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ober The Clarion-Ledger I Wednesday, December 20, 1989 JACKSON-AREA A DEATHS Charles E. Sylvester, retired businessman By Sidney Cearnal Clarion-Ledger Obituary Writer Charles E. Sylvester, 63, of No. 1 Sylwood Place, a retired business owner and heart transplant recipient, died Sunday of pancreatitis at McGuire Memorial Veterans Hospital in Richmond, Va. Services are 11 a.m.

Thursday at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home with burial in Lakewood Cemetery. Visitation will be after 1 p.m. today. Mr. Sylvester, a Sharkey County native, had lived in the Jackson area most of his life.

He was former owner of Jackson Roofing and Sheet Metal Co. He was forced to retire because of heart trouble and began farming in Attala County. On June 14, 1986, he received a heart transplant at McGuire Memorial Veterans Hospital. Mr. Sylvester was at first turned down for a donor heart but finally convinced officials he should be a recipient, said his daughter, Becky Allen of Jackson.

"He was real determined. If I had to say anything about him, I'd say he had the best fighting spirit of anybody I knew," Allen said. the time, he was the oldest (at 59) person to receive a transplant here," said Josephine Hanrahan, transplant coordinator at the hospital. "He was really a nice person. Most of our old patients form a close knit group.

He had a positive outlook on things," she said. Allen said she hopes other people will respond to pleas for organ donors as a Richmond family did in 1986 when Mr. Sylvester received his new heart. "That was very loving on their part. They gave him an opportunity to see grandchildren that he never would have seen," she said.

Mr. Sylvester was a Clinton High School graduate of Clinton High School. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, having served in the FIREPLACE Logs Casting-Consolidated Dutch West Accessories Glass doors Blueridge Country Comfort Inserts OLD SOUTH BRICK 596 West Mayes 366-8463 Ye Old Lamp Shoppe Just Arrived Solid Brass Wall Lamps Tizio Lamps from Italy The Ultimate in Contemporary Lamps Kerosene Lamps, Oils Parts Closing Friday at 5:00 p.m. BALDWIN ESTABLISHED 1929 JACKSON 5235 Robinson Rd. Ext.

372-5623 MR. CHARLES E. SYLVESTER 1 Sylwood Place 11:00 a.m. Thurs. Baldwin-Lee Chapel Visit: 1 p.m.

Wednesday MISS DINA IVY 1411 Post Road Clinton, MS 11:00 a.m. Wed. Morrison Heights Baptist Church 3:30 p.m. Graveside Forrest Memorial Park Batesville, MS MR. W.0.

CHASTAIN 4112 Carter Circle 10:00 a.m. Friday, Baldwin-Lee Chapel Visit: 1 p.m. Thursday PEARL 3780 Hwy. 80 East 939-6110 MR. ROBERT ERNEST FERRELL SR.

Pelahatchie 2:00 p.m. Wednesday Baldwin-Lee Chapel MRS. BESSIE M. HADDAD Florence 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Baldwin-Lee Chapel SERVICE MEASURED NOT GOLD BUT THE GOLDEN RULE MISSISSIPPI DEATHS Eddie Green Allen, 82, farmer, highway employee, Yazoo City; 1 p.m.

today, Stricklin-King Funeral Home Mrs. Wilma Bedingfield, 77, retired advertising salesman, Gulfport; 2 p.m. today, Church of Christ in Long Beach, Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home Mrs. Myrtis Jones, 74, former factory worker, Vicksburg; 10 a.m. Thursday, Glenwood Funeral Home Mrs.

Mary K. Jones, 71, homemaker, Vicksburg; 2 p.m. today, Fisher Funeral Home Mrs. Eunice B. Mays, 81, homemaker, Philadelphia; 2 p.m.

today, Old Mars Hill Church in Winston County, Nowell Funeral Home Ellis M. "Skitch" Mitchell, 70, furniture salesman, Vicksburg; 11 a.m. today, St. George Orthodox Church, Fisher Funeral Home Mrs. Elsie Alberta Neese, 82, homemaker, Forest; 1 p.m.

today, McClain -Hays Funeral Home of Philadelphia Raymond H. "Buddy" Pigg, 59, carpenter, Carthage; 3 p.m. today, Pine Grove Church of God, Wilcox Funeral Home Mrs. Ulma Powell, 75, homemaker, Mize; 2 p.m. Thursday, Zion Hill Baptist Church, Mims-Mitchell Funeral Home of Magee Clifton Reed 86, farmer, real estate salesman, Magee; 11 a.m.

