Obituaries

OBITUARIES FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2002

 

Dr. Ricardo Sambat
1937-2002
HUNTINGDON:
Dr. Ricardo Sambat, 65, died on Tuesday, December 17 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, December 21 at 1:00 p.m. at the Holy Family Catholic Church with Father Edward Fisher officiating. Interment followed in the New Hope Cemetery.
Dr. Sambat was born June 12, 1937 in Manila in the Philippines. He was a retired physician, member of the Knights of Columbus and The Holy Family Catholic Church. His father, Paulino Sambat, one brother, Thomas Sambat and one infant brother all preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Amy Sambat; his mother, Florencia Sambat of New York, New York; one stepdaughter, Heidi Sherman of Newport Richey, Florida; three sons, Bryan Sambat, Bryon Sambat and Brandon Sambat, all of Kingsport; two stepsons, Eric Klausch of Newport Richey, Florida, and Christopher Klausch of Jacksonville, Florida; four sisters, Zeinda Ball of Bogota, New Jersey, Angie Christensen of Ovidda, Florida and Gloria Sambat and Cecilia Sambat, both of New York, New York; nine brothers, Paulino Sambat, Jr. of Fredericksburg, Virginia and Eduardo Sambat, Jimmy Sambat, Arturo Sambat, Frank Sambat, Anthony Sambat, Max Sambat, Marcel Sambat and Macaro Sambat, all of New York, New York and two step-grandsons.
Chase Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Mary Ann Patterson
1950-2002
HOLLOW ROCK:
Mrs. Mary Ann Patterson, 52, died Thursday, December 19 at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services were conducted on Sunday, December 22 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chase Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Ricky Jordan officiating. Interment followed in the New Prospect Cemetery.
Mrs. Patterson was born December 3, 1950 in Patoka, Indiana to the late Verley and Pauline Jones Todd. She was a retired department manager for Wal-Mart and a member of the House of the Lord Church in Camden. Two brothers, Donnie Todd and Rannie Todd, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Bobby Patterson; one daughter, Melissa Patterson of Bruceton; one sister, Diane Wethington of Patoka, Indiana; three brothers, Wayne Todd of Delphi, Indiana, Clifton Todd and Robert Todd, both of California and one granddaughter, Shawnda Fuller.

Blanche Jean McNeil
1933-2002
MCKENZIE:
Blanche Jean McNeil, 69, died on Monday, December 16 at Huntingdon Health and Rehab Center in Huntingdon. Funeral services were conducted on Thursday, December 19 at 2:00 p.m. at Brummitt Funeral Home. Burial was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in McKenzie.
Ms. McNeil, the daughter of the late James Milton McDonald and Alice Thompson Allen, was born on July 17, 1933 in Jackson, Michigan.
Survivors include four sons, Pat McNeil and Tim McNeil, both of McKenzie, Kelly McNeil of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Flynn McNeil of Greenfield; two brothers, Bobby McDonald of McKenzie and Paul McDonald of Nashville; and four grandchildren, Leslie McNeil, Ryan McNeil, Anna Franks and Garrett McNeil.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to Huntingdon Health and Rehab Center’s activity fund.

James Ralph Crocker
1941-2002
MCKENZIE:
James Ralph Crocker, 61, died on Tuesday, December 17 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson. Funeral services were conducted on Friday, December 20 at 2:00 p.m. at Enon Missionary Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
Mr. Crocker, the son of Marie Lester Crocker of McKenzie and the late Jessie Crocker, was born February 17, 1941 in McKenzie.
Survivors include two sons and a stepson, Van Crocker of McKenzie, Todd Crocker of Huntingdon and Bobby Swafford of Huntingdon; one sister, Ruth Crocker McElroy of McKenzie; one brother, Harold Crocker of McKenzie; two grandchildren, Jessie Dale Crocker and Vanessa Rena Crocker and the mother of his grandchildren, Lisa Crocker.
Brummitt Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

