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1.00 THE CLARION LEDGER I THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2003 CLARIONLEDGER.COM MISSISSIPPI DEATHS Marjorie Ellen Berry Ocean Springs Ellen Berry, 91, died Tuesday, May 20, 2003, in Ocean Springs. Memorial Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church of Ocean Springs. Bradford-OKeefe Funeral Home of Gulfport is handling arrangements. Della Mae Bolton Stringer Della Mae Bolton, 66, died Friday, May 30, 2003, at the South Central Regional Medical Center.

Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Friday at Bay Springs Funeral Home. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Nazareth Baptist Church in Bay Springs with burial in Nazareth Cemetery, Carl Butler Columbus Carl Hawley Butler, I1, 63, died Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at home. Visitation is 5-8 p.m.

today at Temple Heights at 515 9th St. North. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with burial in Friendship Cemetery with Rob Wood officiating.

Gunter Peel Funeral Home of Columbus is handling arrangements. He was born August 10, 1939 in Newton, to Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Ruth Owen Butler, Jr.

Carl was raised in the Belhaven section of Jackson and graduated from Murrah High School in 1957. He attended Florida State University on a swimming scholarship and received bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. Carl was the first out-of-state student to be elected Student Body President at Florida State. After graduating from Florida State University, Carl served three years as an Air Force officer in New Mexico. Returning to graduate school, Carl attended Vanderbilt University to work on his Ph.

D. in political science. Throughout his high school, college, military, a and teaching careers, Carl coached agegroup swimming teams for 31 years, leading his swimmers to 22 championships in his 23 years as coach in Columbus. Carl Butler taught political science at Mississippi State University from 1969- 1973 before taking a leave of absence to run as the Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, second congressional district in 1972.

He then taught history at Lee High School in Columbus for 13 years. At its inception, Carl joined the faculty at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, where he taught for 15 years. He is a member of the Mississippi Hall of Master Teachers. Carl and his wife, the former Dixie Hotlis, bought their historic home, Temple Heights, in 1967, and have spent 36 years restoring and furnishing the home to the mid nineteenth century period. Tempie Heights is designated a Mississippi Historic Landmark, is on the Historic American Building Survey, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Tempie Heights has been featured in ous publications and has been the annual Columbus Spring Pilgrimage for 34 years. The Butlers maintain a significant coleotion of Parian porcelain, which has been exhibited at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Carl was the founder of Historic Columbus, the Columbus Antiques Show, and the Columbus Decorative Arts and Preservation Forum. He served as the Columbus 1976 Bicentennial Chairman. He also served on the Mississippi War Battlefield Commission, on the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Historical Society, on the Advisory Board of the Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration, and on the Columbus Preservation Commission.

While a teacher at Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, Carl created the "Tales from the project which offers student candlelight tours through Friendship Cemetery. The award- winning program, which is an annual attraction during the Columbus Pilgrim age, has inspired similar programs across the Southeast. Carl received awards of merit from the Mississippi Heritage Trust and! the Missis sippi Society for his preserva Son efforts in Columbus. He also received the Chair's Award from the Mississippi Humanities Council for his contributions to the Humanities in Missile SCOR in addition to His wife, Dovie, survivors include his sister, Natalie (Frank) Thames of Hampton, brother- WRIGHT FERGUSON MERS. ODELLE MECONNELL STEWART 11.00 AM Thumater United Church Visit.

9.30 AM Thera Church VER. WILLIAM BROUGHTON BROWN Arrangements incomplete 352-3632 Martha Service 10-400 am. Theraline Niceth Park Church Charles R. Torrence Service pm. Riverwond Bible Church Be Memory Laura A 1937 2003 MARK SEEPE FUNERAL HOME 74 1800 755 Drive, OBITUARY ADVERTISING POLICY The Clarion-Ledger publishes basic obituaries free of charge.

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For questions call (601) 961-7159 or (601) 961-7057. For online searchable obituaries and obituaries from recent days, visit clarionledger.com's obituary section. Harry(Peggy) Hollis of Nashville, nieces and nephews, Lisa (Darris) Berg of Leesburg, Frank (Kim) Thames, Jr. of Lubbock, Texas, Janie Thames of Harrisonburg, Carl Thames of Hampton, and Newcombe Hollis and Melissa Hollis, both of Nashville, and cousins, Crawford (Bette) Owen of Birmingham, Lynn (Gerald) Jackson and Dr. David (Sara) Ann) Owen, both of Hattiesburg, and Gayle (Johnny Franks of Elberta, Ala.

