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Kimp, Bobby Joe
Bobby Joe Kimp, 68, of Sardis, died Sunday, September 29, 2002, at his home of heart failure.
Funeral services were held Thursday, October 3, at 2 p.m. at McDonald United Methodist Church in Pontotoc. Rev. Gloria McKinney officiated the service. Burial was in Pontotoc City cemetery. Hodges Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Kimp, a native of Pontotoc, was a graduate of Mississippi Industrial College. He was a retired history and math teacher for Panola County schools, where he taught for 29 and a half years. He was a park ranger at Enid Lake for 27 years. He was a member of Magnolia Lodge No. 58 and McDonald United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Roberta Kimp of Sardis; a daughter, Cheryl Haynes of Jackson; three sons, James Stanley Hogan of Atlanta, Georgia, Robert T. Kimp of Magnolia, and Joseph Dwayne Kimp of Sardis; a foster son, Kenneth Lee Small of Memphis, Tennessee; three sisters, Ada Bell Dogan of Pontotoc, Joyce Addison of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Barbara Moore of Springfield, Illinois; two brothers, Lamar Kimp and Charles Kimp, both of Pontotoc; eight grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
King, Calvin Jones Jr.
Calvin Jones King, Jr., 92, of Batesville, died Wednesday, December 18, 2002, at his residence of heart failure.
Visitation will be Saturday, December 21, 2002, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Dickins Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Sunday, December 22, 2002, at 2 p.m. at Batesville Presbyterian Church. Interment will be at Batesville-Magnolia cemetery. Rev. Jon Burnham will officiate services. Dickins Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
King, son of the late Walter Lee King and Catherine "Kate" Keys King, was born
October 14, 1910 in Panola County. He was a retired maintenance supervisor for the Mississippi Highway Department and a retired cattleman and farmer. He was a member of Batesville Presbyterian Church, and the Lester Men's Bible Class, serving as president and treasurer of the class through the years. He was also a past member and chairman of the Board of Deacons, also a member of the Batesville Civitan Club. He was a Mason, and a member of the Panola Historical and Genological Society, a Board of Director at Panola County CO-OP, and one of the original stockholders when First Security Bank was formed in 1952.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Orr "Dot" King of Batesville; one son, Calvin Jones King, Jr. and wife Andrea of Germantown; two daughters, Margaret Buntin and husband Robert of Batesville, and Dorothy Lou Aldridge and Husband Mack; one brother, John Lee King of Oxford, one sister, Nell King Henson of New Albany; 7 grandchildren; and 1 great grandchild.
Memorials may be made to Batesville Presbyterian Church, 121 Eureka St., Batesville, MS, and Terza United Methodist Church.
King, Patricia Carpenter
Patricia Carpenter King, 65, of Holcomb, died Friday, September 20, 2002, at Beverly Healthcare in Grenada of heart failure.
Funeral services were held Sunday, September 22, at 2 p.m. at Newsom Funeral Home in Charleston. Burial was in Magnolia Garden in Charleston. Newsom Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
King, born
October 20, 1936, was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Horace Dean King of Holcomb; a daughter, Ann Ross of Holcomb; three sons, Horace Dean King, Jr. and Johnny Ray King, both of Holcomb, and Freddie King of Cascilla; three sisters, Winnie Davis of Harvey, Louisiana, Dorothy Kendall of Cascilla and Katherine Bennett of Holcomb; seven brothers, Steven Carpenter of Gore Springs, Carl Carpenter of New Orleans, Bob Carpenter, Harvey Carpenter, Jr. and Charles Carpenter, all of Cascilla, Billy Carpenter of Como, and R.C. Carpenter of Charleston; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Ladd, Myrtis Tatum
Murtis Tatum Ladd, 50, of Batesville, died Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi in Oxford, of heart failure.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 4, at 2 p.m. at West Camp M.B. Church. Rev. J. N. Mobley officiated the service. Burial was in the church cemetery. Cooley's Mortuary, Inc. had charge of arrangements.
Ladd, daughter of the late James and Clarine Smith Tatum, was born
June 27, 1951, in Batesville. She was a factory worker for Springs Industries and a member of Mt. Zion M.B. Church.
Survivors include a daughter, LaTanya Hamilton of Batesville; three sons, James Hamilton of Batesville, Tyrone Hamilton of Killeen, Texas, and Robert E. Hamilton, Jr., of El Paso, Texas; and seven grandchildren.
Lambert, James Richard
James Richard Lambert, 62, of Pope, died Tuesday, June 4, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Central in Memphis, Tennessee, of heart failure.
Funeral services were held Thursday, June 6, at 11 a.m. at Wells Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Ricky Cook and Rev. Lennie Maples officiated the service. Burial was in Chapel Hill cemetery. Wells Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Lambert, son of the late John Daniel and Eary Lee Garrett Lambert, was born
September 29, 1939, in Panola County. He was a retired maintenance worker from The Thermos Co. and was a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Vontice Howell Lambert of Pope; a son, James Richard "Richie" Lambert, Jr. of Pope; and two sisters, Eadelyn Lambert Sellers of Cordova, Tennessee, and Reba Loys Lambert Atkinson of Hernando.
