2 of of of of of THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1995. FIRST Robert L. Talley was known as perfectionist, jazz pianist By Quintin Robinson The Commercial Appeal Robert L. Talley, 75, an accomplished jazz pianist and one of the original members of the old Blues Alley All Star Band, died of heart failure Tuesday at Memphis Veterans Administration Hospital. Services for Talley, a Littie Rock native who most recently played at Beale Street Barbecue co-owned by Paul Savarin, will be at 11 a.m.
Saturday at M. J. Ed- the be in ARKANSAS grandchildren. LEPANTO Sarah Velma Benton Maddox, 103, homemaker, died Thurs- FISHER Fannie Cook, 81, homemaker, died Wednesday of heart disease in Newport. Services will be at 10 a.m.
Saturday at Jackson's Newport Funeral Home with burial in Fisher Cemetery. She was a member of Fisher Baptist Church. Mrs. Cook, the widow of John Albert Cook, leaves three daughters, Mildred M. Muse of Rosebud, Juanita Smith of Beedeville and Francell Weatherford of Newport; two sons, Gerald Cook of Rosebud and J.
A. Cook of Fisher; a sister, Lucille Cohen of Evansdale, lowa; four brothers, Jim Barker of Fisher, Daniel Barker of West Plains, and Aaron Barker and Junior Barker, both of Dresden, 14 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and a great-greatgrandchild. HELENA Mamie C. Burnett, 96, homemaker, died of heart failure Tuesday at Crestpark Nursing Home in Helena. Services will be at 11 a.m.
Saturday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home with burial in Oakwood Cemetery in Paris. She was a member, of Freewill Baptist Church in leaves seven grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. HELENA Ivan J. Simon, 86, of Jackson, formerly of Helena and Memphis, retired after 30 years as general manager of Memphis Steam Laundry Cleaners, died of heart failure Tuesday at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Services will be at 11 a.m.
today at Wright Ferguson Funeral Home in Jackson with burial at 3:30 p.m. in Vardaman (Miss.) Cemetery. He was a member of Parkway Baptist Church and a native of Helena. Mr. Simon, the husband of Nina S.
Simon, also leaves two sons, John G. Simon of Jackson and Joe Carl Sanderson of Oak Grove, eight grandchildren and seven great- day of heart failure at Lane Nursing Home in Caraway. Services will be at 2 p.m. today First Baptist Church of Lepanto, where she was a member, with burial at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in nia Baptist Church Cemetery in Fayette, Ala.
Murphy Funeral Home of Lepanto has charge. Mrs. Maddox, the widow of George Benton, leaves two daughters, Verdia Johnson of Fitzgerald, and Mary Alice Jackson of Searcy; a son, Wesley Benton of Lepanto, 17 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and 25 great-great-grandchildren. OSCEOLA Diane Martin, 32, homemaker, died of cancer Tuesday at her home. Services will be at 10 a.m.
today at Wilson Funeral Home in Osceola with burial in Mississippi County Memorial Gardens there. Mrs. Martin, the wife of Jerrell Martin, also leaves a daughter, Tiffany Martin, and three sons, Anthony Davis, Brandon Martin and Jeremy Martin, all of Osceola; her mother and stepfather, Rosie Morrison and Dennis Morrison, both of Fayette; her father and stepmother, Robert Johnson and Dorothy Johnson, both of Luxora; seven sisters, Vicki O'Kane a and Donna Denton, both of Osceola, Barbara Freeman, Sherry Johnson and Bonnie Johnson, al all of Luxora, and Patricia Gillion and Misty Morrison, both of Fayette, and two brothers, Johnson and Dennie Morrison, both of Fayette. MISSISSIPPI AVON Vera Keith Roberson, 85, homemaker, died Wednesday of heart failure at Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville. Services will be at 1 p.m.
today at Thweatt-King Funeral Home of Cleveland with burial in Linn Cemetery. A native of Kosciusko, she had lived in Avon since 1960, and she and her husband, the late John Fonda Roberson, farmed until his death in 1966. She was a member of Trinity Pentecostal Church. Mrs. Roberson leaves a son, Buddy Roberson of Hollandale; a sister, Merlee McMorris of Pensacola, a brother, Clarence W.
