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ObituariesWarren Hershel Ash Warren Hershel Ash, 70, died March 2, 2013, at Methodist Hospital in Germantown, Tenn. Born in Holly Springs, he was a retired police officer from the City of Memphis, Tenn. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Coleman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He leaves his wife, Norma J. Ash; a daughter, Stacey L (Jeff) Little of Olive Branch; four sisters, Eunice Tynes of Memphis, Tenn., Mildred (Phillip) Byrd of Holly Springs, Ann Busby of Olive Branch, Ouida Williams of Byhalia; a brother, Dennis (Judy) Ash of Holly Springs; and a grandson. He was preceded in death by two sisters, June Foster and Evelyn Taylor. Online condolences may be left at www.colemanfuneralhome.com. Billy Joe Barnes Billy Joe Barnes, 34, of Byhalia, died Feb. 25, 2013, at The Med in Memphis, Tenn. He was a Catholic and employed in small engine repair. Services were held at 1 p.m. on March 1 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Antioch Cemetery in Ripley. Bro. Joe Nunley officiated. He leaves his wife, Ashley Barnes; his son, Billy Joe Barnes Jr.; four daughters, Selena Barnes, Mickayla Barnes, Emilliee Barnes, Savannah Barnes, all of Byhalia; a brother, Gary Barnes of Byhalia; three sisters, Betty Jean Leopard of Potts Camp, Teresa Turner of Barton, Melissa Rhea of Olive Branch; and his stepmother, Mollie Baker Barnes of Red Banks. For online condolences visit www.hsfuneralhome.com. Kathryn Kean Coggin Kathryn Kean Coggin, 80, of Meridian, died March 1, 2013, at the Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief (Baptist Trinity Hospice) in Collierville, Tenn. She was the widow of Robert Leon Coggin. She was born in Meridian and was a 1950 graduate of Meridian High School. She was a longtime member of Central United Methodist Church, a member of the Williams Sunday school class, the Gilmore Circle and a volunteer for Meals on Wheels for many years. She was a life member of the Meridian Junior Auxiliary. Graveside services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on March 7 at Magnolia Cemetery in Meridian. Jim Wall of Central United Methodist Church will officiate. Holly Springs Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She leaves her daughters, Karen Coggin Watson of Hampton, Va., Patti Coggin Harden of Germantown, Tenn.; her sons, J. Philip of Perdido Key, Fla., John G. Coggin of Meridian; two sisters, Janis Kean Drinnen of Sulphur, La., Phyllis Kean (Bill) of Meridian; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Kemmons Wilson Family Life Center for Good Grief in Collierville. For online condolences visit www.hsfuneralhome.com.
J.C. Cornelious Jr., 69, of Holly Springs, died Feb. 27, 2013, at Baptist Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. He was a retired laborer with Holly Springs Brick & Tile. Services were held at 1 p.m. on March 6 at Finley Grove MB Church, where he was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev. James Green officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He leaves his wife, Willie B. Mosby Cornelious; two daughters, Ida Cornelious of Horn Lake, Regina Hardy of Holly Springs; three sons, Zachary Cornelious, DeWayne Cornelious, both of Holly Springs, Demetrius Cornelious of Byhalia; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Dianne “Tish” Jones, 57, of Aurora, Ill., formerly of Holly Springs, died Feb. 14, 2013, at Provena Mercy Medical Center. She was an employee of The Care Inn for 10 years and a member of Hamilton Chapel in Waterford. Services were held at 11 a.m. on Feb. 23 at Temple of God Church in Aurora, Ill. Bishop Jettie Taylor officiated. Burial was in Spring Lake Cemetery in Aurora, Ill. Healy Chapel Funeral Home, Aurora, was in charge of arrangements. She leaves her husband, Bill Jones; her mother and father, Vorece Glover and James Beard; daughters, Aneitra (Niecy) (Clay) Edwards of Aurora, Ill., Kaneisha (Cookie) Oliver of Holly Springs; god-daughter, Keena Pegues of Holly Springs; brothers Kenneth (Shirley) Glover of Flint, Mich., Samuel (Karen), Kelsey (Lisa), Kelvin (Lisa), Torin (Angie), Kristian Glover, David James (Erin) Richmond, all of Aurora, Andre (Torlisa) Beard of St. Louis, Mo., James Beard of Gary, Ind., Cedric Hunt of Memphis, Tenn., Jamario Beard of Holly Springs; sisters, Sharon Mayes of Springfield, Ill., Marsha Wicks of Holly Springs, Nekeza Beard of Holly Springs, Shirley Beard of Gary, Ind., Pamela (O.B.) Buchanan of Walls. She was preceded in death by a son, Henry Bell and a brother, Larry Beard. Pallbearers were Clay Edwards, Brandon Wicks, Clevon Walton, Adrian Dean, Steven Strickland, Cedric Walton and Demontrae Oliver. Honorary pallbearers were Torin Glover, Kelsin Glover, Kris Glover, Kenneth Glover, Samuel Glover and Kelvin Glover. Thelbert “Big Doc” Rooks Thelbert “Big Doc” Rooks, 61, of Oxford, formerly of Marshall County, died March 1, 2013 at Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven. He was a maintenance employee for the City of Oxford Park Commission. Visitation will be March 8, 5-7 p.m. at Hodges-Freeman Funeral Home Chapel in Oxford. Services will be held at 12 noon on March 9 at New Dimension Salt and Light Ministries with burial in Powell Chapel Cemetery, in Holly Springs. He leaves three sons, Melvin LeSure of Southaven, Thelbert LeSure of Holly Springs, Kedrick Neilson of Oxford; his mother, Ruthie M. Rooks of Holly Springs; three brothers, James Rooks, Charles Rooks, both of Holly Springs, Michael Rooks of Memphis, Tenn.; seven sisters, Loraise Greer, Mary Evans, Shirley Isom, Brenda Byers, Cynthia Tucker and Gloria Rooks, all of Holly Springs, Ollie Tallie of Lamar; eight grandchildren and his companion, Johnnie Ruthie Neilson. Cynthia Hood Smith Cynthia Hood Smith, 69, of Byhalia, died March 3, 2013, at her home. She was the widow of Jerry Smith Sr. Services will be held at a later date. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She leaves a daughter, Sherry Phillips of Byhalia; five sons, Jerry Smith Jr. of Byhalia, Perry Smith, George Smith, Samuel Clay Smith, all of Coldwater, Toni Jody Morgan Smith of Senatobia; a niece and a nephew. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Cynthia Headden. Frances Newsom Moore Frances Newsom Moore, 87, of Byhalia, died March 3, 2013, at her home. The widow of Dudley R. Moore Jr., she was born in Holly Springs. Mrs. Moore enjoyed her service to her church, the Byhalia United Methodist Church, where she served as chairman of the Parsonage Committee and prepared and served many meals to the Byhalia Lions Club as part of the ministry of the Byhalia Methodist Women. She was past-treasurer of Byhalia Methodist Women and the past-president of the Byhalia Garden Club. She worked hard toward the beautification of the Town of Byhalia and the Town Cemetery, and in 2009, was named Board Member of the Year by the Byhalia Area Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Moore served on state committees for both the Garden Clubs of Mississippi and the Mississippi Bankers Convention. Along with her husband, Dudley, she was an exhibitor and member of the Tennessee Walking Horse Association, and was one of the organizers of the White Oak Classic Walking Horse Show. Mrs. Moore was a descendant of Whitmel Sephas Randolph, one of the founders of Holly Springs, and belonged to the Major Matthew McConnell Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Services were held at 10 a.m. on March 5 at Byhalia United Methodist Church with burial in the Byhalia Cemetery. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. She leaves her daughters, Lyla Moore McAlexander (Doug) of Collierville, Tenn., and Susan Moore Bonds (Bobby) of Byhalia, Ellen Moore Gammon of Memphis, Tenn.; a son, D. Rook Moore, III (Marie) of Holly Springs; her grandchildren, Georgia Vinzant, Maggie Vinzant, Stephanie Vinzant, and Amery Ewing Moore (Clay), Battle Ewing, Robert Bonds, Myra Gammon, Marie Moore Holder (Ryan), Susanna Moore Moldoveanu (Tudor), Alexandra Holder, Katherine Holder, Olivia Moore and Sadye Bell Moore. She also leaves three sisters, Agnes Johnson of Jackson, Dolly White of Holly Springs, and Marjorie Haffner of Tampa, Fla., and a brother, Bobby Newsom of Panama City Beach, Fla. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Dudley Rook Moore IV; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Newsom, and her brother, W.W. Newsom Jr., all of Holly Springs. The family requests any memorials be sent to Byhalia United Methodist Church, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or a charity of the donor’s choice. Pollye Catherine Pratt Pollye Catherine Pratt, 77, of Potts Camp, died Feb. 27, 2013, at Alliance HealthCare in Holly Springs. She was a member of Bethlehem Methodist Church and a florist. Services were held at 10 a.m. on March 2 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery. Bro. Don Newton officiated. She leaves her husband, Hardy Randall Pratt; a son, Randy Gresham of Mobile, Ala.; two daughters, Cindy Kirk of Myrtle, Jasmine Lo Hall of Macon, Ga.; two brothers, Arthur Poole, Malcolm Poole, both of Potts Camp; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. For online condolences visit www.hsfuneralhome.com. Hubert Tomlinson Jr. Hubert Tomlinson Jr., 85, of Red Banks, died March 1, 2013. He was a member of Red Banks Baptist Church and a salesperson. Services will be held at 2 p.m. on March 7 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery. Bro. Howard Bean and Bro. Jonathan Childress will officiate. He leaves his wife, Jimmie Tomlinson; three daughters, Bonnie Jo Childress of Hemet, Calif., Robbie Creed Holland of Red Banks, Trina Denise Priddy of Hendersonville, Tenn.; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. For online condolences visit www.hsfuneralhome.com.
Obbie “June” Woodard Jr., 69, of Jackson, formerly of Michigan City, died Feb. 26, 2013, at his home. He was disabled. Services were held at 11 a.m. on March 2 at Sims Chapel MB Church in Michigan City, where he was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He leaves three sisters, Eva Ree Evans of Michigan City, Etta B. Anderson of Millington, Tenn., Earnestine Pettigrew of Byhalia; and six brothers, Paul Woodard, L.B. Woodard, both of Michigan City, John Woodard, Neugene Woodard, both of Memphis, Tenn., Randall Woodard of Lamar, Earnest Woodard of Atlanta, Ga. He was preceded in death by siblings George Woodard, Odell Woodard, Pauline Woodard. |
    
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