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6B THE CLARION-LEDGER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 201 1 was found Saturday in a cell where inmates are taken as they're being booked into the county jail. Corrections Corporation of America contracts with Leflore County to run the jail. Investigators will run a check on the gun with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, but Banks says they're unlikely to find anything because it's a cheap pistol. From wire reports sheriff said. GREENWOOD Leflore jailers seize smuggled handgun Leflore County Sheriff Ricky Banks says authorities have filled a hole where a contraband gun was found in a jail cell.

The automatic pistol RALEIGH 6 charged in fatal beating of man, 21 Six people now have been arrested on charges related to a baseball bat attack that killed a 2 1 -year-old Raleigh man. Smith County Sheriff Charlie Crumpton said three have been charged with murder in the case. They are 18-year-old Tazah Hosey, 34-year-old Bronson James and 26-year-old Koda Williamson. Crumpton said 38-year-old Danny Joe Holts 18-year-old Way-Ion Hoover and 18-year-old Joseph Chase are charged with aggravated assault. Investigators say two groups of people 15 to 20, in all got into a fight on Aug.

25 at an abandoned house on Mississippi 540. The fight started in Simpson County and spilled over into Smith County. Authorities said Jessie Beech was beaten with a baseball bat. He was taken to a Jackson hospital, where he died Saturday. Crumpton told The Associated Press that many people in the two fighting groups used to be friends.

"It's just one of those deals where sugar turned to crap," the Lawsuit: Bryant among those challenging law Store: Police say burglar determined From IB had standing to sue. To comment on this story, write Jesse Bass at the case is in," he said. Starrett also denied the defendants' motion as to additional jurisdictional dis Starrett noted anyone can make such a claim with his or her own constitutional inter the state. McDaniel said he wasn't sure if the plaintiffs would pursue an argument related to state sovereignty. "We're From IB ests in mind, and not neces- covery on the case to deter- jbasshattiesburgameri- sarily as a representative of comfortable with the posture mine whether the plaintiffs can.com.

enough to bust down a cin-derblock wall for it," said Jack Jenkins, a former Jackson resident. "Quitting is tough." To comment on this story, call Therese Apel at (601) 961-7236. into a store in a similar fashion, but said the burglar must have been determined. "That took time," she said. Residents expressed shock at the uniqueness of the crime.

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darionledger.com MoMNppri II kitormtmi Sourc ALICE BARNES CARROLL 10:00 AM SATURDAY ST. JAMES' EPISCOPAL CHURCH BURIAL: PARKWAY MEMORIAL CEMETERY VISIT: 5 PM TO 7 PM FRIDAY 9:00 AM SAURDAY FOWLER HALL, ST. JAMES' EPISCOPAL CHURCH 425 Northpark Drive Ridgeland, MS 39158 Offering Affordable High-Quality Services Albert Sanders Jackson Albert Sanders, 52, died Thursday August 25, 2011 at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Ms. Visitation is today from 1-7 p.m. with family hour from 7-8 p.m.

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For assistance please call 601-961-7159, 7391 or 7057. For information on services please contact the funeral home listed. clarionledger.com MMuutppTi II tflttxmifien Seura Accessories and the Miss. Highway Patrol Office, as a clerk, until her health failed. Her immediate survivors include: her children; parents, Darlean and Cleotho Lindsey of Jackson; and one brother, Dwayne Lindsey of Jackson.

The funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, September 03, 2011, at Jackson Revival Center Church, with the body reposing in church at 10 a.m. Visitation is 1-7 p.m. Friday, September 02, 20 1 1 at Lakeover Funeral Home. er for Marathan Lateurno for 20 years and he also farmed produce for many years.

He was a member of Harmony Baptist Church.He was preceded in death by wife Janie Posey Bailey and a brother, Jimmy Bailey.He is survived by wife, Patricia Dellinger Bailey; sons, Russell Bailey of Crystal Springs and Rick Sawyer of Phoenix, AZ; daughters, Sharon Teasley, Angel Hester, Gina Neal, and Janie Sawyer all of Crystal Springs; brothers, Jack Bailey of Prentiss and Robert Bailey of Crystal Springs; 13 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Kenneth Bailey Crystal Springs Kenneth Bailey, 79, passed away August 30, 2011 at Hardy Wilson Memorial Hospital in Hazlehurst. Visitation will be 5pm-8pm Friday at Harmony Baptist Church. Services will be 10am Saturday at Harmony Baptist Church with burial in Harmony Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Services in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements.

