Obituaries 18

OBITUARIES FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2002 
 

BERNICE WALTER ROGERS 
 

LOUISVILLE -- Services for Bernice Walter Rogers will be held today at 3:30 p.m. at Tilghman Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Bobby Joe Butler, Mike Ingram and David Keen officiating. Burial will be in Good Hope Baptist Church cemetery. 
 

Mr. Rogers, 68, of Winston County, died Friday, August 16, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. He worked for 20 years at the Garment Factory in Macon and served as Plant Manager of the Angelica Uniform Group in Louisville from 1979 to 1997. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Hurt Rogers, his son, Don Rodgers and his wife Rebecca Fulcher, a daughter, Debbie Joiner and her husband, Bennie Mac, all of Louisville; two sisters-in-law, Aleda Mae Lawrence of Columbus; a brother, Berlin Rogers and his wife Clara of Louisville and Jimmie Irene Rogers of Louisville; a brother-in-law, Benny Hurt and his wife, Elsie, of Columbus; five grandchildren, one great-grandchild and several nieces, nephews and other family and friends. 
 

He was preceded in death by his parents, John Walter and Mildred Whitehead Rogers, and brothers, Bobby and Benny Roy Rogers. 
 

MARY EDNA ALEXANDER HARRISON 

Retired Sears sales person and homemaker 
 

Services for Mary Edna Alexander Harrison will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James Ruffin officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery. 
 

Mrs. Harrison, 89, of Meridian, died Friday, August 16, 2002, at her home. She was a member of Poplar Springs Drive Baptist Church and was in the T.E.L. Sunday School class. 
 

Survivors include two daughters, Virginia Harrison Glaze and her husband, Bob, of Chicago; and Alexis Campbell and her husband, Phil, of Meridian; a brother, W.H. "Alex" Alexander of Chicago; five grandchildren, Michael Williams and Christine Gilson, both of Meridian; Gregory Glaze of Atlanta; Dr. Jeffery Glaze of Birmingham, Ala.; and Patrick Glaze of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; and 10 great-grandchildren. 
 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Sidney Harrison. 
 

Visitation will be today from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

SARAH PEARSON PEUGH 
 

ABERDEEN -- Services for Sarah Pearson Peugh will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at the Aberdeen First United Methodist Church with the Revs. R.D. Cline, Dr. Roy McHenry, Andy Cotten, Mark Stokes and Father Tim Murphy officiating. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery with Tisdale-Lann Memorial Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. Peugh, 77, of Aberdeen, died Saturday August 17, 2002 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. She was a philanthropist, journalist, author and missionary. 
 

Survivors include two daughters, Sarah Ann Peugh Franks and her husband, Tom, of Madison, Ala.; and Mary Jo Peugh Ayres and her husband, Stanley of Leland; two sons, Walter Stephen Peugh Jr. and his wife, Betty of Japan; Bob Grant Peugh and his wife, Gale, of Aberdeen; eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, two sisters, Amelia Pearson and Evelyn McCreight, both of Houston; and a brother, Buddy Pearson of Gadsden, Ala. 
 

LALLIE C. MOORE 

Food handler 
 

DEKALB -- Services for Lallie C. Moore will be held Tuesday at noon at St. Mark United Methodist Church with the Rev. Charles Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Daleville Cemetery with E.E. McDonald Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. Moore, 85, of Bailey, died Wednesday, August 14, 2002, at Riley Hospital. 
 

Survivors include her husband, Charlie Moore of Bailey; eight children, Charlie Moore Jr. and his wife, Myrtle, of DeKalb; Willie Moore and his wife, Katherleen, and Fred Moore, all of Chicago; A.R. Moore and his wife, Lobell, of Meridian; Eugene Moore of Chicago; Leon Moore and his wife, Margie, of DeKalb; Ella Houston and her husband John of Meridian and Jeanette Moore of Bailey; 27 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, several great-great-grandchildren, a sister, Ethel Lee Davis of Flint, Mich.; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. 
 

She was preceded in death by her parents and five siblings. 
 

Visitation will be Monday from 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. at funeral home. 
 

MARY PARKER 
 

Arrangements were incomplete at Clark's Memorial Funeral Home for Mary Parker, 51, of Lauderdale, who died Friday, August 16, 2002, in Brooklyn, New York. 
 

KATHERINE T. RICHARDSON 
 

Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Katherine T. Richardson, 81, of Meridian, who died Saturday, August 17, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. 
 

RENITA LYNN ROBINSON HULL 
 

Arrangements were incomplete at Clark's Memorial Funeral Home for Renita Lynn Robinson Hull, 37, of Meridian, who died Saturday, August 17, 2002, at Riley Hospital. 
 

Obituaries for Monday, Aug. 19, 2002 
 

LALLIE C. MOORE 

Food handler 
 

DEKALB -- Services for Lallie C. Moore will be held Tuesday at noon at St. Mark United Methodist Church in Daleville with the Rev. Charles Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Daleville Cemetery with E.E. McDonald Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. Moore, 85, of Bailey, died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2002, at Riley Hospital. 
 

Survivors include her husband, Charlie Moore of Bailey; her children, Charlie Moore Jr. and his wife, Myrtle, of DeKalb, Willie Moore and his wife, Katherleen and Fred Moore, all of Chicago, A.R. Moore and his wife, Lobell, of Meridian, Eugene Moore of Chicago, Leon Moore and his wife, Margie, of DeKalb, Ella Houston and her husband, John, of Meridian, and Jeanette Moore of Bailey; a sister, Ethel Lee of Davis of Flint, Mich.; 27 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. 
 

She was preceded in death by her parents and five siblings. 
 

Visitation will be today 7 p.m.-8 p.m. at E.E. McDonald Community Chapel in Meridian. 
 

KATHERINE HASKINS RICHARDSON 

Retired registered nurse 
 

Services for Katherine Haskins Richardson will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Douglas Stone, Bob Null and Chuck Overby officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Philadelphia at 3 p.m. 
 

Mrs. Richardson, 81, of Meridian, died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002, in Meridian. She was a member of First Assembly of God Church. 
 

Survivors include her husband, O.C. Richardson of Meridian; her children, Saramae Smith and her husband, Colen D., of Meridian, and Van Haskins and his wife, Molly, of Collinsville; stepdaughters, Janet Roberson and her husband, H.J., of Decatur, Ala., Shirley Cullum and her husband, Max, of Greenwood, Doris Gaibraith and her husband, Tom, of Meridian, and Nelda Hurst and her husband, Walter Lee, of Meridian; 20 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren; her sisters, Pauline Seward of Jackson, Frances Selvy and her husband, Camm G., of Chillcothe, Ohio, and Charlotte Beeland and her husband, Joe, of Philadelphia; a brother, Van K. Tucker and his wife, Faye, of Brandon; several nieces and nephews. 
 

She was preceded in death by her grandson, Chris Hall; and her first husband, Lyn B. Haskins. 
 

Pallbearers will be B.J. Harrison, Brian Cottles, Jason Carman, Scott Carman, Max Cullum and Walter Lee Hurst. 
 

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

EARL EZELL MCSHEPARD 
 

Arrangements were incomplete at Clark's Memorial Funeral Home for Earl Ezell McShepard, 78, of DeKalb, who died Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002, in his home. 
 

RENITA LYNN ROBINSON HULL 
 

Arrangements were incomplete at Clark's Memorial Funeral Home for Renita Lynn Robinson Hull, 37, of Meridian, who died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002, at Riley Hospital. 
 

MARY PARKER 
 

Arrangements were incomplete at Clark's Memorial Funeral Home for Mary Parker, 51, of Lauderdale, who died Friday, Aug. 16, 2002, in Brooklyn, N.Y. 
 

JAMES V. MCALLISTER 
 

Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for James V. McAllister who died Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002. 
 

Obituaries for Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2002 
 

BETTY LOUISE NOLAND 
 

DEMOPOLIS, Ala. -- Services for Betty Louise Noland were to be held today at 10 a.m. at Camp Ground Methodist Church with the Revs. J. Thomas Terry and Rick Hurslinger officiating. Burial will be in in the church cemetery. Kidd-Robbins Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. Noland, 61, of Sweetwater, Ala., died Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002, in her home. 
 

Survivors include her husband, Arthur C. Noland Jr. of Sweetwater; daughters, Lisa Noland Anderson and her husband, Darren, and Monica Noland Cox and her husband, Ronnie, all of Demopolis; sisters, Janie Ballard of Camp Ground, Mary Ballard of Nicholsville, Ala., Martha Smith of Thomasville, Ala., and Sue Reed of Vineland, Ala.; brothers, Bill Black of Nicholsville, Walter Black of Uniontown, Ala., and Wayne Black of Nicholsville; and three grandchildren. 
 

She was preceded in death by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Black; two brothers, Denny Black and Allen Black. 
 

Memorials may be made to the National Leukemia Society, 1311 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, N.Y. 10605. 
 

JAMES V. MCALLISTER 

Retired 
 

Services for James V. McAllister will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with the Revs. Edward O'Connor and Duncan Gray officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mr. McAllister, 78, of Meridian, died Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002, at Riley Hospital. 
 

He was retired from Fruehauf Corp. in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was a veteran of World War II and served in combat with the Marines 5th Division and participated in the first assault wave of Iwo Jima. He was a Mason. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Sara Geraldine McAllister of Meridian; a sister-in-law, Virginia McAllister of Meridian; a daughter Sylvia Hampton and her husband, Ron, of Indiana; three grandchildren, Tara, Amanda and Paul, all of Indiana; and two great-grandchildren, Elaine and Andrew, both of Indiana. 
 

He was preceded in death by his parents, J. Vernie and Blanche McAllister; and a brother, Jack McAllister. 
 

Pallbearers will be Ron Hampton, Paul Hampton, Tom Gilbert, Jeff Bredensteiner, Jessie Beddingfield and J.T. Northam Jr. 
 

