George County Mississippi Deaths 2007
written and submitted to MSGenweb by: Pat Creel, George County, MS Coordinator

January

  • Jacqueline Culp Valentine, 61, b. Aug. 16, 1945 in Pascagoula, d. Jan. 10, 2007. Interment will be at Magnolia Cemetery.
  • Rosa Goff, d. Friday, Jan. 12, 2007 in Slidell, LA. Interment will be at Magnolia Cemetery, Lucedale, MS. Mrs. Goff was preceded in death by her husband, James "Pat" Goff, and her parents, Salvadore and Lucia Noriego. 
  • Mrs. Marie Harding, 76, born Nov. 16, 1930, in Shreveport, La; d. Friday, Jan. 19, 2007, in Lucedale, MS. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Mr. Earl G. and Mrs. Leona Myrtle Barnett Menchue and her husband, Mr. Aaron Harding. A memorial service will be announced at a later date.
  • Marion H. "Curley" Pitts, 77, Lucedale, born October 6, 1929 in Waynesboro, d. Friday, January 26, 2007. He was the son of the late Hudie and the late Gladys (Harrison) Pitts. He was pecceded in death also by his brother-in-law, Harell Tanner Interment will be at Magnolia Cemetery, Lucedale, MS.
Febuary
  • Lillie Mae Hillman, 100, b. Sept. 20, 1906 in Greene County, Miss., d. Feb. 1, 2007 in George County Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, Abner and Cora Lambert; husband, Authur Hillman; son, Rev. Douglas Hillman; and granddaughter, Cora Anderson. Funeral service will be at Pilgrim Nazarene Church in Leakesville, MS. 
  • Mrs. Katherine Caldwell, 85, d. Feb. 1, 2007.  
  • Robert Fairley, 92,  d. Feb. 5, 2007. Interment will be held at Sweetwater Cemetery, Lucedale (Benndale Community).
  • Mrs. Mary J. Harvison, 83, of Waynesboro, Miss., died Feb. 7, 2007.
  • James Loyd Cannon, 67, of Lucedale, Miss., died Feb. 7, 2007.
  • Ms. Mary Cantacessi, born March 2, 1931 in Sarag, N.Y.; died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007 in Biloxi, MS.Ms. Mary Cantacessi is reunited with her parents, Oliver Mathew Gibson and Theresa Louise Gibson. A memorial service will be at a later date.
  • Mrs. Mary M. Pipkins, 72, of Lucedale, Miss., died Feb. 8, 2007.
  • Minnie Lee Blackston, of Lucedale, Miss., died Feb. 16, 2007.
  • Clifford Cooley, 49, of LaTroy Cooley Rd., Lucedale, Miss., born Feb. 21, 1958 in George County, Miss., passed away Feb. 25, 2007 at George Co. Regional. Interment will be at Magnolia Cemetery.
  • John Tate Dalrymple, 60, of Lucedale, Miss., died Feb. 28, 2007. 
  • Harold Mallory Stringfellow, 79, of Lucedale, Miss., died Feb. 28, 2007.

