MATILDA JEAN WOLVERTON
Homemaker
SEBASTOPOL -- Services for Matilda Jean Wolverton will be held today
at
Rocky Hill Church of God at 4 p.m. with the Revs. Gut McGuarity and Brett
Cooper officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Milling Funeral
Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Wolverton, 96, of Union, died Friday, March 22, 2002.
Survivors include two daughters, Lynda Moorehead of Union and Audell
Dodson of Utica; four sons, Melvin Wolverton of Jackson, Charles Wolverton
of Madison, Gerald Wolverton of Clinton and Larry Wolverton of Union; 14
grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Wolverton; and a son,
Junior Wolverton.
DAVID SPEARS
Retired machine mechanic
PHILADELPHIA -- Services for David Spears will be held Monday at 10
a.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Charles Rhodes
and Jay Murphy officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olive Cemetery in the
Stephenstown Community.
Mr. Spears, 69, of Philadelphia, died Friday, March 22, 2002, at the
Veterans Administration Medical Center in Jackson. He was a U.S. Army veteran
of the Korean War and was a prisoner of war for two years.
Survivors include his wife, Emma Louise Spears of Philadelphia; a daughter,
Alicia Wooldridge of Union; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; a
sister, Mavis Marshall of Philadelphia; and three brothers, Jimmie Spears
of Biloxi and Robert Spears and Marion Spears, both of Philadelphia.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Delnita Stephens.
Visitation will be held today from 4 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
JAMES CROWELL JAQUA
Retired U.S. postal worker
JACKSON -- Services for James Crowell Jaqua will be held Monday at 11
a.m. at the High Street Chapel of Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home. Graveside
services will be held at 2:30 p.m. at Magnolia Cemetery in Meridian.
Mr. Jaqua, 91, of Jackson, died Saturday, March 23, 2002, at Hospice
Ministries in Ridgeland. A native of Hamond, Ind., he lived in Meridian
most of his life before moving to Jackson in 1997. He retired from the
U.S. Postal Service after 33 years. He was a member of Colonial Heights
Baptist Church and a former member of Poplar Springs Drive Baptist Church
in Meridian. He was also a member of the Museum Lodge Number 636 F&AM
and he was a 32 Degree Scottish Rite Mason.
Survivors include two daughters, Linda J. Helms of Ulla, N.C. and Mae
Garrett of Jackson; three grandchildren, Amy Coleman, Brian Hilligoss Steven
Garrett and Jennifer Garrett Richardson; and three great-grandchildren,
Mariah Coleman, Janna Coleman and Addie Coleman; and a sister, Rosalynn
Brantley of Meridian.
The family requests memorials be made to Colonial Heights Baptist Church
in Jackson, Poplar Springs Drive Baptist Church in Meridian, or to Hospice
Ministries in Ridgeland.
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LOLA S. RATCLIFF
Homemaker
Services for Lola S. Ratcliff will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Stephens
Funeral Home with the Revs. Joe Ratcliff, David Waites and John Koch officiating.
Burial will be in Arkadelphia Cemetery.
Mrs. Ratcliff, 81, of Bailey, died Saturday, March 23, 2002, in Meridian.
She was a member of Arkadelphia Baptist Church, Andrew Chapel Order of
the Eastern Star and Mississippi Industry for the Blind.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Riddle; two grandsons, Zane Riddle
and his wife, Heather and Todd Ratcliff and his wife, Tammy; and two great-grandchildren,
Morgan Ratcliff and Zach Riddle, all of Bailey; and three nephews, Don
Bell and his wife, Shirley, of Gore Springs, Louis Shultz and his wife,
Betty, of Kenner, La., and Robert Gilbert and his wife, Judi, of Las Vegas.
She was preceded in death by her husband, T.O. Ratcliff; a son, E.O.
Buck Ratcliff; her parents, James E. and Sara Boyd; a brother, James D.
Boyd; and four sisters, Lottie Gilbert, Erninesteen Bell, Lyria Davis and
Estelle West.
Pallbearers will be Zane Riddle, Todd Ratcliff, John Morse, Mike Ratcliff,
Wayne Hedgepeth and David Parnell.
Honorary pallbearers will be Don Bell, Louis Shultz, John Hedgepeth,
Billy Whitaker, Harlyn Whitaker, Ray Whitaker and Bob Morse.
Visitation will be held today from 4:30 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
JAMES SMITH
Retired construction worker
PHILADELPHIA -- Services for James Smith will be held Monday at 11 a.m.
at John E. Stephens Funeral Services Chapel with the Revs. Titus White
and Clifford Jinkerson officiating. Burial will be in Cedarlawn Cemetery.
Mr. Smith, 78, of Philadelphia, died Friday, March 22, 2002, at the
Veterans Administration Medical Center in Jackson. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Margie Smith of Philadelphia; a daughter,
Joanne Marshall of Indianapolis; a son, James Titus Smith of Maggie Valley,
N.C.; three sisters, Edna Mae Porter of Richland, and Carol McLean and
Elizabeth Mortores, both of Decatur, Ind.; a brother, Willis Smith of Decatur;
eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held today at 5 p.m. at the funeral home.
LEO L. BROADHEAD
Self employed businessman
Services for Leo L. Broadhead will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at Barham
Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Randy Satcher and Melvin Boles officiating.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Mr. Broadhead, 61, of Meridian, died Friday, March 22, 2002, at his
home. He was a Mason and a well-known bail bondsman who held many offices
in his district. He was a member of the Mississippi Bail Bondsman Association
and owner of the Sandy Ridge Bluegrass Park.
Survivors include his mother, Margaret Broadhead of Meridian; his wife,
JoAnn Broadhead of Meridian; three daughters, Nita Joyce Preston of Between,
Ga., Loretta Holmes and her husband Steve, of Loganville, Ga., and Debbie
Jo Thrash and her husband, Gary, of Collinsville; two sons, James Broadhead
of Meridian and Darrell Fuller and his wife, Brenda, of Bailey; two brothers,
Robert Broadhead and his wife, Shirley, of Toomsuba and Earl Broadhead
and his wife, Nan, of Suqualena; and 10 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father, Austin Broadhead; and a brother,
Billy Broadhead.
Pallbearers will be Earl Broadhead, Gary Thrash, Steve Holmes, Jerry
Mason, Bobby Gamble, Sam Bagwell, Bruce Weems, Brad Baker and Bill Wash.
