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Larry Daniel Brooks
1953-2003
MCKENZIE: Services for Larry Daniel Brooks, 49, were
held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 19 at Brummitt
Funeral Home in McKenzie with Bro. Kenny Carr
officiating. Burial was in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mr. Brooks, a construction coordinator for Charter
Communications and owner of Brooks Landscaping
(McKenzie), died on Thursday, January 16 at
Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
He was born January 31, 1953 in Memphis.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda Spencer Brooks;
mother, Frances Brooks of McKenzie; a son, Sonny Brooks
of McKenzie; two stepsons, Billy June of Jackson and
Jeremy June of McKenzie; a brother, Wyatt Brooks of
McKenzie; three sisters, Amanda Epperson of Kennesaw,
Georgia, Lee Gray of Como and Ann Morgan of McKenzie;
and two grandchildren, Colby and Kayley Brooks of
Gleason. He was preceded in death by his father, William
Brooks.
Mr. Brooks was an organ donor.
Desmar Hatch
1917-2003
LEXINGTON: Services for Desmar Hatch, 85, were held
at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 16 at Reed's Chapel
Funeral Home. Burial was in the Farmsville Cemetery.
Desmar, a retired employee of General Motors, died on
Monday, January 13 at Jackson-Madison County General
Hospital.
Survivors include three daughters, Loretta Joyce Parris
of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Mavis Delois Jones of
Senath, Missouri, and Lareva Doris Richardson of
Greenwood, Arkansas; two sons, James Lanoice Hatch of
Imperial, Missouri and Max Royce Hatch of Stanton,
Virginia; one half-sister, Vonnie Woods of Yuma; two
half-brothers, Ben Hatch and Connie Hatch, both of Yuma;
fourteen grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.
Allie Mae Grissom
1909-2003
GLEASON: Services for Allie Mae Grissom, 93, were at
10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 18 at the First Baptist
Church with the Rev. Rayman Carneal officiating. Burial
was in Hillcrest Cemetery.
Mrs. Grissom, retired owner of the Dixie Cafe, died on
Thursday, January 16 at McKenzie Health Care Center.
She was born September 14, 1909 in Troy to the late Jim
West and Manie P. Sterling Ponder. She was a member of
the Gleason First Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Rosalee Snider of
Gleason, Dorothy Gean Carroll of Paris and Mary Esch of
Bartlett; a brother, Edward Ponder of Gurney, Illinois;
19 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren and 32
great-great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Fred Brown Grissom and a son, Roy M.
Grissom also preceded her in death.
Allie B. Snider
1914-2003
GLEASON: Services for Allie B. Snider, 88, were at
2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 19 at Gallimore Funeral Home
with burial in Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Mr. Snider, a retired bridge foreman and Weakley County
Highway Department employee, died on Wednesday, January
15 at Van Ayer Manor.
He was born December 28, 1914 in Paris to the late Joe
and Mary Frances Anderson Snider. He was a member of the
Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Ethel Marie Snider;
daughter, Sandra Stewart of Martin; a son, Bill Snider
of Memphis; three brothers, Dudley Snider of Gleason,
Verdean Snider of Jackson and Duane Snider of Olive
Branch, Mississippi; two sisters, Mary Kemp of Dresden
and Blanche Bullock of Gleason; six grandchildren and
seven great-grandchildren.
Shirley Mae Bullock
1914-2003
GLEASON: Services for Shirley Mae Bullock, 88, widow
of Doyle Bullock were Monday, January 20 at 2:00 p.m. at
Gallimore Funeral Home with Dr. Joseph Geary
officiating. Burial was in the Hopewell Cemetery.
Mrs. Bullock died Friday, January 17 at Henry County
Health Care.
She was born May 10, 1914 in Gleason to the late Thomas
and Callie Law Cooper.
Survivors include a daughter, Dianne Blackburn of Paris;
a son, Tommy Bullock of Jackson; a sister, Eulean
Lehmann of Chicago, Illinois; four grandchildren and six
great-great-grandchildren.
