Obituaries for Monday, December 8

Published 6:00 am Monday, December 8, 2003

Deborah Kate Garvin Furr

Services for Deborah Kate Garvin Furr of Brookhaven are 10 a.m.,Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Easthaven Baptist Church with burial inRiverwood Memorial Park. Brookhaven Funeral Home is in charge ofarrangements.

Visitation is Monday from 5-9 p.m., at the church.

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Mrs. Furr, 51, died Dec. 6, 2003, in Lincoln County. She wasborn in Masonite Hospital in Laurel on March 19, 1952, to ErnestGarvin and Edna McLaughlin Garvin.

She was a former nurse with St. Dominic’s Hospital in Jackson,King’s Daughter Hospital, the State Department of Health, the StateDepartment of Mental Health and Brook Manor Nursing Home. She was agraduate of Watkins High School in Laurel, and St. Dominic’s Schoolof Nursing in Jackson. She was an avid fisherman and hunter. At anearly age, she made a profession of faith at Highland BaptistChurch and continued to serve the Lord throughout her life.Friends, family and those in need could always count on her to helpwith weddings, food or decorations. She was a dedicated parent atBrookhaven Academy.

Preceding her in death were her grandparents, Norman and NancyMcLaughlin, and Ellison and Maudie Garvin.

Survivors are her parents, Ernest and Edna Garvin of Laurel; herhusband of 29 years, Robert “Bobby” Furr of Brookhaven; herdaughter, Katie Furr of Brookhaven; her sons, Chris Furr ofHuntsville, Texas, and Cliff Furr of Hattiesburg; her sister andbrother-in-law, Lynne Garvin Blackledge and J.M. of Laurel; herbrother and sister-in-law, Steve Garvin and Cindy of Laurel; herfather- and mother-in-law, Fred and Faye Furr of Brookhaven; hersisters-in-law and their husbands, Lisa Burt and Van of Brookhaven,and Ann Frazier and Joe of Dallas, Texas; and several aunts,uncles, nieces, nephews and close friends.

Memorials may be made to Easthaven Baptist Church BuildingFund.

Alma Keenan Montgomery

Services for Alma Keenan Montgomery of Brookhaven were 10 a.m.,Monday, Dec. 8, at Brookhaven Funeral Home with burial in MatthewsChapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Mrs. Montgomery, 99, died Dec. 6, 2003, at Haven Hall NursingHome. She was born in Wesson on Feb. 6, 1904, to Hattie McBrideKeenan and William Everette Keenan.

She was retired from Farmers Home Administration. She was amember of Matthews Chapel United Methodist Church. She was a memberof the National Association of Retired Federal Employees and a pastmember of the Pilot Club of Brookhaven, Rose Craft Garden Club,Friendship Coffee Bible Study and Christian Women’s Club.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, GeneMontgomery; her sister, Lena Hodges; and her brother, Walter EarlKeenan.

Survivors are her niece, Janice Brister and husband Shelby ofBogue Chitto; her great-nieces, Sherry Sellers and husband Barry ofVicksburg, and Charlotte Boyd and husband Brian of Bogue Chitto;her great-nephew, Joel Brister and wife Christy of East Brewton,Ala.; her brother-in-law, Bill Hodges of Brookhaven; threegreat-great-nieces; three great-great-nephews; and a host ofcousins.

Memorials may be made to Matthews Chapel United Methodist ChurchCemetery Fund.

James “Tarbaby” Tarver

Services for James “Tarbaby” Tarver of Wesson are 2 p.m.,Monday, Dec. 8, at Springhill United Pentecostal Church with burialin Springhill Cemetery. Community Funeral Services is in charge ofarrangements.

Mr. Tarver, 46, died Dec. 7, 2003, at Hardy Wilson Hospital inHazlehurst. He was born in Copiah County on Sept. 26, 1957, toJames E. Tarver Sr. and Mary B. Fergison.

He was a self-employed carpenter and a high school graduate.

Preceding him in death were his parents.

Survivors are Frank and Lil Wright, who reared him; hisstepmother, Maxine Walker; his daughters, Jamie Roberts of Wesson,Kristina Bell of Jackson, and Nicki Tarver of Pearl; his son, JoshTarver of Pearl; his sisters, Claudette Tarver of Kingsland, Texas,Brenda Price and Kathy Tarver, both of Wesson, and Rhonda Conner ofFlorence; his brothers, Mark Tarver of McComb, and Kenneth Tarverand John Tarver, both of Wesson; and three grandchildren.