Visitation will be held today from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
HANNAH L. CLEMONS
Homemaker
DEKALB -- Services for Hannah L. Clemons will be held Monday at 1 p.m.
at Macedonia Baptist Church in DeKalb with the Rev. Randle Bohannon officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery with E.E. McDonald Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Clemons, 97, of DeKalb, died Wednesday, March 20, 2002, at Kemper
Homeplace Nursing Facility.
Survivors include a daughter, Nersie Madison and her husband, Clay,
of DeKalb; three sisters-in-law, Queenie Bohannon and Olivia Bohannon,
both of DeKalb and Mattie Bohannon of Pearl River, La.; 20 grandchildren;
50 great-grandchildren; 22 great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces
and nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband and two daughters.
Visitation will be held from noon until service time at the church.
VIRGINIA PEARL MOLPUS STUCKEY
Retired nurse
Graveside services for Virginia Pearl Molpus Stuckey will be held Monday
at 2:30 p.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery with the Rev. Frank Harmon officiating.
Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Stuckey, 91, of Marion, died Friday, March 22, 2002, at Benchmark
Healthcare Center. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Marion
and was a retired registered nurse.
Survivors include a son, Ron Stuckey and his wife, Haven, of Kosciusko;
a sister, Lucille Feinstein of Texas; a granddaughter, Ronni Frances Stuckey
of Birmingham, Ala.; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Norman Lewis Stuckey; and
a son, Terry Wayne Stuckey.
The family requests memorials be made to First Baptist Church of Marion.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.
JOHN LEEROY MCLELLAND
Services for John Leeroy Mclelland will be held Monday at 3 p.m. at
James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Malcolm Lewis officiating.
Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Mclelland, 61, of Meridian, died Friday, March 22, 2002, in Nowata,
Okla.
Survivors include his wife, Quida Mclelland; two sons, Johnny Mclelland
and Ronnie Mclelland; a granddaughter, Ashley Mclelland; five sisters,
Jeanette Smith, Betty Ethridge, Marian Jenkins, Peggy Storey and Edith
Gerhardt; and a brother, Donnie Mclelland.
Visitation will be held today from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
JOSEPH G. MCWILLIAMS
Retired captain U.S. Navy
Memorial services for Joseph Gleason McWilliams will be held Tuesday
at 11 a.m. at Lauderdale United Methodist Church with the Rev. Davey Wilkinson
officiating. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington,
Va., on March 28.
Mr. McWilliams, 78, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2001, in his home in Coupeville,
Wash.
He was a veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam, and retired from
the Navy as a captain after 34 years of service.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia L. McWilliams of Diamond Mountain,
Ariz.; a son, Dr. Michael G. McWilliams and his wife, Marybetts, grandchildren,
Rachel and Daniel McWilliams, all of Corvallis, Ore., two nieces, Carol
D. Coggin of Greensboro, N.C., and Debra Little of Pensacola, Fla.; a nephew,
Billy Joe Little of Cantonment, Fla.; many cousins and friends.
ROOSEVELT COLE JR.
Retired
Services for Roosevelt Cole Jr., will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Berry
& Gardner Funeral Home with the Rev. Daryl Raines officiating. Burial
will be in Tabernacle Cemetery.
Mr. Cole, 78, of Detroit, died Saturday, March 16, 2002, in Detroit.
Survivors include three daughters and a son.
Visitation will be held Monday from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Obituaries for Monday, March 25, 2002
LOLA S. RATCLIFF
Homemaker
Services for Lola S. Ratcliff will be held today at 11 a.m. at Stephens
Funeral Home with the Revs. Joe Ratcliff, David Waites and John Koch officiating.
Burial will be in Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Ratcliff, 81, of Bailey, died Saturday, March 23, 2002, in Meridian.
She was a member of Arkaldelphia Baptist Church, Andrew Chapel Order of
the Eastern Star and Mississippi Industry for the Blind.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Riddle, two grandsons, Zane Riddle
and his wife, Heather, and Todd Ratcliff and his wife, Tammy, and two great-grandchildren,
Morgan Ratcliff and Zach Riddle, all of Bailey; and three nephews, Don
Bell and his wife, Shirley, of Gore Springs, Louis Shultz and his wife,
Betty, of Kenner, La., and Robert Gilbert and his wife, Judi, of Las Vegas.
She was preceded in death by her husband, T.O. Ratcliff; a son, E.O.
Buck Ratcliff; her parents, James E. and Sara Boyd; a brother, James D.
Boyd; and four sisters, Lottie Gilbert, Erninesteen Bell, Lyria Davis and
Estelle West.
Pallbearers will be Zane Riddle, Todd Ratcliff, John Morse, Mike Ratcliff,
Wayne Hedgepeth and David Parnell.
Honorary pallbearers will be Don Bell, Louis Shultz, John Hedgepeth,
Billy Whitaker, Harlyn Whitaker, Ray Whitaker and Bob Morse.
CONDRA JAY POSEY
Retired technician
PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Condra Jay Posey will be held today at
2 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Steven Porter
officiating. Burial will be in Cedarlawn Cemetery.
Mr. Posey, 83, of Gulfport, died Friday, March 22, 2002, at Gulfport
Memorial Hospital. He was a retired technician with the VA Hospital in
Gulfport.
Survivors include his wife, Lora Posey of Gulfport; a son, David Posey
of Berryville, Ark.; a sister, Owanna Oliphant of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; and
a brother, Buford W. Posey of Purvis.
JOHN LEROY MCLELLAND
Boilermakers union
Services for John Leroy Mclelland will be held today at 3 p.m. at James
F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Malcolm Lewis officiating.
Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Mclelland, 61, of Meridian, died Friday, March 22, 2002, in Nowata,
Okla. He was a member of Northcrest Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Ouida Mclelland; two sons, Johnny Mclelland
of Midland, Texas, and Ronnie Mclelland of Dalewood; a granddaughter, Ashley
Mclelland; five sisters, Jeanette Smith, Betty Ethridge and Marian Jenkins,
all of Meridian, Peggy Storey of Birmingham, Ala., and Edith Gerhardt of
Virginia; and a brother, Donnie Mclelland of Hattiesburg.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ida Mae Mosley Mclelland and
R.T. Mclelland; and a brother, James Mclelland.
