OBITUARIES PUBLISHED 5/24/2013
Willie Hood Jr.
COLUMBUS — Willie James Edward “Hootie” Hood Jr., 29, died May 18, 2013. Services are Saturday at 2 p.m. at Columbus Church of Christ with Robert L. Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Union Cemetery. Visitation... read more
Charles Martin
COLUMBUS — Charles Martin, 56, died May 18, 2013. Services are Saturday at 11 a.m. at Oak Grove MB Church with the Rev. Therman Cunningham officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation is today... read more
Dixie Winter
Dixie Estelle Winter, 72, of Caledonia, MS passed away Monday, May 20, 2013, at her residence. Visitation will be Saturday, May 25, 2013, from 5-8 pm at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. Funeral services will... read more
Lillie Payton
LILLIE DORIS ALDRIDGE PAYTON, born December 17, 1928, in Louisville, Mississippi, was the youngest of six children born to James Monroe and Irene Eiland Aldridge. Doris, as she preferred to be called, was educated... read more
Bentley Brown
Bentley Dean Brown, 3 days, of Columbus, MS passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at University Medical Center, Jackson, MS. Visitation will be Friday, May 24, 2013, from 3 – 4 PM at Beersheba Cumberland Presbyterian... read more
Helen Cummings
COLUMBUS — Helen Elizabeth Cummings, 82, died May 23, 2013, at OCH Regional Medical Center. Services are Sunday at 2 p.m. at East End Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation is... read more
James Edwards
NEW ALBANY — Dr. James “Doc” Milton Edwards, 85, died May 21, 2013, at his residence. Services are Saturday at 11 a.m. at United Funeral Service with the Rev. Ricky Blythe officiating. Burial will follow in... read more
Jerry Robertson
GORDO, Ala. — Jerry Robertson, 66, died May 22, 2013, at Hospice of West Alabama. Graveside services are Sunday at 2 p.m. at Gordo City Cemetery with the Rev. Joey Lucas officiating. Skelton Funeral Home of... read more
Sammie Bush
MACON — Sammie Bush, 64, died May 16, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital–Golden Triangle. Services are Saturday at noon at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. O.J. Hubson officiating. Burial will follow in the church... read more
Bobby Crossley
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Bobby Paul Crossley, 60, died May 22, 2013, at Princeton Baptist Medical Center. Graveside services are today at 2:30 p.m. at Furnace Hill Cemetery with Terry McAdams officiating. Mr. Crossley was born Nov.... read more
Earline Blakeney
MILLPORT, Ala. — Earline Moucha Blakeney, 80, died May 23, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital–Golden Triangle. Services are Sunday at 2 p.m. at Dowdle Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Springhill Cemetery. Visitation is Saturday from... read more
Dr. James Edwards
New Albany, MS - James “Doc” Milton Edwards, 85, died at his home on May 21, 2013. He was born July 10, 1927, in Jackson, MS to James Corbett and Laura Clark Edwards. ... read more
Justin & Jacob Brown
Justin Wayne Brown, 9, and Jacob Conner Brown, 6, both of Columbus, MS passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 25, 2013, at 2 PM at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Columbus,... read more
Judy Roberson
STARKVILLE — Judy Lynn Roberson, 57, died May 22, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center. Services are Saturday at 1 p.m. at Welch Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Bradley. Visitation... read more
Billy Davis
CEDAR BLUFF — Billy S. Davis, 79, died May 19, 2013, at his residence. Services are Sunday at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Vernon, Ala., with Rob Willis officiating. Burial will follow in Furnace... read more
Alberta Brewer
MACON — Alberta C. Brewer, 82, died May 17, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center. Service are Saturday at 1 p.m. at Springhill Baptist Church with the Rev. Montrell Rucker officiating. Burial will follow in the... read more
Edna Harmon
NOXUBEE COUNTY — Edna Bell Cotton Harmon, 95, died May 19, 2013, at Noxubee General Hospital. Services are Saturday at 1 p.m. at Salem United Methodist Church with Robert Scott officiating. Burial will follow in Mahan... read more
LOCAL OBITUARIES
David Forrester
Published: 5/23/2013
PHEBA — David Forrester, 83, died May 21, 2013, at his residence. Services are Friday at 2 p.m. at Pheba Baptist Church with the Rev. Terry Rhodes officiating. Burial will follow... read more
Sylvia Jones
Published: 5/23/2013
COLUMBUS — Sylvia Jones, 67, died May 23, 2013, at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s of Columbus. read more
Adolph Wheat
Published: 5/23/2013
KENNEDY, Ala. — Adolph Wheat, 81, died May 21, 2013, at his residence. Services are Friday at 11 a.m. at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Marshal Sutton and the... read more
Milton Neyman, Sr.
