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5 March 2012 - 8:56:14am

This project was started in 1999 and I'm finding new information on a regular basis.

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Joanne Gaines Howe - Obituary
31 October 2011 - 10:21:29pm

Joanne Gaines Howe, 80, of Loveland, Colorado passed away on October 6, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. She was born on June 3rd, 1931, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Edward Franklin Gaines and Gertrude Young.

She lived in Oceanside, California for many years before moving to Loveland, Colorado and was a retired Paralegal.

She is preceded in death by her brother, Judge Edward R. Gaines, of Biloxi, Miss. She is survived by her 5 children, 3 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild.

She was cremated in Denver, Colorado.

Thomas Edward Perry - Obituary
3 April 2011 - 5:48:59pm

Thomas Edward Perry, 80, of Memphis passed away on Friday, September 3, 2010 at his home. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in WW II, retired from Kimberly Clark and was a member in good standing at the Bartlett Masonic Lodge # 211.

Mr. Perry was preceded in death by his wife, Erika Perry and leaves his daughter and granddaughter, Renate Gammel and Wendi McCrory, both of Memphis.

The family will receive friends at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, Germantown Rd. on Wednesday evening, September 8 from 5-7 p.m. Funeral services and interment will be at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens on Thursday, September 9 at 10 a.m.