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Annie M. Dupree
PASCAGOULA - Annie M. Dupree, 79, died Saturday, June 14, 2003, in Pascagoula. She was born Sept. 28, 1923, in Dorsey. She had lived in the Pascagoula area since 1992. She was a former supervisor of housekeeping for Victory Memorial Hospital in Waukegan, Ill., and a member of the First Baptist Church SBC in Moss Point.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today at O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Pascagoula with the Rev. Bobby Perry officiating. Burial will be at Biloxi National Cemetery.
Survivors include two sisters and brothers-in-law, Faye and the Rev. Hershel Wiygul of Tupelo, and Peggy and Ralph Davis of Moss Point; three nieces and two nephews, Glenda Sasser, Patricia Baggett, Rene Renfore, Britt Wiygul and Jeff Davis.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ted Dupree, and her parents, Troy and Vera Franks.
Billy G. Gilliland
FULTON - Billy G. "Ghost" Gilliland, 70, died Monday, June 16, 2003, at the Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by McNeece-Morris Funeral Home of Fulton.
Lenard Wise
Lenard Wise, 75, died Sunday, June 15, 2003, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born Aug. 27, 1915, in Texas, and James Darby of Mississippi State University. He was a member of the U.S. Navy for six years and served in the Gulf War. He was a member of Grace Bible Baptist Church. He was an avid sports fan.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at McPeters Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Donald Sculley officiating. Burial will be in the National Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Christie Frye of Corinth, whom he married in 1996; a son, Nicholas Shane Frye of Corinth; a daughter, Taylor Alyssa Frye of Corinth; his parents, Franklin and Carol Frye of Corinth; three sisters, Madinna Melvin and husband, Ken, of Corinth, and Kathy Horner and husband, Clark, and Marsha Frye, all of Horn Lake; his grandmothers, Iris Pearl Frye of Logan, W.Va., and Mae Fox of Corinth; nieces, Cristina Fields, Alisha Horner, Sarah Marie Melvin, Gatie Gass and Misty Renee Melvin; two nephews, Matthew Horner and Jonathan Horner; a great-nephew, Jackson Dean Melvin.
He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Millard D. Frye and Kenneth Fox.
Pallbearers will be Matthew Horner, Jonathan Horner, Clark Horner, Ken Melvin, Michael Moreland and Michel Brown.
Honorary pallbearers will be the men of Grace Bible Church.
Ruth Hughes
BRUCE - Ruth Hughes, 79, died Sunday, June 15, 2003, at her home. She was born Nov. 26, 1923, to George Jarvis Hamblin and Olivia M. Cannon Hamblin. She was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Comfort Baptist Church.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Ohio, Jerry Hughes of Horn Lake and William Elmo Hughes of Water Valley; a sister, Mildred Eloise Yelton of Oxford; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Durell Baker, Danny Harrelson, Randy Mann, Ronnie Poteete, Tim Sutherland, Robert Sutherland, Billy Poynor and Ricky Tramel.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Samuel Renfrow
RIPLEY - Samuel Bryan Renfrow, 66, died Monday, June 16, 2003, at his home in Ripley. He was retired from the U.S. Navy with 20 years of service. He was a veteran of both the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He was a member of the VFW and the Naval Fleet Reserve. He was a former employee of the Barber's Milk Company and E.W. James Supermarket. He was a member of the West Ripley Baptist Church. He was the son of the late John F. and Ruby P. Wages Renfrow.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at McBride Funeral Home Chapel in Ripley with Bro. Bill Baker officiating. Burial will be in Tippah Memorial Gardens in Ripley.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Renfrow of Ripley; a son, Samuel B. Renfrow Jr. and wife, Pamela, of Columbus; a sister, Ann Renfrow Estill and husband, Dean, of Huntsville, Ala.; three grandchildren, Tyler, Braeden and Landon Renfrow of Columbus.
Pallbearers will be Joey Hall, David Miller, Jeff O'Quinn, David Grant, Donald Hurt, Johnny Childs, Lewis Davis and Jerry Gates.
