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Ollie Parham
AMORY — Ollie Bell Parham, 94, died Sept. 20, 2010, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services are today at 2 p.m. at Tisdale-Lann Funeral Home with David Highland and Tommy Whaley officiating. Burial will follow in New Hope cemetery. Visitation is today until service time. Pallbearers are Jon Mark Wilkinson, Jeff Hall, Donald Barksdale, Bobby Cantrell, Monty McCormick, Larry Seales and Brad Stanford. Mrs. Parham was born
on May 3, 1916, in Splunge. She was a daughter of the late Virgil Clifton and Iuna Noe Stanford. She worked as a seamstress for Longnecker’s. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Merle R. Brown and John S. Parham; brothers, Earnest, J.D., Junior, Joe and James Earl Stanford; and sisters, Flora Seales, Myrtle Cantrell and Jeraldine Thompson. She is survived by a son, Jimmy G. Brown of Hatley; daughters, Julia Rae Parham of the Parham community, Bonny Parham of Amory, and Bobbie Jean Amos of Atlanta; brother, Harold Stanford of Oakland, Ark.; sisters, Dorothy Pickle and Clara Jean Tubbs, both of Amory; six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Basil Hood
SMITHVILLE — Basil E. “Buddy” Hood, 69, died Sept. 20, 2010, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services are Thursday at 2 p.m. at E.E. Pickle Funeral Home in Amory with Wes White and Joey Goodwin officiating. Burial will follow in Union Grove cemetery. Pallbearers are Rollin Turnage, Robert Woodham, David Reese, Mitch Hood, Raymond Sandlin and Bobby Blake. Visitation is from noon until the service time on Thursday. Mr. Hood was born
July 14, 1941, in Itawamba County to the late Ivy Cecil and Davannah Vay Blake Hood. He was in the U.S. Army, the National Guard, and the U.S. Air Force. He worked as a mechanic for the Frisco/Burlington Northern Railroad and later worked for Eutaw Construction as a heavy equipment operator. A member of New Bethel Baptist Church, he attended Smithville Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Guy Mitchell Hood. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Kay Hood of Smithville; daughter, Michele Rhea Hood of Birmingham, Ala.; and sister, Donna Faye Hood Smith of Peaceful Valley Community.
Berkley Nichols
Major Howard “Berkley” Nichols, age 45, of Aberdeen, MS, passed away January 11, 2013, at his residence. Graveside services with full military honors will be Friday, January 18, 2013, at 2:00 PM at West Tennessee State Veterans cemetery in Memphis, TN. Visitation will be Thursday, January 17, 2013, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbus, MS. Major Nichols was born
January 14, 1967, in Huntsville, AL, to Jim and Nancy Garst Nichols of Germantown, TN. He was a graduate of Germantown High School and Memphis State University. Major Nichols received his commission through Air Force ROTC at Memphis State in 1990. He graduated from pilot training in 1992 and was assigned to the F-16. He flew the F-16 during assignments in Saudi Arabia, Korea and at Hill AFB. He had over 50 hours of combat time and was awarded the Air Medal. In 1997, he was assigned to Columbus AFB, MS, as a T-37 flight instructor pilot. Major Nichols transitioned to the Air Force Reserves in 2001. He was a highly respected simulator and flight instructor pilot in the T-38 with over 3, 200 flying hours. He touched the lives of thousands of Air Force pilot training students. In addition to his parents, survivors include his wife, Michele Schiffer Nichols of Aberdeen, MS; son, Jacob Nichols of Collierville, TN; daughter, Shelby Nichols of Starkville, MS; stepsons, Samuel Stukenborg of Little Rock, AR and Benjamin Stukenborg of Little Rock, AR; stepdaughter, Rachel Stukenborg of Little Rock, AR; brothers, Russ Nichols of Germantown, TN, Tim Nichols and his wife, Tracy of Ripley, TN; niece, Ashlee Nichols; and nephews, Cole Nichols and Tyler Nichols. Pallbearers will be the Little Rock, AR Air Force Base Honor Guard. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38101.
