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2:56 pm Saturday, April 5, 2003

Obituaries for Saturday, April 5, 2003

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Homemaker
UNION Services for Mary Nell Barfoot DuPree will be held today at 2 p.m. at Stephens Funeral Home Chapel in Union with the Rev. Bobby Barfoot officiating. Burial will be in New Ireland Church Cemetery in Newton County.
Mrs. DuPree, 72, of Pascagoula, died Wednesday, April 2, 2003, in her home. She was born Sept. 15, 1930, in Newton County. She attended Ingalls Avenue Baptist Church in Pascagoula and was a faithful, loving mother and homemaker.
Survivors include her devoted sister, Jewel Black of Pascagoula; three sons, John A. DuPree Sr. and his wife, Brenda, of Lenoir City, Tenn., Philip C. DuPree and Danny R. DuPree Sr., both of Deatsville, Ala.; a daughter, Paula DuPree Fries and her husband, Christopher, of Charlotte, N.C.; seven grandchildren, Mary Susanne DuPree Tyler, John A. DuPree Jr., Brian C. DuPree, Brandi D. DuPree, Danny R. DuPree Jr., Ricky DuPree and Stephanie Catherine Fries; and two great-grandchildren, Drayton and Shelby DuPree.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John P. DuPree Jr.; and her parents, Clinton and Eula Barfoot.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1922, Pascagoula, MS 39568.
Pallbearers will be Keith Coulter, Edward Bories, Ricky Bories, Donnie Brimm, Andy Brimm and Johnny Green.
Visitation will be today from noon-2 p.m. at the funeral home.
Homemaker
QUITMAN Graveside services for Sarah Margaret Anderson will be held today at 11 a.m. at Crossroads Methodist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Carroll Townsend officiating. Wright's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Anderson, 87, of Slidell, La., died Thursday, April 3, 2003, at Slidell Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include her sons, Monroe Anderson and his wife, Alice, of Birmingham, Ala., Terry Anderson and his wife, Annette, of Folsom, La.; grandchildren, Kenneth Anderson, Patrick Anderson, Charles Anderson, Robert Anderson, Patricia Sanders, and great-grandchildren, Kaylin Sanders, Summer Sanders, Landon Paul Anderson and Courtney Anderson.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Harvey Anderson.
Logger
Services for T.C. Moore will be held today at noon at Latimer Metropolitan Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Greg Watkins officiating. Burial will be in St. John Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Moore, 58, of Meridian, died Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at Heartfelt Hospice.
Survivors include his sister, Desseree Roberts of Meridian and a brother, Walter Moore of Anderson, Ind.
Mechanic
NEWTON Services for Randy E. "Rinky Dink" "Poppy" Jenkins will be held today at 2 p.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Ron Gilstrapp and Marney Hollingsworth officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Jenkins, 46, of Gulfport, died Thursday, April 3, 2003, at Rush Foundation Hospital. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Newton and a well-known mechanic in the Newton area.
Survivors include his wife, Judi Jenkins of Gulfport; a son, Randy Jenkins Jr. and his wife, Tammy, of Decatur; a daughter, Suzanne Divine, of Hickory; step-children, Lynn Clark and Lori May, both of Gulfport, Kimberly Culpepper of Newton and Kay Cates and her husband, Tom, of Newton; 12 grandchildren; three sisters, Sherry Hollingsworth of Lake, Patricia Dorman of Jackson, and Debbie Freshour of Walnut Grove; a brother, Anthony Tony Jenkins of Lawrence; an aunt, Jeanette McCormick of Decatur; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ervine and Clyde Jenkins and a son -in-law, Jeff Divine.
Pallbearers will be Michael Jenkins, Lee Culpepper, Randy Jenkins Jr., Freddie Dorman, Tom Cates, David Hollingsworth, Stanley Hollingsworth and Steven Hollingsworth.
SEBASTOPOL Services for Quandasia DaMae Crowell will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Philadelphia with the Rev. David Hamm officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Milling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Infant Crowell, of Columbus, died Thursday, April 3, 2003, in Lowndes County.
Survivors include her mother, Clarissa Isaac and her father, Tyrone Crowell, both of Columbus; grandmothers, Ina Isaac of Conehatta and Billie Crowell of Columbus; grandfathers, Willie Crowell of Alabama and Adair King of Conehatta; a brother, Trevon Isaac of Conehatta and a sister, Tyronda Crowell of Columbus.
Student
DEKALB Services for De'Angelo T. McElroy will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Greenhill Baptist Church in Toomsuba with the Rev. Robert Nix officiating. Burial will be in Gilfield Baptist Church Cemetery in Pushmataha, Ala. E.E. McDonald Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
De'Angelo, 6, of Meridian, died Tuesday, April 1, 2003, in the Whynot Community.
Survivors include his parents, Belinda A. Ruffin and Jimmy T. McElroy, both of Whynot; a sister, Cappachenna Ruffin; and a brother, Nicola Webster, both of Whynot; grandmothers, Lessie Ruffin of Whynot and Bernice McElroy of Toomsuba; grandfather, Jimmy McElroy of Toomsuba and several aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather and two uncles.
Visitation will be Sunday from 6 p.m.- 7 p.m. at E.E. McDonald Community Chapel in Meridian.
Homemaker
YORK, Ala. Services for Iona Mae Hickey will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Vandivier-Tudor Funeral Home in Franklin, Ind. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Greenwood, Ind. Bumpers Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.
Mrs. Hickey, 79, of Cuba, Ala., died Thursday, April 3, 2003, in her home.
Survivors include her sons, Mickey Romine and his wife, Jackie, of Cuba, Darrell Hickey and his wife, Tina, of Whiteland, Ind., Merrill Hickey and his wife, Karen, of Franklin, Ind., and Dennis Hickey and his wife, Joy, of Franklin, Tenn.; daughters, Phyllis Antrim of Las Vegas, Lavonda Romine of Indianapolis, Rita Christner of Franklin, Kathy Garnier and her husband, Wallace, of Whiteland, and Dana Barnes and her husband, Donnie, of Madden, Miss.; 21 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Ralph Hickey.
Visitation will be Sunday at Vandivier-Tudor Funeral Home.
BUTLER, Ala. Arrangements were incomplete at Bumpers Funeral Home for Robert Douglas Land, 69, of Butler, who died Thursday, April 3, 2003, in New York.

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