Pallbearers will be Grover Robinson Jr., Greg Gilbert, Larry Gilbert,
Tommy Jenkins, Leonard Dean, Clayton Pool, Ollie Blyth, Mike Mclelland,
Dennis Robinson, Paul Gardner, Phillip Gardner, Ricky Brown and David Brown.
ROBERT MOREE
Mission field work
Services for Robert Moree will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at James F.
Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charles Miles officiating. Burial
will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Gastonia, N.C., at 10 a.m. on Thursday with
Ward Funeral Home in Gastonia in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Moree, 93, of Meridian, died Sunday, March 24, 2002, at Jeff Anderson
Regional Medical Center. He was born in Williamsburg, S.C., and was a former
resident of Lancaster, S.C. He lived 35 years in Gastonia. He and his wife
ran a mission for the needy in Gastonia for years. Mr. Moree was a member
of Glad Tidings Pentecostal Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Bettie Howard, grandsons, Leo Howard Jr.,
Robert Howard and his wife, Becky, and Stephen Howard and his wife, Melonie,
granddaughters, Sharon Eakes and her husband, Ivey, Karen McPherson and
her husband, Gary, and Marilyn Barnett, all of Meridian; 13 great-grandchildren,
two great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be today 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
ILA HICKS WATKINS
Homemaker
BUTLER, Ala. -- Services for Ila Hicks Watkins will be held Tuesday
at 10 a.m. at Bumpers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Franklin McLelland
officiating. Burial will be in Advent Cemetery in Silas.
Mrs. Watkins, 86, of Butler, formerly of Souwilpa, died Sunday, March
24, 2002, at Willow Trace Nursing Center.
Survivors include two sons, Nelson Watkins of Butler and Hugh Watkins
of Millry; sisters, Hazel Taylor and Dorothy Manning and a stepson, A.T.
Watkins, all of Mobile; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
JOSEPH G. MCWILLIAMS
Retired captain U.S. Navy
Memorial services for Joseph Gleason McWilliams will be held Tuesday
at 11 a.m. at Lauderdale United Methodist Church with the Rev. Davey Wilkinson
officiating. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington,
Va., on March 28.
Mr. McWilliams, 78, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2001, in his home in Coupeville,
Wash.
He was a veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam, and retired from
the Navy as a captain after 34 years of service.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia L. McWilliams of Diamond Mountain,
Ariz.; a son, Dr. Michael G. McWilliams and his wife, Marybetts, grandchildren,
Rachel and Daniel McWilliams, all of Corvallis, Ore., two nieces, Carol
D. Coggin of Greensboro, N.C., and Debra Little of Pensacola, Fla.; a nephew,
Billy Joe Little of Cantonment, Fla.; many cousins and friends.
MIRIAM QUINN SIMMONS
Former state legislator
COLUMBIA -- Miriam Quinn Simmons, 73, a former state legislator and
member of the State College Board, died Wednesday, March 20, 2002, in her
home.
Services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church
of Columbia. Colonial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Simmons was the daughter of the late Charles Buford Quinn and Viola
Hamill Quinn of Forest and the widow of the late Willie W. Simmons of Columbia.
Survivors include two son, Richard "Dick" Simmons and Wronal Simmons
of Columbia; her daughter, Sue Simmons Welch of Ridgeland; and a grandson,
Wyatt Simmons of Columbia.
She was the valedictorian of Forest High School Class of 1945. She attended
Belhaven College and transferred to Mississippi State College for Women
(now Mississippi University for Women) and graduated cum laude in 1949
with a degree in home economics education. While at the W, she was a member
of several organizations including Mortar Board, Phi Upsilon Omicron, Kappa
Delta Epsilon, Home Economics Club and Wesley Foundation. She also took
graduate courses at the University of Southern Mississippi and Mississippi
State University.
She moved to Columbia in the fall of 1949 to teach home economics where
she resided until the time of her death. She taught home economics at the
Columbia City Schools, Marion County Schools, Columbia Training School
and Columbia Academy.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Columbia and the
Homebuilders Sunday School Class and was a past president of the class
as well as substitute teacher. She served in the past as the Adult Superintendent,
Youth Superintendent and a Sunday School teacher in the Children's Division.
She had served on the Board of Trustees and was a former chairman of the
missions work area. She had served as a member and past chairman of the
administrative ( official) board and the Staff Parrish committee and had
represented the church as its official delegate at the Mississippi Methodist
Conference for several years. She was active in and had chaired many committees
of the United Methodist Women. She also served as a board member for the
Methodist Children's Home.
Mrs. Simmons was active in many community and state civic activities
throughout her life. She was past president of Pine Needle Garden Club
and Hilltop Garden Club and served as the president of the Mississippi
Federated Women's Clubs from 1968-70 and was successful in lobbying the
Legislature for the funding to begin Educational Television. She was a
member of the Mississippians for Educational Broadcasting and served as
secretary for the Foundation for Public Broadcasting Board. She served
as member and past president of the Columbia Junior Auxiliary. She was
honored by the Junior Auxiliary in 1981 as the Marion County Outstanding
Citizen at its annual ball. She served on the Mississippi Division Board
of the American Cancer Society for a six-year term. She was a member of
the Mississippi Humanities Council and was a member of the Mississippi
University for Women Alumni Board and the Foundation Board as well as a
member and past president of Delta Kappa Gamma International Society for
Women Educators. She was also a member of the Columbia Business and Professional
Women's Club and a member of the Marion County and Mississippi Forestry
Association.
In 1972 she was named by Gov. William "Bill" L. Waller to a 12-year
term on the Institutions of Higher Learning (State College Board) and was
president of the Board from 1980-81, the first woman to hold that position.
While serving on the College Board, she was its representative to the Mississippi
Authority for Educational Television Board serving as secretary, vice-president
and president again was the first woman to serve as the president of this
board. While on the College Board, she received the first Medal of Excellence
awarded by Mississippi University for Women in 1979. As her term was expiring
in 1984, the Administration Building at MUW was named Simmons Hall in her
honor in 1984. Due to structural defects, it had to be demolished several
years later. She was again honored by her alma mater with the rededication
of Hastings Hall as Hastings-Simmons Hall in 1992 which is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
In 1987 she was the first woman from Marion County to be elected to
the State Legislature to the House of Representatives representing District
100 for 12 years (three terms). While in the Legislature she served on
the following committees. Banks and Banking, Education, Public Utilities,
Judiciary B and Universities and Colleges. She was chosen by her peers
as Chairman of the Women of the Legislature for both the House and Senate.
