Thursday, March 1, 2007
Published 11:18 pm Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Dr. Roger DuBose Jr.
Owner DuBose Institute
Services for Dr. Roger DuBose Jr. will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Okatibbee Baptist Church with the Rev. Nehemiah Matthews officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Clark’s Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Dr. DuBose, 52, of Meridian, died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007, at University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center.
He was a native of Meridian. He received a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a bachelor’s degree in secondary education from the University of Southern Mississippi. He received master’s degree in psychology from Mississippi State University and a master’s degree in education from the University of Southern Mississippi. He received his doctorate degree in psychology from Mississippi State University. He was owner of the DuBose Institute and was a professor of psychology and statistics at the University of West Alabama.
He held many presentations and published many articles on psychology and education.
Survivors include his wife, Lisa DuBose of Meridian; a daughter, Violet DuBose of Hattiesburg; a son, Evan Brown of Meridian; a step-son, Elvin Brown; step-daughters, Amanda Brown and Marie Brown, both of Meridian; a brother, Dennis DuBose of Meridian; a step-brother, Willie Lewis of Pensacola, Fla.; sisters, Dorothy Robinson, Peggy Wise and Shirley Morris, all of Akron, Ohio, Rosemary Johnson and Pamela Yarbrough, of Meridian; a step-sister, Sara McGlothin of Meridian and a dear friend of more than 30 years, Mary Dean Brown.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Roger DuBose Sr. and Violet Hatch DuBose; three brothers and one sister.
Visitation will be Friday from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Sara Elizabeth Burt
PHILADELPHIA — Services for Sara Elizabeth Burt will be held today at 11 a.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Revs. Allen Herrington and Jerry Bishop officiating. Burial will be in Sandtown Cemetery in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Burt, 62, of Philadelphia, died Monday, Feb. 26, 2007, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Clytee Rogers Drake
MACON — Services for Clytee Rogers Drake will be held today at 11 a.m. at Macedonia Methodist Church in Shuqualak with the Revs. Bobby Joe Butler and Mike Evans officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Cockrell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Drake, 73, of Shuqualak, died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007, in her home.
Survivors include her daughter, Patricia Wolf and a son, Cecil McArthur; one sister; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today one hour prior to the service at the church.
Wesley Stephen Adcock
Retired
COLUMBUS — Services for Wesley Stephen Adcock will be held today at 2 p.m. at Gunter and Peel Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tony Proctor officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery in Columbus.
Mr. Adcock, 72, of Daphne, Ala., formerly of Columbus, died Monday, Feb. 26, 2007, at Gulfport Memorial Hospital.
He was born on May 2, 1934 in Kemper County to the late Leon Wesley and Ida Frances Partridge Adcock. He lived and worked for many years in the service station business in Shuqualak and Macon. He was a graduate of Shuqualak High School and was class president and salutatorian. He established and was the first president of the Lions Club of Macon where also served as former commissioner of little league baseball. He worked for several years as sales director of WCBI while living in Columbus. He enjoyed golf and genealogy. For the past six years he had lived in Daphne, Ala., where he was a member of First Baptist Church of Spanish Fort, Ala.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Adcock of Daphne; a son, Mitch Adcock and his wife, Betsy, of Apopka, Fla.; a daughter, Anita Sanderford and her husband, James, of Diamondhead; grandchildren, Wesley Matthew Adcock, Amy Elizabeth Adcock and Wesley Ellis Sanderford.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Rhonda Gail Adcock and his parents.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 200 Office Park Drive, Suite 300, Birmingham, AL 35223.
Pallbearers will be Malcolm Norwood, Marcus Anderson, Billy Wade Whitfield, Boyd McCollum, Otis Taylor, Aubrey Pendergrass, John Peters, Bill Thomas, Andrew Jones and Ed Prescott.
Maxine Dixon
Elderly recreation leader
PHILADELPHIA — Services for Maxine Dixon will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Pearl River Facility Building. Burial will be in Phillips Cemetery in Philadelphia. John E. Stephens Chapel Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Dixon, 65, of Philadelphia, died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include her sons, Frank Dixon Jr. and Theron Dixon; four sisters; one brother; two sisters-in-law; four grandchildren and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Ruby Lee Anderson Brown
Retired seamstress for The Newton Company
NEWTON — Services for Ruby Lee Anderson Brown will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Thomas Sorrell officiating. Burial will be in Newton Masonic Cemetery.
Mrs. Brown, 93, of Newton, died Monday, Feb. 26, 2007, at Heartfelt Hospice of Meridian. She had been a resident of Queen City Nursing Home. She was a member of Newton United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her daughters, Carolyn Holloway and her husband, Stewart, of Brandon and Ann Weatherford and her husband, Don, of Benicia, Calif.; sons, Joseph Brown and his wife, Charlotte, of Meridian, Warren Brown and his wife, Rita, of Collinsville and Jimmy Brown and his wife, Jean, of Lithia, Fla.; one sister, Cathline Bumpers of Coffeeville, Ala.; 14 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jerome Brown; a daughter, Lee Brown and her parents, Eugene and Cornelia Estes Anderson.
