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Obituaries
Arthur
Byers
Arthur
Byers, 74, of Holly Springs, died May 9, 2010 in Holly Springs. He was
Pentecostal and a heavy equipment operator.
Services
were held at 2 p.m. on May 11 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial was in Evangel Memorial Gardens. Bro. Scherff officiated.
He
leaves his wife, Icy Busby Byers; a daughter, Cynthia Michaud of Holly
Springs; two brothers, J.R. Byers of Byhalia, Melvin Byers of
Waterford; a sister, Evelyn Garner of Potts Camp; and two grandchildren.
Peggy
Harris Clark
Peggy
Harris Clark, 55, of Byhalia, died May 6, 2010 at Baptist Desoto
Hospital.
Memorial
services were held at 4 p.m. on May 9 at Cross Pointe Christian
Fellowship, Olive Branch. Rodgers Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
She
leaves her husband, Gerald (Jerry) Clark; a
daughter, Crystal Clark of Byhalia; two sons, Michael Clark of Byhalia,
Brian Clark of Looxahoma; a brother, James (Chip) Harris of Red Banks;
and eight grandchildren.
 Mary E. Foster
Mary
E. Foster, 90,
of Holly Springs, died May 7, 2010 at Alliance HealthCare System. She
was a member of Anderson Chapel CME Church and a retired domestic
worker.
Services
were held at 11 a.m. on May 11 at St. Joseph
Catholic Church, where she attended. Father Leonard Elder officiated.
Burial was in Cottrell Memorial Garden. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements.
She
leaves five sisters, Ruby
Taylor of Holly Springs, Lillian McEwen of Oxford, Hazel Thompson of
Chicago, Ill., Semettie Ferguson, Victoria Brown, both of Detroit,
Mich.; and a brother, George (G.W.) Leggs of Holly Springs.
James
Funderburk
James
Funderburk, 82, of Michigan City, died May 3, 2010 at Magnolia Regional
Medical in Corinth. He was a steel worker, a veteran, a POW, MIA, and
he received the Purple Heart.
Services
were held at 2 p.m. on
May 6 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Hamilton
Cemetery. Bro. Greg Cook officiated.
He
leaves his wife, Mary
Swinford Funderburk; two sons, Billy Page of Millington, Tenn., Carlos
Gray of Faulkner; six daughters, Vanessa Funderburk, Latisha Chopin,
both of Moscow, Tenn., Joyce Nauer of Albany, La., Jeanie Grashot of
Munford, Tenn., Offie Funderburk of Memphis, Tenn., Bonnie Mejia of
Michigan City; three brothers, Clem Funderburk of Bartlett, Tenn.,
Delbert Funderburk, Doyle Wayne Funderburk, both of Bobo; six sisters,
Eva Caples of Clarksdale, Eleanor Funderburk Collinger of Dillsburg,
Pa., Cleta Mae Harris of Florida, Betty Ann Brooks of Crestview, Linda
Walker of Cleveland, Inez Littrell of Batesville; 17 grandchildren and
15 great-grandchildren.
He
was preceded in death by five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
 John Wesley Grimes
John
Wesley Grimes, 55, of Aurora, Ill., formerly of Holly Springs, died May
1, 2010 at Provena Mercy Center in Aurora.
Services
were held at 10:30 a.m. on May 8 at New Hope MB Church, Laws Hill,
where he was a member. Rev. Earnest Jones officiated. Burial was in the
church cemetery. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
He
leaves his wife, Channie Mary Malone Grimes;
three daughters, Angela Shorter of Southaven, Alisa Grimes, Shayla
Grimes, both of Aurora; two sons, John Anthony Grimes of Aurora, Walter
Jackson of Charleston, Mo.; a brother, Ephrom Jones of Aurora; two
sisters, Viola Malone, Josephine Grimes, both of Holly
Springs; seven
grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Pallbearers
were Kenneth
Malone, Michael Malone, Marcus Johnson, Leon Hearn Jr., Travis Malone
and Leon Grimes Jr. Honorary pallbearers were Ephrom Jones, Sylvester
Lester Jr., Malcolm Malone, David Miller, Samuel Ivy, Lonnie Jones and
I.C. Jones.
Bobby
Dean Hall
Bobby
Dean Hall, 80, of New
Albany, died Monday, May 3, 2010. He and his son Larry Hall founded
Southern Equipment Services and managed excavation projects and
clean-up of train derailments. He was also a cattle farmer and attended
First Baptist Church in New Albany.
Services
were held at 2 p.m.
on May 5 at United Funeral Service Chapel with Rev. Ricky Blythe and
Rev. Raymond Bishop officiating. Burial was in Martin Cemetery.
He
leaves his wife of 61 years, Edith Murrah Hall; two sons, Larry Hall of
Potts Camp and Ronnie Hall of Linden, Ala.; a brother, Roy Hall of New
Albany; and five grandchildren.
He
was preceded in death by
sisters, Grace Hall, Lois Dilliard Taylor, Katye Snipes, Ernestine
McCown, Virginia Farris, Kathleen Knott and brothers, Paul and John
“Buddy.”
