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Griffin, Ruble Earl
Tunica, Miss. - Ruble Earl Griffin, 80, of Tunica, died Saturday, July 24, 2004, at Tunica Nursing Home.
Services were Tuesday at Dickins Funeral Home Chapel in Batesville. Burial was in Bethel cemetery. Dickins Funeral Home had charge.
Griffin, born
Aug. 8, 1923, to Ira Marshall and Zula Morgan Griffin, was a retired heavy equipment operator and a member of Pharsalia Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Alice Bell Hodges of Horn Lake, Earline Blodgett of Cascilla and Cynthia Gail Vick of Bartlett, Tenn.
All memorials may be made to Bethel cemetery.
Grooms, Marion L. "Dick"
Marion L. Grooms, 65, of Sardis, formerly of Nesbit, died Thursday, July 1, 2004, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford of cancer.
Services are Tuesday at Brantley Phillips Funeral Home Chapel in Hernando at 1 p.m.. Burial is in New Bethlehem cemetery. Brantley Phillips Funeral Home has charge.
Grooms was a Baptist and a steel worker.
Survivors include his wife Shirley Burchett Grooms of Sardis; three daughters, Pamela I. Cole Mansfield of Ohio, F. Renee Hodges of Southaven and Erica R. Grooms of Horn Lake; two sons, Enoch R. Grooms of Horn Lake and Larry R. Grooms of Mt. Holly, N.C.; three sisters, Emilie Long of Huron, Ohio, Flo Carmell of Alma, Ark. and Betty Cropper of Memphis; three brothers, John A. Grooms of Memphis, Floyd A. Grooms Monroe Falls, Ohio and William Grooms of Olive Branch; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Grover, Annie Mae
Annie Mae Grover, 87, of Batesville, died Saturday, June 26, 2004, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford.
Services were Friday at Concord M.B. Church. Burial was in Oak Grove cemetery in Crowder. Rev. W.L. Nash officiated. Cooley's Mortuary, Inc. had charge.
Grover was born
Aug. 16, 1916 in Grenada to the late Miller Shack and the late Maude Martin. She was a housewife and a member of Mt. Evia M.B. Church in Batesville.
Survivors include two daughters, Earlene Grover of Batesville and Maxcine Grover Bank of Chicago, Ill. two sons, Cleveland Grover and L.P. Grover, both of Batesville, and James L. Gover of Chicago; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Guyton, Katherine Parkinson
Katherine Parkinson Guyton, 97, formerly of Sardis, died Saturday, June 19, 2004, at North Oak Regional Medical Center in Senatobia.
Graveside services were Monday at Rose Hill cemetery in Sardis. Rev. Jerry Sanford officiated. Moore Funeral Home had charge.
Guyton, born
July 7, 1906, to John F. and Lee Brown Parkinson, was a RN . She was also a member of First Baptist Church of Sardis, Eastern Star and Sardis Woman's Club.
Survivors include a niece Johnnie Graham and her husband Tom Graham who cared for her.
She was preceded in death by her husband W.M. Guyton.
Hamilton, Lenora Jefferson
Lenora Jefferson Hamilton, 53, of Batesville, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2004, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Southaven.
Services are Monday, March 1 at 1 p.m. at Pilgrim Rest M.B. Church in Batesville. Burial will be in Pilgrim Rest cemetery in Batesville. Rev. Zannie Leland will officiate. Cooley's Mortuary, Inc. has charge.
Hamilton, born
May 2, 1950, to the late Sammie Lee and late Lola Jefferson, was a member of Mt. Zion M.B. Church in Batesville.
Survivors include her husband Segrest Hamilton of Batesville; one son Gregory Hamilton of Batesville; five daughters, Pamela Leland and Barbara Hamilton, both of Batesville, Vera Jefferson and Pearlie Hamilton, both of Sardis and Pamela Hamilton of Atlanta, Ga.; three sisters, Leona Jefferson of Oxford, Lee Anna Wright of Batesville and Cora Mae Davis of Memphis; three brothers Sammie Lee Jefferson Jr. and Jessie Jefferson, both of Batesville, and Wesley Jefferson of Como; and 12 grandchildren.
Handwerker, Iola Eugenia "Bo"
Iola Eugenia "Bo" Handwerker, 84, of Sardis, died Thursday, July 2, 2004, at Sardis Community Nursing Home.
Services were Friday at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church in Sardis. Burial was in Pleasant Grove U.M.C. cemetery. Rev. John Parker officiated. Moore Funeral Home had charge.
Handwerker was born
Dec. 30, 1919, in Pleasant Grove to the late Claude and the late Iola Freeman Jennings. She was a housewife and a member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church.
Survivors include one daughter Sally Shideler of Sardis; one son Henry "Buzz" Handwerker of Carrollton; and five grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband Henry Strobel Handwerker.
Hawkins, Roger Dale
Roger Dale Hawkins, 53, of Batesville, died Saturday, August 14, 2004, at Beverly Health Care in Batesville from injuries received in a car accident.
