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2B The CUriocviedgerMcfcson Daily News Saturday, January 11, 1S86 DEATHS Mrs. Wyatt Easterling, ex-civilian member of Judge Advocate's Office Mrs. Wyatt (Mary) Easterline for Columnist Joseph Kraft, 61 The Associated Press WASHINGTON Los Angeles Times writer Joseph Kraft, who rose from teenage sports stringer to become one of the nation's most-read political columnists, died in a hospital Friday evening at 61. Kraft, whose column was carried in more than 200 newspapers, died at 7:55 p.m. in the Washington Hospital Center, a hospital spokeswoman said.

The cause of death was not disclosed, but he had a history of heart problems, said Lloyd Cutler, former counselor to President Jimmy Carter and a longtime friend of Kraft. Travelling frequently around the globe to interview world leaders, Kraft was one of two columnists who accompanied President Nixon on his 1972 trip to China. "I think he was the outstanding intellectual political journalist of the last 10 to 20 years," Cutler said. "He was pragmatic, very interested in how you made government work, highly ethical Encounter Magazine called him "the only visible replacement for Walter Lippman," while Harper's called him "one of the best thinkers of his writing generation." Kraft won the Overseas Press Club Award for distinguished reporting in 1958, 1973 and 1980. In 1983, the French government made him a chevalier in the Legion of Honor.

both of Atlanta; sons, Tony Russum of Jackson and Stanley Johnson and Bobby Glenn Johnson, both of Atlanta; brother, Eugene Russell of Forest; and three nieces, a nephew and eight grandchildren. Mrs. Catherine Sharp Mrs. Catherine Sharp, 73, of 1104 Plymouth St. died Wednesday at home.

Services are 11 a.m. today at Hyde Park Baptist Church with burial in Garden Memorial Park. Peoples Funeral Home is handling arrangements. She is survived by her husband, Hunter Sharp; daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Rickman of Chicago and Mrs.

Jacque-lene Sharp Massey of Baltimore; sisters, Mrs. Lou Thelma Russell and Mrs. Nettie Collins, both of Jackson, Mrs. Rosie Spears of Centreville and Mrs. Mary Smith of Chicago; brother, Edward Terrell of Jackson; and nine grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.

John Jones Jr. John Jones 78, of 1839 Oakland Ave. died Monday in the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Services are 1 p.m. today at Mount Holum Baptist Church of Brandon with burial in Mount Elam Cemetery in Brandon.

Collins Funeral Home is in charge. He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Laura Sumner of Pearl. Mrs. Annie Dixon Mrs.

Annie Dixon, 88, of 1310 W. Mayes St. died Sunday at home. Services are 2 p.m. today at Marl Grove Church of Christ Holiness USA of Byram with burial in Marl Grove Cemetery in Byram.

Collins Funeral Home is handling arrangements. She is survived by two nieces and a great-nephew. Harry N.Allen CHICAGO Harry Norris Allen, 27, died Jan. 4 in Chicago. Services are 2:30 p.m.

today at St. Thomas Baptist Church in Bolton with burial in the church cemetery. He is survived by his son, Harry N. Allen Jr. of Chicago; daughter, Miss Shavony Allen of Chicago; father, Harry Allen of Chicago; mother, Mrs.

Elizabeth Allen of Jackson; and sisters, Mrs. Cleo Porter and Miss Sharon Allen, both of Jackson. Melvin Myers PEARL Melvin Myers, 66, died Thurday at home. Services are 11 a.m. today at Baldwin-Enochs Funeral Home with burial in Old Brandon Cemetery.

Baldwin-Enochs Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mr. Myers had lived in Rankin County for the past several years. He was a member of Pearl United Methodist Church and was a retired repairman for South Central Bell Telephone Co. He is survived by his wife, Mrs.

Wini fred Myers; daughter, Mrs. Patricia Mosley of Pearl; sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkins of Jackson; and a grandchild. Oscar M. Griffing PEARL Oscar M.

Griffing, 77, died Thursday in St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital. Services are 2 p.m. today at Baldwin-Enochs Funeral Home with burial with Masonic rites in Floral Hill Cemetery. Mr.

Griffing was a native of Yazoo County. He had lived in Jackson and Pearl for most of his life. He was a member of Skyway Hills Baptist Church and John P. Byrd Masonic Lodge No. 629 in Pearl.

He had retired from the Glass Container Corp. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary V. Griffing; daughter, Mrs. Sherry San-difer of Pearl; sons, Lamar Griffing of Jackson, Bobby M.

