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10:51 pm Saturday, November 9, 2002

ROBERT E. BARTLETT SR.

By Staff
Retired
Services for Robert E. Bartlett Sr. will be held Monday at 11:30 a.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jack O'Neil Giles and Bro. Albert Bartlett officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Mr. Bartlett, 88, of Kosciusko, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002, at Montfort Jones Hospital. He was a veteran of World War II in the U.S. Army.
Survivors include two sons, Robert Bartlett Jr. and his wife, Jo Ann, of Toomsuba; and Dan Bartlett and his wife, Holly, of Slidell, La.; four grandchildren, Chris Bartlett of Toomsuba; Cindy Boswell and her husband, Terry, of Meridian; Adam Bartlett of New Orleans; and Kyle Bartlett of Slidell; two great-grandchildren, Jim Boswell and Becky Boswell, both of Meridian; one step-granddaughter, Cindy Roebuck of Union; and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Chris Bartlett, Terry Boswell, Thomas Bartlett, Joe Watson, John Watson and David Giles.
Visitation will be Sunday from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
MARY JO BOYD JONES
UNION Services for Mary Jo Boyd Jones will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at Stephens Funeral Home Chapel in Union. Burial will be in the Jones Family Cemetery in Little Rock.
Mrs. Jones, 63, of Tchula, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002 at her home.
Visitation will be Monday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the funeral home.
CHARLES C. HEMMING-HOPKINS
Graveside services for Charles C. Hemming-Hopkins will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Magnolia Cemetery with the Revs. Jack Giles and Jimmy Harrison officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Charles, 5, of Meridian, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002, at his home.
Survivors include his mother, Cynthia H. Hopkins, his brother, Samuel Pierce Hopkins and maternal grandparents Charles and Ruth Hopkins, all of Meridian.
Visitation will be Monday from 12:30 p.m. – 1: 30 p.m. at the funeral home.
ORA MAE RICHARDSON WAGLE
LOUISVILLE Services for Ora Mae Richardson Wagle will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Ebenezer Pentecostal Church with the Revs. Bobby Lowrey and Billy Sodders officiating. Burial will be in Jackson Field Cemetery. Tilghman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Wagle, of Fredricksburg,Va., formerly of Louisville, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002, at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton, Va. She was resident manager at the James Monroe Law Office and Memorial Library and a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in World War II.
Survivors include her daughter, Deborah L. "Dee" Faulconer and her husband, Lynwood, one granddaughter, a sister, Frances R. Gaddis and her husband, Roger, of Preston, and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Irene R. Bearden.
Memorials may be made to a charity of choice.
LUTHER STRIBLING
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry &Gardner Funeral Home for Luther Stribling, 96, of Meridian, who died Friday, Nov. 8, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
LAWRENCE ANDREW RAINEY SR.
Lawrence Andrew Rainey Sr., 79, of Meridian, died at his home Friday, Nov. 8, 2002. There are no funeral services scheduled at this time.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita B. Rainey; two sons, Lawrence A. Rainey Jr., of Vicksburg; and John David Rainey, of Meridian; two step-sons, Danny W. Neal and Jetson Neal, both of Meridian; a step-daughter, Nancy E. Long, of Meridian; a grandson, Lawrence A. Rainey III of Vicksburg; a granddaughter, Samatha Rainey of Vicksburg; two step-grandsons, Christopher Long of Meridian; and Danny W. Neal II of New Jersey; two step-granddaughters Lauren M. Long and Christy Burcham, both of Meridian; a step-sister, Launa Mott of Ellisville; and a step-brother, Preston Wright of New York.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Rainey, and a brother, Leon Rainey.
Memorials should be made to Harpers Hospice or the American Cancer Society.

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