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6:53 pm Sunday, October 27, 2002

Obituaries for Sunday, Oct. 27, 2002

By Staff
ANN LUCILLE GRACE
Retired
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Services for Ann Lucille Grace were held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis with Memorial Park Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Grace, 80, of Memphis, died Monday, Oct. 21, 2002, in Memphis. She was born in Meridian and moved to Memphis in 1950 and was a member of Berclair Baptist Church and a member of the Faithful Workers Sunday School Class. She was a member of the PTA at Berclair Elementary School and Kingsbury High School and she worked as a receptionist for Dr. Lyman A. Kasselberg, MD.
Survivors include her daughter, Mary Ann Grace Kirkby, of Sheffield, Ala.; sons, Charles Chris Grace of Alexandria, Va., and Williard B. Grace Jr. of Memphis; grandchildren, Malinda Kirkby of Atlanta, Colin Kirkby of Nashville, Tori Grace Cavanaugh, of Alvin, Texas, Barry Grace of Birmingham, Ala., and Libby Grace, of Mobile, Ala.; great-grandchild, Cody Cavanaugh of Alvin, Texas; a daughter-in-law, Vicky McCormick Grace of Mobile; and a sister-in-law, Opal Burnett of Montgomery,Ala.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Williard B. Grace, a son, Harry B. Grace; and a grandson, Williard B. "Tr" Grace III; and her parents, Harry Skelton Burnett and Maude Zipporah White Burnett.
Memorials may be made to the Trans-World Bible Society, P.O. Box 63174, Memphis, Tenn., 38163.
GEORGE CLARKE MCKEE
Retired
Services for George Clarke McKee will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Mr. McKee, 83, of Meridian, died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2002, at Wesley Medical Center in Hattiesburg.
The family requests memorials be made to Emanuel Baptist Church in Hattiesburg.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
MARY K. GOODIN
Retired
PHILADELPHIA Services for Mary K. "Maw" Goodin will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at East Philadelphia Baptist Church. Burial will be in Cedar Lawn Cemetery. McClain-Hays Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Goodin, 94, of Philadelphia, died Friday, Oct. 25, 2002, at Neshoba County General Hospital. She was the retired owner and operator of Pop's Drive Inn Restaurant.
Survivors include four daughters, Rose Earp, Billie Jones, Betty Butler and Mary Ann Pilgrim, all of Philadelphia; a son, Bud A. Goodin of Lake Ozark, Mo.; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Lee "Pop" Goodin in 1970.
Visitation will be today from noon until 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
AUDIE STEPHENS FRAZIER
Services for Audie Stephens Frazier will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Stephens Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery in Kemper County.
Mrs. Stephens died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2002, at Alliance Health Center.
Visitation will be held today from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
SAMMIE LEE COLE JR.
Services for Sammie Lee Cole Jr. will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church in Gautier with the Rev. Richard Hughes officiating. Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Poplar Spring Savoy Baptist Church Cemetery. Clark's Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Cole, 19, of Gautier, died Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2002, at Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula.
Survivors include his father, Sammie Cole Sr.; his mother, Barbara Bradley; a son, Sammie Cole III; a daughter, Jordan Cole; a sister, Sosha Cole; and three brothers, Marcus Cole, Joseph Cole and Santez Smith, all of Gautier.
Visitation will be Monday from noon until 5 p.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church in Gautier.
CHERRY HODGES JONES
Retired real estate broker
Graveside services for Cherry Hodges Jones will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Magnolia Cemetery with the Rev. Duncan Gray officiating. Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Jones, 77, of Meridian, died Friday, Oct. 25, 2002, at her home. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Leslie J. Barrett and her husband, Harry, of Jackson and Celeste J. Bursi of Memphis, Tenn.; and her grandchildren, Anna, Walker, Allison and Katy Barrett, Anne Scott Wasserman and Sarah and Anthony Bursi.
LENA RUSSELL
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry &Gardner Funeral Home for Lena Russell, of Quitman, who died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2002, at H.C. Watkins Memorial Hospital.

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