Lona Bramlett
HERNANDO - Lona LaDale Harrison Bramlett, 79, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at her home in Hernando. She was a homemaker and a member of Grays Creek Baptist Church in Hernando.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home in Hernando. Burial will be in Grays Creek Cemetery in Hernando.
Survivors include her husband, Walter M. Bramlett of Hernando; four daughters, Linda Garrett, Diane King and Kathie Perry, all of Hernando, and Jeannie Gentry of Como; a sister, Janie Bryant of Aberdeen; five brothers, Laderl Harrison of Roswell, N.M., Altas Harrison of Ypsilanti, Mich., Charles Harrison of Belleville, Mich., Borlin Harrison of Clarksdale and Gene Harrison of Clarksville, Tenn.; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Grays Creek Baptist Church Perpetual Care Cemetery Fund or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Annie Simmons
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Annie Vivian "Benny" Kornegay Simmons died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C. She was born Sept. 19, 1911, in West Point to the late Henry Jackson Kornegay and the late Harriet McFadden Kornegay. She married Leonard M. "Mike" Simmons on Dec. 23, 1933, in West Point; he preceded her in death. She attended Mississippi State College for Women. She and her family lived in Alexandria, La., for more than 30 years. She was a homemaker and assisted her husband as an art dealer. After retiring, they moved to West Point. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in West Point.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Robinson Funeral Home Chapel in West Point with the Rev. Russell Fletcher officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Leonard M. Simmons Jr. of Aspen, Colo., and Rio Verde, Ariz.; two daughters, Ann Rager of Charlotte, N.C., and M.J. Simmons of Leicester, N.C.; a brother, Henry Jackson Kornegay of Billings, Mont.; a sister, Mary K. Thornton of West Point; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday.
Paul Crider
CORINTH - Paul Everett Crider, 67, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at the Magnolia Regional Health Center. He was a county employee for 17 1/2 years and a Baptist. He loved his family and friends.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Old Pleasant Hill Baptist Church of Burnsville with Bro. Allen Osborn officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Magnolia Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Lois Evelyn Crider of Corinth; a son, Aaron Crider of Corinth; two daughters, Clara Crider Grimes and her husband, Steve, of Corinth, and Kathleen Robinson and her husband, Rex, of Saltillo, Tenn.; four grandchildren, Sandy Dickerson of Savannah, Tenn., and Tabitha Montgomery, Jamey Hendricks and Stephen Grimes, all of Corinth; a great-grandson, Tanner Montgomery of Corinth; three sisters, Lorene Arnold, and Jean Lard and her husband, Louis, all of Iuka, and Ruth Smith of Florence, Ala.
He was preceded in death by his father, Marvin Crider; his mother, Mason Millford Crider; and a sister, Mae Walker.
Pallbearers will be Stephen Grimes, Jamey Hendricks, Robert Lard, Darrell Duncan, Nathan Hodges and Jackie Butler.
Honorary pallbearers will be Tim Garvin and Freddy Mathis.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The body will lie in state at the church from noon to service time Friday.
Vernon Reed
MEMPHIS - Vernon Wade Reed, 91, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at the Blytheville Nursing Center. She was born Oct. 13, 1911, in Magness, Ark., to T.W. Hulsey and Etta McDonald Hulsey. She was a Methodist and a homemaker. She was the widow of Walter R. Reed.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Bethlehem Methodist Church Cemetery. Holly Springs Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include a daughter, Wade Dyche and her husband, Louis, of Osceola, Ark.; three sisters, Pauline Arnett of Covington, Tenn., Georetta Barnheart of Freeport, Texas, and Ernestine Wilson of Phoenix City, Ariz.; a granddaughter, Dawn Gibson of Jonesboro, Ark.; a great-grandson, Joseph Moss of Jonesboro, Ark.
