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Michigan City -- Bobbie Jean Stamey, 77, homemaker, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville, Tenn. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Holly Springs Funeral Home with burial in Valley Grove cemetery. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Stamey, the wife of Clyde Stamey, also leaves a daughter, Deborah Jean Stamey Hiers of Houston, Texas; a son, Robbie Lee Wagner of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; two brothers, Jack Presley Wagner of Manila, Ark., and Tommy Lee Hatcher of Covington, Tenn., seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 6, 2005]
Olive Branch -- Roi Wallace Linyard, 73, purchasing manager for Mid South Milling, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. He was a Marine Corps veteran, a Shriner and a member of Mineral Wells United Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge 559. Mr. Linyard, the husband of Jan H. Linyard for 52 years, also leaves two sons, Rusti Linyard and Ricki Linyard, both of Olive Branch; a brother, Bill Linyard of Phoenix, and two granddaughters. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society or Mineral Wells United Methodist Church.
[Death notice dated May 6, 2005]
Olive Branch -- Mildred Stallings, 93, retired bookkeeper for Parts Inc., died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Brantley Funeral Home with burial in Blocker cemetery. She was a member of Maples Memorial United Methodist Church. She leaves a sister, Jeanette Jones of Olive Branch. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Wesley Meadows in Hernando or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated May 6, 2005]
Red Banks -- Mattie Mae Johnson Tomlinson, 80, formerly of Gary, Ind., retired forklift operator for U.S. Steel in Gary, died April 29 at Alliance Healthcare System. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in the church cemetery. J.F. Brittenum & Son Funeral Home has charge. She was a former member of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Gary. Mrs. Tomlinson, the widow of Harvey Tomlinson, leaves a daughter, Louise Bailey of Red Banks; three sisters, Nola B. Hall of Red Banks, Norma Johnson of Memphis and Perlia Burton of Holly Springs, and a brother, Cleveland Johnson of Holly Springs.
[Death notice dated May 6, 2005]
Southaven -- Dr. David Olger Shurden, 66, formerly of New Orleans and Drew, doctor, pianist and composer, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Kimbro Funeral Home in Marks with burial in Drew cemetery. He was a graduate of Gould High School and the University of Mississippi. He leaves two sisters, Maggie Wilson of Marks and Jody Neal of Memphis. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Heart Association.
[Death notice dated May 6, 2005]
Tiplersville -- Ray Charles Bell, 42, landscaper, died Saturday in Tiplersville. Services will be at noon Saturday at Foster & Son Funeral Home in Ripley with burial in Ruckersville cemetery in Falkner. He was a choir member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Walnut. He leaves a daughter, Vanessa Bell of Walnut; a son, Leif Hokey of Tiplersville; two sisters, Irene Simmons of Walnut and Drene Edgeston of Tiplersville, and two brothers, Bobby Bell Jr. of Memphis and Larry Bell of Walnut.
[Death notice dated May 6, 2005]
Abbeville -- John Robert Sealy, 72, retired machinist and former employee of NASA, died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Coleman Funeral Home in Oxford with burial in Abbeville cemetery. He was a Mason. He leaves two daughters, Lisa Minton of Abbeville and Betty Box VonKohn of Oxford; two sons, Karl Sealy of Oxford and Roy Glen Sealy of Huntsville, Ala.; three sisters, Martha Mitchell of Oxford, Jean Chapman of New Albany and Joyce Ritter of Memphis, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated May 7, 2005]
Batesville -- Louise McCaslin Vance, 85, homemaker, died Thursday at Tri-Lakes Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Batesville Presbyterian Church with burial in Magnolia cemetery. Mrs. Vance, the widow of Calvin Brooks Vance III, leaves two sons, David Alston Vance of Batesville and Frank Hudson Vance; a brother, Henry McCaslin of Rosedale, and four grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Batesville Presbyterian Church Piano Fund.
[Death notice dated May 7, 2005]
Corinth -- Velma Rinehart, 93, formerly of Memphis, homemaker, died Thursday at Corinth Health & Rehab Center. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at McMillan Funeral Home in Booneville with burial in Concord cemetery there. She was a member of Concord Baptist Church. Mrs. Rinehart, the widow of Lloyd Rinehart, leaves a grandchild, two great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
[Death notice dated May 7, 2005]
Hernando -- Virginia M. Manning, 84, retired bailiff for DeSoto Circuit Court, died Friday at Senatobia Convalescent Home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hernando Funeral Home with burial in Crockett cemetery. She was a member of Hernando Baptist Church, Women's Missionary Union and Joy Club. Mrs. Manning, the widow of Fletcher Manning, leaves three daughters, Verna Brooks and Kay Manning, both of Hernando, and Margaret Wheeler of Pottsboro, Texas; a son, Russell Manning of Lewisburg, Tenn.; a stepdaughter, Beverly Ann Shelton of Alpharetta, Ga.; three sisters, Jean Rasco of Southaven, and Sylvia Tidwell and Wanda Morris, both of Lanett, Ala.; a brother, Lawrence Moore of Southaven, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death notice dated May 7, 2005]
Holly Springs -- Dean Edward 'Junior' Bridgeforth Jr., 35, supervisor for Swift Transportation in Memphis, died Sunday at his home. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Rust College Doxey Auditorium with burial in Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church cemetery in Red Banks. J.F. Brittenum & Son Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church and Chulahoma Masonic Lodge 241, a graduate of Holly Springs High School and attended Shelby State Community College. Mr. Bridgeforth, the husband of Barbara Renae Jones Bridgeforth, also leaves three daughters, Rhyan Monique Bridgeforth, Mya Bridgeforth and Courtney Porter; a son, Dean Edward Bridgeforth III, and his father, Dean E. Bridgeforth, all of Holly Springs; four sisters, Ava Garth of Memphis, Andrea Marion and Edith Sims, both of Holly Springs, and Paulette Ballard of Las Vegas, and three brothers, Larry Bridgeforth, Glynn Bridgeforth and Dennis Bridgeforth, all of Holly Springs.
