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Tunica -- Lillie Powell, 82, retired laundry attendant, died Feb. 22 at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Ridge Missionary Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Henderson Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Powell, the widow of John Powell, leaves three brothers, Augusta Hayes of Tunica, Robert Hayes of Chicago and Matthew Hayes of Helena, Ark.
[Death notice dated March 4, 2005]
Batesville -- Ruby Lee Lester, 74, homemaker, died Thursday at Tri-Lakes Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Hodges Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Lester, the wife of Hargis Lester, also leaves four daughters, Elizabeth Lester and Allison Lester, both of Batesville, Mary Lester Griffin of Union Point, Ga., and Jacqueline Lester of Savannah, Ga.; four sons, Stanley Lester, Donald Lester and Jimmy Lester, all of Batesville, and Joe Lester of Oxford; a stepdaughter, Betty Jean Lester of Grand Rapids, Mich.; four brothers, Ulyc Ellis and Sidney Ellis, both of Batesville, and Howard Ellis and Larry Ellis, both of Milwaukee, 47 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 5, 2005]
Batesville -- Lillie Bell Oliver, 84, homemaker, died Feb. 25 in Batesville. Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. Cooley's Mortuary has charge. She leaves eight daughters, Wanda Oliver and Erica Harris, both of Batesville, Gloria Oliver of Fresno, Calif., Dorothy Mobley of San Jose, Calif., Annie Bell Brooks of Oakland, Calif., Bernice Shaw of Hayward, Calif., Joyce Oliver of Stockton, Calif., and Eva Hentz of Pope; three sons, Lawrence Oliver of Memphis, Stanley Oliver of Atlanta and Willie Ed Oliver of Oakland; two sisters, Bertha Young of Batesville and Minnie Lee Caldwell of Benton Harbor, Mich., 27 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 5, 2005]
Batesville -- Colandie Troxel Swain, 41, died Tuesday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Wells Funeral Home with burial in Singleton cemetery in Strayhorn. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Swain, the wife of Michael C. Swain, also leaves a son, Timothy Dywayne Swain of Batesville; her mother and stepfather, Kitty and Wayne Troxel of Brownwood, Texas; two brothers, Paul Lawson and Tony Lawson, both of Brownwood; three half-sisters, Carol Lawson of Brownwood, and Teresa Ann Lawson and Melissa Swearingen, both of Saratoga, Texas, and a half-brother, James Cantrell of Saratoga.
[Death notice dated March 5, 2005]
Byhalia -- Albirta Miller, 79, machine operator for Cleo Wrap, died Sunday at her home. Services will be at noon today at Sandridge Road Church of Christ with burial in Miller cemetery. Gillespie Funeral Home in Olive Branch has charge. Mrs. Miller, the widow of Artry Miller, leaves six daughters, Georgia Bowens, Christine Taylor and Lizzie Payne, all of Olive Branch, Ora Ross of Memphis, Laura Guy of Hernando and Verna Miller of Byhalia; six sons, Ed Miller, Joe Miller and Warren Miller, all of Olive Branch, David Miller of Hernando, and James Miller, Douglas Miller and Billy Miller, all of Byhalia; a sister, Willie D. Chatman of Chicago; a brother, David Woods of Memphis, 61 grandchildren, 66 great-grandchildren and 111 great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 5, 2005]
Nesbit -- Bobbie Lou Wooten, 91, formerly of Memphis, homemaker, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at noon today at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. She was a member of Nesbit First Baptist Church. Mrs. Wooten, the widow of Harold Alpuente and Lax Wooten, leaves two daughters, Relda Homan of Mathison and Mary Cochran of Nesbit; a son, James Alpuente of Memphis; a sister, Joy Wilson of Louisiana, 16 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated March 5, 2005]
Oxford -- Lucious 'Mac' Burt, 81, farmer, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Hodges Funeral Home with burial in Clear Creek cemetery. Mr. Burt, the widower of Emma Sue Jones Burt, leaves four daughters, Lovie Burt and Jessie Mae McJunkins, both of Oxford, Emma Jean Pryor of Houston, Texas, and Mattie Kirkwood of Grand Rapids, Mich.; a son, Lucious Burt of Oxford, and a sister, Dorothy Sallis of Waterloo, Iowa.
[Death notice dated March 5, 2005]
Walnut -- William Clyde Pannell, 81, retired from Tippah County Road Department, died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Harmony Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Harmony cemetery. Ripley Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Pannell, the husband of Mary Porterfield Pannell for 61 years, also leaves three daughters, Mary Lela Nelms of Walnut, Billie Spencer of Batesville and Shelia McAlpin of Saulsbury, Tenn.; a son, Troy Pannell of Walnut; four sisters, Ophelia Porterfield, Jettie Ruth Wilbanks, Nancy Settlemires and Mary Lee Richerson, all of Walnut; three brothers, M. P. Pannell and Mack Pannell, both of Walnut, and Mark Pannell of Adamsville, Tenn., nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 5, 2005]
Clarksdale -- Lorena Cheairs, 84, retired teacher for Clarksdale City Schools after 34 years, died Saturday in Senatobia. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Oakridge cemetery. Nowell Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church and Retired Teachers Association and a graduate of Mississippi College for Women. She leaves three sisters, Lydia Clark of Senatobia, Jane Hoffman of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Elise Meadows of Long Beach.
