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Wilbourn, Dora Lee
Como, MS - Dora Lee Wilbourn, 83, formerly of Como, died Sunday, April 25, 2004, at Allenbrooke Nursing Home in Memphis.
Services are today at Hammond Hill M.B. Church in Senatobia. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Felix Cauthen Funeral Home had charge.
Wilbourn was a life member of Hammond Hill M.B. Church.
Survivors include one daughter Erma Jean Bonner of Como; one son Roosevelt Davis of Maywood, Ill.; seven grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and five great great-grandchildren.
Williams, Ada
Memphis, Tenn. - Ada Williams, 69, of Memphis, died Monday, July 26, 2004, at Methodist Central Center in Memphis.
Services are Saturday at 2 p.m. at South Hopewell M.B. Church in Taylor. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Rev. Samuel McNeal will officiate.
Survivors include one daughter Jenny Lewis of Batesville; one son Haywood Iry of Memphis; eight grandchildren; and one brother Haywood Iry Jr. of Taylor.
Williams, Hubert H.
Hubert H. Williams, 89, of Sledge, died Friday, September 10, 2004, of heart failure.
Williams, born
May 18, 1915, to the late Hubert H. and Rilla Powell Williams, was the retired president of United Southern Bank of Sledge, a U.S. Veteran of WWII and a member of Sledge Baptist Church.
Services were Monday at Sledge Baptist Church. Burial was in Forrest Memorial Park. Wells Funeral Home had charge.
Survivors include his wife Ruby P. Williams of Sledge; two God-daughters, Candy Dillon Wells and Shelley Tierce Utz, both of Greenwood and his niece Helen Williams Brown of Meridian.
Memorials may be made to Sledge Baptist Church.
Williamson, Peggy Ann Cook
Grenada, Miss. - Peggy Ann Cook Williamson, 65, of Grenada, died Friday, June 25, 2004, at her residence of heart failure.
Services were Sunday at Garner-Harper Funeral Home Chapel in Grenada. Burial was in Woodlawn cemetery in Grenada. Bro. T. Hill and Bro. Bill Lee officiated. Garner-Harper Funeral Home had charge.
Williamson, born
Nov. 16, 1938, was a homemaker and a child care provider. She was a member of Central Baptist Church and active in Grenada Relay for Life.
Survivors include two daughters, Ann Hill of Grenada and Catherine Karrer of Allentown, Pa.; three sisters, Louise Williams and Doris Chapman, both of Grenada and Bobbie Jean Burnett of Russellville, Ky.; one brother James "Jim" Cook of Winamic, Ind.; and two grandchildren.
All memorials may be made to Grenada Chapter of the American Cancer Society. She was preceded in death by her husband Samuel B. Williamson; and parents, Roy Craig Cook and Sarah Catherine Flemmons Cook.
Williford, Jack Anthony
Batesville, MS - Jack Anthony Williford, 80, of Batesville, died Monday, May 3, 2004, at Beverly Health Care in Batesville.
Services were Thursday at Pope Baptist Church. Burial was in Chapel Hill cemetery in Pope. Rev. Allen Mullan officiated. Dickins Funeral Home had charge.
Williford, born
Feb. 20, 1924, to the late Seab Williford and the late Hattie Anthony Williford, was a carpenter and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was also a member of Pope Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Phillip Williford of Pope and Clinton Burns of Olive Branch; two daughters, Sandra Joiner of Bossier City, La. and Pamela Ann Williford of St. Petersburg, Fla.; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
All memorials may be made to Chapel Hill cemetery.
Willingham, Corinne Carter
Corinne Carter Willingham, 98, of Oxford, died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2004, at her residence.
Services were Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004, at Pleasant Green M.B. Church in Water Valley. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev. Thomas Buckner Jr. officiated. Nicholson Funeral Home had charge.
Willingham was born
Aug. 14, 1905, to the late Alfrod Carter and late Emma Ivy Carter.
Survivors include five sons, James Willingham, C.W. Willingham, Eugene Carter, Edward Willingham and Roland Willingham; two daughters, Minnie Willingham and Shirley Willingham; 20 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
Wilson, Mary Jane Short
Mary Jane Short Wilson, 84, died Monday, Feb. 16, 2004, at her residence in Kirkwood by the River Retirement Community of Birmingham, Ala. She was the widow of Edward Robert Wilson of Sardis and the daughter of the late Mord and Jennie Fyfe Short of Como.
Mrs. Wilson lived the majority of her life in Panola County where she was an active participant in church and civic activities. Known for her community involvement, she was instrumental in the establishment and subsequent administration of the public housing authority in Sardis.
