Obituaries
Staff
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 2:56 PM CDT
BAKER n Bob, 79, Memphis, died May 6, 2008, at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown. Hospital. Born Sept. 23, 1928 in Memphis to the late Louis Thomas and Janie Baker, was in sales for Bell-South for 47 years, graduate of the University of Memphis, member of Bellevue Baptist Church for 35 years, and an Army veteran. A graveside service was Friday, May 9 at Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens, Southaven. Survived by wife of 47 years, Lois Baker, Memphis; son, Bobby Baker, Memphis; daughter, Alice Baker Fordham, Huntsville, Ala.; sister, Jane Haney, Olive Branch; and grandchild, Heather Fordham. The family requests memorials be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Bellevue Baptist Church.
BAKER n Nanette W., 71, Arkabutla, passed away May 8, 2008, at Baptist DeSoto Hospital. Visitation was held from 12:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 10 with services following at 2:30 p.m., both at Pate-Jones Funeral Home, Senatobia. Burial, Surrette Cemetery, Arkabutla. Survived by husband, Jerry Baker, Arkabutla; daughter, Penny Montgomery (Ronald), Arkabutla; son, Butch Baker (Debbie), Arkabutla; sisters, Betty Jean Gann, West Memphis, Ark.; and Jeslyn Sue Sneed, Bald Knob, Ark.; brother, William E. “Billy” Watson, Tunica; and grandchildren, Jessica Baker, Rebekah Baker, Jonathon Montgomery and Rachel Montgomery. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Arkabutla United Methodist Church building fund in lieu of flowers.
BANE n Aileen Graham Prewitt, 88, Nesbit, died May 7, 2008. Services by: Forest Hill South Funeral Home (901) 346-3250.
CARSON n Jimmy C., 72, Olive Branch, passed away May 3, 2008. Member of The Mississippi State Board of Contractors, owner of Carson Electric, and member of Bethel Presbyterian Church. Survived by wife, Carolyn Carson; children, Derwin Carson, John Carson, Joe Carson, and Ann Taylor; grandchildren, Stephen Smith, Daniel Carson, Ben Carson, Katie Carson, Andrew Carson, Jake Carson, Ellen Taylor, and Nicholas Taylor; great-grandchild, Samantha Smith; brothers, Bobby Joe Carson, Russell Carson, and Roy Carson; sisters, Dorothy Barham and Sara Scholler; step-children, Janet Churchill and Bruce Bailey; and step-grandchildren, Garrett Bailey, Jeremy Churchill, and Christian Bailey. Preceded in death by parents, Joe M. Carson and Sara E. Carson; brother, Clyde Carson; and sister, Mary Shackelford. Visitation was from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 6 at Brantley Funeral Home, Olive Branch. Services were at 11 a.m. May 7 at Brantley Funeral Home. Burial, Lebanon Cemetery, Olive Branch.
CHAPA n Arthur M., 66, Southaven, passed away May 7, 2008. Services by: Grace Funeral Home, Southaven (662) 342-0050.
CLARK n Mattie Mae, 87, Memphis, passed away May 2, 2008, at Ashton Place Nursing Home. Visitation was from 1-5 p.m. Wednesday, May 7 at Gillespie Funeral Home, and from 11 a.m. until service time at 12 noon May 8 at Bibleway House of Prayer, Memphis. Burial, Shady Grove Cemetery, Byhalia. Leaves son-in-law, Leon Ainer, California; daughter-in-law, Clara Avendano Porter, California; sisters, Willie Mae Shipp and Shirley L. Bledsoe, both of Memphis; brother, Bishop Loyce Clark, Memphis; grandchildren, Velisa Porter and LaChelle Porter Ainer, California; great-grandchildren, Jordan Ainer, Dasch Ainer, Trae Casey, and Quinten Casey, all of California; nieces, Brenda Webb, Arlington, Texas; Deloris Griffin, Joyce Harris, Rosline Jean Turner, all of Olive Branch; Debra Freeman, Kim Bowles, Cheryl Bledsoe, Pamela Ross, and Alexandria Ross, all of Memphis; and nephews, Loyce Clark Jr., Birmingham, Ala.; Curtis Clark, California; Rev. Lavern Clark, Willie Clark, Norris Clark, all of Olive Branch; Ervy Clark, California; Toby Webb, Japan; Jethro Bledsoe Jr., San Jose, Calif.; Tony Bledsoe, Ronald Ross, Jr., Ricky Bowen, Maurice Shipp, Mark Clark, Jerry Clark, Terry Webb, Percy L. Webb, Joseph Clark, Michael Clark, and Reverend Robert Shipp, all of Memphis.
