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The Commercial Appeal Memphis Saturday May 12 1984 B3 Deaths Allain vetoes bill for special school Board in regard to nonstate service employees and another restricted the rule-making powers of the Department of Corrections dealing with supervision of parol- 6GSo The other veto came on a bill to authorize the state Commission on Wildlife Conservation to accept financial support from any federal outer-continental shelf revenue-sharing program Allain said the commission has that authority under present law He said Congress is considering some federal outer-continental shelf revenue-sharing programs But he said bills such as the vetoed measure are "premature and too vague for any useful purpose at this The governor in a series of written messages said he had signed several other bills including an act granting a two-year extension to the state Department of Corrections The agency was due to expire July 1 unless continued by legislative act Also winning the governor's signature was a measure to update state commitment laws for the mentally ill and mentally Transplant coffers COILA Mrs Jauwice Clark Twitchell 68 wife of Rev 0 Twltchell died Thursday at Greenwood-Leflore Hospital Services will be at 9 tonight at Wilson Knight Funeral Home with burial in Drew Cemetery She was member of Blackhawk United Methodist Church She also leaves a daughter Mrs Eugenie Clemons of Pottstown Pa a son James Twitchell of McComb four sisters Mrs Pete Cummins and Miss Cardelia Clark both of Drew Mrs McBee of Ruleville and Mrs Ben Faulkner of Memphis two brothers Gladwin Clark of Winon and Paul Clark of Perryville Mo and two grandchildren CORINTH Mrs Katherine Oc-tavia Cox 89 widow of Howard Cox died yesterday at Alcorn County Care Inn Graveside services will be at 11 am today at Riverside Cemetery in Jackson Tenn Coleman Funeral Home Midtown has charge EUPORA Sisson Bums 75 retired construction worker died Wednesday at Eupora Health Care Center Services will be at 2 Bm today at Mt Moriah United ethodist Church with burial in the church cemetery Oliver Funeral Home has charge He leaves two daughters Mrs Omaree Clark of Eupora and Mrs' Louise Oswalt of Greenville a son Ray Lee Burns of Elyria Ohio 15 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren EUPORA Mrs Willie Tullos Taylor 78 widow of Thomas Voyd Taylor died yesterday at Webster General Hospital Services will be at 5 pm today at ML Zion Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery Oliver Funeral Home has charge She leaves a daughter Mary Fleming of Oakman Ga a son A Taylor of Eupora five grandchildren and 11 Louis-area stores They are in the midst of a campaign to raise S250()0() for a liter transplant operation for Tammy Tammy Beckham 16 of St Louis and her mother Christine work in their kitchen preparing collection cans that will he placed in St Lillian Pierce Benbow dies was stalwart for civil rights ARKANSAS CARAWAY Mrs Wilma Alice Price 61 wife of Garland Price died Thursday at St Bernard Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro Services will be at 330 pm today at Murphy Funeral Home in Lepanto with burial in Masonic Cemetery in Pocahontas She leaves a daughter Mrs Louise Tipton of Caraway two sisters Mrs Emma Mann of Caraway Mrs Dixie Winegaugh of Pocahontas four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren HELENA Mrs Audrey Bullard 86 widow of Eugene Bullard died yesterday at Helena Hospital Graveside services will be at 2 pm today at Sunset Memorial Park Citizens Funeral Home in West Helena has charge She leaves two sons Herbert Bullard of Helena and Harold Bullard of San Antonio and a daughter Mrs Dewin Aebly of West Helena HELENA Mrs Nettie Mae Case 76 wife of Clarence Case died yesterday at Helena Hospital Graveside services will be at 11 am today at Sunset Memorial Park Citizens Funeral Home has charge She also leaves two daughters Mrs Clarice Johns and Mrs Peggy Williams both of West Helena a son Don Case of Greenwood and two sisters Mrs Sadie Cantrell of Searcy and Mrs Rivers Wilson of Long Beach Calif PARKIN Fred Jordan 73 retired farmer died Thursday at his home Services will be at 1 pm today at Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Cog-bill Cemetery in Wynne He leaves his wife Mrs Irene Jordan three daughters Mrs Jo Langston Miss Sandra Jordan and Mrs PatsV Wooten all of Memphis a son Donald Jordan of Michigan a brother Hugh Jordan of Parkin and four grandchildren MISSISSIPPI ACKERMAN James Clyde Morgan 72 retired factory supervisor died yesterday at Choctaw County Hospital Services will be at 3 pm today at Mt Zion Presbyterian Church with burial in the church cemetery Adams-Nowell Funeral Home has charge He was a member of Masonic