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Bolden
ANGUILLA — Funeral services for Willie Julius Bolden Sr., 60, of Anguilla will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Christian Light MB Church, Anguilla. He died Nov. 30, 2002, at Sharkey Issaquena Hospital, Rolling Fork. Burial will be in Cynthia Dana Cemetery, Anguilla, under the direction of Walker Funeral Home, Rolling Fork.
Mr. Bolden was an employee of Ewing Farms for over 50 years.
Survivors include his wife, Florine Bolden of Anguilla; four sons, Kenneth (Linda) Bolden, Willie Bolden Jr. and Thomas (Tiffany) Bolden, all of Anguilla, and Jeffery (Wander) Bolden of Rolling Fork; three daughters, Gardenia Thomas of Anguilla, Nadine Bolden of Portland, Ore.., and Lakeshia Chaney of Nitta Yuma; one brother, Robert (Gardenia) Bolden of Los Angeles; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A wake will be today from 6 to 7 p.m. at Adele Walker Memorial Chapel of Walker Funeral Home. Viewing will be at the church Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m.
Pastor R.C. Addison will officiate.
Bradberry
GREENVILLE — Graveside services for Destiny Arial Bradberry, two months, of Greenville will be Saturday at 10 a.m. in Lakewood Cemetery, Greenville. She died Dec. 3, 2002, at University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson. Burial will be under the direction of Redmon Funeral Home, Greenville.
Destiny was born Sept. 7, 2002, to Tina Bradberry and Roderick Brisby.
She leaves to cherish her memory her mother, Tina Bradberry of Greenville; her father, Roderick Brisby of Greenville; one brother, Kendrick Eshmon of Greenville; grandparents Earnestine Young, Tommy (Mildred) Summage and Bertha Brisby, all of Greenville; six aunts, Brenda Brown, Tonia Hymes, Tracy Summage, Anishia Summage, Tisha Young and Yolanda Granger, all of Greenville; four uncles, Joseph McKennies and Tommy Ingram, both of Greenville, Willie McKinnies of Raleigh, N.C., and Tommy Summage Jr. of Buffalo, N.Y.; and a host of cousins, family and friends.
Cooley
GREENWOOD — Funeral services for Doris Cooley, 74, of Greenwood will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Luke Church of God In Christ, Greenwood. She died Dec. 2, 2002, at New Generations Healthcare, Vicksburg Regional Hospital. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery under the direction of Century Funeral Home, Greenwood.
She was a member of St. Luke and under Watchcare at Lily of the Valley C.O.G.I.C. in Greenville. She was a retired attendance counselor for Greenwood public schools.
Survivors include five daughters, Vera Douglas of Greenville, Delores Davis of Greenwood, Katherine Jones and Phyllis Grayson, both of San Diego, and Cynthia Horne of San Bernandino, Calif.; one son, Tyrone Cooley of San Diego; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Cox
GREENVILLE — Graveside services for Willie Cox, 82, of Greenville will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Little Sister MB Church Cemetery, Avon. He died Nov. 26, 2002, at The King's Daughters Hospital, Greenville. Burial will be under the direction of Harris-Brown & Marion Funeral Home, Greenville.
Edwards
BELZONI — Funeral services for Odell Edwards, 76, of Belzoni, a retired janitor, will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Daybreak MB Church, Belzoni. He died of heart failure Dec. 4, 2002, at his home. Burial will be in Daybreak MB Church Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Belzoni.
Survivors include his wife, Claudia Jackson Edwards of Belzoni; eight sons, Clay Willie Edwards, D.S. Edwards and Terry Edwards, all of Columbus, Ohio, Birdell Edwards and Larry Edwards, both of Chicago, and Samuel Edwards, Charles Edwards and Marvin Edwards, all of Belzoni; seven daughters, Kimberly Jackson, M.D., of Providence, R.I., Latrice Jackson, Lillie B. Bullock, Josie Jones and Valerie Anderson, all of Belzoni, Annie Earl Edwards of Chicago and Jackie Edwards of Tupelo; and three sisters, Bessie Body, Lue Essie Falls and Ruby Edwards, all of Chicago.
Visitation will be Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. at Smith Funeral Home chapel, Belzoni.
Pastor Al Goss will officiate.
Gage
CLEVELAND — Funeral services for Sam Gage Jr., 50, of Cleveland will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Baptist Church, Cleveland. He died Dec. 1, 2002, at Greenwood Leflore Hospital, Greenwood. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Gardens, Cleveland, under the direction of Byas Funeral Home, Cleveland.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Odom Gage of Cleveland; his father, Sam Gage Sr. of Detroit; his mother, Rosie Cox of Indianola; his stepfather, Cleo Cox of Cleveland; three daughters, Kijuana Gage Goins of Memphis, Krystal Gage of Cleveland and Antoinette Odoms-Nembhard of East Orange, N.J.; three brothers, Manuel Cox of Denver, and Jerry Cox and Michael Cox, both of Cleveland; three sisters, Wilma Wesley of Cleveland, Brenda Cox of Denver and Kandice Gage of Virginia; and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 3 to 6 p.m., with family hour from 2 to 3 p.m. at Byas Funeral Home, Cleveland. The body will lie in state Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. at the church.
The Rev. Fredrick Ford will officiate.
Hartfield
GREENVILLE — Funeral arrangements for Amy Hartfield, 75, of Greenville are pending at Byas Funeral Home, Greenville. She died Dec. 5, 2002, at Delta Regional Medical Center, Greenville.
