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HATTIESBURG AMERICAN Friday, April 28, 2002 2C News of RecordSouth Alabama moves from electrocution to injection I For the record MONTGOMERY. Ala. Siegelman said the chance was a Alabama death-row inmate Gary Department of Corrections spokesman Brian Corbett said prison officials will have to find funding to pay for the new death chamber and new equipment, because the law passed by the Legislature did not include money to pay for the new form of execution. Alabama's electric chair was last used in June 2000. Gov.

Don Siegelman signed a law Thursday making lethal injection the primary method of execution in Alabama, leaving Nebraska as the only state exclusively using the electric chair. Beginning July 1, condemned inmates in Alabama will die by injection unless they choose the electric chair. precaution in case the Supreme Court rules the electric chair is cruel and unusual punishment, which could otherwise have thrown the state's death penalty law into limbo. Prosecutors backed the change to make sure capital punishment remains legal in the state. The Supreme Court earlier this month blocked the execution of Leon Brown, convicted of stabbing a man to death in 1987.

His appeal contended, in part, that the electric chair is cruel and unusuaL Only one execution is scheduled before the change. Lynda Lyon Block, who was convicted in the 1993 killing of a police officer, is scheduled to die May 10 and is not appealing her sentence. fjj Hattiesburg City Limits A 4 Petal CrtyLlmta a 3r EMERGENCY 911 E07 9 crime Stoppers I Palmer WWF wants to question teen for defamation suit cently subpoenaed. "Our case covers what has been labeled in papers from (Tate's) appellate lawyer as 'the bogus wrestling and we think maybe Lionel Tate may have some relevant information," said Daniel Casey of Miami, one of the WWF attorneys working on the case. Richard Rosenbaum, Tate's appellate attorney, said in court documents filed Wednesday that the WWF should be barred from questioning Tate because conversations he had with Lewis are protected by attorney-client FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.

(AP) The World Wrestling Federation wants to question a young killer about the "wrestling defense" his attorney used during his trial last year. Attorneys for the WWF want to question Lionel Tate about the defense Jim Lewis mounted when Tate was tried for the July 1999 death of 6-year-old Tiffany Eunick. Lewis had claimed that Tate, then 12, accidentally killed Tiffany while imitating pro wrestling moves. Tate, tried as an adult, was convicted of first-de gree murder and received a life sentence. The WWF has filed a multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuit against Lewis in New York federal court for implying in media interviews and in a video produced by the Parents Television Council that it was partly responsible for the girl's death.

The WWF, which is also suing the television council, says it lost advertisers because of Lewis' claims. Attorneys for the WWF told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel that they won't say exactly what they plan to ask Tate, whom they re He also argues that since Tate's appeals have not been exhausted, he cannot be forced to answer questions about Tiffany's death because of his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. He also wrote that Tate is not intellectually competent to testify. Lewis' attorney, Robert Buschel, said he is sure Tate would say nothing bad about his client. "Jim was always trying to zealously advocate for (Tate) and win Lionel's freedom," Buschel said.

"It was never about the WWF, it was about Lionel Tate." The following is a roundup of crimes reported to area agencies within the previous 24 hours. Hattiesburg Area B02 Auditor: Grambling's audit may not be ready by deadline Knife stolen and window and compact disc player damaged in 1998 Nissan truck at Mark IV Apartments, 200 Blue Gable Road Forty compact discs stolen from 1997 Nissan truck at PeDoertree BATON ROUGE. La. (AP) very soon. We're at the mercy of Apartments, 801 N.

28th Ave. the audit as part of an overall review. In December, the group put Grambling on probation, one step above loss of accreditation. Kyle said Thursday he's uncertain that the school can have the audit completed on time. "We're running against the wall auditors now working at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, Delta Community College and in Shreveport.

"We don't know what we're facing," Kyle said. "Last year, we invested 3,000 hours before we found out we couldn't finish." Area B04 Grambling State University might not have its audit completed in time for a Sept. 16 deadline set by a national accreditation group, legislative auditor Dan Kyle said. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools insisted on bACs, Kyle said at the University of Louisiana System Finance Committee meeting. Kyle told committee members that the university is making progress.