Keith of Shannon; two halfbrothers, Milton Dale Keith of Chickasaw, and J. D. Keith of Middleton, Texas, two grandsons and two greatgrandsons. COMO Samuel Augustus, 50, farmer, died of heart failure Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Services will be at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday at Cherry Street Missionary Baptist Church in Como, where he was a member, with burial in Cistern Hill Cemetery here. C. O. Pate Funeral Home of Senatobia has charge. Mr.
Augustus leaves his mother, Pearline Augustus, and four sisters, Lula Mae Joyner, Goldie Jennings, Earline Augustus and Nellie Mae Augustus, all of Memphis, and five brothers, Joe Willie Augustus of Walls, Jacob Augustus and Robert Augustus, both of of Memphis, Willie James Augustus Como and Johnny Augustus of Charlotte, N.C. CORINTH Abbott E. Smith 71, died of cancer Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 9 a.m. today at Magnolia Funeral Home in Corinth with burial in Clear Creek Cemetery in McNairy County, Tenn.
He was a World War Il veteran and a member of Veterans of ForMr. Smith, the husband of eign Wars. Robbie J. Smith, also leaves a daughter, Laura J. Roberts of Memphis; three Martha Baggett of stepdaughters, Alamo, Sharon Gallimore of Stantonville, and Glynda Harris of Corinth; two brothers, Raymond Smith of Memphis and Harry Smith of Biloxi, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
CORINTH Mary Ellen Smith, 90, homemaker, died of heart disease Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home of Corinth with burial in National Cemetery. She was a member of Box Chapel Methodist Church and Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs.
Smith, the widow of James A. Smith, leaves several nieces and nephews. wards Sons Funeral Home. Burial will be in Haven of Rest Cemetery in Little Rock. Savarin, who owned Blues Alley where Talley began playing in the house band in the 1970s, said Memphis has lost one of its best piano players.
"He's a well-respected musician among all the musicians who knew him. He was a great man, and he will be sorely missed," said Savarin. "He's been playing for me since 1978. He was an extraordinarily great piano player." HOLLY SPRINGS Rand 'Shot' Jamison, 52, factory worker, died of cancer Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m.
Sunday at Chulahoma Missionary Baptist Church in Holly Springs with burial in the church cemetery. Gillespie Funeral Home in Olive Branch has charge. Mr. Jamison, the husband of Afenisa Beatrice Gregory of Byhalia, also leaves eight daughters, Joyce Jamison, Pamela Jamison, Tangela Gregory and Regina Jones, all of Holly Springs, Jackie Newson, Olivia Newson and Renae Blackmond, all of Coldwater, and Evelyn 'Pumpkin' Johnson of Aurora, four sons, Randell Jamison and Keith Jones, both of Holly Springs, and Calvin Newson and Randy Newson, both of Coldwater; his father, Alvee Jamison of Holly Springs; seven sisters, Mable King, Lessie Jackson, Arressel Young and Dorsie Sandridge, all of Chicago, Pecolia Walker of Indianapolis, and Faye Mays and Jeanette Fant, both of Memphis; three brothers, Cab. Jamison of Holly Springs, Alvee Jamison Jr.
of Chicago and Scott Mays of Memphis, and 20 grandchildren. HOUSTON Lillie Mae Kendall, 100, homemaker, died Wednesday of sepsis at Hillcrest Manor in Aberdeen. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home of Houston with burial in Chickasaw Memorial Gardens here. She was a member of Pyland United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Kendall, the widow of Robert Clifton Kendall, leaves two sons, Russell L. Kendall and Robert Hawkins Kendall, both Houston; four sisters, Nancy Hamby of Grenada, Josephine James and Myrtle Johnson, both of Tippo, and Louise Patton of Water Valley, 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. MARKS Raymond Claude Braddam, 77, retired bus driver, died of cancer Wednesday at Quitman County Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m.
today at Kimbro Funeral Home in Marks with burial in Lambert (Miss.) Cemetery. He was a World War Army veteran. Mr. Braddam, the husband of Billye Braddam, also leaves six daughters, Shirley Holman of Tampa, Marie Blankenship of Cleveland, Ruby Braddam of Tennessee, Charlene Potee of Blue Springs, Peggy Eberhart of Cumberland, and Debroah Martin of Weir; six sons, Ellis Braddam of Cleveland, Dave Braddam of Arizona, Jack Braddam and Billy Joe Braddam, both of St. Petersburg, James Pruitt of Batesville and Henry Logan of Richland; two sisters, Ruth Rowan of Chattanooga and Edith Hayward of Tennessee, and a brother, Ernest Braddam of Chattanooga.
