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Lillie C. Luckett
Canton
Lillie C. Luckett, 70, of Canton, died June 13, 2004.
Funeral services were held June 18 at Family Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Canton with burial in Old Truelight Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Canton.
Survivors include: her children, Aaron Smith, Larry Smith, Maxine Fisher and husband Bennie, Mary Dixon and husband Otha and Kennedy Luckett, all of Canton; aunt, Dorothy Woodfield of Canton, and 18 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Oliver K. Belote Sr.
Canton
Oliver King "Sparky" Belote Sr., 96, of Canton, died May 13, 2004, at the Madison County Medical Center in Canton.
Funeral services were held May 15 at Grace Episcopal Church with burial in the Canton Cemetery.
Born in Memphis, Tenn., "Sparky" had lived in Canton since 1979. In 1975, he retired as manager of the Photo Engraving Department of the Memphis Publishing Co., where he had worked for 48 years.
An avid artist, he studied at the Memphis Academy of Arts. He loved working with watercolor and oils. He also studied woodcarving in the early 20's and enjoyed it all of his life. He carved many pieces for members of his family. After moving to Georgia Jones and husband Johnny of Gary, Ind., Ora McLaurin and husband Johnny, Bessie Brown, Gladys Macklin and husband Fred, Julia Oklahoma City, Okla.
She married in 1959 and moved to West Point, where she was a homemaker and member of Calvary Baptist Church and the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Survivors include: husband, Taylor Robinson of Ridgeland; daughter, Annie Oeth and husband Ed of Ridgeland; brother, Rodney C. Beaver of Houston, Texas; and four grandchildren.
