LENA MAE ELLINGBURG
Retired factory worker
PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Lena Mae Ellingburg will be held today
at 2 p.m. at John E. Stephens Chapel with the Revs. John Stephens and Barron
Pilgrim officiating. Burial will be in Cedarlawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Ellingburg, 65, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2001, at
Madden Memories Personal Care Home.
Survivors include two daughters, Jessie Mae Ladd and Kathy D. Ladd,
a stepson, John Ellingburg, her mother, Vestrie Pilgrim, two sisters, Margie
Jayroe and Nell Ryals, all of Philadelphia; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leslie Ellingburg in 1996.
MYRTICE RAY HIGGINBOTHAM
Registered nurse
MACON -- Services for Myrtice Ray Higginbotham will be held Friday at
11 a.m. at Mashulaville Baptist Church with the Revs. Hugh Poole and Allen
Mapp officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Cockrell Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Higginbotham, 69, of Macon, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2001, in her
home.
Survivors include her husband, Odell Higginbotham of Macon; a daughter,
Carol Faye Pruitt of Macon; two sons, Larry Higginbotham of Shuqualak and
Raymond Higginbotham of Waskom, Texas; two sisters, Elizabeth Rutledge
of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Bernice Brown of Kissimmee, Fla.; her mother,
Ovie K. Syring of Macon; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The family requests memorials be made to MUW Foundation, Garrett/Higginbotham
Nursing Scholarship, P.O. Box W-1618, Columbus, MS 39701 or Columbus Lowndes
Humane Society, 13 Airline Rd., Columbus, MS 39702.
Visitation will be today 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
CLAUDE COOLEY
Retired factory worker
Services for Claude Cooley will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Spring
Hill Baptist Church in Shubuta with the Rev. Hubert Walker officiating.
Burial will be in St. John Cemetery with Berry and Gardner Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Cooley, 89, of Quitman, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2001, at H.C. Watkins
Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include several nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents and wife.
Visitation will be Friday 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home in Quitman.
MARY GORDON
Homemaker
Services for Mary Gordon will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Berry and
Gardner Funeral Home with the Rev. Roderick Steele officiating. Burial
will be in Gordon Cemetery.
Mrs. Gordon, 80, of Meridian, died Monday, Dec. 17, 2001, at Riley Hospital.
Survivors include her husband, Havord Gordon Sr. of Meridian; three
sons, Havord Gordon Jr. of Coldwater, Mich., Willie Lee Gordon and Howard
Gordon, both of Meridian; 25 grandchildren and 42 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two sons and one daughter.
Visitation will be Friday 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
LUCILLE PAYNE
Arrangements were incomplete at E.E. McDonald Funeral Home of DeKalb
for Lucille Payne, 63, of Scooba, who died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2001, in her
home.
MILTON PERSON
Arrangements were incomplete at E.E. McDonald Funeral Home of DeKalb
for Milton Person of Meridian who died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2001, at the University
Medical Center in Jackson.
Obituaries for Friday, Dec. 21, 2001
OLIVER LEONARD FOREST
Self employed
NEWTON -- Graveside services for Oliver Leonard Forest will be held
Saturday at 10 a.m. at Newton County Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Brent
Parks officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Forest, 82, of Oxford, formerly of Newton, died Tuesday, Dec. 18,
2001, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. He was a member of First
Baptist Church of Newton and a veteran of World War II, serving in the
U.S. Navy.
Survivors include four daughters, Cynthia Rowell of Collierville, Tenn.,
Edith Therriot, Marie Bivalacava and Clara Mary Coldena, all of New Orleans;
two sons, Ron Forest of Newton and LeRoy Forest of New Orleans; two sisters,
Faye Bordelon and Betty Daigle of New Orleans; six grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Smith Forest; his parents,
LeRoy and Marie Sutton Forest.
The family request memorials be made to the Gideon's Memorial Bibles.
Pallbearers will be Neil Forest, Wesley Forest, Kevin Rowell, Tim Rowell,
Deanna Forest and Megan Rowell.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
LUCILLE PAYNE
DEKALB -- Services for Lucille Payne will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
at Sunflower Baptist Church in Scooba with the Rev. John Balls officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery with E.E. McDonald Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Payne, 63, of Scooba, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2001, in her home.
