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Ethel Irene McCreary
Died: Thursday, October 20, 2005
Age: 87
Funeral services for Ethel Irene McCreary, 87, of West were held on Friday, October 21, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. at Southern Funeral Home chapel in Durant with Rev. James Shumate officiating. Burial was in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in West.
Mrs. McCreary died on Thursday, October 20, 2005 at Hospice in His Hands in Durant.
A native of Holmes County, Mrs. McCreary was born on March 9, 1918, the daughter of the late R. L. Ellis and Evie B. Self Ellis. She was a homemaker, and a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church.
Survivors include 3 sons, Bill McCreary of Ripley, Bob McCreary of Wesson, and Johnny McCreary of West; one brother, Robert (Buddy) Ellis of West; 3 sisters, Mary Lou English of Durant, Evelyn Long of Memphis, TN, and Reecy White of Kosciusko; 8 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Ken McCreary, Mike Bridges, Scotty Clark, Jeremy McCreary, Wilburn Grace, Bill Grace, Don Foy, and Rob McCreary.
Donations may be made to Hospice in His Hands, 713 North West Avenue, Durant, MS 39063.
Mildred (Millie) Arelene Carroll Browning
Died: Thursday, October 20, 2005
Age: 75
Mildred (Millie) Arlene Carroll Browning Kahler, 73, passed away on October 20, 2005 from cancer at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. Moore Funeral Home of Hattiesburg handled funeral arrangements. The service was held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 22, at First Baptist Church of Glendale in Hattiesburg. A graveside service was held at 3:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Cemetery #1 in Goodman.
Mrs. Kahler was born on August 31, 1932 in Durant to James Benjamin Carroll and Ether Jones Carroll. She attended Durant High School and graduated from Holmes County Agricultural High School in Goodman. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Glendale in Hattiesburg where she was a member of the Sunshine Sunday School class and the Baptist Women. Mrs. Kahler retired from the Michigan, and Richard Wayne Browning of Jefferson, TX, Maxine Carroll Brown of Summit, Louise Carroll Botkin of San Angelo, Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.
Born in Holmes County on December 6, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Walter McNeer and Nora Grantham McNeer. She was a homemaker, and a member of Tchula Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a brother, Buddy McNeer.
Survivors include her husband, Glenn M. Brock of Lexington; two sons, Sonny Brock and wife, Tissie, of Lexington; David Brock and wife, Elizabeth, of Durant; two sisters, Dora Simon and husband, Byron, of Madison, and Betty Jean Hovas of Ridgeland; and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Jack Bridges, George Cunningham, Mickey Chisolm, Charles "Butch" Cox, Joey Netherland, and Ricky Hathcock.
Estelle Black Jennings
Died: Saturday, October 15, 2005
Age: 91
Estelle B. Jennings of Tchula, 91, died on Saturday, October 15, 2005 at Lexington Manor.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 18 at Southern Funeral Home chapel in Lexington at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Richard Jennings conducted the service. Burial was in Pine Crest Cemetery in Tchula.
Mrs. Jennings was born February 22, 1914 in Attala County. She was the daughter of the late R. M. Black and Anner Myers Black. She was owner and operator of the Tchula Dairy Dream. She was a member of Edgefield Baptist Church in McCool.
She was preceded in death by a son, Homer Jennings, and her husband, Harvey Jennings.
Survivors include: one son, Harvey Jennings of Tchula; two daughters, Lena Ables of Tchula and Joy Campbell of Hattiesburg; one brother, Bobby Black of McCool; six sisters, Myrtle Morgan, Amy Hutchinson, Jeanette Hunt, and Sarah Brunt, all of McCool, Lavell Jennings of Eureka, CA, and Mildred Odom of Meridian; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and 4 great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Denny Wilson, Ennis Burkes, Wilburn Brunt, Roy Norris, Dale Hunt, and Jimmy Dale Thomas.
AZEL TOTEN FARRELL
Died: Saturday, November 19, 2005
Age: 75
Hazel Toten Farrell of Grenada, 75, died Saturday, November 19, 2005 at Grenada Lake Medical Center.
Funeral services were held on Monday, November 21, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. at Southern Funeral Home chapel in Durant with Rev. Jerry Guess and Rev. Gene McNeer officiating. Burial was in Mizpah Cemetery in Durant.
Pallbearers were: Kris Tapia, Everett Perry, Walter Perry, Sam Jolly, Mike Toten, and Marion Bishop.
Mrs. Farrell, daughter of the late James Toten and Myrtle Wynn Toten, was born on November 13, 1930 in Holmes County. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Nazarene. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Farrell, in 1989.
Survivors include: a brother, Johnny Toten of Durant; two daughters, Hazel Hendricks of Grenada, and Connie Jolly of New Albany; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
EVA D. WADDELL
Died: Thursday, November 17, 2005
Age: 92
Eva D. Waddell of Sallis, age 92, died at the home of her daughter-in-law, Charlene Waddell, in Florence on Thursday, November 17, 2005.
Funeral services were held at Sallis Baptist Church at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 20, 2005, with burial in Sallis Cemetery. Rev. Thomas Wicker conducted the services.
Mrs. Waddell was born on August 7, 1913 in Attala County, the daughter of the late Charlie D. Webster and Flora Edmonson Webster. She was a homemaker, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, and a member of Sallis Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, James Melvin Waddell, a daughter, Dorothy Jean Ingram, and a son, Charles "Billy" Waddell.
Survivors include a sister, Emma Clyde Watson of Kosciusko; her daughter-in-law, Charlene Waddell of Florence; grandson, Donald Gene Waddell of Winchester, TX, and Mary Kathryn Cox of Canton; two sisters, Joan Breland of Grenada, and Lillian Putnam of Ellisville; and three grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter & Adeline Baughn, and one brother, Billy Baughn.
The family requests that memorials be made to Hospice Ministries.
MARY JUANITA FITE
Died: Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Age: 85
Mary Juanita Ballard Fite, 85, a retired school teacher passed away Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005 at Mimosa Manor in Keller, TX, and Elaine Horn of Jacksonville, FL; son Jerry Fite of West Memphis, AR; and 2 grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Rick Thigpen, Wyche Hooker, Stephen Johnson, Larry Smith, Julian Watson, and Butch Cox
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Best Friends Animal Society, 5001 Angel Canyon Rd., Kanab, UT 84741, or to Metroport Meals on Wheels, P. O. Box 204, Roanoke, OH, the son of Ned E. Riley and Donna Krichbaum Riley. He was preceded in death by his father, Ned E. Riley, and a brother, Marc Riley.
He is survived by his mother, Donna A. Riley of Durant; three brothers, Kerry Riley of Las Vegas, NV, Brent Riley of Nashville, GA, and Mike Riley of Akron, California; a daughter-in-law, Mary Evans of Ethel; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were: Les Ramage, Allen Ramage, Brian White, Mark Lassiter, Tim Evans, and Micky Steinkuehler.