MATHISTON Eugene Forrester, 57, employee of Moody Manufacturers in Maben for 27 years, died Wednesday of heart failure at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Clear Springs Primitive Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Wise-Nowell Funeral Home Eupora has charge. He was a member of Self Creek Bible Baptist Church in Mathiston.
Mr. Forrester, the husband of Daisy Reed Forrester, also leaves two daughters, Rhonda Young of Maben and Rachel Elizabeth Forrester of Mathiston; two sons, Randall Forrester and Roger Delayne Forrester, both of Columbus; his mother, Maudie Morie Vaughn Forrester of Starkville; two sisters, Shelby Jean Burgess, who was his twin, of Maben, and Euna Pearl Scoggins of Starkville; a brother, George Linroy Forrester of Prairie, and four grandchildren. MATHISTON Lloyd Jones, 68, retired farmer, died Wednesday of pneumonia at Webster Health Services in Eupora. Services will be at 11 a.m. today Oliver Funeral Home of Eupora with burial in Spring Valley Cemetery in Mathiston.
Mr. Jones, the husband of Faye Jones, also leaves two daughters, Peggy Oswalt and Elaine Jones, both of Mathiston; two sons, Kevin Jones of Graham, Texas, and Dexter Jones of Mathiston; his mother, Jessie Lee Jones, and a sister, Virginia Arlene Jones, both of Mathiston, and four grandchildren. MYRTLE Velma Catherine Coltharp, 83, retired factory employee, died of disease Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Baptist Church Myrtle, where she was a member, with burial in the church cemetery.
United Funeral Service of New Albany has charge. Mrs. Coltharp, the widow of Bennie Coltharp, leaves a daughter, Marie Callicutt of Myrtle; a sister, Mary Lois Roberts of New Albany; three brothers, L. A. Cooper of Fulton, and Joe Cooper and Travis Cooper, both of Memphis; three stepsisters, Eloise Jeter of Aurora, and Gladys Price and Betty Sue Ward, both of Shreveport, three stepbrothers, Author Cooper of Tupelo, and Marion Cooper and Jimmy Cooper, both of New Albany, 10 grandchildren and 19 greatgrandchildren.
OXFORD Blanche Redmond, 94, retired domestic worker, died of heart disease Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Tobby Tubby Missionary Baptist Church in Oxford, where she was a member, with burial in Buford Chapel Cemetery there. Hodges Funeral Home in Oxford has charge. She was a Sunday school teacher and was on the church's mother board.
She leaves a brother, Webster Webb of Chicago, and two cousins who cared for her, Narciss Cole and Rev. Johnny C. Buford, both of Oxford. PONTOTOC Aubrey Holcomb, 71, retired construction worker, died Wednesday at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after a stroke. Services will be at 2 p.m.
today at Baldwin Funeral Home with burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Pontotoc County. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. Mr. Holcomb, the husband of Elsie Holcomb, also leaves a daughter, Sandra Holcomb Driver of Huntsville, a sister, Lucille Frost of Endville; and three Savarin said many bands that came to town and needed a piano player looked up Talley. Memphis-born actress and singer Cybill Shepherd also enlisted Talley for several of her recordings and in rehearsals, Savarin said.
Rudy Williams of the Rudy Williams Beale Street Jazz and Swing Band played trumpet in the Blues Alley All Star Band. He said Talley didn't mess around when it came to music. "I worked with Talley for 10 years at Blues Alley. He was a perfectionist. He wanted it just DEATHS brothers, Marvin Holcomb of Furrs, Herman Holcomb of Pontotoc and Alvin Holcomb of Chesterville.
