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11:50 pm Tuesday, February 13, 2001

OBITUARIES FOR TUESDAY, FEB. 13, 2001

By Staff
ROY JAMES LANE
Security guard
MACON Services for Roy James "RJ" Lane will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Macon Presbyterian Church with the Revs. Phillip Palmertree and Ed Hurley officiating. Burial will be in Soule Chapel Cemetery with Cockrell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Lane, 28, of Macon, died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, in his home.
Survivors include his wife, Hedi Lane and two daughters, Mariah Williams and Chyanne Lane and a son, River Lane, all of Macon; his parents, Bob and Lynn Lane of Macon; and a brother, Robert Lane of Dallas, Texas.
The family requests memorials be made to the American Diabetics Foundation.
Visitation will be today from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
ERLINE HOUSTON
Services for Erline Houston will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home. Burial will be in Collinsville Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Houston of Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, in Crestview, Fla.
ARNICE B. WATERS
Homemaker
Services for Arnice B. Waters will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Kevin Carter officiating. Burial will be in Barker Cemetery.
Mrs. Waters, 85, of Meridian, died Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, at Beverly Healthcare-Broadmoor.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Milton and Louise Brown.
Visitation will be Thursday beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home.

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