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OBITUARIES FOR THURSDAY, NOV. 30, 2000

By Staff
GINA DANE TOMBERLIN
Rush Foundation Hospital employee
Services for Gina Dane Tomberlin will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Ron Leonard officiating. Final arrangements will be conducted by Wyatt Funeral Home in Opp, Ala. Graveside services will also be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Peaceful Acres Cemetery in Opp.
Miss Tomberlin, 41, of Meridian, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, at Rush Foundation Hospital. She was a member of Jones Chapel Church of God. Miss Tomberlin was a longtime employee of Rush Foundation Hospital. She was well loved by her family, friends and all who knew her. She will be missed by all.
Survivors include her parents, Phillip and Mary Tomberlin, two brothers, Bart Tomberlin and Trent Tomberlin and his wife, Rhonda, all of Meridian; two nephews, Phillip Tomberlin III and Colton Tomberlin; two nieces, Brittney Tomberlin and Katelyn Tomberlin; special friends, Shirley Murphy, Pat Clark, Wanda Scarbrough and Kay Massengill.
The family requests memorials be made to Hope Home for Children or Jones Chapel Church of God Building Fund.
Visitation will be today from 5 to 8 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home and Saturday at Wyatt Funeral Home in Opp.
LOUISE C. JONES
Retired cafeteria employee with Clarkdale School
Services for Louise C. Jones will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel, with the Revs. Mike Everett and Cliff Pace officiating. Burial will be in new Hope Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Jones, 90, of Meridian, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, in Enterprise. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and active in all areas of the church in her younger years. She had a great love for children with whom she did some baby sitting.
Survivors include a daughter, Reba Slayton of Enterprise; a son, Kenneth Jones and his wife, Bonnie, of Meridian; two sisters, Mildred Mayfield of Meridian and Blanch Crenshaw of Hiawassee, Ga.; a sister-in-law, Pearl Collier of Meridian; seven grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, J.T. Jones; a son, Talmadge; a grandson, Mike Jones; and a brother, John Collier.
Pallbearers will be Lester Jones, Danny Jones, Mike Pike, Jimmy Slayton, Chris Didomizo and Bobby Burt.
Visitation will be today from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
SALENA ISAAC HICKMAN
Head Start employee
SEBASTOPOL Services for Salena Isaac Hickman will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Pearl River Facility Building, with the Rev. Arthur Ben officiating. Burial will be in Isaac Cemetery in Philadelphia, with Milling Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Hickman, 59, of Philadelphia, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, at Choctaw Health Care Center.
Survivors include her husband, Argie Hickman, and a daughter, Cynthia Hickman, both of Philadelphia; two sons, Franklin Hickman of Philadelphia and Danny Isaac of Louisville; two sister, Delphia Willis and Mary Lou Robinson, both of Philadelphia; four brothers, Nelson Isaac, Charles Isaac, Odie Isaac and Johnny Isaac, all of Philadelphia; one grandson and several nieces and nephews.
ANNIE MATT LEFLORE
Services for Annie Matt LeFlore will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Saint John Missionary Baptist Church, with the Revs. Jimmie Johnson and David Simmons officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens with Berry and Gardner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. LeFlore, 91, of Meridian, died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2000, at East Mississippi Nursing Home.
Survivors include two daughters, Charley Pearl Goosby of Detroit, Mich. and Irma Reese and her husband, Frank, of Meridian; a son, Charles LeFlore and his wife, Jessie, of Meridian; a brother, C.C. Johnson of Meridian; 21 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Friday from 6 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
ARGGIE NELL MICHEAU
Supervisor with NAS
DEKALB Services for Arggie Nell Micheau will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Poplar Springs Baptist Church in Savoy, with the Rev. Theron Evans officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with E.E. McDonald Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Micheau, 45, of Enterprise, died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2000, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Survivors include her husband, Charles A. Micheau and a son, JaMarcus A. Micheau, both of Enterprise; a daughter, Connie M. Whitlock of Meridian; her parents, Otis L. and Dessie Ree Wilson of Enterprise; a brother, Terrance L. Wilson of Atlanta; her grandmother, Beulah McDonald of Meridian; and two grandchildren, several aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her grandfather.
Visitation will be Friday from noon to 7 p.m. at E.E. McDonald Community Chapel in Meridian.
NINA CARPENTER
Services for Nina Carpenter will be held Saturday at Lauderdale Methodist Church. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Carpenter, 80, of Lauderdale, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, in her home.
SIMON ROBERTS JR.
Arrangements were incomplete at E.E. McDonald Funeral Home of DeKalb for Simon Roberts Jr., 62, of Toomsuba, who died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2000, at The Specialty Hospital of Meridian.
DOROTHY STREBECK
Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home of Newton for Dorothy Strebeck, 78, of Hickory, who died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, at Newton Regional Hospital.
EVELYN E. BOLTON
Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for Evelyn E. Bolton, 74, of Meridian, who died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, in her home.
JAMES E. ALBRIGHT
Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for James E. Albright, 73, of Meridian who died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.

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