Holloway
LELAND — Funeral services for George Holloway Jr., 73, of Leland will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Peter MB Church, Leland. He died Dec. 2, 2002, at his home. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Greenville, under the direction of Dillon Funeral Home, Leland.
Mr. Holloway was a retired educator and coach. He served as the Leland Park Commissioner for many years. He taught at Greenville High School and O'Bannon High School for more than 30 years. He also coached both girls and boys basketball, track and baseball teams.
Survivors include one son, Christopher Holloway of Leland; two brothers, Howard (Pearl) Holloway of West Point and Billy Ray (Nettie) Holloway of Pasadena, Calif.; one grandchild, Ja'Christi Holloway of Memphis; and two aunts, Jewel Holloway of Milwaukee and Georgia Ruth Boyd of Prentiss. He also leaves a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be today from 2 to 5 p.m. at Dillon Funeral Home, Leland.
The Rev. Billy D. Robinson will officiate.
Joseph
GREENVILLE — Funeral services for Quintarius Joseph, 14, of San Antonio, Texas, will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Sisson Chapel of Byas Funeral Home, Greenville. He died Dec. 2, 2002, in San Antonio. Burial will be in Delta Memorial Gardens, Greenville.
Survivors include his mother, Shelia Joseph of Houston, Texas; his father, Emmanuel Thomas (Joseph Bridges) of San Antonio; grandparents Jessie (Fletter) Joseph of Greenville; paternal grandmother Mary Ann Clay of Memphis; two sisters, Ladrika Joseph of Greenville and Skye Thomas of San Antonio; godparents Robert (Lavern) Banks of Greenville; godbrother Pierre Towsend of Greenville; seven special cousins, JaMarcus Harries, Jamaal Harris, Danielle Edwards, Alicia Joseph, Oliver Joseph Jr., Asya Johnson and Darrington Shephard, all of Greenville; six aunts; and nine uncles.
Visitation will be today from 2 to 6 p.m. at Byas Funeral Home, Greenville.
The Rev. Victory Washington of West Palm Beach, Fla., will officiate.
King
INDIANOLA — Funeral arrangements for Ella King, 88, of Indianola are pending at Byas Funeral Home, Indianola. She died Dec. 5, 2002, at her home.
Lamastus
GREENVILLE — Funeral services for Guy Edward Lamastus Jr., 73, of Greenville, a retired roofer and construction businessman, will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mortimer Funeral Home chapel, Greenville. He died of heart failure Dec. 5, 2002, at Delta Regional Medical Center, Greenville. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Greenville.
Mr. Lamastus was a lifelong resident of Greenville. He was a roofer with Brown Roofing Co., and was an avid fisherman and hunter. He was also a veteran of the Korean War.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Patsy Riner Lamastus.
Survivors include four daughters, Dottie Willoughby of Indianola, Donna Lott of Pearl, Diana Pangburn of Wichita, Kan., and Debi Massey of Nachodoches, Texas; one son, Stacy Lamastus of Houston, Texas; one brother-in-law, J.L. Brown of Greenville; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at Mortimer Funeral Home.
Prewitt
HOLLANDALE — Funeral arrangements for Opal Walker Prewitt, 90, of Hollandale are pending at Boone Funeral Home, Leland. She died Dec. 5, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Oxford, Miss.
Reece
INDIANOLA — Funeral services for Katrina Weeks Reece, 37, of Indianola will be Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Mt. Moriah MB Church, Indianola. She died Nov. 30, 2002, at South Sunflower County Hospital, Indianola. Burial will be in Riverside Memorial Garden, Indianola, under the direction of Byas Funeral Home, Indianola.
Survivors include her husband, Walter Reece of Indianola; two sons, Mitchell Weeks, stationed in Guam overseas, and Fershun Weeks of Indianola; one daughter, Sabrina Weeks of Indianola; five brothers, Darrell (Tonya) Weeks of Indianola, Alfred McBride and Kevin (Felecia) McBride, both of Los Angeles, Terrance (Charnette) McBride of Waukegan and Joe Barksdale Jr. of Florida; and two sisters, Candance Barksdale of Los Angeles and Demetris McBride of Indianola.
Visitation will be today from 2 to 6 p.m. at Byas Funeral Home, Indianola.
Brother J.C. Owen will officiate.
Ridley
METCALFE — Funeral services for Alphonso J. Ridley, 92, of Peekskill, N.Y., formerly of Metcalfe will be Saturday at noon at St. Luke Baptist Church, Metcalfe. He died Nov. 30, 2002, at Hudson Valley Hospital Center, Cortland, N.Y. Burial will be in St. Luke Church Cemetery, Metcalfe, under the direction of Bea's Century Funeral Home, Greenville.
Survivors include one daughter, Dollester R. Fauntleroy of Peekskill, N.Y.; four sons, Alphonso Ridley Jr. of Metcalfe, Ivory Lee Ridley of Saginaw, Mich., Myron (Jackie) Ridley of Greenville and Charles Ridley of Peekskill, N.Y.; one aunt, Theodorshia Greene of Peekskill, N.Y.; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; the Holmes family of Metcalfe; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Visitation will be today from 1 to 5 p.m. at Bea's Century Funeral Home chapel, Greenville.
The Rev. John Henry Whitehead will officiate.
Russell
GREENVILLE — Funeral arrangements for Johnnie Bea Russell, 81, of Greenville are pending at Watson-Edwards & Evans Funeral Home, Greenville. She died Dec. 4, 2002, at Delta Regional Medical Center, Greenville.
