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Monday, March 21, 1994 Hattiesburg AMERICAN 7A CITY STATE OBITUARIES Greenville seeks plan to handle disasters Treva Ivy LAUREL Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Laurel for Treva Ivy, 85, of Laurel, who died March 19, 1994, at Conva-Rest Nursing Home in Hattiesburg. The Rev. Chester Masterson will officiate. Mrs.

Ivy was a retired licensed practical nurse and a home-maker. She was a member of Wildwood Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, C.C. Ivy. Survivors include her daughters, Virginia Biglane and Gloria Jefcoat, both of Laurel; one sister, Iva Mae Thornhill of Moaks Creek; two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Memory Chapel Funeral Home in Laurel is in charge of John B. Lumpkin PICAYUNE Services are scheduled 2 p.m. Tuesday at Sones Chapel Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Carriere for John Barney Lumpkin, 93, of Carriere, who died March 20, 1994, at the L.O. Crosby Memorial Hospital in Picayune. The Rev.

Jerry Blackwell will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Lumpkin, a Pearl River County native, was a retired farmer. He was a member of Sones Chapel Landmark Missionary Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Susie Spiers Lumpkin; one son, Elmer Lumpkin; and one daughter, Hilda Penton. Survivors include his sons, Ulmer Lumpkin of McNeill and John B. Lumpkin and Billy Lumpkin, both of Picayune; three daughters, Louise Lumpkin Pen-ton of Carriere, Margie Lumpkin Strahan of Crossroads and Patricia Lumpkin Owens of McNeill; 27 grandchildren, 51 greatgrandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren. Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

today at McDonald Funeral Home in Picayune. GREENVILLE (AP) Greenville officials say they hope to avoid the chaos of last month's ice storm by preparing a disaster plan for the city. "Six months ago, no one in their wildest dreams would have imagined that this would happen," Mayor Frank Self said. This really brought home to me that we need an internal disaster plan." Such a plan would address what city employees and officials need to do to be prepared for any disaster such as securing generators in vital buildings, coordinating communication to the public and overseeing emergency supplies. Department heads and council members met Friday to brainstorm about necessary plans.

"One of the main things was to go over things while they were still fresh in everyone's minds," Self said. Self said he didn't know why a city disaster plan hadn't been prepared after the 1991 flood or the recent earthquake scare. But officials Friday were already looking ahead to the possibility of flooding later this spring. Police Chief Dennis Blass said he'd like to have at least 50 stop signs and barricades readily accessible to use for intersection control, as well as emergency circuits to power the department's jail, classroom and computer and dispatch systems. Self reported that the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers has sandbags waiting to protect important buildings. Ideally, the city should have access to 10,000, he said. He stressed the importance of getting at least one radio station powered as quickly as possible so that the city could relay important information to the public. "The first few days is critical for getting out information," he said. And they also discussed ways to get National Guardsmen dispatched to the area more quickly.

During the ice storm, the city requested 250 men, but it took a week to get 25, Self said. Blass said the National Guard needs to be given a defined mission so it can justify requesting troops such as the specific number of intersections that need guarding. Safety Director Bill Nisbett suggested prewriting a number of common "missions" ahead of time, like traffic control, business security and police patrol needs. Officials said they would like to have access to more emergency generators, especially at the airport, City Hall, and the Fire Department. Casino gambling boosts Tunica County land values TUNICA (AP) Land values in Tunica County have soared 1,000 percent with the introduction of casino gambling in what was once one of the nation's poorest counties.

The Tunica. County Chamber of Commerce reports that land valued at $250 an acre in 1992 now has a price tag of $25,000 an acre. "The reality is that what once cost a few hundred dollars is now worth thousands of dollars," said developer Dennis Proffer of Prof-fer-Hessler Inc. in Tunica. "That's almost unheard of anywhere in the world, to see a situation change almost overnight.

It's become quite lucrative." Proffer said land along the 35-mile stretch on U.S. 61 from Tunica to Memphis, once valued only for raising cotton, is now considered prime commercial property. "However, the bulk of it is agricultural," Proffer warned. Until there is a rezoning, there will be no change in the tax base. But that doesn't change the reality." Proffer said one piece of prop Jerold Morgan Sr.

Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hattiesburg for Dr. Jerold J. Morgan 64, of Hattiesburg, who died March 19, 1994, at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg following a lengthy illness. The Rev.

Joseph Merrier and John Scanlon will officiate. Interment will be in Highland Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Paul Torres, James Crockett, Roderick Posey, Bill Sirmon, Barney Coda, Tyrone Black, Hugh Parker and John Price. Dr. Morgan was a lifelong resident of Hattiesburg.

He had served as director of the School of Professional Accountancy at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he retired as a professor in July 1992 after 23 years of service. Dr. Morgan was named Distinguished Professor at USM in 1986 and Educator of the Year in 1990. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Survivors include his wife, Therese Merrier Morgan of Hattiesburg; two daughters, Shirley Morgan Glenn of New Orleans and Mary Helen Morgan Anderson of Hattiesburg; four sons, Jerold Joseph "Joe" Morgan Jr. and Damian Morgan, both of Hattiesburg, Frank Morgan of Lexington, and John "Jack" Morgan of Austin, Texas; one brother, Jack Morgan of Ocean Springs; and 10 grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Jerold J. Morgan Professorship at the USM Foundation. Moore Funeral Home in Hattiesburg is in charge of arrangements.

John Ed Ingram COLLINS Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday at Union South Baptist Church in Seminary for John Ed "Buck" Ingram, 57, of Seminary, who died March 19, 1994, at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. The Revs. Lamar Williams and Glenn Shoemake will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery.

Pallbearers will be James Little, Rayford Mooney, Matthew Graves, John Gandy, Steve Smith and Jimmy Little. Mr. Ingram was a tugboat captain and a member of the Baptist faith. He was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 461 in Seminary and a U.S.

Army Korean War veteran. Survivors include his wife, Christine Ingram of Seminary; one son, Ricky Ingram of Nashville, two daughters, Rhonda Graves of Sumrall and Tammy Binder of Fort Myers, two stepdaughters, Teresa Graves and Jennifer Morgan, both of Seminary; two brothers, Henry Ingram of Enterprise and J.P. Ingram Jr. of Seminary; four sisters, Christine Kitchens, Donna Ingram and Grace Ingram, all of Seminary, Audrey Creggar of Kingsman, and 14 grandchildren. Visitation will be 5 p.m.

to 9 p.m. today at Johns Funeral Home in Collins. Eavy L. Sumrall LAUREL Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Jones County for Eavy L.

"Aunt Soad" Sumrall, 87, of Ovett, who died March 19, 1994, at South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel. The Revs. O.N. Jefcoat and Tim Shelby will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Kelly Todd, Christopher Sumrall, Tom Bank-ston, Jim Kuhnert, Tullos Mes-semore, Leslie Landrum, Timothy Taylor and Norvel Adams. Mrs. Sumrall, a homemaker, was a member of Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert L. Sumrall; and one son, Robert Sumrall Jr.

Survivors include his son, Glenn L. Sumrall of Ovett; three daughters, Oudia S. Todd of Ovett, Pansy S. Bankston of Laurel and Tommie S. Beck of Magnolia; two brothers, Glenn Landrum of Ovett and Pat Land-rum of Quitman; eight grandchil-dren and three greatgrandchildren.

Memory Chapel Funeral Home in Laurel is in charge of James H. Dade James H. Dade, 72, of Hattiesburg died March 20, 1994, at his residence. Hall's-Fairley Mortuary in Hattiesburg is in charge of arrangements. George Trotter George Trotter, 99, of Hattiesburg died March 21, 1994, at Forrest General Hospital.

Century Funeral Home in Hattiesburg is in charge of arrangements. OBITUARY POLICY The American publishes obituaries free of charge. To have an obituary published, simply provide all pertinent information including a photograph, if desired to your funeral director, and ask your funeral director to contact the American at 582-4321. gamooRE FUnERflL SERVICE HATTIESBURG WIGGINS-PURVIS PRENTISS 805 HARDY ST 544-2141 i Dr. Jerold J.