March

  • Mr. Garry D. Moss, 46, of Lucedale, died March 1, 2007. Burial: Church Cementry, George County.
  • Mrs. Olive C. (Warden) Knapps, 34, of Lucedale, MS., died Thursday, March 1, 2007. Mrs. Knapps was a lifelong resident in this community. She was preceded in death by her parents: Hubert and Carolyn Warden and a brother: Charles Warden. Interment will follow at Red Creek Cemetery on Daisy-Vestry Rd.
  • Andrew Smith, 63, of Rochester, NY died March 3, 2007, Lucedale, MissMichael Kitchens, 49, of Lucedale, MS, passed away March 7, 2007 in Mobile, AL. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Ethel Kitchens, and two brothers, Wayne Patrick and Jay Patrick. A graveside service will be held at Mount Pleasant UMC Cemetery in Vancleave, MS.
  • William Joseph Whitcomb, 72, of Lucedale, Miss., died March 5, 2007.
  • Alba Ward Malone, 107, of Lucedale, Miss., died Thursday, March 15, 2007. She was born Oct. 30, 1899 in Americus, Miss. She was a homemaker and had been a member of Salem United Methodist Church in Wade, Miss., since 1908. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. Dan and Mrs. Emma Fairley Ward; her husband, Mr. Joseph A. Malone; two cousins, Mr. John Knox McLeod and Mr. Bobby McLeod. Interment will be at McLeod Cemetery, North Jackson County, Miss.
  • Winston D. Draughon, Jr., 39, of Newton, Miss., died March 18, 2007.
  • Mrs. Ella Vern Overstreet, 78, of Lucedale, died Friday, March 16, 2007. She was born July 11, 1928 in George County, Miss. She is preceeded in death by husband Roy Overstreet; mother Katie Moffett Stringfellow; fathers Prentiss Moffett and Van Stringfellow and an infant sister.
  • Catherine Sharples, 77, of Lucedale, Miss., died March 21, 2007.
  • Riley Sherheard, 67, of Lucedale, Miss., died March 21, 2007.
  • Ernest D. “Butch” Ory, age 62, died Tuesday, March 20, 2007. Mr. Ory was born May 26, 1944, in Bath, Maine. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest, Sr., and Susie Ory. Burial will follow in Machpelah Cemetery in Pascagoula.
  • Jessica Marie Fineburg, was born Jan. 10, 1985, diedMarch 22, 2007. There will be a private funeral service at Martin Bluff Baptist Church followed by graveside service in Agricola, Miss.
  • John E. Casey, 70, of Lucedale, Miss., died March 22, 2007.
  • Mr. Bobby Joe Parker, Sr., age 72, of Lucedale, Ms., passed on Saturday, March 24, 2007. Mr. Parker was born in Vestry, Ms., on October 8, 1934, to the late Neely & Marble Parker. He is preceded in death by his parents. Burial will follow at the Church Cemetery.
  • Mr. John Thomas Bailey, 50, of LaPorte, Tn., died March 28, 2007.

April

  • Mrs. Evelyn Green, 97, of Lucedale, Miss., died Sunday, April 1, 2007.
  • Jacqueline K. Johnson, 53, of Lucedale, Miss. died April 1, 2007.
  • Annie Lou Miller, 70, of Lucedale, passed away April 2, 2007. She was born December 9, 1936 in Moss Point, Miss. Mrs. Miller was preceded in death by her parents, Otis Eugene Stauter and Bernice Sallie Allen. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery, Moss Point.
  • Matthew Joseph Rogers, 21, of Lucedale, Miss. passed away on April 2, 2007. He is preceded in death by grandparents Willard and Allie Mae Goff, great grandmother Rena Brown. Interment will follow at Rocky Creek Cemetery.
  • Clay Littleton Eubanks, age 78 of Slidell, LA, died Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at Northshore Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents: James Corbin Eubanks and Allie Taylor Eubanks; a sister, Donnie Ainsworth; and a brother, Travis Eubanks. Services will be held at George County Funeral Home, Lucedale, MS. Burial will be in Lucedale's Magnolia Cemetery.
  • Irma Lois Nelson, 81, Lucedale, Miss, died Sunday, April 8, 2007. Born in Hattiesburg, Miss., she was the daughter of the late Jessie J. and the late Pearl Jane (Hensarling) Odom. Interment will be Wednesday in Agricola Cemetery, Agricola, Miss.
  • Mr. B. L. “Bon” Gibson, 88, of Three Rivers, MS died Thursday, April 12, 2007 in Pascagoula, MS. Mr. Gibson was born in George County, MS on December 4, 1918. Burial in Three Rivers Assembly of God Cemetery, River Rd., 15910 Highway 63 Wade, MS.
  • Myra Cook DeVaughan, 93, died Saturday, April 14, 2007, at Glen Oaks Nursing Home, Lucedale, Miss. Interment will follow in the Agricola Cemetery. Inez Stamps Watts passed away Friday, April 20, 2007 in Lucedale, MS. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Stamps; her husband, Robert Johnson "Bobby" Watts, Jr.; sister, Gertrude Stamps and brothers, C. L., Coy and Hugh Stamps. Burial in the Woodlawn Cemetery, Wiggins, Stone County, MS.
  • Mary Helen Dorsett, 97, died Friday, April 27, 2007, at her home in Lucedale, Miss. She was born in Belen, Miss. She was the daughter of the late George West and the late Maud (Durrett) Johnson. Interment was in the Magnolia Cemetery, Lucedale.
  • Fredrick F. Langelf, 88, of Leakesville, Miss., died April 28, 2007. Freeman Funeral Home, Leakesville.

