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6A CLARIONLEDGER.COM THE CLARION-LEDGER OBITUARIES Name Age Town, State Died Arrangements Acy, Laura M. 86 Coila 29-Apr Williams Lord Banks, Elvin S. 73 Jackson 28-Apr Westhaven Bennett, R. L. 56 Canton 24-Apr Family Memorial Burks, Nadia P.

37 Canton 23-Apr Westhaven Byrd, Shirley 62 Jackson 13-Apr Family Memorial Carter, Richard K. 50 Louisville 29-Apr Beck Citty, 78 Jackson 29-Apr Lakewood Cook, Ruth 86 Forest 30-Apr Ott Lee Forest Cranford, 86 Edwards 30-Apr Wright and Ferguson Dallas, Hezekiah 72 Jackson 26-Apr Jackson Memorial Davis, Cleveland 57 Clinton 26-Apr Westhaven Davis, Leana C. 80 Jackson 23-Apr Jackson Memorial Draper, Albert L. 50 Jackson 24-Apr Jackson Memorial Etter, Corene 74 Jackson 22-Apr Westhaven Fairley, Chris 53 Jackson 27-Apr Westhaven Faust, Clayton W. Infant Columbia 28-Apr Hathorn Gaddis Alphonza 88 Jackson 26-Apr Peoples Garland, Omarrie J.

33 Jackson 25-Apr Westhaven Gary Charles W. 84 Pickens 26-Apr Family Memorial Gladney, Antonia 38 Jackson 6-Apr Family Memorial Gooden, Stanley E. 63 Jackson 24-Apr Westhaven Goss, Jacqueline A. 57 Pelahatchie 29-Apr Ott Lee Morton Graham Jr. 85 Jackson 25-Apr Westhaven Green, Marie E.

82 Hazlehurst 27-Apr Westhaven Classie L. 81 Jackson 28-Apr Family Memorial Guest, James 52 Crowder 26-Apr Mortuary Guthrie, Georgia 60 Florence 29-Apr Chancellor Harris, James W. 49 Batesville 25-Apr Mortuary Henry, Ezell 56 Jackson 27-Apr Jackson Memorial Hill, Melzine 77 Jackson 24-Apr Peoples Hitt, 78 Pickens 27-Apr Parkway Hogsett, Eula Jean 73 Jackson 27-Apr Westhaven Hood, Bobby D. 76 Grenada 30-Apr National Isaac Alton 63 Jackson 25-Apr Lakeover Memorial Jackson, Verniece C. 91 Canton 26-Apr Family Memorial Johnson, Betty J.

62 Crystal Springs 27-Apr Westhaven Johnson, Rev. G. L. 63 Canton 14-Apr Family Memorial Kelly, James E. 70 Jackson 30-Apr Jackson Memorial Kent, Jack 89 Minter City 29-Apr Williams Lord King, Rita D.

54 Jackson 19-Apr Westhaven Lagunas, Audrey A. 91 Philadelphia 28-Apr Stephens Chapel Leonard Charles C. 28 Canton 19-Apr Family Memorial Levy, Earnest 66 Canton 6-Apr Family Memorial Little, Florence 29-Apr Colonial Chapel Luckett, Fred 72 Canton 22-Apr Family Memorial Martin, Billy R. 53 Jackson Memorial 27-Apr McCann, Sharri 33 Hattiesburg 24-Apr Westhaven McCauley, 79 Oxford 30-Apr Waller McCullah, Lorean J. 80 Chicago, IL 27-Apr Willis Sons McWilliams, Richard 78 Jackson 22-Apr Willis Sons Merritt, 69 Yazoo City 23-Apr Stricklin-King Miller, Mae E.

81 Louisville 27-Apr Beck Moore, Willie B. 73 Ackerman 30-Apr Welch Morrrow, Kenneth 67 Jackson 16-Apr Peoples Moses, Bessie E. 97 Raymond 27-Apr Westhaven Myles, Percy J. 78 Edwards 22-Apr Willis Sons Owen, Dr. 79 Hattiesburg 27-Apr Hulett-Winstead Pinkston, Alfred L.

60 Jackson 28-Apr Jackson Memorial Power, Joan 78 Florence 29-Apr Chancellor Pryor, 79 Jackson 29-Apr Parkway Ransburg, Randy 36 Canton 23-Apr Family Memorial Rivers, Shirley A. 61 Jackson 27-Apr Westhaven Scott, Lawrence 68 Canton 29-Apr Family Memorial Silmon, Kayla 1 Jackson 27-Apr Jackson Memorial Simmons, LaShuntae 41 Canton 24-Apr Family Memorial Simmons, Nathaniel 58 Jackson 23-Apr Westhaven Smith, Bennie R. 83 Canton 28-Apr Family Memorial Smith, Willie 70 Jackson 29-Apr Peoples Studaway, Shadrick D. 38 Jackson 23-Apr Jackson Memorial Sturkey, Bryant 33 Jefferson City, MO 25-Apr Dean Memorial Taylor, Elva 60 Ridgeland 28-Apr Family Memorial Thomas, Ruby J. 85 Lorman 23-Apr Westhaven Thurman 76 Prentiss 29-Apr Saulters Moore Tidmore, 87 Brandon 28-Apr Baldwin-Lee Trunell, DAmmian D.