David Leon Cook
1923-2002
ATWOOD:
Services for David Leon Cook, 79, were at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 21 at Bodkin Funeral Home in Milan. Burial was in the Pisgah Cemetery.
Mr. Cook, a retired farmer, died on Wednesday, December 19 at the VA Medical Center in Memphis.
He was a member of the Atwood Church of Chris, a World War II naval veteran, a lifetime member of VFW Post 1889 in Paris, American Legion Post 89 in Springville and a member of Woodman of the World.
Survivors include his wife, Ann Cook; two daughters, Joann Bossard of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Marie Wesley of Cincinnati, Ohio; two sons, Royce Austin of Springville and Charles Austin of Erlanger, Kentucky; one sister, Willodean Cachey of Atwood; one brother, Rev. Larry Joe Cook of Hollow Rock; 16 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
The family requests memorials be directed to the American Heart Association.

Tom Beal
1909-2002
MCLEMORESVILLE:
Mr. Tom Beal, 93, died on Wednesday, December 18 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were conducted on Friday, December 20 at 1:00 p.m. in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Dennis Beal officiating. Interment followed in Carroll Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Beal was born on June 1, 1909 in Benton County to the late Brenton and Mary Elizabeth Tubbs Beal. He was a retired construction worker. A son, Wendall Beal, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Beal; two daughters, Mayrene Crews of Big Sandy and Elizabeth Butler of Kankakee, Illinois; three sisters, Mary Jane Hargis of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Inita Bivell of Paris and Gertrude Bishop of McKenzie; three brothers, Leon Beal, Wesley Beal and Dennis Beal, all of McKenzie; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Velma Jean Cisco
1930-2002
WESTPORT:
Mrs. Velma Jean Cisco, 72, died on Wednesday, December 18 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, December 21 at 11:00 a.m. in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Loyce Fuller officiating. Interment followed at Barr Springs Cemetery.
Mrs. Cisco was born February 18, 1950 in Carroll County to the late Rufus Clay and Bessie Joyner Bridges. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Edd Cisco and a sister, Marion Grisham, preceded her in death.
Survivors include two daughters, Cindy Mason and Beverly Gordon, both of Westport; one son, Tommy Cisco of Westport; one sister, Brenda Hudiburg of Nashville; two brothers, Troy Bridges of Jackson and Bennie Bridges of Bemis; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

James Aubrey Hill
1908-2002
HUNTINGDON:
Mr. James Aubrey Hill, 94, died on Wednesday, December 18 at the Huntingdon Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, December 21, at 2:00 p.m. in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Wayne Holmes officiating. Interment followed at Humbles Cemetery.
Mr. Hill was born on April 2, 1908 in Carroll County to the late Samuel Howard and Lillie Kincannon Hill. He was a retired farmer. His wife, Bessie Churchwell Hill and two sister, Thelma Hill Younger and Mildred Hill Smith preceded him in death.
Survivors include one brother, Rayborn Hill of Roanoke, Virginia and one nephew Larry Joe Smith of Benton, Louisiana.

Richard Delmar Golden
1911-2002
MCKENZIE:
Services for Richard Golden, 91, were at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 14 at Brummitt Funeral Home with Bro. Keith Pence and Bro. Dennis Beal officiating. Burial was in the Carroll Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Golden, a retired carpenter and farmer, died Wednesday, December 11 at Methodist Hospital in McKenzie.
He was born January 17, 1911 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas to the late Betty Whitsett Golden and Charlie Golden. He was a member of the Community Grove Methodist Church in McKenzie. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Mildred Wheat of McKenzie; a son, Ralph Golden of McKenzie; a brother, James D. Golden of Brentwood; a sister, Jane Golden Essary of Louisville, Kentucky; two grandchildren, Judy Tate of Berwyn, Illinois and Faye Stacknik of Dallas, Georgia; three great-grandchildren, Candy Saulsberry and Stacy Moran, both of Berwyn, Illinois and Jessica Stacknik of Dallas, Georgia; and two great-great-grandchildren, Carson Moran and Alaina Saulsberry, both of Berwyn, Illinois.
His wife, Annie Mae Looney Golden, preceded him in death.

 
 
      

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