Chester C. Wimberly
1906-2003
MCKENZIE: Services for Chester C. Wimberly, 96, were
at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 18 at the McKenzie
Church of Christ with Bro. Terry Joe Kee and Bro.
Kenneth Edwards officiating. Burial was in Mt. Olivet
Cemetery.
Mr. Wimberly, a retired Union Pacific Railroad employee
died Wednesday, January 15 at Oak Manor Health Care
Center.
He was born May 22, 1906 to the late Mary and Ivy Grey
Wimberly.
Survivors include his wife, Edith Wimberly; one son, Ben
Wimberly of Antioch, California; two grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.
Williams Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Betty Sue Steele
1932-2003
GLEASON: Services for Betty Sue Steele, 70, were
Thursday, January 16 at 3:00 p.m. at First United
Methodist Church with the Revs. Jim Stubbs, Jack
Dickerson and Gene Price officiating. Burial was in the
Hopewell Cemetery.
Mrs. Steel died on Tuesday, January 14 at McKenzie
Health Care Center.
She was born January 28, 1932 to the late Robert and
Onie Ruth Hawks Bell. She was a member of the First
United Methodist Church, Gleason Women's Club and United
Methodist Women.
A brother, Harold Bell and a sister, Lennie Sudberry
preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Ellie H. Steele; four
daughters, Debbie Hagler, Amy Orr, Becky Lowrance, all
of Gleason and Beth Steele of Nashville; one son, Stan
Steele of Gleason; one sister, Virginia Heath of
Memphis; one brother, Ralph Bell of Memphis and eight
grandchildren.
Gallimore Funeral Home was in charge of the
arrangements.
James Elijah "Lige" Parker
1933-2003
MILAN: Services for Jimmy Elijah "Lige" Parker, 69,
were at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 16 at the First
Baptist Church. Burial was in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
with Bodkin Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Parker, a retired Milan Arsenal employee, died on
Sunday, January 12 at the Jackson-Madison County General
Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile
accident.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Milan, A
U.S. Navy veteran, a member of the VFW Post #4780 in
Milan and a Bethel College graduate.
Surviving are his wife, Kay Parker; two daughters,
Suzanne Parker Tagg of Germantown and Mary Hope Parker
Lisle of Arvada, Colorado; a sister, Linda Roe of
Bartlett; a brother, Joel Parker of Trenton; a
sister-in-law, Ann Adams of McKenzie; and three
grandchildren, Williams Parker Green,10, Samuel Jeffrey
Green, 7, and Mary Canale Tagg 11 months, all of
Germantown.
Memorials may be directed to the First Baptist Building
Fund.
Lillian Elizabeth Hutcheson
1912-2003
MCKENZIE: Mrs. Lillian Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hutcheson,
90, died Thursday, January 16 at the Methodist
Healthcare Center in McKenzie. Funeral services were
conducted on Saturday, January 18 at 2:00 p.m. in the
Chase Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Bobby Mann
officiating. Interment followed in the Mt. Olivet
Cemetery.
Mrs. Hutcheson was born on February 12, 1912 in Gibson
County to the late Bell Finley and Nora Britton Delaney.
She was a Baptist by belief. Her husband, Rollie Clifton
Hutcheson, who died on November 25, 1993; four sons,
Marvin "Buddy" Hutcheson, Bell Hutcheson, Jerry Clyde
Hutcheson, and Billy Ray Hutcheson; one daughter, Betty
Fay Hutcheson and two infant children, also preceded her
in death.
Survivors include four daughters, Mary Jane Hutchins and
Shirley Jean McCormack, both of McKenzie; Betty Joe
Reynolds of Gleason and Peggy Burton of Bartonville,
Illinois; one son, John W. Hutcheson of Chewalla; one
brother, James Delaney of McKenzie; fourteen
grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren and four
great-great-grandchildren.
