Obituaries
Frankie Faye Bennett Frankie Faye Bennett, 58,
of Potts Camp, died Sept. 4, 2010, at her home. She was a member of
First Baptist Church of Potts Camp. Services were
held at 11 a.m. on Sept. 6 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial
was in Pine Grove Cemetery in Hickory Flat. Bro. Wayne Gullett
officiated. Please visit website www.hsfuneralhome.com to view
obituaries. She leaves her husband, Ronnie Joe
Bennett; a son, Neil Bennett of Potts Camp; a brother, David Watts of
Memphis, Tenn.; a sister, Joyce Ann Fields; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Phillip L. Watts. Bradley Wayne Carroll Bradley
Wayne Carroll, 33, of Byhalia, died Aug. 31, 2010, at Baptist Desoto in
Southaven. He was a Baptist and a manufacturing machine operator. Services
were held at 10 a.m. on Sept. 4 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial was in Blocker Cemetery in Olive Branch. Please visit website
www.hsfuneralhome.com to view obituaries. He
leaves his father, Ancel Carroll Jr. of Byhalia; a brother, Trey Clark
of West Memphis, Ark.; a sister, Nikki Patterson of Arlington, Tenn.;
two grandfathers, Ancel Carroll Sr., Robert Lee Edward Givens, both of
Byhalia; and a grandmother, Joy Rolleston of Cumming, Ga. Flora Cox Wilson Curl Flora Cox Wilson Curl, 90, of Barton, died Aug. 31, 2010, at her home. She was the widow of David C. Curl. Services
were held at 11 a.m. on Sept. 2 at Collierville Funeral Home Chapel,
Collierville, Tenn. Burial was in Magnolia Cemetery. She leaves her daughters, Linda McCaig, Kathy Curl, and Mary Lynn Riley; many grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, David Drane Curl. John Brickey Curl John
Brickey Curl, 52, of Olive Branch, died Aug. 30, 2010, at Baptist
Hospital East in Memphis, Tenn. He was a member of First Baptist Church
of Mt. Pleasant and a farmer. Services were held on Sept. 2 at 2 p.m. at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Don Labelle officiated. He
leaves his wife, Christy Davis Curl; two sons, Aaron Curl of Mt.
Pleasant, Paul Curl of Red Banks; two daughters, Jessica Arar, Rebecca
Curl, both of Olive Branch; and three grandchildren. For online condolences, visit www.hsfuneralhome.com. John William Forester Sr. John
William Forester Sr., 90, of Holly Springs, died Sept. 2, 2010, at
Veterans Home in Oxford. He was the widower of Frances McAlexander. He
was a member of First Baptist Church of Holly Springs, owner of Parker
Truck Line Trucking Co. and a veteran of World War II. Graveside
services were held at 2 p.m. on Sept. 5 at Hill Crest Cemetery. Dr.
Curtis Ferrell officiated. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements. He leaves a son and his wife,
John William and Judy Forester Jr. of Holly Springs; and two
grandchildren, Will Forester, Ashley Forester, both of Holly Springs. For online condolences, visit www.hsfuneralhome.com. Horace Ross Gill Horace Ross Gill, 67, of Waterford, died Aug. 30, 2010, at his home. He was a painter. Graveside
services were held at 2 p.m. on Sept. 5 at Greenleaf Cemetery,
Greenleaf Community. Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home in Hernando was in
charge of arrangements. He leaves his wife,
Angela Gill; two stepsons, Kevin Johnson of Oxford, Chris Johnson of
Waterford; and two sisters, Kathy Creasie of Southaven, Chessie Pledge
of Memphis, Tenn. Elon Griffin Elon
Griffin, 84, of Byhalia, died Sept. 4, 2010. Born in Houston, he served
in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was founder and president of
Griffin, Inc. in Byhalia for more than 26 years until his retirement in
1994. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Olive Branch. Services
will be held at 10 a.m. on Sept. 8 at Brantley Funeral Home Chapel in
Olive Branch. Burial will be in the Poplar Springs Cemetery outside
Vardaman. He leaves his wife of 63 years,
Movalene P. Griffin; his daughter, Jane Spencer; three sisters, Allene
Dunam, Myra Shields, Lynette Ferguson; his brother, Curtis Griffin; two
granddaughters, a grandson and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son, Randy Lee Griffin; and his granddaughter, Sheila Marie Spencer. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church Olive Branch, the Salvation Army or a charity of the donor’s choice.  Earl Thompson Haven
Earl
Thompson Haven, 87, of Byhalia, died Sept. 4, 2010, at his home. Born
March 19, 1923, in Independence, he served two years in the
Conservation Corp as a young man and served in the Army during World
War II in the Pacific. He was a retired employee of Gem, Inc., and a
member of Victoria United Methodist Church. Services
were held at 10 a.m. on Sept. 6 at Brantley Funeral Home Chapel in
Olive Branch. Burial was in Byhalia Cemetery. Rev. Terry Hunt
officiated. He leaves a son, Barry Haven Sr.; a
daughter; Janice Wagg of Byhalia; four sisters, Daisy Ferguson of Como,
Pauline Scott Hill of Senatobia, Ruby Anderson of Mt. Pleasant, Wilma
Morehead of Byhalia; a brother, Bill Haven of York, S.C.; seven
grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Pallbearers
were Caleb Shackelford, Brooks Haven, Philip Herring, Barry Haven Jr.,
Matt Gehrke, Jimmy Brents, Nick Scott and Sammy Moore. The family requests that all memorials be sent to American Cancer Society or St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Blake Wilder Hopkins Blake Wilder Hopkins, 6, of Potts Camp, died Sept. 3, 2010. He attended Mary Reid Elementary School in Potts Camp. Services
were held at 11 a.m. on Sept. 7 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial was in New Hope Cemetery in Ashland. Bro. Jimmy Wilbanks
officiated. He leaves his parents, Jimmy and
Misty Hopkins; a brother, William Hopkins of Potts Camp; two sisters,
Bayley Hopkins, Emily Hurey, both of Potts Camp; grandmother, Ida Goode
of Potts Camp; grandparents, Tim and Tresia Byrd of Laws Hill;
grandfather, Richard Henderson of Lake Center; great-grandparents,
Bobby and Martha Culp of Decaturville, Tenn. For online condolences, visit www.hsfuneralhome.com. Ralph “Kyle, Jr.” Richmond Jr. Ralph
“Kyle, Jr.” Richmond Jr. died August 28, 2010 at Trinity Mission in
Holly Springs. He was the widower of Shirley Jamison Richmond and a
member of Chulahoma MB Church. Services were held
at 11 a.m. on Sept. 4 at Union Valley MB Church, with burial in the
church cemetery. Rev. London “Joe” Richmond officiated. Serenity
Funeral Home of Holly Springs was in charge of arrangements. He
leaves a daughter, Eathelean Coleman of Memphis, Tenn.; a sister, Doris
Fields of Cleveland, Ohio; four grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were M.L. Phillips, Landran Richmond, Earnest Phillips, Gary Tunstall, Robert Fant and Barry Richmond.
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