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A tel OW :08 1A 3 190 ned me ME EL 112 THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL Friday, January 17, 2003 B3 Club in Detroit. Mr. Dawson, the widower of Linda L. Thomas Dawson, leaves a stepdaughter, Sandy Colburn of Michigan; three sisters, Arlene Atkinson and Shirley Allen, both of Michigan, and Sharon Woodward of Colorado; a brother, Gary R. Dawson of Michigan, and a grandchild.

DYERSBURG George W. Viar, 74, retired engineer for the Department of Agriculture, died Wednesday at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Johnson Funeral Home Newbern with burial in Rehoboth Cemetery there. He was an Army veteran and a member of Ro Ellen Cumberland Presbyterian Church, American Society of Agriculture Engineers, former commander of American Legion Post 130 in Waynesboro, a former member of the Lions Club and a former Boy Scout leader.

Mr. Viar, the husband of Betty Jo Viar, also leaves two daughters, Dianne Bennett of Vienna, W.Va., and Patty Wellington of Clarksville; a son, David Viar of West Memphis, a sister, Mary Nelle Miller of Dyersburg, four grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Diabetes Association. GLEASON Allie Mae Grissom, 93, retired restaurant owner, died Thursday at McKenzie Health Care Center. Services will be at 10 a.m.

Saturday at Gleason First Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery in Paris. Gallimore Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Grissom, the widow of Fred Brown Grissom, leaves three daughters, Rosalee Snider of Gleason, Mary Esch of Bartlett and Dorothy Gean Carroll of Paris; a brother, Edward Ponder of Gurney, 19 grandchildren, greatgrandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. HENDERSON Una V.

Austin Massengill, 90, of Memphis, formerly of Henderson, retired from Salant Salant, died Wednesday at Sycamore View Nursing Home in Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Casey Funeral Home with burial in Chester County Memory Gardens. Mrs. Massengill, the widow of Alvin Ervin Massengill, leaves a grandchild and two great-grandchildren.

HENNING Eddie Smith, 83, farmer, died Tuesday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Ripley with burial Garden of Everlasting Life in Covington. Currie's Funeral Home charge.

Mr. Smith, the husband of Lucy M. Smith, also leaves two daughters, Bertha Mae Felton of Detroit and Emma Jane Lashey of Benton Harbor, a sister, Harriet Barbee of Henning, 30 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 15 greatgreat-grandchildren. HORNBEAK Grace Helen Jerden, 88, homemaker, died Thurs- day at Baptist Memorial HospitalUnion City. Services will be at 2 p.m.

Saturday at Cryer Funeral Home in Obion with burial in Antioch Cemetery in Hornbeak. She leaves six daughters, Opal Kirby, Marcella Erwin, Linda Jernigan, Shirley Hamm, Marguerite Wilson and Beverly Coston, and three sons, Tommy Jerden, Joe Jerden and David Jerden, all of Hornbeak, 16 grandchildren and 19 greatgrandchildren. HUMBOLDT Ronald Steven Scarbrough, 45, of Baldwin, formerly of Humboldt, employee of A A Paving died Thursday in Gainesville, Ga. Stewart Funeral Home in Cornelia, has charge. Mr.

Scarbrough, the husband of Rose Crump Scarbrough, also leaves a daughter, April nessee; two stepdaughters, Elizabeth Crane of Clarkesville, and Cindy Ferguson of Mt. Airy, three stepsons, Wayne Keller of Lavonia, Casey Keller of Carnesville, and Dennis Keller of Hollingsworth, three sisters, Carol McLemore, Linda Ziegler and Wanda Scarbrough, and four brothers, Jimmy Scarbrough, Glenn Scarbrough, Larry Scarbrough and Bubba Scarbrough, all of Tennessee, a grandchild and 13 stepgrandchildren. MARTIN Doris Mae Barner Thurman, 74, homemaker, died Wednesday at Volunteer Community Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Murphy Funeral Home with burial in East Side Cemetery.

She was a member of Cypress Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Thurman, widow of Vernon R. Thurman, leaves a daughter, Sandra Winston of Martin; two sons, Winston Thurman of Martin and Terry Thurman of Bartlett; three sisters, Mattie Boulton of Kevil, Georgia Mitchell of Martin and Geraldine Rhoades of Union City, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. McKENZIE Jimmy Hudson, 56, of Memphis, formerly of McKenzie, maintenance worker, died Wednesday at his home.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Brummitt Funeral Home with burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. He leaves his father and stepmother, Charles Hudson Jr. and Kelly Hudson; a sister, Wanda Hudson, and a brother, Jerry Hudson, all of McKenzie.

