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Obituaries
Theodore Briggs, 85, of Lamar, died May 26, 2011, at Baptist Hospital-DeSoto. He was an Army veteran and was retired from ICS Headstart. Services were held at 12 noon on June 3 at Concord MB Church in Lamar. Burial was in the church cemetery. Serenity Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He leaves his wife, Cora Lee Briggs; stepmother, Ruthie Briggs; nine children, Anita Wyatt, Brenda Joyce Briggs, both of Byhalia, Corine McGowan of Southaven, Marilyn Rankin, Henry Lewis Briggs and Ted Briggs, all of Memphis, Tenn., Theodore Briggs Jr. of Smyrna, Tenn., James Briggs of Oxford, Victor Briggs of Lamar; a godson, Paul Bobo of Memphis; a brother, Willie Briggs of Memphis; two sisters, Ida Mae and Helen Marie; 37 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Shirley Ann Foster Shirley Ann Foster, 69, of Byhalia, died June 3, 2011, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. She was the widow of Charles Foster, a member of First Baptist Church of Olive Branch and employed with Carrier Corp. Services were held at 10 a.m. on June 7 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Stone Cemetery in Potts Camp. Bro. P.J. Scott and Bro. Jimmy Wilbanks officiated. She leaves five sons, Robert Foster of Livermore, Colo., Michael Foster of Little Rock, Calif., Johnny Foster of Coldwater, Russell Johnson of Batesville, Mark Johnson of Somerville, Tenn.; four daughters, Debbie Voyles of Somerville, Eva Cook of Byhalia, Kathy Riley of Coldwater, Jeanette Busby of Hernando; a brother, E.B. Sanders of Potts Camp; a sister, Brenda Henderson of Potts Camp; 22 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. For online condolences visit www.hsfuneralhome.com. Irene Gandy Irene Gandy, 83, of Potts Camp, died May 29, 2011, at Baptist Trinity Hospice in Collierville, Tenn. She was the widow of William Russell Gandy, a member of Temperance Hill Baptist Church and a laborer with Wurlitzer Piano. Services were held at 11 a.m. on June 2 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Chewalla Cemetery in Potts Camp. Bro. Ken Cooper and Bro. David Gandy officiated. She leaves two sons, David Gandy (Ann), W.R. Gandy Jr. (Beverly), both of Potts Camp; a daughter, Teresa Dunavant (Bill) of Byhalia; a brother, Lee Bourland of Memphis, Tenn.; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. For online condolences visit www.hsfuneralhome.com. Helen Ione Garner Helen Ione Garner, 93, died June 2, 2011, at her home near Ripley. She was the widow of William Hall (Bill) Garner and worked on their family farm for more than 60 years. She was one of the oldest members of Jacob’s Chapel Methodist Church, where she became a member on Sept. 8, 1946. Services were held at 2 p.m. on June 5 at McBride Funeral Home Chapel in Ripley. Burial was in Jacob’s Chapel Cemetery. Dr. Patrick Chapman and Rev. Scott Falgout officiated. She leaves a son, Jerry Garner (Donna) of Kossuth; three daughters, Blanche Garner Grisham (Bobby), Bettye Garner Hill (Melvin) of Ripley, Billie Garner Mills (Danny) of Potts Camp; two sisters, Jessie Griffin Wilson of Madden, Virginia (Jenner) Griffin Ward of Jackson, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Jimmy Hall Garner; a grandson, William Tandy Grisham; a brother, Gaston Griffin; and four sisters, Wilma Griffin Hall, Cloyce Griffin Witt, Julie Ann Griffin Hall, Mildred Griffin McBryde. Pallbearers were Ronnie Dunnam, Harvey Childers, Wayne Goolsby, Lannie Hopper, Austin Hopper and Andrew Hopper. Honorary pallbearers were Kenneth Wilbanks, Ken Wilbanks, Lenwood Garner, Bob Hall, Louise White and Maxine Jobe. Memorials may be made to Jacobs Chapel United Methodist Church or Jacobs Chapel Cemetery Fund, 1300 CR 703, Blue Mountain, MS 38610.
Napolean Heath, 82, of Holly Springs, died May 28, 2011, at Baptist Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. He was the widower of Ethel Porter Heath. He was a retired factory worker with Holly Springs Brick & Tile. Services were held at 11 a.m. on June 4 at Rising Star MB Church in Holly Springs, where he was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev. Robert McClain officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He leaves seven children, Frances Heath-Stinson, Dorothy Bean, both of Ashland, Mary McNeil, Frank Heath, both of Memphis, Tenn., John Heath of Holly Springs, Von Lee Love of Drew, David McNeil of Laurel; two sisters, Annie Mae Miller of St. Louis, Mo., Tinnie Heath of Dyersburg, Tenn.; and 18 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by siblings Robert Louis Heath and Mary Wilkins.
Janet Gould Matson, 69, died May 29, 2011, at her home in Morgan, Vt. She lived most of her youth in Sycamore, Ill., and moved to Holly Springs with her parents and brother in the early 1960s. She starred in musical productions at the University of Mississippi. She designed and built a house for her family and most recently completed a book. She leaves her husband of nearly 40 years, Stephen William; sons Christian Thor and Chandler William; and two grandchildren. Memorial services will be held at a later date in Morgan, Vt., and Hingham, Mass. She was preceded in death by her brother, David Lincoln Gould; and an infant sister, Jacqueline Gould. In lieu of flowers, gifts can be made to the Astra Zeneca Hope Lodge in Jamaica Plain, MA, and the Circle of Friends in Morgan. Elizabeth Diane McAlexander Elizabeth Diane McAlexander, 28, of Olive Branch, died recently at her home. She was a Jehovah’s Witness and an esthetician. Services were held at 10 a.m. on June 3 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Ashland Cemetery. She leaves her mother, Sondra Blackburn (David) of Olive Branch; her father, Sidney McAlexander (Donna) of Holly Springs; her brother, Preston McAlexander of Holly Springs; her sister, Megan Holcomb of Booneville; and grandparents, Sue McAlexander of Holly Springs and Lisa Peeler of Ashland. Donations may be made to the charities of www.onesight.org, or to the Humane Society. For online condolences visit www.hsfuneralhome.com. Kerry Mosley Kerry “Lynn” Mosley, 39, of Senatobia, died May 27, 2011, in Holly Springs. He was a mechanic. Services were held at 1 p.m. on June 4 at Thyatira Church of Christ, Senatobia. Burial was in Wyattes Community Church, Holly Springs. Rodgers Funeral Home of Senatobia was in charge of arrangements. He leaves his father, U.Z. Mosley of Senatobia; seven sisters, Annie Mosley, Minervia King, Shirley Mosley, Jennifer Tony, all of Senatobia, Aretha Mosley of Holly Springs, Fornia Newson of Chicago, Ill., Charlotte Street of Midland, Ga.; and six brothers, Bobby Mosley, Eldridge Mosley, both of Holly Springs, Bobby Mosley, Stanley Mosley, Brian Street, all of Senatobia, Calvin Mosley of Olive Branch. |
      
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