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Hester V. Lipps
1916-2003
PARIS: Services for Hester V. Lipps, 87, were
conducted at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 24 at LeDon
Chapel of Ridgeway Funeral Home in Paris with Rev. Jerry
Drye and Rev. Bud Merwin officiating. Burial followed in
the Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Lipps, a hospital sitter and nurse’s assistant,
died Monday, December 22 at McKenzie Regional Hospital.
She was born, March 11, 1916 in Henry to the late Gus
and Bennie Bell Baker. She was a member of the Henry
Baptist Church and served as treasurer for a number of
years. She was the co-owner of Lipps Seed Company and
was involved in the production of AK-KWIK for many
years. She was also preceded in death by her husband,
Glenn Lipps and two brothers, Sam Baker and James
“Shorty” Baker.
Survivors include a daughter, Glenda A. Lipps, a Henry
County native; a son, Joe B. Lipps of Sikeston, Missouri
and two grandchildren.
Charlie Valcum Scott
1912-2003
TREZEVANT: Services for Charlie Valcum Scott, 91,
were held on Monday, December 29 at 2:00 p.m. at
Brummitt Funeral Home in Trezevant with Bro. Jimmy
Yarbrough officiating. Interment followed in Pilgrim’s
Rest Cemetery in McKenzie.
Mr. Scott, a retired factory worker, died at Milan
Regional Hospital on Friday, December 26.
He was born November 16, 1912 in Carroll County to the
late Sudie Hood Scott and Luther Scott. He was also
preceded in death by his wife, Earline Scott. Mr. Scott
was a U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors include one son, Johnny Scott of Trezevant,
one daughter, Debbie Hammett of Milan; one brother,
Cecil Scott of Trezevant; one sister, Frances Nell King
of Huntingdon; three grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren.
Robert Aubrey “Duck” Edmonston
1909-2003
GLEASON: Services for Robert Aubrey “Duck” Edmonston,
94, were at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 27 at the
Gallimore Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Jeffers
officiating. Interment followed at Hopewell Cemetery.
Mr. Edmonston, a retired farmer, died on Wednesday,
December 24 at the Martin Volunteer Community Hospital.
Hew was born in Gleason on April 3, 1909 to the late Ira
Cleveland and Maude Hortense Clark Edmonston. He was
also preceded in death by two wives, Mary Juanita Howard
Edmonston and Mary O. Trevillian Edmonston and one
brother, Roy Edmonston.
Survivors include two daughters, Gloria Taylor of
Gleason and Suzette Wade of Atlanta, Georgia; three
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and four
great-great-grandchildren.
Leron Ethel Jones
1912-2003
GLEASON: Services for Leron Ethel Jones, 91, were
held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 23 at the Seminary
Methodist Church with Rev. Keith Pence officiating.
Interment followed in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Jones, a homemaker, died on Sunday, December 21 in
Martin at the Volunteer Community Hospital.
She was born on October 30, 1912 in Milan to the late
J.R. and Callie Harris Stiller. She was also preceded in
death by her husband, Oval Jones. She was a member of
Seminary Methodist Church.
Survivors include one son, Bobby Jones of Trenton; one
daughter, Betty Freeman of Gleason, six grandchildren
and 14 great-grandchildren.
Gallimore Funeral Home was in charge of the
arrangements.
Elijah Huston Harris
1913-2003
GLEASON: Services for Elijah Huston Harris, 90, were
held on Tuesday, December 16 at the Gallimore Funeral
Home Chapel with Rev. Vance Rushing officiating.
Interment followed in Sandhill Cemetery.
Mr. Harris, disabled and retired from Bell Clay Company,
died on Sunday, December 14 at McKenzie Regional
Hospital.
He was born on November 4, 1913 in Gleason to the late
Ben and Lula Hodges Harris.
Survivors include his wife, Nannie Mae Tegethoff Harris;
two sons, Charles Harris of Somerville and Jerry Harris
of McKenzie; two stepsons, Thomas Burke of Gleason and
Larry Burke of McKenzie; two daughters, Linda Lowe of
Greer, South Carolina and Wanda Jackson of Dresden; one
stepdaughter, Martha Burke of McKenzie; one brother,
Donald Harris of Eaton Rapids, Michigan; three sisters,
Virginia Ward, Lorenda Groce and Ruby Moon, all of Eaton
Rapids, Michigan; seven grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren.
