UNDEANE G. MCRAE
Retired
DEKALB -- Services for Undeane G. McRae were to be held today at 10
a.m. at DeKalb Presbyterian Church with the Revs. Steve Lampkin, Sam J.
Hull and Hal Bates officiating. Burial was to be in Pinecrest Cemetery
in DeKalb. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. McRae, 79, of DeKalb, died Sunday, May 26, 2002, at Jeff Anderson
Regional Medical Center. She was retired from the Post Office and was a
member of DeKalb Presbyterian Church and the Homemaker's Club.
Survivors include her daughters, Mary Lynn Reese and her husband, Dan,
of Plano, Texas, Marsha Coward and her husband, Troy, of DeKalb; grandchildren,
Brent Reese of McKinney, Texas, Owen Reese of Plano, Texas, Amy Coward
and Aaron Coward, both of DeKalb; a sisters, Addie Jean Spinks of DeKalb
and Carolyn Barefield of Preston.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Aaron McRae.
VICTORIA IRBY NULL
Homemaker
Services for Victoria Irby Null were to be held today at 10 a.m. at
Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Julian Stennis and Frankie Boyette
officiating. Burial was to be in Miller Cemetery.
Mrs. Null, 71, of Lauderdale, died, Saturday, May 25, 2002, at Rush
Foundation Hospital. She will be dearly missed by her family who saw the
courage and love she showed during her years of coping with her illness.
She was a member of Lauderdale Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Hugh Danner Null of Lauderdale;
a daughter, Shannon Clay and her husband, Danny, of Lauderdale; her sons,
Bob Null and his wife, Teri, of Meridian, John Null and his wife, Rhonda,
of Lauderdale, and Todd Null and his wife, Cindy, of Meridian; grandchildren,
Lacey Joyner and her husband, Les, Casey Null, Bobbie Null, Bailey Null,
Katie Null, Josh Null, Phillip Null, John Henry Null and Jeremy Britt and
his wife, Lisa; a great-grandchild, Wesley Britt; sisters, Jenny Dean and
Alice Hill and her husband, Bob, of Meridian; brothers, Hardy Irby and
his wife, Dolores, of Bucyrus, Ohio, and Thomas Irby and his wife, Carol,
of Moscow; and many nieces and nephews; and her two devoted and loving
pets who stayed by her side, Mick and Zelly.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Vicki Ellen Null; her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Irby and a brother, Harold Irby.
Memorials may be made to the Lauderdale County Humane Society or Lauderdale
Presbyterian Church.
Pallbearers were her sons and brothers.
KIM WELDY
Registered nurse
PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Kim Weldy were to be held today at 10:30
a.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with Mike Pilgrim and Charles
Stokes officiating. Burial will be in Beaumont Cemetery at 3 p.m.
Ms. Weldy, 30, of Preston, died Friday, May 24, 2002, in her home. She
was a native and longtime resident of Neshoba County. She was a 1990 graduate
of Philadelphia High School and received her associate's degree in applied
science in nursing from Meridian Community College in 1996.
Ms. Weldy was a member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Survivors include her fiancé, Todd Bostick of Preston; her parents,
Walter and Evelyn Weldy of Philadelphia; sisters, Jennifer L. Stokes and
her husband, Charles H., and Christy L. Weldy, all of Philadelphia; a nephew,
Chad W. Stokes of Philadelphia; nieces, Whitney L. Stokes, Lanie B. Stokes,
Chasity M. Robertson and Holly N. Roberston, all of Philadelphia; a great-nephew,
Wyatt Robertson of Philadelphia, and a great-niece, Kaitlyn Robertson of
Philadelphia.
Pallbearers were Mike Hull, Terry Bostick, Phil Luke, Andy Hardin, Andrew
Pilgrim and Chad Stokes.
AGNES MAE MOZINGO
QUITMAN -- Services for Agnes Mae Mozingo were to be held today at 11
a.m. at Stonewall Assembly of God Church with the Revs. Steve Bursey and
Kenneth Byrd officiating. Burial will be in Stonewall Cemetery. Wright's
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Mozingo, 90, of Stonewall, died Sunday, May 26, 2002, in Pachuta.
Survivors include her daughters, Lavora Allen and her husband, Ed, and
Barbara Jean Williams and her husband, Robert, all of Stonewall; nine grandchildren,
13 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren; sisters Onnie
Maye Purcell of Stonewall and Lou Ella Kennedy of Enterprise.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Mozingo; a son, Jack
Lamar Mozingo; great-grandson, Michael Dewayne Scrimpshire; great-granddaughter,
Angie Allen; her parents, two sisters, Lois Downs and Katie Smith; and
two brothers, Delvin and Bevin Smith.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons.
WILLIAM CURTIS LUCAS
Salesman Akins Tire Company
QUITMAN -- Services for William Curtis Lucas will be held today at 2
p.m. at Wright's Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Gene Neal and Dennis
Coats officiating. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Mr. Lucas, 87, of Quitman, died Sunday May 26, 2002, at H.C. Watkins
Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Donald Lucas of Quitman; son, Mike
Lucas of Bay Springs; daughter, Norma Jean Casey of Raleigh, N.C.; brothers,
earl Lucas, Howard Lucas, and Vernon Lucas, all of Quitman; sister, Natalie
Smith; seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren.
ETTA WILKERSON WATKINS
LEXINGTON -- Services for Etta Wilkerson Watkins will be held today
at 3 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dan Ratchford officiating.
Burial will be in Celestial Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Watkins, 85, of Columbia, died Sunday, May 26, 2002. She was born
in Neshoba County and was the daughter of the late Thodric H. and Ruth
Ellen Spence Wilkerson. She was formerly of Meridian and was a member of
St. Andrews Baptist Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Gladys Pilgrim of West Columbia; a son,
Willie V. Rush of Indian Trail, N.C.; 18 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren
and one great-great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by two sons, Billy Earl Rush and James Felix
Rush.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
THOMAS MABRA TOWNSEND
Retired mechanic
Services for Thomas Mabra Townsend will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m.
at Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jason Gross officiating.
Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Townsend, 86, of Collinsville, died Sunday, May 26, 2002, at Guardian
Angel Hospice. He was a veteran of World War II.
