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Geraldine Murrey Wallace
Aug. 5, 1951 - Jan. 23, 2004
ROXIE - Services for Geraldine Murrey Wallace, 52, of Fayette, who died Friday, Jan. 23, 2004, at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at East Roxie Church of Christ with Brother Curtis Pittman officiating.
Burial will be in Hickory Block cemetery in Union Church under the direction of Rollins Funeral Home of Fayette.
Visitation is from 1 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mrs. Wallace was born
Aug. 5, 1951, in Jefferson County, the daughter of Volley Davis, Sr. and Earnestine Murrey.
She attended Alcorn State University, worked as a ward clerk for over 20 years at Jefferson County Hospital and was a member of East Roxie Church of Christ in Roxie. She also worked two years with Southwest Home Health Agency in Natchez.
Mrs. Wallace was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Gerald Murrey; one brother, Aaron Davis.
Survivors include her husband, Milton L. Wallace of Fayette; one son, Carl D. (Lucersia) of Jackson; two daughters, Deborah (Roosevelt) Winters of Jackson and Lawanda Wallace of Ridgeland; four step-sons, Calvin (Edna) Winston of Union Church, Charles (Gradyle) Wallace of Pascagoula, Jerry Wallace of Union Church and Freddie Shorts of Fayette; four step-daughters, Shirley Ann Winston of Fort Worth, TX, Debra (Aaron) Wyatt of Texas, Diane Wallace of Union Church and Shelia Fells of Fayette; two brothers, Alvin (Ethel) Davis of Salinas, CA and Volley (Litha) Davis, Jr. of Fayette; two sisters, Annie Ruth Anderson of Fayette ad Vernice Murrey of Vicksburg; two aunts, Catherine Murrey of Crosby and Christine Murrey of Greenville; and a number of grandchildren, sisters and brothers-in-law, other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers will be friends of the family.
John Wilson, Sr.
Feb. 28, 1909 - Jan. 23, 2004
DOLOROSO - Services for John Wilson, Sr., 94, of Natchez, who died Friday, Jan. 23, 2004, at Natchez Community Hospital, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Rose Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Allen Scott officiating.
Burial will be in Wilson cemetery under the direction of George F. West Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mr. Wilson was born
Feb. 28, 1909, in Wilkinson County, the son of Major and Esther Wilson.
He was a retired janitor and a Baptist.
Mr. Wilson was preceded in death by his wife, Pearl Lee McDonald Wilson; two children, Leroy Wilson and Florastine Wilson Woods; three brothers and two sisters.
Survivors include five sons, John (Caleaner) Wilson, Jr., Robert (Annie) Wilson and James Wilson, all of Natchez, Milton (Isabella) Wilson of New Brunswick, NJ and Mitchel Wilson of Perth Amboy, NJ; two daughters, Esther (Freeman) Reason and Rosemary Reason, both of Natchez; two brothers, Sam (Edna) Wilson of Doloroso and Thomas Wilson of Dallas, TX; 20 grandchildren; and a number of great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers will be Bennie Henderson, Joe Bruce, Carl Wilson, John Edwards, Joe Carter and James Smith.
Rosie Lee Brown
April 9, 1917 - Jan. 27, 2004
FAYETTE - Services for Rosie Lee Brown, 86, of Roxie, who died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004, at her residence, will be at noon Saturday at Rose Hill No. 1 Baptist Church in Fayette with the Rev. Earnest Ford, Jr. officiating.
Burial will be in Bethlehem Baptist Church in Hamburg under the direction of George F. West Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 3 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home and from 11:30 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church.
Mrs. Brown was born
April 9, 1917, in Jefferson County, the daughter of Earnest Wyatt and Eudora Norton.
She was a member of Rose Hill No. 1 Baptist Church, the senior choir and the Mother Board.
Survivors include one daughter, Sadie Lee Brown; five grandsons, Carlton (Lola) Brown, Charles (Frances) Brown, all of Hamburg, Kenneth Brown of Crosby, Marvin Brown of Hattiesburg and James (Marissa) Brown of Texas; three granddaughters, Linda (Walter) Smith, Brenda (Timmie) Chambliss and Patricia Brown, all of Hamburg; just like a son, M.E. Felton of Hamburg; and a number of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers will be Deacons of Rose Hill Baptist Church.
Sherwood Ware
Jan. 16, 1970 - Jan. 23, 2004
FAYETTE - Services for Sherwood Ware, 34, of Church Hill, who died Friday, Jan. 23, 2004, in Fayette, will be at noon Saturday at Jefferson Chapel AME Church with the Rev. Anthony Colenberg officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of R.D. Mackel and Sons.
Visitation is from noon to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home and from 11 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church.
Mr. Ware was born
Jan. 16, 1970, in Jefferson County, the son of Charlie Ware and Rosie Fitzgerald Ware.
He was educated in the Jefferson County School System and was employed with Bland and Company as a machine operator.
