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Southaven -- Irene D. Whitaker, 83, retired from government service, died Saturday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. She attended Ellendale (Tenn.) United Methodist Church. Mrs. Whitaker, the wife of Andrew W. Whitaker, also leaves six daughters, Anita Rushing of Ellendale, Judy Duncan of Robinsonville, Barbara Dever of Turon, Kan., Vicki Gray of Cordova, Pamela Springer of Lincoln, Neb., and Peggy Sublett of Olive Branch; a son, Michael Duncan of Memphis, 17 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Breast Cancer Awareness or Ellendale United Methodist Church.
[Death notice dated March 7, 2005]
Batesville -- Janie Sue Hartsfield, 93, seamstress, died Monday at Tri-Lakes Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Waller Funeral Home in Oxford with burial in Pilgrims Rest cemetery. She was a member of Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church. Mrs. Hartsfield, the widow of Howard Franklin Hartsfield, leaves three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 8, 2005]
Batesville -- Jack Tolleson Hartzell, 83, retired farmer, died Sunday at Tri-Lakes Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Independence Presbyterian Church, where he was a member, with burial in Antioch cemetery. Dickins Funeral Home has charge. He was a World War II Navy veteran. Mr. Hartzell, the husband of Gwendolyn Hartzell, also leaves four daughters, Georgie Craig of Laurel, Jackie Cagley of Baton Rouge, La., and Sandra Darby and Dale Shankle, both of Batesville; two sisters, Frances Sullivant of Missouri and Sara Derby of Batesville, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Independence Presbyterian Church Memorial Funds.
[Death notice dated March 8, 2005]
Clarksdale -- John Oscar Connell, 72, farmer and businessman, died Sunday at Mount Sinai Hospital in Miami, Fla. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at St. George's Episcopal Church, where he was a member, with burial in Oakridge cemetery. Nowell Funeral Home has charge. He an Army veteran, attended Culver Military Academy and University of Mississippi, and member of boards of Coahoma County Hospital, North Delta Compress, Bank of Clarksdale, Lee Academy and Clarksdale Country Club. He leaves a daughter, Llewellyn Connell Hall of Memphis; two sons, John Oscar Connell Jr. of Memphis and Coleman Baugh Connell of Sherard; a sister, Stella Connell Salmon of Clarksdale, and three grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. George's Episcopal Church, Coahoma County Animal Shelter or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated March 8, 2005]
Corinth -- Mattie Jobe Switcher, 85, retired insurance worker, died Sunday at Corinth Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at McPeters Funeral Home with burial in Forrest Memorial Park. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Switcher was the widow of Clarence Switcher.
[Death notice dated March 8, 2005]
Courtland -- Dennis Dero Patterson, 81, formerly of Lambert, retired City of Lambert public works director, died Sunday in Batesville. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Kimbro Funeral Home in Marks with burial in Lambert cemetery. He was a member of McIvor Baptist Church. Mr. Patterson, the husband of Patsy Funderburg Patterson, also leaves six daughters, Allis Patterson of Courtland, Shirley Applewhite of Moorhead, Jo Stead and Linda Cobb, both of Lambert, and Judy Royce and Debbie Tucker, both of Brewton, Ala.; three sons, Gerald Patterson of Waco, Texas, and Gary Patterson and Roy Patterson, both of Courtland; two sisters, Faye Johnson of Little Rock, S.C., and Pat Chaldwell of Johnson City, Tenn.; two brothers, Ray Patterson of Nacogdoches, Texas, and Wayne Patterson of Houston, 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to McIvor Baptist Church Building Fund in Batesville.
[Death notice dated March 8, 2005]
Holly Springs -- John Walker Howell, 82, retired construction worker, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Hudsonville CME Church, where he was a member of the steward board, with burial in the church cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home in Memphis has charge. Mr. Howell, the husband of Estelle Howell of Mount Pleasant, also leaves six daughters, Loretta Choyce of South Holland, Ill., Juanita Moton of Lynnwood, Ill., and Bobbye Lewis, Ella Marshall, Marilyn Wright and Regina Boyd, all of Memphis; nine sons, Alvin Jones of Germantown, and John Howell Jr., Larry Howell, Rickey Howell, Stacy Johnson, John Terrell Johnson, Ezell Hurt, Clezell Hurt and Darlyn Hurt, all of Memphis; two sisters, Katie Henderson of Mount Pleasant and Ardilia Holden of Memphis, 32 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 8, 2005]
Holly Springs -- Mary Howell McKinney, 105, homemaker, died Saturday at Trinity Mission of Holly Springs. Services will be at noon today at Strawberry Missionary Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. J.F. Brittenum & Son Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. McKinney, the widow of Lee McKinney, leaves two caregivers, Emma Howell and Lurline Freeman, both of Holly Springs.
[Death notice dated March 8, 2005]
Holly Springs -- Mary Cornelia Winter, 98, homemaker and substitute teacher for Marshall County Schools, died Monday at Alliance Healthcare. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Holly Springs First Baptist Church with burial in Hillcrest cemetery. Holly Springs Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Winter, the widow of Thomas Oren Winter, leaves a daughter, Faith Winter Macon of Austin, Texas; a son, Larry 'Rusty' Winter of Monroe, La., five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Holly Springs First Baptist Church.
[Death notice dated March 8, 2005]
Olive Branch -- Caleb Bishop, 17, student at Southern Baptist Educational Center, died Saturday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Broadway Baptist Church, where he was a member of the Praise Band, with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South in Memphis. Forest Hill Funeral Home South in Memphis has charge. He was a member of the marching band and percussion ensemble at SBEC. He leaves his parents, Edd and Dana Bishop, and a brother, Luke Bishop, all of Olive Branch; his grandparents, Eddie and Eve Hood of Nesbit, and Nancy Bishop and Brooks and Trudy Dickson, all of Olive Branch, and his great-grandmother, Mary Louise Hood of Nesbit. The family requests that any memorials be sent to SBEC band.