Thursday, Mims-Mitchell Funeral Home Mrs. Gladys Mae Stringer, 83, homemaker, Seminary; 2 p.m. today, Jones Funeral Home of Ellisville Miss Margaret E. Sullivan, 97, retired registered nurse, Louisville; 3 p.m. today, Westbrook Funeral Home Roby Lee Thompson, 65, retired electronics firm worker, Brookhaven; 2 p.m.

today, Hartman-Henderson Funeral Home Mrs. Juanita Weeks, 62, deputy town clerk, Wesson; 11 a.m. today, Beauregard Methodist Church, Brookhaven Funeral Home Mrs. Melba Smith Willis, 82, homemaker, Mendenhall; 2 p.m. today, Upton Funeral Home Bishop Clyde C.

Wilson, 84, minister, Cleveland, 10 a.m. today, Brookhaven Funeral Home Ethel Brown Winstead, 78, retired gin association worker, Philadelphia; 2:30 p.m. today, McClain-Hays Funeral Home South Pacific. He was a member of the Henry Graves American Legion Post No. 1 and the Pocahontas Baptist Church.

He was an avid hunter. Other survivors include: son, Michael L. Sylvester of Jackson; daughters, Charlene S. Manning and Cindy S. Williamson, both of Jackson; Vicki S.

Ledyard of Fort Worth and Jennifer Sylvester of Brandon; brother, Lewis Sylvester of Jackson; sister, Earlene Campbell of Jackson; and nine grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the University of Mississippi Heart Transplant Program. Hutto's FLORIST 354-0116 WATS 1-800-962-2418 OPEN 7 DAYS Renfrow Insulation, Inc. The Insulation Pro FREE ESTIMATES 6" Blown Fiberglass Attic Insulation R-13 installed Sq. Ft.

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Wed. MRS. ETHEL M. CARR 3554 Exchange Dr. 9:30 a.m.

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Box 23043, Anchorage, Ky. 40223. Mrs. Ethel Carr retired business owner Mrs. Ethel Carr, 78, of 3554 Exchange Drive, a retired business owner, died of a stroke Tuesday at St.

Memorial Hospital. Services are 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Wright Ferguson Funeral Home with burial in Lakewood South Cemetery. Visitation is 9- noon, 2-6 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.

today at the funeral home. Mrs. Carr, a Smith County native, had lived in Jackson for more than 50 years. She was a member of Daniel Memorial Baptist Church and the Sykes Park Senior Citizen Club. Mrs.

Carr and her husband, D.A. Carr, owned and operated the Central Auto Parts Store. He preceded her in death. She retired in 1987. Survivors include: sons, Albert W.

Carr, Dale B. Carr and D.A. Carr, all of Jackson; daughter, Fay C. Lambert of Crystal Springs; sister, Ella Bee Freeman of Brandon; and 11 grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. Robert Ernest Ferrell Sr.

maintenance employee PELAHATCHIE Robert Ernest Ferrell 71, a maintenance employee with City Service Oil died of heart failure Sunday at Rankin General Hospital. Services are 2 p.m. today at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home with burial in Barefoot Springs Cemetery of Pelahatchie. Mr. Ferrell, a Lexington native, had lived in Pelahatchie for the past 19 years.

He was a member of Bethel Springs Baptist Church and a Mason. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Survivors include: wife, Thelma; son, Robert Ernest Ferrell Jr. of Florence; daughters, Betty Byrd of Clinton and Thelma Smith of Walnut, N.C.; brother, William Calvin Ferrell of Morton; sisters, Magiele Burnham of Pelahatchie, Linnie Belle Bradshaw of Sidon and Lena L. Nora Sallis of Jackson; and 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Bessie M. Haddad homemaker FLORENCE Mrs. Bessie M. Haddad, 85, a homemaker, died of heart failure Monday at St.

Memorial Hospital. Services are 11 a.m. today at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home with burial in Florence Cemetery, Mrs. Haddad, a Florence native, was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include: sons, James P.

Evans of Jackson and Frank Shuping of Morganton, N.C.; daughters, Vernell Snow and Hazel Johnson, FUNERAL STRINGER HOME CLINTON 924-9308 MR. WILLIAM H. ROTH 100 Parker Ave. 10:00 a.m. Wednesday Holy Savior Catholic Church CRYSTAL SPRINGS 892-1521 HAZELHURST 894-1331 THE ORDER OF THE GOLDEN RULE LAKEWOOD MEMORIAL PARK MR.