The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, any memorials be sent to Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Pontotoc. RANDOLPH Gladys Buford Murphree, 79, retired farmer and carpenter, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford of complications from injuries received in an automobile accident. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Parker Memorial Funeral Home of Bruce with burial in Poplar Springs Cemetery near Vardaman. He was a member of Judah Church of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Mr. Murphree, the husband of Evaleen Holland Burgess Murphree, also leaves two daughters, Charlotte Maxey of Batesville and Elizabeth Lance of Calhoun City; five sons, Lynn Murphree of Bruce, Laborn Murphree, Donald Murphree and Danny Murphree, all of Randolph, and Steve Murphree of Olive Branch; a stepdaughter, Shirley Haire of Pittsboro; two stepsons, Leon Burgess and Odell Burgess, both of Houston; four sisters, Ruby Hand of Pittsboro, Jessie Loyd of Marquez, Texas, Johnnie Gillespie of Houston and Hazel Carr of Clarksdale; two brothers, Raymond Murphree of Pittsboro and Doyle Murphree of League City, Texas, 17 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. RIENZI Betty L. Bridges, 55, home- maker, died Wednesday of cancer at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth. Services will be at 3 p.m.
today at Coleman Funeral Home of Corinth with burial in Old Danville Cemetery. Ms. Bridges leaves a daughter, Rhonda Hammond; her mother and stepfather, Deloris and Robert Eugene Eaton, and a sister, Audrey Shelton, all of Rienzi, and a grandchild. RIPLEY Daisy Louella Dulaney, 85, homemaker, died Thursday of heart failure at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m.
Saturday at McBride Funeral Home with burial in Little Hope Cemetery near Falkner. She was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church near Pulaski, Ill. Mrs. Dulaney, the widow of Ben S.
Dulaney, leaves six daughters, Ruth C. Smith of Carterville, Helen Huitt, Ann Matlock, Frances co*ckrell and Wanda Mae Dulaney, all of Ripley, and Carolyn Stokes of St. Joseph, two sons, Ben Norman Dulaney Blue Mountain and Billy Joe Dulaney of Urbana, a sister, Joyce Underhile of Olmsted, 19 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and a a VAIDEN Wilson Moore, 92, retired laborer, died of congestive heart failure Thursday at Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital in Winona. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church near Vaiden, where he was a member, with burial in the church cemetery.
Roberts Sons Mortuary Winona has charge. He was a native of Carroll County. Mr. Moore leaves a niece, a nephew and several cousins. WATER VALLEY Hubert C.
Knight, 58, retired employee of Illinois Central Railroad, died 'of" heart failure Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Browning Funeral Home in Water Valley with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. He was a member of Campground Baptist Church. Mr.
Knight, the Betty Knight, also leaves a stepdaughter, Jane Maxwell of Water Valley, three brothers, Bill Knight of Hernando, Shelby Knight of Southaven and S. E. Knight of Oxford. WEST POINT Tommy Lee Guest, 69, produce, market owner, died Wednesday kidney failure at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services will be at 10 a.m.
Saturday at West End Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in West Point Memorial Gardens. Nowell-Robinson Funeral Home has charge. He was World War Il and Korean War Army veteran, having served as a sergeant firstclass. He was a retired pastor, a former employee of Bryan Foods and had sold produce for more than 20 years. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Mr. Guest leaves three sons, Thomas Guest of Whitehall, and Glen Guest and Robert Guest, both of West Point; two sisters, Rena Cunningham West Point and Ludie Belk of Doddsville; a brother, Billy Guest of West Point, 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to West End Baptist Church Building Fund in West Point. WINONA Gladys Tate Mcnu*tt, 54, of Chicago, formerly of Winona, retired forklift driver for Candy Co. Chicago, died of cancer July 27 in Chicago.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Roberts Sons Mortuary with burial in Forrest Hill Cemetery in Winona. She was a member Greater Star Baptist Church in Chicago. Mrs. Mcnu*tt, the wife of Frank Mcnu*tt, also leaves her mother, Susie L.
Tate of Winona, five sisters, Ollie Redmond and Linda Tate, Chicago, Marcia Hargrove Memphis, Barbara Tate and Beverly Tate, both of Winona, and three brothers, Elder Darvis Tate, Russell Tate and Michael Tate, all of Winona. TENNESSEE BELLS Oscar Edward 'Tim' Ellington, 85, retired merchant, died Wednesday of pneumonia at Jackso County General Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Bells Funeral Home with burial in Walnut Hill Cemetery in Crockett County. Mr.
