ISAAC PHILIP SHELTON
Retired logger
Graveside services for Isaac Phillip Shelton were held Tuesday at 11
a.m. at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery with the Revs. Shane Freeman and
Thomas Parker officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Shelton, 84, of Toomsuba, died Sunday, March 3, 2002, at Heartfelt
Hospice.
Survivors include three daughters, Juanita Yeager and Alma Shelton of
Toomsuba and Mary McLemore of Causeyville; three sons, James "Bud" Shelton
and Jimmy Shelton, both of Toomsuba, and Jearold Shelton of Vimville; three
sisters, Hazel Shelby, Josephine Shelby and Evelyn Shelton, all of Toomsuba;
16 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Amelia Hurtt Shelton; a granddaughter,
Amanda Yeager Clinton; and a grandson, Randy Shelton.
MINNIE M. GOSSETT
Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home for Minnie M.
Gossett, 94, of Meridian, who died Thursday, March 7, 2002, at Beverly
HealthCare-Broadmoor.
THOMAS BARRETT
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Thomas Barrett,
66, of Enterprise, who died Wednesday, March, 6, 2002, at H.C. Watkins
Memorial Hospital in Quitman.
TOMMY M. WATSON SR.
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Tommy M. Watson
Sr., 65, of Meridian, who died Wednesday, March 6, 2002, in Meridian.
ROGER NEAL RALEIGH
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Roger Neal Raleigh,
57, of DeKalb, who died Wednesday, March 6, 2002, in Beech Island, S.C.
OLLIE COLEMAN WILLIAMS
Arrangements were incomplete at Clark's Memorial Funeral Home for Ollie
Coleman Williams, 74, of Meridian, who died Tuesday, March, 5, 2002, at
Riley Hospital.
Obituaries for Tuesday, March 12, 2002
SADIE FRANCES WARREN
Homemaker
PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Sadie Frances Warren were to be held today
at 11 a.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel. Burial was to be in
Mars Hill Methodist Cemetery in Neshoba County.
Mrs. Warren, 96, of Philadelphia, died Sunday, March, 10, 2002, in Philadelphia.
Survivors include her sons, Willie Claude Warren of House, Roy Warren
of Louisville and Dudley Warren of Philadelphia; 14 grandchildren; a sister,
Vera Lundy of Union; several great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Leslie A. Warren; and a daughter,
Doris Kathleen Warren Mills.
HAZEL GREEN STOKES
Homemaker
PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Hazel Green Stokes will be held today at
2 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel. Burial will be in North
Bend Methodist Cemetery.
Mrs. Stokes, 86, of Raymond, died Sunday, March 10, 2002, in Clinton.
Survivors include her husband, Marvin Stokes of Raymond; a daughter,
Donna Gaelyn Stokes Holder of Clinton; a son, Ralph Stokes of Birmingham,
Ala.; three sisters, Dolly Nance, Edna Hegwood and Dorothy Sue Fulton,
all of Philadelphia; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Lydia Barrier; and a brother,
Woodrow Green.
NOLAN FRAZIER
Retired from U.S. Post Office
Services for Nolan Frazier will held today at 3 p.m. at James F. Webb
Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Jeff Hancock and James K. Williams officiating.
Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery.
Mr. Frazier, 89, of Meridian, died Sunday, March 10, 2002, at Jeff Anderson
Regional Medical Center. He was a member of First Church of God and the
American Legion.
Survivors include his wife, Mae McDonald Frazier of Meridian; brothers,
Kenneth Frazier and Delma Frazier, both of Bailey; a brother-in-law, Jay
McDonald and his wife, Ruth, of Vidalia, Ga.
He was preceded in death by his parents, David Archie and Colie Spears
Frazier; and brothers, Wilson and Laverne Frazier.
Pallbearers will be Bobby Boyette, Leslie Anderson, Leonard Eubanks,
Mike Eubanks, Tony Davidson and Marvin McNail.
EDNA N. STRICKLAND
Services for Edna N. Strickland will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at
James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Paul Raley officiating.
Burial will be in Good Water Cemetery.
Mrs. Strickland, 80, of Meridian, died Sunday, March 10, 2002, at Jeff
Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include her niece, Barbara Frey and her husband, Fred, great-nieces,
Tina Frey and Ann Pierce Dufour; great-nephews, Keith Frey and Lance Pierce;
a cousin, Walter Dearman; and many other special cousins.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse C. Strickland.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
SADIE WHEELER BOWEN EVANS
Retired seamstress
Services for Sadie Wheeler Bowen Evans will be held Wednesday at 10
a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clifton Thornton
officiating. Burial will be in Merchant's Cemetery in Raleigh at 1 p.m.
Mrs. Evans, 86, of Newton, died Monday, March 11, 2002, at Newton Regional
Hospital. She was a retired seamstress for the Newton Company. She was
a Baptist and attended worship services at Bedford Nursing Center.
Survivors include her daughter, Janice Cotten of Birmingham, Ala.; a
brother, Jodie Wheeler and his wife, Dorothy, of Morton; four grandchildren,
Stacy Cotten, Dawn Cotten and Cody Cotten, all of Decatur, and Tommy Way
Jr. of Little Rock, Ark.; a nephew, Clark Bowen of Meridian; and several
other nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry Thomas and Francis Hammonds
Wheeler; three sisters, Ruby Phillips, May Bell Bowen and Elma Crittle;
two brothers, Stennis and James Wheeler.
Pallbearers will be Tommy Way Jr., Kevin Mayes, Gary Mayes, Clark Bowen,
Robert Bowen and Donnie Ray Bowen.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
CARL JOHN OLANDER SR.
Retired owner Mid State Paving Co.
Services for Carl John Olander Sr. will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m.
at Poplar Springs Drive Baptist Church with the Revs. John Broadhead, Harry
Tillery and Jim Truesdell officiating. Burial will be in Canton City Cemetery
at 2 p.m. Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Olander, 74, of Meridian, died Saturday, March 9, 2002, in Melbourne,
Fla. He was a retired highway contractor and owner of Mid State Paving
Co.
Mr. Olander was a member of the National Asphalt Paving Association,
Mississippi Asphalt Paving Association, Mississippi Road Builders Association,
past member of the Choctaw Area Council of the Boy Scouts of American,
past president of the Meridian Little Theatre, master mason and shriner.
He was a deacon in his church and held many positions of responsibilities
within the church, including training union director and Sunday school
teacher for 11th grade boys for many years.
