Linda Pearl Beasley Boykin
GILBERTOWN, Ala. — Services for Linda Pearl Beasley Boykin will be held today at 10 a.m. at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Fred Wiley officiating. Burial will be in Brightwater Cemetery in Needham.
Mrs. Boykin, 44, of Branch, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2007, in Waynesboro, Miss.
Survivors include her mother, Elizabeth Beasley; husband, Conny Boykin; sons, Conny Boykin, Donnie Boykin and John Boykin and a daughter, Belinda Presley; two brothers; six sisters and 11 grandchildren.
Joseph Charles Harmon
Services for Joseph Charles Harmon will be held today at 7 p.m. at Enterprise Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Darious Edmonson officiating.
Mr. Harmon, 65, of Meridian, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006, in his home. He was a veteran of the U.S. Military.
Survivors include his sons, Leslie Harmon and Gary Harmon; a daughter, Sharon Lyon and one sister and nine grandchildren.
Visitation will be today one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Jimmie Rogers Davis
Salesman
GREENSBORO, Ala. — Services for Jimmie Rogers Davis will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Greensboro Baptist Church with the Revs. Dee McGuire and Steve Vernon officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Kirk Funeral Homes is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Davis, 70, of Greensboro, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2007, at Druid City Hospital. He was born on May 5, 1936, in Lauderdale County, Miss. He was a veteran of the Mississippi National Guard.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Martin Davis; daughters, Carol Davis Bonds and her husband, Dick, of College Station, Texas, Paula Plummer and Kimberly Davis Shurett and her husband, Brad, all of Tuscaloosa; a son, Jimmy Wayne Davis and his wife, Susanne, of Collinsville, Miss.; a sister, Helen Davis Etheridge of Martin, Miss.; a brother, Dolphus Davis and his wife, Gloria, of House, Miss.; grandchildren, Richard, Hannah, Jonathan, Katy, Teresa, David, Jeremy and Joel.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank Burkett Davis and Ava Lee Strange Davis; a daughter, Rebecca Davis Golden; sisters, Frankie Davis Vesper and Doris Jean Davis and brothers, Fred Burkett Davis, Herman DeWitt Davis and Jessie James Davis.
Pallbearers will be Stephen Barnette Sr., Donald Barnette, Marcus Plummer, Mark Plummer, Mike Rylee, Tony Moore, Jimmy Henley and Christopher Henley.
Honorary pallbearers will be Vernon Harper, Jimmie’s best friend, Stephen Barnette, Hale County EMS, Hale County Hospital and the doctors, nurses and staff of the cardiac care unit of Druid City Hospital, Wayne Friday and Carlton Hogue.
Visitation will be today from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home and Thursday from 10 a.m.-10:45 a.m. at the church.
Morris Hugh Peacock
Services for Morris Hugh “Jody” Peacock will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Tom Sikes officiating.
Mr. Peacock, 45, of Toomsuba, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2007, at Riley Hospital. He was born in Maben, on Nov. 14, 1961. He attended Jeff Davis Academy in Lauderdale County and graduated in 1980. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
He was a long time employee of Bonita Lakes Mall.
He was an avid hunter and there was nothing more he loved than being in the woods. He will be remembered as the backbone of his entire family. He thought of his wife of four years, as his angel. His strong belief in the Lord and in the good of people were part of what made him such an incredible man. He had a tremendous love of life and a brilliant sense of humor. He loved to make people laugh and spent time as a clown and magician when he was younger. He never encountered a stranger and passed his love of life on to everyone he met. His loss will be deeply felt by his friends and family, but his memory will live on.
Survivors include his wife, Jermialine Peacock of Meridian; step-sons, Michael Louie Tan-David, Michael Angelo Tan-David and Michael Joseph Tan-David; step-daughter, Emily Ann Tan-David; parents, Stanley and Margaret Vaughan of Meridian; paternal grandmother, Pauline Vaughan of York, Ala.; a brother, James Vaughan of Meridian; sisters, Jamie Vaughan of Meridian and Stacy Downey and her husband, Michael, of Kentucky; an aunt, Mary Scardina of Pennsylvania and several other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Mary Gretchen Young; a paternal grandfather, Morris Edward Young and great-grandparents, M.A. and Flora Moody.
