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Obituaries

Joyce Whitaker Beck

Joyce Whitaker Beck, 68, died Jan. 25, 2012, at Country Cottage in Corinth. She was a registered nurse who worked for Holly Springs Public School System for 11 years, Marshall County Hospital and retired from Marshall County Health Department.

Memorial services were held at 2 p.m. on Jan. 30 at Christ Episcopal Church in Holly Springs. The Very Reverend Bruce McMillan officiated. Memorial Funeral Home of Corinth was in charge of arrangements.

She leaves her son, Jerry B. Beck (Diane) of Glen; a daughter, Jacque Kazemba (Mike) of Holly Springs; brothers James (Carolyn) Whitaker, Gerald (Becky) Whitaker, Joe (Linda) Bartlett, Bobby (Pam) Bartlett, all of Salisbury, N.C., Jim (Kathy) Bartlett of Chapel Hill, N.C.; sisters JoAnn Bartlett of Salisbury, Evelyn Gray Biggs of Orange Park, Fla.; and five grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Christ Episcopal Church of Holly Springs or First United Methodist Church of Corinth.

Condolences can be left at www.memorialcorinth.com

Dorothy E. Chumney

Dorothy E. (Dottie) Chumney, 71, of Holly Springs, died Jan. 25, 2012, at Hospice House of Tupelo. She was the owner of Boots ’N Spurs Western Store in Red Banks.

Memorial services were held at 2 p.m. on Jan. 31 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Stanley Huddleston officiated.

She leaves two daughters, Patti Chumney Watson of Charlottesville, Va., Donna Faye Chumney of Red Banks; three brothers, Rube Kenneth Stanton of Hayesville, N.C., Timmy Weatherford of Holly Springs, George Weatherford of Olive Branch; and two grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the Sanctuary Hospice, P.O. Box 2177, Tupelo, MS 38803.

For online condolences visit www.hsfuneralhome.com.

Hindman Doxey Jr.

Hindman Doxey Jr., 80, died Jan. 16, 2012, at his home in Jackson. He was a native of Holly Springs and graduated from Holly Springs High School in 1949. He attended Davidson College, graduated from Ole Miss and received his master’s degree in geology from Louisiana State University. He was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and a U.S. Army veteran. He retired from a career in Jackson as a geologist with CITGO oil company. He attended North Park Presbyterian Church for many years.

Memorial services will be held at a later date at Montreat Memorial Garden in Montreat, N.C.

He leaves sisters Sarah Doxey Greer, Helen Doxey Tyson (Jack), Frances Doxey Winter (Rusty).

Memorial gifts may be sent to First Presbyterian Church, 164 S. Memphis St., Holly Springs, MS 38635.

Eddie Fannie Henderson Isom

Eddie Fannie Henderson Isom, 71, of Holly Springs, died Jan. 26, 2012, at Baptist Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. She was the widow of Tommie L. Isom. She was a former member of Concord MB Church in Slayden and a retired school bus driver with ICS Headstart.

Services were held at 2 p.m. on Feb. 1 at Kimbrough Chapel MB Church in Holly Springs, where she was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev. J.W. Smith Jr. officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

She leaves nine daughters, Mae Joyce Isom of Lithonia, Ga., Pinkie M. Isom of Slayden, Betty Mae Isom, Emma D. Isom, Beatrice Isom, Venissa Isom, Vickie Isom, Shirley D. Isom, Jessie O. Isom, all of Holly Springs; three sons, John A. Isom, Tommie A. Isom, James H. Isom, all of Holly Springs; children she raised, Marcus Isom, Tevin Isom, Tierra Isom, all of Lithonia, Eddie Shandra Isom Crane, Joyce Campbell, Terry Isom, Eddie L. Isom, Cordett Isom, Larry Barksdale, all of Holly Springs, Anita Faulkner of Lamar; a sister, Nannie Sue Brazil of Memphis, Tenn.; 39 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by children Pinkie Isom and Betty Jean Isom.

Shirley Edlin Jones

Shirley Edlin “Miss Shirley” Jones, 65, of Covington, Tenn., died Jan. 23, 2012. She retired from the Tipton County School System, having spent 19 years teaching at Brighton Elementary School. Prior to coming to Tipton County, she taught in Mississippi having spent a total of 35 years in her teaching career. She attended the Covington Church of Christ.

Services were held on Jan. 28 at the Covington Funeral Home Chapel.

She leaves her husband, John Jones; two sons, Eric Jones of Covington, Chase (Donna) Jones of Manchester, Tenn.; a sister, Linda (Kenneth) Randolph of Atoka, Tenn.; and three grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Clifton and Jean Edlin; a sister, Rita Smith; and a nephew, Todd Randolph.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation or a breast cancer research center of the donor’s choice.

For condolences visit www.covingtonfuneralhome.com.

Kathleen Davis Kelly

Kathleen Davis Kelly, 88, of Memphis, Tenn., died Jan. 28, 2012 in Byhalia. She was the widow of Wyndham Kelly and Pentecostal.

Services were held at 1 p.m. on Jan. 30 at The Pentecostal Church of Memphis. Burial was in Southwood Cemetery in Memphis. Bro. Harold Smith officiated. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

She leaves two sons, Charles Wyndham Kelly, Harold Ray Kelly, both of Olive Branch; a daughter, Debra K. Sutton of Olive Branch; a brother, Ken Davis of Pontotoc; two sisters, Virginia Edwards of Pontotoc, Peggy Travis of Eads, Tenn.; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Shea Sutton, Michael Farmer, Davis Kelly, Jack Sutton, Steve Sutton, Christopher Farmer, Mark Kelly and Will Murphy.

For online condolences visit www.hsfuneralhome.com.

Viola Jackson McFarland

Viola Jackson McFarland, 90, of Tucker, Ga., formerly of Holly Springs, died Jan. 12, 2012, at Tucker Graceland Assisted Living in Tucker. She was the widow of Floyd Vance McFarland, a member of Providence MB Church in Holly Springs and a self-employed domestic worker.

Services were held at 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 28 at Christ Temple Church of God In Christ. Burial was in Cottrell Memorial Garden. Elder Albert Pass officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

She leaves two children, Beatrice Robertson of St. Louis, Mo., Caroline Madden of Stone Mountain, Ga.; two sisters, Alberta Kimmons of Holly Springs, Mary Helen Pryor of Aurora, Ill.; seven grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Martha Jean Sanders

Martha Jean Sanders, 75, of Byhalia, died Jan. 23, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. She was a member of Carey Chapel Baptist Church and an upholsterer.

Services were held at 11 a.m. on Jan. 27 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Carey Chapel Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. Bro. John Harris officiated.

She leaves her mother, Bonnie B. Jones of Mt. Pleasant; a son, Mark David Mills Sr. of Memphis; two daughters, Bonnie Katharina Didier of Springfield, Mo., Brenda Tata of Byhalia; two brothers, Jerry Huckeba of Mt. Pleasant, Steve Jones of Memphis; nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

For online condolences visit www.hsfuneralhome.com.

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