Ellington leaves a son, Edward Ellington of Jackson; three sisters, Dora Sherrod and Helen Waddell, both of Bells, and Lavelle Hutcherson of St. Louis, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Memphis Funeral I Home 725-0100 right. And he would insult you, man, if you messed up," said Williams, who still plays Beale Street. "A lot of the students from Memphis State hung around Talley because of his jazz collection and his knowledge of jazz.
He was an asset to a lot of young musicians here in the said Williams. Talley also played with such Memphis legends as B. B. King and Al Jackson, said A. J.
Burnett, a former dancer who befriended Talley the 1940s CEDAR GROVE Nellie P. Gowan Holder, 91, homemaker, died Thursday of heart failure at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at p.m. Saturday at Bodkin Funeral Home of Milan with burial in Hickory Flat Cemetery in Cedar Grove. She was a member of Hickory Flat United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Holder, the widow of Clyde H. Holder, leaves several nieces and nephews. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Hickory Flat United Methodist Church in Cedar Grove. COVINGTON Thomas Kennedy Fullerton, 76, retired City of Covington Public Works director, died of heart failure Thursday at his home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home with burial in Sunnyside Cemetery in Kenton. He was retired from the Army, where he was an engineer for 30 years. Mr. Fullerton, the husband of Wilma Taylor Fullerton, also leaves a daughter, Diane Whitley of Matthews, N.C.; a son, Paul Fullerton of Charlotte, N.C., and five grandchildren.
died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis after a heart attack. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home with burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. He was a Mason and a member of Garland Baptist Church. Mr.
Rose, the husband of Sue Hogan Rose, also leaves a daughter, Lisa Nolan, and two sons, Dewayne Rose and Craig Rose, all of Covington; three stepdaughters, Cindy Dunavant of Brighton, Kim Morgan of Atoka and Pam Jackson of Covington; two stepsons, Chris Powell of Covington and Allen Powell of Burlison; two sisters, Doris Pryce of Savannah, and Shirley Sloper of Fort Myers, five brothers, Carl Rose and Clarence Rose, both of Memphis, Jerry Rose of Jackson, Uzell Rose of Paris and Leon Rose of Tabb, and nine grandchildren. FRUITLAND Waiter E. 'Buster' Coleman, 88, retired farmer and employee of Brown Shoe died Thursday at Humboldt General Hospital after a heart attack. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Shelton Funeral Home of Trenton with burial in Eldad Baptist Church Cemetery.
He was a member of Fruitland Baptist Church, where he was a deacon. Mr. Coleman, the widower of Ollie Coleman, leaves a daughter, Kay Barker of Fruitland; a son, Walter E. Coleman Jr. of Jackson; a sister, Sara Blankinship of Milan, three grandchil- COVINGTON Wayne Ray Rose, 52, retired mechanic for Schering-Plough, dren and three great-grandchildren.
FULTON Mary Elem, 96, of Wash- ington, formerly of Fulton, retired farmer, died Saturday of heart failure in Washington. Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Fulton, where she was a former member, with burial in the church cemetery. Thomas Funeral Home of Ripley has charge.
Mrs. Elem leaves seven daughters, Pauline Jackson of Minneapolis, Virginia Maklin of Fulton, Nody B. McClendon of Brooklyn, N.Y., Mary Morgan Breedsville, Norma Anderson of Avondale Grove, and Erma Dayson and Jeanette Elem, both of Puyallup, four brothers, Ira Elem of Breedsville, William A. Elem of Brooklyn, Paul I. Elem of Avondale Grove and Elerm L.
Elem of Chicago, 57 grandchildren, 95 great-grandchildren and many great-great-grandchildren. GREENFIELD Doris Ann Washburn, 58, supervisor of Bill's Dollar Store, died Thursday of cancer at her home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Williams Funeral Home with burial in Morris Cemetery here. Mrs.
