Brealon Sisson
Retired Winston County Beat Five road crew employee
PHILADELPHIA — Services for Brealon Sisson will be held today at 1 p.m. at Old Mars Hill Church with the Revs. Lloyd Adcock and Lonoia Burks officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. McClain-Hays Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Sisson, 75, of Philadelphia, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, at Riley Hospital.
Lona Lang
Homemaker
PHILADELPHIA — Services for Lona Lang will be held today at 1 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Revs. Mike Sullivan and Bob Wilkerson officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery at 3 p.m.
Mrs. Lang, 95,of Meridian, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, at Poplar Springs Nursing Center in Meridian. She was born in Neshoba County and moved to Meridian in 1966. She was a longtime member of McLain Chapel Church in Neshoba County.
Survivors include her husband, Leon Lang of Meridian; daughters, Magaline Eakes of Philadelphia, Vera Mae Pilgrim of Bailey, Georgia Watkins of Noxapater, and Mattie Fedrick of Louisville; a daughter-in-law, Carol Lang of Meridian; a brother, J.T. Hall of Eupora and 21 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her sons, Edward Lang, Hubert Lang and William Lang and one grandson.
Pallbearers will be Charles Ray Pilgrim, Stephen Kelly, Will Ingram, Chad Murphy, Wayne Wiggins, Justin Wiggins and J.R. Brooks.
Robert Ealie
Retired construction worker
WAYNESBORO — Graveside services for Robert Ealie will be held today at 2 p.m. at White Cloud Cemetery in Lethatchee, Ala. Turner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Ealie, 69, of Quitman, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007, at Lakeside Living Center.
Fremont Moore Kellam Jr.
Salesman
YORK, Ala. — Services for Fremont Moore Kellam Jr. will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at York United Methodist Church with the Rev. Rod Curry officiating. Burial will be in York City Cemetery. Bumpers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Kellam, 74, of York, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, at Veterans Administration Hospital in Birmingham. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in Korea.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Kellam of York; daughters, Jamie Letson of Jackson, Miss., Melanie Grace of Ward, and Amber Bradie of Gulf Breeze, Fla.; one step-son, Jason Bass of Johnson City, Tenn.; step-daughters, Amy Ray of Birmingham, Ala., and Tamara Johnson of Philadelphia, Miss.; and 14 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Fremont Kellam Sr. and Leola Baker Kellam and a sister, Rachel Massengill.
Memorials may be made to Mavis Ward Spiritual Life and Missions at York United Methodist Church.
Doris Davis Albock
Retired
Memorial services for Doris Davis Albock will be held today at 3 p.m. at Seventh Day Adventist Church with pastors Roger Burke and Carlis Clinton officiating. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Albock, 90, of Meridian, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2007, at Poplar Springs Nursing Center. She was a retired administrative assistant for Faith for Today Television Ministry. She was a graduate of Enterprise High School and Southern Adventist University. She had worked for more than 40 years for the Seventh Day Adventist Ministries in Collegedale, Tenn.
Survivors include her nephew, Gavin Davis and his wife, Dana, of Raymond.
Memorials may be made to Seventh Day Adventist Church Building Fund.
Doyle Eugene Neal
Retired
Services for Doyle Eugene Neal will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Sanders officiating. Burial will be in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Neal, 80, of Meridian, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, at the Regency Hospital of Meridian. He was a retired veteran of the U.S. Navy and taught R.O.T.C. at Clarkdale Attendance Center.
Survivors include his daughters, Terry Neal Goodman and her husband, Keith, of Meridian and Mona Neal Bonner and her husband, Bruce, of Quitman; a son, Robert E. Neal and his wife, Vickie Jacks Neal, of Madison; grandchildren, Melody Dupre and her husband, Chad, Shaun Templeton and his wife, Angela, Scott Goodman, Khristen Neal, Kimberley Neal, Paige Bonner, Ashton Neal and Blake Bonner; great-grandchildren, Brandon Holt Lee and Seth Dupre; sisters, Paula Mae Mitchell, Ree Russell, Bobbie Parker and her husband, John L. and a brother, Steve Neal.