Survivors include two sons, Gerald Townsend and his wife, Annette, of
Cochran, Ga., and Larry Townsend and his wife, Elizabeth, of Hattiesburg;
a daughter, Sandra Scardino and her husband, Leonard, of Columbia; six
grandchildren, Lenny Scardino and his wife, Theresa, of Long Beach, Anthony
Scardino of Columbia, Stephen Townsend of Atlanta, Phillip Townsend of
Cochran, Christopher Townsend and Brian Townsend of Hattiesburg; and a
brother, Howard Townsend of Meridian.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Elzie Townsend and his sister,
Pearl Smith of Columbus.
Pallbearers will be his grandsons, Lenny Scardino, Anthony Scardino,
Stephen Townsend, Phillip Townsend, Christopher Townsend and Brian Townsend.
Visitation will be today 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
SGT. MAJOR W.E. STUCKEY
Retired U.S. Army
UNION -- Services for Sgt. Major W.E. Stuckey will be held Wednesday
at 11 a.m. at Stephens Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in New Hope
Cemetery in Decatur.
Mr. Stuckey, 86, of Atlanta, died Friday, May 24, 2002, at Beverly Health
Care N Side in Atlanta. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean
Conflict. He retired after 30 years of service to his nation.
Survivors include a son, John Stuckey and his wife, Susan, four grandchildren,
Tyler Anne, Robert, Ian and Alcy Stuckey, all of Alpharetta, Ga.; and a
sister, Janie Mitchell of Jackson.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Jessie Merlene Stamper Stuckey.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
EARNEST U. SCHRIMPSHIRE
Retired from Masonite
QUITMAN -- Services for Earnest U. Schrimpshire will be held Wednesday
at 11 a.m. at East Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. Albert
Creel and Paul Childress officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Wright's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Schrimpshire, 83, of Quitman, died, Monday, May 27, 2002, at Jeff
Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife, Katherine Schrimpshire of Quitman; sons
Robert Dickerson, Jerry Wayne Dickerson, Cleveland Dickerson, Austin Leo
Dickerson, all of Quitman and Richard Dale Dickerson, of Collinsville;
daughters, Jewel Dearman, of Quitman, Quida Robinson of Jimison, Ala.,
Annie Grace Tucker of Quitman and Mary Katherine Williams of Quitman; sister,
Rachel E. Tucker; 22 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
BURNESTINE TANKSLEY FOX
Services for Burnestine Tanksley Fox will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m.
at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Gordon officiating. Burial
will be in Little Zion Cemetery with Latimer Metropolitan Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Fox, 73, of Meridian, died Friday, May 24, 2002, in Meridian.
Survivors include three daughters, Ruby Harris, Brenda Gaye Fox and
Glenda Faye Deans, two sons, Dennis Levell Fox and Percy Fox Jr., all of
Meridian; sisters, Abbiedean Kelley of Meridian, Tina Hampton of Chicago,
Ella Edmonson of Detroit; and a brother, James Tanksley and his wife, Fremon,
of Meridian; 17 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today 2 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
HUBERT I. ETHRIDGE
Retired railroad engineer
Services for Hubert I. Ethridge will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at
Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bill Webb officiating. Burial
will be in Pine Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Ethridge, 83, of Meridian, died Friday, May 24, 2002, in Covington,
La.
Visitation will be Wednesday 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
BETTY CLAYBORNE
Arrangements were incomplete at Clark's Memorial Funeral Home for Betty
Clayborne, 54, of Preston, who died Sunday, May 26, 2002, in her home.
Obituaries for Wednesday, May 29, 2002
MELBOURNE L. BRUMFIELD
Retired accountant
LAUREL -- Services for Melbourne L. Brumfield will be held today at
2 p.m. at Memory Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Ken Regan officiating.
Burial will be in Crestview Cemetery.
Mr. Brumfield, 82, of Laurel, died Monday, May 27, 2002, at South Central
Regional Medical Center in Laurel. He was retired a first lieutenant with
the 82nd Airborne, serving in World War II. He received the Purple Heart,
the Bronze Star and the Oak Leaf Cluster.
He was a member of Highland Baptist Church in Laurel. He was past commander
of the American Legion, a member of the V.F.W. and the 40et8. He was a
Mason and a Shriner.
Survivors include his wife, Dean Brumfield of Laurel; a son, Mel L.
Brumfield of Meridian; a daughter, Martha Roth of Clinton; three brothers,
Lacy Brumfield of Tylertown, Wyatt Brumfield of Laurel and O.L. Brumfield
of Anderson, S.C.; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Otis L. and Annie Hall Brumfield;
and a brother, Hall Brumfield.
Memorials may be made to a charity of choice.
Pallbearers will be Chad Brumfield, David Belk, Jason Roth, Mickey Roth,
David Poythress and Walt Leggett.
Honorary pallbearers will be the McDonald's Coffee Buddies.
Visitation will begin today at noon at the funeral home.
BURNESTINE TANKSLEY FOX
Services for Burnestine Tanksley Fox will be held today at 2 p.m. at
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. S.B. Tyner officiating. Burial
will be in Little Zion Cemetery with Latimer Metropolitan Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Fox, 73, of Meridian, died Friday, May 24, 2002, in Meridian.
Survivors include her daughters, Ruby Harris, Brenda Gay Fox and Glenda
Faye Deans; sons, Dennis Levell Fox and Percy Fox Jr., all of Meridian;
sisters, Abbie Dean Kelly of Meridian, Tena Hampton of Chicago and Ella
Edmonson of Detroit; a brother, James Tanksley of Meridian; 17 grandchildren
and 10 great-grandchildren.
AUBREY W. PULLIAM
Retired painter
Graveside services for Aubrey W. Pulliam will be held today at 3 p.m.
at Graham Cemetery with the Rev. Melvin Boles officiating. Stephens Funeral
Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Pulliam, 88, of Meridian, died Tuesday, May 28, 2002, in his home.
Survivors include a daughter, Sheryl Lee of Gautier; six grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Sandra Lockear Hagwood.
WAYNE CUMBERLAND
Retired oil field yard foreman
PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Wayne Cumberland will be Thursday at 11
a.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel, with the Rev. Hubert Yates
officiating. Burial will be in Bond Baptist Cemetery in Philadelphia.
Mr. Cumberland, 71, of Laurel, died Tuesday, May 28, 2002, at Covington
County Hospital in Collins. He was a veteran and served in the Korean Conflict.
