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     By  Staff Reports Published 
    6:50 am Friday, December 6, 2002

    LOIS S. PRICE

    By Staff
    Retired teacher for Newton Academy
    FOREST Services for Lois S. Price will be held today at 10 a.m. at Salem Baptist Church in Lake with burial to be in the church cemetery. Ott &Lee Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
    Mrs. Price, 64, of Lake, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
    Survivors include her son, Kevin Price of Houston, Texas; daughters, Beverly Bailey of Lake and Dr. Janet Price of Meridian; brothers, W.D. Stroud Jr. and Carey Stroud, both of Lake and Billy Stroud of Lawrence; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
    Visitation will be today from 8 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. at the funeral home.
    ELLA DICKSON
    Homemaker
    MACON Graveside services for Ella "Dollie" Dickson will be held at Oddfellows Cemetery in Macon with the Rev. John Kittrell officiating. Cockrell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
    Mrs. Dickson, 97, of Columbus, died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus.
    Survivors include her daughters, Mildred Marmon of Greenwood, Nickey Stuart of Macon, Earline Dugan of Shuqualak and six grandchildren.
    She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Betty Myers Richardson and her husband, Earl Dickson.
    Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
    MABETH FOLMAR WILLIS GRANT
    ALBANY, Ga. Services for Mabeth Folmar Willis Grant will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Kimbrell-Stern Chapel with the Rev. Elder Robert Conner officiating. Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.
    Mrs. Grant, 83, died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002, at home. She was a native of Atmore, Ala., but lived in Albany for the past 50 years. She was a member of Piedmont Primitive Baptist Church in Calvary, Ga., the Business and Professional Women's Club, Dawson Road Garden Club, the WMU at First Baptist Church and Joy Senior Luncheon Club.
    Survivors include a daughter, Martha Kinney, and her husband, Les, of Albany; two brothers, Ted Folmar and his wife, Edna, of Tallahassee, Fla., and Gordon Folmar and his wife, Shirley, of Pelham, Ga.; and a sister, Jean Stanley, and her husband, Howard, of Vero Beach, Fla.; four grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.
    Memorials may be made to Piedmont Primitive Baptist Church, 4737 Maylor Road, Tallahassee, Fla. 32303.
    FRANCES LAIRD HICKMAN
    Homemaker
    WIGGINS Services for Frances Laird Hickman will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Vardaman Street Baptist Church. Burial will be in Hester-Hickman Cemetery. Moore Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
    Mrs. Hickman, 82, of Wiggins, died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002, in her home.
    Survivors include her daughters, Mary Ann Lee and her husband, Darrell, of Carnes and Lucille Hickman, of Plano, Texas; seven grandsons, one granddaughter eight great-grandchildren; two brothers, J.W. Laird of Wiggins and Melvin L. Laird of Grant Pass, Ore.; two sisters, Annie Mae Ford of Brooklyn and Ruby Lee Allison of Wiggins; a daughter-in-law, Diane HIckman of Florida.
    She was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow R. Hickman and a son, Billy Hickman.
    Visitation will be today from 6 p.m.- 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
    CLARA W. SMITH
    Retired
    Services for Clara W. Smith will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kevin Carter officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery with Berry and Gardner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
    Mrs. Smith, 89, of Meridian, died Monday, Dec. 2, 2002, in her home.
    Survivors include her son, Reuben Smith and his wife, Bertha, of Meridian; two sisters, Hazel Walker and Hattie Campbell, both of Meridian; a brother, Robert Walker of Meridian; and two grandchildren.
    She was preceded in death by her husband and parents.
    Visitation will be today from 5:30 p.m.- 6:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
    PAUL A. THRASH
    Services for Paul A. Thrash will be held Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
    Mr. Thrash, 75, of Meridian, died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
    Visitation will be Saturday from 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. at the funeral home.
    REBEKAH JACK
    Arrangements were incomplete at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home for Rebekah Jack, 98, of Kemper County, who died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002, at Neshoba County Hospital in Philadelphia.

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