McKENZIE Chester C. Wimberly, 96, retired from Union Pacific Railroad, died Wednesday at Oak Manor. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at McKenzie Church of Christ with burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

Williams Funeral Home in Greenfield has charge. Mr. Wimberly, the husband of Edith Wimberly, also leaves a son, Ben Wimberly of Antioch, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Wednesday at Milan General Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m.

Saturday at Bodkin Funeral Home with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. She was of the Assembly of God faith. She leaves two daughters, Diane Lovelace of Milan and MILAN Bobbie Jean Hudspeth, 72, homemaker, died FIRST DeAnza Russell of Mayfield, sons, Ronnie Hudspeth wood and Mike Hudspeth of Paris; a sister, Nell Carroll of Henry, eight grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Heart Association. MOSCOW James Anna Whitney, 99, of Memphis, formerly of Moscow, homemaker, Tuesday at Allenbrooke Health Care Center in Memphis.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a mother board member, with burial New Zion Cemetery. J.A. Lofties Funeral Home in Somerville has charge. Mrs.

Whitney, the widow of Cash Whitney, leaves a daughter, Jeannette R. James of Jackson; three sons, Barkley Whitney, Willie C. Whitney and Irby Whitney, all of Memphis; two sisters, Millie Barry of Chicago and Vivian McDonald of Memphis, 23 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Cecil Allen Wolfe, 63, former cook for Wolfe's Dairy Bar, Wolfe's Cafe and Christopher's Restaurant, died Wednesday at Hardin County Nursing Home. Services will be at 1 p.m.

today at Shackelford Funeral Home with burial in Mt. Hermon Cemetery in Hardin County. He was a Baptist. He leaves a Dean Allen Wolfe of Savannah; four sisters, Mary Welch of Adamsville, Marie Shelby of Benton Harbor, Willie Riser Yoakum of Laurel, Frankie Kendrick of Savannah, and a brother, Dee Wolfe of Erin. SHARON Nicholas Eldon Par- tin, 3-month-old son of Amanda and Robert Partin of Sidonia, died Tuesday at Volunteer Community Hospital in Martin.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Williams Funeral Home in Greenfield has charge. He also leaves three sisters, Shelbi Miller, Robyn Partin Sidney E. Williams, all of Sidonia; his grandparents, Terry and Barry Ward of Palmersville, Rebekah and Jerry, Partin of Sidonia and Peggy and Terry Miller Collinsville, 11., and his greatgrandparents, Frieda and Harlen Jones of Sharon and Joyce Williams of Gulfport, Miss.

of Somerville, certified nursing assistant for Loving Hands died Sunday at Methodist HealthcareUniversity Hospital in Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Nollies Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Pisgah Cemetery. J. A.

Lofties Funeral Home has charge. She leaves three daughters, LaNelle Stewart, Nakia Stewart and Rachael Brooks, and three sons, Timothy Brooks, Steven Brooks and Samuel Brooks, all of Memphis; five sisters, Lillian McGhee of Moscow, Mary C. Chamers of Somerville, and Brenda Bond, Vanessa Bratton and Deloris Crawford, all of Memphis; five brothers, Eugene Anderson of Moscow, Ray Crawford of Somerville, Augusta Crawford of Memphis, Karl Crawford of Florida and Kevin Crawford of San Francisco, SOMERVILLE Della Jean Brooks, 52, of Memphis, formerly of Somerville, retired custodian for Methodist Hospital, died Sunday at Cordova Rehabilitation a and Nursing Center. Services will be at noon Saturday at Asbury CME Church with burial in New Mt. Zion Church Cemetery.

J. A. Lofties Funeral Home has charge. Mr. the widower of Sarah Jane McNeil, leaves three daughters, Virginia Hussey of Somerville and Ossie Harris and Earnestine Lee, both of Memphis; four sons, Theldo Houston, Texas, William C.

