Obituaries for Saturday, June 29, 2002
By Staff
CETTA CRON
Student
PHILADELPHIA Services for Cetta Cron were held Friday at 8 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Scott Cook and John Boggan officiating.
Miss Cron, 16, of Union, died Monday, June 24, 2002, at Okatibbee Lake in Collinsville. She was a student at Union High School. She was born in Anchorage where she spent her childhood and moved to Union in December of 1999 and had completed her sophomore year at UHS.
Miss Cron was a member of Steele Baptist Church in Scott County. She helped her father build the Family Fun Center in Philadelphia and paintball was her favorite activity there.
Survivors include her mother, Stacey Cron Clark and her husband, Bill, of Willow, Alaska; her father, Terrell Pickett Jr. and his wife, Wendy, of Union; four sisters, Elodie Cron, Marina Cron, Dusty Clark and Mindy Clark, and a brother, Tyrel Clark, all of Willow; maternal grandparents, Concetta and John Gagnon of Wasilla, Alaska; paternal grandparents, Glenda and Jim Pendergest of Decatur and Terrell Sr. and Nancy Pickett of Lumberton; great-grandparents, Geneva Munn of Decatur; Earlene Pickett of Columbia; and Rose Cron of New Brighton, Pa.; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Ronald W. Cron and her great-grandfather, William Cron.
MCKINLEY CARLTON MOSLEY SR.
GILBERTOWN, Ala. Services for McKinley Carlton Mosley Sr. will be held today at 10 a.m. at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Billy Crow and Scott Fulcher officiating. Burial will be in Red Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Mosley, 60, of Gilbertown, died Thursday, June 27, 2002, in Gilbertown.
Survivors include his mother Bessie Tindle of Gilbertown; a son, Kenny Mosley of Butler and a daughter, Nicole Bozone of Toxey; brothers, Robert Lawrence Mosley and Gray Mosley both of Gilbertown; a sister, Lucille Carpenter of Jackson, Ala.
JACK AMISON
Truck driver
Services for Jack Amison will be held today at 11 a.m. at Grace Baptist Church with the Rev. Willie Burton officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park with Clark's Memorial Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Amison, 63, of Meridian, died Thursday, June 20, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was a truck driver for Roadway Express.
Survivors include his wife, Mamie Amison of Meridian; two sons, James Amison of San Jose, Calif.; and Johnny Ball and his wife, Teresa, of Philadelphia, Pa.; a daughter, Viola Willis, a brother Tommy Hill and his wife, Willie Mae, all of Meridian; three sisters, Irma Joyce Huggins and her husband, Raymond, and Lillie Christian, all of Laurel; and Bertha Jean Jenkins and her husband, Larcell, of Meridian; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Bubber Haliway and Dearline Amison.
Visitation will be today one hour prior to the service at the church.
SHIRLEY LITTLE ALEXANDER
Retired educator
MOSS POINT Graveside services for Shirley Little Alexander will be held today at noon in Suqualena Methodist Church Cemetery. Holder-Wells Funeral Home of Moss Point is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Alexander, 85, of Moss Point, died Thursday, June 27, 2002, in Pascagoula. She was born Sept. 13, 1916, in Meridian. Mrs. Alexander was a principal and teacher with Moss Point School District for more than 35 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Moss Point.
Survivors include her husband, Leo W. Alexander of Moss Point; a daughter, Jean Alexander Butler and her husband, Harry, of Gautier; a brother, Lyle Little of Atlanta; a sister, Sarah Little Chamberland of Salem, Ore.; grandchildren, Shirley Rebecca Butler Dyess and her husband, Anthony, of Ocean Springs, Margaret Butler Coleman and her husband, Claude, of Bay Minette, Ala.; great-grandchildren, Matthew Alexander Dyess, Daniel Bryan Dyess, Cacey Coleman and Jonathan Michael Coleman; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Moss Point or Baptist Children's Hospital.
ALICE E. JOHNSON
City of Meridian worker
Services for Alice E. Johnson will be held today at 2 p.m. at St. Peter A.M.E Zion Church with the Rev. Arthur Davis officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery with Clark's Memorial Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Johnson, 42, of Meridian, died Monday, June 24, 2002, at her home. She was employed with the City of Meridian.
Survivors include her mother, Ophelia Harbour, a son, Marcus Johnson and two brothers, Anthony Harbour and Reginald Harbour, all of Meridian.
She was preceded in death by her father, L.V. Harbour, a daughter, Alicia Johnson, and a brother, Melvin Jennings.
Visitation will be today one hour prior to the service at the church.
PERRY MARSHALL
Retired farmer and carpenter
PHILADELPHIA Services for Perry Marshall will be held today at 1 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Michael Wells and Gene Higginbotham officiating. Burial will be in Cooks Chapel Cemetery in Neshoba County.
Mr. Marshall, 87, of DeKalb, died Thursday, June 27, 2002, in his home. He was a native of the Sardis Community of Kemper County and was a longtime resident of the Cleveland Community of Kemper County and he was a member of Sardis Baptist Church and Coffadeliah Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, Tinye Marshall of DeKalb; a son, Gene Marshall and his wife, Judy, of Meridian; grandchildren, Kim Johnson and her husband, Matt, of Hattiesburg, Brooke Zellers and her husband, Randy, of Sidney, Neb., and John Perry Marshall of Meridian; a great-grandchild, Rylee Johnson of Hattiesburg; a sister, Mary Molpus of Philadelphia; a brother, Bobby Marshall of Philadelphia; and several nieces and nephews.
