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Marie Grayson
FAYETTE - Services for Marie Grayson, 69, of Fayette, who died Friday, Aug. 6, 2004 at Natchez Regional Medical Center, will be at 10:00 a.m., Aug. 14, 2004, at Fountain Chapel A.M.E. Church in Fayette with the Rev. John Quinn officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Spencer Funeral Home.
Visitation will be today from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Ruby Lee Hampton
WOODVILLE - Services for Ruby Lee Hampton, 84, of Woodville, who died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2004, in Centreville, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John Baptist Church in Woodville with the Rev. Earnest Ford officiating.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery under the direction of Williams and Williams.
Kenneth Rashal Singleton
Mar. 17, 1960 - Aug. 7, 2004
WOODVILLE - Services for Kenneth Rashal Singleton , 44, of LaPlace, La., who died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2004 at River Parish Hospital in LaPlace, La., will be Saturday at Singleton Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. Johnny Elery officiating.
Burial will be in the Cedar Rest cemetery under the direction of Rollins Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. today at Cooper-Glapion Funeral Home in New Orleans, La.
Mr. Singleton was born
Mar. 17, 1960, in Adams County, the son of Ethel Green and Ed Singleton.
He was a 1978 graduate of Wilkinson County High School. He was an operation manager and a member of Singleton Chapel Baptist Church. He also served in the United States Marine Corps.
He is preceded in death by one daughter, Faith Destinee; his parents, Charles and Ethel Singleton and Forest Lemon; godfather, Clarence Jackson.
Survivors include his wife, Angela Rena Slan of LaPlace, La.; one son, Kenneth Singleton, Jr. of LaPlace; two daughters, Brishaun Singleton and Ashley Anderson, both of New Orleans, La.; mother, Tracy Lemon; mother-in-law, Annie Mary Slan of Woodville; one sister, Johnnie Woodfork of Woodville; two brothers, Ronnie (Cathy) Singleton of New Orleans, La., and Keith W. (LaKesha) Jones of Natchez; two god-sons, Christopher Russ and Rodney Boyd, Jr.; god-mother, Sophronia Jackson; one god-brother, Forest Gibbs; one god-sister, Jalaica Arbuthnot; four sister-in-laws, Vernice Slan, Andra Boyd, Cathy Singleton, and Lakesha Jones; two brother-in-laws, Rodney Boyd, Sr., and Lee A. Slan, III; a special aunt-in-law, Priscilla Slan of Woodville; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers will be friends of the family.
Alice O'Guinn Hellom
Dec. 18, 1965 - Aug. 7, 2004
UNION CHURCH - Services for Alice O'Guinn Hellom, 38, of Union Church, who died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2004 at her residence are incomplete at Rollins Funeral Home.
Lucille O. Caston
BUNKLEY COMMUNITY
Services for Lucille O. Caston of Bunkley Community, in Franklin County, who died Friday, Aug. 6, 2004 are incomplete at Marshall Funeral Home in Bude, Miss.
Gertrude Segrest
Nov. 9, 1919 - Aug. 8, 2004
UNION CHURCH - Services for Gertrude Segrest, 84, of Union Church, who died Aug. 8, 2004, at her residence, will be held at 11 a.m. today at Union Church Baptist Church.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery under the direction of Brookhaven Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 8 a.m. until service time today at the church.
Mrs. Segrest was born
Nov. 9, 1919, in Union Church, the daughter of James Bailey Stroud and Josie Buie Stroud.
She was a retired seamstress for a garment factor and was a member of Union Church Baptist Church.
Mrs. Segrest was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert O. Segrest Sr.; one brother; and one son, Robert O. Segrest Jr.
Survivors include five daughters, Marie Clark of Ruth, Josie Alice Rushing, Jonnie Taylor and Mattie Huff, all of Union Church, and Virginia Segrest of Natchez; 14 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; 25 great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Mattie Mosley of Mobile, Ala.; and one sister-in-law, Velma Stroud of Greenville.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Ministries Inc., 397 Brookhaven St., Brookhaven, MS 39601.
Joseph Hellom, Jr.
May 30, 1958 - Aug. 7, 2004
FAYETTE - Funeral arrangements for Joseph Hellom Jr., 46, of Union Church, died Saturday, August 7, 2004, are incomplete at Rollins Funeral Homes, Inc.
Kenneth Charles Bee
BUDE - Services for Kenneth Charles Bee, 56, of Bude, who died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004, at VA Hospital, will be at 11 a.m. today at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church of Monroe.
Burial will follow at the church cemetery under the direction of Lakeover Memorial Funeral Home of Jackson.
Gertrude Segrest
Nov. 9, 1919 -- Aug. 8, 2004
UNION CHURCH -- Services for Gertrude Segrest, 84, of Union Church, who died Aug. 8, 2004, at her residence, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Union Church Baptist Church.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery under the direction of Brookhaven Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the church and from 8 a.m. until service time Tuesday at the church.
Mrs. Segrest was born
Nov. 9, 1919, in Union Church, the daughter of James Bailey Stroud and Josie Buie Stroud.
She was a retired seamstress for a garment factor and was a member of Union Church Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one brother and one son.
Survivors include five daughters, Marie Clark of Ruth, Josie Alice Rushing, Jonnie Taylor and Mattie Huff, all of Union Church, and Virginia Segrest of Natchez; 14 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; 25 great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Mattie Mosley of Mobile, Ala.; and one sister-in-law, Velma Stroud of Greenville.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Ministries Inc., 397 Brookhaven St., Brookhaven, MS 39601.