Honorary pallbearers will be Bobby Adams, Bob Adams, Stanley Vaughan and James Vaughan.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home and Thursday from 1 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.
Herbert Lee Nelson
Flintkote Co. employee
PHILADELPHIA — Services for Herbert Lee Nelson will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at John E. Stephens Chapel Funeral Services with the Revs. John Stephens officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olive Cemetery in the House Community.
Mr. Nelson, 77, of Union, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007, at Riley Hospital.
Survivors include a son, Robert Nelson; one sister; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Thursday from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Patricia L. Hagen
Homemaker
Graveside services for Patricia L. Hagen will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Hagen, 77, of Collinsville, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2007, at Rush Foundation Hospital. She was a Catholic and was born and raised in Chicago. She had been living in Collinsville six years with her daughter and son-in-law.
Survivors include her daughter, Laura Miller and her husband, Norman, of Collinsville; sons, Glenn “Terry” Hagen and his wife, Peggy, of Grays Lake, Ill., and Clark Hagen and his wife, Debbie, of Fox Lake, Ill., and six grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Loren Hagen and a son, Lawrence Hagen.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Hospital for Children or a local animal shelter.
Cora L. Moore
Retired
Services for Cora L. Moore will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at Clark’s Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mary Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery in Kewanee.
Mrs. Moore, 72, of Meridian, died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007, at Meridian Community Living Center.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Adlena Brooks.
Visitation will be Thursday from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Willie Charles Gordon
Retired Celotex Corp. employee
Services for Willie Charles Gordon will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Greenhill Baptist Church in Toomsuba with the Rev. James Barney officiating. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery in Toomsuba. E.E. McDonald Community Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Gordon, 66, of Toomsuba, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007, at The Specialty Hospital of Meridian.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Visitation will be Friday from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the community chapel and Saturday one hour prior to the service at the church.
Rev. Timothy Graham
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home for the Rev. Timothy Graham, 92, of Meridian, who died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007, in Los Angeles.
Mattie Lucille Mosley Norton
Homemaker
BUTLER, Ala. — Services for Mattie Lucille Mosley Norton will be held today at 2 p.m. at Bumpers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Anita Wilburn officiating. Burial will be in Old Lusk Cemetery in Toxey.
Mrs. Norton, 71, of Pennington, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, Miss.
Survivors include her husband, John D. Norton, of Pennington; a son, Larry Norton, of Butler; daughters, Martha Norton Weimorts of Port St. Joe, Fla. and Jean Norton Tingler of Louisa, Va.; a brother, Billy Mosley of Gilbertown and a sister, Nora Turner of Toxey; grandchildren, Ashley Nicole Weimorts, Leuis Mosley Tingler, Gina Michelle Norton, Jessica Hope Norton, Tyler Wesley Weimorts and Jessie Norton Weimorts.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Ramona Lucille Norton; parents, Denton and Mattie Mosley and her first husband, Larry Norton.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Center in Memphis, Tenn.
Visitation will be today one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Gladys Ladd
Homemaker
PHILADELPHIA — Services for Gladys Ladd will be held today at 2 p.m. at John E. Stephens Chapel with the Revs. Randall Dunaway and Robin Brumfield officiating. Burial will be in Henry’s Chapel Cemetery.
Mrs. Ladd, 78, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007, at Neshoba County General Hospital in Philadelphia.
Survivors include her daughters, Linda Houston and Betty Barrier; a son, Randy Ladd; one sister; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Wilbur W. Kiser
Retired
PHILADELPHIA — Services for Wilbur W. Kiser will be held today at 2 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Robin Risher officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery in Union.
