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Obituaries
John
Mitchell Bain Sr.
John
Mitchell Bain
Sr., 61, of Memphis, Tenn., died May 13, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital
in Memphis, Tenn. He was a member of Elliston Baptist Church in
Memphis, Tenn., and retired from the Air Force.
Services
were held at 2 p.m. on May 17 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial was in Emory Cemetery.
He
leaves his wife, Carolyn McFall Bain; a son, John Bain Jr. of
Littleton, Colo.; three daughters, Wanda Spicer, Judy Bain, Kimberly
Summers, all of Memphis; two sisters, Margaret Crabb of Memphis,
Christine DeMastus of Olive Branch; seven grandchildren and one on the
way.
Herman
L. Campbell
Herman
L. Campbell,
88, of Byhalia, died May 11, 2010 at Baptist Hospital-Collierville. He
was the widower of Leonia Irene Campbell, his wife of 63 years. He was
a deacon and church song leader. He retired from Binswanger Glass
Company after 40 years of service, and from Kroger Co. after 12 years
of service.
Services
were held at 10 a.m. on
May 14 at First Baptist Church of Barton in Byhalia, where he was a
member. Burial was in Forrest Memorial Park in Batesville. Brantley
Funeral Home of Olive Branch was in charge of arrangements.
He
leaves a daughter, Phyllis Johnson; two sons, Phillip Campbell, Larry
Campbell; two sisters, Corrine Johnson, Hazel Hudson; six grandchildren
and 18 great-grandchildren.
Memorials
may be sent to First Baptist Church of Barton.
Ida
Jean Grantham Dignowity
Ida
Jean Grantham Dignowity, 76, of Red Banks, died May 14, 2010 at her
home. She was the widow of Konrad Dignowity.
Services
were held at 10 a.m. on May 17 at Queen of Peace Catholic Church in
Olive Branch. Burial was in Red Banks Cemetery. Brantley Funeral Home
of Olive Branch was in charge of arrangements.
She
leaves two daughters, Dana Armstrong, Gretchen McAlexander; three sons,
Konrad, Max and Morgan Dignowity; two sisters, Betty Butler, Katherine
Gray; 13 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Mildred
Green
Mildred
Green, 71, of Ripley, died May 12, 2010 at her home. She was a member
of Mt. Calvary Pentecostal Church.
Services
were held at 11 a.m. on May 14 at Ripley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial
was in Peoples Cemetery. Bro. Billy Watkins and Bro. Tim Childers
officiated.
She
leaves two daughters, Frances
Leopard of Potts Camp, Maxine Frazier of Blue Mountain; four sons,
Steve Brock of Hickory Flat, Ricky Brock of Hickory Flat, Clayton Green
of Ripley, Coyte Green of New Orleans; a sister, Maydeen Evans of
Hickory Flat; three brothers, Robert Barnes of Ripley, Dayton (Bill)
Barnes of Oxford, Allan McCollum of New Albany; 16 grandchildren and 15
great-grandchildren.
She
was preceded in death by a daughter, Gay Barnes.
Pallbearers
were Kevin Wilson, Roy Wilson, Eddie Roberson, David Floyd, David Green
and John Michael Green.
 Marshall
Lawson
Marshall
Lawson, 50, of Byhalia, died May 11, 2010 at Regional Medical Center in
Memphis, Tenn. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and a maintenance
worker with Sherwin-Williams.
Services
were
held at 2 p.m. on May 16 at Mt. Olive MB Church in Byhalia, where he
was a member. Burial was in Chulahoma M.B. Church Cemetery.
Rev. James
Taylor officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
He
leaves his wife, Carol Phillips
Lawson of Byhalia; four children, Christy Ross of Olive Branch, Myesha
Lawson of Byhalia, Kimberly Phillips of Memphis, Tenn., Reburto Lawson
of Cordova, Tenn.; his mother, Valena Taylor Lawson of Byhalia; four
sisters, Janet Jones of Memphis, Tenn., Lola Reena Mays of Lewisville,
Tx., Valena Watson of Fort Worth, Tx., Deborah Oliver of Tolleson,
Ariz.; four brothers, Eric Lawson and Dewayne Lawson, both of Byhalia;
Percy Lawson Jr. of Memphis, Tenn.; and Troy Taylor of Gary, Ind.; and
six grandchildren.