Land, Jesse Clifton
Jesse Clifton Land, 86, of Clinton, formerly of Batesville, died Sunday, July 28, 2002, at his residence.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 31, at Mt. Salus Presbyterian Church. Burial followed in Clinton City cemetery. Lakewood Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Land, son of the late Harris and Margaret Land, was born
July 17, 1916, in Batesville. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served as captain in the 1st Calvary Division and was stationed in the Philippines during World War II. He also served as major in the U.S. National Guard in Tupelo.
A resident of Clinton since 1962, Land was a retired labor analyst for the Mississippi State Employment Security Commission. He was an active member and former deacon of Mt. Salus Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Sarah Pridmore Land of Clinton; two daughters, Jane Land Patete of Atlanta, Ga. and Sally Land Daughdrill of Prentiss; one sister, Louise Land Tyler of Wiggins; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Mt. Salus Presbyterian Church.
Lee, Willie Mae
Willie Mae Lee, 80, of Como, died Tuesday, June 4, 2002, at Tri-Lakes Medical Center of heart failure.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 8, at 1 p.m. at Ruffin Grove M.B. Church in Como. Burial will be in Mt. Level cemetery. Felix Cauthen Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Lee was a housewife. She was a member of Ruffin Grove M.B. Church, where she served on the Mother Board and was a life member.
Survivors include a daughter, Louevine Armstrong of Sardis; a sister, Alice Black of Como; five grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
Levesque, Jorge Allen Jr.
Jorge Allen Levesque, Jr., 15, of Sardis, died Wednesday, July 3, 2002, on Highway 315 West in Sardis of heart failure.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 9, at 1 p.m. at the Sardis Educational Building. Burial was in Mt. Level cemetery. Felix Cauthen Funeral Home in Senatobia had charge of arrangements.
Levesque, son of Rick Nelson and Shana Nelson, both of Sardis, was a student at North Panola High School. He played football and basketball for North Panola High School. His hobbies included horseback riding. He loved all types of farm animals.
Survivors, other than his parents, include five sisters, Rickniss Nelson, Jasmine Nelson and Renada Dandridge, all of Sardis, Audranna Young of Como, and Janell Levesque of Aurora, Illinois; two brothers, Rick Nelson, Jr. of Sardis and Jeffery Levesque of Aurora; and grandparent, Minnie Davis.
Lewis, Mary Ann Meurrier
Mary Ann Meurrier Lewis, 57, of Water Valley, died Saturday, May 25, 2002, at Yalobusha County Hospital in Water Valley of cancer.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 28, at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Water Valley. Rev. Don Lewis and Rev. Dr. Billy Ray Stonestreet officiated the service. Burial was in Magnolia cemetery in Batesville. Dickins Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Lewis, daughter of the late Robert Laverne and Lucy Bell Jackson Meurrier, was born
June 2, 1944, in Panola County. She attended Northwest Mississippi Community College. She was a reading instructor in the Water Valley Public Schools for 18 years. She was a member of the Water Valley First United Methodist Church, a life member of the Water Valley Junior Auxiliary.
Survivors include her husband, John Mallory Lewis, Sr. of Water Valley; two daughters, Allison Lewis Larson of Water Valley and Amanda Lewis Wilder of Batesville; a son, Jack Lewis of Ridgeland; and six grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 288, Water Valley, Mississippi 38965.
Lightsey, Virginia Darby
Virginia Darby Lightsey, 70, of Sardis, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002 at her residence of heart failure.
Funeral services were held Sunday, Dec. 15, at 2 p.m. at Willow Springs Assembly of God in Pope. Interment was in Bethel cemetery in Enid. Wells Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Lightsey, daughter of the late, Ed and Bertha Elliott Darby, was born
Nov. 14, 1932 in Tallahatchie County. She was the widow of H.J. Lightsey. She was also the former owner of Senatobia Snack Shack and Lightsey's Shoe Store.
Survivors include one daughter, Claudine W. Standard of Sardis; and one sister, Rosie Darby Austin of Courtland.
Lipscomb, William Taylor
William Taylor "Bill" Lipscomb, 55, of Sardis, died Friday, August 23, 2002, on Highway 51 North in Sardis from injuries received in an automobile accident.
Funeral services were held Sunday, August 25, at 2 p.m. at Como United Methodist Church. Rev. Norman Holiday and Rev. Gladwyn Clark officiated the service. Burial was in Friendship cemetery in Como. Moore Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Lipscomb, son of R.W. "Buddy" and Rebecca Highbaugh Lipscomb of Como, was born
September 9, 1946, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was the co-owner of Lipscomb Brothers Livestock Market in Como. He was a member of Como United Methodist Church and the International Rodeo Association.
Survivors, other than his parents, include his wife, Marie Still Lipscomb of Sardis; a daughter, Becky Clark of Argyle, Texas; two sons, Mike Lipscomb of Batesville and Mark Lipscomb of Como; a step-daughter, Donna Boling of Jackson; a step-son, Rivers McArthur of Sardis; a brother, Bobby Lipscomb of Como; and seven grandchildren.