Curtis Young
CALEDONIA - James Curtis Young, 73, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at his home in Caledonia. He was born Feb. 22, 1929, in New Albany to the late Jim Goodman and Trudy Bennett Young. He retired from the U.S. Air Force after 20 years. He was a veteran of the Korean War. He retired from the Mississippi University for Women maintenance department after 20 years.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Gunter & Peel Funeral Home Chapel in Columbus with the Rev. Don Harding officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens in Columbus with full military honors.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred "Millie" Cossitt Young of Caledonia; four sons, Curt Young Jr. and his wife, Diane, of Madisonville, Tenn., Larry O. Young and his wife, Patti, of Lytle, Texas, Gary W. Young and his wife, Sharon, and Denny Young and his wife, Michele, all of Memphis; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be his sons, Curt Young Jr., Larry O. Young, Gary W. Young and Denny Young; his grandsons, Jim Young and Brandon Young; and a U.S. Air Force Honor Guard.
Honorary pallbearers will be Joe King, Dr. Brett Brown, Doug Howton, Vic Stephens, Doug Gibson, Mike Manzolillo, Harold Fleming, Russell Hendricks and Johnny Page.
June Glusenkamp
WEST POINT - June Beard Glusenkamp, 63, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. She was a native of Macon, and the daughter of the late Samuel Arnett Beard and Frances Wilkes Beard. She married George Glusenkamp on April 24, 1960. She was a homemaker, and a member of the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation and the UDC.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation with the Rev. Dr. Charles Bryan Owen officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Calvert Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include her husband, George Glusenkamp of West Point; a daughter, Karen G. Sullivan and her husband, Mark, of West Point; a son, Todd Glusenkamp and his wife, Lee Ann, of West Point; two stepsons, Kevin Glusenkamp and his wife, Trudy, of Columbus, and Scott Glusenkamp and his wife, Sherie, of West Point; seven grandchildren, Brian Glusenkamp, Heather Glusenkamp, Matt Glusenkamp, Chasady Oswalt, Marley Glusenkamp, Sam Glusenkamp and Madison Glusenkamp, all of West Point; three great-grandchildren, Austin Coggins, Collins Coggins and Julianne Glusenkamp, all of West Point; two brothers, Neil Beard and his wife, Gracie, and Wayne Beard and his wife, Glenda, all of Columbus.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Joe Stevens, Bill Sugg, Jim Chandler, Kyle Chandler, Robby Pierce, Brother Burns, Jack Hayes and Jeff Holcombe.
Hurshel Malone
MYRTLE - William Hurshel Malone, 59, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at his home. He was born Aug. 3, 1943, in Lee County to Clara Mae Davis Malone and the late William Austin Malone. He was a member of Enterprise Baptist Church and employed in the Customer Service Department at Albany Industries.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at United Funeral Service Chapel in New Albany with Bro. Joe Holcomb and Bro. Johnny Rakestraw officiating. Burial will be in Enterprise Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Johnnie Benefield Malone; his mother, Clara Mae Malone; three daughters, Vickie Whisenant and her husband, Mike, and Lesia Hall and her husband, Bill, all of Etta, and Jackie Kirk and her husband, Edward, of Hickory Flat; a son, William Malone and his wife, Melissa, of Etta; four sisters, Frances Young, Clara Miller, Jen Hill and Arlene Porter; 13 grandchildren, Chad Whisenant, Matt Whisenant, Justin Kirk, Ben Kirk, Tyler Malone, Hunter Malone, Ashley Kirk, Brandi Hall, Casey Hall, Beth Kirk, Brittney Malone, Amber Malone and Courtney Malone.
He was preceded in death by his father, William Austin Malone.
Pallbearers will be Stephen Childers, Dan Treadaway, Josh Rakestraw, Doug Rakestraw, Alan Newby, Scott Treadaway, Mike Benefield and Junior Benefield.
Honorary pallbearers will be Caleb Willard, Joel Willard, Bro. Larry Harrison and Ted Harris.
James Harold McNeil
RIENZI - James Harold McNeil, 69, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at the Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth. He was a general contractor and superintendent for S&S Construction for 20 years. He later was a private business owner. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War and a member of Biggersville Pentecostal Church. He loved his family and friends.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel in Glen with Bro. Billy Hutson and Bro. Russell Hamm officiating. Burial will be in Williams Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Kate McNeil of Rienzi; two daughters, Loretta and Lyman Mitchell, and Sherry and Larry Ross, all of Corinth; a brother, Wendell McNeil of Corinth; a sister, Linda and Henry Deaton of Red Bay, Ala.; a special aunt, Imogene McCoy of Iuka; four grandchildren, Neil and Carrie Mitchell of Biggersville, Leigh Ann and Jay Hammock of Kendrick, and Katie Ross and Lauren Ross of Corinth; four great-grandchildren, Blaklie Mitchell, Mack Mitchell, McKinley Hammock and Janna Kate Hammock; a stepgranddaughter, Holly and Chris Garner of Iuka; three stepgreat-grandchildren, Lee, Brandon and Caleb Garner.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Winford and Captola McNeil, and a brother, Merle McNeil.
