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VELTON BALDWIN, 62, of Horn Lake, truck driver for J.B. Hunt, died May 24 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services were held May 27 at Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven with burial in Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens. He was a Vietnam War Army veteran and member of Horn Lake First Baptist Church. Mr. Baldwin leaves his wife of 37 years, Janet Baldwin; a daughter, Susan Baldwin of Memphis; a son, Jimmy Baldwin of Olive Branch, and five grandchildren. The family requests any memorials be sent to Baptist Healthcare Foundation Transplant Fund.
Dated May 28, 2003
MILDRED BARTHOLOMEW BEEBE, 85, of Memphis, homemaker, died May 23 at Kirby Pines Villa. Services May 25 at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. Mrs. Beebe, the widow of Hershel R. Beebe, leaves a daughter, Sally Ann Hulsey of Olive Branch; a son, Raymond Beebe of Eads, six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Dated May 28, 2003
CHARLES CHATMAN, 42, insurance agent for State Farm, died May 22 at Allenbrooke Nursing Home. Services were held May 29 at Magnolia First Baptist Church with burial in Mt. Austin Church Cemetery in Cockrum. EH. Ford Mortuary had charge. He leaves his mother, Henrietta Chatman of Olive Branch; two sisters, Johnetta Smith of Byhalia, and Patricia Chatham of Champaign, Ill., and five brothers, Lessie Williams of Byhalia, Wilbert Shannon and Tony Chatman, both of Memphis, and Clifton Chatman Jr. and Timothy Chatman, both of Champaign.
Dated May 28, 2003
JAMES DENNIS II, 15-year-old son of Carolyn A. Dennis of Omaha, Neb., and James E. Dennis of Hernando, student at Hernando High School, died May 25 at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home had charge. He was a member of Hernando Second Baptist Church. He also leaves his stepmother, Debra L. Dennis of Hernando; a sister, Tuyna E. Dennis of Memphis, and six brothers, Mario Harris and Deshundrick Dennis, both of Memphis, and KeithRic Harris, Jeremy Dennis, Deramous Harris and Demarcus Long, all of Hernando.
Dated May 28, 2003
GEORGE HARVEY DUNLAP, 60, of Olive Branch, warehouse supervisor from Hydrabaths, died May 26 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services were held May 29 at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch with burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Mr. Dunlap leaves his wife, Mary Dunlap; two daughters, Kathline Cody of Byhalia, and Alethea Stanford of Memphis; a son, George Dunlap Jr. of Olive Branch; two sisters, Kay Morris of Byhalia and Nancy Victory of Myrtle; two brothers, Carl Dunlap of Marietta, and Dale Dunlap of Byhalia, and three grandchildren.
Dated May 28, 2003
JESSIE EARL FAULKNER, 86, of Olive Branch, retired from Rayloc Inc., died May 24 at his home. Services were held May 27 at Gillespie Funeral Home in Olive Branch with burial in Botts Chapel Cemetery. Mr. Faulkner, the widower of Nola Faulkner, leaves four daughters, Lovie M. Faulkner and Ola M. Jones, both of Memphis, and Pearlie B. Faulkner and Janice L. Foster, both of Olive Branch; a son, Chester Faulkner of Olive Branch; a sister, Omelia Woods of Memphis, 16 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Dated May 28, 2003
CAROLYN LAVERN GADISON, 62, of 4375 Anna, teacher, died May 24 at Methodist Healthcare-South. Memorial services were held May 29 at Cummings Street Baptist Church. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel had charge. She was a member of National Teachers Association. Mrs. Gadison, the widow of Nelson Gadison, leaves three daughters, Adrienne Sutton of Horn Lake, and Cassandra Pace and Natasha Gadison, both of Memphis; three sons, Floyd Williams Jr. of Jackson, Miss., Cornelius Carter Jr. of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Nelson Gadison III of Memphis; four sisters, Doris Barns of Utica, Miss., Patricia Clement of Clarksville, Tenn., Gwendolyn Ballard of Dayton, Ohio, and Roslyn Nesbit of California; a brother, Eddie Brown of Flint, Mich., and four grandchildren.
Dated May 28, 2003
ESTELLE A. HARRISON, 88, of Memphis, homemaker, died May 21 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services were held May 24 at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery South. She was a member of Colonial Hills Baptist Church in Southaven. Mrs. Harrison, the widow of Carl P. Harrison, leaves three daughters, Charlotte H. Mansfield of Jackson, Tenn., Glenda H. Woodall of Memphis and Judy L. Eddings of Southaven; two sons, Hiram L. Harrison of Medina, Tenn., and Jerry W. Harrison of Southaven, 20 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Alzheimer’s Association or a church of the donor’s choice.