Griffing of Brandon, Dennis L. Griffing of Pearl, L.D. Griffing of Vicksburg and Morris Benton Griffing of Brandon; sisters, Mrs. Frances Hennigan of Vicksburg, Mrs. Virginia Hopson of Pearl, Mrs.

Mattie Purvis of Flora and Mrs. Mary Ella Franklin of Canton; brothers, Robert Griffing of Utica, M.P. Griffing of Bentonia and Bill Griffing of Vicksburg; and five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. J.T. Card J.T.

Card, 46, of Route 2, Box 383X died Thursday at the home of relatives in Carthage. Services are 10 a.m. today at Nowell Funeral Home in Kosciusko with burial in Marvin Chapel Cemetery in Attala County. He was an Air Force veteran who worked in construction. He is survived by his son, Jackey Card of Pelahatchie; father, Willie Card of Kosciusko; sisters, Mrs.

Willie Mae Holland of Greenville, Mrs. Joe Ann Howell of Virginia, Mrs. Louise Jordan of Corsicana, Texas, and Mrs. Bertie Davis of Salinas, and brother, Bobby Earl Card of Alabama. Amos L.

Stroud Amos Lee Stroud, 64, of 3245 Sun-crest Drive died Wednesday in Jackson Veterans Administration Medical Center. Services are 10 a.m. today at Salem Baptist Church with burial in Salem Cemetery. Ott Lee Funeral Home of Forest is handling arrangements. The World War II veteran was a member of Salem Baptist Church.

He had lived in Jackson for 25 years. He formerly had lived in Lake. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Stroud; son, Larry Stroud of Jackson; daughter, Mrs. Barbara Bussey of Gulf Breeze, brothers, Richard Stroud and Glenn Stroud, both of Jackson; sisters, Mrs.

Elsie Cooksey of Newton, Mrs. Vondell Gibbs of Lake, Mrs. Ear-lene Kitchens of Louin, Mrs. Bonnie Coleman of Dothan, and Mrs. Elizabeth Shelton of Utica; and eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

neral Home is in charge. Mrs. Callahan, a lifelong resident of Clinton, was the daughter of John W. Provine, a past president of Mississippi College, and the granddaughter of Dr. Henry Sproles, a former pastor of First Baptist Church of Jackson.

She graduated from Mississippi College and Peabody College of Nashville, where she received her master's degree. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Clinton, Le Midi Bridge Club, Maids and Matrons Club, Clinton Study Club and Clinton Garden Club. She retired in 1953 as librarian for the Jackson Public School System, where she worked for 18 years. She is survived by her stepson, David Callahan Jr. of Clinton; and four grandchildren and three nieces.

Odis R. Rainer Odis Ray Rainer, 32, of 825 W. Pascagoula St. died Saturday in Mississippi Baptist Medical Center. Services are 1 1 a.m.

today at Peoples Funeral Home with burial in Garden Memorial Park. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Joyce Fay Rainer; daughter, Miss Kimbley Rainer of Jackson; brothers, Karl Rainer, David Rainer and Jerry Ellis, all of Jackson; sisters, Mrs. Jeannette Howard, Mrs. Yvonne R.

Steel, Miss Gail Rainer, Mrs. Teresa Gray and Mrs. Martha P. Boggan, all of Jackson, and Mrs. Dollie Creath of Chicago; and nephews and nieces.

Miss Ruby L. Lloyd Miss Ruby L. Lloyd, of 2721 Meadow St. died Tuesday at home. Services are 2:30 p.m.

today at Greater Clark Street Baptist Church with burial in Garden Memorial Park. Peoples Funeral Home is handling arrangements. She is survived by her sisters, Mrs. Will Ella Gerald of Jackson and Mrs. Ethel B.

Smith of Chicago; brother, Caesar Lloyd of Detroit; and four nieces, four nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. Jessie J. Pearson Jessie James Pearson, 48, of 2956 Bishop St. died Jan. 4 in Jackson Veterans Administration Medical Center.

Services are 2 p.m. today at Cades Chapel Baptist Church with burial in Garden Memorial Park. Peoples Funeral Home is handling arrangements. He is survived by his sons, Jessie Pearson, Gary Pearson and Tony Pearson, all of Compton, stepfather, Nathaniel Grant of Compton, and an uncle and two aunts. Percy Slaughter Percy Slaughter, 67, of 1417 Parker St.

died Jan. 4 in the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Services are 2 p.m. today at Peoples Funeral Home with burial in Garden Memorial Park. He is survived by cousins.

