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Oxford -- Garner Hull DeVoe, 71, retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Waller Funeral Home with burial in Oxford Memorial cemetery. He was a Vietnam War veteran, a communicant and eucharistic minister at St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church, a member of the Knights of Columbus and a volunteer for Clayton Stevens Outreach Ministry and Meals on Wheels. Mr. DeVoe, the husband of Frances Louise Bassi DeVoe, also leaves a daughter, Toni Lynn DeVoe of Highland Village, Texas; two sons, Richard L. DeVoe of Oxford and John Garner DeVoe of Lexington, Ky.; a brother, James A. DeVoe of Richmond, Va., and four grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church Building Fund or Clayton Stevens Outreach Ministry.
[Death notice dated April 7, 2005]
Rienzi -- J.L. Spivey, 64, died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home in Corinth with burial in Lowery cemetery. He was a Baptist. Mr. Spivey, the husband of Betty Shirline Hopper Spivey, also leaves a daughter, Regina Jeter, and two sons, Jimmy Lee Spivey and Tim Spivey, all of Rienzi; two sisters, Vickey Hopper of Corinth and Linda Mayo of Arkabutla; four brothers, J.T. Spivey of Victoria, Larkin Spivey of Senatobia, Larry Spivey of Sardis and John Wayne Spivey of Red Banks, and five grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 7, 2005]
Batesville -- Robert Lee Campbell, 68, farmer, died Tuesday at Tri-Lakes Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church in Como with burial in the church cemetery. Hodges Funeral Home has charge. He leaves four daughters, Jennifer Caldwell and Diane Smith, both of Como, Karen Milan of Chicago and Bessie King of Senatobia; three sons, Robert Lee Milan of Como, Albert King of Sardis and Billy W. Porter of Tyro; a brother, Roy Jackson of Senatobia, 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 8, 2005]
Batesville -- Travis Lewis Tramel, 72, retired truck driver for Dunlap & Kyle after 44 years, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. Wells Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Tramel, the widower of Vaneda Wright Tramel, leaves a daughter, Judy Lynne Tramel Fos; two sons, Ricky Lee Tramel and Travis L. Tramel Jr., and a brother, Melvin Tramel, all of Batesville, and two grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 8, 2005]
Clarksdale -- Leler Mae Chadwick, 85, homemaker, died Thursday at Shoals Hospital in Muscle Shoals, Ala. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at National Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Gardens. She was a member of Clarksdale First United Pentecostal Church. Mrs. Chadwick, the widow of J.W. Chadwick, leaves five daughters, Gracie Dismuke of Sheffield, Ala., Minnie Jefcoat of West Helena, Ark., Brenda Thomas and Pam Thomas, both of Saucier, and Diane Jones of Cleveland; a son, Wendell Chadwick of Mississippi, 18 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 8, 2005]
Coldwater -- Debra Ann Nesbitt, 37, homemaker, died Monday at North Oak Regional Medical Center in Senatobia. Services will be at noon Saturday at Antioch Church Two with burial in the church cemetery. Henderson Funeral Home in Tunica has charge. She leaves a daughter, Unekia Nesbitt, and a son, Micheal Nesbitt, both of Coldwater.