Survivors include his sons, Kirk Cumberland of Waynesboro and Kimble
Cumberland of Laurel; one grandson; a brother, Bob R. Cumberland of Philadelphia;
sisters, Martha Thompson of Philadelphia and Judy Holmes of Vicksburg.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Joann Cumberland.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
JAMES TODD
Retired
Services for James Todd will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Calvary
Tabernacle with the Revs. Chuck Overby and Danny Bishop officiating. Burial
will be in Mt. Pisque Baptist Church Cemetery in Clarke County. Barham
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Todd, 54, of Meridian, died Tuesday, May 28, 2002, in his home.
He was a member of Word of Life Church and was a retired mobile home repairman.
Survivors include his wife, Liz Todd of Meridian; daughters, Gayle McGuire
and her husband, James, of Collinsville, Kay Nemeth and Patricia Todd,
both of Meridian; sons, James Todd and Brad Baker of Meridian; his mother,
Aree Presley of Choctaw County, Ala.; a sister, Gertie Keene of Toomsuba;
brothers, Bennie Todd, Lamar Todd, Roger Todd, Jackie Presley and William
Presley, all of Choctaw County; and nine grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father, Marvin Todd.
Pallbearers will be Billy Baker, Billy Joe Baker, Mike Baker, Steve
Duncan, James McGuire and Harvey Speed.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
HUBERT I. ETHRIDGE
Retired
Services for Hubert I. Ethridge will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at
Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Bill Webb and Bob Followell officiating.
Burial will be in Pine Grove Church Cemetery.
Mr. Ethridge, 83, of Meridian, died Friday, May 24, 2002, in Covington,
La. He was retired from the railroad as an engineer having worked for more
than 46 years with Norfolk Southern Railroad.
He was born in Kemper County on May 31, 1918. He began his adult life
as a sharecropper but after two rained-out cotton crops, moved to Meridian
and went to work for the Southern Railroad as a fireman in 1940. He was
promoted to engineer in early 1941. He was a well respected engineer until
his retirement in 1987. He also ran a small farm for more than 30 years.
He was a veteran of World War II, and a member of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers for 50 years. His co-workers affectionately called
him "Scrap Iron" because of his aggressive freight yard couplings.
He traveled extensively after retirement and loved to tell stories.
He loved life, his family, and his friends.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Langhauser Ethridge of Meridian; sons,
Wayne Ethridge of Aspen, Colo., and Gary Ethridge of Baton Rouge, La.;
stepsons, Raymond Langhauser of Amite, La., Michael Langhauser of Ponchatoula,
La.; a granddaughter, Leigh Ethridge; three step-grandchildren and one
step great-grandchild; and a brother, Bill Ethridge of Meridian.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, two brothers and
a grandson, David Wayne Ethridge.
Pallbearers will be his stepsons and nephews.
Honorary pallbearers will be Norfolk Southern Railroad employees.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
BERNICE WILLIAMS BRADFORD
Homemaker
LAUREL -- Services for Bernice Williams Bradford will be held Thursday
at 2:30 p.m. at Park Haven Baptist Church in Laurel with the Rev. Jim Balliet
officiating. Burial will be in Hickory Grove Cemetery. Memory Chapel Funeral
Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Bradford, 74, of Laurel, died Tuesday, May 28, 2002, at Jeff Anderson
Regional Medical Center. She was a charter member of Park Haven Baptist
Church.
Survivors include her son, Rusty Bradford and his wife, Charlotte, of
Waynesboro; a daughter, Diane Delk and her husband, Robert, of Meridian;
a grandson, Jim Bradford of Waynesboro; three brothers, Roy Williams and
James Williams, both of Laurel, and Lester Williams of Ellisville; and
a sister, Ernestine Gaskin of Laurel.
She was preceded in death by her husband, J.H. "Skinnie" Bradford, two
sisters, Irma McCurdy and Margaret Warren; and a brother, T.J. Williams.
Pallbearers will be her nephews.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
CLIFFORD KELLY
Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home for Clifford Kelly,
88, who died Tuesday, May 28, 2002, in Demopolis, Ala.
ANNIE LOU CRAWFORD
Arrangements were incomplete at E.E. McDonald Funeral Home for Annie
Lou Crawford, 85, of Staten Island, N.Y., who died Monday, May 27, 2002,
at St. Vincent Hospital in Staten Island.
Obituaries for Thursday, May 30, 2002
CLIFFORD L. KELLEY
Services for Clifford L. Kelley will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Stephens
Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery.
Mr. Kelley, 88, of Forkland, Ala., died Tuesday, May 28, 2002, at Bryan
W. Whitfield Memorial Hospital. He was the former co-owner of Kelley-Williams
Company in Meridian for more than 21 years before retiring and moving to
Alabama.
In his retirement years he continued the business as Kelley-Williams
Marina for more than 31 years in Forkland. Clifford was known as the Mercury
Master Mechanic throughout East Mississippi and West Alabama as "Kelley."
He was awarded the honor of Master Mechanic by Mercury Marine for more
than 47 years of experience. He served with the 275th ordnance maintenance
company and was part of the fourth D-Day Invasion as a 10 ton wrecker driver
bringing in heavy equipment for the troops in France, Germany and Belgium.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Williams Kelley of Forkland; a brother,
Howard Kelley of Baker, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Josephine Kelley;
brothers, Carl Kelley, Frank Kelley and Randall Kelley; and a sister, Florence
Strickland.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
DANA K. PAYTON
Student at Meridian Community College
Services for Dana K. Payton will be held Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at Fitkins
Memorial Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Charles Johnson officiating.
Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery with Berry and Gardner Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Mr. Payton, 23, of Meridian, died Sunday, May 26, 2002, at Rush Foundation
Hospital.
Survivors include his mother, Dianne Jenkins of Meridian; a brother,
Alexander Jenkins of Meridian; a maternal grandmother; and several aunts,
uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Visitation will be Friday 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
THOMAS MABRA TOWNSEND
Retired mechanic
Services for Thomas Mabra Townsend were held Wednesday at Stephens Funeral
Home Chapel with the Rev. Jason Gross officiating. Burial was in Memorial
Park Cemetery.
Mr. Townsend, 86, of Collinsville, died Sunday, May 26, 2002, at Guardian
Angel Hospice.
