Sunday Dec. 16, 2001 
 

RONALD SCHRINER 

Truck driver 
 

PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Ronald Schriner will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at John E. Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John E. Stephens officiating. Burial will be in Fellowship Cemetery. 
 

Mr. Schriner, 54, of Philadelphia, died Friday, December 14, 2001, in Pell City, Ala. He was U.S. Army veteran and a recipient of the Purple Heart. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Nancy Schriner of Philadelphia; three daughters, Darlene Alexander and Charlene Deweese, both of Philadelphia, and Janet Strosin of Jacksonville, Fla.; three sons, Ron Schriner Jr of Harrison, Ark., James Smith of Hattiesburg and Wayne Johnson of Philadelphia; three sisters, Shirley Reinier of Annalusia, Ill., Judy Mullen of Mesa, Ariz., and Sharon Rathburn of Rock Island, Ill.; three brothers, Dewayne Schriner of Milan, Ill., Edward Schriner of Pea Ridge, Ark., and Larry Schriner of Moline, Ill.; eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. 
 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Glenn Schriner and Evelyn Fry Schriner. 
 

Visitation will be today from 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

GEORGE HILYARD THOMAS 
 

NEWTON -- Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for George Hilyard Thomas, 82, of Newton, who died Saturday, December 15, 2001, at his home. 
 

Obituaries for Monday, Dec. 17, 2001 
 

GEORGE HILYARD THOMAS 

Retired mail carrier 
 

NEWTON -- Services for George Hilyard Thomas were to be held today at 10 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Frank Harmon officiating. Burial was to be in Newton Masonic Cemetery. 
 

Mr. Thomas, 81, of Newton, died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2001, in his home. He served more than 25 years as a mail carrier from the Newton Post Office. He was a member of the Newton Volunteer Fire Department form 1949-1984. 
 

Survivors include a daughter, Kay Crenshaw and her husband, Howard, and a granddaughter, Leslie Crenshaw, all of Newton; two sisters, Edith Herring of Petal and Jennie Everett of Newton. 
 

The family requests memorials be made to Southern Care Hospice, 109 School St., Newton, MS 39345. 
 

Pallbearers will be Bill Hand, Billy Chaney, Sam Waggoner, Mike Strebeck, Ray Gibson and Charles Vance. 
 

Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Berean Sunday School Class. 
 

WALTER WELCH MAIDEN 

Retired farmer 
 

Graveside services for Walter Welch "Bud" Maiden will be held today at 11:30 a.m. at Christopher Chapel Methodist Cemetery in Jachin, Ala. Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mr. Maiden, 92, of Collinsville, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Collinsville and a veteran of World War II. 
 

Survivors include six nieces, Nancy Hand of Collinsville, Hattie Thames of Loxley, Ala., Bettie Stephens of Daphne, Ala., Marjorie Ryals of Elberta, Ala., Peggy Curtis of Fairhope, Ala., and Jane Anderton of Daphne; a nephew, Frankie R. Griffis Jr. of Maryland; and a sister-in-law, Mary Maiden of Collinsville. 
 

He was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Griffis; and a brother, Ambrose Flynt Maiden. 
 

The family requests memorials be made to First Baptist Church of Collinsville. 
 

DUVIS ANNIE RUTH LUKE 

Homemaker 
 

PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Duvis Annie Ruth Luke will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Revs. Brown Barrier and Tony Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Henry's Chapel Cemetery. 
 

Mrs. Luke, 81, of Philadelphia, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2001, at Hospice in His Hand in Madden. 
 

Survivors include a daughter, Mary A. Johnson, a son, Tommy E. Luke and a brother, Buddy Fain, all of Philadelphia; a sister, Lois Sartin of Jackson; nine grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. 
 

Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

ROBERT GLENN FULLER 

James River Corp. maintenance mechanic 
 

BUTLER, Ala. -- Services for Robert Glenn "Spook" Fuller will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Bumpers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Phillip Wottrich officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Gardens. 
 

