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Ware, Luther
Luther Milton Ware, 70, of Batesville, died Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002, at Tri-Lakes Medical Center of heart failure.
Funeral services were held Monday, Dec. 16, at 2 p.m. at Dickens Chapel. Rev. E.B. Gordon officiated the service. Burial followed in Batesville-Magnolia cemetery. Dickins Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Ware, son of the late William and Minnie Mae Mahan Ware, was born
August 3, 1932, in Panola County. He was a truck driver and a veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was also a member of the Victory Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Cathy Cosby of Courtland and Connie Bell of Pope; and one step-daughter, Vickie Hannah of Batesville; one stepson, William Hannah of Batesville; three brothers, Monty Ware, Harold Ware, both of Batesville; Shannon Ware of Pope; three sisters, Nora LaVelle Joiner of Sardis, Melver Bray of Southaven, Carolyn Anne Bryant of Marks; eight grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and two step grandchildren.
Ware, Floyd E.
Floyd E. Ware, 65, of Batesville, died Monday, May 27, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, of heart failure.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 29, at 2 p.m. at Goodway Pentecostal Church in Batesville. Rev. Mike Dutton officiated the service. Burial was in Forrest Memorial Park. Wells Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Ware, son of the late William A. and Minnie Mae Mehan Ware, was born
February 9, 1937, in Pope. He was a construction worker for Nelson Materials in Greenville, and a member of Goodway Pentecostal Church.
Survivors include his wife, Jeanette Bryant Ware of Batesville; four sons, Jerry M. Ware and Ricky L. Ware, both of Crowder, Donald E. Ware of Courtland and Michael Wayne Ware of Batesville; three sisters, Nora Lavell Ware Joyner of Sardis, Melva Louise Ware Bray of Southaven, and Carol Ann Ware Bryant of Marks; four brothers, Milton Ware, Monty Ware and Harold Dean Ware, all of Batesville, and Shannon Ware of Enid; and six grandchildren.
Ware, Marvin
Marvin Ware, 73, of Nesbit, died Thursday, April 11, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital - DeSoto in Southaven of heart failure.
Funeral services were held Monday, April 15, at 2 p.m. at Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven. Burial was in Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens. Twin Oaks Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Ware was a retired rice farmer. He was the widower of the late Margaret Maxine Musgrove Ware. Survivors include a daughter, Margaret Smith of Nesbit; three sons, Jessie Ware of Nesbit, Billy Ware of Enid and Jeff Ware of Southaven; two sisters, Aileen Patton of Courtland and Marcia Daugherty of Batesville; a brother, Bobby Ware of Carthage, New York; 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
Watson, Ruby Mae Hitchcock
Ruby Mae Hitchcock Watson, 75, of Marks, died Sunday, August 18, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi in Oxford of heart failure.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, August 20, at 11 a.m. at Waller Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Tommy Darby officiated the service. Burial was in Yellow Leaf cemetery in Oxford. Waller Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Watson was the widow of the late Leland Watson. She was a homemaker and a member of Willow Springs Assembly of God.
Survivors include three daughters, Vera Mae Martin of Enid, Linda Sue Melton of Batesville and Judy Lynn Lamb of Sarah; four sons, James Leland Watson, Billy Ray Watson, Cecil Watson and Bobby Gene Watson, all of Courtland; seven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and three step great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Yellow Leaf cemetery Fund.
Webb, Adella
Adella Webb, 99, of Sardis, died Sunday, September 29, 2002, at North Oak Regional Medical Center in Senatobia, of heart failure.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 5, at 11 a.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Sardis. Rev. Roy Allen will officiate the service. Burial will be in Cistern Hill cemetery in Como. Moore Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Webb, daughter of the late Jim and Maria Pollard, was born
July 10, 1903, in Panola County. She was a housewife and a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. She was the widow of the late Lucious "Bill" Webb.
Survivors include six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one great, great-grandchild.
Webster, Alvin
Alvin 'Brick' Webster, 62, of Brinkley, Ark., died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002, at his home.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Dec. 14, at 2 p.m at First Baptist Church in Brinkley. Rev. Edward Smith officiated. Burial was in Haven of Rest cemetery in Brinkley. Branscumb, Johnson and Gilchrest Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Webster, son of the late Lawrence, Sr. and Ruth Ray Webster, was born
January 16, 1940, in Brinkley. After high school, he become a professional brick mason. He was a lifelong member of First Missionary Baptist Church in Brinkley, where he served on the usher board.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Webster of Batesville; two daughters, Vontrecia Webster of Batesville, Rosalyn Wright, of Sacramento, Cal.; two brothers, Carl E. Webster and Donald Webster, both of Brinkley; one sister, Sharon Horace of St. Louis, Mo.; and two grandchildren.
Wiggins, Glenda Tackett
Glenda Tackett Wiggins, 58, of Batesville, died Friday, September 27, 2002, at her sister's home in Enid of heart failure.
