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Chambers
Evelyn Chambers, 83, of Olive Branch, homemaker, died of heart failure Oct. 16, 2001 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. Services were held Oct. 18 at Langford's Funeral Service in Jonesboro with burial in Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery. She was a member of Black Oak (Ark.) Baptist Church. Mrs. Chambers, the widow of Opie Chambers, leaves four daughters, Reva Guin of Lepanto, Ark., Pat Mote of Benton, Ark., Barbara Cullum of Germantown and Donna Harig of Olive Branch; three sons, Stan Chambers of Olive Branch, Jim Chambers of Brookhaven, and Terry Chambers of Fort Worth, Tex., 21 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Black Oak Baptist Church.
Clanton
Michelle Darlene Clanton, 29, of Walls, waitress, died Oct. 16, 2001 at Regional Medical Center in Memphis of injuries received in an auto accident. Services were held Oct. 19 at Brantley Phillips Funeral Home in Hernando with burial in Goodrum Memorial Cemetery in Eudora. Mrs. Clanton leaves her husband, Gary Clanton; a daughter, Cathy Clanton of Walls; three sons, Michael Gilsinger, Terry Allen Mills, and Dustin Clanton, all of Walls; her mother, Dorotha Shelton of Eudora; a brother, Tim Mills of Hernando; her grandparents, Mrs. Amy Mills of Harrisburg, Ark., and Mrs. Bennie Hand of Forest City, Ark.
Connelly
Mary France Connelly, 63 of Walls, housewife and homemaker, died of heart failure Oct. 17, 2001 at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis. Services were held Oct. 21 at Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home in Hernando with burial Oct. 23 in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Cincinnati, Oh. She was a member of International Order of Forrestors. Mrs. Connelly, the widow of Robert H. Connelly, leaves three daughters, Donna Caffee of Cincinnati, Oh, Lisa Sheppard of San Antonio, Tex., and Jackie Caffee of Houston, Tex.; three sisters, Lucetta Yelverton of Walls, Ruth Ellen Daniels of New Port News, Va. and Rosemary Winkler of Cincinnati, Oh; four brothers, Bruce Guard of Raleigh, N.C., Joseph Guard of Charlotte, N.C., Patrick Guard of Greer, S.C., and Michel Guard of Walls, and one grandchild.
Echols
William "Popeye" Echols, 55, of Memphis, Tenn., Smith and Nephew employee, died Oct. 13, 2001 in DeSoto County from injuries received in an auto accident. Services were held Oct. 16 at Twin Oaks Funeral Home with burial in Free Springs Cemetery in Como. Twin Oaks Funeral Home had charge. He attended Grace Free Will Baptist Church. Mr. Echols leaves his wife, Theresa Echols; two daughters, Emily Echols of Memphis and Melissa Miller of Como; a son, Marty Echols of Southaven; his parents, Erma and Curtis Echols of Como, and eight grandchildren.
Gomez
Julie C. Gomez, 48, of Southaven, day care provider, died of complications of asthma Oct. 14, 2001 at her home. Memorial services were held Oct. 18 at Longview Heights Baptist Church in Olive Branch, where she was a member. Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home in Hernando had charge. Mrs. Gomez, the widow of Michael Gomez, leaves two daughters, Anne Blackwell of Southaven and Michelle Gomez of Independence; two sons, Will Gomez of Southaven and Eric Gomez of Hernando; two sisters, Eileen Damian of Oceanside, Calif., and Lori Cummings of San Francisco, and seven grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to DeSoto Sunrise Home.
