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Lawrence Pannell Jr.
Lawrence (Tony) Pannell Jr., 60, of Holly Springs, died May 23, 2005 at Regional Medical Center in Memphis. He was the widower of Cora Edna Pannell, a Baptist and a welder and fitter.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on May 26 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Clear Creek Cemetery in Lamar.
He leaves a son, Rodney Wayne Pannell of Olive Branch; two daughters, Tammy Renee Morris of Greenville, S.C., Tonya James Pannell of Holly Springs; two stepdaughters, Carol Ann Henley of Byhalia, Marilyn Sue Garrett of Houlka; three brothers, Tommy Wayne Pannell, Jimmy Dale Pannell, both of Red Banks, James Edward Pannell of Southaven; two sisters, Linda Pannell Evans of Red Banks, Kathy Pannell Bailey of Southaven; eight grandchildren, six step-grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
He was joined in death by his father, Lawrence Vinson Pannell Sr.
Lawrence Vinson Pannell Sr.
Lawrence Vinson Pannell Sr., 80, of Holly Springs, died May 23, 2005 in Holly Springs. He was the widower of Annie Lorene Pannell, a member of Clear Creek Baptist Church in Lamar, and a trailer builder with Fruehauf. He had been a deacon at Clear Creek Baptist Church since 1966.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on May 26 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Clear Creek Cemetery.
He leaves three sons, Tommy Wayne Pannell, Jimmy Dale Pannell, both of Red Banks, James Edward Pannell of Southaven; two daughters, Linda Pannell Evans of Red Banks, Kathy Pannell Bailey of Southaven; two brothers, Thurman Pannell of Southaven, Dewey Pannell of Holly Springs; a sister, Ethel Pannell of Holly Springs; 19 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
He was joined in death by a son, Lawrence V. (Tony) Pannell Jr.; and preceded in death by two brothers, Jesse James Pannell, and Arthur Mack Pannell.
Warren Curtis Slayden
Warren Curtis Slayden, 78, of Oxford, died May 25, 2005 at Baptist Hospital of North Mississippi in Oxford. He was the widower of Marie Barber Slayden, a Methodist, a retired lab technician with U.S. Department of Agriculture, a Navy veteran of World War II, a member of St. Andrews United Methodist Church, a former vestryman and Sunday school teacher at Christ Episcopal Church in Holly Springs, and former scout master in Holly Springs.
Services were held at 10 a.m. on May 28 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Hill Crest Cemetery. Rev. John Kramer officiated.
He leaves a son, Warren Wynne Slayden of Madison; a daughter, Lois Slayden Jones of Memphis, Tenn.; and a granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Lane Marie Slayden.
Pallbearers were Jerry Barber, Billy Barber, Bobby Barber, Gerald Barber, Randy Barber, Ken Barber, Terry Polsgrove, Sammy Aldridge and Jackie Barnett.
Mrs. Willie Taylor
Mrs. Willie (Wedely) Pryor Warren Taylor, 100, of Holly Springs, formerly of Des Moines, Iowa, died May 30, 2005 at her home. The widow of Citizen Warren and Jessie Taylor, she was a member of Strawberry MB Church in Holly Springs and a former member of Mt. Comfort CME Church in Laws Hill.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. on June 3 at Strawberry MB Church with burial in Mt. Comfort CME Church Cemetery. Rev. Willie Jeffries officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
She leaves two sons, Sidney Warren, Stanley Warren, both of Holly Springs; 26 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Herbert (Hubbard) Warren.
James Ray Bridges
James Ray Bridges, 67, of Byhalia, died May 21, 2005 at DeSoto Baptist Center in Memphis, Tenn. He was a member of the Pharsalia Baptist Church.
Graveside services were held on May 24 at Bethel Cemetery. Rev. Dianne Lemons officiated. Dickins Funeral Home in Batesville was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves two brothers, Dewight Bridges of Diamondhead, James Paul Bridges of Byhalia; two sisters, Margaret Nowlin of Phenix City, Ala., Sally Atkins of West Point, Ark.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Bethel Cemetery.
James Franklin Jeffries Sr.
James Franklin (Jake) Jeffries Sr., 74, of Holly Springs, died May 18, 2005 at V.A. Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was a member of Beverly Chapel CME Church in Holly Springs, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War Conflict, a member of American Legion Post 250, and a retired construction worker with James Walton Masonry Company.
Services were held at 3 p.m. on May 22 at Anderson Chapel CME Church. Burial was in Cottrell Memorial Garden. Rev. Joe Lester officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his wife, Freddie Holland Jeffries; two sons, Rodney A. Jeffries of Holly Springs, James Franklin Jeffries Jr. of Sparta, Ga.; five sisters, Correan Driver, Katherine Robinson, Berniece Campbell, all of Chicago, Ill., Alberta Scott of Orlando, Fla., Lenora Jeffries of Urbana, Ill.; three brothers, Robert Jeffries of Atlanta, Ga., Carl Jeffries, David Jeffries, both of Chicago, Ill.; eight grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Fred Holland, Jesse J. Holland, Reginald Jackson, Robert Robinson, Clyde Driver, Fharon Hicks.
Martha Ann Leopard
Martha Ann Leopard, 73, of Byhalia, died May 22, 2005 at Alliance HealthCare System in Holly Springs. She was the widow of Charlie R. Leopard, a Pentecostal and a factory worker with Arthur Fulmer.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on May 24 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Antioch Cemetery in Ripley.
She leaves two sons, Terry R. Leopard, Larry R. Leopard, both of Victoria; two daughters, Mary Olgie Seals of Victoria, Rachel Elaine Smith of Ripley; a brother, Simon L. Leopard of Ripley; three sisters, Ruth Sides, Josephine Cook, Etta Thomas, all of Ripley; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Nadine LaVerne Farrow Moore
Nadine LaVerne Farrow Moore, 52, of Red Banks, died May 15, 2005 at Methodist LeBohnheur Healthcare in Germantown, Tenn. She was a member of Pastors Aide committee, usher board, a 1975 graduate of Rust College, a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., a former member of Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Waterford, and Newell Chapel CME Church in Victoria. She was a brazier for the Carrier Corp in Collierville, Tenn.
Services were held at 1 p.m. on May 19 at Bibleway Outreach Fellowship in Byhalia, where she was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pastor Renzil Barringer officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves her husband, Felix Moore Jr.; a daughter, Felicia Laverna Moore of Red Banks; a son, Felix Moore III of Red Banks; her mother, Central A. Malone Farrow of Waterford; three sisters, Bettye F. Williams of Memphis, Tenn., Mavis Johnson of Matterson, Ill., Deloris Moore of Red Banks; five brothers, Leonard Farrow, Melvin Farrow, both of Waterford, Kelon Farrow of Oxford, Jack D. Farrow of Philadelphia, Penn., Angelo S. Farrow of Washington, D.C.
She was preceded in death by her father, James Farrow; and a brother, James Farrow.
Pallbearers were Ransom Malone, Clayton Moore, Dennis Moore, Bobby R. Moore, Lionel Moore, O.C. Moore, Edgar Moore Jr. Honorary pallbearers were Kelon Farrow, Melvin Farrow, Willie Curry, Van Curry, Eddie Curry, Charles E. Moore, Jack D. Farrow, Angelo S. Farrow, Leonard Farrow, Wall D. Curry.