WINFIELD SCOTT TRIBBLE 263 Park Lane Place 11:30 a.m. Wednesday Memorial Chapel Lakewood Memorial Park MR. CECIL CRISCO 133 Woody Drive 11:30 a.m. Thursday Lakewood Memorial Chapel Oak Grove Cemetery Magee, MS 6000 Clinton Boulevard Jackson, MS 39209 922-2123 Peoples Funeral Home 886 N. Farish St.

Telephone: 969-3040 A TRADITION SINCE 1925 MRS. DONNIE DAVIS Jackson MR. JOSEPH MCLAURIN Jackson Peoples Assured Family Life Insurance Co. Life and Funeral Insurance Before Need Funeral Planning Monuments Notary both of Florence, and Dot Allen of Byram; brothers, Vardman Scott of Bay Springs and V.F. Scott of Florence; sister, Beulah Price of Byram; and 15 grandchildren and 22 greatgrandchildren.

Guy William Hodges Sr. retired carpenter BRANDON Guy William Hodges 44, died Tuesday of cardiac arrest at Veterans Administration Medical Center. Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Wright Ferguson Funeral Home with burial in Lakewood Cemetery. Mr.

Hodges, a native of Tulare, had lived in Brandon for 10 years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Survivors include: daughter, Tina Marie Hodges of Brandon; son, Guy William Hodges Jr. of Brandon; parents, Hubert and Laurretta Hodges of Brandon; brother, Robert Hodges of Wesson; and two grandchildren.

Miss Dina Ivy high school student CLINTON Miss Dina an 11th-grade student at Clinton High School, died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, Monday at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Services are 10 a.m. today at Morrison Heights Baptist Church. Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home in Jackson is handling arrangements. Graveside services are 3:30 p.m.

today at Forest Memorial Park in Batesville. Wells Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Miss Ivy, a Clarksdale native, moved to Clinton five years ago from Batesville. She was a member of Morrison Heights Baptist Church where she was active in Acteens. Survivors include: parents, Danny and Debbie Ivy of Clinton; paternal grandparents, Boyd R.

and Dorothy Ivy of Clarksdale; and maternal grandparents, Delbert and Una Hearn of Sardis. Miss Darlene Lammons secretary BRANDON Miss Darlene Lammons, 32, a secretary, died Sunday of injuries suffered in a Dec. 12 automobile accident on Causeway Road in Rankin County. Services are 11 a.m. today at Wright Ferguson Funeral Home with burial in Lakewood-South Cemetery.

Miss Lammons was born in Jackson and grew up there. She moved to Brandon five years ago. She was a graduate of Forest Hill High School in Jackson. She had worked as education secretary for the Mississippi Hospital Association for years. She attended Hinds Community College and was a member of Family Life Church.

Survivors include: father, Emette Lammons of Carthage; and sisters, Kitty Moore of Ridgeland and Teresa Lammons Takach of Shreveport. Henry Ezelle Lewis Jr. insurance company owner Ivy, 17, RICHMOND, Va. Henry Ezelle Lewis 55, an insurance company owner, died of stomach cancer Monday at Henrico Doctors Hospital. Services are 11 a.m.

today at Trinity United Methodist Church with Woody Funeral Home handling arrangements. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Friday at Lakewood Memorial Park in Jackson. Wright Ferguson Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mr.

Lewis was a Jackson native. He attended Millsaps College and was a graduate of the University of Mississippi. After serving in the Navy, he joined Standard Life Insurance Co. In 1964 he moved to Miami and established the group division of the American Bankers Life Insurance Co. He served as vicepresident until 1974 when he moved to Richmond.

He worked with Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Virginia and established the Monticello Service Agency a life insurance subsidiary corporation. He was a member of the Life Underwriters Association, Kappa Alpha Fraternity and Trinity United Methodist Church. Survivors include: wife, Rachel; daughters, Melissa Lewis Swenson and Annette Lewis, both of Richmond; mother, Imogene Davis Lewis of Jackson; and a grandchild. Memorials may be made to the Trinity United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, Richmond, or a favorite charity. Herbert D.

Carmichael Sr. ex-oil company fleet manager LOUISVILLE, Ky. Herbert Daniel Carmichael, 82, a retired fleet manager for Standard Oil of Kentucky, died of heart failure Saturday at Jefferson Manor Nursing Home. Services are 11 a.m. today at Anchorage Presbyterian Church with burial Cave Hill Cemetery.

Pearson's Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mr. Carmichael was a native of Braxton. He was a volunteer for the Junior Achievement organization, Studio for the Handicapped and a member of the Chevron Retirees Association. He was a graduate of Millsaps College and worked for Standard Oil Co.

in Jackson before being transferred to Louisville. Survivors include: wife, Ruth; son, H. Daniel Carmichael Jr. of Louisville; daughter, Sally C. Taylor, of Louisville; stepson, Robert D.

