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Gaskin
GREENVILLE — Funeral services for William Gaskin, 59, of Greenville will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Watson-Edwards & Evans Funeral Home chapel, Greenville. He died May 27, 2002, at Delta Regional Medical Center, Greenville. Burial will be in Lakewood Cemetery, Greenville.
Mr. Gaskin was employed at US Axminister from 1967 to 2001, as a yarn clerk in the dye house department.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Lucille Gaskin.
Survivors include one son, David Gaskin of Greenville; five sisters, Beatrice Crowder of Chicago, Marie Williams of Atlanta, Ga., Maple (Shelly) Morris and Annie (L.T.) Gaskin, both of Chicago, and Emma Bradberry of Greenville; three brothers, Otis (Louise) Gaskin of Chicago, and Leroy (Eloise) Gaskin and James (Eunice) Gaskin, both of Greenville; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
Visitation will be Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. at Watson-Edwards & Evans Funeral Home chapel, Greenville.
The Rev. Willie Bradberry will officiate.
Jackson
GREENVILLE — Funeral services for Shekeshain Jackson, 14, of Greenville will be Saturday at noon at Mt. Sinai MB Church, Greenville. She died May 26, 2002, at Delta Regional Medical Center, Greenville. Burial will be in Delta Memorial Gardens, Greenville, under the direction of Byas Funeral Home, Greenville.
Shekeshain was a student at Coleman Middle School in Greenville.
Survivors include her mother, Tawanda Jackson of Greenville; her father, Ricky Brown of Greenville; one sister, Felicia Jackson of Greenville; three brothers, Clement Jackson, Donyell Jackson and Jricky Jackson, all of Greenville; her maternal grandmother, Concillie R. Jackson of Greenville; a maternal great-grandfather, Willie Cannon of Greenville; and her paternal grandfather, Leroy Prince of Denver, Colo.
Visitation will be today from 2 to 4 p.m., with family hour from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Byas Funeral Home, Greenville.
The Rev. Ephen Melton will officiate.
Lewis
CLEVELAND — Funeral arrangements for Linda Dawson Lewis, 76, of Cleveland are pending at Byas Funeral Home, Cleveland. She died May 30, 2002, at Delta Regional Medical Center, Greenville.
Shumake
GREENVILLE — Funeral services for Kenneth Lontrell Shumake, 25, of Greenville will be Saturday at noon at New Jerusalem Church, Greenville. He died May 25, 2002, at Delta Regional Medical Center, Greenville. Burial will be in Lakewood Cemetery, Greenville, under the direction of Byas Funeral Home, Greenville.
Kenneth was an active member of the Army National Guard, Company 3, 198th Armory of Indianola.
Survivors include his mother, Johnnie Ruth Jackson of Greenville; his father, James Kenneth Shumake of Chester, Va.; one son, Kenneth D. Maiten of Greenville; one sister, Shuwanna A. Wilson of Greenville; four brothers, Steven R. Shumake and Christopher D. Wilson, both of Greenville, and Branden D. Shumake and Adrian J. Shumake, both of Chester, Va.; his maternal grandparents, Jimmy (Annette) Oliver of Greenville, and Johnny Jackson of Detroit; and his paternal grandmother, Barbara Shumake of Detroit.
Visitation will be today from 2 to 4 p.m., with family hour from 5 to 6 p.m., at Byas Funeral Home, Greenville. The body will lie in state at the church Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon.
Dr. Jesse Jackson will officiate.
Smith
GLEN ALLAN — Funeral services for Patrick Maurice Smith, 30, of Dallas, Texas, and formerly of Glen Allan will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Glen Allan Elementary School, Glen Allan. He died May 28, 2002, at Legacy Cottage, Dallas. Burial will be in Glen Allan Cemetery under the direction Redmon Funeral Home, Greenville.
Visitation will be Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m., with family hour from 6 to 7 p.m., at Redmon Funeral Home chapel, Greenville.
