Willie Bell Hemby

Services for Willie Bell Hemby of Brookhaven are 2 p.m., Friday,May 21, at Corinth Baptist Church in Magee with burial in thechurch cemetery.

Visitation is Thursday from 5-9 p.m., at Harrigill Funeral Home,and Friday from noon until 2 p.m., at the church.

Mrs. Hemby, 86, died May 18, 2004, at King’s Daughters MedicalCenter. She was born in Magee on April 28, 1918, to W.J. Walker Sr.and Effie Bell Blair.

She was a homemaker and a Baptist minister’s wife. She was amember of Central Baptist Church.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, the Rev.W.J. Hemby Sr.; a son, W.J. Hemby Jr.; and five brothers andsisters.

Survivors are her daughter, Virginia Davis of Brookhaven; herson, James Ray Hemby of Brookhaven; her sisters, Juanita Herringtonof Clinton, and Mattie Nell Dye and Clara Bell Walker, both ofJackson; her brothers, W.F. Walker of Magee, and George Earl Walkerof Jackson; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and severalnieces and nephews.

Minnie T. Joseph

Services for Minnie T. Joseph of Meadville are 11 a.m., Friday,May 21, at Franklin Funeral Home Chapel with burial in OZionBaptist Church Cemetery in Franklin County.

Visitation is Thursday from 6-8 p.m., and Friday from 8:30-11a.m., at the funeral home.

Mrs. Joseph, 93, died May 19, 2004, at Franklin MemorialHospital. She was born in Missouri on June 6, 1910.

She was a homemaker, and was a member of OZion BaptistChurch.

Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband and adaughter, Daisy Jones.

Survivors are her granddaughters, Ann Murray and Theja Wilson,both of Meadville; and four grandchildren.

Geraldine Smith Rushing

Services for Geraldine Smith Rushing of Brookhaven were 10 a.m.,Thursday, May 20, at Harrigill Funeral Home Chapel with burial inMt. Zion Church of Christ Cemetery.

Mrs. Rushing, 73, died May 17, 2004, at King’s Daughters MedicalCenter. She was born in Lincoln County on May 27, 1930, to Edgar J.Smith and Mary Case Smith.

She was a homemaker. She loved farming and raising cattle. Shewas a member of Mt. Zion Church of Christ.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, MeltonRushing Sr.; and her brother, Jennings Smith.

Survivors are her sister, Donis Walker of Walker, La.; herniece, Daphne Eads of Walker; her nephew, Don H. Walker of Katy,Texas; five great-nieces and nephews; and twogreat-grandnieces.

Mildred M. Slade

Services for Mildred M. Slade of Bogue Chitto are 2 p.m.,Friday, May 21, at Community Funeral Services Chapel with burial inGreenlawn Cemetery in Natchez.

Visitation is Thursday from 5-10 p.m., and Friday from 9 a.m.until 2 p.m., at the funeral home.

Mrs. Slade, 94, died May 18, 2004, at her residence. She wasborn in Copiah County on Jan. 18, 1910, to John Conn and ElizabethMullins.

She was a homemaker.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, JohnEmmitt Slade; a daughter, Dixie Starnes; and several siblings.

Survivors are her daughters, Gladys Burns of Bogue Chitto, andGertha Lea White of Natchez; her grandchildren, Elizabeth Wallace,Glenn Avants, David Avants, Margie Huff, Michael White and PatricaPowell, all of Natchez; and a host of great- andgreat-great-grandchildren.