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I THE CLARION-LEDGER I FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2000 MISSISSIPPI DEATHS Lucille C. Mabus, retired teacher, coach By Shayda Rankin Clarion-Ledger Staff Writer Mabus Lucille Curtis Mabus, 91, a retired teacher and coach, died of heart failure Thursday at St. Memorial Hospital. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Nowell Funeral Home in Ackerman with burial in Enon Cemetery.

Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today at Wright Ferguson Funeral Home in Jackson and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Nowell Funeral Home in Ackerman. Mrs.

Mabus was born in 1909 near Mabus French Camp. She played basketball at Delta State, was a teacher and coach and worked in Washington, D.C., during World War II. In 1947, she moved to Ackerman where she was active in the Methodist Church and the Twentieth Century Club. "She was the best mother a son could ever have. She put a lot of energy into me.

She used to be room mother every year when was in school," said her son, former Gov. Ray Mabus. He remembered his mother as one who would tell it like it was. "She was a frank person who told you whatever was on her mind. When people would ask me how was my doing, I'd tell them that her mind is working wonderfully, because her mind was connected to her tongue.

That would let you know that she was doing fine." "Although mother really didn't want me pursuing politics for fear that I'd be disappointed, she didn't discourage me. She was always there at every campaign, rally or whatever. I remember the time we were at the Neshoba County Fair, a gentleman was holding a poster that had a negative connotation about me on it. She asked him if she could see it, and she ripped the poster apart," Mabus said. "As Abraham Lincoln said, "I would be nothing without my dear mother' is felt about my mother.

I would be nothing without her. I was her world." Other survivors include: sisters, Frances Curtis and Sallie Mae Curtis of Jackson; and two grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Raymond E. Mabus Sr. Endowment Fund at the University of Mississippi Foundation, P.O.

Box 249, University MS 38677. Lucy Bates homemaker APOPKA, Fla. Lucy Beatrice Simpson Bates, 79, a homemaker, died of heart failure Monday at Florida Hospital in Orlando, Fla. Graveside services are 9 a.m. Saturday at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Big Creek, Miss.

Pryor Funeral Home of Calhoun City, is handling arrangements. Mrs. Bates was a native of Bellefontaine, Miss. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Apopka. Survivors include: daughters, Sandra Hemmer of Orlando and Beverly Wells of Columbia, S.C.; and four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Lester Marvin Beach corrections officer PARCHMAN Lester Marvin -LEE MR. JAMES E. SABINS 10 a.m. Friday Pearl MR. JAMES C.

CLINE 1 p.m. Friday Florence First Baptist Church POLIOS Pearl (601) 939-6110 (601) 372-5623 PEARL JACKSON Beach, 56, a corrections officer, died of heart failure Wednesday at home. Services are 2 p.m. today at Ray Funeral Home with burial in North Cleveland Cemetery, Mr. Beach was a native of Vaiden.

He moved to the Delta in 1950. He was a officer for the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Survivors include: sons, Marvin Beach of Dallas, and Paul Beach of Greenville; brothers, Jimmy Beach and Percy Beach of Cleveland; sister, Bettie Jean Gamble of Cleveland; and two grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. Daisye Bissell retired secretary ITTA BENA Daisye Bissell, 88, a retired secretary, died of heart failure Wednesday at home.

Services are 2 p.m. today at Wilson and Knight Funeral Home in Greenwood with burial in Itta Bena Cemetery. Ms. Bissell was born in Itta Bena and lived there all of her life. She was a secretary at the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service when it was known as the Government Classing Office.

She was a member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors include: several nieces and nephews. Perla T. Bradley administrative director GULFPORT Perla Thompson Bradley, 57, an administrative director, died of cancer Tuesday at home Services were Thursday at St. James Catholic Church with burial in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens.

Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home handled arrangements. Mrs. Thompson was a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi and taught English literature at Long Beach High for several years before her 25-year career as administrative director of Center Stage Theater in Biloxi. She was involved in many community organizations. Survivors include: husband, Fred; daughters, Nicole Bradley of Gulfport and Stacey Sargent of Charleston, S.C.; and one grandchild.

Memorials may be made to Gulfport Memorial Hospice or 3-B Oncology Floor, P.O. Box 1810, Gulfport MS 39502. Charles Allen Brown retired welder WEST POINT -Charles Allen "Sam" Brown, 70, a retired welder, died of heart failure Thursday at Clay County Medical Center. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Nowell-Robinson Funeral Home with burial in Hebron Cemetery.

Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr. Brown was retired from Babcock Wilcock. He was a member of Bible Baptist Church.

Survivors include: wife, Gloria; sons, Mark Brown of West Point and Mike Brown of Cedar Bluff; daughter, Denise Shawver of Carrollton, brothers, Dan Brown of West Point and Wayne Brown and Glen Brown, both of Pheba; sister, Ruth Davis of Cedar Bluff; and five grandchildren. Irby Lee Byrd retired construction worker POPE Irby Lee Byrd, 86, a retired MARK SEEPE FUNERAL HOME CREMATORIUM 5239 Toll-Free: 1-800-748-9751 755 Riverside Drive, Jackson, MS Architectural Remodeling America's Largest Sunroom Manufacturer FOUR SEASONS SUNROOMS Outdoor 857-0699 NURSING HOME ABUSE Family Member WILKES Injured In A McHUGH, P.A. Nursing Home? ATTORNEYS AT LAW THE CALL IS FREE The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be you free written information about our qualifications and experience. based solely upon advertisement. Before you decide, ask us to send 1-800-255-5070 Shop for your next Vehicle from www.fowlerrankinused.com construction worker, died of heart failure Wednesday at Tallahatchie County General Hospital in Charleston.

Graveside services are 2 p.m. today in Magnolia Cemetery. Wells Funeral Home in Batesville is handling arrangements. Mr. Byrd was a Navy veteran of World War II.

Survivors include: daughters, Debbie Byrd Beavers of Charleston and Cindy Byrd Shearon of Pope; sons, Charles Byrd of Monterville, W.Va., Richard Byrd of Pope and Jeff Byrd of Austin, Texas; sister, Fay Jean Byrd Kendrick of Mineral Wells, Texas; and nine grandchildren. Joseph G. Campbell veteran OCEAN SPRINGS Joseph George Campbell, 75, a veteran, died of cancer Wednesday at home. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home.

Visitation is 9-10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Military services are 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Bethesda Baptist Church in Terry with burial in the church cemetery. Mr.

Campbell was a native of Hinds County and had lived in Terry, Jackson and Clinton. He received his education at Raymond High School, Hinds Junior College and Mississippi State University. He was an honor graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. He was a veteran of World War land the Korean War.

He received the APTO Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal with two Bronze Stars, the Purple Heart Medal with one OLC, the Bronze Star Medal with one OLC and the Meritorious Unit Badge. Mr. Campbell was a federal employee of the Mississippi Army National Guard. He retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel as executive officer of the 134th Combat Support Hospital, Mississippi Army National Guard in Jackson. While with the Guard, he received the Mississippi Magnolia Cross, the Mississippi Magnolia Medal and served as aide-de-camp to Governor John Bell Williams.

He also received the Meritorious Service Medal from the Army for exceptional service from August 1946 to September 1979. He played baseball in the YMCA League in Jackson for several years, receiving the Jackson YMCA Sportsmanship Award in 1960. While living in Clinton, he was very active in the Clinton Youth Council and served as PTA president. He was a member of the Gulf Hills Men's Golf Association and the Tuesday Morning Coffee Club. "A beloved husband, father, and grandfather, his family always came first.

With a gleam in his eyes, he encouraged them in all their endeavors. Friends will always remember his wit, humor, and wavering support," said, family friend, Hal Clark of Gulfport, said, His wife, Clyda Johnson Campbell of Ocean Springs, also remembered her husband as a family man. "I met my husband when I was in the ninth grade, and he was a freshman in college. We had been married for 53 years, and we shared a lifetime of happiness together. He was a great family man and loved being involved and supportive of whatever the kids were in.

A brick will be placed upon the Walk of Honor at Hinds Community College in Raymond in memory of such a great man," she said. Other survivors include: son, Joe C. Campbell Jr. of Gulfport; daughter, Betsy Campbell Randazzo of Raymond; and three grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hinds Community College Development Foundation.

Testhaven Memorial Funeral Home, Inc. 3580 Robinson Road Jackson, MS 39209 MR. JAMES J.A. BLUNT Sat. 11 a.m.

SpringhillRaymond, MS MS. VALERIE DENT Sat. 11 a.m. Mt. CalvaryHillcrest St.