The Rev. Hezekiah Bailey will officiate.
Stovall
INDIANOLA — Funeral arrangements for Lucille Stovall, 51, of Indianola are pending at Byas Funeral Home, Indianola. She died May 30, 2002, at Delta Regional Medical Center, Greenville.
Summerlin
KOSCIUSKO — Funeral services for K.C. Summerlin, 77, of Geneva, Ala., and formerly of Kosciusko, a retired textile/cotton mill worker, will be today at 2 p.m. at Jordan Funeral Home chapel, Kosciusko. He died May 30, 2002, at a relative's home in Geneva, Ala. Burial will be in Parkway Cemetery, Kosciusko.
Mr. Summerlin was a veteran in the U.S. Army.
Survivors include one sister, Onie Belk of Columbia; and one brother, Earl Summerlin of Greenville.
Topps
ARCOLA — Funeral services for Doris Ann Topps, 48, of Hartselle, Ala., and formerly of Arcola will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Arcola. She died May 25, 2002, at Alabama University Hospital, Birmingham, Ala. Burial will be in Sanders Memorial Gardens, Hollandale, under the direction of Sanders-Byas Funeral Home, Hollandale.
Survivors include her mother, Elsie Topps of Arcola; three sons, Terenza (Kenosha) Topps of Hartselle, Ala., John Topps of Brent, Ala., and Tevin Topps of Hollandale; three daughters, Lenza (Danny) Leggett of Wiesbaden, Germany, LaSonya Topps of Memphis and Dwynette Topps of Hollandale; five brothers, Larry (Patricia) Willis of Hollandale, Harvey Topps and Danny (Amy) Topps, both of Greenville, Barrett Topps of Memphis and Melvin (Gonda) Topps of Lovinia, Mich.; five sisters, Linda (Gregory) Redmond of Hollandale, Margaret (Travis) Cohn of Decatur, Ala., Karlen (Milton) Sanders and Sandra (Johnny) Gray, both of Arcola, and Della Smith of Blue Springs, Mo.; her stepfather, Robert Bramber of Hollandale; two stepsisters, Flora (Raymond) Winters, and Rosalyn (Stanley) Coleman, both of Marietta, Ga.; two stepbrothers, Robert Bramber Jr. and Reginald (Marian) Bramber, both of Marietta, Ga.; and seven grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 2 to 5 p.m., with family hour from 6 to 7 p.m., at Sanders-Byas Funeral Home, Hollandale.
The Rev. George Bean will officiate.
Vassar
CLEVELAND — Funeral services for Estella Mobley Haynes Vassar, 101, of Cleveland will be Saturday at 4 p.m. at St. Peter's Rock MB Church, Cleveland. She died May 27, 2002, in Cleveland. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Cemetery, Cleveland, under the direction of Brinson Funeral Home, Cleveland.
One of Mississippi's oldest citizens died Monday at the age of 101 after her heart and lungs failed. She is survived by a sister, Mittie Mobley Guy, of Chicago, and some 80 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, L.D. Haynes Sr.; and later by her second husband "Daddy" Mack Vassar; also preceding her in death just months ago were her sons Robert Wilson and L.D. Haynes Sr. Over the years, she was also preceded in death by her brothers J.C., T.C., M.C. and Frank and sisters Irene Mobley Whiting, Rosie Lee MacIntosh and Willie "Bill" Mobley. Her parents, Mittie Finter Mobley and Frank Mobley Sr., also preceded her in death.
Mrs. Vassar's surviving grandsons include: Lawrence, Charles, Terry, Samuel and Randy Haynes, all of Cleveland, Samuel Haynes of Bloomsburg, Pa., and Dennis Richardson of San Antonio, Texas; also, Willie, Pearce, Stephen, Robert and Jimmy Wilson, all of the Los Angeles, Calif., area. Surviving granddaughters include Malinda, Florida and Phyllis Haynes of Cleveland, Toni and Sandra Haynes of Houston, Texas, Jessie Haynes of Beaumont, Texas, and Ilona, Marva and Janelle Wilson all of the Los Angeles area. She is also survived by daughters-in-law Mae Wilson of Los Angeles and Winnie Haynes of Cleveland, and a goddaughter Ann Laurie Hutton, also of Cleveland.
