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Clifton Odell Skelton
Clifton Odell Skelton, 73, of Holly Springs, died May 22, 2005 at his home. He was a Baptist, and was employed with Wurlitzer and Carrier. He was a member of the American Quarter Horse Association.
Services were held at 10 a.m. on May 24 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Rice Chapel Cemetery in Lamar. Rev. Don Wilson officiated.
He leaves his wife, Lucy Nell Skelton; a son, Jimmy Dell Skelton of Collierville; a daughter, Brenda Skelton Prince of Collierville; his stepmother, Mary Astor Skelton of Holly Springs; his brother, Stephen Lee Skelton of Philpot, Ky.; two sisters, Mary Hester Skelton of Holly Springs, Irma Marie Lyles of Vinton, La.; and three grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Dwight Skelton, Jamie Hailey, Brantley Morgan, C.F. Bryan, Phil Gray, Alton Allen. Honorary pallbearers were Howard Hailey, Charles Morgan.
Annie Bell Ambrose
Annie Bell Ambrose, 81, of Memphis, Tenn., died May 6, 2005 at Methodist Hospital South in Memphis. She was a member of The Heroines of Jericho #14 in Holly Springs and was a member of the usher board.
Services were held at 2:30 p.m. on May 14 at Hudsonville CME Church in Slayden. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev. Bobby G. Wilson, pastor, officiated. Serenity Funeral Home Inc. was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves three daughters, Janie Bowen of Aurora, Ill., Annette Jones of Memphis, Irene Ambrose Kilpatrick of Holly Springs; two sisters, Irene Raimey of Memphis, Elizabeth Gaythos of Buffalo, N.Y.; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Cedric Jones, Marcus Jones, Leandrew Ambrose, Terry Kilpatrick II, Kenneth Davis and Zachary Cornelius.
Manuel Ascedo
Manuel Ascedo, 44, of Byhalia, died May 10, 2005 at Baptist East in Memphis, Tenn. He was a Catholic, and a machine fabricator with Fleetwood.
A private memorial service for family and close friends was held at 4 p.m. on May 14 at First Baptist in Byhalia. Bro. Anthony Langley and Bro. Bob Meacham officiated. Burial was in Garden of Memories in Salinas, Calif. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his wife, Dana G. Ascedo; his mother, Irene Ascedo of Salinas, Calif.; his brother, Frank Ascedo Jr. of Salinas, Calif.; and his sister, Betty Lou Vega of Salinas, Calif.
Elvan Clark
Elvan Clark, 85, of Chulahoma, died May 7, 2005 at his home. He was a retired machine operator with Southern Fabrication in Memphis, Tenn. and a member of Masonic Lodge.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on May 14 at Chulahoma MB Church in Holly Springs, where he was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev. Leo Clark officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves six daughters, Gladil Higgins, Patricia Alexander, both of Holly Springs, Ezell Walton, Juanita Street, Ella Mae Street, all of Milwaukee, Wisc., Myra Milan of Holly Springs; seven sons, Carnell Alexander, Levy Alexander, both of Holly Springs; Leo Street, Jesse Street, both of Milwaukee, Wisc., Curtis Lee Alexander, Curtis Thomas, both of Chicago, Ill., Willie Street of Ripley, Tenn.; two sisters, Lydia Hardin of Holly Springs, Julia Reynolds of Memphis, Tenn.; three brothers, Rev. Leo Clark of Memphis, Rev. O.D. Clark of Holly Springs, S.T. Clark of Chicago, Ill.; 50 grandchildren and 60 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were his grandsons and nephews. Honorary pallbearers were Levy Alexander, Carnell Alexander, Curtis Alexander, Leo Street, Jesse Street, Willie Street, James Miller, Jimmie Alexander.
Lorene Davis
Lorene Davis, 67, of Senatobia, died May 8, 2005 at Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven.
Services were held at 1 p.m. on May 14 at Wyatte Community Church in Senatobia, where he was a member.
She leaves her husband, U.L. Davis Sr.; five daughters, Ollie Ingram, Verna Cathey, both of Holly Springs, Mae Lena Mays, Felicia Davis, both of Holly Springs, Arbella Nichols of Byhalia; five sons, U.L. Davis Jr., Joe Lee Davis, both of Senatobia, Larry Davis of Como, Almos Davis of Memphis, Tenn., Wavely T. Davis of Southaven; four sisters, Henretta Jones, Mary Lee Cathey, Linda Woods, all of Senatobia, Hazel Harden of Memphis, Tenn.; two brothers, Boyd Caradine of Senatobia, Andrew Lee Caradine of Byhalia; 22 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Betty Doris Day
Betty Doris Day, 72, of Potts Camp, died May 12, 2005 at her home.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on May 14 at Bethlehem Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, where she was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. Bro. Steve Wilson, Bro. John Vasquez and her nephew Ralph Pipkin officiated. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves her husband, Kelly Day; her son, Ronnie Day of Potts Camp; her daughter, Sandra Fitch of Potts Camp; a brother, Dallas Lemons of Potts Camp; two sisters, Mary Pipkin of Forrest City, Ark., Jessie Pipkin of Potts Camp; and five grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Dennis Garrison, Randy Paton, Scott Paton, Perry Pipkin, Carl Pipkin, Greg Goode, Shane Goode, Christopher Huey, John Austin Valentine, Dillon Day, Mike Lemons, Ricky Frazier, Gary Frazier, Danny Frazier, Barry Skelton, Bruce Day, Roger Day, Kenneth Day.
James Delvridge
James Delvridge, 57, of Waterford, died May 14, 2005 at his daughter’s residence in Sunrise, Ariz.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on May 21 at Wilkins Chapel Church in Waterford. Burial was in the church cemetery. Serenity Funeral Home Inc. was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his father, Elijan Delvridge of Waterford; his children’s mother, Barbara Delvridge of Grand Rapids, Mich.; three daughters, Quinessa Green, Jamie Delvridge, both of Grand Rapids, Lolita Delvridge of Sunrise, Ariz.; a son, Anthony Delvridge of Waterford; his brother, A.C. Delvridge of Grand Rapids; two sisters, Annie Raimey, Lillie Humphries, both of Waterford; and seven grandchildren.
Jeremy Jason Eskridge
Jeremy Jason Eskridge, 70, of Tupelo, died May 11, 2005 at his home. He attended Holly Springs High School, Milsaps College, the University of Mississippi, where he received his J.D. degree. He had practiced law since 1964. He served as a pilot in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant, followed by many years in the Naval Reserve. He was a Methodist.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on May 13 at the Jefferson Street Chapel of W.E. Pegues Funeral Home. Dr. Sam O. Morris officiated.
He leaves two daughters, Susan Eskridge Frazier of Jackson, Laurel Eskridge of Austin, Tx.; a stepdaughter, Lisa Magers Cascarella of Memphis, Tenn.; two stepsons, William Scott Magers of Huntsville, Ala., Robert Allen Magers of Baldwyn; two grandchildren and eight step-grandchildren. He also leaves Helen Thorne Eskridge and Susan Cole Eskridge, both of Tupelo.
Memorials may be made to Stewpot Community Services, 1100 W. Capitol St., Jackson, MS 39203, or the Tupelo Humane Society, 2400 S. Gloster Street, Tupelo, MS 38801.