Recognizing the importance of preserving local history, she was a member of PanGens and the Tate County Mississippi Genealogical and Historical Society. Mrs. Wilson compiled and published Panola County Mississippi Obituaries and Cemeteries of North Panola, as well as contributing materials to the Mississippi State Archives.
Mrs. Wilson was an accomplished quilter whose work is included in the Mississippi State Department of Archives and History. Many of her smaller quilts were donations to patients at Children's Hospital in Birmingham.
For the past seven years, she was a resident at Kirkwood where she was well known and loved for her interest in the welfare of her fellow residents and volunteer work in that community.
Mrs. Wilson enjoyed a wide circle of friends and had a great loving interest in all of her extended family.
Mrs. Wilson is survived by a sister, Ellenor Moore of Chapel Hill, N.C.; a brother Robert M.P. Short of Sewanee Tenn.; a daughter and son-in-law, Meredith and Jimmy Creekmore of Jackson; a son and daughter-in-law, Edward and Amanda Wilson of Birmingham; grandchildren, Dolly Creekmore Goings and James Hiram Creekmore Jr. of Jackson and Evan Robert Wilson of Birmingham; and three great-grandchildren.
The family received friends at Johns-Ridout's Funeral Home, 2116 University Boulevard on Tuesday, Feb. 17 from 5-7 p.m. and a memorial service was at the Chapel of Kirkwood by the River on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Life Care Fund at Kirkwood by the River, 3605 Ratliff Rd., Birmingham, AL 35210 or to the charity of your choice.
Wilson, Walker "Nat"
Walker "Nat" Wilson, 96, formerly of Sardis, died Sunday, March 14, 2004, at Senatobia Convalescent Center.
Services are Saturday at 1 p.m. at Ruffin Grove M.B. Church in Como. Burial will be in Rose Hill cemetery in Sardis. Rev. Timothy Smith will officiate. Moore Funeral Home has charge.
Wilson, born
Nov. 22, 1907, was a farmer and a member of Ruffin Grove M.B. Church.
Survivors include one son William McGhee of Crenshaw; nine step grandchildren; 30 step great-grandchildren; and 19 step great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife Mattie Walton Wilson.
Wood, Lowell T.
Batesville, Miss. - Lowell T. Wood, 73, of Marks, died Monday, August 2, 2004, at Quitman County Hospital in Marks of heart-failure.
Services were Wednesday at Belen Baptist Church in Belen. Burial was in Belen cemetery. Rev. Todd Bowen officiated. Kimbro Funeral Home had charge.
Wood, born
April 30, 1931, in Vance, was in the U.S. Army and a member of Belen Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife Dorothy Collums Wood of Marks; one son Tommy Wood of Germantown, Tenn.; four daughters, Carolyn Wood and Susan Wood, both of Marks, Linda Fowler of Batesville and Beverly Gandy of Senatobia; two sisters, Lucille Woodsof of Batesville and Dorothy Brown of Ripley, Tenn.; two brothers, Maxwell "Buddy" Wood of Belen and Rodney Wood of Centerville and five grandchildren.
Woods, Betty Jean "Jeannie" Brean
Betty Jean "Jeannie" Brean Woods, 58, of Batesville, died Friday, March 19, 2004, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford of heart failure.
Services were Monday at Wells Funeral Home chapel in Batesville. Burial was in Tyronza cemetery in Tyronza, Ark. Wells Funeral Home had charge.
Woods, born
Nov. 9, 1945, to the late Murray Lloyd and late Betty Jean Branan Brean, was a homemaker and a Methodist.
Survivors include four sons, Keith Allen Walker, Scotty Kester, Brain Kevin Woods and Chris M. Woods, all of Batesville; one brother Murray Allen Brean of Tyronza, Ark.; and five grandchildren.
Woods, Roxie Diane Bell
Roxie Diane Bell Woods, 44, of Water Valley, died Thursday, September 9, 2004, at Leflore County Hospital in Greenwood.
Woods, born
Nov. 15, 1959, to the late James Wilburn Bell Sr. and the late Roxie Mae Alexander Bell, was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Baptist Network.
Services were Sunday at Dickins Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Batesville Magnolia cemetery. Dickins Funeral Home had charge.
Survivors include two sons, Dudley Woods III and Daniel Woods, both of Coldwater; three brothers, Tod Maclin and Jimmy Bell, both of Water Valley and David Bell of Batesville; three sisters, Lisa Wiggs of Fulton, Shirley Roberts of Batesville and Sandra Ray of Coldwater and four grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Batesville Magnolia cemetery, P.O. Box 302, Batesville.
