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Arkabutla -- J. M. 'Dusty' Veazey, 84, retired sawmill owner and mechanic, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Surrette cemetery. Pate-Jones Funeral Home in Senatobia has charge. He was a World War II Army veteran and a member of Evansville Baptist Church. Mr. Veazey, the husband of Vera Yount Veazey, also leaves a daughter, Sharon Veazey, and a son, David M. Veazey, both of Arkabutla, and three grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Batesville -- Jimmie D. 'Hick' Ellis, 71, retired laborer, died Wednesday at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Batesville with burial in the church cemetery. Hodges Funeral Home in Batesville has charge. Mr. Ellis, the husband of Mary H. Ellis, also leaves two daughters, Bernadette Johnson of Courtland and Pamela Lee of Batesville; three sons, James C. Johnson and Willie D. Johnson, both of Courtland, and Darin Ellis of Batesville; four brothers, Ulyeess Ellis and Sidney Ellis, both of Batesville, and Howard Ellis and Larry Ellis, both of Milwaukee, 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Batesville -- Walter Gundolphus Murphree, 77, retired Air Force master sergeant for 22 years, police chief and superintendent of Batesville Water Department, died Friday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Dickins Funeral Home with burial in Batesville Magnolia cemetery. He was a member of Batesville First Baptist Church. Mr. Murphree, the husband of Radia Grace White Murphree, also leaves a daughter, Nita Murphree McGreger of Vardaman; a son, Gregory K. Murphree of Tupelo; three sisters, Vivian Bridges of Batesville, Charlie Ann Barton of Charleston and Mary Louise Watts of Pope; a brother, James D. Murphree of Centennial, Colo., and five grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Center Hill cemetery or Batesville Magnolia cemetery.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Byhalia -- Manuel Ascedo, 44, machine fabricator, died Tuesday in Memphis. Services were Saturday at Byhalia First Baptist Church with burial in Garden of Memories in Salinas, Calif. Holly Springs Funeral Home had charge. He was a Catholic. Mr. Ascedo, the husband of Dana Ginet Ascedo, also leaves his mother, Irene Ascedo; a sister, Betty Lou Vega; a brother, Frank Ascedo Jr., and his grandmother, Betty Lou Vega, all of Salinas.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Corinth -- Edna Alice Bizzell, 95, homemaker, died Friday at Corinth Health & Rehab. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home with burial in Old Enon cemetery in Middleton, Tenn. She was a member of North Corinth Baptist Church. Mrs. Bizzell, the widow of Perry Franklin Bizzell, leaves a daughter, Ruby Mae Cornelius of Cairo; two sons, William L. Bizzell of Corinth and Richard Bizzell of Michie, Tenn., 14 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Dublin -- Alexander L. 'Alexa' Cooke, 14-year-old daughter of Stephen S. and Ginger Moore Cooke, student at Lee Academy in Clarksdale, died Saturday at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. George's Episcopal Church in Clarksdale with burial in Oddfellows cemetery in Grenada. Nowell Funeral Home in Clarksdale has charge. She also leaves a sister, Molly Cooke of Dublin, and her grandparents, Earl and Sara Moore of Duck Hill and Dr. Gaines L. Cooke of Grenada. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. George's Episcopal Church, Church of the Advent in Sumner or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Horn Lake -- Annie L. Hirsch, 73, homemaker and bus aide for DeSoto County Transportation Department, died Friday at her home. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Getwell Road United Methodist Church in Southaven, where she attended. Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven has charge. Mrs. Hirsch, the widow of Robert B. Hirsch, leaves a daughter, Sandra G. Rumball-Eckloff of Horn Lake; three sons, Robert S. Hirsch Jr. of Horn Lake, Harry B. Hirsch of Clovis, Calif., and David Hirsch of Salem, Ore.; three sisters, Arlean Grosso of Tennessee, and Georgia Stewart and Wanda Kelley, both of Mississippi; four brothers, Harold Mascroft of Tennessee, Junior Mascroft of Missouri, Ronald Mascroft of Mississippi and Billy Mascroft of Idaho, and eight grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Getwell Road United Methodist Church.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Olive Branch -- Dan Lucas, 54, superintendent for Montgomery Martin Contractors, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South. He was a Navy veteran and a member of Parkway Village Baptist Church. Mr. Lucas, the husband of Brenda Lucas, also leaves his mother, Marine Johnson of Memphis, and a sister, Judy Sutton of Cordova. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Lung Association of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Oxford -- Lonzo Paten, 74, retired plumber, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Services were Saturday at Hodges Funeral Home with burial in Oxford Memorial cemetery. He leaves eight daughters, Alberta Vancy, Annie Williams, Sandy Paten, Tina Thomas and Pat Paten, all of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and Deloris Paten, Diane Paten and Lucy Paten, all of Oxford; three sons, Ernest Paten and Jerry Wayne Paten, both of Oxford, and Willie Harris of Taylor; three sisters, Marie Nelson, Earline Paten and Geraldine Buford, all of Oxford, and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Oxford -- Dollie Mae Jordan Williams, 85, retired aide for Mississippi Health Department, died Friday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Waller Funeral Home with burial in Christian Rest cemetery. She was a member of Denmark Baptist Church. Mrs. Williams, the widow of Ben Davis and Elwood Williams, leaves eight daughters, Betty Graham of Pontotoc, Hattie Drewrey, Martha Alexander, Pat Brewer, Theresa McCord and Jackie Grose, all of Oxford, Billie Wheat of Laurel and Gwen Virnig of Tampa, Fla.; two sons, Landon Davis of Holly Springs and Wanzie Williams of Oxford, 23 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Christian Rest cemetery Fund.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Southaven -- Ruth Evelyn McAllister, 73, homemaker, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Memphis Funeral Home Germantown Parkway Chapel with burial in Memory Hill Gardens. Mrs. McAllister, the wife of Charles McAllister, also leaves a daughter, Karen McAllister of Olive Branch; a son, Curt McAllister of Southaven; her stepmother, Lena Wright of Roswell, N.M.; a sister, Sharon Price of Capitan, N.M., and five brothers, Jack Wright of Odessa, Texas, Lee Wright of Byhalia, David Wright of Cleburne, Texas, and Butch Wright and Timmy Wright, both of Roswell.