Honorary pallbearers will be the Johnny Childs Sunday School Class and Gaston Wallace.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to West Ripley Baptist Church, 1217 W. Cooper St., Ripley MS 38663.
Rickey Frizzell
BRUCE - Rickey Brian Frizzell, 3 days, died Sunday, June 15, 2003, at University Hospital in Jackson. He was born June 12, 2003, to Joseph Brian Frizzell and Jennifer Nicole Ellis Frizzell of Bruce.
Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. today at Pittsboro Cemetery with Bro. Jerry Wilson officiating. Mississippi Medical Center. She was a retired truck broker and a member of Ellistown Baptist Church.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Waters Funeral Home Chapel in Baldwyn with Bro. Scott Witcher and Bro. Bobby Holland officiating. Burial will be in Lindsay Cemetery in Tishomingo.
Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Stacey "Red" Martin of Blue Springs; a daughter, Janice "Jay" Upton of Blue Springs; a sister, Dorothy Rhodes of New Site; a brother, Roy Bethune of Golden; a grandson, Devin Ray Upton; a step-granddaughter, Chelsea Upton.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Dee and Hordie Venson Bethune, and a brother, Ray Bethune.
Her brothers-in-law will serve as pallbearers.
Matt McNutt will be an honorary pallbearer.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Elva Pugh
GUIN, Ala. - Elva Feltman Pugh, 87, died Monday, June 16, 2003, at the Pineview Health Care Center in Winfield, Ala. She was born in Hamilton, Ala., and lived in Guin, Ala., all her life. She was a member of the Guin First Free Will Baptist Church.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Norwood Funeral Home Chapel in Guin, Ala., with Dr. Rex Manasco officiating. Burial will be in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include four sons and daughters-in-law, Doyal and Shelby Pugh of Montgomery, Ala., Gerald and Betty Ann Pugh of Jacksonville, Fla., and Glatus and Jean Pugh, and Joel and Bertha Pugh, all of Guin, Ala.; three sisters, Flora Alvis of Gadsden, Ala., Ruth Gore of Remlap, Ala., and Lorene Callaway of Rome, Ga.; two brothers, Crayton Feltman of Crossville, Tenn., and Dennis Feltman of Gulf Shores, Ala.; 12 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Orville Leon Pugh, and her parents, Oscar and Lettie Belk Feltman.
Ashley Cullum Sr.
MEMPHIS - Ashley Gordon Cullum Sr., 84, died Friday, June 6, 2003, at the Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. He was a resident of Aberdeen for 10 years. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a retired employee of International Harvester after 31 years and a retired farmer. He was a 3rd degree Mason at Lodge 746, and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star 62 and the Ravencroft Episcopal Church in Brighton, Tenn.
Services were Monday, June 9, 2003, at Forest Hill Funeral Home East. Burial was in Memphis Memory Gardens.
Survivors include his wife, Rachel Cullum; a daughter, Betty Cullum Harris of Memphis; two sons, Ashley Gordon Cullum Jr. and wife, Janice, of Aberdeen, and David Cullum and wife, Linda, of Amory; two stepsons, Walter Ray Turner and wife, Linda, of Mason, Tenn., and Mike Turner and wife, Lavada, of Olive Branch; two sisters, Lula Ballard and Mary Joe Lavelle, both of Munford, Tenn.; eight grandchildren; one step-grandchild; four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Pauline Davenport Cullum; and several brothers and sisters.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
Amos J. Pounders
HAMILTON - Amos Joel Pounders, 68, died Sunday, June 15, 2003, at his home in Hamilton. He was born Nov. 13, 1934, in Hamilton to Chesley L. and Pancie E. McDuffa Pounders. He was a lifelong resident of Hamilton and a graduate of Hamilton High School. He was the owner of A.J. Pounders Trucking and Backhoe Company for 20 years before retiring. He private 1st class in the U.S. Marines during the Korean War. He was a member of Center Hill Baptist Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Center Hill Baptist Church in Hamlton with Bro. Terry Edwards officiating. Burial will be in Center Hill Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Janie S. Pounders; a daughter, Lisa Beerman and husband, Ray, of Atlanta, Ga.; four sons, Joel Pounders, Chris Pounders and wife, Shelia, and Tim Pounders and wife, Shirley, all of Hamilton, and Danny Sansing and wife, Diane, of Columbus; a sister, Opal Moore of Mobile, Ala.; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Elizabeth Pounders, and his parents.
