Published: September 06, 2007 12:01 am            

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Theresa F. Rowell



Graveside services for Theresa F. Rowell will be held today at 10 a.m. at Collinsville United Methodist Church with the Rev. Allen Randall officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Rowell, 95,of Meridian, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007, at Beverly Healthcare Center.

Survivors include her granddaughter, Debbie Schuette and her husband, Chuck, of Eads, Tenn.; great-grandchildren, Patrick Keefe and Gil Schuette; several nieces and nephews; friends, Jean Henley and Glenda Rowell.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, Travis Rowell and Carl Hefton; a daughter, Lou Ann Moore and a grandson, Steve Goodman.

Pallbearers will be Chuck Schuette, Tom Curran, Norman Snowden, Jack Rowell and Jimmy Rowell.



Eunice Barnes McGovern

Retired nurse





PHILADELPHIA — Services for Eunice Barnes McGovern will be held Today at 11 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in the Tucker Community of Neshoba County with the Revs. Bob Goodyear and Kenan Ryan officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. McClain-Hays Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. McGovern, 98, died Monday, September 3, 2007 at Neshoba County Nursing Home in Philadelphia,

She was a native and lifelong resident of Neshoba County and a longtime resident of the Tucker Community. She was retired from East Mississippi State Hospital as a nurse. Mrs. McGovern was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church.

Survivors include her daughters, Margaret Kilpatrick of Petal and Regina Dungan and her husband, Bill, of Philadelphia; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; and numerous other relatives.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank McGovern; two sons-in-law, Philip White and Charles Kilpatrick; granddaughter, Molly Byrd; great-grandson, Kyle Anderson.

Pallbearers will be Robert Anderson, Frank Culpepper, Craig Dungan, Frank Dungan, Robert Gaston and Hulette Moore.



Imelda B. Null

Retired educator



Services for Imelda B. Null will be held today at 11 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John Temple officiating.

Mrs. Null, 87, of The Orchard in Ridgeland, formerly of Meridian, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007, at Rankin Medical Center in Brandon. She was a retired school teacher and principal. She received her bachelor’s and masters’ degree from Mississippi Southern College (University of Southern Mississippi). She was the daughter of the late George and Elvie Beeman of Meridian. She was a faithful Christian and member of Poplar Springs Drive Baptist Church. She will be remembered as one who loved collecting Christmas ornaments and decorating for the holidays.

Survivors include her daughter, Dennie McIntosh and her husband, Ken, of Ridgeland; grandchildren, Michael McDonald, Stephanie Pierce, Randy McIntosh and Steven McIntosh; and six great-grandchildren and a sister, Tommie Gehm.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Wilburn Null and a daughter, Linda McDonald.

Visitation will be Thursday one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimers’ Foundation, Mississippi Chapter, 1900 Dan Barton Drive, Suite H, Jackson, MS 39216.



Mary Lou Agent



PHILADELPHIA — Services for Mary Lou Agent will be held today at 2 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Chris Vowell officiating. Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery in Neshoba County.

Mrs. Agent, 82, died Tuesday, September 4, 2007, at Beverly Living Center in Carthage.



Evalina Mangrum Thweatt



NEWTON — Services for Evalina Mangrum Thweatt will be held today at 3 p.m. at Poplar Springs Baptist Church in Newton with the Revs. David Rives, Gary Felton and Billy Ray Gibbs officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Thweatt, 69, of Newton, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007, at Guardian Angel Hospice in Marion. She was born on May 18, 1938 in Attala County. She grew up in Kosciusko and graduated from McAdams High School. She was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church in Newton. She will be remembered as one who loved the Lord and loved to sing and play the guitar. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother “Na-Na”, sister, aunt and friend. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Survivors include her daughter, Pam Loper and her husband, Wayne, of Newton; a son, Kevin Thweatt of Newton; a brother, Ross Mangrum of Bristol, Va.; a sister, Betty Ann Cremeen of Greenville; grandchildren, Joshua Thweatt, Britany Loper and Danny Loper; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Pervis Thweatt of Newton; a son, Ronald G. Thweatt of Newton; parents, Nason and Rosella Cochran Mangrum of Kosciusko; brothers, Howard, Wayne, Bill, Lee, Vernon and James Mangrum and sisters, Helen Hughes and Rose Mavis Middlebrook.

Pallbearers will be Danny Loper, Billy Ray Hill Jr., J. Paul Everett, Troy Simmons, Mike Watkins and Keary Bell.

