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2B The Clarion-Ledger Saturday. September 10, 1994 JACKSON-AREA DEATHS if 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.

Obituaries received by 6 p.m. will appear in the next day's editions. Obituaries will be published for anyone who has lived in, or is being buried in, Mississippi. Information must be received from the funeral home. Funeral homes may dial 961-7252 or 1-800-222-8015 Ext.

7252 and leave their names and phone numbers. turing died of heart failure Thursday at Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home. Graveside services are 1 1 a.m. today at Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery. Visitation is after 9:30 a.m.

today at Lann Memorial Funeral Home. Survivors include: sisters, Fannie Bow-en of Aberdeen and Mae McCandless Of Starkville. Melissa Yarbrough Wright retired licensed practical nurse: GREENVILLE Melissa Yarbrough Wright, 85, a retired licensed practical nurse, died of heart failure Thursday at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center ih Jackson. Services are 4:30 p.m. Sunday at South Main Church of Christ with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.

Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today at Boone-Wells Funeral Home. i Survivors: daughters, Peggy F. Claytof) of Leland and Molly J. Keeffe of Mobile; sons, Donald L.

Wright of Cohonna, La' James W. Wright of Milner, Gerald Wright of Meridian, Stanley A. Wright of Greenville and David A. Wright of Memphis; 29 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren. Wanda Denise Wilson secretary EAST PALO ALTO, Calif.

Wanda Denise Wilson, 22, a secretary, died of a gunshot wound Aug. 31 at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto. Graveside services are 10 a.m. today in Society Ridge Cemetery in Pocahontas. Additional services were Thursday at Redwood Funeral Home in Redwood City, Calif.

Crain Lloyd Funeral Home in Brandon is handling local arrangements. Miss Wilson, a Jackson native, moved to East Palo Alto in 1977. She attended Ravenswood School and graduated from Menlo Atherton High. She attended the College of San Mateo, and while pursuing a degree in business, she worked for the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park, Calif.

Survivors include: mother, Essie Wilson of East Palo Alto; and brother, Ajamu "A.J." Wilson of East Palo Alto. Annie Lee Woods retired factory employee ABERDEEN Annie Lee Woods, 83, a retired employee of Seminole Manufac Services are 2 p.m. today at Peoples Funeral Home with burial in Garden Memorial Park. He was a member of Pilgrim's Rest Baptist Church. Survivors include: wife, Mary Catherine; daughters, Valerie S.

Garror and Paula Funchess, both of Atlanta, and Ro-shunda Mitchell of Jackson; sons, Willie Rankin Jr. and Carlos Dixon, both of Jackson; sisters, Annie Bell Griffin and Rosa Lee Rankin, both of Chicago, Hazel Scott of Los Angeles and Elizabeth Rankin of Yazoo County; brothers, John Rankin, L.C. Rankin, Lloyd Rankin and J.C. Rankin, all of Chicago, and Frank Rankin of Los Angeles; and many grandchildren. Curtis W.Repult former mechanic PLANTERSVILLE Curtis W.

Repult, 8 1 a former mechanic, died of congestive heart failure Friday at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services are 2 p.m. today at Lee Memorial Funeral Home in Verona with burial in Lee Memorial Park. Visitation is after 10 a.m. Survivors include: wife, Icylene son, John Repult of Tupelo; sister, Pauline R.

Blackwell of Plantersville; and three grandchildren. Martha Murphy Reynolds homemaker Martha Murphy Reynolds, 86, of Forest Avenue, a homemaker, died of kidney failure Wednesday at St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital. Services are noon today at St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Temple Love Cemetery in Yazoo County.

Gregory Funeral Home is in charge. She was an usher at St. Peter Missionary Church. She was the widow of Dave Rodgers and the Rev. Marshall Reynolds.

She was a resident of Cottage Grove Nursing Home. Survivors: brother, Allen Murphy of St. Louis; and sisters, Beatrice Pearson and Fredonia Williams, both of Jackson. Info on coping with disabilities an III, 15, a student, died Friday at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson of injuries from an auto accident Aug. 3 on Mississippi 12.

Services are 3 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church with burial in Coleman Cemetery at McAdams. Visitation is after 10 a.m. today at the church. Southern Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

A Hinds County native, he was to be a 10th-grader at East Holmes Academy. Survivors: parents, Frank and Sara Jo Kealhofer Gowan of Durant; stepbrothers, Stephen Gowan of Wesson, Louis Gowan of McAdams; sister, Sara Maxine Gowan of Durant; paternal grandmother, Inez G. Simpson of Kosciusko; maternal grandmother, Sara Maxine Gowan of Durant. Christine Mann S. McMillian retired cook MOSS POINT Christine "Doll Baby" Mann Stewart McMillian, 65, a retired cook, died of pancreatic cancer Sept.

