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12:05 am Wednesday, January 9, 2002

Obituaries for Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2002

By Staff
LOTTIE MOSLEY
Services for Lottie Mosley will be held today at 11 a.m. at St. Mark United Methodist Church with the Rev. James Morris officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery with Latimer Metropolitan Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Mosley, 99, of Marion, died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002, at Benchmark Health Care in Marion.
ROBERT EVERETT PATTERSON
Retired construction worker
MACON Graveside services for Robert Everett "Pat" Patterson will be held today at 1 p.m. at Oak Forest Cemetery in Pontotoc with the Rev. Allen Mapp officiating. Cockrell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Patterson, 66, of Macon, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2002, a Noxubee General Hospital. He served four years in the U.S. Air Force.
Survivors include three sisters, Mary Crabtree and Minnie Williams, both of Macon, and Jimmie Patterson of Laurel; and a brother, Jack Patterson of Macon.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.
TINA POOLE LESLEY
Customer service representative
PHILADELPHIA Services for Tina Poole Lesley will be held today at 2 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Wilkerson officiating. Burial will be in Bloomfield Cemetery.
Mrs. Lesley, 29, of Pearl River, La., died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002, in her home. She was a customer service representative with Valspar Refinish in Picayune.
Survivors include two daughters, Crystina Lesley and Rachel Lesley of Pearl River; her parents, Roger and Joyce Poole of Philadelphia; two sisters, Misty McLaurin of Philadelphia and Alicia Hendrix of Slidell, La.; maternal grandparents, Ray and Jean Foster of Slidell; paternal grandmother, Beadie Mae Poole of Philadelphia; and great-grandparents, Emmitt and Maurine Foster of Vernon, Ala.
She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Curtis Elmo Poole.
NOLAN ALEXANDER CARR
Textile supervisor
QUITMAN Services for Nolan Alexander Carr will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Oak Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Kevin Ivy officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Carr, 83, of Shubuta, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2002, at Rush Foundation Hospital. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army.
Survivors include his wife, Agnes C. Carr of Shubuta; two sons, Wayne Edward Carr of Hattiesburg and David Amos Carr of Quitman; a brother, Roger L. Carr of Laurel; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home and 30 minutes prior to the service at the church.
MITTIE LEE WADDELL
Homemaker
Services for Mittie Lee Waddell will be held today at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church with the Rev. Charles Robbins officiating. Burial will be in Rush Cemetery with Stephens Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Waddell, 88, of Ocean Springs, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2002, in Ocean Springs.
Survivors include a daughter, Anita Faye Clark and her husband, Harold, of Ocean Springs; a brother, Robert Earl Hedgpeth of Falls Church, Va.; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Robert Hedgpeth and Ida Frances.
Visitation will be today one hour prior to the service at the church.
ERNEST MCLEMORE
Retired upholster
Services for Ernest "O Kie Doke" McLemore will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Haven Chapel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Phillip Heidelberg officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery with Berry and Gardner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. McLemore, 73, of Meridian, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, at Riley Hospital.
Survivors include one niece and one nephew.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Visitation will be Friday 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
FRANKIE MAE BRYANT
Services for Frankie Mae Bryant will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church with the Rev. David Mosley officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens with Latimer Metropolitan Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Bryant, 72, of Meridian, died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002, at Riley Hospital.
Survivors include five daughters, Nina Grace McRae of Quitman, Sarah Dianne Ashley of Olney, Md., JoNell Hodges and Maraclene Toole of Meridian, and Clara Jean Gooden of Rockford, Ill.; three sons, Earlie Lee Bryant, Charles Drew Bryant and Johnny Ray Bryant, all of Meridian; a sister, Jeanetta Mosley of Meridian; two brothers, Junior Jenkins of Porterville and Steve Jenkins of Prichard, Ala.; 25 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Friday 2 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
INEZ CARLISLE
Homemaker
Services for Inez Carlisle will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Mary Baptist Church with the Rev. Tony Burks officiating. Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery with Berry and Gardner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Carlisle, 89, of Meridian, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2002, in her home.
Survivors include a son, Clarence Carlisle of Meridian; a daughter, Brenda Thomas of Meridian; two granddaughters, three great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Friday 7 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
MARY HOPKINS BROWN
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Mary Hopkins Brown, 89, of Lauderdale, who died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002, at King's Daughters and Sons Rest Home.
FRANCES S. WALTERS
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Frances S. Walters, 80, of Meridian, who died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
KATHRYN D. LITTLE
Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for Kathryn D. Little, 92, of Meridian, who died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2002, at Riley Hospital.

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