Dedicated to Gertrude Martin Sanders
(February 6, 1895 – September 13, 1994)

My grandmother, Gertrude Martin SANDERS, was fascinated with people who lived to celebrate old age. For many years, she faithfully collected articles and obituaries from the Memphis area newspapers about elderly subjects and their “secret to a long life”.

2014 UPDATE: I am adding additional information regarding death dates / alternative name spellings based on the Death Records database of the Shelby County Register of Deeds website.

Locations: The majority of subjects had ties to the Mid-South region (west TN, north MS, eastern AR, western KY), but there are several from outside the region who had no apparent ties to the Mid-South – other than my grandma’s curiosity! Migrations were captured in the abstracts.

Family Ties: I’ve included the names of parents, siblings, spouses and children when available. Married women were also indexed under their maiden name (when known).

Vital information regarding military service , slavery and immigration was also included on each subject.

There are few newspaper sources or dates noted on the clippings. However, most articles appear to be from one of the two Memphis newspapers: The Press-Scimitar (ceased operation in 1980’s).and The Commercial Appeal. The Press-Scimitar’s newspaper clipping / photo “morgue” is now a part of the Special Collections/ Mississippi Valley Collections at The University of Memphis Libraries.

Legend:

• Vital Stats: (b)=birth; (r)=resided; (m)=married; (d)=died;
• Relatives: (P)=parent; (Sp)=spouse; (Sib)=brother/sister ; (Ch)=child;
• Type of article: (0bit) = Obituary; (Birthday)=Birthday article; (HI)= Human Interest; (Pict.)=Photo

 

NAME:	AGE:	VITAL STATS:	RELATIVES	COMMENTS:	Additional Information:
ABSTON, Mrs. Frances ROZELLE	100	(b) April 9, Pleasant Hill, MS; (r) Memphis since 1900	(F/M): Yerby Pillip ROZELLE & Linda McWILLIAMS ROZELLE; (SP); William J. ABSTON (dec'd 1935); (CH): Mrs. Mignon A. OZBURN; Mr. Dunbar ABSTON,	Obit + pict.	Died 09-08-1966 in Shelby County, TN
ADAMS, Mrs. Sarah	91	(b) White Bluff, TN; (r) Memphis > 60yrs;	(SP): L.P. ADAMS (dec'd 1945); (CH): Mrs. Sadie MORGAN	Obit	Died 01 Feb 1962. The Memphis Press-Scimitar Sat, Feb 03, 1962 ·Page 13,
ADAMS, Mrs. Lena	95	(b) Shelby Co, TN (d) Memphis,TN	(SP): Thomas ADAMS (dec'd 1886); (niece): Mrs. Lucille CARROLL; (g'dau): Mrs. Henry WILLAR	Obit.	Died 09-21-1962 in Shelby County, TN
ALEXANDER, Judge A.R.	102	(b) Nov. 8 (r) Plattsburg, MO	(m) 1896 (wife's name not given)	running for re-election
ANTHONY, Marc	94	(d) Miami, FL		Obit; Spanish-American war veteran
ARMSTRONG, Mrs. Minnie ARTERBURY	91	(r) Indianola, MS (r2) Vaiden, Miss; (d) Oakhaven (TN) Nursing Home	(CH): Mrs. Mae JENNINGS; Mrs. F.A. WORD; Mrs. S.J. ELY	Obit.	Died 02-21-1962 in Shelby County, TN
ASHURST, Mrs. Alice	108	(d) Memphis,TN		Obit (brief)
ATKINS, Mrs. George B.	100	(r) Memphis, TN (m) "83 years ago"	(SP): George B. ATKINS (dec'd x 30 yrs). Five living children: Mrs. T.E. TERRELL, Judge R.V. ATKINS (retired Gibson Co.,TN judge), A.D. ATKINS (TN State Public Service Commissioner); Mrs. C.H. ROGERS; Mr. A.D. ATKINS.
BAILEY, Mrs. Julia PARKS	98	(b) Kosciuko, Miss; (r) Tuscumbia & Sheffield, AL; (r2); Memphis x 23 yrs	(SP): James W. BAILEY (dec'd 1945); (CH): Mr. F. Aubrey BAILEY	Obit.	Died 04-28-1964 in Shelby County, TN
BAILEY, Mrs. Mary Anna	94	(b) near Barnesville, GA; (r) Pea Ridge, Miss; (r2) Memphis, TN x 40 yrs	(SP): Wiley S. BAILEY (dec'd 1935); (CH): Wiley L. BAILEY; Charles B. BAILEY; James Spencer BAILEY; (SIB): Mrs. Janie BLOODWORTH; (g'CH): Mrs. Vivian CONNER, Mr. W.B. PACE, Jr., Mrs. Mildred HODGES	Obit.	Died 11-25-1962 in Shelby County, TN
BAKER, Issac Newton	99	reads Seattle Post-Intelligencer		Ann Landers column: "...Most Elderly Fan..." (published ca. 1956)
BAKER, Mrs. Celia	107	(r) Uxbridge, Ontario (Canada)	(dau): unnamed	birthday note;
BALL, Mr. Fred	90	(b) Binghamton, NY; (r) Memphis, TN	(SP) not named (dec'd 17 yrs); (CH): Charlie H. BALL, T. Kirby BALL, Freddie B. BALL; Mrs. Mabel ADAIR; Mrs. Marvin CATRON, Miss Eva BALL, Miss Marguerite BALL; Mis Lelia BALL	Obit: "Retired Railroad Employee dies at age 90".	Fred M. Ball died 11-17-1962, Shelby County, TN
BANKS, Mrs. Pink REAGAN	90	(d) Nashville, TN	(SIB): Mrs. LuLu DIFFIE; Mrs. F. WATTBOTH	Obit
BARBEE, Mrs. Mary Ada JOHNSON	93	(b) Memphis, TN (r) Greenville, MS; (r2) Memphis, TN	(SP): James Dodson BARBEE (dec'd 1940); (SIB): Smith A JOHNSON; (nieces): Miss Rebecca YOUNG; Mrs. E.P. COPPEDGE; Miss Louise YOUNG; Mrs. James R. OWENS; Mrs. C.W. KITTLEMAN; Mrs. Ray GAUGER; (neph): Percy C.& J.W. YOUNG; Edmund & William J.TAYLOR;	Obit
BARTON, Mrs. Martha Lee	92	(r) Memphis; (d) Jamaica, NY since 1939; (bur) Elmwood Cemetery (Memphis Funeral Home)	(PAR): Col. Leonidas STEWART (Civil War); (SP) Charles A. BARTON (dec'd) (CH): Rev. Charles A. BARTON	Obit: "member of an early Memphis family";	Died March 3, 1963.
BARUCH, Bernard	91	(b) "when Ulysses Grant was president" (r) New York (?)		birthday note with pict. "Advised every president since William Howard Taft".
BATES, James Earl	35	(r)/(d) Memphis, TN		former policeman ; Mid-South Deaths 9/23/1962.
BEATTY, Mrs. Emma	99	(b) May 12, Ill (r) Memphis x 11 years; (bur) Memphis Funeral Home	(SP): not given (dec'd more than 50 years); (CH): Mrs. Blance COOK, Mrs. Anna HESS; Mrs. Dorothy LUND; Mrs. Helen HOERMANN	Obit.	Died December 7, 1962
BEJACH, Miss Salina	91	(b) St. Louis, MO; (r1) Citronelle, ALA; (r2) B'nai B'rith Home (Memphis) x 19years;(d) Memphis, TN (Temple Israel Cemetery)	(sis): Miss BEJACH		Died 03-06-1961
BENNETT, William Patrick	93	(b) Cairo, TN; (r) Memphis	(CH): Doyle BENNETT, Taylor BENNETT, Mrs. Berniece TARENCE, Mrs. J.E. WEAKLEY, Mr. O.L. KNIGHT	Obit.	Died 04-09-1962
BERLIN, Mr. W.T.C.	83	(b) near Atlanta, GA; (r) Memphis since small boy; (d) Memphis, TN (National Funeral Home); (bur) Forest Hill Cemetery	(SP): not named; (dau): Mrs. Charlotte FOX; (son): W. Charles BERLIN; (sis): Miss Uris BERLIN; Miss Maye BERLIN	President, Hunt-Berlin Coal Co. x 50 years;	Died Mar. 24, 1954. William T.C. Berlin
BIGGERS, John F.	85	(r)/(d) Jonesboro, AR		retired farmer Mid-South Deaths, 9/23/1962
BJORNBOM, The Rev. Carl. A.	100	(b) Sweden (r)Covenant Home since 1930; (d) ?		Obit (incomplete); "oldest retired minister of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Amercia".
BLASSINGAME, Dr. Charles Decatur	75	(r) Memphis since 1917		Obit + picture; nationally known ENT physician associated with University of Tenn.	Died 06-20-1961 in Shelby County, TN.
BLOOM, David (Sr)	96	(r) Memphis, TN		Obit note.	Died 12-17-1962, Shelby County, TN
BLOUNT, Mrs. John C.	93	(d) Memphis		Obit
BONISLAWSKI, Mrs. Victoria	112	(r) Gardner, Mass.		birthday greeting by President Kennedy (last year by President Eisenhower)
BORRA, Mrs. Catherine	93	(b) Italy; (r) Memphis x 60 yrs; (d) Memphis, TN	(SP) Frank BORRA (dec'd); (CH); Mrs. Peter BERETTA; Miss Julia BORRA; Mrs. Pete BURSI, Mrs. Willie VESCOVO; Mrs. Rose BERETTA; Gus BORRA; Angelo BORRA.	Obit.	Died in Shelby County, TN 05-06-1962
BOWERS, Mrs. Ella POWELL	91	(b) Barnesville, GA; (r) Grenada Co., MS (r2)Memphis since 1918	(SP): Frank BOWERS (dec'd x 50 yrs); (CH): J.L. POWELL, Mrs. T.J. CURRY (SIB): Mrs. Anna BAILEY; Mrs. Luther BLOODWORTH	Obit
BOZEMAN, Mr. Albert (Squire)	104	(b) Jan 2, Richmond, VA; (d) Meridian, MS		Obit.	Full name: Albert Snead Bozeman, b. January 2, 1864 in Richmond, VA.
BOZEMAN, Mr. Albert S.	103	(r) Meridian, MS		Birthday.	Full name: Albert Snead Bozeman, b. January 2, 1864 in Richmond, VA.
BRADLEY, Mrs. Mary Forrest	92	(r) Memphis, TN	(G-father): Nathan Bedford Forrest; (dau): Miss Kathleen BRADLEY; Miss Cecil BRADLEY, Mrs. Lee BOLEN; (sons): Mr. Forrest BRADLEY; C.J. BRADLEY	birthday greeting; granddaughter of General Nathan Bedford Forrest.	Died Oct. 21, 1965.
