Tommy Lee Avants

Services for Tommy Lee Avants of Bogue Chitto are 2 p.m.,Saturday, May 10, at Harrigill Funeral Home Chapel with burial inPleasant Hill Baptist Cemetery.

Visitation is today from 4-10 p.m., and Saturday from 8 a.m.until 2 p.m., at the funeral home.

Mr. Avants, 82, died May 8, 2003, at his residence. He was bornin Bogue Chitto on Sept. 11, 1920, to William Alonzo Avants andMyrtis Lavenia Burns Avants.

He was a retired self-employed painter. He was a member ofPleasant Hill Baptist Church. He was a World War II armyveteran.

Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife, Nina MarieReid Avants; and a son, Michael Lee Avants.

Survivors are his sons, Rodger Dale Avants and Danny ThomasAvants, both of Bogue Chitto; his daughters, Wanda Gayle Williamsonof Ruth, and Deborah Williams of Brookhaven; his brother, JamesAvants of Fed, La.; his sisters, Jo Pearl Allen of Jackson, andAline Porter of Bogue Chitto; and seven grandchildren; and sixgreat-grandchildren; and a special friend, Mildred Smith.

John Thomas Case

Services for John Thomas Case of Brookhaven are 11 a.m.,Saturday, May 10, at Harrigill Funeral Home Chapel with burial inMacedonia Baptist Church Cemetery.

Visitation is today from 5-8 p.m., at the funeral home.

Mr. Case, 71, died May 7, 2003, in an accident on East LincolnRoad. He was born in Lincoln County on Nov. 7, 1931, to Jasper Caseand Radie Case.

He was retired from Textron. He was a member of the Baptistfaith.

Preceding him in death were his parents and his son, RickyCase.

Survivors are his daughter and son-in-law, Vicky and Mike Bourneof Gulfport; his sister, Marjorie Williams of Wesson; and hisgrandchildren, Kayla and Sharlee Bourne.

James J. Hayes

Services for James J. Hayes of Brookhaven are 3 p.m., Saturday,May 10, at Church of God with burial in Edwards Cemetery. CommunityFuneral Services is in charge of arrangements.

Visitation is today beginning at 4 p.m., at the church.

Mr. Hayes, 71, died May 7, 2003. He was born in Pascagoula onSept. 16, 1931, to Robert Hayes and Martha Nowell.

He was a welder with Ingels Shipyard in Pascagoula. He served inthe army in Korea. He was a recipient of the Purple Heart, UnitedNations Service Medal and the Korean Service Medal with two bronzeservice stars.

Preceding him in death were his parents and his wife, IrmaHayes.

Survivors are his sons, James F. Hayes of Laurel, and Pete Huberof Bogue Chitto; his daughters, Patty Walker of Brookhaven, ShannonBowman of Laurel, and Diane Gramm of California; his brother, OdenHayes of Brookhaven; his sister, Agnes Bishop of Pascagoula; and 13grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.