Obituaries for Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003

By Staff
Retired
Services for Mary Ann Williams Wagner will be held today at 11 a.m. at Russell Baptist Church with the Rev. Clay Chancelor officiating. Burial will be in the Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery. Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Wagner, 63, of Meridian, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003, at The Specialty Hospital of Meridian. She was an active member of Russell Baptist Church where she was involved with the youth and senior adult activities. She was retired from St. Paul's Insurance Company where during her career she was awarded "Insurance Woman of the Year."
She was always very active in her daughters activities as they were growing up, including being a Deb's Mom and Advisor for the Deb's Social Services Club. She helped to organize the Meridian High School Class Reunions each year and will be remembered for seeing a need and always being willing to help. She was loved and will be missed by many.
Survivors include her daughters, Wendy Wagner Grube and her husband, Paul, of Braxton and Melanie Wagner of Corona Del Mar, Calif.; her father, John I. Williams of Meridian; an uncle, Charles Grayson and his wife, Ann, of Florida; nieces and nephews, Debbie McDaniel, Mike Partridge, Jana Sanders and Susan Shepperd; one great-nephew and five great-nieces.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Mildred Williams.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, The Gideons or Russell Baptist Church.
Pallbearers will be Roy Graves, Buddy Hines, Tommy McDaniel, Mike Partridge and Johnny Brooks. Honorary pallbearer will be Larry Neal.
Retired from Orkin Pest Control
Services for John D. Frazier will be held today at 1 p.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James Snowden officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Frazier, 95, of Meridian, died Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was in the Mounted Calvary and served in World War II.
Survivors include his sons, Robert Frazier and his wife, Berniece, of Bailey, Jack Frazier and his wife, Madeline, of Dallas, Paul G. Frazier and his wife, Gwen, of Stonewall, Dennis Frazier and his wife, Ruth, of Ocean Springs and Steve Frazier and his wife, Loretta, of Meridian; a brother, Robert J. Frazier of Riverside, Calif.; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Frazier; a son, Ronnie Frazier; daughters, Johnnie Dale Dubisson and Roberta May; three brothers and two sisters.
Assistant civil engineer, Becktell Engineering
PHILADELPHIA Services for Roy Bryan will be held today at 2 p.m. at John E. Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Mark Gill and Brown Barrier officiating. Burial will be in North Bend Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Bryan, 59, of Carthage, died Monday, Dec. 29, 2003, in his home. He was a veteran of the National Guard.
Survivors include his daughters, Barbara Pitts of Carthage, Linda Dean of Meridian, Thelma Ivy of Philadelphia and Pat Krause of Olive Branch; a son, Cliff Bryan of Biloxi; sisters, Mildred Stroud of Meridian, Bessie Andrews of Grand Rapids, Mich., Evelyn Parham, Naomi Beckham, Nellie Woodward, Verdain Glenn and Mary Burkeen, all of Philadelphia, and Lula Bell Bryan of Freeny; brothers, Hailey Bryan, Bennie Bryan, Billy Bryan and Aaron Bryan, all of Philadelphia, Frank Bryan of Forest, Bobby Dewayne Bryan of Horn Lake and David Bryan of Baton Rouge, La.; and 10 grandchildren.
Homemaker
Graveside services for Ruth Pearce Hopkins will be held today at 3 p.m. at Magnolia Cemetery with the Revs. Jimmy Harrison and Jack Giles officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Hopkins, 73, of Meridian, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003, at Riley Hospital. She was a member of Central United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Hopkins; daughters, Diane Hopkins, Ellen Riley and Cindy Hopkins; a son, Charles Winston Hopkins Jr., all of Meridian; a sister, Helen Bidwell of Greenwood; grandchildren, Robert Daniel Ross, Matthew James Blanton, Ruth Alexandria Thompson, Leon Woodard Turner IV, William Andrew Blanton and Samuel Pearce Hopkins.
She was preceded in death by a grandson, Charles Hemming Hopkins.
Visitation will be 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Homemaker
QUITMAN Services for Audrey Mae Elam O'Neil will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at McGowan's Chapel Methodist Church with the Revs. George Pugh and Brian O'Neil officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Wright's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. O'Neil, 95, of Quitman, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003, at Lakeside Living Center in Quitman.
Survivors include her sons, the Rev. Edwin O'Neil and his wife, Janelle; grandchildren, Bryan O'Neil and his wife, Barbara, and Eric O'Neil and his wife, Sandra; great-grandchildren, Brenden O'Neil, Katie O'Neil, Audrey O'Neil and Hannah O'Neil, all of Quitman.
She was preceded in death by her husband, V.B. O'Neil; her parents, Paul and Tennie Elam; and a brother, Lamar Elam.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home and Thursday one hour prior to the service at the church.
Homemaker
Services for Bertha Eakes Roberts will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Dewease officiating. Burial will be in McClain Chapel Cemetery in Neshoba County.
Mrs. Roberts, 88, of Collinsville, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003, in her home.
Survivors include her daughters, Margie Rolison and her husband, Dannie, of Quitman and Beth Ferguson and her her husband, Donald, of Collinsville; sons, James Earl Roberts and his wife, Dorothy, Travis Roberts and his wife, Deloris, Donny Roberts and his wife, Nancy, all of Collinsville, William E. Roberts and his wife, Nina, of Stonewall and Danny Roberts and his wife, Nita, of Bristow, Okla.; 24 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Roberts; a daughter, JoAnn Roberts; and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be Thursday 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Self-employed carpenter
Services for Michael A. DuBose will be held Friday at noon at Okatibbee Baptist Church with the Rev. Nehemiah Matthews officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Clark's Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. DuBose, 43, of Cleveland, Ohio, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2003, in Cleveland.
Survivors include a daughter, Uthesia Johnson; brothers, Dennis DuBose and his wife, Lizzie, and Roger DuBose Jr. and his wife, Lisa, all of Meridian; sisters, Rosemary Johnson, Pamela Yarbrough and her husband, Rodney, Shirley Morris and her husband, Ray, all of Meridian, Peggy Wise and her husband, Thomas, Dorothy Robinson and her husband, Richard, all of Akron, Ohio; a step-sister, Sara McGlothin of Meridian; a step-brother, Willie Lewis of Pensacola, Fla.; several aunts, uncles and a granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and a sister.
Visitation will be Friday 9 a.m.-11 a.m. at the funeral home.