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4:37 am Saturday, December 2, 2000

OBITUARIES FOR SATURDAY, DEC. 2, 2000

By Staff
ROBERT THOMPSON
SEBASTOPOL Services for Robert Thompson will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Philadelphia with the Rev. David Hamm officiating. Burial will be in Bogue Chitto No. 2 Cemetery in Philadelphia with Milling Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Thompson, 40, of Philadelphia, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, in Philadelphia.
Survivors include his mother, Gladys John of Philadelphia; four sisters, Sherry Greaves and Joanne Thompson, both of Philadelphia, Cynthia Lewis of Lemoore, Calif., and Namoia Thompson of Elandreau, S.D.; four brothers, Kevin Thompson, Winfred Morris and Steve John, all of Philadelphia, and Easton Thompson of Elandreau; and his stepfather, Hamilton John of Philadelphia.
ALICE KATHERINE THOMPSON PRICHARD
Homemaker
GLOSTER Services for Alice Katherine Thompson Prichard will be held today at 11 a.m. at Brown Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Herb Nettleton officiating. Burial will be in Roseland Cemetery in Gloster.
Mrs. Prichard, 83, of Ridgecrest, La., died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, at her residence. She was a former longtime resident of Crosby. She was born Dec. 25, 1916 in Bauxite, Ark. She was a homemaker and a member of Crosby Baptist Church in Crosby.
Survivors include a daughter, Betty Arnold and her husband, Dutch, of Meridian; two sons, Jimmy Lee Prichard and his wife, Kim, and Paul L. Prichard and his wife, Barbara, all of Augusta, Ga.; a daughter, Judy Sharp and her husband, Glenn, of Ridgecrest, La.; a sister, Katie Simmons of Benton, Ark.; 12 grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild; and a number of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul W. Prichard and her parents, James Monroe Thompson and Louisa Jane B. Thompson.
Visitation will be today from 10 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home.
Pallbearers include Billy D. Ligon, Joe Prichard, Travis Sharp, Heath Hudler, Barry Ford and Ben Myers.
W.A. JONES
Retired mechanic
UNION Services for W.A. "Dub" Jones were held Friday at 10 a.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. Clifton Thornton and Rusty Walton officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with Milling Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Jones, 72, of Little Rock, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian. He was a retired mechanic. He was a veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a daughter, Vickey Jones of Little Rock; a brother Marzene Jones of Little Rock; four sisters, Gladys Watson and Grace Hand, both of Newton and Ruth Rigdon and Sadie Clearman both of Little Rock; and a number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Simmie and Ora Jones.
IRA O. HERRINGTON JR.
Partner with Southern Waste Services Inc.
GULFPORT Services for Ira O. "Sonny" Herrington Jr. will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Riemann Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Beulah Cemetery.
Mr. Herrington, 65, of Woolmarket, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, in Gulfport. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel Saucier Herrington of Woolmarket; a son, Steve Herrington and his wife, Rhonda, of Woolmarket; two daughters, Kimberly Herrington of Gulfport, and Natasha Dronet and her husband, Gary, of Woolmarket; two sisters, Sibyl Hebert and Dale Degnaud, both of Biloxi; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister.
The family requests memorials be made to the American Cancer Society, 182-A Debuys Road, Biloxi, MS 39531.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
EUNICE P. STALLINGS
Homemaker
MACON Services for Eunice P. Stallings will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Zgarba officiating. Burial will be in Brooksville Cemetery in Brooksville.
Mrs. Stallings, 91, of Zachary, La., died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, at Lane Memorial Nursing Home in Zachary.
Survivors include two daughters, Jean Fulton and Jeanette Bethany and her husband, Thomas, all of Baton Rouge, La.; a son, James H. Stallings Jr., and his wife, Virginia, of Greenwood; eight grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
CLEVA YVONNE WOODRICK
Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for Cleva Yvonne Woodrick, 67, of Meridian, who died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at Delta Regional Medical Center.

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