Lodge No 469 He leaves his wife Mrs Madie Vanlandingham two daughter Mrs Phillip Boggan ana Mrs Dulphy Wilson both of Ackerman five sons Fred Morgan of West Point Hubert Morgan of Louisville David Morgan of Jack-son Dan Morgan of McCool and Ricky Morgan of Weir two sisters Mrs Eunice McKinley of Mem- Eh is and Mrs Annie Katherine unt of McCool a brother Travis Morgan of Louisville 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren BIG CREEK Clifford Edward Blaylock 81 retired merchant and substitute rural mail carrier died Thursday at his home Services will be at 11 am today at Pryor-Wilson Funeral Home in Calhoun City with burial in Chapel Hill Cemetery He leaves his wife Mrs Mozelle Thompson Blaylock a daughter Mrs Nancy Gunn of Corinth a son Thomas Blaylock of Greenwood a sister Mrs Edith Mills of Morton five grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren BOONEVILLE Mrs Alma Piddle Crow 85 widow of Charles Crow died yesterday at Magnolia Hospital in Corinth Services will be at 11 am Monday at McMillan Funeral Home with burial in Booneville Cemetery She leaves a daughter Mrs Reba McLain of Lakeville Ind two sons Charles Crow of Saginaw Mich and Lester Crow of Booneville a sister Mrs Katie Woodruff of Booneville seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren CALEDONIA William Kil-burn 79 retired farmer died Thursday at Golden Triangle Regional Medical Center in Columbus Services will be at 2 pm today at Lann Memorial Funeral Home in Aberdeen with burial in Eager Cemetery He leaves his wife Mrs Etoy Sensing Kilburn two daughters Mrs Eugene Adams of Caledonia Mrs Junior Gilmore of Detroit Ala two sons William Kilburn Jr of Caledonia and Earl Wayne Kilburn of Simpsonville SC a stepdaughter Mrs Gloria Robinson of Denver Colo 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren Mid-South deaths TENNESSEE aOUVAR WiHiani Hobart 'Jock' Cottar 75 JACKSON Jamal Dowd Ham 74 raRied carrier lor 4m Jodnen Sun MARTIN Mn Moggie Hudion 95 ratirod 1 440 ARMiJatiatlmm aJotai aJ SaLa Mipoyvo or mawi wwwiHiHnnpi mow or ioof Hudson Mn Margorot Idingtan 63 widow of MASON HAU Mrs Alka Grove S3 wife of Ludiar Gravo RMEY Mn Biia Conrad 99 widow of Bu-ford Conrad SAVANNAH Joo Floyd Sharpe 75 of Stiaf- A A A- -A ML 1 al AIBif piHI8r Memphis deaths Mn MRdrod EHm Afeoto 7T of Gam formerly of Villa Fa widow of Gottlieb Afcorg foray ioidenRl of I6SS bmmeor Eddio Iowa CoaipfaoE 5 of T094 Fanon ratirod employee of Moador'l Motor low Eujjowo Carttr R5 of Olivo Branch Mao ra- HatheB Gil B3 of 8376 Cherterfield in baac Jabntan 36 of 517 Norm in CiKorriBo omnloyoo of Bud Dmrb CadiHac Idio Mdntyro 7a of 1360 Orgil ratirod rank Ira Dd Race 91 of Boinwood Nutting Canter formerly of NodwiBo mind production dtporlmtrO employee of The Comtnottid Appeal Walker StamoB 7S ratirod member of me anocutno aff of Rematch baMuM of America in Ntw York Mn Bertha loo Stokot 59 of 3007 TiBwan Com Apt 5 widow of Sennit Stoker Mn Charlotte Worley B3 of OakriRe Heal Cara Cantor widow of panda Worley JACKSON Miss (UPI) Gov Bill Allain has vetoed a bill that would authorize a state school for math and science students to be located at Mississippi University for Women in Columbus The veto message was released yesterday by the office Allain said the legislation passed in the closing days of the 1984 session apparently was intended to create a new school for high school students on the MUW campus But he said that was not clearly expressed in the body of the measure Under the bill he said the school would be governed by a 15-member board of trustees Some of the board members would be members or employees of the state College Board and others would be members or employees of the state Board of Education Allain said the state Constitution provides that the College Board has responsibility for institutions of higher education in Mississippi while the Board of Education is responsible for elementary and secondary education The proposed legislation he said creates a possible conflict between these constitutional sections Allain said the approach taken in the bill in creating a board of trustees continues the "practice of establishing free-standing boards not within the main organizational structure of The governor also announced he has vetoed three other bills approved in the final days of the legislative session One of the measures involved the duties of the state Personnel sued over lawsuit JACKSON Miss AP) The operator of a Jackson wrecker service has filed a $100000 malicious- Brosecution lawsuit against ississippi Power Light Co after a judge dismissed criminal charges brought against him by the utility charged that William Smith was stealing electricity for his business but Municipal Court Judge Patricia Hancock