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6:14 pm Thursday, July 5, 2001

OBITUARIES FOR THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2001

By Staff
HARRY JOE FULLER
Paper maker with Gulf States Paper Mill
BUTLER, Ala. Graveside services for Harry Joe Fuller will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Bethel Cemetery in Cyril with the Revs. Frankie Boyette and Steve McCoy officiating. Bumpers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Fuller, 62, of Lisman, died Tuesday, July 3, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve.
Survivors include a son, Jon Fuller of Lisman; a daughter, Laura F. Welborn of Meridian; two brothers, Albert Thomas Fuller Jr. of Livingston and James George Fuller of Neuborn; and a grandson.
Visitation will be today from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
HORACE G. CLARK
Services for Horace G. Clark will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel.
Mr. Clark, 80, of the Long Creek Community, died Tuesday, July 3, 2001, in his home.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
JEAN COKER LANDRUM
Retired bookkeeper
Graveside services for Jean Coker Landrum will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Coker's Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Meadows officiating. Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Landrum, 78, of Meridian, died Tuesday, July 3, 2001, at Guardian Angel Hospice.
Survivors include a daughter, Sandra Gunn of Houston, Texas; a son, Michael Landrum and a daughter-in-law, Brenda M. Landrum, both of Meridian; three grandchildren, Kelly Waldrop and her husband, Jeff, of Madison, Steven Landrum and his wife, Angie, of Birmingham, Ala., and Rebecca Landrum of Meridian; two great-grandchildren, Madeline Waldrop and Chaise Stephens; a sister, Hazel Marshall and her husband, Don, of Alexandria, Va.; two brothers, Lawrence Billie Coker Jr. and his wife, Edna, and Tommie Coker and his wife, Betty, a special cousin, William Giles and his wife, Virginia, and a special friend, Debbie Clearman, all of Meridian; several nieces and nephews.
ARDYTH LEARMONTH
Homemaker
PHILADELPHIA Services for Ardyth Learmonth will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Kenan Ryan officiating. Burial will be in Cedarlawn Cemetery with McClain-Hays Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Learmonth, 71, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, July 3, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include seven daughters, Cyndi Tanska of Belle Fourcme, S.D., Sue McPherson of Huntsville, Ala., Sherry Breland of Charleston, N.C., Sheila Wiggins, Sally Winstead and Shelba Smith, all of Philadelphia, and Stacey Sanders of Union; three sisters, Barbara Couturier of Biloxi, Betty Smith and Arlene Cloud, both of Tucson, Ariz.; a brother, Harlan Mave of Traverse City, Mich.; two sons, Tommy Learmonth of Collinsville and Randy Learmonth of Traverse City; and 15 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas W. Learmonth; and a son, Gary W. Learmonth.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Prayer service will be today at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Rosary will be Friday at 12:15 p.m. at the funeral home.
LETTIE MAE HANEY
Homemaker
BUTLER, Ala. Services for Lettie Mae Haney will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Bumpers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mark Hartzog officiating. Burial will be in Red Springs Cemetery.
Mrs. Haney, 71, of Butler, died Tuesday, July 3, 2001, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Presley of Butler; a brother, James Ford of Meridian; two sisters, Louise Malone of Meridian and Betty Jo Huggins of Citronelle; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Luther Eugene Vaughn; and a brother, Ellis Ford.
Visitation will be today from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
B.C. CLARK
Retired logger
Services for B.C. Clark will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church with the Rev. Richard Parker officiating. Burial will be in Friendly Cemetery in Marion with James L. Osby Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Clark, 74, died Sunday, July 1, 2001, at East Mississippi State Nursing Home.
Survivors include his wife, Margie Parker Clark of Collinsville.
Visitation will be Friday from 7 p.m.-8 p.m. at E.E. McDonald Chapel.
JEAN E. LANDRUM
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Jean E. Landrum, 79, of Meridian, who died Tuesday, July 3, 2001, at Guardian Angel Hospice.
ELIZABETH BARTELS
Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for Elizabeth Bartels, 73, of Meridian, who died Tuesday, July 3, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
DEREK JOLLY
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Derek Jolly, 20, of Meridian, who died Wednesday, July 4, 2001, in the Martin Community.

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