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Baugh
RULEVILLE — Funeral services for Corine Baugh, 58, of Ruleville will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Countywide Outreach Ministry, Indianola. She died Nov. 25, 2002, at North Sunflower County Hospital, Ruleville. Burial will be in I John Cemetery, Doddsville, under the direction of Byas Funeral Home, Ruleville.
Survivors include her mother, Maxine Ingram of Ruleville; four sons, Willie Mack of San Diego, John Mack of Chicago, and Larry Mack and Walter Baugh, both of Ruleville; two daughters, Rubie Moore of Greenwood and Bobbie Baugh of Itta Bena; five brothers, Eugene Ingram of Chicago, Robert Ingram and Jack Ingram, both of Schlater, Hardy Ingram of Blaine and Casey Ingram of Itta Bena; and three sisters, Bobbie Moore of Charleston, Mo., Linda Ingram of Chicago and Ruby Ingram of Itta Bena.
Visitation will be Friday from 2 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home.
Pastor David Ballard will officiate.
Bledsoe
LAKE VILLAGE, Ark. — Graveside services for Hazel Ford Nelson Bledsoe, 89, of Lake Village will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in Greenville Cemetery, Greenville, Miss. She died Nov. 24, 2002, at Delta Regional Medical Center, Greenville. Burial will be under the direction of Griffin-Steele Funeral Service, Lake Village.
Mrs. Bledsoe was born in Philadelphia, Miss., Feb. 12, 1913. She was a Methodist. She had been in nearly every state in the United States. She was in Hawaii when it was made a state, and she also visited Canada. Her first husband, P.R. Nelson, was a war veteran. Mr. Nelson passed away on Dec. 13, 1966. She met Billie H. Bledsoe three years later. They were married in Eudora, Ark., in the Methodist Church there on Valentine's Day 1970. She lived in Lake Village, Ark., the rest of her life. Billie passed away in Chicot Memorial Hospital on March 11, 1991.
Mrs. Bledsoe was the daughter of Maurine E. Ford and Eunice L. Hatcher Ford of Philadelphia. She was the fourth of eight children, who have all preceded her in death.
She is survived by a stepson, Dr. Timothy Bledsoe and his wife, Mary, of Grosse Point, Mich., and their daughter, Daisy Bledsoe, whom she loved very much. Also a stepdaughter, Anna Kosser and her husband Dan of Houston, Texas, and their three children, Kari, Kimberly and Kaycie; and five great-grandchildren. She also leaves one niece, Fayretta Cstledge of Clarksdale, Miss., whom she helped raise; and many other nieces, nephews and cousins.
She will be laid to rest in the Greenville Cemetery beside her first husband, P.R. Nelson, and other members of her family.
The Rev. Todd-Paul R. Taulbee will officiate.
Honorable
MOUND BAYOU — Funeral services for Katrina Honorable, 22, of Mound Bayou will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Bethel AME Church, Mound Bayou. She died Nov. 24, 2002, at Elvis Presley Trauma Center, Memphis. Burial will be in Rising Star Cemetery, Mound Bayou, under the direction of Byas Funeral Home, Cleveland.
Survivors include her mother, Shirley Clifton of Mound Bayou; her stepfather, Antonio Clifton Sr. of Mound Bayou; one daughter, Jabriar Honorable of Mound Bayou; two sons, Jakiel Honorable and Jadarious Honorable, both of Mound Bayou; two sisters, Kmetris Skeen of Chicago and Inez Clifton of Mound Bayou; one brother, Anthony Clifton of Mound Bayou; and two grandmothers, Inez Clifton and Vera Phipps, both of Mound Bayou.
Visitation will be Friday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the church.
The Rev. Johnson will officiate.
Jackson
GREENVILLE — Funeral arrangements for Freddie Lee Jackson, 50, of Henderson, Ky., and formerly of Greenville, are pending at Harris-Brown & Marion Funeral Home, Greenville. He died Nov. 24, 2002, in Henderson.
Keith
HOLLANDALE — Funeral services for Bennie Charles Keith Sr., 71, of Hollandale, a retired deputy sheriff, will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Hollandale Baptist Church, Hollandale. He died of heart failure Nov. 26, 2002, at his home. Burial will be in Hollandale Cemetery under the direction of Boone Funeral Home, Hollandale.
Mr. Keith was born April 11, 1931, in Hollandale, Miss., and graduated from Hollandale public schools in 1950. In 1950, he married Rose Katherine "Kitty" Harper. They celebrated their 52nd anniversary on November 5th. He was a deputy with the Washington County Sheriff's Department, retiring after 40 years of service. He served the community under five different sheriffs. He was a member of the Hollandale Baptist Church, and he was an avid hunter and fisherman.