Published: 5/23/2013
Milton Curtis Neyman, Sr., 58, of Columbus, MS passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital –Golden Triangle, Columbus, MS. Visitation will be Thursday, May 23, 2013, from 6-8... read more
Jessie Ross Jr.
Published: 5/23/2013
COLUMBUS — Jessie Ross Jr., 89, died May 17, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital–Golden Triangle. Services are Friday at 2 p.m. at Canaan Missionary Baptist Church with Bobby Williams officiating. Burial... read more
Robbie Stewart
Published: 5/23/2013
COLUMBUS — Robbie Ann Stewart, 61, died May 19, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital–Golden Triangle. Services are Friday at 1 p.m. at Charity Full Gospel Church. Visitation is two hours prior... read more
Claude Wood
Published: 5/22/2013
JACKSON — Claude Harrison Wood, 71, died May 20, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jackson. Graveside services are Friday at 2 p.m. at Oddfellows Cemetery in Macon with Ricky Glenn... read more
Mary Morgan
Published: 5/22/2013
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Mary Janice Liddell Morgan, 74, died May 19, 2013. Services are today at 3:00 p.m. at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Northwest Chapel. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial... read more
Sammie Sykes
Published: 5/22/2013
WEST POINT — Sammie Lee Sykes died may 17, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center. Services are Thursday at 11 a.m. at Stronghill MB Church with the rev. Israel Lee officiating.... read more
John Hawkins
Published: 5/22/2013
ABERDEEN — John Grant Hawkins, 70, died May 20, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Celebration of Life Services are Thursday at 2 p.m. at Tisdale-Lann Memorial Chapel with... read more
Milton Neyman
Published: 5/22/2013
COLUMBUS — Milton Neyman, 58, died May 21, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital–Golden Triangle. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Lowndes Funeral Home. read more
Jerri Corbell
Published: 5/21/2013
Jerald Justus “Jerri” Corbell, age 83, died Sunday, May 19, 2013, at her residence in Columbus. Services will be held Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 10:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery... read more
NEW YORK TIMES OBITUARIES
Harold Shapero, 93, American Neo-Classical Composer, Dies
Mr. Shapero was a composer and a central figure of American Neo-Classicism, a school of composition that thrived in the 1940s and ’50s.
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Steve Forrest, ‘S.W.A.T.’ Actor, Dies at 87
Mr. Forrest starred in films, onstage and in British television but was best known for ABC’s “S.W.A.T.,” in which he played Lt. Dan Harrelson.
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Bonnie Faubus Salcido, Who Opposed Brother’s Segregationist Stance, Dies at 93
Mrs. Salcido criticized her brother Gov. Orval E. Faubus’s attempt to block the integration of an Arkansas school in 1957, leading to years of hard feelings between the two.
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Ray Manzarek, 74, Rock Keyboardist And a Founder of the Doors, Is Dead
Mr. Manzarek played a key role in creating the group’s psychedelic sound, which could be haunted, meditative and circuslike, but which was also widely imitated.
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George Sauer, Jets Receiver and Rebel, Is Dead at 69
Mr. Sauer, who was a wide receiver for the Jets, played a pivotal role in the team’s Super Bowl III win, but he grew to hate the life of a pro football player and retired at 27.
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Heinrich Rohrer, Physicist Who Won Nobel, Dies at 79
Dr. Rohrer helped invent the scanning tunneling microscope, which made it possible to see individual atoms and move them around.
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Vernon McGarity, Medal of Honor Winner, Dies at 91
Mr. McGarity, who received the Medal of Honor, was a technical sergeant in the 99th Infantry Division in December 1944 when Hitler mounted his last offensive of the war.
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Leonard Marsh, 80, Dies; a Founder of Snapple
Mr. Marsh was a longtime chief executive of the beverage company, now part of the Dr Pepper Snapple Group.
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Henri Dutilleux, Modernist Composer, Dies at 97
Mr. Dutilleux, between Olivier Messiaen and Pierre Boulez in age, was little affected by either.
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Geza Vermes, Dead Sea Scrolls Scholar, Dies at 88
Dr. Vermes, one of the scrolls’ essential translators, wrote several books that placed Jesus in the tradition of Jewish teachers.
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Bernard Waber, Children’s Author, Is Dead at 91
Mr. Waber’s most enduring creation was Lyle, a clever crocodile who lived on the Upper East Side.
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