Obituaries Kathy Wilson
November 20, 1957 – April 16, 2012 Kathy Wilson, 54, of Covington, passed away on Monday, April 16, 2012. Funeral services were held on Monday, April 23 at the Covington Funeral Home chapel with interment in Magnolia Gardens Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Eddie Wilson, Jr.; two sons, Eddie Wilson, III of Brighton and Shannon Wilson of Byhalia, MS; one brother, Robert Cobb of Covington; one sister, Sandra Blaylack of Covington and three grandchildren. The Leader (Covington, Tenn.) April 26, 2012
Pastor Jerry L. Alston
Date of Death – April 17, 2012
Jerry L. Alston, 53, the pastor of Paradise Baptist Church and owner of Jerry’s Home Improvement and Contractor, died on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Funeral services took place on Saturday, April 21 at Barlow Funeral Home. Pastor Alston was buried at Townsend Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Angela Kay Alston; daughters Sarita Alston, Stephanie Alston and Beunca Logan; stepdaughters Latisha Boddie, Sheila Young and Miranda Young; stepsons Reginald Wright, Terry Young Jr., Jermet Young and Joshua Young; sisters Shelia Bryant, Krystal Maclin, Sandra Hurd and Tanya Lashell; parents Sarah Alston Maclin and William Bonds; and 13 grandchildren. The Leader (Covington, Tenn.) April 26, 2012
Gregory L. Brown
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She was survived by her daughter, Stacie Carlson (Brian) of Cordova; son, Derrick Lewis of Covington; four grandchildren, Piper Carlson, Meadow Lewis, Allie Lewis and Hailey Dobbs; mother, Denera Tillman of Cordova; sister, Sandra Cochran (Gene) of Cordova; countless number of family and friends that will miss her dearly. Beverly was preceded in death by her father, Derrick M. Tillman. Funeral services took place Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at Memorial Park Funeral Home-Memphis with the interment at Memorial Park Cemetery-Memphis. The family requests in lieu of flowers memorials to be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphis.
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Lonnie A. Craig Jr.
Date of Death – April 21, 2012 Mr. Lonnie A. Craig Jr., 95, a farmer and former co-owner of Craig Barbeque, died on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Baptist Hospital Memphis. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was also a member of Collins Chapel C.M.E. Church. Visitation will take place on Friday, April 27 from 3-7 p.m. at Barlow Funeral Home, with family receiving friends from 5-7 p.m. Saturday visitation will take place from 10 a.m. until the funeral begins at 11 a.m. at Collins Chapel. He will be buried at Townsend Cemetery. Mr. Craig was preceded in death by his wife, Katie Irene Craig. He is survived by a son, Durell Moore of Louisville, Ky.; sisters Minnie L. Walk of Detroit, Mich., Omah Pearl Donaldson of Brighton and Melissa King of Aguanga, Calif.; brother Herman Craig of Detroit, Mich.; three grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. The Leader (Covington, Tenn.) April 26, 2012
Lawrence S. Cromwell
Date of Death – April 20, 2012
Lawrence S. Cromwell, 88, passed away on Friday, April 20, 2012. Mr. Cromwell is a World War II veteran, who fought in the battle of Normandy and received a purple heart. He was a farmer and member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church. Services for Mr. Cromwell were held on Monday, April 23 at Maley-Yarbrough Chapel. The visitation for Mr. Cromwell was Sunday, April 22, also at the Maley-Yarbrough Chapel. Interment will take place at the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. He is survived by his sons, Jerry (Patricia) Cromwell and Danny (Pamela) Cromwell; grandchildren, Joshua Cromwell, Danielle King and Carl Cromwell; step-grandchildren, Carmon Cochran, Daniel Price, Robert Wallace, Justin Wallace and Jessica Mallard and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Billings Cromwell and by his brothers, Royce, Earl and C.D. Cromwell. Memorials may be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
The Leader (Covington, Tenn.) April 26, 2012
The Leader (Covington, Tenn.) April 26, 2012
Perry Lane Max
Barbara L. Smith
April 25, 1961 – April 23, 2012
February 24, 1948 – April 22, 2012 Barbara L. Smith, 64, of Covington, H. R. Specialist with the V. A. Hospital in Memphis, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2012. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, April 25 at the Covington Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Covington Memorial Gardens. She is survived by her husband, Alfred Smith, Jr.; one son, David A. Smith of Collierville; one daughter, Kimberly Ballard of Millington and three grandchildren, Megan Smith, Peyton Leffingwell and Hunter Smith. The family requests that in lieu of flowers that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Friends may sign an online guestbook at www.covingtonfuneralhome.com.
