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Obituaries
 Wesley Belford
Wesley
Belford, 85, of Holly Springs, died Oct. 21, 2010, at his home. He was
a retired laborer.
Services
were held at 3 p.m. on Oct. 30 at Beverly Chapel CME Church. Burial was
in the church cemetery. Rev. Willie Hoey officiated. J.F. Brittenum and
Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He
leaves two sons, Emmitt Belford, Kelvin Belford, both of Chicago, Ill.;
a sister, Louise Finley of St. Louis, Mo.; and his caregiver, Verlean
Toles of Holly Springs.
Pallbearers
were his nephews. Honorary pallbearers were Oliver Echols, Dexter
Shipp, Trent Jones and Patrick Jones.
Dony Breedlove
Dony
Breedlove, 92, of Holly Springs, died Oct. 29, 2010, at Christopher’s
in Holly Springs. He was employed in retail sales.
Services
were held at 2 p.m. on Nov. 1 at Hickory Grove Church. Burial was in
the church cemetery. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
He
leaves two sisters, Anne Harrison of Arlington, Tx., Velma Crowley of
Alabaster, Ala.
For
online condolences visit www.hsfuneralhome.com.
Birdie Aslee Culver
Birdie
Aslee Culver, 72, of Etta, died Oct. 25, 2010, at her home. She was a
member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. She was a home care
nurse’s assistant.
Services
were held at 11 a.m. on Oct. 30 at Serenity Chapel in New Albany.
Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Laws Hill.
She
leaves her husband, George Culver Sr.; children, Randal Culver of Ecru,
George Culver Jr. of Illinois, Emmitt Culver of Pinedale, Stacy Cannon
of New Albany, Dave Culver of Etta; two brothers, Johnny Jones, Barry
Culver, both of Tennessee; two sisters, Ann Norcear of Covington,
Tenn., Julie Culver; 27 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
 Malessie Mae Jones Dawson
Malessie
Mae Jones Dawson, 82, of Memphis, Tenn., formerly of Holly Springs,
died Oct. 24, 2010, at her home. She was the widow of Clayton Dawson.
She was a former member of Temple of Deliverance Church of God in
Christ in Memphis.
Services
were held at 12
noon on Oct. 30 at House of Prayer Church of Lord Jesus Christ in
Memphis, where she was a member. Burial was in Cottrell Memorial
Garden. Elder David M. Cooper officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She
leaves two daughters, Ethel Rene Mitchell, Delores Bolden, both of
Memphis; seven sons, David Bolden, Ed Bolden Jr., James Bolden, Robert
Bolden, Joe Milam, Willie Milam, William Earl Milam, all of Memphis;
five sisters, Dorothy Rogers, Thester Cooper, Kitty Tate, Ethel
Edgerton, all of Memphis, Ruby Jackson of New York, NY; several
grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
She
was preceded in death by a daughter, Flora Dawson; and a son, Columbus
Bolden.
Pallbearers
were Robert Bolden, Ed Bolden Jr., David Bolden, James Bolden, Willie
Milam and William Milam. Honorary pallbearer was Joe Milam.
 Mary Cradler Gaiter
Mary
Cradler Gaiter, 103, of Holly Springs, died Oct. 25, 2010, at her home.
She was the widow of Mose Gaiter. She was an usher, a member of the
Mother Board, a Sunday school teacher and a produce lady.
Services
were held at 11 a.m. on Nov. 1 at New Hope MB Church in Laws Hill,
where she was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev. Thomas
Wilson officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
She
leaves two children, Willie
Hubert Wells of Waterford, Opatria McEwen Pryor of Holly Springs; a
stepdaughter, Evelene Gaiter James of South Bend, Ind., a sister, Helen
Miller of Holly Springs; 17 grandchildren, six stepgrandchildren, 44
great-grandchildren, 48 great-great-grandchildren and seven
great-great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers
were
Ross Campbell, Rodney Miller, Ifanee Jones, Autry D. Jones, Curtis D.
Wells and Drece Guy. Honorary pallbearers were J.R. Pryor Jr., Willie
Wells Jr., R.C. Pryor, Curtis Wells, S.T. Pryor, Spencer Campbell,
Ivory L. Pryor, Isaac Jones, A.D. Pryor, Glenn Shaw, Willie B. Pryor
and Eurie Guy.
Gustava Howell
Gustava
“Tavie” Howell, 89, of Holly Springs, died Oct. 20, 2010, at her
daughter’s home. She was the widow of Allen Martin Sr. and
William
Ross Howell. She was a member of New Hope MB Church in Laws Hill. She
served on the Mother Board at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Red
Banks.
Services
were held at 11:30 a.m. on Oct.
24 at Serenity Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Cottrell Memorial
Garden. Minister Derrick W. Allen officiated.