Catherine Gardner
COLUMBUS — Catherine H. Gardner, 71, died Jan. 13, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital–Golden Triangle. Services are Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant MB Church with the Rev. James Gardner officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Pleasant cemetery. Visitation is today from 2-6 p.m. at Lee-Sykes Funeral Home. Mrs. Gardner was born
Sept. 21, 1941, to the late Mariah Lou Harris and Julius Hairston. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, John Henry Harris; and sisters, Navelle Harris, Estella Mickens and Dorothy Jean Harris. Survivors include her husband, Edgar T. Gardner; daughters, Rosie Jones, Angela Gardner and Cutrell Gardner, all of Columbus; sons, Johnny Cockrell, Albert Cockrell and Thomas Taylor, all of Columbus and Willie Cockrell of Starkville; sisters, Elnora Pointer of Memphis, Tenn., and Sallie Mae Harris of Detroit; and brother, Lonzell Harris of Columbus. Pallbearers are Paul Mason, Roger Allen, Henry Harris, Marion Kyles, Marcus Kyles and Woodrick Jones.
Estella Curtis
Services are today at 2 p.m. at Wise Funeral Home Chapel with Willy Weddle officiating. Burial will follow in Poplar Creek Nations cemetery. Visitation is three hours prior to services. Mrs. Curtis was born
Feb. 12, 1924, to the late Rob and Ida Boyles. She was a member of Poplar Creek Nations Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband James Thomas Curtis; and seven brothers and sisters. Survivors include her daughters, Brenda Curtis of Eupora, Jane Curtis Clark of Stewart, Helen Harris of Jackson, Jean Palmertree, Willie Leach and Betty Toler, all of Greenville; 17 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Pallbearers are Tray Hollenhead, Zane Hollenhead, Eddie Clark, Seymore Palmertree, Dwayne Orr, Billy Leach, Jody Leach and Eric Rowland.
Robert Pitts
GUNTOWN — Robert Arnold Pitts, 89, died Jan. 16, 2013, at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo. Services are Saturday at 2 p.m. at Norwood Funeral Home Chapel with Glenn Hughes officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Ridge cemetery. Visitation is two hours prior to services. Mr. Pitts was born
Feb. 28, 1923, to the late Jessie and Myrtle Egger Pitts. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served during World War II. He was a self-employed carpenter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Katie, Lois and Lottie; and brothers, Oliver “Chuck”, Grady and Eldon. Survivors include his daughters, Maxine Miller of Semmes, Ala., Rebecca Reid of Guntown and Mary Ann Alley of Mobile, Ala.; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Geraldine Rice
STARKVILLE — Geraldine Bradford Rice, 48, died Jan. 9, 2013. Services are Saturday at 11 a.m. at 16th Section MB Church with the Rev. William A. Richardson officiating. West Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include her husband, Curtis Rice of Starkville; daughters, Areche’ Bradford and Leslie Bradford, both of Starkville; son, Curtis N. Bradford of Fayetteville, Tenn.; sister, Betty Ashford of Starkville; brothers, Arthur Bradford of Charlotte, N.C., Bobby Bradford of Memphis, Tenn., Ester Bradford, Willie D. Bradford, Robert Bradford and Lott Bradford, all of Starkville. Memorials may be to CB&S; Bank, c/o of Geraldine B. Rice Memorial Fund, 303 Highway 12 West, Starkville, MS 39759.
Donny Weed
PRAIRIE — Donny Weed, 75, died Jan. 15, 2013, at Pioneer Hospital in Aberdeen. Services are Friday at 1 p.m. at Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Bobby Brock officiating. Burial will follow in Macedonia cemetery in Houston. Visitation is Thursday from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Weed was born
Dec. 22, 1937, to the late Lucy Jeanette Boyce and Andrew Melvin Weed. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his sisters, Bobbie Ann Weed, Kay W. Howard, Nancy Cheryl Weed, Linda Wilson and Penny McKellar, all of Prairie; brothers, Bill Weed of Scurry, Texas, John Weed of Dallas, Tony Weed, Melvin Ray Weed and Carl Weed, all of Prairie. Pallbearers are Timothy Weed, Dustin Weed, Scott Howard, Danny White, Alvis Warren and Robert Parker.
