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Mario Mares
Mario Mares, 49, of Holly Springs, died March 7, 2005. He was a Catholic and a woodworker at Old Mississippi Brick.
Private services were held March 8. Burial was in Monterrey, Mexico.
He leaves two sons, Luis Mares and Horge Mares, both of Mexico; a daughter, Mayra Mares of Dallas, Texas; a brother, Antonio Mares of Mexico, a sister, Reyes Blanca Natalia Josefina Mares of Mexico, and four grandchildren.
Naomi Ellis
Naomi Ellis, 66, of Byhalia, died March 2, 2005 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Collierville, Tenn.
Services were held at 12 noon on March 5 at Mt. Olive MB Church in Byhalia. Burial was in Clayton Cemetery in Byhalia. Rev. Willie Ward officiated. Serenity Funeral Home Inc. of Holly Springs was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves a son, Samuel Parrish of Byhalia; two daughters, Regina Howell, Tonya Howell, both of Byhalia; two sisters, Fannie Mosley of Byhalia, Catherine Parrish of Holly Springs; and three grandchildren.
Carl Henderson
Carl Henderson, 37, of Brandon, formerly of Holly Springs, died Feb. 28, 2005 at his home. He was a native of and had lived most of his life in Rankin County. He was a member of Johns Baptist Church. He spent many years in law enforcement, having served four years as a Mississippi Highway Patrolman.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on March 2 at Crossroads Baptist Church. Burial was in Concord Cemetery. Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his wife, Paula Henderson; a daughter, Abigail Henderson; his mother, Clara Henderson of Pelahatchie; two sisters, Ava Brown of Pelahatchie, Sarah McMullan of Brandon; a brother, Aaron Henderson Jr. of Pelahatchie.
He was preceded in death by his father, Aaron Henderson Sr.
Landon Cy Huey
Landon Cy Huey, infant, died March 6, 2005 at Baptist Women’s Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
Services were held at 3:30 p.m. on March 7 at Flat Rock Baptist Church. Burial was in McKay Cemetery in Hickory Flat. Bro. Randy Buse officiated. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his parents, Kristen Foster of Hickory Flat, Cody Huey of Red Banks; his grandparents, Dwayne and Lugene Foster of Hickory Flat, Roger Huey of Myrtle, Connie Huey of Red Banks; and four great-grandparents, Novella Foster of Potts Camp, Clifton and Carol Holmes of Ashland, John and Clara Jane Huey of Pontotoc, Bobby and May Burton of Red Banks.
Andrew Jefferson
Andrew (Tater) Jefferson, 69, of Red Banks, died Feb. 28, 2005 at Alliance HealthCare in Holly Springs. He was a member of Mt. Newell MB Church.
Services were held at 12 noon on March 5 at Mt. Newell MB Church in Red Banks. Burial was in Mt. Newell Cemetery in Red Banks. Rev. Arthur Fitchpatrick officiated. Serenity Funeral Home Inc. was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his wife of 32 years, Bertha Jefferson; six sons, Andrew Jefferson Jr., James Earl Jefferson, Johnny Cross, all of Memphis, Tenn., Michael Jefferson, Harry Jefferson, Walter Jefferson, all of Red Banks; six daughters, Jane Alice Stinson of Holly Springs, Mary Nell McCray of Collierville, Tenn., Angela Hardaway, Priscilla Jefferson, both of Red Banks, Lucy Mae Sharp of Byhalia; four sisters, Betty Williams of Edwardsville, Ill., Parole Rockett of Madison, Ill., Shirley Smith, Matilda Nevills, both of Byhalia; three brothers, Lee Willie Jefferson of Red Banks, Charles Black, C.L. Black of Memphis, Tenn.; 28 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were James Thomas, Darryl Kinkle, Tony Nevills, Vince Jefferson, Elmecus Jefferson, Michael Jefferson, Marcella Jefferson.
Fred Johnson
Fred Johnson, 74, of Byhalia, formerly of Bronx, N.Y., died Feb. 28, 2005 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was a member of Masonic Lodge, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, a retired window cleaner with See Clear Maintenance, Bronx, N.Y. He cleaned windows on the Empire State Building.
Services were held at 12 noon on March 5 at Antioch MB Church in Victoria, where he was a member. Burial was in McCraven Cemetery in Victoria. Rev. Roger Daniels officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home in Holly Springs was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves his wife, Frances Smith Johnson; two daughters, Sharon Johnson Rayford, Donna Johnson, both of Byhalia; a son, Kenneth C. Johnson of Los Angeles, Calif.; his father, William Henry Wright of Holly Springs; three sisters, Alice Jean Hughes of New Albany, Patricia Isom, Janie McNeil, both of Holly Springs; four brothers, Jack Wright of Rochester, N.Y., Troy Lee Wright, William (Bubba) Wright, Larry Wright, all of Holly Springs; and four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Cynthia Johnson; two brothers, John Tucker, Jerry Dean Wright.
Pallbearers were Jack P. Wright, Terrell Tucker, Tiwan Hughes, Troy D. Wright, Randy Tucker, Ray Wilson Jr. Kevin Jones. Honorary pallbearers were Gordon Johnson, Frantz Jerome, Darrell Jones Johnson, Ronald William.
Woodrow Koonce
Woodrow Koonce, 60, of Byhalia, died March 2, 2005 at Alliance HealthCare in Holly Springs. He was a Baptist and a car salesman.
Private services were held on March 3. Burial was in Byhalia Cemetery. Holly Springs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
He leaves a daughter, Cheryl Koonce-Cathey of Lavaca, Ark.; two brothers, Kenneth D. Phillips of Blue Mountain, Richard C. Phillips of Hattiesburg; and two grandchildren.
Mary Howell McKinney
Mary Howell McKinney, 105, of Holly Springs, died March 5, 2005 at Trinity Mission of Holly Springs. She was the widow of Lee McKinney, a member of the mother board and a member of the Missionary Society.
Services were held at 12 noon on March 8 at Strawberry MB Church in Holly Springs, where she was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. Rev. Arthur Fitchpatrick officiated. J.F. Brittenum and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She leaves her caregivers, Emma Howell, Lurline Freeman, both of Holly Springs.
