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Corinth -- Linda Ann Smith Stacy, 35, homemaker, died Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Memorial Funeral Home with burial in Pleasant Hill Methodist cemetery. She was a member of North Corinth Baptist Church. Mrs. Stacy, the wife of Dustin Stacy, also leaves two daughters, Heather Willis and Amber Willis; a son, Hank Willis; a stepson, Keano Stacy, and her mother, Gloria Robertson Wheeler, all of Corinth; a sister, Lisa Ann Jackson of Kossuth; two brothers, Freddie Wayne Smith and Michael Lynn Smith, both of Corinth, and her grandparents, Virginia and Marion Robertson of Kossuth.
[Death notice dated March 17, 2005]
Holly Springs -- Annie Lorene Pannell, 78, medical assistant, died Wednesday in Holly Springs. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Holly Springs Funeral Home with burial in Clear Creek cemetery. She was a member of Clear Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Pannell, the wife of Lawrence Pannell, also leaves two daughters, Linda Evans of Red Banks and Kathy Bailey of Southaven; four sons, Lawrence Pannell Jr., Tommy Pannell and Jimmy Dale Pannell, all of Red Banks, and James Pannell of Southaven; a sister, Faye Pannell of Holly Springs; three brothers, Gene Yeager of Union City, Tenn., and Marcel Yeager and Wayne Yeager, both of Ashland, 19 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated March 17, 2005]
Horn Lake -- Bobbie Jean Howell, 55, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Hernando with burial in the church cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home in Memphis has charge. She leaves three daughters, Ellen Watson of Collierville, Barbara Greer of Olive Branch and Peggy Robinson of Hernando; two sons, Kendren Cobb of Hernando and Kevin Powers of Horn Lake; two sisters, Lucy B. Joyner of Memphis and Jackie Ferrell of Hernando; two brothers, Dennis Ferrell of Memphis and John Hoskins of Youngstown, Ohio, and 14 grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 17, 2005]
Olive Branch -- Edward V. Emrich, 88, retired merchant, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Brantley Funeral Home with burial in Blocker cemetery. He was a World War II veteran and a deacon at Olive Branch First Baptist Church. Mr. Emrich, the widower of Annie Mae Emrich, leaves two daughters, Anita Stallings and Elise Hetsel, both of Olive Branch; a son, Joe Emrich of Memphis, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Evangelism International Inc. or Ministry of the Heart.
[Death notice dated March 17, 2005]
Olive Branch -- Ameera Mai Pierini Gaia, 73, retired from the Internal Revenue Service after 18 years and former employee of Memphis Transit Co., died Tuesday at her home. Mass will be said at 9 a.m. Friday at Queen of Peace Catholic Church, where she was a communicant, with burial in Calvary. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. She was a member of St. John Altar Society, a graduate of Sacred Heart Catholic School, attended Memphis State and Methodist Nursing School and coached basketball, softball and soccer. Mrs. Gaia, the wife of Raymond V. Gaia for 45 years, also leaves three daughters, Regina Gail Gaia Hoyt and Patti Gaia Marshall, both of Holly Springs, Miss., and Ameera Celeste Gaia Smith of Emory, Va.; four sisters, Susie Pierini Hagey of Ponce Inlet, Fla., and Dorothy Pierini Moore, Patsy Pierini Stanfill and Camille Pierini Moretta, all of Memphis; a brother, Philip Pierini Jr. of Memphis, and five grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Methodist Alliance Hospice, Martha's Manor or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated March 17, 2005]
Rena Lara -- William Henry McGregory, 71, retired automobile mechanic, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Grace Baptist Church in Clarksdale with burial in Memorial Gardens there. National Funeral Home in Clarksdale has charge. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church and a former member of the Conservation League. Mr. McGregory, the husband of Cookie Abner McGregory, also leaves a sister, Kay Hickey of Hermitage, Tenn., and a grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Grace Baptist Church or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated March 17, 2005]
Walls -- Luther Smith, 76, died Sunday at Select Specialty Hospital. Services will be at noon Saturday at Walls Chapel Church with burial in Oak Grove cemetery in Nesbit. Henderson Funeral Home in Tunica has charge. He leaves a sister, Della Collins of Walls.
[Death notice dated March 17, 2005]
Benton County -- John D. Patterson Jr., 75, of East St. Louis, Mo., formerly of Benton County, died March 10 at his home. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Foundation of Life Christian Center in Lamar with burial in Patterson & Sanders cemetery there. Serenity Funeral Home in Holly Springs has charge. He leaves a daughter, Debra Patterson, and three sons, John Alvin Patterson, Marion Patterson and Calvin Patterson, all of East St. Louis; a brother, James T. Patterson of Memphis, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 18, 2005]
Crenshaw -- Eddie Parks Jr., 78, retired truck driver for Kentucky Clay Co., died March 11 at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. Cooley's Mortuary in Batesville has charge. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Parks, the husband of Cora Lee Parks, also leaves seven daughters, Mary Parks, Ora Nelson, Bessie Sims and Roberta Wright, all of Crenshaw, Emma Dukes of Longtown, Patsy Fox of Batesville and Rosemary Robinson of Chicago; seven sons, Eddie Parks, James Parks, Johnny Parks and Sammy Parks, all of Crenshaw, David Parks and Bobby Parks, both of Longtown, and Willie Parks of Florida; his stepmother, Annie Parks of Parkin, Ark.; a sister, Leller Mae Parker of Cincinnati; two brothers, James Parks of Los Angeles and Frank Gordon of Crenshaw, 41 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 18, 2005]
Hernando -- Bruce L. Cox, 59, of Hernando, sales representative for International Fiber Packaging Co., died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Millen (Ga.) cemetery. Crowe-Fields Funeral Home in Millen has charge. Mr. Cox, the husband of Sandra Davis Cox, also leaves a daughter, Jenny Cox of Modesto, Calif.; a son, Bruce L. Cox Jr. of Valdosta, Ga.; two stepsons, J.J. Tidwell of Nashville and Bubba Harbison of Fort Worth, Texas; two brothers, Keith Cox of Savannah, Ga., and Barclay Cox of Toccoa, Ga. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Death notice dated March 18, 2005]
Holly Springs -- Garnet Myrl Hitt Stone, 88, homemaker, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Holly Springs Funeral Home with burial in Hillcrest cemetery. Mrs. Stone, the widow of Alvin E. Stone, also leaves three daughters, Angela Gephart of Hernando, and Lois Holland and Sara Stone, both of Holly Springs; a son, Bennett E. Stone of Walls, 12 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 18, 2005]
Horn Lake -- Edwin Whitfield Hale, 50, former X-ray repair technician, died Monday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Lindenwood Christian Church in Memphis, where he was a member, with burial at 11 a.m. Wednesday in West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven has charge. He was an Army veteran and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars. He leaves three sons, Justin Hale, Bobby Hale and Edwin Hale Jr.; his mother, Billie Hale; three sisters, Margaret Anne Lindsey, Jeanne Lockhart and Mary Campany, and a brother, Boswell Hale Jr. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Lindenwood Christian Church.