Mrs. Vassar was born in Meridian, Miss., where she attended grammar school. Over the years, she lived in central Mississippi and finally settled in the Mississippi Delta at her home on Cross Street in Cleveland. She was a resident of Oak Grove Nursing Home in Duncan for more than a decade and most recently resided at the Bolivar Health & Rehabilitation Nursing in Cleveland. Mrs. Vassar was a member of the St. Phillips Church in Cleveland until her illness left her homebound some 15 years ago.
Known as Mrs. Estelle, she built her home with her own hands and was often seen repairing her roof, brick layering and even paving her driveway. She raised most of her food in a plush garden, canned her fruits, sewed, made hundreds of quilts and was the epitome of an independent woman after her husband "Daddy" Mack passed away in the 1960s.
She also helped to raise her grandchildren and sometimes great-grandchildren. She was driven to self-sufficiency after years of share cropping, but as her motto in life was "waste not, want not," she did not waste her first-hand knowledge of farming. In fact, she learned agricultural skills and took them with her as she made up her mind to leave behind her days of cotton-chopping and picking. She raised her own fruits and vegetables, even pecans. She sewed quilts, by machine and hand, never leaving a scrap of material to go unused. Mrs. Vassar would keep a deep freezer full of fresh greens, beans, okra, peas, tomatoes and other goodies from her garden. She made jams and jellies from her fruit trees and took their peelings from her pears, apples and plums and made a sweet Estelle wine. Nothing went to waste, not even a piece of gum if there was still sweetening to chew from it. She spent many of her last days of good health trying to pass on her pearls of wisdom to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Her loved ones are encouraged that Mrs. Vassar's long-term illness has now released her into God's bosom of peace and rest.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the L.D. Haynes Memorial Scholarship Fund at P.O. Box 541, Cleveland, MS 38732.
Bolden
JACKSON — Funeral services for Elizabeth Bolden, 89, of Jackson will be Saturday at noon at Smith Chapel MB Church, Flora. She died July 14, 2002, at Hospice Ministries, Jackson. Burial will be in Smith Chapel MB Church Cemetery under the direction of Delta Burial Corporation, Belzoni.
Survivors include one daughter-in-law, Hattie M. Hudson of Flora; one sister-in-law, Lillian Jefferson of Flora; eight grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Active pallbearers will be David Palmer, Johnny Whealer, Michael Pacey, Johnny Geard, Sammy Harden and Mose Grant. Honorary pallbearers will be John Hudson, Will Hudson, Sammy Hudson, Jimmie Hudson, Larry Hudson and the Rev. Jim Dixon.
Visitation will be today from 1 to 6 p.m. at Delta Burial chapel, Belzoni.
The Rev. Jim Dixon Jr. will officiate.
Durr
DREW — Funeral services for Reese Durr, 82, of Drew will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Holly Grove MB Church, Drew. He died July 13, 2002, at North Sunflower County Hospital, Ruleville. Burial will be in Drew Cemetery under the direction of Byas Funeral Home, Ruleville.
Survivors include seven sons, Thomas Dixon and Ralph Dixon, both of Chicago, Terry Willis of Memphis, W.T. Willis of Los Angeles, R.L. Durr and David Durr, both of Drew, and James Durr of Atlanta; two daughters, Jeardean Gray of Memphis and Era Mae Phillip of Los Angeles; one sister, Evelyn Durr of Denver, Colo.; 24 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 2 to 6 p.m. at Byas Funeral Home, Ruleville.
The Rev. Jesse Gresham will officiate.