Carol Nadine Braden
1932-2003
BRUCETON: Services for Carol Nadine Braden, 71, were
on Sunday, December 21 at 2:00 p.m. at the Bruceton
Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Davis officiating.
Interment followed at Prospect Cemetery in Hollow Rock.
Mrs. Braden, a retired seamstress for H.I.S. Co., Inc.,
died on Thursday, December 18 at St. Thomas Hospital in
Nashville.
She was born on March 25, 1932 in Cabin Creek, West
Virginia to the late Arlen Williams and Ina Stover
Williams. She was a member of Summersville Baptist
Church.
Survivors include her husband, Carl F. Braden, Sr.; two
daughters, Carol Ann Braden of Antioch and Deborah
Cochran of Union City; one son, Carl F. Braden Jr. of
Hebron, Kentucky; and two brothers, Douglas M. Williams
of Pennsylvania and Gary Williams of Levitown,
Pennsylvania.
Callie Lee Cook Bartholomew
1906-2003
TREZEVANT: Services for Callie Lee Cook Bartholomew,
97, formerly of Milan, were held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday,
December 27 at Brummitt Funeral Home in Trezevant with
Bro. Paul Merwin officiating. Interment followed a the
Lavinia Cemetery in Lavinia.
Mrs. Bartholomew, a homemaker, died on Wednesday,
December 24 at McKenzie Regional Hospital.
She was born on July 2, 1906 in Lavinia to the late Bob
and Claud Barnett Cook. She was also preceded in death
by her husband, Elmer Bartholomew; one son, Clifton
Seavers; one daughter, Frances Seavers and one
grandchild.
Survivors include her daughter-in-law, Anne Seavers of
Trezevant; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren
and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Margaret Emily Dailey Ruiz
1941-2003
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO: Emily Dailey Ruiz, 62, was
born in McKenzie to the late Horace and Georgia Dailey.
She was a 1961 graduate of McKenzie High School and was
a nurse for 15 years. She died on Friday, December 26 in
New Mexico following a short illness.
Survivors include two sons, Daniel Gorden of Chicago,
Illinois and Kevin Ruiz of Albuquerque, New Mexico; two
grandchildren, a sister, Mary Webb of Hollow Rock and
one brother, Carl Dailey of Paris.
Garland D. Moore
1937-2003
MEMPHIS: Mr. Garland D. Moore, 66, died on Thursday,
December 25 at his home. Funeral services were conducted
at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, December 28 in the Dilday Funeral
Home Chapel with Brother Ken Dyson officiating.
Interment followed in Hickory Flatt Cemetery.
Mr. Moore was born on October 7, 1937 to the late
William Hall and Mollie Odell Douglas Moore. He was a
retired truck driver and a member of Bethel Pentecostal
Church. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Jody
Beth Moore.
Survivors include five daughters, Shelly Selby of
Danville, Kentucky, Garla Dawn Thomas of Cedar Grove,
Barbara Hill and Beverly Rogers, both of Memphis and
Charlotte Snead of Missouri; four sons, Garland D. Moore
II of Cedar Grove, Douglas Fry of Florida, Barry Barber
of Yuma and Jimmy Barber of Kentucky; two sisters,
Teresa Chandler of Cedar Grove and Ramona Hendon of
McKenzie and fourteen grandchildren.
John Leroy Fulton Beam III
1968-2003
BRAZIL, INDIANA: John Leroy Fulton Beam III, 35,
died on Thursday, December 18.
He was born May 10, 1968 in Elgin, Illinois to John and
LaRue Shirey Beam. He was a steel worker at CSI in
Tennessee and Great Dane in Brazil. He was married to
Sande Cubel of Brazil on May 12, 1994.
Survivors include his parents and wife; one son, John;
one daughter, Hayley; four sister, Robin Ostrom and
husband Wayne of Steamwood, Illinois, Gretchen Arneson
and husband Bill of Gleason, Jennifer Shirley of
Meadville, Pennsylvania and Amanda Shirey of Avonmore,
Pennsylvania and two brothers, David Shirley and Damion
Beam of Elgin, Illinois.