Mr. Fuller, 68, of Butler, died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Nancy Lyman Fuller of Butler; two sons, Jeff Fuller and his wife, Donna, of Butler and Donald "Pat" Fuller of Woodbridge, Va.; a brother, Jerome Fuller of Green Bay, Wis.; five sisters, Virginia Chapel of Tucson, Ariz., Gennie Hansson of Modesto, Calif., Jeanette Prue of Mariposa, Calif., Charlotte Befay of Lillian, Ala., and Sue Thompson of Tomahawk, Wis.; and two granddaughters. 
 

Visitation will be today from 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

AGNES M. GARRETT 
 

Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home for Agnes M. Garrett who died Monday, Dec. 17, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. 

Obituaries for Monday, Dec. 17, 2001 
 

GEORGE HILYARD THOMAS 

Retired mail carrier 
 

NEWTON -- Services for George Hilyard Thomas were to be held today at 10 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Frank Harmon officiating. Burial was to be in Newton Masonic Cemetery. 
 

Mr. Thomas, 81, of Newton, died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2001, in his home. He served more than 25 years as a mail carrier from the Newton Post Office. He was a member of the Newton Volunteer Fire Department form 1949-1984. 
 

Survivors include a daughter, Kay Crenshaw and her husband, Howard, and a granddaughter, Leslie Crenshaw, all of Newton; two sisters, Edith Herring of Petal and Jennie Everett of Newton. 
 

The family requests memorials be made to Southern Care Hospice, 109 School St., Newton, MS 39345. 
 

Pallbearers will be Bill Hand, Billy Chaney, Sam Waggoner, Mike Strebeck, Ray Gibson and Charles Vance. 
 

Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Berean Sunday School Class. 
 

WALTER WELCH MAIDEN 

Retired farmer 
 

Graveside services for Walter Welch "Bud" Maiden will be held today at 11:30 a.m. at Christopher Chapel Methodist Cemetery in Jachin, Ala. Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mr. Maiden, 92, of Collinsville, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Collinsville and a veteran of World War II. 
 

Survivors include six nieces, Nancy Hand of Collinsville, Hattie Thames of Loxley, Ala., Bettie Stephens of Daphne, Ala., Marjorie Ryals of Elberta, Ala., Peggy Curtis of Fairhope, Ala., and Jane Anderton of Daphne; a nephew, Frankie R. Griffis Jr. of Maryland; and a sister-in-law, Mary Maiden of Collinsville. 
 

He was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Griffis; and a brother, Ambrose Flynt Maiden. 
 

The family requests memorials be made to First Baptist Church of Collinsville. 
 

DUVIS ANNIE RUTH LUKE 

Homemaker 
 

PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Duvis Annie Ruth Luke will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Revs. Brown Barrier and Tony Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Henry's Chapel Cemetery. 
 

Mrs. Luke, 81, of Philadelphia, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2001, at Hospice in His Hand in Madden. 
 

Survivors include a daughter, Mary A. Johnson, a son, Tommy E. Luke and a brother, Buddy Fain, all of Philadelphia; a sister, Lois Sartin of Jackson; nine grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. 
 

Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

ROBERT GLENN FULLER 

James River Corp. maintenance mechanic 
 

BUTLER, Ala. -- Services for Robert Glenn "Spook" Fuller will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Bumpers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Phillip Wottrich officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Gardens. 
 

Mr. Fuller, 68, of Butler, died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Nancy Lyman Fuller of Butler; two sons, Jeff Fuller and his wife, Donna, of Butler and Donald "Pat" Fuller of Woodbridge, Va.; a brother, Jerome Fuller of Green Bay, Wis.; five sisters, Virginia Chapel of Tucson, Ariz., Gennie Hansson of Modesto, Calif., Jeanette Prue of Mariposa, Calif., Charlotte Befay of Lillian, Ala., and Sue Thompson of Tomahawk, Wis.; and two granddaughters. 
 