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

EUNICE S. HANEY 

Homemaker 
 

QUITMAN -- Graveside services for Eunice S. Haney will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Antioch Cemetery with the Rev. David Mills officiating. Wright's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. Haney, 52, of Quitman, died Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002, at H.C. Watkins Memorial Hospital. 
 

Survivors include her husband, Charles S. Haney, sons, Thurman Marcus Haney and John Henry Haney, and a daughter, Samantha McCoy, all of Quitman; her brothers, L.A. Smith and Lonnie Smith, both of Meridian; a sister, Patsy McGrew of Demopolis, Ala.; one grandchild and four great-grandchildren. 
 

Visitation will be today beginning at 5 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

ROBERT LEWIS PRICE JR. 

Roofer 
 

Robert Lewis Price Jr., 47, of Collinsville, died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002, on Barnhill Road in Lauderdale County. 
 

Survivors include his parents, Shirley and Robert L. Price Sr. of Collinsville; a son, Kyle Lewis Price of Magnolia; his sisters, Joyce Moulds of Pine Springs and Gail Moulds of Florida; and a brother, Jerry Price of Collinsville. 
 

REV. CHARLES KOERNER FARMER 

Minister 
 

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Memorial services for Charles Koerner Farmer were held at Madison Square Presbyterian Church in San Antonio. Burial was in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Greenridge, Ark. Colonial Chapel Hill Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mr. Farmer, 78, of San Antonio, died Friday, June 14, 2002, in San Antonio. He was born in Meridian, the fourth of five sons and one daughter born to M. Bailey and Mackie Matheney Farmer. 
 

After graduating from Meridian High School in June 1942, he felt it was his duty to defend his country against the Axis powers. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and saw heavy combat in the Pacific Theater including storming the beaches of Guadalcanal and the fierce Okinawa campaign. He was honorably discharged in 1945. 
 

After returning to the United States, he attended the University of Mississippi as a pre-med student. After two years he changed his major and enrolled in the School of Horology (watch making) at Jones County Junior College. He also made the football squad and enjoyed playing very much. His love of sports continued all of his life. 
 

He moved to Oklahoma City, in 1948. There he met and married Billie Alice Wheeler on May 18, 1949, in Capital Presbyterian Church in Oklahoma City. In Oklahoma, he finished horology school. He then worked as a jeweler and watchmaker in one of the first Zales stores before following his call to the gospel ministry. 
 

To complete his college education he enrolled at the University of Oklahoma, in Norman, Okla. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1956 and the Dubuque Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa, in 1960. He preached the good news and was a compassionate pastor for 29 years. He served churches as a student pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Davenport, Okla., from 1953-56 and Wesley Methodist Church, East Dubuque, Ill. from 1958-60. 
 

After being ordained in 1960 he served in the Presbyterian National Missions yoked parish churches of Meeker and Tecumseh, Okla., from 1960-64; the First Presbyterian Church of Beloit, Kan., from 1964-79; and a yoked Presbyterian and Methodist Parish in Solomon, Kan., from 1979-89. He was active in these communities and loved by those who knew him. In Beloit he served as VFW Chaplain, and helped found an active alcoholics anonymous chapter. 
 

After retirement, Charles and Billie moved to San Antonio, Texas, in January of 1989. Charles expressed his faith and knowledge of Biblical history in a book entitled "Ever Wonder Where the Bible Came From?" published in 1996. 
 

The couple were richly blessed by celebrating their 50th anniversary with family and friends at Madison Square Presbyterian Church in 1999. 
 

Chuck enjoyed fixing and building things, and playing golf. He was an avid follower of the Spurs and Cowboys teams and was active in the local Democratic party. He was an open, kind and generous man, always offering a helping hand or ride to neighbors or strangers. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Billie; a son, Chad and his wife, Peggy, of Phoenix; daughters, Alicia of Mobile, Ala., and Rebecca and her husband, Mark Huselid, of Princeton Junction, N.J.; grandchildren, Rachel and Robert Huselid of Princeton Junction; brothers, O. Matthew of Dry Creek, La., Joseph M. and William M. Farmer, both of Oklahoma City, Okla.; a sister, Clyde Farmer Armstrong of Wellston, Okla.; 16 nieces and nephews, cousins and several friends. 
 

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, M. Bailey Jr. 
 

Obituaries for Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002 
 

ARTHUR JONES 

Retired U.S. Air Force 
 

Services for Arthur Jones will be held today at 3 p.m. at Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Darrell Flucker officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens with Enterprise Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mr. Jones, 47, of Oklahoma City, died Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002, at Riley Hospital. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Pearlie King Jones; brothers, Will Jones Jr. and his wife, Shirley, of Birmingham, Ala., Ronald Jones and his wife, Vanessa, of Meridian, Donald Jones and his wife, Demetria, of Nashville, Tenn., Elbert Jones of Birmingham, Kevin Wallace and his wife, Joanna, of Kemper, Glenn Wallace of Toomsuba, Robert Wallace of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Albert Wallace of Bronx, N.Y.; sisters, Sandra Jones, Geraldine Jones and her husband, Ray, of Meridian, Elizabeth Mosley and her husband, David, Phyllis Hall of Meridian, Michelle Wallace of Toomsuba and Essie Cole and her husband, Billy Ray, of Meridian. 
 

GEORGIA D. HOLT 

Retired 
 

MARION, Ark. -- Graveside services for Georgia D. Holt will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Crittenden Memorial Park. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. Holt, 91, of Meridian, who died Monday, Aug. 19, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was retired from South Central Bell Company. 
 

Survivors include her stepdaughter, Margaret McCain of Memphis, Tenn.; and a stepson, Robert F. Holt of Meridian; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. 
 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace H. Holt. 
 

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. 
 

ROOSEVELT EVANS SR. 

Retired laborer 
 

QUITMAN -- Services for Roosevelt Evans Sr. will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Old Oak Grove Baptist Church in Quitman with the Rev. Ray Arrington officiating. Burial will be in Elwood Cemetery in Quitman with Turner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mr. Evans, 96, of Quitman, died Monday, Aug. 19, 2002, at Lakeside Living Center. 
 

Survivors include his son, Kelvin Evans of Pensacola, Fla.; stepdaughters, Gwendolyn McGee of Quitman, Patricia Johnson and Debra Bryant of Maryland, and Vickie Dear of St. Louis; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. 
 

He is preceded in death by his wife, Eartha Lee Evans; and a son, Roosevelt Evans Jr. 
 

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

JEWEL A. HOOD 

Homemaker 
 

Services for Jewel A. Hood will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in the Zero Community with the Rev. Timothy Graham officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Berry and Gardner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. Hood, 79, of Meridian, died Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002, at Benchmark Health Care Center. 
 

Survivors include her husband, Sylvester Hood Sr.; four daughters, Shirley Fay White, Armetta Mae Hood, Mae Jewel Boyd and her husband, Neal, all of Meridian, and Peggy Lofton and her husband, Paul Kenneth, of Lancaster, Calif.; a stepdaughter, Minnie P. Reese and her husband, Ronald, of Broadview, Ill.; four sons, Sylvester Hood Jr., James Douglas Hood, Charlie Frank Hood, all of Meridian, and Ivery Hood and his wife, Yolanda, of Vacaville, Calif.; a half-brother, James Capers of Russell; 22 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. 
 

She was preceded in death by three children, her parents and three siblings. 
 

Visitation will be Friday 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

JAKARRIUS OWEN 
 

Arrangements were incomplete at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home for Jakarrius Owen, 3, of Quitman, who died Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002, at H.C. Watkins Memorial Hospital. 
 

MCDANIEL LARKIN 
 

Arrangements were incomplete at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home for McDaniel Larkin, 51, of Meridian, who died Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2002, in his home. 
 

Obituaries for Thursday, Aug. 22, 2002 
 

JACKIE GIBSON SMITH 

Retired 
 

QUITMAN -- Services for Jackie Gibson Smith will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Wright's Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Dr. Rex Yancey and Hal Bates officiating. Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery. 
 

Mrs. Smith, 78, of Collinsville, formerly of Quitman, died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was a retired deputy county clerk. 
 

Survivors include her son, Tommy Smith and his wife, Mary Alice, of Jena, La.; a granddaughter, T'Mara Smith, of Oklahoma City. 
 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Earl Smith; a sister, Billie Heath and her parents, T.J. and Luna Mae Gibson. 
 

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church in Collinsville or First Baptist Church in Quitman. 
 

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

EDWIN ARLO JOINER 

Retired 
 

Services for Edwin Arlo Joiner will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Keith Grubbs and Bill Webb officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery in Neshoba County. 
 

Mr. Joiner, 74, of Meridian, died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was a retired residential contractor. He was a member of Midway Baptist Church where he was a trustee and a lifetime member. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Joiner of Meridian; daughters, Beth Griffin and her husband, Mason of Birmingham,Ala., Beverly Galbraith and her husband, Dale of Meridian; a son, Markey Joiner and his wife, Sky, of Meridian; grandchildren, Jessica, Win, Christen and Candy; one great-grandchild, Payton Cornish; sisters, Mazell Watkins, Lillian Rickles, and Nanette Winstead; brothers, James A. "Buddy" Joyner, Jessie Q. Joyner Jr. and Billy Joyner. 
 

Pallbearers will be Mike Joyner, Danny Joyner, Dennis Joyner, Everett Rickles, and Win Joiner, and Mike Etheridge. 
 

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

GRACIE V. WHITE 

Homemaker 
 

PHILADELPHIA -- Graveside services for Gracie V. White will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Pleasant Springs Cemetery with the Rev. David Richardson officiating. McClain-Hayes Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. White, 82, of Preston, died Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2002, at Benchmark Health Care Center. 
 

Survivors include her son, Joseph A. White of Preston; seven grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren; sisters, Macie Hurtman of Dyer, Ark., and Lizzie Gripenthrog of Horicon, Wisc. 
 

She was preceded in death by her husband, A.D. White and a daughter, Linda Altomare. 
 

