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9:41 pm Friday, November 5, 2004

Obituaries for Friday, November 5, 2004

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Retired Lockheed Martin employee
Services for Johnnie R. Wilson will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Little Zion Baptist Church in Collinsville with the Rev. Charles Goss Jr. officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. E.E. McDonald Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Wilson, 81, of Collinsville, died Monday, Nov. 1, 2004, at Rush Foundation Hospital. He was a veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Christine Wilson of Collinsville; sons, Wallace Wilson and his wife, Kathi, Randy Wilson and his wife, Vivian, all of Meridian, Larry Wilson of Collinsville, and John Wilson and his wife, Elinda, of Harrisburg, Pa.; a daughter, Jean Hardy and her husband, Willie, of Collinsville; a brother, Vertis Wilson Jr. of East St. Louis, Ill.; a sister, Carrie Lee Hunter of East St. Louis; his mother, Arlene Wilson of Collinsville; 14 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and several other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by a son.
Visitation will be today from 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. at the E.E. McDonald Community Chapel in Meridian.
QUITMAN Graveside services for Rex English will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Odd Fellows Cemetery. Wright's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. English, 83, of Stonewall, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004, in his home. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.
Survivors include his step-son, Joseph Miller Jr. of Meridian; a son, Reuben A. English of Gulfport; a daughter, Debra E. Joiner of Gulfport; sisters, Bonnie Ward of Englehard, N.C.; Vondell McNeil of Basic City and Adell Rogers of Quitman; 10 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Anthony and Mary Wright English; his wife, Mildred Wilkins English and a brother, Anthony English Jr.
Visitation will be today from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Retired heavy equipment operator
PHILADELPHIA Services for Robert Oden McDaniel will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Revs. Mark McDonald and Kermit Sharp officiating. Burial will be in Herbert Cemetery in Union.
Mr. McDaniel, 82, of Union, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004, at Neshoba County General Hospital in Philadelphia. He was a veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Eva Mae McDaniel of Union; daughters, Janette Williams of Philadelphia, Linda Skinner and Sandra Skinner, both of Union; sons, Robert H. McDaniel and Mike McDaniel both of Union; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; a sister, Marie Tolbert of Laurel; brothers, Rado McDaniel of Union and Wallace McDaniel of Collinsville.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Elesia McDaniel.
Visitation will be Saturday from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
SEBASTOPOL Services for Eunice Farmer will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Union with the Rev. Calvin Gibson officiating. Burial will be in Choctaw Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. Milling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Farmer, 65, of Carthage, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Farmer of Carthage; a son, Charles Dwight Farmer; daughters, Debra Tubby and Trudy Farmer, all of Carthage and Cynthia Solomon of Union; brothers, Belvin Anderson and Elvis Anderson, both of Carthage and James Anderson of California; sisters, Melvina Stoliby of Walnut Grove, Peggy Thomas of Texas, Evelyn Weldy of Philadelphia and Zozalene John of Jackson; an aunt, Josephine Nickey of Sandersville; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, the Rev. A.J. Anderson and Juanita Anderson.
UNION Services for William Charles "Charlie" Roebuck were held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Lawrence Baptist Church with the Rev. Chris Kelly officiating. Burial was in Pine Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery. Milling Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Roebuck, 40, of Union, died Monday, Nov. 1, 2004, in Union. He was a member of Lawrence Baptist Church.
Survivors include his sons, Lance Roebuck and Kendall Roebuck, both of Newton; a sister, Mary Ann Hensley and her husband, Tommy, of Blue Mountain; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Aubert and Rosa Roebuck.
Pallbearers were Frank Norman, Jr., Richard Norman, Paul Craven, David Vanderslice, Buddy Weems, David Parker, Bobby Kendrick and David Little. Honorary pallbearers were Joey Hand and James Roebuck.
Arrangements were incomplete at Clark's Memorial Funeral Home for Daontrelle Rodriques Green, 25, of Meridian, who died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004, in Meridian.

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