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Obituaries
Thomas Lester Barrett, 68, of Clarksdale, died Jan. 23, 2009 at his home. He was disabled, a U.S. Air Force veteran, a member of Clear Creek Baptist Church, an ordained Baptist minister, a member of Lions Club of Holly Springs and a member of American Legion. Services were held at 2 p.m. on Jan. 28 at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. Rev. Tim Beard officiated. National Funeral Home in Clarksdale was in charge of arrangements. He leaves his wife of 49 years, Wanda Holloway Barrett; a daughter, Rebecca Jurado of Clarksdale; a son, Thomas (Tommy) L. Barrett Jr. of Laws Hill; three sisters, Josephine Rush of Clarksdale, Shirley Leist of Biloxi, Dorothy McGee of Mobile, Ala.; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Memorials may be made to V.A. Service Office, P.O. Box 605, Clarksdale, MS 38614.
Deale Binion (Bin) Cochran, 87, of Marietta, Ga., died Jan. 10, 2009. He was born in Holly Springs, graduated from Holly Springs High School and attended Marion Military Institute, Marion, Ala. A 1942 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, he served on the USS Helena until she sank July 1943 in the Kula Gulf. He then served on the USS Miami, the USS Oklahoma City, and as an instructor at the Navy Sonar School, San Diego, Calif. He was recalled to active duty 1951-1953 with the Office of Naval Intelligence, Washington, D.C. He worked for Johns-Manville until 1967, then the Georgia Power Company, retiring in 1985. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. on Jan. 15 at East Cobb Presbyterian Church, Marietta, Ga. Family and friends gathered on Jan. 17 in the narthex of First Presbyterian Church in Holly Springs and traveled together to Hill Crest Cemetery for the committal service. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He leaves his wife, Ann Goode Cochran; daughter, Leslie Cochran Carruth of Roswell, Ga.,; a son, Cliff Cochran of Woodstock, Ga.; a sister, Rita Cochran Langus of Mobile, Ala; two sisters-in-law, Doris Cochran, Harriet Cochran, both of Holly Springs; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Vadah Cochran and Clark Cochran, both of Holly Springs.
Elree Crane, 70, of Holly Springs, died Jan. 21, 2009 at Baptist Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was a member of Free Branch MB Church and a self-employed carpenter. Services were held at 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 24 at Strawberry MB Church. Burial was in Cottrell Memorial Garden. Rev. Anthony Morris officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He leaves his wife, Mable Jeanette Johnson Crane; a daughter, Gretchel Jennell Morris of Memphis, Tenn.; two sons, Elree Crane Jr., Charles Gregory Crane, both of Holly Springs; three sisters, Bessie Cowan, Emma Hall, both of Holly Springs, Annie Mae Cowan of Memphis, Tenn.; and two brothers, Lilton Crane, Calvin Crane Jr., both of Holly Springs. Pallbearers were Holly Springs Fire Department. Honorary pallbearers were Charles Crane Jr., Johnny Crane, Levaris Crane, Marquez Crane, Timothy Crane, Ivon Johnson, Larry Johnson and Christopher Crane. Bro. Troy L. Defer Jr. Bro. Troy L. Defer Jr., 58, of Red Banks, died Jan. 23, 2009 at his home. He was the pastor of Red Banks Baptist Church and an executive member of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board. He traveled to several different countries as a volunteer in missions through the Lafayette-Marshall Baptist Association and served several churches as pastor. Services were held at 2 p.m. on Jan. 26 at Red Banks Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Bro. Randy Wilson, Bro. Jim Burke and Bro. Andy Skelton officiated. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He leaves his wife, Linda Mason Defer; two daughters, Terri Lynn Conlee of New Albany, Tracy Leigh Watkins of Olive Branch; a brother, Lloyd Defer of Water Valley; a sister, Pauline Churchill of Potts Camp; and six grandchildren. 