Mr. Kiser, 81, of Union, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007, at the Regency Hospital of Meridian. He was born in Burlington, Kan. and made his home in Lauratown, Ark. He lived in the County Line Community of Neshoba County for most of his adult life. He was a member of County Line Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of American Legion Post No. 138. He was a disabled American Veteran and he received the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, World War II Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Survivors include his son, Wayne Kiser and his wife, Shelia, of Philadelphia and a brother, Everette Kaiser of Santa Nella, Calif.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Chesney Kiser in 2002.
Edna Earl Napp
GILBERTOWN, Ala. — Services for Edna Earl Napp will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Denham Baptist Church with the Rev. Chip Phillips officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Phillips Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Napp, 52, of Silas, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, in Waynesboro, Miss.
Survivors include her husband, Ray Lee “Roy” Napp; a son, Brad Napp; daughters, Lisa Stokley and Rita Sharpe and five grandchildren.
Visitation will be Friday from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at the church.
Alice Virginia Wimberly
QUITMAN — Services for Alice Virginia Wimberly will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Wright’s Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Bernice Fleming and Edward Shoemaker officiating. Burial will be in Andrew’s Chapel Cemetery.
Mrs. Wimberly, 80, of Quitman, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007, in her home. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Waynesboro.
Survivors include her husband of 62 years, J.A. Wimberly of Quitman; children, George Wimberly and his wife, Delois, of Stonewall, Carole Wimberly Sykes and Billy Wimberly and his wife, Sandra, all of Quitman; grandchildren, Angela Sykes Raines, Lisa Stokely Turner and her husband, Michael, Holly Sykes Rhodes and her husband, Brian, Ginger Wimberly Alford and her husband, Tommy, Johnny Wimberly and his wife, Natalie; great-grandchildren, Joey Glass, Sara Carole Raines, Mikayla Turner, Jessica Wimberly, Jake Wimberly, Katelin Rhodes and Braydon Alford; sisters, Nonie Odom, Edna McRae and Frances Royce, all of Waynesboro and several nieces and nephews and a special friend, C.J. “Shug” Cranford.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Mattie Odom; her father, Ellis O’Neal; step-father, Pete Odom; brother, Arthur Odom; a grandson George Wimberly Jr. and a sister, Georgene Odom.
Pallbearers will be C.J. “Shug” Cranford, Larry Fleming, Steve Connor, Bob Longwitz, William Richardson, Steve Odom, Edward Shoemaker and Bernice Fleming.
Visitation will be today beginning at 6 p.m. at the funeral home.
Charlie S. Wilkinson
Retired
Graveside services for Charlie S. Wilkinson will be held Friday at noon at Forest Lawn Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Raymon Leake officiating. Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Wilkinson, 80, of Meridian, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007, at Riley Hospital. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in World War II. He worked for more than 45 years with East Mississippi Electric Power Association and retired as a line foreman. He was associated with the Boy Scouts for many years and served as Scout Master for Troop No. 4. He was a Charter Club dad and coached baseball and was known for his love of working outdoors.
Survivors include his sons, Charles M. Wilkinson, Gary Wilkinson and his wife, Sally, and Ray Wilkinson and his wife, Melonee, all of Meridian; a brother, James Wilkinson and his wife, Anita, of New Augusta; grandchildren, Will Wilkinson, Julie Martin and her husband, Zach, Sid Wilkinson and his wife, Angie, Ethan Wilkinson, Alyssa Wilkinson and Maggie Wilkinson.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Sue Dorman Wilkinson; parents, Jim and Allie Wilkinson; sisters, Annie Belle Murray and Frances Dees.
Pallbearers will be Bobby Ray Smith, Charles David Smith, Wayne Henson, Johnny Brown, Zach Martin, Sid Wilkinson and Will Wilkinson.
Visitation will be Friday from 10 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.
Dewey Gordon Thomas
Mechanic
PHILADELPHIA — Services for Dewey Gordon Thomas will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Author Ben officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. John E. Stephens Chapel Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Thomas, 72, of Conehatta, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife, Georgia Thomas; daughters, Glenna Phillips, Dwanna Charlie, Lenora Jim and Gloria Willis; sons, Fred, Theodore, Lyndon and Dewayne Thomas; four sisters; 33 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will begin today at 4 p.m. at the family home in Conehatta.
