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2:42 am Saturday, June 22, 2002

Saturday, June 22, 2002

By Staff
W.G. HENLEY
Police Dispatcher
UNION Services for W.G. Henley will be held today at 2 p.m. at Milling Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bill Hall officiating. Burial will be in Golden Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Henley, 79, of Union, died Thursday, June 20, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include his sons, Scott Henley of Pensacola, Fla., and Todd Henley of Waynesboro; and a brother, Cliff Henley of Conroe, Texas; and three grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mable Henley.
LEON M. ADAMS
FOREST Services for Leon M. "Josh" Adams will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Ott and Lee Funeral Home. Burial will be in Pace Cemetery.
Mr. Adams, 79, died Thursday, June 20, 2002, at Newton Regional Medical Center.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.- 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
ELMA D. TAYLOR
Homemaker
Services for Elma D. Taylor will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Union Baptist Church in Scooba. Burial will be in Blues Chapel Cemetery. Berry &Gardner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Taylor, 97, of Scooba, died Thursday, June 20, 2002, at Riley Hospital.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Tuckson and her husband, McKinley, of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; a son, William Taylor and his wife, Martha, of Scooba; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband.
Visitation will be held today from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service at the church.
OLIVE IRENE HEBLON DEWITT
Retired nurse
Services for Olive Irene Heblon DeWitt will be held Monday at 11:30 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David W. Meadows officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery.
Mrs. DeWitt, 99, of Meridian, died Wednesday, June 19, 2002, at Beverly Healthcare. She was a retired nurse who worked in the nursery of Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center for 27 years.
Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
JOHN T. LEWIS
Retired
Services for John T. Lewis will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Greg Williams officiating. Burial will be in Zion Hill Cemetery with Berry &Gardner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Lewis, 72, of Meridian, died Wednesday, June 19, 2002, at Rush Foundation Hospital. He was a retired employee of Rush Foundation Hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Lewis; two daughters, Ada Lewis and Gloria Butler; and a stepdaughter, Betty Norris, all of Meridian; two sisters, Mary Essix and her husband, Albert, of Cleveland, Ohio and Sephronia Mosley and her husband, Earlie, of Fort Dodge, Iowa; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Visitation will be held Sunday from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
CHARLES O. MCCALL
Missionary
Services for Charles O. "Chuck" McCall will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Bethany Church in Quitman with the Rev. Melvin Boles officiating. Burial will be in the Archusa Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. McCall, 29, of Toulon,France, died Sunday, June 9, 2002, in Nice, France.
Visitation will be Monday beginning at 11 a.m. until service time at the church.
ARTHUR ADAM WRIGHT
Retired diesel mechanic
UNION Services for Arthur Adam Wright will be held Monday at 3 p.m. at Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy McDill officiating. Burial will be in Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Wright, 62, of House, died Thursday, June 20, 2002, in Neshoba County.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Wright of Union; a daughter, Kim McGee of Brandon; a son, Chris Wright of Union; two grandchildren; and a sister, Jessie Foreman of Little Rock.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Adam and Kate Wright.
Visitation will be held Monday from 12:30 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.
RAPHAEL GOODWIN
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry &Gardner Funeral Home for Raphael Goodwin of Meridian who died Thursday, June 20, 2002, in Meridian.

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