While a member of the Legislature, she supported legislation that dealt
with education, help for abused women and children for which she received
an award for lifetime service and dedication in behalf of Mississippi's
children, funding for the rural firefighters for which she received recognition
for her commitment to the preservation of life and property from the ravages
of fire from the Mississippi Firefighters Association.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers that memorials be made to
one of the following: First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 585, Columbia,
MS 39429; or the Methodist Children's Home, P.O. Box 2589, Madison, MS
39130-2589; or The Miriam Q. Simmons Scholarship Endowment, C/O USM Athletic
Foundation, Attn: Christi Holloway, P.O. Box, 15458, Hattiesburg, MS 39404-9891.
Visitation will be today 4 p.m.-8 p.m. and Tuesday 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m.
at the church.
ROSETTA SILLS
DEKALB -- Graveside services for Rosetta Sills will be held Wednesday
at 2 p.m. at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Tim Robertson
officiating. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Sills, 91, of DeKalb, died Sunday, March 24, 2002, in DeKalb.
JERROD HAGUEWOOD
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Jerrod Haguewood,
20, of Meridian, who died Sunday, March 24, 2002, in Lauderdale County.
GORDON RUDD
Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home of Union for Gordon
Rudd, of Neshoba County, who died Monday, March 25, 2002, in his home.
Obituaries for Tuesday, March 26, 2002
JOHN ROBERT JONES
Retired New Orleans police officer
QUITMAN -- Services for John Robert Jones will be held Wednesday at
10 a.m. at Wright's Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Jake Williams and
Ray Boyd officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Lauderdale
County.
Mr. Jones, 65, of Meridian, died Monday, March 25, 2002, at H.C. Watkins
Memorial Hospital. He was a school counselor at Meridian High for several
years and a retired New Orleans police officer.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Jones, sons, George Phillip Jones
and Robert Steven Jones, a daughter, Rhonda Talley and her husband, David,
all of Clarkdale; and two grandchildren, Chris Jones and his wife, Angie,
of Flowood and April Talley of Clarkdale.
Visitation will be today 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
MARIE FAVATA LAND
Homemaker
BUTLER, Ala. -- Services for Marie Favata Land will be held Wednesday
at 10 am. at Bumpers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Austin Conry officiating.
Burial will be in New Lusk Cemetery.
Mrs. Land, 87, of Gilbertown, died Sunday, March 24, 2002, at Jeff Anderson
Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include her husband, Willie G. Land of Gilbertown; a son,
Raymond Favata of Springlake, N.J.; a daughter, Katherine Hubert of Pittsburg,
Pa.; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
ROSETTA SILLS
Homemaker
DEKALB -- Graveside services for Rosetta Sills will be held Wednesday
at 2 p.m. at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Tim Robertson
officiating. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Sills, 91, of DeKalb, died Sunday, March 24, 2002, in DeKalb.
Survivors include two daughters, June E. Mitchell and her husband, John,
of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and Dorothy Robertson of DeKalb; sons, Bill
Sills of Aurora, Colo., and Charles Sills and his wife, Elizabeth, of Sacramento,
Calif.; sisters, Bea Hammonds and Juanita Arnolds; a brother, Boyd Austin;
18 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren, 10 great-great-grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Sills; brothers, Charles
and Medith Austin; and sisters, Naomi Callahan, Edith Collier and Eula
Vaught.
Pallbearers will be Mark Robertson, Bob Bohanon, Brian Taylor, Joel
Robertson, Robby Robertson and Steven Robertson.
Visitation will be Wednesday one hour prior to the service at the funeral
home in DeKalb.
PHILIP HENRY BEATTY
Engineer
BUTLER, Ala. -- Services for Philip Henry Beatty will be held Thursday
at 11 a.m. at Bumpers Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Garry Williams
and John Brown officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Beatty, 83, of Butler, died Sunday, March 24, 2002, at Jeff Anderson
Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife, Claire Beatty and a son, David Raymond Beatty,
both of Butler; and a daughter, Lora Jean Holstege of Millersville, Md.
Visitation will be Wednesday 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
BRADLEY EDWARD SMITH
Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home for Bradley Edward
Smith, 14, of Collinsville, who died Monday, March 25, 2002, at Rush Foundation
Hospital.
JEANNE H. NORWOOD
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Jeanne H. Norwood,
77, of Meridian, who died Monday, March 25, 2002, in her home.
JERROD HAGUEWOOD
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Jerrod Haguewood,
20, of Meridian, who died Sunday, March 24, 2002, in Lauderdale.
Obituaries for Wednesday, March 27, 2002
JEANNE H. NORWOOD
Loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend
Memorial services for Jeanne H. Norwood will be held Thursday at 11:30
a.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Raymon Leake officiating.
Burial will be in Ft. Mitchell Military Cemetery in Ft. Benning, Ga.
Mrs. Norwood, 77, of Meridian, died Monday, March 25, 2002, in her home.
She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend who will be missed
dearly.
Survivors include a son, Leonard L. Norwood and his wife, Diane K.,
of Sanford, N.C.; daughters, Fan N. Pigford and her husband, Richard A.,
of Vicksburg and Jeanne N. Fort and her husband, William Douglas "Doug,"
of Meridian; grandsons, Richard N. Pigford and William Douglas Fort Jr.,
of Meridian; granddaughters, Laurie P. Brock and her husband, Jeremy, of
Jacksonville, Fla., and Jessica "Jessi" G. Fort of Meridian; a sister,
Bobbie H. Bailey of Manchester, Tenn.; a sister-in-law, Gee Gee Hancock
of York, Ala., and their families; and several aunts, uncles, cousins,
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard L. Norwood Jr.; her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Hancock; and a brother, Maurice "Buddy" Hancock.
The family requests memorials be made to a favorite charity.
Visitation will be Thursday 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. at the funeral home.
BRADLEY SMITH
Student at West Lauderdale
Services for Bradley Smith were to be held today at 10 a.m. at First
Baptist Church of Collinsville with the Revs. Andrew Murry and Jimmy Stewart
officiating. Burial will be in Tippo Cemetery at 4 p.m. today. Stephens
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Bradley, 14, of Collinsville, died Monday, March 25, 2002, at Rush Foundation
Hospital.