[Death notice dated March 18, 2005]
Horn Lake -- William S. Pearson Jr., 84, owner/operator of Associated Construction Products, died Thursday in Oxford, Miss. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. He was a Navy veteran and a member of Audubon Park Baptist Church, Scottish Rite of Free Masonry, Al Chymia Shriners, Normal Masonic Lodge 722, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. Mr. Pearson, the husband of Joyce Pearson for 61 years, also leaves a daughter, Joyce Pearson Lariviere of Horn Lake; a son, William S. Pearson III of Memphis; three sisters, Dale Pearson Sims and Anna Marie Pearson Sisk, both of Memphis, and Neva Pearson Parker of Rayville, La.; three brothers, Leonard Wilder Pearson of Pflugerville, Texas, John Thomas Pearson of Memphis and Jesse Robert Pearson of Olive Branch, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Diabetes Association.
[Death notice dated March 18, 2005]
Lamar -- James Edward Jones, 66, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at noon Saturday at Concord Baptist Church in Slayden with burial in William Temple cemetery in Moscow, Tenn. Serenity Funeral Home in Holly Springs has charge. He leaves six daughters, Jo Earline Woods, Brinda Douglass and Benita Jones, all of Memphis, Juanita Jenkins and Angela D. Jones, both of Slayden, and Carol Childs of Orlando, Fla.; five sons, Eddie Jones, Joe Jones, James E. Jones Jr. and Carl A. Jones, all of Memphis, and Vernon L. Briggs of Nashville; five sisters, Dora Morris and Nancy Nunnally, both of Memphis, and Lovetta Jones, Gladys Jones and Margaret Murphy, all of Slayden; a companion with whom he lived, Lovie Jean Briggs Jones, 25 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 18, 2005]
Marks -- Una Blackwell, 101, homemaker, died Thursday at Quitman County Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Memorial Gardens in Clarksdale. National Funeral Home in Clarksdale has charge. She was a member of Oakhurst Baptist Church and the Rolling Along Club. Mrs. Blackwell, the widow of Henry Blackwell, leaves a stepdaughter, Mary Jennings of Senatobia, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Oakhurst Baptist Church or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated March 18, 2005]
Ripley -- Kurt Alexander, 72, radio and television broadcaster, died Wednesday at his home. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today at Ripley cemetery. Ripley Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Mount Vernon Baptist Church. He leaves a daughter, Valerie Wilkinson, and a son, Kurt Alexander Jr., both of Ridgeland; a brother, Douglas Smith of Orlando, Fla., and two grandchildren.
[Death notice dated March 18, 2005]
Tunica -- Cynthia Yvonne Wilson Kimble, 42, homemaker, died Tuesday in Tunica County. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens in Southaven. Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven has charge. She was a member of Christian Grove Missionary Baptist Church. She leaves a daughter, Charity Kimble of Olive Branch; her father, C.H. Cooper of Tunica, and five sisters, Brenda Davis of Victoria, Debra Pope of Independence, Sandy Johnson of Muscle Shoals, Ala., Timmy Spivey of Senatobia and Judy Watkins of Houston, Texas.
[Death notice dated March 18, 2005]
Corinth -- Frank Marino, 76, formerly of Memphis, died Friday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Pentecostal Church with burial in Dogwood cemetery. Magnolia Funeral Home has charge. He was a Marine Corps veteran. Mr. Marino, the husband of Mary Talley Marino for 53 years, also leaves two daughters, Debra Marino Rogers of Corinth and Stephanie Marino Parrish of Memphis; two sons, Tom Marino of Memphis and Frank J. Marino of Corinth; a sister, Phyllis Rochford of Akron, Ohio; a brother, Phillip Marino of Memphis, 16 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to First Pentecostal Church Mexico Mission.
[Death notice dated March 19, 2005]
Hernando -- Ben Flanagan, 16, ninth-grade home schooled student, died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Hernando Baptist Church with burial in Hernando Memorial cemetery. Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home of Hernando has charge. He leaves his parents, Missy and Jim Flanagan; two sisters, Anna Eason Flanagan and Mary Kathryn Flanagan, and a brother, Robin Flanagan, all of Hernando, and his grandparents, Prudie and Guy P. Ruff of Tupelo and Jane and James H. Flanagan of Pascagoula.
[Death notice dated March 19, 2005]
