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2B The Clarion-Ledger Monday, March 14. 1994 Rural Rankin home is gutted by fire Michael Parrow, auto technician By Mary Jefferson ClartwH.tor Staff Wittw BRANDON Michael David Parrow, 27, a certified automobile technician tor Regency Mitsubishi, died Saturday in the The Clarion-Ledger publishes obituaries free of charge. Since they are news stories, certain facts are required. Included are the deceased's complete name, age and occupation; date, cause and place of death; time and place of services; and survivors. Families may add background information such as club and church memberships and school accomplishments.

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7252 and leave their names and phone numbers. ery window," Ellis said. "It pretty well gutted the house." Nobody was injured in the fire, which was controlled in about half an hour, Ellis said. He said investigators still were trying to determine what caused the approximately 50-year-old house to catch fire. The three Florence fire units that responded to the fire were backed up by two units from the nearby Cleery Volunteer Fire The Clarion-ledger Rankin County authorities are investigating a fire that gutted a two-story house southwest of Florence on Sunday night Florence Volunteer Fire Department Chief Ellis Dear said the fire was reported about 7:25 p.m.

Firefighters arriving at the two-story house on White Road about three miles from Florence found the building in flames, he said. "There was fire showing in ev Blanche A. Ely homemaker Help offered aspiring teachers phenson of Eureka Springs, stepsons, James Connell of Fayetteville, and Edgar Theaderman of San Jose, brothers, Ruben Hall of Brazoria, Texas, Leslie Hall of Angleton, Texas, and James Hall and Eugene Hall, both of Carthage; sister, Sue Barton of Gulfport; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Margaret C. Mulder homemaker GULFPORT Margaret C.

Mulder, 68, a homemaker, died of heart failure Saturday at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Services are 3 p.m. today at Riemann Funeral Home with graveside services at 1 1 a.m. Tuesday at Pineview Cemetery in Wetumpka, Ala. Mrs.

Mulder was a member of Grace Memorial Baptist Church. Survivors include: daughter, Winner Hamilton of Brandon; and two grandchildren. Augusta Nadler homemaker VICKSBURG Augusta Nadler, 88, a homemaker, died of a heart attack Saturday at home. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Fisher-Riles Funeral Home with burial at 3 p.m.

in Old Plaquemine Protestant Cemetery in Plaquemine, La. Visitation is 5-7 today. Mrs. Nadler, a Plaquemine native, was a member of the Altar Guild at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity and Magnolia Garden Club. She was the widow of Robert A.

Nadler. Survivors include: daughters, Carla Simpson of Vicksburg and Juliane Miller of Dallas; and five grandchildren. Memorials may go to the American Heart Association, Mississippi Affiliate, Box 16808, Jackson, MS 39236. William B. Parker Jr.

former cafe owner William Bryant "Billy" Parker 42, of North State Street, former owner of Peoples Cafe on West Capitol Street, died of congestive heart failure Saturday at home. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pink Hill Funeral Home in Pink Hill, N.C., with burial in Oak Ridge Memorial Park. Visitation is 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Mr. Parker, a California native, was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was a member of several Mississippi food service and restaurant associations. Survivors include: parents, William and Nadine Parker, both of Albertson, N.C.; and sister, Pattie Davenport of Albertson. Memorials may be made to Whispering Pines Hospice, 1480 Raymond Road, Jackson MS 39204.

Theresa M. Salmon retirement home director Theresa M. Salmon, 75, of Peter Quinn Drive, a retired social director for Eger Retirement Home, died of heart failure Saturday in St. Dominic Jackson Memorial Hospital. Services are 2 p.m.

today in Jessamine Cemetery in Ridgeland. Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home is in charge. Mrs. Salmon, a Florida native, moved to Jackson two years ago from Staten Island, N.Y. Survivors include: son, Leonard Partridge of Ridgeland; brothers, James Walker of Clewiston, and Dan Walker of Waco, Texas; and a granddaughter.