Visitation will be today one hour prior to the service at the church.



Stefanie Fox



Services for Stefanie Fox will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Matthew Terrell officiating. Burial will be in Daleville Cemetery.

Ms. Fox, 24, of Meridian, died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, in her home.

Visitation will be today from 7 p.m.- 8 p.m. at the funeral home.



Carvann Lee Sims



Services for Carvann Lee Sims will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at New Vision House of God Vision Center with the Rev. Alvin Clay officiating. Burial will be in Poplar Springs Cemetery in Savoy. Berry and Gardner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Sims, 49, of Meridian, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007, at Riley Hospital.

Survivors include his mother, Callie Mae Lewis Sims of Meridian; fiancee, Mildred Lemons of Meridian; daughters, Zakiyyah Mitchell, La Vonda Naylor and her husband, Corredius, all of Meridian and Erica Williams and her husband, Antonio, of Nashville, Tenn.; sons, Quent Neal and Khari Barnes, both of Meridian; sisters, Patricia Barron, Sandra Sims Jones and her husband, Larry, LaVerne Perry, Tina Sims Harrison and her husband, James, all of Meridian; brothers, Johnny Sims and his wife, Janice Faye, Travis Sims, Howard Sims and his wife, Mattie, all of Meridian and Jerry Robinson of Hattiesburg; an aunt, Odell Williams; an uncle, Willie James “Jitt” Whitlock of Meridian; seven grandchildren and several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Visitation will be Friday from 6 p.m.- 7 p.m. at the funeral home and Saturday one hour prior to the service at the church.



Ruth H. Anderson

Retired nurse



YORK, Ala. — Services for Ruth H. Anderson will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at York Baptist Church with the Rev. David Wilkinson officiating. Burial will be in York City Cemetery. Bumpers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Anderson, 87, of York, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007, at Sumter Nursing Home in York.

Survivors include her daughters, Sara Waters and Roan Perry; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be Saturday from 9 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.



Mary Earline McWilliams Hunter



Services for Mary Earline McWilliams Hunter will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Robert Lanier officiating. Burial will be in New Hope Blackwater Cemetery.

Mrs. Hunter, 67, of Meridian, died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, in her home.

Survivors include her husband, Sylvester Hunter; her mother, Elizabeth McWilliams, both of Meridian; her grandmother, Julia Clarke of Baltimore, Md.; sisters, Helen McDonald and her husband, Tommy, Lorene Ormond and her husband, Robert, Lannie Bolden, Jessie McDonald and her husband, George, Sarah Kelly Wilcox and her husband, Jimmy, all of Meridian and Edna F. Laster and her husband, Phillip, of Virginia Beach, Va.; brothers, Ernest E. McWilliams of Jackson and Jerry W. McWilliams of San Diego and several nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her father and a brother.

Visitation will be Friday from 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.



A.D. Miller

Retired lumber company employee



DEKALB — Services for A.D. Miller will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mt. Cephus Primitive Baptist Church in Porterville with the Rev. T.C. Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. E.E. McDonald Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Miller, 84, of Porterville, died Monday, Sept. 3, 2007, in Lauderdale.

He was preceded in death by his wife and three children.

Visitation will be Friday from 4 p.m.- 6 p.m. at the funeral home in DeKalb.



Ethel M. Gardner

Homemaker



DEKALB — Services for Ethel M. Gardner will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Simmon Ridge Baptist Church in DeKalb with the Rev. Roosevelt Clark officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. E.E. McDonald Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Gardner, 85, of DeKalb, died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007, at Mississippi Care Center of DeKalb.

She was preceded in death by her husband and three siblings.

Visitation will be Friday from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home in DeKalb.



Whitehead Dunnigan

Retired farmer



Services for Whitehead Dunnigan will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Little Hope Church with the Rev. James Barney officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Berry and Gardner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Dunnigan, 97, of Toomsuba, died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007, in his home.

Visitation will be Saturday one hour prior to the service at the church.



Ammie Edwards

Homemaker



DEKALB — Services for Ammie Edwards will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church in DeKalb with the Rev. Randall Bohannon officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. E.E. McDonald Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Ms. Edwards, 91, of DeKalb, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007, at Guardian Angel Hospice in Marion.

She was preceded in death by her parents and three children.

Visitation will be Friday from 7:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home in DeKalb.

        

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