Walter Lee Crawford
March 5, 1918 -- Aug. 6, 2004
NATCHEZ -- Services for Walter Lee Crawford, 86, of Natchez, who died Friday, Aug. 6, 2004, at his residence, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Grace United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dayna Goff officiating.
Burial will follow in Greenlawn Memorial cemetery under the direction of Laird Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home on Union Street and from 9 a.m. until service time at the church.
Mr. Crawford was born
in Noxapater, on March 5, 1918, the son of the late Lee Emerson Crawford and Sarah Caroline Gunn Crawford.
He attended Holmes Junior College and Delta State College. He then was called to serve in the 491st Bomb Squadron of the 14th Air Force of the Army during World War II, where he was stationed in Kunming, China, and flew over "The Hump."
He retired from Ashland Pipe Co. and was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, wehre he taught the adult Sunday school class faithfully for many years.
He was also a Gideon and spread the word of God to children.
Mr. Crawford loved to grow vegetables in his garden and shared with all. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and was soon to be a great-grandfather.
Survivors include his wife, Annie Marion Guyton Crawford; three daughters, Sarah Ann MacManus and her husband, Peter, both of Raleigh, N.C., Jeanne Ballard and her husband, Gary, both of Dripping Springs, Texas, and Ginger Crawford Evans of Natchez; seven grandchildren, Jonas Monast, Heather Monast, Kai Monast, Adair Nelson and her husband, Alan, Sarah Jeanne Evans, Caroline Ballard and Katy Ballard; and one brother, Sterling Crawford, and his wife, Laura V., both of Aberdeen.
Pallbearers will be Jonas Monast, Kai Monast, Peter MacManus, Gary Ballard, Floyd McCalip, Julian Delaughter, Henry Sanders and Fleet Jones.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Grace United Methodist Church Men's Club.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorials be made to Grace United Methodist Church or the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.
Jewel L. Thomas
Dec. 24, 1922 -- Aug. 6, 2004
NATCHEZ -- Services for Jewel L. Thomas, 81, of Natchez, who died Friday, Aug. 6, 2004, at his residence, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Laird Funeral Home Union Street Chapel with Monsignor Thadeus Harkins and the Rev. Alfred Camp officiating.
Burial will follow in Greenlawn Memorial cemetery under the direction of the funeral home.
Visitation will be from noon until service time Monday at the funeral home.
Mr. Thomas was born
Dec. 24, 1922, in Jefferson County, the son of Louie J. and Vida Smith Thomas.
He was a retired maintenance foreman for the National Park Service.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Ray S. Thomas; and one sister, Zadie Harrigill.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis M. Thomas; two sons, Eugene L. Thomas and his wife, Sheri, both of Mexico, and Russell G. Thomas and his wife, Pam, both of Bentonia; two stepsons, John Philip Schlimper and his wife, Charlotte, both of San Augustine, Texas, and Paul Schlimper and his wife, Kathy, both of Elgin, Texas; six sisters, Myrtis McManus and Louvenia Patrick, both of Terry, Myrtle Payne of Biloxi, Zanie Anderson of King City, Calif., and Billy Ruth Herring and Nancy Breland, both of Pearl; 11 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Curtis Cowart, Tommy Biglane, Bruce Kuehnle, Tommy smith, Carl Smith and Keith Schlimper.
Jewel L. Thomas
NATCHEZ - Services for Jewel L. Thomas, 81, of Natchez, who died Friday, August 6, 2004, at his residence, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Laird Funeral Home Union St. Chapel with Monsignor Thad Harkins officiating.
Burial will be in the Greenlawn Memorial Park cemetery in Natchez under the direction of the funeral home.
Visitation is from noon until service time Monday at the funeral home.
Dr. D. Clayton James
Dr. D. Clayton James, 73, of Moneta, Va., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2004, at Avante at Lynchburg Nursing Center.
Dr. James was an expert on World War II strategy with nine books to his credit. He received international acclaim with his three-volume biography, The Years of MacArthur, the last volume of which earned the Truman Book Award in 1986 and nominations for both the Pulitzer and Parkman prizes. born
in Winchester, Kentucky, he made his home since early childhood in Natchez, Mississippi, with his closest relatives, the late N.W. Bankstons and their daughter, Dorris.
Dr. James graduated from Rhodes College (formerly Southwestern at Memphis) in 1953 and earned his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Texas. He received a B.D. degree from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and spent eight years as a Naval Reserve Chaplain. He held the Harold K. Johnson Chair of Military History at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania and the John F. Morrison Chair of Military History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in Leavenworth, Kansas. A former Harmon Lecturer at the U.S. Air Force Academy, he was a Fellow of the Society of American Historians and was awarded the highest Civilian Medal for Distinguished Service by the Department of the Army in 1996.
After 23 years at Mississippi State University, where he was frequently recognized for distinguished teaching and research, Dr. James held VMI's first John Biggs Cincinnati Chair in Military History. He leaves his former administrative assistant, Anne Sharp Wells of Lexington.
Of all his achievements, it was his family that brought him the greatest joy. Besides his wife, Erlene of Moneta, VA, he wanted each of his four adult children to know how proud he was of them individually, as well as his eleven grandchildren.
In lieu of a formal memorial service, the family will receive friends at their home.
Services by Tharp Funeral & Cremation Arrangement Center, Smith Mountain Lake, VA, 540-721-9375. To send condolences, please visit www.carder-tharp.com.