Survivors include his wife, Rose Katherine Keith of Hollandale; two daughters, Gail Long and Donna Wade, both of Hollandale; two sons, Bennie Keith Jr. of Starkville and Harper Louis Keith of Hollandale; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
The family will receive friends Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Boone Funeral Home chapel, Hollandale.
Moore
ROLLING FORK — Graveside services for Willie James Moore, 72, of Rolling Fork will be today at 10 a.m. at Mt. Ollie MB Church Cemetery, Egremont. He died Nov. 22, 2002, at Delta Regional Medical Center, Greenville. Burial will be under the direction of Walker Funeral Home, Rolling Fork.
Ousley
ROLLING FORK — Graveside services for Harmony Divine Ousley, stillborn, of Rolling Fork will be today at 11 a.m. at Danover Cemetery, Egremont. She died Nov. 22, 2002, at River Region Hospital, Vicksburg. Burial will be under the direction of Walker Funeral Home, Rolling Fork.
Survivors include her father, Roderick Montgomery of Rolling Fork; her mother, LaShara Ousley of Rolling Fork; two sisters, Kimberly Ousley and RedDreika Ousley, both of Rolling Fork; and one brother, Keuntey Ousley of Rolling Fork.
Selby
CLEVELAND — Funeral arrangements for Ollie M. Selby, 92, of Shelby are pending at Byas Funeral Home, Cleveland. She died Nov. 26, 2002, at Bolivar Medical Center, Cleveland.
White
INDIANOLA — Funeral services for Felicia White, 20, of Morton will be Friday at 2 p.m. at St. Matthew MB Church, Indianola. She died Nov. 21, 2002, at Scott Regional Baptist Hospital, Forrest. Burial will be in St. Matthew MB Church Cemetery under the direction of Dillon Funeral Home, Indianola.
She is survived by her mother, Shirley White of Morton; her father, Cleotha White Sr. of Indianola; two brothers, Cedric Butler and Cleotha White Jr., both of Morton; maternal grandparents, John and Mattie Butler of Indianola; and paternal grandparents, the Rev. James and Rosetta White of Sunflower.
Visitation will be today from 1 to 5 p.m. at Dillon Funeral Home chapel.
Pastor J.A. Martin will officiate.
Barnum
GREENVILLE -- Funeral arrangements for Leon Barnum Jr., 68, of Greenville are pending at Byas Funeral Home, Greenville. He died Jan. 25, 2003, at Delta Regional Medical Center, Greenvivlle.
Fava
PONTOTOC -- Funeral mass for Pete J. Fava Sr., 84, of Pontotoc and formerly of Greenville, will be today at 11 a.m. at Forest Hill Chapel-East, Memphis. He died Jan 26, 2003, at Sardis Community Nursing Home, Sardis. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery-East of Memphis.
Mr. Fava was born Oct. 30, 1918, in Stonewall, Miss. He was an active member of St. Christopher Catholic Church in Pontotoc, Miss., and was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Army. He was a former member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Greenville, the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and a member of the Italian-American Club. He was a retired refrigeration technician.
Visitation will be held today from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the funeral mass.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Dorothy C. Fava of Pontotoc; two daughters, Andrea Fava of Greenville, Lisa Fava Dearman and her husband, Jack, of Acworth, Ga.; two sons, John Fava of Madison and Peter J. Fava Jr., and his wife, Laura, of Pontotoc; five grandchildren, Angela Fava Oltremari of Greenville, Pamela Fava Robinette of Jackson, Pete Joseph Fava III and Margaret Denise Fava, both of Pontotoc, and Dorothy Victoria "Tori" Dearman of Acworth, Ga.; and two sisters, Doris Landi and Enrica Mendini, both of Jacksonville, Fla.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Disease Research, 22512 Gateway Center Drive, Clarksburg, Md. 20871, or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital of Memphis.
Fratesi
INDIANOLA -- Funeral services for Larry P. Fratesi, 85, a retired farmer of Indianola will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Indianola. He died Jan. 26, 2003, at South Sunflower County Hospital, Indianola. Burial will be in Indianola City Cemetery under the direction of Card Funeral Home, Indianola.
Mr. Fratesi was a World War II Army veteran and a communicant of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Josephine Muzzi Fratesi of Indianola; three daughters, Monica Fratesi McIntyre of Isola, and Toni Fratesi Bostick and Rita Fratesi Quinn, both of Olive Branch; one son, Steve Fratesi of Leland; two sisters, Mary Braslow of Indianola and Elda Florianni of Lake village, Ark.; three brothers, Phillip Fratesi and Joe Fratesi, both of Indianola, and Paul Fratesi of Gulf Shores, Ala.; and 10 grandchildren.
A rosary will be today from 5:30 to 6 p.m., with visitation from 6 to 8 p.m., at Card Funeral Home, Indianola.
Memorials may be made to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
