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Obituaries
 Rosemary Adams
Rosemary
(Princess) Adams, 54, died July 9,
2010, in Corinth. She graduated from Berkshire High School in
Cleveland, Ohio in 1973. She worked at the Cleveland Cotton Products.
She worked at a daycare center for more than 10 years. She worked at
Kaufman Containers until she became disabled in 2003.
Services
were held at 12 noon on July 17 at Palestine MB Church in Ashland.
Pastor James Williams officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Serenity Funeral Home in New Albany was in charge of arrangements.
She
leaves two children, LaTricia Adams of Cleveland, Ohio, Richard Lee
Woods of Euclid, Ohio; four sisters, Mary Daugherty of Glenwood, Ill.,
Gloria Jean Foster of Memphis, Tenn., Ora Parker of Chicago, Ill., Toni
Willis of Cleveland, Ohio; a brother, Isaac Parker of Ashland; and a
granddaughter.
She
was preceded in death by four brothers, John
Lee, Beasel and Eudell Daugherty and Richard Parker; and a sister,
Willie Mae Willis.
Pallbearers
were Marshall Miller, Leroy Hoyle,
Dexter Evans and Orlando Evans. Honorary pallbearers were Stanley
Daugherty, Willie Daugherty, Terry Daugherty, Isaac Parker Jr., Richard
Hoyle, Ted Parker, Lavell Norton and Cory Foster.
David Arnold Beaty
David
Arnold Beaty, 58, of Byhalia, died July 12, 2010, at his home. He was a
diesel mechanic with Maclin Logistics.
Memorial
services were held at 2 p.m. on July 14 at Holly Springs Funeral Home
Chapel. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He
leaves his wife, Robin Dumas Beaty; a son, David Layton Beaty of
Jonesboro, Ark.; a stepson, Joshua Rose of Selmer, Tenn.; a
stepdaughter, Aaron Dumas of Byhalia; a brother, Donnie Beaty of
Memphis, Tenn.; three sisters, Debbie Beaty of Little Rock, Ark., Lynn
Lackey of Memphis, Tenn., Carol Robertson of Collierville, Tenn.; and
three grandchildren.
 Consuelo Denise Smith-Belfoure
Consuelo
Denise Smith-Belfoure, 37, of Holly Springs, died July 16, 2010, at
Baptist Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. She was a member of the church
mass choir, youth and young adult choir, and a former pre-school
teacher for ICS Headstart.
Services
were held at 1 p.m. on July
21 at Rising Star MB Church in Holly Springs, where she was a member.
Burial was in Old Rising Star Cemetery. Rev. Robert McClain officiated.
J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She
leaves her mother, Robbie Anderson-Collins of Holly Springs; five
sisters, Lorra Anderson-Isom, Atlean Rankins, both of Holly Springs,
Sherron Alexander, Trincella Howard, both of Memphis, Tenn., Zelma
Faulkner of Texas; and three brothers, Johnny Anderson, John Faulkner,
both of Holly Springs, Carlo Smith of Memphis, Tenn.
She
was preceded in death by her biological parents, John Calvin Smith and
Veralin Anderson-Smith.
Pallbearers
were Antonio Hughes, Michael Anderson, Kevin Anderson, Mario Anderson,
Willie Anderson III and Terrance Collins.
Robert Boone
Robert
Boone, 88, of Holly Springs, died July 13, 2010, at Baptist North
Mississippi Hospital. He was a Baptist. He was employed with Holly
Springs Brick and Tile and an Army veteran of World War II.
Services
were held at 11 a.m. on July 15 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial was in Hill Crest Cemetery. Bro. Frank Feathers officiated.
He
leaves his wife, Mable Boone; three sons, Robert Clifton Boone of
Marion, Ark., Michael Ray Boone of Oxford, Stephen Wayne Boone of Potts
Camp; a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Mann of Ripley; eight grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren.
Sandy Dale Byrd
Sandy
Dale Byrd, 45, of Potts Camp, died July 13, 2010 at Baptist DeSoto
Hospital in Southaven. He was a Baptist and a mechanic.
Services
were held at 11 a.m. on July 16 at Bethany Baptist Church. Burial was
in the church cemetery. Bro. Donald Worsham officiated. Holly Springs
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He
leaves his wife,
Jamie Reese Byrd; a son, Sandy Byrd Jr. of Sherman; two daughters,
Michelle Byrd, Jacqueline Byrd, both of Potts Camp; a brother, Terry
Byrd of Holly Springs; and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers
were
Gary Byrd, Terry Byrd Jr., Brett Whaley, Ricky Taylor, Jeff Hoskins,
Joseph Deleon, Joe Clayton and Dustin Oliver.