Visitation will be today from 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

AGNES M. GARRETT 
 

Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home for Agnes M. Garrett who died Monday, Dec. 17, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. 
 

Obituaries for Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2001 
 

MINNIE LEE RUCKER 

Homemaker 
 

PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Minnie Lee Rucker will be held today at 3 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel. Burial will be in Mt. Olive Cemetery in Neshoba County. 
 

Mrs. Rucker, 95, of Philadelphia, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2001, in her home. 
 

Survivors include seven daughters, Mattie Lou Creighton, Bonnie Jean Rucker, Linda Jane Watkins, Bessie Mae Ford and Lessie Faye Chunn, all of Philadelphia, Thelma Dean Gill of Hattiesburg and Martha Ann Marsh of Parrish, Fla.; 10 grandchildren, five step-grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, eight step-great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. 
 

SARA ELIZABETH RAYMOND 

Retired teacher 
 

QUITMAN -- Memorial services for Sara Elizabeth Raymond will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the grave of her husband, Ross Raymond, in Memorial Gardens in West Point. Wright's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. Raymond, 82, of Quitman, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2001, at Riley Hospital. She was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy. 
 

Survivors include two brothers, Otis Fancher of Arizona and Russell Fancher of Hartford, Conn.; a sister, Christene Stierli of Cincinnati, Ohio; eight nieces and one nephew. 
 

The family requests memorials be made to the American Cancer Society or a favorite charity. 
 

AGNES M. GARRETT 
 

Services for Anges M. Garrett will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Roy Garrett officiating. Burial will be in Lockhart Cemetery. 
 

Mrs. Garrett, 81, of Marion, died Monday, Dec. 17, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. 
 

Survivors include a son, Jimmy Garrett of Jackson; three daughters, Carolyn Culpepper of Sevierville, Tenn., Geraldine Reid of Daleville and Kathy Ann Breland of Martin Community; three sisters, Lucille Garrett and Gladys Stewart of Meridian, and Grace Pruitt of Golden; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. 
 

She was preceded in death by her husband, V.W. "Dick" Garrett. 
 

Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

THOMAS H. DAVIS 

Retired Firestone salesman 
 

RIDGELAND -- Services for Thomas H. "Tommy" Davis will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Parkway Memorial Cemetery. 
 

Mr. Davis, 82, died Monday, Dec. 17, 2001, in his home. He was born in Winston Salem, N.C., was a former resident of Fort Smith, Ark., and a resident of the Jackson area for the past 16 years. He was a member of Lakeside Presbyterian Church. 
 

Mr. Davis played high school baseball in North Carolina winning the championship in 1937. He attended Catawba College on a baseball and basketball scholarship where he was captain of both teams his senior year and chosen best athlete. 
 

He continued his baseball career with professional teams including the Philadelphia A's and the Atlanta Braves. He was selected to seven All Star teams with a lifetime batting average of 318. He played American Legion ball in Salisbury, N.C., having a batting average of 435. He also played right field for the Jackson Senators from 1946-50 and the Meridian Millers from 1952-54. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Martha Davis of Brandon; a daughter, Kathy Staten of Clinton; two stepsons, Jimmy Ratliff of Hattiesburg and Paul Ratliff of Florence; a stepdaughter, Sandra Dickerson of Isola; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. 
 

The family requests memorials be made to Hospice Ministries or Lakeside Presbyterian Church New Church fund. 
 

Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. 
 

OUENTIN D. HOLCOMBE 

Retired technical sergeant with U.S. Air Force 
 

BUTLER, Ala. -- Services for Ouentin D. Holcombe will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Bladon Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Russell Wray officiating. Burial will be in McDowell Cemetery with Bumpers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mr. Holcombe, 74, of Silas, died Monday, Dec. 17, 2001, at Grove Hill Hospital. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Gay N. Holcombe and a son, John C. Holcombe, both of Bladon Springs; a daughter, Debbie Fuller of Mobile; and a sister, Mable Duke of Gainesville, Ga. 
 

