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11:43 pm Tuesday, November 12, 2002

Obituaries for Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002

By Staff
JOHN HARRY HOLLOMAN
Retired self-employed fence contractor
QUITMAN Graveside services for John Harry Holloman will be held today at 11 a.m. at Odd Fellows Cemetery with the Revs. Jerry Doggett and Lester Griffin officiating. Wright's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Holloman, 72, of Quitman, died Friday, Nov. 8, 2002, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Auline Holloman of Quitman; four sons, Terry Holloman of Meridian, Joey Holloman of Quitman, Davey Holloman of Meridian and Jeffrey Holloman of Quitman; two daughters, Pam Williams of Meridian and Janet Clark of Atlanta; a brother, J.H. Holloman of Meridian; sisters, Lucy May and Idabell Glass, both of Quitman. and Avie Hawkins of Pasadena, Texas; and eight grandchildren.
ROBERT EARL MCCANN
Retired
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Services for Robert Earl McCann will be held today at 11 a.m. at Forest Hill South Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Forest Hill South Cemetery.
Mr. McCann, 71, of Horn Lake, formerly of Meridian, died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002, at Methodist Central Hospital. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was a retired supervisor with Dover Elevator Co.
Survivors include his wife, Genia McCann of Horn Lake; a daughter, Elizabeth M. Stanley of Vestavia Hills, Ala.; a son, Robert Earl McCann II of Memphis, Tenn.; step-daughters, DeDe Lynn Cook of Paris, Tenn., and Machelle Mauney of Horn Lake; sisters, Julia Smith and Nannie Mae Bowden, both of Meridian; and four grandchildren.
WAYNE C. SHARP
Retired Alabama State Highway Department
YORK, Ala. Services for Wayne C. Sharp will be held today at 11 a.m. at Bumpers Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Dr. Hugh Poole and Ernie Nelson officiating. Burial will be in Clay Memorial Cemetery in Cuba.
Mr. Sharp, 81, of Cuba, died Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, in his home.
Survivors include his daughter, Sandra S. Perkins and her husband, Mike, of Cuba; sons, Gary W. Sharp and his wife, Celia M., of Margaret, Ala., and Ronnie P. Sharp and his wife, Shalotta, of York; and eight grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife and a grandson.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Cuba, Ala.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
STANLEY RAY CULPEPPER
Retired from Custom Sheeting Co.
YORK, Ala. Graveside services for Stanley Ray Culpepper will be held today at 3 p.m. at Salem Cemetery with the Revs. Jack White and Doug Stokes officiating. Bumpers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Culpepper, 65, of Livingston, Ala., died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002, in his home.
Survivors include his daughters, Donna Culpepper and Cindy Miller, a sister, Joyce Cameron, all of Toomsuba; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
ZELMA JAMES MORGAN
Retired heavy equipment operator
BUTLER, Ala. Graveside services for Zelma James "Pete" Morgan will be held today at 2 p.m. at Camp Springs Cemetery with the Rev. Russell Wray officiating. Bumpers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Morgan, 82, of Butler, died Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, in his home. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in World War II.
Survivors include his daughters, Thelma Frost of Cullomburg, Ala., Elma Northrup of Quitman, Melissa Gibson of Toxey, Ala., and Shara Mosley of Gilbertown, Ala.; sons, Charlie Earl Morgan of Quitman, Billy Morgan, Robert Morgan, Johnny Morgan and Wayne Morgan, all of Butler; brothers, Earl Morgan of Pennsylvania, Charles D. Morgan of Crest View, Fla., and Ray Morgan of Butler; sisters, Vera Morgan of Pensacola, Fla., Mary Speed of Butler, Myrtle Ree Jordan of Sweetwater, Ala., and Rosie Lee Stafford of Silas, Ala.; and 13 grandchildren.
JAMES E. NUTT
Retired Mississippi Air National Guard
Services for James E. "Buster" Nutt will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Richard Cothern and Taylor Wallace officiating. Burial will be in Enterprise Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Nutt, 77, of Enterprise, died Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was a veteran of the Mississippi Air National Guard and a member of the Enterprise Masonic Lodge. He was a Mason and a deacon at Enterprise Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Julia W. Nutt of Enterprise; sons, John E. Nutt and his wife, Debbie, of Quitman, and James A. Nutt and his wife, Robin, of Morganton, N.C.; a daughter, Judith L. Nutt of Meridian; two brothers, Roger E. Nutt of Meridian and Roy A. Nutt and his wife, Betty, of Montgomery, Ala.; sisters, Edna Spurlin and her husband, Tom, of Gulfport, and Lynn Brown and her husband, Joe, of Austin, Texas; grandchildren, Farrah Baker, Brandon Culpepper, James "Jamey" Jones, James Everett Nutt and Brittany Nutt.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Winham Nutt and Mattie Anderson Nutt.
Pallbearers will be the deacons of Enterprise Baptist, Micky Taylor, Sonny Turnage, Andy Kersh, Jerry Smith, E.G. McPhearson, Bob Boggan, Gerald Covington, Cecil Melton and Bobby Ray Kidd.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
DAVID H. LANEY
Retired Air Force master sergeant
Services for David H. Laney will be held Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Ralph Henson officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery.
Mr. Laney of Meridian, died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002, at Heartfelt Hospice. He was a member of Arrowood Baptist Church.

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