If the books are in good enough shape he will bring in state William Maxwell. 34. 200 block of Katie Avenue: iailed Thursdav on possession of a firearm after a felony charge; accused of havina a handaun Area 005 Corzetta Mvers. 30. 200 block of Fredna Avenue: iailed Thursdav on possession of a controlled substance charge; accused of havina crack accused of stealing a stereo, amplifier and cologne from a car at Amoco service station, 4401 Hardy St.

Forrest County Lafayette Lockhart, 27, 20 block of Shemper Drive; jailed Thursday on grand larceny, possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, residential burglary and auto burglary charges Laurel Police responded to 97 complaints, four accidents with minor injuries and made 30 arrests Petal Police responded to 22 complaints, one fight, one accident without injuries and one emergency medical call Highway Patrol Troopers responded to five accidents, one with injuries and made two arrests Lamar County Deputies responded to disturbance on Hartfield Road, breaking and entering on Sandy Run Road, domestic dispute on Purvis to Baxterville Road and music disturbance on Madison Ridge Numbers to know Hattiesburg Police: 544-7900 Forrest Co. Sheriff: 544-7800 Petal Police: 544-5331 Lamar Co. Sheriff: 544-2412 Purvis Police: 794-6512 Sumrall Police: 758-3531 Jones Co. Sheriff: 425-3147 Laurel Police: 425-4711 Perry Co. Sheriff: 964-8461 FBI: 582-8202 Highway Patrol: 582-3529 Denena Moore, 19, 60 block of Sullivan Kilran Road; jailed Thursday on embezzlement charge Richard Campbell, 24, Pine Haven Apartments.

University of Obituaries Michael VV. Brewer PLAQUEMINE, La. Graveside services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Westerfield Cemetery in Leakesville for Michael Wayne Brewer, 39, of Plaquemine, who died April 25, 2002, at River West Hospital. Mr.

Brewer was a recreational vehicle mechanic. Survivors include two brothers, Eugene Brewer of Hattiesburg and Mark Brewer of Seminary, and two Tommy Palmer POPLARVTLLE Services were held Thursday at White Funeral Home in Poplarville for Tommy Palmer, 54, of Poplarville, who died April 23, 2002, at his residence. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Poplarville. Mr. Palmer was of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include his wife, Doris Palmer of Poplarville; two sons, Tommy Roy Palmer and Henry Palmer, both of Picayune; five daughters, Christy Pearson of Poplarville, Tracy Entrekin of Picayune, Tina Beall of Slidell, Tanya Palmer of Baton Rouge, and Tammy Hendricks of Pearl River. three sisters. Doris Jean sisters, Juanette Brewer of Pensacola, and Kathy Brewer of Meridian. Visitation will be 9-11 a.m. Saturday at Freeman Funeral Home in Leakesville.

Earl Newton PRENTISS Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church for Earl Newton, 67, of Prentiss, who died April 22, 2002, at his residence. Burial will be in Bradley Cemetery in Prentiss. Mr. Newton was a retired laborer and was a member of Galilee Missionary Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Newton of Prentiss; two adopted sons, James E. Newton of Compton, and Joe E. Barnes of Prentiss; two daughters, Ellen J. Hubbard of Duluth, and Earline Jones of Helena, and Obituary policy The Hattiesburg American publishes obituaries free of charge. To have an obituary published, provide the following information: Name and age of deceased Date and place of death Time, day and place of funeral service and interment Survivors (spouse, children, siblings, parents and grandparents by name) Visitation information Memorial requests In cases when there are few or no immediate family members, companions may be listed.

You may include a photograph. Obituary information must be provided by the attending funeral home. No obituary will be taken from private individuals. The Hattiesburg American will include a U.S. flag to honor servicemen and servicewomen.

Southern Mississippi campus; jailed Thursday on embezzlement charge Area D06 Nokia cell phone stolen from a car with the windows left down at Sunbeam Oster, 95 W.L. Runnels Road Area E07 Magnavox videocassette recorder, RCA television, Sony stereo and 50 compact discs stolen from 300 block of Lexington Circle; window broken for entry; value $1,460 Area E08 DVD player and assorted clothing stolen from 3400 block of Pearl Street; value $228 AreaE09 Jeffrey Lusignan, 1 9, of Algerius, and David Smith, 19, of Petal; jailed today on auto burglary charges; Hulett Santos of Blackville, S.C., Gayle Cruikshank of Folsom, and Jackie Weir of Pearl River, one brother, Leroy Palmer of Pearl II Winstead unixaC One. 582 1571 205 Bay Street Mrs. Arlouin M. Powell Hattiesburg Services 10 am Friday Parkway Heights Methodist Church Interment Oaklawn Cemetery Mrs.

