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Betty Elizabeth Black
1933-2006
GLEASON: Betty Elizabeth Black, 72, died Sunday,
February 26, at Henry County Medical Center. Services
will be held Wednesday, March 1, at 2:00 p.m., in the
chapel of Gallimore Funeral Home with Rev. Kenny Carr
officiating. Burial will follow in Hopewell Cemetery.
Mrs. Black was born May 27, 1933, to the late Willie D.
and Willie D. McCaslin. She was a retired H.I.S.
seamstress and a member of Gleason First Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, James "Pete" Black;
three sons, Jeff Hames and Robert "Noonie" Hames, both
of Gleason, and Bobby Hames Jr. of McEwen; two brothers,
Buck Garner and Glendall Garner, both of Gleason; three
sisters, Elvonia Tate, Martha Starling and Lois
Starling, all of Gleason; eight grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
Lucy Lee Searatt
1916-2006
HUNTINGDON: Lucy Lee Searatt, 89, of Huntingdon,
died Sunday, February 26, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.
Services will be conducted Wednesday, March 1, at 2:00
p.m., in the chapel of Dilday Funeral Home. Interment
will follow in the Hampton Cemetery. Brother Wayne
Burton and Brother William Holden will officiate the
services.
Mrs. Searatt was born June 12, 1916, in Jackson,
Mississippi, to the late Dave and Cornelia White Parrett.
She was a homemaker and a member of True Tabernacle
Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Rulen Searatt,
on October 2, 1988; a son, Gearld E. Searatt; a
daughter, Ruby Mae Leadford, and a grandson, Gary
Searatt.
She is survived by three daughters: Bernice Allen and
Shirley Avery, both of Huntingdon, and Katherine Wilder
of Sardis; one son, Bradford Searatt of Huntingdon; 14
grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and four
great-great-grandchildren.
Lucille Morris Milam
1926-2006
McKENZIE: Lucille Morris Milam, 80, died Friday,
February 24, at McKenzie Regional Hospital. Services
were held Sunday, February 26, at the Cedar Avenue
Chapel of McKenzie Funeral Home with Bro. Harrell Nation
officiating. Interment followed at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mrs. Milam was born in Atwood on February 22, 1926, to
the late Joseph and Mattie Churchwell Morris. She was a
homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church
in McKenzie.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Eulis Massey
(Smokey) Milam; one brother, Howard Morris; and one
sister, Dorothy Sue Morris.
She is survived by one daughter, Margaret Hopper of
Memphis; one son, Jimmy Milam of Nashville; two sisters,
Linda Richmond of Memphis and Helen Gregory of Memphis;
one brother, Joe Morris of Nashville; three
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be sent to St. Jude Children's Hospital in
Memphis.
Billy Stephen McPherson
1925-2006
HOLLOW ROCK: Billy Stephen McPherson, 80, died at
his residence Thursday, February 23. Services were held
Sunday, February 26 at Bruceton Funeral Home with Ted
Gentle officiating. Burial was at Poplar Springs near
Atwood.
Mr. McPherson, a millwright, was born March 5, 1925,
near Milan, to the late Ben E. and Martha Jamison Owen
McPherson. He served with the U.S. Coast Guard during
World War II.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Thomas O.
McPherson and is survived by one brother, Ben A.
McPherson of Hollow Rock.
George Lendell King
1930-2006
GLEASON: George Lendell King, 75, died Wednesday,
February 22, at Weakley County Nursing Home. Services
were held Saturday, February 25 in the chapel of
Gallimore Funeral Home with the Rev. Keith Sumner
officiating. Burial followed in the New Hope Cemetery.
Mr. King was born March 7, 1930, in Gleason, to the late
Charles Webster and Bertie Mae Brogdon King. He was a
retired Army master sergeant and served in the Korean
and Vietnam wars.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Charlie Mae
Taylor.
Edna L. Stubblefield Hill
1931-2006
PARIS: Edna L. Stubblefield Hill, 74, died Tuesday,
February 21, at her residence. Funeral services were
Saturday, February 25, at Trinity Funeral Home with
burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Hill was born October 10, 1931, in Dresden, to the
late B.T. and Maggie Curtis.
She is survived by her husband, James Hill, who
survives.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, James L.
Stubblefield Sr.; two sisters, Myra Dunlap and Lizzie B.
Curtis; three brothers, Hurley Allen, Booker T. Curtis
and Bennie L. Curtis; one son, Jessie E. Stubblefield;
and one grandson, Andr'e Fletcher.
