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April 22, 2008


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OBITUARIES

GARY BOLEN GOOCH
1957-2008
YUMA: Gary Bolen Gooch, 50, died Monday, April 14, at his home. Funeral services were Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 1 p.m. at Chase Funeral Home with Bro. Don McKee officiating. Burial followed in New Hope Cemetery.
Mr. Gooch was born July 23, 1957 in Jackson. He was a maintenance worker for Natchez Trace State Park. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, and several aunts and uncles.
Survivors include: his parents, Grover Bolen Gooch and Mae Henri (Barger) Gooch; and one sister, Leanne (Ward) Pritchard.

OSCAR CHARLES BREWER
1932-2008
SPRINGVILLE: Oscar Charles Brewer, 75, died Thursday, April 17, at VA Hospital in Nashville. A memorial service will be held Sunday, April 27, at 2 p.m. at his home with Harry Hawk officiating.
Mr. Brewer was born June 3, 1932 in Union County, Georgia to the late C.W. Brewer and Esta Dillard Brewer. He retired after 21 years in the Air Force and worked at Tecumseh Products. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Archie Maxwell and Orlean Buchanan.
Survivors include: three daughters, Charlotte K. (Jimmy) Foster and Denise (Steve) Dinwiddie, both of Paris, and Patricia F. Foster of Springville; two sons, David L. (Sandy) Brewer of Springville and Dale S. (Dianne) Brewer of Henry; one sister, Hazel (Billy) Moody of Dallas, Georgia; one brother, Bobby (Barbara) Brewer of Monroe, North Carolina; 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
McEvoy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

OPAL OLIENE TOWNES
1928-2008
MCKENZIE: Opal Oliene Townes, 79, died Thursday, April 17, at Jackson Madison County Hospital. Funeral services were Monday, April 21, at 2 p.m. at Brummitt Funeral Home with Bro. Tony Wiggins officiating. Burial followed in Union Academy Cemetery in McKenzie.
Mrs. Townes was born April 26, 1928 in Carroll County to the late Howard Morgan and Callie Pratt (Barker) Morgan. She was a cafeteria worker for Bethel College. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Maurice Townes.
Survivors include: two sons, Jim (Lori) Townes of Crown Point, Indiana and Mike (Debra) Townes of Garland, Texas; two daughters, Brenda Shannon and Lisa Townes, both of McKenzie; two brothers, Frank (Margaret Ann) Morgan of McKenzie and Jessie (Pat) Morgan of Memphis; two sisters, Lena Trantham of Memphis and Dorothy Melton of McKenzie; and six grandchildren, Melissa Shannon, Ashley Williams, Daniel Williams, Nick Townes, Elizabeth Townes and Jason Douthit.

EDWARD BIRDWELL, SR.
1939 - 2008
BRUCETON: Edward Harvey Birdwell, Sr., 68, died Thursday, April 17, at Life Care Center in Bruceton. Funeral services were Saturday, April 19, at 11 a.m. at Chase Funeral Home with Bro. Steve Davis and Bro. Jimmy Ellis officiating. Burial followed in Hebron Cemetery.
Mr. Birdwell was born November 9, 1939 in Benton County to the late Calous Birdwell and Geneva (Rosson) Birdwell. He was a Baptist by belief and a shipping clerk for the Henry I. Siegel Company. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Janice Marie Birdwell; and two brothers, Wilburn Birdwell and Dwayne Birdwell.
Survivors include: his wife of 48 years Jean Birdwell; two daughters, Betty Jean Birdwell and Margaret Ann (Kenneth) Dixon, both of Bruceton; four sons, Edward Earl Birdwell and John Wayne Birdwell, both of Bruceton, Edward Harvey (Stacey) Birdwell, Jr. of McKenzie, and Darren Lee (Lisa) Birdwell of Hollow Rock; two brothers, Harvey Lee Birdwell of Hollow Rock and Jerry Birdwell of Camden; seven grandchildren and one great-grandson.

EDWARD L. "SQUEAK" OZIER
1921 - 2008
BUENA VISTA: Edward Levi "Squeak" Ozier , 87, died Friday, April 18, at Huntingdon Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services were Sunday, April 20, at 2 p.m. at Chase Funeral Home with Bro. Johnny Boyd officiating. Burial followed in McAuley Cemetery.
Mr. Ozier was born March 16, 1921 in Carroll County to the late Edwin Ozier and Leona (Kee) Ozier. He served in the Army during World War II and was a self-employed carpenter. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Estelle (Fowler) Ozier; one sister, Gertrude Kee; and one granddaughter, Christy Patterson.
Survivors include: his wife, Janis (Cary) Ozier of Buena Vista; two daughters, Donna (Ricky) Stumphf of Grand Forks, North Dakota and Sherry Ozier of Hollow Rock; one stepdaughter, Wanda (Ralph) Rush of Huntingdon; one son, Edward L. Ozier, Jr. of Lexington; two stepsons, Mark (Joyce) Cary of Parsons and Mike (Cindy) Cary of Westport; one brother, Warren G. Ozier of Buena Vista; eight grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren.

