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McMinn, Mayme Lee
Mayme Lee McMinn, 85, of Florence, Alabama, formerly of Panola County, died Friday, May 17, 2002, at Mitchell-Hollingsworth Nursing Home in Florence, Alabama, of heart failure.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 20, at 10 a.m. at Dickins Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Terry Brown officiated the service. Burial was in Liberty Hill cemetery, east of Pope. Dickins Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
McMinn, daughter of the late Thomas A. and Paralee Hope Teer, was born
October 20, 1916, in Tallahatchie County. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Liberty Hill Baptist Church, where she served as church clerk for many years. She was a Sunday School teacher and a member of the Home Demonstration Club. In Alabama, she was a member of the Highland Baptist Church in Florence, a mentor for the Lauderdale County Extension Service, and served on many committees at Mitchell-Hollingsworth Nursing Home. She was the widow of the late Ivra Lee McMinn. She was preceded in death by a sister, Joan Teer Carone.
Survivors include two daughters, Jean Carolyn McMinn Brown of Bremen, Georgia, and Pamela Hope McMinn Lipe of Florence; a sister, Macelle Teer Williams of Santa Anna, Texas; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Liberty Hill Baptist Church, c/o Billy E. Smith, 5780 Pope-Water Valley Road, Pope, Mississippi 38658.
Ellis, Freddie Lee
Freddie Lee Ellis, 68, of Batesville, died Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford.
Services are Saturday at 2 p.m. at Viney Creek M.B. in Sardis. Burial is at Viney Creek cemetery in Sardis. Rev. John A. Ellis will officiate. Cooley's Mortuary has charge.
Ellis, born
March 2, 1935, to the late Dan Bradford and the late Emma Sales Bradford, was a housewife and a member Viney Creek M.B. Church where she was a church mother.
Survivors include her husband John Ellis of Batesville; three daughters, Gail Shaw of Courtland, Joyce Lester of Batesville and Shirley Ann Young of Courtland; four sons, Lee Andrew Hamilton of Batesville, Lewis Hamilton of Germany, James Earl Hamilton of Batesville, Elder John A. Ellis of Memphis; one brother Henry Bradford of Courtland; one sister Arminta Oliver of South Bend, Ind.; 22 grandchildren and nine grandchildren.
Ellis, Gennie Mae
Gennie Mae Ellis, 55, of Stuttgart, Ark., died Tuesday, July 22, 2003, due to injuries received during a car accident.
Services were Saturday at Cooley's Mortuary Chapel. Burial was at East Batesville cemetery. Bishop Elvage Fondren officiated. Cooley's Mortuary had charge.
Ellis, born
July 19, 1948, to the late James Harris and the late Annie Ruth Ellis, was disabled and a member of the Church of God in Christ.
Survivors include one daughter Erika Obi of Chicago, Ill.; two sons, Toni Harris of L.A., Calif. and Floyd Ellis Jr. of Stuttgart, Ark.; three sisters, Shirley Hewlette of Batesville, Ruby Tine Turner of Sardis and Jannie Henderson of Memphis; five brothers, James Harris, Junior Lee Towns, David Towns Jr., Joe Lee Towns, all of Batesville and Eddie Harris of Chicago, Ill. and eight grandchildren.
Ellis, Katherine "Kat"
Katherine "Kat" Ellis, 62, of Batesville died Saturday, April 12, 2003, at Tri-Lakes Medical Center.
Funeral services are Saturday at 11 a.m. at New Hope M.B. Church. Burial is at New Hope cemetery. Rev. Jacob Hentz will officiate. Cooley's Mortuary has charge.
Ellis, born
Dec. 11, 1941, to the late Charlie Ellis and the late Ethel Thomas, was a retired janitor for South Panola School District and a member of West Camp M.B. Church.
Survivors include her step-mother Bernice Ellis of Batesville; three sons, Leon Mitchell, Bobby J. Mitchell, both of Batesville and William Henderson of Ft. Bragg, N.C.; four daughters, Angela Mitchell, Connie Henderson, Tammy Mitchell and Jacqueline Lee, all of Batesville; three sisters, Rosie Sanders of Batesville, Bonnie Corley of Courtland and Eula M. Ellis of Memphis; five brothers, Warren G. Ellis, Willie B. Ellis, both of Batesville, Walter Ellis, George Ellis and James Ellis, all of Memphis; 27 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Ellis, Preston
Preston Ellis, 66, of Phoenix, Ill., died Friday, July 4, 2003, at Inger Hospital in Phoenix.
Services were Friday, at Nelson Chapel M.B. Church in Pope. Rev. Archie Cook officiated. Burial was at Pope Chapel cemetery. Cooley's Mortuary had charge.
Ellis, born
May 30, 1937, to the late Earl Ellis, Sr. and the late Bertha Ware Ellis, was a retired truck driver and a member of Daniel Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church.
Survivors include his wife Willie Mae Ellis of Phoenix, three sons, William "Bill" Mack, Samuel Charles Mack Sr. and Earl Tellis, all of Chicago, Ill.; three daughters, Joyce Mack-Carr of Chicago, Carolyn Mack-Cole and Lisa Mack, both of Phoenix; eight sisters, Gladys Ellis, Nettie Jean Ellis and Myrtl Shaw, all of Pope, Bertha Bobo of Courtland, Margaret Cosby of Enid, Rosie Hamilton of Chicago, Helen Ellis of Detroit, Mich. and Emma Hentz of Sardis; three brothers, Herman Ellis, Lamar Ellis, both of Pope and Earl Ellis Jr. of Detroit, Mich.; 20 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Ellis, Velma Yarbrough
Velma Yarbrough Ellis, 81, of Batesville, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003, at Tri-Lakes Medical Center. Ellis was a resident of Beverly Healthcare for the past two years.
