Zola McAlexander
CEDAR GROVE: Services for Mrs. Zola McAlexander, 89, were at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 24 at Bodkin Funeral Home with burial at Hickory Flat Cemetery.
Mrs. McAlexander died Monday, April 22 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was the widow of Curtis McAlexander.
Survivors include two sisters, Hazel Johnson and Sammie Humphrey and a brother, Warren D. Holder, all of Cedar Grove.

Ruth Vernell Smith
MCKENZIE: Mrs. Ruth Vernell Smith, 90, died Thursday morning, April 25 at the Life Care Center in Bruceton. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, April 27 in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Rufus Chandler and Brother Scott Carter officiating. Interment followed in Carroll Memorial Gardens.
Ms. Smith was born September 6, 1911 in Carroll County to the late Homer and Ennie Woods Compton. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Her husband, George Hulon Smith, who died July 2, 1994 and a brother, Ralph Compton, preceded her in death.
Survivors include one daughter, Dorothy Ellis of McKenzie; two sons, William Smith of McKenzie and Larry Smith of Cumming, Georgia, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Jerry Louis Markham
HUNTINGDON: Mr. Jerry Louis Markham, 60, died Saturday, April 27 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, May 1 in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Bill Goodpasture officiating. Interment will follow in the Post Oak Methodist Church Cemetery in Camden.
Survivors include his wife, Patsy Markham and their children, Anthony and Jennifer Swackhammer of Ashland City, Amy and Jeremy Haywood of Wildersville, Chad Smarsh of Hollow Rock and Tina Smarsh of Huntingdon and five grandchildren.

Vera Ruth Wright
BRUCETON: Mrs. Vera Ruth Wright, 81, died Sunday, April 28 at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday, April 30 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chase Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. James Daniel officiating. Mrs. Wright was then transferred to Pryor Funeral Home in Calhoun City, Mississippi where funeral services and interment followed.
Mrs. Wright was born May 5, 1920 in Pittsburg, Mississippi to the late Mitchell and Mammie (Logan) McCormick. She was a member of Prospect Baptist Church in Hollow Rock and a retired factory worker for Henry I. Siegel Company. Her husband, Eugene Wright, who died April 28, 1985, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include five sons, Jimmy Wright and Sherman Wright, both of Huntingdon, Billy Wright of Holladay, Shelby Wright of Herber Springs, Arkansas, and Jerry Wright of Chicknasha, Oklahoma; one sister, Vara Neighbor of Pittsburg, Mississippi; one brother, G.A. McCormick of Houlka, Mississippi; fifteen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Lillian Lura Sullivan
HUNTINGDON: Mrs. Lillian Lura Sullivan, 88, died Tuesday, April 23 at the Huntingdon Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services were conducted on Thursday, April 25 in the Chase Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Luther Massengill officiating. Interment followed in the Parkers Crossroads Cemetery.
Mrs. Sullivan was born September 13, 1913 in Decatur County to the late George F. and Pearl Mae (Baker) Patterson. She was a retired factory worker for Publix Shirt Corporation and a member of the Huntingdon Church of God of Prophecy. Her first husband, J.C. Burch, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Delmer Roscoe Sullivan; one son, Joe Thomas Burch of Memphis; one stepson, Willard Sullivan of Huntingdon; two stepdaughters, Mildred Massey of Huntindgon and Bertie Arnold of Camden; one brother, Fred Patterson of Springfield, Illinois; and two sisters, Earline Hammett and Willdoean Davis, both of Huntingdon.

Hollis Wade Barnes
MCKENZIE: Services for Hollis Wade Barnes, 91, were at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 30 at Brummitt Funeral Home with the Rev. Dennis Beal officiating. Burial was in Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery.
Mr. Barnes, a farmer, died Sunday, April 29 at McKenzie Health Care Center.
He was born August 1, 1910 in Trezevant to the late Lula Ervin Barnes and Hule Barnes. He was a member of the Liberty Hill Baptist Church in McKenzie.
Survivors include two daughters, Margaret White of Trezevant and Alice White of Oakland, Mississippi; four sons, Charles Barnes of Henry, Hollis Barnes of Newton Falls, Ohio, David Barnes of McKenzie and William Barnes of Trezevant; two sisters, Callie Mae Thomas of Desert Palm Springs, California and Novella Fry of Oceanside, California; a brother, Oscar Barnes of Huntingdon, 16 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.

Leota Bateman Hood
HUNTINGDON: Services for Leota Bateman Hood, 95, were at 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 29, at Brummitt Funeral Home with Rev. Malcolm Norton officiating. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery in Trezevant.
Mrs. Hood died Saturday, April 27 at Baptist Hospital in Huntingdon.
She was born March 2, 1907 in Huntingdon to the late Eunice Drikard Bateman and Elijan Bateman. She was a member of Mt. Comfort Baptist Church in Huntingdon.
Her husband, George Hood preceded her in death.
There were no immediate survivors.

Porter H. Chappell, Sr.
MEMPHIS: Services for Porter H. Chappell, Sr., 88, were at 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 26 at Memorial Park Chapel. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Chappell, a retired marketing representative for Exxon Corporation, died Wednesday, April 24 at his residence.
He was a member of the All Saints Episcopal Church, was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran, a member of the Letterman's Club at Southwestern, a member of the Exxon Annuitant Club and a volunteer for MIFA (Memphis Multi-faith Community Association) for over 20 years. He was an educator and coach at South Side and Tredwell high schools.
Survivors include a daughter, Lou Lowe of Memphis; two sons, Porter H. Chappell, Jr. of Memphis and Richard Chappell of McKenzie; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
His wife, Charlotte D. Chappell, preceded him in death.

Raymond Edward Novotny
HUNTINGDON: Mr. Raymond Edward Novotny, 51, died Sunday, April 28 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, May 1 in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Scott Carter officiating. Interment will be in Barren Springs Cemetery.
Mr. Novotny was born March 26, 1951 in Youngstown, Ohio to the late Andrew and Carol Morgan Novotny. He was a disabled Vietnam veteran and a member of the Barren Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Novotny; two sons, Donald Novotny and Andrew Novotny, both of Martin; two sisters, Lorena Jones of Tallahassee, Florida and Carol Miller of Courtland, Ohio; two brothers, Stewart Novotny of Austintown, Ohio and John Novotny of Pinellas Park, Florida; and two step-grandchildren.