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Frances Jenkins Whitehead
(April 13, 1913 - November 11, 2014)
Mary Frances Jenkins Whitehead departed this life on November 11, 2014. She was 101 years old. Frances was born
on April 13, 1913, in Jones County, Mississippi, where she was given the name Netta, the name of a beloved family aunt. She showed an independent streak even at an early age, and the name Netta never quite sat well with her. She told family that when the census was taken in 1920, she was given the opportunity to officially change her name. She advised the census taker that her name was Mary Frances, and so she was.
She was born
to Charles Wyatt and Mary Elizabeth “Bessie” Jones Jenkins, both of whom predeceased her. She is also predeceased by her sisters, Ruth Jenkins Benson, Annie Kate Jenkins, Maxine Jenkins McCrory, and Winnie Lou Jenkins, who died five days prior to Frances’ birth.
Frances was a graduate of Mississippi State College for Women. She taught school in the Belzoni, Moorhead, and Winona school systems. While in Moorhead, she met James L. “Pete” Whitehead, Jr. who was the love of her life. They married
on June 6, 1936, and made their home in Winona. Frances and Pete had celebrated fifty-six years of marriage when he died in 1992. In 1997, she moved to St. Catherine’s Village in Madison, Mississippi where she lived until her death.
Frances is survived by her son, James L. Whitehead III and his wife, Carole, of Dundee, Oregon; her grandson, James L. Whitehead IV of Memphis, Tennessee; her granddaughter, Emilie Whitehead Odom and her husband, Mike, of Madison, Mississippi, and her great granddaughter, Jennie Elizabeth Odom of Madison, Mississippi.
During her career as a third-grade teacher, Frances taught hundreds of children, mostly in the Winona school system. There, she incorporated the arts into her classroom where her students illustrated scenes from the books they read. These illustrations were featured in her annual art exhibits in her classroom. She also loved to travel and went all over the world during her summer breaks. She brought back many tales of her adventures and introduced her students to many different cultures and customs.
Frances was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Winona and First Presbyterian Church, Madison.
She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. The family would especially like to thank everyone at St. Catherine’s Village who so lovingly cared for Frances for seventeen years and would also like to thank the staff at Gentiva Hospice who also tenderly cared for her this past month.
Memorials may be made to Palmer Home for Children in Columbus, Mississippi, or to the charity of your choice. A memorial service will be held at a later time.
Mable Harris Welch
(September 18, 1928 - December 11, 2015)
Mrs. Mable Harris Welch, 87, of Kilmichael died at Vaiden Community Living Center in Vaiden on Friday, December 11. She was born
in Winona on September 18, 1928, to the late Jessie Tillman and Ethel Palmertree Harris. Mrs. Welch was a homemaker and a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church near Winona, where she had served as a Sunday School teacher.
She enjoyed gardening and outside activities.
Mrs. Welch is survived by three sons, Thurman Montgomery (Annette) of Batesville, Larry Montgomery of Batesville, and Dwayne Montgomery (Shoni) of Winona; eight grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and six nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Inez, Betty Lou, and Loretta; and the father of her children, Ted Montgomery.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 13, at Bethlehem Baptist Church near Winona, with burial following in the church cemetery. Rev. Rupert Ingram will officiate the services. Visitation will be Sunday, from 1:00 p.m. until service time, at the church.
Larkin "Charlie" Cummings Jr.
(August 9, 1962 - May 6, 2016)
Funeral services for Larkin "Charlie" Cummings Jr. of Carrollton will be at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, in the Oliver Funeral Home Chapel, with burial to follow in New Bethel cemetery in Carroll County. Rev. Joseph Sansing and Rev. Terry Corley will officiate the services.
Visitation will be Wednesday, May 11, from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m., at Oliver Funeral Home.
Mr. Cummings, 53, died at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson on Friday, May 6, from injuries received in a workplace accident. He was born
on August 9, 1962, to L. C. and Margaret Jenkins Cummings. He was a machine operator for Hankins Lumber Company in Grenada and a member of Eskridge Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Kathy Cummings.
Mr. Cummings is survived by his wife, Nancy Elizabeth Cummings of Carrollton; daughter, Amber Cummings of Winona; son, Larkin Cummings of Winona; stepdaughters, Robin Nicole McNeer (Buck) of Carrollton and Ashley Brown of Carrollton; sister, Elise Cummings of Carrollton; one step-granddaughter and two step-grandsons.
Pallbearers will be Billy Ray Cummings, Paul Cummings, DeLynn Cummings, Justin Lane, Randy Hubbard, and Chris Harris. Honorary pallbearers will be Preston Harris and Bill Denton Jr.