26 Jackson 22-Apr Westhaven Truss, Earline 93 Canton 21-Apr Family Memorial Williams, Emma L. 102 Tunica 23-Apr Henderson Williams, Rhoda 82 Pickens 27-Apr Peoples Undertaking Williams, Shenika A. 12 Jackson 24-Apr Westhaven Yisrael, Makob Infant Byram 26-Apr Westhaven Young, Grover 77 Jackson 28-Apr Westhaven Additional information in display obituaries Obits appear in print and online at www.clarionledger.com/obituaries. An electronic guest book is available for display obituaries for 30 days and may be sponsored for one year or permanently to preserve condolences offered by friends and family. Additional photos and videos may also be added online.

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David McIntosh Owen Hattiesburg Harry Merritt, Jr. Yazoo City Harry Madison (Buddy) Merritt, Jr. passed away on April 23, 2015 at Oasis Health Rehab in Yazoo City, MS. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr.

Merritt was born on June 8, 1945 at the U. S. Naval Base in Oakland, CA, to Harry Madison Merritt, Sr. and Hattie Mae Woodruff Merritt. He graduated from Yazoo City High School in 1963 and from Mississippi State University with a B.S.

in Industrial Engineering in 1968. He was retired from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers in Vicksburg, MS. He was preceded in death by his arents, Harry Madison Merritt, Sr.

and Hattie Mae Woodruff Merritt. He is survived by his sister, Wanda Merritt Fisher and husband, Wiley of Yazoo City, MS and one brother, Keith B. Merritt of Tupelo, MS; two daughters, Laurie Norman of Jackson, MS and MacKenzie Merritt of Columbus, MS; one stepdaughter, Faey Quizzagan of Vicksburg, MS; and one son, Michael Merritt an wife, Buffie of Benton, MS. He had 7 grandchildren, Neeley Norman, Jane Kathryn Norman, Mason Norman, Macie Merritt Daniels and husband, Jason, Davis Merritt, Hayden Merritt and Madison Grace Rackard. At Mr.

request, no services are planned. Rose W. Tidmore Brandon Rose W. Tidmore, 87, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Merit Health Rankin. Visitation will be from 3pm 6pm Friday, May 1, 2015 at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home in Pearl.

Funeral services will be Saturday at 2pm in the funeral home chapel with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Floral Hills Memory Gardens. Ms. Tidmore was dedicated to her career starting at the bottom and working her way up to Executive Secretary. She was awarded 1980 Woman of the Year by the Chimneyville Chapter of the American Business Association.

She retired from South Central Bell after 38 years of service. She enjoyed her retirement years and was able to spend time doing things that she loved. Some of her favorites were gardening and painting and her beloved pets. She is survived by her son, Hollis Tidmore; daughter, Sharon Vines (Ebb); granddaughter, Ashley Vines Beatty and great grandsons, Wyatt and Waylon Beatty. Please visit www.baldwin- leepearl.com to sign the online guestbook.

Carolyn Ferguson Pryor ackson Carolyn Ferguson Pryor as born on December 25, 1935 in DeWitt, Arkansas and passed away on April 29, 2015 in Jackson, Mississippi. In those 79 years, she did a lot of living. She graduated from the University of Mississippi with a degree in pharmacy, worked as the sole pharmacist at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson until she met and married, Shap Pryor. She lived in Jonesboro, Arkansas for most of her life where she raised her family and lived life to the fullest.

Her last 10 years were spent in Jackson, Mississippi so that she could be closer to Ole Miss football games, her 3 children (Lesley, Lyn and Pard) and 4 grandchildren (Will, Hallie, Bailey, and Mary Morgan). Carolyn (known to many as Bobo and Smiley) loved her family, friends, dogs, Ole Miss, her years of playing tennis, reading, babies of all sorts, and all of her Melton Drive kids. She and her fam- ily simply could not have made it these last 4 years with the help, support, and very good care of Loretta Powell, Keysha Norwood, Sarah Gray, Josette Moore, Porsha Moore, Deanne Gilbert and Debra King. She is survived by her children, Lesley Pryor Mosb (Rush), Lyn Pryor Crawford, Shapard Hanner Pryor, Jr. (Stacey Jo); her grandchildren, Will Mosby (Betsey), Hallie Mosby, Bailey Pryor and Mary Morgan Pryor and her sisters, Nancy Ferguson Rasco and Becky Ferguson Ehrlicher.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Shapard Pryor and her parents, Elmer and Gladys Ferguson. A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 1, 2015 at 1:00 pm at Northminster Baptist Church in Jackson, with a visitation starting at 12:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to Jackson Friends of the Animal Shelter, P.O. Bo 13486, Jackson, MS 39236 or your favorite charity. ames Lloyd Citty ackson James Lloyd Citty, 78, passed away suddenly A pril 29 while doing what he loved, working in his wood- orking shop.