Bertie Roberts Taylor in-home sitter DURANT Bertie Roberts Taylor, 70, a retired in-home sitter, died of cancel Sunday at Leake Memorial Hospital in Carthage. A memorial service is 1 1 a.m. Tuesday at Faith Fellowship Church in Lexington. Mrs. Taylor's body is being donated to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.

There is no funeral home handling arrangements. Mrs. Taylor, a longtime Durant resident, attended Faith Fellowship Church. She was the widow of Fred Taylor. Survivors include: sons, Lamar Taylor of Memphis and Fred Taylor of Durant; and six grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society Mississippi Division, 1380 Livingston Lane, Jackson MS 39213, or to the Sta-Home Hospice, 105 N. Van Buren Carthage MS 39051. Doris M. Watson retired bookkeeper LELAND Doris McRaven Watson, 86, a retired bookkeeper for Arnold Chevrolet Co. and Gervin Chevrolet died of heart failure Sunday at her home.

A funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Thursday at Boone Funeral Home with burial in Leland-Stoneville Cemetery in Stoneville. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with a Rosary being said at 7 p.m. Mrs.

Watson worked with the Boy Scouts of America program. She was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church. She was the widow of Hugh Watson. There are no immediate survivors.

Memorials may be made to the Downs Syndrome Foundation or to the charity of donor's choice. Problem: Aspiring Mississippi teachers need more scholarship opportunities. Solution: Apply for the William Winter Teacher-Scholar Loan Program. The program is available to Mississippi residents enrolled full time at a Mississippi public or private college or university. Students must be pursuing a program of study leading to a four-year degree and a Class A teaching certificate.

Entering freshmen must have a cumulative high school grade-point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale and an American College Test score of 21 or higher. Sophomores, juniors and seniors and applicants seeking a second four-year degree and or a Class A teaching certificate must have a cumulative college grade-point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. All recipients must maintain a 2.5 grade-point average each semester to continue receiving funds under the scholarship program. Up to $1,000 will be awarded Adult and Adolescent Survivors of Abuse: 871-4883 Advocates for Survivors of Victims of Homicide (A-SOVOH): 1-601-781-9009 AIDS information hotline: 1-600-828-2981 Alcoholics Anonymous: 371-3008 American Civil Liberties Union: 358-8484 American Red Cross: 353-5442 Area Agency on Aging: 981-151 1 Better Business Bureau: 987-8282 Central Mississippi Legal Services: 948-8752 Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-222-8000 Child AbuseExchange Club Parent Child Center: 368-0025 Children's Advocacy Center: 969-7111 Coalition for Citizens with DisabilitiesLIFE: 362-9599 Community Stewpot: 353-2759 Compassionate Friends: 936-7247 Consumer Credit Counseling Service: 352-7784 Contact Crisis Intervention: 936-8990 Family Services Counseling: 352-7784 First Call for Help: 352-4357 Gas hookups, Mississippi Valley Gas 961-6600 Goodwill Industries: 355-8387 Hinds County food stamp office: 362-9892 Hinds County Coroner Robert Martin: 973-5505 04 Roger A. Brantley retired truck driver MADISON Roger A.

Brantley. 60, a retired truck driver for Rapid Delivery Service, died of a heart attack Sunday at St. Dominic Jackson Memorial Hospital in Jackson. Services are 1 1 a.m. Tuesday at Webb Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Gardens.

Visitation is 6-9 p.m today at the funeral home. Mr. Brantley, a Newton County native, was a member of First Baptist Church in Newton. Survivors include: wife, Faye; daughter, Cindy Worrell of Madison; and two grandchildren. Tommie Lee Brown Sr.

laborer MENDENHALL Tommie Lee Brown 53, a laborer at Magnetek died of heart failure Wednesday in Rankin Medical Center in Brandon. Services are 1 1 a.m. today at Rose Hill Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Dean Memorial Funeral Home in Brandon is in charge. Mr.