He was a participant in the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation
and a member of the board of its predecessor agency, the Partnership for
Economic Development. He was very active in the Wally Byam National Caravan
Club being the past president of the Mississippi Airstream Club and past
member of the board of trustees of Mississippi College. He was a graduate
of Mississippi College and years later was awarded the coveted Order of
the Arrow from the college. He served in the Army during the Korean War
and while in training he received the American Spirit of Honor Medal. He
was a past director of the Pat Harrison Waterway District and served two
terms.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Tucker Olander of Meridian; a daughter,
Sally O. Wilkinson and her husband, W. Gary, of Meridian; sons, Carl John
"Bubba" Olander Jr. and his wife, Cindy, of Marietta, Ga., Charles Linn
Olander and his wife, Laura, of Franklin, Tenn., J. Tucker Olander and
his wife, Margaret; and Thomas S. Olander and his wife, Freda, all of Madison;
a sister, Mary Jo Dacus and her husband, Harold, of Canton; brothers, Daniel
F. Olander of Arlington, Va., and Robert B. Olander and his wife, Jewel,
of Pelahatchie; and 12 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father, Dr. Carl Joseph Olander and
his mother, Ruth Neelly Olander.
The family requests memorials be made to the Kidney Association, Heart
Association, Poplar Springs Drive Baptist Church Building Fund or a favorite
charity.
Pallbearers will be his nephews.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
MAVIS LUCILLE WILSON
Retired nurse Rush Foundation Hospital
Graveside services for Mavis Lucille Wilson will be held Wednesday at
11 a.m. at Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home
is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Wilson, 77, of Meridian, died Monday, March 11, 2002, at Rush Foundation
Hospital.
Survivors include her sons, Jerry Wilson of Meridian, Wayne Wilson of
Huntsville, Ala., and Larry Wilson of Collinsville; a daughter, Janice
Aveline of El Paso, Texas; a sister, Myrtle Ezell of Meridian; and nine
grandchildren.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
BESSIE LOUISE CHANDLER
Homemaker
Services for Bessie Louise Chandler will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.
at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmie Gunn officiating.
Burial will be in Macedonia Cemetery.
Mrs. Chandler, 90, of Suqualena, died Sunday, March 10, 2002, in her
home. She was a member of Suqualena Methodist Church.
Survivors include four daughters, Janell Pogue and her husband, Brooks,
Peggy Boatner and her husband, Bill, Lucille Arledge and her husband, Lee,
and Norma Chandler; a sister, Loraine Evans and her husband, Charles; a
brother, Homer Husband; six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and 10
great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, C.S. Chandler; two brothers
and a sister.
Pallbearers will be Gerald Castle, Daniel Arledge, Justin Alexander,
Jacob Alexander, Steve Stewart, Kenny Castle and David McInnis.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
JIMMIE BURGE
Graveside services for Jimmie Burge will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m.
at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Toomsuba. Berry and Gardner Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements.
Infant Burge died Friday, March 8, 2002, at Riley Hospital.
Survivors include his father, Jimmie Burge and his mother, Rochelle
Brown, both of Meridian; and his grandparents.
MARY ELLA R. MERRITT
Retired nurse Riley Hospital
Services for Mary Ella R. Merritt will be held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.
at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Larry Teasley officiating.
Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Merritt, 86, of York, Ala., died Monday, March 11, 2002, at Hill
Hospital of Sumter County in York. She was a member of First Christian
Church of Meridian.
Survivors include a daughter, Glenda Clowers and her husband, Algie,
of York; a son, Everett Merritt Jr. and his wife, Alice, of Meridian; four
grandchildren, Algie Clowers Jr., Gwyn Tanner, Sharon Fox and Christie
Thomas; 11 great-grandchildren, Lorraine, Lucas, Morgan and Nicholas Clowers,
Brenda, Pam, Angie and David Tanner, Mallory, Misty and Mitchell Fox; a
brother-in-law, Carl Merritt and his wife, Mabel, of Meridian; and several
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Everett Merritt Sr.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
PAUL DUMAS
Retired Burlington Industry
Services for Paul Dumas will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at First Baptist
Church with the Rev. Samuel Ezell officiating. Burial will be in Musgrove
Cemetery with Berry and Gardner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Dumas, 62, of Enterprise, died Friday, March 8, 2002, at Baptist
Hospital in Southaven.
Survivors include a brother, John Calvin Dumas of Cheyenne, Wyo.
Visitation will be Wednesday 7 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home in Quitman.
C.L. MINCHEW
Services for C.L. "Bill" Minchew were held Jan. 9 at American Heritage
Funeral Home. Burial was in Houston National Cemetery.
Mr. Minchew, 71, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, in Columbia, Mo. He proudly
served his country as a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean
War where he was wounded and awarded a Purple Heart.
During his working career he drove a truck for Robertson Tank Lines,
Parker Bros., Consolidated Freightway and Rawson-Koening. The original
recycler, who never met a stranger, assisted stranded motorists and animals.
Survivors include his loving family, a son, Tony and his wife, JoAnn
and child, William Andrew; a son, Randy and his wife, Cindy, and children,
Susan Lee, Samantha Lee, Randall Claburn Lee, Cassandra Emmalee; a daughter,
Rene Fullick and her husband, Eric, and children, Erika Marie, Allen James,
Emilee Rose; a sister, Dorothy Pickard; a brother, James A. Minchew and
his wife, Lois; several nieces and nephews; and lastly his dogs, Jackie
and Speckles.
He was preceded in death by the love of his life, Shirley Marie; parents,
Dewey Lee and Ida Mae Minchew; three brothers, Charles, Roy and Kenneth
Minchew; and a sister, Cola Mae Minchew.
The family requests memorials be made to Citizens for Animal Protection.
AMOS NAYLOR
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home for Amos
Naylor, 80, of Lauderdale, who died Sunday, March 10, 2002, at Riley Hospital.
HAROLD MORGAN
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home for Harold
Morgan, 40, of Toomsuba, who died Sunday, March 10, 2002, at the University
Medical Center in Jackson.
EDD MANNING
Arrangements were incomplete at E.E. McDonald Funeral Home of DeKalb
for Elder Edd Manning, 93, of Meridian, who died Saturday, March 9, 2002,
at H.C. Watkins Memorial Hospital in Quitman.
ALBERT WARD JR.
Arrangements were incomplete at E.E. McDonald Funeral Home of DeKalb
for Albert Ward Jr., 72, of Meridian, who died Sunday, March 10, 2002,
at Rush Foundation Hospital.
RUBEN BRANCH
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home for Ruben
Branch, 35, of Atlanta, Ga., who died Saturday, March 9, 2002, in Atlanta.