May

  • Addie Ruth Nyman, 93, died Saturday, May 5, 2007, Lucedale, Miss. Interment will follow in the Gibson Cemetery .Brother E.H. Haddock will conduct the services. Born in Lucedale, daughter of the late John and the late Callie (Gibson) Nyman.
  • Dorothy Janczewski, 92, of Lucedale, Miss. died May 9, 2007.
  • Wanda Montgomery, 49, died Saturday, May 12, 2007.
  • Mattie Brewer, 92, of Leakesville, Miss. died May 17, 2007.
  • Betty Sue Faulker, 56, of Lucedale, Miss., died May 21, 2007.
  • Christy Lynn Eubanks, 29, of Lucedale, Miss. died May 22, 2007.
  • Reverend H. J. Hedgepeth, 73, of Lucedale, MS, died May 24, 2007. He was born February 9, 1934 in Lawrence County. Rev. Hedgepeth was an ordained United Methodist Minister having actively and faithfully served in the Mississippi Annual Conference for 40 years before retiring in 1997 from Lucedale United Methodist Church. He was currently serving at Vernal Presbyterian Church in Greene County. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather, as well as a mentor to many. Interment will be at Magnolia Cemetery.of Moss Point, Miss.
  • Mrs. Linda Lachaussee, 58 of Lucedale left peacefully from the arms of her family to the arms of our father in heaven on Sunday, May 27, 2007 at her home.Linda was born July 26, 1948 in Union, MS to the late Thomas Loil and Cordelia Ann Sherrod. Interment will be at Serene Memorial Gardens in Escatawpa, MS.
  • Billy Joe Scott, 70, of Barton community in George County died May 25, 2007 in Barton. Billy was born on April 12, 1937 in Tupelo, MS. He lived most of his life in Jackson County. Mr. Scott was preceded in death by his parents Blondie George Washington and Blanche Lucille Scott, two sons Bobby and Max Ray Scott, and a sister Janice Smithson..
    Burial will be in Rodgers cemetery in George County, MS.

June

  • Mr. Kenneth Wayne Dees age 45, of Lucedale died June 3, 2007. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Wesley Dees and Ollie Mae Dees. Interment will be at Serene Memorial Gardens.
  • Mrs. Erma V. Edwards, 57 of Lucedale, Miss. died June 5, 2007.
  • Mr. Donnell James Howell, 76, of Lucedale, died June 11, 2007. Burial: Crossroads Free Pentecostal Cem. Published in The Sun Herald on 6/13/2007.

July

  • Rhonda Fairley Wade
  • James Harvey Farmer, 78, of Lucedale, Miss., died July 9, 2007.
  • Kirk Scott, 26, of Lucedale, Miss. died July 12, 2007.
  • Naomi Zimmerman Williams was born April 24, 1926, to the late Samuel and Carrie Bell Zimmerman in Lucedale, Miss. She departed this life on Thursday, July, 19, 2007, in Moss Point, Miss. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Phyllis Elaine Bullock; two brothers, Walker Zimmerman and Fred Zimmerman; five sisters, Alice Mims, Della Ward, Willie Mae Moulds, Gladies Mayes and Stella McDowell. Interment will be in Machpelah Cemetery, Pascagoula, Miss.
  • Woodie Pruitt, 88, of Lucedale, Miss., died July 29, 2007.
  • Euna Mae Moody Mann, 68, of Lucedale, Miss., died July 31, 2007.

August

  • Helen Lucille Sanborn
  • Rebecca J. "Becky" Taylor, 55, died Aug. 15, 2007, in Mobile, Ala.
  • Ms. Dorothy Jane Salter, 65, of Lucedale, Miss., died Aug. 16, 2007.
  • Mrs. Vivian Lucille Perry, 89, of Lucedale, died Aug. 18, 2007.
  • Theodore McCants, of Lucedale, Miss., died Aug. 19, 2007.
  • Mrs. Rebecca Ann Breland Hodges, 55, Leakesville, Miss., died Aug. 20, 2007.
  • Loretta Breland
  • Becky S. Norris, 74, and a resident of Lucedale, Miss., died on Thursday, August 30, 2007, in Mobile, Ala. Mrs. Norris was a native of Marion, Ind. She was an honorary member of the Red Hat Society in Lucedale. Mrs. Norris is preceded in death by her parents, Nellis and Elsie Clark Stout. A graveside service will be held at 5 p.m. at Magnolia Cemetery in Lucedale, 77, of Beaumont, Miss., died Aug. 23, 2007. Funeral services will be on Friday, Aug. 31, 2007, at 2 p.m. at the Triumph The Kingdom Church of God in Christ in Benndale. Interment will be at Sweetwater Cemetery.