He was preceded in death by his wife of more than 57 years, Veda Jones Neal; parents, Willie and Annie Jane Neal; brothers, Lavelle Neal, Hester Neal and Earl Neal; sisters, Melba Palmer Sparkman, Lutie Adams and Clevalee Galyean.
Memorials may be made to www.navymemorial.org.
Visitation will be Sunday from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Annie Lee Hopkins
Services for Annie Lee Hopkins will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. James Griffin officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Enterprise Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Hopkins, 91, of Meridian, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Survivors include her sons, Louis Hopkins Jr., Alvin Hopkins and John Hopkins; daughters, Barbara Griffin, Annie Walton, Mae Washington, Albert Long and Carrie Trussell; two brothers and two sisters.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Betty Wagner Partridge Bailey
Services for Betty Wagner Partridge Bailey will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Bailey, 71, of Meridian, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, in her home.
Visitation will be held Monday from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the funeral home.
Marjorie Shipman Clay
PHILADELPHIA — Services for Marjorie Shipman Clay will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at John E. Stephens Chapel Funeral Services, with the Revs. John Stephens and Ruskin Clay officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Clay, 78, of Philadelphia, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2007, at Riley Hospital. She worked for more than 20 years as an accounts payable clerk at Weyerhaeuser.
Survivors include her husband, Bill Clay; children, Patti Berberich and her husband, Robert, Terry Clay and his wife, Rebecca; sisters, Alene Matthews, Nadine McConnell; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Syble Meeks
QUITMAN — Services for Syble Meeks will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Wright’s Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Will Dowling officiating. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Ms. Meeks, 78, of Quitman, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include several cousins.
Visitation will be Monday at 12:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Nicholas Eric Dow Sr.
Services for Nicholas Eric Dow Sr. will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel.
Mr. Dow, 57, of Meridian, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, at Guardian Angel Hospice, Raleigh.
Survivors include his wife, Sabra Dow of Meridian; children, Ericka Nicole Dow of Tallahassee, Fla., Nick Dow Jr. of Ashville, N.C., Michael Eric Dow of Meridian, Felicia Michelle Dow of Meridian; brothers, Michael Dow and his wife, Patsy, of Mobile, Ala., Matthew Dow of Springville, Mo., Jeff Dow and his wife, Joan, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; parents, Quida Dow of Panama City, Fla., Steve Dow of Gastonia, N.C.; sisters-in-law, Barbara Green of Meridian, Gladys Green of Meridian, Sandra Silkwood of Texarkana, Ark., Sandra Walker of Mobile, Brenda Green, Kemper County; brothers-in-law, Jeff Green of Meridian, Erin Silkwood of Texarkana; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family requests memorials be made to the National Lung Cancer Society.
Ceaster Byrd
Arrangements were incomplete at Clark’s Memorial Funeral Home for Ceaster Byrd, 84, of Magee, who died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, at Magee Hospital.
Tamika Powe
Arrangements were incomplete at Clark’s Memorial Funeral Home for Tamika Powe, 26, of Meridian, who died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, at Riley Hospital.
Lois Smith Skinner
Graveside services for Lois Smith Skinner will be held today at 11 a.m. at Suqualena Methodist Church Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Skinner, 96, of Meridian, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, at Rush Foundation Hospital. She was born July 11, 1910, to the late Charles W. Smith Jr. and Birdie Dodd Smith. She was a lifelong active member of Suqualena United Methodist Church and a member of Suqualena United Methodist Women. She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking for her family and others. She grew beautiful roses which she shared with her church, family and friends.
Survivors include her nieces, Gwen Thomas of Laurel, Carlene Jaques of Long Beach, Calf., LoRita Mitchum of Meridian, Sarah Stegall of Clinton and Carol Collins of Brandon; nephew, Charles W. Cook of Bruce; and several great nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, James Lamar Skinner; three sisters, Pet Winstead, Gladys Moulds, Rita Cook; and a nephew, Ruben Moulds Jr.
The family requests memorials be made to Suqualena United Methodist Church.
Visitation will be today from 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home.
