senior Citizens Band. Mr. Willis, the widower of Cora Paudert Willis, leaves two sons, William M. Willis Jr. of Ormond Beach, Fla., and Frank Willis of Ocala, eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 21, 2001]
KEVIN ANTHONY WRIGHT, 35, of Memphis, employee of Shelby Training Center, died of heart failure Sunday at his home. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Koinonia Baptist Church. Mr. Wright, the husband of Angela Wright, also leaves three daughters, Talana Price of Prentiss, Miss., and Kaneesha Strong and Francessa Strong, both of Memphis, and a son, Dewayne Moss; his mother, Jessie Richardson, and a sister, Chandra Wright, all of Memphis.
[Obit dated November 21, 2001]
GENE YOUNKER, 67, of Memphis, retired steamfitter, died of heart failure Monday in Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. He was a member of Steamfitters Union Local 614, where he was past executive board member. Mr. Younker, the husband of Jessie Younker, also leaves a daughter, Cynthia Allen of Memphis; a son, Michael Younker of Germantown and a sister, Vivian Younker and a brother, Daryl Younker, both of Bartlett. The family requests that memorials be sent to The American Diabetes Association.
[Obit dated November 21, 2001]
DR. WILLIAM B. DUNLAP, 93, of Union City, Tenn., retired optometrist, died of kidney failure Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Union City First Christian Church with entombment in Obion County Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Strong Funeral Home in Hickman, Ky., has charge. He was a World War II veteran, a member and trustee of Union City First Christian Church, director of Old and Third National Bank, a former partner in Dyersburg Coca-Cola Bottling Co., and a 50-year Mason. Mr. Dunlap, the husband of Elizabeth Harpole Dunlap for 62 years, also leaves local survivors including a daughter, Alice Dunlap of Memphis, and two grandsons.
[Obit dated November 21, 2001]
WILLIAM 'RAY' HEATH, 95, of Halls, Tenn., farmer, died of heart failure Monday at Wesley of Dyersburg, Tenn. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Halls Funeral Home with burial in South Fork cemetery near Halls. He was a member of South Fork Baptist Church. Mr. Heath, the widower of Maggie Lou Johns Heath, leaves local survivors including a son, Bill Heath of Memphis, 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
[Obit dated November 21, 2001]
MARGARET 'DELL' BAPTISTE, 55, of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Sunday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Leherton cemetery in Ruleville, Miss. She was a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral. She leaves a daughter, Paige Ladell Peebles of Memphis; a son, Barry Clifton Peebles of Olive Branch; her mother, Mary Oswalt of Ruleville, and two grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 20, 2001]
GENEVA 'BILLIE' BETHAY, 71, of Oakland, Miss., formerly of Southaven, homemaker, died of heart failure Saturday at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville, Miss. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven with burial in Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens there. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Bethay, the wife of Ralph Bethay, also leaves a son, Daryl Mann of Oakland, and three grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 20, 2001]
ROOSEVELT BLACK, 60, of Memphis, employee of Hardin Sysco Co. for 23 years, died of heart failure Monday in Tunica, Miss. N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Unity Missionary Baptist Church deacon board. Mr. Black, the husband of Vernice Black, also leaves four daughters, Vernesta Black, Donetha Butts and Yvette Smith, all of Detroit, and Darnisha Black of Memphis; three sons, Roosevelt Black Jr. and Tony Black, both of Memphis, and Varshay Sanders of Ruleville, Miss.; a stepdaughter, Katherine Dunlap of Memphis; three sisters, Maehell Burnette and Peaches Callicut, both of Como, Miss., and Emma Lemtem of Sardis, Miss.; four brothers, Thomas Ray Black of Grand Rapids, Mich., Eugene Black and Oscar Black, both of Como, and Matthew Black of Memphis, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 20, 2001]
WILLIAM A. BOYD, 78, of Memphis, retired from E. L. Bruce Co., died of heart failure Monday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was an Army veteran. He leaves a daughter, Erma Mathis; a sister, Helen B. Dortch, and a companion with whom he lived, Willie B. Wilks, all of Memphis, and four grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 20, 2001]
MELVIN C. BROOKS, 66, of Memphis, retired teacher from Shelby County Schools, died of leukemia Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-Central. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial at 11 a.m. Monday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Harrison's Funeral Home Orange Mound Chapel has charge. He was an Army veteran and a member of Lane College Alumni Association, Knob Hill Community Club, Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Mu-Anthropos, Alpha Phi Alpha, National Education Association, Tennessee Association for Adult Continuing Education and Tennessee Retired Teachers Association. Mr. Brooks, the husband of Dorothy Brooks, also leaves four sisters, Betty Harper, Scenus DeJesus, Georgetta Brooks and Linda Ragland, all of Detroit, and four brothers, George Brooks of Atlanta, and Calvin Brooks, Ronald Brooks and William Collins, all of Detroit.
[Obit dated November 20, 2001]
OWENS 'DOCK' CHEARS, 72, of 874 E. Mallory, retired from AT&T;, died of heart failure Monday at his home. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He was an Army veteran and a member of New Hope Baptist Church. Mr. Chears, the husband of Armintha Chears, also leaves four daughters, Jacquelyon Chears, Dennise C. Thompson, Gwendolyn Chears and Vernestine C. Norman, and a son, Tyrone Chears, all of Memphis; a stepson, Lee Andrew Tucker of Brunswick, Tenn.; three sisters, Lottie M. McCauley, Martha Chaptman and Annalize Hale, all of Memphis, several grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Obit dated November 20, 2001]
JOHN DOYLE CRAFT, 74, of Ripley, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, retired senior vice president for Fischer Lime and Cement, died of heart failure Friday at his home. Services were Monday at Ripley First Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Marys Chapel cemetery. Garner Funeral Home has charge. He was a World War II Army veteran. Mr. Craft, the husband of Liz Craft, also leaves two daughters, Dianne Peebles of Collierville and June Bailey of Asheville, N.C.; four sisters, Bess Bebenek of Hammond, Ind., Irene Barrett of Bartlett, Nell Hall of Magee, Miss., and Thelma Richardson of Meridian, Miss., and five grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Ripley First Baptist Church Sanctuary Fund or Bus Fund.
[Obit dated November 20, 2001]
JACQUELYN ELAINE DAVIS, 44, of Memphis, died of heart failure Saturday at her home. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Davis, the wife of William Davis, also leaves three daughters, Cordia Y. Davis, Alicia C. Davis and Tracie N. Davis; her mother, Nadine Smith, and two sisters, Beverly D. Hart and Gwendolyn Robinson, all of Memphis; five brothers, James E. Davis, Daryl Hart, Michael Hart and Gregory Hart, all of Memphis, and Carlos I. Hart of Chicago, and three grandchildren.
[Obit dated November 20, 2001]