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

EARL EZELL MCSHEPARD 
 

Services for Earl Ezell McShepard will be held Friday at noon at St. Mark United Methodist Church in DeKalb with the Rev. Bass officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Clark's Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mr. McShepard, 78, of DeKalb, died Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002, in his home. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Lucy Mae McShepard of DeKalb; a son, William Earl McShepard of Cleveland, Ohio; sisters, Earnestine Mosely of Detroit, Cleo Allen of DeKalb; two brothers, Lyrie McShepard of DeKalb and James McShepard and his wife, Bonnie, of Milwaukee. 
 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary and Earl McShepard. 
 

Visitation will be today 5 p.m.- 6 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

RENITA LYNN ROBINSON HULL 

Self -employed 
 

Services for Renita Lynn Robinson Hull will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Fitkins Church of the Nazarine with the Rev. Charles Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Enterprise Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. Hull, 37, of Meridian, died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002, at Riley Hospital. She was self employed at Renita's Hairport. 
 

Survivors include her mother, Bessie Robinson of Meridian; her husband, Walter Hull; step-daughters, Kim Hull and Rachel Hull; a brother, Cecil Robinson; sisters, Cynthia Robinson, Stephanie Robinson, Sabrina Robinson all of Meridian and Sherrell Bryant of Alabaster, Ala. 
 

MCDANIEL LARKIN 

Truck driver 
 

Graveside services for McDaniel Larkin will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at Pentecostal Memorial Garden Cemetery with the Rev. James Stoudmire officiating. 
 

Elder Larkin, 51, of Meridian, died Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2002, in his home. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Susie Larkin of Meridian; three daughters, Sophia Evins and her husband, Maurice, of Meridian, Delicia Larkin of Troy, Ala., and Carissa Chambers and her husband, Luke Kevin, of Moss Point; two sons, Gregory Larkin and his wife, Antoinette, of Meridian, and Tracey Larkin and his wife, Michelle, of Troy, Ala.; his parents, Nathaniel and Lou Emma Larkin of Troy, Ala.; four sisters, Louise Jordan, Gloria Larkin and Sarah Griffin, all of Troy, Ala., and Gwendolyn Williamson of Dayton, Ohio; six brothers, the Rev. Nathaniel Larkin, the Rev. Alexander Larkin, Kelvin Larkin, all of Troy, Ala., Kenneth Larkin and Ricky Larkin, both of Wetumpka, Ala. and Douglas Larkin of Alexander City, Ala.; and 15 grandchildren. 
 

Visitation will be today from 6 p.m-7 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

YURIKO ARAI BODENHAMER 

Homemaker 
 

Services for Yuriko Arai Bodenhamer will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Travis McManus officiating. 
 

Mrs. Bodenhamer, 72, of Meridian, died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002, in her home. 
 

Survivors include her husband, Rex R. Bodenhamer of Meridian; four brothers, and two sisters, all of Japan. 
 

Visitation will be Saturday from 9 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. 
 

MARY PARKER 
 

Services for Mary Parker will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Clark's Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Rodney Smith officiating. Burial will be in Gibbs Cemetery in Morning Star, Ala. 
 

Mrs. Parker, 52, of Lauderdale, died Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002, in Brooklyn, New York. 
 

Survivors include her daughter, Constance Parker of Cuba, Ala.; four sisters, Annie B. Carlisle of Lauderdale, Earnestine Smith of Bailey, Florence Patterson of Columbiana, Ala. and Patricia Gibbs and her husband, Isiah, of San Antonio; five brothers, Soloman Gibbs and his wife, Rayleen, of Dallas, Johnny Gibbs of Lauderdale, Jacob Parker and his wife, Angela, of Syclauga, Ala., Jimmy Parker of St. Louis and J. T. Parker and his wife, Pricilla, of Lauderdale; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. 
 

She was preceded in death by her mother, Flora Gibbs and father, Julian Parker. 
 

Visitation will be Friday 6 p.m.- 7 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

KENNETH J. CLAYTON 
 

Arrangements were incomplete at Clark's Memorial Funeral Home for Kenneth J. Clayton, 70, of Meridian, who died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. 
 

TWANDA N. WALKER 
 

Arrangements were incomplete at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home for Twanda N. Walker, 22, of Meridian, who died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002, at Rush Foundation Hospital. 
 

LORA C. BUCKALEW 
 

Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home for Lora C. Buckalew, 84, of Meridian, who died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002, at the Specialty Hospital of Meridian. 
 

Obituaries for Friday, Aug. 23, 2002 
 

EDWIN ARLO JOINER 

Retired 
 

Services for Edwin Arlo Joiner will be held today at 10 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Keith Grubbs and Bill Webb officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery in Neshoba County. 
 

Mr. Joiner, 74, of Meridian, died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was a retired residential contractor. He was a lifetime member of Midway Baptist Church and was a trustee. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Joiner of Meridian; his daughters, Beth Griffin and her husband, Mason, of Birmingham,Ala., and Beverly Galbraith and her husband, Dale of Meridian; a son, Markey Joiner and his wife, Sky, of Meridian;grandchildren, Jessica Griffin, Win Joiner, Christen Joiner and Candy Cornish; one great-granddaughter, Payton Cornish; sisters, Mazell Watkins, Lillian Rickles and Nanette Winstead; brothers, James A. "Buddy" Joyner, Jessie Q. Joyner Jr. and Billy Joyner. 
 

Pallbearers will be Mike Joyner, Danny Joyner, Dennis Joyner, Everett Rickles, Win Joiner and Mike Ethridge. 
 

Memorials may be made to The Arlo Joiner Memorial Scholarship Fund at Community Bank, P.O. Box 5513, Meridian, Ms. 39302. 
 

EARL EZELL MCSHEPARD 
 

DEKALB -- Services for Earl Ezell McShepard will be held today at 12 p.m. at St. Mark United Methodist Church in DeKalb with the Rev. Bass officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Clark's Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mr. McShepard, 78, of DeKalb, died Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002, at his home. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Lucy Mae Shepard, of DeKalb; a son, William Earl Shepard of Cleveland; two sisters, Earnestine Mosely, of Detroit, Mich., and Cleo Allen, of DeKalb; and two brothers, Lyrie McShepard, of DeKalb, and James McShepard, of Milwaukee, Wisc. 
 

He was preceded in death by his parents Mary and Earl McShepard. 
 

ANNETTE TYSON LEE 

Homemaker 
 

BUTLER, Ala. -- Services for Annette Tyson Lee will be held today at 1 p.m. at Red Springs Assembly of God with the Rev. Mickey Green officiating. Burial will be in Red Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Gilbertown, Ala. Bumpers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. Lee, 55, of Gilbertown, Ala., died Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2002, in St. Clair County. 
 

Survivors include her daughter, Tammy Maxey of Demopolis,Ala.; her brother, Wayne Tyson of Toxey, Ala.; and two grandchildren. 
 
 
 

JAMES E. WILSON 

Business man 
 
 
 

PHILADELPHIA -- Services for James E. Wilson will be held today at 1 p.m. at Lynville United Methodist Church with the Rev. Steve Lampkin and Sister Audrey Adkins officiating. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery in Preston with McClain-Hays Funeral Service in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mr. Wilson, 65, of Preston, died Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2002, in Camden, Ark. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served as a military policeman. He was a native of Kemper County and longtime resident of the Preston Community. He retired from the civil service as a firefighter, and he was a previous owner of the True Value Store in DeKalb. He was a truck driver and a devoted father and husband and he was a member of Lynville United Methodist Church. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Flora Wilson of Preston; a son, Greg Wilson of Meridian; granddaughters, Toni Jo Gautney and Clay Anne Gautney, of Quitman; brothers, Arbie Wilson of Louisville and Burbon Wilson of Florence; a sister-in-law Gladys Wilson of Florence and several other family members and friends. 
 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Att and Mamie Wilson; a son, Mark Wilson; a brother, Sammy Wilson and a sister, Estella Wilson. 
 

Pallbearers will be Virgil Clark, Leon Fulton, Houston Jarvis, Freddie Gully, Mark Robertson, and Herbert Harbour. 
 

BOB CALVERT 

Retired Farmer 
 

PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Bob Calvert will be held today at 2 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Fred Frazier officiating. Burial will be in Mars Hill Cemetery in Neshoba County. 
 

Mr. Calvert, 79, of Philadelphia, died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002, at Neshoba County Nursing Home. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Winnie Calvert; a daughter, Patty Pace; a son, Mike Calvert, all of Philadelphia; two grandsons and a brother, Pruitt Calvert of Louisville. 
 

CECIL EARL WALLER SR. 

TV Repairman 
 

QUITMAN -- Services for Cecil Earl Waller Sr. will be held today at 2:30 p.m. at Wright's Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Gene Neal, Dennis Coats and Donald Campbell officiating. Burial will be in Waller Ridge Cemetery in Wayne County at 4 p.m. 
 

Mr. Waller, 74, of Quitman, died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in Korea. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Annie L. Waller; his sons Earl Waller Jr. and his wife, Phyllis, and Tommy Waller, all of Quitman; a daughter, Janet Hartin and her husband, George, of Ridgeland; two brothers, Nelson Waller and Conrade Waller, both of Shubuta; a sister, Pat Hayes of Quitman; three grandchildren, Shonda Renee Gardner and her husband, Steven, of Jacksonville, Fla., Nikkie Hartin of Ridgeland and Jennifer Waller of Quitman. 
 

THOMAS MELVIN SANDERFORD 

Retired 
 

Services for Thomas Melvin Sanderford will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Steve Jordan, John Allen Little and Dr. Richard Short officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery. 
 

Mr. Sanderford, 75, of Meridian, died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. He is the retired City of Meridian Fire Captain. He was the former Fire Chief for Waterways Experimental Station in Vicksburg. He was a retired Master Sergeant with the 186th Air National Guard and was a member of Jones Memorial Presbyterian Church and attended First Baptist Church in Marion and was a member of Faith Sunday School Class. 
 