Willie L. Russum Willie L. Russum, 53, of 267 E. Fortification St. died Friday at home.

Services are 12:30 p.m. today at Peoples Funeral Home with burial in Garden Memorial Park. He is survived by his daughters, Mrs. Nancy Evans and Miss Doris Russum, both of Jackson, and Mrs. Alice M.

Mack and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Nash, geles and Mrs. Ernestine Vance and Mrs. Evon Mayberry, both of Jackson; and grandparents, Sam and Hester Bol-den of Jackson. James Banks James Banks, 25, of 1216 Bailey Ave.

died Jan. 2. in Jackson. Services are 2 p.m. today at Christian Grove Baptist Church in Yazoo County with burial in the church cemetery.

Mr. Banks was a native of Jackson. He is survived by his sisters, Miss Inez Reynolds of St. Paul, and Miss Sylvia Lee, Miss Catherine Lee, Miss Dorothy Sparkman and Miss Hat-tie Mae Banks, all of Jackson; brothers, James Lee of Jackson and Frizzle Banks, Joe Willie Banks, Edward Banks and Willie Lee Williams, all of Yazoo City. Mrs.

Mary Gastion Mrs. Mary Gastion, 67, of 213 Flag Chapel Circle died Jan. 2. Services are 11 a.m. today at Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witnesses with burial in Carver Heights Cemetery.

She is survived by her daughters, Mrs. Mary B. Walker of Detroit and Mrs. Shirley L. Wiseman of Los Angeles; sons, John A.

Gastion and Samuel Washington, both of Detroit; stepdaughter, Mrs. Fannie Miller of Detroit; sister, Mrs. Georgia Driskel of Compton, and brother, W.M. Hunley of Compton, Calif. Mrs.

Elsie N. Andrews Mrs. Elsie Nichols Andrews, 77, of 203 Holland Ave. died Thursday in Hinds General Hospital. Services are 11a.m.

today at Wright Ferguson Funeral Home with graveside services at 2 p.m. in Morrow Cemetery near Dixon. Mrs. Andrews was a resident of Jackson for 40 years. She retired as a laboratory technician with the Mississippi State Board of Health, where she worked for 25 years.

She was a member of the Senior Citizens Choir and was a Sunday school teacher at Parkway Baptist Chruch. She also was a member of the Mississippi University for Women Alumni Association. She is survived by her daughters, Mrs. Douglas L. (Rachel) Pyron of Jackson and Mrs.

Milton (Elaine) Sanders of Eatontown, N.J.; brother, Roy Nicholson of Dixon; sisters, Mrs. Clyde Walker of Collinsville and Mrs. Howard McDowell of Winston-Salem, N.C.; and five grandchildren. R. Glen Batson R.

Glen Batson, 78, of 3535 Cowan Place died Friday at St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital. Services are 3:30 p.m. today at Wright Ferguson Funeral Home with burial in Lakewood Memorial Park. Visitation is after 1:30 p.m.

today at the funeral home. A native of the Hillsdale community, Mr. Batson was a former resident of Gulf port. He had lived in Jackson since 1952 and owned and operated Batson Hardware. He was a member of First Baptist Church and North Jackson Masonic Lodge No.

620. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sel-ma Mabry Batson; son, Roy Batson of Chicago; brothers, Rev. Schuyler Batson of Jackson and Dr. Randolph Batson of Troy, sister, Mrs.

Ellen Rose Breed of Jackson; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Marion P. Callahan CLINTON Mrs. Marion Provine Callahan, 82, of 109 Twilight Drive died Thursday in Hinds General Hospital.

Services are 2 p.m. today in Clinton Cemetery with Wright Ferguson Fu- Minister pleads no contest to-taking $100,000 check merly of 920 Whitworth St. died Friday in Jackson. Prayer services are 4 p.m. Sunday at Wright Ferguson Funeral Home and graveside services are 10 a.m.

Monday in Magnolia Cemetery in Meridian. Visitation is after 2 p.m. Sunday at Wright Ferguson Funeral Home. Mrs. Easterling was born in Clai-, borne County near Hermanville.

She was educated in the Meridian Public Schools and Cumberland University. She had served as a civilian member and an attorney-adviser of the Judge Advocate's Office of the U.S. Army, and an adjudicator with the Veterans Administration. She was a member of the Mississippi State Bar Association and a former member of the American Bar Associ-ation, the Hinds County Bar, the International Association of Women Law-' yers and an advisory member of the Ja-; pan Woman's Bar. She was an active member of Gallo-; way Memorial United Methodist Church, the Fortnightly Club, Missis-I sippi Genealogical Society and Phi Del- ta Delta legal fraternity.

