Obituaries for Thursday, May 1, 2003

By Staff
Obituaries for Thursday, May 1, 2003
Retired OB-GYN nurse
UNION Graveside services for Mollie Lee Stebbins will be held today at 2 p.m. at Linwood Baptist Church Cemetery in the Linwood Community with the Rev. Johnny Collins officiating. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Stebbins of Union, died Monday, April 28, 2003, in Union.
Survivors include her nieces and nephews, Earnest Pitts and his wife, Pattie, of Madison, Richard Pitts and his wife, Bibbie, of Jackson, Burton Pitts and his wife, Sandy, of Motesano, Wash., Walton Pitts and his wife, Kit, of Willowers, Calif., Mary Helen Pitts of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Mary Frances Coffman of Aztec, N.M.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur L. Stebbins.
Retired Philadelphia City School System bookkeeper
PHILADELPHIA Services for Johnnie B. Watkins will be held today at 2 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Dennis Duvall officiating. Burial will be in Cedarlawn Cemetery in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Watkins, 76, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at The Specialty Hospital of Meridian.
Survivors include her husband, Crockett Watkins of Philadelphia; sons, Don Watkins of Brandon, Carey Watkins and Terry Watkins, both of Philadelphia; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; sisters, Mildred Henry of Mathiston and Gola Mae Gilliland of Ackerman; brothers, Doyce Breland of Mathiston and Dale Breland of Tupelo.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Orville Breland.
Retired lunchroom worker
BUTLER, Ala. Graveside services for Eddie Bell Broadhead will be held today at 2 p.m. at Brightwater Cemetery in Needham, Ala. Bumpers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Broadhead, 88, of Butler, died Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at Willow Trace Nursing Center.
Survivors include her daughter, Mamie Sue Gibson and her husband, Wayne, of Toxey, Ala.; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today 10 a.m. to noon at the funeral home.
Dental hygienist
YORK, Ala. Services for Caleen C. Looney will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Livingston Presbyterian Church with the Revs. Sandra Price and Tim Meadows officiating. Burial will be in Myrtlewood Cemetery. Bumpers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Looney, 80, of Livingston, died Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham.
Survivors include her husband, Dr. T.C. Looney of Livingston; a daughter, Rayleen Scott of Livingston; a son, Ray Shamburger Jr. of Chesapeake, Va.; step-sons, David Looney of Livingston and Lynn Looney of Eutaw, Ala.; a step-daughter, Terry Truelove of Pascagoula; brothers, Freddie Eugene Couey of Houston, Texas, and Edsel Couey of Sanford, Fla.; a sister, Carolyn Fredrickson of Pickwick, Tenn.; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Livingston Presbyterian Church or Livingston Methodist Church.
Visitation will be today 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Homemaker
Services for Rachel Stokes Foster will be held Friday at 11:30 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Richie Davis officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Foster, 81, of Meridian, died Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at Riley Hospital. She was born in Neshoba County to George and Sally Stokes. She was a charter member of Key Field Baptist Church which was later relocated and became Westwood Baptist Church where she was a faithful member of more than 50 years. She was a member of the Sunshiners Sunday School class.
Survivors include her daughter, Barbara Crowe of Birmingham, Ala.; a son, Dennis Foster and his wife, Janice, of Meridian; grandchildren, Steve Crowe and his wife, Gisele, of Birmingham, Suzy Crowe of Nederland, Colo., Miles Foster of Meridian, Morgan Foster of Petal; a great-granddaughter, Darcy Crowe of Birmingham; her twin brother, Ray Stokes of Springfield, Mo.; and several nieces, nephews, caring neighbors and friends.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Raymond E. Foster; a sister, Gladys Coleman; her brothers, Herman Stokes, J.B. Stokes, G.W. Stokes and Russell Stokes.
Pallbearers will be Miles Foster, Morgan Foster, Steve Crowe, Gary Stokes, David Stokes, Jesse Foster, Wayne Coley, Varnell Warren, Billy Ray Stokes and Larry Stokes.
Visitation will be Friday 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. at the funeral home.