Jim was retired after 37 ears of service from South Central Bell Company. He as a member of Clinton United Methodist Church and Live Oaks Golf Club. He loved golf, tennis, fishing, and the Kentucky Wildcats. He was born in Leitchfield, KY the son of the late, C.R. and Elma Ree Citty.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Jane; his son, Jimmy and wife, Tammy of Lufkin, TX; his daughter, Jennifer of Dallas and two grandsons, Chase and Tyler Greening and poodle, Jake. Visitation will be Friday, May 1st, from 5-7 pm at Lakewood Funeral Home. Memorial services will be Saturday, May 2nd at 1 pm at First United Methodist Church Clinton. Memorials can be made to First United Methodist Church Clinton. Claire Meeks Cranford Edwards Claire Meeks Cranford, 86, of Edwards, Mississippi peacefully passed away at her home in Edwards, on Thursday morning, April 30, 2015.

Claire was born in Wrightsville, Georgia and moved to Edwards when she was 8 years old. She and Roland met at Hinds Junior College and were married on September 5, 1948. Claire was the longest living member of Edwards United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday school for many years. She participated in the Edwards Garden Club and worked at the Bank of Edwards as a book keeper until she retired. She and Roland loved to travel and have visited 49 of the 50 states.

She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Roland Cranford; her son, Wayne Cranford (Tina) and granddaughters, Robyn Cranford LeMaistre (Collin) and Stephani Cranford. The joy of her life was her great granddaughter and namesake, Alyssa Claire. She is also survived by her sister, Jean Forgey and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Remus Meeks. The service will be held Saturday, May 2 at the Edwards United Methodist Church. Visitation will be at the church from with services being held afterwards. Burial will be at Edwards Cemetery following the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Roland and Claire Meeks Cranford Scholarship at Hinds Community College.

Hinds Community College Foundation, P.O. Box 1100, Raymond, MS 39154. John Willis McCauley Oxford John Willis McCauley, 79, died Thursday, April 30, 2015, at his home is Oxford, MS. The funeral service will be held Saturday, May 2, 2015, at 10:00 A.M. at Oxford-University United Methodist Church in Oxford, MS with Rev.

Eddie Rester and Rev. Warren Black officiating. Burial will follow in Oxford Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday evening, May 1, 2015 from 4:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M.

at Waller Funeral Home and Saturday morning from 9:00 A.M. 10:00 A.M. prior to the service at the church. Born in Philadelphia, MS, to the late, George Joshua and Margaret Hallye Parkes McCauley, Mr. McCauley had retired after 30 years as Associate Professor of Music Education at the University of Mississippi and 25 years as director of the Jazz Program.

He served as a Master Sergeant in the National Guard. He has been a member of Oxford-University United Methodist Church since 1971. He was admitted into the Ole Miss Jazz Hall of Fame in 1986 and was listed in Who in American High School Band Directors. He composed the Philadelphia, MS High School Alma Mater in 1952. Mr.

McCauley received many jazz awards including Second Place at the Mobile Jazz Festival in 1998, winner of the Shreveport Jazz Fest in 1995 and received Outstanding Jazz Soloist at the 1968 Mobile Jazz Fest. He as a jazz soloist, judge and conductor throughout the Southeastern United States. He played first trumpet part in the Mississippi All-Star Band in 1953 and 1954 and was a marching band director in the All State Band in 1966. As a high school band director he produced all superior bands in seven of the nine years he taught in Crystal Springs and Kosciusko, MS. He supervised and taught music education students and student teachers from 1977 2000.

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Shirle Ann Godbold McCauley. Mr. McCauley is survived by his daughter, Mary M. Knight of Port Chester, NY and his son, John Michael McCauley of Oxford, MS. Memorial contributions in Mr.

memory may be made to Oxford- University United Methodist Church General Fund or Building Fund, 424 South 10th Street, Oxford, MS 38655. For additional information or to sign an online guest- book, visit our website www.wallerfuneralhome. com or call 662-234-7971. Robert Lee Little Florence Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the Colonial Chapel Funeral Ho me in Magee for Robert Lee Little, 73, of Florence who passed away at home on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, joining his father, Melvin Little; his mother, Emery Little and his sister, Willadean Little.

Interment will follow in the Sharon Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Magee. Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Magee will be in charge of the arrangements. (601-849-5031). Robert was born on May 1, 1941 in Magee, MS. He retired after 30 years of service from the Water Treatment Plant in Jackson.

Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Willie LaFaye Little; daughter, Melissa Bankston; son, Ronald Little; sister, Margaret Perry; three granddaughters, Harleigh Little, Emery Johnson and Alexis Little; and son-in-law, Dion Bankston. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the following organizations as well as one of your choosing: Briar Hill Baptist Church, 707 Highway 496 North, Florence, MS 39073, Hospice Ministries, 450 Towne Center Ridgeland, MS 39157 or Gentiva Hospice, 106 River View Flowood, MS. 39232. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

at the Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Magee. Family and friends may sign an online guest book at www.colo- nialchapelmageemenden- hall.com.