[Death notice dated April 8, 2005]
Coldwater -- Bessie Newson, 86, homemaker, died Sunday at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Thyatira Church of Christ in Senatobia with burial in Carter Memorial Garden there. Rodgers Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Wall Hill Church of Christ. Mrs. Newson, the wife of Robert L. Newson, also leaves six daughters, Addie Mae Newson of Memphis, Bessie Mae Albarez, Dorothy Jones, Marie Rucker and Annie Newson, all of Chicago, and Irene Bell of Coldwater; four sons, Robert Newson Jr. and Willie Newson, both of Chicago, and Jessie Newson and Kenneth Newson, both of Memphis, 31 grandchildren, 57 great-grandchildren and 30 great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 8, 2005]
Coldwater -- Lillie Mae Sipp, 81, of Chicago, formerly of Coldwater, homemaker, died March 29 in Oak Park, Ill. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at New Garden Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Rodgers Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Bethesda Church in Chicago. Mrs. Sipp, the widow of Jessie Lee Sipp, leaves five daughters, Judy Sipp, Annie Clark, Peggy Graham and Selina Graham, all of Chicago, and Peggy Huss of Oak Park; four sons, Sam Sipp, Authur Sipp and Harry Sipp, all of Chicago, and Henry Sipp of Tucson, Ariz.; a sister, Joanna Collins of Chicago, 70 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 8, 2005]
Hernando -- Lamar A. Bourland, 91, retired driver for Memphis Transit Co. after 33 years, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hernando Funeral Home with burial in Magnolia cemetery in Coldwater. Mr. Bourland, the widower of Etonia Bourland, leaves two daughters, Barbara Lozart of Hernando and Sarah Davis of Hot Springs, Ark.; three sons, Robert Lamar Bourland of Rosemark, Tenn., and Al Bourland of Senatobia; two sisters, Bonnie Jane Griffith of Dadeville, Ala., and Flora Askew of Port Arthur, Texas, 10 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Gideons International.
[Death notice dated April 8, 2005]
Holly Springs -- Ida Mae Spight Burton, 62, retired certified nursing assistant for Trinity Mission Health & Rehab, died Sunday at Alliance Healthcare System. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Red Banks, where she was a missionary, kitchen committee president and choir and mother board member, with burial in the church cemetery. J.F. Brittenum & Son Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Golden Stars Singing Group and Heroines of Jericho Court 38. Mrs. Burton, the wife of Henry Burton Jr., also leaves two daughters, Thatan S. Blake of New Albany and Tamara D. Burton of Oxford; a brother, John Spight of Holly Springs, and a grandson.
[Death notice dated April 8, 2005]
Holly Springs -- Dorothy Jean Tidwell, 53, retired clerk for King's Cleaners, died Sunday in DeSoto County. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Anderson Chapel CME Church, where she was a member, with burial in Cottrell Memorial Garden. J.F. Brittenum & Son Funeral Home has charge. She was a graduate of Holly Springs High School and attended Rust College. Mrs. Tidwell, the widow of Willie Louis Tidwell, leaves a daughter, Catina K.S. Tidwell of Nashville; her mother, Marie Washington Lumpkin of Holly Springs; three sisters, Fannie Lampley of Holly Springs, Barbara Walls-Pierce of Memphis and Renee Lumpkin of Sydney, Australia; two brothers, Richard Lumpkin Jr. and Isiah Lumpkin, both of Holly Springs, and a grandson.
[Death notice dated April 8, 2005]
Michigan City -- Cater Poplar, 84, died April 1 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville, Tenn. Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Hardaway Missionary Baptist Church. Superior Funeral Home Hollywood Chapel in Memphis has charge. He was a World War II veteran and a member of Goodwin Masonic Lodge 253 and NAACP. Mr. Poplar, the widower of Dollie Mae Poplar, leaves seven daughters, Dorothy Todd of Byhalia, Mary Etta Buggs, Gertrude McKinnie and Bertha Sain, all of Bolivar, Tenn., Genniver Mason of Michigan City, Linda Douglas of Memphis and Carolyn Martin of Mount Pleasant; seven sons, Robert D. Poplar, Robert J. Poplar, Gary Poplar and Rodney Richardson, all of Michigan City, Lee L. Poplar of Hickory Valley, Tenn., Terry L. Poplar of Bolivar and Steven W. Poplar of Memphis; a sister, Efflean Hamer, and a brother, A.C. Poplar, both of Michigan City, 52 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 8, 2005]