Survivors include her husband, Jessie L. Payne, her mother, Polly Shields,
and a sister, Jane M. Williams, all of Scooba; a brother, Harvey Nicholson
Jr. and his wife, Sue, of Shuqualak; and several other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her father.
Visitation will be Saturday from noon-3 p.m. at the funeral home.
SANDRA ROYCE DUKES
THORNTON, Colo. -- Memorial services for Sandra Royce Dukes will be
in Thornton.
Ms. Dukes, 58, a native of Meridian, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2001, at
Alpine Living Center in Thornton.
Survivors include her mother, Ina Aileene Dukes of Meridian; three sisters,
Chrell Johnson, Toni White and Tracey Alday; a brother, Brad Dukes; her
children, Tina Peters, Shannon Roberts and Casey Dukes; four grandchildren
and several other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her father, Henry Alvo Dukes; and a son,
Trenton Jerrod Dukes.
The family request memorials be made to the American Cancer Society,
c/o treasurer of the Ladies Auxiliary Post 079, 2914 Old Marion Rd., Meridian,
MS 39301.
Obituaries for Dec. 22, 2001
BESSIE S. HERRINGTON
Retired housemother
PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Bessie S. Herrington will be held today
at 11 a.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Revs. Dwight
Faulkenbery and Mark Cloys officiating. Burial will be in Eastlawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Herrington, 94, of Philadelphia, died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001,
at Neshoba County Nursing Home. She was a retired housemother for Baptist
Children's Village in Jackson.
Survivors include her daughter, Dot McKee of Philadelphia; two grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren.
REV. M. GLENN SMITH
Baptist minister
PHILADELPHIA -- The Rev. M. Glenn Smith, 87, died Thursday, Dec. 20,
2001, at Rest Care Hospice in Philadelphia.
Services are today at 1 p.m. at Bethsaida Baptist Church, near Philadelphia,
with burial in the church cemetery. McClain-Hays Funeral Service is in
charge of arrangements.
Rev. Smith was born Oct. 5, 1914, in Neshoba County to the late Albert
Jasper Smith and Jessie Louis Hardy Smith. He married Zudye Belle Willis
also of Neshoba County in 1936.
The Rev. Smith was ordained to the Baptist ministry at the age of 21,
by his home church Bethsaida Baptist. He graduated from House High School
in Neshoba County, Clarke Memorial Baptist College in Newton, Mississippi
College in Clinton and The New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
He pastored in Mississippi for many years, serving churches in DeKalb,
McComb and Corinth, as well as many others. He served in churches in Florida
from 1964 until returning to Mississippi in 1983. Churches served after
moving back to Philadelphia include Rock Branch Baptist Church, Union County
and Center Ridge Baptist Church in Kemper County. In addition to pastorates,
his ministry included years of serving as county missionary in both Mississippi
and Florida.
Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Zudye Willis Smith and four
children, the Rev. Jo Smith Hollman and her husband, Harold, of Jackson,
Zudith L. Manning Ph.D. of Philadelphia, Cheri Smith Williams NCC and her
husband, David, of Vicksburg, and Michael Glenn Smith of Philadelphia;
a sister, Maye Kimbrell of Jackson; eight grandchildren, four great-grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews.
The family requests memorials be made to Bethsaida Baptist Church, Stewpot
Community Services or other charities.
MARGIE SMITH DAVIS
Justice of the peace in Tishomingo County
IUKA -- Services for Margie Smith Davis will be held Sunday at 1 p.m.
at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Del Blackman and Tony Pounders
officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Davis, 94, of Iuka, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2001, at Iuka Hospital.
Survivors include two sons, Dr. Donald S. Davis and his wife, Lynn,
of Meridian, and Lloyd Lee Davis and his wife, Jane, of Mobile, Ala.; a
daughter, Doris Williams and her husband, Herbert, of Dunwoody, Ga.; six
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The family requests memorials be made to Harmony United Methodist Church.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
HAZEL HAILEY WILLIAMSON MITCHELL
Homemaker
LOUISVILLE -- Services for Hazel Hailey Williamson Mitchell will be
held Sunday at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Louisville with
the Revs. Howard Hathorn and Buddy Carrol officiating and Dr. Phil Gerber
assisting. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Louisville with
Tilghman Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Mitchell died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001, at Care Center of Louisville.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church for 35 years and was
a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary.