BRADLEY, Mrs. Mary FORREST	91	(r) Memphis, TN	(F): William Montgomery FORREST; (GF): Nathan Bedford FORREST	Human interest
BRADLEY, Joseph P.	77	(r)/(d) Memphis, TN		retired businessman . Mid-South Deaths , 9/23/1962.
BRAGG, Mr. & Mrs. W.M.				Picture/notation: Couple Observes 61st Anniversary
BRASFIELD, Mrs. Ola	80	(r)/(d) Greenfield, TN		Mid-South Deaths 9/23/1962
BRATTAIN, Mr. Raymond	90	(d) Memphis, TN	(Father): George BRATTAIN; (G'Dau): Miss Mary BRATTAIN;	Status of probated will
BREWER, Mrs. Jennie	101	(r) Louisville, KY		Birthday note + pict
BRINKER, Mr. August (Gus)	97	(r) Evansville, Ind area (initial story in Evansville paper)	(sib): Johnny (age 89)	Birthday note
BROWN, Mrs. Nancy ARNOLD	102	(b) May 17, 1862, Newport, ARK; (r) Etowah (Mississippi Co), ARK		Birthday note + picture ("First 100 Years Are Hardest")
BRYANT, Mrs. Alice NASH	95	(b) Sept 11, Laconia (Fayette Co), TN; (r) Memphis since 1898,	(SP) Ben J. BRYANT (dec'd 36yrs); (CH): Raymond L. BRYANT	Obit.	Jul. 16, 1965.
BURFORD, Blumer	.	(r)/(d) Kosciusko, MS.		retired farmer Mid-South Deaths, 9/23/1962
BURKE, Miss Lottie C.	98	(d) Memphis, TN	.	Obit (partial) + picture.	Died Feb. 29, 1965.
BURNEY, Mr. Woodard	90	(r) ?Memphis area?		Birthday celebration (mentions several BURNEY guests, no relation given)
BURNS, Mrs. Texie Lees	90	(b) Memphis, TN; (r1) Mexico City x17 years; (r2) Pittsburgh; (r3) Chicago (r4) Houston, TX; (r5) Memphsi x past 20 years (5 years after husband's death). (d) Memphis, TN (Spencer-Sturla Funeral Home)	(SP): J. Walter BURNS (dec'd, 1936, Houston, TX); (cousins): Mrs. Reyburn ENGLES; Mrs. H.A. BURKHART, Mr. George A. BLAND, Sr.	Obit; husband was Gulf Oil Corp. executive.	Died Oct. 5, 1961.
BURROWS, Mrs. Willie JENKINS	92	(b) Fayette Co., TN; (r) Little Rock, AR; (r2) Collierville, TN;	(CH): Mr. P.H.Y. BURROWS (dec'd 1941); (SIB): Mrs. Alice HARRIS (dec'd);Robert Eugene JENKINS; (niece): Mrs. Lucille Harris KING	Obit.	Died Aug. 12, 1961.
BYRD, Mr. Willis Davis (Willie)	100	(r) Webster Co, TN (?Webster County, MS?)	(SP) (not named); (CH): 9/8 living: Mrs. Mike BROWN; Mrs. Ida NELMS; Mrs. Henry BYRD.	Obit; celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Feb. 14
BYRD, Mrs. Louise	110	(b) Macon, MS (1861); (r) Brookeville, MS; (r2) Memphis, TN	(CH): James SHELTON	Obit
CAMP, Mrs. Rena ANDERSON	93	(b) Pontotoc, Miss; (r) Memphis since 1945; (bur): New Albany, MS	(SP) J. W. CAMP (dec'd); (CH): Mrs. Roy HAMILTON; Mrs. Ordie WILSON; Paul J. CAMP; J.O. CAMP.	Obit.	Died 10/07/1961 Shelby County, TN
CANIPE, Miss Mattie S.	91	(b) Fayette Co., TN; (r) Tipton Co x 50 years ; (d) Atoka, TN;	(SIB) Mrs. O.W. BILLINGS	Obit
CARR, Mr. Lauren Duane	101	(b) "was around when Lincoln assassinated"; (r1) Dakota (r2) University of Michigan grad (r3) Frankfort, Mich.	son: Dr. Duane Carr (Memphis)	Later note: "Dr. Carr's Father Dies at 101".	Died Sept 8, 1961.
CASTLES, Mrs. Carrie C.	91	(b) VA; (r) Memphis	(SP) Dr. W.S.A. CASTLES (dec'd 1921)	Obit.	Died 01-16-1963 in Shelby County, TN
CATRON, Mr. Joseph	100	(r) Memphis, TN		Birthday note + picture
CHANDLER, Alex H.	64	(r)/(d) Dresden, TN		retired rural bookkeeper ; Mid-South Deaths, 9/23/1962
CHANDLER, Mr. Colie	94	(b) July 18 (r) Jackson, TN		Human interest (retired RR engineer that knew Casey Jones)
CHENEY, Adeline PERRY	101	(r) Geneva, NY (date: 2/17)	eight brothers and sisters (not named)	birthday note (see PARKER, Florence J)
CHILDERS, Mr & Mrs. John Y.		(r) Ripley, MS	(CH): Mrs. F.G. SPENCER; Mrs. Viola PICKLER; Mrs. Willard LEWIS; Johnny CHILDERS; Manual CHILDERS; Mrs. Louella WICKER, Mrs. Roy JUMPER	65th Aniniversary note + picture
COBB, Mrs. Lula	88	(r)/(d) Bruce, MS.		Mid-South Deaths 9/23/1962
CODY, Chief Black Buffalo	107	(r) Madison, Ind.		hospitalized from burns received while filling a cigarette lighter.	NOTE: Died July 18, 1962 as result of injuries
COLE, Mrs. Audrey Rudd		(r) Tulsa, OK (d) Cross City, FL		(see FERGUSON, Mrs. Walter)
COLLINS, Mrs. Edmonia	100	(r) Linesville, PA		Birthday note (brief)
COLSON, Miss Mary	105	(b) Byhalia, MS; (r) Memphis, TN at age 16. (r) Ann Brinkley Home (also known as YWCA), Memphis X 75 years; (r) Collierville, TN since 1981.		human interest story
COMBS, Mrs. Virginia Elizabeth (Aunt Betty)	95	(b) McNairy County, Tenn. (r) Memphis x 15 yrs; (d) Memphis, TN (National Funeral Home); (bur): Mount Vernon Gardens.	(dau): Mrs. Charles DAILEY; (son): V.D. COMBS; (niece): Mrs. Celia HALSTEAD; (nephew): John BARNES, Ed BARNES.	Obit.	Died 09-15-1961 in Shelby County, TN
CONNOLLY, Sister Mary Matilda	70	(r)/(d) Memphis, TN	(nun at St. Peter's Orphanage)	Mid-South Deaths -Commercial Appeal, Sept 23, 1962 (Section 4, p.2)
CORRAY, H.M.	98	(reads Champaign-Urbana Courier). First driver's license at age 72!		Ann Landers column: "...Most Elderly Fan..." (published ca. 1956)
COSBY, Woodford C.	104	(b) Nov 15, 1857; (d) Paducah, KY		Obit;
COWLES, Mrs. Anna	97	(b) July 4; Burlington, Iowa; (r) Memphis x more than 70 years. (d) Memphis, TN (Spencer-Sturia Funeral Home); (bur): Memorial Park Cemetery(Memphis)	(SP): Mr. John Wesley COWLES (dec'd 1941); (sons): Alfred Leroy COWLES + unnamed son; (dau): unnamed.	proud of the fact that she was the oldest member of the Women's Benefit Association".	Died Jul. 21, 1964, Shelby County, TN
COWLES, Mrs. Anna	93	(b) 94 next July"; (r) Memphis, TN	(SP) John W. COWLES (dec'd); (dau-in-law): Mrs. Alfred. COWLES; (friends): Mrs. Nannie TAMP, Mrs. Lilly GOODMAN; Mrs. Louise NELSON; Mrs. Grace SMITH; Mrs. Alfreda ANDERSON.	Human Interest (with picture); member of the "Pioneers" club
COX, Mr. & Mrs. James M.	Mr= 89; Mrs = 80	(m) Ripley, TN; (r2) Memphis, TN since 1927.	three children (not named)	Picture/notation: "65 Years Together"
CROCKER, Col. Alvin & Estelle (DENT)		(r) Morgan City, Miss. (r2) Europe/Korea (US Army x 30 years) (r3) Santa Rosa, CA.	(sons): (not named - "both Army officers"). Estelle's brother: Mr. Guy DENT	human interest story - members of the Wally Byam Caravan Club, traveling cross-country (stopped in Mid-South) on the way to World's Fair (New York, June 15).
CULBERHOUSE, Mrs. Willie Wooten	94	(b) Senatobia, MS; (r) Jonesboro, Ark, (d) Memphis, TN	(SP): Mr. R.S. CULBERHOUSE (dec'd 1943); (CH) Mrs. Thomazine CRAWFORD; Mrs. Leilia RACELY	Obit.	Died 07-18-1961, Shelby County TN
DANIELS, Mrs. Ellen Hope	93	(b) "would have been 94 years of age March 27"; (d) Farmington, Mass.	(SP): widowed many years (not named); (sis): Mrs. Annie Faith MacDONNELL, Mrs. Norah Charity MURPHY	Obit;"Hope, of Faith, Hope and Chirty, the nation's oldest triplets".
DAP, Mrs. Elizabeth	104	(b) observing 104 birthday ("on Thursday") - article dated March 4. (r) Hallowell, Maine		Birthday note.
DAVIS, Mrs. Ada E.	94	(b) Ohio; (r) Memphis x 55 years (d) Memphis, TN (National Funeral Home)	(SP): George W. DAVIS (dec'd in 1925); (dau): Mrs. Orah ALEXANDER; (sons): E.W. DAVIS, W.W. DAVIS; H.H. DAVIS.	husband: timer buyer.	Died 03-06-1961 in Shelby County, TN
DAVIS, Charles A. & Beulah		(m) Nashville, TN (r) Memphis		A Happy 60 Years Recalled by Couple"
DeBERRY, Mrs. Molly QUINN	94	(r1) Marshall Co., MS; (r2) Paris, Ark. (d) Paris, ARK; (bur): Oakwood Cemetery (Cox Funeral Home).	(SP): Oscar DeBERRY (dec'd); (sib): Mr. A.Q. QUINN; (ch): son (not named); (nephew): Archie QUINN	Obit
DEMPSTER, Miss Blanche				See: MOFFATT, Mrs. Blanche DEMPSTER
DENT, Miss Estelle				See: CROCKER, Col. Alvin & Estelle (DENT)
DENT, Mr. Guy		(r) Shell Lake, Ark (25 miles from Memphis)	(SP); not named; Wife's grandmother: Mrs. Isaac (Jane) BAILEY was a childhood playmate of Queen Victoria (Mrs. BAILEY's father was gardener for the Duke of Kent, Queen Victoria's father).	Human interest story (Eldon Roark's Strolling column).
