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Harriet Young
Harriet Young, 73, of Holly Springs, died Feb. 22, 2005 at her home.
Services were held at 1 p.m. on Feb. 26 at Concord MB Church in Slayden. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev. Clyde Williams officiated. Serenity Funeral Home of Holly Springs was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves five sons, Theodore Young of Byhalia, Roosevelt Young Jr., John Young, both of Memphis, Tenn., Chester Young of Holly Springs, Stanley Young of Atlanta, Ga.; five daughters, Ruby Young, Rosie Young, Evelyn Stigger-Rosser, Gloria Young and Barbara Young, all of Memphis, Tenn.; a brother, Charles Waller of Memphis, Tenn.; two sisters, Ruthie Briggs of Lamar, Violet Campbell of Memphis, Tenn.; 36 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
Cora Davis Aiken
Cora Davis Aiken, 93, of Byhalia, died Feb. 16, 2005 at Trinity Mission Health & Rehab of Holly Springs. She was the widow of Charlie Aiken.
Services were held at 1 p.m. on Feb. 19 at Mt. Sinai M.B. Church in Byhalia. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev. Wayne Aiken officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves a daughter, Stella Davis of Byhalia; two sons, Winford Aiken of Lansing, Mich., Henry Aiken of Byhalia; two sisters, M.T. Hilber of Memphis, Tenn., Catherine Jones of St. Louis, Mo.; 10 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Curtis Aiken, Richard Aiken, Atha Davis, Tyrone Aiken, Trent Aiken, Toney Davis.
James Keith Bing
James Keith (Cheetah) Bing, 32, of Waterford, died Feb. 18, 2005 at his home. He was a member of Holly Hill Baptist Church and a heating and air employee.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Feb. 21 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Laws Hill. Bro. Frank Feathers officiated.
He leaves a son, John Keith Bing of Waterford; a daughter, Ashley Bing of Waterford; his parents, Billy and Sue Bing of Waterford; his grandmother, Christine Thomas of Waterford; and his brother, Billy Bing Jr. of Waterford.
Pallbearers were Shane Smith, David Minor, Mark Shaw, Gary Stacks, Dewayne Bing, Kevin Bing. Honorary pallbearers were Tim Shaw, Mickey Bing, Kevin Bing, Wade Yeager, Mark Bing, Allen Bing, Brian Bing.
Mae Dora Blackmon
Mae Dora Blackmon, 79, of Holly Springs, died Feb. 14, 2005 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Southaven. She was the widow of Cotterell Blackmon Jr.
Services were held at 1 p.m. on Feb. 19 at Chulahoma MB Church in Holly Springs. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rodgers Funeral Home in Coldwater was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves nine daughters, Vera D. Blackmon, Vera L. Bobo, both of Memphis, Tenn., Lula Wofford of Milwaukee, Wisc., Ivory Blackmon, Ruby Blackmon, Ethel Mosley, Joyce Blackmon, all of Holly Springs, Clara Jones of Olive Branch, Chenelle Blackmon of Byhalia; two sons, Clarence Blackmon, J.T. Blackmon, both of Holly Springs; 43 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Christine Burnett
Christine Burnett, 69, of Coldwater, died Feb. 14, 2005 at her home. She was the widow of Willie Burnett and a retired butcher.
Services were held at 12 p.m. on Feb. 19 at New Garden MB Church in Coldwater. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rodgers Funeral Home in Coldwater was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves five sons, Roger Brownlee of Memphis, Randy Brownlee of Sylvania, Ga., Spencer Burnett of Coldwater, Tony Burnett of Coldwater, Phillip Burnett of Coldwater; a brother, Willie Cathey of Memphis, Tenn.; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Eula Mae Hurdle
Eula Mae (Tump) Valentine Hurdle, 84, of Slayden, died Feb. 20, 2005 at Alliance HealthCare in Holly Springs. She was the widow of Leslie Byron (Tootsie) Hurdle Sr. She was a member of WMU.
Services were held at 1 p.m. on Feb. 23 at Slayden Baptist Church, where she was a member. Burial was in Slayden Cemetery. Dr. Bill Hardin, Bro. Armand Taylor, Rev. David Bishop and Dr. Lee Castle officiated. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves three sons, Byron Hurdle Jr, Paul Hurdle, Alan Hurdle, all of Slayden; five daughters, Kathy Crawford of Slayden, Jennifer Campbell of Oxford, Dinah Kay Lundine of Slayden, Eydie Branyan of Waller, Tx., Beverly (Nubbie) Hurdle of Slayden; three sisters, Vera V. Hunsucker of Early Grove, Katherine V. Boling of Slayden, Yvonne V. Taylor of Slayden; 17 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were her grandsons. Honorary pallbearers were her granddaughters and in-laws.
Josephine E. Hurdle
Josephine Elizabeth Hurdle, 70, of Mt. Pleasant, died Feb. 16, 2005 at her home. She was a Baptist.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on Feb. 19 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Carey Chapel Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant.
She leaves her husband, Richard Hurdle; three sons, Arnold Edwards Sr., Kenneth Edwards, both of Bartlett, Tenn., Irby Jessie Hurdle III of Mt. Pleasant; a daughter, Joyce Mitchell of Ellijay, Ga.; two brothers, William Authur Houston of Southaven, Thomas Houston of Clarksdale; a sister, Mary Whitehead of Southaven; and two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Carolyn Irene Edwards.
Louise Gooch King
Louise Gooch King, 97, of Holly Springs, died Feb. 15, 2005 at Graceland Care Center in Oxford. She was the widow of Dallas King. She was a nurse for 55 years, a lifetime member of the DAR, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and Eastern Star. A faithful member of the Potts Camp Baptist Church, she taught Sunday school for many years. After the death of her husband, she continued to maintain the museum they had built in Potts Camp that was dedicated to the memory of the men in the area who had died in service to their country.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on Feb. 17 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Potts Camp Cemetery. Bro. Charles Fowler and Bro. Jim Buchanan officiated.
She leaves a brother, William D. Gooch of Madison; and three sisters, Marjorie Gilmore of Oxford, Madge Burgess of Memphis, Tenn., Martha Gardner of Silver City.
She was preceded in death by four brothers, Howard (Son) Gooch, Charles (Red) Gooch, James Gooch, Herman Cooper (Bo) Gooch, and a sister, Fannie Pearl Coleman.
Pallbearers were Edward Overall, Roger Clayton, Johnny Westmoreland, Lloyd Kelly, William Minor.
