Edmiston Obituaries

Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - February 25, 2006

Deceased Name: MELBA M. EDMISTON

MELBA M. EDMISTON, 89, of Millington, beloved wife of Virgil L. Edmiston and mother of Martha Kneece of West Palm Beach, FL, and Dr. Joseph Edmiston of Hendersonville, TN, died Saturday, February 18, 2006 at the Skyline Medical Center in Nashville. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Saturday. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel with interment at West Union Cemetery in Millington. She also leaves her daughter-in-law, Mary Beth Edmiston; two sisters, Juanita Rast of Memphis and Amanda Steffin of Appleton, WI; two brothers, Herbert F. Massey, Jr. of Lexington, KY and Robert Massey of Williamsburg, KY; three grandchildren, Dena Petrides of Lake Worth, FL, Susan Shore of Hobe Sand, FL and Joshua Edmiston of Hendersonville, TN; and three great-grandchildren.

Munford Funeral Home

Millington Chapel

901-873-0123

Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN)
Date: February 25, 2006
Edition: Final
Page: B10
Record Number: 1100E5E6DC3A0B30
Copyright (c) 2006 The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN

Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - January 28, 2007

Deceased Name: ANTHA PEARL MASSEY EDMISTON

ANTHA PEARL MASSEY EDMISTON, 84, homemaker, of Memphis, passed away on January 27, 2007 at Methodist North Hospital. The family will receive friends from 4-7 p.m. Sunday, January 28, and funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, January 29, both at Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel. She was a member of Quito United Methodist Church and a board member of Parent/Guardian Association of Arlington Development Center. Mrs. Edmiston was preceded in death by her husband of over 30 years, Charles E. "Buddy" Edmiston; a son, David Jones; and a sister, Eleanor Bowers. She is survived by two daughters, Debra (Fred) Gilliam and Diana Edmiston, both of Memphis; three sisters, Lynn Waterman, JoAnn Mann, and Peggy Chocas, all of Memphis; two brothers, Abe Massey of Bartlett and Marvin "Buck" Massey of Whiteville; and three grandsons, Andrew, Paul and Matthew Gilliam, all of Memphis. Memorial contributions may be sent to the donor's choice.

Munford Funeral Home

Millington Chapel

901-873-0123

Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN)
Date: January 28, 2007
Edition: Final
Page: B4
Record Number: 116FA26447A74E08
Copyright (c) 2007 The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN

Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - April 30, 2005

Deceased Name: James H. Edmiston

James H. Edmiston, 79, of Memphis, retired steam fitter for Local 614, died Thursday at Methodist South Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery South. He was a World War II Marine Corps veteran and a Baptist. Mr. Edmiston, the husband of Charlotte Edmiston, also leaves two sons, Ronnie Edmiston and Gary Edmiston, both of Memphis; two sisters, Lucille Rayburn of Memphis and Juanita Anderson of San Bernardino, Calif., three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN)
Date: April 30, 2005
Edition: Final
Page: B6
Record Number: 109DAB4EDECAB3F7
Copyright (c) 2005 The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN

Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - March 16, 2005

Deceased Name: Donald Joseph Edmiston

Donald Joseph Edmiston, 51, of Millington, retired from the Army, died Thursday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel with burial in West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery. He was a Vietnam War and Gulf War veteran. He leaves a daughter, Heather Edmiston, and a son, Doug Edmiston, both of Memphis; his father, A.E. Edmiston of Millington; two sisters, Beth Roberts of Memphis and Carolyn Evans of Streetsboro, Ohio, and four brothers, George Edmiston, Phil Edmiston and Bryan Edmiston, all of Memphis, and James Edmiston of Burke, Va.

Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN)
Date: March 16, 2005
Edition: Final
Page: B6
Record Number: 108E1D8B1C6FA0AC
Copyright (c) 2005 The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN

Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - March 14, 2005

Deceased Name: Peggy Reason Edmiston

Peggy Reason Edmiston, 71, of Bartlett, retired vice president of Pete Edmiston Plumbing & Heating, died Saturday at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. She was a member of Memphis Plumbers Association Ladies Auxiliary and attended New Hope Christian Church. Mrs. Edmiston, the widow of William R. 'Pete' Edmiston, also leaves three daughters, Barbara Ann Edmiston Tharp of Los Angeles, Nancy Edmiston Bryant of Lakeland and Robbie Edmiston Harkor of Bartlett; two sisters, Hettie Reason Clayton of Memphis and Betty Lou Reason Brooks of Cordova, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Heart Association or New Hope Christian Church.

Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN)
Date: March 14, 2005
Edition: default
Page: B5
Record Number: 108D86470AE94596
Copyright (c) 2005 The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN

Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - November 12, 2000

Deceased Name: HILMA EDMISTON   June 26. 1907- November 10, 2000

HILMA EDMISTON, 93, of Memphis, homemaker, died of heart failure Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital East. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of Highland Heights Baptist Church. Mrs. Edmiston, the widow of James H. Edmiston, leaves two daughters, Lucille Rayburn of Memphis and Juanita Anderson of Orange, Calif.; three sons, James H. Edmiston Jr. and Alton R. Edmiston, both of Memphis, and John M. Edmiston of Eudora, Miss., 13 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN)
Date: November 12, 2000
Edition: Final
Page: B7
Record Number: 0011130159
Copyright (c) 2000 The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN

Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - December 16, 1995

Deceased Name: RICHARD D. EDMISTON

RICHARD D. EDMISTON, 66, of Cordova, retired steamfitter with Steamfitters Local 614, died of heart disease Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital East. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Briarwood Baptist Church with burial in Memorial Park. Memphis Funeral Home-Germantown Parkway Chapel has charge. He was a member of Whitehaven Masonic Lodge 599 and a past monarch of Zamen Grotto. Mr. Edmiston, the husband of Ann C. Edmiston, also leaves a daughter, Patricia Armstrong of Chulahoma, Miss.; a son, Richard D. Edmiston Jr. of Nesbit, Miss.; his mother, Hilma Edmiston of Memphis; two sisters, Juanita Anderson of California and Lucille Rayburn of Memphis; three brothers, James Edmiston and Alton Edmiston, both of Memphis, and John Edmiston of Eudora, Miss., and four grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Briarwood Baptist Church in Cordova.

Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN)
Date: December 16, 1995
Edition: Final
Page: A14
Record Number: CMA12160017
Copyright (c) 1995 The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN

Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - June 18, 1995

Deceased Name: MARY EDMISTON BROOKS

MARY EDMISTON BROOKS, 63, of High Point, N.C., formerly of Memphis, died of respiratory failure Wednesday in High Point. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Reynolds Funeral Home in Eden, N.C. She leaves a daughter, Diane Taylor, and a son, Larry Brooks, both of High Point; a brother, Pete Edmiston of Memphis, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Lung Association.

Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN)
Date: June 18, 1995
Edition: Final
Page: C11
Record Number: CMA06180098
Copyright (c) 1995 The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN

Deceased Name: MARY E. BROOKS

HIGH POINT - Mary Elizabeth Brooks, 63, of 1846 Cedrow Drive died Wednesday, June 14, 1995, at Moses Cone Hospital.

A service of remembrance will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Reynolds Funeral Chapel.

A native of Memphis, Tenn., she was a homemaker, a member of Osborne Baptist Church and an officer of the Ladies Moose Lodge of Eden.

Surviving are daughter, Diane Taylor of Eden; son, Larry Brooks of Mountain City, Tenn.; brother, Pete Edmiston of Memphis, Tenn.; four granddaughters; one grandson; and one great-grandchild.

The family will receive friends at the home of Diane Taylor, 403 Moir St., Eden, N.C.

Greensboro News & Record (NC)
Date: June 18, 1995
Edition: ALL
Page: B7
Record Number: GRNB51700162
Copyright (c) 1995 Greensboro News & Record

Deceased Name: MARGARET EDMISTON WARD

MARGARET EDMISTON WARD, 82, of Memphis, homemaker, died Friday in Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. She was a member of the former Heritage Presbyterian Church, Disabled American Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mrs. Ward, the widow of Guy L. Ward, leaves four daughters, Joyce Crawley of Louisville, Miss., Pat A. Asbridge of Memphis, Gene Sanders of Quito, Tenn., and Linda Black of Malabar, Fla.; four brothers, Garner R. Edmiston of Kerrville, Tenn., Virgil L. Edmiston and Avris E. Edmiston, both of Quito, and Alfred L. Edmiston of Millington, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.

Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN)
Date: June 16, 2002
Edition: Final
Page: B7
Record Number: 0206170111
Copyright (c) 2002 The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN

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