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I.D. Cook
1923-2002
LEXINGTON: Services for I.D. Cook, 79, were at 2:00
p.m., Thursday, November 14 at Reeds Chapel in Lexington
with burial in Jones Cemetery in Wildersville.
Mr. Jones, a farmer, died on Monday, November 11 at
Baptist Hospital in Huntingdon. His wife, Lessie Cook,
preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Jennifer Rogers of
Trezevant; one son, John Cook of Nashville; one brother,
Jim Cook of Lexington and one grandchild.
Walter Austin Crawford
1964-2002
HUNTINGDON: Mr. Walter Austin Crawford, 38, died on
Tuesday, November 12 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital.
Memorial services were held on Tuesday, November 19 at
3:00 p.m. at the Colonial Baptist Church in Wichita
Falls, Texas.
Mr. Crawford was born on January 2, 1964 in Houston,
Texas to the late James Dale and Oma Jewel Harrelson
Crawford. He was a self-employed painter.
Survivors include one daughter, Misty Turner; three
sons, Jonathan Crawford, Bradley Crawford and James
Walter Crawford, all of Archer City, Texas; a
stepmother, Sarah Crawford of Wichita Falls; two
sisters, Karen Crawford and Tina Marie Crawford and five
brothers, Gary Don Crawford, George Arthur Crawford,
Richard Dale Crawford, Terry Wayne Crawford, all of
Wichita Falls, Texas and Jerry Lynn Crawford of
Arkansas.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of local arrangements.
Martha Hodge Douglas
1933-2002
HUNTINGDON: Mrs. Martha Hodge Douglas, 69, died on
Saturday, November 16 at Baptist Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Monday,
November 18 in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel with
Brothers Jerry Dodd, Jerry Roach and Robert Simmons
officiating. Interment followed in the Farmville
Cemetery.
Mrs. Douglas was born on January 18, 1933 to the late
Walter Laws and Joann Waugh Hodge. Her husband, Leonard
James Douglas, one sister, Margaret Seaton and one
brother, Howard Dwayne Hodge all preceded her in death.
She was a homemaker and a member of the New Hope
Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Linda Pickett of
McKenzie; two sons, Gary Dodd of Springfield, Illinois
and Samuel Dodd of Clarksburg; two stepsons, Michael
Douglas of West Chicago, Illinois and Lenny Douglas of
Springfield, Illinois; four sisters, Hazel Pefhel of
Payne Springs, Texas, Iris Ellington of McKenzie, Janie
Cobb of Hollow Rock and Barbara Road of Camden; four
brothers, Huey Hodge of Bruceton, Wayne Hodge of
Bruceton, Tyler Hodge of Xenia, Ohio and Ivan Hodge of
Humboldt; nine grandchildren and fourteen
great-grandchildren.
Neil Forsythe
1960-2002
HUNTINGDON: Services for Neil Forsythe, 42, were at
2:00 p.m. Friday, November 15 at Hall’s Funeral Home.
Burial was in the Archers Chapel Cemetery near Halls.
Mr. Forsythe, a former factory employee, died Tuesday,
November 12 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital
from injuries sustained in a tornado on Saturday,
November 10.
Survivors include two sisters, Helen Bushart and Darlene
Springer, both of Huntingdon; three brothers, Ricky
Forsythe, Barry Forsythe and Jason Forsythe, all of
Huntingdon.
Elnora Cornelia Harris
1921-2002
MCKENZIE: Elnora Harris, 81, died on Wednesday,
November 13 at Methodist Hospital of McKenzie. Services
were at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 16 at Wingo
Baptist Church where she was a member. Rev. Joe D.
Morton officiated and burial was in the church cemetery.
Born in Evansville, Indiana on September 21, 1921, she
was the daughter of the late Joseph and Camilla Thedford.
She was married on October 31, 1942 to Beolia Harris,
who died on April 29, 1994.
Survivors include four daughters, Camilla Taylor and
Mary E. Harris, both of McKenzie and Mable Banes and
Martha William, both of Nashville; three sons, Joseph
Harris and Thomas Harris, both of McKenzie and Izreah
Harris of Clarksville; seven grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
Trinity Funeral Home of Paris was in charge of the
arrangements.
Howard “Gene” Jackson
1931-2002
MCKENZIE: Services for Howard “Gene” Jackson, 71,
were held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 15 at Brummitt
Funeral Home with Bro. Harvey Lynn Elder officiating.
Burial was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mr. Jackson, a supervisor for South Central Bell died
Wednesday, November 13 at McKenzie Healthcare Center.
He was born March 16, 1931 in Pryorsburg to the late
Mary Jackson and Aldon Jackson. He was a U.S. Army
veteran during the Korean War and a member of the
Telephone Pioneers.
A son, Kirby Jackson, also preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Britt Jackson of McKenzie; two
grandchildren, Chance Jackson and Bryce Jackson, both of
McKenzie and a brother, Bob Jackson of Wingo, Kentucky.
Ralph Cecil Parkhill
1917-2002
DAHLGREN, ILLINOIS: Services for Ralph Cecil
Parkhill, 85, were at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 19 at
Harre Funeral Home in Dahlgren, Illinois with the Rev.
Tom Clements officiating. Burial was in the I.O.O.F.
Cemetery.
Mr. Parkhill, retired civil service employee with the
U.S. Government Engineering Department, died on Sunday,
November 17 at Lifecare Center in Bruceton.
He was born on January 31, 1917 in Dahlgren, Illinois to
the late George William and Alma Matilda Rawls Parkhill.