Charles Allen Gurley
Charles
Allen Gurley, 61, of Potts Camp, died July 17, 2010, in Memphis, Tenn.
He was a Baptist and employed in traffic and warehouse maintenance with
Biltrite Corp.
Services
were held at 11 a.m. on July 20 at Holly
Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Potts Camp Cemetery. Bro.
Stanley Huddleston officiated.
He
leaves his wife, Jean Gurley; a
daughter, Georgia Cobbs of Oxford; two brothers, Edward Gurley,
Mitchell Gurley, both of Potts Camp; eight sisters, Margaret Hart, Mary
Minor, Joan Gurley, Doris Poole, Sue Rowland, Jeanette Stone, all of
Potts Camp, Pam Gurley of Memphis, Tenn., Nancy Green of Potts Camp;
and two grandchildren.
He
was preceded in death by a daughter, Paula Gurley.
Earnest Cathey
Earnest
Cathey, 50, of Holly Springs, died July 11, 2010, in Tate County. He
was a farm worker and served in the National Guard.
Services
were held at 2 p.m. on July 18 at Thyatira Church of Christ in
Senatobia. Burial was in Carter Sunset Memorial in Senatobia. Rodgers
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He
leaves his wife,
Laquita Cathey; two daughters, Acea Cathey of Oxford, N.C., Whitney
Saulsberry of Holly Springs; three sons, Christopher Cathey of Oxford,
N.C., Tamorris Saulsberry, Taneilus Saulsberry, both of Holly Springs;
four sisters, Caroline Tyson, Cynthia Cathey, both of Holly Springs,
Shirley Ann Cathey of Chicago, Ill., Bernice Cathey of Senatobia; and
three brothers, Marcus Jones, Danny Cathey, both of Senatobia, Bernard
Cathey of Holly Springs.
 Willie C. Cox Jr.
Willie
C. Cox
Jr., 54, of Byhalia, died July 9, 2010, at Baptist DeSoto Hospital in
Southaven. He was a member of New Bethel MB Church in Moscow, Tenn.
Services
were held at 11 a.m. on July 17 at H.W. Byers High School gymnasium in
Mt. Pleasant. Burial was in Cottrell Memorial Garden. Rev. Calvin Mason
officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
He
leaves his wife, Dianne Floyd Cox; three
children, Tursia Dowdy of Byhalia, Michael Craig, LaKisha Pearson, both
of Holly Springs; two sisters, Arlean Cox, Easter Mae Snow, both of
Memphis, Tenn.; two brothers, Frankie Lee Cox, James Edward Cox, both
of Memphis, Tenn.; and seven grandchildren.
Pallbearers
were
Robert Person, Jerry Faulkner, Willie Jones, Terence Coleman, Calvin
Rhyans, James Burks, Mark Jones, Tommy Lee Gorman Jr., Henry Jones,
John Brown, Archie McKinney and Geno Taylor. Honorary pallbearers were
John Nelson, Darryl Garman, Earl Hill, Barry Hicks, Eugene Todd and
Willie Craig.
Jerry Lee Dunn
Jerry
Lee Dunn, 44, of Holly Springs, died July 12, 2010, in Holly Springs.
He was a Baptist and a truck driver.
Services
were held at 11 a.m. on July 14 at Clear Creek Baptist Church. Holly
Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, Jessie Lee and Linda Fay Dunn, Jr.
Betty Louise Morgan
Betty
Louise Morgan, 70, of Lamar, died July 18, 2010, in Collierville, Tenn.
She was a Baptist and employed in product control in auto manufacturing.
Services
were held at 4 p.m. on July 20 at Slayden Baptist Church. Burial was in
Slayden Cemetery. Bro. Tom McLaughlin officiated. Holly Springs Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements.
She
leaves her husband,
George Morgan Jr.; two sons, Eddie Morgan of Cordova, Tenn., Duane
Morgan of Ashland; a daughter, Linda Johnson of Potts Camp; five
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
She
was preceded in death by a grandchild, Stephanie Freels.
Pallbearers
were Charles King, Mike Cunningham, Dick Sanders, Carl Sanders, Bryant
Russell and Roger Hurdle.