Survivors include his wife Bobbie Tidwell Sanderford; a daughter, Dianne Shannon and her husband, Butch, all of Meridian; a son, Thomas Sanderford Jr. of Dalewood; a step-son Phil Smith of Meridian; grandchildren April Luke and her husband, Cary, of Collinsville, Amber Shannon of Jackson, and Allison Shannon of Starkville; one great-grandchild, Braden Luke of Collinsville and a brother, James Howard Sanderford and his wife, Dot, of Huntsville, Ala. 
 

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Jean Martin Sanderford, his parents, Fred and Exie Sanderford; a sister, Margaret Sanderford Short and a brother, R.F. Sanderford Jr. 
 

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Marion, Jones Memorial Presbyterian Church or a favorite charity. 
 

Pallbearers will be Keith Hales, Randy Touchton, R.W. Williams, Gayle Boyd, Sonny McCarra, R. C. McCary, Pat Kidd, Franklin Crawford. Honorary pallbearers will be City of Meridian Firemen, the 186 ANG Firemen and all retired firemen. 
 

Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.- 8 p.m. and Saturday one hour before the service at the funeral home. 
 

CATHERINE DAY BUFFINGTON 

Homemaker 
 

STARKVILLE -- Services for Catherine Day Buffington will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Jones Chapel Church of God in Meridian with the Rev. Roy Dabbs officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Welch Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. Buffinton, 83, of Starkville, died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002, at O'Brian's Personal Care Home. 
 

Survivors include her daughter, Sandra Buffington Eades of Long Beach; a son, Rex G. Buffington II of Starkville; a sister, Marge Conner of Mobile, Ala.; brothers, John Day of Quitman, and Cronfield Day of Houston, Texas; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. 
 

Memorials may be made to Baptist Memorial Hospice, P.O. Box 1307, Columbus, Miss. 39703. 
 

Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.- 8 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service at the church. 
 

CLARA W. LANG 
 

UNION -- Services for Clara W. Lang will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Milling Chapel of Union with the Rev. David Hardy officiating. Milling Funeral Home of Union is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. Lang, 57, of Union, died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002, at Laird Alliance Hospital of Union. 
 

Survivors include a daughter, Lynn Moore; a son, William Moore; two grandchildren; a brother, W.R. Lang, all of Union; and a sister, Elizabeth Alford, of Hattiesburg. 
 

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

RITA NELL PATTERSON 

Homemaker 
 

BILOXI -- Graveside services for Rita Nell Patterson will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at D'Iberville Memorial Park following a procession from Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes, Inc., in Biloxi. 
 

Mrs. Patterson, 82, of North Biloxi, died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2002, in Ocean Springs. She was born in Meridian and moved to the coast in 1954. She was a homemaker and a Presbyterian. 
 

Survivors include her husband, Woodrow Wilson Patterson, of North Biloxi; a son, David Wilson Patterson, of St. Martin Community; two sisters, Emma Frances Ford, of Commachi, New York, and Johnnie Pauline Reece, of Meridian; one granddaughter and one great-granddaughter. 
 

She was preceded in death by her parents, John W. and Pauline Landrum; and three sisters, Maurine Jeanette Murphy, Pinkie Elizabeth Landrum and MayDelle Lance. 
 

Visitation will be held Saturday from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. at the funeral home chapel. 
 

SHERRY ANN WOOD JONES 
 

Services for Sherry Ann Wood Jones will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel. 
 

Mrs. Jones, 54, of Meridian, died Thursday, Aug. 22, at University Hospital in Jackson. 
 

Visitation will be held Saturday from 12:30 p.m. until the service. 
 

RUTH ARLENE MONK 
 

SEBASTOPOL -- Services for Ruth Arlene Monk were held Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at Crossroads Church of God with the Revs. Larry Melton, Kenneth Johnson and Bob Smith officiating. Burial was in Damascus Cemetery in Walnut Grove. 
 

Mrs. Monk, 80, of Forest, died Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2002, at Lackey Memorial Hospital in Forest. 
 

Survivors include her husband, Billy Monk of Forest; daughters, Helen Luke of Walnut Grove, Ann King of Lake, Jo Windham, Etoile Smith and Deanie Elmore and Rachel Brooks, all of Forest; sons, Herman Monk of Forest and Floyd Monk of Lake; sisters, Alene Maxey of Lake, Rena Mae Hill of Forest; and a brother, Harvey Sistrunk of Forest; 26 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. 
 

She was preceded in death by her son, Billy Wayne Monk; a daughter, Mary Ladd, one brother and one sister. 
 

MYRTLE DEAR 
 

Services for Myrtle Dear are incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home. Ms. Dear, of Grenada, died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2002. 
 

WALTER P. MCDUFFIE 
 

Services for Walter P. McDuffie are incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home. 
 

Mr. McDuffie, 73, of Meridian, died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2002 at Riley Memorial Hospital. 
 

Obituaries for Sunday, Aug. 25, 2002 
 

ROY JAMES LANGDON 

Retired carpenter 
 

NEWTON -- Services for Roy James Langdon will be held today at 2:30 p.m. at Webb Funeral Home of Newton with the Rev. Lin Chesney officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. 
 

Mr. Langdon, 79, of Hickory, died Friday, Aug. 23, 2002, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. He was a retired carpenter, and he was born in Neshoba County. He was a member of Hickory Baptist Church. 
 

Survivors include two daughters, Barbara Faye Sanderson of Lawrence and Brenda O'Neal James of Hickory; a son, Roy R. Langdon of Lawrence; a brother, Joy Langdon of Meridian; and five grandchildren. 
 

He was preceded in death by his wife, Artie Cape Langdon. 
 

BULA BELL THOMAS 

Homemaker 
 

PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Bula Bell Thomas will be held today at 4 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery in Neshoba County. 
 

Mrs. Thomas, 73, of Meridian died Friday, Aug. 23, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker. 
 

Survivors include a daughter, Carol Thomas of Meridian; two grandchildren; and a brother, Jesse Hurt of Philadelphia. 
 

LAWRENCE CALLOWAY SMITH 

Farmer 
 

DEKALB -- Services for retired Chief Master Sgt. Lawrence "Callie" Calloway Smith will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Binnsville Methodist Church with the Revs. John Wood and Charles Kottenbrook officiating. Burial will be in Binnsville Cemetery with Stephens Funeral Home of DeKalb in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mr. Smith, 84, of Scooba, died Friday, Aug. 23, 2002, at his residence. Mr. Smith, a farmer, served 22 years in the Air Force and 20 years in civil service at Naval Air Station Meridian. He was a past lay leader and a longtime member of Binnsville Methodist Church. Mr. Smith was very active in community affairs as well as the Boys Scouts of America. 
 

Survivors include a daughter, Diane Carol Smith Hutcherson of Cookeville, Tenn.; two sons, Robert Steven Smith of West Point and Larry Smith of Scooba; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; a sister, Virginia Kimmell of LaPeer, Mich.; and three brothers, George Smith of West Point, Melvin Smith of Mobile, Ala., and Bill Smith of Jacksonville, Fla. 
 

He was preceded in death by his wife, Ethel Francis Smith; a sister, Mamie Lois Vaughn; and a brother, Howard Love "TP" Smith. 
 

Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home and 30 minutes prior to the service. 
 

SHIRLEY G. BYNUM 

Retired nurse 
 

UNION -- Services for Shirley G. Bynum will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Beulah Baptist Church with the Revs. Ed Knox and Byron Howell officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Milling Funeral Home of Union in charge of arrangements. 
 

Ms. Bynum, 69, of Decatur, died Friday, Aug. 23, 2002, at Kings Daughters Nursing Home. She was retired from her job as a nurse at Riley Hospital. She was a member of Beulah Baptist Church. 
 

Survivors include her husband, Jack Bynum, of Decatur; two sons, Bobby Bynum and his wife, Brenda, of Decatur, and Billy Bynum and his wife, Missy, of Waynesboro; a daughter, Jackie Sheehan and her husband, Ricky, of Little Rock; two sisters, Jewell Soper of Tupelo and Glenna Thaggard of Little Rock; two brothers, Ervin Lee of Eastland, Texas, and Edwin Graham of Decatur; six grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. 
 

The family requests memorials be made to Gideons International, P.O. Box 297, Newton, MS 39345. 
 

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

Pallbearers will be Hailey Snowden, William Huey, Ricky Harrison, Randall Huey, Bill Glenn and Wayne Lanier. 
 

KENNETH J. CLAYTON 
 

Services for Kenneth J. Clayton will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Clark's Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. 
 

Mr. Clayton, 70, of Meridian died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Johnnie Ward Clayton; his mother, Rachel Clayton; nine children, Hazel Hollaway, Linda Ward Cole, Gwendolyn Faye Ward, Grenada Ward, Diane Ward, Calvin Ward, Kenneth Jerry Ward, Willie Charles Ward and Michael Ray Ward, all of Meridian; three sisters, Katie Ward, Connie Ward and Maxine Ward, all of Chicago; a brother, Alexander Ward Jr. of Chicago; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. 
 

He was preceded in death by his father, Alexander Ward. 
 

Visitation will be today from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

CALVIN THOMAS HANEY 

Contractor and brick mason 
 

BUTLER, Ala. -- Services for Calvin Thomas Haney will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Shady Grove Assembly of God Church. Burial will be in the Shady Grove Assembly Cemetery at Needham, Ala., with Bumpers Funeral Home in Butler in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mr. Haney, 68, of Whynot, died Saturday, Aug. 24, 2002, at Benchmark Health Care Facility. Mr. Haney was a contractor and a brick mason. Mr. Haney served in the Army. 
 

Survivors include five sons, Danny Haney of Jackson, Ala., Danny Haney of Demopolis, Ala., Johnny Haney of Jackson, Ray Haney, also of Jackson, and Terry Haney of Meridian; three daughters, Debbie Sims of Panama City, Fla., Angel Haney of Demopolis, and Terri Haney of Georgia; three sisters, Dot Chisolm of Butler, Verdie Lee Collins of Winnovons, La., and Aree Presley of Needham; and four grandchildren. 
 