C.D. Green Clevie Dillard (C.D.) Green, 70, of Waterford, died Jan. 24, 2009 at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo. A U.S. Navy veteran, he was a craftsman for 50 years. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Jan. 29 at Amaziah Cemetery. He leaves two sons, Kevin Green of Summitt, Eric Green of Gamaliel, Ark.; a brother, Jimmye Dale Green of Holly Springs and six grandchildren.
Helen Fant House, 80, of Holly Springs, died Jan. 21, 2009 at Alliance HealthCare System. She was the widow of Fred House. She was a member of Adolphus Chapel CME Church and a domestic worker in private homes. Services were held at 3 p.m. on Jan. 24 at Rust College Doxey Auditorium. Burial was in Adolphus Chapel CME Church Cemetery. Rev. Actavatis A. Allen officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. She leaves a son, Fred House Jr. of Holly Springs; eight daughters, Caronia House, Bessie House, Delois Miller, Barbara House, Helen Marie House, Patricia Ann Cochran and Velma Denis Lesure, all of Holly Springs, Mae Alice Taylor of Collierville, Tenn.; a brother, Willie Hays Fant of Los Angeles, Calif.; 32 grandchildren, 58 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Kelsey House, Deundra House, Edred Cochran, Marco House, Eric House and Marcus House. Honorary pallbearers were family and friends.
Walker Edward Howell Sr., 67, of Holly Springs, died Jan. 21, 2009 at Baptist Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was a church deacon, president of senior choir, a member of Masonic Lodge #339, star of Faith Singing Group and a painter with Carrier, Inc. in Collierville, Tenn. Services were held at 1 p.m. on Jan. 26 at Strawberry MB Church, where he was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev. Willie Jeffries officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He leaves his wife, Lena B. Payne Howell; a son, Walker E. Howell Jr. of Memphis, Tenn.; three daughters, Felicia Bender, Tevidia Howell, both of Atlanta, Ga., Sandra LeSueur of Southaven; his mother, Bessie L. Howell of Memphis, Tenn.; six sisters, Pearl Rinex, Magnolia Hammond, Doris Holcomb, Linda Howell, Mary Pickens, all of Memphis, Tenn., Barbara Ann Skinner of Urbana, Ohio; two brothers, Larry D. Howell, Fate A. Howell, both of Memphis, Tenn.; and 10 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by siblings, Mary Sanders, James Howell and Richard Howell. Pallbearers were Larry Howell, Fate Howell, Mario Sanders, Levell Hammon Jr., Columbus Rinex, Larry Payne, Terry Payne and Sammie Payne Jr. Honorary pallbearers were The Stars of Faith. Dwight Anthony Frankum Dwight Anthony Frankum, 53, of Holly Springs, died Jan. 21, 2009 at his home. He was Pentecostal and a painter. Services were held at 2 p.m. on Jan. 23 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Bethlehem Cemetery. Bro. Troy Defer officiated. He leaves two sons, Shannon Frankum of Victoria, Shane Frankum of Holly Springs; two daughters, Sherry Feathers of Red Banks, Shelly Crowe of Cherokee Village, Ark.; his mother, Mellie Frankum of Holly Springs; three brothers, Ronnie Hangey, Glen Frankum, Bobby Frankum, all of Holly Springs; a sister, Judy Shaw of Holly Springs; and four grandchildren. Pallbearers were Shane Frankum, Randy Cupp, Shane Esmon, Paul Johnson, Shannon Frankum, Tommy Esmon, Tommy Esmon Jr. and Mike Watkins.
