Obituaries for Thursday, June 29, 2006
Published 5:00 am Thursday, June 29, 2006
Angelle Quintana Boyd
A memorial service for Angelle Quintana Boyd, of Baton Rouge,La., and a native of McComb, are 2 p.m. Saturday, July 8, atAntioch Baptist Church in Monticello.
Boyd, 72, died June 27, 2006, at her residence.
She was a graduate of McComb High School. She was retired fromJ.C. Penny. She loved fishing, reading and watching movies.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Edward and JuanitaQuintana; her brothers, Edmond, Henry and Cameron Quintana; and hersisters, Edwina East, Henrietta Barrass and Bernice McCann.
Survivors are her daughters, Jennie M. Boyd Conyers and husbandMike, of Georgetown, Ky., and Jo Nell Boyd Brister, of Baton Rouge;her sons, Michael D. Boyd and wife Phyllis, of Clinton, and Ed Boydand wife Judy, of Brookhaven; her sisters, Alma Westbrook and AnnBrumfield, both of McComb; her brother, Ben Quintana, of Meridian;her grandchildren, Nathan Boyd, Chelsea Boyd, Cameron Boyd, AllenBoyd, Eric Boyd, Callie Conyers and Cayla Conyers; and her 35nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to theAmerican Diabetes Association, or the charity of your choice.
Roy Colenburg Sr.
Services for Roy Colenburg Sr., of Roxie, are 11 a.m. Saturday,July 1 at Bethlehem Baptist Church in the Hamburg community nearRoxie, with burial in the church cemetery. Marshall Funeral Homewas in charge of arrangements.
Visitation is Friday from noon until 5 p.m. at the funeral homein Bude, and on Saturday from 9 a.m. until the time of the serviceat the church.
Mr. Colenburg, 52, died June 24, 2006, in Columbia. He was bornin Franklin County on Nov. 1, 1953, to Junior Colenburg and CoraLee Huff Colenburg.
Preceding him in death were his father and his grandparents,John and Lissie Huff, and Calvin and Rosie Sanders Colenburg.
Survivors are his mother, Cora Lee Huff Colenburg; his wife,Alice Stewart Colenburg; his children, Aretha Stewart, AkethaStewart, Shonterrie Colenburg, Stephanie Colenburg, Beatrice Hunt,Dorothy Nichols, Roy Colenburg Jr., Curtis Colenburg, Tony EarlNichols, Marcus Stewart and Willie Nichols; his sisters, MableDorsey, Deloris Colenburg and Judy Huff Newborne; his brothers,Louis Huff, Calvin Colenburg, John Huff and Bobby Lowe; his 19grandchildren; his godson, and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces,nephews, other relatives and friends.
Alvin Harris
Services for Alvin Harris of Brookhaven are 11 a.m. Saturday,July 1, at Macedonia M.B. Church in Brookhaven with burial in thechurch cemetery. Williams Mortuary is in charge ofarrangements.
Visitation is Friday from 1 until 6 p.m. at the funeralhome.
Mr. Harris, 54, died June 23, 2006, at King’s Daughters MedicalCenter. He was born in Chicago, Ill., on Feb. 5, 1952, to Willie D.Harris and Mildred Summers Harris.
He was a 1970 graduate of Alexander High School. He was a busdriver with Brookhaven Public Schools and a truck driver withBullock’s Gravel. He was a member of Macedonia M.B. Church.
Preceding him in death were his parents.
Survivors are his daughters, Frelicia Harris, of Kalamazoo,Mich., and Casey Harris, of Brookhaven; his sisters, Mamie Thadisonand her husband Robert, of Brookhaven, Dorothy Gray, of Brookhaven,Janet Adams and her husband Pierre, of Atlanta, Ga.; his brothers,Iva Harris and his wife Dorothy, of Brookhaven, James Harris andhis wife Catalina, of Plano, Texas, and his twin brother, CalvinHarris, of Los Angeles, Calif.; his five grandchildren; hisgreat-grandchild, and a host of nieces, a few nephews, otherrelatives and friends.
Walter Kenneth Johnson
Services for Walter Kenneth Johnson of Roxie were 11 a.m. today,June 29, at Roxie First Baptist Church with burial in NationalCemetery in Natchez. Marshall Funeral Home was in charge ofarrangements.
