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Jasper Calvin Hughes Jr.
Jasper Calvin Hughes Jr., 44, of Holly Springs, died March 12, 2006 at Graceland Care Home in Oxford. He was a member of Strawberry MB Church in Holly Springs and a former church usher. He was a disabled construction worker.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on March 16 at Free Branch MB Church in Holly Springs. Rev. A.V. Warren Jr. officiated. Burial was in Cottrell Memorial Garden in Holly Springs. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his father, Jasper Calvin Hughes Sr. of Holly Springs; four sisters, Delois Jackson of Memphis, Tenn. Carlean Crane, Dorlean Gibson, both of Holly Springs, Angela Woods of Hickory Flat; and three brothers, Joe Stevenson, Ben Stevenson, Butler Stevenson, all of Holly Springs.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Ludella Stevenson Hughes; and a sister, Ida Wright.
Pallbearers were Walter Crum, Dexter Burton, James Gibson Sr., Austin Jenkins, Jeffery Jones and Elijah Lash. Honorary pallbearers were Earl Crane, Larry Crane, Kenneth Davis, Cedric Stevenson, Joe Stevenson Jr. and Troy Wright.
Charlie Jones
Charlie Jones, 58, of Memphis, Tenn., died March 13, 2006 at Methodist Hospital.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on March 18 at Serenity Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Providence UM Church Cemetery in Abbeville. Rev. Eddie Golliday officiated. Serenity Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his father, Curtis Jones of Oxford; two children, Steffany Hilliard of Oxford, Devin Ambrose of Memphis, Tenn.; a brother, Frank Jones of Oxford; three sisters, Minnie Blake of Abbeville, Catherine Young of Abbeville, Bernice Jones of Memphis; and four grandchildren.
Charles Marion
Charles Marion, 66, of Chicago, Ill., formerly of Waterford, died March 8, 2006 at Providence Hospital in Chicago. He was a factory laborer.
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. on March 16 at Hamilton Chapel CME Church Cemetery. Rev. Mattie Harvey officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves three sisters, Hattie Harley, Birdie Nunnally, Geraldine Peterson, all of Memphis, Tenn.; and two brothers, Gerald Marion, Rather Marion, both of Memphis, Tenn.
Pallbearers were his brothers-in-law and nephews.
Louis Moore
Louis Moore, 91, of Victoria, died March 15 at his home.
Graveside services were held at 10 a.m. on March 20 at Union Valley MB Church Cemetery. Rev. Deldrick Leasure officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his caregivers, Howard and Ruth Riley of Victoria.
Rosie Bessie Moss
Rosie Bessie Moss, 68, of Senatobia, died March 13, 2006 at Beverly Health Center in Batesville.
Services were held at 12 noon on March 18 at Independent Tyro Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rodgers Funeral Home in Coldwater was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves her husband, William Moss; two stepdaughters, Shirley Ann Holloway, Carolyn King, both of Memphis, Tenn.; a stepson, Willie Morris Moss of Memphis, Tenn.; four sisters, Clara Hamilton, Lottie B. Dean, Velma Thomas, all of Chicago, Ill., Arlilie B. Dean of Senatobia; and two brothers, Ray Garrett of Chicago, Ill., James Garrett of Memphis, Tenn.
Billy Nathan Sipes
Billy Nathan Sipes, 40, of Memphis, Tenn., died March 19, 2006 in Memphis. He was a member of Cherokee Baptist Church and a network engineer with Bellsouth.
Services were held at 1 p.m. on March 23 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Bluff Springs Cemetery in Ashland.
He leaves his wife, Gloria Sipes of Ashland; his father and mother, Billy Sr. and Lynn Sipes of Jackson, Tenn.; two daughters, Haley N. Sipes Skylar S. Sipes, both of Ashland; and a sister, Cyndi Culpepper of Dickson, Tenn.
Elsie Morgan Smith
Elsie Morgan Smith, 81, of Lamar, died March 19, 2006 at her home. She was the widow of Fred Smith. She was a member of Rice Chapel Methodist Church.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on March 21 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Rice Chapel Cemetery. Bro. Walter Myers and Bro. Don Wilson officiated. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves two sons, Sam Smith of Tualatin, Ore., Kem Smith of Orlando, Fla.; four daughters, Mary Joe Rushing of Lamar, Donna Jackson of Ashland, Lisa Craft of Collierville, Tenn., Eva Tindall of Myrtle; a brother, George W. Morgan Jr. of Slayden; three sisters, Gladys Yeager of Lamar; Mary Joyner of Red Banks, Emma Jean Wilson of Lamar; 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Shae Joyner, Jonathan Craft, Randy Scott, Chase Joyner, Steven Allen and Bryan Latham. Honorary pallbearers were Rodney Cothern, George Carpenter, Tommy Dodd, Woody Smith, Howard Hailey and Charlie Huey Morgan.
Marvin Edward Tunstall
Marvin Edward Tunstall, 47, of Waterford, died March 9, 2006 at Alliance HealthCare System. He was a truck driver with the State of Mississippi Department of Transportation. He was a member of the steward board and male choir.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on March 18 at Mt. Comfort CME Church in Waterford, where he was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. Elder Joseph Grantham officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his wife, Vernell Reynolds Tunstall; a daughter, Trinette Tunstall of Waterford; two sons, Carlos Blackmon of Byhalia, Marchello Sellers of Holly Springs; two sisters, Deloris Nathaniel of Memphis, Tenn., Jackie Nettles of Atlanta, Ga.; two brothers, Calvin Tunstall, James Tunstall, both of Holly Springs; and nine grandchildren.
Pallbearers were co-workers with MDOT, Neil Mansel, Joe Mills, Thomas Goode, Willie Jones, Billy Yeager, Daniel Hyde, Barry Clifton and John Richmond. Honorary pallbearers were Wayne Mitchell, Levi Alexander, Frank Jones, Essex Wilson, Willie Lewis, Charles Brown, Lance McCallum, Michael Lay, Demill Dixon, James Jordan, Vernon Wilson, Warrick Jones, James Beard and Tommy Childers.