Washburn, the wife of Don Washburn, also leaves her mother, Bertha M. Cash of Trenton; a daughter, Kimberly Smith of Aurora, a stepdaughter, Brenda Heitman of Marissa, a stepson, Jimmy Cupples of Humboldt; two brothers, Maurice Wayne Cash of Greenfield and Edward Lee Cash of Fruitland, and two grandchildren. HENDERSON Thomas H. Greene, 91, retired employee of Southwest Tennessee Electric died Wednesday at Ridgewood Skilled Care Nursing Home after a heart attack. Services will be at 11 a.m.
today at Casey Funeral Home with burial in Chester County Memory Gardens. Mr. Greene, the husband of Jewell Cherry Greene, also leaves six daughters, Martha Newsom, Dorothy Patterson, Mildred Smith and Billie Jean Carter, all of Henderson, Louise Bennett of Thomaston, and Darlene Reese of Nashville, two sisters, Velma Moten and Pearl Parker, both of Henderson, 21 grandchildren, 31 greatgrandchildren and five great-greatgrandchildren. McKENZIE Albert Harold Cripe, 70, died of heart failure Wednesday at Henry County Medical Center in Paris. Brummitt Funeral Home has charge.
He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and a communicant of Holy Cross Catholic Church. Mr. Cripe, the husband of Patricia Garrety, also leaves a daughter, Wenonah Elizabeth Cripe of Augusta, two sons, Albert J. Cripe of Gibsonton, and Autha R. Cripe of Augusta; two sisters, Gertrude Helmer of Sears, and Margaret Snover of Flint, and a granddaughter.
McKENZIE Joe Ed Garrett, 67, retired employee of South Central Bell, died of cancer Wednesday at his home. when both were working in the Dreamland Ballroom in Little Rock. "He could really play all the instruments, but his main instrument was the piano. He was a very good, good writer and arranger, too," she said. couldn't have met a better person.
He was quiet, and the same everytime you saw him. That just knocked the bottom out of me when I came downtown today and learned he was dead." Savarin said he is planning to Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Gallimore Funeral Home of Gleason with burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in McKenzie. Mr.
Garrett leaves a daughter, Jerrianne Garrett of 1 Bruceton; three sons, Eddie Garrett and Dennis Garrett, both of Memphis, and Keith Garrett of McKenzie; a brother, Frank W. Garrett of Amarillo, Texas, and two grandchildren. PARSONS James 'Buck' Lindsey, 70, retired farmer and upholstery worker, died Wednesday of heart failure at Decatur County General Hospital. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Cub Creek Hall Baptist Church in Parsons with burial in the church cemetery.
Parsons Mortuary has charge. Mr. Lindsey, the husband of Helen Hendrix Lindsey, also leaves a son, James 'Andy' Lindsey, and a sister, Tressie Gunter, both of Parsons, and two brothers, Troy Lindsey of Parsons and George Lindsey of Florida. POCAHONTAS Verble L. Bendall, 79, homemaker, died Tuesday of heart failure at Methodist Hospital North in Memphis.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home of Selmer with burial in Sulphur Springs Cemetery. Mrs. Bendall, the wife of Victor Bendall, also leaves three daughters, Artie Short of Millington, Jean Mize of Stanton and Faye Porch of McKenzie; two sons, Edward Bendall of Stanton and Roy Bendall of Millington; a brother, Johnny Head of Selmer; five half-sisters, Doris Robert and Lottie Ray, both of Selmer, Francis Byrd of Memphis, Carolyn Barkley of Ramer and Mary Grammer of Pocahontas; a half-brother, James Head of Pocahontas, 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and a greatgreat-grandchild. SAVANNAH Herschel Malone Cherry, 79, retired logger, died Wednesday at Hardin County General Hospital after a stroke.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Home of Savannah with burial in Neill Cemetery in rural Hardin County. He was a World War II Army veteran, a member of American Legion and attended Faith Assembly Church. Mr. Cherry, the husband of Dorothy Chandler Cherry, also leaves a daughter, Patricia Neill; two sons, Keith M.
Cherry and Robert Cherry; and his mother, Winnie Cherry, all of Savannah; six sisters, Inez Arnold, Oneida Barrier and Kate White, all of Savannah, Dorothy Holland of Nashville, Mary McClain of Hendersonville and Margaret Davis of Lawrenceburg; a brother, Bobby Joe Cherry of Savannah, and five grandchildren. SHARON John Lloyd Bailey, 71, retired mail carrier for the Postal Service, died Wednesday of cancer at HCA Volunteer General Hospital in Martin. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Gardner Funeral Home with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery here. Mr.