Visitation will be today from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

MACK WILEY ALLEN 

Retired roofer 
 

Services for Mack Wiley Allen will be held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Dr. Malcolm Lewis and Jason Gross officiating. Burial will be in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. 
 

Mr. Allen, 72, of Collinsville, died Monday, Dec. 17, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Mary Couch Allen of Collinsville; three sons, Kenny Allen and his wife, Stacy, of Collinsville, Robert Allen and his wife, Vicki, of Hattiesburg and Mack Allen Jr. and his wife, Rubye, of Pelahatchie; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. 
 

Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

Obituaries for Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2001 
 

MARY HEGWOOD KEYES 

Homemaker 
 

QUITMAN -- Services for Mary Hegwood Keyes will be held today at 2 p.m. at Wright's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Grady Crowell and Bill Huff officiating. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery. 
 

Mrs. Keyes, 84, of Quitman, died Monday, Dec. 17, 2001, at H.C. Watkins Memorial Hospital. She lived in Quitman for 65 years and was a member of First Baptist Church of Quitman. 
 

Survivors include two daughters, Jane McLendon of Quitman and Ruth Harrison and her husband, Rabon, of Dothan, Ala.; grandsons, Mike McLendon of Seattle, Jeff McLendon of Houston, Texas, Ian McLendon of Quitman, Chris Harrison and his wife, Lania, of Auburn, Ala., Bill Harrison and his wife, Amy, of Sharpsburg, Ga., and Chad Harrison of Auburn University; four great-grandsons, Kyle McLendon, Judson Harrison, Jordan Harrison and Josh Harrison; and a sister, Bea Huff of Quitman. 
 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jessie Keyes and a great-grandson, Jesse Harrison. 
 

Visitation will be today beginning at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. 
 

GRADY JOHN 

Museum tour guide 
 

SEBASTOPOL -- Services for Grady John will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at Pearl River Facility Building with the Rev. Rocky Gilliam officiating. Burial will be in New Cannon Cemetery with Milling Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mr. John, 67, of Henning, Tenn., died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2001, at Jackson General Hospital. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Betty Solomon of Henning; three sons, Willie Solomon of Walnut Grove, Jerry John and Scott John of Memphis, Tenn.; four daughters, Sandra Thompson and Shelly Bell of Henning, Sylvia John of Philadelphia and Maegon John of Memphis; a brother, Farmon Bull Jr. and two sisters, Delores Bell and Rita Faye Denson, all of Philadelphia; 19 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. 
 

NOMIE SUSAN SLAYTON EAKES 

Homemaker 
 

PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Nomie Susan Slayton Eakes will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at McLain Chapel Pentecostal Church with the Rev. Bennie Robertson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with McClain-Hays Funeral Service in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. Eakes, 91, of Philadelphia, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2001, at Heartfelt Hospice Rest Care. She was born and raised in Lauderdale County and moved to Philadelphia at an early age. She and her husband were owner and operators of Eakes Grocery and Fruit Stand. Mrs. Eakes was a member of McLain Chapel Pentecostal Church. 
 

Survivors include three daughters, Annie Lou Eldridge and her husband, Travis, Sybil Waddell and her husband, Leonard, all of Philadelphia, and Doris Janet White and her husband, Jackie, of Meridian; a son, Richard Ivan Eakes and his wife, Barbara, of Owensville, Md.; eight grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. 
 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Marshall Henderson Eakes; a son, Johnny Henderson Eakes; and a grandson, Richard Lawerance Eakes. 
 

The family requests memorials be made to McLain Chapel Pentecostal Church or the cemetery fund. 
 

