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3:07 am Friday, January 18, 2002

CLYDIE M. SAUCIER SEALES

By Staff
PETAL Services for Clydie M. Saucier Seales will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Moore Funeral Home with the Rev. Lannis May officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Home Cemetery in Lamar County.
Mrs. Seales, 75, of DeKalb, died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. A native of Purvis, Mrs. Seales had lived in DeKalb since 1969. She was a homemaker and member of DeKalb United Methodist Church.
Survivors include two daughter, Allie H. Hall of DeKalb and Tonia H. Graham of Moselle; four sons, Archie L. Lambert of Raleigh, N.C., Randall A. Lambert of Felton, Del., David A. Hillman of Petal and James M. Seales of Raymore, Mo.; two sisters, three brothers, 16 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Brenda Yvonne Hillman.
Pallbearers will be Richard Hall, Chad Sciple, Christopher Morrison, Ross Stetze, Jackie L. Saucier and Chad Griffin.
Visitation will be Saturday one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
ELIZA M. NICKSON
Homemaker
Services for Eliza M. Nickson will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Lauderdale with the Rev. Samuel Merriweather officiating. Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery in Lauderdale. Clark's Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Nickson, 45, of Lauderdale County, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Survivors include her husband, Archie Nickson of Lauderdale; two sons, Marshall McNiel and Donald McNiel, both of Meridian; a daughter, Michelle McNiel of Lauderdale; a brother, Albert McNiel and his wife, Bonnie, of Meridian; five sisters, Lucille Gowdy and her husband, James, Estelle Thompson and her husband, Willie James, Betty Gowdy and her husband, William, Nona Jackson and her husband, Johnny all of Lauderdale; and Cassandra Bell of Meridian; and one grandson.
Visitation will be held Saturday from 7 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
HERBERT WAYNE RULEAU
Herbert Wayne Ruleau of Collinsville died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002, at Heartfelt Hospice in Meridian. He was 69-years-old.
Mr. Ruleau belonged to several organizations, including the Marine Corps Association, Fleet Reserve Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion Association and the Mississippi Association of 1st Marine Division. He was also a former member of the American Legion.
Mr. Ruleau is survived by his wife, Debra, of Collinsville, three sons, Dale Ruleau and his wife, Karla, of Rushville, Neb., Bruce Ruleau of Cuba, N.M., and Jon Ruleau of Falmouth, Mich.; five grandchildren, Kyla Vincent and her husband, Clint, of Rushville, Karac Ruleau of Columbus, Ohio, Kalli Ruleau of Lincoln, Neb., Jessica Geiman of Tulsa, Okla., and Nikki Washowicz of Watervliet, Mich; a great-grandson, Kendrick Vincent of Rushville; five sisters, Bette Trombley of Rushville, Laurine Ruleau of Albuquerque, N.M., Phyllis Ruleau and her husband, Frank Walker, of Yakima, Wash., Nancy Stults and her husband, Jim, of Blairstown, Iowa, Ivis Molander and her husband, Ronald, of Cornville, Ariz.; a brother, Donald and his wife, Betty, of Chadron, Neb.; and a brother-in-law, Hank Scherbarth of Hay Springs, Neb.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert and Helen Ruleau of Gordon, Neb., and a sister, Geraldine Scherbarth of Hay Springs, Neb.
Services will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Marks Episcopal Church in Gordon under the direction of Cicmanec-Chamberlain-Pier Funeral Home. Burial will be in Hay Springs Cemetery in Hay Springs.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at Stephens Funeral Home in Meridian.
DOSAH COLE
Services for Dosah Cole will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Clark's Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard Parker officiating. Burial will be in Poplar Springs Cemetery in Savoy. Clark's Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Cole, 74, of Savoy, died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002, in Savoy.
Survivors include five sons, Lee Van Cole Jr. and his wife, Ethel and Robert Cole all of Moss Point, Sammie Cole and his wife, Barbara, of Gautier and John Cole and Willie Cole, both of Meridian; three daughters, Nancy Earl of Milwaukee, Alice Johnson and her husband, Mingo and Dorothy Cole, all of Meridian; three brothers, Eugene Sibbley and George Sibbley, both of Waynesboro and Dagwood Sibbley of Lumberton; 19 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held Monday from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.

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