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8:11 am Wednesday, July 10, 2002

ROLAND FERRELL MOZINGO

By Staff
Self-employed
WAYNESBORO Services for Roland Ferrell "Nick" Mozingo will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Big Rock Methodist Church. Freeman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Mozingo, 59, of Meridian, died Sunday, July 7, 2002, in Meridian.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Mozingo of Meridian; sons, Mark Mozingo, Mike Mozingo and Joe Mozingo, all of Waynesboro; a daughter, Michelle Lee Mozingo of Meridian; step-daughters, Wendy Simpson and Melissa Miller, both of Meridian; a brother, Benny Mozingo of North Carolina; a half-brother, James Graham of Waynesboro; step-sisters, Myrtle Roach of Isney, Ala., Louise Dragstedt, of Florida, and Nelline McInnis, of Silver Hill, and nine grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Harvey Mozingo and Ruby L. Buford.
ELLEN COLLINS CREEKMORE
Homemaker
PHILADELPHIAServices for Ellen Collins Creekmore will be held Thursday at noon at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel, with the Rev. Dennis Duvall officiating. Burial will be in Cederlawn Cemetery in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Creekmore, 78, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, July 9, 2002, at Neshoba County General Hospital.
Survivors include her husband, Doc Creekmore; daughters, Myra Byars, Patricia Dianne Smith; son, Keith Creekmore, all of Philadelphia; son, Ricky Creekmore, of Morrehead; 16 grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Jimmy Creekmore.
Visitation will be held today 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
ROSA COLE SPENCER
Retired businesswoman
PHILADELPHIA Services for Rosa Cole Spencer will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Eugene Dobbs officiating. Burial will be in Cedarlawn Cemetery in Philadelphia. McClain-Hays Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Spencer, 81, of Philadelphia, died Sunday, July 7, 2002, at West Houston Medical Center in Houston, Texas. She was a retired businesswoman and a native of Philadelphia. She was co-owner and operator, with her husband, of Spencers, Inc. LP Gas Dealership in Philadelphia for many years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and was active in the Hope Sunday School Class.
Survivors include her daughter, Anna Spencer Joffrion and her husband, Ralph K., of Houston; a grandson, Spencer Cole Joffrion of Houston; and a brother, William Howard Cole, of Philadelphia.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Allen White Spencer Sr. and her son, Allen White Spencer Jr.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Challenge to Build fund, 414 Pecan Avenue, Philadelphia, Ms., 39350.
Pallbearers will be Kevin Cole, Chuck Cole, Bill Boren, Steve Webb, Spencer Joffrion, Albert Latting, Henry Galberry, Everett Cole, and Herbert Garrett.
Visitation will be today 6 p.m.- 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
ROBERT C. MILES
FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. Services for Robert C. "Bobby" Miles will be held Friday at 4 p.m. at Wilson Funeral Home Chapel.
Mr. Miles, 23, of Lawrenceville, Ga., died Friday, July 5, 2002, at Dalewood Lake in Meridian.
Survivors include his sister, Sheri Lynn Sparnecht of Brandon.
Memorials may be made to Bobby Miles Memorial Fund, Trustmark National Bank in Meridian.
JEFFREY PATRICK JENKINS
Carpenter
BUTLER, Ala. Services were held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Shady Grove Assembly of God Church with the Revs. James Bonner and Mark Lowrey. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Jenkins, 22, of Butler, Ala., died Sunday, July 7, 2002, at the University of South Alabama Medical Center in Mobile. He was a carpenter with Bohannan's Construction.
Survivors include, step-father, James Buchanan; father, Bobby Ray Jenkins; mother, June Buchanan; step-brothers, Brad Buchanan, Kenneth Buchanan and Kevin Buchanan; sister, Beverly Jenkins; brother, Bradley Jenkins, all of Butler; grandparents, Herman and Rose Ott of Thomasville; grandmother, Vinnie Lee Todd of Needham; and step-grandparents, Oliver and Verly Buchanan of Butler.
DIANE BALL NATALE
Services will be held at a later date for Diane Ball Natale, 50, of West Palm Beach, Fla., who died Monday, July 8, 2002, at Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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