MR. FLOZELL ELLIS Sat. 11 a.m. Good Samaritan M.B. Ch.

MS. KATHLENE JOHNSON Sat. 11 a.m. WHMFH Chapel MR. CHARLES LEWIS Sat.

11 a.m. New Life U.P. Ch. MASTER MARSHAN ALLEN Sat. 1 p.m.

Black's Chapel MR. QUINTON HARRIS Sat. 1 p.m. Mixon Elem.Utica, MS MR. CLEON NATHANIEL ALLEN p.m.

WHMFH Chapel MS. LEDORA GILBERT Arrangements Incomplete MRS. B. LOUISE OWENS Arrangements Incomplete Locally Owned and Operated by: Audrey B. Wiley, Anthony R.

Davis and Freddie L. Davis "Professional Service You Can Depend On" 601-922-3666 Brenda Alford Childs retired salesperson INDIANOLA Brenda Alford Childs, 57, a retired salesperson, died of a heart attack Wednesday at South Sunflower County Hospital. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Wilson Knight Funeral Home in Greenwood with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Visitation is 5-8 p.m.

today at the funeral home. Mrs. Childs was born in Carroll County and was a resident of Itta Bena for 20 years. She lived in Indianola for 11 years. She was a salesperson for Delta Chevrolet Co.

until retirement. She was a member of Second Baptist Church. Survivors include: husband, John; daughter, Kim Steen of Kosciusko; son, Steve Burton Nashville; stepdaughter, Vickie O'Ferrell of Montgomery; stepsons, Steven Childs of Orlando, and Marc Childs of San Diego; brother, Alton Alford of McComb; sister, Lucretia Palmertree of Greenwood; and six grandchildren. William Chilton Clark retired carpenter HOULKA William Chilton Clark, 96, a retired carpenter, died of heart failure Thursday at Grenada Lake Medical Center. Services are 11 a.m.

Saturday at Houston Funeral Home with burial in Poplar Springs Cemetery in Vardaman. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr. Clark was a Methodist.

He was the widower of Vera Sanders Clark. Survivors include: daughters, Earline Johnson of Orlando, and Betty Dalton of Duck Hill; son, Lynn Clark of Grenada; sisters, Alice Hamblin of Houston and Ruby Vance of Houlka; brother, Tom Clark of Waco, Texas; and seven grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. John C. Cline former travel agency owner FLORENCE John C. Cline, 60, a former travel agency owner, died of heart failure Wednesday at home.

Services are 1 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with burial in Florence Cemetery. Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home of Pearl is handling arrangements. Mr. Cline was a Simpson County native.

He had lived in Florence for 31 years. He was the former owner of Cline Tours of Jackson. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Wahabi Shrine where he was past colonel of Heavyweight Motor Corps. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include: daughter, Cindy Owen of Nashville; sons, Tim Cline and John Cline, both of Florence; sisters, Evelyn Greenwood and Jo Patrick, both of Jackson; brother, Gary Cline of Mendenhali; and one grandchild.

Clinton Cross retired guard, electrician GREENVILLE Clinton Cross, 75, a retired security guard and electrician, died of heart failure Wednesday at King's Daughter's Hospital. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Boone-Wells Funeral Home with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Mr. Cross was a native of Humphreys County. He was an Army veteran of World War II. After he was discharged, he returned to the Delta and was a farmer in Bolivar and Sunflower County. He became a security guard at Greenville Mills in 1955 and retired in 1985.

He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. He was the widower of Mary Lerlene Hall. Survivors include: daughters, Linda Jackson of Greenville, Robbie Fulgham of West Point and Sandra Edwards of Glen Allen; son, Billy Gene Cross of Glen Allen; sisters, Eva Munn of Sidon and Ann Johnson of Greenville; brother, Willie "Billy" Pink Cross of Clarksdale; and eight grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association or a favorite char- ity. Stella Murphy Davis retired registered nurse COLUMBIA, S.C.

Stella Murphy LAKEWOOD FUNERAL HOME MRS. RUTH BISHOP MENIST Visitation after 1 p.m. Friday Services 3 p.m. Friday Lakewood Chapel Burial Lakewood MRS. JOSEPHINE YOUNG WARE Visitation after 9 a.m.