Hardin
James E. ‘Jim’ Hardin, 79, of Southaven, retired from Shelby County Sheriff's Dept., died of heart failure Oct. 11, 2001 at Baptist Progressive Care in Southaven. Services were held Oct. 13 at Forest Hill South Chapel with burial in Forest Hill South Cemetery. He was a member of Broadway Baptist Church in Southaven, a member of the American Legion and the Whitehaven Lion's Club. Mr. Hardin leaves his wife, Mildred Hardin; a daughter, Vicki Moore of Southaven, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Malmrose
Donald L. Malmrose, 72, of Olive Branch, retired school teacher, died of congestive heart failure Oct. 18, 2001 at St. Francis Hospital. Services were held Oct. 21 at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch. Mr. Malmrose leaves his wife, Elizabeth ‘Beth’ Malmrose; four stepsons, David Hamson of Salt Lake City, Utah, Steven Hamson of Boise, Idaho, Aaron Hamson of N. Plains, Ore., and Paul Hamson of Kenniwick, Wash.; a sister, Carmen Ripp of Salt Lake City, Utah; four brothers, Elden Malmrose of Bountiful, Utah, Ray Malmrose of N. Ogden, Utah, Dale Malmrose of West Jordan, Utah and Dave Malmrose of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Pearson
James D. ‘Jake’ Pearson, 66, of Lake Cormorant, retired, died of cancer Oct. 12, 2001 at Methodist Central in Memphis, Tenn. Services were held Oct. 15 at Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home with burial in Hinds Chapel in Horn Lake. He was the former owner of Pearson's Grocery, Justice of the Peace 1971-1988, and DeSoto County Third District Supervisor 1988-1998. Mr. Pearson leaves his daughter, Marian Renee Faucher of Lake Cormorant; a son, Brian Keith Pearson of Walls; a sister, Gertrude Jimmerson of Meridian; two brothers, Paul Ray Pearson of Sprasburg, Co. and John Thomas Pearson of Clarksdale, and six grandchildren.
Walters
Mary Fay Watson Walters, 66, of Pleasant Hill, retired employee of Haines Hoisery, died Oct. 18, 2001 at Regional Medical Center in Memphis from injuries received in an auto accident. Services were held Oct. 20 at Brantley Funeral Home with burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Mrs. Walters leaves a daughter, Melanie Walters Williamson of Sarah; five sons, Charles Ronnie Curbo and Ricky Curbo, both of Memphis, Tenn., Dr. Randy Curbo and David Russell Walters, both of Olive Branch, and Ray Walters of Pleasant Hill; two brothers, Willie Watson of Nashville, Tenn., and Marvin Watson of Oxford, and ten grandchildren.
Worthington
Delbert Ithma ‘Buddy’ Worthington, 68 of Panama City, Fla., formerly of Memphis, Tenn., retired from Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Memphis, died of lung disease Oct. 11, 2001 in Panama City. Services were held Oct. 15 at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch with burial in Memorial Park Southwoods. Mr. Worthington leaves three daughters, Sandra A. Randall of Water Valley, Debbie L. King of Olive Branch, and Tina D. Carney of Cordova, Tenn.; two sons, Randy L. Worthington of Mobile, Ala. and Chris Worthington of Panama City, Fla.; a brother, James F. Worthington of Sikeston, Mo., seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Turner Broadway remembered as outdoorsman
Turner A. Broadway of Olive Branch could be remembered for many things; but his love for life and gentle disposition seemed to stick out the most, according to loved ones. As the last remaining son of eight children, Broadway passed away on Feb. 24, 2003; he was 84. He had been married to his wife, Anne Bryan Broadway, for 54 years.
Broadway lived a large life, according to daughter Janice Anglin, who has been a schoolteacher at Greenbrook Elementary for many years.
"He was a very special person," said Janice, "Daddy was an outdoorsman who just loved to be outside. He would go outside just to feed the birds and the squirrels, and he liked to watch the chipmunks."
"Daddy was a dairyman and a farmer for years, and when he sold the business, that was when he started fishing a lot," she added. "But he really went down just to feed the fish rather than catch them. He had some catfish that would come up and eat what he would feed them; some of them he even had names for."
Broadway’s son Aubrey, who is an Olive Branch police officer, said his father had a love for baseball.
