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LEVI MALONE, 60, of Memphis, bakery worker for Wonder Bread-Hostess Cake, died July 1 at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Services were held July 5 at Gillespie Funeral Home in Olive Branch with burial in Phoenix Chapel Cemetery in Southaven. He leaves two daughters, Toya Malone of Parlin, N.J., and Crystal M. Smith of Memphis; two sons, Levi D. Malone Jr. of Summerville, S.C., and Mark Malone of Memphis; his parents, Eddie Malone Jr. of Nesbit and Willie Mae Malone of Memphis; four sisters, Cora M. McMahon of Southaven, and Lizzie Williams, Mary Johnson and Sandra Gilliland, all of Memphis; three brothers, David L. Malone and Larry Malone, both of Memphis, and Donnie Ray Malone of Walls, and four grandchildren.
Dated July 10, 2003
MICHAEL J. MILLER, 53, of Hernando, teacher and engineer, died July 5 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Hernando Funeral Home had charge. He leaves a son, James R. Miller of Wisconsin, and his father, Donald Miller of Southaven.
Dated July 10, 2003
JENNIE OWINGS, 93, of Red Banks, homemaker, died July 8 at Select Specialty Skilled Nursing Facility. Services were held July 11 at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown. Mrs. Owings, the widow of Oscar B. Owings, leaves four nieces who cared for her, Vicki Bryant of Nashville, Gail Purtle of Germantown, and Jackie Owings and Sharon Richardson, both of Memphis, and three nephews who cared for her, John T. Fuller III of Holly Springs, and Milton Brigance and Ricky Owings, both of Memphis. The family requests that memorials be sent to Memphis Union Mission.
Dated July 10, 2003
ROBERT E. POWELL, 53, of Nesbit, blackjack dealer for Horseshoe Casino, died July 2 at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Memorial services were held July 5 at Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home in Hernando. He was a member of Lyons (Miss.) Baptist Church, a graduate of Coahoma County High School and master Mason of Hernando Lodge. Mr. Powell leaves his wife, Marylin Powell; a daughter, Cindy Flurry of Hernando; a son, Quint Powell of Nesbit; his parents, Jimmy and Sally Powell; a sister, Linda Roberts of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; a stepbrother, Hampton Warren of Atlanta, and six grandchildren.
Dated July 10, 2003
WILLIE G. REESE, 83, of Woodland, formerly of Southaven and West Point, died July 9 at Calhoun (Miss.) Health Services. Services were held July 11 at Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven with burial in Twin Oaks Cemetery in Southaven. He was an Army veteran and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Woodland. Mr. Reese, the widower of Ollie D. Reese and the husband of Edith Reese, also leaves a daughter, Lorene Smith, and a son, Ralph Smith, both of Hernando; a sister, Maylene Harmon of Houston, and a brother, Floyd Reese of Woodland. The family requests that memorials be sent to Pleasant Grove Baptist Church or First Baptist Church in Nesbit.
Dated July 10, 2003
JUANITA RUTH REYNOLDS, 84, of Hernando, homemaker, died July 4 at Beverly Health Care Center in Southaven. Services July 7 at Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home in Hernando with burial in Hernando Memorial Park Cemetery. She was a member of Hernando Church of God. Mrs. Reynolds, the widow of George D. Reynolds, leaves a son, Frank Reynolds of Hernando; a sister, Edna Mae Wilson of Little Rock; four brothers, Leon Jennings of Mountain View, Ark., Richard Jennings of Memphis, Thad Jennings of Yuma, Ariz., and Edgar Jennings of Conway, Ark., four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Baptist Memorial Healthcare Foundation Palliative Care in Memphis.
Dated July 10, 2003
JACK D. RINGER, 75, of Memphis, retired from Schering-Plough Corp., after 37 years, died July 7 at Saint Francis Hospital. Memorial services were held July 9 at Central Church. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel had charge. He was a Korean War veteran and a Methodist. He leaves three daughters, Susan Droke of Cordova, Anne Clay of Germantown and Kathy Rhodes of Olive Branch; a sister, Barbara Burnett of Bonner, Mont., and eight grandchildren. The family requests memorials be sent to Central Church or a charity of the donor’s choice.
Dated July 10, 2003
LOUIS E. SANDERS, 58, of Byhalia, landscaper, died July 1 at Parkway Health & Rehabilitation Center. Services July 6 at Taylor Chapel United Methodist Church with burial in Tunstall Cemetery in Byhalia. Gillespie Funeral Home in Olive Branch had charge. Mr. Sanders leaves his wife, Ailene Sanders; a daughter, Teresa Sanders; a son, Louis Sanders Jr.; his mother, Elvora Jones, and a sister, Christine Sykes, all of Memphis, and two grandchildren.
