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Charles David Johnson
1926-2003
PARIS: Graveside services for Charles David Johnson,
76, were at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 30 at the Mt. Zion
Cemetery in Buchanan with Bro. David Alan Jackson
officiating.
Mr. Johnson, a retired farmer in the Buchanan community,
died Thursday, March 27 at Life Care Center in Bruceton.
He was born September 6, 1926 in Buchanan to the late
John Henry Johnson and Vera Mable Willoughby Johnson.
Survivors include three daughters, Tressia Barksdale of
McKenzie, Brenda Valentine of Puryear and Liessa Beecham
of Mansfield; a son, Johnny Johnson of Springville; six
grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; and a special
friend, Stella Jackson.
A son, Charles Earl Johnson, and three brothers, Wallace
Earl Johnson, Ivan Johnson and Herman Johnson also
preceded him in death.
Velma Scruggs Hendricks
1912-2003
MILAN: Services for Mrs. Velma Scruggs Hendricks,
91, were at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 30 at Bodkin Funeral
Home. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery in Milan.
Mrs. Hendricks, retired employee of Milan Army
Ammunition Plant, died Friday, March 28 at NHC
Healthcare in Milan.
She was the widow of Bruce Hendricks.
Surviving are a daughter, Glenda K. Bolton of Lavinia; a
sister, Evora House of Cedar Grove; nine grandchildren;
20 great grandchildren and 10 great great grandchildren.
Robert (Bob) McLemore
1916-2003
LAVINIA: Services for Robert (Bob) McLemore, 86,
were Monday, March 31 at 11:00 a.m. at Bodkin Funeral
home with burial in the Lavinia Cemetery.
Mr. McLemore died Friday, March 28 at Jackson-Madison
County General Hospital.
He retired from the Milan Arsenal after 35 years of
service to continue raising beef cattle. He was a 1937
graduate of Milan High School where he was All West
Tennessee basketball and football player and also was
inducted into the Gibson County Sports Hall of Fame in
1997. He was a member of the Lavinia Baptist Church and
a member of the Woodmen of the World.
Mr. McLemore was born in Lavinia on September 13, 1916,
the son of the late Jeff and Lula Barger McLemore. He
was a life-long resident of Lavinia.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Banks McLemore
and Adron McLemore, one sister, Beatrice Cook and one
grandson, Michael Allen Davis.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Ruth Longmire
McLemore; one daughter, Shelia Davis of Milan; one son,
Marcus McLemore of Savannah, five grandchildren and two
great grandchildren.
Richard Wayne Suratt
1958–2003
LAVINIA: Services for Richard Wayne Suratt, 45, were
held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 31 at Shelton Funeral Home.
Burial was in Davis Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Suratt died Friday, March 28 at Baptist Memorial
Hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Janet Lynn Suratt of Lavinia;
his parents, Gene and Patsy Suratt of Memphis; two sons,
Bradley Wayne Suratt of Atwood and Jason Brandon Suratt
of McLemoresville; a sister, Jacque Sexton of Memphis
and two brothers, Gene Allen Suratt of Horn Lake, MS and
Stephen Suratt of Memphis.
Olander Humphreys
1969-2003
MCKENZIE: Services for the Rev. Olando Dewayne
Humphreys, 33, were at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 29 at the
Obion River District headquarters building in McKenzie.
The Rev. James H. Stewart, pastor of Greater Enon
Baptist Church, where Humphreys was a member,
officiated.
Burial was in Union Grove Church Cemetery in Puryear.
Humphreys died Sunday, March 23 at Henry County Medical
Center from complications of a ruptured appendix.
Humphreys was employed by Republic Builders in McKenzie
for more than seven years.
Born September 11, 1969 in Huntingdon, he was a son of
Stella Bobbitt Hughes of Wilmar, Arkansas and the late
O.D. Humphreys.
His wife, Joyce Humphreys, survives. They were married
on January 8, 1999. He also leaves two daughters, Peoni
Humphreys and Anaceah Warren, both of McKenzie; one son,
Russ Warren of McKenzie; five brothers, Antione
Humphreys of McKenzie, the Rev. Kenneth Humphreys and
Derron Humphreys, both of Paris, Gene and Dale
Humphreys, both of Atlanta; three sisters, Deborah
Foster and Tonya Humphreys, both of McKenzie and Brenda
Duhart of Corpus Christi, Texas.
Mary Ann Long
1962-2003
PARIS: Mary Ann Long, 40, died Tuesday morning,
March 25 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital
after suffering a stroke.
Services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 30 at Mount Zion
Missionary Baptist Church in Paris. The Rev. M.A.
Richardson, pastor of Mount Zion Church, officiated.
Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.
Born November 7, 1962 in Henry, she was a daughter of
Robert L. Haynes and Bobbie Milton, both deceased.
She was married in March 2000 to George Long, who
survives.