Morgan, Sr. Hattiesburg Services 10 a.m. Monday Sacred Heart Catholic Church Interment Highland Cemetery Mr. Edwin Harley Pilmer, Jr. Hattiesburg Arrangements Incomplete Mrs.

Alice Windsor Prentiss Remains Sent To Olympia, WA For Services and Interment wia service ah MEASURED I fl NOI IV MIMhlkl COID IHI WOlnSf Ul IV WW. 'HE COtOfflS GOIOSN WUIIZl lULE rr Ernest Singletary COLUMBIA Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Colonial Funeral Home Chapel in Columbia for Ernest "Sam" Singletary, 92, of Lake City, who died March 19, 1994, at his residence. The Rev. Wayne Wand will officiate.

Interment will be in the Columbia Cemetery. A native of Oakdale, Mr. Singletary was a retired railroad freight supervisor. He was a U.S. Army World War II veteran and a member of the American Legion Post No.

90 in Columbia and Eastside Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Frankie Robertson Singletary of Lake City; one son, Frank Singletary of Lake City; one sister, Gladys Jackson of Detroit; and three grandchildren. Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Colonial Funeral Home in Columbia.

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S. T. (Trudy) Gray, Jr. New Augusta, MS Services To Be Announced MEMBER BY INVITATION NA FIONAl uifcno MOtffCMNS hob 2 Biloxi men find 2 bodies washed up on creek banks up. There has been a tremendous increase in demand but that's all part of becoming a boom area," said McMillan.

Webster Franklin, director of the Tunica County Chamber of Commerce, said that 33 of the 55 downtown storefronts were vacant in 1982. They are all occupied now, he said. Giselle Russell, Lady Luck spokesperson, said the casino is paying $1,200 a month to rent 1,200 square-feet of office space in downtown Tunica. "That's peanuts," she said. "If you look at space in downtown Jackson, the square footage can go as high as $15 to $20 per square foot and $10 to $15 on the coast." Others, however, are concerned with the increase in rental costs.

"I rented office space in Tunica for 27 years at $50 a month," said Dr. Jim Baube, an optometrist in downtown Tunica. "I've been in this building about four years, paying $100 a month. Now it's up to $150 a month It's too late to buy a building now, it would cost too much," he said. white man, 20 to 45 years old.

Gary Hargrove, deputy coroner for Harrison County, said officials hoped autopsies would help identify the two men and determine the causes of death. Hargrove said the first man appeared to have been in the water for five or six days. He said the body may be the remains of Richard Miller, 72, who jumped from the Interstate 1 10 bridge last week. He did not know how long the second man had been in the water. Other arrests include 70 for traffic violations, 12 for open container, three for possession of marijuana, three for possession of beer under 21, one for trespassing, two for disturbance, six for public drunk, two for resisting arrest, one for unauthorized use of vehicle, two for assault, three for contempt of court, five for shoplifting, five for driving under the influence, one for failure to obey lawful order, one for beer violation and one for false pretense.

Jones County The Jones County Sheriffs Department reported investigating 70 complaints and making two arrests during the weekend. The arrests include one for driving under the influence and one for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and exhibiting a weapon. The complaints include two suspicious persons, two illegal dumpings, two beer parties, three suspicious incidents, two disturbances, one fight, three disturbances with fights, five fires, two vandalisms, a burglary, two for shots fired, a larceny, an attempted suicide, one for threats, one reckless driving and six accidents. By Janet Braswell and Eloria Newell James erty in Tunica County was sold for $166,000 an acre last summer. "There are some spots in this county where land is worth $500,000," he said.

Boyd Gaming which owns Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, spent $250,000 for 1.25 acres, including a country store, at the corner of Mississippi 304 and U.S. 61 in the county, Chamber of Commerce records show. It purchased the property from Thomas Swindoll of Robinsonville. The company has announced plans for a casino, hotel and recreational facilities at Robinsonville and hopes to open this spring. "That's high," said John Neel-ley, Mississippi Real Estate Commission administrator in Jackson.

