Vera Ballard

Services for Vera Ballard, of Brookhaven, are 11 a.m. Saturday,June 13, at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Brookhaven with burial inthe church cemetery.

Visitation is Friday from 5 until 9 p.m. at Brookhaven FuneralHome on Natchez Drive.

Mrs. Ballard, 88, died June 11, 2009, at Silver Cross Home inBrookhaven. She was born in Lincoln County on Dec. 18, 1920, toForrest Smith and Sally Watts Smith.

She was a homemaker. She was a member of Mt. Moriah BaptistChurch. Mrs. Ballard was very active in the church and in missionsthere. She also loved to cook and share her meals with others. Shewas a wonderful seamstress and formerly sewed for the public.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Henry A.Ballard Sr.; three brothers; and an infant sister.

Survivors are a son, Henry Ballard Jr. and wife, Theresa, ofBogue Chitto; her daughters, Wanda Grice and husband, Fletcher, ofBrookhaven, and Joyce Wilson and husband, George, of Bogue Chitto;her six grandchildren, Daniel Ballard, Melissa Davis, LaurieSledge, Todd Lester, Brett Wilson and Hannah Wilson; her sevengreat-grandchildren, Ellie Davis, Anna Davis, Rachel Davis, HavenDavis, Micah Ballard, Ethan Sledge and Owen Sledge; and severalnieces and nephews.

Norman Wayne ‘Bubba’ Furr Jr.

Services for Norman Wayne “Bubba” Furr Jr., of Florence, are 11a.m. Saturday, June 13, at Riverwood Family Funeral Service Chapelin Brookhaven with burial in Little Bahala Baptist Church Cemeteryin Wesson.

Visitation is Friday from 5 until 9 p.m. at the funeralhome.

Mr. Furr, 28, died June 9, 2009, at his residence. He was bornon Sept. 1, 1980, to Norman Wayne Furr Sr. and Mary Ella AinsworthGray.

He was a construction worker. He was a member of Little BahalaBaptist Church.

Preceding him in death was his grandmother, Mary FrancisAinsworth.

Survivors are his parents; his wife, Rebecca Furr; a son, Norman”nay-nay” Wayne III; his daughters, Elizabeth Robinson and KierstenRobinson; a brother, Josh Furr; a sister, Deanna McLendon; hisgrandparents, Hilton and Dot Furr; his two nephews, Tryston B. Furrand Crush Furr; and his two nieces, Star Dust Furr and AdreannaMcLendon.

To express your thoughts to the family, you may visitriverwoodfamily.com.

M.C. “Bud” Urban Jr.

M.C. “Bud” Urban Jr., born April 29, 1929, in Terre Haute, Ind.,died on June 10, 2009, at the age of 80. Mr. Urban passed awaypeacefully at his residence surrounded by his beautiful gardens inBrookhaven.

He was predeceased by his parents, Marcel C. Urban and Lois M.Urban; and a sister, Janet Mullikin.

Mr. Urban graduated from DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind.,in 1951. Upon graduating college, he served in the U.S. ArmyCriminal Investigative Services Unit and was stationed in WesternEurope for the duration of his military service. Upon completion ofduty, Mr. Urban joined the family business, the Stahl-Urban Co.,and moved to Brookhaven where he resided until his death. Mr. Urbanremained with the company until his retirement. As a vice presidentin charge of sales, his primary responsibility was managing theSears and Roebuck Co. portfolio. Mr. Urban was especially proud ofoverseeing the Urban Foundation created in 1954 by his father,Marcel C. Urban, and uncle, Carl E. Urban. The foundation wasestablished to offer college scholarships to deserving high schoolseniors and later, continuing education scholarships to outstandingteachers.

Mr. Urban is survived by his niece, Marsha Wilmerding andhusband, James, of Northeast Harbor, Maine; and nephew, PeterMullikin, of Houston, Texas; as well as by great-nephews, Andrewand wife, Emily Wilmerding, Alexander and Nicholas Wilmerding; andgreat-great-niece, Electra Lucille Wilmerding; and cousins, MaryAnna Urban Jeppe and husband, Arthur, and Carl E. Urban Jr. andwife, Betsy.

The family extends grateful appreciation to Gary Bass for hisloyal service to Mr. Bud.

A memorial service will be held at the Episcopal Church of TheRedeemer in Brookhaven on June 15 at 11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Episcopal Churchof The Redeemer, Trinity Park, P.O. Box 804, Brookhaven, MS, 39602or Gilbert’s Hospice, 119-D West Presley Blvd., McComb, MS,39648.