Obituaries for Thursday, November 3, 2005

Published 6:00 am Thursday, November 3, 2005

Marion Malone

Services for Marion Malone, of Brookhaven, were 10 a.m.Wednesday, Nov. 2 at Community Funeral Services with burial in theGallman Cemetery.

Mr. Malone, 69, died Oct. 31, 2005, at Countrybrook LivingCenter. He was born on Oct. 18, 1936, to William E. Malone andFenney Bell Malone.

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Preceding him in death were his parents.

Survivors are his wife, Melba Malone, of Brookhaven; his son,Eric Malone, of Bogue Chitto; his daughters, Melanie Hazelett, ofFoley, Ala., Marsha Getz, of Morrison, Tenn., Milly Case andMichelle King, both of Brookhaven; his sister, Faye Wooley, ofClinton; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

William ‘Kill Roy’ May

Services for William “Kill Roy” May, of Memphis, Tenn., are noonSaturday, Nov. 5 at Topisaw M.B. Church in Ruth with burial inTopisaw-Mars Hill Cemetery in Ruth.

Visitation is Friday from 1 to 5 p.m., with family hour from7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Williams Mortuary.

Mr. May, 51, died Oct. 29, 2005, at Southwest MississippiRegional Medical Center in McComb. He was born on Feb. 26, 1953, toCharlie May and Bertha May.

He was a truck driver.

Preceding him in death were his parents; and his three brothers,Eddie May, Robert Stovall and David Stovall.

Survivors are his sons, Gerald J. Brown, of Houston, Texas; hisdaughters, JaRonda Moore, of Brookhaven, and Ebony May, of Houston;his sisters, Edna Pinkney, Charlene Brooks and her husband,Charles, Georgia Lavern Hardin and Annie Louise Walker, all ofMemphis.

Atlay M. O’Quinn

Services for Atlay M. O’Quinn, of Meadville, are 11 a.m.Saturday, Nov. 5 at Sweet Home Baptist Church in Bude with burialin the Meadville Cemetery.

Visitation is Friday from noon until 4 p.m. at Marshall FuneralHome Chapel in Bude. A wake will be observed Friday from 6 to 8p.m. at the church. Visitation will resume Saturday at 9 a.m. atthe church.

Mr. O’Quinn, 30, died Oct. 30, 2005, at G.V. “Sonny” MontgomeryVeterans Affairs Medical Center in Jackson. He was born in Natchezon July 22, 1975, to James “Peter” O’Quinn Jr. and Carrie MaeHolloway Lewis.

Survivors are his wife, Felicia O’Quinn; his mother CarrieHolloway O’Quinn Lewis; his father, James “Peter” O’Quinn Jr.; hisstepmother, Emma Jean O’Quinn; his stepfather, Melvin Lewis; hisgrandparents, James and Bernice O’Quinn and A.D. and GraceHolloway; one sister, Ne’Shonia O’Quinn; two brothers, QuincyO’Quinn and Alex Jackson; one stepsister, LeKesha Booker; and ahost of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, godchildren, otherrelatives and friends.

Lexie Watts Posey

Services for Lexie Watts Posey, of Brookhaven, are 11 a.m.Friday, Nov. 4 at Brookhaven Funeral Home with burial in Mt. ZionChurch of Christ Cemetery.

Visitation is today from 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mrs. Posey, 96, died Nov. 1, 2005, at Beverly Health Care. Shewas born on Jan. 13, 1909, to Eddie Watts and Lucinda Watts.

She was a seamstress and homemaker. She was a member of theChurch of Christ on Highway 84 West.

Preceding her in death were her parents; and her husband, WalterPosey.

Survivors are her son, Walter Posey Jr. and his wife, Carolyn,of Vancleave; her daughter, Lillie Mae Smith, of Brookhaven; fivegrandchildren, Bruce Posey, Walter Posey III, Deborah Posey, LarkinSmith and Mike Smith; a host of great-grandchildren and onegreat-great-grandchild.

Curtis Bracey Ratliff

Services for Curtis Bracey Ratliff, of Brookhaven, are 1 p.m.Friday, Nov. 4 at Brookhaven Funeral Home with burial in Heuck’sRetreat Baptist Church Cemetery.

Visitation is today from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mrs. Ratliff, 83, died Nov. 1, 2005, at St. Dominic/JacksonMemorial Hospital. She was born in Darbun on Sept. 1, 1922, toCorbin Bracey and Effie Magee Bracey.

She was a homemaker. She was a member of Heuck’s Retreat BaptistChurch.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, L.P.Ratliff Jr.; her son, L.P. “Piker” Ratliff III; and her fourbrothers, Harlan, J.C., Bob and Hershel Bracey.

Survivors are her sons, Larry Ratliff and his wife, Gloria, andRandy Ratliff, all of Brookhaven; her sister, Laura Hopson, ofDallas; her three grandchildren, Kelly Ratliff and his wife,Colette, of Brookhaven, Brian Ratliff and his wife, Kim, ofBrandon, and Leanne Ratliff Haley and her husband, Chris, ofMadison; and six great-grandsons.

Burnett Thompson

Services for Burnett Thompson, of Bogue Chitto, are 2 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 5 at Good Hope Free Will Missionary Baptist Churchin Liberty with burial in the church cemetery.

Visitation is Friday from 1 to 7 p.m., with family hour from 6to 7 p.m. at Williams Mortuary.

Mr. Thompson, 75, died Oct. 31, 2005, in Jackson. She was bornon April 6, 1930, to Kavaugh Thompson and Laura Thompson.

He was a construction contractor for over 40 years. He was aveteran of the Army and a member of Good Hope Free Will M.B.Church.

Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife, HattieThompson; and his brother, Edward Lenard Thompson.

Survivors are his sons, Burnett Thompson Jr. and his wife,Janet, of Missouri City, Texas, Edward Thompson Sr. and his wife,Yvette, of of Missouri City, and Fred Thompson and his wife, Gwen,and Eddie Cook and his wife, Linda, all of Bogue Chitto; hisdaughters, Bobbie A. Nelson, of Harvey, Ill., Debra Williams andher husband, Jeffery, Sadie Evans and her husband, Johnnie, andDoris Wiggins, all of Chicago, Felicia Powers and her husband,Randy, and Valarie Chatman and her husband, Victor, all of Jackson;three brothers; six sisters; 20 grandchildren; and 23great-grandchildren.