| NAME: | AGE | VITAL STATS | RELATIVES | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALKER, Mr. Ernest Lynwood | 91 | (b) Tate Co., MS (m) near Oxford, MS. (r) Memphis, TN |
(Sp): Ethel Naomi SNIPES (age 86) (Ch): Mrs. Clara Ellen SPENCE, Mrs. Velma Winford THOMPSON, Mrs. Wilma Galada WHITE, James Scott WALKER, Houghton Duvall WALKER, Mrs. Mettie St.Clair FARRELL, Mrs. Nina Estell McCARTY, Ernest Guy WALKER, Mrs. Vivian Naomi GRAVLEE, Mrs. Ollie Mae ARDANS. |
Special interest story + pict. ( celebrating 70th wedding anniversary) (see; Ethel Naomi SNIPES) |
| WALLACE, Mr. Louis D. ('Mr Lou") | 102 | . | . | Birthday Pict. + caption. |
| WARD, Ike | 111 | (b) Dec 25, 1862 on the Ward plantation, Baxley, Georgia. (r) in "teens" - sent to South Africa (stayed 2 years). (r2) "former masters, the MELTONS, gave him an ox and 40 acres of land" (r3) Seville (FL?) |
(P) mother died when 6 months old; | human interest story + Pict. ("born in slavery"). |
| WARD, Minnie Dell | 99 | (b) Jan 31, LaCrosse, Wisc. (d) Memphis, TN |
. | Obit: see HALL, Mrs. Minnie Dell WARD. |
| WARING, Roane (Jr) | . | . | . | wedding article (See: FAUNTLEROY, Miss Elisabeth) |
| WARR, Mrs. Margaret Jane | 100 | (r) Bartlett, TN | (Sib): Mrs. Ella D. COOPER (95), Mrs. Lena EVANS (101). (Ch): T. Evans WARR. |
Birthday picture + caption. |
| WARR, Mrs. Margaret Jane | 102 | (b) Eads, TN (r) Memphis x 45 years. (d) Memphis, TN |
(Sp): James WARR (dec'd); (Ch) T.E. WARR (former member of the Shelby County Court). |
Obit.(partial) + Pict. |
| WATSON, Ed | 101 | (b) Dec 25 (r) Memphis, TN |
. | Birthday Pict. + caption (St. Joseph Hospital, recovering from broken hip). |
| WEATHERFORD, Mrs. Lillie | 100 | (r) Chattanooga, TN | . | Birthday note from President Kennedy (AP) |
| WELLS, Lynn | 93; | (Sp): age 91 . Married when 16 (and wife 14). 77th anniversary this July. |
(Ch): Mrs. Banford McCOY | Human interest story from Eldon Roark's "Strolling"
Column (info based on article in the Fulton (KY) Daily Leader.). |
| WELLS, Lynn | 97 | (m) July 25, 1898, Ky (bride's family log cabin). (r) Denniston, KY |
(Sp): Lydia WELLS (Ch) 13 children, 43 grandchildren, 35 great-great-grandchildren. Son: "Clayo" mentioned. |
Human interst story + pict.: 80th anniversary. |
| WERNER, Augusta | 104 | . | . | Obit. (see: BRUCE, Mrs. Augusta) |
| WHEATLEY, Mrs. Amanda | 103 | (b) Lexington, TN (r) Memphis, TN |
. | Birthday note + Pict. |
| WHITE, George Washington | 112 | (d) Lynchburg, VA Services: Frist Baptist Church, Lynchburg, VA |
(Ch): George WHITE (80). | Obit. ("testified before a congressional committee on the aged"). |
| WILLEY, Mrs. Emma BALLENTINE | 94 | (b) Marshall, TX (r1) Jackson, TN (r2) since 1908: Memphis (d) Memphis, TN Spencer-Sturia Funeral Home (?location); Memorial Park Cemetery. |
(Sp): L.P. WILLEY (dec'd 14 years ago). (Ch): Mrs. Laura DAWS, Miss Louise WILLEY, Mrs. Rudolph CARLSON, Aaron WILLEY, Paul E. WILLEY; 7 g'children, 12 great-g'children. |
Obit. |
| WILLIAMS, Mrs. Ellen | 110 | (b) Aug 15, 1867, Ellendale (Shelby Co), TN (d) Memphis, TN Millington Funeral Home. |
(Sp): Ed WILLIAMS (dec'd) (Ch): Mrs. Alpinnia GUY, Mrs. Judy OWENS, Mrs. Lula COOPER, Mrs. Mary JOHNSON, Mrs. Esther WHITELOW, Samuel WILLIAMS, Johnny WILLIAMS, Hayward WILLIAMS; 31 grandchildren, 108 great-grandchildren and "several" great-great-grandchildren. |
Obit.. |
| WILLIAMS, Mrs. Willie FIRTH | 100 | (r) Memphis, TN | (Ch): Margaret WILLIAMS | Birthday photo + caption. |
| WILLIAMS, Mrs. Willie FIRTH | 100 | (b) Oct 30, 1875, Memphis, TN (r1) 1878-1882 LaGrange, TN (r2) ca. 1882: return to Memphis. (d) Memphis, TN Memphis Funeral Home. |
(P) father died in Yellow Fever Epidemic (1878, Memphis) (Sp): John P. WILLIAMS (dec'd 1934). (Ch): Margaret WILLIAMS, Mrs. John D. PARISH, Mrs. W.P. BROWN, 5 g'children; 4 great-g'children. |
Obit + picture. |
| WILLIAMSON, Dr. Wilson L. | 96 | (b) Milan, TN (r) Memphis, TN (d) Memphis, TN. Treadwell & Canale Funeral Directors. |
(Sp): Mrs. Jean HUNTER Williamson; (Ch): Mrs. Jere M. SIGHTS, Mrs. Henry HAIZLIP, Jr. (Sib): Mrs. Thomas D. CLARK , 10 grandchildren 2 great-grandchildren. |
Obit. + Pict. (physician: obstetrics and gynecology). |
| WILSON, Mrs. George | 102 | (r) 806 Ioka (?Memphis?) | . | Birthday note |
| WOOD, Mrs. Ida VINCENT | 105 | (b) Wells, Minn. (d) Minneapolis, Minn |
. | Obit. ("former dean of women at Northwestern University"). |
| WYATT, Mrs. Etta | 100 | (b) Somerville, TN (r) Arkansas (most of life) (r) Memphis, TN |
(Niece): Mrs. Evelyn TAYLOR | Birthday Pict. + caption |
| YANCEY, Mrs. Rebecca | 103 | (b) 1860, Halifax Co., VA (r1) age 9: moved to Carroll Co, TN (r2) 2 years ago: moved to Memphis, TN (d) Trezevant, TN Brummitt Funeral Home (Trezevant); burial in Trezevant Baptist Church cemetery. |
(P) James NEWBILL (dec'd 1863 "defending the city of Richmond"). (Sp): Charles Yancey (dec'd 1902). (Ch): Mrs. M.J. NEWBILL, Mrs. J.W. ARGO, Mrs. W.B. HOLMES, Mrs. Jessie HUMPHRIES. |
Obit. + Pict. |
| ZORZOLI, Pete | 78 | (d) Memphis, TN | . | obit/human interest + picture. : "retired mounted policeman" in Memphis. |