Obituaries for Wednesday, March 13, 2002
GEORGE H. ROBINSON
Retired master sergeant U.S. Army
NEWTON -- Graveside services for George H. Robinson will be held today
at 11 a.m. at Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery in Newton County with the
Rev. Jamie Leach officiating. Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Robinson, 67, of Lauderdale, died Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at Riley
Hospital. He was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Vuong Robinson of Lauderdale; daughters,
Linda McKenzie and her husband, Russell, of Stillwater, Okla., and Cynthia
Clayton and her husband, Alton, of Phenix City, Ala.; a son, Donald Robinson
and his wife, Bridget, of Phenix City; sisters, Lillie Pearl Jacobs of
Lawrence and Opal E. Crapse of Decatur; and a grandson, Jean McKenzie of
Stillwater.
He was preceded in death by a son, Van Kim Robinson.
RUBY KATHLEEN BONNER
Beautician
BUTLER, Ala. -- Services for Ruby Kathleen Bonner will be held today
at 11 a.m. at Toxey Baptist Church with the Rev. Randy Byrd officiating.
Burial will be in Bonner Cemetery with Bumpers Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Bonner, 65, of Toxey, died Monday, March 11, 2002, in her home.
Survivors include two sons, Sammy Bonner Jr. and Danny Ray Bonner of
Toxey; a daughter, Donna Dunagan of Coffeeville; a sister, Bonnie Gilbert
of Toxey; and five grandchildren
MARY HAYES
Graveside services for Mary Hayes will be held today at 1 p.m. at Forest
Lawn Cemetery with the Rev. O.L. Goodwin officiating. Berry and Gardner
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Hayes, 89, of Meridian, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002, at Jeff
Anderson Regional Medical Center.
TOMMY O'NEAL SHADOW
Retired aerospace engineer with Sverdrup
TULLAHOMA, Tenn. -- Services for Tommy O'Neal Shadow will be held today
at 1 p.m. at Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Larry Sanders
officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Shadow, 65, of Tullahoma, died Monday, March 11, 2002, at St. Thomas
Hospital in Nashville.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Joe Shadow of Tullahoma; sons, Kevin
Neal Shadow of Lebanon and Timothy Scott Shadow and his wife, Teresa, of
Tullahoma; a granddaughter, Emily JoAnn Shadow of Tullahoma; sisters, Myrna
Cook and her husband, Gene, and Linda Shadow, all of Meridian, Miss., and
Jeanette Ashmore of Baton Rouge, La.; brothers, Kenneth Shadow and his
wife, Mary, of Meridian and Donald Shadow and his wife, Jean, of Oklahoma;
and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, J.T. and Margaret Azalee Shadow.
Lois B. Young
Homemaker
PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Lois B. Young will be held today at 2 p.m.
at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Tommy Anderson officiating.
Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery in Neshoba county.
Mrs. Young, 89, of Philadelphia, died Monday, March 11, 2002, at Neshoba
County General Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Neshoba County,
she was a longtime resident of the Linwood Community and a member of Linwood
Baptist Church.
Survivors include two granddaughters, Kim Homewood of London, England,
and Amanda McBrayer of Huntsville, Ala.; a daughter-in-law, Christine Riley
of Meridian; two great-grandchildren, Avery and Alyse McBrayer; sisters,
Lillian McKinion of Alabaster, Ala., Esther Strickland of Meridian, Johnnie
Walton of Decatur and Bobbie Hardy of Philadelphia; a brother, Eugene Boler
of Philadelphia; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Cassel Young; and a son, Terrell
Young.
SAM EMERSON
Certified public accountant
Services for Sam Emerson will be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Central
United Methodist Church. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Emerson, 80, of Meridian, died Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at The Speciality
Hospital of Meridian.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
BEATRICE FALLS CLARK
GILBERTOWN, Ala. -- Services for Beatrice Falls Clark were held Tuesday
at 11 a.m. at Seventh Day Adventist Church. Burial was in Gilbertown Cemetery.
Mrs. Clark, 76, of Gilbertown, died Sunday, March 10, 2002, in Cumming,
Ga.
Survivors include her husband, Nathan E. Clark of Gilbertown; a son,
Nathan E. "Buddy" Clark of Cumming; daughters, Joyce Clark Morgan and her
husband, Joel, of Shreveport, La., and Peggy Clark Lavergne and her husband,
Joe, of Cumming; nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
LEO H. HOWARD
Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for Leo H.
Howard, 65, of Meridian, who died Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at Jeff Anderson
Regional Medical Center.
MANUEL MOORE
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home for Manuel
"Snapper" Moore, 64, of St. Louis, Mo., who died Monday, March 11, 2002,
in his home.
EMMA FINLEY
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home for Emma
Finley, 64, of Meridian, who died Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at Jeff Anderson
Regional Medical Center.
REV. RANDOLPH HENDERSON HOPKINS
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home for the
Rev. Randolph Henderson Hopkins, 50, who died Monday, March 11, 2002, at
the University Medical Center in Jackson.
Earl Terry
Arrangements were incomplete at Clark's Memorial Funeral Home for Earl
Terry, 71, of Porterville, who died Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at Jeff Anderson
Regional Medical Center.
JOHN SPEED
Services for John Speed will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. at Wright's
Funeral Home Chapel.
Mr. Speed died Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Obituaries for Thursday, March 14, 2002
MAJOR LEO H. HOWARD SR.
Retired U.S. military, Murphy Oil Co.
Graveside services for Major Leo H. Howard Sr. will be held Friday at
10 a.m. at Magnolia Cemetery with the Revs. Charles Miles and Terry Plummer
officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Howard, 65, of Meridian, died Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at Jeff Anderson
Regional Medical Center. He was especially proud of his military career,
having served 401/2 years.
Survivors include his wife, Bettie Howard, sons, Leo Howard Jr., Robert
Howard and his wife, Becky, Stephen Howard and his wife, Melanie, daughters,
Sharon Eakes and her husband, Ivy, Karen McPherson and her husband, Gary,
and Marilyn Barnett, all of Meridian; brothers, Mike Howard, John Howard
and Guy Howard; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Majors.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
RUBEN BRANCH
GMC employee
Services for Ruben Branch will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Mt. Calvary
Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Greg Williams officiating. Burial
will be in Sunset Cemetery with Berry and Gardner Funeral Home in charge
of arrangements.
Mr. Branch, 35, of Atlanta, died Saturday, March 9, 2002, in Atlanta.
Survivors include his wife, Lesia Williams Branch and two daughters,
Jeasha Branch and Kiara Branch, all of Duluth, Ga.; his mother, Aleta Glover
and a sister, Arlene Glover, both of Roxoboro, N.C.