Survivors include his parents, Albert and D. Smith, brothers, Albert
Braun Smith and Eric Thomas Smith, all of Collinsville; paternal grandparents,
Wilson and Jean Smith of Swan Lake; and his maternal grandfather, Ted Stuart
of Hattiesburg.
GEORGE FRANKLIN LAND
Logger
BUTLER, Ala. -- Services for George Franklin Land will be held today
at 11 a.m. at Bumpers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Turner officiating.
Burial will be in New Lusk Cemetery.
Mr. Land, 65, of Butler, died Tuesday, March 26, 2002, at Riley Hospital.
Survivors include two sons, Terry Wayne Land and Jackie Land, of Gilbertown;
brothers, Rudder Land of Butler, Willie G. Land and Clete Land of Gilbertown;
sisters, Mary Woodard of Coffeeville, Rosie Lee Anderson and Sara Ruth
Daniels of Gilbertown; and six grandchildren.
JERROD HAGUEWOOD
East Central Community College student
Services for Jerrod Haguewood will be held today at 11 a.m. at Barham
Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Roy Dabbs and Edd Holloman officiating.
Burial will be in Center Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Haguewood, 20, of Meridian, died Sunday, March 24, 2002, in Lauderdale
County. He was a member of Center Grove Baptist Church and attended Oak
Grove Baptist Church. He worked at the Super Stop Ice Plant and was a student
at East Central Community College in Decatur.
Survivors include his parents, Roger and Cathy Haguewood, a sister,
Deanne Haguewood, a brother, Christopher Haguewood and his wife, Joni,
grandparents, Leo and Ina Mae Haguewood, all of Meridian; and his grandparents,
Paul Goldman and Lucille Goldman, both of Quitman.
Pallbearers will be Kenneth Haguewood, Joseph White, Jason Carr, Chad
Carney, Eric Ridout, Adam McRee, Patrick Taylor, Brent Barry, Jonathan
Berry and Allen Carr.
DORIS JULIA VANVICKLE
Homemaker
SEBASTOPOL -- Memorial services for Doris Julia VanVickle will be held
today at 3 p.m. at Milling Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Bennett
officiating.
Mrs. VanVickle, 85, of Walnut Grove, died Monday, March 25, 2002, at
Riley Hospital.
Survivors include two sons, Michael VanVickle of Walnut Grove and Vern
Bagstad of Texas; two sisters, Kathleen Clauson and Loraine Daniels, both
of Minnesota; brothers, Eldon Bagstad of California and Albert Bagstad
of Florida; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Veron VanVickle.
GORDON RUDD
Retired factory worker
UNION -- Services for Gordon Rudd will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at
Neshoba Baptist Church with the Revs. Johnny Collins and Howell Thrash
officiating. Burial will be in Wheatfield Methodist Church Cemetery with
Stephens Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Rudd, 83, of the Wheatfield Community in Union, died Monday, March
25, 2002, in his home.
Survivors include his wife, Avaree Pinter Rudd, two daughters, Judy
Rudd and Rachel Moody, all of Union; a son, Joe Rudd of Livonia, Mich.;
a sister, Charlie Mae Taylor of Union; and four grandchildren.
Visitation will be today 4 p.m.-8 p.m. and 8 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Thursday
at the funeral home.
RALPH STRICKLIN
Services for Ralph "Pop" Stricklin will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at
Emerson Funeral Home in Jonesboro, Ark., with the Rev. Fred Haustein officiating.
Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Mr. Stricklin, 82, of Jonesboro, died Sunday, March 24, 2002, at Jeff
Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian. He was retired from Grace
Electric Co., and a supervisor of maintenance at the Carl R. Reng Center
at Arkansas State University for a number of years. He was a veteran of
World War II, serving with the Battery "C" 206 Coastal Artillery of the
Arkansas National Guard.
Survivors include three sisters, Virginia Rogers of Marked Tree, Doris
Lummus of Toomsuba and Maxine Gilmore of Jonesboro.
He was preceded in death by his wife, LaWanda Stricklin.
The family requests memorials be made to First United Methodist Church
of Jonesboro or the Jonesboro Parks and Recreations Department.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
INA STEVENS
Nurse's aide
PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Ina Stevens will be held Thursday at 11
a.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Revs. Clifford Jinkerson
and Tony Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Bethsaida Cemetery in Neshoba
County.
Mrs. Stevens, 70, of Philadelphia, died Monday, March 25, 2002, in Philadelphia.
She was a former nurse's aid at Neshoba County General Hospital.
Survivors include her husband, Claude Stevens, sons, James Stevens and
Dewayne Stevens, all of Philadelphia, and Donnie Stevens of Newbern, Tenn.;
a brother, Johnny Nicholson of Philadelphia; 10 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Johnny Stevens.
Visitation will be today 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
FLORIE WARREN
Nurse's aide
Services for Florie Warren will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Anderson
Temple Church of God and Christ with Elder George Murray officiating. Burial
will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Enterprise Funeral Home is
in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Warren, 75, of Meridian, died Saturday, March 23, 2002, at Riley
Hospital. She was a nurse's aid at King's Daughters and Sons Rest Home.
Survivors include her sons, Larry T. Warren, George Warren and Freddrick
Warren, all of Meridian; daughters, Linda Posey and her husband, Alford,
of Meridian, Mary Zanders and her husband, Foster, of Augusta, Ga.; a brother,
Fred Lee Adams of Memphis, Tenn.; sisters, Daisy Payne and Johnny Mae Clemons,
both of Detroit, Mich.; 20 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewitt Warren; and a son,
Wayne Warren.
Visitation will be Thursday 7 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
WILLIAM THOMAS WEIR JR.
Retired real estate broker
WICHITA, Kan. -- Services for William Thomas "Toma" Weir Jr. will be
held Friday at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church. Resthaven
Mortuary and Cemetery is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Weir, 82, of Wichita, died Tuesday, March 26, 2002, in Wichita.
He was born July 24, 1919, in Carthage, Miss., to William Thomas Weir Sr.
and Dolly Ball Weir.
Survivors include his wife, Ouida Weir of Wichita; a son Richard Weir
of Valley Center, Kan.; daughters, Linda Weir-Enegren and Dixie Lee Smith,
both of Wichita; a stepson, Johnny Grace of Meridian; a brother, Laurel
G. Weir and a sister, Alice Lovorn, both of Philadelphia; 16 grandchildren,
13 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lois in 1994.
