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Simon Tucker
Simon Tucker, 96, of Holly Springs, died Aug. 12, 2006 at Alliance HealthCare System. He was a member of Hopewell No. 2 MB Church in Hudsonville, and a laborer with Tire Yard in Holly Springs.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on Aug. 19 at Gray’s Chapel CME Church in Hudsonville. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev. Joe Lester officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his wife, Martha Sledge Tucker of Chicago, Ill.; two stepdaughters, Pauletta Robinson, Bessie McKinnon, both of Chicago; several grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, John L. Tucker; four sisters and two brothers.
Pallbearers were relatives and friends.
Agnes Haddock Underhill
Agnes Haddock Underhill, 93, of Memphis, Tenn., died Aug. 17, 2006 at Baptist Hospital in Columbus. She was the widow of Charles Herman Underhill. She was a native of the Winborn community and attended Potts Camp School. She was retired from Memphis Defense Depot and was a member of Woodland Presbyterian Church.
Services were held at 1 p.m. on Aug. 20 at Memphis Funeral Home, Poplar Chapel, with burial in Memory Hill Garden.
She leaves a son, Charles Reuben Underhill of Caledonia; a daughter, Helen Spencer Frost of Columbus, Ga.; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and a niece, Elouise Austin Wolfe of Hickory Flat.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Ika Haddock Austin and a brother, Donald Clinton Rogers.
Janet Rivers Dickinson Woods
Janet Rivers Dickinson Woods, 71 of Byhalia, died Aug. 21, 2006 at her home. She served as organist for the Byhalia United Methodist Church for more than 50 years; additionally, she served in various offices with the United Methodist Women and the Byhalia Garden Club and was a member of the Byhalia Area Chamber of Commerce.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on Aug. 23 at Byhalia United Methodist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves her husband of 53 years, Tommy L. Woods; three sons, Prentis Eugene Woods, Patrick Lamar Woods, Raymond Everett Woods, all of Byhalia; a daughter, Jeana Louise (Woods) Benson of New Orleans, La.; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Byhalia United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 6, Byhalia, MS 38611, earmarked for the Family Enrichment Center.
Fannie Lee Johnson Beard
Fannie Lee Johnson Beard, 95, of Holly Springs, died July 30, 2006 at Alliance HealthCare System. She was the widow of Johnnie Beard. She was a member of the church choir; a piano player for more than 70 years at several churches in Marshall County, including Mt. Newell MB Church, Jones Grove MB Church, Reid’s Gift MB Church, Antioch MB Church and McIntyre MB Church.
Services were held at 12 noon on Aug. 5 at Pleasant Grove MB Church in Red Banks, where she was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev. S. A. Phillips officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves four daughters, Jessie Ann Austin of Detroit, Mich., Mary Moore of Chicago, Ill., Mattie Balfour of Texarkana, Ark., Dorothy Porter of Fayetteville, N.C.; four sons, Johnnie Beard Jr., Willie Beard, both of Memphis, Tenn., Wilbert Beard, Albert Beard, both of Holly Springs; 32 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Helen Clara Oliver.
Pallbearers were Jeffrey Belfoure, Jerris Beard, Patrick Porter, Willis Beard, Keith Moore and Steven Beard. Honorary pallbearers were Johnny Beard, Albert Beard, Zadie Moore, Willie Beard, Wilbert Beard and Johnny Austin.
Rodney Allen Leopard
Rodney Allen Leopard, 30, of Myrtle, Tenn., died Aug. 1, 2006 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church and he was disabled.
Services were held at 10 a.m. on Aug. 4 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Shady Grove Cemetery in Ripley. Bro. Jerry Garrison officiated.
He leaves his father, Billy Wayne Leopard of Hickory Flat; his mother, Beatrice Murry of Myrtle; and three brothers, Bobby Wayne Leopard of Myrtle, Billy Allen Leopard of Ripley, Steven Dewayne Leopard of Hickory Flat.
James C. Griffin
James C. (Foots) Griffin, 88, died July 21, 2006.
Services were held at 10:30 a.m. on July 24 at Golden Funeral Home. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery in Bastrop, La. Rev. John Peters officiated.
He leaves his wife of 66 years, Joyce Lee Hodge Griffin; three sons, James Newton Griffin, Robert Drewland Griffin, Raymie Benton Griffin; a daughter, Dorothy Marie Vinson; two brothers; three sisters; six grandchildren; a stepgrandchild and 15 great-grandchildren.
Fannie Lee Oliver Zinn
Fannie Lee Oliver Zinn, 88, of Holly Springs, died July 27, 2006 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. She was the widow of George Zinn II. She was a member of the Mother Board and served on several committees. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and the Zeta Phi Beta Amicae organization. She was a member of Hebron Homemakers Club, a former member of the church usher board, a member of the church building fund committee. She was the founder of Willing Workers Club at Strawberry MB Church. She was a retired food nutritionist with Marshall County Extension Services.
Services were held at 12 noon on Aug. 1 at Strawberry Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev. Willie F. Jeffries Jr. officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves two daughters, Myrtle Zinn Robinson of Memphis, Tenn., Willette Zinn Jeffries of Holly Springs; two sons, Johnny Zinn, George Zinn III, both of Holly Springs; eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Joel Zinn.
Pallbearers were Harold Z. Jeffries Jr., Eric Zinn, John McKinney, Will D. Jeffries, Deadrick Leasure, Johnny Zinn Jr., Sylvester Dean, Oliver Robinson, Robrekous Zinn and Lorenzo Young. Honorary pallbearers were George Zinn III, James Robinson, Johnny Zinn Sr., Harold Jeffries and Strawberry MB Church’s deacon board.
Parissa Santrice Anthony
Parissa Santrice Anthony, infant, of Memphis, died July 15, 2006 at The Regional Medical Center, Memphis, Tenn.
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. on July 26 at Hearn Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Byhalia. Serenity Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves her mother and father, Paris Anthony, Eddie Williams, both of Memphis, Tenn.; four brothers, Elijah Anthony, Antonio Bennett, Eddie Williams and Kentel Bennett, all of Memphis; a sister, Ashley Williams of Memphis; grandparents, Gloria Anthony of Memphis, Tenn., Oliver Anthony of Byhalia, Bernice and Eddie Williams, both of Memphis, Tenn.