SAM EMERSON
Emerson, Williams & Steverson CPA's
Services for Sam Emerson were to be held today at 10:30 a.m. at Central
United Methodist Church with the Revs. Jimmy Harrison, Vickie Landrum,
Tommy Gilbert and Rex Alman officiating. Burial was to be in Magnolia Cemetery
with Stephens Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Emerson, 80, of Meridian, died Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at The Speciality
Hospital of Meridian. He was a member of Central United Methodist Church,
where he had served on the Administrative Board, and the Williams Sunday
School Class. He was past president of the Meridian Rotary Club, a Paul
Harris Fellow, Hamasa Temple Shrine and the Jesters.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Emerson of Meridian; a son, Sam
Young Emerson and his wife, Sayuri, of Los Angeles; a daughter, Leslie
Emerson of Lake; grandchildren, Derek Emerson of Jackson, Sho Emerson and
Sakura Emerson of Los Angeles and Bryan Mamaliga of Arlington, Texas; great-grandchildren,
Olivia Emerson of Jackson and Brianna Mamaliga of Arlington; and a brother-in-law,
Roy Price of Meridian.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Julia Emerson; and
a brother, James Y. Emerson Jr.
Pallbearers will be Scott Bailey Jr., Kerry Crudup, Richard James, Emmett
Mitchum, Alfred Rosenbaum and Sonny Fisher.
Honorary pallbearers will be Edwin Downer, Fred Hulett, David Williams,
Dr. Fred Duggan, Dr. Thomas Greer, Joe Sanders, Billy Fort and The Jesters.
JOHN EDWARD SPEED
Southern Natural Gas employee
QUITMAN -- Services for John Edward Speed will be held today at 3 p.m.
at Wright's Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. David Hampton and Arliss
Nichols officiating. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery in Enterprise.
Mr. Speed, 79, of Enterprise, died Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at Rush
Foundation Hospital. he was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S.
Army.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Speed, sons, Johnnie Speed and his
wife, Charlene, and Joe Hardy Speed and his wife, Penni, all of Enterprise;
daughters, Diane Fleming and her husband, Larry, of Quitman and Denise
Peebles and her husband, Clint, of Enterprise; brothers, Chester Thomas
Speed of Englewood, Fla., and George Earl Speed of Enterprise; sisters,
Opal Naomi Horton of Arlington, Texas, and Beulah Mae Smith of Poplar Bluff,
Mo.; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jonathan Downs, Justin Creighton, Justin Howell,
Teddy Peebles, Philip Speed and Glen Smith.
MALCOLM BROOX SLEDGE
Retired assistant postmaster, freelance writer
MACON -- Services for Malcolm Broox Sledge will be held Friday at 11
a.m. at Macon Presbyterian Church with the Revs. Jeff Lowman and Phillip
Palmertree officiating. Burial will be in Oddfellows Cemetery with Cockrell
Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Sledge, 83, of Macon, died Wednesday, March 13, 2002, in his home.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in World War II in the Pacific
War Zone.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel May Sledge and a daughter, Julia "Judy"
Sledge Gaither, both of Macon; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Lamar Sledge; and a sister, Marie
Sledge.
The family requests memorials be made to Mitchell Memorial Library at
MSU.
WILLIAM CLEO BOUTWELL
KOSCIUSKO -- Services for William Cleo Boutwell will be held Friday
at 11 a.m. at Kosciusko First United Methodist Church. Graveside services
will be held at Enterprise Cemetery in Clarke County at 3 :30 p.m. The
Rev. Lou Knighton of Natchez will officiate. Jordan Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
Mr. Boutwell was born April 28, 1913, in the Rose Hill Community of
Jasper County. He died Wednesday, March 13, 2002, at Montfort Jones Memorial
Hospital in Kosciusko.
He was a graduate of Enterprise High School and on Oct. 16, 1935, married
Lula Mae Ivey of Stonewall. This October would have been their 67th wedding
anniversary.
Mr. Boutwell was employed at Erwin Cotton Mills in Stonewall and later
became cost accountant for Avondale Textile Mill in Pell City, Ala. After
the birth of their first child, Kaye, and moving back to Mississippi, he
and Lula Mae opened the first of their movie theaters, the Kaye Theater
and later the Grand Theater, both in Stonewall, and the Ritz Theater in
Enterprise.
In 1956, Cleo and his family moved to Kosciusko, where he became affiliated
with the Max Connett Theaters and later the John Polk Theaters. In Kosciusko,
he served as manager of the Strand Theater from 1956 until his retirement
in the late 1980s.
Mr. Boutwell not only served as the manager of the Strand Theater, but
also became the confidant and counselor of many young people. He was affectionately
known as "Mr. B" by the young people who knew him, and many credit him
with wise advice that positively affected the course of their lives. His
office door was always open to those who needed him.
Mr. Boutwell was a lifelong Methodist and active in Enterprise Methodist
Church and later, until his failing health, at Kosciusko First United Methodist
Church. At various times, he had served on the church's administrative
board, trustees and finance committees. He was a member of the Men's Bible
Class.
In addition, Mr. Boutwell was active in civic organizations. He served
as a member of the Enterprise School Board of Trustees and for many years
was an active member of the Kosciusko Lions Club and Kosciusko Exchange
Club. He was also a mason.
Mr. Boutwell had a deep love of music, especially jazz, that he loved
to share with friends and family. His children recall gathering around
the piano while his oldest daughter, Kaye, played and the children sang.
That love of music is still a part of his children's lives today. In the
Boutwell home, the children were lulled to sleep with the radio sounds
of WGN Chicago or WWL New Orleans; they literally "cut their teeth" on
jazz and big band music.
He was an avid reader and had an appreciation of good literature. Cleo
believed that education was a top priority. All of his children share a
deep appreciation for education and the arts.
When asked to describe Cleo in his younger days, his lifelong friend,
Max Connett said, "He was just as he is today; always a gentleman and as
honest as the day is long."
Survivors include his wife, Lula Mae of Kosciusko; five children, Kaye
McCrory of Greenwood, Diane Grey of Kosciusko, Paula Kerr of Newton, Bill
Boutwell of Yazoo City and Connett Boutwell of Kosciusko; eight grandchildren,
Shannon McCrory, Shaye Rawson, Leesa Grey, Jay Kerr, Anna Cain, Billy Boutwell,
Stephen Boutwell and Sarah Smith; seven great-grandchildren, Tristan Rawson,
Brett McCrory, Michael Rawson, Michael-Ann McCrory, Peyton Cain, Olivia
Cain and Delaney McKinnon; two brothers, Frank Woodruff Boutwell of Gulf
Shores, Ala., and John Wofford Boutwell Jr. of Enterprise; and a sister,
Addie Ruth Hassell of LaCombe, La.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Leonard Boutwell, who died in
World War II; and his parents, John Wofford Boutwell Sr. and Katherine
Comelia Sinclair Boutwell.
