Betty Jewel Boudoin

Services for Betty Jewel Boudoin of Brookhaven are 3 p.m.,Friday, July 16, at Union Lyons Cemetery in SoSo.

Visitation is Thursday from 6-9 p.m., at Community FuneralServices Chapel.

Mrs. Boudoin, 73, died July 14, 2004, at her residence. She wasborn in Jasper County on Jan. 6, 1931, to Buford Rogers and RobyEllezey.

She was a homemaker.

Preceding her in death were her parents and her husband.

Survivors are her daughter, JoAnn Rigdon of Laurel; her sons,Jim Thomas and Ronnie Thomas, both of Brookhaven; her sisters,Myrtle Knight of Laurel and Mary Miller of Ellisville; her brother,Howard Rogers of SoSo; five grandchildren; and 11great-grandchildren.

Howard V. Case

Services for Howard V. Case of Brookhaven are 2 p.m., Friday,July 16, at Brookhaven Funeral Home Chapel with burial in MacedoniaBaptist Church Cemetery.

Visitation is Thursday from 5-9 p.m., at the funeral home.

Mr. Case, 67, died July 15, 2004, at his residence. He was bornin Isaquina County on May 6, 1937, to Joe H. Case and Gladys DurrCase Strait.

cHe was a logger.

Preceding him in death were his parents.

Survivors are his former wife, Annie Alexander of Brookhaven;his daughters and sons-in-law, Debra Rodgers and her husband, Dan,of Brookhaven, Pam Miller and her husband, Jeff, of Bogue Chitto,and Tonya Pepper of Brookhaven; his sons and daughters-in-law, TonyCase and his wife, Pam, of Monticello, and Steven Case and hiswife, Vickie, of Brookhaven; his sister, Virginia Johnson ofBrookhaven; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a host ofnieces and nephews.

Tommy Derrell Espy

Tommy Derrell “Tom” Espy of Baton Rouge, La., formerly ofMonticello, died Monday, June 21, 2004, at Baton Rouge GeneralMedical Center-Mid City.

Mr. Espy, 47, was born in Monticello on April 29, 1957, to JohnRichard Espy Sr. and and JoAnn Davis Espy.

He was the first nationally registered paramedic in the state ofMississippi. He retired after 20 years of service in the EMSprofession and was a graduate of ITI Technical College. Of all hisaccomplishments, he was most proud of his family and the fact thathe was a 10-year dedicated member of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Preceding him in death were his parents.

Survivors are his first wife, Cynthia Ruth Case and her husband,Robert C. (Nubby), of Brookhaven; his second wife, Noreen RockBoudreaux and her husband, Kenneth J., of Brookhaven; one daughter,Tommie Gabrielle Espy; two sons, Jonathan Lee Espy, formerly ofBrookhaven, and his wife, Chrisandra, and Justan Shane Jackson andhis wife, Heather T., of Brookhaven; one brother, John Richard EspyJr., and his wife, Vicki, formerly of Brookhaven; threegrandchildren, Gracie, Grant and Abby Jackson; one niece, Joanna;and one nephew, Noah Espy.

His memorial Web site may be visited at http://www.mem.com.

Percy Ray Smith

Services for Percy Ray Smith of Brookhaven are 2 p.m., Thursday,July 15, at Brookhaven Funeral Home Chapel with burial in MacedoniaBaptist Church Cemetery.

Visitation was Wednesday from 5-9 p.m., at the funeral home.

Mr. Smith, 72, died July 13, 2004, at Beverly Healthcare inBrookhaven. He was born in Franklin County on April 8, 1932, toLouis N. Smith and Omie Smith.

He was retired from Synergy Gas Company. He served in the U.S.Army. He was a member of Damascus Baptist Church.

Preceding him in death were his father and his daughter, JaniceAnn Smith.

Survivors are his mother, Omie Smith of Brookhaven; his wife,Mary Louise Case Smith of Brookhaven; his sons, Ricky Ray Smith andhis wife, Patricia, of Brookhaven, John Keith Smith and his wife,Stephanie, of McCall Creek, and Jimmy Dewayne Smith and his wife,Donna, of Bogue Chitto; his sisters, Rosemary Case of Brookhavenand Judy Townsend of Ruth; his grandchildren, Amy Davis, CaseySmith, Cole Smith, Matt Gilbert, Sophia Gilbert and Guy Orr; onegreat-grandchild, Baylor Davis; and a host of nieces andnephews.

Bennie Lee Thomas Sr.

Services for Bennie Lee “Papa Kool” Thomas Sr., of Chico,Calif., are 1 p.m., Saturday, July 17, at Roxie Baptist Church withburial in Roxie Cemetery.

Visitation is Friday from 6-8 p.m., and Saturday from noon until1 p.m. at which time a slide presentation will be shown, atMarshall Funeral Home in Bude. There will be a meal at RoxieBaptist Church following the burial.

Mr. Thomas, 61, died July 8, 2004, at his residence after abrief illness. He was born in Franklin County on Aug. 29, 1942, toVeater Mae Thomas Briggs and Johnny (Buddy) Briggs.

He was a native of Roxie. He united his life with Christ at anearly age at Zion Baptist Church in Roxie. He was a graduate of Mt.Olive High School in Kirby. He was longtime employee of GeorgiaPacific in Roxie until he became disabled and returned toCalifornia.

Preceding him in death were his parents.

Survivors are his stepmother, Dorothy Briggs of Roxie; his wife,Evelyn (Penny) Thomas of Chico; four daughters, Jacqueline Thomas,Chalanda (Little Bit) Thomas and Latonya Thomas, all of Chico, andRegina Thomas of Jackson; two sons, Bennie Jr. and Tyrone Thomas,both of Chico; three sisters, Vernell (Briggs) Bateaste ofBeaumont, Texas, Glenda Ruth Briggs of Roxie and Gail (Briggs)Williams of Cincinnati, Ohio; one adopted sister, Terry Jo Wilsonof Miami, Fla.; six brothers, Jimmy Briggs of Gulfport, Joel Briggsand Dyral Briggs, both of Cincinnati, Vince Briggs of Roxie,Gregory Briggs of Charlotte, N.C., and Vextric Briggs of Beaumont,Texas; eleven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a host ofnieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.