Bailey, the husband of Agnes Bailey, also leaves two sons, Johnny Bailey of Martin and Jimmy Bailey of Memphis; a stepdaughter, Patsy Brown of Union City; a brother, Lesley Bailey of Sedona, four grandchildren and three stepgrandchildren. SOMERVILLE James Dawson Davis, 59, state road worker, died Wednesday of cancer at Methodist Hospital in Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Powerhouse Church of God in Christ in Somerville, where he was a member, with burial in Patterson Cemetery here. Mason Funeral Home has charge.
Mr. Davis, the husband of Gladys Lee-Davis, also leaves three daughters, Annette Davis and Clementine Dixon, both of Jackson, and Teresa Davis of Somerville; two sons, Maurice Davis of Somerville and Marvin Davis of Los Angeles; his father, James Henry Davis of Somerville; nine sisters, Earline Campbeil, Willola Roderick, Shirley Davis, Barbara Bonner, Jeanette Cleaves, Brenda Worles, Linda Taylor, Darlene Elcon and Louise Holmes; two brothers, Tyron Davis and Melvin Davis, and three grandchildren. SOMERVILLE Ray Huff, 68, died Tuesday of apparent heart failure at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at House of Faith Holiness Church, where he was a member, with burial in Pulliam Chapel Church Cemetery here.
J. A. Lofties Funeral Home has Mr. Huff was the husband of Priscilla Huff of Memphis. TRENTON Benny Joe Scott, 57, retired superintendent of Trenton Light Department, died Thursday of cancer at Humboldt General Hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Shelton Funeral Home with burial in Oakland Cemetery. Mr. Scott, the husband of Patricia Ann Scott, also leaves three daughters, Jo Ann Hamm, Carolyn Adams and Melanie Palmer, and three sons, Donnie Scott, Ricky Scott and Kevin Scott, all of Gibson Wells; three sisters, Betty Lowrance of Humboldt, and Helen Flowers and Jackie Scott, both of Trenton; a brother, Wayne Scott of Trenton, and eight grandchildren. UNION CITY L.
D. 'Dink' Shaffer, 93, retired farmer, died Wednesday of respiratory arrest at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at White-Ranson Funeral Home with burial in Stanley's Chapel Cemetery near here. He was a member of Stanley's Chapel United Methodist Church.
Mr. Shaffer, the husband of Buena Shaffer, also leaves two daughters, Marie Bott of Richmond, and Carolyn Tenry of Union City, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Roller-Citizens" FUNERAL HOME To Serve As We Would Be Served. 3651 Austin Peay (901) 371-9500 Memphis, TN 38128 put together a band to give Talley a musical sendoff on Beale Street Sunday afternoon. Williams said he plans to participate and lead a procession down Beale Street in Talley's honor.
"He said, 'That's the way I want to go when I said Savarin. Talley was a World War II veteran and a former postal worker. Talley, the husband of Antonia C. Talley, also leaves three daughters, Kathleen Sorsby of Glenwood, Phyllis, R. Talley of Chicago and kie Burnett of Texas, and five grandchildren.
MEMPHIS DEATHS Fairy H. Bertling, 76, formerly of Arlington, widow of Edward F. Bertling, died of heart failure Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital East. Vera Boddie, 64, of 4404 Westmont, wife of Samuel Boddie, died of heart failure Wednesday at UT Bowld Hospital. Elizabeth E.
Cannon, 83, of Chattanooformerly Memphis, retired from ga, Memphis Funeral Homes after 30 years, widow of Leroy Cannon, died of heart failure Wednesday at Life Care Center in Collegedale, Tenn. Robert Luther Cook, 68, of Nesbit, engine foreman for Illinois Central Railroad, husband of Eleanore Jeanne Kelly Cook, died of heart disease Tuesday at his home. Charles R. 'Bob' Ferrill, 61, insurance broker, husband of Deena Ferrill, died of heart disease Tuesday at St. Francis Hospital.
Jonnesicia L. Hammond of 1598 Pendleton, 3-year-old daughter of Jonnetta Louise Hammond and Bobby Hunter, both of Memphis, died Tuesday at Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center. Sam Jackson, 83, of 1135 Rozelle, retired machine operator, husband of Willie Mae Jackson, died of heart disease Wednesday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Ila Pauline Johnson, 84, died of heart disease Monday at her home. Vera McGlown, 72, of Southfield, formerly of Memphis, died of cancer Friday in Detroit.