DENT, Mr. Guy	67	(r1): "30 years ago" (pre-depression/ pre-1937 flood) - 1,000 acre farm at Heth, ARK. (r2) since 1939: Shell Lake, Ark (farm name: "Dentwood")		Human interest story (Eldon Roark's Strolling column). Notation on back - "Memphis Press-Scimitar, Second Section - page 25").
DEUPREE, Mrs. Annie N.	91	(b) Nashville, TN (r) Memphis, TN since 1908 (r2) Charlotte, NC since 1952; (d) Charlotte, NC	(SP) William W. DEUPREE (dec'd); (CH) Mrs. Frank STANTON	Obit; husband was former president of Brodnax.
DICKINSON, Mrs. E.A.	100	(d) Jackson, MS		Obit note
DIXON, Mrs. Marion W.	90	(b) Paris, TN (r) Memphis since 1900; (d) Memphis, TN	(F/M): James Marion and Fannie Mae CARTER (dec'd) of Paris, TN; (SP) Mr. James DIXON (dec'd 1950)	Obit (partial).	Died 05-20-1961 in Shelby County, TN
DODDS, Mrs. Zelphia Hamlet	90	(b) Henderson County, TN; (r) Memphis (12 years ago); (d) Memphis, TN; (bur) Unity Baptist Church (cemetery) near Henderson, Tenn; (FH); Shackelford Funeral Home	(dau): Mrs. Myrtle EWING	life-long member of Unity Baptist Church" (Henderson, Tenn).	Died 02-23-1961 in Shelby County, TN
DORTON, Mrs. Joseph	105	(d) Crossville, TN		Obit; ("believed the first person born in Cumberland County after the county was created by the Legislature")
DUDLEY, Mrs. Martha Jane	92	(r) Memphis x 40 years	(SP) Ben DUDLEY (dec'd x 15yrs); (CH): Mrs. L.D. POWELL	Obit.	Died 05-23-1964 in Shelby County, TN
EARP, Mrs. Ettie Sallie	95	(d) Camden, TN		Obit mention (?Mid-South Deaths column).	Died 06-21-1962 in Benton County, TN
EASLEY, Edward (Sr)	96	(b) Sept 25 (reads Columbia (Mo) Tribune)		Ann Landers column: "...Most Elderly Fan..." (published ca. 1956)
EASON, Mr. H.T.	85	(b) Tate Co., MS (northeast section, on the old Payton Road)(r) Senatobia, MS	(Uncle): W.T. EASON;	Human interest story
ELLIOT, J.H.	95	(r) Bono, Ark		Obit
ELLIOTT, Fred S.	77	(b) Hickman Co., KY; (r) Marvin College (Clinton, KY); (r2) Shelby Co. since 1914; (d) Whitehaven (Memphis), TN; (National Funeral Home)	(SP): Mrs. Elizabeth OGLESBY ELLIOTT ; (dau): Mrs. Larry FARRIS, Mrs. Ray BROWN; Mrs. John DRINON; (sis): Mrs. Walter FAIRBROUGH.	Principal for Whitehaven High School x 25 years (retired 1954).	Died 03-09-1961 in Shelby County, TN
EMERICH, Miss Tillie ("Tante")	97	(b) Cincinatti, Ohio (r) Memphis, TN since age 2 years (d) Memphis, TN	(F/M): Mr. & Mrs. Joseph EMERICH; (Sis): Mrs. Louise HOLTHOFER (dec'd 1942; (niece): Elizabeth HOLTHOFER	Obit.	Died 03-10-1961 in Shelby County, TN
ENDERLIN, Mrs. August	100	(b) Schlierbach, Alsace, France (r) Paris, France; (r2) Water Valley, MS x 74 years; (r3) Memphis, TN x last year.	(F/M): orphaned as child; (SP): not named; (dau): Mrs. A.P. CLEMENT; (sons) three (not named)	birthday celebration with picture.
ENDERLIN, Mrs. Margaret	102	(b) June 20,1860 Schlierbach, Alsace, France; (r) United States at age 25 to marry; (r1) Water Valley, MS. (r2) Memphis, TN (d) Memphis, TN	(Sp): Mr. Aguste ENDERLIN (dec'd 1945); (dau) Mrs. Pike CLEMMENT	Obit (incomplete); ("would have been 103 on June 20").	Died 06-09-1964 in Shelby County, TN
FERGUSON, Mrs. Walter	74	(b)/(r) Indian Territory; (d) Cross City, FL	(son): Dr. Tom FERGUSON (Tampa, FL)	killed in auto wreck; mentioned passengers Mrs. Audrey Rudd COLE, Miss Ida LAMBERT. Newspaper columnist.
FINN, Harry L.	94	(b) Mackinaw City, Mich.; (r1) Little Rock, ARK; (r2): Memphis, TN x 12 years; (d) Memphis, TN	(SP): Mrs. Alpha FINN; (son): Romer C. FINN	"retired attorney"	Died 03-22-1961, Shelby County, TN
FISCHER, Miss May G.		(r) Memphis, TN (d) Memphis, TN (National Funeral Home); (bur): Elmwood Cemetery	(neph): L.A. EBERHART, Milton F. EBERHART, Shelton FISHER.	Obit; retired school teacher at Christine School (Market Street, Memphis).	Died 04-11-1961, age 82.
FLEET, George E.	97	(b) Oxford, England (r) US when a young man (r2) Memphis, TN (m) "since 1902"; (d) Memphis, TN	(SP): Mrs. Modenia FLEET; (son): Curtis FLEET (bro): Joe FLEET, Tom FLEET; (sis): Miss Lizzie FLEET.	carpenter foreman for J.R. Ellis Construction Co. for many years. Member: Union Ave. Methodist Church.	Died 03-07-1961 in Shelby County, TN
FLIPPIN, Miss Shallie				See: MOUNT, Mrs. Shallie FLIPPIN
FOOSHEE, William Fred	48	(r)/(d) Memphis, TN		lumber firm employee; Mid-South Deaths 9/23/1962.
FORBES, Mrs. Martha	103	(b) Gentry Co., MO (r) Seattle, Wash.		Birthday note (brief)
FORREST, Miss Mary				See: BRADLEY, Mrs. Mary Forrest
FOWLER, James T.	100	(r) Hollow Rock, (?)		Obit note
FRANCCHIA, Mr. Frank		(r) Memphis, TN		Picture of Memphis flood - April 2, 1912 at Robilio Grocery. Picture includes: John P. ROBILIO, Easrnest GAGGIO, Mrs. Ches MASSERANO, Mrs. Francis ROBILIO, Mrs. Angelina FRACCHIA, Mrs. Nick BELISAMO, "
FRANK, Mrs. Auguste Phillip	91	(b) Germany; (r) USA since 1940; (d) Memphis, TN	(SP): Carl FRANK (dec'd 1933); (CH): Julius FRANK; (SIB): Mrs. Marianne BEAUVAIS	Obit.	Died 12-20-1962 in Shelby County, TN. Death certificate - "Mrs. Augusta Frank"
FRANK, Mrs. Augusta	91	(b) Germany; (r) Memphis since 1941	(SP): Carl FRANK (dec'd Germany); (CH); Mr. Julius FRANK; (SIB): Mrs. Marianne BEAUVAIS	Obit (see above)
FRANKLIN, Mrs. Ella	118	(b) Dec 25, 1855 (r) Jackson, MS		Obit (incomplete)
FREEMAN, Mrs. Henrietta EBNER	103	(b) Ohio; (r) Memphis x 50 yrs (d) Memphis	(SP): George W. FREEMAN (dec'd 1931); (G'CH): Mrs. C.L. BRACK, Jr, Mrs Mary W. CANIN, Mrs. Jane WUNDERLICH, William T. FREEMAN	Obit.	Died 01-03-1962
FREEZOR, Mr. Robert Henry	93	(b) Tipton Co., TN (Munford are); (d) Memphis, TN (bur) Helen Crigger Cemetery (Munford); Munford Funeral Home	(G'parents): Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius COOPER; (SP): Sarah WILSON Freezor (dec'd 1939); (CH): Mr. Will FREEZOR; Frank FREEZOR; Mrs. J.W. OWEN	Obit + picture; "For 93 Years He lived in the Same House"	Death Certificate 03-05-1963 ; surname spelled FEEZOR
FRIEDMAN, Mrs. Dora	103	(b) Budapest, Hungary (r) Memphis x past 70 years;	(dau): Mrs. Frank MASON; Mrs. Fred B. HOLT; Mrs. Sam SHAPIRO; (son): Abe FRIEDMAN	birthday story with picture; handwritten note in margin: "Died 104".	Died 12-09-1963 in Shelby County, TN
FUCHS, Mrs. Frances Lewis	100	(r) Willows, Ca.	(CH): 3 surviving daughters (8 children total)	Birthday note.
GANONG, Mrs. S.H.	90	(b) October 23; (r) Memphis x 35 years; (r2): Tampa, FL x 2 years; (d) Tampa, FL	(Ch): Mr. Overton GANONG	Obit.	Name: Nannie Overton Ganong, wife of Stone T. Gangong. Died December, 1962 in FL,
GARNER, Mrs. Irene Inez	53	(r)/(d) Memphis, TN		Mid-South Deaths - 9/23/1962
GARTLY, Dr. George	85	(b) Scotland; (r1) Winipeg, Canada (early life); (r) Battle Creek, MICH; (r2) Memphis, TN; (r3): Orlando Fla (ca. 1939)		Obit: co-founder of Gartly-Ramsey Hospital -Memphis (1909).	Died in 1961.
GILLESPIE, Mrs. Minnie	92	(b) Pleasant Grove, MS; (r) Memphis x 25yrs	(CH): 13 born - F.W., Robert, Newt, Frank, Theo, Wilson, B.B. and Richard GILLESPIE; Mrs. Ruth WRIGHT; Mrs. Etta RUSSELL, Mrs. Fannie Mae HILL	Obit (partial); "145 Descendents Are Left By Memphian"
GLENN, Miss Layona	100			retired missionary; showing President Johnson how to stay physically fit.
GOBACK, Will	97	(b) July 31 (reads Portland (Ore) Journal)		Ann Landers column: "...Most Elderly Fan..." (published ca. 1956)
GOLDEN, Mrs. Mandy WATKINS GRAY	95	(r) Senatobia, MS; (r2) Memphis, TN (since 1943) (d) Memphis, TN; (bur) Bethesda Cemetery (Senatobia, MS) - C.O. Pate Funeral Home (Senatobia, MS)	(SP) Mr. Simp GOLDEN; (CH): Mrs. E.H. POOLE, Mrs. Louisa Gray GOLDEN, Mrs. Eva O'DANIEL; (Step-CH): Mrs. Lee MURPHY	Obit
GOODWIN, Mrs Mary SCOTT	91	(b) Nashville, TN; (r) Memphis, TN; (d) Memphis, TN (National Funeral Home); (bur): Forest Hill Cemetery	(F/M): Mr/Mrs. James SCOTT of Nashville; (SP): Mr. Robert Blythe GOODWIN (dec'd x 10 years); (Sis) Mrs. Annabel BROWN; (neph): Mr. Winslow CHAPMAN; (niece): Mrs. Josph CASANOVA, Mrs. Mary FAIRBANKS.	Obit; "widow of a well-known Memphis attorney".
