Benton County, Tennessee
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Granville
Brewer
Granville F. Brewer, 60, of 943
Beatrice, a retired carpenter, died yesterday at
Methodist Hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at
Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in
Memorial Park.
He was a member of Long Street United
Methodist Church.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Grace Brewer;
two sons, Robert Brewer and Franklin Brewer, both of
Memphis; three daughters, Miss Bertha Brewer of Memphis
and Miss Vonita Brewer and Mrs. John J. O'Callaghan, both
of Irving, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. Otis Kirby and Mrs.
Pat Cox, both of Huntingdon, Tenn., and Mrs. Eldon Horn
of Camden, Tenn.; his father Harrison Brewer of
Huntingdon; sever brothers, Paul Brewer of Milan; Elzie
Brewer, Herbert Brewer and Orin Brewer, all of
Huntingdon, Ben Brewer of Lexington, Ky., Will Brewer of
Chicago, and Leon Brewer of Memphis; and three
grandchildren.
Ate 87, she was born in Troy on Oct.
28, 1901, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William
Beutel.
Her husband, Herman Henke, also
preceded her in death.
She was a member of St. Paul's
Lutheran Church, Troy, and has no known survivors.
Submitted by Jerry Johnson
Mary
Pixley
Mary Virginia Johnson Pixley, a
resident of the 200 block of West Washington, Caseyville,
died at 2:10 p.m. on Dec. 28, 1988, at Memorial Hospital,
Belleville.
Age 67, she was born in East St. Louis
on Sept. 7, 1921, daughter of the late Terry Pafford Sr.
and Carried Bertha Williams Pafford.
He first husband, S. Leo Johnson, died
in June 1973. Her second husband, Earl Pixley, died in
January 1985.
She was also preceded in death by one
brother and one sister.
She was a member of the Caseyville
United Methodist Church, Goldens Agers group of the
church, Caseyville Senior Citizens, Junior Woman's Club
and Queen City Chapter 697 Order of the Eastern Star in
Fairview Heights.
Services were held at 1 p.m. on
Saturday at Herr Caseyville Chapel. The Rev. Bruce
Rushing officiated, with burial in Valhalla Gardens of
Memory, Belleville.
Survivors include one son, Jerrold L.
Johnson of New Market, Tenn.; two sisters, Grace E.
Brewer of Memphis, Tenn., and Corrine Baur of Cahokia;
and two grandchildren.
Mary Virginia Johnson
Pixley
Mary Virginia Johnson Pixley, nee
Pafford, 67, of Caseyville, died Wednesday, December 28,
1988 at Memorial Hospital.
She was a member of First United
Methodist Chruch in Caseyville, Golden Agers in
Caseyville, Caseyville Senior Citizens, Junior Women's
Club, Queen City Order of the Eastern Star No. 697 in
Fairview Heights.
Preceding in death were two husbands,
S. Leo Johnson in June 1973 and Earl Pixley in January
1985; parents, Terry and Carrie Bertha, nee Williams,
Pafford, Sr.; a brother and a sister.
Surviving are a son and
daughter-in-law, Jerrold L. and Florence Johnson of New
Market, Tenn.; two sisters, Mrs. Grace E. Brewer of
Memphis, TN and Mrs. Corinne Baur of Cahokia; two
grandchildren, Jerrold L. Johnson II and Mary Virginia
Lynn Johnson.
Funeral services will be held at 1
p.m. Saturday at Herr Caseyville Chapel in Caseyville
with Rev. Bruce Rushing officiating. Burial will be in
Valhalla Gardens of Memory in Belleville.
Friends may call between 6 and 9 p.m.
Friday at the funeral home.
An Eastern Star Service will be held
at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Herr Caseyville Chapel.
WILLIAM
RILEY SUMMERS
William Riley Summers, 83, died April
23 at Benton County General Hospital. Service will be
conducted Wednesday (today), April 25 at Stockdale-Malin
Chapel with Rev. Jesse Brown officiating. Burial will be
in Eastview Cemetery.
Mr. Summers, a retired farmer, was the
son of the late Joe Summers and Lillie Prince Summers. He
was a member of Natchez Trace Church and was a World War
I veteran and member of D.A.V.
Survivors include his wife, Ollie
Williams Summer; one sister, Mrs. Minnie Collins of East
Prarie, Mo.; and one brother, Dewey Summers of Hollow
Rock and a host of nieces and nephews.
Submitted by Jerry Johnson
Mrs.
Ruby Baker
CAMDEN - Services for Mrs. Ruby
Williams Baker, 71, retired H.I. Siegel Co. employee,
will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stockdale-Malin Funeral
Home. Burial will be in Eastview Cemetery.
Mrs. Baker died Sunday at her home
after a long illness.
She leaves her widower, Gusty Baker of
Camden; a daughter, Mrs. Etta Lee Graves of Jackson; four
sons, Comon Baker of New Concord, Ky., James Baker of
Lanham, Md., Jerry Baker of Gautier, Miss., and Carl
Baker of Camden; two sisters, Mrs. Ollie Summers and Mrs.
Rugh Diefenlock, both of Canden; a brother, Marvin
Williams of Poplar Bluff, Mo.,; 27 grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
Submitted by Jerry Johnson
T.
Niebruegge
Mrs. Thelma Niebruegge, age 52, of 205
South 2nd Street, Caseyville, died at 8:45 a.m. April 5,
1969 at Barnes Hospital, St. Louis. She had been ill for
the past month.
Mrs. Niebruegge was born July 11, 1916
in Memphis, Tenn., daughter of the late Terry and Carrie
Williams Pafford. She lived in Caseyville the past 33
years, was a member of the Caseyville Firemen's Auxiliary
and Caseyville Methodist Church, and was employed by
Emerson Electric for a total of 24 years.
Friends may call today at the Herr
Caseyville Chapel. Rev. William Leckrone will officiate
at the 1:30 p.m. service at the chapel tomorrow, with
burial in the Caseyville Cemetry.
Survivors include her husband,
Ellsworth A. Niebruegge; a son Donald R. Niebruegge of
Collinsville; a daughter, Mr. Jack (Judy) Koonce of
Caseyville; three sisters, Mrs. Granville (Grace) Brewer
of Memphis, Tenn., Mrs. Roy (Corrine) Baur of Cahokia and
Mrs. Leo S. (Mary) Johnson of Caseyville; one son Terry
Pafford, Jr. of Rosemont; and six grandchildrren.
Submitted by Jerry Johnson
Mrs.
Virginia Ruth Kirby
CAMDEN - Services for Mrs. Virginia
Ruth Kirby, 76, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at
Stockdale-Malin Funeral Home with the Revs. Tommy
Oatsvall and Hughie R. Thomas officiating. Burial will be
in Benton County Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Kirby died early this morning at
Benton County General Hospital after a short illness.
She was a Benton County native and a
member of Eva Baptist Church.
Surviving are a son, Elbert McKelvy of
Camden; a sister, Mrs. Ollie Summres of Camden; a
brother, Marvin Williams of Poplar Bluff, Mo.; four
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at the
funeral home after 6 p.m. today.
Submitted by Jerry Johnson
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