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Elphreda Brittenum Seymour
Elphreda Brittenum Seymour, 77, of Memphis, Tenn., died July 13, 2005 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. She was the widow of James A. Seymour Sr. She was a church stewardess and choir member. She taught in Memphis City Schools for more than 39 years and she worked for Memphis Park Commission.
Services were held at Mt. Pisgah CME Church in Memphis, where she was a member. Burial was in West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery in Memphis. Rev. John D. Pasley officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves a daughter, Natalie Jones Catchings of Memphis, Tenn.; a son, Nathan Jones III of Memphis, Tenn.; a sister, Hattie Brittenum Tuggle of Memphis; a brother, Lonnie Brittenum Jr. of Vacaville, Calif.; and five grandchildren.
Everett Branson Sides Jr.
Everett Branson Sides Jr., 63, of Byhalia, died July 15, 2005 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. He was a self-employed mechanic and a Baptist.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. on July 17 at Harmony Cemetery in Walnut. Bro. Tony Morrow officiated. McBride Funeral Home in Ripley was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves a son, Michael Sides of Salt Lake City, Utah; a daughter, Michelle Burke of Salt Lake City, Utah; two sisters, Barbara Crouch of Memphis, Tenn., Betty Smith of Middleton, Tenn.; two brothers, Gene Sides of Byhalia, Wayne Sides of Gore, Okla.; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Dyllion Kole Turner
Dyllion Kole Turner, 6 months, of Potts Camp, died July 15, 2005 in Southaven.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on July 18 at Bethlehem Church of the Lord Jesus Christ. Burial was in Frayser Cemetery in Potts Camp. Bro. Steve Wilson and Bro. Jon Vasquez officiated. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his parents, Jeff and Ashley Turner of Potts Camp; a sister, Kaitlyn Turner of Barton; and grandparents, Scottie and Janet Wilson of Potts Camp, Reggie and Cathy Colbert of Pontotoc, Doris and Elbert Turner of Littleville, Ala.; great-grandmothers, Dorothy Frayser of Potts Camp, Della Wilcox of Littleville, Ala., Jessie Fay Gates of New Albany; great-grandfather, Larry Colbert of Columbus; great-grandparents, Thomas and Donna Wilson of Myrtle.
Louis Bob Bruce
Louis Bob (L.B.) Bruce, 78, of Holly Springs, died May 28, 2005 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. He was the widower of Vivian Jackson Bruce, a member of Asbury United Methodist Church in Holly Springs, a former Sunday school superintendent, a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, a retired administrator of Rust College and a businessman.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on June 4 at Rust College Doxey Auditorium in Holly Springs. Burial was in Hill Crest Cemetery. Rev. J. Michael Culbreth officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves two daughters, Pat Bruce Lowe of Birmingham, Ala., Sheila Bruce Renfroe of Memphis, Tenn.; two sons, Louis Robert Bruce, Marvin Maurice Bruce, both of Holly Springs; five sisters, Emma Rucker, Vernice Henderson, Rosemary Bruce, all of Milwaukee, Wisc., Pauline Goree of Shannon, Geneva Murphy of Dania, Fla.; three brothers, Percy Bruce of Batesville, Warren Bruce of Oxford, Calvin Bruce of Milwaukee; and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Elwood Bruce.
Pallbearers were members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. Honorary pallbearers were his brothers, brothers-in-law, nephews and cousins.
Tinnie Perry Bryson
Tinnie Perry Bryson, 78, of Michigan City, died May 31, 2005 at her home. She was a member of the mother board.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on June 4 at Samuel Chapel MB Church in Ashland, where she was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. Minister Joseph Davis Jr. officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves her husband, Jessie James Bryson; eight daughters, Dorothy J. Allen, Martha A. Isom, both of Michigan City, Iester Bryson, Tinny Ann Bryson, both of Memphis, Tenn., Lue Ethel Garmon of Aurora, Ill., Vera L. Jones, Francie L. Townsell, both of Country Club Hills, Ill., Mary Nell Bryson of Dallas, Tx.; three sons, Jimmy D. Bryson of Memphis, Tenn., Jessie J. Bryson Jr., Jerry L. Bryson, both of Michigan City; six sisters, Lue Gennie Taylor, Hazel Everett, both of Chicago, Ill., Bernice Dowdy of Lombard, Ill., Betty Ann Simmons of Bellwood, Ill., Marie Whitmore, Ruby Perry, both of Memphis, Tenn.; two brothers, Elgin Perry of Michigan City, Frank Perry of Maywood, Ill.; 18 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Bobby Bryson, Rodney Bryson, Quincy Bryson, Cedric Garmon, Winslow Isom, Adrian Jones, Walter Mason, Ray Patterson. Honorary pallbearers were Jessie Bryson Jr., Jerry Bryson, Jimmy Bryson, Winston Isom, Eglin Perry, Frank Perry.
Frank McRay Cox
Frank McRay Cox, 84, of Mobile, Ala., formerly of Waterford, died June 3, 2005 at his home. He was a graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law and worked for Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad (later known as Illinois Central Gulf). After retirement, he returned to law at the firm of Sims, Helmsing and Leach, for a second career of 15 years. He was an active member of Springhill Presbyterian Church, where he served as a deacon and elder.
A memorial service was held June 6 at 10 a.m. at Springhill Presbyterian Church.
He leaves his wife, Edith Covington Cox; a daughter Julia Cox Root of Pasadena, Ca.; a brother, Joe Cox of Waterford; and two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, John Cox of Grenada.
The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to Springhill Presbyterian Church or the Mobile Infirmary Hospice.
Mattie Lee Yancy Gibson
Mattie Lee Yancy Gibson, 72, of Ashland, died May 21, 2005 at her home. She was a member of Palestine MB Church in Ashland and an usher.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on May 28 at St. Luke Church of God in Christ in Ashland. Burial was in Good Hope Cemetery. Elder Bernell Hoyle officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves her husband, DeWitt Gibson; a daughter, Daisy Lee Gibson Tipler of Ashland; and two grandsons.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Sarah Briggs; and a brother, James Yancy.
Pallbearers were Maurice Yancy, Ray Yancy, Ricky Yancy, Jimmie Lewis Yancy, Joe Willie Yancy, Otis McKenzie, James Yancy, Charles Edward Yancy.
James Edward Goad
James Edward Goad, 65, of Byhalia, died June 2, 2005 at his home. He was a retired U.S. Air Force veteran of Vietnam and Korea.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on June 4 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Byhalia Cemetery. Bro. Leon Burton officiated.
He leaves his wife, Sheila Murkin Goad; a son, Kenneth Goad of Jonesboro, Ark.; three daughters, Teresa Goad of Olive Branch, Jean Goad of Warsaw, Stacy Perryman of Barton; a brother, Dempsey Goad of Memphis; a sister, Bertha Huddleston of Byhalia; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