McNeil and Burldy D. McNeil, both of Toledo, Ohio, and Larry Robertson McNeil of Memphis, 45 grandchildren and 95 and eight grandchildren. SOMERVILLE Roosevelt McNeil, 95, of Memphis, formerly great-grandchildren. SOUTH FULTON Fletcher 'Demp' Gattis, 71, retired truck driver for Turner Dairy, formerly Pure Milk Co. in Fulton, died Thursday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hornbeak Funeral Home in Fulton with burial in Union Cemetery there. He was a member of Sons of Confederate Veterans, former president of the Archaeology Association of West Tennessee, former member of Trailblazers in Fulton and attended Riceville Baptist Church in Fulton. Mr. Gattis, the husband of Dorothy Sue Jones Gattis, also leaves four daughters, Brenda Zickefoose of Fulton, Hilda Smith of Algoma, Dessie Moss South Fulton and Rose Maness of Fort Bragg, N.C.; two sisters, Mary Frances Cox and Joyce Usery, and a brother, Robert Gattis, all of Pilot Oak, four grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

TRENTON Hartwell Thurmond Crim, 83, retired from Ten- nessee Department of Education, died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Shelton Funeral Home with burial in Bowers Chapel Cemetery. He was a World War Navy veteran, a 50-year member of Trenton Masonic Lodge 86 and a member of Scottish Rite of Free Masonry and the Rice Adams Sunday School Class at Trenton First Baptist Church. Mr.

Crim, the husband of Sandra Taylor Crim, also leaves a daughter, Dr. Elisabeth Crim of Los Angeles; a son, Hartwell Thurmond Crim Jr. of Memphis; two sisters, Evelyn Crim Albright of Humboldt and Dudley Crim Taylor of Trenton, and a brother, Perry Day Crim of Trenton. UNION CITY Hazel B. Long, 80, retired from Salant Salant, died Wednesday at Parkway Regional Hospital in Fulton, Ky.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at House of Prayer Pentecostal Church in Fulton, where she was a member, with burial in East View Cemetery in Union City. WhiteRanson Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Long, the wife of Woodrow Long, also leaves five daughters, Marzelle Parish and Shirley Coursey, both of Troy, Mamie Smith of SH DEATHS ARKANSAS Through Thursday, Jan.

16 MOUNTAIN HOME James L. Burt, 85, formerly of Memphis, retired printer for The Commercial Appeal after 37 years, died Jan. 4 in Mountain Home. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Jan.

25 at Mountain Home First Presbyterian Church. Roller Funeral Home has charge. He was a World War Il veteran, editor and publisher of the ITU Local 10 newsletter, the AFLCIO Memphis Union News and the Mid-South Golfer magazine, and a member of the Memphis Philatelic Society. Mr. Burt, the widower of Mary Jane Mackinnon Burt, leaves a daughter, Kathryn Templin of Mountain Home; a son, James L.

Burt Ill of Fort Worth, Texas; a sister, Betty Jo Henderson of Greenville, three granddaughters and four great-grandchildren. WEST HELENA Annie Crawford, 90, of Cordova, homemaker, died Wednesday in Cordova. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home with burial in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery. She leaves two daughters, Joy Crawford Jones of Memphis and Mary Crawford Bradshaw of Oklahoma City; two sons, Jack Crawford of Marvell and Bobby Crawford of Lambert, and 21 grandchildren.

MISSISSIPPI Through Thursday, Jan. 16 BATESVILLE Hubert Houston, 65, farmer, died Sunday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Eureka Cemetery.

Cooley's Mortuary has charge. Mr. Houston, the husband of Lula Henderson Houston, also leaves five daughters, Rosie Armstead of Batesville, and Lula Lofton, Martha Turner, Dorothy Smith and Sharon Williams, all of Courtland; two sons, Hubert Houston Jr. of Batesville and James Earl Houston of Courtland; five sisters, Eunice Henderson, Eva Young, Vergie Hamilton and Cloetee Houston, all of Batesville, and Annie Ruth Harris of Memphis; four brothers, John Houston of Batesville, James Houston and Robert Earl Houston, both of Memphis, and Johnny Lee Houston of Jackson, 23 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. BRUCE Wonell Jackson, 62, manager of Southern Management Housing, died Wednesday at her home.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Parker Memorial Funeral Home with burial in Bruce Cemetery. She was Catholic. She a daughter, Belinda Snow Bruce; two sons, Artis L. Jackson of Hernando and Justin Jackson of Salt Lake City, Utah; two sisters, Wanda McHugh of Carson City, and Rebecca Stafford of Wynne, and three grandchildren.