"There's no question that it's high. But we all know the reason is because the casinos are there." Herb McMillan, Splash Casino's chief administrative officer, said commercial property in Tunica may have been undervalued several years ago but now it's probably overvalued. "I'm sure that rent has gone an elderly man wearing a white checked shirt, gray pants and black shoes. "We had just gotten in, and we were trolling this little gully, going around the shoreline, and we spotted it," Dubaz said. "We could see where the shirt went into the pants.

Then we realized it was a body." A few hours later, another fisherman discovered the body of a man wrapped in plastic on Hurricane Creek off Mississippi 15 in the county. Officers said the body inside was that of a Steven Mann reported Saturday the theft of a $40 weed trimmer and a $330 Toro lawn mower from the carport of his home on Lamar Avenue. Dovie Bond reported Friday the theft of $350 from her house in the Oloh community. She told officers she suspects a man and woman who were trying to sell asphalt for the driveway of taking the money. Danny Kerns reported Thursday the theft of three rods and reels from a boat under his carport on Wayne Circle.

He estimated the value at $600. Laurel An air conditioner was reported taken in a burglary at No. 14 Marie Drive Saturday. Some stereo equipment and CD's were reported taken in a larceny to a vehicle Saturday. Two bicycles were reported taken in a larceny to a residence in the 2400 block of North Seventh Avenue and another bicycle was reported taken from a residence in the 2300 block of Flowers Drive Friday.

The Laurel Police Department reported investigating 417 complaints, making 121 arrests and investigating eight accidents with no injuries during the weekend. Those arrested include Tony Jones, 24, 1703 Lee charged with petit larceny. BILOXI (AP) Harrison County authorities sought today to identify the bodies of two men discovered washed up on separate creek banks this past weekend. The deaths apparently were not related. Two Biloxi men found the decomposed body of a man on a bank near Brodie Road in D'-Iberville at about 7 a.m.

Sunday. Matthew Dubaz and Paul Stockstill said they were fishing when they saw the body of PUBLIC SAFETY Hattiesburg Over 10 million men in America face sexual problems every day. Many don't realize impotence usually has physical causes like diabetes or hardening of the arteries which can be treated. H.I.M. (Helping Impotent Males) is an informative support group organized to discuss the causes and treatments of impotence.

H.I.M. Seminar Wednesday, March 23, 7:00 p.m. Forrest General Hospital Classroom 8 No Reservation Required Guest Speaker: Dr. Randolph J. Ross An alarm scared a burglar away from Rent-A-Wreck on West Pine Street about 3 a.m.

today. "When officers arrived, somebody jumped the fence and ran into the woods," Capt. Richard Cox said. Willie Dale Lane, 34, of the 100 block of Scooba Street, remains in jail today on charges of burglary and grand larceny. Lane is accused of breaking into Petro Motors on West Pine Street and stealing a Harley-Davidson motorcycle about 1 a.m.

Saturday. The motorcycle was recovered in the parking lot of Forrest General Hospital. Johnny Nguyen reported assorted beer and cigarettes stolen from Family Market 2 on the U.S. 11 Bypass Saturday night or earl Sunday. Entry was made by breaking a plate-glass window.

Patricia McNair reported Sunday the theft of a $65 stereo from a 1983 Oldsmobile parked on Martin Luther King Drive. Forrest County James C. Neal, 20, of the 200 block of Dewey Street surrendered to Forrest County deputies Sunday on a false pretense charge. Lamar County Ceola Wallace Ceola Wallace, 86, of Hattiesburg died March 20, 1994, at Conva-Rest Warren Hall in Hattiesburg. Golden Gate Funeral Home in Hattiesburg is in charge of arrangements.

Catherine Jackson Catherine Jackson of Lumber-ton died March 17, 1994, at Lumberton Citizens Hospital. Owens and Sons Funeral Home in Hattiesburg is in charge of arrangements. The Center For Sexual Disorders 2802 Mamie Street Hattiesburg, MS 39401 (601) 268-5888 1-800-844-5888.