Pallbearers
were Marcus
Tunstall, Raymond Govan, Clarence Tunstall, Larry Wilkins and Derrick
Taylor. Honorary pallbearers were M.L. Phillips, Earnest Phillips,
Robert James Phillips, Eric Lawson, Percy Lawson Jr., Dwayne Lawson and
Troy Jones.
Willie
Miller
Willie
“Melvin” Miller, 54, of Rochester, Minn., died May 3, 2010 at his home.
Services
were held at 1 p.m. on May 13 at Chulahoma MB Church, where he was a
member. Minister Tony Taylor officiated. Burial was in the church
cemetery. Serenity Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He
leaves his son, Micheal Miller of Chicago, Ill., 10 brothers, Larry and
Sammy Miller of Chicago, Ill., Eddie Malone, Sullivan Miller, Travis
Miller, all of Memphis, Tenn., Terry Miller of Rochester, Minn., Tommy
Miller, Douglas Hardin of Byhalia, Nathaniel Miller of Holly Springs,
William Miller of Norfolk, Va.; seven sisters, Debra Miller of Holly
Springs, Shirley Mims of Byhalia, Diana Scruggs of Rochester, Minn.,
Joann Mims, Sherlonda Miller, Lashunda Miller, all of Memphis, Tenn.,
Lakeisha and Latise, both of Chicago, Ill.
Pallbearers
were Adrian Miller, Andrew Mims, Kevin Mosely, Orlando Mims, Derrick
Dowdy, and Alonzo Sanders. Honorary pallbearers were family and friends.
He
was preceded in death by a sister, Paulette Brooks.
 Rozell
Pegues
Rozell
“Scobby” Pegues, 57, of Holly Springs, died May 8, 2010 at Trinity
Mission Health & Rehab. He was employed with Memphis Furniture
and
Jon L. Woods Construction for many years.
Services
were held at 12 noon on May 15 at New Zion MB Church in Olive Branch.
Burial was in Millers Cemetery in Olive Branch. Rev. Dr. Loyal
Featherstone officiated. Serenity Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
He
leaves siblings Tymon Pegues,
Peter Pegues, Layeunice Thomas, Josephine Bougard, all of Red Banks,
Lee Pegues Jr., Earnestine Pegues, Julie Thomas, Ella Dortch, Iola
Craine, all of Holly Springs, Mary Louise Simmons of New Albany,
Fredrick Pegues of Waterford, Gary Pegues of Florence, Ala., James
Faulkner, Elaine Pye of Byhalia, Ruby Jackson, Otis Pegues of Memphis,
Tenn., Eric Pigues of Arlington, Tenn., Robert Faulkner of Rossville,
Tenn., Larry Pegues of Olive Branch.
Pallbearers
were Joe Pigues, Travis Pegues, Mark Pegues, Royce Pegues, Christopher
D. Thomas and Willie Pegues. Honorary pallbearers were Otis Pegues,
Eric Pigues, Larry Pegues, James Faulkner, Robert Faulkner, Peter
Pegues, Lee Pegues Jr., Fredrick Pegues, Gary Pegues and Tymon Pegues.
 Mary
Louise Reaves
Mary
Louise Young Reaves, 68, of Holly Springs, died May 9 at Baptist
Memorial Hospital-DeSoto, Southaven. She was a member of Everetts
Chapel M.B. Church and a disabled U.S. postal worker, U.S. Postal
Service, Chicago, Ill.
Services
were held at 1
p.m. on May 15 in the Ashland High School Auditorium with Rev. Rodney
Moore Sr. officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Grove M.B. Church
Cemetery in Grand Junction, Tenn. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
She
leaves two children, Eland Reaves of Ashland and Van Vanesta Reaves of
Memphis, Tenn.; and four grandchildren.
