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Adlena Hampton Evans Harris
Adlena Hampton Evans Harris, 77, of Holly Springs, died Sept. 19, 2005 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. She was the widow of Percy Evans Sr., and Roosvelt Harris Sr.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Sept. 24 at Hernando Road Church of Christ in Holly Springs. Burial was in the church cemetery. Serenity Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves 13 children, Sandra Jones, Maude L. Mason, both of Ashland, Renell Harris, Mary Young, Queen Crawford, all of Holly Springs, Percy Evans Jr., Timothy Evans, C.W. Evans, all of Ashland, Hosie Evans, Jerry Evans, Lee Andrew Evans, Bobby Evans, all of Holly Springs, McAuther Evans, of Collierville, Tenn.; 11 step-children, Ellouise Knox, Brenda Evans, Mildred Sharkey, all of Collierville, Tenn., Sarah Harris, Margaret Flower, Jimmy Robinson, Burlie Harris, all of Chicago, Ill., Nelson Harris of Ashland, Roosevelt Harris Jr., Floyd Harris, both of Detroit, Mich., Mack Harris of Memphis, Tenn.; five brothers, Curley Hampton of Mt. Pleasant, Emeail Hampton, Odell Hampton, both of Lamar, Johhny Hampton, M.H. Hampton of Holly Springs; one sister, Tommie Jean DeBerry of Holly Springs; 58 grandchildren, 66 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Robert L. Evans, and a stepson, James Harris.
Robbie Hamblin Haynes
Robbie Hamblin Haynes, 84, of Derma, died Sept. 16, 2005 at Baptist Hospital in Oxford. She was a retired school teacher and was a social worker for many years at Calhoun County Welfare Department. She was the widow of O.D. Hamblin.
Services were held at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 18 at Derma Baptist Church. Burial was in Pinecrest Memorial Garden in Calhoun County. Rev. Wayne Gullett and Rev. Robert Earl Alexander officiated. Parker Memorial Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves her husband, Warren Haynes; four sons, Bobby Carroll Hamblin of Derma, Dr. Orby Lynn Hamblin of Calhoun City, Michael Eugene Hamblin of Byhalia, James Anthony Hamblin of Oceans Springs; a stepdaughter, Marilyn Haynes of Arkansas; two step-sons, Jim Haynes of Tacoma, Washington, Michael Haynes of Shreveport, La.; a brother, Dermont Ingram of Davenport, Tenn.; a sister, Myrtle Ryhan of Huntsville, Ala.; nine grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, O.D. Hamblin, and two brothers, Doss Ingram and Nig Ingram.
Robert Alexander Houck
Robert Alexander Houck, 56, of Holly Springs, died Sept. 24, 2005 at his home. He was the widower of Glenda Houck. He was a U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam and a landscaper.
Services were held at 10 a.m. on Sept. 27 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, where he was a member. Burial was in Hill Crest Cemetery. Father Leonard Elder officiated. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his wife, Elvira Grafe Stevens Houck; three sons, Robert Christopher Houck of Horn Lake, Paul William Houck of Arkansas, Joshua David Houck of Ashland; three daughters, Karie Marie Houck of Bartlett, Tenn., Catherine Ann Houck of El Dorado, Ark., Amber Nicole Houck of Ashland; his parents, Frank Houck Sr. and Doris Houck of Holly Springs; three brothers, Frank Houck Jr. of Huntsville, Ala., Daniel Houck of Holly Springs, Joseph Houck of Coldwater; two sisters, Anne Cissell of Bartlett, Tenn., Susan Scott of Holly Springs; and four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his brother, David Houck; his sister, Paulette Houck; and a grandchild, Emily Grace Houck.
Pallbearers were Larry Stevens, John Stevens, Derick Fleming, Trae Houck, J.T. Houck, Jeremy Houck, Daniel Houck and Little Chris Houck.
Gloria Jean Hunt
Gloria Jean Hunt, 55, of Holly Springs, died Sept. 22, 2005 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was a member of the choir and a member of the church finance committee. She was a retired factory worker with Emerson Electric in Oxford.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Sept. 25 at True Vine MB Church in Holly Springs where she was a member. Burial was in Cottrell Memorial Garden in Holly Springs. Pastor Darrell E. Cunningham officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves a son, Marchello Montez Hunt of Memphis, Tenn.; her father, William Hunt of Memphis, Tenn.; her mother, Fannie Smith Hunt of Holly Springs; three sisters, Donna Hunt Jeffries, Carol Hughes, both of Holly Springs, Carlotta Bosomtwe of Red Banks; five brothers, Bernard Hunt of Tupelo, Larry Clark of Memphis, Tenn., Ronnie Hunt of Falkner, Robert Hunt of Nashville, Tenn., Lee Edward Davis of Buffalo, N.Y.
She was preceded in death by a brother, William Hunt Jr.