1 at her home. Services were Tuesday at First Baptist Church with burial in First Baptist Church Cemetery in Escatawpa. Turner's Gulf Funeral Home in Pascagoula was in charge. Mrs. McMillian, a Leake County native, was a former longtime Jackson resident.

She had worked for Walker's Drive-In in Jackson. She was noted for her recipes for seafood gumbo and cheesecake, which were served at Widow Watson restaurants on the Gulf Coast and in Jackson. Survivors: husband, Joseph Patrick; sons, Earl Stewart of Jackson and Billy Ray Stewart of Moss Point; daughters, Ella Louise Wooten and Erma WiDiams, both of Jackson, Dianne Scott of Gautier, Dariean Moore, Arnie Jean McMillian, Al-fredia Coleman, Felicia Bush and Sonja McMillian, all of Moss Point, and Eames-tine Williams of Pascagoula; sisters, Ophelia Robinson of Baton Rouge, Neva Lyle of Lena and Virginia Ealy of Las Vegas; brothers, Robert Mann and N.R. Mann, both of Moss Point, and Lonnie Mann of Rochester, N.Y.; and 32 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Brian Patterson, bookkeeper By Marfcy Aden Clarion-fdger Staff Wrttw CLEVELAND Brian "Scooby" Tre- chel Patterson, 24, bookkeeper for Bal-loons Express, died of heart disease Friday at Bolivar County Hospital.

I Services are 3 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church with burial in Delta Heights Cemetery. Fletcher-Nowell Funeral Home is handling arrangements. He was state Poster Child for the Muscular Dystrophy Association for three years. He was active in telethons and fund raisings and, for his efforts, was made an honorary Kappa Alpha at Delta State Uni-' versrty and the University of Mississippi.

Because he suffered from the congenital muscular dystrophy, "he really never knew what it was like to be a normal, active child," said his father, Michael Patter-' son of Cleveland. He was state Poster Child when he was 6, 7 and 8 and flew throughout the South for fund raisings and telethons. "The most remarkable thing was that he finished high school, married and had a child who is now 7 months old, and everything appears to be OK with her health," the elder Patterson said. Other survivors: wife, Pattie; daughter, Haley Trechelle Patterson of Cleveland; mother and stepfather, Ellie P. and Bennie Jones of Cleveland; stepmother, June Patterson of Cleveland; sister, Monica Patterson Dixon of Drew; brothers, Scott Patterson of Ocean Springs and Patrick Patterson of Cleveland; and grandparents, O.W.

Patterson of Pascagoula, GeorJeanTrechel of Covington, Rich-i ard and Cleo VVestbrook of Enid, and B.B. and Gladys Jones of Cleveland. Memorials may be made to a benefit fund set up for Pattie and Haley Patterson in care of the Cleveland State Bank, P.O. I Box 1000, Cleveland MS 38732. William J.

Ammons Jr. teacher CHARLESTON William J. Ammons 47, a teacher, died of heart disease Friday at Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in Clarksdale. 1 Services are 10 a.m. today at Newsom Funeral Home with burial in Charleston City Cemetery.

i Survivors include: sister, Pat Ammons pf Clarksdale. George Brooks Sr. factory line leader FLORA George Brooks 64, a factory line leader, died of heart failure Monday at his home. Services are 1 1 a.m. today at Peoples Home in Jackson with burial in Mount Olive Cemetery in Pocahontas.

He was a member of Woodman Hill Baptist Church. He attended Madison County Public Schools. He was Scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop No. 265. Survivors include: wife, Bessie; sons, Earnest Earl Brooks and George Brooks both of Flora; daughter, Velma Jean Lee of Flora; and 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Troy Antoine Brown Jinfant i I AUGUSTA, Ga. Troy Antoine Brown was stillborn Sunday at the Medical Colli lege of Georgia. Services are 1 1 a.m. today in Morning Star Cemetery in Florence. Dean's Funer- al Home in Brandon is in charge.