She is also survived by five sons, James (Wanda)
Stubblefield Jr., of Mayfield, Ronnie (Verma)
Stubblefield of McKenzie, Royce Stubblefield of Detroit,
Michigan, Nelson Stubblefield of Canon City, Colorado,
and Timothy Stubblefield of Atlanta, Georgia; five
daughters: Marylen (Harry) Burton, Betty (Eddie)
Anderson, Cheryl (James) Davis of Paris, Edna (John)
Howard, and Debra Williams of Kansas City, Missouri; one
brother, Troy L. Curtis, of Detroit, MI.; 49
grandchildren, a number of great-grandchildren, nieces
and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
Gernie Laverne Wortham
1932-2006
HUNTINGDON: Gernie Laverne Wortham, 73, died
Tuesday, February 21, in a hospital in Zephyrhills,
Florida. Services were held Saturday, February 25 at
Tate Pentecostal Church with the Rev. Larry Depriest
officiating. Burial followed in the Wortham Cemetery.
Mrs. Wortham was born September 28, 1932, in Houston,
Mississippi, to the late Horace and Cynthia Elizabeth
Cridle Kilgore. She was a housewife and member of Tate
Pentecostal Church.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Bedford Wortham
Sr.
She is survived by five daughters: Cynthia Haddock,
Deborah Moudy, Brenda Taylor, Barbara Moudy and Laurie
Foreman; eight sons: Bedford Wortham Jr., Sammy Wortham,
Ben Wortham, Randy Wortham, David Wortham, Robert
Wortham, Scott Wortham, and Mark Wortham; five sisters:
Geneva Mooneham, Betty Sue King, Barbara Fay Franks,
Pamela Samuels, and Malene Gordon; four brothers: Billy
Ray Kilgore, Warren Kilgore, James Kilgore, and Dennis
Kilgore; 40 grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren.
Roger Lewis Hurt
1953-2006
McKENZIE: Roger Lewis Hurt, 52, died Sunday,
February 19, at his residence. Services were held
Saturday, February 25, at Mount Ararat Missionary
Baptist Church in Trezevant with the Rev. C.E. Pipkin
officiating. Interment was in the Mt. Ararat Cemetery
with Baskerville Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Hurt was born November 9, 1953, to the late Lewis
Charles Hurt and Martha Adkisson Hurt of Trezevant, who
survives. He was a member of Mount Ararat Missionary
Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Annerine Williams Hurt, with
whom he was married on August 31, 1974; two daughters:
Monica Hurt of McKenzie and Lakisha Curtis of Dresden;
one sister, Priscilla Dotson of Milan; one brother,
Ernest Hurt of McKenzie; seven grandchildren, five
aunts, three nephews, a devoted friend, and a host of
cousins, other relatives and friends.
Brian Keith Robinson
1965-2006
MCKENZIE: Brian Keith Robinson, 40, died Sunday,
February 19, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
Services were held Saturday, February 25, at Obion River
District Association in McKenzie with Elder Donald
Fisher officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Olive
Cemetery.
Mr. Robinson was born June 22, 1965, in Milan, to Bobby
Gene Chappell and Shirley Robinson, both of whom
survive. He was a deacon of Friendly Church of God in
Christ.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Angela Robinson
and grandmother, Mary Robinson-Bramley.
Survivors include his wife, Sherry Denise Horton
Robinson, with whom he was married on November 20, 1992;
one daughter, Kevashia Robinson and one step-son, James
Latron Horton, both of McKenzie; three brothers: Tyrone
Williams, Waylon (Tiffany) Williams and Tony (Ryane)
Williams, all of McKenzie; one half-sister, Gina Johnson
of Beech Bluff; three stepbrothers: Monterius Chappell
of Wildersville, Vincent (Chasity) Chappell of Hollow
Rock, and Timmy (Alfreda) Chappell of Bruceton; and
several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Nina Maye Brevard
1913-2006
NASHVILLE: Nina Maye Brevard, 92, formerly of
McKenzie, died Sunday, February 19, at Lakeshore
Wedgewood Nursing Home in Nashville. Services will be
held Saturday, March 4, at 2:00 p.m. at Brummitt Funeral
Home in McKenzie with burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Bro. Jim Roberts will officiate. Visitation will be held
Saturday, March 4, from 10:30 a.m. until time of
service.
Mrs. Brevard, a homemaker, was born May 4, 1913, in
Henry, to the late Robert L. Lee Sr. and Luna Wallace
Lee.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Nunley
Brevard; one brother, Harry Lee; and one sister, Dathel
Sneed.
She is survived by one brother, Robert Lee of Nashville.
Janice Gail Evans
1950-2006
PARIS: Janice Gail Evans, 55, died Thursday,
February 16, at her residence. A memorial service was
conducted Sunday, February 19 at McEvoy Funeral Home
with Gary S. Collier officiating.
Mrs. Evans was born April 23, 1950, in Henry County, to
the late Coscola Evans and Arlene Green Evans of Paris,
who survives. She was a former Howell's Resort employee
and a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her fiancιe, Mark Prince,
who dies December 5, 2004, and one sister, Donna Evans.
She is survived by two daughters: Denise (Matthew) Crank
and Linda "Dinky" Goines, both of Paris; one sister,
Judy Harper of Paris; three brothers, J.L. (Joyce) Evans
and Randy Evans, both of Paris, and Van (Lynda) Evans of
Henry; and four grandchildren. |
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