Funeral services were held Saturday at Dilday Chapel in Huntingdon, Tenn. Burial was in New Hope cemetery at Vale, Tenn. Rev. Steve Whitworth officiated.
She was retired from LeBonheur Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn., after 26 years of service.
Survivors include a son, Ken Ellis and a daughter-in-law, Linda Ellis of Batesville; Two grandchildren, Karen Ladd of Somerville, Tenn. and Derek Ellis of Memphis, Tenn. and one great grandchild, Hunter Ellis of Memphis, Tenn.
Epps, James Floyd
James Floyd Epps, 79, of Enid, died Feb. 20, 2003, at Yalobusha General Hospital in Water Valley.
Services were at Willow Springs Assembly of God Church with burial in Bethel cemetery in Enid. Newsom Funeral Home was in charge.
Survivors include three daughters, Linda Epps Nelson of Tunica, Lyadonna Howard of Hernando and Robin Dennis of Walls; five sons, Bobby Epps of Enid, Edward Epps of Carthage, Larry Epps of Memphis, Tenn., Sunny Epps of Sioux City, Neb. and Randy Green of Enid; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Everette, Rubye Nell
Rubye Nell Everette, 73, of Batesville, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 2003, at her residence of natural causes.
Graveside services were Tuesday at Peach Creek cemetery in Pleasant Grove. Burial was at Peach Creek cemetery in Pleasant Grove. Eddie Robinson and Son Funeral Directors had charge.
Everette, born
to the late Emma and Alma Davis, was a homemaker.
Meredith, Sr., Walter "Lee"
Walter "Lee" Meredith, Sr., 78, of Hernando, died Wednesday, Oct. 30, at North Oak Medical Center of heart failure.
Services were Nov. 11, at 2 p.m. at Hernando Funeral Home. Burial was at Hernando Memorial Park. Hernando Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Meredith was a member of Hernando Church of Christ, former member of Rotary, Optimist Club, former manager of Desoto County Co-op, former sheriff of Desoto County for two terms, former city Alderman, former police chief of Hernando, volunteer fireman, VFW Commander, Boy Scout Leader for thirty years, former teacher with Desoto County Schools, Desoto County Santa Claus for thirty years, graduate of Mississippi Law Enforcement Academy (only sheriff to graduate to that date), one of the first EMTs in Desoto County, formed the first Desoto County rescue squad and also formed the first Little League Baseball in Desoto County, and he was a World War II veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Maxine McCullar Meredith of Hernando; daughter, Quay Meredith Bible of Walls; four sons, Walter Lee Meredith, Jr., Robert Alan Meredith both of Southaven, Blake Meredith, David Kyle Meredith both of Hernando; five sisters, Prudie Moss of Batesville, Olive McCollum of Collierville, TN, Christal Haynes of Olive Branch, Mildred Hayek of Cordova, TN, and Evelyn Hall of Memphis, TN; two brothers, Doris Kyle Meredith of Frayser, and John Calvin Meredith of Kansas City, MO; 5 grandchildren; 2 step grandchildren; and 4 great-grandchildren.
Milam, Amos J.
Amos J. Milam, 87, of Batesville, died Wednesday, August 7, 2002, at Methodist Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, of heart failure.
Funeral services were held Friday, August 9, at 11 a.m. at Sardis Lake Baptist Church. Rev. Kevin Crofford and Rev. Roger Criner officiated the service. Burial was in Forrest Memorial Park. Wells Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Milam, son of the late John and Nellie Pruett Milam, was born
September 17, 1914, in Gates, Tennessee. He was a retired mechanic for Celotex Corporation in Memphis and a member of Sardis Lake Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Dona E. Milam of Batesville; three daughters, Margaret Milam Brandon of Senatobia, Dean Milam Warren of Batesville and Bonnie Milam Scheidhauer of Memphis; 11 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Miller, Mary Eugenia
Mary Eugenia Miller, 93, of Batesville, died Tuesday, July 23, 2002, at Fairfield of Batesville of heart failure.
Graveside services will be held Sunday, August 4, at 2:30 p.m. at Longtown cemetery. Rev. Rickey Haynes will officiate the service. Dickins Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Miller, daughter of the late Chester Smarr and Annie Pittman Miller, was born
September 5, 1908, in Crenshaw. She received a bachelor's degree and master's degree from Columbia University. She was a retired school teacher and a resident of Crenshaw for more than 90 years. She was a member of Crenshaw United Methodist Church, where she served on the official board. She was also a director of the Bank of Crenshaw.
She leaves no immediate family.
Mixon, James Thomas Jr.
James "Jim" Thomas Mixon, Jr., 55, of Batesville, died Friday, August 23, 2002, at his home of cancer.
Funeral services were held Thursday, August 29, at 3 p.m. at Shiloh Methodist Church. Rev. Truman Thompson officiated the service. Burial was in the Shiloh cemetery. Dickins Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Mixon, son of James Thomas Mixon, Sr. and Elise R. Mixon, both of Oxford, was born
April 1, 1947, in Water Valley. He was a switchman for the Illinois Central Railroad.
Survivors, other than his parents, include three daughters, Kelly Lane of Southaven, Kimberly "Kim" Prestage of Nesbit, and Karen Carpenter of Vicksburg; three sisters, Joyce Ferguson of Independence, Ginger Hunter of Rochester, Minnesota, and Patti Wright of Walls; and seven grandchildren.
