Clinton C. Brown

Services for Clinton C. Brown, of Crystal Springs, are 11 a.m.Wednesday, March 10, at Stringer Family Funeral Home Chapel inCrystal Springs, with burial in Gallman Cemetery.

Visitation is Tuesday from 5 until 8 p.m. at the funeralhome.

Mr. Brown, 81, died March 7, 2010, at Mississippi Baptist MedicalCenter in Jackson.

Mr. Brown was a native of Lincoln County and had lived in CrystalSprings for 52 years. He owned and operated C.C. Brown Constructionfor 35 years. He was a veteran of the Korean War. He was a memberof Gallman Baptist Church.

Survivors are his wife, Betty Brown; his sons Dale Brown and RoyBrown and wife Renee, all of Crystal Springs, and Billy Brown andwife Joy, of Villa Rica, Ga.; his daughters, Cindy McAlpin andhusband Larry, of Crystal Springs, Debbie Pridgen and husbandAubrey, of Brandon, and Dana Bowman and husband Ben, of Loyd Star;his brother, Clem Brown, of Monticello; his sisters, Causie LeeJohnson, of Foxworth and LaVerne Niehaus, of Sontag; his 14grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces andnephews.

Jack Gilmer Ford

Services for Jack Gilmer Ford, of Magnolia, are 7 p.m. Tuesday,March 9, at Hartman-Sharkey Funeral Home in McComb. The Rev. JamesGillette will officiate.

Visitation is Tuesday from 5 p.m. until the time of the service atthe funeral home.

Mr. Ford, 70, died March 6, 2010, at his residence following alengthy illness. He was born in Brookhaven on Dec. 31, 1939, toHugh Whitaker and Zora Gilmer Ford.

He was a retired offshore tool pusher. He was a member of TheChurch of the Nazarene in Magnolia. He was an avid hunter and amember of Ducks Unlimited and the National Rifle Association.

Preceding him in death were his parents; his daughter, CathyBrewer; his brothers, Hugh Wiley Ford, James R. Ford and Donald T.Ford; and his sisters, Peggy F. Grable, Florence Brooks and Ruth F.Daquanno.

Survivors are his sons and a daughter-in-law, Jack Hule and CindyFord, of Magnolia, and Donald Troy Ford, of Jackson; his daughtersand sons-in-law, Linda and Johnny Pittman, of Denham Springs, BeckyFaulkner, of Magnolia, and Jennifer and Mark Henderson, of SanAntonio; his sister, Carolyn Ford Easterling, of Brookhaven; andnumerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be sent toHospice Compassus, 140 North 5th Street, McComb, MS 39648.

To share sympathies, condolences and memories, visitHartman-Sharkeyfuneralhome.com

Ethel Hall

A Celebration of Life Service for Ethel (Mrs. Clarence E.) Hall, ofSaucier, will be held on Tuesday, March 9, at 2 p.m. at the RiemannFamily Funeral Home, 11280 Three Rivers Road in Gulfport, wherefriends may visit one hour prior to the service. Interment willfollow at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Saucier.

Mrs. Hall, 89, died March 7, 2010, in Gulfport

Mrs. Hall was a resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast for the past59 years, and was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church inSaucier, where she enjoyed cooking turkey and dressing andchocolate pies for their Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Mrs.Hall was a very caring, loving, and giving person, who will alwaysbe remembered for her wonderful biscuits.

Preceding her in death were her parents, William J. and HattieO’Neal Hall; her husband of 43 years, Clarence E. Hall; andnumerous siblings.

Survivors are her daughter, who was her best friend and caregiver,Barbara (Charles) Copeland, of Gulfport; her son, William James(Pat) Hall, of Nashville, Tenn.; her sister, Joyce Sanders, ofBogalusa, La.; her grandchildren, Chuck (Lynne) Copeland, ofSaucier, Jamie (Tony) Bailey, of Harrison, Tenn., and GregCopeland, of Saucier; her great-grandchildren, Cassie Copeland,Brantley Copeland, and Mason Copeland, both of Saucier; hergreat-great-granddaughter, CassaMarina Copeland, of Saucier; herbrothers-in-law, Reese (Ann) Harvey, of McHenry, Ara Jay (RoseMarie) Harvey, of Oxford, and her special brother-in-law, Reggie(Darlene) Harvey, of Biloxi; her special sister-in-law, VivianHall, of Jackson; numerous nieces and nephews, including herspecial nieces, Ruth Wallace, Teresa Simmons, Genevia White, andIneva Hutchinson; and her special nephews, Chester Hall, SheltonHall, and Bobby Sanders.