Survivors include: father, Larry Hogan of Augusta; mother, Latonya Brown of Au- gusta; sister, Danica Brown of Jackson; grandparents, Sharon Brown of Jackson and David Brown of Chicago; pa- Problem: Mississippians with disabilities and their family members need more information on how to cope with handicaps and how to get help they need. Solution: Several advocacy groups plan a conference Sept. 29-30 in Jackson that will give pertinent facts to families in need. The Association for the Rights of Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, the Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities, Living Independence for Everyone of Mississippi and Parent Partners will be hosts for the conference at the Ramada Inn Coliseum. The meeting, "A Lifetime of Experiences: Education, Independence and Advocacy," is two days of empowerment and enrichment for people with disabilities, Adult and Adolescent Survivors of Abuse: 371-4823 Advocates for Survivors of Victims of Homicide (A-SOVOH): 7B 1-9009 AIDS info hotline: 800-820-2981 Alcoholics Anonymous: 371-3006 American Civil Liberties Union: 355-8484 American Red Cross: 353-5442 Area Agency on Aging: 981-1511 Better Business Bureau: 987-8282 Central Mississippi Legal Services: 948-6752 Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-222-8000 Child Abuse Exchange Club Parent Child Center: 366-0025 Children's Advocacy Center: 969-7111 Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities: 969-0601 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 Homework Hot Line: 800-888-533 1 Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center Homeless Health Care Project: 364-5116 LIFE: 969-4009 temal grandmother, Joyce Cox of Stuttgart, and great-grandmother, Cora Thurmond of Jackson.

Spurgeon S.Clay Jr. retired insurance agent DeKALB Spurgeon S. Clay Jr. 82, a retired insurance agent, funeral director and former Kemper County sheriff, died of heart failure Monday at his home. Services were Wednesday at Clarks Chapel Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery.

Stephens Funeral Home handled arrangements. Survivors include: wife, Marion sons, Gary Clay of Jackson and Mark Clay of Baltimore; daughter, Deborah Clay Harvison of Atlanta; sisters, Christine Atkinson and Bonnie Collins, both of Meridian; and four grandchildren. Maggie I. Crosby homemaker RICHTON Maggie I. Crosby, 80, a homemaker, died of heart failure Thursday at Perry County Nursing Home.

Services are 3 p.m. today at Tiger Creek Baptist Church in Overt with burial in the church cemetery. Jones Funeral Home in Moselle is in charge. Survivors: husband, Willie Crosby of Ovett; sons, Elton B. Crosby of Douglas-ville, Arthur Ray Crosby of Ovett; daughter, Floria Brewer of Ovett; eight grandchildren, six great-grandchildren.

Robert Glen Flowers truck driver COLDWATER Robert Glen Flowers, 36, a truck driver for Fred's Discount died of injuries from a truck accident Thursday on I-59 near Poplarville. Services are 1 1 a.m. today at Coldwat-er First Baptist Church with burial in Magnolia Cemetery. CO. Pate Funeral Home in Senatobia is handling arrangements.

Survivors: wife, Teresa; daughter, Joanne Flowers of Coldwater; parents, Jo and Bob Flowers of Coldwater; and brothers, Jim Flowers of Bozeman, John Flowers and Hal Flowers of Coldwater. Catherine Cook Gilbert homemaker FLORENCE Catherine Cook Gilbert, 53, a homemaker, died of cancer Friday at her home. Graveside services are 3 p.m. Sunday in Morton Memorial Gardens in Morton. Visitation is 5-9 p.m.

today at Ott Lee Funeral Home in Morton. She had lived in Rankin County for 26 years, in Peart and Florence. She was a member of the Florence Assembly of God Church. Survivors include: husband, Clarence; stepsons, Clarence A. Gilbert Jr.

of Ma-gee and John Edward Gilbert of Jackson; daughter, Debra Ann Foster of Jackson; sister, Carolyn Coley of Morton; and one granddaughter and two stepgrandsons. Frank Young Gowan III student DURANT Frank Young "Trae" Gow- GREENBROOK FLOWERS CALL 24 HOURS A DAY 100 SATISFACTION GUARANTEED A Family Owned Business CollinS rSioc 1903 MS. DOROTHY MAE BENTON (PINKY) 11:00 a.m. Saturday Truevine M.B. Church Cedar Lawn Cemetery Visit: 10:00 a.m.

at Church MR. WILL T. FLORENCE 2:00 p.m. Saturday Collins Farish Street Chapel Garden Memorial Park MR. GEORGE BROOKS, SR.

11:00 a.m. Saturday Peoples Chapel Mt. Olive Cemetery, Pocahontas MRS. CARRIE SMITH 11:00 a.m. Saturday St.

Peter Rock Church Cemetery, Wesson MR. JAMES OLLIE BEVERLY 2:00 p.m. Saturday New Hope M.B. Church Church Cemetery, Florence MR. WILLIE RANKIN 2:00 p.m.

