Obituaries for Sunday, March 13, 2005
Published 6:00 am Monday, March 14, 2005
Estelle Moore Artman
Services for Estelle Moore Artman of Winona are 10 a.m., Monday,March 14 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Winona with burial inOakwood Cemetery in Winona.
Visitation is Monday from 9-9:45 a.m. at Lee Funeral Home inWinona.
Mrs. Artman died March 11, 2005, at Country Brook Living Center.She was born to H.J. Moore and Amanda Elizabeth Morgan Moore.
She was a home maker. She was a member of Sacred Heart CatholicChurch in Winona.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, William D.”Bill” Artman Sr.; one sister; and four brothers.
Survivors are her daughter, Billie A. Goss of Brookhaven; hersons, Charles H. Artman of Florence and William D. “Dan” Artman ofJackson; her sisters, Lillian Henderson of Shreveport, La., andMargaret Dube of San Jose, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; 15great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Winona,or to the Stew Pot Ministry in Jackson.
Earnest Brown
Services for Earnest Brown, of Brookhaven, are 3 p.m. Monday,March 14 at Kynett United Methodist Church with burial in EbenezerChurch Cemetery.
Visitation is Sunday from noon until 6 p.m. at Williams Mortuaryand Monday from 2-3 p.m. at the church.
Mr. Brown, 86, died March 8, 2005, at King’s Daughters MedicalCenter. He was born in Lincoln County on Jan. 1, 1919, to JohnnyBrown and Lilly Sutton Brown.
He was the retired owner of Brown’s Cafe, which he operated forapproximately 55 years. He was a member of Kynett United MethodistChurch.
Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife, Luada Brown;his five sisters, Cora Harris, Sally Holloway, Maggie Lyons, VergieMae Banks and Frankie Mack Jones; and his three brothers, WilliamBrown, John Brown and Warren Brown.
Survivors are his son, Edward L. “Mut” Brown, of Brookhaven; andhis grandchildren, LaMonte’ Brown and his wife, Nikki, of Jackson,and Ouida Brown, of Birmingham, Ala.; and a host of nieces,nephews, other relatives and friends.
Perry L. Bullard
Graveside services for Perry L. Bullard of Brookhaven are 2p.m., Monday, March 14 with burial at Corinth Cemetery.
Visitation is Monday from 10 a.m. until noon, at CommunityFuneral Services.
Mr. Bullard, 65, died March 11, 2005, at his residence. He wasborn in Prentiss County on June 11, 1939, to Chester A. Bullard andFlora Smith Bullard.
He was retired.
Preceding him in death were his parents; two sisters; and agrandchild.
Survivors are his wife, Peggy Bullard of Brookhaven; hisdaughter, Kim Reed of Brookhaven; his sons, Keith Bullard and KennyBullard, both of Brookhaven, and Kevin Bullard of Madison; hissisters, Marjorie Smith of Okla., and Geraldine Lambert ofBoonsville; his brother, Nick Bullard of Byram; sevengrandchildren; and three grandchildren.
Daniel Edwin Burns
Services for Daniel Edwin Burns of McComb, formerly of BogueChitto, will be held Monday, March 14th at 10 a.m. at RiverwoodFamily Funeral Service Chapel in Brookhaven with burial at CalvaryBaptist Church Cemetery in Bogue Chitto.
Visitation will be Sunday, March 13th, from 3 p.m. until 9 p.m.,and Monday, March 14th, from 8 a.m. until service time at RiverwoodFamily Funeral Service.
Mr. Burns, 32, died March 12th at his residence. Mr. Burns wasborn March 29, 1972 to Don Keith Burns of Brookhaven and Diann BurtFlake of Bogue Chitto.
Mr. Burns was preceded in death by his grandparents, the Rev.Edwin Burns, Mrs. Aileen Raiford Burns, and Mrs. Beatrice “Bea”Burt.
Mr. Burns is survived by his parents; his loving wife, MelissaRoberts Burns of McComb; his sons, Jonathan Paul Burns of VirginiaBeach, Va., and Benton Blayze Burns of McComb; his stepsons,Cameron Blaine Roberts and Nicholis Brice Roberts of McComb; hisbrother and sister-in-law, David and Athena Burns of Bogue Chitto;his grandparents, Benton and Virginia Burt of Brookhaven; hisstep-parents, Nancy Burns of Brookhaven and David Flake of BogueChitto; his father and mother-in-law, David and Elaine Bailey ofMcComb; his brother-in-law, David Bailey of Flora; his nephews,Keith Burns of Bogue Chitto, Paul Bailey of Flora, Kris Bailey ofMcComb, and Will Brantley of Florence; his nieces, Eden Bailey ofBogue Chitto and Emily Grace Bailey of Flora; a host of otherrelatives; and many special friends.
