Joseph Clayton Cary
MCKENZIE: Services for Mr. Joseph Clayton Cary, 68, were held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 22 at Calvary Tabernacle with Rev. Stanley Medlin officiating. Interment followed at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mr. Cary, a retired employee of Milan Arsenal, died Monday, May 20 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon.
He was born on June 27, 1933 to the late Dexter Little Cary and Johnny Wyatt Cary in Lexington. He was a member of Calvary Tabernacle Church.
Survivors include his wife, Ethel Reaves Cary; two daughters, Teresa Cary and Karen Sadler, both of McKenzie; two sons, Mike Cary and Daniel Cary, both of McKenzie; two sisters, Linda Kelly of Leach and Brenda Springer of Huntingdon; one brother, David Cary of Huntingdon; and two grandchildren.
Brummitt Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Thomas E. Akins
TREZEVANT: Services for Thomas E. Akins, 83, were held on Wednesday, May 22 at 2:00 p.m. at Brummitt Funeral Home Chapel in Trezevant with Bobby Mann officiating.
Mr. Akins, a carpenter, died Monday, May 20 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
He was born August 14, 1919 in Trezevant to the late Beulah Blaylock Akins and Willie Akins. His wife Thelma Winsell Akins also preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Susan Prince of Huntingdon; a son, Tommy Akins of Westport; a sister, Ruby Bateman of McKenzie; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Clellan French
MCKENZIE: Clellan French, 72, died Wednesday, May 22 at his residence. Services were at 3:00 p.m. Friday, May 24 at Brummitt Funeral Home with Bro. Dennis Trull officiating. Burial was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in McKenzie.
Mr. French, son of the late Norman French and Eunie Mae French, was born May 12, 1930. He was a retired pipe fitter and Chief Union Steward, Past Commander and Lifetime Member of the VFW Post 4939 in McKenzie, member of American Legion Post 89 in Paris, and American Legion Post 94 in Dresden. He was an U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. His wife of 42 years, Elizabeth Flippin French and two sisters, Lorene Johnson and Margie Job preceded him in death.
Survivors include two daughters, Rhonda Chandler and Sandy Morgan, both of McKenzie; two sons, Ricky French and Norman French, both of McKenzie; two brothers, Aubrey French and Jerry French, both of Michigan and ten grandchildren, Bryan French, Ryan French, Beth French, John French, Julie French, Christopher Taylor, Matthew Taylor, Richard Chandler, Rachel Chandler and PNSN Mikki French.

W. Edsel Dotson
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI: Services for W. Edsel Dotson, 74, formerly of McKenzie, were at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, May 16 at the Colonial Heights Baptist Church. Burial was in Natchez Trace Memorial Park Cemetery. He died at his home on Tuesday, May 14.
Mr. Dotson was born on March 28, 1928, the son of Shelly Odis and Callie Ann Dotson. He was a native of McKenzie and long-time resident of Jackson, Mississippi. Following graduation from Delta State Teachers College, He moved to Selmer where he began 35 years of service with South Central Bell and worked with Eagle Scouts, receiving the Order of the Arrow. Mr. Dotson was a faithful member, deacon, and teacher at Colonial Heights Baptist Church. He also served on the Board of Directors of Friends of Alcoholics in Flora, Mississippi.
Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Frances, daughters Susan Dotson Anthony of Raymonds, MS, Shelley Dotson Hall of Eclectic, Alabama and Lesley Lea Dotson of Cordova and two grandchildren.

Mary Allen Hunt
HUNTINGDON: Mrs. Mary Allen Hunt died Wednesday, May 22 at the Huntingdon Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services were conducted on Friday, May 24 in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Lynn Stapleton and Brother David Clubb officiating. Interment followed in Carroll Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Hunt was born in Yuma to the late Arco and Cornelia Walker Moody. She was a retired supervisor for Publix Shirt Corp. and a member of Yuma Baptist Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Norma Bonicelli of Huntingdon and several nieces and nephews.

