BEATRICE RUTH WILLIAMSON
Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home for Beatrice Ruth Williamson, 89, of Meridian, who died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2000, in her home.
LENNY CHRISTOPHER WASHINGTON
Businessman
Services for Lenny Christopher Washington will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. in New Prospect Baptist Church-Savoy, with the Rev. Randolph Hopkins officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Latimer Metropolitan Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Washington, 27, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian.
Survivors include his mother and father, Mae Frances Washington and Rev. William M. Washington of Meridian; one son, Lendarius Christiaun Washington of Meridian; two daughters, Janice Kierra Washington and Juaoquim Dayonai Washington of Meridian; one stepson, Santonio Sherell Heidelberg Jr. of Meridian; his maternal grandparents, Mrs. Annie Lee Hopkins of Meridian and the late Lewis E. Hopkins Sr.; his paternal grandparents, Mrs. Mattie Washington of Meridian and the late Rev. Will Washington; one sister, Nadia Dongetta Washington of Meridian; one brother, William Roterrel (Monica) Washington of Mobile, Ala.; one niece, Courtney Cierra Washington of Mobile, Ala.; and a special friend and mother of his children, Juaoquim.
Visitation will be Tuesday, Feb. 29, from 4 until 7 p.m. in Latimer Funeral Chapel and one hour before services, noon until 1 p.m. Wednesday, in the church.
LINNIE MAE HALL
Retired nurse
Services for Linnie Mae Hall will be held Monday at 11:30 a.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Jim Meadows officiating. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery in Porterville.
Mrs. Hall, 92, of Meridian, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2000, at Rush Foundation Hospital. She was a retired nurse from Riley's Hospital and was a member of Long Creek Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Bobby Hall, and his wife, Ann, of Meridian; a daughter, Ruth Weeks, of Litchfield, Ill.; three brothers, Grace Rigdon and his wife, Elizabeth; Johnny Rigdon and his wife, Betty, all of Shuqualak; and Eddie Rigdon and his wife, Paula, of Little Rock; six sisters, Inez Cook of Shuqualak; Loraine Jaqua and her husband, Palmer; Mamie Gore; Elizia Rigdon; Lou Brooks; and Hazel Bell Williams and her husband, Hollis, all of Meridian; her stepmother, Fannie Rigdon, of Meridian; one grandchild; numerous great-great grandchildren and one great-great-great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Hall; and two children, Ruby Stewart and Ann Blada.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons, with James Alton Stewart serving as an honorary pallbearer.
Visitation will be held today from 5 until 8 p.m. at Barham Funeral Home.
The family requests memorials be made to Long Creek Baptist Church building fund or Chapel Hill Cemetery in Porterville.
JOHN W. CLAYTON
Retired sanitation worker
Services for John W. Clayton will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at Clark's Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. Anthony Mansfield officiating. Burial will be in Daleville Cemetery with Clark's Memorial Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Clayton, 61, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at Riley Memorial Hospital. He was a retired sanitation worker with the city of St. Louis, Mo.
Survivors include his mother, Dezzree Clayton, of St. Louis, Mo.; a daughter, Melody Ann (Leory) Wilson, of Detroit, Mich.; six sisters, Essie Mae Johnigan, of Marion; Sara Mae McCaleb, of Lauderdale; Minnie Blair, of St. Louis, Mo.; Yiona Greenwood, of Yallego, Calif.; Betty J. Clayton, of Meridian; Rose Andrews, of St. Louis, Mo.; two brothers, Henry E. Clayton, of Daleville; and Robert D. Clayton, of St. Louis, Mo.
He was preceded in death by his father, Dove Clayton.
Visitation will be held today from 6 until 8 p.m. at Clark's Memorial Funeral Home.
MARY EMMA MILLETT
Homemaker
Services for Mary Emma Millett will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, at Meridian Church of Christ, with the Revs. Paul Clements and Therman Hodge officiating. Burial will be held at 2 p.m. at Highland Cemetery in Hattiesburg with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Millett, of El Paso, Texas, died Monday, Feb., 21, 2000, in El Paso.
