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I I I I I I I I THE CLARION-LEDGER MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2006 CLARIONLEDGER.COM MISSISSIPPI DEATHS Robert E. Black Pearl Robert E. Black, 44, died Tuesday, October 31, 2006, in Pelahatchie. (Dean Memorial, 601- 825-3884) John B. Buntyn Sandhill John B.

Buntyn, 65, a retired Fisheries Technician for Mississippi Department of Wildlife, died Sunday, November 5, 2006, at Jacquith Nursing Home in Jackson. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at Breeland Funeral Home in Canton. Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mt.

Pisgah Baptist Church in Sandhill with burial in the Old Pisgah Cemetery. Mr. Buntyn was a 1959 graduate of Pisgah High School where he was Salutatorian of his class. He was a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church.

Survivors include: wife, Zella "Bunny" Buntyn of Sandhill; son, John Charles "Charlie" Buntyn of Sandhill; daughter, Melanie McLeod of Fannin; sister, Patricia Schneidau of Sandhill; grandchildren, Gracie, Jesse and Maggie McLeod of Fannin. Memorials may be sent to Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church at Sandhill or First Baptist Church of Fannin. James W. Conn Brandon James W.

Conn, 83, died Sunday, November 5, 2006, at Rankin Medical Center in Brandon. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with burial in Thornhill Cemetery.

Mr. Conn was a native of Attala County and a longtime resident of Rankin County. He retired from Stone Container after 36 years of service. Mr. Conn was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and a World War Navy veteran.

He was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting and fishing and especially turkey hunting. Survivors include his wife, Bernice Conn of Brandon; daughters, Patsy Porter and her husband Jerry of Morton, Linda Harveston and her husband Jackie of Brookhaven, and Bettye Freeny of Carthage; brother, Johnny T. Conn and his wife Virginia of Pelahatchie; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Lucille B. Croxton Jackson Lucille B.

Croxton, 85, died Saturday, November 4, 2006, at St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital, Jackson. Visitation is 5- 8 p.m. today at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home in Jackson. Funeral services are 1 p.m.

Tuesday at the funeral home chapel with burial INTRODUCIN ENHANCED OBITUARIES Make a charitable donation in remembrance ONLINE GUEST BOOK The Clarion-Ledger clarioniadgor.com REAL MISSISSIPPI WRIGHT FERGUSONI MRS. VERA O. ALLRED 11:30 a.m. Services Lakewood Memorial Park MRS. FRANK M.

(MIDGE) KINARD 12:30 p.m. High St. Visit: 11 a.m. Monday MR. JAMES ALBERT (JIMMY) ROGERS 9:30 a.m.

St. Visit 5-7 p.m. MR. DONALD C. (CHARLES) WEISS 11 a.m.

Visit: 6-8 p.m. Mondayay MRS. ELVA L. LITTLE 11 a.m. Parkway Suite Visit: 4-6 p.m.

MR. JAMES M. (JERRY) GUESS Jackson's Oldest Most Experienced Funeral Home Offering Traditional Funerals, Gravesides and Cremation for over 80 years. 352-3632 OBITUARY ADVERTISING POLICY The Clarion-Ledger publishes basic obituaries free of charge, which includes identifying information about the deceased. A fuller testament to his or her life, which could include memberships, achievements, a photo, activities and survivors, may be included for a charge.

As an example, a typical obituary of 25 lines would be $89, and $5 per line thereafter. Obituaries must be submitted by a funeral home by 4 p.m. for the next day's editions. For questions or assistance, call (601) 961-7159 or 961-7057. For those obituaries that do not include information regarding the times of visitation or service, please call the funeral home listed in parentheses.

All paid obituaries will appear online at www.clarionledger.com with an electronic guest book for 30 days. Guest books can be sponsored for one year for $29 or permanently for $79. For more information about guest book sponsorship contact Legacy.com at (888) 397-9494 or in the Lakewood South Memorial Park. Mrs. Croxton was a native of Louisville, having resided in Jackson for 60 years.

She was a member of Southside Baptist Church for about 40 years. Her main hobbies were gardening and homemaking. She loved her flowers, especially her African violets. Survivors include: daughter, Susan Morris and husband Clayton of Raymond; brother, Jessie Blaine of Florissant, sisters, Mary Nell Prentiss ofKansas City, and Hazel Callowicke of Parachute, grandchildren, Carrie Miller and Austin Morris; great-grandchild, Taylor Miller. She was preceded in death by husband Cary E.

