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Brian 'B' David Cupstid
Madison
Brian "B" David Cupstid, 33, of Madison, died Oct. 17, 2005, at his home.
Funeral services were held Oct. 21 at Apostolic Revival Center with burial in Crystal Springs City Cemetery.
Mr. Cupstid was born in Killeen, Calif., Annie Bell Spencer and husband Robert, Dorothy Wilson of Yazoo City; sisters, Dr. Billie Ruth Terrell and husband Michael of Joliet, Ill., Alma Ruth Dozier, and Bessie Getlue of Canton; aunt, Mrs. Mary Roberts of Canton; a number of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.
Cindy Lariviere
Canton
Cindy Lariviere, 47, of Canton, died Sept. 9, 2005, at St. Dominic/Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services were held Sept. 12 at First United Methodist Church in Ridgeland with burial in Jessamine Cemetery.
Mrs. Lariviere was born on Nov. 18, 1957, in Jackson to the late Elmo and Evie Tisdale. A lifelong resident of Ridgeland, she was a graduate of Madison-Ridgeland Academy. She was an accomplished pianist, learning to play when she was a young child. She was a lifetime member of First United Methodist Church, where she served as the church pianist and youth music director. She was employed with Armstrong relocation in Madison where she served as the receptionist.
Survivors include: her daughter, Valerie Latham Patterson and husband Scott of Madison; brother, Billy Tisdale and wife Jane of Blue Mountain; her niece, Machelle Bernheim of Madison; and nephew, Steve Tisdale of Madison.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Ridgeland, 234 West Jackson Street, Ridgeland MS 39157.
Ora Lavonne 'Okey' Cahoon Presley
Pickens
Ora Lavonne "Okey" Cahoon Presley, 75, of Pickens, died Sept. 8, 2005, at University Nursing Home in Durant.
Graveside services were held Sept. 10 in Quiet Ridge Cemetery in Pickens.
Mrs. Presley was born on March 28, 1927, in Chunky, to the late John Robert "Bob" and Ora Mae Vance Cahoon. She was raised in Chunky and Pickens, where she graduated from Pickens High School. She later graduated from Holmes Junior College in Goodman and attended Millsaps College until her marriage. In 1986, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Hearst Presley, after 37 years of marriage.
She was a very active member of the Pickens United Methodist Church, where she sang in the choir and taught Sunday school classes. She was a member and past president of the Washington Care Center in Green ville.
Graveside services were held Sept. 15 in Shiloh Cemetery in Camden.
Mrs. Simpson lived most of her life in Madison County. She was a member of the DAR, UDC and the First Presbyterian Church of Canton. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.K. Simpson and her son, Ken Simpson.
Survivors include: her daughter, Kay Wells of Green ville; granddaughters, Myra Kinchen of Clinton, Bess Martin of Birmingham, Miriam King of Atlanta, Amy Smith of Mendenhall, and Carla Simpson of Jackson; and seven great-grandchildren.
William Fred 'Bill' Sanders
Madison
William Fred "Bill" Sanders, 49, of Madison, died Sept. 3, 2004, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland.
Funeral services were held Sept. 3 at Natchez Trace Funeral Home in Madison with burial in Jessamine Cemetery in Ridgeland.
Mr. Sanders was a carpenter by trade.
Survivors include: his son, Joshua William Sanders and daughter, Jessi Nicole Sanders; sisters, Beth George of Florence and Suan Sanders of Ridgeland; his parents, Fred ad Billie Sue Sanders of Madison; nieces, Summer Stewart, Amy Mitchell and Anna Cohn; nephews, John Michael George Jr., and David Pursell Jr.; great-nephew, Cade Mitchell; and great-nieces, Presleigh Mitchell and Reagan Cohn.
Memorials may be made to New Covenant Church, P.O. Box 28, Ridgeland MS 39158.
Hazel M. Cothen
Jackson
Hazel M. Cothen, 77, a retired public school teacher, died Sept. 6 , 2004, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland.
Services were Sept. 7 at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Ridgeland with entombment in Trinity Mausoleum at Parkway Memorial Cemetery.
Mrs. Cothen was born Aug. 2, 1927 in Newton to Chester Spurgeon and Ruth Dukes Moulder. She was reared in Hattiesburg and taught public school for 16 years in Jefferson Parish, La. She had been a resident of the Jackson area for 13 years and was a former resident of New Orleans, where her husband taught at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Jackson.
Survivors include her husband of 58 years, Dr. Joe H. Cothen of Jackson; children, Dr. Jodie Cothen and wife, Teresa, of Louise, Cynthia Cothen Morgan and husband, Dr. Keith Morgan, of Macau, China, and Dr. Nathan Cothen and wife, Vicki, of Beaumont, Calif. Joshua Cothen of Norfolk, Va., Micah Lane Morgan of Houston, Texas; and five great-grandchildren; sisters, Ruth Boteler of Hattiesburg, Joyce Mathis of Long Beach and Bobbie Nell Taylor of Hattiesburg; and a brother, Chester Moulder of Hattiesburg.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Ministries, 450 Towne Center Blvd., Ridgeland MS 39157.
