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ENTERPRISE-JOURNAL, McCOMB, MISSISSIPPI OBITUARIES WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2020 A3 www.enterprise-journal.com Ronald Jackson Ronald Jackson, 43, of Magnolia, died April 8, 2020, at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation is 5 to 6 p.m. Friday at Craft Funeral Home. Ser- vices are 11 a.m. Satur- day at Craft with the Rev.

Edgar Lewis officiating. Burial will be in Mount Ver- non Church Cemetery, Mc- Comb. Mr. Jackson was born Aug. 2, 1976, in New Orleans.

Share condolences at www.craftfuneralhome.org. Raheem Brown Raheem Brown of Mc- Comb died April 12, 2020. Arrangements are in- complete with Peoples Un- dertaking Co. Bob Bellipanni Sr. Bobbie Jacob Belli- panni 77, passed away peacefully at The Claiborne Assisted Living Facility on April 8, 2020, due to a lengthy ill- ness.

A celebra- tion of his wonderful life will be held at a later date due to cur- rent trying times. Sharkey Fu- neral Home is handling arrangements. Mr. Bellipanni was born June 30, 1942, in McComb. Bob was known for his love for the McComb Railroad De- pot Museum and his appreci- ation for the City of McComb, He spent most all his spare time at the Railroad Museum.

He also worked as an assis- tant manager of Timber Ridge Apartment, Croft Met- als and Sanderson Farms for many years. He was a veteran who served in the U.S. Army. He will be deeply missed. He was preceded in death by a grandmother, Belva Bel- lipanni; mother, Colutta We- instein; and brother, Jake Bellipanni.

Bob leaves behind three sons and a daughter-in-law, Jake Bellipanni, Bryan Bellipanni and Brad and ReShea Bellipanni; two sisters, Cindy Daigle and Joy Gaspard; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and grand- children whom he spoiled. Louise Lenoir Louise Lenoir, 76, of Magnolia, died April 9, 2020, at her home. Visitation is 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday at Enter- prise Funeral Home, fol- lowed by graveside services at 3:30 at Sherman Mission- ary Baptist Church Ceme- tery. Pastor Dereck Lenoir will officiate.

Ms. Lenoir was born Jan. 7, 1944, in New Orleans, the daughter of the late Louis and Pinkie Martin Brum- field. She was retired from Croft Metals and was a member of Sherman M.B. Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Marshall Lenoir; five broth- ers, three brothers-in-law and two sisters-in-law. Survivors include four sons, Ronnie Lenoir, Donald Lenoir, Pastor Dereck Lenoir and Brian (Tekesha) Lenoir; two daughters, Brenda (Dennis) Rogers and Patricia Lenoir; five sisters, Lula (David) Kennedy, Lucille (James) Bennett, Linda (Ray Charles) Carmel, Laverne (James) Lake and Lucinda Holloway; two brothers, Lar- ry Brumfield and Luther Brumfield; one brother-in- law, W.L. (Alean) Lenoir; one sister-in-law, Virgie Lenoir; 13 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. LOCAL COLUMBUS (AP) The first woman to serve as a Mis- sissippi Supreme Court jus- tice has died at the age of 88. Retired Justice Lenore Lov- ing Prather died Saturday at her home in Columbus, ac- cording to a news release is- sued by the court Monday.

Prather was appointed to the nine-member court in 1982 by then-Gov. William Winter. She was also the first woman to serve as chief jus- tice, holding that role from January 1998 until her re- tirement in January 2001. served with class, character, scholarship and impeccable one of her Supreme Court col- leagues, Bill Waller said in the news release. Prather was interim presi- dent of Mississippi University for Women from July 2001 to June 2002.

She earned her degree from the school in 1953. She was one of only three women in law school at the University of Mississippi when she started studying there. She complet- ed her law degree in 1955. Prather became a city judge in her hometown of West Point in 1965. She held that post until September 1972, when then-Gov.

John Bell Williams appointed her as a chancery judge for Chick- asaw, Clay, Lowndes, Nox- ubee, Oktibbeha and Webster counties. She was the first woman to serve as a chancery judge. duties include hearing land disputes, divorces, child cus- tody cases. As a Supreme Court jus- tice, Prather wrote a decision in a case that specified factors to determine a best in- terests in a custody dispute between parents. She wrote a decision in another case that set guidelines for equitable distribution of marital assets in divorce, which included giving women credit for non- financial contributions to the family.