The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Luke's Catholic Church or a charity of the donor's choice. CLEVELAND Dorothy Knight Futterer, 75, bookkeeper, died Thursday at Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at New Cleveland Cemetery.

Thweatt-King Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Futterer, the widow of Ralph Knight and Robert Futterer, leaves a son, Don Knight of Cleveland, three grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to a church of the donor's choice. COFFEEVILLE Ray Allen Tierce, 63, retired truck driver, died Thursday at Grenada Living Center.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Elam Cemetery. Garner-Harper Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Tierce, the husband of Ruth Ralston Tierce, also leaves two brothers, Bobby Tierce of Picayune and Hervey Tierce of Augusta, Ga.

GREENVILLE Frankie Taylor Harding, died Thursday at her home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church with burial in Greenville Cemetery. Boone-Wells Funeral Home has charge. Mrs.

Harding, the widow of Robert Mayer Maclaurie Harding, leaves two daughters, Taylor Harding Ensenat of New Orleans and Amanda Harding Cottingham of Greenville; a son, William Robert Harding of Jackson, and seven grandchildren. HOLCOMB Patricia Ruth Spencer, 51, of Vicksburg, electrician for Entergy, died Wednesday in Port Gibson. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Glenwood Funeral Home in Vicksburg with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery in Water Valley. Mrs.

Spencer, the wife of Joey C. Fife, also leaves a daughter, Janie Liles of Holcomb; a son, Cecil C. Liles Ill of Austin, Texas; her mother, Edna Lawrence Spencer of Holcomb; two sisters, Cynthia Jane Spencer of Water Valley and Beverly Ann Spencer of Southaven, and two grandchildren. HOLLY SPRINGS Harry Hubbard, 88, retired from Burlington Northern Railroad, died Monday at Alliance Healthcare System. Services will be at 1 p.m.

Saturday at Christ Temple Church of God in Christ, where he was a member, with burial in Cottrell Memorial Garden. J. F. Brittenum Son Funeral Home has charge. Mr.

Hubbard, the husband of Lucy L. Isom Hubbard, also leaves a daughter, Hope Jones of Memphis; a son, Eric Andrew Hubbard of Laredo, Texas; four stepdaughters, Emma Whitlock and Clara Perry, both of Holly Springs, Betty Lockhart of Killeen, Texas, and Patricia Allen of Memphis; three stepsons, Elton Tucker, Tommy Tucker and Eddie Tucker, all of Holly Springs; a sister, Corrine Powell of Memphis, 25 grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren. Memphis and Dallas, retired from Standard Construction Co. in Cordova, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Services will HOLLY SPRINGS Othell McAdams 63, formerly of be at 1 p.m.

Saturday at Powell Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Cottrell Memorial Garden. J. F. Brittenum Son Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Anderson Chapel CME Church and NAACP.

Mr. McAdams, the husband of Josephine Hubbard MAdams, also leaves four daughters, LaShandra M. McAdams of Holly Springs, Jacquelyn Montgomery of Cedar Hill, Texas, Cheryl Cole of Grand Prairie, Texas, and Shawn Edwards of Dallas; four sons, Clifton McAdams and Rodney Taylor, both of Holly Springs, Othell MAdams Ill of Dallas and Thomas Earl McAdams of Duncanville, Texas; a stepdaughter, Marsha Hubbard of Holly Springs, and 14 grandchildren. HOUSTON Janie Gertrude O'Barr, 83, homemaker, died Thursday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m.

today at Houston Funeral Home with burial in Arbor Grove Cemetery. She was a member of Prospect United Methodist Church. Mrs. O'Barr, the wife of Andy B. O'Barr, also leaves two daughters, Boyce Anne O'Barr of Houston and Betty Lou O'Barr of West Point; a son, Donnie Taylor of Tupelo; two brothers, Charles 'Hootie' Franks and' Malvern Franks, both of Houston, and five children, 33 great grandchildren dren.

Memphis, retired salesperson, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at C. O. Pate Funeral Home in Senatobia with burial in Longtown Cemetery.