Pallbearers will be Malcolm Pounders, Fletcher Taylor, Jimmy Butler, Bobby Pounders, Lonnie Rea and Harold Otts.
The body will lie in state at the church from 10 a.m. to service time today.
Memorials may be made to the Baptist Memorial Hospice.
Bill McAllister
AMORY - William Douglas "Bill" McAllister, 57, died Monday, June 16, 2003, at the Gilmore Memorial Hospital in Amory after a long illness. He was born Dec. 28, 1945, in New Albany to Dan and Jewel Ard McAllister. He grew up in New Albany and graduated from W.P. Daniel High School in New Albany. He had lived in Amory for the past four years. He graduated from Delta State University and received an advanced master's degree from the University of Mississippi Medical Center as the result of an automobile accident. He was a native of Mississippi Medical Center. She was born Jan. 27, 1924, in Pontotoc County to William Joseph and Nina Harris Duke. She married Ruble Lee Walls Sr. on July 27, 1942. She was a retired seamstress and a member of Toxish Baptist Church. She enjoyed reading and cooking. She was a devoted wife, and loving mother and grandmother, and cherished spending time with her family.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Baldwin Funeral Home Chapel in Pontotoc with Bro. Gerald Finley, Bro. Derick Finley and Bro. Lane Finley officiating. Burial will be in the Redland Cemetery in Pontotoc County.
Survivors include three daughters, Mary Helen Lyons and husband, Elbert, and Connye Baker and husband, Trent, all of Pontotoc, and Alice Faye Finley and husband, Sherald, of Randolph; three sons, Ruble Lee Walls Jr. of Houston, Mississippi Agricultural Aviation Association and a former Colonel on the staff of Gov. John Bell Williams. He enjoyed reading, hunting and flying.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Lee Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Scotty Kitchens officiating. Burial will be in the Veterans Garden of Lee Memorial Park.
Survivors include his children, Floyd Lowry and wife, Dell, of Columbus, Perry Lowry and wife, Jessica, of Nettleton, Kathy Lowry and Sherry Prather of Holly Bluff, Gail Carnathan of Verona, June Lowry of Iuka, Kim Avery and husband, Garvin, of Blytheville, Ark., Tanya Underwood and husband, Andy, of Wren, and Dusty Lowry of Nettleton; 15 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; four sisters, Fairy Grey and husband, R.V., and Faye Marshall, all of Redwood, Fern Zavala and husband, Al, of Santa Ana, Calif.; several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be John Colburn, Ronny and Dan Herndon, Bervin and Andy Underwood, and John Ivy.
Honorary pallbearers will be Jimmy Coggin, Clyde Lann, J.C. Holland, Frank Shields, Frank Nichols, J.D. Brookman and R.V. Grey.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Mississippi Agricultural Aviation Association, P.O. Box 243, Inverness MS 38753.
G.R. Damron
SELMER, Tenn. - G.R. Damron, 77, died Friday, June 13, 2003, at the McNairy Regional Hospital. He was a minister.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Saulter's Chapel. Burial will be in the Sandhill Cemetery. Selmer Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include his wife, Villa Kay Damron; eight daughters, Minnie Damron, Sheron Damron, Mamie Ray, Angela Jones, Peggy Miller, Barbara Smith, Angela Damron and Shirley Damron; two sons, Ricky Damron and John Damron; one sister, Alma Pettis; one brother, Billy Damron.