September

  • Henry Grady Praytor of Lucedale, Miss.
  • Olivette Hope Kelly, of Lucedale, Miss.
  • Eric Dwayne Phillips Sr, of Lucedale, Miss.
  • Ricky Jack of Lucedale, Miss., died Sept. 8, 2007.
  • Kathryn L. McCurry, 79, of Lucedale, Miss., died Sept. 13, 2007.
  • Ronnie Carroll Ford, 60, of Lucedale, Miss., died Sept. 15, 2007, in Lucedale. Mr. Ford was born on January 5, 1947, in Bessemer, Ala. He was preceded in death by his father, Ben C. Ford and nephew Jeremy E. McQueen. Burial will follow in the Community of Christ Church cemetery in Escatawpa, Miss.
  • Hardy Eugene "H. E. " Bradley 65, died Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, at Rush Foundation Hospital, Meridian, Miss. Born in Unity, Miss., he was the son of the late Eugene Nevels Bradley and the late Sarah (Allen) Bradley. He was preceded in death by his brother, Rex Allen Bradley Jr. Interment will follow in the Agricola Cemetery, Agricola. Rev. Brice Evans will conduct the services. Willie Evans of Lucedale, Miss.
  • Mrs. Eula C. "Preat" Tanner Garrison, 75, of Decatur, Miss., formerly of Harleston, Miss., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, in Decatur. She was born Sept. 18, 1932, in Harleston. She is reunited with her loving parents, Aaron and Sadie Tanner; her brothers, Teedy Tanner, Dick Tanner, Robert Tanner and O'Neal Tanner; and her sisters Margie Roberson, Rebecca Franklin, Sue Carol Floore, and Willa Dean Butler. Burial will follow at Tanners Chapel Cemetery of Harleston.
  • Allean T. Christian, 87, died Friday, Sept. 21, 2007, at her home in Lucedale, Miss. Born in Lucedale, she was the daughter of the late Curtis and the late Marie (Pierce) Tanner. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kennie Christian; brothers, Ford Tanner and Elwood "Pete" Tanner; father, Curtis Tanner; mother, Marie Pierce Tanner. Interment will follow in the Howell Cemetery, Lucedale. , 72, of Leakesville, Miss., died Sept. 20, 2007. Lucedale, Miss. Flora Dorothy Hudson, 88, of Wade, Miss., died Sept. 21, 2007, in Lucedale, Miss. Mrs. Hudson was born Sept. 25, 1918, in Neshoba County, Miss. She was preceded in death by her parents George and Lizzie Bishsop and two husbands John P. Harris and Authur Hudson. Interment will follow at Serene Memorial Gardens in Escatawpa, Miss.
  • William "Bill" Anson Ballow Jr, 90, died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007, at George Regional Medical Center, Lucedale, Miss. Born in Marengo County, Ala., on Aug. 21, 1917, he was the son of the late William Anson Ballow Sr. and the late Rebecca (Torbert) Ballow. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Nelda Parmer Ballow; grandson, Derrel Tucker; five brothers and sisters. Interment will follow in the Magnolia Cemetery, Lucedale.
  • Annezell Gafford, of Lucedale, Miss., died Sept. 28, 2007, 37, Born Jan. 7, 1970, in Moss Point, Miss. He has lived in Montgomery, Ala., for the past year and a half. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, John and Orlean Phillips and Mrs. Odessa Walker, one sister, Theresa Phillips. Internment: Bethlehem Cemetery, Barton Community, Lucedale., 85, of Lucedale, Miss. died Sept. 3, 2007. Freeman Funeral Home, Leakesville, Miss.
  • Tyrone Harris, 41, of Lucedale, Miss., died Sept. 28, 2007.
  • Bobby McDowell, 49, died Sept. 28, 2007.
  • Julia Jackson Moody, 92, of Lucedale, Miss., passed away Friday, Sept. 28, 2007, in Palmetto, Fla. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leroy Moody Sr. and sons, Robert Lee Moody Sr. and Leroy Moody Jr. Burial will follow at Lily Grove Baptist Cemetery in Lucedale.
  • David Mack Dickeson, 60, of Benndale, Miss., died Sept. 29, 2007.
  • Jennifer M. Dickerson, 69, of Benndale, Miss., died Sept. 29, 2007.

