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Ellen E. Childers
Ellen E. (Genna) Childers, 57, of Byhalia, died Jan. 17, 2006 in Memphis, Tenn.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Jan. 20 at Olive Branch Funeral Home Chapel.
She leaves her husband Gaylon Lee (Al) Childers; four children, Richard Newton Dye, Carla Ann Williams, April Renee Feathers, Tawnya Daneane Ray; four sisters, Martha Johnson of Horn Lake, Nancy Emerson of Waterford, Mary Marshall of Waterford, Diane Millwood of Conway, Ark.; two brothers, Marshall (Mike) Jones of Southaven, Gerald (Bo) Jones of Waterford; and 12 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Tommy Wayne Dye.
The family requests memorials be made to the American Cancer Society.
James Henry Croft
James Henry Croft, 75, of Mt. Pleasant, died Jan. 22, 2006 at his home. He was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Rossville, Tenn.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on Jan. 25 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Mt. Pleasant cemetery. Bro. Will Barnes officiated.
He leaves his wife, Joan Snow; two daughters, Wanda Carroll of Adamsville, Tenn., Lisa Croft of Collierville, Tenn.; a sister, Annette Jowers of Mt. Pleasant; and a grandson.
Ava Bridgeforth Garth
Ava Bridgeforth Garth, 52, of Memphis, Tenn., died Jan. 15, 2006 at Germantown Hospital. She was a church usher, a member of Order of Eastern Star and sales clerk with Dillard’s department store.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on Jan. 20 at Pleasant Grove MB Church, where she was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev. S.A. Phillips officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves a daughter, Lindsay Nicole Garth of Memphis, Tenn.; a son, Lott Cary Garth III of Memphis, Tenn.; three sisters, Andrea Marion, Edith Sims, both of Holly Springs, Paulette Ballard of Las Vegas, Nev.; three brothers, Larry Wayne Bridgeforth, Glen Bridgeforth, both of Holly Springs, Samuel Dennis Bridgeforth of Holly Springs; and two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Peggy Bridgeforth; and two brothers, Dean Bridgeforth Jr., Rodney Bridgeforth.
Pallbearers were Chaddrick Marion, Chauncey Marion Sr., Cecil Marion Jr., Laricko Strickland, Christopher Bridgeforth, Glynn Bridgeforth Jr., Dean Edward Bridgeforth III and Nicholas Edwards. Honorary pallbearers were Lott Cary Garth II, Samuel Bridgeforth, Larry Bridgeforth, Glynn Bridgeforth, Albert Sims and Joseph Ballard.
Alberta DeBerry Griffin
Alberta DeBerry Griffin, 51, of Holly Springs, died Jan. 14, 2006 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. She was a member of Hopewell No. 1 MB Church, a member of the church choir, a chuch announcer, missionary society, assistant secretary at church, singer with Sisters in Praise. She was a nursing home nurse.
Services were held at 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 21 at Rust College Doxey Auditorium. Burial was in Cottrell Memorial Garden in Holly Springs. Rev. Andre’ DeBerry officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves her husband, Lenwood Griffin; a daughter, Sherry Griffin of Holly Springs; two sons, Kevin Griffin of Memphis, Tenn., Terry Griffin of San Antonio, Tx.; her mother, Willie Mae McEwen DeBerry of Holly Springs; four sisters, Elnora McKennley, Lee Etta Smith, both of Memphis, Tenn., Doris Waller of Holly Springs, Mary Beard of Potts Camp; six brothers, James DeBerry, Melvin DeBerry, Rev. Andre’ DeBerry, all of Holly Springs, Roy DeBerry Jr. of Jackson, Willie DeBerry of Irving, Tx., Ronald DeBerry of Memphis, Tenn.; and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers were nephews, Conery DeBerry, Dale DeBerry, Bennett Waller, Jarvis DeBerry, Courtiney DeBerry, Barry DeBerry, Rasheed DeBerry and Devon DeBerry. Honorary pallbearers were her brothers, James DeBerry, Melvin DeBerry, Roy DeBerry Jr., L.C. Griffin, Willie DeBerry, Andre’ DeBerry, Ronald DeBerry, J.C. Griffin and Albert Lee Griffin.
Ted Dwight Hillhouse
Ted Dwight Hillhouse, 57, of Oxford, died Jan. 21, 2006 at the Veterans Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was a Vietnam veteran, a carpenter and a Baptist.
