Obituaries for Monday, Feb. 2, 2004
By Staff
Homemaker
PHILADELPHIA Services for Lorena Tay Bobo will be held today at 11 a.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel. Burial will be in Hope Cemetery in Neshoba County.
Mrs. Bobo, 82, of Durant, died Friday, Jan. 30, 2004, at Hospice in His Hands.
Survivors include her sons, Larry Bobo of Midlothian, Texas, and Randall Bobo of Knoxville, Tenn.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; a sister, Sue Thompson of Slidell, La.; and a brother, Earlton Posey of Philadelphia.
She was preceded in death by her husband, T.V. Bobo in 1999.
GILBERTOWN, Ala. Services for Herman Coburn will be held today at 3 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Ashley Strickland, Mike Boutwell and Tyler Powell officiating. Burial will be in Hurricane Cemetery.
Mr. Coburn, 67, of Gilbertown, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2004, at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian.
Survivors include his wife, Christine L. Giles Coburn of Gilbertown; a daughter, Renaei McWilliams of Auburn; a brother, John D. Coburn of Panama City, Fla.; sisters, Mae Teate of Montgomery and Margaret Hamilton of Evergreen; and three grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society and the Susan B. Coleman Foundation.
Visitation will be today noon-3 p.m. at the funeral home.
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PHILADELPHIA Services for Dollie Ruth Nance will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Revs. Alan Randall and Caley Ray Nichols officiating. Burial will be in North Bend Methodist Church Cemetery in Neshoba County.
Mrs. Nance, 86, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2004, at Neshoba County Nursing Home in Philadelphia. She was a lifelong resident of Neshoba County and a member of North Bend United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her son, Marwood "Woody" Nance of Clinton; grandchildren, Woody Nance Jr. of Flora, Bill Nance, Scott Nance and Jennifer Nance, all of Madison; great-grandchildren, Kerri Nance and Dusty Nance, both of Flora, Anna Scott Nance and Cole Deaton Nance, both of Madison; sisters, Edna Earle Hegwood and Dorothy Sue Fulton, both of Philadelphia.
Pallbearers will be Woody Nance Jr., Bill Nance, Scott Nance, Dusty Nance, Dale Nance and Al Fulton. Honorary pallbearers will be Bobby Hardy and Lawson Jackson.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
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PHILADELPHIA Graveside services for Mavis Warren Hobby will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Mobile Memorial Gardens in Mobile County, Ala. with the Rev. Floman Davis officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Service is in charge of local arrangements.
Mrs. Hobby, 87, of Philadelphia, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2004, at the Choctaw Residential Center in Choctaw.
Survivors include her daughters, Ann Hodges of Columbia, S.C., and Sarah Burkes of Georgiana, Ala.; a son, Charles Hobby of Stockton, Ala.; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; sisters, Mae Jolly of Meridian, Sue Chadwick of Brandon and Ouida Williams of Carthage; brothers, Archie White and Joe White, both of Columbia, S.C., Hugh White of Warrenton, Mo., and John White of Philadelphia.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clay Hobby; and a brother, J.C. White.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Research or charity of choice.
Visitation will be today 2 p.m.-4 p.m. at the funeral home.
Graveside services for Marion C. Dickerson will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Magnolia Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Malcolm Lewis officiating. Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Dickerson, 48, of Meridian, died Friday, Jan. 30, 2004, in his home.
Survivors include his wife, Tammy Holloman Dickerson; a son, Kyle McAdory; a daughter, Hannah Dickerson; and his mother, Berta Dickerson, all of Meridian; a sister, Monica Dickerson of Chicago; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Tuesday 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
UNION Services for Jimmy Dale Rich will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Stephens Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery in Dixon.
Mr. Rich, 59, of Union, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2004, in his home.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