Pallbearers will be Jeff Waldrop, Chuck Yarborough, Jim DelPrince, Steve Browning, Ryan Beckett, David Campbell, John Murfee and Bryan Brown. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to The Local History Room of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, 314 7th St. North or to the Baptist Memorial Hospice Program PO Box 1307 Columbus, MS 39703. Shirley C. Bynum Magee Shirley C.

Bynum, 59, a convenience store clerk, died Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in Magee. Services are 2 p.m. today at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Taylorsville with burial in Fellowship Cemetery, Karon Garner Craft Mendenhall Karon Garner Craft, 50, a homemaker, died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident, Thursday, Visitation May 29, 2003, in Tuba City, is a.m. until services today at Corinth Baptist Church in Magee. Services are 10 a.m.

today at the church with burial in the church cemetery. Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Magee is handling arrangements. Lorraine 'Dot' Didlake Crystal Springs Lorraine Didlake, 73, died Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at Haven Hall Living Center in Brookhaven. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. today at Stringer Funeral Home in Crystal Springs.

Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church with burial in Crystal Springs Cemetery, Mrs. Didlake was a member of Holy Episcopal Church. include: son, Ralph Hunter Didlake, M.D. of Madison; daughter, Pamela D.

Brewer of Crystal Springs; brother, L.Q. McLaurin of Jackson; grandchildren, John R. Sellers of Crystal Springs, James Daniel Didlake, Jennifer Didlake and Sarah Didake, all of Madison. Memorials may be made to the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Mrs. Reid Ford, 607 E.

Georgetown Crystal Springs, MS 39059. Pearline Freeman Jackson Pearline Ervin Freeman, 77, a retired custodian, died Friday, May 30, 2003, at home. Services are 1 p.m. today at Westhaven Memorial Funeral Home in Jackson with burial in Belmount Cemetery in Raymond. Sara Freeman Columbus Columbus Sara Freeman, 73, died Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at Baptist Memorial Hospi tai Golden Triangle in Columbus.

Visita Son is 6-8 p.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbus. Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Shaeffer's Chapel United Methodist Church with burial in the church Jeannine 'Jinx' Gardner Natchez Jeannine Gardner, 74, Tuesday, June 3, 2003. at Natchez Regional Medical Center.

Visitation a.m. today at Laird Funeral Home Union Street in Natchez. Services are BALDWIN-LEE MRS. ROSA LEE PURVIS 10 am Thurs B-1. Pearl MR.

TING HSING WANG 830 am Fri B-1. Chapel Jackson Visit: Thurs 5 pm 8 pm PEARL JACKSON he Edward Ed Riard, 61, a retired farmer, died Wedhesday, June 4, 2003. at Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ira Edward 'Ed' Rikard Oxford Rikard a.m. today at the funeral home with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Rev.

James E. Herndon will officiate the services. Mrs. Gardner was born September 10, 1928 in Ruleville, the daughter of Rufus Lonnie and Carlotta Smith Hughes. She was a member of Jefferson United Methodist Church.

She taught grade in Natchez Public Schools and at ACCS for many years. Survivors include her husband, William S. "Bill" Gardner, Sr. of Natchez; three children, William S. Gardner, Jr.

and his wife Nora Gardner of Mobile, R. Donald Gardner and wife Cindy Gardner of Dallas, and Carla G. Holland and husband Daryl Holland of Natchez; and grandchildren, Sara Beth Holland Spillers, Jeffery Gardner, Erica Holland, and na Holland. Memorials may be made to Jefferson Street United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 862, Natchez, MS: 39121, or Natchez Children Home.

Hattiesburg Mary I Lou Garner, 90, retired of Ravbon! Store 20 years, died Wednesday, June 4,2003, at Bedford Nursing Home in HatServices 2 Friday at Mary Lou Garner Hattiesburg tiesburg. are p.m. Whitesand Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Saulters-Moore Funeral Home of Prentiss is in charge of arrangements. Virgil Lee Gross Columbus Virgil Lee Gross, 83, died Sunday, June 1, 2003, at home.