Services were held Jan. 25 at Coleman Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in the New El Bethel cemetery in Lafayette County. Bro. Jimmy Anthony officiated. Coleman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves two sons, Brad Hillhouse, Christopher Hillhouse, both of Oxford; four brothers, Mark Hillhouse of Water Valley, Scott Hillhouse of Shreveport, La., Tim Hillhouse of Slayden, Mike Hurdle of Mt. Pleasant; three sisters, Vicki O’Dell of Holly Springs, Tammy Pasco of Holly Springs, Michelle Skelton of Walnut.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Billy Mack Hillhouse.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the New El Bethel Baptist Church cemetery Fund, 105 Hwy 334, Oxford, MS 38655.
Richard B. Langston
Richard B. Langston, 79, of Mt. Pleasant, died Jan. 22, 2006 at his home. He was a switchman for IC Railroad and an Army veteran of World War II.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Jan. 25 at Carey Chapel Baptist Church, where he was a member. Burial was in Carey Chapel cemetery. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his wife, Dorothy Jean Langston; a son, Richard D. Langston of Branson, Mo.; two daughters, Deborah J. Gaines, Denise E. Boyd, both of Mt. Pleasant; a brother, Elliott Neon Langston of Waxahachie, Tx.; four sisters, Myrtis E. Todd, Mattie Anderson, both of Mt. Pleasant, Delia Hurdle of Slayden, Katie Skelton of Martinsburg, Va.; 11 grandchildren 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Pallbearers were Glen Gaines, Keith Valentine, Aaron Valentine, Justin Boyd, Joshua Boyd, Larry Gaines and Vince Eggers. Honorary pallbearers were Troy Sensing, John Taylor and Brad Brown.
Kimberly Brown Latham
Kimberly Brown Latham, 36, of Laws Hill, died Jan. 17, 2006, at her home. A member of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, she was employed at Keel’s Grocery in Laws Hill.
Services were held at 10 a.m. on Jan. 20 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Mt. Moriah cemetery. Bro. Arnold Goode officiated.
She leaves her husband, Jimmy Latham; two daughters, Jamie Kayla Wells, Samantha Latham, both of the home; her mother, Gracie Brown of Laws Hill; her father and his wife, Charles and Brenda Brown of Hickory Flat; four brothers, Nick Brown of Hickory Flat, Chuck Brown, Todd Brown, both of Jacksonville, Fla., Brian Willard of Hickory Flat; and a sister, Julie Trammel of Hickory Flat.
Napoleon McKinney
Napoleon McKinney, 44, of Holly Springs, died Jan. 19, 2006 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. He was disabled.
Services were held at 1 p.m. on Jan. 23 at Adolphus Chapel CME Church in Holly Springs, where he was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his mother and father, Mae Frances McKinney and Nathaniel McKinney of Holly Springs; seven sisters, Nancy Jones, Willie Mae Jeffries, Gloria Byers, Loria Perkins, Brenda Wyatt, all of Holly Springs, Johnnie Mae Hurd of Memphis, Tenn., Linda Cancer of Albany, N.Y.; three brothers, Jimmy Lee Perkins of Holly Springs, Tyrone Cancer, Grady McKinney, both of Albany, N.Y. and a godson, Devon Rucker of Kansas City, Kan.
Pallbearers were Christopher Byers, Carl Nunnally, Starling Nunnally Jr., Larry Howell Jr., Broady Richmond and Bernie Byers. Honorary pallbearers were Grady McKinney, Jimmy L. Perkins, Joseph Waytt, Michael Perkins, Donald Jeffries and Tyrone Cancer.
Willie Lee Nelson
Willie Lee Nelson, 51, of Holly Springs, died Jan. 17, 2006 in Holly Springs. He was a welder with Griffin Inc. in Victoria.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Jan. 22 at Mt. Pleasant Church of Christ, where he was a member. Burial was in Cottrell Memorial Garden in Holly Springs. Bro. Gary Young officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his wife, Mayline Nolan Nelson; five daughters, Carolyn Spearman, Nicole Hill Braden, both of Memphis, Tenn., Toccara Nolan, Lorna Nelson, Keosha Nelson, all of Holly Springs; a son, Willie Nelson Jr. of Holly Springs; four sisters, Minnie Harmon, Mary Lewis, both of Holly Springs, Judy Webster of Memphis, Tenn., Annie Nelson of Ashland; four brothers, Larry Nelson of Holly Springs, Riley Nelson Jr. of Memphis, Tenn., Lonnie Nelson of Flint, Mich., Robert Harmon of Chicago, Ill.; and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a sister Linda Norvell.
