Clayton C. Brister Sr.

Services for Clayton C. Brister Sr., of Jayess, are 1 p.m.Friday, Nov. 20, at Topeka Baptist Church with burial in RobertsMemorial Cemetery in Jayess. Wilson Funeral Home is in charge ofarrangements.

Visitation is Thursday from 5 until 9 p.m. at the church.

Mr. Brister, 72, died Nov. 17, 2009, at the University ofMississippi Medical Center in Jackson. He was born on Aug. 21,1937, to Connie Brister and Sarah Dunaway.

He was owner and welder of B & S Welding. Mr. Brister servedin the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of Topeka Baptist Church andalso the Tilton Hunting Club.

Preceding him in death were his parents; a son, Jackie Brister;a brother, Purvis Brister; and a sister, Azemmer Brister Coon.

Survivors are his wife, Corinne Sartin Brister; his sons,Clayton Brister Jr. and Curt Brister and wife, Belinda KingBrister, all of Monticello; his daughters, Sonya Brister Smith, ofMcComb, and Theresa Brister Landry and husband, Joey, ofPonchatoula, La.; a brother, Ervin Dean Brister Jr., of Jayess; hissisters, Joyce Brister Honea, of Magnolia, Connie Mae Brister Clarkand Izettie Brister Carney, both of the Gulf Coast; his eightgrandchildren; his eight great-grandchildren; his stepchildren,Larry and Terrie Sartin, Gerald and Beth Sartin, all of Jackson,Craig and Linda Sartin, of the Gulf Coast, and Bruce and KimSartin, of Jackson; his 12 step-grandchildren; and his 12step-great-grandchildren.

Wessie Mae Lambert Calhoun

Services for Wessie Mae Lambert Calhoun, of Jayess, are 11 a.m.Saturday, Nov. 21, at Divide Methodist Protestant Church inMonticello with burial in the church cemetery. Wilson Funeral Homeis in charge of arrangements.

Visitation is Friday from 5 until 9 p.m. and will continueSaturday until service time at the church.

Mrs. Calhoun, 96, died Nov. 16, 2009, at King’s DaughtersMedical Center in Brookhaven. She was born in Lawrence County onJuly 5, 1913, to Wesley Lambert and Nannie Magee Lambert.

She was a retired seamstress from Kellwood Manufacturing inMonticello. She was a member of Divide Methodist ProtestantChurch.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, William T.”Bill” Lambert; a daughter, Alma Boyd; her three brothers; her twosisters; a son-in-law, Ted Boarman; and a grandchild.

Survivors are a son, Thomas Calhoun and wife, Laura, ofMonticello; her daughters, Elizabeth Boarman and Delores Norton andhusband, Noel, all of Jayess; a brother, John W. Lambert, ofJayess; her sisters, Bonnie Durmmond, of Baker, La., and EdwinaCash, of Jackson; her seven grandchildren, Pam Ouellette, ofDallas, Texas, Vicki Helfrich, of Madison, Mona Boyd, of Austin,Texas, Joel Calhoun, of Monticello, Chad Boarman, of Richmond, Va.,Bert Norton, of Ardmore, Okla., and Matt Calhoun, of Summit; hereight great-grandchildren, Courtney Helfrich, Bailey and LukeBoarman, Caleb and Gavin Calhoun and Natalie, Garrett and KatieNorton.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the DivideMethodist Protestant Church Building Fund.

Minyon Stewart Coleman

Services for Minyon Stewart Coleman, of Wesson, are 2 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 21, at New Hope Methodist Church in Wesson withburial in the church cemetery.

Visitation is Friday from 1 until 6 p.m. at Williams Mortuary inBrookhaven.

Mrs. Coleman, 48, died Nov. 16, 2009, at Mississippi BaptistMedical Center in Jackson. She was born in Brookhaven on Nov. 14,1961, to Melvin Stewart Sr. and Ossie Corley Stewart.

She was a licensed practical nurse at Haven Hall Health CareCenter in Brookhaven. She was a member of New Hope Methodist Churchin Wesson.

Preceding her in death were her father; a brother, MelvinStewart Jr.; and a sister, Myrtle “Mondra” Stewart.

Survivors are her mother, Ossie Corley Stewart, of Brookhaven;her husband, Arthur Lee Coleman Sr., of Wesson; her daughters,Demona Cook and husband, Mike, of Brookhaven, Ditra Coleman, ofKilleen, Texas, and Jjuana Stewart, of Wesson; her sons, JermaineStewart and wife, Tamica, of Wesson, Arthur Lee Coleman Jr. andJeffery Stewart and wife, Danisha, all of Manhattan, Kan.; hersisters, Myrtis S. Smith, of Brookhaven, and Montina Triplett, ofByram; her brothers, Marvin Stewart, of Chicago, Ill., Mackie O.Stewart and Malcolm Stewart and wife, Barbara, all of Brookhaven;her nine grandchildren; her 12 sisters-in-law; a brother-in-law;and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins andfriends.

