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9:21 am Friday, February 8, 2002

BERTHA ANDREWS

By Staff
Services for Bertha Andrews will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at First United Baptist Church in Stonewall with the Rev. Willie Hood officiating. Burial will be in Bethlehem Cemetery. Berry &Gardner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Andrews died in East St. Louis, Mo.
ARILLA GRAHAM
Retired
Services for Arilla Graham will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Goodway Baptist Church in Philadelphia with the Rev. A.C. Rush officiating. Burial will be in Griffin Cemetery in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Graham, 78, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2002, at Bedford Nursing Home in Newton.
Survivors include a son, Ricky Graham and his wife, Barbra of Philadelphia; a sister, Lossie Stewart of Philadelphia; and a brother, Verdell McBeath of Chicago.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the church.
GLADYS WALKER
Retired nursing instructor
Services for Gladys Walker will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church with the Revs. Dr. Raymon Leake, David McCubbin and Dr. Beverly Tinnin officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Walker, 80, a former resident of Meridian, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002, in Birmingham, Ala. She was a nursing instructor for Meridian Community College. A lifetime member of First Baptist Church and in charge of the nursery at the church for more than 40 years.
Survivors include her husband, Rodney Walker, daughter, Cynthia Tilghman and her husband, Steve, all of Birmingham; a step-daughter, Ginny Walker of Acworth, Ga.; a brother, Selby Nelson of House; a sister, Lois Smith of Meridian; grandsons, Chris Tilghman of Philadelphia and Lee Tilghman of Birmingham; granddaughter, Kee Tilghman of Richmond, Va.; step-granddaughter, Michele Van Wandingham and a step-grandson, Tyler Walker, both of Brandon.
Memorials may be sent to the First Baptist Church Organ Fund.
Visitation will be Saturday one hour prior to the service at the church.
ALPHA OMEGA WALTON HUNTER
Homemaker
UNION Services for Alpha Omega Walton Hunter will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at New Ireland Baptist Church with the Rev. Bobby Barfoot officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Stephens Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Hunter, 86, of Union, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002, at Leake Memorial Hospital in Carthage.
Survivors include her daughter, Martha Rigdon and her husband, Gerald of Union; two grandchildren, Mark Rigdon and his wife, Anita of Little Rock and Alesia Rigdon of Lexington, Ky.; a great-grandchild, Colby Rigdon of Little Rock; a brother, Reagan Sadler and his wife, Sally, of Sturgis; a sister, Owana Ladd and her husband, Howard, of Edinburg; and a sister-in-law, Mary Beth Herdade of Salem, N.H.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James H. Hunter.
Visitation will be held today from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home and from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. The body will lie in state at the church from 1:30 p.m. until service time at 2 p.m.
KRISTY ARIEL S. WILSON
SEBASTOPOL Graveside services for Kristy Ariel S. Wilson will be held Sunday at 10 a.m. at Old Mt. Zion Cemetery in Carthage with the Rev. Eugene Tubby and Herman Little officiating. Milling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Miss. Wilson, 12, of Carthage, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002, at University Medical Center in Jackson.
Survivors include her parents, Charles Wilson and Glorianna Marlena Wilson; a brother, Lucas Wilson; three sisters, Casandra Wilson, Kasey Wilson and Reanna Wilson, all of Carthage; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
She was preceded in death by grandparents, Dempsey and Zulena Shumake and Sammie Wilson Sr.
GEORGE THOMAS TUBBY
Farmer
SEBASTOPOL Services for George Thomas Tubby will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Pearl River Baptist Church with the Rev. Travis Willis and Williamson Isaac officiating. Burial will be in Isaac Cemetery in Philadelphia.
Mr. Tubby, 73, of Philadelphia, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include his mother, Mary Willis of Philadelphia; two sons, Darris Tubby and George Thomas Tubby Jr., both of Philadelphia; four daughters, Rose Cutler and Sherrie Tubby, both of Philadelphia and Shirley Mingo and Nancy Cordova, both of Walnut Grove; two brothers, Presley Tubby and Curley Tubby, both of Philadelphia; two sisters, Laura Jefferson and Alma Bell, both of Philadelphia; 35 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Earlianna J. Isaac; and a son, Dalton L. Tubby.

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