Brown, a Cato native, was a member of Rose Hill M.B. Church. Survivors include: sons, Tommie Brown Jr. of Jackson and Eddie Kendrick of Brandon; father, Dock Brown of Brandon; brothers, Arthur Brown, Hardy Brown, John Brown and Bobby Brown, all of Brandon, E.J. Brown of Pearl and Eddie Fletcher of Gulfport; sisters, Mary Hubbard and Nell Brown, both of Brandon; and five grandchildren.

Wallace R.ConerlyJr. former funeral home manager TUPELO Wallace R. "Bubber" Con-erly 66, former manager of McGrath-Rasberry Funeral Home, died of cancer Sunday at North Mississippi Medical Center. Services are 1 1 a.m. today at McGrath-Rasberry Funeral Home with a graveside service at 2 p.m.

Tuesday in Roseland Cemetery in Gloster. Berryhill Funeral Home of Woodville is handling the Gloster arrangements. Mr. Conerly, a Gloster native, was a member of Harrisburg Baptist Church. He was a Marine Corps veteran and a member of the Tupelo Luncheon Civitan.

Survivors include: wife, Zelma; sons, Wallace Conerly of Baton Rouge, and Lloyd Conerly of Tupelo; daughter, Zelma K. Randall of Baton Rouge; sisters, Patsy Davis of Hattiesburg and Janice Moore of Spartanburg, S.C.; and two grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Harrisburg Baptist Church Building Fund or to charity of donor's choice. William G. Cregeen retired plant manager SHANNON William George Cregeen, 86, a retired plant manager of International Telephone and Telegraph died of a coronary embolism Sunday at North Mississippi Medical Center.

Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Lee Memorial Funeral Home in Verona with burial in Lee Memorial Park. Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr.

Cregeen, a Canada native, was a member of the Oak Valley Christian Church. He was a 32nd-degree Mason and a Shriner. Survivors include: wife, Mildred; sons, Bruce Cregeen of Milton, David Cregeen of Belvedere, and Donald Cregeen of Corinth; stepson, Bob Lipford of Corinth; stepdaughters, Nancy Yates of Columbus and Pat Lathum of Batesville; sister, Olive Cregeen of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and 17 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. INFANT BO DOUGLAS SHANK 1 p.m. Monday Graveside Lakewood Memorial Park WE DELIVER FLOWERS! We specialize in Sympathy Designs Call 969-7673 OR 1-800-748-9996 Wl CAN W1M WORLD WIM INDIANOLA Blanche Arterbury Ely.

96, a homemaker, died of heart failure Saturday at Walter Crook Nursing Facility in Ruleville. Services are 1 1 a.m. today at First United Methodist Church with burial in Indian-ola City Cemetery. Card Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mrs.

Ely, a Montgomery County native, was a member of the First United Methdo-sit Church. She was the widow of Samuel J. Ely Sr. Survivors include: daughters, Mildred Bamert of Memphis and Frony Clark of Ruleville; son, Samuel Ely Jr. of Indianola; and eight grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

Candy Gamble self-employed barber SPRING, Texas Candy Gamble, 33. a self-employed barber, died Friday in the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Preliminary cause of death was listed as heart failure. An autopsy is pending. Services are 10 a.m.

today in Lake-wood Memorial Park in Jackson. Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home in Pearl is in charge. Miss Gamble was a member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral. Survivors include: parents, Mike Gamble of Monroeville, and Beverly Bay-liss of Pass Christian; half brother, Dallas Gamble of Monroeville; and sisters, Ronee Schneider of Spring and Diane Lancaster of Long Beach.

VelmaS.Giibreth retired bookkeeper CLINTON, La. Velma S. Gilbreth, 80, a retired bookkeeper for the Krouse Pecan Plant in Natchez, died of heart failure Sunday at Grace Nursing Home. Graveside services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Clarksdale.

