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     By  Staff Reports Published 
    9:40 am Sunday, November 16, 2003

    Obituaries for Sunday, Nov. 16, 2003

    By Staff
    FOREST Services for Winson W. Windham will be held today at 2 p.m. at Homewood United Methodist Church with the Revs. Jerry Barnes and Jerry Sanders officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Ott and Lee Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
    Mr. Windham, 92, of Pulaski, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003 at Lackey Convalescent Home. He was a lifelong resident of of the Homewood Community in Scott County. He was a member of Homewood United Methodist Church and was a member of the Carpenters Local Union #1846 in New Orleans. He was also a former member of the Cattleman Association. He had been married for 69 years this past April.
    Survivors include his wife, Lavelle Lott Windham of Pulaski; two daughters, Peggy Ann Risher and her husband, Dale, of Morton, Minnie Faye Pate and her husband, Howard, of Chunky; a son, Charles W. Windham and his wife, Marie, of Metarie, La.; six granddaughters, Pam Risher Nutt, Paula Risher Wardlow, Angela Pate Anderson, Niki Pate Shepherd, Crystal Pate and Michelle Windham Pinson; three great-grandsons, Jonathan Nutt, Joel Nutt and Jeffery Anderson; and a great-granddaughter, Anna Wardlow.
    Pallbearers will be Robert Nutt, Jonathan Nutt, Joel Nutt, Jeffery Anderson, Adam Shepherd, Kirk Wardlow and J.P. Pinson.
    Memorials may be made to Homewood Cemetery Fund.
    UNION Services for Marion Fred McKee will be held today at 2:30 p.m. at Milling Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Curtis Cain officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery in Neshoba County.
    Mr. McKee, 68, of Newton died Saturday, Nov. 15, 2003 at Heartfelt Hospice in Union. He was a member of Newton United Methodist Church.
    Survivors include a son, Mark McKee and his wife, Melissa, of Madison; a daughter, Teresa Tew and her husband, Allan; a sister, Beverly Williams, all of Pearl; and four grandchildren, Amy McKee, Audra Tew, Alyssa Tew and Joseph Tew.
    Pallbearers will be Rudolph Williams, Randy Williams, Gary Gilmore, Robert Logan, Zach Logan and Bob Williams.
    Visitation will be held today at 1 p.m. at the funeral home.
    Retired nurse's aid
    PHILADELPHIA Services for Icynae Fulton will be held today at 3 p.m. at McClain-Hayes Funeral Service Chapel will the Revs. Wayne King and Hugh Martin officiating. Burial will be in North Bend Methodist Cemetery in Neshoba County.
    Mrs. Fulton, 85, of Philadelphia died Friday, Nov. 14, 2003 at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
    Survivors include a daughter, Martha Patterson of Philadelphia; a son, Granville Fulton of Terry; five grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren.
    She was preceded in death by her husband John Fulton and a son, Jerome Fulton.
    Homemaker
    SEBASTOPOL Services for Wilma Lewis will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Carthage with the Rev. Eugene Tubby officiating. Burial will be in Old Mt. Zion Church Cemetery.
    Ms. Lewis, 53, died Friday, Nov. 14, 2003 at University Medical Center in Jackson.
    Survivors include her sisters, Emma Willis of Carthage, Eleanor Torrable of Oklahoma, Christine Thomas of Philadelphia and Jeanette Willis of California; and several nieces and nephews.
    Homemaker
    QUITMAN Services for Glayds Mae Pannel will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Living Word Church with the Revs. Johnny Mosley and Leo Smith officiating. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Quitman with Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
    Mrs. Pannel, 91, of Quitman, died Friday, Nov. 14, 2003 at H.C. Watkins Memorial Hospital in Quitman.
    Survivors include two sons, David Grayson and Roy Eugene Grayson, both of Quitman; two daughters, Mary Alice Whittington of Hermitage, Ark. and Mildred Neely of Quitman; 20 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great grandchildren.
    She was preceded in death by her parents Asberry Wright and Melissa Jane Broadway.
    Visitation will be held today from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service on Monday.
    Retired
    Services for Roger Lamar Smith will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Stephens Chapel with the Rev. Mike Boles officiating. Burial will be in Long Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with Stephens Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
    Mr. Smith, 67, of Meridian, died Friday, Nov. 14, 2003 at Regency Hospice. He was retired from Atlas Roofing.
    Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Lundy Smith of Meridian; sons, Roger Dale Smith of Laurel, Randy Lundy of Meridian, Joe Lundy and his wife, Cheryl, of Meridian and Paul Lundy and his wife, Linda, of Chunky; a daughter, Kathy Holdiness and her husband, John, of Rose Hill; ten grandchildren, Chris Martin, Jenifer Davis, Stacey Lundy, Matthew Lundy, Daniel "Country" Lundy, Melinda Lundy, Shawna Holdiness, Corey Holdiness, Krystal Lundy and Michael Lundy; one great-grandson; a special friend, Bobby Wilson of Meridian; and numerous cousins.
    He was preceded in death by a daughter, Betty Ann Martin and a son, Horace Dale Lundy.
    Pallbearers will be Adam McMinn, John Holdiness, Paul Daniel Lundy, II, Joseph Lundy and Randy Lundy.
    Visitation will be held today from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
    Business owner
    Services for Mikeal F. Spears will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Pine Forest Baptist Church in Collinsville with the Revs. Andy May and James Snowden officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Barham Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
    Mr. Spears, 55, of Collinsville died Saturday, Nov. 15, 2003 at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was the owner and operator of Spears Auto and Wrecker Service
    Visitation will be held Monday from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
    Retired
    Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Roy Edgar Pratt, 81, of Meridian, who died Saturday, Nov. 15, 2003 at Rush Hospital.

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