GOOTE, Peter A.	84	(r)/(d) Earle, AR		retired farmer Mid-South Deaths, 9/23/1962
GORDON, Dr. Clarence McCheyne	91	(r) Easton, PA; Danville, KY.(d) Highland Park, ILL		professor emeritus of Lafayette College, Easton, PA (joined in 1909).
GORDON, Mrs. Ella	91	(b) April 6 (Grenada, MS); (r) Memphis; (r2) Batesville, MS	(SP) Hillary J. GORDON (dec'd); (CH): Mrs. L.A. BOBBITT (SIB): Mrs. Willie OGLESBY;	Obit (partial)
GRAHAM, Charles & Eliza (THOMPSON)	Mr= 95	(r) Mercer, MO	(SP) Eliza THOMPSON (m. 73 yrs)	Anniversary
GRAVES, Mrs. John Kirk	97	(d) Jackson, MS	(CH): Mr. J. Kirk GRAVES, Dr. William R. GRAVES, Judge Charles L. GRAVES, Dr. Clyde GRAVES, Lt. Col. Lamar GRAVES; Mrs. Zach TAYLOR; Mrs. Howard HAIN	Obit + pict
GRAVES, Mrs. Susan Bernice HOOPER	97	(b) Edinburg, MS;(d) Jackson, MS	(SIB): "eldest of 12 children"; (CH) Dr. William R. GRAVES, Mr. J. Kirk GRAVES	Obit + picture (see Mrs. J. Kirk GRAVES)
GUNN, Henry Sabe	100	(r) Memphis, TN	(sib): J.J. GUNN; (ch): Harry S. GUNN; Miss Margaret Irene GUNN	Birthday note: outlived 2 insurance policies.
GUNN, Henry Sabert	101	(d) Memphis, TN; (bur): Forest Hill Cemetery (Cosmopolitan Funeral Home)		Obit + picture.	Died 10-04-1963, Shelby County, TN
GUTH, Mr. Louis	81	(r) Whitehaven (now Memphis), TN		human interest story: being honored in March edition of GUIDEPOST magazine
HAGERTY, John	82	(r)/(d) Brownsville, TN		retired farmer Mid-South Deaths, 9/23/1962
HALL, Mrs. Mary Annie	92	(r) Kerrville, Tenn since 1905 (d) Kerrville, TN (bur): Bethuel Cemetery near Kerrville (National Funeral Home)	(SP): Willliam HALL (dec'd); (son):Dr. W.N. HALL; (daus): Mrs. J.E. WINGER, Mrs. W.C. HILL	husband= former sheriff of Lake County, ARK.
HALL, Henry J.	42	(r)/(d) Lepanto, AR		retired rural mail carrier ; Mid-South Deaths, 9/23/1962
HAMILTON, Mrs. John T.	100	(b) Palmyra, MO; (r) Memphis, TN x 16 years;	(SP): John T. HAMILTON (dec'd x 20 years); (CH): Mrs. Paul J. BATSON; Mrs. J.J. QUINN; Mrs. W.T. LANEY; Mrs. L.W. HEATON; Harry HAMILTON	obit.	Cora May Hamilton, widow of John T. Hamilton, died 03-16-1963 in Shelby County, TN
HARBIN, Mrs. Susie BOYD	94	(b) Longtown, Miss; (r1) Desoto Co., Miss; (r2) Levi, TN since 1908; (bur): Hinds (Methodist) Chapel Church Cemetery, Horn Lake Miss.	(CH): Mr. J.C. HARBIN, Sr; R.L. HARBIN; Mrs. J.A. LAMAR;	Obit + picture
HARDEMAN, Dr. N.B.	90	(r) Memphis, TN		birthday note; past president of Freed-Hardeman College (Henderson, TN)
HARDISON, Mrs. Louise (Ludie)	102	(b) Sept 19, 1859, Benicord (Crockett Co), Tenn. (d) Memphis, TN (National Funeral Home); (bur): Fairview Cemetery (Dyersburg, TN).	(SP): J.H. HARDISON (dec'd x 25 years); (ch): 9 - only Mrs. B.H. PIERCE still alive;	Obit + picture.	Died 04-19-1962.
HARGER, Mr.& Mrs. Charles	Mr: 91; Mrs. 90	(r) Memphis, TN		Anniversary note: 71 years
HARRIS, Miss Hattie	102	(r) Springfield, Ill		Obit; retired teacher
HARRIS, Mrs. Cora	81	(r)/(d) Calhoun City, MS		Mid-South Deaths 9/23/1962
HARRISON, Mrs. Nannie	87	(r) Memphis, TN (d) April 24.	(SP) Fred Harrison (dec'd); (niece): Hattie SUDDOTH; Lucittie WATKINS; (nephew): Maurice WATKINS	discussion of will…	Died in Shelby County, TN 04/24/1962.
HARRISON, Henry	87	(b) Columbus, MS; (r) Memphis, TN since childhood		Human interest (Strolling column) - "world's coffee-roasting champ" (70 years)
HATTSTAEDT, Mrs. Kate M.	106	(b) Beloit, Wisc; (d) Hollywood, Ca	(SP): John J. HATTSTAEDT; (CH): John	Obit; husband was founder of Chicago's famed American Conservatory of Music (1870).
HEAD, Abner	97	(b) near Columbia, Tenn; (r) Memphis x 60 years; (d) Memphis, TN	(dau): Mrs. Lula KOCH, Mrs. Thelma R. CLARK; Mrs. Olivia SHAW; Mrs. A. SMITH	Obit.; maintenance foreman for L&N Railroad x 40 years.	Died 03-22-1962
HEATH, Mrs. Eliza	104	(r) Memphis, TN		Birthday note + picture
HEATH, Mrs. Eliza	107	(b) Oct 14, near Dresden, TN; (r) Memphis,TN	(CH): 15 born/ 4 living; Mrs. Claretta AYTCHAN; Mrs. Rosetta WILLIAMS; Mrs. WHITLOW; Mr. Robert HEATH	born in slave cabin on the Frank HAYES tobacco farm. Obit + picture
HENSLER, Mrs. Annie	92	(b) ILL; (r) AL; (r2) Memphis x 74yrs	(SP): Louis HENSLER (dec'd several yrs); (SIB): Phil H. MOSER; Mrs. Bena FISHER	Obit.	Died 12-11-1961
HERBST, Mrs. Fanny	82	(r)/(d) Memphis, TN		Mid-South Deaths , 9/23/1962.
HERSTEIN, Mrs. Irene BROWN	82	(b) Davidson Co, TN; (r) Memphis x 60 yrs;	(SP) Mr. W.R. HERSTEIN (dec'd 1961); (CH): Mrs. Ernest G. KELLY	Obit.	Died in Shelby County, TN 01-01-1965.
HERSTEIN, W.R.				Obit + picture;	died in Shelby County, TN 11-10-1961.
HILL, Mrs. Emma	96	(b) Cincinnati, Ohio; (r) Memphis since 1877. (d) Memphis, TN	(SP): George J. HILL; (CH): Mrs. Katherine PRIDDY; Miss Mathilda HILL; J.C. HILL (SIB): Ed LOHMAN	Obit.	Died 01/14/1962 Shelby County, TN
Hill, Mr. T.L.	95	(b) Scottsboro, AL; (r) Collierville, TN x 53 years; (d) Collierville, TN	(CH): Mr. Willie HILL	Obit.	Tannie Lee Hill died 02-16-1962 in Shelby County, TN
HOLDEN, Mrs. Altha	95	(b) Urbana, Ill; (r) Memphis x 60 years	(CH): Paul HOLDEN; C.I. HOLDEN; Mrs. J.F. SHELTON; Mrs. Marguerite WALKER; Mrs. Thelma HILL	Obit.	Altha Pattee Holden died 10-19-1963 in Shelby County, TN
HOLLAND, Mrs. Anna	94	(r)/(d) Memphis, TN (burial in Elmwood Cemetery)	(SP): Edgar L. HOLLAND; (CH): Hollis L. HOLLAND; Milton P. HOLLAND; Mrs. Bruce C. OAKLEY; Miss Alice M. HOLLAND	Obit.	Died 2/10-1962
HOLLOWAY, Mr. William Thomas	100	(b) MS; (r) Memphis	(CH): George E. HOLLOWAY	Obit
HOOD, Mrs. Lillie GASKIN	95	(d) Memphis, TN	(SP): James R. HOOD (dec'd); (CH): Mrs. Irene THOMASON, Mrs. N.E. BOSTON, James Albert HOOD; (SIB): Mrs. Cora McOWEN; Mr. David GASKIN	Obit
HOOPER, Mrs. Pearl VESTA	73		(SP) John E. HOOPER (dec'd); (CH): John C. HOOPER; Ralph C. HOOPER; (SIB); C.W. HUBBARD; C.P. HUBBARD; Mrs. R.C. CLARK, Mrs. Nell LYNCH	Obit + pict.	Died 08-09-1966 in Shelby County, TN
HOUK, Mrs. Mary Allen	107	(r) Lenoior City, Tenn.		Birthday note (brief)
HOWARD, Mrs. Molly	107	(b) Luxahoma, Miss; (r) Coldwater, MS (r2) Memphis x 7 yrs; (d) Memphis, TN	(CH): Mrs. Ophelia PRIDDY; Robert Rayford HOWARD	Obit
HOYE, Dr. Bartholomew E.	100	(r) Tacoma, Wash.	(SP) Jane Frances MURRAY	Physician, 100 Has Bride, 63"
HUBER, Lt. Col. W.C.	.	(r)/(d) Tunica, MS.		retired Corps of Engineers officer. Mid-South Deaths 9/23/1962
HUNTER, Lulu	96 ("soon be 97")	(r) Los Angeles area (reads "Los Angeles Examiner")		Ann Landers column: "...Most Elderly Fan..." (published ca. 1956)
HUTCHINSON, Miss Mary Grimes	89	(r) Kansas City (r2) Shelbyville, KY (r3): Brownsville, TN (r4): Since 1902: Memphis, TN (bur): Forest Hill Cemetery (National Funeral Home)	(companion): Mrs. A.L. Bertran (x 13 yrs)	Obit + picture; founder of "The Hutchinson School".	Died 01-29-1962
INGALLS, Mrs. Bertha W.	94	(r) 30 miles south of Wray, Col. (1887) (r2) Colorado Springs, Col.		Human interest - oldest homesteader
INGELS, Mrs. Cora	94	(r) Marion, ILL	(SP) George INGELS (dec'd 1944)	Picture ("Civil War Widow")
INGRAM, Willie	94	(r)/(d) Trenton, TN		Mid-South Deaths 9/23/1962
ISELE, Mrs. Lena R.	91	(b), (r), (d) Memphis, TN		obit.	Died 08-02-1962
JACK, John D.	91	(r) Memphis, TN		Human interest story + picture
JACKSON, Richard Harrison	105	(b) "year after Abraham Lincoln's assassination".(r) Coronado, CA		Birthday note; retired from Navy (1930) as four-star admiral in command of U.S. battle fleet.
