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Obituaries
Jimmy Houston Brown Jimmy Houston Brown, 22, of Byhalia, died Sept. 18, 2010, at his home. He was a heating and air technician. Services
were held at 2 p.m. on Sept. 21 at Ripley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial
was in Pine Grove Cemetery in Tippah County. Melvin Shackelford
officiated. He leaves his mother, Marcie Brown,
and stepfather, Michael, of Ripley; his father, Kevin Brown of Byhalia;
a sister, Patty Louise Childers of Ripley; a brother, Christian Conner
Brown of Ripley; his grandparents, Stella and Jerry Ambrose of Ripley
and Jimmy H. and Pat Brown of Byhalia; and a great-grandfather, Troy
Brown of Mantachie. Pallbearers were Patrick Brown, Barry Brown Jr., Chet Brown, Devin Markle, Cory Sanderlin, Calob Sykes and Jake Childers. For online condolences visit www.ripleyfuneralhome.com.  Elsie Cathey
Elsie
Cathey, 94, of Holly Springs, died Sept. 17, 2010 at Alliance
HealthCare System in Holly Springs. A church missionary, she took pride
in feeding the people of her community. Visitation
will be held at J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home chapel on Sept. 24,
from 2-6 p.m. and at Mt. Zion CME Church on Sept. 25 from 10-10:55 a.m. Services
will be held on Sept. 25 at 11 a.m. at Mt. Zion CME Church in Benton
County, where she was a member. Burial will be in the church cemetery. She
leaves two daughters, Sadie Washington of Holly Springs, Retter
Matthews of Vallejo, Calif.; three grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by eight brothers and sisters. Virgie Lee Harrell Virgie
Lee Harrell, 102, formerly of Arlington, Tenn., died Sept. 17, 2010, at
Christopher’s Personal Care Home in Holly Springs. She was the widow of
Thomas C. Harrell, her husband of 61 years. Services
were held at 10 a.m. on Sept. 20 at Brantley Funeral Home Chapel in
Olive Branch. Burial was in Little Hope Cemetery in Falkner. She
leaves two sons, Kyle Harrell of Ashland, Charlie Jackson Harrell of
Ripley; four daughters, Ellie Harrell, Mamie Buchanan, both of Overland
Park, Kansas, Patti Brown of Houston, Texas, Billie Stewart of Olive
Branch; a brother, M.F. Rogers of Charleston; a sister, Effie Thornton
of Heber Springs, Ark.; 16 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and 13
great-great-grandchildren.  Benjamin Jones III
Benjamin (Stevie) Jones III, 42, of Red Banks, died Sept. 13, 2010, at Baptist Hospital in Collierville, Tenn. He was disabled. Services
were held at 12 noon on Sept. 18 at Mt. Zion Taska MB Church in Cayce,
where he was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev. LaDaryl
Odum officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements. He leaves his father, Benjamin
Jones Jr. of Red Banks; three sisters, Margaret Brown of Red Banks,
Barbara Jeffries of Mt. Pleasant, Margaret McGhee of Collierville,
Tenn.; two brothers, L.B. Wilkins of Byhalia, Will Williams of Memphis,
Tenn. Pallbearers were Greg Golliday, Jerome
Martin, Marcus Moffitt, Charles Odum, Clarence Watkins, Derrick Wells,
Tedrick Wells, Adrian D. Wilkins, Joe F. Wilkins and Olton Todd.
Honorary pallbearers were Marqui Garmon, L.B. Wilkins, Willi Williams,
Odis Harris, Milton Benford, Marteiz Brown, Tony Harris, Elton Garmon,
Allen Boothe Mathis and L.C. Gatewood.  Clarence O. Pounders
Clarence
O. Pounders, 82, of Olive Branch, died Sept. 20, 2010, at his
daughter’s home. He served in the U.S. Army and worked for Memphis Sash
and Door Company for 35 years, retiring in 1989. He was a lifelong
member of Bethel Presbyterian Church. Services were held at 2 p.m. on Sept. 22 at Brantley Funeral Home in Olive Branch. Burial was in Bethel Cemetery. He
leaves his wife of 54 years, Katherine Louise Pounders; two daughters,
Anita Baker and Patty Pounders Bunting; a son, Ricky Pounders; a
sister, Bobbbie Sue King; four grandchildren and one
great-granddaughter.  Floree Matthews Price
Floree
Matthews Price, 83, of Holly Springs, died Sept. 15, 2010, at Baptist
Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. She was the widow of Henry Price. She was
a church missionary, church stewardess, church secretary and a retired
school teacher with UACA Headstart Center in Ashland after 43 years. Services
were held at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 19 at Mt. Zion CME Church in Beton
County, where she was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev.
Eric Shields officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements. She leaves her daughter,
Ethel Mays of Holly Springs; two sons, Tran Price, Earnest Price, both
of Holly Springs; three brothers, Willie Thomas Matthews, John Woods,
both of Holly Springs, Jerry Elliott of Ashland; 12 grandchildren and
11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Larry Price, and a sister, Lurline Dear. Pallbearers
were Terry Lee Jr., Earnest Price Jr., Carius Jefferies, Carlos Evans,
Paul Holt and Jarrod Elliott. Honorary pallbearers were Tran Price,
Earnest Price, John Woods, Jerry Elliott, Willie T. Matthews and Lee
Price. Ethel Bryant Russell Ethel Bryant Russell, 94, of Moscow, Tenn., died Sept. 14, 2010. She was a member of Slayden Baptist Church. Services
were held at 2 p.m. on Sept. 18 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial was in Slayden Cemetery. Dr. David Spencer and Casey Russell
officiated. She leaves her husband, Charlie W.
Russell; two sons, Earnest Russell, Bryant Russell, both of Moscow; her
daughter, Connie Spencer of Milton, Fla.; her sister, Lucille Davis of
Tioga, La.; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, Charles Russell. For online condolences visit www.hsfuneralhome.com. Sherman Walls Jr. Sherman
Walls, Jr., 83, of Ashland, died Sept. 19, 2010 at his home. A U.S.
Navy veteran, he was a church deacon and a retired truck driver for the
Benton County Co-op. Visitation will be held at
J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home chapel Sept. 24, 2-6 p.m. and on
Sept. 25 from 1:30-2:25 p.m. at the church. Services
will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 25 at Greenwood MB Church in Lamar,
where he was a member. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Rev.
Gerald Thompson will officiate. He leaves his
wife, Mary Walker Walls; six daughters, Rosie Payne, Diane Sherrill,
Mildred Daugherty, Bertha Williams, all of Ashland, Callie Walls of
Smithville, Va., Shirley Terry of Chicago, Ill.; five sons, Charlie
Walls, Willie Walls, Richard Walls, all of Ashland; Mack Walls Sr. of
Olive Branch, Rickey Walls of Fayetteville, Ark.; a sister, Mary A.
Smith of Chicago; two brothers, Lee Walls of Pell City, Ala., Burnell
Walls of Chicago; three godchildren, James Jackson, Eva Jackson, Lora
Brown; 69 grandchildren and 59 great-grandchildren. He
was preceded in death by three children, Dallas Walls, Boretha Walls,
Laura D. Walls; and five siblings, Naomi Boga, Girdell Coleman, Mildred
Fullilove, Melvin Walls and Woodson Walls.
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