Pallbearers will be Scott Stewart, Jeff May, Larry White, Terry Mark White, Dale Eakes and Wayne McLain. 
 

Visitation will be today 2 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

LEE ALLEN CLAYTON 

Retired businessman, barber 
 

Services for Lee Allen Clayton will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at Kemper Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert Coats officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Latimer Metropolitan Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mr. Clayton, 82, of Meridian, died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2001, at Alliance Health Center. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Audrey Mae Clayton, two sons, Larry Clayton and Jerry Clayton, all of Meridian; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren 
 

Visitation will be today 3 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

LENA MAE ELLINGBURG 

Retired factory worker 
 

PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Lena Mae Ellingburg will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at John E. Stephens Chapel with the Revs. John Stephens and Barron Pilgrim officiating. Burial will be in Cedarlawn Cemetery. 
 

Mrs. Ellingburg, 65, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2001, at Madden Memories Personal Care Home. 
 

Survivors include two daughters, Jessie Mae Ladd and Kathy D. Ladd, a stepson, John Ellingburg, two sisters, Margie Jayroe and Nell Ryals, all of Philadelphia; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. 
 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Leslie Ellingburg. 
 

Visitation will be today beginning at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

VERNA LEE COTTON 

Retired 
 

Services for Verna Lee Cotton will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Keys Chapel United Methodist Church with the Rev. C.W. Wash officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery in Porterville with Latimer Metropolitan Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 
 

Ms. Cotton, 74, of Meridian, died Friday, Dec. 14, 2001, in Meridian. 
 

Survivors include three daughters, Deloris Mays and Shirley Hubbard of Chicago, Carolyn Cotton of Meridian; two sons, Willie Cotton of Meridian and Andy Cotton of Dallas; sisters, Alvadie Redrick of Chicago, Marjorie Mullins of New Orleans, Viola Morgan of Forest, Ruby Phillips of Memphis, Tenn., Teresa Macklin of Meridian and Willie Mae Cotton of Gary, Ind.; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. 
 

Visitation will be Thursday 2 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

ROBERT JACKSON JR. 

Truck driver 
 

Services for Robert Jackson Jr. will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Clark's Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Eddie B. Cryer officiating. Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery. 
 

Mr. Jackson, 47, of Meridian, died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2001, at Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie, Wyo. He was a truck driver for Hotel and Restaurant Supply. 
 

Survivors include his former wife, Linda Faye Jackson, three sons, Derrick Jackson, Cedric McNeil and Brodrick McNeil, a daughter, Jolanda McNeil, three sisters, Jessie Dell Billups and her husband, T.C., Georgia Mae Conley and Lela Mae Jackson, all of Meridian; one grandchild and several other relatives. 
 

Visitation will be Thursday 4 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

Obituaries for Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001 
 

MYRL GILMORE DAVIDSON 

Homemaker 
 

CARTHAGE -- Services for Myrl Gilmore Davidson will be held today at 1 p.m. at High Hill Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Wilcox Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. Davidson, 99, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2001, at Hospice in His Hands in Madden. She was an active and faithful member of High Hill Baptist Church where she spent many years teaching Sunday school, discipleship training and vacation bible school. Her daughter, Peggy Thaggard, stated that the 12th chapter of 1 Corinthians describes her mother because of the love she gave -- first to God, then church, family and friends. 
 

Survivors include a son, Belton "Jeff" Davidson and his wife, Ann, of Van Cleave; daughters, Bobbie Riordan and her husband, Bill, of Monroe, La., Peggy Thaggard and her husband, Joe Mack, of Carthage, and Jane McNair of Walnut Grove; 13 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Marcille Anthony of Meridian; bothers, J.W. Gilmore and Loyd Gilmore, both of Union, and Hubert Gilmore of Jackson; several nieces, nephews, friends and relatives. 
 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dock Davidson in 1964. 
 

Visitation will be today one hour prior to the service at the church.