Survivors include his sons, Gerald Townsend and his wife, Annette, of
Cochran, Ga., Larry Townsend and his wife Elizabeth, of Hattiesburg; a
daughter, Sandra Scardino and her husband, Leonard, Columbia, Ms; six grandchildren,
Lenny Scardino and his wife, Theresa, of Long Beach, Anthony Scardino of
Columbia, Stephen Townsend of Atlanta, Phillip Townsend of Cochran, Ga.,
Christopher Townsend and Brian Townsend, of Hattiesburg; a sister, Pearl
Smith of Columbus and a brother Howard Townsend of Meridian.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Elzie Townsend.
Pallbearers were his grandsons, Lenny Scardino, Anthony Scardino, Stephen
Townsend, Phillip Townsend, Christopher Townsend and Brian Townsend.
LOIS H. STEWART
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Lois H. Stewart,
84, of Meridian, who died Wednesday, May 29, 2002, at Riley Hospital.
LINDA BROWN
Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for Linda
Brown, 66, of Rose Hill, who died Wednesday, May 29, 2002.
BESSIE BOYD
Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for Bessie
Boyd, 100, of Meridian, who died Wednesday, May 29, 2002, in Meridian.
CELESTE STRICKLER
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Celeste Strickler,
93, of Meridian, who died Thursday, May 30, 2002, in her home.
Obituaries for Friday, May 31, 2002
BETTY JEAN WILLIS
Assembly worker
SEBASTOPOL -- Services for Betty Jean Willis will be held today at 2
p.m. at Pearl River Mennonite Church with the Revs. Glen Myers and Ethan
Goode officiating. Burial will be in Nanih Waiya Mennonite Church Cemetery.
Milling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Willis, 66, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, May 28, 2002, at Choctaw
Health Center. She was an assembly worker at Choctaw Greeting.
Survivors include her husband, Nephus Willis, of Philadelphia; four
daughters, Sally Jim, Annette McMillan, Dina Jimmie, and Beverly Willis,
all of Philadelphia; a step-daughter, Brenda Harrison, of Alabama; two
brothers, Archie Hickman and Russell Hickman, both of Philadelphia; 11
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Henry Willis, father, Wallce Hickman,
her mother, Lonie Frazier Hickman; sisters, Pearl Willis and Bessie Willis
and two brothers, Robinson Hickman and Ellis Hickman.
SAMUEL R. STOKES
Retired forest ranger
CUBA, Ala. -- Services for Samuel R. Stokes will be held today at 3
p.m. at Church of God Holiness in Cuba with the Revs. Don Wedgeworth, James
Kimbrough and Coy Miller officiating. Burial will be in Clay Memorial in
Cuba with Kidd-Robbins Funeral Directors of Demopolis in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Stokes, 69, of Cuba, died Wednesday, May 29, 2002, at his home.
He was a member of the Church of God Holiness and worked as a forest ranger
in Alabama for 17 years. He also was a U.S. Army veteran of the Army National
Guard.
Survivors include his wife, Geraldine H. Stokes of Cuba; two daughters,
Angela McGilberry of Demopolis; and Melissa S. Pike of Cuba; three sisters,
June Culpepper of Cuba; Jane Sciple of DeKalb; and Kathy Luke of Preston,
Miss.; four grandsons, four step-grandchildren and one great-step-grandson.
Pallbearers will be Jamie Ashe, Jack Hewitt, Cecil Radcliffe, Charles
Richardson, W.L. Seale and Ed Stallings.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. at the church.
LOIS H. STEWART
Retired from Burnley Shirt Factory
Services for Lois H. Stewart will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Center
Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. Jack Giles, Leon Williams, Wiston Burnside
and James Hagwood officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with
Barham Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Stewart, 84, of Meridian, died Wednesday, May 29, 2002, at Riley
Hospital. She was a member of Center Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include her son, Gerald Roberson of the Causeyville Community;
a sister, Lula Daniels, and her husband, Warren, of the Zero Community;
a brother, Reid Hagwood of Meridian; two sisters-in-law, Jane Hagwood of
Zero; and Susie Hagwood of Causeyville; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Grady Roberson, her
second husband, Johnny Stewart, her brothers, Horace, Earnest, Ray and
Morris Hagwood, and her parents, Moody and Mellie Hagwood.
Pallbearers will be J.D. Neal, Johnny Mac Booker, Wayne Goodman, Marvin
Hagwood, Bennie Hagwood, Alford Ford and Lynn Culpepper. Honorary pallbearers
will be Ina Mae Hagwood, Girlee Reed and Louise Scott.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the funeral home and
30 minutes prior to the service at the church.
AGNES DELORIS COX
Seamstress
BUTLER -- Services for Agnes Deloris "Lois" Cox will be held Saturday
at 10 a.m. at Bumpers Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Jeff McGee and
Randall Jackson officiating. Burial will be in Gilbertown City Cemetery.
Mrs. Cox, 63, of Gilbertown, died Wednesday, May 29, 2002, in her home.
She was a seamstress with Soloman Brothers Sewing Plant.
Survivors include her husband, J.E. Cox of Gilbertown; a son, James
Cox and his wife, Pam, of Butler; a daughter, Carol Grantham and her husband,
Donald, of Butler; sisters, Sadie Carlisle, Glendean Mazingo, Martha Mosley
and Glovene Skinner, all of Gilbertown.; and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 6 p.m.- 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
CELESTE BROACH STRICKLER
Homemaker
Services for Celeste Broach Strickler will be held Saturday at 11 a.m.
at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Merrill Wade officiating.
Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery with Barham Funeral Home in charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. Strickler, 93, of Meridian, died Thursday, May 30, 2002, at her
home.
Survivors include her son, Sam Strickler of Meridian; a daughter, Sally
Strickler Sullivan and her husband, Garland, of Hattiesburg; two grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dudley George Strickler.
The family requests memorials be made to St. Paul's Episcopal Church
and the American Heart Association.
Visitation will be Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at the church.
LINDA BROWN
Retired veteran administration counselor
Services for Linda Brown will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's
Episcopal Church in Enterprise with the Rev. Harriet Simmon officiating.
Burial will be in Enterprise Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Miss Brown, 66, of Rose Hill, died Wednesday, May 29, 2002. She was
a retired Veteran Administration counselor and real estate broker. She
was a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church and a member of the Women's
Air Corps.
Survivors include her sister, Pat Etheridge of Rose Hill; a brother,
John Alston Brown of Arlington, Va.; nieces and nephews, Scott Etheridge,
Gretchen McDonald, Michael Brown and Virginia Powell.
Visitation will be Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the
church.
