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7:01 am Sunday, November 11, 2001

OBITUARIES FOR SUNDAY, NOV. 11, 2001

By Staff
REBECCA ANN MCADORY
Homemaker
PHILADELPHIA Services for Rebecca "Becky" Ann McAdory will be held today at 2 p.m. at John E. Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Mike Dykes and Brown Barrier officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. McAdory, 55, of Philadelphia, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001, at University Medical Center in Jackson.
Survivors include her husband, Richard D. McAdory of Philadelphia; two daughters, Penny Luke of Philadelphia and Wendy Glass of Yuma, Ariz.; a sister, Evelyn Holly of Philadelphia; a brother, Richard Ladale Jenkins of Philadelphia; and three grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Willis Jenkins.
M.M. MUNN
Retired shirt factory employee
UNION Services for M.M. Munn will be held today at 3:30 p.m. at Milling Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Rusty Walton and Jimmy McDill officiating. Burial will be in Greenland Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Munn, 80, of Union, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001, at Laird Hospital.
Survivors include a daughter, Lynette Winstead of Union; and three sons, Murry Munn Jr. and Gary Munn, both of Union and Scott Munn of Philadelphia.
Pallbearers will be Jimmy Winstead Jr., Jonathan White, Larry Munn, Harold Ezelle, Jimmy Parker and Charlie Truhitt.
THOMAS CLARENCE BUCHANAN
Heavy equipment operator
BUTLER, Ala. Services for Thomas Clarence Buchanan will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Bumpers Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. B.K. Smith and Jimmy Powell officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Gilbertown.
Mr. Buchanan, 62, of Toxey, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001, at Guardian Angel Hospice in Marion, Miss. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Survivors include his wife, Jeanette Buchanan of Toxey; his mother, Edna Sanderson of Ararat; two sons, Tommy Buchanan of Butler and Terry Buchanan of Ararat; two brothers, Grover Buchanan of Tibbie and Jimmy Buchanan of Ararat; a sister, Edith Gibson of Mobile; and four granchildren.
Visitation will be held today from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
JOYCE L. GOGGINS
Graveside services for Joyce L. Goggins will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Jeff Hancock officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Goggins, 71, of Meridian, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2001, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Survivors include five daughters, Sandra Wiginton, Patricia Moore, Jerrie Kilgore, Cathey Pierce and Donna Lite; three sons, Roland Kilgore, John Kilgore and Jeff Kilgore, all of Anniston, Ala.; and five grandchildren.
The family request memorials be made to the American Cancer Society.
Visitation will be Monday from 9 a.m. -10:45 a.m. at the funeral home.
JAMES ALVIN RUSH
Retired salesman, bank employee
Services for James Alvin "Jim" Rush will be held Monday at 11:30 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Russell Luquire, Lavelle Woodrick and Jack Brown officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery.
Mr. Rush, 71, of Meridian, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001, at Guardian Angel Hospice. He was a retired automotive parts salesman and an employee of Citizens National Bank. He was a member of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Julia B. Rush of Meridian; two sons, Jim Rush and his wife, Fonda and Jack Rush and his wife, Sheri, both of Meridian; two daughters, Janis Peel and her husband, Mike, of Friendswood, Texas and June Clayton and her husband, Mike, of Meridian; and 10 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clark and Lena Rush and a brother, William T. Rush.
The family requests memorials be made to a favorite charity of choice or the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
OLIVE JIMERSON LOGAN
BUTLER, Ala. Services for Olive Jimerson Logan will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at Bumpers Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Womack Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Logan, 88, of Gilbertown, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001, in Meridian, Miss.
Survivors include a son, Milfred Logan of Gilbertown; a granddaughter; and a great-granddaughter.
Visitation will be today from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
LOUISE SHARP
Retired J.C. Penny employee
UNION Graveside services for Louise Sharp will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at Pine Grove Cemetery in the Martin Community with the Rev. P.L. Lott officiating. Milling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Sharp, of Little Rock, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001, in Olive Branch.
Survivors include a daughter, Nelda Smith and her husband, Terry Smith of Olive Branch; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a step grandson.
She was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Herman Sharp.
Visitation will be today from 3 p.m.-6 p.m. at the funeral home.
A.C. ADAMS
DEKALB Arrangements were incomplete at E.E. McDonald Funeral Home for A.C. Adams, 48, of Meridian, who died Friday, Nov. 9, 2001, at Jewish Hospital Medical Center in Louisville, Ky.
ROBERT KEETON
Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home for Robert "Bob" Keeton, 25, of Meridian, who died Friday, Nov. 9, 2001, at his home.
LUNA MAHAN SWOOPE
NEWTON Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for Luna Mahan Swoope, 90, who died Friday, Nov. 9, 2001.
DONALD L. HOOD
Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home for Donald L. Hood, 71, of Meridian, who died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001, at Riley Hospital.
THOMAS K. WIDENER
Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for Thomas K. Widener, 92, of Meridian, who died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001, at Specialty Hospital.

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