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Oma Lee Patterson
Services for Miss Oma Lee Patterson, 86, of Ackerman were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Bradley Church of God with burial in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in the Bradley Community.
Miss Patterson, a native of Oktibbeha County, died Oct. 9, 2004 at the Choctaw County Nursing Home.
She is survived by four sisters, Ellie McBride of Bessemer, Ala., Mattie Coleman of Kosciusko, Ida Horten of Birmingham, Ala., and Mary Moore of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Allie and Ellen Upchurch Patterson, and a brother, Pat Patterson.
Rev. David Tatum and Rev. Rammy Porter officiated.
Pallbearers were Aaron Patterson, Gordon McBride, Kenneth Coleman, Charles Coleman, James Hal Coleman and Richard Rooker.
Culpepper Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Elesteen F. Rockette
Services for Mrs. Elesteen F. Rockette, 56, of Milwaukee were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Barlow United Methodist Church with burial in Barlow Cemetery.
Mrs. Rockette, an elementary teacher, died Oct. 1, 2004 in Milwaukee following an illness of several months. She was a member of Barlow United Methodist Church. She was a native of Attala County.
She is survived by her husband, Johnny Clyde Rockette; a daughter, Kimberly Renee Rockette of Milwaukee; a son, Johnny Andrett Rockette of Milwaukee; a sister, Ruth Handley of Milwaukee; four brothers, James Fleming, Hubert Fleming, Walter Fleming and Billy Fleming all of Sallis; host of nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Rev. Leon Collier officiated with Winters Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Leroy Fleming, Francis Fleming, Charles Fleming, Leonard Brown, Joenathan Barksdale, and Romaro Barksdale.
Bea Shurden
Services for Mrs. Bea Shurden, 77, of McCool were held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Hopewell Baptist Church with burial in the Hopewell cemetery.
Mrs. Shurden, a retired host and clerk for Holiday Inn, died Oct. 7, 2004 at her residence.
She is survived by her husband, Gene Shurden; a host of family and friends.
Serving as pallbearers were Glenn Deason, Billy Shurden Nunn, Chris Stevenson, Leon Stevenson, Floyd Morgan, James Collier, Morris May and David Fancher.
Memorials may be made to Hopewell Cemetery Fund.
Rev. Timothy Black officiated with Jordan Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Lessie Mae Lewis Swanson
Services for Mrs. Lessie Mae Lewis Swanson 88, of Kosciusko were held Friday at 10 a.m. at Center Church of God with burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Swanson, a native of Attala County, died Oct. 5, 2004 at the Attala Nursing Center following an illness of several weeks. She was a retired pre-school teacher and a member of the Center Church of God.
She is survived by a brother, Jerry C. Lewis of Kosciusko, several nieces and nephews.
Rev. Charles Hardy officiated with Winters Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Arthur C. Witt
Funeral and graveside services for Arthur C. Witt, 33, of Sallis were held Sept. 11 at Bethlehem M.B. Church in Sallis.
Witt, a sales manager, died at University Medical Center on Sept. 7, 2004 after an illness of several months. He was a member of Bethlehem M.B. Church
He is survived by his wife, Karen Witt; daughter Kaci Witt of Sallis; son Curtis D. Witt of Goodman and step sons, Delandis Burt of Sallis and Kiyadh M. Burt of Sallis; parents Arthur C. Witt Sr. and Lillie Diane Witt; sister Vicky Witt of Roseville, Minn.; brothers Kenneth Witt of Sallis, Ricky Witt of Iowa, and Carlos Evans of Grand Rapids, Mich.; grandmother, Reatha M. Harmon, nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Rev. Milton Coffee officiated with Winters Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
J. D. Brown
Services for J.D. Brown, 82, of Kosciusko were held Friday at 11 a.m. at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Ebenezer Cemetery.
Brown, a retired salesman for Spot Cash Specialty Co., died Oct. 26, 2004 at the Texas, and Vivian Odom of Bay City, Texas; a brother, Keith Leach of Kosciusko.
Rev. Spruce Derden officiated.
Pallbearers were Terry Johnson, Jarrod Phillips, Eddie Lacoss, Ronnie Hutchison, Bill Pettit and Paul Oswalt Jr.
Stephanie Renee James
Services for Mrs. Stephanie Renee James, 26, of Starkville were held Oct. 28 at noon at 15th Street Church of God in Christ with burial in Union Cemetery in Columbus.
Mrs. James, an Algebra and Geometry teacher at Pickens County High School, died Oct. 22, 2004 in Columbus. She was a member of Marantha Faith Center, National Society of Black Engineers, Increasing Minority Access to Graduate Education (IMAGE). She was the recipient of the Kiwana Big Art Award and Horatio Algier National Merit Scholarship. At MSU she had received her B.S. degrees in mathematics and in economics and master's degree in Instructional Technology.
She is survived by her husband, Moses James Jr. of Starkville; step daughter, Ebony Kiara Thomas of Gulfport; mother, Lanell Shields of Starkville; sister, Ashley Shields, brother, Joshua Shields, both of Starkville; grandparents, James Winters of Kosciusko, Rosie and Mack Shields of Columbus; great-grandfather, Ollen Fletcher of Kosciusko.
She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Ollie May Winters, great-grandmothers, Annie Winters and Ophelia Fletcher; great-grandfather, Willis Winters.
Pallbearers were Patrick Edwards, Kevin Jackson, Edward Yeates, Steven Craft, Gary Young and Derrick Jamison.
Lee-Sykes Funeral Home of Columbus handled arrangements.
Mildred O. Odom
Services for Mrs. Mildred O. Odom, 77, of Kosciusko were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Kosciusko City Cemetery.
Mrs. Odom died Nov. 1, 2004 at Montfort Jones Memorial Hospital.
She is survived by her husband, Cooper Odom; a son, Billy Carlton Ramage of Memphis; two sisters, Agnes Goss and Elaine Moorehead, both of Kosciusko; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Homer C. Sanders Jr.
Rev. John Ballard officiated.
Pallbearers were Mickey Jones, John Jones, Jimmy Dale Odom, David Hill, Dewitt Adcock and David Odom.