Memorials may be made to Rainbows United and Pleasant Valley United
Methodist Church in Wichita.
Visitation will be Thursday 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
IRENE PIERCE CLAYTON
Clerical worker
Graveside services for Irene Pierce Clayton will be held Thursday at
10 a.m. at Clayton Family Cemetery with the Rev. Robert Horel officiating.
James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Clayton, 87, of Meridian, died Tuesday, March 26, 2002, at Jeff
Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was employed with Clayton Electrical
Co.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Harmon Clayton.
Visitation will be today 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
BENNIE SMITH JR.
Arrangements were incomplete at E.E. McDonald Funeral Home for Bennie
Smith Jr., 51, of Meridian, who died Monday, March 25, 2002, at Jeff Anderson
Regional Medical Center.
Obituaries for Thursday, March 28, 2002
IRENE PIERCE CLAYTON
Clerical worker
Graveside services for Irene Pierce Clayton were to be held today at
10 a.m. at Clayton Family Cemetery with the Rev. Robert Horel officiating.
James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Clayton, 87, of Meridian, died Tuesday, March 26, 2002, at Jeff
Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was employed with Clayton Electrical
Co. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Meridian, the National
Federation of Women's Clubs, Merrehope Foundation and the Meridian Little
Theatre.
Survivors include two daughters, Anyce Fox of Carrollton, Ga., and Norma
Chrysler of St. Petersburg, Fla.; a niece, Betty Flowers of Lee's Summit,
Mo.; and four grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Harmon Clayton.
DEWAIN SHELBY JR.
Brandon Middle School 8th grade student
NEWTON -- Services for Dewain Shelby Jr. will be held Friday at 2 p.m.
at Cedar Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. Jeff Walker and Steve Robinson
officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
Dewain, 14, of Brandon, died Tuesday, March 26, 2002, in his home.
Survivors include his parents, Janet and Harold Dewain Shelby Sr. of
Brandon; three brothers, Michael Reeves of Hattiesburg, Spencer Karges
and Shane Shelby of Brandon; maternal grandparents, John and Dorothy Reeves
of Lena; paternal grandfather, Rhomus Shelby of Newton; paternal great-grandmother,
Irene Hattaway of Newton; maternal great-grandmother, Trudy Jones of Forest;
several uncles, aunts and a nephew.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-9 p.m. and 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday at
the funeral home.
SAMUEL K. GRANADE
MILLRY, Ala. -- Graveside services for Samuel K. Granade will be held
Friday at 4 p.m. at Frankville Baptist Cemetery with the Revs. Randy Sheridan
and Gary Patrick officiating. Phillips Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Granade, 76, of Frankville, died Tuesday, March 26, 2002, in his
home.
Survivors include his wife, Robbie E. Granade of Frankville; a son,
Sammy Granade of Saraland; daughters, Elaine Goldman of St. Stephens and
Connella L. Moseley of Bigbee; a sister, Maxine McElroy of Spanish Fort;
five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
BENNIE SMITH JR.
Construction worker
DEKALB -- Services for Bennie Smith Jr. will be held Saturday at 2 p.m.
at East Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Meridian with the Rev. Randall Bohannon
officiating. Burial will be in Galilee Church Cemetery with E.E. McDonald
Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Smith, 51, of Meridian, died Monday, March 25, 2002, at Jeff Anderson
Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife, Betty L. Smith; three daughters, Beverly
Smith, Jacqueline Hampton and her husband, Jermone, all of Meridian, and
Lisa Nixon and her husband, Timothy, of Forest; sisters, Mary A. Burrage
and her husband, John, of Meridian, Beatrice Brown of Toomsuba and Demetrius
Smith of Meridian; a brother, Al Gene Hearn Jr. of Meridian; seven grandchildren,
several other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother.
Visitation will be Friday 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at E.E. McDonald Community Chapel
in Meridian.
MAMIE ROBERTS
Arrangements were incomplete at E.E. McDonald Funeral Home for Mamie
Roberts, 74, of Flint, Mich., who died Tuesday, March 26, 2002, in her
home.
EDWARD SHANKS
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home for Edward
Shanks of Clarke County who died Sunday, March 24, 2002, at South Central
Regional Medical Center in Laurel.
Obituaries for Friday, March 29, 2002
BEVERLY LOUISE EVANS
Homemaker
QUITMAN -- Graveside services for Beverly Louise Evans will be held
today at 10 a.m. at Twistwood Cemetery with the Rev. Keith Boggan officiating.
Wright's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Evans, 43, of Rose Hill, died Monday, March 25, 2002, at her home.
Survivors include her three sons, Richard Evans of Rose Hill, Daniel
Evans of Enterprise and Jason Evans of Pachuta; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Doug
Hinson of Energy; two brothers, Mikie Hinson and Ralph Hinson, both of
Energy; and two grandchildren.
RANDY GENE EVANS
Construction worker
QUITMAN -- Graveside services for Randy Gene Evans will be held today
at 10 a.m. at Twistwood Cemetery with the Rev. Keith Boggan officiating.
Wright's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Evans, 52, of Rose Hill, died Monday, March 25, 2002, at his home.
Survivors include his three sons, Richard Evans of Rose Hill, Daniel
Evans of Enterprise and Jason Evans of Pachuta; mother, Virginia Evans
of Pachuta; two sisters, Carolyn Hamilton of Metarie, La., and Faye Moulds
of Ellisville; and two grandchildren.
GEORGE ELLIS MITCHELL JR.
Retired store owner
Graveside services for George Ellis Mitchell Jr. will be held Saturday
at 10 a.m. at Forest Lawn Memory Garden with the Rev. Daniel Chisolm officiating.
Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Mitchell, 74, of Meridian, died Thursday, March 28, 2002, at Rush
Foundation Hospital. He served in the Korean conflict and was the retired
owner of Mitchell's Grocery.
Survivors include his sister, Georgette Mosley and her husband, Bud,
of Meridian; one brother, William "Bill" Mitchell and his wife, Alice,
of Meridian; nine nieces and nephews, Gerald Mitchell of Meridian, Mary
Louise McGrane of Vicksburg, Victor G. Mitchell of Gulf Breeze, Fla., Mike
Mitchell of California, Suzette Mitchell of Centreville, Va., Sally Ann
Mitchell of Meridian, Terry Mitchell of Lynn Haven, Fla., Kim Waters of
Meridian and Mitch Mosley of Meridian; a number of great nieces and nephews
and great-great nieces and nephews.