Mrs. Luckett, the wife of William Smith Luckett for 58 years, also leaves two daughters, Sandra Louise Thomas of Dickson, and Tina Katherine Priestas of Cordova, four sons, William Ray Luckett of Weatherford, Texas, John Wesley Luckett of Bartlett, Richard Neal Luckett of Sarah and David Bryan Luckett of Garland, Texas; a sister, Peggy Edwards of Santa Clara, a brother, Robert Bryan of New York City, 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. LONGTOWN Stella Madglyn Bryan Luckett, 76, formerly of MYRTLE Catherine Thompson Irwin, 76, retired music teacher, died Wednesday at her home.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at United Funeral Service in New Albany with burial in Gerisim Cemetery in Myrtle. Mrs. Irwin, the widow of Carrol Irwin, leaves a son, Gary Lumpkin of Murfreesboro, and three grandchildren. Hardwood, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County.

Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Ellistown Baptist Church in Blue Springs, where he was a member, with burial in Ellistown Cemetery there. United Funeral Service has charge. Mr. Davis, the husband of Maggie Davis, also leaves a daughter, Betty Roberts of Blue Springs; a son, Charles Davis of St.

Louis; a sister, Mattie Storz of Memphis; two brothers, Odie Texas and James Henry Jr. of Memphis, and five NEW ALBANY James W. Davis, 90, retired from Memphis grandchildren. OXFORD Luther Eugene Wood, 73, retired heavy-equip- great-grandchildren. SENATOBIA Winnie H.

ment operator for Brown and Root Engineering died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Waller Funeral Home with burial in Abbeville Cemetery. He was a member of Abbeville Baptist Church. Mr.

Wood, the husband of Lenora Wood, also leaves three daughters, Brenda Harmon of Oxford, Patsy Clifton of Hernando and Pam Dickey of Water Valley; a son, Larry Eugene Wood of Bartlett, two stepdaughters, Charlotte Roy of Abbeville and Janice Bennett of Oxford; two stepsons, James M. Downs of Oxford and Tommy Lee Downs of Sardis; two sisters, Virginia Ragland of Gulfport Gloria Krumke of Tupelo, 20 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Abbeville Baptist Church Building Fund. POPE Robert Lindsey Dye, 75, retired from the Corps of Engineers, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m.

today at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville with burial in Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery there. He was a World War Il and Korean War Navy veteran and a member of Longcrest Baptist Church in Memphis. Mr. Dye, the husband of Minnie Merle Duke Dye, also leaves three daughters, Jean Dye Darby and Bonnie Dye Skelton, both of Pope, and June Dye of Memphis; two sons, Jimmy Dye and Larry Dye, both of Pope; a sister, Rudell Dye Bedwell of Pensacola, two brothers, Dewitt Dye and Edward Dye, both of Atlanta, five grandchildren and three Veazey, 85, retired office manager for Sears and North Mississippi Savings Loan, died Wednesday at Christopher's Assisted Living Facility in Holly Springs. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m.

today at Bethesda Cemetery. C. O. Pate Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Senatobia First Baptist Church.

Mrs. Veazey, the widow of Thomas P. Veazey leaves a daughter, Elinor Baker, and a son, Tommy Veazey, both of Senatobia, five grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to Brooks Chapel Cemetery Association. SHELBY Laverne Steele, 76, retired from RaNell's Gifts Flowers, died Wednesday at her home.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland with burial in Shelby Cemetery. She was a member of First Bellview Baptist Church. Mrs. Steele, the wife of Charles W.

Steele, also leaves a daughter, Ann S. Ellis of Tupelo; a sister, Nell Ray of Shelby; triree brothers, James Howard Ditto of Blue Springs, Lee Roy Ditto of Pembroke Pines, and Robert Earl Ditto of Las Vegas, a grandchild and great-grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society or Mid- South Hospice in Clarksdale. WALLS Millie Idora Kelley, 92, homemaker, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. Services will be at 2 p.m.

Thursday at Ronk Funeral Home in Alamo, with burial in Maury City (Tenn.) Cemetery. Mrs. the widow of Willie Bobo Kelley, leaves two daughters, Joan Cardosi of Austin, Texas, and Susan Anderson of Walls; a son, Franklin T. Kelley of Merlin, 11. grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

Tuesday at IHS at the Park in Plano, Texas. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at West Point First Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Friendship Cemetery in Columbus. Calvert Funeral Home has charge. Mrs.

Brewster, the widow of Paul George Brewster, leaves two daughters, Carolyn B. Lester of Sedona, and Peggy B. Gary of Tulsa, four grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. The family requests that memorials be sent to West Point First Baptist Church Building Fund. WEST POINT Anita Brantley Brewster, 95, homemaker, died TENNESSEE Through Thursday, Jan.