Honorary
pallbearers were his coffee-drinking McDonald’s morning
friends.
Online
condolences may be made at www.unitedfuneralservice.com.
Lee
Willie Jefferson
Lee
Willie Jefferson, 77, of Red Banks, died May 5, 2010 at Germantown
Methodist Hospital. He was born March 22, 1933 in Marshall County.
Services
were held at 12 noon on May 10 at Mt. Newel MB Church. Burial was in
Mt. Newell Memorial Gardens. Serenity Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
He
leaves his wife, Louis E. Jefferson; five sons,
Sesely (Jack) Jefferson, Willie Jefferson, Shelven (Sam) Jefferson, all
of Red Banks, Vince Jefferson of Byhalia, Elder Wayne Jefferson of
Holly Springs; four daughters, Gail Scales, Carolyn Hardaway of Holly
Springs, Alexus Jefferson of Red Banks, Stephanie Blake of Memphis,
Tenn.; a brother, C.L. Black of Memphis; four sisters, Betty Williams
of Edwardsville, Ill., Shirley Smith of Byhalia, Perola Rocket of
Madison, Ill., Matilda Nevels of Gulfport; 23 grandchildren, 26
great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Jessie
Mae Lucas
Jessie
Mae Lucas, 65, of Victoria, died May 4, 2010 at Highland of Memphis
Nursing Home. She was born May 12, 1944 in Watson.
Services
were held at 11 a.m. on May 8 at Pleasant Grove MB Church in Red Banks.
Burial was in the church cemetery. Serenity Funeral Home was in charge
of arrangements.
She
leaves her husband, Roosevelt Lucas; three
sons, Irvin Todd Jr. of Como, Wendell Todd, Michael Todd, both of
Byhalia; three daughters, Mary Guy, Angelia Hill, Tiffany Guy, all of
Byhalia; two sisters, Bobbie Phillips of Memphis, Tenn., Rose DeBerry
of Byhalia; two brothers, Carl DeBerry of Byhalia, Robert DeBerry of
Memphis; and many grandchildren.
Payton
Smith Sr.
Payton
(Mancy) Smith Sr., 87, of Ashland, died May 3, 2010 at Tippah County
Hospital in Ripley. He was a World War II Army veteran and a retired
farmer.
Services
were held at 3 p.m. on May 9 at Palestine MB
Church in Michigan City. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev. James
Williams officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge
of arrangements.
He
leaves his wife, Kate Hudson Smith; two
children, Payton Smith Jr. of Ashland, Mildred Hardin of Memphis,
Tenn.; two sisters, Clorine Smith, Ruth Jackson, both of Memphis,
Tenn.; a brother, William Smith of Michigan City; six grandchildren and
12 great-grandchildren.
He
was preceded in death by a daughter, Valrie Smith; two grandchildren;
and a brother, Walter Smith.
Pallbearers
were James Hudson, Johnny Strickland, Tronce Price, Andrew Strickland,
Bruce Williams and Charles Hudson. Honorary pallbearers were James
Hudson, Ceasor Williams, Eddie Hudson, Kenny Williams and Robert Hudson.
 Ray
Clifford Smithers
Ray
Clifford Smithers, 83, of Holly Springs, died May 6, 2010 at Baptist
East Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was a retired Lt. Col. in the Air
Force and a veteran of World War II, Korean War and Vietnam. He was a
master navigator, a squadron commander, a member of the Rotary for more
than 30 years, Paul B. Harris Award recipient, licensed lay leader at
Christ Episcopal Church and worked for Holly Springs School System.
Services
were held at 11 a.m. on May 11 at Christ Episcopal Church in Holly
Springs, where he was a member. Burial was in Hill Crest Cemetery. Rev.
Dr. Bruce McMillan officiated. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge
of arrangements.
He
leaves his wife, Ann Smithers; three
daughters, Bess Pitts of Steens, Cindy Layne of Austin, Tx., Katy Hill
of Hernando; a brother, Charles Smithers of Jacksonville, Fla.; four
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
In
lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Christ Episcopal Church.
 S.T.
Tidwell Jr.
S.T.
Tidwell Jr., 60, of New Orleans, La., formerly of Holly Springs, died
May 3, 2010 at River Ridge Hospice, River Ridge, La. He was a member of
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in New Orleans and a
social worker.
Services
were held at 1 p.m. on May 10 at J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home
Chapel. Burial was in Chulahoma MB Church Cemetery. Words of
encouragement were offered by Willie Hayes Mallory.
He
leaves a
daughter, Marti Lilith Tidwell of Denver, Colo.; his mother, Catherine
Tidwell of Holly Springs; two sisters, Bernice Anderson of Aurora,
Ill., Willie Mae Alshadly of Holly Springs; a half-sister, Sandra
Pinson of Holly Springs; and a brother, Johnny (Jug) Tidwell of Holly
Springs.
He
was preceded in death by a daughter, Moira Kaitlyn Tidwell; and his
father, S.T. Tidwell Sr.
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