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11:53 am Saturday, February 16, 2002

Obituaries for Feb. 16, 2002

By Staff
BOB NAYLOR
Services for Bob Naylor will be held today at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Primitive Baptist Church with the Rev. Johnny McDonald officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hebron Cemetery with Latimer Metropolitan Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Naylor, 92, of Lauderdale, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2002, at Riley Hospital.
Survivors include a son, Earl Terry and his wife, Rosie; a sister, Bessie Darden of Lauderdale; brothers, Amos Naylor of Lauderdale and Willie C. Naylor; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
EVA M. MCLEAN
Retied state employee
Graveside services for Eva M. McLean will be held today at 1 p.m. at Magnolia Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Tom R. Sikes officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. McLean, 84, of Meridian, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002, at Beverly Healthcare-Broadmoor.
Survivors include two granddaughters, Deanna McLean of Oxford and Shannon Ward of Birmingham, Ala.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Forrest McLean; and a son, Edward Glenn McLean.
VIOLA ARCEOLIA JACKSON
Services for Viola Arceolia Jackson will be held today at 1 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with the Rev. Leon Tingle officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Latimer Metropolitan Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Jackson, 80, of Chicago, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002, in Chicago.
Survivors include two sisters, Annie L. Hodges and Mary L. Jackson, and a brother, Louis Smith Jr., all of Meridian.
BABU M. PHILIPOSE
Retired
Memorial services for Babu M. Philipose will be held at a later date. Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Philipose, 59, of Meridian, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2002, at H.C. Watkins Memorial Hospital in Quitman. He was a retired grocery and restaurant owner.
Survivors include his wife, Bobbie J. Philipose of Meridian; two sons, Siby Babu of Texas, and Saby Babu of India; a step-daughter Melinda Madden and her husband, Ed, of Hickory; step-sons, Sterlon McCullough of Brandon, and William Matthew McCullough of Collinsville; and seven grandchildren.
ALICE M. DUETT
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Alice M. Duett, 84, of Meridian, who died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
MELBA BRIDGMON
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Melba Bridgmon, 67, of Meridian, who died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
GRADY BOYD
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Grady Boyd, 61, of Meridian, who died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, at Riley Hospital.

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