Dr. William T. Ingram, Jr.
MEMPHIS: Services for Dr. William T. Ingram, Jr., 88, were held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 19 at East Side Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Memphis. Burial was at Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery in McKenzie.
Dr. Ingram, a retired minister, died on Tuesday, July 17 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis of heart disease. He was an ordained Cumberland Presbyterian minister, who pastored many churches in Texas and Tennessee. He was President Emeritus of the Memphis Theological Seminary in Memphis; taught at Bethel College in McKenzie and the Memphis Theological Seminary; served as chaplain in the army in World War II, retiring as a colonel in the Army Reserve and was a member and president of East Memphis Civitan Club. His wife, Virginia Howell Ingram, preceded him in death.
Survivors include two sons, William T. Ingram, III of Rolla, Missouri and John H. Ingram of Memphis; a brother, Lyman E. Ingram of Dyersburg; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Memphis Theological Seminary or Bethel College.

Georgia G. Pentecost
MCKENZIE: Services for Georgia G. Pentecost, 94, were at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 24 at Brummitt Funeral Home. Burial was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mrs. Pentecost, widow of Guy Pentecost, died Sunday afternoon July 22 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon.
She was born April 20, 1907 in McKenzie to the late Bertha Childress Aylor and George Aylor. She was a member of First Baptist Church in McKenzie.
Survivors include a daughter, Peggy Erler of McKenzie; a brother, J. P. Aylor of Selmer and two grandchildren.

Bennie Buntin, Jr.
PALMERSVILLE: Services for Bennie Buntin, Jr., 75, were at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 18 at Gallimore Funeral Home.Burial was in New Hope Cemetery.
Mr. Buntin, retired from Holly Carburetor Plant, died Monday, July 16 at Methodist Volunteer Hospital of heart failure. He was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses and a veteran of World War II.
Survivors include two daughters, Debbie Denison and Donna Pratt, both of McKenzie; a son, Bryan Buntin of Palmersville; five sisters, Marjorie Floyd, Jessie Boothe and Patty Crutchfield, all of Gleason, Jane Rawls of Martin and Jo Lou Sneed of Memphis; a brother, Bob Buntin of Manistee, Michigan; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Briany Wilbanks
GLEASON: Services for Briany May Wilbanks, 67, were at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 23 at Bowlin Funeral Home. Burial was in Olive Branch Cemetery in Como.
Mrs. Wilbanks, a housewife and farmer, died Saturday, July 21 at Methodist LeBonheur Hospital in Jackson of heart disease.
She was born in Perry County to the late Clearence and Luccille Mealer Armstrong. She was a member of Como Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, Joe D. Wilbanks; two sons, Jesse Wilbanks of Gleason and David Wilbanks of Obion County; a sister, Mary Mageline Staggs of Ore Springs; two brothers, Robert A. Armstrong of Gleason and Wiley L. Armstrong of Dresden; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

John Thomas Russell
TREZEVANT: Services for John Thomas Russell, 86, were at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 21, at Republican Grove Baptist Church with Bro. Dennis Beal and Bro. Paul "Bud" Merwin officiating. Burial was in Republican Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Russell, a retired carpenter and farmer, died Thursday, July 19 at Baptist Hospital East in Memphis.
He was born May 5, 1915 in Camden to the late Pearl Smith Terry Russell and Dee Witt Russell. He was a member of Republican Grove Baptist Church in Trezevant and Leawood Baptist Church in Memphis.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth Russell of Memphis; a sister, Inez Tubbs of Big Sandy; two brothers, Fred Russell and Ruthford Russell, both of Camden; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Eula Eliza Conley.
Brummitt Funeral Home and Roller Family Funeral Home in Memphis were in charge of the arrangements.

Billy J. Blanks
MILAN: Services for Mr. Billie J. Blanks, 71,were on Monday, July 23 at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Steve Cavitt officiating. Bodkin Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements and burial was in the Trezevant Cemetery.
Mr. Blanks died on July 20 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital of cancer.
He was a reitred vice-president of Farmers & Merchants Bank in Trezevant; a member of the Trezevant United Methodist Church; the Milan Golf and Country Club and the West Tennessee Seniors Golf Association. He was also a U. S. Air Force Korean Conflict era veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Bobbye Blanks; two daughters, Barbara Arrington of Milan and Montie Smith of Richmond, Virginia; two sons, Robert Barbour and Thorne Barbour, both of Milan; his mother, Kathleen Blanks of Trezevant; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society.

Thomas Harold Pruitt
MCKENZIE: Services for Thomas Harold Pruitt, 65, were at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 23 at Brummitt Funeral Home with Bro. Dennis Beal officiating. Burial was in Enon Cemetery.
Mr. Pruitt, former employee of Diamond Rio in Lansing, Michigan and also of the City of Trezevant, died Monday morning, July 23 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon.
He was born December 27, 1935 in McKenzie.
Survivors include two daughters, Pam Kissane of Lansing, Michigan and Tamara Clark of Eaton Ridge, Michigan; a son, Thomas Earl Pruitt of Land O'Lake, Florida, his mother, Mattie Pruitt of McKenzie; two sisters, Mary Lee Ellis of Huntingdon and Margie Davis of Clarksville and six grandchildren.

Lois Pickler Merrick
HUNTINGDON: Mrs. Lois Pickler Merrick, 99, died Sunday, July 22 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, July 25 at the Huntingdon First Baptist Church with Brother Fred Ward officiating. Interment will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Merrick was born July 19, 1902 to the late Arden and Irene Thomason Pickler in Carroll County. She was a retired employee of Modern Day Cleaners and a member of the Huntingdon First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Molton Merrick.
She is survived by one brother, A. V. Pickler of Chattanooga.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.