Drennan of Pittsburgh; sister, Mildred Neal of Jackson; five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Universal Universal THE BIKE RACK Breeland FUNERAL HOMES 3580 Robinson St. Jackson 922-1071 MRS. KAY WILLOUGHBY LEONARD 4412 Red Hill Drive 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Breeland Chapel 221 South Liberty St.

Canton 859-3661 QUIET SERVICE WITH DIGNITY In these financially uncertain times, safe and steady, wins the race. I Transamerica Lite Companies Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company THE POWER OF THE PYRAMID IS WORKING FOR Thomas Patterson Agency, P.A. (601) 957-1980 P.O. Box 12790 Jackson, MS 39236 LAKEOVER Memorial Funeral Home 1525 Beasley Road Jackson, MS 39206 362-0162 MR. JAMES "JIM" RICHARDSON Kansas City, MO 2:00 p.m.

Wed. (Edwards) Bethlehem M.B. Church St. Paul Cemetery ROBERT C. CHARLESTON Jackson, MS MR.

JOHN WEST Chicago, Illinois MRS. CATHERINE BROWN Tougaloo, MS "Service With Pride and Sincerity" William Harold Roth retired butcher CLINTON William Harold Roth 67, a retired butcher, died of cancer Tuesday at his home. Services are 10 a.m. today at Holy Savior Catholic Church with graveside services at 2:30 p.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Meridian.

Stringer Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mr. Roth, a native of Pottsville, was a retired butcher. He lived in Meridian and then in Clarksdale before moving to Clinton four years ago. He was a World War II veteran and member of Holy Savior Catholic Church.

Survivors include: wife, Mary; sons, William Roth "Bill" Roth Jr. See DEATHS, 3B Bodies of 3 missing youths found in small boat in gulf By James Ricketts at Edmond Fahey Funeral Home in and Marky Aden Clarion-Ledger Staff Writers BAY ST. LOUIS The bodies of three missing Gulfport youths were found Tuesday afternoon huddled in a 12-foot plastic foam boat 10 miles south of here. Gulfport Police Detective Steve Barnes said the boys, apparently victims of hypothermia, were: Thomas Jerome Smith, 14, who was wearing jeans and a jean jacket. I Shane Michael Porter, 13, who was wearing jeans and a lightweight red and black jacket.

I Stephen King, 9, who was wearing jeans and a blue sweatshirt. "It appears that the three just got into a boat and drifted out" into the Gulf of Mexico, Barnes said. He said the three were last seen ashore shortly before noon Monday and were reportedly sighted near the Gulfport harbor aboard the small boat at about 1 p.m. Barnes said the youths lived near each other in Gaston Point, a lowincome neighborhood of West Gulfport. The youths' parents reported them missing to Gulfport police between 8-11 a.m.

Tuesday. The parents identified the bodies PSC Bay St. Louis Tuesday evening. "As it appears now, we don't suspect any foul play," Barnes said Tuesday night. Hancock County Sheriff Ronnie Peterson said officials speculate the three either died of hypothermia or drowned.

"The children were found with about a foot of water in the boat and they were clinging together," Peterson said. Autopsies are scheduled today to determine the exact cause of death, he said. Peterson said officials have not determined who owns the boat or why the three were in it. "We have the boat in custody, but we're going to have to do an investigation to determine where the boat came from." The boat, which was without a sail or paddles when found, was sighted shortly before noon Tuesday by a passing sailboat, authorities said. They said the sailboat sent a message to a tugboat which relayed the message to the Coast Guard's Gulfport rescue station.

"We went there and confirmed that all three were deceased," said Coast Guard 1st Class Petty Officer James Stanbro. From 1B convicted of corruption charges. until after Dec. 31 to act on filling Lynn Havens resigned earlier this the Snyder vacancy. year before he pleaded guilty to ex- "Nothing's been decided yet," tortion, conspiracy and tax evasion.

said Mabus spokesman Kevin VanAfter a two-month search, Gov. denbroek. "There's no list of candiRay Mabus appointed George Wat- dates that I know of." son to serve out Havens' unexpired If the new law is cleared by the term. Havens' resignation came be- Justice Department by Dec. 31, fore the Legislature changed the Bryant said, the 30-day period law.

would still be in effect and would Bryant said the attorney gener- give Mabus until nearly the end of al's office has asked Mabus to wait January to fill the vacancy. TRIVIA ANSWER "Wright." Gov. Fielding L. Wright. Mississippi Trivia is provided by Forrest Lamar Cooper.

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