Gertrude Webb McNeal, 65, of 511 Western Park, homemaker, died of heart failure Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital. Willie 'Shorty' Miller, 80, of 3214 Johnson, retired sanitation worker for Shelby County, husband of Idella Miller, died of complications from a colon problem Wednesday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Henry Benjamin Moore, 64, died Wednesday at Methodist Hospital of complications following a stroke. Stacey Delane Moses, 27, homemaker, wife of Steve Moses, died of pneumonia Wednesday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis.
Chance Myers, son of Vickie Myers of Senatobia, died at birth Friday at Methodist Hospital North. Bernice V. Oliver, 65, of Cairo, formerly of Memphis, homemaker, wife of Rev. S. W.
Oliver, died of heart disease Monday in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Eugene Peck 76, of 675 Harahan, retired car man for Illinois Central Railroad, died of heart disease Tuesday at his home. James Prince, 71, of 2075 Benford, retired from ICG Railroad, husband of Gussie Prince, died of heart failure Tuesday at Methodist Hospital. William Van Rutherford, 72, of Memphis, retired foreman for Illinois Central Railroad materials department, husband of Faye Rutherford, died Wednesday in Batesville, after a heart attack. Mary Reed Sandidge, 90, of Jackson, formerly of Byhalia, and Memphis, retired sales clerk for Julius Lewis, widow of R.
M. Sandidge, died of heart failure Wednesday at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Miss. Christine Sorknes, 90, of Germantown, widow of H. J. Sorknes, died of heart failure Wednesday at her home.
Ruby P. Taylor, 84, of Memphis, retired teacher, widow of William Taylor, died of heart disease Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Roy Thomas, 80, of 3298 Standard, retired truck driver for City Memphis Park Commission, husband of Ethel Lee Thomas, died of heart failure Wednesday at St. Francis Hospital. Barney Vining, 70, of Memphis, minister, widower of Lawanda Leonard, died of cancer Monday at St.
Francis Hospital. Read Al Dunning in Sports Tom Walter knows television rices PAID! ECARD of THANKS CASSIE McATEE THE BYNUM FAMILY wish to thank each every one of Marvin's friends, co-workers, relatives associates whom we could not send Thank You cards to, because we didn't have addresses or couldn't read them in the book. It's people like you who the difference in this world. Your kindness will never be forgotten. Thank you, Cassie McAtee Family.
DEATH NOTICES HOWARD MRS. ERMA ARETHA FOSTER HOWARD Mrs. Howard attended Hamilton High School and graduated from Father Bertrand High. She earned Bachelor and Master's degree from University of HOWARD Memphis, and started her teaching career in Memphis City Schools, 20 yrs. ago.
Aretha always challenged her students to reach for academic excellence. She had a love for teaching and believed in working one-on-one with her students. Viewing of remains will be 10- 12 p.m. only at East Haven Church of Christ, 4833 Tchulahoma Funeral at 12:00 noon on Aug. 5, 1995 at East Haven Church of Christ.
Wake will be Friday, Aug. 4, 1995 N.J. FORD AND SONS FUNERAL PARLOR, 4-8 p.m. NICKELBERRY MRS. RESSIE HURLEY NICKELBERRY of 2539 Selman, wife of the late Mr.
Essic Nickelberry. She departed this life July 27, 1995 at St. Joseph Hospital after a long illness. She leaves a devoted daughter-in-law, Mrs. Beatrice Jones, 2 step-daughters, 5 step-sons, 1 sister-inlaw, Mrs.
Grace McVay Nickelberry, 1 brother-in-law, Mr. Earl Nickelberry, 1 grandson, J.W. Rhodes who lived with her and cared for her, 2 dedicated neighbors, Mrs. Barbara Johnson, and Mrs. Jackie Gilmore, and a host of nieces, nephews, grandchildren and other relatives to mourn her passing.
H. PAYNE'S FUNERAL HOME has charge. Visitation Saturday, Aug. 5 from 11-12 at St. John Baptist Church, 3131 Chelsea.
Funeral will begin at 12. TO PLACE A NOTICE CALL 529-2700.