His many friends and relatives celebrate his life and mourn his passing
also.
Pallbearers will be Sharon McCrory, Jay Kerr, Billy Boutwell, Stephen
Boutwell, Tom Rawson and Jason Cain.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of Kosciusko First United Methodist
Church Men's Bible Class.
The family requests memorials be made to Kosciusko First United Methodist
Church Passion Play, P.O. Box 100, Kosciusko, MS 39090.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
REV. RANDOLPH HENDERSON HOPKINS
Services for the Rev. Randolph Henderson Hopkins will be held Saturday
at 11 a.m. at Springhill Missionary Baptist Church of Kewanee with the
Rev. Jimmy Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Berry and Gardner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Rev. Hopkins, 50, of Ridgeland, died Monday, March 11, 2002, at the
University Medical Center in Jackson.
He was born Sept. 17, 1951. He graduated from Meridian High School in
1969, Meridian Community College in 1970, Livingston University in 1973
and Bethany Theological Seminary in May 2000.
Mr. Hopkins had a professional baseball career that spanned 10 years
beginning in the spring of 1973. He was the pastor of Springhill Missionary
Baptist Church in Kewanee for 15 years as of March 2002. He was a commercial
insurance underwriter for USF&G Insurance Company now known as The
St. Paul Insurance Company for 15 years.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Diane Brown Hopkins of Ridgeland;
children, Randy Del-Juan Hopkins of Ruston, La., Stephen Leonard Hopkins
and Stephanie Lynn Hopkins of Ridgeland; grandchildren, Andrew Jalen Hopkins
of Ridgeland and Hezekiah Del-Juan Hopkins of Rushton; his mother, Annie
Lee Hopkins of Meridian; sisters, Barbara Griffin, Frances Washington and
her husband, the Rev. Williams, all of Meridian, Annie Ruth Walton and
her husband, Monroe Walton Sr., of Southaven, Loreace Long and her husband,
Carl, of Denton, Texas, and Carrie Trussell and her husband Lamar of Lake
Dallas, Texas; brothers, Alvin Hopkins of Oakland, Calif., Lewis Hopkins
Jr. and his wife, Orglenda, of Plano, Texas, and John Hopkins and his wife,
Rosie, of Pittsburg, Calif.; honorary aunts, Betsy Hopkins, Lillian Hopkins
and Mrs. Darden; honorary uncles, Charlie Harvey and Joe Harvey.
He was preceded in death by his father, Louis Hopkins Sr.
Visitation will be today 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. at Lakeover Funeral Home in
Jackson and one hour prior to the services at the church.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Randolph
Hopkins Fund at the Community Bank for Cancer Research.
AMOS NAYLOR
Retired construction worker
Services for Amos Naylor will be held Saturday at noon at Mt. Olive
Baptist Church in Lauderdale with the Rev. Obediah Clemons officiating.
Burial will be in Mt. Olive Cemetery with Berry and Gardner Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Naylor, 80, of Meridian, died Sunday, March 10, 2002, at Riley Hospital.
He was a veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Eddie Jean Naylor of Lauderdale; six daughters,
Mary Trussell and her husband, Jimmy, Ora Hall and her husband, Johnny,
Vera Clemons and her husband, the Rev. Obediah, Dollie Ball and her husband,
George, Ethel Mosley and Susie Naylor, all of Meridian; seven sons, Johnny
Mosley and his wife, Sue Ann, Henry Mosley, Amos Mosley, Richard Naylor
and Ronnie Naylor, all of Lauderdale, Ernest Daniels of Meridian and Johnny
B. Naylor of Fort Dodge, Iowa; a sister, Bessie Darden of Porterville;
a brother, Willie C. Naylor of Hartford, Conn.; many grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Friday 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
HAROLD W. MORGAN
Machine operator
Services for Harold W. Morgan will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Alpha
and Omega Holiness Church with the Rev. Billy Baylor officiating. Burial
will be in Good Hope Cemetery in Russell with Berry and Gardner Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Morgan, 40, of Toomsuba, died Sunday, March 10, 2002, at the University
Medical Center in Jackson. He was employed by Lauderdale County as a machine
operator.
Survivors include his fianceé, Barbara Lee of Toomsuba; five
sons, Derrick Mosley and Cedric Sillman, both of Lauderdale, Delbryant
Lee, Deonte Morgan and Seddric Morgan, all of Toomsuba; two daughters,
Brenda Sillman of Lauderdale and Kristian Lee of Toomsuba; four brothers,
Bennie Lee of St. Petersburg, Fla., George Morgan and his wife, Mary, Arthur
Morgan and James Morgan and his wife, Marie, all of Toomsuba; three sisters,
Fannie Morgan, Theresa Morgan and Renee Morgan, all of Toomsuba; and two
grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father, George Morgan; and a brother,
MacArthur Morgan.
Visitation will be Friday 7 p.m.- 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
REV. LESTER LONNIE GARDNER
Baptist pastor for 48 years
LAUREL -- Services for the Rev. Lester Lonnie Gardner were held Tuesday
at Antioch Baptist Church in Louin with the Revs. Bill Riley, Ed Holliman
and Keith Boggan officiating. Burial was in Union Seminary Baptist Church
Cemetery in Jasper County with Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Rev. Gardner, 75, of Laurel, died Sunday, March 3, 2002, at Forrest
General Hospital in Hattiesburg. He was the minister of Antioch Baptist
Church and served as a pastor in south Mississippi for 48 years.
Survivors include his wife, Grace Smith Gardner; three daughters, Deborah
Carr and her husband, David, of Newton, Jane Gardner Gatlin of Birmingham,
Ala., and Julia Gardner White of Laurel; six grandchildren, Anthony and
Nathan Gatlin, Jessica, Betsy and Nicholas Carr and Emilee White; a great-grandchild,
Albert Gatlin; a brother, Granvel Gardner of Crawford; five sisters, Pauline
Passon of Cleveland, Ala., Imogene Craven of Hattiesburg, Eleanor Myrick
of Moss, Ernestine Panos and Bethany Shirley, both of Houston, Texas.
Pallbearers were the deacons of the church. Honorary pallbearers were
Sammy Windham, Hilton "Mutt" Lee and Willard Bishop.
The family requests memorials be made to Gideon's International of Laurel.
ROSIE B. CHANEY
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home for Rosie
B. Chaney, 79, of Meridian who died Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at Jeff Anderson
Regional Medical Center.