Timothy W. Hubbard, 50, of Chicago, Ill., formerly of Holly Springs, died Jan. 13, 2009 at Advocate Bethany Hospital in Chicago. Services were held at 11 a.m. on Jan. 24 at St. Paul CME Church in Holly Springs. Burial was in Charity Hill Cemetery, Lake Center Community, Holly Springs. Rev. Tony Wilkins officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He leaves four sisters, Lura Collins of Chicago, Ill., Ridy Sellers of Holly Springs, Climmie Mitchell of Omaha, Neb., Ganice Harris of Cleveland, Ohio; six brothers, L.B. Liggins, Clarence Hubbard, Wallace Hubbard, all of Omaha, Neb., Winston Hubbard of Chicago, Ill., Gene Hubbard of Cleveland, Ohio, Cagie Hubbard of Holly Springs. Pallbearers were Lee Evans, Authur Cowan, Walter Mason, Rick Washington, Authur Sellers and Darryl Walton. Honorary pallbearers were Winston Hubbard, L.B. Liggins, Clarence E. Hubbard, Gene Hubbard, Cagie Hubbard and Wallace Hubbard. Sinoba Jackson Sinoba Jackson, 51, of Holly Springs, died Jan. 21, 2009 at Alliance HealthCare System. Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Jan. 31 at Kimbrough Chapel in Lamar. Burial will be in Cottrell Memorial Garden in Holly Springs. Elder Octavis Allen will officiate. Serenity Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements. She leaves four children, Angela Harden of Byhalia, Katrina Jackson, Untrinessia Jackson, Carla Jackson, all of Holly Springs; five brothers, Cecil Adkins, Johnny Jackson, Timothy Jackson, Wilbur Lee Jackson, Eric Jackson, all of Holly Springs; four sisters, Perline Batts of Byhalia, Hazel McFadden, Zenna Jackson, Ella Marie Jackson, all of Holly Springs; and 12 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Carlos Jackson; and a brother, Adell Jackson, Jr.
Ora D. Pegues Jeffries, 64, of Holly Springs, died Jan. 17, 2009 at her home. She was a retired educator with Water Valley Public Schools. Memorial services were held at 3 p.m. on Jan. 25 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness, where she was a member. Bro. Wesley Parham officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. She leaves her husband, Edward Jeffries; a daughter, Felicia M. Moore of Dallas, Tx.; five sisters, Susiette Pegues, Dorothy Martin, Bertha Pegues, all of Holly Springs, Glennie M. Brookins of Wynn, Ark., Betty Pegues of Memphis, Tenn.; three brothers, William Pegues, Langston Pegues, both of Memphis, Tenn., Albert Pegues of Waterford; two stepchildren, Gracie Ann Jeffries, Wendy Lee Jeffries, both of Chicago, Ill.; and a granddaughter. She was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Louis Pegues Sr. Harold Dewey Jordan Harold Dewey Jordan, 79, of Ashland, died Jan. 23, 2009 at his home. He was a member of Bluff Springs Baptist Church and an employee with U.S. Forestry Service Services were held at 2 p.m. on Jan. 25 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Ashland Cemetery. Bro. David Jordan and Bill Renick officiated. He leaves his wife, Martha Jordan; a daughter, Gail Harrison of Ashland; a brother, Bobby Jordan of Ashland; three granddaughters; nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. Curtis Joyner Sr. Curtis Joyner Sr., 74, of Byhalia, died Jan. 22, 2009 at Baptist Hospital. He was a Baptist and an automobile body repairman for 40 years. Services were held at 11 a.m. on Jan. 26 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Billy Watkins officiated. He leaves his wife, Martha Joyner; two sons, Curtis Joyner Jr. of Ripley, James Joyner of Byhalia; three daughters, Connie Guess, Carolyn Free, Christina Conaser, all of Byhalia; six brothers, David Joyner of Southaven, Raymond Joyner of Sardis, Frank Joyner of Grenada, Billy Joyner, Jimmy Joyner, Guy Joyner, all of Walnut; four sisters, Jessie Mae Baggett of Tupelo, Francis Howell of Texas City, Tx., Lou Stone, Daisy Graham, both of Horn Lake; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Leroy Mayfield, 63, of Slayden, died Jan. 16, 2009 at his home. He was a disabled laborer for Acme Bricks. Services were held at 11 a.m. on Jan. 24 at Jones Grove MB Church, where he was a member. Burial was in Charity Hill Cemetery in Lake Center. Rev. John Powell officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He leaves his wife, Annie Moore Mayfield; two daughters, Shelia Mayfield, Melinda Mayfield, both of Holly Springs; a son, Quartez Mayfield of Texas; four stepchildren, Mary Ann Moorer of Memphis, Tenn., Sharon Crumb, Cassandra Hill, both of Slayden, Troy Lee Jones of Mt. Pleasant; his mother, Katie Mayfield of Holly Springs; a sister, Linda Kaye Preston of Holly Springs; and four brothers, James Mayfield, Raymond Mayfield, Prentis Mayfield, Kenneth Mayfield, all of Holly Springs. He was preceded in death by his father, Raymond Mayfield; a stepson, Anthony Jones; siblings, Queen Esther Mayfield, Margaret Jean Mayfield. Pallbearers were Larry Willis, Ajacca Penilton, Isaac Mayfield, Kevin Crumb, Lorenzo Glover and Anthony Mayfield. Honorary pallbearers were Curtis Mayfield, Tony Martin, Troy Lee Jones and Clyde Hill.