Saturday Peoples Chapel Garden Memorial Park 969-3040 GUARANTEED i A Family Owned Businesswv For Four Generations This feature is intended to help The Clarion-Ledgefe readers cope with life's problems. A different subject will be discussed daily. their family members and other advocates. The conference begins at 9:30 a.m. on Sept.

29 and ends at 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 30. Registration fees range from $25 to $35. Stipends are available for those with disabilities and parents who need assistance.

For conference information, call 969-0601 or 1-800-748-9420. 1 Mental Health Association: 982-40Q3 Mental Health Center (Hinds): 364-6103 Mental Health Center (Rankin, Madi-son, Copiah, Simpson): 825-8800 Mississippi Alliance for the Mentally III: 366-7265 Mississippi Animal Rescue League: 969-1631 Mississippi Association of Recover-ing Pharmacists: 352-9216 Mississippi Department of Health AIDS prevention: 960-7723 Mississippi Food Network: 353- 7286 Mississippi Head Injury Association: 981-1021 Mississippi Network for Challenged Children: 353-2703 Mothers Against Drunk Driving state office: 981-5660 Mobile Medic Ambulance: 911 or 944-1111 Narcotics Anonymous: 949-9499 National Council on Alcoholism of Central Mississippi: 366-6880 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) i 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 Close-Up with The Clarion-Ledger I Dan Davis Metro Editor Philosophy on Life "I think the Golden Rule is the best philosophy one could use to guide his or her life." Favorite Quote "Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers. or newspapers without government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." Thomas Jefferson Dan is one of more fan 450 of your friends, neighbors and colleagues who help produce your Clarion-Ledger 365 days a year.

I i i ff I Ntwspapt Betty H. Rowan retired teacher RAYMOND Betty H. Rowan, 73, a retired teacher, died of lung failure Thursday at Methodist Medical Center in Jackson. Services are 12:30 p.m. today at Wright Ferguson Funeral Home with burial in Raymond Cemetery.

Visitation is after 10 a.m. She was a member of Raymond United Methodist Church and had taught school in the Hinds County School District. Survivors include: sons, Brian Rowan of Pearl and Webb Rowan of Starkville; and four grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Willowood Development Association in Jackson. Mildred Shepherd Rushing retired reporter, accountant LAKE PROVIDENCE, La.

Mildred Shepherd Rushing, 83, a retired news reporter and accountant, died of heart failure Friday at West Carroll Parish Memorial Hospital in Oak Grove, La. Services are 3 p.m. Sunday in Green-lawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation is after 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the cemetery.

Boone-Wells Funeral Home is in charge. Survivors include: son, William P. Rushing Jr. of West Dundee, sister, Mary Louise Pace of Greenville; brothers, W.R. Shepherd of Indianola and Ted Shepherd of Greenville; and four grandchildren.

Catherine H. Shumaker homemaker NOXAPATER Catherine Holman Shumaker, 81, a homemaker, died of heart failure Tuesday at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church with burial in Beth-salem Cemetery in Reform. Beck Funeral Home in Louisville is in charge.

Survivors include: daughters, Janice Robinson and Katherine Hoskin, both of Noxapater, and Bertha Shumaker of Chicago; sons, Jimmy Shumaker and Jasper Shumaker, both of Chicago, and Willie Shumaker of Noxapater; brother, Jab Holman of St. Louis; and 16 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. IraH.Stuckey retired electrical engineer VICKSBURG Ira H. Stuckey, 86, a retired electrical engineer for Mississippi Power Light died of pneumonia Friday at ParkView Medical Center. Services are 12:30 p.m.

Monday at Wright Ferguson Funeral Home in Jackson with burial in Florence Cemetery. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Sunday. He was a deacon and Sunday school teacher at First Baptist Church in Florence. He was a graduate of Mississippi State University.

He was a World War II Army veteran and retired as a major. He lived at Trace Haven Nursing Home. Survivors: son, Ira Joe Stuckey of Vicksburg; daughter, Faye Edwards of Meridian; brother, W.E. Stuckey of Decatur, sisters, Dreda Berryline Davis of Tupelo and Julia Virginia Sandifer and Jannie Mitchell, both of Florence; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren. Christopher Eugene Welsh offshore oilfield worker RICHTON Christopher Eugene Welsh, 31, an offshore oilfield worker, died of a gunshot wound Thursday at West Jefferson Parish Hospital in New Orleans.

He was shot late Wednesday in New Orleans. Services are 3 p.m. Sunday at Hickory Grove Church of God in Perry County with burial in Hickory Grove Cemetery. Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today at Jones Funeral.

