Obituaries for Thursday, March 13, 2003
By Staff
Retired
Services for John Albert Thedford will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Tamola Bethel United Methodist Church with the Rev. L.C. Thedford officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hebron Cemetery in Kemper County. Clark's Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Thedford, 62, of Meridian, died Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Survivors include his sisters, Lula Thedford of Meridian and Littie Sawyer and her husband, George, of Detroit.
He was preceded in death by his father, Johnny Thedford and his mother, Mabel Thedford.
Customer service representative
DEKALB Services for Aaron L. Tyler will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Agape Storehouse Apostolic Church with the Rev. John H. Willis officiating. Burial will be in All Day Cemetery in Enterprise. E.E. McDonald Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Tyler, 26, of Meridian, died Monday, March 10, 2003, at Riley Hospital.
Survivors include his parents, Albert L. Tyler of Columbus, Ohio, and Ceal Brown of Meridian; sisters, Felicia Scott of Meridian, Carla Tyler, Tozona Tyler, Carolyn Tyler and Stacy Hayes, all of Columbus, Ohio; brothers, Tony Tyler of Columbus and Anthony Leggett of Dallas; grandparents, Bernice and Willie Dillard of Meridian and Vernell Crawford of Columbus; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather.
Visitation will be Friday 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at E.E. McDonald Community Chapel in Meridian.
Saw mill operator
DEKALB Services for J.W. Grace Sr. will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Paul Primitive Baptist Church in Lauderdale with the Rev. James McDonald officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hebron Cemetery in Porterville. E.E. McDonald Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Grace, 72, of Marion, died Saturday, March 8, 2003, in Meridian.
Survivors include his sons, J.W. Grace Jr. of Kansas City, Kan., Houston Grace of St. Louis, Mo., Archie Grace and his wife, Claudia, of Lauderdale, Rodney Yarbrough and his wife, Pamela, and Cartney Yarbrough, all of Meridian; daughters, Edna Nealy of Marion, LaTricia Houston and her husband, Earl, of Meridian, Vivian Jackson and her husband, Lorenzo, Shirley Gibbs and her husband, Elijah, all of Lauderdale, Essie Fortner and her husband, Jessie, of Bellville, Ill., Tonya Harris and Raynisha Brazill, both of Meridian; 45 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren; a sister, Willie B. Grace of Lauderdale; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife and a son.
Visitation will be Friday 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at E. E. McDonald Community Chapel in Meridian.
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Mittie Grace, 90, of Meridian, who died Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at Beverly Healthcare-Broadmoor.
Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for Columbia Hyde, 77, of Meridian, who died Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at Rush Foundation Hospital
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for James E. Dyer, 38, of Collinsville, who died Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for David Weathers, 30, of Shelbyville, Tenn., who died Wednesday, March 12, 2003, in Nashville.
Arrangements were incomplete at E.E. McDonald Funeral Home for Mamie L. "Dankey" Burrage, 56, of DeKalb, who died Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Viva Mae Hamburg, 64, of Meridian, who died Thursday, March 13, 2003, in her home.