Visitation is 7-9 p.m. today at National Funeral Home. Mrs. Gilbreth, a Bolivar County native, was the widow of John Gilbreth. Survivors include: stepdaughters, Helen Stams of Natchez and Sally Shaw of Monmounth, sister, Nina Miller of Clinton; brother, Tim Springer of Fayetteville, and four stepgrandchildren.

E.0. Greathouse retired cattle rancher E.O. Greathouse, 84, of Plantation Boulevard, a retired cattle rancher, died of heart failure Saturday at St. Dominic Jackson Memorial Hospital. Memorial services are 1 1 a.m.

today at Wright Ferguson Funeral Home. Mr. Greathouse had a ranch in Jefferson County before moving to Jackson. Survivors include: wife, Mildred; sons, Dan Greathouse of Lafayette, and John Greathouse of Conroe, Texas; and five grandchildren. Thomas M.

Hall retired roofing contractor CLINTON Thomas Marshall Hall, 81, a retired roofing contractor, died of respiratory failure Saturday at Heritage Manor Nursing Home. Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Wright Ferguson Funeral Home with burial in Lakewood Memorial Park. Visitation is 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Mr. Hall, a Carthage native, was a former Bolton resident. He was a member of the Bolton Baptist Church. He was a World War II Army veteran. Survivors include: wife, Willerte; daughters, Beverly Delle of Bolton and Sue Johnson of Old Hickory, stepdaughters, Patricia Stewart of Jackson, Cathy Harrell of Clinton and Miriam Ste- rVTj 1320 Ellis At.

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and p.m. today. Mr. Parrow, a native of London, was a Brandon High School graduate. He had a keen interest in organized drag racing.

"There was that feeling that you would not get anywhere else," said Denny Howell of Brandon. "Mike just liked that about racing. He had a really fast car that was above street racing. It's a '91 or '92 Ca-maro that he would race on the track. "He was a very hard worker and a real Howell said.

"He could never do enough to help someone." Ileene McRae of Hattiesburg and Dawn Lindsley of Brandon, Mr. Parrow's friends, agreed with Howell. "Mike was always very special and so precious," McRae said. "He had a sensitive streak for other people unlike any I have ever seen in a young person before. He genuinely cared for other people and was concerned with their needs." Lindsley said Mr.

Parrow had a big heart. "Mike was a very kind person. I remember most that he always accepted everybody without prejudice. He accepted people as they were and always made you feel comfortable. "He was very enjoyable and children just seemed to love Mike," Lindsley said.

"He had some cousins from far away, who only met him a couple of times before, come down to visit. They really took to him. There were children who were relatives of some of his friends who absolutely worshiped him." Mr. Parrow's brother, Chris Parrow of Brandon, recoanized his talent of commu nication with children. "The first thing he always wanted to do was provide for someone else before looking toward himself," his brother said.

"Mike seemed to have a special gift with people of any race and age. He had a friend whose son had Down syndrome. Mike would spend time with him and teach him things." His brother said Mr. Parrow also taught him things about life. "He taught me that there are little things that are important in life that you would not notice are important," his brother said.

"He and I were closer than most people are with their siblings When I went off to school, we kept close. We talked daily and he would come to visit at the campus." Mr. Parrow left his friends and family with good memories, Howell said. "He could always makemomentsintoa good time," Howell said. "He was so kind and could never do enough to help someone." Other survivors include: parents, Norm and Frankie Parrow, both of Brandon; grandmother, Violet Parrow of Stafford Springs, and grandfather and step-grandmother, Howard and Barbara Ren-forth, both of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Memorials in the form of non-perishable goods may be made to the Rankin Human Resources Food Pantry in memory of Michael David Parrow. Lottie Allen retired presser BROOKHAVEN Lottie Allen, 89, a retired Stahl-Urban Garmet Factory presser, died of heart failure Sunday at King's Daughters Hospital. Services are 2 p.m. today at Brook-haven Funeral Home with burial in Macedonia Baptist Church. Mrs.