She
leaves her children, Luvine Glover of New York, Virginia Freeman of
Memphis, Allen Martin Jr., Shelia Cowan, Donna Marion, Desmond Howell,
Dornetta Howell, all of Holly Springs, Rosie Talley of California; a
brother, Lynwood Stewart of Grand Rapids, Mich.; 26 grandchildren, 35
great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
She
was preceded in death by two children Josephine Barksdale and Issac
Martin; two step-children, Nathan Malone and Frankie Brown; and a
grandson, Carlos Freeman.
Leodria Kilpatrick
Leodria
Kilpatrick, 90, died Oct. 23, 2010. He was the widower of Flora Mae
Talley, his wife of 54 years. He served in World War II. Afterwards, he
worked at VA Medical Center in Memphis, where he retired.
Services
were held at 12 noon on Oct. 30 at Serenity Funeral Home Chapel. Rev.
Curtiss Talley officiated.
He
leaves two sisters, Velma Pegues of Holly Springs, Etter Pegues of
Knoxville, Tenn.; three brothers, Goodloe Kilpatrick, Terry Kilpatrick,
both of Holly Springs, Sammie Lee; a granddaughter, Latoria Johnson of
Atlanta, Ga.; and nephew Curtiss J. Talley.
Pallbearers
were Jeffrey Pegues, Jeremy Pegues, Steve Hampton, David Kilpatrick,
Curtis Gatewood, Jaurice Pegues and Terry Kilpatrick.
James Henry Guess
James
Henry “Lucky” Guess, 55, of Byhalia, died Oct. 14. He worked at a
wrecker service in Memphis, Tenn., and at Tupelo Plywood.
He
leaves a daughter in Tupelo; a sister, Pat Nichols of Byhalia; Dan
Guess of Tupelo, Mike Guess of Byhalia, Floyd Guess of Pontotoc, Dow
Pressley of Nettleton.
 William “Bill” Minor
William
“Bill” Minor, 68, of Holly Springs, died Nov. 1, 2010, in Biloxi. He
was a member of Potts Camp Baptist Church.
Minor
was first elected as one of three state transportation commissioners in
Nov., 2003. His district covered the northern one-third of the state.
Prior to his being elected commissioner, Minor served 20 years in the
Mississippi Senate, representing Marshall, Benton and DeSoto counties.
While he was in the Senate, Minor served as vice chairman and then
chairman of the Highway Committee and helped pass the 1987 Four-Lane
Highway Program that’s credited with improving roads throughout the
state. Minor later served as chairman of the powerful Finance
Committee, which handles bills for taxes and bonds, and on the Joint
Legislative Budget Committee, which outlines state spending priorities.
Services
will be held at 2 p.m. on Nov. 4 at the Eddie Lee Smith Multi-Purpose
Building in Holly Springs. Burial will be in the Potts Camp Cemetery.
Bro. Chuck Fowler and Bro. Joe Epting will officiate. Holly Springs
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Visitation is Nov. 3, 5-9
p.m.
He
leaves two brothers, Ray Minor of
Waterford, Glen Bounds of Southaven; nephews, Danny (Canna) Minor,
David (Sharon) Minor, Darron Minor, Anthony Bounds and Thomas (Corie)
Bounds.
Pallbearers
will be David Reid, James
Peedler, Bob Carrington, Greg Taylor, Flick Ash, Kenny Dickerson,
Mitchell Gurley and Steve Gresham.
For
online condolences, visit www.hsfuneralhome.com.
Mary Katherine Palmer
Mary
Katherine Palmer, 92, of Holly Springs, died Oct. 27, 2010, at Baptist
Oxford. She was the widow of William Ellis Palmer. She was a member of
First Baptist Church of Holly Springs and a retired retail clerk with
Miller’s Department Store.
Services
were held at
1 p.m. on Oct. 29 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in
Hill Crest Cemetery. Bro. Curtis Ferrell officiated.
She
leaves a son, Jimmy Palmer of Holly Springs; and a daughter, Mary Lee
Canter of Florence, Ala.; three grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
For
online condolences visit www.hsfuneralhome.com.
Wendy Lee Evans Pritchard
Wendy
Lee Evans Pritchard, 37, of Oxford, died Oct. 27, 2010, at Baptist
Hospital in Oxford. She was born in Oxford and lived there most of her
life. A nationally registered EMT, she had worked as an EMT and
dispatcher for many years at the Yalobusha General Hospital in Water
Valley, Alliance HealthCare in Holly Springs and EMHC in Memphis,
Tenn., during which time she was a volunteer EMT for Panola County. She
had also been a member of the volunteer fire department. She attended
the Bethlehem Church of the Lord Jesus Christ in Potts Camp.
Services
were held at 3 p.m. on Oct. 30 at Coleman Funeral Home Chapel. Burial
was in Oxford Memorial Cemetery. Bro. Jerry Ervin officiated.
