James Paul Brown, 85, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2012. He retired from the Navy after 30 years of service to his country. He was preceded in death by his wife, Eileen Brown. He is survived by his daughters Paula Pinkley of Denver, CO; Vicki Sorensen and her husband Stephen of Fresno, CA.; grandson Ian Sorensen and his wife...
Flora S. Nohsey, 95, wife and mother died, Sunday, December 16, 2012 at Mid South Health and Rehab. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Tuesday at Forest Hill East Funeral Home. Services will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday at East Hill Baptist Church where she was a charter member. Interment will be in Forest Hill Cemetery South. Mrs. Nohsey was preceded...
Leon E. Sheppard, Sr., 79, of Memphis, TN passed away December 16, 2012. He is preceded in death by his wife, Lucinda P. Sheppard. He leaves 5 children: Marilyn Clark, Teri Craven, LeAnn Choi, Lonnie Sheppard and Tim Sheppard, all of Memphis. He also leaves behind 12 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Leon was born in Cherry Valley, AR in 1933...
Basil Lea Meetze, 84, of Cordova, TN passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012. She was a homemaker and gardener who loved to camp and fish. Mrs. Meetze is survived by her daughter, Karen Lea Meetze of Cordova; sister, Margaret Jewel Choate of Wellington, FL and two special friends, Jack and Bobbie Lowery. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Ruth Parker Nabors, 90, of Bartlett, TN died Saturday, December 15, 2012. She was a member of Bartlett Woods Church of Christ and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Louis "Bud" Escue and Vic Nabors. Mrs. Nabors is survived by her children, Joan Ketchen of Lakeland, TN and Robert Escue of Bartlett, TN. She was preceded...
Ella M. Harmeling, 96, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012. The widow of George Harmeling, she is survived by her son, George Harmeling and her daughter, Sister Deborah Harmeling. A private graveside service was held Monday, December 17, 2012 at Forest Hill Funeral Home - Midtown.
Lozell Stephens, 83, died December 15, 2012. She is holding hands once again with Steve, her beloved husband of 57 ½ years. She leaves behind her children, Sherry Carruth and Carlos Stephens, II, 3 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. She was a member of Faith Christian Church. Visitation will be from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM, Wednesday, December 19, 2012, with...
Ernest F. Cook, 87, of Collierville, TN, retired from Kimberly Clark Corp., went to be with our Lord and Savior on Thursday, December 13, 2012. He served in the Army in the Korean War and in the Navy in WWII. He received the Purple Heart in the Korean War. Mr. Cook was preceded in death by his wife, Dixie F....
Mary Estelle Maxey, 81, died Wednesday after a long illness. She was a loving mother and grandmother who was active in her Sunday School class at Gracewood Baptist Church in Southaven. A native of Pontotoc County, MS, Estelle had lived since 1953 in Memphis, where she met her husband of 57 years, Roy Alvis Maxey, on a blind date. They...