Obituaries for Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003
By Staff
JANICE ANN SWITZER HULSEY
Memorial services for Janice Ann Switzer Hulsey will be held today at 10 a.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel.
Ms. Hulsey, 62, of Meridian, died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at Riley Hospital.
Survivors include her daughter, Tammy Todd Olson and her husband, Charlie, of Tampa, Fla.; grandchildren, Eric Olson and Krista Olson, both of Tampa; brothers, Melvin Switzer and his wife, Julie, of Meridian and Paul Switzer and his wife, Jennie, of Collinsville; sisters, Sara Stevens of Hattiesburg and Corine Johnston of Moundsville, Ala. and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Meridian Public Library.
MARY FAYE BLACKBURN PARKER
Cashier at Fred's Dollar Store
NEWTON Services for Mary Faye Blackburn Parker will be held today at 2 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Sarah Windham and Mike Ragland officiating. Burial will be in Conehatta Methodist Cemetery.
Mrs. Parker, 66, of Lawrence, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, in her home. She was a member of Pleasant Valley Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Glen Parker of Lawrence; a daughter, Donna Ragland and her husband, Mike, of Collinsville; a son, Jamie Parker and his wife, Angela, of Kosciusko; a sister, Irene Adcock of Conehatta; a brother, Dickey Blackburn of Lawrence; six grandchildren, Stacy Billings of Collinsville, Kevin Dennis of Brandon, Dylan Parker, Shelby Parker, Austin Parker and Micah Parker, all of Kosciusko and two great-grandchildren, Lacy and Avry Billings of Collinsville.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Ray and Beatrice Ezelle Blackburn, a daughter, Glenda Sue Parker and a brother, Kenneth Blackburn.
Memorials may be made to the Gideons.
Pallbearers will be Mike Parker, Ronnie Adcock, Richard Blackburn, Kenny Blackburn, Luke Way and Bubba Parker.
Honorary pallbearers will be Kenny Billings and Mike Blackburn.
ROSE CRAWFORD FRINK
Homemaker
NEWTON Services for Rose Crawford Frink will be held today at 2:30 p.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Billy Owen, Warren Hedgepeth and William Walker officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Frink, 82, of Decatur, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, in her home. She was a member of Decatur United Methodist Church and formerly worked for Decatur Shirt Factory and was a former Avon Representative.
Survivors include her sons, Paul Frink and his wife, Lynda, of Decatur and Harold Frink and his wife, Kathy, of Hamphire, Tenn.; grandsons, Brian Frink and Kevin Frink; a granddaughter, Kim Frink Yarborough; a great-grandson, Caleb Frink and a great-granddaughter, Ashlyn Doss; brothers, Angel Crawford and Jack Crawford; sisters, Agnes Blass, Alvie Smith and Audrey Mowdy; sisters-in-law, Mary Lou Crawford, Bobbie Crawford and Sally Rowzee; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Isaac P. Frink; a grandson, Wayne S. Frink; brothers Joy Crawford and William R. Crawford and a sister, Artie B. Crawford.
Pallbearers will be Brian Frink, Caleb Frink, Kevin Frink, Gerald Crawford, Bonnie Crawford, Robert Lee Glenn, Charles Wansley and Jake Yarborough.
LARRY NELSON THOMAS
Pharmacist, Wal-Mart at Newton
NEWTON Services for Larry Nelson Thomas will be held today at 7 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home with burial in Bay Minette, Ala.
Mr. Thomas, 61, of Decatur, died Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, in his home.
Survivors include his mother, Audrey Brown Thomas; a brother, Steve D. Thomas and his wife, Mary; nephews, Matthew Thomas and John Thomas, all of of Bay Minette.
He was preceded in death by his father, Henry Nelson Thomas.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
HERMAN L. JONES
Retired insurance broker
FOREST Services for Herman L. Jones will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Poplar Springs Baptist Church in Newton. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Ott and Lee Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Jones, 74, of Newton, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, in his home.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Jones; a son, Tim Jones of Newton; a daughter, Debbie Watkins of Dixon; a brother, Ray Jones of Newton; sisters, Cloneil Miley, Beth Willis, and Faye Boyd, all of Newton; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Sam L. and Lela Tatum Jones, three brothers, Jim Jones, Truman Jones and Larry Jones; and a granddaughter, Barbara Everett.
Visitation will be today from 4 p.m.- 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
