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Block, Henry Louis Jr.
Batesville, Miss. - Henry Louis Block Jr., 93, of Batesville, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004, at Beverly Healthcare in Batesville of heart failure.
Block, born
March 14, 1911, to the late Henry Louis and Ida Ruffle Block Sr., was a retired salesman.
Graveside services are today at 11:30 a.m. at Park Lawn cemetery in St. Louis, Mo. Wells Funeral Home has charge.
He was preceded in death by his wife Barbara B. Block.
Survivors include two daughters, Pam Block Baker of Pope and Mary Block Guild of Chattanooga, Tenn.; one brother Raymond Block of St. Louis, Mo.; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Bobo, Terry James
Terry James Bobo, 40, of Sardis, died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003, of smoke inhalation.
Services will be Wednesday, Dec. 31 at Mt. Zion M.B. Church in Sardis. Burial will be at Rose Hill cemetery in Sardis. Rev. Melvin Dandridge will officiate. Cooley's Mortuary, Inc. has charge.
Bobo, born
Feb. 28, 1963, to Jessie B. Orr and Ruby J. Pride, was a construction worker for Tabor Brothers Construction and a member of Mt. Zion M.B. Church.
Survivors include his parents, Ruby J. Pride and Jessie B. Orr, both of Sardis; one daughter Cecilia Deshay of Senatobia; four sisters, Linda Faye Campbell and Sonya L. Ware, both of Sardis, Ann Armstead of Batesville and Catherine Hill of Memphis; three brothers, Clifton J. Campbell of Sardis, Henry Pride of Oxford and Charles Orr; and his grandmother Gladys Bobo of Sardis.
Bolen, Vivian Bounds
Vivian Bounds Bolen, 82, of Crowder, died Thursday, September 16, 2004, at Methodist University Hospital Central in Memphis, Tenn. of heart failure.
Bolen, born
Oct. 17, 1922, to the late Edgar and Frankie Whittle Bounds, was a member of Crowder Baptist Church and retired from Postmistress from Parchman Penitentiary.
Graveside services were Saturday at Crowder cemetery. Burial was in Crowder cemetery. Rev. Larry Kilgore officiated. Wells Funeral Home had charge.
Survivors include two sons, Allen G. Bolen of Bartlett, Tenn. and Rod C. Bolen of Arlington, Tenn. and one sister Lillian Bounds Moore of Marks.
Boothe, Rev. Jimmy A. "Jig"
Rev. Jimmy A. "Jig" Boothe, 67, of Batesville, died Friday, August 6, 2004, at Tri-Lakes Medical Center.
Services were Wednesday at New Bethlehem M.B. Church. Burial was at New Bethlehem cemetery. Rev. Walter L. Nash Sr. officiated. Eddie Robinson and Son Funeral Home had charge.
Boothe, born
Jan. 18, 1937, was a member of the New Bethlehem M.B. Church and was on the Sardis District Association executive board.
Survivors include his wife Cora Boothe; two sons, Troy Johnson of Batesville and Pvt. Kedran Boothe of Fort Sill, Okla.; two sisters, Bettye Cargo of Chicago, Ill. and Bevelet Leggins of Jackson; one brother Robert Boothe of Batesville; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Boothe, Robert
Batesville, Miss. - Robert Boothe, 56, of Batesville, died Friday, August 27, 2004, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford.
Boothe, born
Jan. 6, 1948, to the late Amos Zack Boothe and the late Annie Joiner Boothe, was a retired chef for the Panola County Country Club and a member of Mt. Gillion M.B. Church in Sardis.
Services were Thursday at Mt. Gillion M.B. Church. Burial was at Mt. Gillion cemetery. Rev. Walter Newson Jr. officiated. Cooley's Mortuary had charge.
Survivors include one daughter Sherrell Wilson of Nashville, Tenn.; one son Jarvis Dungeon of Vicksburg; two sisters, Bevlet Liggins of Jackson and Betty Cargo of Chicago, Ill. and his nephew who cared for him, Eric Martin of Batesville.
Bouchillon, Charles Wesley Ph.D.
Charles Wesley "Bush" Bouchillon Ph.D., 73, died Monday September 13, 2004, at Oktibbeha County Hospital.
Services were Thursday, September 16, at Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Starkville Funeral Home had charge.
Bouchillon was born
in Louisville, Miss. on July 17, 1931, to the late Milton M. and Clara Dempsey Bouchillon. He graduated Louisville High School as "Student of the Year" in 1949 and graduated Mississippi State College in 1953 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. After graduation from State, Bush served his country as 1st Lieutenant in the Army, during which time he served in the Korean War. Following his service in the U.S. Army, Bush went to graduate school at Georgia Institute of Technology where he received his Masters and PhD degrees in mechanical engineering in 1962.
He began his career at MSU in 1962, where he became a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He also worked with the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. During a long and impressive tenure as Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Bush worked with the NASA Research Center during the 1960Õs and 1970Õs. He was a member of several professional societies, including: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), and Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI). He retired from MSU in 1995.
Outside of his career at MSU, Bush was a successful entrepreneur, beginning with consulting at Combustion Engineering Bauer, from which he became a founding partner in FluidQuip, Inc. of Springfield, Ohio. He also received several patents for his work in fluid separation technology.