[Death notice dated May 15, 2005]
Batesville -- Ramon M. Gonzalez, 69, died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Mass will be said at 6 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, where he was a communicant, with burial in Cementerio De Los Angeles in Jalisco, Mexico. Wells Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Gonzalez, the husband of Juanita Diaz Gonzalez, also leaves two daughters, Alicia Gonzalez Munoz of Olive Branch and Maricela Gonzalez Viscencil of Batesville; two sons, David Gonzalez of Batesville and Jose Luis Gonzalez of Southaven; two sisters, Socoro Villavos of Stockton, Calif., and Mercedes Ramon of Houston; two brothers, Jose Gonzalez and Trinidad Gonzalez, both of Mexico, and 18 grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 16, 2005]
Dublin -- Alexander L. 'Alexa' Cooke, 14-year-old daughter of Stephen S. and Ginger Moore Cooke, student at Lee Academy in Clarksdale, died Saturday at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at St. George's Episcopal Church in Clarksdale with burial in Oddfellows cemetery in Grenada. Nowell Funeral Home in Clarksdale has charge. She also leaves a sister, Molly Cooke of Dublin, and her grandparents, Earl and Sara Moore of Duck Hill and Dr. Gaines L. Cooke of Grenada. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. George's Episcopal Church, Church of the Advent in Sumner or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated May 16, 2005]
Hernando -- Cora Bernice Mills, 88, homemaker, died Saturday at Trinity Missions of Greater Oaks in Byhalia. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home South in Memphis with burial in Forest Hill cemetery South there. She was a member of Minor United Methodist Church. Mrs. Mills, the widow of Lamar Mills, leaves a daughter, Gail M. Ellis of Hernando; a son, Richard L. Mills of Bartlett; a sister, Florence Crippen of Memphis, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 16, 2005]
Ripley -- Billie Bob Barkley, 58, retired railroad engineer, died Saturday at Tippah County Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ripley Funeral Home with burial in Ripley cemetery. He was an Air Force veteran and a Baptist. Mr. Barkley, the husband of Denise Smith Barkley, also leaves four sons, Tyler Gadd Barkley of Ripley, and Michael Barkley, Mitchell Barkley and Billy Bob Barkley II, all of Hernando; two sisters, Judy Ward and Mary Spencer, both of Ripley, and two grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 16, 2005]
Southaven -- Iris Hawkins, 73, retired from Kellogg's, died Saturday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Twin Oaks Funeral Home with burial in Magnolia cemetery in Coldwater. She was a Baptist. She leaves two daughters, Rebecca Stacks of Senatobia and Tammy Beene of Lake Cormorant; a sister, Imogene Henry, and a brother, Herbert Hoyle Gullick, both of Hickory Flat, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Death notice dated May 16, 2005]
Walls -- Nettie Heitman, 95, homemaker, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Forest Hill cemetery Midtown in Memphis. Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven has charge. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Heitman, the widow of Charles Heitman, leaves a daughter, Rita Rickman of Walls, four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Palliative Care.
[Death notice dated May 16, 2005]
Courtland -- Excie Herring Henderson, 70, of Cleveland, Ohio, formerly of Courtland, employee of Cleveland Society for the Blind and retired food service manager for Cleveland Public School System, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown, Ohio. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Shiloh cemetery. Cooley's Mortuary in Batesville has charge. She was a member of the Everlasting Baptist Church in Cleveland. Mrs. Henderson, the wife of Willie D. Henderson, also leaves a brother, Carl Edward Herring of Memphis.
[Death notice dated May 17, 2005]
Hernando -- Edgel Faye Martin Hughes, 68, retired from General Electric after 35 years, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill cemetery East. She was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church. Mrs. Hughes, the wife of Kenneth Hughes for 49 years, also leaves a daughter, Linda Addleman of Olive Branch; a sister, Jean Bishop of Senatobia, and a brother, Terry Martin of Bruce. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death notice dated May 17, 2005]