October

  • Willie Mae Brown, 83, of Lucedale, Miss., died on Oct. 15, 2007. Interment will be at Lily Grove Cemetery, Lucedale.
  • Ira M. Howell, 78, of Lucedale, Miss., died Oct. 17, 2007.
  • Ronald Landrum Breland, 64, of George County, passed away Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007, at his home in the Broome Community. Mr. Breland was born Aug. 13, 1943, in Bogalusa, La., to Earl and Mittie Breland. Mr. Breland was preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Mittie Breland; a brother, Dan Strahan; mother-in-law, Agatha Pounds; sister-in-law, Ruth Breland, and extended family, Carl Milton Havard. Graveside services will follow at 1 p.m. in the Havard Family Cemetery with Rev. Bernis Havard officiating.
  • James P. Morgan, 75, of Lucedale, Miss., passed away Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007. Mr. Morgan was born on Sept. 22, 1932, in Mendon, La. Mr. Morgan was preceded in death by his parents James W. and Easter Morgan. Graveside services for Mr. Morgan will be held at Biloxi National Cemetery in Biloxi, Miss. with full Military Rites.
  • Naomi Patrick, 78, died Monday, Oct. 22, 2007, Lucedale, Miss. Born in Leaf, Miss., she was the daughter of the late Neely and the late Ida (Filligim) Fairley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Troy Patrick; daughter, Sharon Grace Patrick; brother, Vernon Fairley; sisters, Yvonne Sylvester, Smyrna Breland, Florene Fairley and Gloria Edwards. Interment will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Lucedale.
  • Harriet Ella Breal, 72, died Wednesday, October 24, 2007 in Lucedale. Harriet was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and Ocean Springs, MS. Harriet was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Ella Breal and a sister, Betty Breal.
    Interment in Biloxi City Cemetery.
  • Ethel Mae Eubanks Greene Crosby, 90, a member of Franklin Creek Baptist Church, Moss Point, Miss. She was born March 31, 1917, in Lucedale, Miss. and died Oct. 25, 2007, in Lucedale. She was preceded in death by her parents, Amos and Ima Eubanks; her sons, Don Thomas and Winston Ray Greene; two brothers, Leon and Houston Eubanks. She was married to Thomas Eli Greene on Jan. 27, 1937, in Lucedale. They had two children, Don Thomas and Winston Ray Greene whom are both deceased. Don was Married to Edna Joy Hilbun and they had six children. Burial will be at Rocky Creek Cemetery in George County, Miss.
  • Mrs. Wilma Glenn Turner Ward, 80, of Lucedale, Miss., died Friday, Oct. 26.
  • Ms. Jessie Lurlean Byrd, 69, of Wills Point, Texas (formerly of Lucedale, Miss.,) died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007.

