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OAKLAND - ALBERT SMITH, 74, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 1994, at Tallahatchie General Hospital. Services were noon Sunday, Dec. 18, at Mt Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Burial was in Sandy Creek cemetery. Fox Funeral Home had charge of arrangements. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Smith of Oakland, ten sons; six daughters; three brothers, 37 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
SWAN LAKE - FATE BETHANY, 58, farmer, died of cancer Monday, February 23, 1998, at Greenwood Leflore Hospital in Greenwood. Services were 2 P.M. Sunday, March 1, 1998 at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church with burial in St. Mary cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home in Memphis had charge. He was a member of Whitehead Missionary Baptist Church. The husband of Ruth Bethany, he also leaves a sister, Dora Sims of Pennsylvania and three brothers, Lacy Bell Bethany and Jessie Smith, both of Shelby and James Bethany of Swan Lake.
ENID - Melissa Dees DeLap, 90, homemaker, died Monday (3-2-1998) of heart failure at Tallahatchie General Hospital in Charleston. Services will be at 2 P.M. today(3-4-98) at Womble Funeral Home in Charleston with burial in the cemetery of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, where she was a member. Mrs. Delap was the widow of Hugh "Hudie" DeLap.
CHARLESTON-Emma Lee Simmons, 86, homemaker, died of apparent heart failure Friday (2-27-1998) at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be Thursday(3-5-98) at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in St. John cemetery. Delta Burial Corp. of Marks has charge. She leaves two daughters, Lora Johnson of Charleston and Loretta Brathwaile of Chicago, four sons James Simmons and John Simmons both of Chicago, Tommie Simmons of Rantoul, IL, and Fred Simmons of Anchorage, Alaska, and a sister, Ethel Green, and a brother, James Johnson, both of Chicago.
CASCILLA - LAVONIA DOUGLAS KENDALL, 84, of Cascilla, a native of Pontotoc County, died Thursday, March 5, 1998 at Greenbough Nursing Home. Mrs Kendall was a retired homemaker. She was a member of Paul Baptist Church in Cascilla. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at National Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ben Kennedy officiating. Burial will be in North Shady Grove cemetery. Mrs. Kendall is survived by her husband, John R. Kandall of Cascilla; five sons, Travis Douglas, Bud Douglas, Jimmy Ray Douglas, all of Clarksdale, Kendall Douglas of Jackson and James Douglas of Sherwood, AR; Two daughters, Niecy Johnson of Tutwiler nd Carmie Kennedy of Grenada; Three step-sons, John Robert Kendall Jr. of Cascilla, Ira Winston Kendall of Osawater, Kan. and Gary Austin Kendall of Kentucky; three step-daughters, Donna Sue Kendall of Ind. Joetta Bradiock of Sarepta and Leoria Kendall of Wicthita, Kan.; a sister, Pauline Jones of Duncan; 29 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. National Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
MARYVILLE, TN - ELIZABETH CARTER, 66, formerly of Senatobia, died Sunday January 2, 1994 at her haome. Services were 8 p.m. Tuesday January 4, 1994 in the west chapel of Smith Mortuary, Maryville, Tenn with Rev. David Webster and Rev. James Carr officiating. Interment was 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 5, 1994, at Grandview cemetery in Maryville. She was a member of East Maryville Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Meek L. Carter; sons David W. Carter of Gatlinburg, Paul Carter of Maryville; daughter Lanita Boykin of Clinton; sisters, Christine Price Lutrell and Stella Ruth Tribble, both of Senatobia, Janie Armstrong of Enid, Joan Mooney of Water Valley and 4 grandchildren.
OAKLAND - LELIA ELODIA SWEARENGEN, 88, retired employee of Oakland Bank, died Thursday, January 6, 1994 at Grenada Lake Medical Center. Graveside services were 1 p.m. Sunday in Oakland cemetery. Garner-Harper Funeral Home of Grenada had charge. Miss Swearengen was a 1922 graduate of Yalobusha County High School and worked as a teller in the old Bank of Oakland before she became and insurance broker. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Olvis, Benjamin, William "Willie" and Wylie, and by her sister, Mary. Miss Swearengen is survived by two nephews.
CHARLESTON - NANCY BELL GRISSOM, 93, a homemaker, died Wednesday, January 26, 1994, at the Tallahatchie Extended Care Facility. Rev. J. G. Thomas conducted funeral services at 10 a.m. Friday January 28, 1994 at the Womble Funeral Home Chapel in Charleston. Mrs Donna Burkhalter and Mrs Carol Hargett provided the sacred music. Burial was at Magnolia Gardens Cenetery at Paynes. born
at Mantee on November 15, 1900, she lived in the area for 20 years and was a member of Mantee Baptist Church. She is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Iva Grimsley of Maben, Mrs Olene Roberts of Charleston and Mrs Mamie Elizabeth Brewer of Mountain Home Ark., and a brother, Joseph M. Grissom of Pearl. Pallbearers were Chuck Grimsley, Mike Roberts, Randy Roberts, Ronnie Roberts, Carl Willmer Jr. and Larry Willmer. The family requests any memorials be sent to the Tallahatchie Extended Care Facility at Charleston.