GWENDOLYN M. TRAWICK
Services for Gwendolyn M. Trawick will be held Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
at Barham Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery.
Mrs. Trawick, 79, of Meridian, died Thursday, May 30, 2002, at her home.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
DOROTHY C. BRANTON
Services for Dorothy C. "Jean" Branton will be held Saturday at 1:30
p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Bob Followell officiating.
Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Branton, 76, of Meridian, died Thursday, May 30, 2002, at Riley
Hospital. She was a mother and a member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors include her father, Marvin R. Calder of Magee; two sons, Larry
Branton and his wife, Judy, of Azle, Texas; and Wayne Branton and his wife,
Sophie, of Cordova, Texas; two daughters, Patty Hall and her husband, Hebo,
of Dexter, Mo.; and Diann Crane and her husband, Jim Bo Crane of Meridian;
a brother, Brian Calder of Magee; 10 grandchildren, Christy Thrasher, Lesia
Cramblitt, Stacy Yalacki, Melisa Branton, Justin Branton, Bo Hall, Katie
Hall, Angela Hall, Abby Crane and Alexa Crane; and three great-grandchildren,
Jake Thrasher, Bryce Thrasher and Carter Yalacki.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Shelbe Earl Branton.
Pallbearers will be Bo Hall, Hebo Hall, Justin Branton, Robby Warren,
Jim Bo Crane, Brian Mckee and Steven Reid.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the funeral home and
30 minutes prior to the service at the church.
ANNIE LOU CRAWFORD
Homemaker
DEKALB -- Services for Annie Lou Crawford will be held Saturday at 2
p.m.
at Center Ridge Baptist Church in DeKalb, with the Rev. Albert Johnson
officiating. Burial will be in Depot Hill Street Cemetery in DeKalb with
E.E. McDonald Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Crawford, 85, formerly of DeKalb, died Monday, May 27, 2002, at
Saint Vincent Medical Center in Staten Island, N.Y.
Survivors include her husband, Ennis Crawford of DeKalb; two daughters,
Viola Wilson and her husband, David, of Staten Island, Creola Tapplar and
her husband, Hudson of Gulfport; three sons, John J. Scott of Chicago,
Lee Russell Scott of Meridian and Eugene Scott and his wife, Maggie, of
Jackson; 16 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; seven great-great- grandchildren;
a sister, Rosetta White of Meridian; and several nieces, nephews, other
relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by five children and seven siblings.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.
CARL MCHENRY
Water Valley Hunting Lodge employee
GILBERTOWN, Ala. -- Services for Carl McHenry will be held Saturday
at 2 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Boutwell officiating.
Burial will be in Smith Cemetery.
Mr. McHenry, 54, of Gilbertown, died Wednesday, May 29, 2002, in Gilbertown.
Survivors include his ex-wife, Elsie Diamond McHenry Green of Gilbertown;
sons Joseph McHenry and Leslie McHenry, both of Gilbertown; sisters, Barbara
Coody of New Port, Ohio, and Kathy Coody of West Virginia; and three grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
BESSIE BOYD
Homemaker
Services for Bessie Boyd will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at James F.
Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Taylor Wallace and Glenn Brister
officiating. Burial will be in Enterprise Cemetery.
Mrs. Boyd, 100, of Enterprise, died Wednesday, May, 29, 2002 in Meridian.
She was a member of Stonewall Baptist Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Dorothy Moore and her husband, Lamar,
of Enterprise; a brother, Howard Boyd of North Port, Ala.; seven grandchildren,
11 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry Goldman and Sara Elizabeth
Phillips Goldman; four brothers, James, Johnny, Clarance and Arthur Goldman
Sr.; and three sisters, Irene Hudson, Claudie Wilkins and Ethel Gunter.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
BETTY JO CLAYBORNE
Services for Betty Joe Clayborne will be held Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at
Mt. Salem Baptist Church in Preston with the Rev. Darryl Rush officiating.
Burial will be in Chambers Cemetery in Preston with Clark's Memorial Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Clayborne, 47, of Preston, died Sunday, May 26, 2002, in her home.
Survivors include her mother, Louise Clayborne of Preston; two brothers,
Clyde W. Clayborne of New Orleans and Elton Hayes and his wife, Renita,
of St. Louis; two sisters, Tulita Elsayed and her husband, Ashraf, of New
Orleans and Cathy Sonko, of Atlanta.
She was preceded in death by her father, Wilson Clayborne.
The family requests memorials be made to Clark's Memorial Funeral Home.
Visitation will be Saturday from 4 p.m.- 5 p.m. at the funeral home.
FRANK RAY FORBES
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Services for Frank Ray Forbes were held Tuesday
at 10 a.m. at the First Assembly of God of North Little Rock with the Rev.
Rod Loy officiating. Roller-Owens Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Forbes, 54, of Sherwood, formerly of Meridian, died Saturday, May
25, 2002, in his home. He was employed by Global Concepts Inc.
Survivors include his wife, Diane Forbes, of Sherwood; daughters, Dana
Katherine, and Jan Rochelle; a son-in-law, Jamie Stewart and two granddaughters;
sisters, Patsy McMillan and Alicia Price.
He was preceded in death by his parents Ray and Louise Forbes.
Obituaries for June 1, 2002
CHARLES LOUIS DUDLEY SR.
Retired
NEWTON -- Services for Charles Louis Dudley Sr. were held Thursday at
2 p.m. at St. Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Newton with the Rev. Billy
R. Nichols officiating. Burial was held in the church cemetery. Progressive
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Dudley died Friday, May 17, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical
Center. He was born on Sept. 5, 1944 in St. Louis to Bennie and Issac Dudley.
He moved to Jonesboro, Ark. and lived with his great-grandparents, Hettie
and Robert Sills, while his father served in the military.
Mr. Dudley confessed Christ at a young age and joined St. John Missionary
Baptist Church of Jonesboro, Ark.
He went to Booker T. Washington School. He later joined the United States
Navy and was a member of the Navy Choir. He was involved in quartet singing.
He married Wanda Bridgett in 1963, they had one son after returning to
San Diego. He worked for the U.S. government at North Island for 15 years
as a jet aircraft servicer.
He was a master mason and was the Grand Lecture of the State of California,
a noble of the Mystic Shrine, a Scottish Rite Mason and a grand Inspector
General 33 degrees.
After moving to Mississippi, he was employed with Bonhomme, La-Z-Boy,
and ESCO, where he retired in May 2001.
