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2:44 am Wednesday, February 19, 2003

He was preceded in death by his father, John W. Brashier Jr.; a brother, John W. Brashier III; grandmother, Christine Brashier; and his step-father, Lamar Pace.

By Staff
Visitation will be today 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Andy Bryan
Retired athletic trainer
PHILADELPHIA Services for Andy Bryan will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. at Coy United Methodist Church with the Revs. John Branning and Justin Robinson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. McClain-Hays Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Bryan, 49, of Vicksburg, died Monday, Feb. 17, 2003, at River Region Hospital in Vicksburg.
Survivors include his wife, Connie Fulton Bryan of Vicksburg; sons, Raymond Johnson Jr. and Jarrod Johnson, both of Philadelphia; and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be today 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Florine Robinson
Homemaker
Graveside services for Florine Robinson will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Michael Wells officiating. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Robinson, 88, of DeKalb, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003, at Kemper Homeplace.
Survivors include her daughter, Peggy Means Gardner of Houston, Texas; grandchildren, Leon "Butch" Gardner and his wife, Gail, of Norman, Okla., Byran Gardner and his wife, Sheryl and Melanie Roberts, all of Houston, Texas; a great-grandson, Jason Roberts of Houston, Texas; sisters, Bessie Rainey of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Evelyn Lucas of Toxey, Ala.; a brother, John Jenkins of Biloxi; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Thursday 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mattie L. Kelly
Retired
Services for Mattie L. Kelly will be held Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at Grace Baptist Church with the Rev. David Mosley officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery. Clark's Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Kelly, 57, of Meridian, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003, at Guardian Angel Hospice.
Survivors include her son, Lavelle Lemon and his wife, Betty, of Greenville; daughters, Rita Collins of Jacksonville, Fla., Cynthia Lemon, Gracie Taylor and her husband, Reggie, Tamiko Lemon and Angel Kelly, all of Meridian; brothers, Lester Lemon and his wife, Mattie, of St. Louis, and Odell Lemon Jr. of Meridian; sisters, Maxin Ratcliff and her husband, Howard, of Chicago, Mable Joseph, Francine Kelly and her husband, E.J., and Rita Brookshire and her husband, George, all of Meridian; and 14 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Kelly; mother, Mary Athiens; and her father, Odell Lemon Sr.
Visitation will be Friday 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service on Saturday.
Emma Toole
Retired
Services for Emma Toole will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Clark's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Odell Hopkins officiating. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery in Quitman.
Mrs. Toole, 88, of Meridian, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003, in her home.
Survivors include her sons, Wayne Toole and his wife, Edna, of Enterprise and Jerry Toole of Meridian; daughters, Christine Toole, Hazel T. Davis and her husband, George Sr., Emma V. Toole and Shirley T. Davis and her husband, James, all of Meridian, Sara Robinson and her husband, Eddie, of Louisville, Ky.; brothers, John Henry Vale and Wally Vale of Shubuta; a sister, Sara Vale of Mobile, Ala.; 37 grandchildren and 69 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Toole Sr.; her mother, Ruby Vale; and father, John Henry Vale.
Visitation will be Friday 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Homer Earl Massey
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Homer Earl Massey, 65, of Meridian, who died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2003, at University of Alabama Birmingham Medical Center.

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