Pallbearers were Andre Zinn, Tracy Nelson, Terry Blackmon, Dewitt Elliott, Shawn Tucker and Essex Wilson. Honorary pallbearers were Willie Nelson Jr., Todd Richardson, Larry Nelson, Riley Nelson Jr., Lonnie Nelson and Carl Evans.
Carl Smith
Carl Smith, 74, of Potts Camp, died Jan. 16, 2006 at Alliance HealthCare in Holly Springs. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Potts Camp, retired from U.S. Corp of Engineers and a Navy veteran of Korea.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Jan. 19 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Spring Hill cemetery in Waterford. Bro. Paul Middleton, Bro. Bobby Bowman and Bro. Jim Buchanan officiated.
He leaves his wife, Shirley Smith; a son, Carl Dwight Smith of Potts Camp; a daughter, Carla Humphreys of Potts Camp; a sister, Betty Johnson; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Boyd Smith and Ervin Smith.
Ada Mae Wooten
Ada Mae Wooten, 85, of Como, died Jan. 16, 2006 at her home. She was the widow of Bill Avant Wooten.
Services were held at 1 p.m. on Jan. 21 at Beulah Baptist Church in Como. Burial was in the Mt. Moriah Church cemetery. Rodgers Funeral Home in Coldwater was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves five daughters, Ada Johnson of Waterford, Mae Dean, Willie Mae Wilbourn, Deloise Wilbourn, Christine Barnett, all of Como; three sons, Fred Wooten, Robert Wooten, both of Como, James Wooten of Batesville; a sister, Annie Faulkner of Abbeville; two brothers, Abe Young of Senatobia, Lonnie George Young of Milwaukee, Wisc.; 44 grandchildren, 110 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Mauce McCalla
Mauce McCalla, 89, of Red Banks, died Oct. 27, 2006 at Baptist Hospital in Collierville, Tenn. She was the widow of John Francis McCalla. She was a member of Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church, Eastern Star and Daughters of the Nile. She was a former member of Advent Presbyterian Church.
Services were held at 12 noon on Oct. 30 at Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Memorial Park cemetery.
She leaves a son, Roy Jones of Pulaski, Tenn.; a stepson, John McCalla of Statesville, N.C.; two daughters, Melba Owen, Jean Dunn, both of Red Banks; a brother, Gordan McDugle of San Antonio, Tx.; three sisters, Ruby Hawkins of Cincinnati, Ohio, Dale Morris of Louisville, Ky., Juanita Mansfield of Memphis, Tenn.; 11 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Brownie Anderson.
Martha Clyde Boone McCollum
Martha Clyde Boone McCollum, 90, of Holly Springs, formerly of Germantown, died Oct. 20, 2006 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. She was retired from the U.S. Postal Service and a member of Germantown Baptist Church.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. on Oct. 23 at Hill Crest cemetery.
She leaves a brother, Tom Boone of Holly Springs.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Ruby Dockery, Sidney Seale Boone; and a brother, Claude Boone.
The family requests memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society or the First Baptist Church of Holly Springs.
Florida Bell Holland Riddle
Florida Bell Holland Riddle, 91, of Chicago, Ill., formerly of Holly Springs, died Oct. 18, 2006 at Loretto Hospital in Chicago. She was a member of Union Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, a church usher, a former member of Gray’s Chapel CME Church in Hudsonville and a retired seamstress with a drapery factory in Chicago.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Oct. 28 at Anderson Chapel CME Church. Burial was in Gray’s Chapel CME Church cemetery. Rev. Joe Lester officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves a daughter, Bertha Leach of Chicago; a granddaughter who cared for her, Valerie Leach of Chicago; two brothers, Edgar Holland of Holly Springs, Robert Hopkins of St. Louis, Mo.; seven grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by four brothers, Joseph Holland, Fred Holland, Selner Holland, Eugene Anderson.
Pallbearers were Chester Holland, Willie Riddle, Jessie Holland, Fred Holland, Chris Holland and George Scott Jr. Honorary pallbearers were members of Union Missionary Baptist Church and members of Gray’s Chapel CME Church family.