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

WALTER P. MCDUFFIE 

Retired salesman 
 

Services for Walter P. McDuffie will be held Monday at 11:30 a.m. at Webb Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Null officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery. 
 

Mr. McDuffie, 73, of Meridian died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2002, at Riley Memorial Hospital. He was retired from sales at Motor Supply. He was a member of First Church of God, and he was a veteran. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Sybil M. McDuffie of Meridian; two sons, Ernest Paul McDuffie of Chesapeake, Va., and Mark Wayne McDuffie of Wheatly, Wis.; a nephew, Jimmy McDuffie; and two nieces, Judy Dubose and Penny Thomas. 
 

He was preceded in death by his parents, James Leroy McDuffie and Corrie Anderson McDuffie. 
 

Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

RUBY L. SMITH 

Retired home health worker 
 

Services for Ruby L. Smith will be held Monday at 3 p.m. at Webb Funeral Home with the Revs. Paul LeBlanc and Paul Railey officiating. Burial will be in Clay Memorial Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. Smith, 77, of Meridian died Friday, Aug. 23, 2002, at Hospice South. She was retired from her job at Lauderdale County Home Health. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Meridian. 
 

Survivors include her son, Leotis "Sonny" Smith and his wife, Becky, of Meridian; a sister, Jewel Tolar of Meridian; a brother-in-law, Dewey Smith and his wife, Freda, of Chunky; a sister-in-law, Julia Smith of Meridian; grandchildren, Chad Smith of San Antonio, Texas, Brian Smith and his wife, Leigh Ann, of Meridian, Jamey Taylor and his wife, Valla, of Meridian; great-grandchildren, Brittany and Clint Taylor of Meridian; and a dearly beloved friend, Otis Warren of Meridian. 
 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Julius M. Daniels; a daughter, Everlee Smith; a sister, Vera Daniels; and a brother, Julius Daniels. 
 

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

Pallbearers will be elders and members of the church. 
 

SARAH M. ROSS 

School custodian 
 

Services for Sarah M. Ross will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church at Collinsville with the Rev. John Griggs officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery at Collinsville with E.E. McDonald Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. Ross, 90, of Collinsville, died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was employed with Lauderdale County schools as a custodian. 
 

Survivors include five children, William Payne and his wife, Earlean, of Clewiston, Fla., Dr. Charles Payne and his wife, June, of Muncie, Ind., Catherine Autmon of Collinsville, Sarah Crenshaw of Meridian, Betty Barfield and her husband, Elias, of Collinsville; 34 grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren; two daughters-in-law, Katie Payne of Philadelphia and Lovie Payne of Clewiston, Fla.; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. 
 

She was preceded in death by two husbands and two children. 
 

Visitation will be Tuesday from 2 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home's chapel in Meridian and Wednesday from 10 a.m.-11 a.m. at the church. 
 

ERNEST T. JEMISON 

Retired 
 

Services for Ernest T. Jemison will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at New Cannan Baptist Church with the Rev. Jerome Stanley Coleman officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery with Berry and Gardner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mr. Jemison, 85, of Meridian died Friday, Aug. 23, 2002, at Meridian Community Living Center. He was retired. 
 

Survivors include a son, Lee Auther Jemison of Hattiesburg; a granddaughter; two great-grandchildren; and a niece. 
 

He was preceded in death by his wife and his parents. 
 

Visitation will be Tuesday from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

JOHNNY DORSEY 
 

Services for Johnny Dorsey were incomplete at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home. Mr. Dorsey, 85, of Meridian died Saturday, Aug. 24, 2002, at R.P. White Nursing Facility. 
 

LUCILLE HUNNICUTT 
 

Services for Lucille Hunnicutt were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home. Mrs. Hunnicutt, 93, of Meridian died Saturday, Aug. 24, 2002, at her residence. 
 

Obituaries for Monday, Aug. 26, 2002 
 

WALTER P. MCDUFFIE 

Retired 
 

Services for Walter P. McDuffie were to be held today at 11:30 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jeff Hancock officiating. Burial was to be in Magnolia Cemetery. 
 

Mr. McDuffie, 73, of Meridian, died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2002, at Riley Hospital. He was a veteran and a member of First Church of God. He was a retired salesman with Motor Supply. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Sybil M. McDuffie of Meridian; two sons, Ernest Paul McDuffie and Mark Wayne McDuffie of Wheatly, Wis.; a nephew, Jimmy McDuffie; and two nieces, Judy Dubose and Penny Thomas. 
 

He was preceded in death by his parents, James Leroy McDuffie and Corrie Anderson McDuffie. 
 

Pallbearers will be Ray Eubanks, Dalton Williamson, Edward Wright, Richard Mulling, LeRoy Corley and Lynn Davidson. Honorary pallbearer will be Gene Harris. 
 

ALICE ELAINE BLOUNT 

Licensed practical nurse, homemaker 
 

PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Alice Elaine Blount will be held today at 3:30 p.m. at John E. Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Grady Wood and Dr. Wayne Hill officiating. Burial will be in Old Mars Hill Cemetery in Winston County. 
 

Mrs. Blount, 69, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, Aug. 24, 2002, at Laird Hospital in Union. 
 

Survivors include her husband, Arden Blount, two daughters, Trudy Letetia King and her husband, Jerry, and Beverly Cherl Whitehead and her husband, Kenny, a son, Kenneth M. Blount, all of Philadelphia; a sister, Sally Hutchinson of Spring Branch, Texas; a brother, George H. Newman of Walla Walla, Wash.; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. 
 

LUCILE V. HUNNICUTT 

Homemaker 
 

Services for Lucile V. Hunnicutt will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. David McCubbin officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery. 
 

Mrs. Hunnicutt, 93, of Meridian, died Saturday, Aug. 24, 2002, in her home. She was a member of First Baptist Church and the Esther Sunday School Class. 
 

Survivors include her son, William R. Hunnicutt Jr. of Meridian; a daughter, Mary Ann Gerhardt and her husband, Bob, of Magnolia; a grandson, William F. Massey III and his wife, Ellie, of Meridian; a granddaughter, Margaret Ann Massey of New Orleans; great-grandchildren, Christopher Briggs of New Orleans, Emily Massey and Hannah Massey, both of Meridian. 
 

She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward C. Vandiver and Mary Hooks Vandiver. 
 

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

KATHRYN ANN COUCH LACY 

Retired teacher 
 

Services for Kathryn Ann Couch Lacy will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Dr. William Lacy, Edward Smith and Ben James officiating. Burial will be in Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery in Toomsuba. 
 

Mrs. Lacy, 89, of Toomsuba, died Saturday, Aug. 24, 2002, at King's Daughters and Sons Rest Home. She taught elementary school for 42 years and had a lifelong interest in the welfare and accomplishments of each student. 
 

Survivors include her daughters, Kathryn Dell Coker and her husband, Charles; three granddaughters, Beth Smith and her husband, John, Alison Irwin and her husband, Les, and Charla Pierce and her husband, Sam; great-grandchildren, Lacy Smith, Alex Smith and Justin Irwin, all of Toomsuba; sisters, Celeste Long of Milledgeville, Ga., and Julia Bynum of Ellisville; and her special friends, Ethel Ray and Virgie Barney of Toomsuba. 
 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dell Lacy; her parents, Tom and Jodie Couch; six brothers and a sister. 
 

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

ORAN DALE REDDEN 
 

QUITMAN -- Services for Oran Dale Redden will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Wright's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mitchell McDonald officiating. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery. 
 

Mr. Redden, 92, of Quitman, died Sunday, Aug. 25, 2002, in his home. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in World War II. He was very instrumental in the organization and development of the Quitman Public Library and served on its board for numerous years. 
 

He was active in First United Methodist Church in Quitman and in community and civic organizations in Quitman and Clarke County. 
 

Survivors include several nieces and nephews, Cindy Castle of Quitman, Gayle Malone of Meridian, Beverly Richardson of Jackson, Lana Myers of Chunchula, Ala., Warren Redden of Gulfport, Ricky Redden of Gulfport, L.G. Wright Sr. of Quitman, Jimmy Irby of Pensacola, Fla., Chuck Irby of Laurel and Joe Castles of Houston, Texas; three sisters-in-law, Mrs. Urna Castles of Houston, Texas, Mae Ethel Irby of Laurel and Margaret W. Lane of Brandon. 
 

He was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys Wright Redden. 
 

Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church of Quitman or the Quitman Public Library. 
 

Pallbearers will be Guilliam Graham, Al Vowell, John Hammack, Sam Davis, Doug Hester and Sonny Young. 
 

Honorary pallbearers will be Carter Jones, Dr. Walter Gunn, H.B. Hammack, C.L. Hunter, Bobby Donald, Franklin Slay and Hal Dabbs. 
 

Visitation will be today beginning at 5 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

SYLVIA JEAN WARREN KINARD 

Retired from American Freightways 
 

Services for Sylvia Jean Warren Kinard will be held Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Chuck Overby and Reid Whittington officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery in the Martin Community. 
 

Mrs. Kinard, of Meridian, died Monday, Aug. 26, 2002, in her home. She attended Prospect Presbyterian Church. 
 

Survivors include her husband, Billy Kinard of Meridian; two sons, Ricky McMullen and his wife, Kris, and Freddy McMullen, all of Mandeville, La.; a daughter, Tammy McMullen of Newton; seven grandchildren, Shanna McMullen, Manning McMullen, Maghee McMullen, Alexa McMullen, Andrew Flow, Maggie Mann and Scotty Fletcher; two brothers, Dewayne Warren and his wife, Elaine, and Charles Warren, all of Dallas; several nieces and nephews. 
 

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Debra McMullen. 
 

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

ROY JAMES LANGDON 
 

Services for Roy James Langdon were held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Lin Chesney officiating. Burial was in Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. 
 

Mr. Landon, 79, of Hickory, died Friday, Aug. 23, 2002, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He was a retired carpenter and a member of Hickory Baptist Church. 
 