Betty Jaudine O'Briant Austin
(February 13, 1941 - September 10, 2016)
A graveside funeral service for Mrs. Betty Jaudine O'Briant Austin of Starkville, formerly of Montgomery County, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 15, at Pine Bluff cemetery near Poplar Creek, with Bro. Danny Tompkins officiating.
Visitation will be Wednesday, September 14, from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m., at Oliver Funeral Home.
Mrs. Austin, 75, died at her home on Saturday, September 10. She was born
on February 13, 1941, to Percy Leroy and Ida Herring O'Briant. She was a retired realtor and a member of Pine Bluff Baptist Church near Poplar Creek. Mrs. Austin was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ronnie Austin; son, Christopher Bryant Austin; and two sisters, Frances O'Briant Purdy and Zelene O'Briant Mitchell.
Mrs. Austin is survived by her daughter, Ronda Austin Winston of Cookeville, TN; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Mae Chambley
(October 7, 1926 - February 7, 2008)
Funeral services for Mrs. Mae Chambley of Winona are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 9, at Oliver Chapel in Winona, with burial following in Oakwood cemetery in Winona. Rev. Ed McDaniel and Rev. Rusty Fair will officiate the services.
Mrs. Chambley, 81, died of heart failure on Thursday, February 7, at Winona Manor in Winona.
Mrs. Chambley was born
in Montgomery County to the late Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Luther Summers, and was the widow of the late L. J. Chambley, Jr. She was a homemaker and a member of North Winona Baptist Church in Winona.
Survivors include her four sons, Ledell Chambley and his wife Barbara of Winona, Jerry Chambley and his wife Brenda of Winona, Benny Chambley and his wife Debra of Winona, and Jimmy Chambley and his wife Peggy of Winona; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one niece, Beulah Vance.
Pallbearers will be Mrs. Chambley's grandsons, Cole Adams, Benji Chambley, Jacob Chambley, Brian Chambley, Eddie Chambley, and Lynn Chambley.
Honorary pallbearer is J. J. Howell.
Visitation will be Friday, February 8, from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m., at Oliver Funeral Home in Winona.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Youth Ministry at North Winona Baptist Church, 602 Alberta Drive, Winona, MS 38967; or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P. O. Box 318, Memphis, TN 38101.
Frances Montgomery Fisher
(July 14, 1927 - August 17, 2010)
Funeral services for Mrs. Frances Montgomery Fisher of Winona will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 19, at Oliver Chapel in Winona, with Rev. Rusty Fair and Rev. John L. Walker officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood cemetery in Winona.
Mrs. Fisher died of heart failure at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson on Tuesday, August 17. She was 83 years old.
Mrs. Fisher was the daughter of the late Ichabod and Ida Fox Montgomery.
She was a retired employee of Screw Conveyor, McGregor Manufacturing, and J. A. Olson Company. She was a member of North Winona Baptist Church in Winona. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a daughter, Barbara Fisher Long; and two grandsons, Michael Brister and Cole Holland.
Survivors include her daughter, Tina Holland of Winona; two sons, Jimmy Fisher of Ripley and Sandy Fisher of Booneville; two sisters, Nell Salley of Nashville, Tennessee, and Sylvia Hood of Greenwood; twelve grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be on Wednesday, August 18, from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m., at Oliver Funeral Home.
Joseph Reynolds Boyd
(June 15, 1924 - July 28, 2011)
Funeral services for Joseph Reynolds Boyd of Poplar Creek will be at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 31, at Oliver Chapel, with burial following in the Poplar Creek Baptist Church cemetery at Poplar Creek, with military honors at graveside.
Minister Dennis Russell will officiate the services.
Visitation will be Saturday, July 30, from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m., at Oliver Funeral Home.
Mr. Boyd died on Thursday, July 28, at Grenada Lake Medical Center in Grenada.
He was 87 years old.
Mr. Boyd was the son of the late Ernest Amzi and Katie Reynolds Boyd. He was a lifetime resident of Poplar Creek and a retired farmer and carpenter, and a former employee of Hi-Grade Farm Supply in Winona. He was a member of Poplar Creek Presbyterian Church. Mr. Boyd was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II, a former member of the VFW, and a founding organizer of the Poplar Creek Fire Department. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Earnestine Burdine and Katherine Hudson.