Bush was well known for his love of family, church, and community. He was a long-time member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church where he sang in the choir and was active on numerous boards and committees. BushÕs love of singing was well known in the community, where he participated in Men for the Master, a nondenominational menÕs choir.
Bush was a member of the Local Lions Club, the Starkville Emmaus Community, and a close, lifelong group of friends known as the "SCARS."
He was preceded in death by his wife Barbara Bouchillon.
Survivors include one daughter Leslie Bouchillon Salzmann of Birmingham, Ala. and her husband John and children John Carey and Sarah; three sons C. Ruston Bouchillon of Starkville and his wife Sheree and children Gray and Terry Silva and Babs, M. Scott Bouchillon of Alpharetta, Ga. and his wife Ginny and children Kerry and Charles, and David D. Bouchillon of Atlanta, Ga. and his wife Jill and son Drew; one brother Milton Bouchillon and his wife Mary Ann of Louisville, Ky.; two sisters, Maxine Milam of Curtis Station and Hettie Burnett and her husband Billy of Batesville and on sister-in-law Harriet.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to: Wesley Foundation at MSU, P.O. Drawer MY, MSU, Miss. 39762.
Boyd, Elizabeth Ann O'Neal
Southaven, MS - Elizabeth Ann O'Neal Boyd, 67, of Southaven, died Saturday, July 10, 2004, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis.
Services are today at Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove cemetery near Sardis. Twin Oakes Funeral Home has charge.
Boyd was a retired teacher for Walls Elementary School and a member of New Bethlehem Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include one daughter Tricia Thompson of Canton, Mich.; two sons, Glenn Boyd of Southaven and Mark Boyd of Senatobia; one sister Peggy O'Neal Young of Southaven; one brother Rob O'Neal of Nashville; and six grandchildren.
All memorials may be made to New Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Horn Lake or Providence Presbyterian Church in Southaven. She was preceded in death by her husband Gene A. Boyd.
Boyles, Lillian Dale Alford
Water Valley, MS - Lillian Dale Alford Boyles, 81, of Water Valley, died Sunday, May 16, 2004, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford.
Graveside services are today at Friendship cemetery in Como. Rev. Avant will officiate. Moore Funeral Home had charge.
Boyles, born
March 7, 1923, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Alford, was a housewife and a Baptist.
Survivors include one daughter, Sharron Jundi of Springs, Texas; five sons, Dean Boyles and George Boyles, both of Water Valley, Johnny Boyles of Glenview, Mo., David Boyles of Coldwater and Jeff Boyles of Cedar Town, Ga.; one brother Jim Alford of Gulfport; and 12 grandchildren.
Brame, Olivia
Word has been received of the death of Miss Olivia Elizabeth Brame, age 83, of Covington, Virginia, on Sunday, Jan. 18. The cause of death was respiratory failure.
Miss Brame was a member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church. She received her master's degree from the University of Mississippi in English and Library Science. She was employed part-time with McGraw-Hill Publishing Company and the University of Virginia, where she taught English to foreign students.
Miss Brame is survived by a sister-in-law Ann Whitten Brame and her niece Elizabeth Brame Byrd and her family all of Batesville; her nephew Wesley Whitten Brame of Memphis; and by her adopted sister Mary Jane Luke of Covington, Va.
Miss Brame was preceded in death by her brother Julius de Yampert Brame Jr. and her mother Vannie Blair Brame.
An Episcopal memorial service will be conducted at a later date, to be announced. Memorial donations may be made to an animal protection agency of the giver's choice.
Arrangements are being handled by Loving Funeral Home in Covington, Va.
Brasel, Dorothy "Dot" Jean Nevil
Batesville, Miss. - Dorothy "Dot" Jean Nevil Brasel, 67, of Batesville died Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2004, at Tri-Lakes Medical Center.
Brasel, born
July 24, 1937, to the late Grace Louise and Early Brown Nevil, was a retired teaching assistant, a member of The First Baptist Church, member of W.M.U., Keenagers and a member of the Beverly Lee Sunday School Class.
Services were Saturday at The First Baptist Church Lee Chapel. Rev. Doug Gregg Johnston, Rev. Doug Pepper and Rev. Larry Kilgore officiated. Burial was in Batesville Magnolia cemetery. Dickins Funeral Home had charge.
Survivors include one son Larry Eugene Brasel of Crowder; two daughters, Cynthia Anne Prince and Grace Alta Jacobs, both of Batesville; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Farrow Manor, 150 Farrow Dr., Coldwater, Miss. 38618.
Brassell, Thomas Vernon
Thomas Vernon Brassell, 87, of Lambert, died Sunday, September 19, 2004, at Baptist Hospital North in Oxford.
Brassell, born
Dec. 5, 1916, was a member of Lambert Methodist Church and a retired farmer.
Services were Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Lambert. Burial was in Lambert cemetery. Rev. Don O'Quin officiated. Kimbro Funeral Home had charge.
Survivors include his wife Mamie Brassell of Lambert; one son John Brassell of Coffeeville; four step-sons, Gene, Tommy, Wayne and Harold Mitchell; one step-daughter Dinah Shields; two half-sisters, Gertrude Strange of Coffeeville and Louise Schimtz of Memphis, Tenn.; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church in Lambert, Gideons International or donors choice.
