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Paula Crow Williams
Brandon
Paula Elizabeth Crow Williams, 30, died Feb. 24 at University Hospital in Jackson.
Services were Feb. 28 at Rosemont Gardens Funeral Home chapel with burial in Rosemont Gardens Cemetery. Rosemont Gardens Funeral Home in Jackson handled arrangements.
Mrs. Williams was a native of Jackson and a lifelong resident of Brandon.
She is survived by her husband, Charles Scott Williams; parents, Leslie Don Crow of Clinton and Edna Crow of Brandon; brother, Don Wayne Crow of Brandon; and sister, Donna Louise Crow of Atlanta, Ga.
Michele Christine Pitts
Mendenhall
Michele Christine Pitts, 32, died Feb. 24 at her home.
Services were at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Mendenhall with burial in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery.
She attended Macedonia Baptist Church in Mendenhall and First Baptist Church of Braxton. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Peggy Roberts, and her grandparents, Maryann and J.B. Pitts.
Survivors include her parents, James M. "Mike" and Delorse "Lori" Roberts Pitts of Mendenhall; brother, Michael Pitts of Richland; grandfather, W.A. Roberts of Mendenhall; niece, Kellie Robertson of Clinton; fiance, Joel Knight of Braxton; and stepdaughter, Kaitlin Knight of Braxton.
Boyd Ivy
Clarksdale
Boyd Rudell Ivy, 80, a retired truck driver for Wonder Bread, died Feb. 24 at Northwest Mississippi Medical Center.
Funeral services were held Feb. 23 in the old sanctuary of First Baptist Church in Clinton. Burial followed in Lakewood Memorial Park. Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Clinton was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Dotson was born Feb. 20, 1911, the son of the late Roland B. Dotson and Julia Ann Dotson in Pike County, Ky. He graduated from Pikeville Academy, Pikeville Junior College and the University of Kentucky Graded School as principal.
During World War II, Mr. Dotson was told by the Draft Board that he must get a defense job. He began working in January 1945 at Ashland Oil Refinery, where he served as a chemist. Mr. Dotson spent the next 31 years with Ashland, retiring in February 1976 as the chief chemist of the Quality Control Lab. During his tenure at Ashland, he was instrumental in the development of Valvoline Motor Oil.
After retirement, Mr. Dotson returned to teaching. He accepted a position with Berea College, in Berea, Ky., teaching lapidary and silversmithing in the Students' Craft Industries. For three years he taught students to make jewelry.
In September 1979, Mr. Dotson moved to Clinton. A member of First Baptist Church, he was an active participant in Sunday school, the Joymakers' Choir and Forever Young. He enjoyed teaching Sunday school, most recently teaching 3 year olds up into his late 80s.
Mr. Dotson was known as "Mr. Fix-It" by his family and had the ability to fix anything brought to him by his family and friends. A skilled carpenter, he enjoyed making wooden games for his grandchildren or repairing a chair for his family. An avid University of New Jersey and Maine, he helped design and construct the first self-leveling potato digger.
In 1965, he received a National Superior Service Award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, presented by Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman in Woods Masonic Lodge of Freemasons.
Serving as pallbearers were Richard "Dick" Withers, Austin Whittington, Eddie Harrison, Jan Powell, Warren Davis and John Evans.
The family asks that memorials be made to the Mississippi Children's Home Society by caring for them while they were transitioning from the Children's Home to their new families.
For over 25 years, Mrs. Phipps was an active member of Asbury Congregational Methodist Church in Jackson. She was currently a member of Memorial United Methodist Church in Bolton. Memaw is remembered with great affection for her candied sweet potatoes, creamed corn and warm banana pudding at her family Sunday dinners. She was loved by those whose lives she touched in so many ways.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Gene Phipps.
She is survived by her daughters, Elizabeth Dean Phipps of Clinton and Bettie Carl and her husband Fred of Tyler, Texas., as well as granddaughter Julie Carl Henry and her husband Donny of Round Rock, Washington, D.C.
Her survivors also include her children of her heart: Sandra and Robert Austin, Raymond, son, Joey Austin, his wife Bonnie and their daughter Anabelle of New Orleans, La.; son, Andrew Austin, a student at University of Notre Dame; Mitchell "Mick" and Marie Moorehead, Madison; son, Larry Moorehead, his wife Vicki, and their daughter, Anna Kathryn of Madison; son, Bobby Moorehead, his wife Bridget, and children, Cullen, Liam, Farrell and Sullivan of Canton;Tom and Margie Ford, Harrison Township, Mich., and children Eric and Ashley; Jerry Moorehead of Florence.
She is survived by three siblings: Annie Lou Puckett of Morton and her children, Joel Puckett, Diane Puckett and Paula Latham of Morton; Mary Lee Thornton of Morton and her children, Becky Patrick of Byram and Robbie Thornton of Morton; Newell Johnson and his wife Mattie Merle of Pulaski, and their children, Patricia Goss and Kenneth Johnson of Pulaski.
Pallbearers were Brian Carl, Joey Austin, Andrew Austin, Larry Moorehead, Bobby Moorehead and Tom Ford.
Memorials may be made to the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center after an extended illness.
A memorial service was held at Grace Baptist Church in Richland with the Rev. Scott Walters officiating. A private committal service for the immediate family was held at the Poplar Springs Cemetery in Hazlehurst, following the memorial service.
A native of Hazlehurst, Mrs. Overstreet resided in Pearl for many years and was a member of Jesus Name Tabernacle Church in Florence. She spent the past two years at Brandon Nursing & Rehab Center where she made many friends.
Survivors include her brother, Ray Peacock of Clinton; her children, Nita Blankenship of Birmingham, Ala., Jeanette Dozier and Betty Dougalwicz, both of Richland; Jimmy Hyatt of Pearl, James Berry of Ellisville and Edward Hyatt of Jackson. Mrs. Overstreet had numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren whom she loved dearly.
Her family would like to personally thank the staff at Brandon Nursing & Rehab Center, River Oaks Hospital and Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, friends who prayed for her during her illness, and a special thanks to Crystal Crumby for all of her love, support and dedication.
The family requests that memorial donations be made to Grace Baptist Church, 155 Brandon Ave., Richland, Miss. 39218.