CORNELIA GRANT
1924 - 2008
HUNTINGDON: Cornelia Elizabeth Grant, 84, died Wednesday, April 16, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services were Friday, April 18, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Huntingdon with Bro. Fred Ward and Bro. Dossie Wheatley officiating. Burial followed in Parker's Crossroads Cemetery.
Mrs. Grant was born February 29, 1924 in Yuma to the late Leland Taylor and Cynthia (Flake) Taylor. She was a retired cook for the Huntingdon Primary School and a member of First Baptist Church of Huntingdon.
Survivors include: her husband of 66 years, Nolen M. Grant of Huntingdon; two daughters, Sandy (Philip) Barnett of Huntingdon and Judy (Cary Don) Smith of Clarksburg; two sons, Richard Grant of Huntingdon and Russell (Janice) Grant of Jackson; two sisters, Gracie Smith of Ontario, California and Dorothy Porter of Dallas, Texas; two brothers, Robert Wayne Taylor of St. Petersburg, Florida and James Taylor of Clarksburg; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

ANNIE LAURA DELANEY
1912-2008
MCKENZIE: Annie Laura Delaney, 96, died Tuesday, April 15, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services were Friday, April 18, at 2 p.m. at McKenzie Funeral Home with Revs. Dennis Trull and Clayton Owen officiating. Burial followed in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in McKenzie.
Mrs. Delaney was born January 11, 1912 in McKenzie to the late John McDonal and Emma Myrtice McNeil Townes. She was a retired Brown Shoe Factory employee, homemaker and member of McKenzie First Baptist Church. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Delaney; two daughters, Ann Moore and Myrtice Marie Delaney; two brothers and two sisters.
Survivors include: one daughter, Nell Chandler of McKenzie; two sons, Dwayne (Thelma) Delaney of McKenzie and Bobby (Monya) Delaney of Gilbertsville, Kentucky; one sister, Frances Curtis of McKenzie; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

GERALD RAY MELSON
1933-2008
HUNTINGDON: Gerald Ray Melson, 74, died Thursday, April 17, at Veterans Hospital in Nashville. Memorial services will be conducted at a later date.
Mr. Melson was born May 26, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Ward and Robbie McCory Melson. He was self-employed. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn Masse Melson.
Survivors include: two daughters, Linda Melson Riddle of West Chicago, Illinois and Christine Ehomieczewski of Lambart, Illinois; one son, Jerry (JayJay) Melson of Huntingdon; and seven grandchildren.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

KATHERINE ANN NELLETT
1962-2008
HUNTINGDON: Katherine Ann Nellett, 46, died Tuesday, April 15, in Memphis. Funeral services were Saturday, April 19, at 1 p.m. at Dilday Funeral Home with Bro. Charles J. Hardy officiating. Burial followed in Liberty All Cemetery.
Mrs. Nellett was born February 6, 1962 in Hammond, Indiana to the late Everett Lee and June Ann Bunn Cooper, Sr. She was a homemaker. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Robert Nellett; one sister, Mary Braneck; and two brothers, Everett Lee Cooper, Jr. and John Reuben Cooper.
Survivors include: her husband, Chester Nellett; five sons, Chester (Katie) Nellett, Jr. of Gary, Indiana, Daniel (Telisha) Nellett of Griffith, Indiana, Brian Nellett, Anthony Nellett and Randy Nellett, all of Huntingdon; two sisters, Noretta (Steve) White of Huntingdon and Cynthia (Clifford) Smith of Griffith, Indiana; and six grandchildren.

OPAL EARLINE BARKER
1934-2008
MCKENZIE: Opal Earline Barker, 73, died Thursday, April 17, at Henry County Medical Center in Paris. Funeral services were Saturday, April 19, at 2 p.m. at McKenzie Funeral Home with Bro. Dennis Beal and Bro. Greg Parker officiating. Burial followed in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in McKenzie.
Mrs. Barker was born May 2, 1934 in Linden to the late James Alvis and Addie Viola Paschall Marshall. She was a waitress for Hig's Restaurant in Milan; a member of Blooming Grove Methodist Church and a member of the VFW Post #4939 Ladies Auxiliary. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one stepson, Kenneth Barker; and eight brothers and sisters, John Thomas Marshall, Edward Marshall, Billie Ray Marshall, James Marshall, Ruby Frances Burrow, Mary Lorene Blankenship, Ruth Marshall and Myrtle Cain.
Survivors include: her husband, Ray Barker of McKenzie; two sons, Marshall Wade Thompson, Sr. of LaPlace, Louisiana and Kim Barker of McKenzie; one daughter, Linda E. Nored of McKenzie; one sister, Betty Collins of Portland, Oregon; three grandchildren, Marshall Wade Thompson, Jr., Amy Dawn King, and Kimberly Hall; and two great-grandchildren, Brandon M. Scott and Taylor Hall.

BRENDA ELIZABETH WINTERS
1954-2008
ATWOOD: Brenda Elizabeth Winters, 53, died Saturday, April 19, at her home after several months of illness. Funeral services were Tuesday, April 22, at 10 a.m. at Grace Baptist Church in Jackson. Burial followed in Pisgah Cemetery.
Mrs. Winters was born July 15, 1954 in Columbus, Mississippi. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Jackson where she was the pianist. She was preceded in death by her father, Sidney Russell Wood.
Survivors include: her husband, Lloyd B. Winters; her mother, Mary Louise Wood; one daughter, Tanya (Travis) Johnson; one son, Robert L. (Jennifer) Winters; three stepchildren, Lloyd Dewayne, Mark Allen and Matthew; two sisters, Linda Winters and Sherrie Wood; and four grandchildren.