Services for Israel Lee Culver Jr., of Wesson, are 11 a.m.Saturday, Aug. 19, at Mt. Zion 550 M.B. Church in Brookhaven withburial in the church cemetery. Williams Mortuary is in charge ofarrangements.

Visitation is Friday from 1 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home,with family hour from 7 until 8 p.m.

Mr. Culver, 60, died Aug. 13, 2006, at King’s Daughters MedicalCenter. He was born on July 12, 1946, to Israel Culver Sr. and DoraCulver.

He was retired after 32 years in the wrecker service departmentwith the Chevrolet dealership. He was a member of Mt. Zion 550 M.B.Church.

Preceding him in death was his sister, Queen Ester Williams.

Survivors are his parents; his wife, Dorothy “Dot” Culver, ofWesson; his daughters, Thomaszeen Byrd and her husband Michael, ofBrookhaven, and Rolonda Smith and her husband Michael, ofMonticello; his sons, Cedric Brewer, of Monticello, Terrance Bates,of Arlington, Texas, Willie Earl Bates Jr., and his wife Monica, ofBrookhaven, and Kelvin Bates and his wife Monica, of Arlington,Tenn.; his sisters, Lori Autman and her husband Grady, and MaryJones and her husband Sammy, all of Brookhaven; his brother, theRev. Willie Culver and his wife Mae Bell, of Brookhaven; his 11grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives andfriends.

The family requests that all food and beverages be taken to thechurch.