Jo Ann Kerley Hattiesburg Services 11:30 am Friday Sacred Heart Catholic Church Interment Roseland Park Lawn Crypt Mr. Joe Adkins Purvis Services 1 pm Friday River, and 10 grandchildren. Jessie B. Peyton MONTICELLO Services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Monticello for Jessie B.

Pevton. 74. of Monticello. who Hied ggmooRE 9:29 a.m. Thursday, 812 Grace carbon monoxide check for resident 9:54 a.m.

Thursday, 200 Forrest carbon monoxide check for resi dent 1 1 :04 p.m. Thursday, 71 0 Martin Luther King extinguished small kitchen fire April 22, 2002, at Lawrence County Hospital. Burial will be in Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Peyton was a homemaker FUnERRL SERVICE 805 Hardy Street 544-2141 Mr.

Roy Edward "Blind Dog" Bounds Purvis Services 10 am Friday Moore Purvis Chapel Intertment Coaltown Cemetery and was a member of Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church. three grandchildren. Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. tonight at Johnson Funeral Home in Prentiss. Hazel O'Neal RICHTON Services are scheduled for 1 pm Saturday at St.

Paul Baptist Church in Richton for Hazel O'Neal, 52, of Richton, who died April 17, 2002, at Forrest General HospitaL Burial will be in McSwain Cemetery. Mr. O'Neal was a member of St. Paul Baptist Church. Survivors include his mother, Elzenia Hinton of Richton; three sons, Jeremy O'Neal, Antonio O'Neal, and Danny O'Neal, all of Richton; one daughter, Ella O'Neal of Richton; four sisters, Bobbie Nell Hinton and Virginia Hinton, both of Richton, Diane Thigpen of Fort Walton Beach, and Rosie Wright of Tampa, three brothers, Dennis Hinton, Benny Hinton, and Clarence Hinton, all of Richton; and two grandchfldrea Visitation will be 7-9 p.m.

tonight at Century Funeral Home in Hattiesburg. Hulett-Winstead Purvis Chapel Survivors include her husband, Percy Peyton of Monticello; three WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER Sabra Grace Blackwell, 7-pound, 11 -ounce daughter, born to Katrina and Todd Blackwell of Quitman, Feb. 20, 2002. Grandparents: George Tillman of Quitman and the late Sarah Tillman, Julius and Vondell Lee of Hattiesburg, and Horace E. Blackwell of Brockton, Mass.

David Landon Campbell, 6-pound, 14-ounce son, born to Mary and David Campbell of Seminary, Feb. 20, 2002. Grandparents: James and Lillie Hedgepeth of Monticello, David and Kathy Campbell of Seminary, and sons, Bobbie Peyton of Monticello, Shirley Peyton of Wesson, and James H. Peyton of New Orleans: Bill and Linda Kester of Hattiesburg. Audree Elizabeth Hensarling, 6-pound, 15-ounce daughter, born to Miranda Ross and Brad Hensarling of Runnelstown, Feb.

21, 2002. Grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. Jerrry Ross of Runnelstown, and Mr. and Mrs.

Van Hensarling of New Augusta. Ayden Malachi King, 6-pound, 13-ounce son, born to Kathryn and Robert King of Hattiesburg, Feb. 22, 2002. Grandparents: Richard and Carol Waldron of Lincoln, and Richard and Sheila King of Hattiesburg. Mrs.

Alice Garner Wilkerson Prentiss Services 1 :30 pm Saturday Saulters-Moore Chapel Interment Coaltown Cemetery Interment Pineridge-Hartfield Cemetery Mr. Louis U. Thompson, Jr. Hattiesburg Services to be announced Mrs.Willie Mae Howell Hattiesburg Services to be announced one daughter, Ruby L. Peyton of Monticello; one sister, Pearlina Reese of Gary, 10 grandchil dren and five great-grandchildren.