Mr. Dudley joined the St. Hill Missionary Baptist Church of Newton,
where he served as deacon. He was also a member of the St. Hill Male Chorus.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Dudley of Newton; son, Charles L.
Dudley Jr. and his wife, Holly, of San Diego; a daughter Yaminah Dudley
of Newton; an adopted son, Ellis Dudley and his wife, Charlene, of San
Diego; two step-sons, Kevin Johnson of Hickory and Keith Johnson, of Newton;
a step-daughter, Karen Morgan of Newton, grandchildren, Renae and Domique
Dudley of California; his mother, Bennie Foulks and his step-father, Robert
Foulks of Little Rock, Ark., a sister, Cheryl Foulks of Dallas; four brothers-in-law,
Otis Boulton and his wife, Ann, Jessie Boulton and his wife, Lynn, both
of Chicago, James Boulton and his wife,Mary, of Hickory, and Linton Boulton
of Chicago; one aunt, Ruth Perry and her husband, James, of St. Louis;
a niece, Bria Williams of Dallas; a cousin, Louis Sills of Canton and several
nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Pallbearers were Charles Dudley Jr., Ellis Dudley, Kevin Johnson, Marvin
Munn, Robert Foulks, and Glenn Johnson. Honorary pallbearers were James
P. Moore, Archie Moore, Charles Wash, Lonnie Chapman, Finas Evans, and
Clody Hardy. Flower bearers were his cousins and friends.
GWENDOLYN M. TRAWICK
Retired Nurse
Services for Gwendolyn M. Trawick will be held today at 11:30 a.m. at
Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Dr. Malcolm Lewis and Paul Davis
officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery.
Mrs. Trawick, 79, of Meridian, died Thursday, May 30, 2002, in her home.
She was a member of Northcrest Baptist Church and a retired nurse from
Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include her daughter, Marsha Harrell and her husband, Keevin,
of Benton, La.; a son, Terry Trawick and his wife, Sue, of Meridian; a
sister, Kathryn Jennings of Ft. Pierce, Fla.; a brother, Eugene Dearman
of Pascagoula; six grandchildren, Delita Waldron, Rhonda Peek, Tyler Harrell,
Stephen Trawick, Kevin Trawick and Susan Bounds; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Trawick.
Memorials may be made to Northcrest Baptist Church Building Fund or
the church library.
Pallbearers will be Bobby Trawick, Bill Trawick, Wesley Trawick, Tim
Trawick, Tommy Williams, Jerry Harris, Allen Morgan, Mitch Peek and Don
Waldron Jr.
DOROTHY C. BRANTON
Mother
Services for Dorothy C. "Jean" Branton will be held today at 1:30 p.m.
at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Bob Followell officiating. Burial
will be in Magnolia Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Branton, 76, Meridian, died Thursday, May 30, 2002, at Riley Hospital.
She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors include her father, Marvin R. Calder of Magee; two sons, Larry
Branton and his wife, Judy, of Azle, Texas, Wayne Branton and his wife,
Sophie, of Cordova, Tenn.; two daughters, Patty Hall and her husband, Hebo,
of Dexter, Mo., and Diann Crane and her husband, Jimbo, of Meridian; a
brother, Brian Calder of Magee; 10 grandchildren, Christy Thrasher, Lesia
Cramblitt, Stacy Yalacki, Melissa Branton, Justin Branton, Bo Hall, Katie
Hall, Angela Hall, Abby Crane and Alexa Crane; three great-grandchildren,
Jake Thrasher, Bryce Yalacki and Carter Yalacki.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Maude Calder and her husband,
Shelbey Earl Branton.
Pallbearers will be, Bo Hall, Hebo Hall, Justin Branton, Robby Warren,
Jimbo Crane, Brian McKee and Steven Reid.
Visitation will be today 30 minutes prior to service at the church.
BESSIE BOYD
Homemaker
Services for Bessie Boyd will be held today at 3 p.m. at James F. Webb
Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Taylor Wallace and Glenn Brister officiating.
Burial will be in the Enterprise Cemetery.
Mrs. Boyd, 100, of Enterprise, died Wednesday, May 29, 2002, in Meridian.
She was a member of Stonewall Baptist Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Dorothy Moore and her husband, Lamar,
of Enterprise; a brother Howard Boyd, of Northport, Ala.; seven grandchildren,
11 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry Goldman, Sara Elizabeth
Phillips Goldman; brothers James, Johnny, Clarence and Arthur Goldman Sr.;sisters,
Irene Hudson, Claudie Wilkins and Ethel Gunter; and her husband, John William
Boyd.
Pallbearers will be Charles Griffin, Leo Gunter, R. L. Smith, Robert
Laudel Williams, Ronnie Goldman, and Ronnie Weiss.
NELL WATKINS
Homemaker
PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Nell Watkins will be held Sunday at 2 p.m.
at McClain-Hays Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Dr. Danny Purser and
Steve Mabry officiating. Burial will be in Cedarlawn Cemetery in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Watkins, 74, of Collinsville, died Friday, May 31, 2002, at Jeff
Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was born in Neshoba County and lived
in Philadelphia until 1958 when she moved to Collinsville. She was a member
of Longino Baptist Church.
Survivors include her son, Edward Perry Watkins of Collinsville; three
daughters, Toni Gray of Philadelphia; Amelia Culberson of Newton and Pamela
Holcombe of Collinsville; five grandchildren, Misty Harris, Jody Crenshaw,
Cherish Smith, Ian Culberson and Matt Culberson; three great-grandchildren,
Chase Harris, Allison Harris and Cameron Smith; and two sisters, Edith
Green of Philadelphia; and Jeri Thames of Madison, Ala.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Ledford Watkins in
1974.
Pallbearers will be Bobby Smith, Matt Culberson, Ian Culberson, Gaston
Barrett, Jody Crenshaw, Tim Harris, Glenn Green, Ike Latimer and Bobby
Dees.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
MERLINE RUTHERFORD PRITCHETT
Services for Merline Rutherford Pritchett will be held Sunday at 2 p.m.
at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Charles Miles and Jimmy Seales
officiating. Burial will be in Centeridge Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Pritchett, 71, of Lauderdale, died Friday, May 31, 2002, at her
home. She was the former pastor of 43rd Avenue Pentecostal Church, Duffee
and Water Valley.