Services are today at 2 p.m. at National Funeral Home. Burial is in Longtown cemetery in Crenshaw. Dr. Courtney Selvy will officiate. National Funeral Home has charge.
Hawkins, born
July 19, 1951, was a retired musician who performed with numerous bands such as: Our Grandparents Children, Around Track, Borderline, South Bound, Thunder Road and Anything Goes, he won numerous awards with CHS Pioneer Band and graduated from Clarksdale High School. He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis about 12 years ago.
He was preceded in death by his father C.L. Hawkins.
Survivors include his mother Hazel Hawkins of Clarksdale; one son Roger Craig Hawkins of Clarksdale; two sisters, Barbara Henderson of Crenshaw and Sandra Bryant of Batesville; one brother Tommy Hawkins of Greenwood and one grandchild Shelby Madison Graham of Clarksdale.
Memorials may be made to Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.
Harris, Thomas Jamaal
Thomas Jamaal Harris, 21, of Memphis, died Thursday, March 11, 2004, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Services are Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Norris Avenue Baptist Church in Memphis. Burial will be in West Camp cemetery in Batesville. Dr. Ricky Dugger will officiate. Cooley's Mortuary, Inc. has charge.
Harris, born
Jan. 19, 1983, to Thomas Harris and Martha Spears, was a cook for Taco Bell and a member of Norris Ave. Baptist Church in Memphis.
Survivors include his parents, Martha Spears and Thomas Harris of Memphis; and two sisters, Brenda Cofield and Gwendlyn Lane, both of Atlanta, Ga.
Harris, Napolean "Ham"
Batesville, MS - Napolean "Ham" Harris, 72, of Batesville, died Tuesday, June 8, 2004, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford.
Services were Saturday at New Bethlehem M.B. Church in Batesville. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev. W. L. Nash officiated. Cooley's Mortuary, Inc. had charge.
Harris, born
April 3, 1932, to Nathan and Lillie Bibbs Harris, was a machine operator for Thermos Co. and a member of New Bethlehem M.B. Church.
Survivors include his wife Olivia Harris of Batesville; two daughters, Sarah Houston and Alisha Cox, both of Batesville; five sons, Napolean Harris Jr., Craig Harris and Willie C. Harris, all of Batesville, Larry Harris and Eddie Harris, both of Memphis, one brother Ashley "Happy" Henderson of Marlon, Mo.; two sisters, Ollie Mae Reed of Batesville and Inez Harris of Jackson; 17 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Harrison, Ella Mae
Ella Mae Harrison, 87, formerly of Batesville, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004, at Methodist Central Hospital in Memphis.
Services are Saturday at 1 p.m. at Johnson Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church in Courtland. Burial will be at Johnson Chapel cemetery. Presiding Elder Sarah Martin will officiate. Cooley's Mortuary, Inc. has charge.
Harrison, born
June 16, 1916, to the late Tom Martin Cooper and the late Lodie Miles, was a housewife and a member of Shiloh C.M.E. Church in Sardis.
Survivors include three sons, Clark Harrison of Batesville, James C. Harrison and Joe Willie Harrison, both of Memphis; three daughters, Tex Ada Fentress, Bertha Lester and Dorothy Perry, all of Memphis; two brothers, James T. Cooper of Batesville and Tom Martin Cooper Jr. of Memphis; two sisters, Earnestine McCain and Hattie Mae Fraizer, both of Batesville; 10 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
Harrison, Georgia Marie
Clarksdale, Miss. - Georgia Marie Harrison, 72, of Clarksdale, died Thursday, September 2, 2004, in Clarksdale of heart failure.
Harrison was a graduate of South Panola High School, an usher at New Jerusalem M.B. Church and retired from NWMRMC laundry.
Services were Sunday at New Jerusalem M.B. Church. Burial was at Eureka cemetery. Rev. J.B. Woods officiated. Century Funeral Home had charge.
Survivors include her husband Lonnie Harrison of Clarksdale; two sons, Arlanders Cole of Clarksdale and Glenn Alexander of Grand Rapid, Mich.; two brothers, John Edward Bratcher of Memphis, Tenn. and Green E. Bratcher of Pope; two sisters, Effie Glasper of Memphis, Tenn. and Lanell Chapman of Pope and six grandchildren.
Harrison, Hettie
Hettie Harrison, 86, of Batesville, died Sunday, March 21, 2004, at her residence.
Services were Saturday at Spring Hill ASA M.B. Church in Courtland. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev. Louis Wilson officiated. Cooley's Mortuary, Inc. had charge.
Harrison, born
May 30, 1917, to the late Monroe Dukes and late Cappa Blount Dukes, was a housewife and a member of Spring Hill ASA M.B. Church.
Survivors include four daughters, Minnie L. Darden and Blondie J. Brassell, both of Batesville, Annie C. Bryant of Chicago, Ill. and Jessie R. Perry of Detroit, Mich.; four sons, Willie C. Harrison and James P. Harrison, both of Batesville, Derrils Harrison of Courtland and Howard Harrison Jr. of Goodman; two brothers, Percy Dukes of Kansas City, Mo. and Edgar Dukes of Moro, Ark.; 16 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