Survivors include four daughters, Janice Reed of Louisville, Annette
W. Moore of Meridian, Bobbie Moore of Columbus and Teresa Jenkins of Stafford,
Va.; two sons, Clement Williamson of Dana, Fla. and D.B. Williamson Jr.
of Louisville; four sisters, Sybil Wolf of Starkville, Rachel Edmonds of
Georgia, Lucille Gillis of Columbus and Jerri Dees of Florida; two brothers,
George Hailey of Louisville and Boylon Hailey of Preston; 11 grandchildren,
17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Chester and Jeanie Hailey
and her husbands, D.B. Williamson Sr. and Maurice Mitchell and one grandson,
Jeff Moore.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.--8 p.m. at the funeral home.
LESLIE AYCOCK
Services for Leslie Aycock will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Marion
Baptist Church. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery with Stephens Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Aycock, 96, of Marion, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2001, at King's Daughters
and Sons Rest Home.
Visitation will be Sunday from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Obituaries for Sunday, Dec. 23, 2001
CLARA BELLE JENKINS KELLY
GILBERTOWN, Ala. -- Services for Clara Belle Jenkins Kelly will be held
today at 2 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Larry Cockerham
officiating. Burial will be in Mosley Cemetery.
Mrs. Kelly, 83, of Manhattan, Kan., died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001, in
Manhattan.
Survivors include a son, James R. Kelly and a foster son, Robert Beam,
both of Junction City, Kan.; a daughter, Deborah A. Keating, of Camus,
Wash.; a brother Heyward Jenkins of Toxey; two sisters, Alma Roberts of
Gilbertown and Elain Tindle of Cabot, Ark.; and one grandchild and one
great-grandchild.
LESLIE AYCOCK
Retired owner of Aycock Wood Craft
Services for Leslie Aycock will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Marion
Baptist Church with the Rev. Frank Harmon officiating. Burial will be in
Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Stephens Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Masonic graveside rites will be held.
Mr. Aycock, 96, formerly of Marion, died Friday, Dec., 21, 2001, at
King's Daughters & Sons Rest Home.
He was a member of Marion Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon
and Sunday school teacher. He was the owner of Aycock Wood Craft, a scoutmaster
of Troop 40 at Poplar Springs Drive Baptist Church, a member of Gideons
International, a Mason of the Scottish Rite and a Mason Shriner for 70
years.
Survivors include a daughter, Jeffie Bullock and her husband, Hubert
C., of Marion; three grandsons, Hubert Leslie Bullock and his wife, Janice,
of Jackson, James Martin Bullock and his wife, Lynn, of Pearl, and William
Carl Bullock and his wife, Melinda, of Collinsville; seven great-grandchildren,
Brandie Duncan, Brenda Todd, Bruce Bullock, Ken Bullock, Cameron Bullock,
Lenice Bullock and Chad Bullock; and two great-great-grandchildren, Taylor
Todd and Logan Duncan.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Eva Frazier Aycock.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.--8 p.m. at the funeral home.
KATHERINE MYERS CHAPMAN
Retired elementary school teacher
NEWTON -- Services for Katherine Myers Chapman will be held Monday at
10 a.m. at Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Robert Farrall officiating.
Burial will be in Newton County Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Chapman, 95, of Newton, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2001, at Newton Regional
Hospital.
She was a retired school teacher for Newton and Hickory elementary schools,
where she worked for 35 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church
and was a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi.
Survivors include a son, James Walter Chapman and his wife, Betty, of
Newton; two grandchildren, Lynne Kenna of Forest and Clay Chapman of Newton;
four great-grandchildren, Drew and Ben Kenna of Forest and Haley and Kelly
Chapman of Newton.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James D. Chapman and her parents,
Walter and Bettie McDonald Myers and four sisters.
Visitation will be today from 2 p.m.--4 p.m. at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Leon Williams, Ray Gibson, Jacky Johnson, O'Neil
Kirby, Jack Brand, Doyle Gibbs, J.L. Nelson Jr. and Danny Lindsley.