Survivors include his daughters, Barbara Faye Sanderson of Lawrence and Brenda O'Neal James of Hickory; a son, Roy R. Langdon of Lawrence; a brother, Jay Langdon of Meridian; five grandchildren and a sister, Sybile Taylor of Saraland, Ala. 
 

He was preceded in death by his wife, Artie Cape Langdon. 
 

Pallbearers will be Bob Warren, Joe Warren, Jack Dove, Kerry Benson, Harold Parnell and Stan Langdon. 
 

CORNELIUS NATHAN MOORE 
 

Services for Cornelius Nathan Moore will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel. 
 

Mr. Moore, 95, of Waynesboro, who died Saturday, Aug. 24, 2002, at Wayne General Hospital. 
 

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

STANLEY NEIL LYLES 
 

Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Stanley Neil "Sam" Lyles, 47, of Meridian who died in August in his home.
 

Obituaries for Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2002 
 

CORNELIUS NATHAN MOORE 

Retired 
 

Services for Cornelius Nathan Moore will be held today at 2 p.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Steve Jordan officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. 
 

Mr. Moore, 95, of Marion, died Saturday, Aug. 24, 2002, at Wayne General Hospital in Waynesboro. 
 

He was retired from the Atomic Energy Plant in Oak Ridge, Tenn. He was a veteran of World War II. He participated in France on D-Day, then into Belgium, returning to the United States after the war to work in Oak Ridge. Mr. Moore was awarded the Croix De Guerre Medal for galant action in the World War II by the French government. He moved to Marion in 1980. 
 

He was married to Juanita Waggoner of Carthage who died in July 1960. He then married Sybil Fletcher of Kingsport, Tenn. 
 

Survivors include his daughter, Connie Susan Moore; granddaughters, Safia, Aundrea and Skylar Brooke Garrett; four sisters, Mary Moore Ethridge and Opal Moore Mitchell, both of Meridian, Masie Moore Winstead of Gulfport and Mazine Moore Winstead of Philadelphia; two brothers, Windell H. Moore of Cedar Grove, N.C., and Mason T. Moore of Philadelphia. 
 

He was preceded in death by his parents, William Ellis Moore and Clarinda Ann Sikes Moore; a sister, Fannie Lee Moore Tingle; and a brother, James "Jimmie" William Moore, both of Philadelphia. 
 

Pallbearers will be his nephews, Keith Tingle, Gerald Mitchell, Gerry Mitchell, Thomas Moore, Alan Winstead and David Winstead. 
 

Honorary pallbearers will be Ronnie Wagner, Scott Gray, Leslie Gates and James O. "Jimmy" Garrett Jr. 
 

MEDRIC L. ROBERTSON 

Retired truck driver 
 

PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Medric L. "Med" Robertson were to be held today at 11 a.m. at Sandtown United Methodist Church with the Revs. Ray Stokes and Jeff Switzer officiating. Burial was to be in the church cemetery. John E. Stephens Chapel Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mr. Robertson, 77, of Ridgeland, died Sunday, Aug. 25, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jackson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Gwin Robertson of Ridgeland; three sisters, Odessa Whitehead of Ridgeland, Deloris Gressett of Chunky and Marvel Crawford of Philadelphia; four brothers, James Robertson of Philadelphia, Bobby G. Robertson of Jackson, Alton Robertson of Madison and Charley Robertson of Philadelphia. 
 

JOHNNIE DORSEY 

Retired fruit packer 
 

Services for Johnnie Dorsey will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. 
 

Mr. Dorsey, 72, of Meridian, died Saturday, Aug. 24, 2002, at R.P. White Nursing Center. 
 

Survivors include his son, John Dorsey and his wife, Shucretia, of Meridian; a sister, Mattie Hardy of Meridian; five grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and several nieces and nephews. 
 

He was preceded in death by his wife and parents. 
 

Visitation will be Wednesday 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

MARLAND RIDDELL SMITH 
 

ESCATAWPA-- Services for Marland Riddell "Smitty" Smith will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at Watervalley Holiness Church in Whynot with the Revs. Leslie Roberts and Jerry Hamilton officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Jackson County Funeral Services and Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mr. Smith, 67, of Lucedale, died Sunday, Aug. 25, 2002, in Lucedale. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Eula Mae Smith of Lucedale; two sons, Ronnie Dell Smith and his wife, Tammy, of Meridian, Marland D. Smith and his wife, Lylene, of Pascagoula; four daughters, Faye Goff of Escatawpa, Deborah Tidwell and her husband, Brian, of Toomusba, Cathy Epps and her husband, David, of Pascagoula and Angel Dodson of Pascagoula; a brother, Royce Donnell Smith and his wife, Sheila, of Jackson; grandsons, B.J. Tidwell, Chris Tidwell and Josh Tidwell, all of Toomsuba, Chris Butler, Dan Butler and Clayton Butler, all of Meridian, Shannon Smith, Brandon Smith, Matthew Smith, Blake Smith, Jeremy Dunbar and Jason Epps, all of Pascagoula; granddaughters, Neicey Malone Tabor of Escatawpa, Alisha Smith, Brittney Smith, Crystal Dodson and Destini Dodson, all of Meridian; great-grandchildren, Candi Malone, Cameron Malone and Andrew Malone, all of Pascagoula, Brock Tidwell, Cade Tidwell and Kayleigh Tidwell, all of Toomsuba. 
 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ollie D. Smith and Nettie Moffett Smith; two sisters and a brother. 
 

Pallbearers will be his grandsons. 
 

Visitation will be Wednesday 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at Jackson County Funeral Services. 
 

BLANCH NICHOLSON 
 

CHICAGO -- Services for Blanch Nicholson will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at New Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church. Gatling's Chapel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. Nicholson, 65, of Chicago, died Saturday, Aug. 24, 2002, in Chicago. 
 

Survivors include her husband, Samuel Nicholson of Chicago; two sons, the Rev. Richard Howard Coleman and his wife, Mary, of Egan, Minn., Samuel T. Nicholson and his wife, Rose, of Chicago; two daughters, Phyllis M. King and her husband, James, and Frances Nicholson, all of Chicago; her mother, Cynthia Coleman Friend of Marion; five sisters, Evelyn Jones and her husband, Henderson, Ora D. Barrett and her husband, Able, all of Meridian, Sarah N. King and her husband, Roy, of Marion, Cynthia D. Willis and her husband, Daniel, of Russell and Lillie S. Coleman of Richton; four brothers, Richard Coleman Sr. and his wife, Rene, of Perkinston, Charles D. Coleman and his wife, Fannie, of Montgomery, Ala., Norman C. Coleman and his wife, Peggy, of Marion, Oscar L. Coleman and his wife, Bonnie, of Meridian; her father-in-law, Hirman Nicholson of Laurel; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and several relatives and friends. 
 

She was preceded in death by her father, Lewis Coleman; and two brothers, Ernest R. Coleman and Bonner Coleman Jr. 
 

RUBY L. SMITH 

Retired 
 

Services for Ruby L. Smith were held Monday at 3 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Paul LeBlanc and Paul Railey officiating. Burial was in Clay Memorial Cemetery. 
 

Mrs. Smith, 77, of Meridian, died Friday, Aug. 23, 2002, at Hospice South. She was retired from the Lauderdale County Home Health Department. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Meridian. 
 

Survivors include her son, Leotis "Sonny" Smith and his wife, Becky; a sister, Jewel Tolar of Meridian; a brother-in-law Dewey Smith and his wife, Freda, of Chunky; a sister-in-law Julia Smith of Meridian; grandchildren, Chad Smith of San Antonio, Texas, Brian Smith and his wife, Leigh Ann and Jamey Taylor and his wife, Valla, all of Meridian; great-grandchildren, Brittany and Clint Taylor of Meridian; and a dearly beloved friend, Otis Warren of Meridian. 
 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Leotis Smith Sr.; her father, Julius M. Daniels; her mother, Lillian Daniels; a daughter, Evelee Smith; a sister, Vera Daniels; and a brother, Julius Daniels. 
 

Pallbearers were the elders and members of Seven Day Adventist Church of Meridian. 
 
 
 
 
 

Evelyn Flake 
 
 
 
 
 

Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home of Newton for Evelyn Flake, 86, of Marks, who died Sunday, Aug. 25, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. 
 

WALTER HAROLD THOMPSON 
 

Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Walter Harold Thompson, 58, of Meridian, who died Monday, Aug. 26, 2002, at Riley Hospital. 
 

RICHARD MCCRORY 
 

Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home for Richard McCrory, 42, of Rankin County, who died Sunday, Aug. 25, 2002, at University Medical Center in Jackson. 
 

CLAUDIA PALMER 
 

Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home of DeKalb for Claudia Palmer, 82, of Kemper County, who died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2002, in Meridian. 
 

Obituaries for Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2002 
 

EVELYN CASTLE FLAKE 

Homemaker, secretary 
 

NEWTON -- Graveside services for Evelyn Castle Flake will be held today at 1 p.m. at Newton Masonic Cemetery with the Rev. Wayne Campbell officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. Flake, 86, of Marks, formerly of Newton, died Sunday, Aug. 25, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. She was a homemaker and a secretary for the U.S. Navy. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Marks. 
 

Survivors include her husband, Charles N. Flake of Marks; a daughter, Pamela Johnson of Long Beach; a son, David Auter of Wichita, Kan.; five stepdaughters, Donna Regel of Bartlett, Tenn., Peggie Roberts of Mobile, Ala., Sandra Irby of Gulfport, Susan Schmitt of Germantown, Tenn., and Judy Flake of Jackson; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. 
 

She was preceded in death by her parents, George A. and Tempie Sharp Castle. 
 