Croxton. Helen McCharen Gordon Jackson Helen Louise McCharen Gordon, 82, died Saturday, November 4, 2006, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. today and after 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lakewood 1 Funeral Home in Jackson.

Services are 1 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home chapel with burial to follow in Lakewood Memorial Park. Mrs. Gordon was born December 14, 1923, at Toccopola, the eldest child of Charles D. and Genera P.

McCharen. In 1926, the family moved to Jackson, where she attended Jackson Public Schools, graduating from Central High School in the class of 1941. She attended Belhaven College and was employed in the drafting department at Southern Bell Telephone Company until her marriage to Ernest W. Gordon on October 31, 1943. A member of First Presbyterian Church, Mrs.

Gordon was a longtime member of Alta Woods Presbyterian Church, where she took care of the infants in the nursery for about 35 years. She was active in volunteer services for many years at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, the American Postal Workers Union Auxiliary and American Legion Auxiliary, and was a member of the Monday Morning Playhouse. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest W. Gordon; and their daughter, Judith Lynn Family The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS Friends and family described a student who was strangled in his dormito- MEDICAREI SUPPLEMENT SAVE $600 $1000 A YEAR Call 1.800.844.3254 601.957.3841 L. D.

mire Insurance www.ldomire.com LAKEWO FUNERAL HOME www.lakewoodfuneralhomes.com ABBY V. JONES 10 a.m. Visit after 9:30 a.m. Mon. Lakewood Memorial Park ROY BENKE 2 p.m.

Lakewood Memorial Park L.R. "CHUCK" WADE 11 a.m. Lakewood Memorial Park HELEN M. GORDON 1 p.m. Visit: 4-7 p.m.

Mon. Lakewood Memorial Park LETTIE JEWELL LOWERY 11 a.m. Visit: 4-8 p.m. Tues. Lakewood Memorial Park 922-2123 Memorials may be made to the Alzheimers Research at the University of Mississippi Medical, 2500 N.

State Jackson, MS 39202 or to the Mississippi Animal Rescue League, 4395 South Drive, Jackson, MS 39209. Janice Y. Lingenfelter Diamondhead Janice Y. Lingenfelter, 78, died Friday, November 3, 2006, in Gulfport. (McDonald, 601-798- 1212) Elva L.

Little Madison Elva Lee Little, 95, died Saturday, November 4, 2006, at St. Catherine's Village in Madison. Visitation is 4-6 p.m. today and after 8 a.m. Tuesday until the 11 a.m.

Prayer Service at Wright Ferguson Funeral Home in Ridgeland with burial in Lakewood Memorial Park. Elva retired as the Deputy City Clerk for the City of Jackson in 1976 and was a member of Capitol Street United Methodist Church and more recently Madison United Methodist Church. She enjoyed church, children and gardening and was a wonderful mother and Christian. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilton Alexander Little, Sr. Survivors include her son, Wilton (Alex) Little, his wife Brenda; grandsons, Brad, his wife Shelly, Jeff and his wife Brandi; great-grandchildren, Brittany and Hayden; her sister, Katherine Wells; and sister-in-law, Lucile Little.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, Mississippi Chapter, P.O. Box 409410, Atlanta, GA 30384- 9410. Jimmy Mangrum Decatur Louis Nix Jimmy Mangrum, 74, died, Sunday, November 5, 2006, in Newton. (Culpepper, 662-289- 4111) Louis Nix Hattiesburg Louis Nix, 74, died Friday, November 3, 2006, in Collins. (Colonial Chapel, 601-849- 5031) James Albert Rogers Jackson James Albert (Jimmy) Rogers, 80, died Friday, November 3, 2006, at the G.V.

Sonny Montgomery Veterans Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. today and 9 a.m. until the 9:30 a.m. funeral service Tuesday at Wright Ferguson Funeral Home in Jackson, High Street, with burial in Lakewood Memorial Park.

Mr. Rogers, a native of Jackson, graduated in 1943 from Culkin Academy. After high school, he entered the United UNO "If he had a dollar and yours even if he only Susan Howell, Whoever killed Turner stole his wallet, cell phone and car, police said. Police are looking for a beige, four-door 2001 Ford Taurus with Louisiana license plate NRH 679. "He had a laugh that was infectious," said his brother, Joseph Turner.