Monday First Presbyterian Church of Jackson Services 10 a.m. Monday at Church Burial Lakewood 922-2123 COLLINS Since 1903 948-7223 MR. J.T. JAMES 2:00 p.m. Saturday Davis Temple Church of God In Christ Friends Hour 7 to 8 p.m.

Friday Farish Street Chapel MRS. GLADYS MINER 2:00 p.m. Saturday Marlgrove Church of Christ Holiness Byram, MS Lave us Sorer Davis, 90, a retired registered nurse, died of heart failure Wednesday at Palmetto Rich Memorial Hospital. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Lee Funeral Home in Winona, with burial in Friendship Cemetery in Kilmichael, Miss.

Survivors include: daughters, Donna Boyer of Columbia, S.C., Sarah Irby of Yazoo City, Esther Rush of Greenville, and Dorothy Tribble of Little Rock; sister, Velma Ray of Wewahitchka, grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Valerie Ann Dent short order cook TOUGALOO Valerie Ann Dent, 33, a short order cook, died of a gunshot wound Monday in Jackson. Her death was ruled a homicide. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Tougaloo with burial in Garden Memorial Park in Jackson.

Westhaven Funeral Home is handling arrangments. Mrs. Dent was a native of Tougaloo. She was educated in the Jackson Public Schools. She was a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church.

Survivors include: sons, Adrian Dent, Benjamin Dent, Bacardi Dent, Robert Dent and Marcus Dent, all of Jackson; daughters, Tenisha Dent, Victoria Dent and Chiquita Dent, all of Jackson; mother, Virginia Dent of Jackson; brother, Robert Lee Dent of New York, Bobbie Wilder, Bruce Dent, Peter Dent, Willie Earl Johnson and A.J. Mimms, all of Jackson; and sisters, Erma Morris of Memphis, and Helen Perry and Brenda Taylor, both of Jackson. Vivian Fancher retired auditor HOUSTON, Texas Vivian Fancher, 88, a retired auditor, died of respiratory failure Wednesday at Methodist Hospital. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Evangel Assembly of God in Columbus, with burial in Friendship Cemetery.

Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home. Mr. Fancher was a Noxubee County, native. He was a graduate of Lee High and Chilocothie Business College.

He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was an auditor with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for 20 years. He was a member of the Evangel Assembly of God Church. Survivors include: wife, Betty; sons, Lawson Fancher and Donald Fancher of Houston; sister, Willadean Reed of Aberdeen, and five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Evangel Assembly of God Church, 663 Holly Hills Road, Columbus MS 39701 or the Alzheimer's Foundation, 5295 Galaxie Drive Suite Jackson MS 39206. Charles H. Glover Sr. retired operator COLLINS Charles Henry Glover 69, a retired operator for Kaiser Aluminum in Purvis, died of cancer Tuesday at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. Services are 1 p.m.

Friday at Williamsburg Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Billy M. King Colonial Chapel Funeral Home is handing arrangements. Mr. Glover was a native of Covington County.

He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was former constable for the Southern District of Covington County for two terms. He also served as chief of police for Seminary 1976- 1978. He was an honorary deputy with the Covington County Sheriff's Office. He was past president of the United Steel Workers of America Union-Purvis Chapter.

He was a member and deacon at Williamsburg Baptist Church. Survivors include; wife Martha; sons, Charles Glover Jr. and John H. Glover, both of Collins, and Frank A. Glover of Cummings, daughter, Mary G.

Walters of Seminary; sisters, Rachel Kelly of Collins, Clara Baldwin of Waco, Texas, and Genevie Sanderson of Mobile; and nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Earline Bilbo Harden homemaker MCCOMB Earline Bible Harden, 84, a homemaker, died of heart failure LAKEOVER FUNERAL HOME MR. JOSEPH FOSTER 1 p.m. Sat. New Canney Creek MR.

JOHN ARTHUR SCOTT 2 p.m. Sat. Holy Ghost (Northside Dr.) MR. ROBERT WILLIAMS 1 p.m. Sat.

St. James (Edwards) 1525 Beasley Rd. 362-0162 WRIGHT FERGUSON MRS. SARAH (POPSARAH) PITTMAN 9:30 a.m. Sat.

High St. Visit: 5-8 p.m. Friday MRS. LUCILLE C. MABUS 2 p.m.

Sat. Nowell Funeral Home Ackerman, MS Visit: 4-8 p.m. High St. MRS. MARIE PIERCE BERRY Arrangements to be announced 352-3632 Wednesday at Southwest Regional Medical Center.

Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Franklin Funeral Home in Meadville with burial in Philadelphia, Pa. Visitation is 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Mrs.

Harden was a member of Siloam Baptist Church in Meadville. Survivors include: son, Billie Roberts of Frankfort, and sister, Marie Bilbo of Meadville. Quinton Harris laborer UTICA Quinton Harris, 29, a laborer, died of a gunshot wound Sunday at Dollies Night Club. His death was ruled a homicide. Services are 1 p.m.

Saturday at Mixon Elementary School with burial in Pine Grove Cemetery. Westhaven Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Survivors include: sons, Marlando Lee, Vonterous Bradley and Ashton Bradley, all of Jackson; father, Joe Nathan Harris of Utica; mother, Donnie Jean Harris of Utica; brothers, Joe T. Harris of Edwards and Roderick Harris of Vicksburg; sister, Ava Denise Harris of Utica; and grandmother, Ethel Mae Gaines of Utica. Jessie C.

Hazelwood retired civil service worker GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas Jessie Cox Smith Hazelwood, 79, a retired civil service worker, died of heart failure Wednesday at home. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Saturday in Fletcher's Chapel Cemetery in Yazoo County, Miss. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at Stricklin-King Funeral Home.

Mr. Hazelwood was a native of Carroll County, Miss. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Mason, Texas. Survivors include: daughter, Barbara Oden of Austin, Texas; sons, Charles E. Smith Jr.

and David Lee Smith, both of Grand Prairie; sister, Fanni Lee Turnage of Belzoni, and seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Lisa V. Herron secretary OXFORD Lisa V. Herron, 34, a secretary, died of burns Tuesday at Regional Medical Center Burn Unit in Memphis. Services are 2:30 p.m.

Saturday at Second Baptist Church with burial in St. Peter's Cemetery. Hodges Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mrs. Wilson was a native of Lafayette County.

She was a member of Second Baptist Church. Survivors include: husband, Christopher; sisters, Sharon Wesley of Flint, Alfredia Herd and Charlene Cook, both of St. Louis, and Barbara Norris of South Bend, brothers, James Shorter of Detroit, Carl Thompson of Oxford, Rodney Thompson of St. Louis, Alphonso Thompson of Alton, Anthony Thompson of Jasper, Texas, and Gregory Thompson of New Orleans; and grandmother, Ceola Shorter of Flint. Wade Lee Hilliard laborer OXFORD Wade Lee Hilliard, 60, a laborer, died of smoke inhalation in the rear apartment behind Hodges Funeral Home Wednesday.

Services are 11 a.m. today at Hodges Funeral Home with burial in Lib'erty Hill Cemetery in Abbeville. Mr. Hilliard was a native of Lafayette County. Survivors include: daughter, Charity Hilliard of Chicago; son, Bruce Hilliard of Chicago; sisters, Bobbie Toles of Taylor and Betty Mitchell of Oxford; and brothers, James Blake Jr.

of Abbeville, Willie Hilliard.and Larry Hilliard, both of Oxford, Fred Hilliard and Leonard Hilliard, both of Milwaukee, and James Hilliard of New York. James C. Holloman retired building contractor GRENADA James Clarence Holloman, 89, a retired building contractor, died of heart failure Tuesday at Grenada Lake Medical Center. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church with burial in Mashulaville Baptist Church Cemetery.

Visitation is a.m. Saturday at the church. Grenada-Harper Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mr. Holloman was born in Kennedy, Ala.

He was an Army Air Force veteran of World War II, serving as a B-52 torrent gunner. He was awarded numerous medals including three Bronze Stars. He formed his own construction company, Holloman Gray, Inc. in 1963. He was a deacon at First Baptist Church in Grenada and also served on the building committee.

Survivors include: sisters, Margaret Murphy of Lexington and Elizabeth Hull of Bay Springs; and several nieces and nephews. Emma Jones homemaker CRUGER Emma Jones, 88, a homemaker, died of heart failure Friday at home. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Peter Rock Missionary Baptist Church See DEATHS, 5B OTT LEE FUNERAL HOME Since 1934 Brandon 824-6018 Locally Forest 469-3412 Owned Morton 732-6571 MRS.

BOBBIE COX 2 p.m. Chapel Morton Visit: 12 noon-2 p.m. Friday.