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ObituariesRoberta Tucker Allen Roberta Tucker Allen, 66, of Ashland, died May 5, 2013, in her home. She was married to Kirby Allen of Chicago. Visitation was held May 10 at J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home. Services were held at 11 a.m. on May 11 at Greenwood MB Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. N.L. Jones Funeral Directors of Ashland was in charge of arrangements. She leaves five children, Lori Ann Tucker, Theresa Tucker, Christopher Tucker, all of Chicago, Ill., Albirdia Brown (Wendell) of Ashland, Karey Tucker (Monique) of Spring Hill, Tenn.; nine brothers, George Brown Jr. (Nina), Eddie B. Brown, Olando Brown (Lemmie), Herman L. Brown, all of Holly Springs, Roy McKay (Devon), Cornelius McKay (Teresa) of Ashland, John McKay of Potts Camp, Lafayette McKay of Brentwood, Tenn.; five sisters, Mozella Phillips of Holly Springs, Nina Bryson of Memphis, Tenn., Rosie McKay of Ashland, Clara McKay of Holly Springs, Aretha Hampton of Potts Camp; 25 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Calvin Lewis Tucker and James Dean Tucker.
Willie Earl Clardy, 61, of Michigan City, died May 10, 2013, at his home. He retired from Caterpillar factory in 2012. Visitation will be May 17 at J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home from 2-6 p.m. and family visits at 5-6 p.m. and at the church on May 18 from 1:30-2:25 p.m. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on May 18 at Sims Chapel MB Church, where he was a member. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Rev. Houston Evans will officiate. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He leaves his wife, Dorothy Hampton Clardy; two daughters, Angela Scales of Michigan City, Melissa Tate of Lamar; a stepdaughter, Lucy Tipler of Ashland; two sisters, Arlee Applewhite of Memphis, Tenn., Ida Mae Murphy of Bolivar, Tenn.; two brothers, Chester Clardy of Grand Junction, Tenn., Henry Clardy of Holly Springs; and 10 grandchildren. Bobby G. Garner Bobby G. Garner, 74, of Memphis, Tenn., died May 12, 2013. He was the widower of Carol Anne Garner. He was retired from the Memphis Police Department. Services were held at 10 a.m. on May 15 at Forest Hill East Funeral Home Chapel. He leaves his daughter, Kristie Garner of Cordova, Tenn.; a son, Jeff Garner (Donna) of Memphis; sisters Barbara Carrington of Paris, Tenn., Debra Flowers of Atoka, Tenn., Renee Cook of Holly Springs; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brother, Freeman Garner.
Lee Roy Glover, 65, of Holly Springs, died May 10, 2013, at Golden Living Care Home in Southaven. He was an former factory worker with General Mills in St. Charles, Ill. Visitation will be at the funeral home, May 16 from 2-6 p.m. and at the church on May 17 from 11-11:55 a.m. Services will be held at 12 noon on May 17 at Mt. Teamer CME Church, where he was a member. Burial will be held in Cottrell Memorial Garden. Rev. Lexine Wilkins-Smith will officiate. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He leaves a daughter, Gladystine Glover of Horn Lake; three sons, Lee Roy Glover Jr. of Holly Springs, Anthony Glover of Decatur, Ill., Antwaun Glover of Aurora, Ill.; three sisters, Lexine Wilkins-Smith, Linda Guy, Angela Jones of Olive Branch; four brothers, Jimmy Dale Glover, Willie Glover, both of Holly Springs, Larry Glover of Jackson, Ira Glover of Horn Lake; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Roy Lee Glover. Frances Kay Holbrook Frances Kay Holbrook, 61, of Ashland, died May 6, 2013. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and a factory worker. Services were held at 10 a.m. on May 8 at Ashland Baptist Church. Burial was in Liberty Cemetery in Ashland. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. She leaves her mother, Elzine Holbrook of Ashland; her nephew, Donnie Holbrook (Angie) of Ashland; a sister-in-law, Aleatha Holbrook (Howard) of Ripley. For online condolences visit www.hsfuneralhome.com. Cornell Autry Hudspeth Cornell Autry Hudspeth, 82, of Ashland, died May 8, 2013, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was the widow of Joe Leslie Hudspeth and retired from Farmers Home Administration. Services were held at 11 a.m. on May 10 at Ashland Baptist Church, where she was a member. Burial was in Ashland Cemetery. Dr. Gerald Hodges officiated. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He leaves a son, Alan Hudspeth (Deborah) of Tupelo; a sister, Lottie Mae Snowden of Gulfport; and four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Glenn Autry Hudspeth. Memorials may be made to Ashland Baptist Church or the American Cancer Society. For online condolences visit www.hsfuneralhome.com.