Obituaries for Friday, March 15, 2002
VERA LOUISE CARTLEDGE LEBER
Religious education leader
PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Vera Louise Cartledge Leber will be held
Saturday at 10 a.m. at Spring Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Wayne
King, Dennis Duvall and Hal Hall officiating. Burial will be in Spring
Creek Cemetery with McClain-Hays Funeral Home Services Inc. in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Leber, 81, of Philadelphia, died Wednesday, March, 13, 2002 at
Rush Foundation Hospital. She was a graduate of Winona High School, Hillman
College and Blue Mountain College. She received her master's degree in
Religious Education from Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.
Mrs. Leber taught at Winona High School and The Longino School in Philadelphia
and has been a religious education leader at seven different churches in
the South. Her last church employment was at Emmanuel Baptist Church in
Alexandria, La.
She then married Rev. Leber of Philadelphia, Pa. in 1980, who had been
married to her best friend, Syble Deweese. Rev. and Mrs. Leber moved to
Reistertown, Md. where he was the pastor of the Reistertown Baptist Church.
Upon his retirement in 1984, they moved to Philadelphia and renovated
a house on land that had been owned by the former Mrs. Leber. Rev. Leber
became the pastor of High Hill Baptist Church in Neshoba County and Louise
assisted in all church affairs.
Mrs. Leber was currently assisting her husband, Rev. Leber, who serves
as pastor of Oak Grove Baptist Church of Philadelphia.
Survivors include her husband, Rev. Paul Leber of Philadelphia; three
sisters, Nan Henry and Virginia Calloway, both of Meridian; and Marion
Hall of Starkville; two brothers, Reginald D. Cartledge Jr. of Biloxi;
and Liston Cartledge Sr. of Mobile, Ala.; seven nieces, Amy Irvin of Starkville;
Susan Low of Vienna, Va.; Nancy Yegge of Soldiers Point, Australia; Rebecca
Cartledge Taylor of Wiggins; Mary Caddell and Holly Cartledge, both of
Mobile, Ala; and Kim Munoz of Alachua, Fla.; five nephews, Robert Henry
of Selma, Ala.; Liston Cartledge Jr. of Birmingham, Ala.; Sidney Cartledge
of Chattanooga, Tenn.; David Cartledge of Birmingham; and Hal Hall of Madison;
two step-children, Mary Gaye Hall of Landrum, South Carolina; and Paul
H. Leber Jr. of Brandon; one step-grandchild, Jackie Ashmore of Landrum;
and two step-great grandchildren, Kelsey and Cory Ashmore of Landrum.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Vera Cartledge and her father,
Reginald Cartledge, both of Winona; a brother, Robert Cartledge of Birmingham;
and a niece, Jennifer Henry of Meridian.
The family requests memorials be made to Oak Grove Baptist Church.
Visitation will be held today from 5 p.m.- 8 p.m. at the funeral home
and Saturday at 9 a.m. at the church.
Pallbearers will be Ricky Bain, Randy Deweese, Lemond Irvin, Lamar Ethredge,
Rayburn Lane, Robby Taylor, Harold Hall, Dean Calloway, Robert Henry, David
Cartledge, Sidney Cartledge and Liston Cartledge.
MAJOR LEO H. HOWARD SR.
Retired U.S. military, Murphy Oil Co.
Graveside services for Major Leo H. Howard Sr. will be held today at
10 a.m. at Magnolia Cemetery with the Revs. Charles Miles and Terry Plummer
officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Burial
will be in Magnolia Cemetery, with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge
of arrangements.
Mr. Howard, 65, of Meridian, died Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at Jeff Anderson
Regional Medical Center. He was especially proud of his military career,
having served 40 1/2 years. He served with the Special Forces Green Berets
and Army Rangers.
Survivors include his wife, Bettie Howard, sons, Leo Howard Jr., Robert
Howard and his wife, Becky, Stephen Howard and his wife, Melanie, daughters,
Sharon Eakes and her husband, Ivy, Karen McPherson and her husband, Gary,
and Marilyn Barnett, all of Meridian; brothers, Mike Howard, John Howard
and Guy Howard; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Majors.
JOHN V. BROWN
Retired painter
YORK, Ala. -- Services for John V. Brown will be held today at 11 a.m.
at Bumpers Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Chestnut Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Brown, 66, of York, died Wednesday, March 13, 2002, in Meridian.
Survivors include his brothers, Jack Brown of Meridian, John Brown of
York, Gaston Brown of Long Beach, David Brown of Quitman and Joe Brown
of Marion; sisters, Quida Marcum of Meridian, Martha Radcliffe of Mobile,
Ala., and Mary Hicks of York; and several nieces and nephews.
LEE OLA PENDERGRASS
Shipping clerk
BUTLER, Ala. -- Graveside services for Lee Ola Pendergrass will be held
today at 2 p.m. at Chestnut Grove Cemetery in York. Bumpers Funeral Home
is in charge of arrangements.
Miss Pendergrass, 97, of Butler, died Thursday, March 14, 2002, at Willow
Trace Nursing Center.
Survivors include two sisters, Mildred Allen of Jachin and Betty Wright
of York; and a brother, Frank Pendergrass of Baker, La.
ELDER ED MANNING
Retired barber
DEKALB -- Services for Elder Ed Manning will be held Saturday at 11
a.m. at Anderson Temple Church of Christ in Meridian with Elder George
Murray officiating. Burial will be in Little Zion Cemetery in Stonewall
with E.E. McDonald Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Manning, 93, of Meridian, died Saturday, March 9, 2002, at H.C.
Watkins Memorial Hospital in Quitman.
Survivors include several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by eight siblings.
Visitation will be Saturday one hour prior to the service at the church.
ARLIE PIERCE
Homemaker
PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Arlie Pierce will be held Saturday at 1
p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Revs. Paul Cain and
Buddy Covington officiating. Burial will be in Bloomfield Cemetery.
Mrs. Pierce, 76, of Philadelphia, died Wednesday, March 13, 2002, at
Neshoba County General Hospital.
Survivors include two daughters, Linda Fisher and Owannie McLemore,
two sons, Eddie Pierce and Grady Pierce, a sister, Darthy Willingham, two
brothers, Bobby Joe Cumberland and Sammy Lee Cumberland, all of Philadelphia;
16 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 4 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
ANITA LOUISE GABRIEL
Registered nurse
WAYNSEBORO -- Services for Anita Louise Gabriel will be held Saturday
at 1 p.m. at Freeman Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John Stodghill officiating.
Burial will be in the Philadelphus Cemetery.
Mrs. Gabriel, 70, of Waynesboro, died Thursday, March 14, 2002 at Wayne
County General Hospital.