Sallie Johnson Farrell

Private memorial graveside services for Sallie Johnson Farrell,of Baton Rouge, La., are 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at RosehillCemetery in Brookhaven. Rabenhorst Funeral Home in Baton Rouge isin charge of arrangements with Riverwood Family Funeral Servicehandling local arrangements.

Mrs. Farrell, 99, died Nov. 12, 2009, at Ollie Steele BurdenManor.

She was a native of Brookhaven and a resident of Picayune beforemoving to Louisiana, where for 39 years she gave her best to thedevelopment and promotion of library service in the state. MissFarrell received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the MississippiState College for Women, now Mississippi University for Women,where she was president of the student body. She received herBachelor of Science degree in library science, graduating cumlaude, from the University of Illinois. She was a member of theUniversity United Methodist Church and numerous cultural and civicorganizations. In 1971, she received the Essie Martha CulverDistinguished Service Award presented by the Louisiana LibraryAssociation.

Preceding her in death were her parents, William Henry Farrelland Ora Lee Johnson Farrell; and a brother, Harvey EmmettFarrell.

Survivors are her cousins, Phyllis Johnson Spearman, JoanJohnson Peyton, both of Brookhaven, and Jere Johnson Clark, ofHattiesburg; and her many other loving friends and cousins.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the UniversityUnited Methodist Church or a charity of the donor’s choice.

Martha S. Fauver

Services for Martha S. Fauver, of Brookhaven, are 11 a.m.Friday, Nov. 20, at Brookhaven Funeral Home on Natchez Drive withburial in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.

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

Mrs. Fauver, 94, died Nov. 18, 2009, at King’s Daughters MedicalCenter in Brookhaven. She was born in Lincoln County on June 25,1915, to Zack Smith and Lizzie Scarborough Smith.

She was a homemaker. She was a member of Pleasant Grove BaptistChurch.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Cecil L.Fauver; and a daughter, Jeanice F. Lockhart.

Survivors are a daughter, Peggy Cupit, of Brookhaven; a sister,Pat Bramlette, of Brookhaven; her two grandchildren; and her threegreat-grandchildren.

Mary Ruth Smith

Services for Mary Ruth Smith, of Natchez, are 1 p.m. Friday,Nov. 20, at Laird Funeral Home Union Street Chapel with burial inLucien Baptist Church Cemetery.

Visitation is Thursday from 6 until 8 p.m. at the funeral onUnion Street.

Mrs. Smith, 76, died Nov. 15, 2009, at Natchez Regional MedicalCenter. She was born in Lucien on April 20, 1933, to Judd EldridgePickering and Rhoda Smith Pickering.

She was an in-home nurse for Professional Sitters Inc. for 30years. She was a member of Lucien Baptist Church.

Preceding her in death were her parents.

Survivors are her husband, Willie Alfred Smith, of Natchez; ason, Alfred R. Smith, of Natchez; a daughter, Marilyn Baroni, ofMetairie, La.; her brothers, James Pickering, J.E. Pickering, bothof Brookhaven, and Eugene Pickering, of Jackson; a sister, MarthaSykes, of Allen, Texas; her four grandchildren, Jonathan Baroni,Phillip Baroni, Amber Smith and Alan Smith; a great-grandchild, AliMcNally; and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Pallbearers are Phillip Baroni, Jonathan Baroni, Keith “Buzz”Smith, Bobby Smith, Ralph Smith and C.P. Cavin.

Online condolences may be made at www.lairdfh.com.

John Thomas Ward

Services for John Thomas Ward, of Silver Creek, are 2 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 19, at Wilson Funeral Home Chapel in Monticello withburial in Arm Cemetery in Silver Creek.

Mr. Ward, 66, died Nov. 17, 2009, at Regency Hospital ofJackson. He was born in Columbia on July 15, 1943, to Thomas ConnWard and Lois Oddis Woodward Ward.

He was a truck driver and retired from the oil field. Mr. Wardserved in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of Arm Baptist Church. Mr.Ward was also a Third Degree Master Mason at the Silver CreekLodge.

Preceding him in death were his parents; a brother, Gordan Ward;and his sisters, Hazel Lavonne Ward and Shirley Irene Ward.

Survivors are a son, Jeremy Thomas Ward, of Hot Springs, Ark.; adaughter, Latosha Linderman and husband, Charles, of Silver Creek;a brother, Tarvey Ward, of Silver Creek; his sisters, Myrna Dyess,of Calhoun City, Zona Tirello, of Silver Creek; and his threegrandchildren, Jayde Linderman, Carson Alexander Linderman andCarleigh Linderman, all of Silver Creek.