Mr. Johnson, 53, died June 23, 2006, at University MedicalCenter in Jackson. He was born in Natchez on Aug. 11, 1952, toWalter Johnson and Elnora Vanderson Johnson.
He was a retired Army veteran.
Preceding him in death were his parents; his grandparents, Joeand Maggie Vanderson, Ollie and Richard Johnson; his sister,Phyllis Vanderson; and his nephew, Terry Graves.
Survivors are his wife, Maria Johnson; his daughter, TommieJohnson; his son, Jeremy Johnson; his sisters, Ernestine Rhodes, ofCalifornia, Starlet Kelly and Robin Simbler, of Michigan, GlendaJohnson Graves, of Mississippi, Bobby Etue and Betty King, ofLouisiana; his brothers, Norse P. Johnson, of Tennessee, EdwardVanderson, Carl Johnson and King Edward Anderson, of Mississippi,and Major Anderson, of California; his two grandchildren; hisuncle, aunt, his godson and a host of nieces, nephews and otherrelatives and friends.
Mary Lou Dunnigan Knight
Services for Mary Lou Dunnigan Knight, of Brookhaven, are 4 p.m.Saturday, July 1, at St. Mark M.B. Church in Brookhaven with burialin Rosehill City Cemetery. Williams Mortuary is in charge ofarrangements.
Visitation is Friday from 1 until 6 p.m. at the funeralhome.
Mrs. Knight, 83, died June 25, 2006, at her residence. She wasborn in Lincoln County on Oct. 23, 1923, to Pat Dunnigan and LulaHarris Dunnigan.
She was retired. She was a member of St. Mark M.B. Church.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her brothers, JoeDunnigan, John Dunnigan and Callen Otis; and her sister, MittieDunnigan.
Survivors are her daughters, Odessa Knight Larkin and Elcedo L.Bradley, both of Inglewood, Calif., Phyllis Layton, of Brookhaven,and Doris Johnson, of New Orleans, La.; her sisters, ClementineCook and Bessie Woods, both of Brookhaven; her four grandchildren;her great-grandchild; and a host of nieces, nephews, otherrelatives and friends.
Carrie Bell Marks Robinson
Services for Carrie Bell Marks Robinson, of Keller, Texas, are 2p.m. Saturday, July 1, at New Zion Union M.B. Church in BogueChitto, with burial the church cemetery. Williams Mortuary is incharge of arrangements.
Visitation is Friday from 1 until 6 p.m. at the funeralhome.
Mrs. Robinson, 82, died June 24, 2006, at Mimosa Nursing Home inKeller. She was evacuee from New Orleans, La. She was born in BogueChitto on March 26, 1924, to Zollie Marks Sr., and Mamie CorleyMarks.
She was disabled.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her brother, ZollieMarks; her sisters, Mamie Marks, Irma Weathersby and FlorenceBrown.
Survivors are her sons, Ernest Robinson and his wife Rosie, ofHalton City, Texas, Kenneth Robinson and his wife Linda, ofHouston, Texas, and Wayne Robinson and his wife Sharon, of Harvey,La.; her brother, Jerry Marks and his wife Barbara, of Orange,Texas; her niece, Josephine Reddick, of Halton City; her 17grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces,nephews, other relatives and friends.
Marguerite Wallace Warren
Services for Marguerite Wallace Warren, of Brookhaven, are 11a.m. Friday, June 30, at Brookhaven Funeral Home with burial inBethel United Methodist Church Cemetery in Brookhaven.
Visitation is today from 4 until 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mrs. Warren, 79, died June 27, 2006, at Beverly Healthcare,Brookhaven. She was born in Lincoln County on March 17, 1927, toLonnie Wallace and Mamie McCaffery Wallace. She was raised in theWest Lincoln community by Jim and Alma Holloway, now deceased.
She was a housewife. She was a member of Bethel United MethodistChurch.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, J.O.Warren; her parents; and her four brothers.
Survivors are her sons, Jesse Warren and wife Mavis, ofBrookhaven, Larry Warren and wife Lynn, of Wesson, Robert Warren,John Warren and wife Candy, all of Brookhaven; his daughters, MaryEsther Sherman, Alma Laird and husband James, all of Brookhaven;her brothers, Billy Wallace, of Brookhaven, and Ronnie Dillon, ofArkansas; her sister, Helen White, of Brookhaven; her sevenstepgrandchildren; nine stepgrandchildren; and onegreat-great-grandchild.