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3:47 pm Wednesday, July 2, 2003

Obituaries for Wednesday, July 2, 2003

By Staff
Retired welder
BUTLER, Ala. Services for Henry Grady James were to be held today at 10 a.m. at Bumpers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Sam Lowery officiating. Burial was to be in Ebenezer Cemetery in Pennington.
Mr. James, 80, of Pennington, died Monday, June 30, 2003, at Riley Hospital. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in World War II.
Survivors include his son, Grady James of Pennington; a sister, Thelma H. Lowery of Choctaw, Ala.; one grandchild and two great-grandchildren.
Retired truck driver
Services for Leroy Jones will be held today at 1 p.m. at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. J.W. Perrien Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Mr. Jones, 64, of Meridian, died Friday, June 27, 2003, at Riley Hospital. He was a retired truck driver for Roadway.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Rackley Jones of Meridian; three daughters, Sondra Faye Jennings of San Jose, Calif., Serita Holton and Sherry Jones, both of Meridian; five sons, LeWayne Jones, Brian K. Jones and David Jones, all of San Jose, Kenneth Jones and Jeffrey Jones, both of Meridian; two sisters, Charlie Mae Jones and Ethel Lemons, both of Champaign, Ill.; three brothers, Frank Jones of Chicago, Johnny Jones of Arizona and Roddy Jones of Phoenix; 23 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Homemaker
QUITMAN Services for Carlee Pope Moseley will be held today at 2 p.m. at Wright's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Richard Cauthern officiating. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Mrs. Moseley, 83, of Stonewall, died Monday, June 30, 2003, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Survivors include her sons, Lavelle Moseley of Clarkdale, Don Moseley of Hickory and Terry Moseley of Enterprise; daughters, Earline Hopkins of Vicksburg, Barbara Phillips of Stringer and Patsy Moseley of Stonewall; a sister, Marie Brooks of Stonewall; 11 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Building service manager
YORK, Ala. Services for Hugh J. Causey will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Bumpers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ed Shirley officiating. Burial will be in York Cemetery. Bumpers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Causey, 89, of Mobile, formerly of York, died Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at Mobile Infirmary. He was the building service manager for Alabama Power Company.
Survivors include his wife, Bernice Jordan Causey of Mobile; and a sister, Martha Clayton of Decatur, Ala.
Visitation will be today 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Retired coach, teacher
Services for Herman L. Robinson will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Keith Grubbs officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Mr. Robinson, 71, of Meridian, died Monday, June 30, 2003, in his home. He was a member of Midway Baptist Church and the Mississippi Coaches Hall of Fame.
He coached at Central, St. Martin, East Central Community College and New Hope High School in Columbus.
Mr. Robinson was a member of the American Legion Post 21, as well as the Disabled American Veterans. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Korean Conflict.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Alice Wilson Robinson of Meridian; a daughter, Karen Robinson Stafford and her husband, Ron, of Columbus; a son, Keith Robinson and his wife, Jayne, of Philadelphia; brothers, Cecil Robinson of Miamisburg, Ohio, Malcolm Robinson of Edinburg and Larry Robinson of Philadelphia; four grandchildren, Kyle and Kera Robinson of Philadelphia, Kayla and Keely Stafford of Columbus; several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Midway Baptist Church Building Fund, 4579 Old Eighth Street Road, Meridian, MS 39307.
Pallbearers will be his former basketball players.
Visitation will be today 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Homemaker
Services for Ollie J. Johnson will beheld Saturday at 11 a.m. at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home with the Rev. Tony Burks officiating. Burial will be in Blackwater Cemetery.
Miss Johnson, 48, of Meridian, died Monday, June 30, 2003, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include her son, Terrance Johnson of Bay Springs; a sister, Sonja Johnson of Meridian; one niece and one nephew.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Visitation will be Friday 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Heather LeighAnn Eggleston, 15, of Toomsuba, died Monday, June 30, 2003.
Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for Frank Douglas of Hattiesburg, who died Tuesday July 1, 2003, in Hattiesburg.
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home for Donald Richardson, 59, of Lauderdale County, who died Wednesday, July 2, 2003.

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