Oxford -- H.C. 'Shorty' Bell, 71, retired service attendant for Kelley and Chevron Gas Station, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Flint Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Etta with burial in the church cemetery. Hodges Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Bell, the husband of Sadie Bell, also leaves a daughter, Doris McIntosh of Tampa, Fla.; four sons, Mark Bell of Atlanta, Kenneth McIntosh and Wilfred Bell, both of Oxford, and Michael Bell of Taylor; two sisters, Ora Lee Redmond of Oxford and Helen McCullough of Baltimore, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 8, 2005]
Sardis -- Charles Love Andrews, 69, commercial fisherman, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Moore Funeral Home with burial in Rose Hill cemetery. He was a member of Living Church of God. Mr. Andrews, the husband of Linda White Andrews, also leaves a daughter, Alyce Roder of Milwaukee; three sons, Charles C. Andrews of Germantown, Tenn., and Brett Andrews and Craig Andrews, both of Bartlett, Tenn., and five grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 8, 2005]
Tunica -- Lela Mae Fleming, 60, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Scotts Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Shady Grove cemetery. Henderson Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Fleming, the wife of Chester Fleming, also leaves two daughters, Kimberly Fleming and Kenya Fleming; a son, Chester Fleming Jr.; four sisters, Rhoda Turner, Deloris Brown, Maurice Howard and Melvin Doshie, and five brothers, McAuthor Howard, Harvey Howard, Gilbert Howard, Harold Howard and Hampton Howard Jr., all of Tunica, and six grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 8, 2005]
Tunica -- Queen Ester Lanier, 62, of St. Louis, formerly of Tunica, homemaker, died Saturday at borness Jewish Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Ridge Church with burial in the church cemetery. Henderson Funeral Home has charge. She leaves two sons, Eugene Johnson Jr. of Tunica and Jackie Johnson of Memphis; two sisters, Jimmie Williams of East St. Louis, Ill., and Winoa Hughes of Chicago, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 8, 2005]
Coldwater -- Clifton Ben Dandridge, 60, died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Fredonia Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home in Memphis has charge. Mr. Dandridge, the husband of Irene Dandridge, also leaves two daughters, Veronica Wilson and April Dandridge, both of Cordova, Tenn.; three sons, Clifton Dandridge Jr. and Michael Dandridge, both of Coldwater, and Joshua Dandridge of Horn Lake; three sisters, Devoria Marshall, Margaret Haywood and Debra Dandridge, all of Coldwater; two brothers, Frank Dandridge of Coldwater and Rev. Jim Dandridge Jr. of Como, and 14 grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 9, 2005]
Coldwater -- Mattie J. Turner, 81, retired teacher, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Fredonia Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a member and former secretary and usher, with burial in the church cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home in Memphis has charge. Mrs. Turner, the widow of Jessie Turner, leaves four nieces who helped care for her, Irma Simmons of Memphis, Mary Jean Towns of Senatobia, Barbara Collins of Coldwater and Schulonda Daniels of Olive Branch.
[Death notice dated April 9, 2005]
Hernando -- Lamar A. Bourland, 91, retired driver for Memphis Transit Co. after 33 years, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services were Friday at Hernando Funeral Home with burial in Magnolia cemetery in Coldwater. Mr. Bourland, the widower of Etonia Bourland, leaves two daughters, Barbara Cozart of Hernando and Sarah Davis of Hot Springs, Ark.; three sons, Robert Lamar Bourland of Rosemark, Tenn., and Al Bourland of Senatobia; two sisters, Bonnie Jane Griffith of Dadeville, Ala., and Flora Askew of Port Arthur, Texas, 10 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Gideons International.
[Death notice dated April 9, 2005]
Hickory Flat -- Katherine R. Staggs, 66, maintenance worker, died Thursday at Graceland Care Center in New Albany. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Faith Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Flat Rock cemetery. Holly Springs Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Staggs, the wife of Oliver Staggs, also leaves a daughter, Sandra Lynch of Atoka, Tenn.; three sisters, Louise Denton of Paducah, Ky., Rebele Garrison of Dunn Loring, Va., and Sherlene Mitchell of Virginia Beach, Va., six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 9, 2005]