Freddie McKay
Freddie
McKay, 84, of Potts Camp, died July 9, 2010, at his home. He was the
widower of Laura Tucker McKay, his wife of 54 years.
Services
were held at 11 a.m. on July 14 at Greenwood MB Church in Lamar. Burial
was in the church cemetery. Rev. Gerald Thompson officiated. Serenity
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He
leaves six
daughters, Clara Louise Dortch of Chicago, Ill., Roebirdia Tucker,
Rosie McKay, both of Ashland, Clara Mae McKay of Holly Springs, Aretha
Hampton of Potts Camp, Albirdia Brown of Ashland; five sons, Roy McKay,
Cornelius McKay of Ashland, John McKay of Potts Camp, Lafayette McKay
of Holloday, Tenn., Karey Tucker of Franklin, Tenn.; a sister, Naomia
Tipler of Memphis, Tenn.; a brother, Willie McKay of California; 17
grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and eight
great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers
were Bobby Gray, Cornelius
McKay Jr., Willie Gray, Harry Crumb, Jarvis McKay, Rashad McKay, George
D. Hampton and Wendell Brown II. Honorary pallbearers were Roy McKay,
Lafayette McKay, Cornelius McKay, George Hampton Jr., John McKay, Karey
Tucker and Orlando Brown.
Billy Hugh Rooker
Billy
Hugh
Rooker, 68, of Lamar, died July 14, 2010, in Memphis, Tenn. He was a
Baptist and a transportation administrator at Consolidated Freight Ways.
Services
were held at 11 a.m. on July 19 at Slayden Baptist Church. Rev. Kenneth
Bobo and Rev. Mark Mathis officiated. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
He
leaves his wife, Christi Rooker; his
mother, Pauline Moore of Memphis, Tenn.; two sons, Craig Rooker of
Austin, Tx., Chris Rooker of Evergreen, Colo.; three daughters, Kelly
LaMore of Clayton, N.C., Chessie Adams Rooker of Collierville, Tenn.,
Lanie Rooker of Lamar; two brothers, Bobby Rooker of Belmont, Johnny
Rooker of Memphis, Tenn.; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
James Horace Smith
James
Horace Smith, 65, of Lake Cormorant, died July 12, 2010. He was a
veteran.
Services
were held at 1 p.m. on July 15 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial was in Early Grove Cemetery.
He
leaves three daughters, Cindy Griffeth of Covington, Ky., Karen Cooper
of Palm Bay, Fla., Becky Smith of Ripley; three brothers, Sonny Smith
of Bartlett, Tenn., E.J. Smith of Memphis, Tenn., Don Smith of
Millington, Tenn.; and four sisters, Mattie Gwaltney of Panama, Okla.,
Betty Gregory of Buena Park, Calif., Modine Green of Atoka, Tenn. and
Jean Lewis of Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
 Willie Adolphus Walker
Willie
Adolphus Walker, 83, of Holly Springs, died July 10, 2010 at Alliance
HealthCare System in Holly Springs. He was a member of Mt. Gilead CME
Church, a retired production line worker with Diamond Plating in
Memphis, Tenn.
Services
were held at 11 a.m. on July 17 at
Chulahoma MB Church. Burial was in Mt. Gilead CME Church Cemetery. Bro.
Adolphus Walker officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
He
leaves six daughters, Betty Jean
Walker of Holly Springs, Mary Shead, Minnie Jean Walker, Vera Rashid,
Glory Lewis, all of Memphis, Tenn., Brenda Walker of Aurora, Ill.;
seven sons, Lee Fant Walker, Alvin Walker, both of Holly Springs,
Adolphus Walker of Trenton, Tenn., C.F. Walker, Alfonzo Walker, both of
Memphis, Tenn., Roger Walker, Charles Walker, both of Aurora, Ill.; a
sister, Lillie Mae Harden of Holly Springs; a brother, Robert Lee
Walker of Holly Springs; 25 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren
and several great-great-grandchildren.
He
was preceded in death by a daughter, Minnie Pearl Sessom.
Pallbearers
were Glen Harden, Marris Haywood, Rodney Sessom, Thurman Shead, Dewayne
Walker, James Walker Jr., Steve Walker and Zabian Walker. Honorary
pallbearers were Adolphus Walker Sr., Roger Walker, C.F. Walker, Lee F.
Walker Sr., Alfonzo Walker, Charles Edward Walker and Alvin Walker.
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