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Obituaries
Pauline English Ames Pauline English Ames,
101, of Jackson, Tenn., formerly of Holly Springs, died Aug. 17, 2010,
in the Jackson area. She was the widow of Lt. Col. Charles T. Ames, her
husband of 57 years. She joined the First Presbyterian Church in 1941
and later served as an elder and honorary life member of the St. Andrew
Presbyterian Women of the Church. She was a longtime proud member of
the Holly Springs Garden Club and the Thursday Club. In the early
1950s, she worked as a secretary for the Holly Springs School and later
for the U.S. Forestry Service. She made her home in the Jackson, Tenn.,
area during the last several years. Services were
held at 1 p.m. on Aug. 22 at Montrose on Salem Ave. in Holly Springs.
Arrington Funeral Directors was in charge of arrangements. She
leaves her son, Charles T. Ames III of Jackson, Tenn.; her sister,
Margaret English Williams of Madison; four grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 164 South Memphis Street, Holly Springs, MS 38635. Carolyn Klinner Bell Carolyn Klinner Bell, 70, of Meridian, died July 23, 2010. Graveside
services were held at 10:30 a.m. on July 27 at Pineview Memory Gardens
Cemetery in Selma, Ala. Rev. Clarke Skelton officiated. Selma Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements. She leaves
her husband, Robert D. (Duane) Bell, formerly of Holly Springs; a
daughter, Kerry Gwen Bell; a sister, Gwen Dooling; her sister-in-law,
Betty Scott of Holly Springs; and a brother-in-law, Milton Bell of
Holly Springs Pallbearers were D.W. Robinson, Mike Heath, Charles Golson, Tom Dooling, Michael Garner and Jeff Bossert.  Wilkie Bogan
Wilkie
Bogan, 69, of Flint, Mich., formerly of Byhalia, died August 21, 2010
at McLaren Regional Medical Center in Flint. A member of Isaac Chapel
CME Church in Byhalia, he received his Bachelor of Science degree from
Mississippi Industrial College in Holly Springs. He was a math teacher
for the Flint community schools and worked for General Motors as a
skilled tradesman for more than 20 years. Services
will be held at 1 p.m. on Aug. 28 at Isaac Chapel CME Church, with
burial in the Watson Cemetery in Byhalia. Visitation will be at the
church on Aug. 28 from 12 noon to 12:55 p.m. J.F. Brittenum and Son
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He
leaves two daughters, LaSonya Stewart, Vernica Davis; two sons, Cleotha
Talley and Michael Bogan; three sisters, Gloria Barnett, Doris Parks,
Joyce Allen; a brother, Joseph Bogan; five grandchildren and one
great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by a brother, J.P. “Sprolie” Bogan. Neada Booth Neada Booth, 80, of Atlanta, Ga., died Aug. 13, 2010, at Eastside Hospice. Services were held at 11 a.m. on Aug. 21 at Serenity Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Shiloh Cemetery, Ashland. Eric Dwayne Mosley Eric Dwayne Mosley, 32, of Senatobia, died Aug. 14, 2010, at his home. He was a factory worker. Services
were held at 1 p.m. on Aug. 21 at Rodgers Funeral Home Chapel in
Coldwater. Burial was in Wyatte Community Church Cemetery. He
leaves his son, Dontavious Jones of Chulahoma; his sister, Bianca
Porter of Senatobia; and his brother, Calvin Cathey of Senatobia. Bessie Pearl Napper Bessie
Pearl Napper, 99, of Ripley, died Aug. 21, 2010, at Rest Haven Nursing
Home in Ripley. She was the widow of Mancel B. Napper. Services
were held at 11 a.m. on Aug. 23 at New Life Pentecostal Church, where
she was a member. Burial was in Blackjack Cemetery. Bro. Herman Hancock
and Bro. Bobby Goode officiated. Ripley Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements. She leaves two daughters, Lucille
Rogers of Ashland, Reba Hubbard of Ripley; 10 grandchildren, 17
great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. She
was preceded in death by three sons, Larry, Donald Ray and James Murray
Napper; a grandson, Ronnie Hubbard and 12 brothers and sisters. Pallbearers
were David Hubbard, Mary Hubbard, Dwayne Napper, Eddie Burks, Jason
Hubbard and David Gray. Honorary pallbearers were Aaron Napper,
Nicholas Gray, Ben Hall, Matt Hall, Dustin Wilson, Colt Hubbard and
Josh Hubbard.  Pearlie Jean Reaves Norwood
Pearlie
Jean Reaves Norwood, 55, of Holly Springs, died Aug. 14, 2010, at her
home. She was the widow of James Oscar Norwood, a member of the church
choir, a member of the Feeding Program at church and president of YWCC.