16 ATOKA Betty Barton Yarbro, 74, homemaker, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton in Covington. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Munford Funeral Home with burial in Helen Crigger Cemetery. She leaves two daughters, Joanie Burlison of Atoka and Lori J. Young of Cole Camp, a son, Richard B.

Turnage of Atoka; a sister, Frances Miller of Covington; a brother, Billy D. Barton of Atoka, and four grandchildren. Jefferson City, formerly of Atwood, retired manager for Con-Agra Food died Tuesday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bodkin Funeral Home in Milan with burial in Pisgah Cemetery near Atwood.

He was a World War Il Navy veteran and a member of Bolivar First United Methodist Church. Mr. Bost, the husband of Betty S. Bost, also leaves four daughters, Jane Weller of Danville, Jeri Overman of Crawfordsville, Cathy MacDougall of Glendale Heights, and Tina Gabbard of Williamsport, two sons, William Bruce Bost of Rutledge and Larry Bost of Bloomingdale, two sisters, Ann Eichler and Doris Browder, both of Jackson, and three granddaughters. The family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.

BROWNSVILLE Bennie Mann 51, died Monday the Regional Hospital of Jackson. Services will be at noon Saturday, at Tabernacle CME Church burial in Taylor's Cemetery. Rawls neral Home has charge. Mr. Mann, the husband of Ruby Mann, also leaves two daughters, Rhonda White and Millicent Mann; his mother, Helen Mann; four sisters, Margaret Nolen, Dorothy Bond, Paulette Bond and Valarie Williams, and two brothers, Vernon Mann and Vincent Mann.

ATWOOD Larry Bost, 75, of Thursday at Laurels of Forest Glenn in Raleigh, N.C. Services will be at 1 Saturday at Good Hope Baptist Church in Stanton with burial in the church cemetery there. Rawls Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Zeigler, the widow of Marshall Jones and Willie Zeigler, leaves a daughter, Shirley Johns of Bolingbrook, four sons, Marshall Jones Jr.

of Jackson, Larry Jones Rochester, of N.Y., Chicago, and Billy James W. Jones Jones of Raleigh; two sisters, Dorothy Montgomery of Rochester and Leatha Johnson of Jackson, 20 grandchildren and 20 greatgrandchildren. COVINGTON Janie Hall, 93, farm worker, died Tuesday at Covington Manor. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Mt.

Zion Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Plummers Grove Cemetery. Mason Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a brother, William Hall of Covington. BROWNSVILLE Luberta Hughes Jones Zeigler, 79, died formerly of Covington, retired from Lilly Industries, died Monday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m.

Saturday at Barlow Funeral Home with burial in St. Paul Chapel Cemetery in Drummonds. Mr. Richardson, the husband of Judie Faye Richardson, also leaves five daughters, Consandra Thompson Kandi Gray, both of Memphis, and Sharon Brown, Goldie Brown and Audrey Brown, all of Milwaukee; five sons, Darrell Maclin of Memphis, Danny Richardson and Jimmy Brown, both of Milwaukee, David Brown of Miami and Shepard Pitchford of Fort Knox, 20 grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. COVINGTON Jim Henry Richardson, 86, of Memphis, Thursday at Decatur County General Hospital in Parsons.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Reed's Chapel with burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Bath Springs. She was a member of Keeton Springs United Methodist Church. Mrs. Leasure, the widow of Orville Leasure, leaves three daughters, Sarah Pusser and Linda Gibson, both of Decaturville, and Joyce Dickson of Parsons; a son, Enloe Leasure of Decaturville, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

DECATURVILLE Irona Keeton Leasure, 92, homemaker, died formerly of Dresden, died Thursday in Englewood. Graveside services will be at noon today in Grove Hill Cemetery. Bowlin Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of the Renegades Motorcycle DRESDEN Ronald J. 'Fuzzy' Dawson, 59, of Englewood, Union City, Cavness of South Fulton Bondurant Tamara, of Corvallis, two sons, Bill Long of Manchester and Ray David Long of South Fulton; a brother, Bill Sadler of Kissimmee, 17 grandchildren and 20 children.