The family requests that memorials be made to Central Baptist Church
Building Fund or the Meridian Community College Foundation.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
BIRTIE LYNN ROEBUCK SAVELL
Retired educator
NEWTON -- Services for Birtie Lynn Roebuck Savell will be held Saturday
at 3 p.m. at Hazel Baptist Church with the Revs. Randall Creel, Dr. Leon
Everett, Clifton Thornton, Reggie Williams, Michael J. Fondren Sr., and
Curtis Cain officiating. Burial will be in Hazel Baptist Church Cemetery
with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Music for the service will be rendered by Marion Felton. Musicians for
the service will be Tanya Phillips, pianist, and Brenda Creel, organist.
Mrs. Savell, 55, of Lake, died Thursday, March 28, 2002, at Jeff Anderson
Regional Medical Center.
She was born on June 28, 1946, to the late Virgil Madison Roebuck and
Birtie Meeks Roebuck. The Newton County native was a 1963 honor graduate
of Union High School in Union. She also attended East Central Junior College
in Decatur before attending the University of Southern Mississippi. She
graduated with honors in 1967 with a bachelor of science degree in English
and journalism. She later received her master's degree from Mississippi
State University in 1981.
Her teaching career spanned a tenure of more than 32 years that began
in 1967 and ended in 1999. Mrs. Savell taught for the Union Public School
System in Newton, Clarke Memorial College in Newton and East Central Community
College in Decatur.
She was a member of the Mississippi Professional Educator's Association
and other various civic organizations.
She was a member of Hazel Baptist Church in Lake.
Survivors include her husband, whom she wed on June 22, 1973, D. Marcus
"Mark" Savell; one daughter, Jennifer Lynn Savell; three sons, James M.
"Jim" Savell, William R. Savell and Robert W. Savell; mother-in-law, Winnie
Pierce Savell; two aunts, several special cousins and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Virgil Madison Roebuck and
Birtie Meeks Roebuck, and her father-in-law, the Rev. Didymus D. Savell.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to The Gideons
International, Inc., P.O. Box 297, Newton, MS 39345.
Visitation will be today from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at the funeral home.
Paulbearers will be George Clark, Ed Amis, Dwight Brown, Jack Crosby,
Lewis Crosby, Daniel Nester, David Hensley, Gary Pinson, Elton Wall, Dr.
Larry Haley, Billy Pierce and Marcus Gordon.
Honorary pallbearers will be John Lewis Hensley, Edward Nester, Delbert
Walton, Harmon Crosby, Clemon Easom, Harry Thompson, Jimmy Dale Bryant
and Marion Felton.
EDITH R. WHITE
Arrangements for Edith R. White were incomplete Thursday at Stephen's
Funeral Home. She died Thursday, March 28 at Heartfelt Hospice.
Obituaries for March 30, 2002
GEORGE ELLIS MITCHELL JR.
Retired store owner
Graveside services for George Ellis Mitchell Jr. will be held today
at 10 a.m. at Forest Lawn Memory Garden with the Rev. Daniel Chisolm officiating.
Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Mitchell, 74, of Meridian, died Thursday, March 28, 2002, at Rush
Foundation Hospital. He served in the Korean conflict and was the retired
owner of Mitchell's Grocery.
Survivors include his sister, Georgette Mosley and her husband, Bud,
of Meridian; one brother, William "Bill" Mitchell and his wife, Alice,
of Meridian; one sister-in-law, Opal Mitchell of Meridian; nine nieces
and nephews, Gerald Mitchell of Meridian, Mary Louise McGrane of Vicksburg,
Victor G. Mitchell of Gulf Breeze, Fla., Mike Mitchell of California, Suzette
Mitchell of Centreville, Va., Sally Ann Mitchell of Meridian, Terry Mitchell
of Lynn Haven, Fla., Kim Walters of Meridian and Mitch Mosley of Meridian;
a number of great nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews.
The family requests that memorials be made to Central Baptist Church
Building Fund or the Meridian Community College Foundation.
EDITH WHITE
Retired
Services for Edith White will be held today at 11 a.m. at Poplar Springs
Drive Baptist Church with the Revs. Thomas Broadhead and Dr. Thad Moore
officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with Stephens Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. White, 73, of Meridian, died Thursday, March 28, 2002, at Heartfelt
Hospice.
She was the former owner of Kraft Korner and worked as an operator for
the telephone company. She was a member of Poplar Springs Drive Baptist
Church.
Survivors include her husband, Billy E. White of Meridian; two daughters,
Charlotte and her husband Burton Boucher of Jacksonville, Fla., and Jill
and her husband Roger Von Edwins of Little Rock, Ark.; one son, David E.
White and his wife, Margaret, of Meridian; one sister, Evelyn Wright of
Slidell, La.; four brothers, H.C. Riley of Texas, Harold Riley of Meridian,
Tommy Gene Riley of Houston, Texas, and Marion George Riley of Meridian;
eight grandchildren, John Charles Keith, Kelli Lowery, Maggie White, Laura
Anne White, Rachel White, Riley Von Edwins, Kirby Von Edwins and Emma Von
Edwins; four great-grandchildren, Bailey Lowery, Cole Lowery, Rainey Lowery
and Madison Keith.
Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. today at the church parlor.
Pallbearers will be Jerry Pigford, Ronny Hampton, Steve Riley, Greg
Riley, Howard Donald and C.M. Buchanan.
FRANCES EVA MYERS
FOREST -- Services for Frances Eva Myers will be held today at 2 p.m.
at Ott and Lee Funeral Home. Burial will be in Goodhope Cemetery.
Mrs. Myers, 81, of Newton, died Friday, March 29, 2002, at Jeff Anderson
Regional Medical Center.
She lived most of her life in the Goodhope Community near Lake and moved
to Newton 15 years ago. She was a member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church
Survivors include her daughter, Eva Carol Goff of Wade; one son, Billy
Myers of DeKalb; one sister, Mary Pace of Newton; one brother, George "Buddy"
Mabry of Lake; seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Myers in 1975.
Visitation is 10:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. today at the funeral home.