Irby Byrd Sappington
1907-2003
MEMPHIS: Services for Irby Byrd Sappington, 95, were
held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 18 at Brummitt
Funeral Home in McKenzie with Bro. Roy Graves
officiating. Burial was in the Rosehill Cemetery in
Humboldt.
Mrs. Sappington, widow of Harold A. Sappington, died on
Wednesday, January 15 at her residence.
She was born on December 23, 1907 in Parsons to the late
Ella Mae Harris Byrd and Arthur T. Byrd. She was a
member of the First Baptist Church in McKenzie.
Survivors include a brother, James E. Byrd of
Murfreesboro and a sister, Elois Perry of Germantown,
several nieces and nephews.
Jimmy Hudson
1946-2003
MEMPHIS: Services for Jimmy Hudson, 56, were at
10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 18 at Brummitt Funeral
Home in McKenzie with Bro. Jim Roberts officiating.
Burial was in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mr. Hudson died on Wednesday, January 15 at his
residence.
He was born July 11, 1946 in McKenzie.
Survivors include his father, Charles Hudson, Jr. and
stepmother, Kelly Hudson of Milan, a brother, Jerry
Hudson and sister, Wanda Hudson, both of McKenzie.
Larry Bost
1927-2003
ATWOOD: Services for Larry Bost, 75, of Jefferson
City, formerly of Atwood, were at 2:00 p.m., Saturday,
January 18 at Bodkin Funeral Home with burial in the
Pisgah Cemetery in Atwood.
Mr. Bost, retired manager of Con-Agra Food Company, died
on Tuesday, January 14 at his residence.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in
Bolivar and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Betty S. Bost; two sons,
William Bruce Bost of Rutledge and Larry Bost of
Bloomingdale, Illinois; four daughters, Jane Weller of
Danville, Illinois; Teri Overman of Crawfordsville,
Indiana; Cathy MacDougall of Glendale Heights, Illinois
and Tina Gabbard of Williamsport, Indiana; two sisters,
Ann Eichler and Doris Browder, both of Jackson and three
grandchildren.
Ruth Bayless Maddox
1912-2003
BRUCETON: Mrs. Ruth Bayless Maddox, 90, died on
Wednesday, January 15 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital
in Huntingdon. Funeral services were conducted on
Friday, January 17 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chase Funeral
Home Chapel with Bro. Terry Bradshaw officiating.
Interment followed in the Prospect Cemetery.
Mrs. Maddox was born on April 13, 1912 in Bruceton to
the late Henry Porter and Edith Priestley Taylor Bayless.
She was a homemaker, a member of the Bruceton First
Baptist Church, and lived most of her life in Bruceton.
Her husband, Thomas Reed Maddox, who died January 30,
1976; two brothers, Porter Bayless and Jim Bayless and
one grandson, Thomas Edward Engles, also preceded her in
death.
Survivors include two daughters, Pam Maddox Butler of
Buena Vista and Betsy Maddox Engles of Springdale,
Arkansas; four sisters, Rosa Hammond of Memphis,
Virginia Moore of Stephens City, Virginia, Edna Herring
of Sheffield, Alabama and Caroline Cahoon of Oldsmar,
Florida; one brother, Dick Bayless of Bruceton; three
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Maxine Williams
1929-2003
PARIS: Services for Maxine Williams, 73, were at
2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 19 at McEvoy Funeral Home
Chapel with the Reverends Glen Elliott and Alan Trull
officiating. Burial was in Hillcrest Cemetery.
Mrs. Williams died on Thursday, January 16 at her
residence. She was born October 1, 1929 in Henry County
to the late Ervin Clayton and Gertie Canady Clayton. She
and her husband were co-owners of Lewis and Williams
Market for 23 years. She was a member of Trinity United
Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, J.C. Williams; a
daughter, Rita Lewis of Henry; a brother, Tommye Clayton
of Paris; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A son, Jimmy Darrell Williams preceded her in death.
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