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OBITUARIES FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2001 

Patricia Ann Ross
HUNTINGDON:
Memorial services for Patricia Ann Ross were held on Friday, November 2 at the family home at 177 West End in McKenzie, at which time the family received friends.
Mrs. Ross died Wednesday, October 31 at Jackson-Madison County Hospital.
She was born March 8, 1931 in Long Beach, California to the late Georgia Moore King and Charles Leroy King.
She is survived by her husband, George Ross; one daughter, Marla Ross of Pueblo, Colorado; one son, Michael Ross of Union City; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Brummitt Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. The body was cremated.

Lennie Lee Walker
PARIS:
Lennie Lee Walker, 80, died of cancer on Thursday, November 1 at Oak Manor Nursing Home in McKenzie.
Services were at 11:00 a.m., Sunday, November 4, at McEvoy Funeral Home with Gary S. Collier officiating. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.
A Madison County native, she was born October 14, 1921 in Medon, a daughter of the late Felix and Ervie L. Gibson Smith.
She was married August 2, 1952 to Chesley D. Walker, who survives.
Mrs. Walker was a homemaker and a member of West Paris Baptist Church.
In addition to her husband, she leaves two sons, Johnny D. Walker of Nashville and Kenneth Walker of Paris; and five sisters, Addie Gallimore and Martha Merrell, both of Dresden; Lorene Baxter of Milan, Ellie Crossno of Gleason, and Lavada Prather of McKenzie.
She was also preceded in death by a son, Timmy Lee Walker at three months in 1959; three sisters, Willie Estelle Smith in infancy, Laverne Stamps and mary Hearn Brewer; and one brother, Felix Dwayne Smith, at birth.

Maude Danner
GLEASON:
Services for Maude Danner, 76, were Sunday, November 4, at 2:00 p.m. at Beech Springs Baptist Church with the Revs. Bob Copeland and Billy Garner officiating. Burial was in Hopewell Cemetery.
Mrs. Danner died Friday, November 2 at Methodist Hospital in McKenzie.
She was born November 14, 1924 in McKenzie to the late William Franklin and Donnie Turner York. She was a member of the Beech Springs Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Ray Danner; one brother, James York of Chicago, Illinois; one son, Danny Danner of Germantown; two grandsons; and one sister, Nola Milton of McKenzie.
Gallimore Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Ivy May Williams
MCKENZIE:
Services for Ivy May Williams, 92, were Saturday, November 3 at 2:00 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Summers officiating. Burial followed at Meridian Cemetery in Greenfield.
Mrs. Williams died Wednesday, October 31 at McKenzie Health Care Center.
She was born July 8, 1909 in Dresden to the late Edgar Conway and Irene Crocker Conway. She was a member of Gearin Chapel Baptist Church.
She is survived by four daughters, Wilodine Lemons and Jean Morris, both of McKenzie, Eva Lois Morris of Dresden and Joyce Sexton of Greenfield; three sons, Theophilus A. Williams of Bradford, Billy W. Williams of Dresden and Doyle Williams of Gleason; twenty-one grandchildren; thirty-four great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Theophilus Williams and a son, Richard Williams also preceded her in death.

Otis Green "Cokie" Neely
HUNTINGDON:
Mr. Otis Green "Cokie" Neely, 89, died Saturday, November 3 at the Life Care Center in Bruceton. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday, November 6 in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Kenneth Massey and Dr. Mickey Carpenter officiating. Interment followed in Bethlehem Cemetery.
Mr. Neely was born January 9, 1912 in Carroll County to the late Dave and Minnie Dickerson Neely. He was a self-employed carpenter. He was preceded in death by his wife, Louise Barnhart Neely, who died in 1981; two sons, Earl Gordon Neely and Joe David Neely; one brother, Glenn Neely; and two sisters, Bessie Wilson and Maggie Wilson.
He is survived by a daughter, Linda Neely Wilson; one son James Neely, both of Huntingdon; two sisters, Leecie Turner of Camden and Irene Yarbrough of Huntingdon; and four grandchildren.

John Thomas "Johnny" Sanders
HUNTINGDON:
Mr. John Thomas "Johnny" Sanders, 67, died Wednesday, October 31 at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, November 3 in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Lloyd Ray Rich officiating. Interment followed at McAuley Cemetery.
Mr. Sanders was born April 29, 1934 in Carroll County to the late Tom Greene and Ollie Ridings Sanders. He was a cook for Humphreys Bar-B-Que for several years. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Juanita Sanders, who died in 1973 and his second wife, Lillian Sanders, who died in 1996.
He is survived by two nieces, Sheila Segraves of Bruceton; Becky Black Johnson of Huntindon; three nephews, Connie Black and William Sanders, both of Huntingdon and James Ray Sanders of Hollow Rock; and eight great-nieces and nephews.

Iris Irine Shands
HUNTINGDON:
Mrs. Iris Irine Shands, 79, died Wednesday, October 31, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, November 3 in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Matt McAdams officiating. Interment followed at Carroll Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Shands was born December 25, 1921 to the late Zena Oliver and Mirl Beatrice Burch Blankenship in Henderson County. She was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Pisgah Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Shands who died in 1994 and a son, Jerry Shands.
She is survived by two daughters, Robbie Butler of Buena Vista and Carol Waugh of Yuma; four sons, Larry Shands and Roger Shands, both of Huntingdon; Darrell Shands of Westport and Ricky Shands of McKenzie; one sister, June Williams of Bruceton; one brother, Oliver Blankenship of Camden; 14 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Margie White
MCLEMORESVILLE:
Mrs. Margie White, 95, died Sunday, November 4 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday, November 6 at 1:00 p.m. at the Chase Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Buddy Chandler officiating. Interment followed in the McLemoresville Cemetery.
Mrs. White was born October 7, 1907 in Columbia to the late Joe Monroe and Tennie Cora Pipkin Ham. She was a housewife and a member of the McLemoresville Baptist Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Geraldine Taylor of Camden; a son, Billy White of McKenzie; one sister, Katherine Brown of Memphis; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Seth L. Rogers
CEDAR GROVE:
Mr. Seth L. Rogers, 69, died Monday, November 5 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, November 7 in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Robert Barger officiating. Interment will follow at Finley Cemetery.
Mr. Rogers was born January 27, 1932 in Huntingdon to the late Luther and Lillian Pryor Rogers. He was preceded in death by a brother, Edward Rogers.
He is survived by his wife, Marjorie Rogers; three daughters, Julie Billingsly of Troy, Missouri, Jody Holmes of Collierville and Sue Cutright of St. Peters, Missouri; three sons, Seth Rogers, Jr. and Dale Rogers, both of Cedar Grove and Billy Rogers of McKenzie; one sister, Nancy Murphy of Huntingdon; 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Aubry "Shiley" James
CEDAR GROVE:
Services for Aubry "Shiley" James, 76, retired from Milan Box Factory and farmer were Wednesday, October 31 at 2:00 p.m. at Blue Goose United Pentecostal Church with burial in James Cemetery in Cedar Grove. Mr. James died Monday, October 29 at Lexington Methodist Hospital.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Catherine James; a daughter, Mary Helen Azbill of Cedar Grove; a son, Aubrey Lee James of Cedar Grove; three sisters, Berdine McDaniel and Susie James, both of Jackson and Hattie Arthur of Selmer; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Ben David James.
Reed's Chapel Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

John Hicks
MCKENZIE:
John Hicks, 85, passed away Monday night, November 5 at Methodist Hospital in McKenzie. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at presstime.
Ridgeway Funeral Home of Paris is in charge of the arrangements. Call 731-642-2121 for further information.
           

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