Elizabeth Banks Rogers, 82, of Oxford, died Jan. 16, 2009 at her home. She was the widow of Walter Rogers. She was a former member of the LaFayette County Democratic Executive Committee, Retired Teachers Association and oldest living member of Second Baptist Church. Services were held at 12 noon on Jan. 21 at Second Baptist Church, where she was a member. Burial was in St. Peters Cemetery in Oxford. Rev. Leroy Wadlington performed the eulogy; Rev. Andrew Robinson, pastor. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. She leaves a daughter, Sheridan Rogers McDonald of Oxford; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by sons, Stephen Glen Rogers, Walter C. Rogers; sisters, Doris (Pink) Spruille, Dorothy Phillips; and a brother, William Banks. Pallbearers were Vincent B. Higgins, Gerald Smith, Scottie S. Vaughn, Edwin Pettis, Stephen G. Rogers Jr. and Rev. Peter Johnson. Sharon Tacker Sharon Tacker, 49, of Clarksdale, formerly of Byhalia, died Jan. 25, 2009 at Memorial Hospice Clarksdale. She lived in Byhalia most of her life, until she became ill several months ago. Services were held at 2 p.m. on Jan. 29 at Church of the Living Gospel in Watson. Burial was in Greenleaf Cemetery in Coldwater. Rev. Joe Glosson officiated. Serenity Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. She leaves her husband, Thomas Tacker; two sons, Thomas Tacker III and Jonathan Tacker, both of Byhalia; a daughter, Sarah Jacobs of Coldwater; a brother, Herman Wiley of Holly Springs; a sister, Joyce Mansfield of Hartsville, Tenn.; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister, Lois Cirrito; and a brother, Larry Wiley. Junia Mae Wilson Junia Mae Wilson, 89, of Ashland, died Jan. 16, 2009 at Alliance HealthCare System. She was the widow of Ezekial Tally and a retired domestic worker. Graveside services were held at McKay Cemetery in Hickory Flat. Rev. LaDaryl Odum officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. She leaves her nieces who cared for her, Gloria Jones of New Albany, Mary Williams of Ashland; and other nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by brothers, Buster Wilson, Talford Wilson, Clyde Wilson, Henry Mac Wilson, William Thomas Wilson; sisters, Mozella Berry, Wyoma Boyd, Romeo Mayes, Annette Wilson and Mildred Walker.
Robert Perry Weatherall, 45, of Hickory Flat, died Jan. 7, 2009 in Hickory Flat. He was a member of St. Mary’s United Methodist Church in Potts Camp. Memorial services were held at 12 noon on Jan. 24 at Hickory Flat School Gymnasium. Private graveside services for family were held at Reids Gift MB Church Cemetery in Potts Camp. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He leaves three sons, Cruze Weatherall of New Albany, Andrew Culver of Blue Mountain, Colton Weatherall of Potts Camp; his mother, Catherine Walker Weatherall of Hickory Flat; two sisters, Clem Woods of Memphis, Tenn., Renee Weatherall of Hickory Flat; and a brother, James Andrew Weatherall of Hickory Flat. He was preceded in death by his father, James Robert Weatherall. |
      
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Deale Binion Cochran
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Ora D. Pegues Jeffries
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