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3:21 am Wednesday, September 11, 2002

Obituaries for Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2002

By Staff
DR. JAMES H. PATRENOS SR.
College administrator
YORK, Ala. Services for Dr. James H. Patrenos Sr. were to be held today at 10 a.m. at St. James Episcopal Church with the Rev. Father Richard Losch officiating. Burial was to be in Myrtlewood Cemetery. Bumpers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Dr. Patrenos, 77, of Livingston, died Monday, Sept. 9, 2002, in his home. He was the College Administrator at Livingston University (University of West Alabama.)
Survivors include his wife, Carolyn H. Patrenos; two sons, Hiram Patrenos and Gray Patrenos and his wife, Shelley, all of Livingston; a daughter, Dr. Elizabeth Patrenos and her husband, Dr. Steve Williams of Macon, Ga.; grandchildren, Morgan, Conner and Spencer Williams, and Mary-Harmon Patrenos.
Memorials may be made to St. James Episcopal Church.
DANNY RAY PEDEN
Painter
QUITMAN Services for Danny Ray Peden will be held today at 11 a.m. at Wright's Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Clay Chancelor and Wilton Bennett officiating. Burial will be in Rolling Creek Cemetery in Clarke County.
Mr. Peden, 38, of Stonewall, died Monday, Sept. 9, 2002, at H.C. Watkins Memorial Hospital in Quitman.
Survivors include his mother, Molly Thompson and his step-father, Bryant, of Stonewall; three brothers, Dean Peden of Conroe, Texas, Walter Thompson of Enterprise and William Thompson of Stonewall; sisters, Debbie Nutt of Quitman, Donna Hill of Butler, Ala., Denise Dodson of Coco, Fla., Dawn of Montgomery, Ala., Deidre McDevitt of Meridian and Dinah Mixon of Enterprise; 19 nieces and nephews and four great-nieces and great-nephews.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Diane Bracknell.
HULAND BOATNER
Store owner
PHILADELPHIA Services for Huland Boatner will be held today at 3 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel. Burial will be in Mars Hill Cemetery in Winston County.
Mr. Boatner, 76, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2002, at Neshoba County General Hospital in Philadelphia. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in World War II. He was owner and operator of Boatner Country Store.
Survivors include his wife, Imogene Boatner; sons, Randall Boatner, Donnie Boatner and Hubo Boatner, all of Philadelphia; a sister, Joan Morris of Monroe, La.; and a brother, Dr. Lavon Boatner of Philadelphia.
SIBYL ENTREKIN WOOTEN
Retired seamstress
Graveside services for Sibyl Entrekin Wooten will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Richard Williams officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Wooten, 81, of Enterprise, died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include her husband, William F. "Bill" Wooten; daughters, Margaret Jones and her husband, Earl, of Enterprise and Kathy Briggs and her husband, Jerry, of Birmingham; sons, Billy F. Wooten and his wife, Barbara, of Greenwood and Freddie Wooten and his wife, Margaret, of Meridian; sisters, Bernice Entrekin of Enterprise and Lucille Bostick of Cleveland, Ga.
She was preceded in death by her sisters, Nettie Allena and Eunice Bonds; and brothers, Jack and Ronald Entrekin.
Pallbearers will be Billy Wooten Jr., Greg Wooten, Eric Wooten, Fredrick Wooten Jr., Austin Scott and Jason "Jay" Briggs.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
LIZAR JANE TODD TREAS
Waitress
BUTLER, Ala. Services for Lizar Jane Todd Treas will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Bible Chapel Church with Brother James Bonner officiating. Burial will be in Brightwater Cemetery in Needham. Bumpers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Treas, 63, of Needham, died Monday, Sept. 9, 2002, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Survivors include her daughter, Tammy Carney; sons, Robert Taylor Leftwick, both of Needham; a sister, Corrie Anderberg of Butler, Mary Alice Daniels of Seattle and Bonnie Moore of Butler; a brother, William J. Todd of Needham; and one grandchild.
Visitation will be today 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
HAROLD BATY
YORK, Ala. Services for Harold Baty will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Livingston United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Livingston Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Bumpers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Baty, of Tuscumbia, Ala., died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2002, in Tuscumbia.
Visitation will be today 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
JOHN A. KELLY
Lauderdale County employee
Services for John A. Kelly will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Ebanezer Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. George Thomas officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Toomsuba. Enterprise Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Kelly, 60, of Meridian, died Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2002, in Meridian. He was employed by the Lauderdale County Sanitation Department.
Survivors include his wife, Mattie Kelly; a son, Ricky Adams; daughters, Angel Kelly, Tamika Kelly, all of Meridian, and Carol Willis of Alabama; a brother, Earnest Kelly and his wife, Francine, of Meridian; sisters, Patsy Kelly of Los Angeles and Paulette Kelly of Eutaw, Ala.; and 12 grandchildren.
Visitation will be today 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
WILLIAM LOUIS TAYLOR SR.
Postal worker
PHILADELPHIA Memorial services for William Louis Taylor Sr. will be held at a later date. John E. Stephens Chapel Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Taylor, 91, of Philadelphia, died Monday, Sept. 9, 2002, in his home. He was a veteran of a U.S. Navy.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Lois Taylor of Philadelphia; daughters, Leslie Defreece of East Orange, N.J., and Sadia Taylor of Philadelphia; a son, Billy Taylor of Philadelphia; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
M.E. GREENE
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for M.E. "Buck" Greene, 90, of Meridian, who died Monday, Sept. 9, 2002, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
CAROL MAXINE FORD
Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home for Carol Maxine Ford, 93, of Meridian, who died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2002, at Horizon Hospice in Quitman.

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