November

  • John Albert Wilson, 69, of Lucedale, Miss. died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007.
  • Mildred Louise White, 76, of Harleston, Miss., died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007, in Sylvia, N.C. She lived in Robertsdale, Ala., until 1969, when her family relocated to Harleston, Miss., in Jackson County. Mrs. White was a member of Magnolia Springs Assembly of God Church in Hurley, Miss. She was preceded in death by her parents, Whitt E. and Buena Harrison Brooks, and one brother, James Marvin "Brother" Brooks. Interment will follow in the White Family Cemetery in Harleston.
  • Mr. Bennie Earl Dueitt, 75, of Lucedale, Miss., died Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, in Mobile, Ala. He was preceded in death by a son, David Darnell Dueitt of Harleston, Miss. Interment at Movella Assembly of God Church Cemetery.
  • Perla Lee Christian Shannon, 86, a native of George County, Miss., and a longtime resident of Grand Bay, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husbands, James Q. Christian and James Shannon; sons, James E. Christian and Donald Christian; grandchild, Kelsey Burroughs; and her parents, John and Luveda Poole. Interment in Serenity Memorial Gardens.
  • Mary Elizabeth (Boothe) Wooley, 67, of Lucedale, Miss., passed away on Friday, Nov. 16, 2007, at Providence Hospital in Mobile, Ala.
  • Annie Mae Bradley, from Bennedale, Miss., died Nov. 17, 2007.
  • Mrs. Fannie Grace Wilson, age 63, of the Harleston Community, passed away Nov. 18, 2007, at Providence Hospital in Mobile, Ala. Mrs. Wilson was born Feb. 7, 1944, in Jackson County, Miss. She was preceded in death by her parents, Burke and Nettie Finch Tanner; a daughter, Linda Kay Wilson; and siblings, Alice Parker, Louis Tanner, L. D. Tanner, Irvin Tanner and Preston Tanner. burial following in the Tanners Chapel Cemetery.
  • Mr. Willie "Bill" Leonard Taylor, age 75, of Lucedale, died Nov. 22, 2007.
  • Helen Parden Fairley, 82, was born Dec. 30, 1924, in Silas, Ala., to Charlie and Eva Edwards Parden. She died Nov. 24, 2007, at her home in Gulf Hills, Ocean Springs, Miss. Helen married Willie D. (Bill) Fairley, on Jan. 11, 1942. She grew up in George County and attended school therein. Interment will follow in the Crestlawn Cemetery.
  • Lanola E. Hedman, 91, of Harleston, Miss., passed away Monday, Nov. 26, 2007, in Pascagoula, Miss.. Mrs. Hedman was born April 1, 1916, in Richton, Miss., to the late Archie and Augusta Ezell. She was preceded in death by her parents, three husbands, Edward W. Coker Sr., Ernest McL Galloway and Albert C. Hedman Jr. and a son, Edward Watkins Coker Jr. Interment will be at Machpelah Cemetery.
  • Mr. G. J. "Dutch" Wigley age 79, of Lucedale, Miss., died Monday, Nov. 26, 2007, at his residence. Born June 4, 1928, in Batesville, Miss., to the late William Edward and Lucile Reynolds Wigley, he was a former longtime resident of Pascagoula, Miss. He was preceded in death by the love of his life, Eva Mae Hughes Wigley in 2000, and one son, James Bowlin in 1999. Interment will follow at Crestlawn Cemetery in Ocean Springs, Miss.

December

  • S. Norma Green Smith, 99, of Leakesville, Miss. died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007.
  • Robin Roper Phegley, 47, of Lucedale died Friday, Dec. 7, 2007.
  • Mr. James Edward Sherman, 85, of Salem, died Dec. 11, 2007.  George County, Salem Campground Tabernacle.
  • Earline Wells, 57, of Lucedale, Miss. died Dec. 11, 2007. Visitation service will be held at the Lilly Grove Baptist Church in Lucedale. Interment will be held at Lilly Grove Cemetery.
  • John Robert Jordan, 70, of Lucedale, Miss., died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007. Born in Mize, Miss., he was the son of the late Thomas W. Jordan and the late Rosa Lee (Warren) Jordan. He was preceded in death by his first wife of 27 years, Martha Jordan, three brothers and one sister. Graveside services will follow in the Serene Memorial Gardens, Moss Point, Miss.
  • Carlena Michelle Hateley, 38, of Lucedale, Miss., died Dec. 14, 2007.
  • Mr. Shirrell "Ned" Edsel, 59, of Spanish Fort, Ala. Services in George County, MS.
  • Kristen "Monkey" Howard, 13, died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, at USA Medical, Mobile, Ala. Born in Mobile, Monkey was a resident of Lucedale, Miss. She was a Student at the George County Middle School and a member of the Baptist Faith. She was preceded in death by her grandmothers, Mary Lois Woodard and Velma Graham; grandfather, Thom-as Graham. Interment will follow in the Movella Baptist Church Cemetery in Lucedale.
  • Monna Russell Holland, 97, of Lucedale, Miss., died Dec. 20, 2007.
  • Mrs. Linda Lee Clark, 57, of Benndale, MS, died Dec. 21, 2007. Graveside service:  Pipkins Cemetery, Leaf, MS.
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