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MARY ELIZABETH HICKS

By Staff
Retired clerk East Mississippi Electric Power Association
Services for Mary Elizabeth Hicks will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Drs. Wayne Riley and Danny Chisholm officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery.
Miss Hicks, 89, of Meridian, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, at Queen City Nursing Center. She was a member of Central Baptist Church.
Survivors include a sister, Flora Watts and her husband, Walter W. Watts Sr., of Meridian; niece, Susan Elizabeth Parker and her husband, Tom, of Sandersville; a nephew, Walter W. Watts Jr. and his wife, Michelle, of Jackson; a great-niece, Ashlyn Watts and several other nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Thursday 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
VIOLA INGE
Services for Viola Inge will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Clark's Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Inge, 71, of Meridian, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2002, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Survivors include two sons, Andrew Inge Jr. and Leonard Inge, her husband, Andrew Inge Sr., a daughter, Diana Kendrick and her husband, Robert, and one sister, all of Meridian; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Friday 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
CHARLES LEMON
Self-employed landscaper
Services for Charles Lemon will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home with the Rev. David L. Mosley officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Lemon, 51, of Meridian, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2002, at Heartfelt Hospice.
Survivors include two daughters, Tjwonna Lemon and Belinda Lemon, both of Meridian; a son, Rodney Charles Dorsey of Oklahoma City; five sisters, Maxine Ratcliff of Chicago, Mable Joseph, Mattie Kelly, Francine Kelly and Rita Brookshire, all of Meridian; two brothers, Lester Lemon of St. Louis and Odell Lemon Jr. of Meridian.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
ERNEST RAY COLEMAN
Memorial services for Ernest Ray Coleman will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Peter United Methodist Church in Marion with the Rev. Kevin Carter officiating. Stuart Mortuary in Indianapolis, Ind., is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Coleman, 74, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, in Indianapolis.
Survivors include two daughters, Cathy Coleman and Jonetta McWilliams, both of Indianapolis; his stepmother, Cynthia Coleman Friend of Marion; six sisters, Blanch Nicholson and her husband, Samual, of Chicago, Evelyn Jones and her husband, Henderson, of Meridian, Sarah King and her husband, Roy, of Marion, Ora Barrett and her husband, Able, of Meridian, Cynthia Diann Willis and her husband, Daniel, of Russell and Lillie Coleman of Richton; four brothers, Richard Coleman and his wife, Rene, of Wiggins, Charles Coleman and his wife, Fannie, of Montgomery, Ala., Norman Coleman and his wife, Peggy, of Marion and Oscar Coleman and his wife, Bonnie, of Meridian; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
DONALD C. JOYNER
Salesman
Services for Donald C. Joyner were held Wednesday, Jan. 23, at Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel. Burial was in Memory Hill Gardens.
Mr. Joyner, 52, of Cordova, Tenn., died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2002, at Methodist Healthcare in Germantown, Tenn. He was a member of Kirby Woods Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Roberta Kay "Bobbie" Joyner of Cordova, Tenn.; two sons, Keith Joyner and his wife, Brandy, of Little Rock and Marshall Joyner and his wife, Deanna, of Memphis, Tenn.; his parents, Jessie Quinn Jr. and Lora Joyner; two brothers, Danny Joyner and Dennis Joyner, all of House; and grandchildren, Justin, Sharla, Kimberly and Zack Joyner, all of Little Rock.
W.O. WILLIAMS
Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for W.O. Williams, 78, of Meridian, who died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, in his home.
MARVIN TROTTER
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home for Marvin Trotter of Clarke County who died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
GEORGIA COLTON
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home for Georgia Colton, 52, of Meridian, who died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, at Rush Foundation Hospital.

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