By Staff
MILLRY, Ala. Services for Mary Catherine Giles Taylor will be held today at 11 a.m. at Chapel Hill Baptist Church with the Revs. James Vandervender and Keith Glines officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Phillips Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Taylor, 90, of Memphis, Tenn., died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004, in Memphis.
Survivors include her sons, James Reed of Mobile, Bobby Ward of Sacramento, Calif. and Walter Ward of Moundville; daughters, Ruby Hartley of Millry, Voncille Wynn of Frankville, Betty Beasley of Magnolia Springs, Faye Scott of Memphis, Carol Kirk of Gordo and Brenda Souers of Coldwater; seven step-children; brothers, Robert Giles of Birmingham, Lloyd Giles of Brentwood, Calif. and Joe Giles of Millry; sisters, Viola Holyfield of Millry and Inez Duke of Brentwood; 28 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Services for Willie Otis Jones will be held today at 1 p.m. at Macedonia Methodist Church in Philadelphia with the Rev. Bennie Pollock officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. James L. Osby Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Jones, 70, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004, at Neshoba County Nursing Home in Philadelphia.
Survivors include daughters, Mary Ann Jones, Willie Ann Jones, Presicilla Jones and Willie Ann Jones; a son, Ken Jones; and a brother, Roosevelt Johnson, all of Philadelphia.
Visitation will be today one hour prior to the service at the church.
James River Paper Mill employee
BUTLER, Ala. Services for Rita Dory Enstrom will be held today at 2 p.m. at St. John's Catholic Church in Butler with the Revs. Austin Conry and Alex Sample officiating. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Bumpers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Enstrom, 80, of Butler, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004, at Heartfelt Hospice in Meridian.
Survivors include her sons, Ted Enstrom of Madison, Tim Enstrom of Atlanta and Terry Enstrom of Mobile; daughters, Kathy E. Owen of Meridian and Karen Dahlberg of Gilbertown; a daughter-in-law, Karen Enstrom of Butler; sisters, Jeanne Stephenson of Meridian and Joyce Sample of Marquette, Mich.; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert C. Enstrom; and a son, Thomas Robert Enstrom.
UNION Services for Evelyn Ann Walters will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Milling Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Holder officiating. Burial will be in the Memorial Garden Cemetery.
Ms. Walters, 73, of Newton, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004, at Silver Cross Home in Brookhaven. Ms. Walters will be remembered as a person who dedicated her life to helping others. She was a member of the Newton United Methodist Church and served many years with the Hospital Auxiliary.
Survivors include her daughter, Shelia Boutwell and her husband, Raymond, of Brookhaven; a son, Bill Walters and his friend, Ben Jones, both of Houston, Texas; three grandchildren, Lori Ann Boutwell, Samantha Boutwell and Ethan Boutwell, all of Brookhaven; sisters, Jonnie Wheeler and her husband, Tom, of West Palm Beach, Fla., Charlotte Hall and her husband, Franklin, of Jackson, Kitty Kelly and her husband, Lyndon, of Carthage and Linda Herrington and her husband, Jerrel, of Union; and a brother, Jimmy Holder and his wife, Betty, of Laurel.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lowery Walters; and and a brother-in-law, Loyd Walters and his wife, Betty.
Pallbearers include Jeff Hall, Barry Hall, Todd Ward, Layne Kelly, Lynn Kelly, David Holder and Vince Herrington.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Retired
Graveside services for Mary A. Wilhite will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Magnolia Cemetery with the Rev. Curtis Lucy officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Miss Wilhite, 75, of Grand Rapids, Mich., formerly of Meridian, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004, in Grand Rapids. She was a member of Oakland Heights Methodist Church. She was retired from Addressograph and J.C. Bradford.
Survivors include her brother, Wayne Wilhite and his wife, Barbara, of Baton Rouge, La.; sisters, Marion Wilhite and Katherine Wilhite, both of Meridian, Edna E. Seamons of Grand Rapids and Jean Brown of Crowley, Texas; a sister-in-law, Evelyn Wilhite of Gainesville, Texas; special nieces, Rebecca Van Zytveld and Mary Allison Husky; a nephew, Herbert Seamons Jr., all of Grand Rapids; several other nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Veda Wilhite; a sister, Polly Wilhite; brothers, Roy Wilhite and Hugh Wilhite; and two nieces.
Visitation will be Wednesday from 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. at the funeral home.
Graveside services for Ebony Hill will be held Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at Mt. Cephus Cemetery. Berry and Gardner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Infant Hill, nine months, of Meridian, died Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2004, at Rush Foundation Hospital.
Survivors include her mother, La Shaunda Grady; and her father, Robert Hill, both of Meridian; a sister, La Bresha Randle; brothers, Jamie Kelly, Tredavious Rutley, Travis Rutley and Ketric Randle, all of Meridian.
Visitation will be Wednesday from 10 a.m.-10:30 a.m. at the funeral home.