Mr. Bailey was a native and lifelong resident of Crystal Springs except for time served in the U. S. Army during WWII. He was a weld Demetrice Lindsey Jackson Demetrice Lashun Lindsey, age 35, entered eternal rest on August 29, 2011, while a patient at St.

Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital. She worked with Unitel Phone and of Hoover, AL and Mark Phillips of Jackson, MS, 3 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Clifton Skinner who died during World War II in the Philippines and her husband of 40 years, Henry B. Phillips, her parents Robert and Luna Wilder and by sisters Daisy Wilder, Doris McGee and Virginia Hocker. The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorials be made to Grace Presbyterian Church, 130 Byram Parkway, Byram, MS 39272-9601, or to Reformed Theological Seminary, 5422 Clinton Blvd, Jackson, MS Julia Phillips ackson Julia W.

Phillips, 89, passed away Wednesday August 31, 2011 at MS Baptist Medical Center. Visitation will be 5-7pm today at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home on High St. in Jackson. Funeral services will be 1 1 Friday at Grace Presbyterian Church preceded by visitation at 10am. Burial will be in Lakewood Memorial Park.

Mrs. Phillips was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church of Byram. She was a teacher in the Jackson Public Schools for many years. She was a 1945 graduate of Livingston State Teachers College in Livingston, AL. Mrs.

Phillips is survived by her sons Lynn Phillips WRIGHT FERGUSON FUNERAL HOMEVP'M'iJ James Lum Florence James N. Lum, 8 1 passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at MS Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be until the 1 1 funeral service Friday, September 2, 20 11 at First Baptist Church of Byram followed by interment at the church cemetery. Chancellor Funeral Home of Byram handling arrangements. Mr.

Lum had lived in Florence since 1985, having come from Jackson where he retired as a Supervisor from the City of Jackson. An avid hunter and fisherman, Mr. Lum loved gardening and was a member of First Baptist Church of Byram. He is preceded in death by his son Alton Ray Lum and grandson Cory Bass. Survivors include his wife of 26 years Rita Lum of Florence; son Darrell (Susan) Bass of Raymond; daughters Angie (Joel) Dodson, Michelle (Larry) Byrd all of Terry and Lisa Dupree of Ocean Springs; sisters Alice Kemp, Patricia Lum, Genoria Thornton, Nell Myers and Bonnie Beckham; grandchildren Tanner Tyler Dodson, Emily Lum, Jennifer Dupree, Rebecca, Kristin Jason Byrd, Katie (Michael) Mitchell and Kenny Johnson; great grandchildren Ashton Bailey and Georgia Mitchell; and his dog Muffin.

On line guest book available at www.chancellorfu-neralhome.com. CHANCELLOR FUNERAL HOME parents, Daniel C. J. and Beulah Collins McBride of Galveston, Texas, and a brother, Mills McBride of Monterey, California. Fran is survived by two daughters, Francie (David) Graves of Ashburn, Virginia, and Cynthia (Jose) Montalvo of Houston, Texas; four grandchildren, four greatgrandchildren; and a sister, Edmee Neal of Katy, Texas.

Services for Mrs. Davis will be held Tuesday, September 6, at 11 a.m. at St. Matthews Episcopal Church in Kosciusko. Visitation will also be at the church one hour prior to the service.

Jordan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Fran Davis Reston, VA On August 27, 20 11, Fran Davis, 94, quietly passed away in Reston, Virginia with her family at her side. She was a resident of Kosciusko for many years prior to moving to Virginia eight years ago to live with her daughter. Fran was a former member of the Junior League of Galveston, Texas, and was instrumental in the organization of the Kosciusko Junior Auxiliary. She was a member of the Little Garden Club and Saint Matthews Episcopal Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William V. (Bill) Davis of Kosciusko; her September 2, 2011 at 6:00 p.m., Westhaven Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 3, 2011 at 11 :00 a.m., St. Luther M.B. Church.

Interment in Autumn Woods Cemetery. She is survived by her three children: Glenda Joyce Harden, Alice Faye Hill Johnson and Danny Gene Hill all of Jackson, MS. and a host of other family members and friends. Tjr fafawenMernorid Lillian Hill Jackson Lillian Hill, 88, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at University Medical Center. Visitation will be Friday, Gwi Shelby ft ew Urieans Hewitt, Sherisse Lewis, and Megan Matthews; and to both Greenwich Hospice and the Johns Hopkins ALS Clinic for the expert medical care and loving kindness they provided to Jo Gwin.