Dated July 10, 2003
ADAM BRUCE DOUGLAS SONTAG, 19, of Walls, formerly of Benton, Ark., store clerk, died July 7 in Mississippi. Services were held July 10 at Ashby Funeral Home in Benton with burial in Butler Cemetery there. He was a member of Morrilton (Ark.) First Baptist Church. He leaves his mother and stepfather, Debbie and Darin Beck with of Benton; his father and stepmother, R. B. and Brenda Sontag of San Antonio, Texas; three sisters, Amber Ederington, Michelle Black and Alicia Beckwith, all of Benton; five brothers, Zackary Sontag, Michael Sontag and Matthew Sontag, all of San Antonio, Aaron Ederington of Arkadelphia, Ark., and Justin Beckwith of Benton; his grandparents, June Mihia of Benton, Aiko and Charles Sontag of Enola, Ark., Bobby Frach of Morrilton, and Letha Caldwell of San Antonio, and his great-grandparents, Marie and J. P. Wolfe of Benton.
Dated July 10, 2003
FLORINE WATSON TAYLOR, 84, of Coldwater, retired from Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., died July 7 at Saint Francis Hospital. Services were held July 10 at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch with burial in Scotland Cemetery in Coldwater. Mrs. Taylor, the widow of Leon Taylor, leaves a niece who took care of her, Bessie Perryman of Coldwater.
Dated July 10, 2003
CHARLES SPURGEON VASSER JR., 85, of Sherwood, Ark., formerly of Memphis, plumber, died July 2 in Sherwood. Services July 5 at Griffin-Leggett-Rest Hills Funeral Home in North Little Rock with burial in Rest Hills Memorial Park there. He was a member of Memphis Plumbers Union Local 17 and Levy United Methodist Church in North Little Rock, and a World War II veteran. Mr. Vasser leaves his wife, Mary Vasser; a daughter, Charlene Henderson of Olive Branch; three stepdaughters, Mary Ann Cox of Sherwood, Betty Daniels of Carlisle, Ark., and Linda Gerrald of North Little Rock; a stepson, Billy Pennington of Clemson, N.C.; two sisters, Lorraine Parsons of Phoenix and Mary Agnes Reczenski of Reading, Pa., a grandchild, 12 stepgrandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Levy United Methodist Church.
Dated July 10, 2003
CALVIN W. WILLEY, 75, of Memphis, formerly of Byhalia, retired maintenance worker from Memorial Park Cemetery, died July 3 at Saint Francis Hospital. Memorial Park Funeral Home had charge. He was a Korean War Army veteran. Mr. Willey, the husband of Sadie K. Willey for 43 years, also leaves three daughters, JoAnn Gault of Memphis, Debra Milner of Texas and Gayle Phillips of Georgia; two sons, Michael Willey of Byhalia and Larry Schalizky of North Carolina, 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
Dated July 10, 2003
MICHAEL DAVID ABBOTT, 45, of Baton Rouge, La., formerly of Memphis, self-employed sound engineer, died Sept. 29 at Baton Rouge General Hospital. Graveside services were held Oct. 3 at Memorial Park. Memorial Park Funeral Home had charge. He leaves a daughter, Amanda Abbott of Horn Lake; two sons, Anthony Abbott of Baton Rouge and Andrew Abbott of Horn Lake; his mother, Leah Ruddock of Rosemark; his father, A. Carl Abbott of Temecula, Calif., and two sisters, Carla Smith of Cordova and Casandra Farrington of St. Amant, La. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Abbott Children’s Fund at Union Planter’s Bank.
Dated October 1, 2003
BETTY JEAN ADDISON, 69, of Memphis, secretary for American Mercantile, died Sept. 24 at her home. Services were held Sept. 27 at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. She was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church. Mrs. Addison, the widow of Ted Wayne Addison, leaves two sons, Ted Wayne Addison Jr. of Southaven and Bryan Wade Addison of Memphis; two sisters, Doris Vernon of Horn Lake and Bernice Phillips of California, and three grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Briarcrest Building Fund.
Dated October 1, 2003
LUCY VIOLA BAIRD, 97, of Olive Branch, formerly of Capleville, homemaker, died Oct. 1 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services were held Oct. 5 at Brantley Funeral Home of Olive Branch with burial in Bethlehem Cemetery. She was a member of Capleville United Methodist Church. Mrs. Baird, the widow of Willie Mack Baird, leaves a daughter, Marie Baird Wilson of Olive Branch, three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Capleville United Methodist Church.
Dated October 1, 2003
SAMUEL MERRITT BAUCUM, 74, of Hernando, retired from DeSoto County, died Oct. 2 at his home. Graveside services were held Oct. 3 at Grays Creek Cemetery. Hernando Funeral Home had charge. Mr. Baucum, the husband of Dorothy Ellen Simpson Baucum, also leaves two daughters, Dianne Kennedy and Kay Bryant, both of Hernando; two sons, Billy Wayne Baucum of Edinburg, Texas, and Gary Baucum of Hernando; a brother, Roy Baucum of Hernando, eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Dated October 1, 2003
