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Ean Tyler Anderson
Ean Tyler Anderson, 19, of Mt. Pleasant, died Feb. 9, 2007 in Booneville. He was employed with Macon RD Landscaping.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Feb. 11 at Slayden Baptist Church, where he was a member. Bro. David Bishop officiated. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his parents, Gordan and Deidre Anderson of Mt. Pleasant; a brother, Trey Anderson of Mt. Pleasant; and grandparents, Larry and Mary Anderson of Mt. Pleasant.
John L. Ford
John L. Ford, 71, of Potts Camp, died Feb. 6, 2007 at his home. He was the widower of Dorothy Louise Smith Ford and a farmer.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on Feb. 9 at Bethlehem Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, where he was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. Bro. Jon Vasquez officiated. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves two sons, Johnny Merl Ford, Jimmy Kent Ford, both of Potts Camp; a daughter, Dorothy Carolyn Mardis of Potts Camp; a sister, Gladys Rhynes of Potts Camp; and a granddaughter.
Mary Jane Husbands
Mary Jane Husbands, 71, of Hickory Flat, died Feb. 6, 2007 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany. She was a member of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Services were held at Bethlehem Church of the Lord Jesus Christ. Burial was in the church cemetery. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves her husband, James A. Husbands, two sons, Sam Smith of Potts Camp, Kennth E. Husbands of Hickory Flat; a brother, Ellis Smith of Byhalia and eight grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two sons, Ricky G. Husbands, Lonnie A. Husbands, and a sister, Dorthy L. Ford.
Joe Glen Mayes
Joe Glen Mayes, 66, of Byhalia, died Feb. 4. He was a Baptist and a truck driver with Vickers Dist. Trans.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. on Feb. 9 at Byhalia Cemetery. Bro. Glen Lovelace officiated. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his wife, Patricia Mayes; two sons, Robert Boswood of Southaven, Raymond Boswood of Byhalia; his parents, Lloyd and Ruth Williams of Franklin, Ky.; and a granddaughter Alyssa Nicole Boswood.
Grady Lamar Waddle
Grady Lamar Waddle, 54, of Mt. Pleasant, died Feb. 2, 2007 at his home. He was a Baptist, a carpenter and a U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on Feb. 5 at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Carey Chapel Cemetery.
He leaves his wife, Sissy Parker Waddle; two sons, Jason Waddle of Moscow, Tenn., Brian Waddle and wife Amanda of Independence; his mother, Margaret Waddle of Mt. Pleasant; two brothers, George Waddle of Holly Springs, Jimmy Waddle of Potts Camp; five sisters, Betty McCarver of Independence, Sandra West of Potts Camp, Scarlett Nichols of Potts Camp, Shenia Rhodes of Mt. Pleasant, Carolyn Inmon of Potts Camp; and four grandchildren, Jeremy Ganey, Taylor Ganey, Brandon Waddle and Bradlee Waddle.
He was preceded in death by his father, Zack Waddle; and brother, Donnie Waddle.
Ruth Cox Wells
Ruth Cox Wells, 88, of Hickory Flat, died Feb. 5, 2007 at Trinity Mission. She was the widow of James M. Wells. She was a cashier.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Feb. 7 at First United Methodist Church of Hickory Flat, where she was a member. Burial was in McKay Cemetery in Hickory Flat. Bro. Brownie Tohill officiated. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves a sister, Elizabeth Rowland of Hickory Flat; and a nephew, Allen Rowland of Waterford.
She was preceded in death by her son, James M. Wells Jr.
Robert Lee Abbott
Robert Lee (Bob) Abbott, 63, of Holly Springs, died Jan. 22, 2007 at Briarcrest Extended Care in Ashland. He was an avid baker, a former supervisor of the bakery and deli department at a grocery store chain in Ohio.
A memorial service was held at 7 p.m. on Feb. 6 at Faith Lutheran Church in Byhalia. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves two daughters, Nancy Abbott of Uniontown, Ohio, Deborah Abbott of Austin, Tx.; a sister, Mary Mills of Uniontown, Ohio and relatives Ruth Vanke and Art Snyder of Holly Springs.
Memorials may be made to Faith Lutheran Church, Collierville, Tenn.; 901-853-4673.
Jessie Crawford
Jessie Crawford, 88, of Lamar, died Jan. 31, 2007 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven. He was a former choir member. He was a member of Masonic Lodge #68, World War II Army veteran and a bus driver with Benton County School system.
Services were held at 1 p.m. on Feb. 5 at Samuel Chapel MB Church in Ashland, where he was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev. Joseph Davis officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his wife, Alverna Crawford; six daughters, Emma Thompson, Jimmie J. Walker, Maxine Nunnally, Devora Moore, Sarah Johnson, Patricia Cowan, all of Memphis, Tenn.; three sons, minister Ray Crawford of Holly Springs, Frank Crawford, Clyde Crawford, both of Memphis, Tenn.; 24 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two daughters, Margaret Coopwood and Laura Watkins.
James Dupree
James Dupree, 70, of Michigan City, died Jan. 29, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was a professor of American and African American history at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, N.Y. and taught at Shelby State and several local colleges and universities. He was on the 1960 U.S. Olympic Team for track and field. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on Feb. 3 at Sims Chapel Church in Michigan City. Burial was in Mason Family Cemetery. Elder Adam Gholston officiated. Serenity Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his wife, Lillie Dupree; four children, Courtney of Manhattan, Alison of Syracuse, Chauncey of Brooklyn and April of Jackson; siblings, Alphonia, Mary, Carylon, Patricia, Rayfield, Lee, Robert and Arzell; and a grandson.
Donations may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in honor of James Dupree.
