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Survivors include five brothers, Johnny Reynolds and his wife, Judy, Will Reynolds and his wife, Libby, all of Toomsuba, Kenny Reynolds and his wife, Helen, of Collinsville, Robin Reynolds of Meridian and Tommy Reynolds and his wife, Peggy, of Athens, Texas; sisters, Caryol Santos and her husband, A.J., Sandy Scott and her husband, William, all of Meridian, Ruby Lou Diaz and her husband, Eddie, of Atlanta, and Mary Winters and her husband, Art, of Charleston, S.C.; a special cousin, Sharon Gibson of Meridian; and several nieces and nephews.

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Pallbearers will be Kenny Reynolds, Jimmy Reynolds, Joseph Reynolds, Johnny Reynolds, Brandon Reynolds, Jacob Reynolds, Alfredo Santos and Robert Knowles.
Visitation will be Wednesday 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
BENNIE LACEY
Wayne County School District employee
Graveside services for Bennie Lacey will be held Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Pentecostal Memorial Gardens with Elder Keith Tisdale officiating. Berry and Gardner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Lacey, 48, of Waynesboro, died Saturday, Aug. 31, 2002, at Forrest General Hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Roberta Lacey of Laurel; three sons, Thomas Lacey of Orlando, Fla., Bennie G. Lacey and his wife, Katrina, and Timothy Lacey, all of Waynesboro; five daughters, Shirley Lacey, Dinah Lacey, Stacy Lacey, Cassandra Lacey and Jennifer Lacey, all of Waynesboro; his mother, Rhoda Lacey of Waynesboro; brothers, Gary Lacey and his wife, Terri, of Cincinnati, David Lacey and his wife, Betty, Charles Lacey and his wife, Christine, and Lamont Lacey, all of Buckatunna; sisters, Gloria Ford and her husband, Terry, of Daphne, Ala., Mattie Land and Georgia Chambers, both of Meridian, Betty McGill and her husband, Clyde, Alice Lacey and Girtha Williams and her husband, Wilie, all of Buckatunna, Stella Bender and her husband, George, of Laurel, Mary Stevens and her husband, John, and Felecia Lacey, all of Waynesboro; and 15 grandchildren.
Visitation will be today 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
ANNIE GENE STENNIS KING
Homemaker
DEKALB Graveside services for Annie Gene Stennis King will be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Pinecrest Cemetery with the Revs. Sam Hull and Julian Stennis officiating. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. King, 85, of Starkville, died Sunday, Sept. 1, 2002, at Starkville Manor. She was a longtime resident of DeKalb and a member of the Presbyterian church. She was active in the Civic League and Business Women Circle.
Mrs. King enjoyed traveling, gardening, painting, interior decorating and was an avid antique collector.
Survivors include her children, George Gilbert Stennis and his wife, Beth, of Windsor, Colo., Earl A. Stennis and his wife, Mary, of Starkville, William L. Stennis of DeKalb and Christy Stennis Ball and her husband, Richard, of Marshall, Texas; grandchildren, Mary Ann Berry, Gil Stennis, Alex Stennis, Richard Stennis, George Stennis, James Stennis, Brandy Ball, John Stennis and Cody Ball; great-grandchildren, Brandon Berry, Trey Stennis, Kaleb Stennis, Jamison Stennis and Jordan Stennis; and her sister, Mary Clair Harbour.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, George Locker Stennis and Chris H. King; a brother, Ronnie Earl Bounds; and a sister, Armette Sorrels.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Palmer Home for Children in Columbus or a favorite charity.
Pallbearers will be Gil Stennis, Alex Stennis, Richard Stennis, James Stennis, Cody Stennis, Bobby Berry, Ronnie Bounds and David Sorrels.
Visitation will be Wednesday 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home in DeKalb.
VALLIE M. BUNCH
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Vallie M. Bunch, 64, of Meridian, who died Monday, Sept. 2, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
ROBERT EARL PRATT
Arrangements were incomplete at Stephens Funeral Home for Robert Earl Pratt, 69, of Jackson, who died Monday, Sept. 2, 2002, in Jackson.

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