David Gibbs
WEST POINT — David Gibbs, 76, died Jan. 13, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center. Services are Saturday at 11 a.m. at Third Mt. Olive MB Church with the Rev. Israel Lee officiating. Burial will follow in West Point Memorial Gardens. Visitation is today from 3-6 p.m. at the church. Carter’s Mortuary Services is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Gibbs was born
May 28, 1936, to the late Henry Gibbs and Janie Gibbs. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a representative for the State of Mississippi. Survivors include his wife, Annie Gibbs of West Point; son, Karl Gibbs of West Point; sister, Coarene Stevenson of Muskegon; brother, Ira Gibbs of West Point; and one grandchild.
Willie Ashford
STARKVILLE — Willie Mae Mosley Ashford, 89, died Jan. 12, 2013, at OCH Regional Medical Center. Services are Saturday at 11 a.m. at Oakland MB Church in Crawford with the Rev. Ronald Cockrell officiating. Burial will follow in Oakland cemetery. Visitation is today from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. at the West Memorial Funeral Home Chapel.
Ed Paden
Ed (Edgar Louis) Paden died on January 10, 2013, at age 83. Ed most recently lived in Northport, Alabama. Ed passed quietly in his sleep after suffering a bout of pneumonia. Ed is survived by his wife, Evelyn; his three sons, Raymond, Larry and Scott Paden; and his brother, Glenn Paden. The child of Louis Cotes Paden and Stella (Maggie Estelle) Lewis Paden, Ed was born
in the throes of the Great Depression. Louis and Stella acquired a homestead near Oak Grove in southern California to protect themselves against the depression. Ed learned ingenuity through necessity and by the example of his father, Louis. Using army surplus pipes and inner tubes to bring water from a mountain spring and a windmill to charge a bank of 6 volt batteries, Louis built a machine shop and home complete with electric lights, hot and cold running water, a full bathroom, and even a water cooled food locker. Louis’ example paid off as Ed leaned on his ability to fix things throughout his life. An accomplished Pontiac mechanic, Ed assumed the role of Motor Sargent during the Korean War. After the war, Ed followed his love of electronics attending trade school in radio and television electronics becoming a sought after electronics expert focusing on the repair of television and the new color cameras at NBC studios in Burbank, California. Ever the free spirit, Ed moved his business, wife Phyllis Sloan Paden and three boys to “God’s country” in the Northern Arizona Mountains during the early 1960s. After his divorce from Phyllis in the late 60s, Ed continued to provided a home for his three boys and ran his business through the recession of the Mid 70’s. Then living with his three boys in Columbus, Mississippi, Ed fell back on his auto mechanic skills and worked his way up to a management position for Pickens’ Trucking in southeastern Alabama. Ed became known as “The Sandman” throughout the Columbus area as he managed the sale, processing, and shipping of millions of pounds of sand, gravel, stone, and cement for the Columbus Lock and Dam near Columbus, Mississippi. Ed retired in the early 90’s, proud of the Lock and Dam, but anxious to once again rebuild his electronics repair business located behind his home near Lee High School in Columbus. After the loss of his wife, Pauline Porter Walker in 1996, Ed eventually fell in love with his final soul mate, Evelyn Lanning Paden. Later Ed and Evelyn created a beautiful home in Northport, Alabama where he enjoyed their cat Siam, gospel music, his aquariums, and long talks with his loved ones. Join us as we celebrate Ed’s life and memory at 4:00 PM on January 19 in the Columbus Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 301 Brooks Drive, Columbus, Mississippi 39702.