Otis Dewey Powell
Mr. Otis Dewey Powell, 80, passed away on May 21 at his home after a long illness. Funeral services were conducted on Friday, May 24 at the Huntingdon Church of Christ with Brother E.C. Meadows, Brother Don Reidhimer and Brother Bill Goodpasture officiating. Interment followed at Carroll Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Powell was born May 26, 1921 to the late Lezlie O. Powell and Otis Marie Cruse Powell. He was a retired self-owned Retail Monument dealer. He was a long-time member of the Huntingdon Church of Christ. Two sisters, Reba Pintur and Darrell King, both of McKenzie, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Marian Powell; two daughters, Gwen Morris and Debbie Stinson; one son, Charles Powell, all of Huntingdon; one stepson, Cecil W. Goodwin of Paso Robles, California; one stepdaughter, Marilyn Norden of Austin, Texas; three sisters, Dessie Norden of Huntingdon, Martha Chance of Jackson and Ruby Griffin of Pinson; four grandchildren; five step-grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and one step-great-granddaughter.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Henrietta A. Johnson
CLINTON, MISSOURI: Henrietta A. Johnson, 81, died Friday, May 24 at Clinton Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 28 at Northeast Baptist Church. Interment followed in Englewood Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Northeast Baptist Church Building Fund or the Alzheimers Association.
She was born January 11, 1921 in McKenzie, the daughter of Albert and Willie Penny Newton. She married Merle Johnson on October 3, 1949, was a homemaker and a member of the Northeast Baptist Church.
Her parents, one son, David Johnson, a brother, James A. Newton and a sister, Onola Mullins preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Merle Johnson; three daughters, Etta Merle Heizman of Lancaster, Ohio; Dixie Escalante of Urich, Missouri and Ruth Johnson of Clinton, Missouri; one son, Ronald Johnson of Beardstown, Illinois; three brothers, Alfred Newton, William Newton and Bobby Joe Newton, all of McKenzie; and eleven grandchildren.

Frances Lee Hood Brewer
HUNTINGDON: Mrs. Frances Lee Hood Brewer, 67, died Tuesday, May 21 at her home. Funeral services were conducted on Friday, May 24 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chase Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Rufus Chandler and Bro. Randall Woods officiating. Interment followed in the Hampton Cemetery.
Mrs. Brewer was born September 8, 1934 in Carroll County to the late James Wylie and Annie Mae (Kirk) Hood. She was a homemaker and a member of the County Line Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband of 47 years, Ray Lavoin (Humco) Brewer; one son, David Ray Brewer, both of Huntingdon and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Jacob Berry
TREZEVANT: Services for Mr. Jacob Berry, 72, were on Saturday, May 25 at 1:00 p.m. at Bond Funeral Home with burial in the Mt. Ararat Cemetery.
Mr. Berry died Wednesday, May 22 at Methodist Hospital in Memphis.

Kate Rachel Hall
MCKENZIE: Kate Rachel Hall, 93, died Sunday, May 26 at Methodist Hospital in McKenzie. Services will be held on Wednesday, May 29 at First Baptist Church with Bro. Dennis Trull and Clayton Owen officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Pallbearers will be John Menchise, Jim Powell, David Mitchell, Robert Jackson, L.J. Hall and Gary Baker. Honorary Pallbearers are Ben Baker, Jon Baker, Dean Burlison and Oscar Owen.
Mrs. Hall, the daughter of the late Charles Preston Cooper and Armenta Elizabth Brinkley Cooper, was born March 14, 1909 in Buena Vista. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church. Her husband, Robert Molton Hall, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Webb (Bill) of Russellville, KY; one son, Jack C. Hall (Judy) of McKenzie; a sister, Bessie Baker of Martin; four grandchildren, Marsha Hall Powell, Kavonne Webb Mitchell, Julie Webb Jackson and Amy Hall; eight great-grandchildren, Mitchell Hall, Emily Mitchell, Robert Mitchell, Daniel Jackson, Madeline Mitchell, Wilson Powell, Erin Jackson and Jaclyn Powell.
Brummitt Funeral Home in McKenzie is in charge of the services.