James Earl “Bone” Lay, 60, of Southaven, formerly of Holly Springs, died May 12, 2013, at Baptist Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. He was the widower of Jeanette Rayford Lay and a disabled fork lift operator with Georgia Pacific Plywood. Services will be held at 10 a.m. on May 18 at Mt. Comfort CME Church in Waterford, where he was a member. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Rev. George Rayford will officiate. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He leaves a daughter, Melba Elissa Brown of Southaven; two sons, James Edward Lay of St. Paul, Minn., Michael Jewayne Lay of Holly Springs; four sisters, Annie Ingram of Holly Springs, Dorothy Reynolds of Waterford, Mary Miller of Champaign, Ill., Betty Edmonson of Indianapolis, Ind.; four brothers, Albert Lay of Waterford, Earnest Lay of Champaign, Eddie Lay, Johnny Lay, both of Indianapolis; and two grandchildren.
Fannie Jean Jones Martin, 94, of Holly Springs, died May 12, 2013, at her home. She was the widow of Edgar Martin and a former member of the Order of Eastern Star. Visitation will be at the funeral home May 17 from 2-6 p.m. and at the church on May 18, 10-10:55 a.m. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on May 18 at Strawberry MB Church, where she was a member. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Rev. Willie Jeffries will officiate. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She leaves four daughters, Ruthie Hardaway, Effie Ayers, Linda Martin, all of Holly Springs, Georgia Phillips of Memphis, Tenn.; a son, Edgar Martin Jr. of Cleveland, Ohio; a sister, Maggie Freeman of Holly Springs; 21 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three children, Eddie Lee Martin, Walker D. Martin, Lucillia McKinney. James Samuel Mason James Samuel Mason, 66, of Holly Springs, died May 10, 2013, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was a Sunday school teacher and member of the First Baptist Church of Holly Springs. Services were held at 2 p.m. on May 13 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Hill Crest Cemetery. He leaves his wife of 45 years, Helen Hurdle Mason; a daughter, Cammie Mason Clifton (Barry); a sister, Linda Defer of New Albany; two brothers, Larry Mason (Diane) of Ashland, Thurman Mason (Brenda) of Hickory Flat; and a grandson, Caleb James Clifton. He was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Lambert. For online condolences visit www.hsfuneralhome.com.
Shirley Lue Howery Raimey, 55, of Lamar, died May 5, 2013, at her home. She was a member of New Life Christian Center in Ashland, where she was a church usher, and manager at Federal Express in Memphis, Tenn. Services were held at 12 noon on May 11 at Foundation of Life Christian Learning Center in Lamar. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev. Ronnie Franklin officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. She leaves a son, Kevin Howery of Memphis; her mother, Marion Slate Howery of Lamar; five sisters, Mary Daugherty of Collierville, Tenn., Barbara Howery of Lamar, Jackie Howery of Katy, Tx., Verlean Dowdy of Aurora, Ill., Denise Howery of Memphis; four brothers, Lenton Howery of Joplin, Mo., Mark Howery of Holly Springs, Sylvester Hampton, Morris Smith, both of Memphis; and four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two siblings, Delois Hampton and David Howery.
Joseph Thomas Joseph Thomas, 90, of Holly Springs, died April 30, 2013, at Baptist Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. He was the widower of Arnetta Wilson Thomas. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, and a retired factory worker. Services were held at 2 p.m. on May 4 at Victoria Church of Christ, where he was a member. Burial was in West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery in Memphis, Tenn., on May 7. Bro. David Jackson officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He leaves his sister, Ceola Mitchell-Sigers of Brookside, Ala.; a brother, James Taylor of Gary, Ind.; and a dear friend, Rosie Stinson Payton of Holly Springs. He was preceded in death by brothers Curtis and Chrysel. Jimmie Carline Tomlinson Jimmie Carline Tomlinson, 88, of Red Banks, died May 6, 2013, at her home. She was the widow of Hubert Tomlinson and a maker of custom drapes. Services were held at 2:30 p.m. on May 14 at Red Banks Baptist Church, where she was a member. Burial was in Hill Crest Cemetery. Bro. Jonathan Childress and Bro. Howard Beam officiated. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. She leaves three daughters, Bonnie Jo Childress of Hemet, Calif, Robbie Creed Holland of Red Banks, Trina Denise Priddy of Hendersonville, Tenn.; two sisters, Mickie Scurlock of Macon, Mo., Betty Boaz of Camden, Tenn.; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Sage Coyle, Michael Goode, G.H. Boaz Jr., George Goodman, Brad Priddy and Hal Floyd. For online condolences visit www.hsfuneralhome.com.
King Wilson Wells, 74, of Red Banks, died May 5, 2013, at Baptist Hospital-Collierville, Tenn. He was disabled. Services were held at 11 a.m. on May 11 at Mt. Newell MB Church in Red Banks. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev. Arthur Fitzpatrick officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He leaves two children, Rosemary Norfleet, Jackie Norfleet, both of Memphis, Tenn.; a stepdaughter, Shirley Baker of Memphis; a sister, Thomas Ann Wells Isom of Toledo, Ohio; a brother, Alonzo Wells of Louisville, Ky.; 16 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and a dear friend, Clara Etta Hale of Red Banks. He was preceded in death by a son, Anthony Norfleet. |
    
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