Survivors include a daughter, Stephanie Millett, of El Paso, Texas; her mother, Dorothy Supak, of Fort Worth, Texas; two sisters, Anita McQueary, of Fort Worth, Texas; Carol Barton-Laughlin, of Nevada; two grandchildren, Cody Torla and Zachary Strohm, of El Paso, Texas; an aunt, Betty Alexander, of Meridian; an uncle, Leonard Davis, of Meridian; numerous nieces and one nephew.
Visitation will be held Monday at 9 a.m. at the church.
WILLIAM MORRIS DEARMAN
Disabled Automobile Mechanic
Graveside services for William Morris Dearman will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Phalti Church Cemetery.
Mr. Dearman, 54, of Rose Hill, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2000, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was a disabled automobile mechanic.
Survivors include his mother, Laverne D. Dearman, of Rose Hill; a son, Steven and his wife, Tiffany Dearman, of Enterprise; two daughters, Susan Dearman of Meridian; and Liz Busby, of Quitman; a brother, Perry Dearman, of Paulding; a sister, Alice Touchton, of Meridian; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, William Perry Dearman; and one brother, David Odell Dearman.
EULA MAE PARKER
Housewife
NOXAPATER - Services for Eula Mae Parker will be held today at 2 p.m. at Noxapater Methodist Church, with the Rev. Robert L Ellis officiating. Burial will be in the Noxapater Methodist Church Cemetery with John E. Stephens Chapel Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Parker, 82, of Noxapater, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at Alliance Healthcare-Heartfelt Hospice in Meridian.
Survivors include a son, Marty Parker of Preston; four sisters, Alice Wilson of Louisville, Mary Temple, Sarah Trapp and Shelby Crenshaw, all of Philadelphia; two brothers, Jack Daniels of Noxapater and Earnest Daniels of Philadelphia; a grandson, Corey S. Parker of Louisville.
GRACE L. GRAHAM
Retired school teacher
UNION - Services for Grace L. Graham will be held today at 3 p.m. at Beulah Baptist Church, with the Rev. Byron Howell officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Stephens Funeral Home of Union in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Graham, 94, of Decatur, died Feb. 25, 2000, at Laird Hospital in Union.
Survivors include a sister-in-law, Kate Gray of Decatur and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Stephens Funeral Home in Union. The body will lie in state from 2:30 p.m. until time of service at the church.
ANNIE LAURA MOFFETT WEEKS
Retired Nurses' Aide
Services for Annie Laura Moffett Weeks will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Jones Chapel Church of God, with the Rev. Ron Leonard officiating. Burial will be in the church Cemetery, with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Weeks, 81, of Meridian, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at Lakeside Living Center. She was a retired nurses' aide and a member of Jones Chapel Church of God.
Survivors include two daughters, Frances Walton and her husband Tom of Anderson, S.C., and Virginia Daniels and her husband Dan of Spring, Texas; a son, John H. Weeks and his wife Frances of Meridian; four brothers, Richard Moffett, Wilburn Moffett, Roy Lee Moffett and John Moffett, all of Meridian; four sisters, Carrie Dearman, Flora Dearman, Daisy Fisher and Clarice Davidson, all of Meridian; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Larry Knight, Russell Bonner, Jeffrey Moffett, Tony Davidson, Jay Thomas and John Lee Turner.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
RUBY AVERY
Homemaker
DEKALB - Services for Ruby Avery will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Union Baptist Church in Scooba, with the Rev. L.C. Clay officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with E.E. McDonald Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Avery, 78, of Scooba, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000, at Noxubee General Hospital in Macon. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Frances McCallum and her husband Hiawatha of Scooba; two sons, Melvin Avery and his wife Brilla of D'Lo and Elijah Avery and his wife Ivery of New Orleans, La.; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and a great-great-granddaughter.