Services were held at 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 21 at
St. Luke Church of God in Christ in Ashland, where she was a member.
Burial was in the church cemetery. Elder Nathaniel Holleman officiated.
J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. She
leaves three daughters, Vanessa Williams, LaKeisha Rochelle Reaves and
Alison Reaves, all of Holly Springs; three sons, Roosevelt Reaves Jr.
of Hudsonville, Timothy LaMont Reaves of Memphis, Tenn., Shawtel C.
Reaves of Ashland; two sisters, Gail Reaves of Ashland, Deloris Walker
of Memphis, Tenn.; five brothers, Levi Taylor, Freddie B. Reaves, both
of Memphis, Tenn., Mark Reaves, Chester Cole, both of Ashland, Freddie
Hampton of Holly Springs; 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a grandchild, Alexis Williams; and a sister, Bernice Hill Brown. Pallbearers
were Jerry Moore, Shane Morgan, Zack Colyer, Antovi Paige, Joe
Patterson Jr., Jason Williams and Terrence Walls. Honorary pallbearers
were Shawtel C. Reaves, Roosevelt Reaves Jr., Timothy L. Reaves, James
I. Norwood Jr., Tony Burns and James McKenzie. John Louis Sanders John
Louis (Bozo) Sanders, 65, of Holly Springs, died Aug. 16, 2010, at his
home. He joined Holly Springs Christian Center under the leadership of
Rev. Reuben Pegues. He was a member of Greenfield Presbyterian Church
in Waterford. He was a retired maintenance worker with the city of
Holly Springs for 20 years. Services were held at
11 a.m. on Aug. 21 at Providence MB Church in Holly Springs. Burial was
in Cottrell Memorial Garden. Rev. Alonzo Johnson officiated. J.F.
Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He
leaves his wife, Josie M. Thomas Sanders; a daughter, Precious Ann
Chapman of Olive Branch; five sons, Darron Thomas of Byhalia, Gregory
Thomas of Olive Branch; David Thomas, Timothy Thomas, both of Holly
Springs, Terry Louis Thomas of Flint, Mich.; a sister, Rev. Leona
Harris of Holly Springs; and 10 grandchildren. Pallbearers
were Curtis Thomas Jr., Terrance Cowan, Michael Thomas, Lawrence
Robinson, Caron Malone and Roderick Pegues. Honorary pallbearers were
Orlando C. Thomas, Dennis Thomas, John A. Thomas, Robert L. Thomas,
George D. Thomas, Michael Sanders, Terry L. Thomas, Timothy Thomas,
David Thomas, Greg Thomas, Darron Thomas, Anthony Sanders and Lawrence
Harris Jr.  Magnolia Faulkner Smith
Magnolia
Faulkner Smith, 60, of Chicago, Ill., formerly of Holly Springs, died
Aug. 16, 2010, at Christ Hospital in Oaklawn, Ill. She was an inspector
with Automatic Telephone Company. Services were
held at 12 noon on Aug. 21 at Smith Grove MB Church, where she was a
member. Rev. S.A. Phillips officiated. Burial was in the church
cemetery. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements. She leaves her husband, Monroe H.