Services are 2 p.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbus with burial in Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Nona Herron Sardis Nona Finley Shook Herron, 100, a died Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at Sardis Community Nursing Home in Sardis. Visitation is 10-11 a.m. today at Batesville Presbyterian Church. Services are 11 a.m.

today at the church with burial in Batesville-Magnolia Cemetery, Joel Reuben Hitt Jr. Mobile Joel Reuben Hitt, 86, a native of Clinton, died Monday, June 2, 2003, in a local hospital. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Friday at Radney Funeral Home in Mobile, Ala. Services are 10 a.m.

Saturday at the funeral home with burial in Mobile Memorial Gardens. Mary E. W. Jackson Itta Bena Mary Ella Edwards Jackson, 80, died Sunday, June 1,2003, at home. Visitation is 1-7 p.m.

Friday at Century Funeral Home. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Truevine Cemetery, on the Ronnyemede Plantation. Lee Anderson Jones Sr. Brandon Lee Anderson "Doc" Jones, 84, died Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at home.

Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at Oft Lee Funeral Home in Brandon and 1-2 p.m. Friday at Seneasha United Methodist Church in Goodman. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at the church with burial in the church cemetery.

Floria McGaugh Greenville Floria Bernice McGaugh, 75, died died Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at the Mississippi Care Center in Greenville. Visitation is 6-8 is 9 p.m. today at Boone- Wells Funeral Home on in Greenville. Services are 10 a.m. Friday 10 at New Lite Church of God in Greenville with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Rose Lee Purvis Pelahatchie Rosa Lee Purvis, 89, June 3, 2003, at home.

am. today at Baldwin-Lee in Pearl with burial in Springhil Pelahatchie. died Tuesday, Services are 10 Funeral Home Cemetery in WOOD 1140 11 VER. NOVA D. TADEOCK 11.90 am Thurs IN Chapel Visit ather 9-30 am Thurs Park WILLIAM THOMAS SR.

2:00 pm Ch Wait after There Memorial Park ANNE ATES JOULEY 922-2123 sissippi in Oxford. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at Waller Funeral Home in Oxford. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with burial in College Hill Cemetery.

John Rowland Sr. Byhlia John Royce Rowland, 76, a mechanic, died Monday, June 2, 2003, at St. Francis Hospital. Services are 11 a.m. today at Mortimer Funeral Home in Belzoni with burial in Greencrest Cemetery.

Mamie Lee Smith Silver Creek Mamie Lee Smith, 93, died Friday, May 30, 2003, at Lawrence County Nursing Center in Monticello. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Friday at Johnson Funeral Home in Prentiss. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.

John Stringer Taylorsville John Stringer, 83, a retired Lt. Colonel, died Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at Covington County Hospital. Services were 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Taylorsville with burial in North Raleigh Cemetery in Raleigh. Amos Larry Stroud Raymond Amos Larry Stroud, 55, died Thursday, May 29, 2003, at home.

Memorial services are 2 p.m. Saturday, June 14, 2003, at Salem Baptist Church in Lake. Central Mississippi Crematorium is handing arrangements. Survivors include his sister, Barbara A. Bussey of Milton, Florida, and one son, Chad Franklin Stroud of Madison.

Nova D. 'Bill 'Tadlock Jackson was retired from General Electric Company, and active member of Daniel Memorial Baptist Church, Leavell Woods Exchange, Sons of Confederate, Chapter 23 Pearl Masonic N.D. Tadlock, 90, left his earthly home to be with the Lord Sunday, June 1, 2003, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation is after 9:30 a.m. today at Lakewood Funeral Home.

Services are 11 a.m. today at the funeral home with burial in Lakewood Memorial Park. His nephew, Dr. Roy Moorman and his Pastor, Steve Potts, will officiate the services. He was a loving, devoted Christian father and brother of kindred gentle demeanor.