"He would start laughing, and people would start laughing at the way he laughed." Vote Judge William County Court Tuesday, Nov. 7th COLLINS 1903 948-7223 MS. RUBY ROGERS 11 a.m. Mon. New Jerusalem Baptist Church MS.

HELEN SCOTT 11 a.m. Tues. St. Mark's Episcopal Church Visit: 12 noon-6 p.m. Mon.

Collins Northside Chapel Love States Army Air Corps attending flight school and served until the end of World War II. After the war, Mr. Rogers began his career in the automobile industry as a salesman at Sellers Cadillac Motor Company in Jackson and remained with the dealership for many years. Mr. Rogers continued working at Lefluer Cadillac, until accepting a position with Blackwell Imports where he specialized in the sale of MercedesBenz.

Mr. Rogers became one of the top Mercedes salesman in the United States, winning numerous awards from the Mercedes Corporation including an opportunity to tour the Mercedes Benz plant in Germany. Mr. Rogers traveled the United States delivering many Mercedes to his clients. He remained active when the dealership became Higginbotham Mercedes and continued his association until he became ill.

Mr. Rogers was an avid wild game hunter, he especially enjoyed duck hunting. He was an accomplished skier. As a member and former president of the Ski Club of Mississippi, he earned the Championship in the Slalom Skiing Division while he represented the State of Mississippi. He especially enjoyed being a member of the Confederate Air Force Mississippi Wing where he dedicated his time restoring vintage aircraft.

He was a pilot and owner of vintage World War aircraft. He will be remembered by those who knew him as a good and faithful friend. He is survived by a sister, Vivian Louise Rogers Dunnington of San Antonio, Texas; niece, Vivian Rose Mahaffey Froh of Abilene, Texas; niece, Rebecca Mahaffey Helms of Seguin, Texas; niece, Constance Marie Mahaffey Hurley of Pleasanton, Texas; many great-nieces and great-nephews. L. R.

'Chuck' Wade Jackson Lawrence Rudolph Chuck Wade, 79, died Saturday, November 04, 2006, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, November 7 in Lakewood Memorial Park in Jackson. Lakewood Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Chuck was born in Philadelphia to Lawrence and Jessie Mae Wade. He served in the US Navy during World War II and the Korean Conflict.

An avid outdoorsman, he loved working in his garden. He especially enjoyed spending time with his friends and family. He was a Mason. He was also a member of Raymond Baptist Church. He is survived by his daughter, Laura Bridges and her husband, Darin of Clinton; son, Ronald Tew of French Camp; sister, Sarah Wade Byrnes of Brookhaven; grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

student you needed it, it was thought you needed it." sister of the victim "He took everyone as the best person in the entire world and wouldn't think twice about inviting a friend up to spend time," said Mark Milligan, a longtime friend. Turner, 42, was working on an accounting degree. A native of Pearl River who had five brothers and sisters, Turner graduated from 6th Ward Junior High School and Pearl River High School. "He had a heart of gold," said his sister Susan Howell. "If he had a dollar and you needed it, it was yours even if he only thought you needed it." Best Friends PRIVATE PET CREMATORIUM 0000114692 CALL DAY OR NIGHT 601-922-5554 OTT LEE FUNERAL HOME Since 1934 Brandon 824-6018 Forest 469-3412 Owned Morton Locally 732-6571 South Rankin Chapel 939-1900 Chapel Brandon 10 JAMES a.m.

W. Tuesday CONN I Visit: 5-8 p.m. Monday The family guestbook may be signed at www.lakewoodfuneralhomes.com. Donald C. Weiss Jackson Donald C.

(Charlie) Weiss, 74, Gordon Collins and husband, Robert Collins; and her sister, Hazel M. Lawrence. Survivors include her sons, Kenneth Lee Gordon and wife, Phyllis of Ruth, and William David Gordon of Jackson; grandson, Andrew Michael Gordon and wife, Trena; granddaughter, Allison Leanne G. Flynn; great-granddaughter, Macie Ansleigh Flynn; sisters, Dorothy Weathersby and husband, William of Terry, and Rosanne Fischer and husband, Henry of Jackson; and a number of nieces and nephews and their families. Memorials may be made to Palmer Home for Children, P.O.

Box 746, Columbus, MS 39703 or French Camp Academy, Chamberlain Hunt Academy, One Fine Place, French Camp, MS 39745. The family guestbook may be signed at www.lakewoodfuneralhomes.com. Mildred (Midge) Kinard Jackson, Mississippi Mrs. Frank M. (Midge) Kinard, 90, died Friday, November 3, 2006, at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.