"He used to play for community ball teams when he was younger," said Aubrey, "that was his reason for having cable television was so he could watch the games—he loved his baseball.
"Chances were if you came over to the house and the television was on, there was a ballgame going."
"Daddy loved to listen to Jerry Clower," said Janice. "He would get the biggest kick out of listening to it, and then he would turn around and tell the same joke."
Broadway also served in the United States Army and was a veteran of World War II.
"He used to tell us (Janice and Aubrey) stories about the war," said Aubrey. "He told us this one story about being on a ship, when a submarine shot a torpedo at the boat. He remembered watching the torpedo come right next to the boat—barely missing it."
Broadway also had a wide range of vocations during his life. Not only did he operate a dairy farm, he was a postal carrier for 16 years, and was one of the original founders of the Lewisburg Fire Department.
"There was nobody better," said Aubrey. "He was always there if you needed him."
"Daddy will be missed so much," said Janice. "We still expect the door to open and for him to come walking in with his coveralls and his toboggan on his little bald head."
Broadway left behind a wife and two children.
WOODWARD GRAVES BARNES, 90, of Lake City, Ark., formerly of Olive Branch, retired from Strickland Truck Line, where he was terminal manager, died March 12 at Lake Side Nursing Home in Lake City, Ark. Services were held March 16 at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch with burial in Block er Cemetery there. He was a World War II Air Force veteran. Mr. Barnes leaves his wife, Clara Mills Barnes; a son, Thomas W. Barnes of Jonesboro, Ark.; a sister, Marjorie Ruth Blansett of Gautier, and five grandchildren.
Dated March 21, 2003
OLLIE MAE BENGE, 70, of Memphis, formerly of Olive Branch, retired sales clerk for Sears Roebuck and Co., died March 16 at Saint Francis Nursing Home. Services were held March 18 at Memorial Park Funeral Home with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. She was a member of Christ Presbyterian Church in Olive Branch and the Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Benge, the widow of Tilford Russell Benge, leaves three sisters, Montez Coleman of Grenada, Inez Millner of Belzoni, and Dorothy Louise Hall of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to Christ Presbyterian Church in Olive Branch or the American Cancer Society.
Dated March 21, 2003
GEORGE THOMAS BERRYHILL, 92, of Hernando, retired construction supervisor, died March 18 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services were held March 21 at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown. He was a 32nd degree Mason of Normal Bethel Grove Lodge 722, member of Order of the Eastern Star Bethel Grove 338, Zaman Grotto, Scottish Rite and Eudora United Methodist Church, a Shriner and former member of Army National Guard. Mr. Berryhill, the widower of Eva L. Berryhill, leaves his wife, Jessie Ruth Berryhill; two daughters, Estelle Howe of Southaven and Maxie Romedy of Byhalia; three sons, George T. Berryhill Jr. of Hernando, Johnny R. Berryhill of Memphis and William L. Berryhill of Nesbit; a stepson, Daniel L. Stephens of Hernando; a brother, W. C. Berryhill of Southaven, 15 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Al Chymia Shrine Burn Center or Eudora Volunteer Fire Department.
Dated March 21, 2003
DWAYNE BROWN, 68, of Memphis, regional sales manager for Zenar Corp., died March 17 at his home. Services were held March 20 at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel March 21 in Roselawn Cemetery in Calhoun, La. He was a Korean War veteran. Mr. Brown, the husband of Katherine Brown, also leaves two daughters, Teresa Stegmann of Blue Springs, Mo., and Regan Glenn; a stepdaughter, Sabrina Raymond of Hernando; two stepsons, Chris Raymond of Coldwater, Miss., and Billy J. Raymond of Memphis; his mother, Delores Turnbow of Natchez, Miss.; a sister, Billie Smith of Calhoun; a brother, Larry ‘Butch’ Brown of Natchez, and six grandchildren.
Dated March 21, 2003