[Death notice dated March 8, 2005]
Oxford -- Oscar Jones Lewis, 90, accountant, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Liberty Baptist Church with burial in Liberty Hill cemetery. Dickins Funeral Home in Batesville has charge. Mr. Lewis, the husband of Gladys Elizabeth Vick Lewis, also leaves a daughter, Nancy Lewis McPhail of Oxford; a son, David Vick Lewis of Minter City, Ala., four grandchildren and 57 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Liberty Hill Baptist Church.
[Death notice dated March 8, 2005]
Ripley -- Joshua Corey 'Butterbean' Akins, 17, junior at Ripley High School, died Sunday in Tippah County. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Ripley Funeral Home with burial in Pleasant Hill cemetery in Tiplersville. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. He leaves his parents, Terry and Carol Akins; a sister, Alicia Akins, and his grandmothers, Opal Akins Little and Ethel Waldon, all of Ripley.
[Death notice dated March 8, 2005]
Robinsonville -- Donald McLemore, 74, retired from Duck's Carpet, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Hernando Funeral Home has charge. Mr. McLemore, the husband of Carolyn McLemore, also leaves a daughter, Susan Michelbock of Ojai, Calif.; a son, Don McLemore Jr. of Eudora, and four grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated March 8, 2005]
Southaven -- Frances Grimes Krieger, 76, retired from Allenberg Cotton Co. after 16 years, died Saturday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown in Memphis with burial in Forest Hill cemetery Midtown. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. Mrs. Krieger, the widow of William E. Krieger, leaves two daughters, Diane Krieger Coleman of Olive Branch and Kathy Krieger Scruggs of Southaven, and four grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Death notice dated March 8, 2005]
Southaven -- Phyllistine Saulsberry, 52, FedEx customer representative, died Saturday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Brown Baptist Church with burial in Zion cemetery in Memphis. Gillespie Funeral Home in Olive Branch has charge. Mrs. Saulsberry, the wife of Cliffer Saulsberry, also leaves a son, Patrick Saulsberry; two stepsons, Antonio Dixon and Tony Powers; her mother, Lucille Smith, and a sister, Christine Smith, all of Memphis; three brothers, J.C. Polk of Memphis, and Clarence Smith and Carl Smith, both of Southaven, and two grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 8, 2005]
Batesville -- Patricia Aven, 44, officer manager for Senatobia Check Delay, died Monday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Garner-Harper Funeral Home in Grenada with burial in Oddfellows cemetery. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Mrs. Aven, the wife of Billy Aven, also leaves a daughter, Lauren H. Carr of Cordova; a son, Carter Van Aven of Batesville; her parents, Patsy and Billy Simmons of Grenada; four sisters, Billie Lynn Jones, Linda Brunson and Paula Simmons, all of Grenada, and Kathy Cleveland of Baskin, La. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center.
[Death notice dated March 9, 2005]
Batesville -- Oscar Jones Lewis, 90, accountant, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Liberty Hill Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Liberty Hill cemetery. Dickins Funeral Home has charge. He was a World War II veteran. Mr. Lewis, the husband of Gladys Elizabeth Vick Lewis of Oxford, also leaves a daughter, Nancy Lewis McPhail of Oxford; a son, David Vick Lewis of Minter City, Ala., four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Liberty Hill Baptist Church.
[Death notice dated March 9, 2005]
Coldwater -- Patty Terry Meredith, 65, registered nurse, died Monday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Thyatira Church of Christ, where she was a member, with burial in Mount Zion cemetery. Pate-Jones Funeral Home in Senatobia has charge. Mrs. Meredith, the widow of Morris Meredith, leaves two daughters, Patricia Moss of Bett and Carla Richardson of Henderson, Tenn.; a son, Marty Meredith of Bett; four sisters, Joyce Bynum of Kingville, Texas, and Glenda Treadway, Martha Blumer and Millie Roberson, all of Poagville; a brother, Tommy Terry of Greenleaf, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Thyatira Church of Christ.
[Death notice dated March 9, 2005]
Coldwater -- Carolyn Sargent-Baptist, 48, employee of FedEx, died Monday at Saint Francis Hospital. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at New Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Whitehaven Chapel has charge. She was an Army veteran. Mrs. Sargent-Baptist, the wife of Willie Baptist, also leaves a daughter, Ashley D. Sargent; a son, Travis D. Collins, and her parents, Clarice and William Hoskins, all of Coldwater; two sisters, Diane Merritt of Coldwater and Carla Sledge of Memphis; five brothers, Curtis Levingston, Charles Levingston, Dwayne Hoskins and Keith Hoskins, all of Memphis, and Maurice Hoskins of Killeen, Texas, and four grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 9, 2005]
Corinth -- Mildred Hardwick Bonds, 83, of Pearl, formerly of Corinth, retired from Garan Manufacturing Co., died Monday at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at McPeters Funeral Home with burial in Little Flock cemetery. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Pearl. She leaves four daughters, Doris Jordan and Linda Layton, both of Brandon, Joan Vanderford of Pearl and Bettie Fullwood of Michie, Tenn.; two sons, David Vanderford of Raleigh and Jacky Feazell of Corinth; three stepsons, Victor Bonds of Corinth, Richard Bonds of Crystal Springs and James Ronley Bonds of Decatur, Ala.; three sisters, Syble Thompson of Grenada, and Pat Rodes and Lottie Smith, both of Pearl, 17 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Heart Association or the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi.
[Death notice dated March 9, 2005]