Betty Wagner Partridge Bailey
Memorial services for Betty Wagner Partridge Bailey will be held today at 1 p.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ed Bailey officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Bailey, 71, of Meridian, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007 at her home. She was born on August 20, 1935 to A.B. Wagner and Margie Valentine Wagner in Meridian. She was a member of Poplar Springs Drive United Methodist Church and she served as a “pink lady” at Riley Hospital for 20 years. She was married to Don Partridge for 33 years until his death in 1988. They had four children. She married Dr. Sam Bailey in 1992 and they were married until his death in 2005.
Survivors include her brother, Walter Wagner and his wife, Judy, of Mobile, Ala.; children, Debbie McDaniel and her husband, Tony, Mike Partridge and Jana Sanders, all of Meridian, Susan Shepperd and her husband, Bobby, of Fayetteville, A.R.; stepchildren, Fred Bailey, Richard Bailey and Jane Harrington, all of Meridian, Ann Carver and her husband, David, of Pensacola, Fla.; grandchildren, William McDaniel, Margie Kate McDaniel, Semmes Partridge, Hailey Partridge, Jessica Shepperd, Natalie Shepperd, Richie Bailey and Rachel Carver; nieces, Donna Pulliam, Leigh Guasco, Wendy Grube and Melanie Wagner; special friends, Charles and Ruth Naylor and Anita Knight.
Pallbearers will be Tony and William McDaniel, Bobby Shepperd, Fred Bailey, David Carver and Richie Bailey.
Visitation will be held today from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the funeral home.
Eleanor Marilyn Menger Reynolds
Services for Eleanor Marilyn Menger Reynolds will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Poplar Springs Drive Baptist Church. A private burial will follow the service with Barham Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Reynolds, 80, of Meridian, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007. She was a homemaker and devoted her life to God, her husband and her extensive family. The focus of her life was her church, her family, and serving others. She was a Sunday School teacher at Poplar Springs Drive Baptist Church and she was as graduate of Hinds County Agriculture High School and Jr. College in Raymond, MS graduating as salutatorian of her 1944 class. She attended MSCW for two years before working for Southern Bell. She stayed home to raise her children and involved herself in activities that encouraged her children such as being a Cub Scout Den Mother and Girl Scout Leader. She served her community by volunteering at Meals on Wheels and in nursing homes in Meridian. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, playing bridge and Scrabble.
Survivors include her husband of fifty six years, Edwin E. Reynolds; children, Edwin E. Reynolds Jr. and his wife, Karen, Marilyn Reynolds Brand and her husband, Sam, William M. Reynolds and his wife, Lynn, grandchildren, Darcie Marilyn Price-Wallace and her husband, Chris, Eric Reynolds Price and his wife, Monica, Kristen Reynolds, Taylor Reynolds, Katie Reynolds, Hamp Reynolds, Todd Brand and his wife, Amy, Jarred Brand, Corbin Brand, Kaley Brand; brother, Bill Menger of Huntsville, Texas; great-grandchildren, Sylvia Wallace, Eli Brand, Noah Brand, and one expected; and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Taylor Reynolds, Hamp Reynolds, Eric Price, Chris Wallace, Todd Brand, Jarred Brand, Corbin Brand and George Neville.
The family requests memorials be made to Poplar Springs Drive Baptist Church, American Heart Association and American Cancer Society.
Visitation will be held Monday from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service at the church.
Marjorie Joynt Mahoney
OLATHE, Kan. —Memorial services for Marjorie Joynt Mahoney will be held at a later date.
Marjorie Joynt Mahoney 75, of Olathe Kansas, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007 in Olathe.
She was a graduate of Meridian High School class of 1949, and attended Randolph-Macon Woman’s College where she was an accomplished pianist, and was a student in Leonard Pennario’s master class.
Marge was always the bright spot of any family gathering and her abundant good humor, love of music, devotion to family and her passion for dogs will be remembered by all.
Survivors include her brother, Tom Joynt of Jackson Miss., sons, Charles F. Mahoney III of Hillsboro, Texas, Douglas Mahoney of Liberty Mo.; her
daughter, Heidi Holmes of Basehor, and her many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Tom and Anne Joynt of Meridian, Miss. and former husband Charles F. Mahoney, Jr.
Memorials may be made in her memory to the Catholic Charity of your choice.
