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Ripley -- Raymond F. 'Pete' Thomas, 77, retired factory worker for Foot Carress/Genesco, died Saturday at Beverly Healthcare. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Ripley Funeral Home with burial in Palmer cemetery. He was a Korean War Army veteran, member of Palmer Baptist Church and American Legion. Mr. Thomas, the husband of Scottie Roberson Thomas, also leaves two daughters, Sandra T. Love and Gloria T. White; a son, Greg Thomas, and two sisters, Paula Carter and Wyleen Austin, all of Ripley, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Palmer Baptist Church.
[Death notice dated April 18, 2005]
Batesville -- Irene Flemmons Carpenter, 88, homemaker, died Sunday at Beverly Healthcare. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Wells Funeral Home with burial in Forrest Memorial Park cemetery. She was a member of Batesville First United Pentecostal Church. Mrs. Carpenter, the widow of Travis Carpenter, leaves three daughters, Geneva C. Meek of Batesville, Shirley C. Nail of Picayune and Earlene C. Ford of Hernando; two sons, James Riley Carpenter of Batesville and Edward Carpenter of English, Ind.; a sister, Annie May Clay, and a brother, A.B. Flemmons, both of Batesville, 18 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, 21 great-great-grandchildren and a great-great-great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated April 19, 2005]
Byhalia -- Will Henry Kizer, 84, retired material handler for Carrier Corp., died April 11 at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Cathedral of Praise Church of God in Christ in Watson, where he was a deacon and superintendent, with burial in McCravy cemetery there. Rodgers Funeral Home in Coldwater has charge. Mr. Kizer, the husband of Seraphine Kizer, also leaves six daughters, Faye Kizer of Byhalia, Iris Gwen Kizer Egbodofo, Emma Richmond, Estella Ford and Alfreda Kizer, all of Memphis, and Jennifer Kizer of Olive Branch; five sons, Robert Curtis Jones, Marvin Kizer and Lloyd Kizer, all of Memphis, Stanley Kizer of Byhalia and John Lenwood Kizer of Olive Branch, 18 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 19, 2005]
Byhalia -- Katie B. Presley, 84, homemaker, died Monday at Trinity Mission. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown in Memphis with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. Mrs. Presley, the widow of Richard Presley, leaves two sisters, Myrtle Allgood of Red Banks and Donna Kaplan of Olive Branch; three sons, Richard Presley of Coldwater, Mike Presley of Red Banks and Frank Presley of Collierville, Tenn.; a sister, Dorothy Chappel of Byhalia; two brothers, Jack Bowman of Memphis and George Bowman of Olive Branch, 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 19, 2005]
Corinth -- Clifton Bouton Sawyer, 97, retired Army lieutenant colonel and former superintendent of Corinth Sewerage Department, died Sunday at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Funeral Home with burial in Forrest Memorial Park cemetery. He was a member of Corinth First United Methodist Church and a graduate of Corinth High School and Mississippi State College. He leaves a son, Clifton W. Sawyer of Waynesville, N.C.; a sister, Martha Chronister of Jackson, Tenn., two grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Corinth First United Methodist Church.
[Death notice dated April 19, 2005]
Hernando -- Mary Ellen Goin, 78, retired clerk for Downen's Store, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hernando Funeral Home with burial in Greenleaf cemetery. She was a Baptist. She leaves a caregiver, Virgie Jordan of Hernando. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated April 19, 2005]
Olive Branch -- Edna Wynette Morgan Regel, 85, homemaker, died Monday at DeSoto Healthcare in Southaven. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Brantley Funeral Home with burial at 2 p.m. in Parker cemetery in Bruce. She was a member of Victoria Heights Baptist Church. She leaves two stepdaughters, Christy Young of Scobey and Teresa Vernon of Hernando, and two stepsons, David Regel of Bartlett, Tenn., and Clarence Regel of Hernando. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Fairhaven Baptist Church.
[Death notice dated April 19, 2005]
Oxford -- Carl B. Dickens, 54, metal builder, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Tallahatchie-Oxford Missionary Baptist Association Building with burial in Philadelphia cemetery. Hodges Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Smith Chapel CME Church. Mr. Dickens, the husband of Edna Dickens, also leaves two sons, Carl Rico Dickens and Charles Wesley Pegues, both of Oxford; three sisters, Lurlean Dickens of Aurora, Ill., Minnie Morton of Memphis and Lillie Hayes of Chicago; five brothers, Eddie C. Dickens and Arthur Dickens, both of Grand Rapids, Mich., Robert Dickens of Remus, Mich., William Dickens of Robbins, Ill., and John Dickens of Hampton, Va., and three grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 19, 2005]
Sardis -- Frank Petro, 62, farmer, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at noon today at St. Joseph Missionary Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Henderson Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Petro, the husband of Mary Ann Petro of Webb, also leaves a daughter, Jarlene Petro of Webb; three sons, Frank Irons, Fredrick Irons and Eric Petro, all of Chicago; three sisters, Marie Petro, Charlene Lewis and Rose Marion, all of New York City, and three brothers, Marvin Petro of Rosedale, Earnest Petro Jr. of Cleveland and Willie Petro of New York.