JACOBSON, Rolf	96 ('97 soon")	reads Minneapolis Tribune		Ann Landers column: "...Most Elderly Fan..." (published ca. 1956)
JEFCOAT, Mrs. Camilla	92	(b) Holmes County, MS; (r) Memphis x 33yrs	(SP): E.M. JEFCOAT (dec'd 1923); (CH): Mrs. George E. BODRY; rs. J.C. PUTMAN; Mrs. Ben E. HERREN; Clement JEFCOAT (SIB): Mrs. Bessie HOLLY; Bart MABRY; Walter MABRY; Alphonso MABRY	Obit + pict.	Died 04-10-1961
JERNIGAN, Mrs. Elizabeth (Betty)	100	(b) Bethel Springs, TN; (r1): Bald Knob, ARK; (r2);Bethel Springs (r3) Memphis since 1948.	(SP1): Frank GAY (dec'd 3 yrs later); (SP2): Thomas JERNIGEN (dec'd 1923); (CH): Charles H. HERNIGAN; Bryant GAY; Mrs. Esther JERNIGAN; (Step-CH): Mrs. Callie DILLON; Frank JERNIGAN	Birthday Article + pict
JOHNS, Mrs. Eunice (WINSTEAD)	34	(m) Jan 19, 1937; (r) Treadway, TN	(SP): Charlie JOHNS; (CH): 9 (not named);	bride married at age 9; resulted in TN changing minimum marrige age to 16.
JOHNSON, Mr. and Mrs. William	Mr.=90; Mrs.= 87	(r) Milledgeville, Tenn. (r2) Memphis,TN X 6 yrs	(son): Mr. A.Z. JOHNSON	Aniversary (69th) with picture
JOHNSON, Mrs. Charles R.	100	(b) between Ripley and Brownsville, TN; (r) Memphis since marriage;	(SP) Charles R. JOHNSON (dec'd 1949); (CH): Mrs. E.S. ELLIOTT	Birthday article + pict
JOHNSON, Mrs. Melvin ___	91	(b) Memphis, TN (r) Memphis	(SP): John Albert JOHNSON; (ch) Miss Mable JOHNSON; John A. JOHNSON (third ch. not named);	Obit.	Died 05-27-1964 in Shelby County, TN
JOHNSON, Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth	97	(b) Meridian, MS; (r) Memphis x 20yrs (r2) Hollywood, Cal (1951); (r) Greenwood, MS (x 15 months);(d) Greenwood, MS	(SP): Mr. A.M. JOHNSON (dec'd x 20yrs); (Grandson): Marion JOHNSON	Obit
JOHNSON, Mrs. Alice WILLIAMSON	91	(d) Franklin, TN; (bur): Culleoka, Tenn (Finley-Doris Funeral Home, Nashville)	(Ch): Mrs. Tabitha REEVES	Obit. Daughter - director of Nursing for City of Memphis Hospitals.
JOHNSON, Mrs. Cora HATCH	91	(b) Modesto, Cal., (r) Memphis, TN (bur): San Jose, Cal	(SP): Joseph Newton JOHNSON, M.D. (dec'd 1904); (CH); Mrs. Snowden BOYLE	Obit
JONES, Mrs. Mary Alice MARSHALL	90	(b) Jan 16, 1871 (r) Tipton Co., TN (r) Brunswick (Shelby Co), TN	(F/M): John TAYLOR & Laura McCLANAHAN MARSHALL; (SP) Luther Franklin JONES (dec'd Feb 1940); (CH): Mrs. Joseph W. CALLIS; Rudolph JONES	Obit (long) + pict.
JOSLIN, Dr. Elliott Proctor	92	(r) Brookline, Mass		world-famed authority on diabetes"
JUMPER, Mrs. Maude	94	(b) Jan 14, 1871, Collierville (Shelby Co), TN; (r) Memphis, TN	(CH): Miss Doris SHORE	Birthday Note
KEENAN, Thomas	104	(r) Ann Lee Home, Albany NY	(SP) not names; two brothers, three sisters	Insurance policy paid to himself (John Hancock Insurance Policy)
KELLY, Dr. Earnest G.		(b) Plantersville, MS (r) Memphis, TN	(SP): Mrs. Miriam HERSTEIN KELLY; (CH): Ernest G. KELLY, Jr.	article + picture; town honors Memphis surgeon.
KETTLE, Capt. Wilson	102	(d) Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland.	(SP): two wives (not named); (ch): 13 (not named); (g'child): 65; (g-g'child): 201; (g-g-g'child): 305.	left 584 direct descendents"
KING, Mrs. Matilda	102	(b) Sept 20, LaGrange, TN; (d) Memphis, TN	(CH): Mrs. Coquella GRIMES	Obit.	Died 07-02-1970
KING, Mrs. Maude Beatrice	93	(b) "near Holladay, Tenn'; (r) Memphis x 7yrs; (d) Memphis, TN	(SP): M.L. KING; (CH) George H. KING; Mrs. Bertha KIRK	Obit.	Died 12-15-1961
KUPLER, Mr. Jake	95	(b) North Bergen, NJ (r) Shelby Co, TN x 30yrs;		Obit (worked on farms and as a riverboat hand)
LAMALTA, Mrs. Ruth WIGGIN	93	(b) Memphis (r)/(d) Memphis, TN	(PAR): John S. WIGGIN & Annie SEVIER; (SP): Thomas L. LAMALTA (dec'd 1931);	Obit; ("Descendent of John Sevier").	Died in Shelby County, TN 01-07-1962
LAMBERT, Miss Ida		(r) Tulsa, OK		(see FERGUSON, Mrs. Walter)
LAND, Mrs. Ida MORRIS	91	(b) Ashley County, Ark. (r) Montrose & Hamburg, Ark (r2) Memphis, TN x 20 years	(CH); Mrs. Gladys CLARK; Mrs. Ruby WILLIAMS; Mrs. M.S. STREETER; Mr. Carroll BREAZEALE; Mr. Charles LAND; (Sib): Harry MORRIS; Mrs. Effie TEMPLE; Mrs. Byre REYNOLDS	Obit.	Died 03-11-1963 in Shelby County, TN
LANGHAM, Miss Minnie	92	(b) Brownsville, TN (r) since 1907: Memphis, TN; *bur): Brownsville Cemetery (National Funeral Home)	(Sib): Mrs. W.A. GLOTFELTER (Brownsville, TN); Mr. Albert S. LANGHAM; Mr. George T. LANGHAM	Obit; "has been an invalid for most of her life".	Died in Shelby County TN 01-23-1962
LEACH, W. Gaines	67	(r)/(d) Huntington, TN		postmaster ; Mid-South Deaths 9/23/1962
LEVY, Leo E.	91	(b) Alsace-Lorraine (r) since Jan 19, 1889 - Memphis, TN; (d) Memphis, TN	(Sib): Joseph B. LEVY (dec'd);	Obit + picture.	Died 03-09-1962
LEVY, Ludwig H.	61	(r)/(d) Memphis, TN		manufacturing firm owner . Mid-South Deaths ; 9/23/1962
LEVY, Mrs. Hannah ADLER	95	(b) Frankfurt, Germany; (m) 1890; (r) Memphis x 80yrs;	(SP): Joseph LEVY (dec'd 1940); (CH): Dr. Gilbert LEVY; Mrs. Harold ROTH; (SIB): Mrs. Martin SCHLESINGER; Mrs. Fanny SELIGMAN; Herman ADLER	Obit.	Died 11-05-1961
LEWIS, Mrs. Minnie F.	91	(r) Humboldt, TN; (d) Humboldt, TN; (bur): Hunt Funeral Home	(SP): Squire Tom LEWIS ("well known member of Gibson County court"); (CH): Mrs. Harold FITE; Mrs. Tom MEALS; Mrs. A.W. LASITER; (Sib): Mrs. Sammie HALE	Obit.	Died in Gibson County, TN 04-03-1962
LEWIS, Mrs. Julius I.	43	(r)/(d) Memphis, TN		Mid-South Deaths 9/23/1962
LIGHTFORT, Mrs. Ann Elizabeth	92	(b) Ashland, MS; (r) Memphis, TN; (d) Memphis, TN; (bur): Union Cemetery, Bolivar, TN (Cosmopolitan Funeral Home)	(SP) Edward Lee LIGHTFORT (dec'd 1928); (CH): Mr. E.M. LIGHTFORT; R.E. LIGHTFORT, Mrs. L.E. ROYSTER; (Sib): Mrs. Jack COSTELLO	Obit.	Died in Shelby County, TN 07-23-1962
LOKEY, Mrs. Drucilla Caroline	92	(b) Benton Co, Miss (r) Memphis x 65 years (bur) Memorial Park Cemetery (Memphis Funeral Home)	(CH) James W. SARTAIN, Munsey J. SARTAIN, Buford LOKEY, Mrs. Harold J. MOORE; Mrs. James NAUGHTON	Obit.	Died 12-19-1962
LONG, Mrs. Verna M.	90	(b) April 12, 1872 (Waterloo, Iowa); (r) Smithville, Ohio; (r2) Raleigh, TN since 1917; (bur): Memory Hill Gardens (Memphis Funeral Home)	(CH): Ralph M. LONG; (g'dau): Mrs. June ETHERIDGE (g-g'son): James ETHERIGE	Obit + picture.	Died 09-10-1962
LONG, Mrs. Rushie	78	(r)/(d) Columbus, MS		Mid-South Deaths 9/23/1962
LYNE, Mr. James J.	81	(b)/(r) Memphis, TN		Obit note.	Died in Shelby County 03-13-1958
MAGEE, Mr. Sylvester	126	(b) May 29, 1841, NC plantation; (r) Rankin Co., MS; (r) Columbia, MS	(F/M): Ephraim & Jeanette (slaves on the J.J. SHANKS plantation in Carpet, NC);	Smile from the Lord" Lead Ex-Slave to 126th Birthday".	Died in 1971. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_Magee
MANUES, Rev. James D.	115	(b) April 22, 1852 Dublin, Ireland; (r) Paris (Logan Co), Ark (d) Hot Springs, Ark	(CH): Mr. W.E. MANUES	Obit; "Pastor, 115, Dies; Marries after 100th Birthday"
MARCH, Mrs. Mary BOONE	97	(b) Dec 5, 1864	(PARENT): Daniel Boone SHULL & Sarah Leftwich Higgins SHULL. (Direct descendent of Daniel Boone). (SP): Mr. Marion MARCH (dec'd 1939); (CH); Fred L. MARCH, Sr. (dec'd 1959); Mr. M. Wilson MARCH; Mrs. Henry B. LANDESS, Sr.; Mrs. W.J. CUMMINS;	Obit.	Died in Shelby County, Tn 05-04-1962
MARTIN, Jordan M.	101	(d) West Jefferson, N.C. (Green Valley)	(SP): (not named)-dec'd Sept 19 - celebrated their 78th wedding aniversary last March 11; (CH) four sons (not named); seven daughters (not named);	Obit: "210 Survivors"
McCAFFERTY, John C.	70	(r)/(d) Memphis, TN		retired baker ; Mid-South Deaths , 9/23/1962
McCLENDON, Mrs. Lorena DAVIS	93	(b) FL; (r) Greensburg, LA; (r2) Amite, LA (bur) Amite (LA) cemetery	(SP): H.P. McCLENDON (dec'd); (CH): Mrs. Eldon ROARK (Memphis); E.R. McCLENDON; Mrs. Frank PATENOTCO, Sr	Obit.
