Obituaries for Sunday, June 12, 2005

Published 5:00 am Monday, June 13, 2005

Marguerite Sasser Boyd

Services for Marguerite Sasser Boyd, of Edgefield, S.C., are 10a.m. Tuesday, June 14 at Arlington Baptist Church in Bogue Chittowith burial in Moak-Sasser Family Cemetery in Bogue Chitto.

Visitation is Monday from 5-8 p.m. at Brookhaven FuneralHome.

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Mrs. Boyd, 83, died June 5, 2005, at Trinity Mission Health andRehabilitation Center in Edgefield. She was born in Lincoln Countyon Aug. 31, 1921, to Randolph R. Scott and Alice Smith Scott.

A native of Bogue Chitto, Mrs. Boyd had resided near her son inSouth Carolina for the past six years.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husbands, HaroldSasser and Kary Boyd, both of Bogue Chitto; her daughter, JeanWhyte, of Cordova, Tenn.; her brothers, Ralph Scott, of Natchez,and Randolph Scott, of Brookhaven; and a stepchild, Dan Boyd, ofBrookhaven.

Survivors are her sons, Earl Sasser and his wife, Emilia, ofNorth Augusta, S.C. and Jearl Sasser and his wife, Betty, ofProctorville, Ohio; her stepchildren, Shirley Leggett, of McComb,Roger Boyd, of Brookhaven, and Fred Boyd, of Summit; her brothers,Jerry Scott, of Florence; her sister, Mildred Miller, of Tijeres,N.M.; her seven grandchildren, Chad Sasser, of Atlanta, Ga., JasonSasser, of Charlotte, N.C., Autumn Drane, of Versailles, Ky.,Heather Sowards, of Proctorville, Amber Sasser, of South Point,Ohio, Baker Whyte, of Collierville, Tenn., and Julie Whyte, ofCollierville; and numerous great-grandchildren.

Robert M. Case

Services for Robert M. Case of Sontag are 1 p.m., Monday, June13, at Community Funeral Services Chapel with burial in New SalemChurch of Christ Cemetery.

Visitation is Sunday from 5-9 p.m., at the funeral home.

Mr. Case, 75, died June 11, 2005, at King’s Daughters MedicalCenter. He was born in Lincoln County on April 20, 1930, to MauriceC. Case and Myrtle Durr Case.

He was retired.

Preceding him in death were his parents.

Survivors are his son, Robert M. Case; his daughter, JoAnn CaseSmith; his adopted daughter, Francis Johnson of Sontag; hisbrothers, Alvin Case and Grover L. Case; his sister, Vera Mae Case;his grandchildren, Daniel Smith, Lee Smith, and Joseph Smith; hisadopted grandchildren, Tammy Smith, Kathy Bowman, Chuck Johnson andNelson Johnson, all of Sontag, Mack Johnson Jr., Rhonda Johnson andWanda Johnson, all of Brookhaven, and Francine Hodges of Loyd Star;his great-grandchild, Jacob McGowan; and 11 adoptedgreat-grandchildren.

Levi Lloyd

Services for Levi Lloyd of Brookhaven are 2 p.m., Tuesday, June14, at Damascus Missionary Baptist Church with burial in EbenezerChurch Cemetery.

Visitation is today from 1-8 p.m., with family present at 7p.m., at the funeral home.

Mr. Lloyd, 95, died June 8, 2005, at King’s Daughters MedicalCenter. He was born in Union Church on July 28, 1909, to HenryLloyd and Florence Lloyd.

He was a retired farmer. He was a member of Damascus MissionaryBaptist Church.

Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife, Irma Lloyd;and a daughter, Luberta Adams.

Survivors are his daughters and sons-in-law, Annie Pearl and IraFord, of Lansing, Mich., and Mary Lee and Jim Irving, of Atlanta,Ga.; his sons and daughters-in-law, Otha B. and Barbara Lloyd, ofLoyd Star and Alfred and Josie Lloyd, of Brookhaven; and a host ofgrandchildren, great-grandchildren, andgreat-great-grandchildren.

Dr. Dexter C. Nettles

Services for Dr. Dexter C. Nettles of Jackson are 11 a.m.,Sunday, June 12, at Union Primitive Baptist Church in Ruth withburial in the church cemetery. Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home inJackson is in charge of arrangements.

Visitation is Sunday from 9-11 a.m., at the church.

Dr. Nettles, 64, died Thursday, June 9, 2005, at St.Dominic/Jackson Memorial Hospital in Jackson.

He was a native of Pike County and a longtime resident ofJackson. he received his Bachelor of Science degree from theUniversity of Southern Mississippi in 1961 and his Doctor ofMedicine degree from the University of Mississippi School ofMedicine in 1966. He completed his Anesthesia Residency at theUniversity of Texas School of Medicine, Southwestern and DiplomatAmerican Board of Anesthesiology in 1973. He was a Captain in theMississippi National Guard, 134th Combat Support Hospital.

Dr. Nettles was in general practice from 1967-1970 and laterserved as Director of Anesthesia Services, St. Dominic’s MemorialHospital from 1975-1999.

Survivors are his wife of 46 years, Sharon Cothern Nettles; hischildren, Dexter C. Nettles Jr., Tammy Nettles Sylvester, andJennifer Leigh Nettles; seven grandchildren; and onegreat-grandchild.

Memorials may be made to Rosalie, P.O. Box 1392, Natchez, MS39121-1392, or to SAR Library, 1000 South 4th St., Louisville, KY40203.