Pallbearers were Wallace Campbell, Willie Flemons, Cornelius Jeffries, Jeremy Riddle, Jeames Isom, Jarvae Hunt. Honorary pallbearers were Robert Hunt, Ronnie Hunt, Edward Hughes, Lieutenant Jeffries, Larry Clark, Michael Hughes, Bernard Hunt and Gausu Bosomtwe.
Keisha LaVette Payton
Keisha LaVette Payton, 22, of Holly Springs, died Sept. 16, 2005 at Alliance HealthCare System in Holly Springs. She was a member of Hernando Road Church of Christ, a Sunday school teacher, and substitute teacher at ICS Head Start in Holly Springs. She was a 2005 graduate of Rust College, where she was a member of Zeta Phi Beta, National Dean’s List, Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society, an intern with the McNair Scholarship program at Ole Miss and a member of the world renowned Rust College A’Capella Choir.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on Sept. 24 at Rust College Doxey Auditorium. Burial was in Cottrell Memorial Garden in Holly Springs. Bro. Bennie Braswell Jr. officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves her parents, William D. Payton Sr. and Valeria Tucker Payton of Holly Springs; a sister, Keshauna V. Payton of Holly Springs; a brother, William D. Payton Jr. of Holly Springs; her grandfather, Robert Tucker of Holly Springs; grandmothers, Catha Tucker, Rosie Madora Payton, both of Holly Springs.
Pallbearers were Bro. Michael Kimmons, Bro. Anthony Mayfield, Ivan McNeil, Bobby Holloway, Bro. Lawrence Finley, Bro. Willie Walls, Bro. DeMarcus Jones, Turl Davis. Honorary pallbearers were Brandon Ayers, Christopher Payton, Marius Tucker, DeWayne London, William Payton Jr., Robert (Dee) Tucker, Bobby Pegues and Jacob Ivey.
John C. Pryor
John C. Pryor, 78, of Laws Hill community, died Sept. 17, 2005 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Sept. 25 at New Hope MB Church in Laws Hill. Burial was in the church cemetery. Serenity Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his wife of 57 years, Dorothy G. Pryor; two daughters, Valine James of Holly Springs, Sandra Williams of Oxford; four sons, Lynell Pryor, Johnell Pryor, both of Laws Hill, Robert C. Pryor of Aurora, Ill., Dwight Pryor of Houston, Tx.; two brothers, J.R. Pryor of Holly Springs, Lovell Sid Dean of Forest City, Ark.; 17 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and a very dear friend, Sidney Warren.
James Donald Young
James Donald Young, 58, of Hickory Flat, died Sept. 23, 2005 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Sept. 25 at Serenity Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Temperance Hill Memorial Gardens in Potts Camp.
He leaves four children, Rachel Cook of Tiplersville, Lisa Boone of Lamar, Kenny Young of Hickory Flat, Rebecca McDonald of Ripley; a brother, Jody Young of Hickory Flat; four sisters, Frances Gillmore of Potts Camp, Lois Culver, Sue Bing of Waterford and Janice Flinchum of Millington, Tenn. and many grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Jerry Young.
Sarah Lou Fair Cooper
Sarah Lou Fair Cooper, 63, of Somerville died August 2, 2005 at Christopher’s Retirement Center in Holly Springs where she had been a resident for the past two years. She was a member of the Somerville First Presbyterian Church her entire life.
Services were held at 3 p.m. on August 6 at the Peebles Funeral Chapel in Somerville with Rev. R. Christy Morgan of Corinth, former pastor of the Somerville First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial was in Somerville City Cemetery. Peebles Fayette County Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves a daughter, Sydna Cooper Hurdle of Holly Springs; a son, Mark Cooper of Somerville, two grandsons, Jesse Karr (Jake) Hurdle, IV, and Sydney Gordon Hurdle.
Pallbearers were Will Bowling, Ron Campbell, Will Middlecoff, Hugh Parks, Bill Rhea and Billy Wilson. Honorary pallbearers were Thomas H. Fowler, Harmon Havercamp and Billy Yancey.
The family requests that memorials be directed to the Fair Theatre Renovation Fund, P.O. Box 909, Somerville, TN 38068.
Larrine Hampton
Larrine Hampton, 62, of Memphis, Tenn., died July 30, 2005 at Methodist Hospital North in Memphis.
Services were held at 12 noon on Aug. 6 at Greater Open Door MB Church in Memphis. Rev. Y.C. Cox officiated. Serenity Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves five daughters, Shirley Cox, Susie Williams, Florrine Hampton, Dorothy Montgomery, Chantay Nelms, all of Memphis; three sons, James Lee Hampton Jr., Gregory Lee Hampton, Elijah Martel Hampton, all of Byhalia; four sisters, Lula Mae McKinney, Vorice McKinney, Arlean Norton, all of Slayden, Rosemary Rhine of Byhalia; six brothers, Bobby Snow, Q.C. Snow, both of Memphis, Larry Snow of Byhalia, Willie Snow of Holly Springs, Henry McKinney of Chicago, Ill.; seven grandsons, 12 granddaughters, and one great-granddaughter.
