Norma Jean Hickman

Services for Norma Jean Hickman of Brookhaven are 2 p.m.,Monday, Dec. 13, at Macedonia Baptist Church. Riverwood FamilyFuneral Services is in charge of arrangements.

Visitation is Monday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Mrs. Hickman, 75, died Dec. 10, 2004, at her residence. She wasborn in Dallas, Texas on Dec. 24, 1928, to John Buster Oxford andRuth Gaddis Richardson of Brookhaven.

She was a retired court reporter. She was a member of MacedoniaBaptist Church, where she was a member of the Loyal Sunday SchoolClass and the Outreach Ministry. She was a member of the Order ofthe Eastern Star, Chapter #1 of Brookhaven, Mississippi CourtReporters Association and the Senior Adult Choir.

Preceding her in death was her father.

Survivors are her mother; her daughters and sons-in-law, Marieand Milton Daniels, Sharon and Frank Leggett, and Carol and KennethEvans, all of Brookhaven; her sons, John McCullar of Leggett, Texasand Mitchell Hickman Jr. of Picayune; her sister, Esther Haynes ofSeabrook, Texas; 15 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; herspecial extended family members; and a host of nieces andnephews.

Memorials may be made to Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi, 16Northtown Dr., Suite 100, Jackson, MS 39211-3058.

Donell Sanders

Services for Donell Sanders of Chicago, formerly of Brookhaven,are noon, Monday, Dec. 13, at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Churchwith burial in Hillcrest Cemetery. Williams Mortuary is in chargeof arrangements.

Visitation is Sunday from noon until 7 p.m., with family presentfrom 6-7 p.m., at the funeral home.

Mr. Sanders, 71, died Dec. 7, 2004, at Westlake CommunityHospital in Melrose Park, Ill. He was born in Lincoln County onNov. 1, 1933, to Melvin Sanders and Lela Levi Sanders.

He was retired.

Preceding him in death were his parents; three sisters, LulaFields, Sharlene Matthews and Hazle Carter; two brothers, WillieSanders and R.T. Scarborough.

Survivors are his sisters, Essie Bell McGee and Audrey Martin,both of Chicago, Glenda DeMyers of Detroit, Lizzie Fields and herhusband, the Rev. Leon Fields, Levern Richardson, EarnestineShannon and her husband, Linnard, and Idella Sanders, all ofBrookhaven; his brother-in-law, Carvis Matthews of Chicago; andmany nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Allie ‘Vera’ Smith

Graveside services for Allie “Vera” Smith of Brookhaven were 10a.m. Saturday, Nov. 27 at Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery.Brookhaven Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Smith, 98, died Nov. 23, 2004, at Brookmanor Nursing Home.She was born in Lincoln County on May 17, 1906, to Eli Case andCora Bell Newton Case.

She was a homemaker and member of Friendship Baptist Church.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, IvanSmith; and two brothers, L.E. And Ralph Smith.

Survivors are her daughter, Audrey B. Slade of Universal City,Texas; her son, Ivan Carroll Smith of Houston, Texas; her sister,Winnie Bell Smith of Brookhaven; her brother, Ivan Case ofBrookhaven; her two daughters-in-law, Cora Mary Smith ofBrookhaven, and Betty Smith of Smyrna, Tenn.; and numerousgrandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Annie Mae Smith

Services for Annie Mae Smith of Brookhaven were 2 p.m. Saturday,Dec. 11 at Heucks Retreat Baptist Church with burial in the churchcemetery. Harrigill Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Smith, 93, died Dec. 8, 2004, at her residence. She wasborn in Lawrence County on Feb. 13, 1911, to E.L. Sutton andFrancis Amanda Ainsworth.

She was a homemaker. She was a member of Heucks Retreat BaptistChurch where she taught Sunday school and Vacation Bible School.She was a member of the WMU and the Lincoln County Homemaker’sClub.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, RobertEugene Smith; her sisters, Mamie S. Pope and Delia S. Douglas; herbrothers, Tom Sutton, Leon Sutton, Elisha Sutton and VicSutton.

Survivors are her daughter Patsy Atherton and her husband,Perry, of Brandon; her sons, the Rev. Robert Lloyd “Bobby” Smithand his wife, Nina, W.H. “Hamp” Smith and his wife, Sherra, Rudy J.Smith, and his wife, Linda, all of Brookhaven; her brother-in-law,Jewell H. Smith of Brookhaven; her grandchildren, Kristi Adams,Todd Smith, Connie Preasley, Scott Smith, Brett Smith, AndrewSmith, Leslie Beaton and Myles Atherton; and eightgreat-great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the Heucks Retreat Church building fundand the Mississippi Baptist Children’s Village.

Floyd N. Smith

Services for Floyd N. Smith of Sontag are 2 p.m., Monday, Dec.13, at Wilson Funeral Home Chapel in Monticello with burial inShiloh Baptist Church Cemetery.

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

Mr. Smith, 68, died Dec. 10, 2004, at Southwest Medical Centerin McComb. He was born in Lincoln County on April 29, 1936, toKirby Smith and Irene Gibson Smith.

He was a retired production manager with the packaging industry.He was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. He was an Armyveteran.

Preceding him in death were his parents.

Survivors are his wife, Jeanette Smith of Sontag; his son, KeithSmith of Vero Beach, Fla.; his sisters, Frances Easterling ofSontag and Earnestine Ross of Mobile, Ala.; his brother, Jack Smithof Sontag; and four grandchildren.

Marshall S. Smith

Services for Marshall S. Smith of McCall Creek are 10 a.m.,Monday, Dec. 13, at McCall Creek Church of God with burial in thechurch cemetery. Brookhaven Funeral Home is in charge ofarrangements.

Visitation is Sunday from 5-8 p.m., at the funeral home andMonday from 9-10 at the church.

Mr. Smith, 93, died Dec. 11, 2004, at Silver Cross Nursing Home.He was born in Franklin County on March 10, 1911, to Sam Smith andJoanna Jenkins Smith.

He was a retired worker in road construction and ship building.He was a member of McCall Creek Church of God.

Survivors are his sons, Kenneth Smith of McCall Creek and PaulDouglas Smith of Hattiesburg; his sisters, Bonnie Brooks of Jacksonand Nova Burris of Baton Rouge, La.; her brothers, Roger Smith andRayford Smith, both of Natchez; eight grandchildren; 20great-grandchildren; and numerous great-great-grandchildren.

Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife, Idell Smith;and a daughter, Jonell Case.