Graveside services were held Saturday, September 28, at noon at Forrest Hill South cemetery on Holmes Road in Memphis, Tennessee. Rev. Rex Pittman officiated the service. Wells Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Wiggins, daughter of Jessie Marshall Tackett of Memphis and the late Burt T. Tackett, was born
December 19, 1943, in Memphis. She was a homemaker and a member of the Jones Memorial United Methodist Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Survivors, other than her mother, include a daughter, Sandy Wiggins Bolden of Parkville, Missouri; a son, Billy O. Wiggins, Jr. of Chattanooga; and two sisters, Melbaline Tackett Busby of Memphis and Laverne Tackett Baker of Enid.
Wilbourn, Eva Mae Sartain
Eva Mae Sartain Wilbourn, 87, of Sardis, died Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at Sardis Community Nursing Home of heart failure.
Funeral services were held Friday, May 3, at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Water Valley. Rev. Jimmy Sartain officiated the service. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery in Water Valley. Browning Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Wilbourn was born
October 27, 1914, in Water Valley. She was a retired self-employed beautician and a member of the First Baptist Church of Batesville. She was the widow of the late Jimmy Wilbourn.
Survivors include a daughter, Kay Kay Wilbourn Smith of Batesville; two sisters, Doris "Sissie" Callicutt of Memphis, Tennessee, and Julia Sartain of Water Valley; a brother, Dale Sartain of Water Valley; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Williams-Hervey, Brenda Kaye
Brenda Williams-Hervey, 34, of Water Valley, died Thursday, October 24, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-N. Miss. in Oxford of heart failure.
Funeral services were held Monday, October 28, at 1 p.m. at Springhill North M.B. Church. Rev. Sammy Townes officiated the services. Burial was in Springhill North M.B. Church cemetery. Northridge/Woodhaven Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Williams-Hervey, daughter of Mattie B. Williams of Water Valley and the late Harold W. Mayes, was born
June 11, 1968. She attended Water Valley High School and was a homemaker. She was a member of Springhill North M.B. Church.
Survivors include her son, Brandon D. Hervey of Water Valley; five brothers, John Williams and Albert Williams, both of Oxford, Larry Williams and Michael Williams, both of Water Valley, and Bobby Williams of Alaska; three sisters, Patsy Tenner of Water Valley, Nancy Bynum of Oakland, and Linda Gayle Mayes of Memphis, Tenn.
Williams, Emmaline
Emmaline Williams, 88, of Batesville, died Tuesday, February 5, 2002, at her home of heart failure.
Funeral services were held Saturday, February 9, at 11 AM at West Camp M.B. Church. Rev. Melvin Jones officiated the service. Burial was in Batesville cemetery. Cooley's Mortuary, Inc. had charge of arrangements.
Williams, daughter of the late Walter and Ella Anthony Smith, was born
March 29, 1913, in Panola County. She was a retired florist worker and a member of West Camp M.B. Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Walter Mae Conner of Batesville, Geneva Bell and Pauline Williams, both of Memphis, Tennessee; two sons, Lawyer Williams, Jr., of St. Louis, Missouri, and Jessie Williams of Batesville; 12 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and four great, great-grandchildren.
Williams, Mack
Mack Williams, 69, of Batesville, died Friday, October 11, 2002, at Tri-Lakes Medical Center of heart failure.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 19, at 2 p.m. at Springhill Asa Baptist Church in Courtland. Rev. Louis Wilson will officiate the service. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Cooley's Mortuary, Inc. has charge of arrangements.
Williams, son of the late Jake and Cordie Sue Williams, was born
February 12, 1933, in Batesville. He was a retired nurse assistant at South Panola Community Hospital and a member of Springhill Asa Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Addie V. Williams of Batesville; five sons, Robert Earl Williams, Mack Arthur Williams and Willie Roy Williams, all of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Johnny Wayne Williams of Memphis, Tennessee, and Jessie Earl Williams of Batesville; a daughter, Bertha Williams of Milwaukee; two brothers, Hosie Williams of Milwaukee and John Henry Williams of Chicago, Illinois; 24 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Williams, Smitty
Smitty Williams, 56, of Batesville, died Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at The Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee, of heart failure.
Funeral services will be held Friday, September 13, at 11 a.m. at the Batesville Presbyterian Church. Memphis Funeral Home - Poplar Chapel has charge of arrangements.
Williams was the owner of Stubbs Department Store and Williams Department Store.
Survivors include his wife, Jann F. Williams of Batesville; two daughters, Allyson Williams Morrow of Batesville, and Lisa Williams Brush of Nashville, Tennessee; and three grandchildren, Mary Jane Morrow, Julianna Stubbs Morrow and Sara Isabella Morrow, all of Batesville.
Memorials may be made to the Batesville Presbyterian Church.