BILLY PARKER
Retired pulpwood hauler
PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Billy Parker will be held today at 3 p.m.
at McClain-Hays Chapel with the Revs. Mike Sullivan and David Richardson
officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olive Cemetery in the House Community
of Neshoba County.
Mr. Parker, 62, of Philadelphia, died Thursday, March 28, 2002, at his
home.
Survivors include his wife, Portia Parker of Philadelphia; four daughters,
Miranda McGee of Philadelphia, Kimberly Winters of Louisville, Carol Winters
of Philadelphia and Theresa Wiggs of Union; three sons, Bobby, Jerome and
Dewayne Parker, all of Philadelphia; 12 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter;
two sisters, Mary Burt of Toomsuba, and Mildred McCullum of Dalewood; and
four brothers, Jimmy, Paul and David Parker, all of Philadelphia, and Bobby
W. Parker of Belzoni.
BIRTIE LYNN ROEBUCK SAVELL
Retired educator
NEWTON -- Services for Birtie Lynn Roebuck Savell will be held today
at 3 p.m. at Hazel Baptist Church with the Revs. Randall Creel, Dr. Leon
Everett, Clifton Thornton, Reggie Williams, Michael J. Fondren Sr., and
Curtis Cain officiating. Burial will be in Hazel Baptist Church Cemetery
with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Music for the service will be rendered by Marion Felton. Musicians for
the service will be Tanya Phillips, pianist, and Brenda Creel, organist.
Mrs. Savell, 55, of Lake, died Thursday, March 28, 2002, at Jeff Anderson
Regional Medical Center.
She was born on June 28, 1946, to the late Virgil Madison Roebuck and
Birtie Meeks Roebuck. The Newton County native was a 1963 honor graduate
of Union High School in Union. She also attended East Central Junior College
in Decatur before attending the University of Southern Mississippi where
she graduated with honors in 1967 where she later received a master's degree
in English and journalism.
Her teaching career spanned a tenure of more than 32 years ending in
1999. Mrs. Savell taught for the Union Public School System, the Newton
Public School System, Clarke Memorial College and East Central Community
College.
She was a member of the Mississippi Professional Educator's Association
and other various civic organizations.
She was a member of Hazel Baptist Church in Lake.
Survivors include her husband, whom she wed on June 22, 1973, D. Marcus
"Mark" Savell of Lake; one daughter, Jennifer Lynn Savell of Lake; three
sons, James M. "Jim" Savell, William R. Savell and Robert W. Savell, all
of Lake; mother-in-law, Winnie Pierce Savell of Union; two aunts, several
special cousins and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Virgil Madison Roebuck and
Birtie Meeks Roebuck, and her father-in-law, the Rev. Didymus D. Savell.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to The Gideons
International, Inc., P.O. Box 297, Newton, MS 39345.
Visitation will be today 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the funeral home.
Paulbearers will be George Clark, Ed Amis, Dwight Brown, Jack Crosby,
Lewis Crosby, Daniel Nester, David Hensley, Gary Pinson, Elton Wall, Dr.
Larry Haley, Billy Pierce and Marcus Gordon.
Honorary pallbearers will be John Lewis Hensley, Edward Nester, Delbert
Walton, Harmon Crosby, Clemon Easom, Harry Thompson, Jimmy Dale Bryant
and Marion Felton.
ENNIS WOODRUFF ROBERTS
Foreman
BUTLER, Ala. -- Services for Ennis Woodruff Roberts will be held Sunday
at 2 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Burial will
be in Gilbertown Cemetery with Bumpers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Roberts, 85, of Gilbertown, Ala., died Thursday, March 28, 2002,
at his home. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served during World
War II.
Survivors include his wife, Lillian M. Roberts of Gilbertown; one son,
Jimmy Roberts of Butler; and one daughter, Voncile Pearce of Tuscaloosa,
Ala.
Visitation will be today from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
MABLE CARR HURT HERRINGTON
Homemaker
LOUISVILLE -- Services for Mable Carr Hurt Herrington will be held Sunday
at 4 p.m. at Ellison Ridge Baptist Church with the Revs. Tommy Cherry and
Grady Crowell officiating. Burial will be in Ellison Ridge Cemetery with
Porter Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Herrington, 80, of Winston County, died Friday, March 29, 2002,
at her home. She was a member of Ellison Ridge Baptist Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Frances Hurt of Louisville; one son,
James Walter Hurt of Phoenix City, Ala.; four sisters, Mildred McLeod,
Maxine Hurt, Miron Hill and Margaret Rogers, all of Louisville; nine grandchildren,
15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
MELVIA A. MAZINGO
Retired merchant
Services for Melvia A. Mazingo will be held Monday at 11:30 a.m. at
Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Paul McDonald and Gerald Chaney
officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in the Bonita Community.
Mrs. Mazingo, 83, of Meridian, died Friday, March 29, 2002, at Jeff
Anderson Regional Medical Center.
She was a member of Bonita United Methodist Church, owner and operator
of Mazingo Grocery Store, an assistant postmistress at Bonita, a member
of the Dorcas Sunday School class and a member of the administrative board
of her church.
Survivors include her son, Larry Mazingo and his wife, Martha, of Meridian;
daughter, Barbara Ann House and her husband, John "Scoot" of Meridian;
four grandchildren, Dennis Mazingo and his wife Dee, Leslie Jenkins and
her husband Jay, Dana Davis and her husband Charles, and Tiffany Hinson
and her husband Ty; five great-grandchildren, Kyle Espey, Tyler and Saylor
Henson, Blane Davis and Anna Kate Mazingo; one brother, Richard Ward and
his wife, Sue, of Bay St. Louis; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, R.L. Mazingo.
The family requests that memorials be made to Bonita United Methodist
Church.
Visitation will be Sunday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Steve Horn, Jeff Horn, Wayne Woodrick, Harold Wayne
Mazingo, Bill Jenkins, Terry Hamrick, Teddy Yeatman and Bobby Kidd.
Honorary pallbearer will be Kyle Espey.
GERALDINE FICK
Arrangements were incomplete Friday at Barham Funeral Home for Geraldine
Fick, 85, of San Antonio, Texas, who died Friday, March 29, 2002, at Brighton
Nursing Home.
RUBY KATHLEEN JOHNSON
Arrangements were incomplete Friday at Stephens Funeral Home for Ruby
Kathleen Johnson, 86, of Kemper County, who died Friday, March 29, 2002,
in Kemper County.
