Obituaries for Sunday, March 14

Published 6:00 am Monday, March 15, 2004

Alfred E. Bonnabel Jr.

Services for Alfred E. Bonnabel Jr. of McComb are 10 a.m.,Tuesday, March 16, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in McComb withburial in St. Mary of the Pines Cemetery in Chatawa.

Father Bill Henry and Father Don Deriveaux will officiate theservices. Catchings Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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Visitation is Monday from 6-8 p.m. with rosary services at 6:30,and Tuesday from 9-10 a.m., at the church.

Mr. Bonnabel, 89, died March 12, 2004, at Southwest MississippiRegional Medical Center. He was born in Metairie, La., on Feb. 26,1915, to Alfred E. Bonnabel Sr. and Luella Van VrankenBonnabel.

He was a retired dairy inspector forin Louisiana and Mississippiand was a former plant sanitarian for Sealtest Dairy Products. Hewas a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church and was a chartermember of Charles R. Brill 8054 Knights of Columbus.

Mr. Bonnabel was a U.S. Army veteran with service in World WarII. He was a graduate of Louisiana State university where hereceived his reserve commission as second lieutenant. He was calledto active duty in March 1941 and served with distinction as acaptain with the 351st Field Artillery Battalion.

Preceding him in death were his parents; two daughters,Antoinette Eugene Bonnabel and Bessie Marie Bonnabel; and twosisters, Luella Bonnabel Schuyten and Dorothy Bonnabel Goforth.

Survivors are his wife of 63 years, Bessie Marie Robert Bonnabelof McComb; three daughters, Madeleine Bonnabel of Springfield, Mo.,Patricia Bonnabel Hayden of Osyka and Martha Bonnabel Jeffcoat ofHattiesburg; two sons and daughters-in-law, Alfred E. Bonnabel IIIand Charlotte of Crosby, Texas, and John Bonnabel and Kathy ofBrookhaven; three sisters, Elby Bonnabel Lores of Florida, MiriamBonnabel Buchler of Metairie and Lea Mae Bonnabel Jones of NewMexico; one brother, Guion J. Bonnabel of McComb; 12 grandchildren;five great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and numerousnieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Joe Serio, Jake Bellipanni, Keith Wall, PeteRodrigue, Vince Culotta and Lawrence Giles.

Memorials may be sent to St. Alphonsus Renovation Fund, P.O. Box1105, McComb, MS 39649.

Eddie Huffman

Memorial service for Eddie Huffman of Dallas is noon, Tuesday,March 16, at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church. Tyler Funeral Homeis in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Huffman, 42, died at his residence. He was born in Chicagoon Jan. 11, 1962, to Percy Hall Jr. and Winnie Bell WinstonHall.

He was a chef. A graduate of Kenwood Academy in Chicago, he wasa member of St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church in Brookhaven.

Preceding him in death were his parents; and a sister, GwendolynRodriguez.

Survivors are his sister, Marian A. Mackabee of Brookhaven; abrother, Percy Gene Hall III of Chicago; and a host of nieces andnephews.

Ruby Lee Smith

Services for Ruby Lee Smith of Brookhaven are 2 p.m., Tuesday,March 16, at Progress Missionary Baptist Church with burial in thechurch cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home in Prentiss is in charge ofarrangements.

Visitation is Monday from 1-8 p.m., at the funeral home.

Mrs. Smith, 81, died March 10, 2004, at Forrest GeneralHospital. She was born in Jefferson Davis County on Sept. 15, 1922,to Sam Fairman and Arcola Fairman.

She was a homemaker and a member of Progress Missionary BaptistChurch in Bassfield.

Preceding her in death were her parents.

Survivors are her life companion, Edgar “Ed” Clark Sr. ofBrookhaven; her daughters Ruby Jean Thompson of Bassfield and AliceWilliams of New Orleans; her son, Louis E. Smith of Slidell, La.;her sisters, Annie M. Fairman and Vanola Nelson, both of Bassfield;her brother, Perry Fairman of Bassfield; seven grandchildren; andsix great-grandchildren.

Anne Belle Wyndham

A memorial service for Anne Belle Wyndham of Brookhaven is at 2p.m., Saturday, March 20, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.

Mrs. Wyndham, 84, died March 11, 2004. She was born in LincolnCounty on Oct. 9, 1919, to Joseph and Blanche Richardson.

She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.

Preceding her in death were her parents; a son, Bobby Joe Laird;a sister, Lillian R. Butler; and four brothers, Edward, Howard,Charles and Shelton Richardson.

Survivors are her sister, Shirley Case of Texas; hergrandchildren, Teresa Ann Emfinger and husband Ernie of Meadville,Kimberly Dawn Conrad of Louisiana, and Bobby Krell Laird of BogueChitto; her great-grandchildren, David Krell Emfinger, Garon O.Weathers, Gavin O. Weathers, all of Meadville, and Kellie D. andJonathan Cole Laird of Bogue Chitto; and many loving nieces andnephews.

Memorials may be made to Alcoholics Anonymous, MississippiLibrary Commission for the Blind or charity of choice.