A guestbook may be viewed and signed at www.riemannfamily.com.

Helen Wallace Laird

Services for Helen Wallace Laird, of Baytown, Texas, are 10 a.m.Thursday, March 11, at Earthman Funeral Home Chapel on 3919 GarthRoad in Baytown, with burial in Cedar Crest Cemetery.

Visitation is Wednesday from 5 until 8 p.m. at the funeralhome.

Mrs. Laird, 88, died March 6, 2010. She was born in Brookhaven onAug. 8, 1921.

A former resident of Brookhaven, she married Frank Laird in 1940.They moved to Baytown in 1943. She was a member of Missouri StreetChurch of Christ.

Preceding her in death were her husband of 61 years, Frank Laird;her son, Steven, and her daughter, Debra King.

Survivors are her son, Ronald F. Laird, of Houston; MelanieCorrigan and husband Dan, Lorren Simon and great-grandchild, ValonSimon.

To send the family condolences, please visitwww.earthmanbaytown.com.

Jimmie Lois Massey

Jimmie Lois Massey, of Jackson, 84, died March 7, 2010, inDownsville, La. Arrangements include a visitation from 10 until 11a.m. on Wednesday, March 10, at Wright and Ferguson’s ParkwayFuneral Home in Jackson, with a private funeral service followingher visitation.

Having chosen education as her career, she taught and retired fromthe Jackson Public Schools. She was a graduate of Millsaps Collegeand was awarded her master’s degree from Mississippi College.

Achieving excellence with integrity and passion was always her goalin everything that she did. This was evident in her teaching aswell as in her retirement. She became an avid golfer after herretirement and was awarded the championship title of the MunicipalLadies Golf Association. This was only one of the many recognitionsshe received as a golfer in Mississippi and in the South.

An active member of First Baptist Church for more than 50 years,she was a longtime devoted member of the Hope and Joy Sunday SchoolClass.

Her memberships and former memberships include the ContinentalLuncheon Club, Knife and Fork Club, the Senior Golf Association,Ladies 18 Hole Golf Club at the Colonial Country Club, and severalbridge clubs.

She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 62 years, JesseDavid Massey; her mother, Lois Irby Stanley; and a sister,Catherine Stanley Clanton.

Survivors are her children, Cathy Pace Jackson (Robert), ofDownsville, Jeff Davis Pace Jr. (Lilann), of Brookhaven; hersisters Lydumah Ratliff (Ray) and Betty Jacobs, of Jackson; hergrandchildren Justin Gordon, of Pearl, Houston Gordon, ofMandeville, La., Davis Pace and Jesse Pace, of Brandon. She is alsosurvived by three great-grandchildren and numerous nieces andnephews.

Should you like to honor Mrs. Massey, it is requested by the familyto make a donation to First Baptist Church in Jackson, to theAlzheimer’s Association, or a charity of your choice.

Virginia Helen Hopple Pyatt

Services for Virginia Helen Hopple Pyatt, of Steelville, Mo., are10 a.m. Wednesday, March 10, at Britton-Bennett Funeral Home inSteelville, Mo., with burial in Luebbering Citizens CommunityCemetery in Grubville, Mo.

Visitation is Tuesday from 5 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home

Mrs. Pyatt, 99, died March 7, 2010, at Gibbs Care Center inSteelville. She was born in Jefferson County, Mo., on Nov. 18,1910, to Emit Hopple and Bertha (Leonard) Hopple.

She was a faithful member of the Cherryville Church of God forseveral years. In earlier days, she enjoyed quilting andtraveling.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ernest; herson, Robert Stevenson; her brothers, Emmitt Hopple and RaymondHopple; and her sisters, Tilly Marce and Myrtle Shoatz.

Survivors are her sons, Lawrence Stevenson and Charles Marce, bothof Brookhaven, Archie Rulo, of Richmond, Va., and Ray Hubbs, of St.Louis, Mo.; her daughters, Rosemary Hastings of Fruithurst, Ala.,and Dorothy Hopple, of Atlanta, Ga.; her sister, Alice Gannon, ofBelleville, Ill.; her numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildrenand four great-great-grandchildren; and other relatives andfriends.