Pallbearers will be Van Lucas, Bill Freeman, Joey Murphey, J.B. Edwards, Warren Willis and David Kerr.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.- 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Ray O. Gray
Retired barber
PHILADELPHIA — Services for Ray O. Gray will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Revs. Lawrence Runnels and Whit Lewis officiating. Burial will be in Sandtown Cemetery in Philadelphia.
Mr. Gray, 75, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007, at Neshoba County General Hospital in Philadelphia. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in Korea.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mary Kathryn Barrett Brown
Retired registered nurse
Graveside services for Mary Kathryn Barrett Brown will be held Saturday,
at 11 a.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Meridian with Rev. W. D. Pigott officiating. Barham Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Brown, 75, recently of Brandon and formerly of Meridian, died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. She was born Sept. 24, 1931, in Philadelphia to James Dewitt and Josie Barrett and lived most of her life in Meridian.
She was retired from Rush Foundation Hospital where she was a registered nurse and a member of the 25 year club. She was a member of Pleasant Springs Presbyterian Church in Preston and had been attending Pinelake Baptist Church in Brandon.
Survivors include her husband of 54 years, William “Billy” Brown of Brandon, formerly of Meridian; daughters, Kathy Birdsong and her husband, Jim, of Germantown, Tenn., Sara Snowden and her husband, Stan, of Brandon, Becky Barna and her husband, Frank, of Lompoc, Calif., and her son Bill Brown and his wife, Karlyn, of Wichita, Kan.; grandchildren, Amy Birdsong of New York, N.Y., Lindsay Snowden Taylor and her husband, Drew, of Brandon, Jeremy Snowden of Brandon, Chris Barna of Solvang, Calif., Will Barna of Lompoc, and William and Lillian Brown of Wichita, Kan.; sister Joe Ann Ramia Creekmore and her husband, Earl, and several nieces and nephews and extended family members.
She was preceded in death by her parents J. D. and Josie Barrett and a sister Sarah Barrett Sharp.
Pallbearers will be her son, Bill Brown, her sons-in-law, Jim Birdsong, Stan Snowden and Frank Barna and her nephews, Jimmy Ramia and Joe Ramia.
Memorials may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association or the American Cancer Society.
Visitation will be Friday from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. and Saturday one hour before the service at the funeral home.
Elias Burton
Retired Dixie Clay employee
DEKALB — Services for Elias “Daddy” Burton will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in DeKalb with the Rev. Jessie Townsel officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. E.E. McDonald Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Burton, 96, of DeKalb, died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007, at Newton County Regional Hospital in Newton.
He was preceded in death by his wife and children.
Visitation will be Friday from 7 p.m.- 8 p.m. at the funeral home and Saturday one hour prior to the service at the church.
Wandla Kelsie
Services for Wandla Kelsie will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mt. Jordan Methodist Church in Pachuta with the Rev. James Hare officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Berry and Gardner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Kelsie, 43, of Meridian, died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Visitation will be Friday from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Tyeisha Winfield
Services for Tyeisha Winfield will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at New Covenant Church of God with the Rev. Richard Parker officiating. Clark’s Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Winfield, 19, of Meridian, died Friday, Feb. 23, 2007, at Central Mississippi Medical Center.
Visitation will be Friday from 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Annie Ola Hudnall
Homemaker
Services for Annie Ola Hudnall will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at E.E. McDonald Community Chapel in Meridian with the Rev. Jessie Beverly officiating. Burial will be in New Hope Blackwater Church Cemetery in Daleville.
Mrs. Hudnall, 76, of Meridian, died Monday, Feb. 26, 2007, at Riley Hospital.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Visitation will be Friday from 6 p.m.- 7 p.m. at the community chapel in Meridian.
Willie M. Houston
Laborer
DEKALB — Services for Willie M. Houston will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Goodway Baptist Church in Philadelphia with the Rev. A.C. Rush officiating. Burial will be in Donald Rest Cemetery in Philadelphia. E.E. McDonald Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Houston, 79, of Philadelphia, formerly of DeKalb, died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007, in his home.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a son.
Visitation will be Saturday from 1 p.m.- 2 p.m. at the church.
Walter Clyde Thedford
Arrangements were incomplete at Clark’s Memorial Funeral Home for Walter Clyde Thedford, 54, of Meridian, who died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007, at Sinai Grace Hospital in Detroit.
Otis Bland
Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for Otis Bland, 75, of Marion, who died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Joseph Lester Smith
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Joseph Lester Smith, 74, of Meridian, who died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Ann Carson Williams
Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home for Ann Carson Williams, 59, of Ft. Meyers, Fla., who died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, at Ft. Meyers.