Obituaries for Monday, Dec. 22, 2003
By Staff
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PHILADELPHIA Services for Matthew Spears will be held today at 12:30 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Tony Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Cedarlawn Cemetery in Philadelphia.
Mr. Spears, 54, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2003, in his home. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.
Survivors include his sister, Wannee Kent of Vicksburg; and a brother, Paul Spears of Philadelphia.
Homemaker
UNION Services for Queenie Gomillion will be held today at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Union with the Revs. Marcus Finch and Tommie Jones officiating. Burial will be in New Ireland Cemetery. Milling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Gomillion, 96, of Union, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2003, in Union.
Survivors include her daughter, Shirley Estes and her husband, the Rev. Chester Estes Jr.; a son, Jack Gomillion and his wife, Pauline, all of Union; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Mason Gomillion; and a son, Don Gomillion.
Homemaker
PHILADELPHIA Services for Hattie Mae Landrum will be held today at 2 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Dan Howard officiating. Burial will be in Cedarlawn Cemetery in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Landrum, 90, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2003, at Neshoba County General Hospital.
Survivors include her daughter, Jean Yates of Philadelphia; a son, John Landrum of Collinsville; nine grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Landrum; and a daughter, Jane Elizabeth Landrum Darnell.
Retired
Graveside services for Eleanor G. Clearman will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Carl White officiating. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Clearman, 95, of Meridian, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2003, at Heartfelt Hospice in Meridian. She was a member of Highland Baptist Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Gloria C. Stewart of Meridian; a son, J.K. Clearman Jr. of Johnson City, Tenn.; a grandson, Scott Clearman of Las Vegas; a granddaughter, Paula Stewart and a great-granddaughter, Audra Mann, both of Cullman, Ala.
She was preceded in death by her husband, J.K. Clearman Sr.
Visitation will be today 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Retired grocery store owner
BUTLER, Ala. Services for Annie Wiley Keahey Sykes will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Bumpers Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Russell Wray and Buddy Braddock officiating. Burial will be in Rest Haven Cemetery in Butler.
Mrs. Sykes, 84, of Butler, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2003, in her home.
Survivors include her son, Willie Franklin Sykes and her wife, Becky, of Toxey; a daughter, Charlene Sykes of Butler; step-brothers, Wayne Perry and B.R. Perry, both of Pennington; one grandchild, two step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Retired grocery store owner
Services for Walter Frank Wingo will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Wingo, 96, of Union, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2003, at Neshoba County General Hospital in Philadelphia. He was a lifetime member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Billy Wingo of Dallas; a daughter, Frankie Ladd and her husband, Jerrel, of Union; five grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home and 30 minutes prior the service at the church.
Retired bookkeeper
PHILADELPHIA Services for Mary Beth Beckham will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Rick Holbert officiating. Burial will be in Longino Cemetery in Neshoba County.
Mrs. Beckham, 70, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2003, at Heartfelt Hospice in Meridian.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Beckham of Philadelphia; a son, John Beckham of Phoenix, Ariz.; a brother, Thomas Luke of Philadelphia; and four grandchildren.
Visitation will be today 4 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home in Union for Frances R. Cox, 70, of Sebastopol, who died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2003, at Regency Hospital in Meridian.
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Claude Brown, 82, of Meridian, died Monday, Dec. 22, 2003, at King's Daughters and Sons Rest Home.