Allen, a Lincoln County native, was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. She was the widow of Joe Allen. There are no immediate survivors. SERENA BELL MCGEE Memorial Services 2 p.m. Tues.

Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church Chapel Visitation: Noon 2 p.m. Church Parlor SOUTHERN MORTUARY SERVICES, INC. Jackson: 366-5239 1-800-748-975 1 tag MRS. THERESA M. SALMON 2 p.m.

Mon. Graveside Jessamine Cemetery MR. VERNON LAWRENCE EDWARDS MR. MICHAEL D. PARROW SPSS! WHIG.

FHKGUSC )N MRS. BESS SHIRLEY HINES 10 a.m. Mon. St. Richards Catholic Church Visit: 9 a.m.

Mon at church MRS. BIRDIE TAYLOR JAYROE 2 p.m. Mon. Bethlehem Baptist Church Visit: Noon at church MR. J.

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Recipients must sign a contract to teach as a full-time teacher in an approved public or private school system in Mississippi. Application deadline is June 15. For more information or an application packet, write Institutions of Higher Learning, Student Financial Aid, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson MS 39211-6453, or call 982-6575 or 1-800-327-2980. Homework Hot Line: 1-800-888-5331 Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center Homeless Health Care Project: 364-5116 Mental Health Association: 982-4003 Mississippi Alliance for the Mentally III: 366-7265 Mississippi Animal Rescue League: 969-1631 Mississippi Association ol Recover-ing Pharmacists: 352-92 16 Mississippi Department of Health AIDS prevention: 960-7723 Mississippi Food Network: 353- 7286 Mississippi Head Injury Association: 981-1021 Mothers Against Drunk Driving state office: 981-5860 Mobile Medic Ambulance: 911 or 944-1111 Narcotics Anonymous: 949-9499 National Council on Alcoholism of Central Mississippi: 368-6880 Operation Shoestring: 353-6336 Our House Runaway Shelter: 355-0161 Overeaters Anonymous: 957-0321 Power hookups, Miss. Power Light 969-2522 Salvation Army: 968-3999 South Central Bell phone hookup: 557-6500 (residence); 557-6000 (business) State Department of Human Services Child Support Enforcement: 354- 0341 Stewpot Street Clinic: 352-3719 University of Miss.

Medical Center Poison Control: 354-7660 Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation: 956-4792 CloseU with The Clarion-Ledger I Rusty Hampton Sports Writer On the Job "This is my 13th year as a sports writer. I enjoy getting paid for going to games and telling everyone what I saw." Hobbies Golf, pick-up basketball, Softball and working in the yard Philosophy on Life Life is as easy or as difficult as you make it Rusty is one of more than 450 of your friends, neighbors and colleagues who help produce your Clarion-Ledger 365 days a year. (pe(tfUrion-fetfoer I I I 1 Ntwipipn "When I realized a 75-mph fastball wouldn't get me to the big leagues, I looked around for the next-easiest job." r---. X. A Family Owned UusinssX5v Kl3f8k) Fa Four Generation I rOk A Family Owned Business Ruby White homemaker Where He Lives Ridgeland.

"IVe lived in Mississippi since 1984." Family Wife, Cindy. "We don't have any children, but we treat our 5-year-old Pekingese, Taz, like a baby." First Job "My first job was scooping ice cream at Baskin-Robbins. I'm glad they didnt deduct from my pay the cost of the ice cream I ate or I would have owed them money." Favorite Things Long walks with Cindy and Taz. "Gimme" birdies. Carpet and Furniture Cleaning Service Ruby White, 62, of Nimitz Street, a homemaker, died Saturday after being in a diabetic coma at Methodist Medical Center.

Services are 2 p.m. today at McClain-Hays Funeral Home in Philadelphia with burial in Fellowship Cemetery in Neshoba County. Mrs. White, a Neshoba County native, was a member of West Jackson Baptist Church. Survivors include: husband, Chester sons, Chester E.

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