Survivors include her husband, William H. Pritchett, a daughter, Angela
Long, four sons, William Pritchett Jr., David Pritchett and Stanley Pritchett,
all of Lauderdale; and Toby Pritchett of Ocala, Fla.; nine grandchildren
and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her son, Richard Pritchett.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
ROBERT GARY KEETON SR.
Retired farmer
Graveside services for Robert Gary Keeton Sr. will be held Sunday at
2 p.m. at Enondale Memorial Cemetery with the Revs. Doug Stokes and Docky
Hunnicutt officiating. Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Keeton, 79, of Porterville, died Friday, May 31, 2002, at his home.
He was a member of Enondale Memorial, served in World War II and a former
Kemper County District 2 Supervisor.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Hatcher Keeton of Porterville; five
children, Lena Myers of Sparr, Fla.; Jerry Keeton and his wife, Becky,
of Porterville; Lynn Burnett and her husband, Kerry, of Sumterville, Ala.;
and Gladys Cook and her husband, A.J., and R.G. Keeton Sr. and his wife,
Cathye, all of Meridian; 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Ola Keeton, his father, William
T. Keeton, a grandchild, Rachel Keeton, a great-grandchild, Shyanne Schmick,
a sister, Mae Oden and a brother, Jack Keeton.
The family requests memorials be made to the Diabetic Association, the
Enondale Cemetery Fund or their favorite charity.
Pallbearers will be Leslie Clyde Grantham, Billy Hatcher, Sonny Hamner,
Doug Moore, Marvin Keeton, Albert Bartlett, Clark Hatcher, Gerald Pogue
and Dr. Don Marascalco.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
ANDREW CURTIS HARDY
Retired timber consultant
PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Andrew Curtis Hardy will be held Sunday
at 4 p.m. at Pine Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. Gilbert Allan, Dr.
Malcom Lewis and Edward McKeithen officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove
Cemetery in the House community with McClain-Hays Funeral Service, Inc
in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Hardy, 80, of Union, died Thursday, May 30, 2002, at Jeff Anderson
Regional Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Neshoba
County and was retired from the timber industry where he worked as a logger
and timber cruiser for 51 years.
Mr. Hardy was a firm supporter of the County Line Volunteer Fire Department
and was a member of the East Mississippi State Hospital Friends, Inc. of
Lauderdale County. He also was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church in
the House community of Neshoba County.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Clara Hardy, of Union; a daughter,
Mary Croswell and her husband, Tim, of Philadelphia; a son, the Rev. David
Hardy and his wife, Fay, of Union; six grandchildren, Patrick Croswell
and his wife, Vicky, Kimberly Croswell, Andrea Michelle Sessums and her
husband, Terry, Renee Mowdy and her husband, Chris, David Ray Hardy and
Andrew Hardy; four great-grandchildren, Joshua Andrew, Abigaile Linn, Mary
Kate and Seth Maxwell; two brothers, Morgan Hardy and Oren Hardy, both
of Philadelphia; four sisters, Clara Ann Dedeaux and Dorothy Sue Floyd,
both of Gulfport; and Elna McNeece and Mary Alice Rowell, both of Philadelphia;
and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Craig Thomas, Jerome Hardy, Travis Hardy, Edwin
Hardy, Steve Nelson, Jim Banks Smith and Arlo Winstead. Honorary pallbearers
will be members of the Adult Men's Sunday School class of Pine Grove Baptist
Church.
Visitation will be today from 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
GEORGE HALL
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for George Hall,
61, of Savoy, who died, Friday, May 31, 2002 at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Sunday, June 2, 2002
JOHNATHAN ANDREW MARS
Services for Johnathan Andrew Mars will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at
Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Buddy Petty and Roy Dabbs officiating.
Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery.
Johnathan Mars, 4, of Meridian, died Friday, May 31, 2002 at his home.
He was momma's angel baby and was a special child that will be missed by
all those that knew him.
Survivors include his parents, Andy and Robin Mars, his brother, Josh
Mars, his maternal grandparents, Lena and Norman Beitzel, his maternal
grandfather, Clyde Garrett, and his paternal grandfather, Johnny Mars,
all of Meridian; his great-maternal-grandmother, Lorena McGrew of Collinsville;
his great-paternal-grandmother, Cynthia Smith of Meridian; his uncle, Joey
Garrett and his wife, Tonya, of Meridian; three aunts, Amber Roberts and
her husband, Robert, of Hickory; Lisa White, and Angie Denney and her husband,
Mark, all of Meridian; and many relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Esther Smith Dennis.
The family requests memorials be made to Johnathan Andrew Mars Cancer
Fund at Community Bank.
Pallbearers will be Mark Denney, Robert W. Roberts, Joey Garrett and
Randy Mars.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
ROBERT GARY KEETON SR.
Retired farmer
Graveside services for Robert Gary Keeton Sr. will be held today at
2 p.m. at Enondale Memorial Cemetery with the Revs. Doug Stokes and Docky
Hunnicutt officiating. Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Keeton, 79, of Porterville, died Friday, May 31, 2002, at his home.
He was a member of Enondale Memorial, served in World War II and a former
Kemper County District 2 Supervisor.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Hatcher Keeton of Porterville; five
children, Lena Myers of Sparr, Fla.; Jerry Keeton and his wife, Becky,
of Porterville; Lynn Burnett and her husband, Kerry, of Sumterville, Ala.;
and Gladys Cook and her husband, A.J., and R.G. Keeton Jr. and his wife,
Cathye, all of Meridian; 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Ola Keeton, his father, William
T. Keeton, a grandchild, Rachel Keeton, a great-grandchild, Shyanne Schmick,
a sister, Mae Oden and a brother, Jack Keeton.
The family requests memorials be made to the Diabetic Association, the
Enondale Cemetery Fund or their favorite charity.
Pallbearers will be Leslie Clyde Grantham, Billy Hatcher, Sonny Hamner,
Doug Moore, Marvin Keeton, Albert Bartlett, Clark Hatcher, Gerald Pogue
and Dr. Don Marascalco.
CONNOR RAY LONG
MILLRY, Ala. -- Services for Connor Ray Long will be held today at 3
p.m. at Shady Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. John Daily and Jimmy
Lloyd officiating. Burial will be in Miller Cemetery in Millry with Phillips
Funeral Home of Millry in charge of arrangements.
Connor Long, 5, of Millry, died Friday, May 31, 2002, at Wayne General
Hospital in Waynesboro.