Survivors include his mother, Rosie F. Ware of Church Hill; two children, Kiarra Franklin and Travaius Walls of Natchez; three sisters, Georgia (Denel) Fulton of Fayette, Gloria Ware of Natchez and Janet (Clarence) Jones of Natchez; five brothers, Willie (Gwen) Ware, James (Margarette) Ware, Marvin (Deloris) Ware and Paul Ware, all of Church Hill, Willie (Kiesha) McDonald of Natchez; special friend, Clara Smith of Natchez; three uncles, Leonard (JessieLee) Fitzgerald of Gulfport, Lymon (Jessie) Matthews of Natchez and Howard Ware of St. Louis, MO; one aunt, Fannie (Paul) Elkins of Detroit, MI; friends, Joann Stafford and Tramaine "Dale" Proby of Natchez; nieces, Evelyn, Lawanda, Crystal, Shamekia, Latoya and Gwen; nephews and cousins, the Payne Family, other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers will be employees of the Bland Company.
Willie Ellis
May 18, 1917 - Jan. 25, 2004
SIBLEY - Services for Willie Ellis, 86, of New Orleans, LA, who died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2004, at his residence, will be at noon Saturday at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church in Sibley with the Rev. James E. Brooks officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Majestic Mortuary of New Orleans.
Visitation is from 10:30 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church.
Mr. Ellis was born
May 18, 1917, in Sibley, the son of Dave Ellis and Ann Williams.
He was educated in the Adams County, was retired from Steamship Association in New Orleans and was a member and deacon of New Hope Baptist Church of New Orleans.
Mr. Ellis was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Lula Mae Ellis; three sisters, Sarah Mazique, Edna Ellis and Fannie Ellis; two brothers, Dave Ellis and Ed Ellis.
Survivors include two daughters, Irma Ann Ellis and Mary Lee Smith of New Orleans; four sons, James Ellis, Charles Ellis, Albert Watson, Jr., all of New Orleans and Eddie Ellis of Hammond, LA; two sisters, Rosie Lee Corey and Virginia Williams of Chicago, IL; two daughters-in-law, Barbara Ellis of Mandeville, LA and Paula Ellis of Hammond; four sisters-in-law, Ellen Ellis, Ora M. Moore, Margie Brooks and Joyce O'Neil; one brother-in-law, Eddie Mazique; special niece and husband, Sarah Ann and Jimmy Green; first cousin, Rosie Lee Perry; 14 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Pallbearers will be Nathaniel Perry, Joseph Perry, Louis Knight, Scott King, Willie King and Henry Jackson.
Dr. Thomas H. Gandy
July 31, 1921 - Jan. 26, 2004
NATCHEZ - Services for Dr. Thomas H. Gandy, who died Monday, Jan. 26, 2004, at his residence following a long illness, will be 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, graveside at Natchez City cemetery, with Dr. Brock Watson officiating.
Visitation will be afterwards, 4 to 6 p.m., at First Presbyterian Church in Stratton Chapel.
Dr. Gandy was born
July 31, 1921, in Tallulah, La., the son of Robert Wiley Gandy and Ellen Penfield Gandy. His parents preceded him in death as did two brothers, Robert Wiley Gandy Jr. and William Fredrick Gandy, and one sister, Mary Helen Loe.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Warren Gandy of Natchez; six children, Susan Gandy Olds, Warren Buford Gandy, Thomas Howard Gandy Jr. and William Wiley Gandy, all of Baton Rouge, Melissa Warren Good of Cambridge, England, and Nancy Chandler Rosebrock of Asheville, N.C.; and one sister, Eleanor Gandy Terzia of Monroe.
Dr. Gandy attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, completing pre-medical studies and continuing at the LSU School of Medicine. In 1946, after an internship and a nine-months residency at Shreveport Charity Hospital, he was called to active duty in the U.S. Navy and served first at the New Orleans Naval Hospital for several months before assignment to the First Marine Division at Tientsin, China, and then at Tsingtao, China, where he served until 1948. After his return to the United States, he continued work at the Shreveport hospital to complete his three-year residency in internal medicine and pathology.
A beloved physician who cared for many families in Mississippi and Louisiana during his four decades of practicing medicine in Natchez, he was a leader in the medical community, serving as chief of staff at the public hospital and appointed to the hospital's board of trustees. He was the first physician to serve as the board's chairman.
Throughout his busy medical career, he also became active in civic affairs. For his dedication to the community, the Mississippi Medical Association presented him with its prestigious 1989 Community Service Award.
Some of his community service activities stemmed from his acquisition in 1960 of a large and important collection of photographic negatives. The many thousands of old glass and celluloid plates covered about 100 years of Natchez history. With his talents and self-taught skills, he opened a window into a Natchez that had not been seen before as he made prints and began to share them with the world.