He had a great host of friends and was loved by all that knew him. He was born in Scott County and has lived in Jackson since 1940. He was Tadlock Lodge, Chapter 47 Eastern Star, and He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Lorraine in 1999, his brothers, Harwell, Herbert and his sister, Lilie Mae Idol. He is survived by his daughter, Maureen Watt and son-in-law. Ed Watt of Jackson; sisters, O'Neal Davis of Jackson, Mattie Weers of Forest, and Molly Laseter of Morton; sisters-in-law, Mary Tadlock of Alexander, La.

and Jewel Watson of Pasadena, Texas; five step grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, eight great great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. The Tadlock family wishes to extend love and gratitude to the staff at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center and The Jackson Medical Clinic. Any memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 16808, Jackson, MS 39236. Tadlock Pep Tidwell Lexington James Pepper Tidwell, 92, died Wedhesday, June 4, 2003, at home.

Vis tation is 1 p.m. Friday at Southern Funeral Home in Lexington. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery. A lifelong resident of Lexington, James Pepper Tidwell died early Wednesday morning at age 92.

Pep, as he was known by his family and friends, was a World War veteran. Pep owned and operated Grocery for 50 years. Survivors include: wife, Ruth R. Tidwef; brother, Bob Tidwel; sister. Doris Smith; and many nieces and nephews.

Troy Waddell Union Troy Waddell, 56, owner of Waddel's Auto Sales in Philadelphia, died Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at Neshoba County al Hospital. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at McClain Hays Funeral Home in Philadel phia. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with burial in Linwood Cere tery in Neshoba County.

Tin Hsing Wang Jackson Ting Hsing Wang. 85, of Forest Hil Road, Saturday, May 31, 2003, at the University of Mississicci Medical Center OTT LEE FUNERAL HOME Brandon 804.4008 Forest 3412 Motion CLAUDIA LEE WILKERSON pm Chapel Forest Visit: 49 pm Thurs LEE ANDERSON JONES, SR. 2 pm Deitied Methodist Church Wait 5.8 pm Thurs Brandon MARTHA GILLOTTE in Jackson. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at day, June 3, 2003, at Lackey Memorial Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home in Jackson.

Hospital. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today at Services are 8:30 a.m. Friday at the Ott Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Serfuneral home with private cremation to fol- vices are 2 p.m.

Friday at the funeral low. home with burial in Sale Baptist Cemetery. Gene Edward Warner Charles W. Wilson Bolton Gene Edward Warner, 59, a retired Magnolia horse died Wednesday, Charles W. Wilson, 74, a retired tool June 4,2003, at home.

Visitation is 5 p.m. room supervisor for Croft Metals, died today at Chancellor Funeral Home in Flo- Monday, June 2, 2003, at the Southwest rence. Services are 7 p.m. today at the Mississippi Regional Medical Center. Serfuneral home with graveside services 11 vices were Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at a.m.

Friday in Wesson City Cemetery, Terry's Creek Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Claudia Lee Wilkerson Hartman Funeral Home of McComb Forest handled arrangements. Claudia Lee Wilkerson, 69, died Tues- Bruce Associated Press Anxiously waiting Austin Carter bites his shirt while waiting for the ball to arrive during coach pitch baseball in Oxford on Tuesday. Methodist Rehab encourages safe trauma season Special to The Clarion Ledger Physicians at Methodist Rehabilitation Center are urging parents and children to think first about safety and injury prevention, especially during the summer. The period between May and August is known as the trauma season because of the increased number of injuries that occur.

injuries peak during the summer months when children are out of school and aren't supervised as much," said Dr. Rahul Vohra. medical director at Methodist Rehab. "The more time they spend outdoors increases their risk of injury, especially if they aren't protected with the appropriate safety gear and Lauren Pairburn, coordinator of Think First, Methodist Rehab's statewide injury prevention program, says there are other safety concerns to consider during summer months. She encourages swimmers to always check the water for a minimum depth of 10 feet before diving or jumping in and to never leave a child unattended in or around water.

Fairburn adds that families travcling with small children this summer should always use appropriate car seats that have been checked by a certified car seat technician and to always buckle ep. "Safe and sober driving must be a priority for everyone. We want summer celebrations to be fun. exciting and most importantly. safe," said Fairburn.

Vohra adds that preventing serious sunburns and protecting skin from too much exposure to the sun is important in preventing skin cancer. age skin and can cause cancer. said Vohra. wear sunglasses, a hat and sunscreen with at least an SPF of 15 and try to stay out of the sun when sun's rays are strongest between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.* during the seemingly relaxed summer months, everyone should remember to think first before getting into a any potentially dangerous said Pairburn.

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