Survivors include his parents, Stevie and Dee Long of Millry; paternal
grandparents, Lathon and Betty Long of Silas; and a maternal grandmother,
Ruth Habegger of Berne, Ind.; two sisters, Amanda Long McAlpine and Dafne
Long Stokes, both of Mobile; two nieces, Emily Stokes and Julie McAlpine;
and a nephew, Dalton Stokes.
EXA TIDWELL PERRY
Bank cashier and bookkeeper
PHILADELPHIA -- Graveside services for Exa Tidwell Perry will be held
today at 4:30 p.m. at Cedarlawn Cemetery in Philadelphia with the Rev.
Dr. James Shull officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Service Inc. is in charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. Perry, 94, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, June 1, 2002, at her
home.
Survivors include her daughter, Peggy Majure of Philadelphia; two grandchildren,
three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Perry in 1987.
Visitation will be today at 1 p.m. at the funeral home.
FRANCES R. IVY
Homemaker
Services for Frances R. Ivy will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Barham
Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Janie Lamorezux and Marvin Holyfield
officiating. Burial will be in Hickory Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Ivy, 80, of Lauderdale, died Saturday, June 1, 2002, at her home.
She was a loving and dedicated wife, mother and friend.
Survivors include her husband, Wilma W. Ivy of Lauderdale; a daughter,
Cynthia Rawson and her husband, Billy, and a granddaughter, Blair Rawson,
all of Meridian; a sister-in-law, Syble Holyfield and her husband, the
Rev. Marvin, of Pascagoula; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Rawson
and a son, George P. Ivy.
Pallbearers will be deacons from Briarwood Baptist Church. Honorary
pallbearers will be her nephews.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
JAMES E. REYNOLDS
Retired building contractor
Services for James E. Reynolds will be held Monday at 11:30 a.m. at
Bethany Baptist Church with the Revs. Jimmy Garrard, Danny Baliant and
Dr. Clarence Roberts officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery
with Barham Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Reynolds, 77, of the Whynot community, died Saturday, June 1, 2002,
at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was a retired building contractor
and member of Bethany Baptist Church in Whynot.
Mr. Reynolds helped light the first baseball field in Whynot and managed
ball teams for years. He served on the board that purchased the community
development property and built two churches for Bethany Baptist Church.
He taught Sunday School classes and R.A.'s and also worked with the youth
of the church for many years.
Mr. Reynolds also served as chairman of the deacons and served as choir
director and sang in the church choir for many years. He served on the
church finance and building committees and built many homes in the Whynot
community.
Survivors include his wife, Delores Reynolds of Whynot; a son, Robert
Reynolds and his wife, Susan, of Little Rock, Ark.; two grandchildren,
Hope Reynolds and Hall Reynolds of Little Rock; a special son, Bennie Ford
of Whynot; a special niece, Hilda Faye Davis, a sister, Martharee Scruggs
and two brothers, J.W. Reynolds and Ray Reynolds, all of Whynot.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Jennie Reynolds, two sisters,
Clarice Maxwell and Ethel Flowers, and two brothers, Clyde Reynolds and
Charles Reynolds.
The family requests memorials be made to the building fund or cemetery
committee at Bethany Baptist Church.
Pallbearers will be Rick Davis, William Davis, Ricky Roy Shirley, Al
Taylor, Tommy Joe Butler, Kevin McRae, Donovan Scruggs and Larry Reynolds.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Glenn Cochran, deacons, Sunday School
class at Bethany Baptist Church and Dominoes Players Club.
Visitation will be today from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. at the funeral home and
30 minutes prior to the service at the church.
CARL MERVYN SAWYER
PONCHATOULA, La. -- Services for Carl Mervyn Sawyer will be held Monday
at 1 p.m. at Geisler Funeral Home Chapel of Ponchatoula with the Rev. Robert
Deich officiating. Burial will be in Carter Cemetery in Springfield.
Mr. Sawyer, 74, of Ponchatoula, died Friday, May 31, 2002, at his home.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Malcom Sawyer of Ponchatoula; three
daughters, Carla Sawyer Clark of Mobile, Ala.; Linda Sawyer Poole of Longwood,
Fla.; and Wanda Sawyer Heroman of Ponchatoula; a sister, Martha Sutton
of Macon, Ga.; a brother, Claude Sawyer of Lafayette; nine grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ike and Ruby Lee Sawyer, and
a brother, Eugene Sawyer.
Visitation will be today from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
GEORGE HOSEY HALL
Self-employed precision grinder
Graveside services for George Hosey Hall will be held Monday at 3 p.m.
at Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Billy Crowe officiating.
Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Hall, 61, of Savoy, died Friday, May 31, 2002, at Rush Foundation
Hospital. He was a true servant of Jesus Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Pearl L. Hall of the Savoy Community; seven
daughters, Monique DeShell Hall of Decatur, Ill.; Candy Sherrel Hall of
Savoy; Rezine Leann Dees and her husband, Evan, of Livingston, Ala.; Saria
Hall and Martha Jones and her husband, Sampson Royal, all of Meridian;
and Rebekah Hall and Mary Ann Hall, both of Savoy; three sons, Vincent
LaMont Hall of Savoy; Lewis Deon Hall and his wife, Cornilia Elaine, of
Lauderdale County; and Thessalonian DeWayne Hall of Meridian; two grandchildren,
Michael Christopher Hall and Samuel Royal Jones Jr.; a sister, Elvera Harper
and her husband, Johnny, of St. Louis, Mo.; nieces and nephews, Sonya L.
Patterson and her husband, Glen; J. Adrian Harper; Teah M. Harper; Robin
L. Cole and her husband, Terry M.; Wanda Meriweather; Tony Meriweather;
Barbara Davis; Lee Lee Meriweather; Gary Meriweather; Carmie Meriweather;
and several great-nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Clara Buckley, his father, Hosey
Hall, and his brother, Lee Meriweather.
Visitation will be today from 9 a.m. -1 p.m. at the funeral home.
SOPHIE MCDANIEL
Arrangements were incomplete at Clark Memorial Funeral Home for Sophie
McDaniel, 91, of Meridian, who died Saturday, June 1, 2002, at Hill Hospital
in York, Ala.
MAHOGANY RUSH
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry & Gardner Funeral Home for
Mahogany Rush, 5, of Meridian, who died Friday, May 31, 2002, at University
Medical Center in Jackson.