Lewis Dixon
WIGGINS — The Rev. Lewis Edward Dixon, 84, died Jan. 12, 2013, in Hattiesburg. Services were today at Lighthouse Family Worship Center in Wiggins. Burial followed in Wiggins City cemetery. Moore Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Dixon was the former pastor of Wiggins Church of God, Okalona Church of God, Hamilton Church of God and Murray Hill Church of God. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Dixon; and 11 brothers and sisters. Survivors include his children, Ethel Fairley and Sheila Havens, both of Wiggins, Rose Hilton of Shalimar, Fla., Debbie Dunn of Grand Bay, Ala., Gerald Dixon of Hattiesburg and Tom Pulliam, both of St. Elmo, Ala.; sister, Ida Nell Garrett of Petal; 11 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Gloria Jones
COLUMBUS — Gloria Brooks Jones, 52, died Jan. 12, 2013. Services are Friday at 11 a.m. at Lee-Sykes Chapel with the Rev. Clyde Edwards officiating. Burial will follow in Concord cemetery. Visitation is today from 2-5 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Jones was born
Feb. 22, 1960, to the late Attrice and Emma Malone Brooks. Survivors include her husband, Lonnie Jones; daughter, Annie Marie Jones; son, Allan Michael Jones; brothers, Attrice Brooks Jr., of Lakeland, Fla., and Lomont Hudson of Nevada; sisters, Minera Stewart and Shirley Jones, both of Columbus, Martha Lawson of Kankakee, Ill., and Vera Jones of Jackson; and two grandchildren. Pallbearers are Porter Stewart Sr., Demon Stewart, Melvin Perry, Alfonzo Anthony, Robert Stewart, Charles Stewart and Arvis Lawson.
Ruthie Davis
COLUMBUS — Ruthie Mae Davis, 69, died Jan. 17, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital–Golden Triangle. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter's Funeral Services.
Infant Major Gray
BROOKSVILLE — Infant Major Rikeem Gray died Jan. 9, 2013, at OCH Regional Medical Center. Graveside services are Saturday at noon at Mt. Samuel MB Church. Carter’s Funeral Services are in charge of arrangements. Survivors include his father, Jerry Gray of Crawford; mother, Tyra Taylor of Brooksville; and sister, Americus Taylor of Brooksville.
Gertrude Johnson
SHUQUALAK — Gertrude Johnson, 70, died Jan. 15, 2013, at Noxubee General Hospital. Services are Saturday at 11 a.m. at Ivory Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Kenneth Casey officiating. Burial will follow in St. Peters cemetery. Visitation is today from 1-5 p.m. at Lee-Sykes Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Johnson was born
April 14, 1942, to the late Matt and Mary Dantzler Robinson. She was a member of St. Peters UM Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her children, Melvin and Johnny C. Johnson; and 11 siblings. Survivors include her husband, Otis C. Johnson of Shuqualak; daughters, Delois Maxwell and Debra Jenkins, both of Shuqualak, Barbara Bright of Meridian and Sandra Simmons of Aliceville, Ala.; sons, Grover Johnson of Scooba and George L. Johnson of Shuqualak; sisters, Nettie B. Glass of St. Louis and Otha Mae Conner of Macon; brothers, Shelton and Isiah Robinson, both of St. Louis and Gus Robinson of Shuqualak; 16 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Pallbearers are Grover C. Johnson, Jeremy Hibbler, Donta Stewart, Dean Maxwell, Ron Parson and Dewayne Stewart.
Mamie Gholston
COLUMBUS — Mamie Lou Gholston, 84, died Jan. 14, 2013, at her residence. Services are Saturday at 1 p.m. at Bible Way Progressive Church of God in Christ with Robert Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Union cemetery. Visitation is today from noon to 6 p.m. at Carter’s of Columbus. Mrs. Gholston was born
May 29, 1929, to the late Calvin and Paula Toney. She was employed as a cook with the Columbus Country Club. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by his husband, William Gholston; and siblings, Corine Swanigan, Mary Alice Sherrod, Victoria Beard, Sally Harrison, Willie Toney, Julius Toney, Calvin Toney Jr., Ezekiel Toney and James Toney. Survivors include her son, Calvin Swanigan of Columbus; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Pallbearers are Steven Swanigan, Ceasar Sherrod, Willie Sherrod Jr., Jerry Swanigan, Curtis Williams Jr., and Robert Swanigan.
