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 By  Staff Reports Published 
10:17 pm Sunday, February 2, 2003

He was preceded in death by his precious wife, Irma Lee Stegall Moore.

By Staff
David Allen Nicholson Sr.
Retired
Services for David Allen Nicholson Sr. will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Boles officiating. Burial will be at 1 p.m. in Morrow Cemetery in the Dixon Community.
Mr. Nicholson, 68, of Toomsuba, died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003, at Neshoba County Hospital. He was a retired owner and operator of Nicholson Grocery. He graduated from East Central Community College.
Mr. Nicholson also was a member of Dixon Presbyterian Church, an avid hunter and fisherman, and was a member of Phi Delta Kappa.
Survivors include his wife, Becky Nicholson of Toomsuba; children, Debbie Hodges and her husband, William, and Dawn Baker, all of Philadelphia; Ricky Nicholson and his wife, Dana, and Lisa Locklear and her husband, Chad, all of Meridian; and David Allen Nicholson Jr. of Toomsuba; eight grandchildren, Brooke Kennedy, Brittany Hodges, Drew Baker, Meredith Baker, Rody Preston Nicholson, Alex Nicholson, Rainey Nicholson and Lexie Locklear.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Rody and Gladys Nicholson of the Dixon Community.
The family requests memorials be made to Neshoba County Nursing Home or a favorite charity.
Pallbearers will be William Hodges, Chad Locklear, Ben Cornish, Louis Robbins and Glenn Knight.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Earl B. Reed
Retired electrician
Services for Earl B. Reed will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Dr. Malcolm Lewis, Dr. Danny Lanier and Larry Browning officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Mr. Reed, 59, of Meridian, died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was a retired electrician at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center, where he worked for 271/2 years.
Mr. Reed was a member of Northcrest Baptist Church, a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served three tours in Vietnam. He belonged to the Loyal Order of the Moose/and Legionaire's Lifetime member of the V.F.W.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Reed, a son, James Earl Reed, and his mother, Willie B. Reed, all of Meridian; two brothers, Quinton Reed and his wife, Norma, of Erath, La.; and Johnny Reed and his wife, Mimi of Meridian; two sisters, Lou Johnson and her husband, W.P. of Louisville; and Barbara Camble and her husband, Jack, of Meridian; several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Curtis Reed.
The family requests memorials be made to the Northcrest Baptist Church Building Fund.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Carolyn L. Fuller
Retired from Integon
Services for Carolyn L. Fuller will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Frankie Ray Boyette officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.
Ms. Fuller, 62, of Winston Salem, N.C., died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003, at her home.
Survivors include a brother, Billy Joe Fuller, a niece, Debbie Jo Thrash and her husband, Gary, a nephew, Darrell Fuller and his wife, Brenda, a great-niece, Ashley Thrash, and a great-nephew, J.D. Fuller.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Elizabeth Fuller and her father, Earl Bryant Fuller.
Pallbearers will be Ronnie Snider, Darrell Fuller, Mike Neal, Kenny Neal, C.M. Thompson Jr., and Rickey Thompson.
Visitation will be Monday from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Elizabeth A. Harwell
Truck driver
Services for Elizabeth A. Harwell will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Raymon Leake officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Harwell, 56, of Meridian, died Friday, Jan. 31, 2003, at Baptist Hospital in Jackson.
Survivors include her husband, Burlin Harwell of Meridian; her mother, Naomi Billingsley, two sisters, Iris Watson and Kathy Perez, all of Texas; a son, Aubie Nash, a daughter, April Reyna, and six grandchildren.
Visitation will be Tuesday from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mary A. Bender Bradley
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry &Gardner Funeral Home for Mary A. Bender Bradley, 86, of Pachuta, who died Friday, Jan. 31, 2003, at her home.
Willa Hayden
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry &Gardner Funeral Home for Willa Hayden, 92, of Meridian, who died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003, at Neshoba General Hospital.

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