EDWARDS n John Thomas, 71, Southaven, passed away May 9, 2008. Service was at 2 p.m. Monday, May 12 at Forest Hill South with visitation from 12 noon to 2 p.m. prior to the service. Burial, Forest Hill South Cemetery. Served in the Air Force for 10 years and retired after 30 years from the Internal Revenue Service. Preceded in death by parents, Jeff and Verna Edwards; sister, Mary; and brothers, Elton and Jerry. Leaves wife of 49 years, Valerie Edwards; daughter, Kathy Stevens (Todd), Southaven; son, Jeff Edwards (Ronda), Jackson, Tenn.; brothers, Glen Edwards, Bridgetown, Miss.; and Curtis Edwards, Arizona; grandchildren, Haley and Jacob Edwards and Justin and Bradley Stevens.
FAIRCLOTH n Cody, 21, Southaven, died May 4, 2008. Born Nov. 27, 1986, in Hinds County, Miss., and was a factory worker for On Staff. Visitation was from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 7 and services were at 1 p.m. May 8, both at Twin Oaks Funeral Home. Burial, Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens, Southaven. Survived by fiancé, Shada Smith, Horn Lake; son, Jordan Smith, Horn Lake; daughter, Caylee Smith Faircloth, Horn Lake; parents, Keith and Angela Dalton, Southaven; step-brother, David Dalton, Southaven; and grandmother, Barbara Ann Faircloth, Hernando. The family requests memorials be made to LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center.
FINCH n Lucille Ausborn, 87, Hernando, died May 8, 2008, at the Baptist Desoto Hospital. Born May 16, 1920, in Amory, lived in the Hernando and Southaven areas for the past 20 years, member of the Calvary Baptist Church, and was a homemaker. Visitation was from 1 p.m. until the service at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 11, both at the E. E. Pickle Funeral Home Chapel, Amory. Burial, Haughton Memorial Park. Survived by daughter, Helen Weddle, Hernando; brothers, Vertis Ausborn Becker and Junior Ausborn, both of Amory; grandchildren, Bruce Weddle, Karen McNeil, Scott Weddle, and Amy Weddle; and six great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents, James Leonard and Lena Allen Ausborn; husband, Lee Roy Finch; three brothers; and two sisters.
FORD n Marvin Lenaul, 46, Atlanta, Ga., died May 3, 2008. Born March 10, 1962, in Lake Cormorant, and accepted Christ as his personal savior at an early age at Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church. Preceded in death by father, Clarence Ford Jr. Leaves son, Marvin Lenaul Boyd; mother, Mae Ruth Ford; sisters, Annie Washington, Geneva Ford, Evelyn Ford-Smith (Anthony), Glouria Jean Ford-Echols (Jimmy), Joyce Ford, Sharon Ford-Johnson (Terrell); four brothers, Michael Lenaul Ford Sr. (Velda), Garry Ford (Vickie), Randy Ford, Dennis Ford (LaRonda); eleven nieces; twelve nephews; three great-nieces; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and friends. The wake was from 6-8 p.m. Friday, May 9 at Hernando Funeral Home. Service was at 12 noon May 10 at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church. Interment, New Park Cemetery.
HENDRIX n Nick, 20, Southaven, died May 4, 2008. Visitation was from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, May 8 with the memorial service beginning at 7 p.m. at Twin Oaks Funeral Home, Southaven. Survived by mother, Suzanne Hendrix, Southaven; father, Butler “Chip” Hendrix, Cassadega, Fla.; sister, Becky Hendrix, Southaven; and grandparents, Hannah Southerns, Southaven; Gene Kobylarz, Southaven; and Butler and Jean Hendrix, Haskell, Okla. The family requests memorials be made to the DeSoto Sunrise Homes.
HINES n Henry Brooks, 72, Jackson, Tenn., died May 5, 2008. Born Dec. 23, 1953, in Fox, Ark. to Emery and Eula (Branscum) Hines and was a construction contractor. Survived by daughter, Peggy Miller, Bonner Springs, Kan.; sons, Steve Hines, Southaven; Roger Hinesand Keith Hines, Choctaw, Ark.; Shannon Hines, Norfolk, Va.; brother, Delmar Hines, Greenbrier, Ark.; sister, Lou Surles; five grandchildren; three great-grandsons; and other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by parents; two brothers; and one sister. A private family memorial service is planned for a later date.
JARED n Rivers Anderson Hardy, 92, Olive Branch, died May 9, 2008. Preceded in death by husband, Earl Hardy; four brothers; and five sisters. Leaves children, James Hardy, Olive Branch; and Joy Chamberlain, Heber Springs, Ark.; grandsons, Clay Chamberlain, Franklin, Tenn.; and Brent Chamberlain, Pickwick, Tenn.; and granddaughters, Lauren and Rachel Chamberlain, Franklin; and step-granddaughter, Camron Smith, Pickwick. Services were held at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 12 at Collierville Funeral Home with visitation at 12 noon. Burial, Magnolia Cemetery.
