FRIDAY MAY 31, 1968 Ray BRADFORD, 30, inspector for Universal Electric Co., in Ripley, died at 7:45 a.m. Saturday in the home of his parents, Mr. & Mrs. W. C. BRADFORD, near Edith, after eight months’illness with stomach cancer. Services … Continue reading →
RIPLEY MAY 3, 1968 Jesse H. BICKERS, 73, retired insurance agent in Ripley died at 12:05 a.m. Sunday in Veterans Hospital, Memphis. Services were at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Ripley Funeral Home, burial in National Cemetery in Memphis. He leaves … Continue reading →
FRIDAY MAY 31, 1968 Mrs. Dinnie Lee BADGETT, 53, died at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday at her home in Alamo. Services were Wednesday in Maury City Baptist Church, burial in Maury City Cemetery. She leaves her husband, Craven BADGETT; daughter, Mrs. … Continue reading →
FRIDAY JUNE 28, 1968 Rapheal AMMONS, 58, machinest, of Ripley, died at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Lauderdale County Hospital, which he entered June 14th. Services were Thursday in Ripley Funeral Home, burial in Poplar Grove Cemetery. He leaves his brother, … Continue reading →
RIPLEY MAY 3, 1968 Roscoe Butler ALLEY, 53, retired welder of Gates, died Saturday en route to Parkview Hospital, Dyersburg, after a heart attack. Services were Tuesday in Gates Methodist Church, burial in Lauderdale County Memorial Gardens. He leaves his … Continue reading →
FRIDAY APRIL 5, 1968 Mrs. Maggie ALLEN, 92, of Memphis, formerly of Ripley, died at 2:15 p.m. Thursday of last week in Methodist Hospital in Memphis. She moved to Ripley from Memphis 35 years ago, returning to Memphis after the … Continue reading →
FRIDAY MAY 24, 1968 George ADKINS, 89, died last Friday in the home of a son, Aaron ADKINS, in Bath Springs. He had been in ill health since an auto accident 18 months ago. Services were Saturday in Lone Chestnut … Continue reading →
The histories of African-Americans in Ripley, TN and the surrounding areas.
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Continue reading →====================================================================== THE HALLS GRAPHIC HALLS,TENNESSEE LAUDERDALE COUNTY,TENNESSE GUY N. JORDEN EDITOR AND OWNER (Other owners through the years on this roll also listed.) (JULY 20,1923 & RIPLEY NEWS 1905 was on the first few pages of Roll 101) ROLL# 101 … Continue reading →
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