She
was preceeded in death by three children, Theresa Brooks, Sherry Ann
Reaves and Barry Fitzegerald Reaves.
Pallbearers
were Eric Reaves, Rennix Brown, Lamarcus Hampton, Timothy Hampton,
Jason Young, Kareen Young, and W.C. Williams.
 Bishop
Allen Richards
Bishop
Allen Thomas Richards, 87, of Michigan City, died May 15, 2010 at
Alliance HealthCare System in Holly Springs. He was the widower of
Jannie Perry Richards. He was a bishop, and pastor emeritus of Perry’s
Chapel in Michigan City, World War II Army Veteran, and
president of
Benton County Historical and Genealogy Society. He was a factory worker
at Wurlitzer for 17 years.
Services
will be
held at 3 p.m. on May 22 at Salt & Light Ministeries
Headquarters
in Lamar with Bishop L.T. Mason presiding. Visitation will be May 21,
2-6 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Perry’s Chapel Church
Cementery with J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
He
leaves three children, Bruno
Richards of Michigan City; Cheryl Richards Jordan of Richland; and
Penelope Richards of Michigan City; two sisters, Mona Harris
of
Memphis, Tenn.; Veolia Parker of Chicago, Ill.
Phillis
Sisulak
Phillis
Sisulak, 53 of Huntsville, Ala., formerly of Mississippi, died on May
14, 2010.
Services
were held at 11 a.m. on May 18 at Clear Creek Baptist Church in Lamar.
Burial was in Twickenham Memory Gardens in Owens Cross Roads, Ala.
Pastor Blair Clark officiated.
She
leaves her
husband, Ron Sisulak; two children, Kevin Culver and Jamie Culver of
Olive Branch; two step-children, Amber Sisulak-Milks of Cleveland,
Ohio; Whit Sisulak of Madison, Ala.; three brothers, Mike Allen, Bud
Allen, and Perry Allen of Lamar; three sisters, Joyce Bingham, Carol
Allen both of Lamar; and Linda Cox of Hickory Flat; and seven
grandchildren.
 Kinnard
“Tobe” Walton
Kinnard
“Tobe” Walton, 65, of Holly Springs, died May 14, 2010 at Baptist
Memorial-DeSoto in Southaven. He was the widower of Beatrice Woods
Walton. He was a member of Beverly Chapel CME Church, retired foreman
for Kalman Flooring Company where he was employed for over 47 years.
Services
were held at 1 p.m. on May 19 at Providence M.B. Church with Rev.
Willie Hoey presiding. Burial was in Bowens Cemetery with J.F.
Brittenum and Son Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
He
leaves three sons, Marvin Walton, Jeffery Walton, both of Holly
Springs; Bob Woods of South Carolina; one daughter, Barbara Woods of
Memphis, Tenn.; one sister, Glennie Richardo of Las Vegas, Nevada; two
brothers, Herbert “Bubba” Walton and Prentiss Walton, both of Holly
Springs; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
He
was preceeded in death by one son, Keith Walton.
Pallbearers
were Larry Payne, Terry Peace, Zayton Reed, Trent Jones, Clayton
Campbell, Harlin Hall, Reggie Elliott, and William Beam.
Sennett
Lawrence Watkins
Sennett
Lawrence “Larry” Watkins, 52, of Red Banks, died May 14, 2010
at his home.
Services
were held at 2 p.m. on May 16 at Red Banks Baptist Church
with Bro.
Jonathan Childress officiating. Burial was in Red Banks
Cemetery with
Holly Springs Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
He
leaves two brothers, Ricky Watkins of Red Banks; and Mark Watkins of
Olive Branch; two sisters, Anne Quinn and Alice Farrell, both
of Red
Banks; ten nephews, three nieces, three great-nephews, and 11
great-nieces.
He
was preceeded in death by his parents Sennette Connor Watkins and Edna
Faye Stone Watkins.
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