Obituaries for Thursday, March 11

Published 6:00 am Thursday, March 11, 2004

Mildred Foster Adams

Services for Mildred Foster Adams of Brookhaven are 11 a.m.,Saturday, March 13, at Brookhaven Funeral Home with burial inLakewood Memorial Cemetery in Jackson.

Visitation is Saturday from 10-11 a.m., at the funeral home.

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Mrs. Adams, 80, died March 5, 2004, at Natchez CommunityHospital. She was born in Jefferson Davis County on Nov. 13, 1923,to Luther Foster and Mac White Foster.

She was a homemaker, and was a member of Southway BaptistChurch.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Ben C.Adams; her brother, Glynn Foster; and a granddaughter, MelissaSills.

Survivors are her daughters and sons-in-law, Glynda and AlanLefebvre, and Debbie and Martin Keene of Brookhaven; her sister,Evelyn Hilton of Sevierville, Tenn.; her grandchildren, David Bellof Pearl, Mickie Smith and husband Mike of Byram, Tate Nations andwife Kara of Flowood, and Austin Keene of Anaheim, Calif.; and hergreat-grandchildren, Cody Smith, Tucker Nations and DustinSills.

Memorials may be made to Brookhaven Animal Rescue League.

Josie Leontyne Motley Robinson Knight

Services for Josie Leontyne Motley Robinson Knight of Brookhavenare 2 p.m., Saturday, March 13, at St. Mark Missionary BaptistChurch with burial in Carver Heights Cemetery.

Visitation is Friday from noon until 6 p.m., at WilliamsMortuary.

Mrs. Knight, 85, died March 6, 2004, at her residence. She wasborn in Wesson on April 6, 1918, to Walter Motley Sr. and GertrudeMotley.

She was retired, and was a member of St. Mark Missionary BaptistChurch.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her first husband,Jonas Robinson; her second husband, Julius Knight; a sister, FredaMotley; and her brothers, Walter Motley Jr. and Malcom Motley.

Survivors are her sister, Mary L. Jones of Brookhaven; herniece, Cassandra “Shawn” Wells of Jackson; her nephew, Louis”Butch” Jones Jr. of Jackson; her great-nieces, Crystal J. Thomasof McCall Creek, and Marlo Wells and Chloe Jones, both of Jackson;her great-nephew, Demond Jones of Jackson; her great-great-nephew,James Thomas Jr. of McCall Creek; and other nieces, nephews,relatives and friends.

William W. “Bill” Parsons

Services for William W. “Bill” Parsons of Natchez are 2:30 p.m.,Friday, March 12, at Franklin Funeral Home Chapel with burial inParsons Cemetery in Lincoln County.

Visitation is Thursday from 6-9 p.m., and Friday from 8 a.m.until 2:30 p.m., at the funeral home.

Mr. Parsons, 67, died March 9, 2004, at Veterans MemorialHospital in Jackson. He was born in Lincoln County on Feb. 16,1936, to William W. Parsons Sr. and Pauline Estex Parsons.

He was a self-employed farmer. He was an Army veteran. He was amember of Lucien Baptist Church.

Preceding him in death were his parents.

Survivors are a host of cousins and friends.