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Obituaries
 Thomas Catrell Cowan
Thomas
Catrell Cowan, 26,
of Ashland, died May 2, 2010 at his home in a tornado. He was a member
of South Ashland Church of Christ; a 2002 graduate of Ashland High
School, honor student; and a student at Foster Barber College in
Ripley. His fiance, Latoya Long also died in the tornado.
Services
will be held at 3 p.m. on May 5 at Ashland High School gymnasium.
Burial will be in South Ashland Church of Christ Cemetery. Bro. William
J. Colburn will officiate. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
He
leaves his mother,
Calrenease Cook of Lamar; his father, Thomas Cortez Cowan of Ashland;
his stepfather, James Cook of Lamar; a brother, Trajvon Cowan of Lamar;
his stepbrother, Terrance Cowan of Holly Springs; his grandmother,
Louise Cowan of Potts Camp; his stepgrandmother, Carol Smith of Lamar;
and grandfathers, Thomas R. Cowan of Potts Camp, Thelmon Smith of Lamar.
Cameron
Jaquez Griggs-Lewis
Cameron
Jaquez Griggs-Lewis, 5 months, died April 25, 2010 at his home in
Memphis, Tenn.
Graveside
services were held at 11 a.m. on May 1at Cottrell Memorial Garden in
Holly Springs. Pastor Greg Freeman officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He
leaves his mother and father, LaTasah Griggs and James Lewis Jr. of
Memphis, Tenn.; five sisters; 10 brothers, and his grandmother, Verna
Jessie of Ellenwood, Ga.
Sarah
Winnifred Parrish
Sarah
Winnifred Parrish, 88, of Memphis, Tenn., died at Pleasantview
Healthcare Center in Bolivar, Tenn. A native of Red Banks, she lived
most of her adult life in Memphis, Tenn., and retired from United
States Steel Co.
Graveside
services were held at 10 a.m. on April 27 at Red Banks Cemetery.
Brantley Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She
leaves two nieces, Nancy Mikell (Rob) of Charleston, S.C., Mary Kay
Hudson (Henry) of Sumrall; and two nephews, George A. Goodman (Judith)
of Red Banks, Aubrey Glenn Parrish of Oakland, Tenn.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, Glenn Miller Parrish and Ivy Anna
Parrish; her brother, Charles Page Parrish; her sister, Mary Elizabeth
Munn; and a niece, Judith Russell.
In
lieu of flowers, you make make donations to the Memphis Humane Society.
Roxsan
Rose
Roxsan
Rose, 73, of Raymore, Mo., died April 27, 2010. She was born and raised
in Felicity, Ohio. She moved to Missouri in 1996 and has been a
resident of Raymore since that time.
Services
were held on April 29 at Cullen Funeral Home, Raymore, Mo. Burial was
at Lebanon Cemetery in Olive Branch on May 1. Holly Springs Funeral
Home assisted with the arrangements.
She
leaves
two daughters, Linda Ethridge, Naddine Irby; a son, Stanley Rose; three
sisters, Winnie Brewer, Betty Smith and Tammy Spears; 13 grandchildren
and eight great-grandchildren.
She
was preceded in death by three sisters; three brothers; a daughter,
Kolena Kirkpatrick; and a set of infant twin daughters.
 Altener Terry Shields
Altener
Terry Shields, 78, of Moscow, Tenn., died April 30, 2010 at St. Francis
Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. She was the widow of Willie G. Shields. She
was a former member of the church choir, faithful member and former
choir director. She retired from Troxel Manufacturing Company in
Moscow, Tenn., as a machine operator in 1994, where she was employed
for 27 years.
Services
were held at Hebron MB
Church in Lamar, where she was a member, at 12 noon on May 8. Burial
was in the church cemetery. Rev. Ronnie Franklin officiated. J.F.
Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She
leaves a daughter, Gloria J. Shields of Moscow, Tenn.; four sons,
Leerell Shields of Moscow, Michael D. Shields of Laurel, Md., George
Shields of Memphis, Tenn., Taurean J. James of Nashville, Tenn.; three
sisters, Rella Preston of Lamar, Thelma Lofties of Moscow, Tenn., Betty
Holman of Chicago, Ill.; a brother, John Eddie Terry of Lamar; a
special niece, Dorothy Rucker; a godsister and brother, Ida Mae
Patrick, Joe Patrick; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
She
was preceded in death by two sons, Roosevelt Shields, Eddie Terry;
seven brothers and sisters.
Oscar
Douglas Watson
Oscar
Douglas “Doug” Watson, 88, of Holly Springs, died April 29, 2010, at
his home. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a retired road
supervisor for Marshall County. He also sang in the church choir.
Visitation
will be May 7, from 2-7 p.m. at J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home.
The family will receive visitors from 6-7 p.m.; and at the church on
May 8 from 1:30-2:25 p.m. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on May 8
at Mt. Newell MB Church in Red Banks, where he was a member. Burial
will be in the church cemetery. Rev. Thurman Norman will officiate.
J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
He
leaves his wife, Viola Sumlar Watson; three daughters, Mamie Cunningham
of Memphis, Tenn., Claudia Watson of Clermont, Fla., Mary Watson of
Holly Springs; six sons, Melvin Watson of Memphis, Lee Earnest Watson
of Potts Camp, Franklin Watson, Chester Watson, both of Red Banks,
Douglas Watson Jr. of Florence, Ala., and Randy Watson of Decatur,
Ala.; three sisters, Hattie Echols of Memphis, Lue City Echols of Red
Banks, Christine Davis of Byhalia; three brothers, Versa Sumlar of
Miami, Fla., Quincy Todd of Mt. Pleasant, Oscar Wells of Holly Springs;
29 grandchildren, 59 great-grandchildren and three
great-great-grandchildren.
He
was preceded in death by a son Ornal Watson.
Pallbearers
will be Roy Hearn, Greg Hall, Cedric Young, Carlos Young, Dee Watson,
Ken Watson. Honorary pallbearers were Dwan Watson, Eric T. Watson,
Chester Young, Stanley Smith, Terry Bowens, LeRoy Hearn.
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