Pallbearers will be Lewis Vanderford, Ronnie Bishop, Brent Vanderford, Chris Garner, Ronald Tigner, Scottie Ross, Gary Bishop and Herbert Kennedy.
Honorary pallbearers will be Enoch McCoy, Danny Bumpus, Thelton Vanderford, R.B. Wigginton, Warner Ray Jones, Billy Floyd, Raymond Kirby, Melvin Harville, Johnny Ray Woodruff, Billy Wallen and Hoyle Wade Frederick.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer society, 1599 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta GA 30329; or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1018, Memphis TN 38101.
James Coffman
HORN LAKE - James Lloyd Coffman, 58, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, in Holly Springs. He was born May 11, 1944, in Clarksburg to Lawrence Coffman and Alma Todd Coffman. He was a carpenter and a member of the Church of God.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Holly Springs Funeral Home. Burial will be in Red Banks Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Jane Tice Coffman of Horn Lake; three sons, James Randolph Coffman of Horn Lake, Michael Shane Coffman of Southaven and Andrew Dustin Coffman of Olive Branch; a sister, Clara Gale Coffman of Huntingdon, Tenn.; four grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today.
Linda Rives
STARKVILLE - Linda Sue Page Rives, 62, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, in Saltillo. She was born in Nashville, Tenn. She was a homemaker and a member of Meadowview Baptist Church in Starkville. She was the widow of Murray Rives.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Welch Funeral Home in Starkville with the Rev. Steve Galloway officiating. Burial will be in Betheden Cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter, Susan L. Hurst of Sturgis; three sons, Ricky Rives of Starkville, Rusty Rives of Saltillo and Randy Rives of Louisville; her mother, Mary E. Page of Starkville; six grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Esterlee Smith
RIPLEY - Esterlee Jernigan Smith, 86, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at Beverly Health Care in Ripley. She was a homemaker and a Baptist.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at McBride Funeral Home Chapel in Ripley with Bro. Bill Baker officiating. Burial will be in Tippah Memorial Gardens in Ripley.
Survivors include her husband, Ralph Smith of Ripley; a son, J.L. Smith and his wife, Edna, of Conyers, Ga.; a daughter, Laura Sanders of Brighton, Tenn.; two sisters, Emogene Kazer of West Memphis, Ark., and Mildred Pankey of New Albany; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, C.E. and Laura Gay Jernigan; a sister, Earline Northcott; and two brothers, Wilburn Jernigan and Gay Dean Jernigan.
Visitation will be from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Inez Roberts
BALDWYN - Inez Moore Roberts, 73, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Waters Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today.
Jennie Ruth Escher
BALDWYN - Jennie Ruth Escher, 75, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at the Baldwyn Nursing Facility after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Waters Funeral Home after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband of 56 years, Joe Escher of Baldwyn; a daughter, Jo Ruth Escher of Baldwyn; nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Sumpter and Cora Gullett Gamble; a sister, Inez Marshall; and three brothers, Boyce Gamble, John Sumpter "Jack" Gamble and Banks Gamble.
Pallbearers will be Tommy Gamble, James Gamble, Trent Hill, Jon Hill, Buddy Escher, Mark Gamble and Eddie Gamble.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mable Wright
PITTSBORO - Mable Spratlin Wright, 86, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at the Calhoun City Nursing Home. She was born Jan. 16, 1917, in Calhoun County to Joe Spratlin and Ella Bailey Spratlin. She was a homemaker, a retired factory worker and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. She was a loving mother and grandmother.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Parker Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Bruce with the Rev. Robert Earl Alexander and the Rev. Danny Spratlin officiating. Burial will be in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens in Calhoun City.
