Obituaries for Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2003

By Staff
Peggy J. Madden Dillard
Homemaker
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. Services for Peggy J. Madden Dillard will be held today at 11 a.m. at Hightower's Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Douglasville, with the Rev. Larry Massey officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memorial Gardens in Forest Park, Ga.
Mrs. Dillard, 65, of Douglasville, formerly of Union, Miss., died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003, at Kindred of Atlanta Hospital.
Survivors include her husband, James Collier Dillard Sr.; her mother, LoEhtra Taylor Morris of College Park, Ga.; step-children, James C. Dillard Jr. of Kickinson, N.D., and Cathy Smith of Louisiana; a sister, Paula S. Dutton of Douglasville; step-sisters, Jackie Gosnell of Locust Grove, Ga., and Hazel McCrite of Hampton, Ga.; step-brothers, Charles Morris of Blue Ridge, Ga., Donald Morris of Dacula, Ga., and Bob Morris of Jackson, Ga.; and several step-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father, Joe Kelly Madden.
Jean Stallings Fulton
Retired secretary and bookkeeper
MACON Graveside services for Jean Stallings Fulton will be held today at 1 p.m. at Brooksville Cemetery with the Rev. Jerry Zgarba officiating. Cockrell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Fulton, 75, of Zachary, La., died Monday, Feb. 17, 2003, at Lane Memorial Hospital in Zachary.
Survivors include her son, Robert Henry Fulton of Marietta, Ga.; a daughter, Jean Fulton Scott of Baton Rouge, La.; two granddaughters; a sister, Jeanette Bethany of Baton Rouge; and a brother, James Henry Stallings Jr. of Greenwood.
Esther Lee Odom
Retired factory worker
Services for Esther Lee Odom will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Roy Dabbs officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery on Valley Road.
Mrs. Odom, 84, of Gulfport, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003, in Gulfport. She was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include her husband, Johnny Odom of Gulfport; daughters, Barbara Lee and her husband, Max, and Jean Fontan and her husband, Nick, all of Meridian, and Yvonne Bowlin and her husband, Hoss, of Livingston, Ala.; six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and a sister, Geraldine Odom of Pearl.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Nellie Burt; her father, Charlie Hollingsworth; two grandsons, Mark and Nicky Fontan; a brother, Jr. Hollingsworth; and a sister, Wilma Shirley.
Pallbearers will be Gratton Lee, Michael Lee, Mark Moody, Berry Alexander, Mark Spann and Chris Sutton.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mary Clare Spence Packer
Homemaker
SLIDELL, La. Services for Mary Clare Spence Packer will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Slidell. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Slidell. Honaker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Packer, 93, of Enterprise, formerly of Slidell, died Monday, Feb. 17, 2003, at McNeil Personal Care Home in Enterprise. She was a native of Meridian, former longtime resident of Slidell and a resident of Enterprise for two years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Slidell and a member of the United Methodist Women.
Survivors include her daughter, Betty Sue Little of Enterprise; sons, E.B. Packer Jr., Willie J. Packer and Carl Wayne Packer, all of Slidell; a brother, Harry D. Spence of Slidell; six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; and several other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ewell B. Packer Sr.; parents, Jabe Benjamin and Ella Jenkins Spence; brothers, Curtis Spence, Morris Spence, James Spence and J.B. Spence Jr.; sisters, Ruth McNeill, Frances Stillwell and Eddie Merle Oliver.
Memorials may be made to the Missions Program of First Baptist Church in Slidell.
Visitation will be today 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Lucille Griffin
Homemaker
PHILADELPHIA Services for Lucille Griffin will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Bluff Springs Baptist Church with the Revs. Bill Housley and Clarence Qualls officiating. Burial will be in Bluff Springs Cemetery. McClain-Hays Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Griffin, 92, of DeKalb, died Monday, Feb. 17, 2003, at Mississippi Care Center in DeKalb. She was a native of the Preston Community and a longtime resident of the Cleveland Community in Kemper County.
She was a member of the Kemper County Homemakers Club for 50 years and a member of Bluff Springs Baptist Church.
Survivors include her son, Alvis L. Griffin of DeKalb; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; sisters, Beatrice Wilson of DeKalb and Leola Dawkins of Meridian.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Aubert Hull Griffin; and a son, Aubert Curtis Griffin.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home and Wednesday one hour prior to the service at the church.
Mikel Monroe Brashier
Retired auto dealer
Services for Mikel Monroe Brashier will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Jason Bird officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery.
Mr. Brashier, 43, of Meridian, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003, at the University Medical Center in Jackson.
Visitation will be Wednesday 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
James Hammack
Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home of DeKalb for James Hammack who died Monday, Feb. 17, 2003, in Jackson.
Lillie Lewis
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home for Lillie Lewis, 74, of Quitman, who died Monday, Feb. 17, 2003, at Guardian Angel Hospice.
James C. Burton
Arrangements were incomplete at E.E. McDonald Funeral Home for James C. Burton, 55, of DeKalb, who died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003, at Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville.