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12:51 am Tuesday, May 1, 2001

OBITUARIES FOR TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2001

By Staff
ELSIE WEEMS
Homemaker
FOREST Services for Elsie Weems were held Monday at Carr Methodist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery with Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Weems, 92, of Lake, died Sunday, April 29, 2001, at Guardian Angel Hospice.
Survivors include three sons, Joyner Weems of Hayden, Ala., Brock Weems of Louisville and David Lee Weems of Lake; three daughters, Lilla Small and Mary Allene Vance, both of Lake, Sandra Knight of Meridian; and a brother, Clements Joyner of Tucson, Ariz.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Marion Weems.
MARY PINTER
Retired school teacher
PHILADELPHIA Services for Mary Pinter will be held today at 3 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Sam Germany officiating. Burial will be in Steam Mill Cemetery in Neshoba County.
Mrs. Pinter, 87, of Philadelphia, died Monday, April 30, 2001, at Leake Memorial Hospital in Carthage.
Survivors include her husband, Elwood Pinter of Philadelphia; a daughter, Martha Burton of Senatobia; a son, Larry Pinter of Carthage; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
MARGIE BREWER HORNE
Services for Margie Brewer Horne will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Dobrosky officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery.
Mrs. Horne, 100, of Meridian, died Monday, April 30, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was a faithful and devoted member of Poplar Springs Drive United Methodist Church. She celebrated her 100th birthday on Nov. 21, 2000. She was married to Ollie E. Horne for 52 years.
Survivors include a son, Sonny Horne and his wife, Faye, of Meridian; a daughter, Jane Citty and her husband, Jim, of Clinton; four grandchildren, Joey Horne and Virginia Brand, both of Meridian, Jimmy Citty of Lufkin, Texas, and Jennifer Beard of Dallas, Texas; nine great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ollie E. Horne, her parents, five brothers and a sister.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons.
Visitation will be today from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
ANNIE KATE IVY
QUITMAN Graveside services for Annie Kate Ivy will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Vossburg Cemetery with the Rev. Ed Holloman officiating. Wright's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Ivy, 87, of Quitman, died Monday, April 30, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include a niece, Cindy Green of Heidelberg; three nephews, Larry Elkins of Heidelberg, Bill Elkins of Hattiesburg and David Taylor of Mesa, Ariz.; and several great-nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, G.E. Ivy; two brothers, W.L. Elkins and W.E. Elkins; and a sister, Margarite Taylor.
Visitation will be today from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
MARY JO WHITE
Retired bookkeeper for Laird Hospital in Union
UNION Services for Mary Jo White will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Thomas Samson officiating. Burial will be in Union City Cemetery.
Mrs. White, 82, of Meridian and former resident of Union, died Monday, April 30, 2001, at King's Daughters and Sons Rest Home. She was president of the Mississippi Chapter of Hospital Financial Management Association from 1970-1971.
Survivors include a sister-in-law, Bernice Eshee of Union; and two nephews, Billy H. Eshee and his wife, Carolyn, of Union and Bobby C. Jones and his wife, Sandra, of Meridian.
She was preceded in death by her husband, C.S. "Jack" White and her parents, Tom and Lucy Lee Gordon.
Visitation will be today from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
MARY F. THOMPSON
Housekeeper with V.A. Hospital in Chicago
Services for Mary F. Thompson will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Clark's Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with T.J. Davis officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Thompson, 66, of Meridian, died Monday, April 30, 2001, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Survivors include her husband, Emmitt Thompson of Meridian; a daughter, Margaret Williams and her husband, Gregory, of Tulsa, Okla.; four sisters, Delores Burts and her husband, Fred, of Chicago, JoAnn Lewis of Streamwood, Ill., Ester Harris and her husband, Earl, of New York, and Lillie Lett and her husband, Robert, of Waukegan, Ill.; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Visitation will be today from 7-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
CURTIS LEE DOBY
Shipping company supervisor
QUITMAN Services for Curtis Lee Doby will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home with the Rev. Willie C. Hood officiating. Burial will be in Bethlehem Cemetery in Wautubbee.
Mr. Doby, 48, of Columbus, Ohio, died Wednesday, April 25, 2001, in Columbus.
Survivors include two daughters, Tiffany Doby and Felicia Doby, both of Evanston, Ill.; two brothers, Michael Cotton and Alvin Cotton, both of Columbus; two sisters, Elaine Cotton and Lora Logan, both of Columbus; and his mother, Betty Cotton of Stonewall.
Visitation will be today from 7-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

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