Waller retired as chief jus- tice in early 2019. He said in the news release Monday that he considered Prather a men- tor. He said she played an im- portant part in the design and funding of the current Gartin Justice Building in Jackson, which houses the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. Mississippi University for Women awarded Prather its Medal of Excellence in 1990 and the MUW Alumni Achievement Award in 1993. The University of Mis- sissippi inducted her into its Hall of Fame in 1986.

The University of Mississippi School of Law named her alumna of the year in 1995, and inducted her into its Law Alumni Hall of Fame in 2012. Then-Gov. Haley Bar- bour awarded Prather the Mississippi Medal of Service in 2009. Prather, 1st woman justice, dies 1942-2020 MADISON, Wis. (AP) A liberal challenger ousted a conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice en- dorsed by President Donald Trump, overcoming a suc- cessful push by Republicans to forge ahead with last election even as nu- merous other states post- poned theirs due to the coron- avirus pandemic.

Joe Biden also emerged vic- torious, as expected, Monday in the Democratic presidential primary. easy victory became academ- ic when Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders dropped out, one day after Wisconsin held in-per- son voting. But the absentee-ballot-fu- eled victory by Supreme Court candidate Jill Karofsky was a huge win for Democ- rats. It reduced conservative control of the court to 4-3, giving liberals a chance to take control in 2023.

Karofsky will now be on the court when the Republi- can-controlled Legislature tackles redistricting next year, a fight many expect to be decided by the state Supreme Court. Her win will also certainly be seen as a bellwether in bat- tleground Wisconsin ahead of the November presidential election. Trump barely car- ried the state four years ago, and both parties see it as criti- cal this year. Justice Dan Kelly was an early underdog in the Supreme Court race, given the expected higher Democ- ratic turnout since the elec- tion was on the same day as the presidential primary. But the Supreme Court outcome became more uncertain as Biden emerged as the pre- sumptive nominee in March and the coronavirus pandem- ic led to fears of in-person vot- ing and closure of polling lo- cations.

With so much riding on turnout, the Republican push to proceed with the election was viewed by Democrats as a bid to suppress Democratic votes, particularly among mi- norities in Milwaukee. Karofsky credited her win to voters rising up and reject- ing Republican efforts to sup- press turnout. were willing to do that because they wanted their voices to be heard in this she said. lot of times on election day wringing our hands because so upset about voter ap- athy. That the problem on Tuesday.

People wanted their voices Karofsky voter Caleb An- dersen of Milwaukee worked the polls on election day and thought the hurdles put up to voting in person motivated some people to come out who have otherwise. sure some lev- el of Andersen said of the Karofsky win. do feel there was a lot of voter ac- tivity by people who were an- gered by the entire thing, the lack of availability of absen- tee first apparent comment on the Wisconsin result came in a tweet Tues- day, when he wrote: RID OF BALLOT HARVEST- ING, IT IS RAMPANT WITH FRAUD. THE USA MUST HAVE VOTER I.D., THE ONLY WAY TO GET AN HONEST Trump has cast mail-in voting as vulnerable to fraud and has specifically targeted the practice of allowing a third party a campaign or outside group to collect and send in large numbers of ballots, often dubbed Wisconsin al- lows this practice but requires photo ID for citizens to obtain an absentee ballot and a wit- ness signature on the ballot. Turnout in election was with ab- sentee ballots returned ac- counting for about of all ballots cast.

Those numbers were preliminary, based on how many absentee ballots were returned, and will change based on how many are actually counted. Voters reject pick in chaotic Wisconsin court race FROM STAFF REPORTS A McComb man wanted on a slew of outstanding warrants was charged with multiple felonies after a po- lice chase ended in a crash Monday night. McComb police charged Justin Brumfield, 31, of 228 S. Cherry with kidnap- ping, aggravated assault do- mestic violence, three counts of simple assault do- mestic violence and felony fleeing. Pike County Sheriff Of- fice Chief of Detectives Rob- bie Roberts said Brumfield faces pending charges from that agency as well but gave no further information.

McComb Police Chief Damian Gatlin said officers responded to a report of shots fired near Summit Street around 10 p.m. Mon- day, and police spotted vehicle. He allegedly fled the offi- cers and eventually crashed his car into a utility pole, in- juring himself and a female passenger. Gatlin said in- juries were minor and he was released from South- west Mississippi Regional Medical Center on Tuesday morning and immediately booked into the Pike County jail. The extent of the pas- injuries im- mediately known.

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