Visitation will be today 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

FRANK THOMAS DONALD 
 

GILBERTOWN, Ala. -- Services for Frank Thomas Donald will be held today at 2 p.m. at Donald Assembly of God with the Rev. Michael Boutwell and Brent Boutwell officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery with Phillips Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mr. Donald, 65, of Melvin, Ala., died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2002, in Melvin. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Johnnie Ann McInnis Donald and a daughter, Jennifer Donald, both of Melvin; brothers, Thomas Donald and Roy Donald, both of Mathersville; sisters, Wilma Doggett of Silas, Lavone Waite of Millry, Carlene Graham of Waynesboro, Mildred Broadhead of Toxey, Doris Clark of Needham, Shirley Elmore and Charlotte Diamond, both of Butler; one grandchild and two great-grandchildren. 
 

He was preceded in death by two sons, Tommy Donald and Jeffery Donald. 
 

EVA MARIE SMITH CULPEPPER 

Homemaker 
 

GREENVILLE -- Graveside services for Eva Marie Smith Culpepper will be held today at 2 p.m. at Magnolia Cemetery in Meridian. Boone-Wells Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. Culpepper, 91, of Greenville, died Monday, Aug. 26, 2002, at Mississippi Care Center in Greenville. She was born in Meridian where she graduated from high school. She married Curtis Culpepper and made their home in Meridian. Mr. Culpepper preceded her in death in 1974. She had lived in Greenville since 1994. 
 

Mrs. Culpepper was a member of Fifteenth Avenue Baptist Church in Meridian. 
 

Survivors include her son, Everette T. Culpepper of Greenville; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. 
 

STANLEY NEIL LYLES 

Owner, operator of Best Vendin 
 
 
 

Services for Stanley Neil "Sam" Lyles will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Bob Simmons officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery. 
 

Mr. Lyles, 47, of Meridian, died Monday, Aug. 19, 2002, in his home. He was a member of Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity and former supervisor at Hardens and Earthgrains Bakery. 
 

Survivors include his mother, Katherine Lyles of Meridian; three sisters, Rita Newell and her husband, Jerry, of Hoover, Ala., Robbie Shehane and her husband, Don, of Meridian and Judy Grayson and her husband, Ralph, of Meridian; a brother, James "Jim" Lyles Jr. and his wife, Rhonda, of Grenada; four nephews, Scott Newell, Jay Grayson, Lyle Shehane and Clay Grayson; three nieces, Toni Grayson, Robin Shehane and Jenifer Lyles; a great-niece, Bailey Newell; and a great-nephew, Casey Newell. 
 

He was preceded in death by his father, James Lee Lyles Sr. 
 

Pallbearers will be his Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity brothers, and Jody Bryant. 
 

Honorary pallbearers will be his nephews. 
 

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

MARLAND RIDDELL SMITH 
 

Services for Marland Riddell "Smitty" Smith will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at Watervalley Holiness Church in Whynot with the Revs. Leslie Roberts and Jerry Hamilton officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Jackson County Funeral Services of Escatawpa and Barham Funeral Home of Meridian is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mr. Smith, 67, of Lucedale, died Sunday, Aug. 25, 2002, in Lucedale. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Eula Mae Smith of Lucedale; two sons, Ronnie Dell Smith and his wife, Tammy, of Meridian, Marland D. Smith and his wife, Lylene, of Pascagoula; four daughters, Faye Goff of Escatawpa, Deborah Tidwell and her husband, Brian, of Toomsuba, Cathy Epps and her husband, David, of Pascagoula and Angel Dodson of Pascagoula; a brother, Royce Donnell Smith and his wife, Sheila, of Jackson; grandsons, B.J. Tidwell, Chris Tidwell and Josh Tidwell, all of Toomsuba, Chris Butler, Dan Butler and Clayton Butler, all of Meridian, Shannon Smith, Brandon Smith, Matthew Smith, Blake Smith, Jeremy Dunbar and Jason Epps, all of Pascagoula; granddaughters, Neicey Malone Tabor of Escatawpa, Alisha Smith, Brittney Smith, Crystal Dodson and Destini Dodson, all of Meridian; great-grandchildren, Candi Malone, Cameron Malone and Andrew Malone, all of Pascagoula, Brock Tidwell, Cade Tidwell and Kayleigh Tidwell, all of Toomsuba. 
 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ollie D. Smith and Nettie Moffett Smith; two sisters and a brother. 
 

Pallbearers will be his grandsons. 
 

Visitation will be Wednesday 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at Barham Funeral Home. 
 

WALTER CLYDE DEAN 
 

Services for Walter Clyde Dean will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. John Primitive Baptist Church in Porterville with the Rev. Greg Watkins officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Latimer Metropolitan Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mr. Dean, 70, of Meridian, died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002, in Kosciusko. 
 

Survivors include his son, Willie James Dean of St. Louis; a daughter, Bernice Grant of Jackson; a sister, Annie V. Tucker and her husband, William, of St. Louis; brothers, Johnny Dean and his wife, Bertha, of St. Louis, Curtis L. Dean and Joe Louis Dean, both of Meridian; and eight grandchildren. 
 

Visitation will be today 3 p.m.-6 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

WALTER HAROLD THOMPSON 

Radiology department employee 
 

Services for Walter Harold Thompson will be held Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at Barham Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Travis McManus, Charles Miles and Leslie Aucoin officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. 
 

Mr. Thompson, 58, of Meridian, died Monday, Aug. 26, 2002, at Riley Hospital. He was an employee of the radiology department of Riley Hospital and a member of Lakeview Worship Center, where he served as a deacon. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Connie Thompson of Meridian; two sons, Michael Thompson and his wife, Pam, of Meridian and Darrell Thompson of Jackson; a brother, Edsel Thompson; six sisters, Frances Robinson, Jewel Tisdale and Hazel Jackson, all of Meridian, Annette Harmon of Waynesboro, Willodean Hines of Meridian and Dorathy Hildreth of Macon, Ga.; three grandchildren, Tyler, Ben and Will Thompson; and his mother-in-law, Rosa Wells of Meridian. 
 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Thompson. 
 

the family requests memorials be made to Lakeview Worship Center. 
 

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

CLAUDIA S. PALMER 

Retired 
 

DEKALB -- Services for Claudia S. Palmer will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Sam J. Hull officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Springs Cemetery. 
 

Mrs. Palmer, 82, of Meridian, died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2002, at Riley Hospital. She was a retired motel manager and a member of New Hope Methodist Church. 
 

Survivors include two sisters, Ola Jarvis of DeKalb and Alva Swearingen of Meridian; two brothers, Chandler Swearingen of Meridian and Willard Swearingen of Fitzgerald, Ga.; and a stepdaughter, Nan Casciaro of Meridian. 
 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Palmer. 
 

Pallbearers will be Mark Swearingen, Scott Swearingen, George Robert Swearingen, Harvey Swearingen, Larry Swearingen and Homer Clay Swearingen. 
 

Honorary pallbearer will be Billy Joe Hedgepeth. 
 

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

JOSEPH RENNA 

Retired garment manufacturer 
 

PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Joseph Renna will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Henderson officiating. Burial will be in Cedarlawn Cemetery. 
 

Mr. Renna, 88, of Philadelphia, died Monday, Aug. 26, 2002, at the VA Medical Center in Jackson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Mattie Pearl Renna of Philadelphia; two sons, Leonard Renna of Leesburg, Fla., and Matthew Renna of Philadelphia; stepdaughters, Sue Wallace of Brandon, Jeanette Robideau of Houston, Texas, and Shirley Henderson of Mobile, Ala.; a sister, Betty Hearsum of Virginia Beach, Va.; a brother, Phil Renna of Boca Raton, Fla.; nine grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren and 17 step-great-grandchildren. 
 

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Anna. 
 

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

RICHARD MCCRORY 

Carpenter 
 

Graveside services for Richard McCrory will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. at Bethel Cemetery in Newton County. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mr. McCrory, 42, of Pearl, died Sunday, Aug. 25, 2002, at the University Medical Center. 
 

Survivors include a daughter, Angelia McCrory of Whynot; and a son, Rubin H. McCrory of Toomsuba. 
 

Visitation will be Thursday 1 p.m.-2:15 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

LEONA GRIGGS 
 

Services for Leona Griggs will be held Thursday at 5 p.m. at Enterprise Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. 
 

Mrs. Griggs, 83, of Meridian, died Monday, Aug. 26, 2002, in her home. She was employed by Meridian Public Schools, RSVP and Foster Grandparents. 
 

Survivors include two brothers, Jessie Rutledge and Artis Rutledge, both of Detroit, Mich.; two sisters, Mary Ophelia Houser of Detroit and Geneva Rutledge Willis of Cleveland, Ohio; one grandchild and three great-grandchildren. 
 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Griggs; and a son, John Redmond. 
 

Visitation will be Thursday one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. 
 

ROY JAMES LANGDON 

Retired carpenter 
 
 
 

NEWTON -- Services for Roy James Langdon were held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Lin Chesney officiating. Burial was in Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. 
 

Mr. Langdon, 79, of Hickory, died Friday, Aug. 23, 2002, at the University Medical Center in Jackson. He was a veteran of World War II and served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of Hickory Baptist Church. 
 

Survivors include his daughters, Barbara Faye Sanderson of Lawrence and Brenda O'Neal and her husband, James, of Hickory; a son, Roy R. Langdon of Lawrence; a brother, Joy Langdon of Meridian; a sister, Sybile Taylor of Saraland, Ala.; and five grandchildren. 
 

He was preceded in death by his wife, Artie Cape Langdon. 
 

Pallbearers were Bob Warren, Joe Warren, Jack Dove, Kerry Benson, Harold Parnell and Stan Langdon. 
 

HUGH EGGERTON 
 

Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for Hugh Eggerton, 84, of Meridian, who died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2002, at Rush Foundation Hospital. 
 

VIRGINIA FRAYSUR 
 

Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Virginia Fraysur, 68, of Meridian, who died Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2002, at Guardian Angel Hospice. 
 

Obituaries for Thursday, Aug. 29, 2002 
 

SARA HINKLE HINES 
 

MACON -- Services for Sara Hinkle Hines will be held today at 11 a.m. at Brooksville Baptist Church with the Revs. Olen Hutchins, Bob Myers and Cornell Daughtry officiating. Burial will be in Brooksville Cemetery. Cockrell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. Hines, 70, of Brooksville, died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Golden Triangle Hospital in Columbus. 
 