dismissed the utility's charges Smith has come back and charged with causing him embarrassment and damage to his name Utility spokesman Jim Moore declined comment yesterday Smith rented the space for his business from a land jrd and was not responsible for the theft of any electricity says his lawyer Garland Lyell III The electricity was running when he moved in "He auestion the source of electricity know of any irregularity All of a sudden there's a warrant for his Lyell said Lyell said an security investigator signed an affidavit on July 15 1983 charging Smith with criminal offense of illegally using electricity by the use of jumpers" Services today for gun victim Special to The Commercial Appeal NEW ALBANY Services will be today for William Stevie Edwards 24 who was pronounced dead at Union County General Hospital Thursday after he was found with a gunshot wound at the home of a relative here Union County Coroner Randy Mitchell said Mr Edwards was shot in the left thigh with a 12-gauge shotgun that was found at the scene He said the shooting which occurred about 2 pm Thursday apparently was accidental Mr Edwards was an employee of Denton Mills Services will be at 2 pm at United Funeral Services with burial in Glenfield Memorial Park He leaves two daughters Miss Tonya Edwards and Miss Jessica Edwards a son Christopher Edwards his mother and stepfather Mr and Mrs Parks his father William Edwards Jr two sisters Mrs Debbie Jarvis and Mrs Shelia Barton a brother Kevin Parks his grandparents Mr and Mrs George Alexander and Mrs Oudie Edwards all of New Albany Eldest member to be honored Anna Rogers Willis the oldest living member of Christ Temple Church of Christ Holiness will be honored in a service today at 2 pm Eddie Smith who is in charge of grants and contracts at Rust College will be among the speakers The service will be held at the church at 907 South Lauderdale Mrs Willis a county school teacher who is in her 70s is active in the local regional and national churches She has served as clerk of the church president of the Mother Board and president of Sunbeams and Standard Bearers She is president of the Memphis chapter of Rust College alumni ward Benbow a son Thomas and a sister Mrs Edna Horne all of Detroit The family requests that any memorials be in the form of contributions to establish a Lillian Pierce Benbow Memorial Scholarship at LeMoyne-Owen College John Williamson POW in WWI dies John Williamson 91 of 427 North Perkins longtime linotype operator for Memphis Publishing Co before his retirement in 1967 died yesterday at Methodist Hqs-pital North after a brief illness Mr Williamson was an infantryman in the American Expeditionary Force during World War I and was captured in the Argonne Forest two months before the end of the war He was released about two months after the 1918 armistice the last captured Tennessean to be set free by the Germans He had been a member of the International Typographical Union since 1914 and worked SO years for Memphis Publishing Co Graveside services will be at 4 pm today at Forest Hill Cemetery East Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel has charge He leaves his wife Mrs Lida Anna Williamson a daughter Mrs Joni Williamson Beyer of Huntsville Ala two grandchildren and a great-granddaughter The family requests that any memorials be sent to Grimes Memorial United Methodist Church where he was a member imperils plan sive he said "It was not a luxury at all It was a good program" Supporters of the proposed Jackson-based institute were hoping to generate $4 million from the Legislature for the ambitious project which would involve a partnership of federal and state governments and the private sector With backing from US Sen John Stennis (D-Miss) a request for $10 million should be reviewed by federal officials by July The project received favorable support in a feasibility study by private national consultants However state Rep David Halbrook of Belzoni said "1 have my own private fears that its benefits were somewhat overblown to TV A pick Waters was interviewed April 19 by a committee of the coalition which represents 43 groups eluding the Sierra Club the League of Women Voters the Commission on Religion in Appa- -lachia and the Tennessee Valley Energy Coalition (TVEC) Convicted murderer gets 25 years to life NEW CITY NY (AP) A man convicted of murdering his girl- friend after an argument over a -television set has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison Robert Whittaker 27 of Spring Valley received the term from Rockland County Court Judge Howard Miller for the Aug 14 -murder of Terri Zuill also of Spring Valley Whittaker was convicted last month by jurors who rejected defense arguments that he had con- sumed so much