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Carrie Mae Dowdy Collins Evans
Carrie Mae Dowdy Collins Evans, 82, of Holly Springs, died Aug. 25, 2006 at her home. She was a member of Kimbrough Chapel MB Church and a church usher.
Services were held at 12 noon on Sept. 2 at Finley Grove MB Church in Holly Springs, with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. J.W. Smith Jr. officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves her husband, Herbert Evans Jr.; three daughters, Sally Woodson of Holly Springs, Dorothy Lipson of Memphis, Tenn., Jerlean McNeil of Lexington, Ky.; a sister, Lela Mae Franklin of Memphis, Tenn.; 23 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by five children, Andrew Collins Sr., Daniel Collins Jr., Clarence Collins, Leroy Collins and Lorine Collins.
Pallbearers were Roger Woodson, Andrew Collins Jr., Melvin McNeil, Lamont McNeil, Darren Collins, Isaac McNeil. Honorary pallbearers were George Woodson, Herman Houston, Robert Woodson, A.J. Bailey, Henry McDonald, Monroe Lipson, Jason Bownes, Joe Ayers and Joe Louis Evans.
Cenora (Pat) Hill Grant
Cenora (Pat) Hill Grant, 92, of Byhalia, died Aug. 28 at Trinity Mission Health and Rehab in Holly Springs. She was a member of Eason Grove MB Church in Byhalia, a member of the Mother Board, a former member of Hearn Grove MB Church and a former usher there. The widow of Edward T. Grant, she was a retired cook at Tudor and Ellis Nursing Home in Temple, Texas.
Services were held at 3 p.m. on Sept. 2 at Hearn Grove MB Church with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Charles Jones officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves two daughters, Dartha McKissack of Byhalia, Christine Robinson of Chandler, Texas; seven grandchildren and a dear niece, Minnie Hill of Byhalia.
Pallbearers were Otice Spears, Derrick Walker, Robert Hill, Otis Charles Hill, Jimmy McKissack, Kemp Hill Jr., Joseph Hill and Adam Hill.
Lillie Mae Harris
Lillie Mae (Puddin) Harris, 73, of New Albany, died Aug. 29, 2006 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany. She joined Reid’s Gift Church at an early age.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Sept. 1 at Golden Gate Church of God in Christ. Burial was in McKay Cemetery in Hickory Flat. Elder Robert Hamilton officiated. Serenity Funeral Home of New Albany was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves her husband, James Edward Harris; five children, Rickey Joe Harris, Margie Ticer, Wanda Cullens, Dwayne Harris, David Neal Harris, all of New Albany; a stepdaughter, Ishabella Harris of Holly Springs; two sisters, Betty Jewel Hill of Hickory Flat, Hattie B. Box of Rockford, Ill.; a brother, Sid Walker of Potts Camp; 33 grandchildren and 53 great-grandchildren.
Four children preceded her in death.
Dallas Holbrook
Dallas Holbrook, 83, of Arkadelphia, Ark., formerly of Ashland, died Aug. 31, 2006. He was the widower of Martha Elizabeth Carr Holbrook. He was an Army Air Corp veteran of World War II, a radio operator on a C-47 in European Theater in World War II and a member of First United Methodist Church of Arkadelphia. He was a retired Clark County Extension Agent for 29 years.
Services were held at 3 p.m. on Sept. 3 at Liberty Methodist Church in Ashland. Burial was in the church cemetery. Bro. William Kemp officiated. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves two sons, Bruce Holbrook of Richmond, Va., Rex Holbrook of Arkadelphia, Ark.; two brothers, John Holbrook of Ashland, William Seth Holbrook of Memphis, Tenn.; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Lester Vivian Holbrook.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, c/o the Men’s Bible Class.
Rufus Lee Floyd
Rufus Lee Floyd, 68, of Belden, died Aug. 22, 2006 at his home. He was a repairman for Exxon Gas until a job accident cause him to become disabled.
Services were held at 1 p.m. on Aug. 26 at Faith Deliverance Temple, in Belden where he was a member. Burial was in Pontotoc City Cemetery. Pastor Excel Ward and Bishop Hubert Mitchell officiated. Serenity Funeral Home of New Albany was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his wife of 47 years, Earnestine Ward Floyd; four children, Felix Floyd, Bobby Floyd, Patri Gladney, Mary Collins, all of Pontotoc; a brother, Murel Crudup of Rockwood, Tenn.; seven sisters, Marlene Summerall, Renee Reed, Alma Wester, all of Rockwood, Tenn., Wanda King of Lenoir, Tenn., Modessa Franklin of Little Rock, Calif., Linnie Fayissa of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Idella Richardson of Knoxville, Tenn.; a step-sister, Ernest Pearl Bernard of Detroit, Mich.; and nine grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Danny Floyd, Bernard Floyd, Desmond Floyd, Willie Gardner, Vincent Hall and Robert Whiteside.
Q.C. Knox
Q.C. Knox, 72, of Jackson, formerly of Blue Mountain, died Aug. 12, 2006 at Pleasant Hill Community Living Center. He was a farmer.
Services were held at 12 noon on Aug. 26 at Antioch MB Church in Blue Mountain, where he was a member. Pastor Houston Evans officiated. Burial was in Antioch Academy Cemetery. Serenity Funeral Home of New Albany was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves a daughter, Onnie Garmon of Tupelo; six brothers, Clarence Knox of St. Louis, Mo., William Knox, George Knox, Joe L. Knox, Noverta Knox, all of Blue Mountain, Warren Riddle of New Albany; three sisters, Johnnie Bynum, Jennifer Riddle of Blue Mountain and Ella Mae Cook of New Albany.
Pallbearers were Kevin Knox, George Knox Jr., William Knox Jr., Joe Knox Jr., Bobby Knox and Evan Johnson.
Lonnie Ray Lemons
Lonnie Ray Lemons, of Houston, Tx., formerly of Hickory Flat, died Aug. 20, 2006. He was a cabinet maker in Nesbit.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. on Aug. 26 at Pine Grove Cemetery in Hickory Flat. Father Jerry Daniels officiated. Serenity Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves four brothers, Johnny Lemons of Byhalia, Jimmy Lemons of Houston, Charles Collins of Hickory Flat, James Wesley Collins of Denver, Colo.; six sisters, Linda Wilkerson of Hickory Flat, Nan Lemons of Laurel, Sherry Leggett of Hickory Flat, Debbie Mattox of Myrtle, Shelia Lemons of Florida and Gloria Cokel of Meridian.
Rosa Lopez Melgoza
Rosa Lopez Melgoza, 22, of Victoria, died Aug. 22, 2006 at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo. She was a Baptist and disabled.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on Aug. 25 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Byhalia Cemetery.
She leaves her father, Salvador Lopez of Mexico; her mother, Debbie Nave of Victoria; two brothers, Anthony Lopez of Potts Camp, Joseph Lopez of Victoria; and a sister, Delana Lopez of Victoria.