Visitation is 11 a.m. until the 12:30 p.m. funeral service today at Wright Ferguson Funeral Home in Jackson with burial in Lakewood Memorial Park. She was born Mildred Frances Kirk November 29, 1915, in Jackson. She was a graduate of Central High School and attended the University of Mississippi.

Mrs. Kinard lived in Oxford from 1948 until 1982 when she and her late husband (Bruiser) moved to Jackson. She was a homemaker and former member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Oxford. Atthe time of her death she was a member of St.

Andrews Episcopal Cathedral. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank M. (Bruiser) Kinard, former football player and coach at Ole Miss. Survivors include her sons, Frank M. Kinard, Jr.

and his wife Ann of Ridgeland, and John M. Kinard and his wife Judy of Pascagoula; grandsons, Frank M. Kinard, Ill, John M. Kinard, and Kirk L. Kinard; granddaughters, Suzanne Kinard Murray and Mary Katherine Kinard; great-grandson, John Major Kinard IlI.

mourns strangled ry room as someone who could provide a pick-me-up with his laugh. Patrick John Turner's body was discovered in his Bienville Hall room Monday at the University of New Orleans, but Orleans Parish Coroner Dr. Frank Minyard said he could have been dead as long as six days before then. Although Turner's body was badly decomposed, broken neck bones showed he had been strangled, Minyard said. 1 BUY UNWANTED HOUSES! ANY AREA, CONDITION, OR PRICE! Top Dollar.

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Chapel Jackson Visit: 10-2 Mon. LUCILLE CROXTON 1 p.m. Tues. Chapel Jackson Visit: 5-8 Tues. (601) 939-6110 (601) 372-5623 PEARL JACKSON died Friday, November 3, 2006, at St.

Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital in Jackson. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today and 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service Tuesday at Wright Ferguson Funeral Home in Ridgeland with burial in Parkway Memorial Cemetery.

Mr. Weiss was born on July 23, 1932, in Jackson, the son of the late, Phillip Joseph Weiss, Sr. and Mabel Schroegler Weiss. In his younger years, he lived in Mobile, and Gulfport. Mr.

Weiss graduated from Gulfport High School where he played trumpet in the band. He continued his education at the University of Southern Mississippi where he earned his Bachelor Degree in accounting and business. While a student at USM, Mr. Weiss was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega social fraternity, played trumpet in the University Band and was instrumental in the development of a dance orchestra. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict, stationed at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi serving as an instructor.

Mr. Weiss began his accounting career in Gulfport and earned his CPA certification. In 1972, Mr. Weiss moved his family to Jackson and continued his public accounting career with the formulation of the Williams, Weiss, Hester Company, where he served as a partner for many years and continued his affiliation throughout his semi retirement. Mr.

Weiss was a member of numerous professional organizations including, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants and the National Association of Accountants for Cooperatives. He was also a member of the American Legion, Post 1. Mr. Weiss was an avid craftsman, enjoying building fine furniture, restoring antique furniture and cutting silhouettes. He attended First Baptist Church of Madison.

He will be remembered by his family as a loving husband, a devoted father and a cherished brother. Survivors include: wife, Carolyn Fairchild Weiss of Jackson; son, Donald Charles Weiss, Jr. of Flowood; son, Bryan Joseph Weiss of Mobile, sister, Phyllis Sandifer and her husband, Dudley of Monticello; brother, Phillip Joseph Weiss, Jr. and his wife, Jonie of Columbia, S.C.; and many nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi or Hospice Ministries.

Va. police: 4 killed in fiery crash The Associated Press SEBRELL, Va. Three Boy Scouts and an adult leader returning home from a camping trip were killed Sunday when their vehicle ran off a rural highway, crashed into a tree and burst into flames, state police said. John Oliver, 43, and three members of Boy Scout Troop 17 in Franklin died at the scene, said state police Sgt. D.S.

Carr. The driver's son, Michael Oliver, was able to get out of the car and was taken to a hospital, police said. His age and condition were not available. Carr said the boys were about 12 or 13 years old. Their names weren't available.

Amanda Wroten, spokeswoman for the scouts' Colonial Virginia Council, said John Oliver was assistant scout master for the troop sponsored by Franklin High Street Methodist Church. Re-Elect Circuit Judge DeLaughter Tuesday, November 7th.