Survivors include a daughter, Sherry Hines Harris of Woodstock, Ga.; two sons, Walter "Bubba" Hines of Brooksville and Gary Hines of Macon; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; a sister, Liz White of Louisville; two brothers, Walter Hinkle of Gulfport and Jimmy Hinkle of Columbus. 
 

She was preceded in death by her husband, S.M. "Jiggs" Hines. 
 

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or Brooksville Baptist Church. 
 

WALTER HAROLD THOMPSON 

Radiology department employee 
 

Services for Walter Harold Thompson will be held today at 11:30 a.m. at Barham Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Travis McManus, Charles Miles and Leslie Aucoin officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. 
 

Mr. Thompson, 57, of Meridian, died Monday, Aug. 26, 2002, at Riley Hospital. He was an employee of the radiology department of Riley Hospital and a member of Lakeview Worship Center, where he served as a deacon. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in Vietnam. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Connie Thompson of Meridian; two sons, Michael Thompson and his wife, Pam, of Meridian and Darrell Thompson of Jackson; a brother, Edsel Thompson; six sisters, Frances Robinson, Jewel Tisdale and Hazel Jackson, all of Meridian, Annette Harmon of Waynesboro, Willodean Hines of Meridian and Dorothy Hildreth of Macon, Ga.; three grandchildren, Tyler, Ben and Will Thompson; and his mother-in-law, Rosa Wells of Meridian. 
 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Thompson. 
 

The family requests memorials be made to Lakeview Worship Center. 
 

VIRGINIA FRAYSUR 
 

Services for Virginia Fraysur will be held Friday at 11:30 a.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Boles officiating. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. at Friendship Cemetery in Columbus. 
 

Mrs. Fraysur, 68, of Meridian, died Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2002, at Guardian Angel Hospice. She was a member of the Evangel Temple Church and past president of the Pilots Club of Columbus. 
 

Survivors include her son, Rusty Fraysur and his wife, Jennifer, of Meridian; a daughter, Susan Fraysur Ament and her husband, Rob, of Merritt Island, Fla.; seven grandchildren, Patrick and Shannon Ament, Brad Allen, Kyle, Ben and Jacob Fraysur and Gina Grace Fraysur; a sister, Sue Commander of Brookhaven; and several nieces and nephews. 
 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Marion W. Fraysur; and a son, Robert Fraysur. 
 

Memorials may be made to the Evangel Temple Building Fund or the Holy Name of Jesus School in Indiatlantic, Fla. 
 

Pallbearers will be Tom Younger, Ken McAnn, Denny Wilbanks, Joe Fondren, Malcolm Crawford, Phil McGuire, Buzzy McGuire and Joe Thompson. 
 

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

JOAN IRENE DAVIS 
 

Services for Joan Irene Davis will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. 
 

Mrs. Davis, 68, of Quitman, died Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2002, in Quitman. 
 

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

T. L. NICKS 
 

Services for T.L. Nicks will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Little Rock Baptist Church in Hickory with the Rev. Carl Smith officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Clark's Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mr. Nicks, 101, of Enterprise, died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2002, in his home. 
 

Survivors include a niece, Ora Nicks of Enterprise; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. 
 

He was preceded in death by his parents Jim Nicks and Nellie Moore; a daughter, Lois Roberts; a sister and seven brothers. 
 

Visitation will be Friday 5 p.m.-6 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

HUGH RIGBY EGGERTON SR. 
 

Services will be held at a later date for Hugh Rigby Eggerton Sr. Burial will be in Montgomery, Ala., at a later date. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mr. Eggerton, 85, died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2002, at Rush Foundation Hospital. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Sara Ward Eggerton; a brother, Fred V. Eggerton; a sister, Ruth Sockoloskie; a stepdaughter, Lou Herbert; two sons, John Mark and Hugh Rigby Jr. 
 

Visitation will be Friday 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at East End Methodist Church. 
 

EVELYN CASTLE FLAKE 

Homemaker, secretary 
 

NEWTON -- Graveside services for Evelyn Castle Flake were held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Newton Masonic Cemetery with the Rev. Wayne Campbell officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. Flake, 81, of Marks, formerly of Newton, died Sunday, Aug. 25, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. She was a homemaker and a secretary for the U.S. Navy. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Marks. 
 

Survivors include her husband, Charles N. Flake of Marks; a daughter, Pamela Johnson of Long Beach; a son, David Auter of Wichita, Kan.; five stepdaughters, Donna Regel of Bartlett, Tenn., Peggie Roberts of Mobile, Ala., Sandra Irby of Gulfport, Susan Schmitt of Germantown, Tenn., and Judy Flake of Jackson; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. 
 

She was preceded in death by her parents, George A. and Tempie Sharp Castle. 
 

RAYMOND L. ROBERTS
 

Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home for Raymond L. Roberts, 62, of Meridian, who died Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2002, in his home. 
 

BONNIE MAE SMITH 
 

Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home for Bonnie Mae Smith, 88, of Meridian, who died Thursday, Aug. 29, 2002, at Rush Foundation Hospital. 

Obituaries for Friday, Aug. 30, 2002 
 

TRACY L. DANIEL 

Meridian Public School employee 
 

Services for Tracy L. Daniel will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mount Olive Baptist Church on 49th Avenue with the Rev. Zachary Operton officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Berry and Gardner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. Daniel, 27, of Meridian, died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was employed by the Meridian Public School District. 
 

Survivors include her husband, Eric Daniel, of LaGrange, Ga.; two daughters, Erica and Krystin Daniel, of Meridian; her parents, Frank and Gloria Dancy, of Meridian; a brother, Marcus Dancy, of Meridian; and a sister, Keeandra Dancy, of Meridian. 
 

Visitation will be held today from 7 p.m.- 8 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service at the church. 
 

PAUL MCLEMORE 
 

MORTON -- Services for Paul McLemore were held Monday at 10 a.m. at Ott and Lee Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ricky Watkins officiating. Burial was in Hodge Hill Cemetery in Morton. 
 

Mr. McLemore, 75, of Morton, died Friday, Aug. 23, 2002, at Scott Regional Hospital. 
 

Survivors include his wife, Catherine McLemore of Morton; a daughter, Mary Sue Roberson of Morton; sons, Michael Lee McLemore of Meridian and Paul Ray McLemore of Morton; six sisters, Edna McBride of Dallas, Ora Lee McBride, Birdie Alford, Geraldine Cook and Mary Thompson, all of Morton; and Katie M. Sanderford of Waco,Texas; three brothers, Clyde McLemore and Lewis McLemore, both of Morton and Bobby Ray McLemore of Dallas; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. 
 

JERRY TURNER 

Retired bookkeeper 
 

PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Jerry Turner will be held today at 11 a.m. at East Philadelphia Baptist Church with the Revs. Dwight Faulkenbery and Mark Cloys officiating. Burial will be in Cedarlawn Cemetery in Philadelphia with McClain-Hays Funeral Service in charge of arrangements. 
 

Mrs. Turner, 71, of Helena, Ala., died Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2002, in her home. She was a native of Neshoba County and a longtime resident of Philadelphia. She had lived in Helena, Ala. for the past year. She worked as a bookkeeper for several years in the family business, Turner Hardware in Philadelphia. She was a member of East Philadelphia Baptist Church and was a member of the WMU. 
 

Survivors include her husband, Frank Turner of Helena; daughters, Jane Bishop of Pelham, Ala. and Dana Turner of Nashville,Tenn.; sons, Mike Turner of Englewood,Colo., and Bill Turner of Nashville, Tenn.; grandchildren, Briana Bishop, Michael Bishop, Andrew Bishop and Hannah Turner; and one brother, Billy Strum of Columbia. 
 

Memorials may be made to East Philadelphia Baptist Church, Alabama Hospice Organization Odyssey Health Care, 2100B Southbridge Parkway Suite 250, Birmingham, Ala. 35209 in memory of Geraldine Turner or a favorite charity. 
 

JOAN IRENE DAVIS 
 

Services for Joan Irene Davis will be held today at 1 p.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Sephus Garrett officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. 
 

Mrs. Davis, 68, of Quitman, died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2002, at Riley Hospital. 
 

Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Turnage, of Quitman, and Lillian Mosier, of Tampa, Fla.; a son, Milo Covington, of Paris, Tenn.; six grandchildren, Christie Davis, Jeremy Turnage, Derrick Turnage, Jennifer Dawn Covington, Michelle Mosier and Ricky Mosier; five great-grandchildren, Joshua Ital, Michael Joyner, Shanea Garrett, Jacob Davis and Sarah Kate Davis; four sisters, Gloria Harriss, of New Berry, Fla., Glenna Hancroft, Darlene White and Edith Davis, all of New York; and two brothers, Jim White and Dan White, both of New York; and a number of nieces and nephews. 
 

Pallbearers will be Billy Wilson Jr., Jim Davis, Milo Covington, Christie Davis, Derrick Turnage and Jeremy Turnage. 
 

MATTHEW HAYES GOSS AND DILLION HUNTER GOSS 
 

Graveside services for twin boys Matthew Hayes and Dillion Hunter Goss will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery with the Rev. Curtis Dyer officiating. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 
 

The twin boys died Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. 
 

Survivors include their mother, Krystal Wolverton, and their father, Anthony Clay Goss, both of Collinsville; maternal grandmother, Teresa Wolverton, of Meridian; maternal grandfather, Tam Tran, of Biloxi; maternal great-grandmother, Margie Stewart, of Meridian; paternal grandparents Clyde Goss Jr. and Linda Goss, of Collinsville; a great-grandfather, Clyde Goss, of Meridian; three aunts, Tammy Wolverton, of Meridian, and Penny Goss and Cosondra Moffett, both of Collinsville; and an uncle, Justin Tran, of Meridian. 
 

They were preceded in death by Chaz Wolverton and Robert Noah Wolverton.