Obituaries for Thursday, May 1
Published 5:00 am Thursday, May 1, 2003
Gladys B. Gay
Services for Gladys B. Gay of Summit are 3 p.m., Friday, May 2,at Concord Baptist Church in Franklin County with burial in thechurch cemetery.
Visitation is Friday from 1-3 p.m., at the church. CatchingsFuneral Home in McComb is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Gay, 86, died April 30, 2003, at Beverly Health CareSouthwest in McComb. She was born in Franklin County on April 15,1917, to George W. Gill and Leona Howard Gill.
She was a retired machine operator for Kellwood Company. She wasa member of Concord Baptist Church, where she served as churchclerk for many years.
Preceding her in death were her parents; a brother, Claude Gill;and a sister, Lula Gill.
Survivors are her son, Windsor Gay of Summit; her daughter,Versie Gay Jones of Baker, La.; her sister, Mary Gill Godbold ofMcComb; her brothers, Luther Gill of Brookhaven, Clyde Gill ofBude, and Chester Gill of Metairie, La.; and six grandchildren and10 great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Dunk Wallace.
Memorials may be sent to Concord Baptist Church, Rt. 1, McCallCreek, MS 39647.
Beulah Mae Thomas Green
Services for Beulah Mae Thomas Green of Brookhaven are 1 p.m.,Saturday, May 3, at Corinth American Methodist Episcopal Churchwith burial in Carver Heights Cemetery.
Visitation is Friday from noon to 8 p.m., with family hour from7-8 p.m., at Williams Mortuary.
Mrs. Green, 89, died April 20, 2003, at King’s Daughters MedicalCenter. She was born in Lincoln County on Nov. 22, 1913, to PerryThomas and Katheleen Thomas.
She was retired. She was a member of Corinth American MethodistEpiscopal Church.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Abe GreenSr.; two brothers, R.Q. Thomas and Edmond Thomas; and two sisters,Willie Mae Tyler and Joy Thomas.
Survivors are her son, Abe Green Jr., of Huntington Beach,Calif.; her daughters, Elaine Green, Alberta Green, and LubertaThomas, all of Huntington Beach, and Irma Green of San Bernadino,Calif., and Katheleen Crump of Brookhaven; her brothers, JeremiahThomas of Los Angeles, Calif., J.C. Thomas of Chicago, Ill., andRobert Thomas of Brookhaven; her sister, Carrie Jones of Chicago;and 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Brian M. Washington
Services for Airman First Class Brian M. Washington of Layton,Utah, are 11 a.m., Friday, May 2, at Westhaven Memorial FuneralHome in Utica with burial in Natchez National Cemetery.
Airman Washington, 20, died April 27, 2003, in Layton.
He was a crew chief in the Air Force.
Survivors include his grandfather, the Rev. Garlee Pittman ofBrookhaven; his grandmother, Brenda Pittman of Brookhaven; and hisgreat-grandmother, Addie Lee Durr of Brookhaven.