Survivors include two sons, Randy Gabriel and his wife, Debbie, and
Lindsay Gabriel and his wife, Brenda, all of Meridian; three daughters,
Beverly Gabriel of Long Beach; Sherry Harris and her husband, Michael,
of San Antonio, Texas; and Carla Miller and her husband, Charlie, of Meridian;
two sisters, Hilda Clanton and her husband, Henry, of Pensacola, Fla.;
and Clarice Chaney of Cantonment, Fla.; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her son, Paul Douglas Gabriel.
Visitation will be held today from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
ALBERT WARD JR.
Truck driver
DeKalb -- Services for Albert "Sang/Red" Ward Jr. will be held Saturday
at 2 p.m. at New Beginning Holiness Church with the Rev. Willie Ray Clark
officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Moscow Cemetery with E.E. McDonald
Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Ward, 72, of Meridian, died Sunday, March 10, 2002 at Rush Foundation
Hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Bertha Ward of Russell; eight children,
Bobby Ward of Ocala, Fla.; Jamie L. Ward, Barbara Sterts and her husband,
Robert, Joseph Ward and Janivera Ward, all of Meridian; Jimmy R. Ward Sr.
and his wife, Lula, of Washington, D.C.; Debra Johnson and her husband,
Micheal, of Jackson; Jessie McDonald and her husband, George, of Russell;
a brother, Cleveland Ward of St. Louis, Mo.; 26 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren
and several nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his nine siblings.
Visitation will be today from 6 p.m.- 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
MAGGIE BELL GANN SISK
Homemaker
HOUSTON, Texas -- Services for Maggie Bell Gann Sisk will be held Saturday
at 2 p.m. at Macedonia Methodist Church with the Revs. Elder Charles Porter
and Randy Hayes officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery with
Houston Memorial Funeral Home, Inc in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Sisk, 93, of Knox City, Texas, died Wednesday, March 13, 2002 at
Trace Regional Hospital.
Survivors include her son, William David Gann and his wife, Donna, of
Houston; three daughters, Johnnie Wedgeworth of Meridian; Jane McCollum,
and Helen Griffin and her husband, William "Screwball", all of Houston;
seven grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren
and a host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a step-mother, Betty Gann
Griffin Bradberry; a daughter, Mary Sue Gann; 16 brothers and sisters,
two great-grandsons; and her husbands, John Henry Gann and Charles Sisk.
Visitation will be held today from 5 p.m.- 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
MARY COTTON
Homemaker
SEBASTOPOL -- Services for Mary Cotton will be held Sunday at 1 p.m.
at Crystal Ridge Mennonite Church with the Rev. Eddie Johnson officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery with Milling Funeral Home of Sebastopol
in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Cotton, 58, of Louisville, died Wednesday, March 13, 2002 at University
Medical Center in Jackson.
Survivors include her husband, Jimmy Cotton; four sons, James William
Cotton of Philadelphia; Randy Cotton of Louisville; Gary Tubby and Earl
Cotton; two sisters, Patsy Jim of Conehatta; and Ora Mae McMullan of Philadelphia;
two brothers, Jimmy Tubby of Philadelphia; and Kemp Tubby of Preston; three
grandchildren and a several nieces and nephews.
MANUAL MOORE
Services for Manual "Snapper" Moore will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at
New St. Matthews Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery
with Berry & Gardner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Moore, 64, of St. Louis, Mo., died Monday, March, 11, 2002.
Survivors include is wife, Patricia Moore of St. Louis, Mo.; three daughters,
Cathy Dewberry and her husband, Daryll, and Janice Oriakhi and her husband,
Victor, all of Dayton, Ohio; and Gartel Willis of Meridian; a son, Manual
Moore III of St. Louis; three sisters, Sarah Harris and her husband, Billy,
of St. Louis; Christell Hill and her husband, Lawrence, and Luecindia Crowther
and her husband, Alber, all of Meridian; a brother, Willie Tucker and his
wife, Nancy, of Meridian; and eight grandchildren.
Visitation will be Saturday from 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. at the funeral home.
ROSIE CHANEY
Homemaker
Services for Rosie Chaney will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Good Hope
CME Church in Russell with the Rev. Ernest Sanders officiating. Burial
will be in Good Hope Cemetery with Berry & Gardner Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Chaney, 79, of Meridian, died Tuesday, March 12, 2002 at Riley
Hospital.
Survivors include five daughters, Earlean Garry, Pearline Randle and
Bertha Randle, all of Meridian; Rosie Tubbs and Edna Randle, both of Russell;
three sons, Billie Randle and Ben Randle, both of Meridian; and William
Randle of Russell; three sisters, Mary Kate Rush of Meridian; and Susie
Hall and Estella Ivey, both of Russell; a brother, Marcellis Morgan of
Russell; 32 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Saturday from 7 p.m.- 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
THOMAS BRAND
Arrangements were incomplete at Mark Webb Funeral Home for Thomas Brand,
of Meridian, who died Thursday, March 14, 2002, at his home.
EDWIN L. HESTER
Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home for Edwin L. Hester,
76, of Meridian, who died Thursday, March 14, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional
Medical Center.
Obituaries for Friday, March 15, 2002
VERA LOUISE CARTLEDGE LEBER
Religious education leader
PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Vera Louise Cartledge Leber will be held
Saturday at 10 a.m. at Spring Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Wayne
King, Dennis Duvall and Hal Hall officiating. Burial will be in Spring
Creek Cemetery with McClain-Hays Funeral Home Services Inc. in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Leber, 81, of Philadelphia, died Wednesday, March, 13, 2002 at
Rush Foundation Hospital. She was a graduate of Winona High School, Hillman
College and Blue Mountain College. She received her master's degree in
Religious Education from Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.
Mrs. Leber taught at Winona High School and The Longino School in Philadelphia
and has been a religious education leader at seven different churches in
the South. Her last church employment was at Emmanuel Baptist Church in
Alexandria, La.
She then married Rev. Leber of Philadelphia, Pa. in 1980, who had been
married to her best friend, Syble Deweese. Rev. and Mrs. Leber moved to
Reistertown, Md. where he was the pastor of the Reistertown Baptist Church.
Upon his retirement in 1984, they moved to Philadelphia and renovated
a house on land that had been owned by the former Mrs. Leber. Rev. Leber
became the pastor of High Hill Baptist Church in Neshoba County and Louise
assisted in all church affairs.
Mrs. Leber was currently assisting her husband, Rev. Leber, who serves
as pastor of Oak Grove Baptist Church of Philadelphia.