Smith; a daughter; Jacqueline Smith-Blount of Chicago; a son, Reggie
Smith of Chicago; five sisters, Minnie Harris of Chicago, Morstine
Vaughn, Clestine Faulkner, both of Holly Springs, Vaulia Jeffries of
Aurora, Ill., evangelist Ellen Smith of Lawrenceville, Ga.; and three
grandchildren. Pallbearers were T.J. Lee,
Christopher Wilson, Arquise Smith, John Faulkner, Wendell Faulkner and
Tony Jones. Honorary pallbearers were Clay Jeffries, Michael Smith,
Fred Faulkner, Tyrone Smith, Sean Eason and Mark Faulkner. Ollie Mae Crane Holloway-Smith Ollie
Mae Crane Holloway-Smith, 57, of Holly Springs, died Aug. 14, 2010. She
joined Free Branch MB Church. She later joined New Dimension Salt and
Light Ministries, where she remained a member until her death. Services
were held at 11 a.m. on Aug. 21 at Salt and Light Ministries
Headquarters in Lamar. Bishop L.T. Mason, pastor, and pastor Actavatis
A. Allen officiated. Burial was in Hill Crest Cemetery. Serenity
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. She
leaves her daughter, Tiffany Holloway of Memphis, Tenn.; two sons,
Rodney Holloway of Holly Springs, Darryl Holloway of Memphis, Tenn.;
two sisters, Viola Crane of Memphis, Tenn., Debra Alexander of
Chulahoma; a brother, Ralph Crane of Holly Springs; a granddaughter
that she reared, Mercedes Wicks of Holly Springs; and five
grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Rose Mary Holloway. Pallbearers
were Arthur Adkins, Bobby Pugh, Jacoby Alexander, Brian Oliver, Jashun
Hudson, Timothy Washington, Dedrick Faulkner and Antonio LeSure.
Honorary pallbearers were Ernest Hudson, Barry Hampton and Marco LeSure.  Essie B. Wells
Essie
B. Wells, 54, of Byhalia, died Aug. 17, 2010, at Baptist Hospital -
Collierville in Collierville, Tenn. She was a member of New Way of
Living Baptist Ministry in Collierville, a church usher, church kitchen
committee member and a maintenance worker (janitorial) at America Soap
Factory. Services were held at 2 p.m. on Aug. 22
at Mt. Zion Taska MB Church in Cayce. Burial was in the church
cemetery. Rev. Arthur Fitchpatrick Jr. officiated. J.F. Brittenum and
Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. She
leaves a daughter, LaTrina Johnson of Byhalia; a son, Shannon Wells of
Fayetteville, Ark.; four sisters, Annie Kizer, Merry Odum, both of
Cayce, Berta Wells of Hickory Flat, Patricia McAuley of Holly Springs;
three brothers, Oliver Wells of Peoria, Ill., Willie Wells of Holly
Springs, James Lewis Faulkner of Lamar; and eight grandchildren.  Buford Earl Wilson
Buford
Earl Wilson, 76, longtime resident of Memphis, Tenn., died Aug. 17,
2010. He was the widower of Sue Wilson. He was born in Caraway, Ark. He
retired from three different Memphis-area companies, Conwood
Corporation, Sharp Manufacturing Company and ABC Logistics/Thomas Sales
and Services, Inc. He served as pastor of Good Shepherd Mission
Community of Christ Church in Senatobia. He and his wife Sue were
instrumental in developing the Tate County Literary Council of
Northwest Mississippi Community College. Services
were held at 10 a.m. on Aug. 20 at Peace Chapel Community of Christ
Church in Bartlett, Tenn. Burial was in Byhalia Cemetery. Collierville
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He
leaves his wife, Dianne Wilson; five children, Lynn Martin of Roswell,
Ga., Sheila Pease of Memphis, Sharron Thomas of Collierville, Tenn.,
Leann Franklin of Byhalia, Steve Wilson of Memphis; three stepchildren,
Lee Billings of Memphis, Karan Hawley of Memphis, Lorie Lawler of
Austin, Tx.; a sister, Barbara Fergeson of Lawton, Okla.; 14
grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The American Cancer Society.
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