CHARLESTON - NORRIS WOLFE, 68, of Charleston, formerly of Memphis, retired foreman for a meat packing plant, died Monday, January 24, 1994, at his home after a long illness. Services were Thursday, January 27, 1994, at Paynes Baptist Church, where he was a member and burial was in Magnolia Gardens cemetery. He was a deacon for 28 years at Leaclair Baptist Church in Memphis and also a deacon for 2 years at the Paynes Baptist Church. The husband of Mildred Wolfe, he leaves two daughters, DeNorris Avent of Memphis and Wanda Mills of Bartlett; four sisters, Euvie Denley of Cleveland, Betty Sue McQueen of New Bern, N.C.; a brother Wyatt Wolfe, Jr. of Memphis, 4 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.
TILLATOBA - CARL WINFORD PRYOR, age 69, retired edger for Binswanger Mirror Co. and a former employee of Pet Milk Co., died Sunday January 16, 1994, at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. He was a member of Tillatoba Baptist Church and an Army Sergeant during World War II. Rev Gary Adams conducted services 10 a.m., Tuesday, January 25, 1994, at Womble Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs Louanne Cossar, organist solist, presented the sacred music. Interment was in the Union cemetery at Tillatoba. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Paula Massey of Marion, Ark.; one son Roger Pryor of Water Valley and one half-brother, Jessie Fly of Charleston, and three grandchildren. Pallbearers were Sonny Hayward, George Keyhold, Homer Melton, Jerry Shaw, John Tilman and Larry Whiteside.
GRENADA - GERALD CARLISLE, 48, died Friday, January 21, 1994, at Grenada Lake Medical Center. Services were 10:30 a.m. Monday January 24, 1994, at Garner-Harper Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in Paul cemetery in the Rosebloom Community. A Vietnam War-Air Force veteran he was a supervisor at the Heatcraft in Grenada and belonged to Goldwing Road Riders. He was a native of Charleston. He is survived by his wife Mrs. Patsy Tharp Carlisle of Grenada; two daughters, Stefanie Carlisle, Holly and Wanda Carlisle of Grenada; his mother, Mrs Dorothy Carlisle of Charleston; one brother, William Ernest Carlisle, Jr.; and two sisters, Minnie Rutledge of Grenada and Judy Miller of Charleston. Pallbearers were Danny Rutledge, David Miller, Lee Troutt, Lee Holly, Oakley Tharp, Jr., Danny Tharp and Walter Tharp.
CHARLESTON - EMMA SUSIE SMITH, age 86, retired from former interest in farming and real estate, died Friday, March 4, 1994, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital North Mississippi in Oxford. Rev. Gary Adams and Rev. J.G. Thomas conducted services 2 p.m., Sunday, March 6, at the First Baptist Church. Mrs. Cindy Brougher, pianist, presented the sacred music. Interment was in the Charleston cemetery with Womble Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. A member of the Charleston First Baptist Church, she was also the former secretary and treasurer of the T.E.L. Sunday School Class. She was an active member of the Business and Professional Women's Club where she previously held the office of secretary. The widow of Erma Lee Smith, Sr., she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Emily Etheridge and Mrs Eleanor Worsham, both of Charleston; one sister, Mrs. Loy Champion of Oxford, 9 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Buddy Etheridge, Stacey Etheridge, Gene Smith, Johnny Smith, Lee Smith, and Steve Smith. Family requests any memorials to be sent to the Tallahatchie Extended Care Facility or the Charleston First Baptist Church.
CHARLESTON - NETTIE NEWTON BRADERA, 99, homemaker, died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 1994, of heart failure at Tallahatchie General Hospital. Services were 10 a.m., Thursday, March 3. at Newsom Funeral Home burial in Smith cemetery in Cascilla. She was member of Charleston First Baptist Church. Mrs. Bradera, the widow of Dan Bradera, leaves six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
TUTWILER - OPHELIA P. STEED, 70, of Jackson, retired registered nurse, died Friday, March 11, 1994 of respiratory failure at Mississippi Methodist Hospital and Rehabilitation Center in Jackson. Services were 11 a.m. Monday March 14, at McNeil-Nowell Funeral Home of Tutwiler with burial in Jenkins cemetery here. Mrs. Steed leaves a daughter, Joyce Morris of Jackson, ; a son John M. Steed of Webb; a sister Lula P. Hicks of Webb and Eunice P. Floyd; a brother, James G. Pennington of Webb and four grandchildren.