She
leaves her husband, Richard Pritchard; her parents, William Evans,
Vicki Oldham, both of Oxford; four daughters, Kimberly Nicole Pritchard
of Corinth, Patricia Leann Pritchard, Harley Sue Pritchard and Johnnie
Lynn Pritchard, all of Oxford; three sisters, Amanda Oldham of Byhalia,
Heather Oldham, Lenna Watts, both of Oxford; and six brothers, Michael
Lynn Evans, Nathaniel Lee Evans, John Hughes, Luke Hughes, Ben Hughes
and Robert Watts, all of Oxford.
Memorials
may be made to the American Heart Association, 4830 McWillie Circle,
Jackson, MS 39206.
For
online condolences www.colemanfuneralhome.com.
 Tennyson Lenell Royston
Tennyson
Lenell Royston, 80, of Holly Springs, died Oct. 28, 2010, at Baptist
Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. He was a disabled U.S. Army
veteran, a member of American Legion Post 250, a U.S. Army veteran of
the Korean Conflict.
Services
will be held at 1
p.m. on Nov. 3 at Royston Chapel CME Church in Holly Springs, where he
was a member. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Rev. Gwendolyn
Nelson will officiate. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home will be in
charge of arrangements.
He
leaves his wife,
Odessa Boga Royston; a daughter, Amanda Sanders Martin of Grand Rapids,
Mich.; two sisters, Naomi Nevels of Cleveland, Ohio, Agnes Floyd of
Holly Springs; and a grandchild.
Gary Dan Pope
Gary
Dan Pope, 55, of Hickory Flat, died Nov. 1, 2010, at Baptist Hospital
in Union County. He was a truck driver for Massengill until he became
disabled.
Services
were held at 3 p.m. on Nov. 3
at Serenity Funeral Home Chapel in New Albany. Burial was in Pisquagh
Cemetery in Hickory Flat. Bro. Jason Howell officiated.
He
leaves his father, L.E. Pope of Hickory Flat; and siblings Mike Pope of
Blue Mountain, James Pope, Brenda Knighton, Sandra Holmes, all of
Hickory Flat, Mary Jane Shoffner of Victoria and Shirley Hayes of
Oxford.
He
was preceded in death by a brother, William Thomas Pope.
Broxie W. Smith
Broxie
W. Smith, 80, of Holly Springs, died Oct. 25, 2010, at Alliance
HealthCare in Holly Springs. She accepted Christ at an early age at
Sandhill Baptist Church. She later joined Macedonia CME Church in
Ashland.
Services
were held at 1:30 p.m. on Oct.
30 at Ashland High School auditorium. Burial was in Macedonia Church
Cemetery. Rev. Robert Odum officiated. N.L. Jones and Son Funeral
Directors of Ashland were in charge of arrangements.
She
leaves her husband, William Smith of Michigan City; 11 children, Sammie
Williams of Columbus, Ohio, Rosie Williams of Ashland, Jannice Bostick
of Ashland, Jammie Williams of Ashland, Rickey Williams of Ashland,
Alexander Williams of Ashland, Cloudiaette Williams of Blue Mountain,
Kenneth Williams of Ashland, Shirley Scruggs of Lamar, Annie Bostick of
Ashland, Bruce Williams of Ashland; 31 grandchildren and 26
great-grandchildren.
She
was preceded in death by two brothers, Sylvester Hudson, Charlie Hudson.
Robert L. Stoker
Robert
L. Stoker, 87, of Byhalia, died Oct. 26, 2010, at his home. He was born
in Hickman, Ky., and was a retired production manager for Gould
National Battery. He was a member of Barton Baptist Church and a World
War II veteran and highly decorated as a staff sergeant.
He
leaves his wife, Lee Stoker; two children, Randy and Ronnie Stoker of
Olive Branch; five stepchildren, Carol Wright of Cordova, Tenn., Judy
Harris of Horn Lake, Linda Williamson of Walls, Janet Reader of
Bartlett, Tenn., Ronald Wilbanks of Byhalia; 10 grandchildren, 23
great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services
will be held at 1 p.m. on Nov. 1 at Family Funeral Care Chapel in
Memphis, Tenn. Committal services were held at 2:30 p.m. at West
Tennessee Veterans Cemetery.
Shirley Ann Williams
Shirley
Ann Williams, 67, of Memphis, Tenn., died Oct. 28, 2010, at Baptist
East Hospital in Memphis. She was the widow of Jerry Williams. She was
a Baptist and a bartender.
Services
were held at 11 a.m. on October 30 at Holly Springs Funeral Home
Chapel. Burial was in Carey Chapel Cemetery.
She
leaves two brothers, Bobby Miller of Holly Springs, David Miller of
Memphis.
She
was preceded in death by a brother, Joe Miller.
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