Memorial services will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Friday, September 9th, at 2 pm, at Saint Charles Avenue Baptist Church, 7 100 Saint Charles Avenue, with Rev. Steven Meriwether officiating. The family will receive friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Saer after the service.

A memorial service is also planned in Greenwich, Connecticut later in September. In lieu of flowers please consider a memorial gift to the Jo Gwin Shelby Endowed Fund for Financial Aid at Metairie Park Country Day School, 300 Park Road, Metairie, Louisiana, 70005, or to the Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins University, www.alscenter.org. federal judges, she realized her passion was teaching and returned to the classroom. She taught middle school history until 2004, when she was diagnosed with ALS. She remained on the staff at Country Day until 2007.

For ten years, Jo Gwin was a faithful member of the Saint Charles Avenue Baptist Church, where she served as a deacon. She frequently volunteered as a tutor at Caf Reconcile.A tri-athlete and marathoner, she competed in numerous triathlons and six marathons, including the Boston Marathon in 1982. In 2010 the Jo Gwin Shelby Endowed Fund for Financial Aid at Metairie Park Country Day School was established in her honor by friends, family, faculty and former students. Her legacy as a teacher and beloved member of the Country Day community will live on through this endowment and all of the many lives she touched.Jo Gwin was greatly respected by all who Iciew her for her vi tality, intellect and wit. She had an adventurous and cheerful spirit, was an avid reader, and loved going to the movies.

Later in life, she became an amateur ornithologist. Jo Gwin lived her life fully and unafraid, with gusto and passion, head and heart fully engaged in the quest for a life well lived. She will be deeply and dearly missed by all who knew her.A loving and devoted mother and grandmother, Jo Gwin is survived by her daughter Shelby Mayhew Saer, son-in-law John K. Saer, three grandchildren-Kenneth, Tobin and Julia-and her faithful service dog Lolly. Jo Gwin is also survived by her sisters Becky Smith (Pearman) of Cleveland, Mississippi, and Bobbie Lou Green (Gardiner) of Fairhope, Alabama, along with five nieces and nephews.

Her family wants to express their appreciation to her many close friends; her loving caregivers Linda Jones Bastian and Malou Gramaje, along with Janie Gage, Gail O'Brien, Jennifer Jo Gwin Shelby of New Orleans, Louisiana passed away on Monday, August 29 of complications from ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), surrounded by her family at her daughter's home in Greenwich, Connecticut. Jo Gwin, whose family were early settlers in the Mississippi Delta, was born on August 3, 1946 to the late Gwin and Nan Wilkinson Shelby of Shelby, Mississippi. Jo Gwin attended Shelby High School and graduated from Lausanne School for Girls in 1964. She graduated from Sophie Newcomb College of Tulane University in 1969, where she was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. In 1969 she began her teaching career at Metairie Park Country Day School.

In 1987 she left teaching to study law, receiving her Juris Doctor with Law Review honors from Loyola Law School in 1990. After clerking fcr two years for and wife Loren of Austin, TX. She is also survived by one sibling: Willard Howell and wife Eugenia, a sister-in-law, Juanita Howell, 17 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Doris was preceded in death by two children: Darnell Doggett Mizell and Terry Hartley as well as two siblings: Janelle Holland and Reginald Howell. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that memorial donations be made to the First Baptist Church in Round Rock, Texas.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, September 1, 2011 at Beck Funeral Home in Round Rock. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., September 2, 2011 at The First Baptist Church of Round Rock with interment immediately following in Palm Valley Cemetery. i Doris Lomme Austin Doris E. Lomme, 84, of Austin died Monday, August 29, 2011.

She was born to the late George and Mollie Howell, September 18, 1926, in Lucedale, Mississippi. Doris is survived by her husband, Dr. Jon R. Lomme and six children: Gerald Mizell of Lucedale, MS, Chris Bufkin and husband, Jimmie of Cedar Park, TX, Ted Hartley and wife Stephanie of Yazoo City, MS, Deborah Germany of Madison, MS, Jon Lomme of Austin, TX and Briar Lomme.