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11:54 am Thursday, February 19, 2004

Obituaries for Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004

By Staff
Services for Eloise Pollard will be held today at 2 p.m. at Enterprise Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Michael Franks officiating. Burial will be in Zion Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Pollard, 81, of Meridian, died Friday, Feb. 13, 2004, at Riley Hospital.
Survivors include her sons, Clarence Pollard of Detroit, Wyatte Pollard of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Bobby Pollard of Meridian; daughters, Linda Sims and her husband, Willie, of Springfield, Ill., and Diane Griggs and her husband, Willie, of Meridian; a brother, Benjamin Pollard; a sister, Marie Rhineheart of Los Angeles; 14 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Homemaker
Services for Betty M. Daniels will be held today at 2 p.m. at Arkadelphia Baptist Church with the Revs. John Coch and Dr. Jimmy Williams officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Daniels, 69, of the Bailey Community, died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2004, in her home. She was a member of Arkadelphia Baptist Church and will be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
Survivors include her husband, Perry Joe Daniels of Bailey; children, Lynn Clark and her husband, Danny, of Hampton S.C., Waymon Graham of Bailey, Cindy Frazier and her husband, Gilbert, of Collinsville; grandchildren, Timothy Clark, Lisa Clark, and Lewis Clark, all of Hampton, S.C., Laura Graham, Brooke Graham and Waymon Graham Jr., all of Chattanooga, Tenn., Phillip Frazier and his wife, Teri, of Clarkdale, Amy Frazier of Collinsville and Keri Graham of Bailey; several great-grandchildren; her mother, Olene Bearden and a sister Elizabeth Castle, both of Savannah, Ga.
She was preceded in death by her father, Richard Samples and a brother, Rickey Samples.
Pallbearers will be Gilbert Frazier, Phillip Frazier, Lewis Clark, Danny Clark, Hank Fairchild and Louie Daniels.
Visitation will be today 30 minutes prior to the service at the church.
Services for Sarah Lee Touchstone will be held Friday at 11:30 a.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Mike Truitt and Donald Gentry officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery.
Mrs. Touchstone, 66, of Meridian, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004, at The Specialty Hospital. She was a member of Eighth Avenue Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, James Touchstone of Meridian; sons, Ray Touchstone of Meridian and Billy Touchstone and his wife, Leslie, of Martin; five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William Henry Charlton and Mattie Lou Charlton.
Pallbearers will be Jerry Butts, Mike Hollingshead, Thomas Lynn Williams, Greg Crawford, Johnny Charlton and Chris Hall.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Retired sales clerk
PHILADELPHIA Services for Loca N. Watkins will be held Friday at noon at John E. Stephens Chapel with the Rev. John Stephens officiating. Burial will be in Madden Cemetery.
Ms. Watkins, 91, of Philadelphia, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004, at Neshoba County Nursing Home in Philadelphia.
Survivors include her sisters, Alma Fryery of Vicksburg and Nettie Ford of Philadelphia; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Friday beginning at 10 a.m. at the funeral home.
Machine operator with Bosch Inc.
YORK, Ala. Graveside services for Mary Elizabeth Linder will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Edgar Cemetery in Silas with the Rev. Billy Little officiating. Bumpers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Linder, 86, of Carrollton, died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2004, at Sansing County Home in Carrollton.
Survivors include her sons, James E. Linder of Butler, Allen L. Linder of Whitmore, Calif., Robert E. Linder of Wallingford, Pa., and George D. Linder of Palmerdale; a brother, Bill Blakney of Eutaw; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Emory Lenoir "Dock" Linder.
Visitation will be Friday 10 a.m.-noon at the funeral home.

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