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6:56 pm Sunday, July 8, 2001

OBITUARIES FOR SUNDAY, JULY 8, 2001

By Staff
SALLY PEAVEY TUCKER
Homemaker
Services for Sally Peavey Tucker will be held today at 1:30 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Carrol Reid officiating. Burial will be in Poplar Springs Cemetery in Newton County.
Mrs. Tucker, 74, of Meridian, died Friday, July 6, 2001, at Rush Foundation Hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of Northview Assembly of God Church.
Survivors include two sisters, Elvie Walker of Union and Mary Lawrence of Jackson; a brother, Woodrow Wilkerson of Meridian and several nieces and nephews.
RALPH HARVEY
Farmer
MACON Services for Ralph Harvey will be held today at 2 p.m. at Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Hugh Poole officiating. Burial will be in Oddfellows Cemetery.
Mr. Harvey, 88, died Friday, July 6, 2001 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. He was a farmer.
Survivors include three sons, Oliver Harvey, Kenneth Harvey and Glenn Harvey, all of Macon; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Harvey and his parents.
The family requests memorials be made to the First Baptist Church Tender Years Program.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the funeral home.
RUTHIE RUTLEDGE
Homemaker
Services for Ruthie Rutledge will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Rutledge, 71, of Meridian, died Saturday, July 7, 2001, at her home. She was a homemaker, a loving mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and dear friend to many. She was a member of 8th Avenue Baptist Church.
Survivors include a special daughter-in-law, Terri Rutledge of Meridian; a daughter, Paula Joyner and her husband, James, of Meridian; three sons, Donald Rutledge of Jackson, Wayne Rutledge and Glen Rutledge and his wife, Mishelle, both of Meridian and three grandchildren, Michael Rutledge, Steven Rutledge and Kasey Joyner.
The family requests memorials be made to the Lauderdale County Humane Society.
Honorary pallbearers will be James Joyner, Steve Knop and Scott Acosta.
Active pallbearers will be Michael Rutledge, Steven Rutledge, Michael Thomas, Richard Thomas, Dennis Linton and Todd Linton.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
JACK V. MOORE
Retired
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. Graveside services for Jack V. Moore will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Lauderdale Springs Cemetery in Lauderdale, Miss. with the Rev. Earl Wheatley officiating. Heritage Chapel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Barham Funeral Home of Meridian, Miss. is in charge of local arrangements.
Mr. Moore died Saturday, July 7, 2001, in Northport. He was a retired heavy equipment operator and a veteran of World War II who served second class in the U.S. Navy.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Alice Ireland Moore of Tuscaloosa; a daughter, Diane Moore Griffin of Meridian; a son, Freeman Patrick and his wife, Faye, of Tuscaloosa; grandchildren, Cody Griffin of Meridian, Angela and Scott Wilson of Houston, Texas and Carla and Mike Burkes of Tuscaloosa and great-grandchildren, Ben Patrick and Colton and Luke Wilson.
He was preceded in death by his father, William Ed Moore; his mother, Johnnie Mae Moore and two brothers, Walter Ray Moore and William E. Moore Jr.
Pallbearers will be Randy Griffin, Pete Dockins, Gene Cochran, Neil Barrett, Robert Coleman, Pete Grissom, Jonah Cabbil, Ruston Russell and Jeremy West.
Visitation will be today from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at Heritage Chapel Funeral Home.

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