MEMPHIS DEATHS The following obituaries were received through Thursday, Jan. 16. Cedrick Conta' Brown, 23, of Olive for Circuit A Branch, radio and TV installer City, died Sunday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Andre M. Bryant, 23, of Memphis, died Tuesday at Saint Francis Hospital.

oV Lydia Maye Crawley, 77, of Memphis, retired seamstress, died Jan. 9 at her home. Joy Harper Crump, 65, of Memphis, retired home health care nurse, widow of Wilbur Crump, died Friday at Maury County Regional Hospital in Columbia, Tenn. Annie Pearl Dickerson, 58, of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at her home. Ruby Green, 92, of Memphis, homemaker, widow of Ollie Green, died Friday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital.

James A. Greenwood, 82, of Grapevine, Texas, formerly of Memphis and Kankakee, classified advertising employee of Kankakee Daily Journal, widower of Beverly Greenwood, died Monday in Grapevine. Thomas J. Hanks, 77, of Memphis, retired from International Harvester, husband of Pauline Hanks for 46 years, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis. 150 Julia Bell Harris, 91, of Memphis, food server, died Monday at Methodist Healthcare-South.

Robert L. Hemphill, 52, of 4415 Boyce, husband of Carolyn Hemphill, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis. Michael Hilliard, 38, of Memphis, former employee of BPI, died Tuesday at Cordova Rehab Nursing Center. Andrew James, 93, of West Memphis, custodian, died Monday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. James Clifton Jones, 55, of Collierville, underwriter for Nationwide Insurance husband of Bonnie K.

Jones, died Wednesday at Methodist Healthcare-Germantown. Willie L. Jones 75, of Memphis, carpet layer, husband of Ollie R. Jones, died Tuesday at his home. Elzora Lewis, 91, of Millington, retired cook for Naval Support Activity Mid-South Commissioned Officers Club, widow of Willie Lewis, died Sunday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital.

Shirley Ann Bryant Lowe, 54, of Memphis, retired from First Tennessee Bank, died Tuesday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tenn. Robert Moore, 67, of Memphis, died Saturday at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Angela M. Spencer Newbern, 31, of Bartlett, clearance clerk for FedEx, died Monday at Methodist Healthcare-North. Robert Brooks Oeding, 63, of Collierville, industrial mechanical engineer, husband of Adrienne G.

Oeding, died Tuesday at his home. Jessie J. Parker, 73, of Memphis, retired farmer, Dec. 9 at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital. Evangeline 'Eva' Payne, 91, of Memphis, retired secretary for Orgill Brothers Hardware, died Tuesday at Bright Glade Nursing Home.

Jean Fowler Stewart, 73, of Memphis, retired co-owner of Vann's Baking wife of Vance Stewart, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Timothy Arthur Tucker, 51, of Memphis, retired carpet layer, died Friday at his home. Mary Alice White, 79, of Memphis, homemaker, widow of Silas W. White, died Wednesday at her home. Paid Deaths KIRK KIMBERLY YVETTE KIRK, Visitation Jan.

17, 2003, 5-7 PM. Olivet Fellowship Baptist Church, 4450 Knight Arnold Road, in State Sat. Jan. 18, AM. Funeral Ceremony 12:00 Noon.

Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. Dr. Fred C. Lofton, officiating. Arrangements professional services by: Harrison's Funeral Home, Inc, Orange Mound Chapel, 2647 Carnes Ave, 901-452-7331 In Memoriam Happy Birthday Frank 'Diddy' Guy, Love, Your Wife, Vervle, Daughter, Frankie, Son-in-law, Hayward, GUY Grandchildren, Darin (Sylvia), Alecia (Mario) Angela (Terry), Great Grandsons, Mario, DJ, Desmond, Dominique Stefan.

Rest in Peace 'Diddy' In Loving Memory Of TONI CURTISA JOHNSON Eventhough you are gone, you are still in our thoughts. We love cherish TE TE our memories of you. You will always be in our hearts. Happy 16th Birthday TeTe! Love, your mother, Tammy; stepfather, Mark; sisters: Shuronda Sandra; brothers, Anthony, Brandon, DeMarkus; grandmothers, grandfather, aunts, uncles, cousins When we first brought you home from the hospital I knew you were special. You are still a part of me.

Although you are gone, It seems that it was just yesterday when God took you home-because He saw you were special too. You will always be in my heart. Your grandmother, Ether To place a paid Obituary or In Memoriam, call vE 11W 9M 190 vch 519 bio IN 115 1913 Sim sd) Do! 54 Paid.