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4:15 am Sunday, August 12, 2001

OBITUARIES FOR SUNDAY, AUG. 12, 2001

By Staff
J. F. "BUCK" GLENN
Retired Owner of Automobile dealership
Graveside services for J. F. "Buck" Glenn will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery, with the Rev. David Wood officiating. Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Glenn, 76, of Meridian, died Friday, August 10, 2001, at his home. He was the retired owner of Buck Glenn Pontiac GMC, Honda.
Survivors include his wife, Madge Glenn, of Meridian; two daughters, Sammy Reeves and her husband, Scott, of Neenan, Ga.; and Rose Justice and her husband Rick of Meridian; two granddaughters, Katherine Morenzi and her husband, Jeremy, of New York, N.Y.; and Kelly Justice of Meridian.
Visitation will be Monday, August 13, 2001, from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Pallbearers will be Bill Williams, Billy Humphrey, Mike Davis, Delbert Coker, Cleveland Aiken and Frank Mosley.
The family requests that all memorials be made to the American Heart Association.
BARBARA COUCH
Loan officer
SALTILLO Services for Barbara Couch will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at Jefferson Street Chapel, with the Rev. Owen Riddick officiating. Burial will be in the Tupelo Memorial Park.
Mrs. Couch, 46, of Saltillo, died Friday, August 10, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was employed by BancorpSouth as a loan officer. She was an active volunteer with various charitable organizations among which were the Lee County Chapter of the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, and the Salvation Army's Angel Tree program. She also volunteered for the Girl Scouts, and the Gum Tree Run. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Jim Couch Jr.; one daughter, Jessica Alwyn Couch; her parents, Robert F. and Kathryn Holt of Meridian; two sisters, Deborah Carter and her husband, Benny, of Meridian; and Elaine Rockenhaus and her husband, Kurt, of Eagle, Idaho; her in-laws, Jim and Jackie Couch of Tupelo; a number of nieces and nephews.
Honorary pallbearers will be co-workers from BancorpSouth in Mortgage Loans.
LESLIE LEWS SCARBROUGH
Mason
MORTONServices for Leslie Lews Scarbrough will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Webb E.H. Chapel, with the Rev. Paul Raley officiating. Burial will be in the Spring Hill Methodist Church Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Scarbrough, 90, of Morton, died Saturday, August 11, 2001, at his home.
Survivors include his wife, Myrtle Scarbrough of Morton; three sons, Darrell Scarbrough and Danny Scarbrough both of Meridian; and David Scarbrough of Memphis, Tenn.; a brother, Percy Scarbrough of Meridian; seven grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Visitation will be held today from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Darin Scarbrough, Keith Scarbrough, Raymond Earl Tucker, James Jones, Marion Grayson and Tony Vick.
JIMMIE LEE DOVE
Services for Jimmie Lee Dove will be held on Monday at 1 p.m. at Clark's Memorial Funeral Home with the Revs. D.R. Naylor Sr. and M.C. Thompson Sr. officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Garden's Cemetery.
Mrs. Dove, 89, of Meridian died Friday August 10, 2001, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Survivors include Robert and his wife Beverly Dove of Meridian; two daughters, Mary L. Taylor of Meridian; and Catherine and her husband Cecil Ellis of St. Petersburg, Fla.
Visitation will be held today from 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Clark's Memorial Funeral Home.
JI'KENDRICK ALFORD
Infant
Services for Ji'Kendrick Alford will be held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at Spring Hill Baptist Church in Kewannee, with the Rev. Randolph Hopkins officiating. Burial will be held in the church cemetery with Clark's Memorial Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Infant Alford, 5 months, of Toomsuba, died Thursday, August 9, 2001, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include the infant's mother, Amy Alford, father, LaPatrick Carlisle, maternal grandparents, Robert and Betty Alford, paternal grandparents, Carolyn and Walter Kennedy, all of Toomsuba; and Walter McVay of Cuba, Ala.
Visitation will be held Tuesday from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. at Clark's Memorial Funeral Home.

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