ANGELA MARLENE MILSAPS WELCH
Homemaker
Services for Angela Marlene Milsaps Welch will be held Monday at 10
a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Jimmy Garrard
and Albert McMullen officiating. Burial will be in Liberty Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Mrs. Welch, 31, of Rosepine, La., died Friday, Dec. 21, 2001, at Rush
Foundation Hospital. She was a member of Sugartown Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Tommy Ray Welch, and a daughter, Abigail
Welch, both of Rosepine; two step daughters and a step son; her father
and step-mother, Hamil Milsaps Jr. and Kathryn Milsaps, of DeKalb; her
mother Glynda Hardin; and a sister, Glynda Deneise Midkiff of Leesville,
La.
Visitation will be today from 4 p.m.--8 p.m. at the funeral home.
SAM MARSHALL
Retired from the U.S. Department
of Agriculture
PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Sam Marshall will be held Monday at 11
a.m. at McClain-Hays Chapel. Burial will be in Cooks Chapel Cemetery in
Philadelphia.
Mr. Marshall, 90, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2001, at
Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
He was a native and lifelong resident of Neshoba County and was a long
time Philadelphia resident. He was retired from the U.S. Department of
Agriculture. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Philadelphia.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Burgin and her husband, Bobby,
of Saraland, Ala.; two sons, Roscoe Marshall and his wife, Alice of Kingsland,
Texas, and Sam Billy Marshall and his wife, Mary Ann, of Meridian; a daughter-in-law,
Sara Marshall of Raymond; and 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Marshall, and a son, B.
E. Marhsall.
Visitation will be Monday at 10 a.m. at the funeral home.
SAMUEL D. FORD
Retired from U.S. Navy and Meridian
Housing Authority
Services for Samuel D. Ford will be held Monday at 11:30 a.m. at Barham
Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. J. Cook officiating. Burial will be in
Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Mr. Ford, 62, of Toomsuba, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2001, at Rush Foundation
Hospital. He was retired from the U.S. Navy and from Meridian Housing Authority.
He was a veteran of Vietnam and a member and deacon of Toomsuba Baptist
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Judy Ford of Toomsuba; three children, Tami
Quinelly and her husband, Gary, of Lauderdale, Sam Ford Jr. of Toomsuba,
and David Ford and his wife Gayle, of Meridian; four grandchildren, Jesse
McAlister, Traci McAlister, Sara Ford and Hannah Ford; a sister, Peggy
Carroll of Springhill, La.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be today from 2 p.m.--5 p.m. at the funeral home.
WAYNE T. BAILEY
Retired Army aviator
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Services for Wayne T. Bailey will be held
Thursday at 10 a.m. at the United States Air Force Academy Community Center
Chapel. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Shrine of Remembrance Funeral
Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Bailey, 56, a native of Meridian, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2001, in
Englewood. He served 24 1/2 years in the United States Army. He was a lieutenant
colonel.
Survivors include his wife, Tina Solis; a son, Thomas Solis Bailey;
a daughter, Michelle Solis Bailey; two brothers, Louis Joseph Bailey Jr.
and Charles Patrick Bailey; three sisters, Mary Evelyn Romero, Teresa Ann
LaBiche and Kathryn Marie Powell.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Claudia S. Bailey; his father,
Louis Joseph Bailey Sr.; two nieces, Rosemary LaBiche and Christianne Michelle
Bailey.
The family requests memorials be made to the Thomas and Michelle Educational
Fund, c/o ENT Federal Credit Union, P.O. Box 15819, Colorado Springs, CO
80935 or a favorite charity.
Visitation will be Wednesday from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
A vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday following the visitation.
CHARLIE W. MOORE
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry & Gardner Funeral Home for
Charlie W. Moore, 77, of Lauderdale, who died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2001,
at Riley Hospital.
Sunday, December 23, 2001 ENGAGEMENT
Oilschlager, Prewitt
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Holt Oilschlager of Lexington, Ky., announce the
engagement of their daughter, Anne Kristina of Oxford, to Frank Dudley
Prewitt III of Oxford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dudley Prewitt Jr. of
Tallulah, La.
The wedding will be held Saturday, June 15, 2002, at 7 p.m. at St. Peter's
Episcopal Church in Oxford.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Oilschlager
of Meridian; Paul Franklin and Jimmie Franklin, formerly of Meridian.