alcohol he was in-' capable of consciously trying to kill the woman Miss Zuill was stabbed 29 times and jurors said the number of wounds convinced them of intent By a Staff Reporter DETROIT Lillian Pierce Benbow 62 a graduate of Memphis' LeMoyne College was buried here yesterday after a lifetime of service to the civil rights movement Mrs Benbow a housing consultant with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights died Monday at her Detroit home after a long illness A native of Vicksburg Miss she served as president of the LeMoyne College graduating class of 1944 the only all-women's class in the college's history and was president of the LeMoyne-Owen College National Alumni Association A writer and speaker with numerous community service awards for her housing and alumni work she was a former national president of Delta Sigma Theta Inc a sorority that has been instrumental in promoting equal opportunities for black women She served as executive producer of at the first feature-length film financed by American blacks and filmed on the African continent She was recognized with the naming of the Lillian Pierce Benbow Room at Coleman Library Tougaloo (Miss) College which houses the papers of the civil rights movement in Mississippi Mrs Benbow also was on the editorial advisory board of Essence magazine and was a former national board member of Campfire Girls She leaves her husband Ed Lack of funds JACKSON Miss (AP) Supporters of a proposed institute for technology development said this week they were unsure what a lack of state funds will do to the project Supporters of the institute said it would generate 33000 new jobs in Mississippi by 1995 through expansion of research and economic development at the state universities and a number of state agencies The institute won't be funded by the Legislature but is being reviewed for possible federal funds no money at all for said state Rep Jim Simpson of Long Beach after the Legislature adjourned its 1984 session Thursday a shame It would have been an innovative and progres Coalition cool KNOXVILLE (UPI) A coalition of Tennessee Valley groups representing 300000 members declined yesterday to endorse President Reagan's nominee for the upcoming vacancy on the TVA Board But John W7aters Jr president of the Tennessee Bar Association predicted prompt Senate confirmation of his nomination to replace David Freeman on the three-member board even though he admitted he knows little about key energy issues facing the federal utility Leaders of the TVA Board Appointment Coalition said Waters 54 failed to gather enough support for an endorsement from their group and they described his position on many issues as a mystery Typhoon kills 7 DHAKA Bangladesh (AP) A typhoon lashed regions of Bangladesh on the Bay of Bengal killing at least seven people and injuring 200 damaging crops and houses and killing about 100 head of cattle news reports said 140 YEARS OF SERVICE SWIFT TREADWEU CANALE FUNERAL DIRECTORS 3700 UNION BIT 453-6400 $2000 College chiefs eschew raises in fund pinch JACKSON Miss (AP) The heads of Mississippi's three major universities citing a shortage of funds have asked a state College Board member to delay indefinitely his efforts to seek increases in their salaries Bryce Griffis of Starkville said Mississippi State University President James McComas University of Mississippi Chancellor Gerald Turner and University of Southern Mississippi President Aubrey Lucas had contacted him about thepay increase proposal "They asked me to wait since there is no new money" for the universities for the fiscal year beginning July 1 he said Griffis said his plan now was to ask foundations at eight public universities to consider supplementing salaries for the college presidents The university presidents said that "in good conscience they can't take pay raises when the faculty and staff get Griffis said They me not to do it" until new tax dollars can be obtained from the Legislature he said Legislators adjourned Thursday without approving a tax increase The public universities will operate next fiscal year with about the same money as this year although costs are rising 4-5 percent The shortage of funds will require the state College Board next week to increase tuition for the 55000 students at the eight universities Griffis had first suggested raising the salaries in March when Dr McComas was among four finalists for the presidency at the University of Missouri system The job pays $80000 Dr McComas MSU president since 1976 decided last month to stay at his Starkville post Griffis said the $68970 salary for the three university executives should be boosted to the $76000 to $78000 range to stay in line with averages in the Southeast Newman rips ETV program