Dated May 28, 2003
OSCAR LEONARD ‘CHUCK’ HOPE JR., of Southern Pines, N.C., formerly of DeSoto County, died May 19 at Pirsthealth Moore Regional Hospital. Graveside services were held May 24 at New Bethlehem Cemetery in Nesbit. Mr. Hope leaves his wife, Bessie J. Hope; two daughters, Jean Freeland of Fredericksburg, Va. and Rebecca DeMarco of New Windsor, M.D.; two sons, Richard Hope of Elliscott City, M.D., and Michael Hope of Laurel, M.D.; a sister, Patricia Rice of Austin, Tex.; a brother, James Hope of North Little Rock, Ark., six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Dated May 28, 2003
IONE ISBELL, 95, of Southaven, formerly of Memphis, homemaker, died May 23 at Beverly Health Care in Southaven. Graveside services were held May 28 at Elmwood Cemetery. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel had charge. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Isbell, the widow of Harry C. Isbell, leaves a caregiver, Jimmy Repult of Southaven. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Dated May 28, 2003
COLEMAN JONES JR., 95, of Hernando, retired farmer, died May 27 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services were held May 31 at Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Eudora, with burial in the church cemetery. Henderson Funeral Home in Hernando had charge. Mr. Jones, the widower of Sally Jones, leaves a daughter, Darkies Smith of Memphis; three sons, George Jones of Hernando, and James Daniels and Charles Jones, both of Memphis; two brothers, Charles Jones of Memphis and John Jones of Hernando, 37 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Dated May 28, 2003
WILLIE G. LEE, 74, of Memphis, retired salesman, died May 26 at his home. Services were held May 28 at Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel with burial in Memorial Park Southwoods. Mr. Lee leaves his wife of 52 years, Dorothy Lee; a daughter, Elizabeth Lee of Collierville; three sons, Bill Lee Jr. of Memphis, John Lee of Olive Branch and Terry Lee of Holly Springs; three sisters, Rose Chadwick and Jane Rozzell, both of Memphis, and Violet Havens of Cleveland, and five grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Dated May 28, 2003
VERLIE MAE MASSEY, 73, of Hernando, died May 22 at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services were held May 25 at Mt. Olive CME Church in Nesbit, where she was a member, with burial in the church cemetery there. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home had charge. Mrs. Massey leaves her husband, Jessie W. Massey; two daughters, Patricia Hendricks and Rosalind Moore, both of Memphis; a son, Stanley Massey of Hernando; six sisters, Remelle Davis, Barbara Rand, Cleella Powell and Deborah Jones, all of Memphis, Betty Marshall of Flint, Mich., and Dorothy Clark of Olive Branch; five brothers, Leandras Jones, Leloyd Jones, Elvin Jones and Harold Jones, all of Memphis, and Lonnie Jones of Hernando, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Dated May 28, 2003
LESLIE MOBLEY, 23, of Olive Branch, employee of DeSoto Industries, died May 26 at Methodist Healthcare-Germantown. Services were held May 29 at Oliver Funeral Home in Winona, with burial in Friendship Cemetery in Kilmichael. Memorial Park Funeral Home had charge. She leaves her father, Charles Mobley of Cordova; her mother and stepfather, Donna and M. L. Cook and a brother, Eric Mobley, all of Olive Branch; a stepbrother, Mark Cook of Starkville, Miss., and her grandparents, Roy and Christine Rucker of Kilmichael, and John and Effie Mobley of Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The family requests that memorials be sent to Mississippi Special Olympics.
Dated May 28, 2003
LAVERNE LUTHER MUNNS, 87, of Olive Branch, homemaker, died May 24 at DeSoto Health Care in Southaven. Services were held May 27 at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch with burial in Lebanon Cemetery there. Mrs. Munns, the widow of Otho H. Munns, leaves a sister, Lillian Boggan. The family requests that memorials be sent to Lewisburg Methodist Church or Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Dated May 28, 2003
JANIS W. NELSON, 88, of Aurora, Colo., formerly of Memphis, retired modeling teacher, died May 21 in Aurora. Graveside services were held May 27 at Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home had charge. She was a member of Idlewild Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Nelson, the widow of Eugene Wilhelm Nelson, leaves three daughters, Nancy Kirby of Williamsburg, Va., Barbara Owens of Olive Branch and Lee Ann Hunt of Denver; a son, Bruce Eugene Nelson of Memphis; a brother, Bob Hosmer of California, six grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Dated May 28, 2003
JAKE SCROGGINS, 76, of Byhalia, retired welder, died May 23 at his home. Services were held May 25 at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch with burial in Lebanon Cemetery in Olive Branch. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Scroggins leaves his wife of 41 years, Estelle Scroggins; six daughters, Barbara Stewart and Jeanette Medlin, both of Olive Branch, Paula Scroggins of St. Louis, Wanda Logan of Columbus, Lynn Allen of Vernon, Ala., and Debbie Otts of Birmingham; a son, Jake Scroggins Jr. of Olive Branch, 12 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Dated May 28, 2003