Survivors include two sons, Ervin Wright of Brandon and Earl Wright of Pittsboro; three sisters, Josie Murphree, Rena Patterson and Marine Clark, all of Pittsboro; a brother, E.J. Spratlin of Clarendon, Ark.; five grandchildren, Laura Mize, Michael Wright, Paula Patton, Bryan Wright and Mark Wright; 12 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Cleo Wright, in 1984; a daughter, Sarah Lee Wright; two brothers, Elmer Spratlin and Rex Spratlin; and a grandson, the Rev. Steven Wright.
Pallbearers will be Rayburn Hood, Rex Spratlin Jr., Terry Spratlin, Wesley Spratlin, Elion Murphree and Keith Spratlin.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Troy Ayers
MYRTLE - Troy Ayers, 71, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born Jan. 4, 1932, in Tippah County to the late Robert and Eliza Ayers. He was a foreman in pipeline construction and a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers. He was a longtime cattle farmer, and a member and worker at Beulah Baptist Church. He was a respected father.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at United Funeral Service Chapel in New Albany with the Rev. Ken White and the Rev. Randy Hamilton officiating. Burial will be in Glenfield Memorial Park.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Billie Allred Ayers of Myrtle; two sons, Stephen Ayers and Alan Ayers of Myrtle; five sisters, Faye Ayers of Falkner, Ruth Sexton of Byhalia, Sarah McClain of Fresno, Calif., Sue Raymer of Blue Mountain and Martha Eldara Allred of New Albany; a brother, Horace Ayers of Southaven; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Rory Jones, Gerald Nolan, Dallas Perkins, Billy Montgomery, Leroy Coltharp and Lenox Coltharp.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today.
John W. Felks
CORINTH - John W. Felks, 64, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Corinthian Funeral Home.
Elihu Salters
Elihu Salters died Monday, Jan. 27, 2003, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Agnew and Sons Funeral Home of Verona.
Myrtle Grissom
PONTOTOC - Myrtle Rodgers Grissom, 96, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at Windham House in Ecru. She was born Nov. 21, 1906, in Pontotoc County to Joseph J. and Willie Dale Woods Rodgers. She married Mitchell V. Grissom in 1961. She received a B.S. degree in elementary education from Mississippi University for Women, and taught at Beckham and Pontotoc Elementary Schools before retiring from Saltillo Elementary School. She operated the City Cafe in Pontotoc for many years and worked as a chemist at the Munitions Factory in Prairie during World War II. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Pontotoc, the MUW Alumni Association and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. She enjoyed gardening, needlework and her Sunday school class.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Baldwin Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the Pontotoc City Cemetery.
Survivors include a nephew, Joseph E. "Toby" Winston and his wife, Jane, of Pontotoc; a niece, Kay Easter Gilleland of Houston, Texas; five great-nieces and great-nephews; several great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two sisters, Madge Rodgers Easter and Zona R. Winston; and a brother, Herman Franklin Rodgers.
Pallbearers will be Kenneth Prewett, Floyd McCullough, Billy Joe Sewell, Jimmy Munn, Jim Mogridge and Joel Hale.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today and from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday.
Memorials may be made to the Pontotoc First Baptist Church Building Fund.
Ruby Smith
CORINTH - Ruby Smith, 63, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at the Magnolia Regional Health Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Memorial Funeral Home.
Florence Yarbrough
RED BAY, Ala. - Florence Fluella Yarbrough, 84, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at her home. She was a native of Alabama and a homemaker. She was a member of New Union Missionary Baptist Church for more than 70 years.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Deaton Funeral Home Chapel in Red Bay with Bro. Dustin Smith officiating. Burial will be in Halltown Cemetery.
Survivors include three daughters, Jo Ann Smith and her husband, Willie Smith, of Belmont, Deloris Pilgrim and her husband, Clarence, of Russellville, Ala., and Rita Bohannon of Halltown, Ala.; two sons, LeRoy Yarbrough and his wife, Rachel, of Winthrop Harbor, Ill., and Jim Yarbrough and his wife, Mary, of Sheffield, Ala.; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Yarbrough, in 1975 and a great-grandchild, Elias Yarbrough.
Pallbearers will be Ottis Boyd, Phillip Boyd, Don Boyd, Mike Boyd, Roger Boyd and Jerry Hagood.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today and until service time Friday at the funeral home.