McCOY, Matt	93	(b) Tiplersville, Miss; (r) Memphis since 1948;	(SP) Martha WOOD McCoy (dec'd 1962). (CH): Charles W. McCOY; Mrs. Helen MOOSE	Obit.	Died 06-27-1964
McDANIEL, Mrs. Donna	89	(r)/(d) Lexington, TN		Mid-South Deaths 9/23/1962
McLEAN, Mrs. Willie	94	(b) Starkville, MS; (r) Memphis since 1900; (bur): Forest Hill Cemetery (Cosmopolitan Funeral Home)	(SP): Neil McLEAN; (CH): Mrs. Naomi DARDEN; a son (not named)	Obit + picture.	Died 03-07-1963
McLEOD, Maggie	96	(b) June 9 ; (r) Erie, N.D. ('reads the Fargo Forum')		Ann Landers column: "...Most Elderly Fan..." (published ca. 1956)
McVEIGH, Henry B.	100	(b) Nov 25, 1861; (r) Saluda, NC	(CH): Mrs. H.O. NOEL; Henry McVEIGH; Mason McVEIGH; Mrs. Lloyd PHELPS	Birthday note
MEDLEY, Mrs. Virginia DALRYMPLE	93	(b) Monroe Co., MS; (r) Memphis x 35 yrs;	(CH): A.D. DALRYMPLE; Mrs. C.C. McLEAN	Obit.	Died 12-15-1963
MELROY, Mr. N.J. ("Mel")	78	(b) April 26 (m) 1905, Milwaulkee, Wisc. (r) Milwaulkee, Wisc (r2) Memphis, TN	(SP): Charlotte (Lottie) Elizabeth MULROY (dec'd March, 1955 - 3 months before 50 anniversary) (foster daughter): Mrs. Amy BLANKENBAKER	Obit + picture; First superintendent at Memphis Zoo (ca. 1924 - 1953).	Nicolaus J. Melroy died 03-21-1962 in Shelby County, TN
MELTON, Mrs.. Martha	94	(r) Camden, TN	(SP): Rev. Albert MELTON (dec'd)	Obit
MERDINGER, Mr. Adolph	90	(d) St. Louis, MO "last December 15")	second cousin: Mrs. Lea SOLOMON (NY)	Human interest; was St. Louis barber - left estate to second cousin.
MEYER, Erich William	95	(b) Germany; (r) Memphis in 1866 at age 4yrs;	(CH) Mrs. J.A. JAMES;	Reminiscence re: Memphis (Human interest story)
MEYER, Erich William	95	(b) Danzig, Germany; (r) Memphis since age 4; (r2) Olive Branch, MS since 1929; (d) Memphis, TN (BUR): Forest Hill Cemetery; Cosmopolitan Funeral Home	(CH): Mrs. J.A. JAMES; Mrs. Bergen S. MERRILL; 6 grandchildren	Obit + picture.	Died in Shelby County TN 02-04-1962
MILLER, Mrs. Mattie Lou	90	(d) Greeley, Colo	(CH): Glen MILLER (dec'd) - bandleader.	Obit
MILLER, Mrs. Leah	100	(b) Rhyle, Wales (1861); (r) Memphis, TN 1885	(SP): Edwin MILLER (dec'd)	Birthday article + picture
MOFFATT, Mrs. Blanche DEMPSTER	90	(d) Gatlinburg, TN; (bur): Knoxville, TN	(Sib): George R. DEMPSTER (former mayor of Knoxville)	Obit
MOORE, J. Washington	96	(r) Nashville		Retirement; U.S. commissioner for the Middle Tenn. District x 21 years.
MOORE, J. Washington	96	(b) March 16, 1866 in Collierville, TN;		human interest story (pre-retirement)
MORRISON, Herbert & Lena (COX)	(Mr-82; Mrs-81)	(r) Paducah, KY	(CH): Mr. C.M. MORRISON	Celebrating 64th wedding aniversary;
MORRISON, Miss Lydia				See: RAINES, Mrs. Lydia MORRISON
MOUNT, Mrs. Shallie FLIPPIN	91	(r) Memphis, TN (d) Memphis, TN	(son): Wilson MOUNT	piano teacher x many years.
MURPHEY, Mrs. Catherine Frances	95	(b) New Orleans (r) Memphis, TN	(SIB): Miss Jennie MURPHY	Obit
MYERS, Miss Flora	92	(d) Memphis, TN	(Niece): Mrs. Harry STEUTERMAN	Obit.	Died in Shelby County, TN 11-05-1961
OFENHEUSLE, Mrs. Pauline ("Mama Opp")	84	(b) Stuttgart, Germany; (r) USA in 1908; (r) Heber Springs, ARK; (r3): Memphis x 40 years (d) Memphis, TN; (bur): Forest Hill Cemetery (National Funeral Home)	(ch): Mr. William OFENHEUSLE; Mr. Paul OFENHEUSLE; Miss Emma OFENHEUSLE	Obit + picture; owner of Liverpool Grocery (Memphis).	Died 02-17-1961 in Shelby County, TN
OVERTON, Mrs. S. Watkins	93	(r) Memphis, TN		birthday note + picture
OVERTON, Mrs. May HILL	95	(r) Memphis, TN	(CH): Watkins OVERTON (former Memphis mayor); (G'CH): Mrs. Paul C. ANDERSON	Obit.	Died 07-30-1964 in Shelby County, TN
OWEN, Mrs. Harriet	93	(b) Idewild, Tenn. (r1) Booneville, TN (r2): Memphis, TN since 1923. (d) Memphis, TN ; (bur): Booneville, MS	(SP) not listed; died 1923 (?Booneville, MS)	Obit (incomplete).	Harriet Jamison Owen died 03-24-1961 in Shelby County, TN
OWEN, Mr.R.L.	84	(r) Covington, TN	(SP): not named (married x 51 years, dec'd); (CH): Mrs. Mildred WROTHAM	Human interest (Strolling column) - still living in home were born
PAGE, Mrs. Victoria	101	(b) April 24, TN (r) Memphis with parents in 1869	(CH): 3 sons (not named); (G'dau): Lovie McFARLAND;	Obit + picture.	Died 06-13-1963 in Shelby County, TN
PARKER, Florence J.	100	(r) Geneva, NY (date: 2/17)		Birthday note (see CHENEY, Adaline Perry). taught school for 49 years before retiring in 1932.
PARKS, John Grier	82	(b) Union Co., NC; (r) Johnson City, TN	(SP) Elizabeth CHEAIRS PARKS (dec'd Feb 1, 1959)	Obit + pict
PATRIKOUSIS, Mrs. Calliope	114	(b) Chios (Greek island); (r) Belle Vernon, PA		birthday celebration; oldest woman in Pennsylvania
PAULEN, Mr. Ben	91	(d) Fredonia, Kansas		Obit. Republican governor (Kansas - 1925-1929)
PAYNE, Mr. John Lacey	95	(b) Union City, TN; (d) Memphis, TN	(CH): Barton H. PAYNE	Obit.	Died 01-06-1962 in Shelby County, TN
PEARLMAN, Mr. Louis S.	99	(b) Russia; (r) Memphis, tN; (r2) Miami, FL; (r3) Memphis x 2 yrs; (bur). uknown	(SP) Mrs. Bertha PEARLMAN (dec'd about 5 yrs ago)	Obit; cared for Yellow Fever victims in 1878.
PERKINS, Mrs. Anna Judson BURGESS	99	(b) March 4, near Lafayette Co., MS;	(F/M): father killed in Civil War (SP) David (Dave) PERKINS (dec'd 1946 after m. x 60yrs) (CH): Kenneth W. PERKINS; J.B. PERKINS; (g'dau): Mrs. Jack ANDERSON	Obit
PERLER, Mrs. Sarah	104	(r) Hebrew Home & Hospital for the Aged (New York) since 1957		Patient Making Medical History"
PETERS, Mrs. Hannah KUHN	96	(r) Memphis, TN (lifelong)	(SP): John Thomas PETERS (dec'd 1945); (CH) Miss Joesphine PETERS	Obit.	Died 03-22-1962 in Shelby County, TN
PIERCE, John R.	92	(b) Fayette Co., TN (r1) since 1918: Memphis, TN (d) Memphis, TN (bur): Elmwood Cemetery (National Funeral Home)	sons: Ralph N. PIERCE; Clifford D. PIERCE (+ two granchildren/two great-grandchildren)	yard foreman for Nashville, Chattanoooga & St. Louis Railroad for 30 years before retiring in 1930.	Died in Shelby County, TN 02-19-1961
PONDER, Willie Miles	92			retired attorney"
POWELL, Miss Bettie	93	(r) Memphis, TN (d) Memphis, TN (bur): Memorial Park Cemetery; Cosmopolitan Funeral Home	(niece): Mrs. Modie MOORE; (Sib) Marcus POWELL, Miss Lucy POWELL, Mrs. Cora BURNETT	Obit.	Miss Elizabeth J. Powell died in Shelby County TN 06-09-1962.