JACKSON Miss (AP) House Speaker Newman says legislators should have the opportunity to rebut statements critical of lawmakers made on a Mississippi Educational Television program Newman criticized the program during meeting of the state Budget Commission meeting Newman questioned Forrest Morris executive director of the station "It appears to me that it's open season on everyone They're very critical of the Newman said But he stopped short of saying that the program should be taken off the air Newman's remarlu angered Lt Gov Brad Dye who said the commission shouldn't interfere with the programming of the station The uiow which has been on the air three years and is taped once a week airs at 8 pm Friday and again at 2 pm Sunday Howard Lett a former Jackson radio and TV personality moderates a panel of four Mississippi print or broadcast journalists Morris questioned the idea of offering direct rebuttals to legislators for statements made on However he said ETV is considering a pro- Sram to provide an outlet for pubic officials or other citizens Morris said educational television faces a tough year because of its trimmed-down budget for the 1985 fiscal year and some pro- 8 rams Including may have to be dropped from the schedule The budget approved by the Legislature provides educational television with $59 million about $900000 less than appropriated this year GREENVILLE Mrs Ruby Hughes 83 widow of Lester Lee Hughes died yesterday at Delta Medical Center Services will be at 11 am today at Boone-Wells Funeral Home with burial in Green-lawn Memorial Gardens She leaves five daughters Mrs Hilda Muzamel of Monroe La Mrs Frieda Goodin and Mrs Clarice Lundy both of Greenville Mrs Joyce Mullen of Silver Hill Ala and Mrs Marie Schuh of Jackson a son Kenneth Hughes of Greenville a sister Mrs Hedda Phillips of Butler Ala and a brother Eugene Reynolds of Whynot GRENADA Mrs Frances Coleman 67 widow of Coleman died yesterday at Grenada County Hospital Services will be at 3 pm today at Stonefield Church of God near Cascilla with burial in Magnolia Gardens near Charleston Newsom Funeral Home in Charleston has charge She leaves two daughters Mrs Dorothy Dungan and Mrs Mary Castilow both of Grenada five sons Dave Coleman of Memphis Donald Coleman of Alabama Coleman Jr and Larry Coleman both of Grenada and Gary Coleman of Greenwood four sisters Mrs Roena Hall and Mrs Margie Logan both of Charleston Mrs Lena Mae Ledford of Holcomb and Mrs Mattie Turner of Oakland two brothers James Cole and Alfred Cole both of Calhoun City 22 grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren HOLLY Mrs Magnolia Stockard 62 wife of Ezekiel Malone died Thursday at Marshall County Hospital in Holly Springs Services will be at 2 pm Monday at New Heme CME Church in Red Banks with burial in the church cemetery Brittenum Son Funeral Home has charge She leaves six daughters Mrs Channie Grimes of Aurora 111 Mrs Mable Lester of Corinth Miss Virginia Malone of Memphis and Mrs Deneice Johnson Mrs Ear-lene Hearn and Miss Josie Malone all of Holly Springs two sons Ezekiel Malone Jr and Eugene Malone and her mother Mrs Channie Stockard all of Holly Springs six sisters Mrs Pearlie Whitlock Mrs Ethel Brown Mrs Elizabeth Lesueur and Mrs Lovie Lesueur all of Holly Springs Mrs Mable Whitlock and Mrs Helen Bean both of Memphis and a brother Lee A Stockard of Holly Springs LOUISVILLE Mrs Maggie Tanksley Whitten 80 widow of Felbert Whitten died yesterday at Winston County Community Hos- Stal Services will be at 3 pm to-ty at Nowell Funeral Home with burial in Shiloh Cemetery She leaves four daughters Mrs Ear-lene Massengill Mrs Girvis Hig-gason Mrs Gertha Whitten and Mrs Irene Baswell all of Louisville a son James Whitten of Nox-apater two sisters Mrs Zelma Mosley of Hartville Ohio and Mrs Corrie Thompson of Picayune a brother John Louis Tanksley of Philadelphia and 14 grandchildren PONTOTOC Thurmond Westmoreland 64 retired employee of Rockwell International in Tupelo died yesterday at Union County General Hospital in New Albany Services will oe at 2 pm tomorrow at Endville Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery Baldwin Funeral Home has charge He leaves his wife Mrs Mary Westmoreland six daughters Mrs Joyce Thomason of Olive Branch and Mrs Peggy Paton Mrs Betty Tutor Mrs Mary Lee Tackett Mrs Pat Hogue Mrs Louise Franklin all of Pontotoc a son Rev David Westmoreland of Blue Springs and four brothers Arthur Westmoreland of Pontotoc Everett Westmoreland of Tupelo and Westmoreland and Clarence Westmoreland both pf Sherman Would you likrtottvr up (o on a Funeral Burial Servire Call Forest Hill Funeral Homes Cemeteries Mausoleum Proudly serving Memphis Since ihrrr ha-atHinv Mid-Town East South For Information Call 382-1000 i.