[Death notice dated April 19, 2005]
Tunica -- Carolyn D. Price, 45, homemaker, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church with burial in Grant cemetery. Grant Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a daughter, Latasha A. Price of Chicago; her mother, Dora Price; four sisters, Freddie Jones, Velma Bolton and Toni Price, all of Tunica, and Norma Price of Chicago; four brothers, Curtis Thompson of Chicago, and John Thomas, Oscar Price and Terry Price, all of Tunica, and two grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 19, 2005]
Batesville -- Robert A. Hyde, 74, retired principal and educator for Panola and Pontotoc County School Systems, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Courtland, where he was a deacon and Sunday school superintendent, with burial in Shiloh cemetery. Cooley's Mortuary has charge. He was a Korean War Army veteran, an instructor for Congress of Christian Education Sardis District and a member of Mississippi Retired Teachers Association, Mississippi Education Association, National Education Association, Community Relation Counsel, Garfield Lodge 61, Municipal Democratic Executive Committee and American Legion Post 249. Mr. Hyde, the husband of Cathryn M. Hyde, also leaves two sons, Michael Hyde of Chesapeake, Va., and Terry Foster of Chicago; a brother, Tuinton Odell Hyde of Beloit, Wis., nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to First Security Bank Robert A. Hyde Scholarship Fund.
[Death notice dated April 20, 2005]
Coldwater -- Columbus 'Dude' Lentz Jr., 80, retired Quitman County employee, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Surrett cemetery in Arkabutla. Pate-Jones Funeral Home in Senatobia has charge. He was a World War II Army veteran. Mr. Lentz, the husband of Marie Lentz, also leaves a son, Columbus Lentz III of Coldwater; a sister, Catherine Christ of Memphis, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 20, 2005]
Coldwater -- Keith 'Eveready' Robertson, 48, ramp operator, died Monday in Senatobia. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch with burial in Hillcrest cemetery in Vardaman. Mr. Robertson, the husband of Cheryl Robertson, leaves a sister, Marsha Austill of Covington, Tenn., and a brother, Gary Robertson of Ellendale, Tenn.
[Death notice dated April 20, 2005]
Hernando -- Bill Midgett, 75, retired from Orgill Brothers, died Tuesday at Beverly Healthcare in Southaven. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Marshall-Donnelly-Combs Funeral Home in Nashville with burial in Calvary cemetery there. Hernando Funeral Home has charge. He was a Shriner and a member of Scottish Rites and West Hampton Masonic Lodge 302 in Richmond, Va. Mr. Midgett, the widower of Florence Midgett and the husband of Louise Midgett, also leaves four daughters, Linda Midgett Dreelin of Gordonsville, Va., Donna M. Deihls and Deborah M. Bruce, both of Richmond, Va., and Connie M. Scott of Hernando; two sons, Joseph Brian Midgett of Rochester, N.Y., and James William Midgett Jr. of Hernando; two brothers, Bob Midgett of Nashville and Claude Midgett of Virginia, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Holy Spirit Catholic Church.
[Death notice dated April 20, 2005]
Independence -- Guy Baker Bernard, 71, formerly of Hernando, cattle farmer and retired dockman for CF Motor Freight, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home of Hernando with burial in Mount Zion cemetery in Independence. He was a member of Antioch Church of Christ. Mr. Bernard, the husband of Shirley S. Bernard, also leaves a daughter, Mary Ellenburg, and a son, Terry Bernard, both of Independence; two stepsons, Michael Cates of Fulton and David Cates of Pontotoc, four grandchildren and four stepgrandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 20, 2005]
Lambert -- Peggy Ann Cole, 45, homemaker, died Sunday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Kimbro Funeral Home in Marks with burial in Lambert cemetery. She was a member of North Batesville Baptist Church. She leaves two sons, Wade Hollis Cole and Miles Curtis Cole, and her mother, Annie Cole, all of Lambert; a sister, Laura Jean Cole of Holly Springs, and a brother, Chuck W. Cole of Courtland.
[Death notice dated April 20, 2005]
Marks -- Jaroslawa 'Cecilia' Gusniowski, 77, homemaker, died Tuesday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Kimbro Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Gardens in Clarksdale. Mrs. Gusniowski was the wife of Jan Gusniowski.
[Death notice dated April 20, 2005]
Oxford -- William Scott Bains, 80, retired baker for Jackson Cookie Co., died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Graveside services will be at 9 a.m. today at Springdale Freewill Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Springdale cemetery. Waller Funeral Home has charge. He was a World War II Marine Corps veteran. Mr. Bains, the husband of Lenvil Jewell Cobb Bains, also leaves three daughters, Shirley Ann Bains and Lynda Sue Will, both of Oviedo, Fla., and Billie Jean Chester of Weirsdale, Fla.; a son, William Scott Bains Jr. of McPherson, Kan.; a brother, Jack Bains of Holston Valley, Tenn., six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 20, 2005]
Red Banks -- John 'Doug' McAuley, 43, former computer analyst for the Internal Revenue Service, died Saturday at his home. Memorial services will be at 5 p.m. Thursday at Serenity Funeral Home in Holly Springs. He leaves his parents, Lessie and Guy McAuley of Red Banks; a sister, Debra Gipson of Detroit; three brothers, Curtis McAuley of Nashville, Stanley McAuley of Holly Springs and Leslie McAuley of San Bernardino, Calif., and his grandparents, John Parker of Red Banks and Bessie McAuley of Byhalia.
[Death notice dated April 20, 2005]
Southaven -- Willie Lee Johnson, 68, truck driver, died Thursday in Louisville, Ky. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel with burial Monday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Johnson, the husband of Ruth Johnson, also leaves four daughters, Wendy D. Johnson and Willa R. Johnson, both of Southaven, Brenda Johnson Prewitt of Robinsonville and Cheryl Davis of Walls; two sons, Willie Johnson of Illinois and Barry Kimball of Memphis; a stepson, Frank Johnson of Memphis; three sisters, Ricey N. Mitchell Curtis of Memphis, Joann Mitchell of New York and Patricia Mitchell Caldwell of Tunica; a brother, Victory Lee Mitchell of Memphis, 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated April 20, 2005]