POWERS, Miss Jane ("Aunt Nellie")	106	(r) Columbus, MS		Birthday note
PRICE, Miss Annie Laura	96	(b) Corinth, MS ; (r) Memphis x 7 yrs; (d) Memphis, TN; (bur) Memphis Funeral Home	(niece) Mrs. H.R. TAYLOR; (sib): Mrs. Nettie LATTURE	Obit.	Died 07-24-1962 in Shelby County, TN
QUINN, Miss Molly				See: DeBERRY, Mrs. Molly QUINN
RAINES, Mrs. Lydia MORRISON	93	(b) Chelsea and North Seventh section of North Memphis; (r) Coro Lake (southwest Shelby Co); (m) 1886 (r) Raines, TN; (d) Memphis (Whitehaven area), TN. (Bur): Elmwood Cemetery (National Funeral Home)	(F/M): George Emerson MORRISON & Mrs. Rachel Donelson RAWLINGS MORRISON. (SP): Dr. Newton Ford RAINES (dec'd); (ch): Miss Ada RAINES; Mrs. James S. MADDUX; Mrs. Richard B. MOORE; Dr. Sam RAINES; T.F. RAINES; J.M. RAINES; (sis) Miss Mary MORRISON	Obit + picture. See: Miss Mary MORRISON	Died 10-16-1961.
RANDALL, Adeline	97	(reads "Detroit Free Press in the morning and the Grand Rapids Press at night"		Ann Landers column: "...Most Elderly Fan..." (published ca. 1956)
RANDLE, Mrs. Mary	90	(b) Kent, England; (r) Memphis x 65 years;	(SP): John W. RANDLE (dec'd x 4 yrs); (CH): Mr. Wilmer RANDLE; C.J. RANDLE; J.H. HESKETH	Obit + picture.	Died 03-10-1963 in Shelby County TN
RATHER, Mrs. Martha	90	(b) Cal.; (r) Jackson, TN	(SP) Peter T. RATHER (dec'd ~20yrs); (CH) Mrs. Mary LINTON; Mrs. Julia EWING; D.T. RATHER, V.M. RATHER, W.C. RATHER; (SIB): Mrs. W.S. THOMPSON	Obit.	Died in Shelby County TN 12-18-1962
REASON, Tom	112	(b) not stated; ("was chopping wood for a living when the Battle of Gettysburg fought") (r) Kaufman Co., TX	(grandch): Mrs. Virgil SHAVER (Dallas, TX)	Birthday note (Dallas Texas, Nov. 23, AP)
REAVIS, Mrs. Anna L.	95	(b) Clay Center, Kansas; (r) Dresden, TN; (r2) Memphis, TN	(SP): H.A. REAVIS (dec'd 1949); (SIB): C.F. SMITH; (CH): Mrs. R.T. BOWLILN	Obit.	Died in Shelby County, TN 07-12-1961
REDMON, Mrs. Ida W.	91	(r) Louisville, KY	(CH): Mr. E. Hayes REDMON	Obit
RICE, Mrs. Carrie	95	(b) Pontotoc, MS; (r) Memphis since 1900; (d) Memphis, TN (National Funeral Home); (bur) Memorial Park Cemetery	(SP): T.E. RICE (dec'd 1917). (sis): Mrs. R.K. THOMAS; (son) Howard RICE;	Obit; 'Widow of Railroad worker".	Died 05-12-1962 Shelby County TN
RICHARDSON, Mrs. Corrine	99	(b) Jan 19, Holly Springs, MS; (r) Memphis, TN (r2) New York City (d) NYC	(SP): John Mitchell RICHARDSON (dec'd); (CH): Mrs. Norman DODD	Obit
RINKS, Mrs. Mollie	80	(r)/(d) Savanah, TN		Mid-South Deaths 9/23/1962
ROBERTS, Mrs. Blanche	91	(b) "last week" - 91st (r) Helena, ARK (r2) Memphis, TN	(ch): Mrs. S.L. BAKER; another daughter and a son (not named)	Birthday note + picture, "Kiss from Elvis is One Reason for Long Life"
ROBERTS, Will	71	(r)/(d) Dyersburg, TN		groccer ; Mid-South Deaths. 9/23/1962
RODGERS, Mrs. Permelia Ann	101	(r) Memphis, TN	(Ch): Miss Ethel RODGERS	Birthday note + picture.
RODGERS, Mrs. Permelia WOMBLE	102	(r) MS; (r2) Henderson, Tenn; (r3) Memphis, TN	(SP): James Sanford RODGERS (dec'd x 50 yrs); (CH) (5 living - 3 dau, 2 sons), Miss Ethel RODGERS;	Birthday article + pict
ROGERS, Mrs. Matilda	110	(d) Selden, Kansas	153 living descendents (representing 5 generations)	Obit.
RUMMEL, Henry W.	94	(d) Independence, MO ('died Thursday").		only man to defeat former President Harry Truman for political office..judge of eastern district of Jackson County in 1924"
SCHAEFER, Mrs. Emma	93	(b) Ottawa, Ill; (r) Memphis (1920s-1930); California (1930-1947); Memphis since '47	(SP) George SCHAEFER (dec'd ca 1947)	Obit.	Died 09-03-1964 in Shelby County TN
SCHLOSS, Mrs. Bertha TOBIAS	96	(b) Donaldsonville, LA; (r) Baton Rouge, LA; (r2) Memphis x 14 years;	(SP): Edward SCHLOSS (dec'd); (CH): Mrs. Allen SCHLOSS; M.T. SCHLOSS; Edward SCHLOSS, JR; Mrs. Marcus FELSENTHAL; Mrs. Oscar GOMEZ.	Obit (widow of Baton Rouge cotton broker).	Died in Shelby County TN 06-10-1962
SCHMIDT, George	97	(r) Hoven, S.D.		Ann Landers column: "...Most Elderly Fan..." (published ca. 1956)
SCHNEIDER, Mrs. Margaret	93	(b) Nashville, TN (r) Memphis since 1911;	?	Obit (partial).	Died 08-02-1961 in Shelby County TN. Buried in Nashville, TN
SCHOOLFIELD, Mrs. Edith BROOKS	94	(r) (d) Memphis, TN	(SP) W. Thomas SCHOOLFIELD	Obit.	Died 02-21-1962.
SCHRAFF, Mr. Nathan	89	(b) 1868, Vicksburg, MS; (r) 1878 St. Louis, MO (moved from Vicksburg during Yellow Fever epidemic) (r) Memphis, TN	(SP): "Mrs. Schraff" (dec'd x 20 yrs); (CH): Dr. Earl SCHRAFF, Sr (dec'd);	Human interest story; paintings
SCOTT, Miss Mary				See: GOODWIN, Mrs Mary SCOTT
SCOTT, Mrs. Nettie	87	(r1) Senatobia, MS; (r2) Lake Cormorant, MS since 1903	(sib): six brothers; two living=Smith COOOPER (age 84); Tom COOPER (age 89); (dau) Mrs. Roy BARBER.	Human interest story (Elden Roark's "Strolling" column; former postmaster of Lake Cormorant.
Seibert, Mrs. Martha	106	(r) St. Louis, MO		birthday note / reason for long life.
SELIGMAN, Mrs. Fanny ADLER		(b) Germany; (r) USA since 1934; (r) Memphis, TN	(CH): Leo SELIGMAN, Mr. S.J. SELIGMAN;	Obit + picture.	Died 10-26-1963.
SEPSALON, Mrs. Jane	96	(b) Riga, Latvia (r) Tulsa, OK (r2) Memphis, TN since 1949 (B'nai B'rith Home) (bur) Tulsa, OK (J.W. Norris Funeral Home / Moore Funeral Home in Tulsa)		Obit.	Died in Shelby County, TN 02-28-1961.
SETTLE, Mrs. Julia COLLMER	91	(b) Eddyville, KY (r) Memphis since 1916; (bur) Memorial Park Cemetery (National Funeral Home)	(SP): Mrs. William L. SETTLE (dec'd 1952); (CH): Mrs. Fred P. ROSE; Mrs. Nina CORBETT; miss Catherine SETTLE	Obit.	Died in Shelby County TN 01-25-1962
SHELBY, Mrs. Mary	91	(b). Haywood Co., TN; (r) Cuba, TN; (d) Memphis, TN	(SP): Mr. E.V. SHELBY (dec'd 1923); (CH): Doyle E. SHELBY, Ira SHELBY, Oscar L. WHITSON; Walter WHITSON; John WHITESON; Mrs. Josephine GREEN; (SIB): Rufus RUMSEY	Obit.	Mary Willie Shelby died 05-13-1961
SHORT, Mrs. Jennie	90	(b) North Carolina (r) Brownsville, TN (r2) Memphis, TN x 20 years;(bur): Harmony Cemetey (near Brownsville, TN)	(SP): Thomas E. SHORT (dec'd x 20 years); (CH); James E. SHORT; (step-dau): Mrs. D.F. CRAIG; Mrs. Mary TISDALE; (Sib) John CAMPBELL, A.A. CAMPBELL	Obit.	Died 01-07-1963 in Shelby County, TN
SIMMON, Beulah Elizabeth		(m) Nashville, TN	(SP): Charles A. DAVIS	(see Charles A. DAVIS)
SIMMONS, Mrs. Eliza	95	(r) Memphis (d) Rives, MO	(CH): M.H. SIMMONS, J.A. SIMMONS, Mrs. J.W. WILDER, Mrs. Carrie ARATA, Mrs. Kattie JOHNSTON	Obit
SIMMONS, Mrs. Lizzie J.	69	(r)/(d) Sharon, TN		Mid-South Deaths 9/23/1962
SIMPSON, Mrs. Virginia	94	(r)/(d) Brinkley, AR		Mid-South Deaths 9/23/1962
SMITH, Mrs. Corinne WHITE	90	(b) Hernando, MS; (r) Memphis, TN (d) Hernando, MS	(SP): Charles G. SMITH (dec'd 19yrs); (SIB) Miss Nellie WHITE; (CH): Mrs. Brown BURCH	Obit
SMITH, Maj. Rutledge	92	(r) Nashville, TN (r2) Miami since 1947 (d)? Memphis, Miami or Nashville (site not given)	(ch): Mr. McGregor SMITH (board chair of FL. Power & Light Co)	Obit; former Tennesse Central Railroad (Nashville) executive. Lebanon, Tennessee."	From TSLA: "May 31 (1962), died at Coral Gables, Florida, and interred at Cedar Grove Cemetery,
SMITH, Master Sgt. Samuel (USMC, ret'd)	96	(r) Baltimore, MD; (d) Annapolis, MD		Believed to be the odlest veteran of the United States Marine Corps (enlisted in 1887; retired in 1918).
SMITH, Thomas C.	91	(d) Memphis (bur) Jackson, TN	wife and three children" (not named)	Obit.	Died 07-04-1964.