Her husband, Wyatt Esterling, died June 30, 1928. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Thomas H. Rousseau of Jackson; and two grandsons and four great-grand-'. children.

Memorials may be made to Gallo- way Memorial United Methodist Church. Mrs. Esther M. Trevillison Mrs. Esther Mae Morris Trevillison, 37, died Jan.

2 in Los Angeles. Services are 1 p.m. today at Greater Mount 01- ive Baptist Church in Jackson with bursal in the church cemetery. She is survived by her daughter, Miss Gwendolyn Trevillison of Los Angeles; son, James Trevillison of Los Angeles; parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Ezell Morris of Jackson; brothers, Ezell Morris Jr. and Alfred Earl Morris, both of Jackson; sisters, Miss Vergie Morris of Los An- Peoples' Funeral Home A TRADITION SINCE 1925 ooo n. rarisn street Telephone: 969-3040 MR. JAMES WATKINS SR. 1424 Piney Woods 9:00 a.m.

Saturday Peoples Chapel Cedarlawn Cemetery Visit: Friday p.m. MASTER ANTONIO PINKSTON 2413 Prosperity 10:30 a.m. Saturday Woodman Hill Church Church Cemetery Flora MRS. CATHERINE SHARP 1104 Plymouth 11:00 a.m. Saturday Hyde Park Baptist Church Garden Memorial Park MRS.

SADIE HOPKINS Los Angeles, CA. 11:00 a.m. Saturday New McRaven Hill Church Cedar Grove Cemetery Clinton Visit: Friday p.m. MR. ODIS R.

RAINER 825 West Pascagoula 11:00 a.m. Saturday Peoples Chapel Garden Memorial Park Visit: Friday a.m. MRS. FANNIE JOYNER New Orleans, La. Interment 11:00 a.m.

Saturday Garden Memorial Park MR. WILLIE RUSSUM 267 Fortification 12:30 p.m. Saturday Peoples Chapel Garden Memorial Park MR. CAREY NEWELL 114 Gum 2:00 p.m. Saturday Mt.

Galilee Mt. Salem Cemetery Terry MR. PERCY SLAUGHTER 1417 Parker 2:00 p.m. Saturday Peoples Chapel Garden Memorial Park MR. JESSIE PEARSON 2956 Bishop 2:00 p.m.

Saturday Cades Chapel Church Garden Memorial Park MRS. DELLA THOMAS 3450 Fontaine 2:00 p.m. Saturday Lynch Street CME Church Garden Memorial Park MRS. RUBY LLOYD 2721 Meadow 2.30 p.m. Saturday Greater Clark Street Church Garden Memorial Park Visit: Friday p.m.

North Chapel MRS. LUTISHA MILLER Jackson PEOPLES ASSURED FAMILY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIFE AND FUNERAL INSURANCE BEFORE NEED FUNERAL PLANNING MONUMENTS NOTARY The Micro-Thermal Oven i I' biThcrmadar SEE THIS ADVANCED COOKING SYSTEM Mod CXT21 CLIMATE MASTERS 939-9090 cided not to offer any defense against the charge. Court officials said Lee adjudged Cooksey guilty, which means he faces the same punishment as if he had pleaded guilty or been convicted at trial. The principal difference is that Cooksey, whose address is listed in federal court records as 1261 Deeb St. in Pearl, retains the option of denying the same charge in another legal proceeding.

Cooksey's plea came the same day his bank larceny trial was scheduled to begin in U.S. District Court in Jackson. Jurors were awaiting word to enter the courtroom for jury selection. The action Friday comes nearly 4Vi months after a federal grand jury in Jackson returned a one-count indictment against Cooksey. Dorothy Smith, branch manager at First United Bank of Pearl, and other bank officials declined comment Friday on Cooksey's no-contest plea.

Church officials could not be reached for comment. For those who want to avoid the flu, he said it is not too late to get a flu shot. Vaccinations are the best line of defense against the viruses and can be taken by almost anyone who is not allergic to components of the vaccine, Thompson said. This year's vaccinations help guard against A-Philippines, A-Chile and B-USSR flu strains, Thompson said. The vaccination is the same as last year.

But the injections are effective a year or less, he warned, and vaccinations given last year will not protect against the virus this year. Vaccinations can be obtained from almost any physician. County health departments will provide the shots for a $4 fee. Those seeking the injections from health departments should call ahead to avoid long waits and to make sure that their health department has the vaccine, Thompson said; supplies in some counties have been depleted. ByGREGKUHL Jackson Daily News Staff Writer Pearl minister C.R.