ODOM n Robert, 69, Hernando, died May 5, 2008. Visitation was from 6-8 p.m. Friday, May 9 at Gillespie Funeral Home. Service was at 12 noon May 10 at Kileton Church of Christ, Hernando. Burial, Kileton Cemetery. Leaves brothers, Mack Odom, Nesbit; and Thomas Odom Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.
PUGH n James Edd, 84, Memphis, passed away May 4, 2008. Survived by wife of 63 years, Ola Mae Pugh; daughters, Wanda Crossman, Horn Lake; Flora Overstreet Walls, Lora Crawford, Marlene Walls and Arlene Harris, all of Southaven; sons, Roy E. Pugh, Memphis; and Gerald Pugh, Yorkshire, England; sister, Clara Mae Gowen; 17 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Member of Southaven Church of the Nazarene and worked as a senior structural project coordinator for an architectural company. Visitation was held from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7 and services were at 10 a.m. on May 8, both at Forest Hill South Funeral Home. Interment, Forest Hill South Cemetery.
RIDGEWAY n Bertie Pirtle, 83, Millington, died May 7, 2008. Preceded in death by husband, William Freddie Pirtle; son, Larry Pirtle; and brothers, James Griffin, Joseph Griffin, Richard Griffin. Survived by daughter, Bettye Paulette Fuller; son, Charles Pirtle and Jerry Pirtle; sister, Betty Lloyd; brothers, Harrold Griffin and Johnny Griffin; 14 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Visitation was from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, May 8 and services were at 2 p.m. May 9, both at Hernando Funeral Home. Burial, Hernando Memorial Park Cemetery.
SAYERS n Myrtle F., 91, Memphis, died May 5, 2008, at Primacy Healthcare. Visitation was from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 7 and services were at 1 p.m. May 8, both at Memorial Park Funeral Home. Interment, Memorial Park Cemetery. Member of Forest Hill Irene Church of Christ, where she taught the Ladies Bible Class and Sunday School, and supporter of the Memphis School of Preaching. Preceded in death by husband, Harry. Leaves daughters, Harriett Sprott and Patsy Erwin, both of Memphis; son, Tommy Sayers, Florence, Ala.; sister, Faye Clegg, Memphis; brothers, L. K. Fuller, Olive Branch; and Alfred Fuller, Littleton, Colo.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the Memphis School of Preaching.
STONE n Elza Rayford, 86, Olive Branch, died May 6, 2008. WWII Air Force veteran, retired dairy farmer, feed store owner, and elder at Bethel Presbyterian Church, Olive Branch. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, May 8 and services began at 10 a.m. May 9, both at Brantley Funeral Home, Olive Branch. Burial, Bethel Cemetery. Preceded in death by wife, Fannie Stone. Survived by sons, Ray Stone (Sara) and Chris Stone, both of Olive Branch; and grandchildren, Kristi Bills, Kim Trimm and Eric Stone. Any memorials may be sent to Bethel Presbyterian Church.
WALTHALL n James Robert, 68, Horn Lake, died May 7, 2008, at Baptist Memorial Hospital DeSoto. Worked for Dealers Automobile Auction, member of Horn Lake Baptist Church where he was a Deacon, spent more than two decades as an alderman serving 1973-1997, and was also veteran. Visitation was from 1-2:45 p.m. Saturday, May 10 with service following at 3 p.m. at Horn Lake Baptist Church. Burial, New Bethlehem Cemetery, Horn Lake. Leaves wife, Patricia Walthall; daughter, Margaret Moore, Horn Lake; son, Andrew Walthall, Southaven; sister, Betty Kay Jonkman, Clovis, Calif.; step-sister, Elinor Koepcko, Madison, Ill.; and grandchildren, Kendyl Moore, Micah Walthall, Aaron Walthall, Cassie Moore. Preceded in death by parents, Milo and Mabel Walthall; and step-mother, Edna Helvig. Memorials may be sent to Horn Lake First Baptist Church
WHITE n Ruby Louise, 79, Collierville, passed away May 5, 2008, at Baptist Hospital, Collierville. She was manager of Collierville Trailer Park. Visitation was from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 7 and services were at 2 p.m. May 8, both at Collierville Funeral Home. Burial, Magnolia Cemetery. Preceded in death by husband, Ronayne White. Survived by daughters, Pamela White, Collierville; and Lisa Davis, Olive Branch; son, Jerry White, Memphis; sister, Marine Small, Lexington, Tenn.; and grandson, Keegan Spencer, Walls.
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