VICKSBURG - BEATRICE F. SCALLIONS, 63, homemaker, died Monday, March 7, 1994, of heart failure at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Services were 10 a.m. Thursday, March 10, the Vicksburg Church of God of Prophecy where she was a member, with burial in green Acres Memorial Park. Glenwood Funeral Home of Vicksburg had charge. Ministers were Rev. Billy Adams and Rev. Robert Walker. Mrs Scallions, a native of Charleston, and been a resident of Vicksburg since 1953. She is survived by her husband, Raymond Scallions of Vicksburg; three sons, Raymond Scallions, Jr., Michael Scallions and Darrell Scallions, all of Vicksburg one daughter, Deborah Carol Cummings of Vicksburg; three brothers, Henry Ford of Charleston, Jack Ford of Glendora and W.B. "Son" Ford of Vicksburg; two sisters, Ruth Ford of Charleston and Ruby Ford of Charleston; nine grandchildren 5 step-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Raymond Scallions, James Ford, James Edwards, Harry Ford, Larry Ford and Randy Ford.
CHARLESTON - Doshia Pauline Ross, age 88, homemaker, died Sunday, March 1, 1998, at Tallahatchie General Hospital of heart disease. Services were 2 P.M. Tuesday March 3, at Stonefield Church of God near Cascilla with burial in the church cemetery. Newsom Funeral Home had charge of arrangements. born
September 7, 1909, she is survived by a daughter, Mary Alice Green of Rogers, AR and a son, Roy Ross of Nesbit and 6 grandchildren.
ANNIE LOU BRUNSON, age 96, born
December 30, 1897, at Paul community, Tallahatchie County, died Thursday, February 3, 1994 at Grenada Lake Medical Center. Rev. Gary Adams conducted graveside services 3 p.m. Friday February 4, 1994, at the Charleston cemetery. Womble Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. A lifelong resident of Charleston, she married
Charlie McWilliam Brunson in1918. Together they owned Brunson Barber and Beauty Shop in Charleston until they retired in 1961. After Mr. Brunson's death in 1970, she continued to live in her Charleston home until she became a resident of Grandview Health Care Center of Grenada in 1990. She was an active member of the Charleston First Baptist Church and the business & Professional Women's Club. She is preceded by a daughter, Hazel Street of Memphis; four brothers and four sisters of which she was the eldest. She is survived by two children, Charlsie Baucum of San Antonio, Texas and Charles M. Brunson of Pine Bluff, Ark. and 6 grandchildren. The family request any memorials be sent to the Charleston First Baptist Church.
CLEVELAND PRICE WHITEN, 79, homemaker, died Thursday, February 17, 1994 of apparent heart failure at Bright Glade Convalescent Center in Memphis, where she had been a resident for 2 years. Services were Saturday, February 19, 1994, at the First Baptist Church in Charleston, where she was a member, with burial in Charleston cemetery. Rev. Donald O'Quin, assisted by Rev. Gary Adams officiated at her funeral services, with Mrs. Linda Sayle Allison, organist and Mrs. Sue Shaw, soloist. Newsom Funeral Home has charge. She was a native of Tupelo, the daughter of Lena Payne Price and Cleveland H. Price. She moved to Charleston in 1950. She held numerous civic and church positions, including the Business and Professional Women's Club, which she held local, district and state positions. She was a State ?Federation President in 1966. She also, was involved with the Magnolia Garden Club, serving as president locally, as well as being a state officer. Mrs. Whitten helped organize and served as president of the Mississippi Tuberculosis Association. Mrs. Whitten, the widow of Harry Rivers Whitten, leaves a stepdaughter, Ann Cox and a sister, Nancy P. Enochs, both of Memphis, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Isaac Whitten Sayle, Ray Denman Cox, Jr., Joseph Webb Cox, Kenneth "Skimp" Davis, J. B. Spencer, Jr., and Michael Glenn Fox. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, any memorials be sent to First Baptist Church of Charleston or Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center in Memphis.
BETTY JEAN SMITH, 52, homemaker, died of heart failure, Tuesday, February 15, 1994 at Methodist Hospital in Memphis. Services were 2 p.m. Thursday, February 17, 1994, at Stonefield Church of God with burial in the church cemetery. Newsom Funeral Home had charge. Mrs. Smith leaves two daughters, Darlene King of Holcomb and Kathy Jean Ware of Grenada; a son, Richard Earl Smith of Cascilla; her mother Edna King Grantham of Cascilla; three sisters, Rosemary Vaughn of Grenada, Dianne Gammill of Clarksdale and Tammy Tillman of Tillatoba and two grandchildren.
CHARLESTON - NELLIE JONES MOORMAN, age 90, widow of Dexter Moorman, died Friday, February 18, 1994, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Wesley Arabie, Charleston Church of Christ minister, conducted services 2 p.m., Sunday February 20, 1994 at the Womble Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Connie Darby, soloist and congregational hymns led by Mr. Arabie provided the sacred music. Interment was in the Charleston cemetery. She is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Willie Mae Farris, Mrs. Dorothy Fowler, Mrs. Peggy Patton, Mrs. Mildred Alexander, Mrs. Mary Bethune, all of Charleston; two sons, Harvey Moorman of Charleston and Wison Moorman of Nesbit; one sister Mrs. Ruby Pastorella of Tampa Fla. and 20 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Willie Fowler, Larry Irby, Ricky Irby, J. R. Jackson, Walter Mercer and James Still. Family requests any memorials be sent to the Tallahatchie Extended Care Facility.