Bement, Lowe
Sue Carol Bement of Owego, N.Y., and Clifford Earl Lowe Jr. of Orlando,
Fla., will be united in marriage at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001,
at the Cameo Wedding Chapel in Ventura, Calif.
The bride-elect is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Whitlock
of Meridian. The bridegroom-elect is the son of Dorothy Lowe of Ventura
and the late Clifford Earl Lowe Jr.
Ms. Bement is employed as an exhibits/tradeshow manager with the Lockheed
Martin Corp. in Owego, N.Y. Mr. Lowe is a project manager for Lockheed
Martin in Orlando.
23 December 2001; Wedding
Quinn, McInnis
Jamie McInnis and Nicholas Quinn, both of Meridian, were married Saturday,
Sept. 29, 2001, at Meridian Little Theater with the Rev. Davey Wilkerson
officiating.
Parents of the couple are James and Barbara McInnis Jr. and Mark and
Brenda Quinn, all of Meridian.
Grandparents of the bride are Ruby Brooks of Natchez and the late Lonnie
Davis; Betty McInnis of Meridian and the late James B. McInnis Sr.
Grandparents of the bridegroom are Bessie Betterton and the late John
Betterton; Barbara Freihage, and Bobby and Linda Hunt, all of Memphis,
Tenn., and K. and Esther Quinn of Waco, Texas.
Music for the ceremony was provided by Jerry and Gary Rehms, vocalists
and cousins of the bride.
The bride was given in marriage by her father. She wore a strapless
white duchess satin gown with a tulle overlay covered in lace appliques
accented with iridescent pearls and sequins. The gown was enhanced by a
chapel-length tulle train scattered throughout with lace, pearls and sequins.
Maid of honor was Candice McInnis of Meridian, sister of the bride.
Bridesmaid was Michelle Quinn of Memphis, sister of the bridegroom.
The father of the bridegroom served as best man. Groomsman was Randy
Tuggle of Meridian and Bobby Weed of Meridian served as usher.
Rice bag attendants were Brooke Rehms and Paige Gregory.
A reception was held in the groom room at Meridian Little Theater following
the ceremony. Assisting were Gina Felks Gunter, Traci Sullivan Williams,
Mellissa Vest Covington, Dana Luquire and Melody Pennington, all of Meridian,
Brandi Howard of Arab, Ala., and Jessica Johnston of Natchez.
After a honeymoon in Gulf Shores, the couple resides in Jackson.
Dec. 23, 2001; anniversary
65th anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Reynolds recently celebrated their 65th anniversary.
The couple was married Dec. 17, 1936, at the home of Ed Allen, justice
of the peace. They have three children, Hilda Faye Davis and her husband,
Richard, Richard Reynolds and his wife, Sheila, and Diane Jenkins and her
husband, David; seven grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. The couple
resides in the Whynot Community.
50th anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Raines will celebrate their 50th anniversary with
dinner at their family home. The couple's children, John Raines, Kathy
Chandler and Recee Stewart, all of Enterprise, Betty Barton and Judy Milstead
of Whynot, will host the event. The couple was married Dec. 28, 1951, in
a double-ring ceremony with Mrs. Raines' sister, Nell, who married Mr.
Raines' brother, Herman, who died 1985. They also have eight grandchildren
and eight great-grandchildren. Mrs. Raines is the former Bonnie Faye Jordan
of Crandall.
50th anniversary
A celebration of the 50th anniversary of Dr. and Mrs. L.B. Adkins of
Union will be held Sunday, Dec. 30, 2001, from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. in the fellowship
hall of First Baptist Church of Union. Family and friends are invited to
attend. The couple requests no gifts.
50th anniversary
Willie and Mary Fairchild of Collinsville celebrated their 50th anniversary
at a reception held in their honor at Bethel Methodist Church. The couple
wed Dec. 15, 1951, in Meridian. They have two children, Vickie McGrew and
her husband, Robert, and Ronnie Fairchild, all of Collinsville; two grandchildren,
Wesley McGrew of Collinsville and Jesse Fairchild of Washington. Mr. Fairchild
retired from Fruge Suburban Gas Co. Mrs. Fairchild is the former Mary Langdon.
