Survivors include his wife, Alice Jefferson; a daughter, Nicole Jefferson; and a son, Gregory Jefferson, all of Pachuta; five sisters, Willie Ann Brown of Brandon, Yvonne Lewis of Jackson, Jo Watts of Shubuta, Shirley Carmichael and Barbara Jefferson, both of Pachuta; four brothers, the Rev. Willie J. Jefferson Sr., J.C. Jefferson and Timothy Jefferson, all of Pachuta, and the Rev. Louis Jefferson of Shubuta; and two grandchildren.

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He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother.
Visitation will be Saturday one hour prior to the service at the church.
St. Patrick Catholic Church cook
Services for Johnnie Mae Spears Cole will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Mark United Methodist Church in Daleville with the Rev. Lamar Smith officiating. Burial will be in Daleville Cemetery. Latimer Metropolitan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Cole, 70, of Meridian, died Tuesday, April 8, 2003, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Survivors include her husband, Stoven Cole of Meridian; sons, Johnathan L. Cole of Jackson and Larry Cole of Meridian; a brother, Willie Ed Spears of Chicago; sisters, Emma Jean Jones of Birmingham, Ala., and Linda Boyd of Fairfield, Ala.; three grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Friday 2 p.m.-6 p.m. at the funeral home.
Retired
Services for Jimmy L. Grace will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Tamola United Methodist Church in Lauderdale. Burial will be in Mt. Hebron Cemetery. Berry and Gardner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Grace, 42, of Lauderdale, died Monday, April 7, 2003, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Survivors include his mother, Beatrice Grace of Lauderdale; brothers, Robert James Grace and his wife, Velma, Henry Grace Jr., Sammie Grace and Tommie L. Grace, all of Lauderdale, George Grace of Kansas City, Kan., and Jerry Grace of Birmingham, Ala.; sisters,
Rachel Cole and her husband, Larry, of Detroit, Dorothy Grady and her husband, James, of Meridian, Bertha Jones and her husband, Mack, Annie Thedford, Brenda Grace and Margie Gross, all of Lauderdale.
He was preceded in death by his father, Henry Grace Sr.; and a sister, Rosie Bramlett.
Visitation will be Friday 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Homemaker
Services for Lillie M. Pearson will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Savannah Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. William Harper officiating. Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery. Berry and Gardner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Pearson, 74, of Meridian, died Monday, April 7, 2003, at Riley Hospital.
Survivors include her sons, Henry E. Pearson of Meridian and Roderick E. Pearson Sr. of Chattanooga, Tenn.; four daughters, Ollie Reed, Joann Pearson, Patricia Lounds and Erma Hall, all of Chattanooga; a sister, Mattie Stephens of Meridian; brothers, Johnnie Bailey of Meridian and Moses Bailey of Chicago; and 14 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband.
Visitation will be Friday 7 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Retired upholsterer
PHILADELPHIA Services for Wendell P. Moore will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Services Chapel with the Revs. Larry Laird and Warren Hedgepeth officiating. Burial will be in Sulphur Springs Cemetery in Sebastopol.
Mr. Moore, 63, of Union, died Wednesday, April 9, 2003, in Union.
Survivors include his daughter, Charollett Lynn Moore of Union; a son, William A. Moore of Union; two grandchildren; a sister, Jean Billberry of Houston, Texas; and a brother, Oscar Moore of Carthage.
Visitation will be Friday 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Hotel restaurant chef
UNION Services for Robert King were held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Milling Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Otha Dennis officiating. Burial was in Evans Tabernacle Church Cemetery.
Mr. King, 50, of Union, died Sunday, April 6, 2003, at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.
Survivors include his wife, Vera King of Union; daughters, Susan Bozeman and her husband, Tony, of Philadelphia and Tiffany Rushing and her husband, Mickey, of Sebastopol; two sons, Chris King and his wife, Alisa, and Bryan King, all of Union; five grandchildren, Katelan and Tony Bozeman Jr. of Philadelphia, Lane, Troy and Charity Rushing, all of Sebastopol.
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home for Charles R. Anderson, 48, of Toomsuba, who died Wednesday, April 9, 2003, at Rush Foundation Hospital.