Services for Mary Virginia Bratcher Ezell of Meadville are 1p.m., Friday, April 9, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in LincolnCounty with burial in the church cemetery. Marshall Funeral Home isin charge of arrangements.

Visitation is Thursday beginning at 5 p.m., at the church.

Mrs. Ezell, 76, died April 7, 2004, at Franklin MemorialHospital. She was born in Ripley, Tenn. on June 28, 1925, to OllieLee Bratcher and Rosa Lee Dennison Bratcher.

She was a member of Meadville Baptist Church and her home churchwas Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.

Preceding her in death were her husband, James L. Ezell Sr., herdaughters, Shirley Jean Rushing and Prettillia Joy Farrell; a son,Danny Joe Ezell; and a great-granddaughter, Blair ElizabethEzell.

Survivors are her son, James L. Ezell Jr.; her grandchildren,Kendall Rushing, Angie Rushing, Adam Rushing and Michelle FerrallBriseer, all of Brookhaven, Joseph Matthew Ezell of the WestLincoln community, Paige Ezell Pigott of Zachary, La., Lacie N.Ezell of Roxie, and Tim Cody Ezell of Bude; and sevengreat-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Meadville Baptist Church GiddeonBibles.