Mrs. Long was an inspector at PML Inc. in Paris.
She also leaves a daughter; Lenissia Tyann Long of
Paris; one son, Thomas Quindale Long of Paris; five
sisters, Martha, Beverly and Barbara Milton, all of
Paris, Joyce Nance of Huntingdon and Jane Greenwell of
Kentucky; four brothers, Ricky Haynes of Henry, Michael
and James Haynes, both of Huntingdon, and James Haynes
of Jackson; and one grandchild, Cameron Long.
She also was preceded in death by a sister, Mary K.
Milton; and a brother, Robert L. Haynes.
Jerry Don Crews
1950-2003
MEMPHIS: Jerry Don Crews, 53, died Sunday, March 23
at the Regional Forensic Center in Memphis. Funeral
services were conducted on Wednesday, March 26 at 11:00
a.m. in the Chapel of Dilday Funeral Home. Interment
followed at Barren Springs Cemetery. Brother Tony Boyd
officiated the services.
Mr. Crews was born November 28, 1949 in Gibson County to
the late T.L. and Annie Mae Price Crews. He was a truck
driver for C F Trucking.
He is survived by four daughters, Rachelle Taylor of
Southhaven, Mississippi, Misty Whitehorn of Eads, TN,
Jennifer Crews and Courtney Crews, both of Germantown,
two brothers, Radall Crews of Memphis and Dennis Crews
of Barlett, and two grandchildren.
Ruth Lois Lamar
1914-2003
HUNTINGDON: Mrs. Ruth Lois Lamar, 89, died Tuesday,
March 25 at the Life Care Center in Bruceton. Funeral
services were conducted on Saturday, March 29 at 11:00
a.m. in the Chapel of John J. Gluvna Funeral Home in
Lorain, Ohio. Interment followed at Resthaven Memory
Gardens Cemetery.
Mrs. Lamar was born January 23, 1914 in Hornlake,
Mississippi, to the late Luther and Hester Liming
Roland. She was preceded in death by her husband,
William Ellis Lamar, who passed away November 5, 1995.
She is survived by one daughter, Mary Ann Lamar of
Morganton, North Carolina and one son, Bill Lamar of
Huntingdon; four grandchildren and five great
grandchildren.
Bobby Rainey
1936-2003
DRESDEN: Services for Bobby Rainey, 67, will be at
10 a.m. Wednesday, April 2 at McEvoy Funeral Home Chapel
in Paris with Bro. Tommie Dicus officiating. Burial will
be in Palestine Cemetery.
Mr. Rainey died Sunday afternoon, March 30 at his
daughter’s residence in Dresden.
He was born March 11, 1936 in Lake County to the late
John Bruce Rainey and Myrtle Cordelia Johnson Rainey. He
was a member of Victory Fellowship Church and a member
of the VFW Post 1880. He was retired from Midland Brake
and also from the National Guard as a sergeant, serving
from 1955 to 1985.
Survivors include a daughter, Keaby Brasweld of Dresden;
two sons, Jeff Rainey of McKenzie and Scottie Rainey of
Henry; eight grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren.
His wife, Mary Fletcher Inez Scott Rainey and two
brothers preceded him in death.
Ruth Bond Bennett
1917-2003
HUNTINGDON: Mrs. Ruth Bond Bennett, 85, died
Tuesday, March 25 at the Life Care Center in Bruceton.
Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, March 29 at
10:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Dilday Funeral Home.
Interment followed at Hebron Cemetery. Brother Scott
Carter officiated the services.
Mrs. Bennett was born September 6, 1917 in Carroll
County to the late Virgil F. and Birtha Hicks Bond.
She is survived by three daughters, Patricia Sichta of
Lady Lake, Florida; Sandra Pytlik of Stickney, Illinois,
and Joyce Carter of Huntingdon; three sisters, Ovie
Bonkowski, Jewell Thomas, both of Huntingdon, and
William Roberts of Nashville; four brothers, Travis Bond
of Huntingdon, Charles Bond and Paul Bond, both of
Bruceton, and V.F. Bond, Jr. of Michigan; seven
grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Brenda Joyce Russell
1946-2003
GLEASON: Services for Brenda Joyce Russell, 56, will
be on Wednesday, April 2 at 11:00 a.m. at the Gallimore
Funeral Home with the Rev. Gene Price officiating.
Burial will be in the Tumbling Creek Cemetery.
She was born on October 9, 1946 in Martin. She was a
member of the Tumbling Creek Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Leon Russell; her mother,
Wanda Staggs of Gleason; two daughters, Wendy Melton of
Gleason and Chrystal Duren of Dresden; two sisters,
Regina Horton of Gleason and Sheila Lilly of Dresden; a
brother of Gleason and four grandchildren.
Her father, Homer Doster and a sister, Linda Doster
preceded her in death.
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