SNOW, Mrs. Emma	98	(b) 1866, Humboldt, TN(d) Greenbrier, near Conway, ARK	(SIB): Mrs. Alice SMITH (twin)	Obit
SOUTHWORTH, Mrs. Judie	94	(r) Imoden (Lawrence Co), Ark	(SP): Rev. W.S. SOUTHWORTH (retired Methodist minister - dec'd 1928); (CH): Mrs. Virgil WALKER, Mrs. R.Z. SULLINS, Mrs. Velma LOWERY; Mrs. R;L. GANDY; (CH) F.H. BATES.	Obit
STAFFORD, Pete	97	(b) Oakland, TN (r) Tipton Co., TN (1906); (r2) Memphis (1952)	(SP): Mrs. Tressie Wilkins STAFFORD; (CH): Mrs. Sallie Marie DAVIS; (StepCH): Cephas Paul WILKINS; two sisters (not named)	Obit. Peter B. Stafford died in Shelby County TN 04-22-1964.
STARNES, Mrs. Frances	92	(r) Munford, TN	(SP) John STARNES (dec'd)	Obit
STATEN, Mrs. Frances	93	(b) near Ripley, MS; (r) Memphis, TN	(SP): Richard M. STATEN (dec'd); (CH): Mrs. B.F. WHERRY; Mr. L.P. GRAVES, Mrs. Leake ZACHARY; Mrs. A.B. PATTERSON; Mrs. Luther PUGH; William M. STATEN, Charles L. STATEN; W.E. STATEN	Obit
STEPHENSON, Mr. W.F.	95	(r) Memphis, TN		Illness note: to amputate leg; Founder of Exchange Clubs of America.
STEWARD, Will	105	(r) Memphis (r2) Conway, ARK x 90 years.		birthday note; "a Memphis slave"
STEWART, Edward Lee	92	(b): April 4; Hardeman County, TN (r1) Brownsville, TN (r2) Whiteville, TN (d) Somerville, Tn (Morris Clinic);	(parents): Elias Benton STEWART; (SP): Mrs. Ada Curry STEWART; (remarried 1911 - no name) (Ch): three (not named)	Obit with picture. Granfather settled in Hardeman County in 1828. Father rode with Gen. Nathan B. Forrest in Civil War.
STOVALL, Mr. Sidney J.	93	(r) Crenshaw, MS;	(CH): Ernest STOVALL; Sam STOVALL (SIB): Mrs. Maude BOHNSTEDT; Mr. Paul STOVALL	Obit (son lived on Carlton Ave)
STRATTON, Mr. Avery			(SP) former Miss Margary MOORE (1958)	human interest story
STRONG, Mrs. E.H.	92	(d) West Point, MS	(CH): Ray STRONG; Harris STRONG; Louis B. STRONG	Obit
SUMNER, John H.	62	(r)/(d) Turrell, AR		retired lumberman Mid-South Deaths, 9/23/1962
SUTTON, Mrs. Mary THOMPSON	94	(r) Memphis, TN (bur) ?; National Funeral Home	(CH): Mrs. George DAVIS; Mrs. R.H. HAENER, Mrs. A.L. JOCKEY, Mr. J.A. SUTTON	Obit.	Died 01-29-1962 .
TEEL, Mrs. Mary MOODY	102	(b) Dec 25, 1862, Red Banks, MS; (r2) Memphis, TN since 1942.	(CH): Mr. Henderson TEEL	Birthday note
THOMPSON, Mrs. Lillian CAPPS	78	(r) Memphis (lifelong); (d) Memphis, TN (bur): Elmwood Cemetery (Cosmopolitan Funeral Home)	(Ch): Mr. Lee THOMPSON, Mr. Waller C. THOMPSON; Mrs. R.E. BRUNNER; (Sib): Mrs. May B. CAPPS	Obit.	Died 04-08-1962 in Shelby County TN
THOMPSON, Miss Barbara	103	(r) Fall River, Mass.		Birthday greeting; oldest retired school teacher in Mass.
TOBIAS, Miss Bertha				See: SCHLOSS, Mrs. Bertha TOBIAS
TOEPPERWEIN, Mr. Adolph	92			Obit ("one of the nation's top marksmen")
TOMBS, Mrs. Louise	93	(r) New Orleans; (r2) Memphis x 30 years; (d) Jonesboro, ARK	(SP): (not named - dec'd x 30 years); (CH): George D. TOMBS (dec'd);	Obit
TRAVELL, Dr. Williard	92	(r) New Rochelle, NY (d) New York	(ch): Dr. Janet TRAVELL (President Kennedy's physician)	Obit.
TRUE, Henry E. (Sr)	90	(b) Baraboo, Wis; (r) Chicago, ILL; (r2) Memphis x 60 yrs;	(CH): Henry E. TRUE, Jr; (SIB): Clifford TRUE; Mrs. Helen DEVINE	obit.	Died 01-30-1963.
TURNER, Mr. Cooper (Sr)	90	(b) LaGrange, TN; (r) Memphis since age 16;	(SP): Elizabeth BACON TURNER (m. 1899); (CH) Cooper TURNER, Jr.; Miss Martha TURNER; Miss Elizabeth TURNER	Obit.	Died 10-02-1961
ULBRICH, Mr. & Mrs. Louis C.	Mr= 82; Mrs=80	(b) Indiana; (m) & (r) Memphis, TN	(CH): Mrs. Frank L. BARCLAY; Mrs. Frederick J. WELLS; Lee ULBRICH; Lewis ULBRICH	Celebrating 60th wedding anniversary
VAUGHN, Jo Ann	13	(r)/(d) Batesville, MS	(f)/(m): Mr. & Mrs. Toy B. VAUGHN	Mid-South Deaths 9/23/1962
VAUGHN, Mr. & Mrs. Toy B.				See: VAUGHN, Jo Ann
VERNON, Mrs. Lena	69	(r)/(d) El Dorado, AR		Mid-South Deaths 9/23/1962
VIRES, The Rev. James A.	71	(r)/(d) Jackson, TN		farmer and Baptist supply preacher ; Mid-South Deaths 9/23/1962
VOSS, Mrs. Mattie	90	(b) Tipton County; (r) Memphis x 20yrs	(SP): Steve VOSS (dec'd ~50yrs); (CH): Mrs. Eunice VOSS; James ETHERIDGE	Obit.	Martha Emma (Mattie) Voss died 12-07-1962 in Shelby County, TN
WALKER, Mr. Willliam Clarence	95	(b) Tipton Co., TN; (r) Memphis x 75 yrs	(SIB) Mrs. John M. SMITH	Obit + pict.	Died 01-12-1962.
WARNER, Mrs. Lisla GETZ	93	(r) Memphis		obit (brief).	Died 06-29-1962.
WARREN, Mrs. Lela K.	66	(b) KY; (r) Memphis since 1918; (d) Memphis, TN	(SP): Mr. Porter E. WARREN	Obit.	Died 2-5-1962.
WATERMAN, Mrs. E.L.	97	(b) July 30, 1853 (r) Masonic & Eastern Star Home, Forest Grove. (reads Corvallie (Ore) Gazette-Times)		Ann Landers column: "...Most Elderly Fan..." (published ca. 1956)
WHEELER, Mrs. I.W.	100 ("101 in February)	(r) Cardington, Ohio (reads Marion (OH) Star		Ann Landers column: "...Most Elderly Fan..." (published ca. 1956)
WHIPPLE, Mrs. A.B.	98	(b) Dec. 25 (reads Cleveland Press)		Ann Landers column: "...Most Elderly Fan..." (published ca. 1956)
WILDER, Mrs. Ella CURLIN	94	(b) Memphis, TN; (r) Memphis, TN (r2) Tyronzia, Ark x 15yr; (r3) Memphis, TN	(SP) Joe S. WILDER (dec'd 1906). (CH): Mr. Sale WILDER; Mrs. Earl W. WILSON; (G'son): Mr. Joe WILDER	Obit.	Died in Shelby County, TN 12-04-1961.
WILLIAMS, Mr. Charley	107	(b) Dec 24, 1865 (?) plantation near Hernando, MS (r) Memphis x 18 years	(CH): Henry Lee WILLIAMS	Birthday story: "Former Slave Sleeps Easily After Picture"
WILLIAMSON, Miss Alice				See: JOHNSON, Mrs. Alice WILLIAMSON
WILLIS, Mrs. Rebie O'Neal	91	(b) Columbus, MS; (r) Tupelo, MS (r2) Shannon, MS (r3): Memphis (d) Memphis (BUR): Forest Hill Cemetery (National Funeral Home)	(SP): Mr. Eula WILLIS (dec'd 1945); (CH): J.C. WILLIS, LA. WILLIS; Mrs. L.A. BOGGAN; Mrs. Laforie LUDEKE	Obit+picture ('Doll Hospital' Operator Dies at 91).	Died 10-03-1961.
WILMONT, Mrs. Edna Lee	94	(b) Inverness, Miss; (r) Memphis since 1917; (bur) West Point, Miss (Memphis Funeral Home)	(Father): Thomas Jefferson LEE (cousin of Gen. Robert E. Lee); (CH): Mrs. T.G. HARVEY; Rupert H. WILMOT; (Sib): Mr. J.L. LEE (age 92); Miss Mamie B. LEE (age 84); (half-sib): Mrs. Nelliie Lee McINNIS (age 79).	Obit.	Mary Edna Wilmont died in Shelby County TN 11-29-1962.
WINSETT, Mrs. Margaret	98	(b) Paris, TN (r) Memphis since 1918 (bur): Memorial Park Cemetery (Memphis Funeral Home)	(SP): Thomas A. WINSETT (dec'd 1918); (CH): Mrs. M.S. HARRISON; Mrs. E.K. WALKER; Mrs. Bailey PRICHARD; Mrs. P.B. BARCROFT		Died 06-29-1962.
WIRT, Dr. Loyal Lincoln	97	(b) May 3 (1863);	(CH): Rev. Lincoln B. WIRT	Obit + pict.
WIRTH, Eugene C. (Jr)	48	(r)/(d) Jackson, MS		city editor ; Mid-South Deaths 9/23/1962
WITHERINGTON, John Henry	91	(b) Gibson Co., TN; (r) Walnut Grove (near Rutherford), TN (r2) Memphis x 33 years;	(SP): Mrs. Ella JONES WITHERINGTON (married 66 years); (CH): Clude M. WITHERINGTON, Clarence W. WITHERINGTON, Roy L. WITHERINGTON; Mrs. Wallace A. HALL; Mrs. L.J. LINDSEY; Mrs. Clay C. PATTON	Obit.	Died in Shelby County TN 07-10-1961 .
WOOD, Harold	43	(r)/(d) Forrest City, AR		retired clerk Mid-South Deaths, 9/23/1962
WRIGHT, Mr. Chester Clayton	91	(r) Cleveland, Ohio (r2) Memphis since 1952	(SP) Mrs. Nellie Orton WRIGHT (married 67 yrs); (CH) Clifford C. WRIGHT	Obit.	Died in Shelby County, TN 12-17-1962.
WYNNE, Jesse Watkins	80	(r)/(d) Memphis, TN		retired drug firm director ; Mid-South Deaths 9/23/1962.
ZIMMERMAN, Mrs. Minerva	105	(r) Fort Wayne, Ind		Birthday note