Reba Henley
BELMONT - Reba Sparks Henley, 83, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at the Tishomingo County Living Center in Iuka. She was a native of Mississippi. She was a retired machine operator with Blue Bell Inc., where she worked for 32 years. She was a member of the New Bethel Baptist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at New Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. William McClellan and James Segars officiating. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter, Nell Sparks and her husband, Harold, of Muscle Shoals, Ala.; a son, Jerry Dean Henley and his wife, Patricia, of Belmont; three sisters, Audrey Nunley and her husband, Roy, Peggy Adams and her husband, Jake, and Myra Sparks, all of Belmont; five brothers, James Sparks, Billy Wayne Sparks and Bryan Sparks, all of Belmont, Melton Sparks of Hamilton, Ala., and Dalton Sparks of Tupelo; five grandchildren, Doug Sparks of Cherokee, Ala., Keith Henley, Jeff Henley, Crystal Henley and Ashley Henley, all of Belmont; three great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Steles, Emily Steles and Sarah Steles, all of Muscle Shoals, Ala.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 27 years, Tulon Henley, and a granddaughter, Vickie Sparks Steles.
Pallbearers will be Bryan Sparks, Melton Sparks, Dalton Sparks, Jeff Henley, Roy Nunley and Jake Adams.
Honorary pallbearers will be Billy Wayne Sparks and James Sparks.
Visitation will be at the church.
Murke F. Harrison
Murke F. Harrison, formerly of Corinth, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by McPeters Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday.
Vance Lancaster
GLEN - Orbie "Vance" Lancaster, 73, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at his home. He was a retired truck driver for the M.L. Sandy Lumber Company and a member of the Farm Bureau. He was a member and elder of New Hope Church of Christ.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at New Hope Church of Christ with Ministers Paul Watson and Terry Smith officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Magnolia Funeral Home of Corinth is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Eva Mae Pounders Lancaster of Glen; a son, Michael Lancaster and his wife, Rhonda, of Glen; five daughters, Catherine Lancaster Weathers and her husband, Rex, and Brenda Lancaster Hall, all of Corinth, and Gwendolyn Lancaster Bascomb and her husband, Lonnie, Barbara Lancaster Greer and her husband, Dean, and Candace Lancaster, all of Glen; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; five stepgreat-grandchildren; a half brother, Bobby Lancaster and his wife, Elaine, of Texas; a half sister, Oneda Lancaster Crabb and her husband, Roy, of Baldwyn.
He was preceded in death by his father, Tilton Lancaster; his mother, Anna Suitor Lancaster; a son, Aaron Columbus Lancaster; a brother, Roy Lancaster; and a half brother, Kenneth Lancaster.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The body will lie in state at the church from noon to service time Friday.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Pinevale Children's Home.
Henry King
OKOLONA - Henry King died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Williams Memorial Funeral Home of Okolona.
Clovie Thorn
GREENWOOD SPRINGS - Clovie Lucille Thorn, 88, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at her home. She was born Jan. 5, 1915, in Itawamba County to Syburn Jones and Myrtle Hargett Jones. She was a member of the Amory Church of God of Prophecy for 70 years and was an avid church worker. She was formerly employed at a curtain factory. She was the widow of William Claudie Thorn.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Union Grove Church of God of Prophecy with Bro. James Austin officiating. Burial will be in Union Grove Cemetery. Senter Funeral Home of Fulton is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include two daughters, Nella Jean Jacobson and her husband, Kenneth, of Roy, Utah, and Barbara Gail Howard and her husband, the Rev. Dennis Howard, of Lady Lake, Fla.; three sons, Clarence S. Thorn and his wife, Janice, of Greenwood Springs, Wayne Thorn and his wife, Earline, of Charleston, and Eddie M. Thorn and his wife, Julie K., of Amory; two sisters, Charlsie Parish of Tuscumbia, Ala., and Syble Reynolds of Pelham, Ala.; two brothers, Troy D. Jones of Hamilton, Ala., and J.C. Roy Jones of Austin, Texas; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; one great-great-great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Stan Thorn, Paul Thorn, Tim Jacobson, Jason Green, Josh Green and Seth Thorn.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today and until service time Friday at the church.
