Obituaries for Sunday, June 6, 2004

Published 5:00 am Monday, June 7, 2004

Paul Earl Case

A private graveside service for Paul Earl Case of Jackson, La.,will be at Evergreen Memorial Park in Denham Springs, La. SealeFuneral Services in Denham Springs, La., is in charge ofarrangements. The services will be conducted by the Rev. JoeSherwin.

Visitation is Sunday, June 6, from 5-9 p.m., at the funeralhome.

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Mr. Case, 34, died June 4, 2004. He was born to James A. andLinda Smith Case, both of Brookhaven.

He was a native of Denham Springs, La.

Preceding him in death were his paternal grandparents, Morrisand Doris Case; and his maternal grandmother, Dorothy Smith.

Survivors are his parents; his wife, Cherie Rainwater Case ofJackson, La.; his brother, David Case; his nephews, Dillon Paul andBrice Case; and his maternal grandfather, M.E. Smith.

Honorary pallbearers will be Jimmy Santangelo, Glenn Peterson,Pat Threeton, Jeremy Sinclair and Jeff Smith.

Michael W. Ferrell

Services for Michael W. Ferrell of Brookhaven are 2 p.m. Monday,June 7, at the Brookhaven Funeral Home chapel.

Visitation is Sunday, June 6, from 5-9 p.m. at the funeralhome.

Mr. Ferrell, 58, died Saturday, June 5, 2004, at the UniversityMedical Center in Jackson. He was born Dec. 27, 1945, to Robert S.Ferrell and Dorothy Lowe Ferrell.

He was an electric motor mechanic.

Preceding him in death were his parents.

Survivors are his wife Betty; four children, Angie Haley, ofBrookhaven, Dwayne Ferrell and his wife Stacy, of Hattiesburg,Glynn Ferrell, of Delaware, and Kevin Ferrell, of Brookhaven; abrother, Bobby, and a sister, Diane, both of Brookhaven; and fourgrandchildren, Will Price, Anne Haley, Aston Ferrell and BlaizeFerrell.

Ethelinder Matthews Jordan

Services for Ethelinder Matthews Jordan of Bogue Chitto were 2p.m., Saturday, May 23, at Catchings Funeral Home Chapel withburial in Hollywood Cemetery. The services will be conducted by theRev. Billy J. Moak.

Mrs. Jordan, 85, died May 20, 2004, at Southwest MississippiRegional Medical Center. She was born in Franklin County on Nov.18, 1918, to Reubin Matthews and Dora Brabham Matthews.

She was a homemaker. She was a member of Central Church ofChrist.

Preceding her in death were her parents; and four siblings, R.Dell Matthews, Pinky Matthews, Donald Matthews, and MavisTemple.

Survivors are her husband, James Lee Jordan; her children,Jameline Moak, Byron Jordan, and Juletta Warrick; her siblings,Merle Matthews, Fannie Hoots, Eleanor Johnston, Hattie PearlMatthews and Larry Matthews; her granddaughter, Wyndi Moak; herstep- grandchildren, Alissa Karam and Matthew Karam; and manynieces and nephews.

Vera Furlow Parker

Services for Vera Furlow Parker of Wesson are 11 a.m., Monday,June 7, 2004, at Community Funeral Services Chapel with burial inNew Sight Baptist Church Cemetery.

Visitation is June 6, 2004, from 5-8 p.m., at the funeralhome.

Mrs. Parker, 70, died June 4, 2004, at her residence. She wasborn in Lincoln County on July 31, 1933, to Ulysses S. Furlow andEva Nell Byrd Furlow.

She was a homemaker. She was a member of New Sight BaptistChurch.

Preceding her in death were her parents; and her husband, JamesE. Parker Sr.

Survivors are her sons, James Parker Jr. of McComb, William EarlParker of Crystal Springs and John Edwin Parker of Hattiesburg; hersister, Mary Nell Martin of Wesson; her brother, James E. Furlow ofWesson; six grandchildren and a great-grandchild.