[Death notice dated May 7, 2005]
Holly Springs -- Bart Tomlinson Jr., 74, owner-operator of Western Auto for 36 years, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. today at Holly Springs Funeral Home with burial in Hillcrest cemetery. He was a member of Holly Springs First United Methodist Church. Mr. Tomlinson, the husband of Dottie Jean Huggins Tomlinson, also leaves three daughters, Tami Overall of Olive Branch, Cyndi Troskey of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Sarah Kaye Johnson of Acworth, Ga.; a son, Kenneth Bart Tomlinson of Olive Branch; a sister, Bertie Jewel Boone, and a brother, Leslie Tomlinson, both of Holly Springs, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 7, 2005]
Oxford -- Fairristeen Campbell, 55, homemaker, died Thursday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Hodges Funeral Home with burial in Buford Chapel cemetery. She was a member of Resurrection House of Prayer Church. Mrs. Campbell, the wife of Glenn Campbell, also leaves three daughters, Michelle Cooper of Memphis, and Gloria Campbell and Brenda Lewis, both of Oxford; a son, Robert Earl Lewis, and two stepdaughters, Tasha Campbell and Tameka Flemons, all of Oxford; a stepson, Eric Lynn Campbell of Horn Lake; three sisters, Alice Blackmon, Frankie Faye Lewis and Vickie White, all of Oxford; two brothers, James Lee Price of Chicago and Jacob Price Jr. of Oxford, nine grandchildren, eight stepgrandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 7, 2005]
Rienzi -- Randy H. Lambert, 46, died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 5 p.m. Sunday at Magnolia Funeral Home in Corinth. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Lambert, the husband of Tammy Inman Lambert, also leaves two brothers, Terry R. Lambert of Iuka and Lanny Lambert of Corinth.
[Death notice dated May 7, 2005]
Ripley -- Terrance 'T.J.' Hoyle, 93, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at St. James Church of God in Christ, where he was a deacon, with burial in St. Rest cemetery. Foster & Son Funeral Home has charge. He leaves a son, Terrance Jocquez Gray; his parents, Bernell and Alma Hoyle; seven sisters, Janet L. Christian, Sharon A. Poole, Cathy M. Cole, Anita C. Smith, Barbara A. Hoyle, Evelyn K. Guyton and Lydia D. Hoyle; three brothers, Jamie C. Hoyle, C.L. Hoyle and Stephen Hoyle, and his grandfather, Jimbo Hoyle.
[Death notice dated May 7, 2005]
Walls -- Newell Carver 'Mac' McCracken, 56, steamfitter for Morgan & Thornburg Mechanical Contractors, died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven with burial in Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens. He was a 34-year member of Steamfitters Local 614 and a member of the Church of God-Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association. Mr. McCracken, the husband of Judy McCracken for 20 years, also leaves three daughters, Alicia McCracken of Bartlett, Tenn., Bobbie Lane Rawlings of Russellville, Ark., and Kiva Renah Sims of Moscow, Tenn.; a stepson, Johnny Mack Walls of Southaven; a sister, Mary Margaret Bruce of Cordova, Tenn., and five grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 7, 2005]
Byhalia -- John David Steward, 43, sheet metal worker for Steward Mechanical, died Friday in Corinth. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch with burial in Lebanon cemetery. He was a member of Germantown Baptist Church. He leaves a daughter, Tabitha Steward Kahler of Byhalia; a son, Jacob Colt Steward of Memphis; his parents, John and Mary Steward of Byhalia; two sisters, Robin Steward of Memphis and Gwen Dignowity of Byhalia, and a brother, Chris Steward of Holly Springs. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Germantown Baptist Church.
[Death notice dated May 8, 2005]
Nesbit -- Jesse Franklin Ward, 77, retired general construction contractor after 52 years, died Thursday at Graceland Nursing Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Minor Memorial United Methodist Church in Walls, where he was a member, with burial in New Bethlehem cemetery in Horn Lake. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge. Mr. Ward, the husband of Patricia Pennington Ward for 56 years, also leaves a daughter, Patricia Ann Stoy of Arkansas City, Kan.; two sons, Ronnie G. Ward of Memphis and John F. Ward of Holly Springs, 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Minor United Methodist Church or St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Memphis.
[Death notice dated May 8, 2005]
Olive Branch -- Krysta Lynn Gray, infant daughter of Michael and Krystal Gray, was stillborn Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Graveside services were Friday in Lebanon cemetery. Brantley Funeral Home had charge. She also leaves two brothers, Zackary Gray and Nicholas Gray; her grandparents, Dwight and Dorothy Cook and Faye Gray, and her great-grandmother, Ruby Cook, all of Olive Branch.
[Death notice dated May 8, 2005]