Graveside funeral services were conducted on Monday,
December 22 at 2:00 p.m. at Clearview Cemetery. Moore
Funeral Home assisted with funeral arrangements.
Charles Rodney Carroll
1936-2003
CEDAR GROVE: Mr. Charles Rodney Carroll, 67, passed
away on Thursday, December 25 at the Baptist Memorial
Hospital in Huntingdon. Graveside memorial services were
conducted at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 28 at the
Ferguson Cemetery with Bro. Robert Barger officiating.
Mr. Carroll was born on November 18, 1936 in Jackson to
the late Henry Benton and Virgie Elizabeth Holder
Carroll. He was a retired machine operator for the
International Factory and was a member of the West
Baptist Church in Jackson. He was also preceded in death
by two brothers, Gary Carroll and Gerald “Shorty”
Carroll.
Survivors include his wife of 28 years, Joann Carroll of
Cedar Grove; three daughters, Rebecca Carroll, Patricia
Carroll and Michelle Carroll, all of St. Cloud, Florida;
two stepdaughters, Carmen Roach of Whitehouse and
Christi Ingran of Lexington, Kentucky; one sister,
Ramona Vaughn and one brother, William Carroll, both of
Jackson.
Chase Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Dennis Edison Jessee, Jr.
1954-2003
HOLLOW ROCK: Mr. Dennis Edison Jessee, Jr., 49,
passed away on Friday, December 26 at the
Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral
services were conducted on Sunday, December 28 at 3:00
p.m. in the Chase Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Wayne
Burton officiating. Interment followed in the Mixie
Cemetery.
Mr. Jessee was born June 13, 1954 in Royal, Michigan. He
worked for the Town of Huntingdon in the Sanitation
Department. He was preceded in death by his father,
Dennie Edison Jessee.
Survivors include his mother, Mary Lee Robinson of
Hollow Rock; two sons, Dennie Jessee III and Billy Leon
Jessee, both of Huntingdon.
Joe Allen Prince
1918-2003
NEW CONCORD, KENTUCKY: Mr. Joe Allen Prince, 85,
passed away on Monday, December 29 at the Murray
Calloway Hospital in Murray, Kentucky. Graveside funeral
services were conducted at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December
30 at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Huntingdon with Pastor
Jeff Jacob officiating.
Mr. Prince was born January 2, 1918 in Centerville to
the late Allen Simpson and Maude Thompson Prince. He was
a World War II United States Army Air Corps veteran and
a retired control inspector for the Natural Gas Line. He
was also preceded in death by one sister, Stella Stanley
and one brother, Tom Prince.
Survivors include his wife, Opal Lowe Prince; three
daughters, Dawn Mitchell of Murray, Kentucky, Melinda
Warhurst of Tuscumbia, Alabama and Gail Inman of
Woodbury and two brothers, Hugh Prince Pascagoula,
Mississippi and James Prince of Columbia; three
grandsons and one great-granddaughter.
Stanley Eugene Woods
1953-2003
HUNTINGDON: Stanley Eugene Woods, 50, passed away on
Monday, December 29 at the Jackson-Madison County
General Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted on
Wednesday, December 31 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chase Funeral
Home Chapel with Bro. Doug Sellers officiating.
Interment followed in the Christian Chapel Cemetery.
The family will receive friends in the Oak Wood Room of
Chase Funeral Home on Tuesday after 5:00 p.m. and on
Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. until time for the services.
Stanley Woods was born January 12, 1953 in Huntingdon.
He was the superintendent of the parks and cemeteries
for the Town of Huntingdon and served in the United
States Navy for four years. He was also a member of the
Christian Chapel Church of Christ. He was preceded in
death by two brothers, Larry Woods and Danny Woods.
Survivors include his wife, Judy Barbee Woods; one
daughter, Tina Woods of California; two stepdaughters,
Beverly Cole and Tammy (Landis, Jr.) Brown, both of
Huntingdon; his mother, Estelle Roark of Huntingdon; his
father, Herman Woods of Toone; two sisters, Linda
(Edward) Brinkley of Huntingdon, Debbie (Chester)
Baumgardner of Cedar Grove; two brothers, Michael
(Joyce) Woods of Huntingdon and Randy Woods of Camden;
three grandchildren, eleven nieces and nephews and eight
great-nieces and nephews.
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