Billy Walker

by Kami Lansford

TREZEVANT: A memorial service for Mr. Billy Walker, 76, was held in the sanctuary of Republican Grove Missionary Baptist Church on the morning of June 7. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruby Ervin-Walker, four children: Joyce, Jill, Pat and Jack; eight siblings: Wilodean, Juanita, Faye, Onairy, Peggy, Diane, Darlene, and Bobby; nine grandchildren: Jeremy, Kerrie, Jody, Josh, Nikki, Matt, Toni, Kami, and Andrea; and four great-grandchildren: Ashley, Reilly, Abbey and Shelby.

The midnight blue casket was adorned with a colorful fresh flower spray. "When They Ring the Golden Bells" was played by his granddaughter at the start of the service. Jason Azbell, husband of Mr. Walker's granddaughter, Nikki, led two congregational hymns, "When All of God's Singers Get Home" and "Just a Rose Will Do." His granddaughters, Kerri and Kami, sang a sweet rendition of "It Is Well With My Soul" before the sermon by Bro. Dennis Beal, long-time friend of Mr. Walker. At the close of the service, Bro. Richard Allen, Mr. Walker's pastor, sang "On the Wings of an Angel."

At the gravesite, Mr. Walker received his last Masonic rites. Pallbearers included Mr. Walker's four grandsons, other members of the family and a close friend in the community. A good old-fashioned barbecue followed the service.

Donald M. Ashby
MANSFIELD: Services were conducted at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, June 3 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bill Lambert officiating. Burial followed in Hillcrest Cemetery.

Ashby, 70, was dead on arrival, Friday morning, June 1 at the Henry County Medical Center emergency room.

Born March 3, 1931, in Akron, Ohio, he was a son of Clarence and Ruby Pinkston Ashby. He was married October 17, 1953, to the former Bessie Ruth Davis who survives.

Ashby retired after 30 years as a set up instructor with Emerson Electric. He served 40 years in the Army National Guard and was a member of Shiloh Methodist Church.

In addition to his wife, he leaves a daughter, Donna Ashby Wade of Mansfield; three sons, Morris Ashby of McKenzie, Jeffrey Ashby of Hollow Rock and Kent Ashby of Mansfield; one sister, Juanita Gist of Iuka, Mississippi; two brothers, his twin, Dillard Ashby of Lobelville and J. C. Ashby of Winchester; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by a brother, Harold Ashby.

Robert Powell
MILLINGTON: Services for Robert Powell, 83, were held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 12, at First Baptist Church in Trezevant. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery in Trezevant.

Mr. Powell, a retired welder for McAnn Steel of Nashville, died Saturday, June 9 at home of heart failure.

He was born August 17, 1917 in Gibson to the late Maiden Mary Frances Wyatt Powell and William Westley. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Trezevant.

He is survived by his wife, Mary F. Bland Powell of Millington; two daughters, Dean Wyatt of Millington and Brenda Faye Hyder of Paris; four sons, Jerry Thomas Powell of Paris, Sammy Odell Powell of Troy, John Ray Powell of Nashville, and Tommy Robert Powell of Memphis; and one sister, Lavern Argo of Trezevant. Brummitt Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Peggy Poore
UNION CITY: Services for Peggy Jo Poore, 66, were held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 10 at Bowlin Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Sunset Cemetery.

Mrs. Poore, a homemaker, died Friday, June 8 at Methodist Volunteer Hospital in Martin of heart failure.

She is survived by her husband, Willie D. Poore of Dresden; two daughters, Karen DeVasier of Union City and Sandra Cravens of Dresden; four stepdaughters, Linda Hussein and Elaine Chandler, both of Dresden, Reba Rodriguez of Gleason and Brenda Poore of Benton, Illinois; a son, Rick J. Butler of Dresden; four stepsons, Wendall and William Poore of McKenzie, Cecil Poore of Jackson, and Wade Poore of Dresden; a sister, Betty Delong of Martin and a brother, Robert E. Lee of Dresden.

Madelyn Webb Smith
JACKSON: Mrs. Madelyn Webb Smith, 78, died Saturday, June 9 at Corinth, Mississippi. Funeral services were conducted on Monday, June 11 at the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Arzel Douglass officiating. Interment followed in Cross Roads Cemetery in Camden.

Mrs. Smith was born September 27, 1922 to the late Ernest and Della Cole Webb. She was a retired bookkeeper and a member of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church.

She is survived by one daughter, Joetta Dinsmore of Palmyra; one son, Steve Smith of Corinth, Mississippi; two sisters, Mazel Chandler of Memphis and Marie O'Neal of Enville; two brothers, James Webb of Huntingdon and Travis Webb of Tupelo, Mississippi; six grandchildren and seven grandchildren.

Nancy M. Scott
CLARKSBURG: Mrs. Nancy M. Scott, 93, died Sunday, June 10 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services were conducted on Monday, June 11 at Clarksburg Church of Christ. Interment followed in Sellers Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Scott was born February 22, 1908 to the late Sid and Willie Mills Douglas in Carroll County. She was preceded in death by one son, John Edward Scott. She was a retired employee of Modern Cleaners and a member of Clarksburg Church of Christ.

She is survived by one daughter, Adell Ross of Clarksburg; two sons, Hulon Scott of Mason and Lyndol Scott of Clarksburg; one sister, Opal Gateley of Cedar Grove; eleven grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.

Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Sarah Mae Singleton
HUNTINGDON: Mrs. Sarah Mae Singleton, 70, died Friday, June 8 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were conducted on Sunday, June 10 in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Tim H. Singleton officiating. Interment followed in Sellers Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Singleton was born November 7, 1930, to the late Hubert and Gertrude Vick in Carroll County. She was a retired employee of Publix Shirt and a member of the Clarksburg Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Wayne Singleton, one brother, Homer Vick and a sister, Ruth Whittmore.

She is survived by one daughter, Janie Wallace of Wildersville; one son, Tommy Singleton of Clarksburg; one brother, R. Lee Vick of Augusta, Georgia; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Pearl Reynolds
MCKENZIE: Mrs. Pearl Reynolds, 92, died Thursday, June 7 at the Methodist Hospital in McKenzie. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, June 9 at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Henry, with Brother Jim Roberson officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Reynolds was born February 25, 1909, in Carroll County, to the late William and Molly Reynolds Horn. She was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Major Reynolds; a daughter, Evelyn Parker and a son, Billy Reynolds.

She is survived by two daughters, Barbara Slaughter of McKenzie and Shirley Wright of Sunset, Texas; one sister, Ruth Cozart of McKenzie; two brothers, Robert Horn of Henderson and Roy Horn of Paris; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

Herbert S. Dye
ECRU, MISSISSIPPI: Services for Herbert S. Dye, 90, were at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 10 at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Dye, a retired farmer, died of cancer on Saturday, June 9 at his home.

He was a member of the Mt. Gilead Baptist Church and a World War II Army Veteran.

Survivors include a daughter, Peggy Jackson of McKenzie; two sisters, Irma Dillard of Mathiston, Mississippi and Merna Armstrong of Memphis; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Morris Pinson
TREZEVANT: Morris Pinson, 77, died Monday, June 11 at Methodist Hospital in McKenzie. Arrangements were incomplete.  For more information, call Brummitt Funeral Home at (731) 669-3871.