Visitation will be today from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. at the funeral home.
GLORIA C. KELLY
Homemaker
Services for Gloria C. Kelly were held Tuesday at Calvary Baptist Church in Newton, with the Revs. Ron Gilstrap, Jackie Strebeck and Fent Smith officiating. Burial was in Sharon Cemetery, north of Lake. Barham Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Kelly, 79, of Little Rock, died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2000, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Newton, where she was very active in missions programs.
Survivors include one son, Robert H. Kelly and his wife, Betty, of Lake; one daughter, Dotsie Alexander and her husband, David, of Little Rock; four grandchildren, Kelly Alexander, Ben Alexander, Rebecca Kelly and Steven Kelly; one sister, Pat Esmond of Emerald, Australia; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Travis H. Kelly.
The family requests memorials be made to Gideon Bible Memorials.
Pallbearers were David Kelly, Carey Kelly, Ben Alexander, Steven Kelly, Johnny Hudson, Robert Munn, James Hart and Bill Goodwin.
Honorary pallbearers were H.D. Morgan, Tom Prince, Durwood Vance, G.A. Stamper and George Mason.
JACK WALTON RICHARDSON
Retired plumber
PRYOR, Okla. - Graveside services for Jack Walton Richardson were held Wednesday at Jim Green Funeral Home, with Tom Hale Jr. officiating. Burial was in Bryan Chapel Cemetery.
Mr. Richardson, 77, of Meridian, died Friday, Feb. 18, 2000, in Meridian.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Richardson of Meridian; six daughters, Shirley Kelly of Meridian, Evelyn Lary and her husband, Bobby, of Tulsa, Linda Richardson of Tonawanda, N.Y., Carla Berchfield and her husband, Ronnie, Ethel Brown, Dee Thompson and her husband, Tommy, all of Mt. Vernon, Ohio; one sister, Agnes Hale of Tulsa; one brother, James Richardson and his wife, Vickie, of Tulsa; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews and other friends.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mamie Turner Richardson.
ELLIOTT ALLEN
PHILADELPHIA - Services for Elliott Allen will be held today at 2 p.m. at Carthage Pentecostal Church, with the Revs. Johnny Burgess and Joe Burgess officiating. Burial will be in Ebenezer Cemetery in Leake County with McClain-Hays Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.
Miss Allen, 70, of Carthage, died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2000, at University Medical Center in Jackson.
Survivors include five sisters, Imogene Page of Eagle Lake, Mildred Lowther of Florence, Dorothy Moore of Brandon, Betty Comans and Walterine Ford, both of Carthage.
Visitation will be today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church.
OCTAVIA WARD KENNEDY
Retired laborer
QUITMAN - Services for Octavia Ward Kennedy will be held today at 3 p.m. at Stonewall Assembly of God Church. Burial will be in Stonewall Cemetery with Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Kennedy, 81, died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2000, in Quitman. She was a lifetime member of Stonewall Assembly of God Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Dolores Ezell and her husband, Bill, of Dalewood, and Earnestine Owen and her husband, Richard, of Quitman; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Earnest Kennedy.
MARTHA RUSH FULTON
Homemaker
PHILADELPHIA - Services for Martha Rush Fulton will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, with the Rev. Kenan Ryan officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery with McClain-Hays Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Fulton, 65, of Preston, died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2000, in her home.
Survivors include her husband, Ellis J. Fulton of Preston; one daughter, Kay Boswell of Noxapater; two sons, Joe Fulton of Philadelphia and Jim Watkins of Woodland; two brothers, John Rush of Temple, Okla., and Joe Rush Sr. of Philadelphia; and 11 grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
BESSIE LAMAR
Homemaker
Services for Bessie Lamar will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home, with the Rev. Lamar Smith officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Toomsuba.
Survivors include one son, William L. Beard and his wife, Martha, of Meridian; three grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Visitation will be Friday from 6 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