Mr. Burns attended Enterprise and Bogue Chitto schools, where heplayed baseball, football and basketball, and Copiah-LincolnCommunity College. He also served as assistant baseball coach atBrookhaven Academy and Bogue Chitto schools.
Mr. Burns was employed for 15 years with Pickering/Engineeringand Associates as a surveyor and road and bridge constructioninspector.
Services will be conducted by Bro. Hal Hatten, Bro. HerbertSavelle, and Bro. Emon White.
Pallbearers will be Brad Martin, Chris Copallon, Joe DanLeggett, Chris Weekley, Mike Dunaway, John Bartrom, Ron Rushing,and John Nobles. Honorary pallbearers will be Shawn Hanks, RandyEmfinger, Scott Leggett, and James Barker.
Jesse James Robinson
Services for Jesse James Robinson of Bogue Chitto are 2 p.m.,Tuesday, March 15 at Rosehill Missionary Baptist Church with burialin the church cemetery.
Visitation is Monday from noon until 6 p.m., at WilliamsMortuary.
Mr. Robinson, 57, died March 10, 2005, at Southwest RegonalMedical Center. He was born in Lincoln County on June 13, 1948, toL.C. Robinson and Bernita Jones.
He was a graduate of Alexander High School. He was a member ofRosehill Missionary Baptist Church.
Preceding him in death were his parents; his stepmother, VeraRobinson-Pascavis; and four sisters, Annie, Mary, Bernita andKatherine.
Survivors are his daughter and son-in-law, Staresha and TimothyPorter of Brookhaven; his step-son, John Hudson of Brookhaven; hissisters, Rosetta Douglas and Renee Jones, both of Chicago, Ill.,and Leola Strickland and Sylvia Cooley, both of Jackson; hisbrothers, Thadius Dewayne Robinson and Don Bowens, both of Joliet,Ill., and Alton Jones, Herman Jones and William Jones, all ofChicago, Ill.; one granddaughter; and a host of nieces, nephews andother relatives and friends.
Harvey R. Sandidge Jr.
Services for Harvey R. Sandidge Jr. of Wentzville, Mo., are 2p.m., Monday, March 14 at Harrigill Funeral Home Chapel with burialin Cold Springs Church of Christ Cemetery.
Visitation is Sunday, March 13 from 4-8 p.m., at the funeralhome.
Mr. Sandidge, 83, died March 10, 2005, at Parklane Care andRehabilitation Center in Wentzville, Mo. He was born in LincolnCounty on April 24, 1921, to Harvey R. “Rex” Sandidge Sr. andMinnie Butler Sandidge.
He was a retired shipping foreman from Diamond International. Hewas a veteran of the Army with service from 1940-1964. He was aveteran of World War II, where he received two Purple Hearts. Hewas a member of the Church of Christ faith.
Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife, Opal SmithSandidge; one son, Johnny Sandidge; and one sister, Clara MaeAllen.
Survivors are his daughters and sons-in-law, Lynne S. and KevinWicker of St. Peters, Mo., Lisa S. and Michael Melton, and Robin A.and George Latham, all of Natchez; his son and daughter-in-law,Ronald Jay and Kim Adams of Natchez; his sisters, Marjorie CaseSmith and Charlene Williams, both of Brookhaven; his brothers,Sidney Sandidge of Roy, Wash., and Billy Wayne Sandidge ofLexington Park, Mass.; 14 grandchildren, April Latham, ChristineLatham, Lee Latham, Misti Trigleth, Candi Adams, Kevin Book, RackyBook, Shannon Sistrunk, Garrett Coyle, Kasey Wicker, SamanthaWicker, Kristen Bradley, Ethan Melton, and Sarah Melton; eightgreat-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Lois Dykes Smith
Services for Lois Dykes Smith of Monticello are 11 a.m., Monday,March 14 at Shiloh Baptist Church with burial in the churchcemetery.
Visitation is Sunday from 5-9 p.m., at Wilson Funeral Home inMonticello.
Mrs. Smith, 81, died March 11, 2005, at Lawrence County NursingHome in Monticello. She was born in Oakvale on June 12, 1924, toHouston Dykes and Elizabeth Jane Wilson Dykes.
She was a retired postmaster for many years. She was a member ofShiloh Baptist Church, where she was a member of Women’s MissionaryUnion.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her sisters, SybilMartin and Maude Bishop; and four brothers, O.T., Leonard, Isaacand Dempsey Dykes.
Survivors are her daughter, Ilene Smith Hugley of Monticello;her son, Hollis Dale Smith of Byram; her brother, Tib Dykes ofSontag; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.