Survivors include his wife, Arvanell Burdine Boyd of Poplar Creek; daughter, Katie B. Burns and her husband, Thomas, of Kilmichael; three sons, Joseph Reynolds "Butch" Boyd, Jr., and his wife, Linda Lee, of Marks, Earnest A. Boyd and his wife, Bonnie, of Pine Hill, Alabama, and Jimmy Dale Boyd and his wife, Linda Kay, of Bamako, Mali, West Africa; eleven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Poplar Creek cemetery Fund, c/o Guy Stanford, 100 CR 323, Winona, MS 38967.
Pallbearers will be Reynolds A. Boyd, Robert Burdine, Eric Murrell, Kevin Murrell, Stanton Ball, William Burdine, Joseph Boyd, and Doyce Breland. Honorary pallbearers will be Harvey Bagwell, Herman Bagwell, and Richard Burdine.
Maxie Pullen
(July 16, 1932 - March 6, 2013)
Funeral services for Maxie Pullen of Kilmichael will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 8, at the Oliver Funeral Home Chapel, with burial following in the Friendship cemetery in Kilmichael.
Mr. Dan Beardain will officiate the services.
Visitation will be Thursday, March 7, from 5:00 until :7:00 p.m., at Oliver Funeral Home.
Mr. Pullen died of heart failure at his residence on Wednesday, March 6. He was 80 years old.
Mr. Pullen was the son of the late Thomas Preston and Leola Youngblood Pullen. He was a retired farmer, cattleman, and truck driver. Mr. Pullen was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of the Big Black Masonic Lodge. He was a Baptist. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Mickey Pullen; and a granddaughter, Pazlee Greenlee.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Braswell Pullen of Kilmichael; three daughters, Mackie Greenlee of Kilmichael, Mitzie Henson of Sarasota, FL; and Christy Pullen Brown of Meridian; two sisters, Wavylon Orsborn of Winona and Mary Morgan of Winona; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandsons.
Pallbearers will be Lenis Pearson, Thomas "Toad" Donahoo, Gale Rogers, Brooks Jones, Glen Braswell, and Cecil McKay. Honorary pallbearers are O. D. McElroy, Doc Mitchell, and Herman Bagwell.
Amanda Jo Herbert Reed
(July 19, 1981 - November 5, 2014)
Funeral services for Amanda Jo Herbert Reed of Vaiden will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 8, at Oliver Funeral home Chapel, with burial following in Bethel cemetery in Carroll County. Rev. Albert Britt will officiate the services.
Visitation will be Friday November 7, from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m., at Oliver Funeral Home.
Mrs. Reed died on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at her residence. She was 33 years old.
Mrs. Reed was born
in Louisiana on July 19, 1981. She was a member of Bethel Methodist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Trentity Reed and Anna Reed both of Winona; one son, Ronnie Clarence Reed III of Winona; her father, Gary Herbert of Vaiden; three sisters, Heather Herbert of Greenwood, Stacia Herbert, and Katie Herbert, both of Winona; two brothers, Trent Herbert and Hunter Walton, both of Winona.
Pallbearers will be Jessie Mills, John Costilow, Robert Storey, Jamie Varnes, Joseph Mills and Allen Johnson.
Amanda "Mandy" Leach Dees
(February 1, 1958 - December 9, 2015)
Amanda "Mandy" Leach Dees, 57, of Poplar Creek died of heart failure at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson on Wednesday, December 9. She was born
in Ruleville on February 1, 1958, to Ronald L. and Edith McCorkle Leach. She was a missionary and assistant director of Mission Hope in Winona. Mrs. Dees enjoyed teaching, sewing, and computer work. She was a member of Hebron Baptist Church near Poplar Creek.
Mrs. Dees is survived by her husband of 36 years, Randy Dees of Poplar Creek; one daughter, Nicole Ivancic (Chris) of Nacogdoches, Texas; two grandchildren, Henry and Jacen Ivancic; three brothers, Ronnie Leach (Debbie) of French Camp, Jimmy Leach (Karen) of Stewart, Allen Leach of Poplar Creek; and thirteen nieces and nephews. Mrs. Dees was preceded in death by her parents.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 12, at Hebron Baptist Church near Poplar Creek, with burial following in the church cemetery. Rev. Pete Pearson and Rev. Billy Little will officiate the services. Visitation will be Saturday, from 10:00 a.m. until service time, at the church.
Pallbearers will be A. J. Leach, Austin Leach, Adrian Leach, Chris Leach, Justin Leach, Jonathan Leach, Joey Leach, and Mitchell Dees. Ethan Dees will serve as honorary pallbearer.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to Mission Hope, P. O. Box 461, Winona, MS 38967.