In 1970, Dr. Gandy was named chairman of the city's newly organized Architectural Review Board. That board led the way for today's Preservation Commission and the important preservation laws helping to save the city's architectural treasures. In 1972, he was elected president of the Natchez Historical Society and through that position was the guiding force behind the establishment of the Historic Natchez Foundation, the city's premier preservation body.
Numerous organizations have presented awards to Dr. Gandy for his work in preservation and history, including the American Association for State and Local History, the Mississippi Historical Society, the National Park Service and others. In 1988, he was cited for distinguished service by the Friends of the LSU Libraries. And in 1999, he was inducted into the LSU Alumni Association Hall of Distinction.
With his wife, Joan Gandy, he has produced several books based on the historic Natchez photographs and has exhibited the photographs around the United States as well as in other countries. About 550 of his works hang at Stratton Chapel in Natchez, an exhibition open to the public six days a week and visited by thousands of people each year. Natchez photographs from his collection have appeared in national and international magazines, newspapers and films.
His fondest hope, he often said, was to live "a useful life." His family hopes friends and colleagues will join them Thursday to celebrate that life at the gravesite and at Stratton Chapel.
The family suggests memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church in Natchez, the Historic Natchez Foundation or Friends of the Natchez City cemetery.
Dr. Thomas H. Gandy
NATCHEZ - Graveside services for Dr. Thomas H. Gandy of Natchez, who died Monday, Jan. 26, 2004, at his residence, will be 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, at Natchez City cemetery.
Visitation will be afterwards at Stratton Chapel of First Presbyterian Church, 4 to 6 p.m.
Laird Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
John Wilson, Sr.
Funeral arrangements for John Wilson, Sr., 94, of Natchez, who died Friday, Jan. 23, 2004, at Natchez Community Hospital, are incomplete at George F. West Funeral Home.
Thomas R. Huseman
NATCHEZ - Services for Thomas R. Huseman, 59, of Natchez, who died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004, at his home, will be Wednesday with the Rev. Zabron A. Davis, III officiating.
Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church. A service will follow at 11:30 and burial will be at Natchez City cemetery under the direction of Laird Funeral Home.
Thomas Huseman was the son of Anthony and May James Huseman. He was a lifelong resident of Natchez and owner of Huseman Oil International. He was preceded in death by his father and a daughter, April Michelle Huseman.
Survivors include his mother, May James Huseman; his daughters, Shannon Kristi Huseman, Mary Kate Coleman Huseman and Ann Amelia Cummings Huseman; a son, Jeffery Trace Huseman; a brother, James R. Huseman; sister-in-law, Peggy Reese Huseman; nieces, Sabrina A. Huseman and Katrina Huseman Maier; and great-niece, Melissa Alisabeth Maier of Natchez.
Robert E. "Bobby" Goss
April 26, 1939 - Jan. 24, 2004
NATCHEZ - Services for Robert E. "Bobby" Goss, 64, of Natchez, who died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004, at his residence, will be at 1 p.m. today at Laird Funeral Home Union Street Chapel with the Rev. Ronald Hall officiating.
Burial will follow at the Natchez City cemetery under the direction of Laird Funeral Home.
Mr. Goss was born
April 26, 1939, in Natchez, the son of Willie Aubrey and Helen Elizabeth Watson Goss.
He was a member of Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Church in Vidalia, LA. Mr. Goss was formerly employed by American Commercial Barge Line as well as Armstrong Tire and Rubber Co. for 20 years and Fidelity Tire Co. for 4 years and most recently worked as a Corrections Officer at Angola State Prison. He received an honorable discharge from the United States Army Reserve and the Army National Guard of Mississippi. He was loved by his many friends and known as a music buff and a jokester. Mr. Goss was an avid fisherman. He loved life, his wife, children, family and friends.
Mr. Goss was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Willie Goss, Jr., Paul Goss and Donald Goss; and a sister, Paula Goss.
Survivors include his wife, Elaine Bates Goss of Natchez; daughter, Barbara Marie Goss Thornhill and husband, Kevin of Summit; son, Robert E. Goss, Jr. and wife, Sherri of Memphis, TN; three grandsons, Joseph Conrad Guillot of Ft. Leonardwood, MO, Luke Goss and Paul Goss of Memphis; two brothers, James Jackson "Jack" Goss, Charles Leroy Goss and wife, Barbara, all of Natchez; sister, Helen Marie Goss Marks and husband, Freddy of Vidalia; sisters-in-law, Virginia Morris and husband, Terrill of Jackson and Diane Henry and husband, Sammy of Fayetteville, NC; brothers-in-law, Dr. John G. Bates and wife, Glenda of Cuthbert, GA and Edgar Bates and wife, Betty Sue of Jackson; and a number of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Pallbearers will be Willie Goss, Vance Dunn, Chad Marks, Hank Brewer, Kevin McDonough, Mike Willey, Steve Willey and Billy Joe Dendy.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ray Brossard, Sonny Roberts, Mike McDonough, members of the D-Team of the REBTC of Angola State Prison.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Ministries of Natchez, MS.
