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12:24 pm Sunday, February 17, 2002

ELSIE ALLEN HEMPHILL

By Staff
Retired from South Central Bell
Services for Elsie Allen Hemphill will be held Monday at 11:30 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Raymon Leake officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery.
Miss Hemphill, formerly of Meridian, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, at Highland Home in Ridgeland. She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of American, First Baptist Church of Meridian and the Love Sunday School Class. She was a native of Louisville and resident of Meridian for more than 50 years.
Survivors include two nephews. Dr. Faser Triplett of Jackson and Stanley Ivy of Edwards; and several great-nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Austin and Ethel Hemphill; three sisters, Zelma Triplett, Emma Ivy and Annie Joe Hardin.
Visitation will be Monday one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
PAULINE HARRISON
Homemaker
Services for Pauline Harrison will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Providence Baptist Church with the Rev. Jackie Strebeck officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Stephens Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Harrison, 73, of Collinsville, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, John Harrison of Collinsville; three daughters, Dee Bethany, Fay Lucas and Tammy Smith, all of Meridian; four sons, John Harrison Jr. of Birmingham, Ala., Jim Harrison of Suqualena, Robert Ray Harrison of Arlington, Texas, and Robert Lee Harrison of Collinsville; a sister, Lois Alawine of Collinsville; a brother, Louis Smith of Collinsville; 14 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Doris Smith.
Visitation will be today from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. at the funeral home and 30 minutes prior to services at the church.
DOROTHY B. SKINNER
Services for Dorothy B. Skinner will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Barham Chapel with the Revs. George Robbins, John Hancock and A.M. Mansfield officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery with Barham Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Skinner, 80, of Toomsuba, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002, at University Medical Center in Jackson.
She was a member of the Abundant Life Tabernacle
Survivors include her husband, Joe D. Skinner of Toomsuba; three sons, David Skinner and his wife, Martha, of Clayton, Ga., Kerry Skinner and his wife, Joanna, of Shreveport, La., and George Skinner and his wife, Krista, of Laurel; two daughters, Dottie Lily and her husband, Max, of Bowling Green, Ky., and Bonnie Dill and her husband, Reggie, of Florence; two sisters, Donnie Busbea of Kosciusko and Etah Lowe of Lucedale; 12 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, J.C. and Annie Smith, three brothers, J.C. Smith Jr., Bernard Smith and Bonnie Smith.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Mike Skinner, Joseph Skinner, Reggie Dill Jr., Robbie Dill, Tony Edwards, Mark Watkins and Rick Clements.
GRADY BOYD
Retired
Graveside services for Grady Boyd will be held Monday at 2:30 p.m. at Boyd Cemetery in the Beinville Community. Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Boyd, 69, of Meridian, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002 , at Riley Hospital.
Survivors include a brother, Muck Boyd, of Marion; a sister Bernice Frazier, and her husband Robert, of Bailey; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Boyd and four brothers.
Pallbearers will be his nephews.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
HENRY C. LEE
Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home for Henry C. Lee, 73, of Meridian, who died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002 at Rush Hospital.

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