Perry Lane Max, 50, a carpenter, of Covington, died on Monday, April 23, 2012 in Memphis. Funeral services took place on Wednesday, April 25 at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home. He was buried at Shiloh Cemetery. Mr. Max is survived by his wife, JoAnn Paris Max of Ripley, stepson Dylan Paris Max of Ripley, father William Max of Covington, sisters Sherry Tindall of Covington and Darlene Max of Brighton, brothers Timmy and James Max of Covington, mother-in-law Brenda Paris of Ripley, seven nephews and five nieces. He was preceded in death by his mother, Shirley Leach Max and his father-in-law, Jackie Paris. The Leader (Covington, Tenn.) April 26, 2012
Madelyn Marie Montgomery Date of death – April 24, 2012
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Date of Death – April 18, 2012 Gregory L. Brown of Burlison, 53, a salesman for Massey Auto Parts, died on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton. Funeral services were held on Sunday, April 22 at Munford Funeral Chapel. He was buried at Poplar Grove Cemetery in Henning. Mr. Brown is survived by his wife of 24 years, Vickie Brown; daughters Angel (Chris) Cordle and Carrie (Jason) Gibbons; sons Cory (Amy) Glover and Gregory L. Brown Jr.; mother Thelma Ruth Brown; brothers Timothy J. Brown, Daniel C. Brown and Barry N. Brown; and grandchildren Christopher Cordle Jr., Kayla Lynn Cordle, Tyler L. Pessman, Blakeden M. Brown and Emily Page Glover.
He is survived by Syble Hemphill Owen, his loving wife of 58 years; his daughter, Jan Owen Harlow (Mickey) of Collierville; son Jerry Freeman Owen of Lakeland; sister Wanda Jean Owen Gray (Jim); six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Visitation will take place at Highland Heights Baptist Church on Saturday, April 28 at 1 p.m. Immediately following the visitation, funeral services will begin. Interment will be at R.H. Munford Cemetery in Covington. In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to MidAmerica Seminary or Shepherd’s Haven Home. Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Maurice Owen
June 29, 1930 – April 22, 2012 Maurice Owen, 81, of Collierville, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 23, 2012 after a long struggle with congestive heart failure. Maurice “Mo” Owen was a righthanded pitcher for the 1946 Humes High School Team that won the Memphis city championship and finished third in the high school regional tournament representing the state of Tennessee. At just 16 years old, he was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals and was one of the youngest players in the organization. He spent seven years in the minor leagues with the Cards and the Cleveland Indians with a two-year break during the Korean War. While playing service ball, he was voted Most Valuable Player for the Army in 1953. After being reinstated as an amateur in 1957, Mo Owen played, coached and managed teams in Memphis Park Commission Adult baseball and fast pitch. Once, leading his Highland Heights Baptist Church team to both church league and city league titles, he pitched seven games in 13 days. Later, when Mo was a player-manager, he pitched his final game at age 49. In that same year, his team battled Los Angeles to the final game in the amateur baseball World Series at Battle Creek, Mich. In 1989, he was inducted into the Memphis Park Commission Sports Hall of Fame. Maurice Owen always performed with excellence, not only in baseball, but as a salesman for S.C. Toof & Co., McQuiddy and Business Products Inc. He also loved golf and maintained a 48-year membership at Windyke Country Club, where he had a host of friends. In his later years, as a member of Bellevue Baptist Church, his passions for his faith, family and friends grew even stronger. He was a kind-hearted, devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend. At an early age, he learned from his mother and father that, whether in victory or defeat, he must, above all, hold to his faith in God and trust in our Savior Jesus. Maurice was born June 29, 1930, in Covington, to Bentley Byron Owen and Rebecca Walk Owen. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Jerry Byron Owen, and his son, Kenny Owen.
Madelyn Marie Montgomery, 4, died Tuesday April 24, 2012 in Munford after an eight-month battle of a rare brain cancer at St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Madelyn was her parents real life princess. She is survived by her parents, Donald and Angela Montgomery, brother Mitchell F. Montgomery, grandparents Glenn and Sherry Williams and Reggie and Nancy Montgomery, seven uncles, five aunts and eight cousins. A celebration of life service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday April 27 at the Northridge Woodhaven Funeral Home in Millington. Madelyn’s final resting place will be in the Northridge Woodhaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, family requests that donations be made to St. Jude Tribute Program P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN. 38148-0142. Northridge Woodhaven Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. www.northridgefh.com. 901-872-3375 The Leader (Covington, Tenn.) April 26, 2012
Bernadine McAfee
May 10, 1935 – April 25, 2012 Bernadine McAfee, 76, of Burlison, passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 27 at the Covington Funeral Home chapel with interment to follow in Randolph Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 26 at the funeral home. A homemaker, she also wrote the Gilt Edge News for The Leader for more than 50 years. The widow of John “Toots” McAfee, she is survived by one daughter, Connie (Troy) Blyue of Burlison; one sister, Betty Baskin of Covington; three grandchildren; three nieces and one nephew. Friends may sign an online guest book at www.covingtonfuneralhome.com.
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Lowell D. Friend
Beverly Tillman Lewis
April 13, 1948 – April 22, 2012
Beverly Tillman Lewis, 64, of Covington, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012. Beverly was born April 13, 1948 in Memphis, was a graduate of Messick High School and attended the University of Memphis. Beverly was an outstanding artist, was known for her love of life, was a generous and caring person. She was a faithful member of First United Methodist Church-Covington, worked many years for Cochran Corporation and Memphis Biofuels. Beverly was a devoted mother, she loved and cherished her grandchildren.
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