Survivors: daughter, Christian Gab-brielle Welsh of Richton; mother, Bobbie Hammond of Richton; brothers, Karl A. Welsh of Germany, Dandy D. Welsh of New Augusta, and sisters, Vickie M. twin and Terri Lynn Rigsby of Richton. I moh 1 948 Marie Moore domestic worker WEST Marie Moore, 58, a domestic worker, died of lung failure Friday at home.

Services are 1 p.m. today at Gold Bell Missionary Baptist Church in Itta Bena with burial in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Century Hairston Funeral Home in Lexington is handling arrangements. Survivors: husband, Victor; sons, Walter Moore, Victor Moore Kenneth Moore and James Moore, all of West; daughters, Dianna Moore, Joanna Moore, Physllis Moore, Regina Moore, Jacquline Moore and Felicia Moore, all of West, and Mary Moore of Durant; brothers, Leroy Tillman of Chicago, Willie Davis of Houston, Texas; grandmother, Selna Hodges of Chicago; 27 grandchildren. Eva Clower Pugh homemaker ITTA BENA Eva Clower Pugh, 92, a homemaker and retired teacher, died of heart failure Thursday at her home.

Services are 10 a.m. today at Wilson and Knight Funeral Home in Greenwood with burial in Itta Bena Cemetery. There are no immediate survivors. Willie Rankin carpet technician Willie Rankin, 51, of Colebrook Street, a carpet technician, died of a gunshot wound Sept. 1.

He was pronounced dead at the University of Mississippi Medical Center after being found in the 100 block of Livingston Road. Police are investigating the shooting as a homicide. .1 utto's 1320 Ellis Alt. 354-0116 1SOO-962-2418 Flowers for All Occasions Florist Ufien 7 Days 1 MR. WENDELL BRYANT (TEX) BRISTER 11 a.m.

SatBethsaida Cemetery LAKEOVEIT FUNERAL HOME MRS. THELMA BURNS WARREN 1 p.m. Saturday Refuge Temple C.O.G.I.C. Int. Pleasant Green Cemetery Pocahontas, MS MR.

JOHNNY JOHNSON 10 a.m. Saturday Grt. Mt. Marian ChurchJackson Int. Hill of Zion Bolton wkigi FERGUSON MRS.

BETTY H. ROWAN 12:30 p.m. Sat. Raymond Visit 10 a.m. in Raymond MRS.

IRA H. STUCKEY 12:30 p.m. Mon. High St. Visit 5-9 p.m.

Sunday 352-3632 3 V1" ars IJ It's satisfying to see a controversial issue we've tackled get the attention of the Legislature or City Hall. Funeral Home, Inc. 2110 R. Lynch Street Jackson. MS.

39209 353-2288 MR. STEVE ALLEN HORTON Sat. 9:30 a Cook Chapel Int. Cedar Lawn Cem. MR.

BOSS WASHINGTON Sat. 11:00 a.m. Cook Chapel Int. Cedar Lawn Cem. MR.

CALDWELL BEASLEY, JR. Sat. 11:00 a.m.Lynch St. C.M.E. Church Int.

Garden Memorial Park MR. WILLIE GOODMAN Sat. 12:30 p.m.New McRaven Hill Bapt. Church Int. Mt.

Olive Cem. MRS. ANNIE RUTH THOMAS Sat. 1:00 p.m. Johnson Chapel Church Body to repose in Church at 12:00 noon Int.

Garden Memorial Park MR. MARCUS ANDERSON Sat. 2:00 p.m. St. Luke Presbyterian uiurch Body to repose in Church at 1:00 p.m.

Int. Garden Memorial Park MR. JOHNNY ROBINSON Sat. 2:00 p.m.Cook Chapel Int. White Oak Cem.Utica, MS MRS.

CORDELIA LEE Sun. 3:30 p.m.Springhill M.B. ChurchFlorence, MS Body to repose in Church at 2:30 p.m. Int. Brown Hill Cem.FIorence, MS MS.

NAOMIE ANDERSON Piano, TX MR. SAMUEL OWENS Jackson, MS Burial, Funeral and Life Insurance OUR RULE IS THE GOLDEN RULE Hometown Cleveland, Mississippi "IVe never lived in another state." Family HTfc Martha. Daughters, Anna (7) and Mary Beth (4). Into the Business The late Henry Harris hired me as a wire editor at the West Point Daily Times Leader in 1975 shortly after I graduated from Delta State University." Community Involvement Member of Alta Woods Presbyterian Church. Gary Road Elementary School PTA member.

Hobbies Gardening, fishing and reading. A.