He was preceded in death by his wife, Blanche C. Crampton; his parents, Roy and Jane Crampton of Meridian; and one brother, John Crampton.
By Staff
Pallbearers will be Mack Rutledge, Tom Cook, James McKell, Earl Thomas, Wayne Cole and Haywood MacIntosh.
Honorary pallbearer will be Oakley Lollar.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to their local church or favorite charity.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Roy R. Ratcliff
Retired
Services for Roy R. Ratcliff will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Don Smith officiating. Burial will be in Hickory Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Ratcliff, 68, of Meridian, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served in the Korean Conflict and he was a Mason.
Survivors include his wife, Dolores Ratcliff of Meridian; children, Roger Paul Ratcliff and his wife, Teresa, of Demopolis, Ala., Timmy Roy Ratcliff of Meridian, William "Ronny" Davidson and his wife, Delena, of Dallas and Trudy Southwick and her husband, Rich, of Townsend, Mont.; grandchildren, Daniel Ratcliff, Maverick Ratcliff, Taylor Ren Ratcliff, Chad Davidson, and Ashley Davidson; a sister, Anita Ezell of Lisman, Ala., and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.- 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Curtis Miller Fulton
Retired security guard
PHILADELPHIA Services for Curtis Miller Fulton will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Hugh Martin officiating. Burial will be in North Bend Methodist Cemetery in Philadelphia.
Mr. Fulton, 92, of Columbus, Ohio, died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2003, at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio.
Survivors include his daughters, Kathalene Adams and Lorene Fulton, both of Columbus; a son, Miller Fulton of Kingston, Ohio; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Sue Mills of Dothan, Ala., and Mabel Habee of Vicksburg; and a brother, Vernon Fulton of Philadelphia.
Visitation will be Saturday from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. at the funeral home.
Kimberly Pearson
Student at Wayne County High School
QUITMAN Services for Kimberly Pearson will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Family Life Center in Quitman with the Rev. Kenneth Pearson officiating. Burial will be in Archusa Memorial Park Cemetery. Berry and Gardner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Miss Pearson, 17, of Waynesboro, died Monday, Feb. 24, 2003, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.
Survivors include her mother, Paula Davis and step-father, Johnny Davis; sisters, Cateasha Pearson and Needra Davis, and a brother, Kedric Pearson, all of Waynesboro.
Visitation will be today from 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the funeral home in Quitman.
Arthur D. Shumake
Farmer
SEBASTOPOL Services for Arthur D. Shumake will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Hopewell Baptist Church in Walnut Grove with the Rev. Emmitte Denson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Milling Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Shumake, 48, of Walnut Grove, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife, Glenda Shumake of Walnut Grove; a daughter, Wendy Lee of Forest; a son Ryan Shumake of Walnut Grove; two grandchildren; sisters, Sherry Jim of Conehatta and Lora Lewis of Walnut Grove, Patty Jefferson and Peggy Wilson, both of Philadelphia; brothers, John Shoemake of Forest, Lee Earl Shumake Sr. of Conehatta and Norman Shoemake of Philadelphia; and several nieces and nephews.
John Eris Walker Sr.
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home for John Eris Walker Sr., 87, of Meridian, who died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2003, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