[Death notice dated March 6, 2005]
Corinth -- Mary J. Dodds Baldwin, 73, homemaker, died Friday at McNairy Regional Hospital in Selmer, Tenn. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home with burial in Fraleys Chapel cemetery. She was a member of Fraleys Chapel Church of Christ. Mrs. Baldwin, the widow of Prentiss Albert Baldwin, leaves a daughter, Diane Ramer of Ramer, Tenn.; a sister, Janeva Harwell of Iuka; three brothers, James Dodds, Clifford Dodds and Harry Dodds, all of Corinth, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 6, 2005]
Corinth -- Lila Mae Frazier Howell, 95, retired farmer, died Saturday at Corinth Health and Rehabilitation. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home with burial in Corinth City cemetery. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Mrs. Howell, the widow of Benjamin Frank Howell, leaves a son, Dewitt Howell of Corinth, a grandchild, two great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 6, 2005]
Crenshaw -- Prentis Wilburn Goodwin, 72, retired quality control inspector for the airline industry, died Saturday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Crenshaw Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Longtown cemetery. Pate-Jones Funeral Home in Senatobia has charge. He leaves two daughters, Virginia Goodwin Mouzourakis of Crenshaw and Cynthia Willard of Sarah; two sons, Prentis W. Goodwin Jr. of Strayhorn and Jonathan Goodwin of Hardy, Ark.; his mother, Hattie Goodwin of Crenshaw; four sisters, Sara Nell Frazier of Jacksonville, Fla., and Marvel Norton, Lucy Malone and Martha Sellers, all of Crenshaw; four brothers, Hal Goodwin of Marietta, Ga., and James Goodwin, Bob Goodwin and Ronnie Goodwin, all of Crenshaw, 14 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 6, 2005]
Southaven -- Jean Y. Sutherland, 80, formerly of Booneville, retired from BellSouth after 30 years, died Friday at DeSoto Healthcare. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at McMillan Funeral Home in Booneville with burial in Oaklawn Memorial Park cemetery. She was a member of Booneville First Baptist Church. She leaves a brother, Murray Sutherland of Hernando.
[Death notice dated March 6, 2005]
Batesville -- Dorothy Hawkins Tidwell, 84, homemaker, died Saturday at Graceland Care Center in Oxford. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Wells Funeral Home with burial in Mount Olivet cemetery. She was a member of Mount Olivet United Methodist Church. Mrs. Tidwell, the widow of Raymond Victor Tidwell, leaves a daughter, Mary Quay Tidwell Russell; two sons, Wayne Tidwell and David Tidwell, and a brother, Bill Hawkins, all of Batesville, four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated March 7, 2005]
Clarksdale -- Modine 'Dean' McCain, 70, homemaker, died Sunday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at National Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Gardens. She was a member of First Christian Church. Mrs. McCain, the wife of Jim McCain, also leaves a daughter, Linda Rhina of Charleston; two sons, Charles Loyd of Blue Springs and William Loyd of Florida; a sister, Irene Carrol, and a brother, Presley Page, both of New Albany, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to First Christian Church.
[Death notice dated March 7, 2005]
Corinth -- Jewel Mae Heathcock, 87, homemaker, died Saturday at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Coleman-Family Chapel with burial in Farmington cemetery. Mrs. Heathcock, the widow of Willie Ray Heathcock, leaves six daughters, Barbara Harmon, Virginia Wagner, Brenda Cornelius, Dale Cornelius, Sandra Latch and Tina Rogers; a sister, Inez Keller, and a brother, Merle Thompson, all of Corinth, 16 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 7, 2005]
Corinth -- R.C. Inman, 72, retired bricklayer and electronics shop owner, died Saturday at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Coleman-Family Chapel with burial in Vanderford cemetery. Mr. Inman, the widower of Jane Inman, leaves a son, Ronnie Inman of Corinth; three sisters, Sarah Williams of Camden, Tenn., Shirley Thorn of Kenosha, Wis., and Betty Inman of Palatine, Ill.; a brother, James Inman of Camden, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated March 7, 2005]
Hickory Flat -- Landon Cy Huey, 2-day-old son of Cody Huey of Red Banks and Kristen Foster of Hickory Flat, died Sunday in Memphis. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. today at Flat Rock Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in McKay cemetery. Holly Springs Funeral Home has charge. He also leaves his grandparents, Dwayne and Lugene Foster of Hickory Flat, Roger Huey of Myrtle and Connie Huey of Red Banks, and his great-grandparents, Novella Foster of Potts Camp, Clifton and Carol Holmes of Ashland, John and Clara Jane Huey of Pontotoc and Bobby and May Burton of Red Banks.
[Death notice dated March 7, 2005]
Sardis -- Kyle Lynn Jones, 23, died Friday at his home. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with burial in Forrest Memorial Park. He leaves his parents, Danny Lynn and Jimmie Sue Jones of Sardis; a sister, Crystal Shalon Mitchell, and a brother, Lance Aaron Jones, both of Amarillo, Texas, and his grandparents, Helen Richardson Miller of Amarillo and George W. Miller of Eldorado, Okla.
[Death notice dated March 7, 2005]
Southaven -- Frances Grimes Krieger, 76, retired from Allenberg Cotton Co. after 16 years, died Saturday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown in Memphis with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. Mrs. Krieger, the widow of William E. Krieger, leaves two daughters, Diane Krieger Coleman of Olive Branch and Kathy Krieger Scruggs of Southaven, and four grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Death notice dated March 7, 2005]