Survivors include his wife, Alice V. Parkhill of
Swansea, Illinois; two daughters, Carol Clements of
McKenzie and Sharon Cross of Smithville; a stepdaughter,
Norma Crow of Swansea, Illinois; seven grandchildren;
five step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and
thirteen step-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Glad Tidings Church, Smelting
Wors Road, Swansea, Illinois, 62226.
Robert Todd Tegethoff
1918-2002
MCKENZIE: Services for Robert “Todd” Tegethoff, 84,
were held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 15 at Brummitt
Funeral Home with Bro. Dennis Beal officiating. Burial
was in Pilgrims Rest Cemetery in McKenzie.
Mr. Tegethoff, a farmer, died on Wednesday, November 13
at Methodist Hospital in McKenzie.
He was born September 21, 1918 in Gibson County to the
late Dellar Lilly Tegethoff and Claude Tegethoff.
Survivors include his wife, Susie White Tegethoff, two
daughters, Betty Crocker of Greenfield and Wyvonne
Rogers of McKenzie; two sons, Joe Tegethoff and Charles
Tegethoff, both of McKenzie; two sisters, Nannie Maie
Harris of McKenzie and Wilma Stout of Memphis, 11
grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
A son, Billy Tegethoff, a sister, Ruth Reeves and two
brothers, James and Roy Tegethoff preceded him in death.
LoLisa Ann Brown Wilbourn
1972-2002
Services for LoLisa Brown Wilbourn, 30, were at 2:00
p.m., Friday, November 15 at Parker’s Chapel CME Church
in Gibson with the Rev. Anthony Menzies officiating.
Burial was in the Gibson Memorial Cemetery.
Mrs. Wilbourn died on Monday, November 11 at
Jackson-Madison County General Hospital from injuries
incurred in an automobile accident.
She was born May 19, 1972 in Gibson County and was a
member of the Parkers Chapel CME Church in Gibson.
Survivors include her husband, LeKeevis Wilbourn of
Jackson; her mother and stepfather, Linda and Marvin
Weddles of Trezevant; her father and stepmother, Alfred
and Shelia Brown of Carbondale, Illinois; two sons,
Dewayne Brown and Nicholas Brown, both of Lithonia,
Georgia; a daughter, Lashonda Gooch of Trenton; five
sisters, Rochelle Newberry of Huntingdon, Tina Weddles
of Trezevant, Ann Weddles of Humboldt, and Rashika
Briggs and Shanika Brown, both of Lithonia, Georgia;
four brothers, Alfred Brown, Jr. of Louisville,
Kentucky, Marvin Weddles of Humboldt, Allonte M.E. Brown
of Carbondale, Illinois and Alex Newberry of Huntingdon.
Baskerville Funeral Home in Humboldt was in charge of
the arrangements.
Dorothy Reeves Morris
1929-2002
HUNTINGDON: Mrs. Dorothy Reeves Morris, 73, died on
Sunday, November 17 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday,
November 20 at 11:00 a.m. at the Mt. Pleasant Baptist
Church with Brother Glenn Nesbitt officiating. Interment
will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Morris was born April 27, 1929 in Cruger,
Mississippi to the late William and Rosie Benson Randle.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Mt. Pleasant
Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband of 48 years, Tom Morris of
Huntingdon; one daughter, Lisa Ray of Huntingdon; a
half-sister, Marlene Anderson of Fort Wayne, Indiana and
two grandchildren.
Dilday Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Marvin Edward Phelps
1917-2002
WALDRON, ARKANSAS: Graveside services for Marvin
Edward Phelps, 85, were at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November
19 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in McKenzie. Mr. Phelps, a
former resident of McKenzie, died on Wednesday, November
13 at a Fort Smith hospital.
He was former president of the Bank of Waldron, Perry
County Bank, Bank of Arkansas, Citizens Bank of
Batesville and Merchants Bank of West Memphis. He was
also a past member of the Lions Club, Chamber of
Commerce, Sodie Davidson Park Board, Waldron Country
Club, as well as several other civic clubs. He was a
veteran of World War II, serving in the United States
Navy and was also a member of the Waldron Methodist
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Frances Phelps and a
son, Edward Lynn Phelps of Waldron, Arkansas.
Martin Funeral Home of Waldron, Arkansas was in charge
of the arrangements. Brummitt Funeral Home of McKenzie
was in charge of the local arrangements.
Betty Jewell Bonner
1934-2002
MCKENZIE: Services for Betty Jewell Bonner, 68, will
be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 20 at Brummitt
Funeral Home with Bro. Brian Anderson officiating.
Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mrs. Bonner, a retired waitress and hostess, died on
Sunday, November 17 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in
Huntingdon.
She was born June 8, 1934 in Trenton to the late Janie
Whitehead McKenzie and Lon McKenzie. She was a member of
the New Life Baptist Church in Henry.
Survivors include two daughters, Darlean McCarthy of
Anaheim, California and Paula Cambern of Phoenix,
Arizona; a brother Joe Henry of Henry; four
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Betty Jo Hanks
1931-2002
ATWOOD: Services for Betty Jo Hanks, 71, will be at
11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 20 at the Bodkin Funeral
Home in Milan. Burial will be in the Poplar Spring
Cemetery near Milan.
Ms. Hanks, a retired employee of Ceco Door Products,
died Monday morning, November 18, at the Douglas Nursing
Home in Milan.
She was a member of the Poplar Springs Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Kay Jackson of Atwood;
three sons, Billy Joe Hanks, Jimmy Hanks and Roger
Hanks, all of Atwood; a sister, Ozell McKnight of
Trenton; four brothers, Clovis Campbell and Edd
Campbell, both of Trenton, Lonnie Campbell of Milan and
Lee Campbell of Maury City; seven grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Memorial gifts may be made to Gideon’s International.
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