Cooksey pleaded no contest Friday to a one-count federal indictment charging him with taking a $100,000 cashier's check from the First United Bank of Pearl in November 1984. U.S. District Judge Tom S. Lee set Feb. 18 as sentencing date for Cooksey, pastor of Calvary Church of Pearl and a minister since the 1950s.

Lee will decide whether to accept a recommendation from Assistant U.S. Attorney Nick Phillips and Jackson defense lawyer Samuel Wilkins that imposes a $1,000 fine on Cooksey and places him on three years' probation. Lee ordered federal probation officers to conduct a pre-sentence investigation before he imposes punishment on Cooksey, who under federal law faces a maximum 10-year prison sentence and a $5,000 fine. The no-contest plea means that Cooksey, 57, did not admit guilt but de Flu Mississippi, from IB sure if it is the flu or just a common cold, call your doctor and don't take chances, Thompson said. Other than calling a physician, Thompson's only recommendation for dealing with the flu is the "same classic advice doctors have been giving for 50 years or more," he said: Rest.

Drink lots of fluids. Relieve pain with aspirin for adults and non-aspirin pain-relievers for adults and children. Thompson warned against giving children aspirin or any product containing salicylates. He said children given aspirin for influenza are statistically more likely to develop Reyes Syndrome, a rare liver disorder that can produce swelling of the brain and is characterized by fever, vomiting, loss of consciousness and convulsions. Giving Charities, from IB I 1 I Breeland FUNERAL HOMES 3580 Rooinson St.

Jackson 922-1071 221 South Liberty St. Canton 859-3661 Service by COLLINS Since 1905 COLLINS FUNERAL HOME, INC. 415 Worth Tarish Street Jackson, Mississippi 39202 948-7223 MRS. ANNIE DIXON 1310 West Mayes Street Jackson 2:00 p.m. Saturday Marlgrove Church of Christ Holiness USA Byram, Ms.

Marlgrove Cemetery MR. JOHN JONES JR. 1839 Oakland Street Jackson, Ms. 1:00 Saturday Mt. Holum Baptist Church MR.

HARRY N. ALLEN Chicago, 111. 2:30 p.m. Saturday St. Thomas Baptist Church Bolton, Ms.

Interment: Porter Cemetery Bolton, Ms. MR. LAURENCE McCOLLUM 2502 Holmes Ave. Collins Chapel 2:00 Tuesday. Garden Memorial Cemetery Jackson, Ms.

MRS. MARY E. RANEY 1315 Hair Street 11:00 Monday Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Willow Park Cemetery Jackson, Ms. MRS.

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MELVIN MYERS Pearl, Ms. 11:00 Sat. Baldwin Enochs Chapel Old Brandon Cemetery MR. OSCAR GRIFFING 411 Bright St. Pearl 2:00 Saturday Baldwin Enochs Chapel Floral Hill Cemetery MRS.

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2:00 p.m. Saturday Graveside Clinton Cemetery Memorials to Ms. College Library Fund or Favorite Charity MRS. ELSIE NICHOLSON ANDREWS 203 Holland Avenue 11:00 a.m. Saturday 2:00 p.m.

Morrow Cemetery Dixon, Ms. MR. R. GLEN BATSON 3535 Cowan Place 3:30 p.m. Sat.

W1F Chapel Lakewood Memorial Park Visit: 1:00 p.m. Saturday MRS. WYATT (Mary EASTERLING formerly of 920 Whitworth Street 4:00 p.m. Sunday Prayer Service in Suite 10:00 a.m. Monday Graveside Magnolia Cemetery Meridian, Ms.

Visit- 2:00 p.m. Sunday Greenbrookw Flowers 948-2351 A "Flowen For All OccMiom" Telephone 352 3632 KfflVVRlG BJSSFERG wholesalers overstock during the holidays and then donate surpluses to area food banks and pantries for tax credits, said Jesse Morris, food bank director. Donations usually remain stable for the interdenominational church-operated Community Stew-Pot said the Rev. Molly McBride. "We haven't been in any trouble.

Because we have such good luck around Christmas time, we use the surplus," McBride said. i going to have this (increase in giving)," Fagan said. "You can always call on firms and organizations. I use every source I can." Unlike the Salvation Army, Jackson's Stew Pot and Mississippi Food Network's Community Food Bank usually maintain food surpluses after the hobdays. Area food producers, retailers and 4 1 ran coio I'S I GO, 00,.