Obituaries for Tuesday, April 27, 2004
By Staff
Homemaker
PHILADELPHIA Services for Elizabeth McCallum Ross will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Revs. Mike Smithey and Mark Cloys officiating.
Mrs. Ross, 81, of Philadelphia, died Sunday, April 25, 2004, at Bedford Care Center in Hattiesburg.
Survivors include her daughters, Janet Elizabeth Deans of Vernal, Utah and Deborah Emily Dorman of Philadelphia; sons, Raymond Leslie Ross of Hattiesburg and John William Ross of Meridian; 14 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. Services for Nidlia M. "Dee" Green will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Saint Mary's Catholic Church. Burial will be at 1:15 p.m. at Barrancus National Cemetery in Pensacola. Emerald Coast Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Green, 78, of Meridian, formerly of Shalimar, died Saturday, April 24, 2004, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include her son, Duwane E. Green and his wife, Shireen, of Orlando; a daughter, Renee Stiefel and her husband, Kevin, of Meridian, Miss.; a sister, Elsie Gilbert of Sarasota; four grandchildren, Michelle Green Anderson of Bakersfield, Calif., Kyle Stiefel and Bret Stiefel, both of Meridian, and Whitney Holman of Orlando; two great-grandchildren, David Anderson and Tabitha Anderson, both of Bakersfield.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William F. Green and a son, William F. Green Jr.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Retired aircraft mechanic
MOBILE, Ala. Services for G. Roy Tims will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Mobile Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Mr. Tims, of Mobile, formerly of Meridian, died Sunday, April 25, 2004, in Mobile. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force and served in World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Christine Tims; a daughter, Ann Hukel; sons, Philip Tims and Ray Tims, all of Mobile; step-daughters, Reba Tobey and Emily Eaton, both of Portland, Ore; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Homemaker
FOREST Services for Lillie Bell Pennington were held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Ott and Lee Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Larry Laird, Mark McDonald and Billy Emmons officiating. Burial was in Pine Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Pennington, 78, of Lake, formerly of Drew, died Friday, April 23, 2004, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include her husband, V.J. Pennington of Lake; daughters, Jill Rush of Lawrence, Shirley Garvin of Newton, Frances Foley of Hickory and Sue Mallett of Metairie, La.; a son, Jack Pennington of Lena; four brothers, Howard Earl Thompson of Waco, Texas, C.B. Thompson and Charles Thompson, both of Newton, and Harry Thompson of Lake; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by a grandson, Frankie Rush.
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home for Adeline Coleman, 96, of Enterprise, who died Saturday, April 23, 2004, at Lakeside Living Center in Quitman.
Arrangements were incomplete at Milling Funeral Home of Union for William Williamson, 73, of Union, who died Monday, April 26, 2004, in his home.
Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for James Henry Thorne, 84, of Meridian, who died Tuesday, April 27, 2004, in his home.
