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10:40 am Saturday, December 23, 2000

OBITUARIES FOR FRIDAY, DEC. 22, 2000

By Staff
AGNES ROUSSEL ZIMMER
BATON ROUGE, LA. Services for Agnes Roussel Zimmer will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Hollabaugh-Spindle Funeral Home in Baton Rouge with the Rev. Sarn Maranto officiating. Burial will be in Greenoaks Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Zimmer, 85, of Butler, Ala., died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian. She was a former resident of Baton Rouge for 45 years, but later resided in Butler for four years and Queen City Nursing Center for two months.
Survivors include a daughter, Judy Z. Donellan and her husband, William, of Butler; two stepdaughters, Verlin Z. Oubre of Gramercy, La., and Merle Z. Love and her husband, James, of Monticello, Fla.; a stepdaughter-in-law, Gertrude G. Zimmer of Lutcher; six grandchildren, W. John Donellan Jr. and his wife, Lori, of Raleigh, N.C., Sandy D. Morgan and her husband Mike of Montgomery, Ala., Jill D. Caudle and her husband, Sterling, of Butler, Michael M. Donellan and his wife, Wendy, of Meridian, Scott P. Donellan and his wife, Lori, of Birmingham, Ala., and James Nicholas Donellan of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; 10 step-grandchildren, Dale Zimmer and his wife, Sally, of Lutcher, Lane Zimmer and his wife, Cindy, of Hester, Byron Zimmer and his wife, Sheila, of Lutcher, Donnie Zimmer and his wife, Jolly, of Gramercy, Wayne Oubre and his wife, Rexanne, of Gramercy, Susan O. Schexnayder and her husband, Dwight, of Gramercy, Nolan Oubre and his wife, Karen of Beaumont, Texas, Tom Love and his wife, Helen, of Tallahassee, Fla., Bobby Love of Tallahassee and Rodney Love and his wife, Susie, of Tallahassee; and 33 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Zimmer; her parents, Lucien and Georgina Roussel; three brothers, Alvin Roussel, Paul Roussel and William Roussel; a stepson, Edward J. Zimmer; a stepson-in-law, Nolan Oubre and two grandchildren, Judy Lynn Donellan and Nancy Jo Donellan.
Visitation will be Saturday from 8:30 to 9 a.m. for family and from 9 to 10 a.m. for friends.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to St. John's Catholic Church, P.O. Box 456, Butler, AL 36904.
FRED DOUGLAS CAMPBELL
Services for Fred Douglas Campbell will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Fifth Street Baptist Church with the Rev. L.C. Theford officiating. Burial will be in Forestlawn Cemetery with Enterprise Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Campbell, 79, of Meridian, died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2000, in his home.
Survivors include his wife Mable Campbell of Meridian; four sons, Fred Douglas Campbell Jr. and David Campbell, both of Meridian, Jimmy Campbell of Lemongrove, Calif., and Edwin Campbell of Virginia; and six daughters, Evelyn Campbell, Edwina Worman, Rita Herrington, Robin Campbell and Ina Almonte, all of Meridian, and Alice Moore of Jackson.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
MAGGIE S. WARREN
Homemaker
Services for Maggie S. Warren will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Curtis Mac Dyer officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Warren, 102, of Collinsville, died Thursday, Dec. 21, 2000, in her home.
Survivors include two daughters, Mildred Snowden of Collinsville and Sylvia Jean Kinard of Meridian; three sons, James F. Warren and Charles Warren, both of Dallas, and Douglas D. Warren of Mesquite, Texas; 25 grandchildren; and a number of great-grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Allen William Warren Sr.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
ROBERT FOLEY
EMEPA employee
Services for Robert Foley will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Tomola Church of God in Lauderdale with the Rev. Willie Jefferson officiating. Burial will be in Forestlawn Cemetery with Clark's Memorial Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Foley, 52, of Lauderdale, died Thursday, Dec. 21, 2000, at Guardian Angel Hospice.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Foley of Lauderdale; three daughters, Beverly Sillimon and Gloria J. Foley Hopson, both of Lauderdale, and Yolanda Renae Clayton of Lake Hurst, N.J.; a son, Quincy Lenton of Meridian; two sisters, Annie Jewel Champbliss of Milwaukee, and Josephine Foley of Enterprise; four brothers, Roosevelt Foley of Hickory, Fred Foley and Robert Earl Foley, both of Enterprise and Andrew Foley of Hattiesburg; and four grandchildren.
Visitation will be today from 6 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service.
BENNY SMITH
Retired truck driver
Services for Benny Smith will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Good Hope Baptist Church in Kosciusko with the Rev. Joseph Harris officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery with Clark's Memorial Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Smith, 77, of Kosciusko, died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Smith of Kosciusko; a son, Chris Smith and his wife, Betty, of San Antonio, Texas; two daughters, Katty Griffin and her husband, Bob, of Flint, Mich., and Barbara Smith of Kosciusko; a brother, James Smith and his wife, Myrtle of Collinsville; a sister, Christine Davis of Jackson; and 12 grandchildren.
Visitation will be from noon until time of services at the church.
LILLIE MAE DENTON
Retired seamstress supervisor
for Meridian Manufacturing
Services for Lillie Mae Denton will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Fellowship Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy Williams officiating. Burial will be in Fellowship Cemetery with Stephens Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Denton, 85, of Meridian, died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Survivors include her brother, Charlie W. Lackey of Meridian.
Visitation will be today from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour prior to services at the church.
LANNIE M. MCCLENDON
Arrangements are incomplete at Clark's Memorial Funeral Home for Lannie M. McClendon, 63, of Porterville, who died Thursday, Dec. 21, 2000, at Riley Hospital.

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