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5:06 am Saturday, April 13, 2002

ROBERT REED

By Staff
Owner, operator of Auto Express
Services for Robert Reed will be held Monday at 11:30 a.m. at Barham Chapel. Burial will be in Old Marion Cemetery.
Mr. Reed, 43, of Meridian, died Thursday, April 11, 2002, in Quitman.
Visitation will be Sunday from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
ESTELLE FERGUSON VILLAVASO
Services for Estelle Ferguson Villavaso will be held Monday at 11:30 a.m. at Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Vicki Landrum, Jimmy Harrison and Tommy Gilbert officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery.
Mrs. Villavaso, 97, of Meridian, died Thursday, April 11, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include a son-in-law, F.J. "Jerry" Rein of Brookhaven; a grandson, F. Joseph Rein Jr. and his wife, Alice W. Rein; two great-grandsons, William Joseph Rein and Richard Watkins Rein, both of Ridgeland; a sister-in-law, Grace Ferguson of Meridian; and a sister, Inez Patterson of Jacksonville, Fla.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Nell Y. Rein.
The family requests memorials be sent to Central United Methodist Church.
Visitation will be Monday, beginning one hour before service time.
DANIEL KEELY
Student
Services for Daniel "Chance" Keely will be held Monday at noon at Poplar Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Thad Moore officiating. Burial will be in First Baptist Church Cemetery in Collinsville. Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Keely, 17, of Meridian, died Thursday, April 11, 2002, in Meridian. He was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church and a senior at West Lauderdale High School. He played soccer at West Lauderdale and had signed with Meridian Community College for 2002-2003.
Survivors include his parents, Randy and Dana Keely; a sister, Charity Keely; and a brother, Chase Keely, all of Meridian; his maternal grandparents, Dan and Faye Houston of Collinsville; his paternal grandparents, Sam and Barbara Keely of Meridian; two aunts, Jill Williams and her husband, Joe, of Collinsville and Robin Crouch of Pearl; and several cousins, Lydia and Blaine Crouch of Pearl and Matt and Hailey Williams of Collinsville.
Pallbearers will be Chase Keely, Paul Clark, Josh Reimer, Jonathan Vance, Phillip Clay, Brandon Rodgers, Josh Murphy and John Hime.
Visitation will be Sunday from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home and 30 minutes prior to the service at the church.

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