Infant Stone Will Ladner Wiggins Arrangements Incomplete Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. tonight at Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church. G5 Johnson Funeral Home of 1LDEN MEMBER IT INVITATION niTiii.m i Prentiss is in charge of arrange KJJLE ments. and leave the name, correct spelling, birthday date, age, hometown and a phone number in case we have Nemenie Kitt, 71, New Augusta Carolyn Polk, Columbia Taneshia Jones, 17, Hattiesburg To get a birthday In the Hattiesburg American, call 584-3018 Hattiesburg Arts Council Saenger Center, 201 Forrest St. 583-6005 Laurel Little Theatre The Laurel Little Theatre Droduces four to five plays each year in its the ater in the Pinehurst Building.

428-0140 Laurel Ballet 425-5256 Laurel Community Concert Association PAID ANNOUNCEMENT Jo Ann Carroll Kerley Services were held today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hattiesburg for Jo Ann Carroll Kerley, 79, of Hattiesburg who died April 23, 2002. Interment was at Roseland Park Cemetery. Jo Ann Carroll Kerley was born September 10, 1922 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, daughter of Josephine McMahon Carroll and John Austin Carroll. She graduated from Fort Smith's Saint Scholastica Catholic High School. She became a court reporter for the juvenile court in Fort Smith.

During World War II she was employed at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas as a secretary to the Quartermaster, and later as secretary to the commanding gen eral of the base. Following her marriage to William Leroy Kerley and the end of WWII, they resided in Bassfield, Mississippi, where she was employed as a secretary in the school system. The couple next lived in Port Gibson where she worked with the extension service. They settled in Hattiesburg, where she resided for 44 years. After an absence from the work force to raise their three children she worked with the Social Security Administration and then served as the hearing assistant to Judge Paul Rawlings with the Office of Hearings and Appeals.

Upon retirement she opened her own office and served as a qualified lay representative before the Office of Hearings and Appeals until her The Association SDOnsors several death. She was involved in many activities throughout the years with Sacred Heart Catholic Church where she was a parishioner, including participation as a Eucharistic Minister, lector, and member of the Altar Society. She was a member of the Knights of Columbus Auxiliary, and assisted her husband in his work with the St. Vincent de Paul Society. She was also a founding organizer of the Hattiesburg Historic Neighborhood Association.

Jo Ann Kerley was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, William Leroy Kerley, last year. She is survived by her son, Joseph Kerley of Jackson, daughter, Dr. Elizabeth K. LaFIeur, and son-in-law, Dr. Charles P.

LaFIeur of Thibo-daux, Louisiana, daughter, Pat K. Fisher of Hattiesburg, and her brother, Phil Carroll of Little Rock, Arkansas. Her grandchildren are Paul and Leilan LaFIeur of Thibodaux and Joanna and Jennifer Fisher of Hattiesburg. Pallbearers were Bob Sinclair and her nephews, Hal Applewhite, Tom Applewhite, Bobby Hurst, Eddie Hurst, Lynn Hurst, Corky Kerley, Danny Kerley, Jimmy Kerley and Johnny Kerley. Family and friends desiring to make a donation may designate the St.

Vincent de Paul Society of Sacred Heart Church, 313 Walnut Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 to assist in its missions for the poor, the American Cancer Society, or any charity of choice. traveling performances each year. Luciie Parker Art Gallery The Luciie Parker Gallerv at William produces three productions each year including dinner theaters in both the Saenger Theater and the Jackie Dole Sherrill Community Center. Just Over The Rainbow Theatre P.O. Box 16553 Hattiesburg, MS 39404-6553 J0RT produces three shows for the membership season Hattiesburg Civic Chorus and Concert Association P.O.

Box 16028 582-5555 The parent company of Meistersingers, the association produces several concerts and recitals each year. Auditions ongoing. USM Museum of Art P.O. Box 5033 266-4972 Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

on Saturday. Admission depends on running exhibition. USM College of the Arts P.O. Box 5031 266-5418 Mississippi's only college of the arts offers more than 300 events yeariy in dance, music, theater and visual arts. Carey College is open weekdays 1-4 p.m.

Admission is free. William Carey Colleae CamDus. Hattiesburg 582-6192 Eula Bass Lewis Art Gallery The art gallery at Jonis Countv Junior College is open and free to the public 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through r-naay.

477-4000 Hattiesburg Civic Light Opera P.O. Box 16762 268-9282 The Hattiesburg Civic Light Opera.