Survivors include her husband, Rev. Paul Leber of Philadelphia; three
sisters, Nan Henry and Virginia Calloway, both of Meridian; and Marion
Hall of Starkville; two brothers, Reginald D. Cartledge Jr. of Biloxi;
and Liston Cartledge Sr. of Mobile, Ala.; seven nieces, Amy Irvin of Starkville;
Susan Low of Vienna, Va.; Nancy Yegge of Soldiers Point, Australia; Rebecca
Cartledge Taylor of Wiggins; Mary Caddell and Holly Cartledge, both of
Mobile, Ala; and Kim Munoz of Alachua, Fla.; five nephews, Robert Henry
of Selma, Ala.; Liston Cartledge Jr. of Birmingham, Ala.; Sidney Cartledge
of Chattanooga, Tenn.; David Cartledge of Birmingham; and Hal Hall of Madison;
two step-children, Mary Gaye Hall of Landrum, South Carolina; and Paul
H. Leber Jr. of Brandon; one step-grandchild, Jackie Ashmore of Landrum;
and two step-great grandchildren, Kelsey and Cory Ashmore of Landrum.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Vera Cartledge and her father,
Reginald Cartledge, both of Winona; a brother, Robert Cartledge of Birmingham;
and a niece, Jennifer Henry of Meridian.
The family requests memorials be made to Oak Grove Baptist Church.
Visitation will be held today from 5 p.m.- 8 p.m. at the funeral home
and Saturday at 9 a.m. at the church.
Pallbearers will be Ricky Bain, Randy Deweese, Lemond Irvin, Lamar Ethredge,
Rayburn Lane, Robby Taylor, Harold Hall, Dean Calloway, Robert Henry, David
Cartledge, Sidney Cartledge and Liston Cartledge.
MAJOR LEO H. HOWARD SR.
Retired U.S. military, Murphy Oil Co.
Graveside services for Major Leo H. Howard Sr. will be held today at
10 a.m. at Magnolia Cemetery with the Revs. Charles Miles and Terry Plummer
officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Burial
will be in Magnolia Cemetery, with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge
of arrangements.
Mr. Howard, 65, of Meridian, died Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at Jeff Anderson
Regional Medical Center. He was especially proud of his military career,
having served 40 1/2 years. He served with the Special Forces Green Berets
and Army Rangers.
Survivors include his wife, Bettie Howard, sons, Leo Howard Jr., Robert
Howard and his wife, Becky, Stephen Howard and his wife, Melanie, daughters,
Sharon Eakes and her husband, Ivy, Karen McPherson and her husband, Gary,
and Marilyn Barnett, all of Meridian; brothers, Mike Howard, John Howard
and Guy Howard; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Majors.
JOHN V. BROWN
Retired painter
YORK, Ala. -- Services for John V. Brown will be held today at 11 a.m.
at Bumpers Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Chestnut Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Brown, 66, of York, died Wednesday, March 13, 2002, in Meridian.
Survivors include his brothers, Jack Brown of Meridian, John Brown of
York, Gaston Brown of Long Beach, David Brown of Quitman and Joe Brown
of Marion; sisters, Quida Marcum of Meridian, Martha Radcliffe of Mobile,
Ala., and Mary Hicks of York; and several nieces and nephews.
LEE OLA PENDERGRASS
Shipping clerk
BUTLER, Ala. -- Graveside services for Lee Ola Pendergrass will be held
today at 2 p.m. at Chestnut Grove Cemetery in York. Bumpers Funeral Home
is in charge of arrangements.
Miss Pendergrass, 97, of Butler, died Thursday, March 14, 2002, at Willow
Trace Nursing Center.
Survivors include two sisters, Mildred Allen of Jachin and Betty Wright
of York; and a brother, Frank Pendergrass of Baker, La.
ELDER ED MANNING
Retired barber
DEKALB -- Services for Elder Ed Manning will be held Saturday at 11
a.m. at Anderson Temple Church of Christ in Meridian with Elder George
Murray officiating. Burial will be in Little Zion Cemetery in Stonewall
with E.E. McDonald Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Manning, 93, of Meridian, died Saturday, March 9, 2002, at H.C.
Watkins Memorial Hospital in Quitman.
Survivors include several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by eight siblings.
Visitation will be Saturday one hour prior to the service at the church.
ARLIE PIERCE
Homemaker
PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Arlie Pierce will be held Saturday at 1
p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Revs. Paul Cain and
Buddy Covington officiating. Burial will be in Bloomfield Cemetery.
Mrs. Pierce, 76, of Philadelphia, died Wednesday, March 13, 2002, at
Neshoba County General Hospital.
Survivors include two daughters, Linda Fisher and Owannie McLemore,
two sons, Eddie Pierce and Grady Pierce, a sister, Darthy Willingham, two
brothers, Bobby Joe Cumberland and Sammy Lee Cumberland, all of Philadelphia;
16 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 4 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
R. SAMANTHA HOY
Secretary
Services for R. Samantha "Sam" Hoy will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at
Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Edward O'Connor officiating. Burial
will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Ms. Hoy, 61, of Marion, died Friday, March 15, 2002 at her home.
Survivors include a daughter, Jerry Martin, a granddaughter, Briana
Ross and a grandson, Matthew Logan all of Texas; five brothers, Robert
Battles of Florida; Billy Vandiver of Kentucky; Ronnie Thompson of California;
and Raymon Petitfils and Jimmy Hill, both of Mississippi; three sisters,
Margie Crawford and Cathy Thompson, both of Miss.; and Susan Warren of
Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Richard Battles Jr.
Visitation will be Sunday from 5 p.m.- 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Don Crawford, Cecil Crawford, Gary Crawford, James
Battles, Robert Battles and Lashley Threatt. David Threatt will serve as
an honorary pallbearer.
EMMA FINLEY
Retired from Perfection Cleaners
Services for Emma Finley will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at New Cannan
Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Stanley Coleman officiating. Burial
will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery with Berry & Gardner Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Finley, 64, of Meridian, died Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at Jeff
Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include her step-mother, Henrietta McCoy of Cleveland, Ohio;
two daughters, Rose Mary Guinn and her husband, Alleggrie, of Charlotte,
North Carolina; and Barbara Elaine Finley of Meridian; three sons, Odell
Finley and his wife, Ernie, Jerry Finley and Cecil Henderson and his wife,
Linda, all of Meridian; four sisters, Laura McCoy of Cleveland, Ohio; Sally
Minor and her husband, Avery, of South Bend, Ind.; Pamela Graham of Meridian;
and Paula Roberts and her husband, Michael, of Louisville, Kentucky; two
brothers, Earnest Tims and his wife, Betty, of Chicago, Ill.; and Nathaniel
Willis of Akron, Ohio.
Visitation will be Sunday from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
DEANNA MARIE MENA
Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home for Deanna Marie
Mena, of Stonewall, who died Friday, March 15, 2002 at Sevierville, Tenn.
