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3:52 pm Monday, December 10, 2001

Obituaries for Monday, Dec. 10, 2001

By Staff
JIMMIE CLARK KELLY
Certified nursing assistant
PHILADELPHIA Services for Jimmie Clark Kelly will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Deemer Church of Jesus Name with the Rev. Sanny Fulton officiating. Burial will be in Golden Grove Cemetery with John E. Stephens Chapel Funeral Services in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Kelly, 62, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include four daughters, Carolyn Golden of Brandon, Rose Welch of Philadelphia, Kathy Pierce of Harrisville and Bridgett Parker of Edinburg; three sons, James D. Kelly Sr. and Jerry W. Kelly of Philadelphia, and Gary G. Kelly of Ridgeland; three sisters, Helen McCool of Philadelphia, Sylvia Dooley of Union and Sherry Burchfield of Charleston; five brothers, Eugene Clark, Dewey Clark Sr. and Arnette Clark of Philadelphia, Prentis Clark of Louisiana and Zeb Clark of Louisville; 20 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James H. Kelly.
Visitation will be today from 3 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service at the church.
ROY LANIER
Carpenter
MACON Services for Roy Lanier will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Scooba Baptist Church with the Rev. Leon Ballard officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Scooba with Cockrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Lanier, 89, of Scooba, died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001, at Huntsville Hospital.
Survivors include a daughter, Joan Uptagrafft of Huntsville; two sons, Roy Lanier Jr. of Huntsville and Cal Lanier of Scooba; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mattie D. Lanier.
The family requests memorials be made to a favorite charity.
Visitation will be Tuesday 30 minutes prior to the service.
GRACE COCHRAN
Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for Grace Cochran, 88, of Meridian, who died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2001, at Riley Hospital.

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