Obituaries for Thursday, December 8, 2005

Published 6:00 am Thursday, December 8, 2005

Katie Mae Anderson

Services for Katie Mae Anderson, of Memphis, are 1 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 10 at New Fork United Methodist Church in Meadvillewith burial in the Meadville Cemetery.

Visitation is Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Marshall Funeral HomeChapel in Bude and Saturday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at thechurch.

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Mrs. Anderson, 69, died Dec. 1, 2005, in Memphis. She was bornin Franklin County on May 14, 1936, to Nathan and Rosie LeeCameron.

Preceding her in death were her husband, William Anderson Sr.; ason, William Anderson Jr.; her parents, Nathan and Rosie Cameron;and three brothers, Nathan Cameron Jr., Earnest Cameron and AcieCameron.

Survivors are her three daughters, Jyateia Faulk, VerntinaGoulden and Betty Rice; three sons, James Anderson, Karl Andersonand Rickey Anderson; four sisters, Dorothy Mae Cameron, RosieBuckles, Annis Moronee and Flora Lee Cameron; two brothers, JuliusRay Cameron and Andrew Cameron; and a host of grandchildren,nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Carolyn Louise Banks Brown

Services for Carolyn Louise Banks Brown, of Brookhaven, are 11a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 at Mary’s Temple Church of God In Christwith burial in Hillcrest Cemetery.

Visitation is Friday from 1 to 7 p.m. with family hour from 6 to7 p.m. at Williams Mortuary.

Mrs. Brown, 59, died Dec. 5, 2005, at the University ofMississippi Medical Center in Jackson. She was born on Aug. 3,1946, to Jo Banks and Clementine Banks.

She was disabled. She was a member of Mary’s Temple Church ofGod In Christ.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her son, James EarlBrown; her daughter, Mary Louise Brown; and a sister, Alice MaeBanks.

Survivors are her daughter, Marie Watson and her husband,Julius, of Brookhaven; her sisters, Willie Ruth Banks, BerthaGayten, Mae Ethel Wilcher and her husband, Willie David, Amy NellBrotherns and her husband, Jessie, all of Brookhaven; her brothers,Johnny Banks and his wife, Dora, Ralph Banks and his wife,Lorraine, Joe Banks and his wife, Pauline, Charles Banks and hiswife, Shirley, Danny Banks, and his wife, Joyce, Hollis Banks andhis wife Vangeline, and Percy Banks, all of Brookhaven; herstepson, Michial Brewer and his wife, Camille; one grandchild; anda host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Infant Emily Ann Hodges

Graveside services for Emily Ann Hodges, the infant daughter ofPaul Hodges and Sharon Smith Hodges, of Wesson, are 11 a.m.Saturday, Dec. 10 at Red Star Ward Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints Cemetery.

Visitation is Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Brookhaven FuneralHome.

The infant was born and died Dec. 6, 2005, at King’s DaughtersMedical Center.

Preceding her in death was her grandfather, Ray Hodges.

Survivors are her parents; her grandparents, Sue and DannyFerguson, of Wesson, and Ann Caves, of Monticello; hergreat-grandmother, Iva Smith, of Brookhaven; and a host of aunts,uncles and cousins.

Alton ‘Pete’ Nelson Jr.

Services for Alton “Pete” Nelson Jr., of Bogue Chitto, are 2p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 at New Zion Union M.B. Church in BogueChitto with burial in the Bogue Chitto Cemetery.

Visitation is Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. at Williams Mortuary.

Mr. Nelson, 58, died Dec. 2, 2005, at his residence. He was bornon Aug. 6, 1947, to Alton Nelson Sr. and Mynell Holmes.

He was a temporary worker at Specialty Mineral Co. inBrookhaven. He was a 1965 graduate of Eva H. Harris High School. Hewas a member of New Zion Union M.B. Church.

Preceding him in death were his father; his son, Victor Nelson;his sister, Jena Kaye Bullock; and a brother, Robert Dorsey.

Survivors are his mother, Mynell Holmes, of Bogue Chitto; hiswife, Ruby Lee Nelson, of Brookhaven; his daughter, Remelda Dalton,of McComb; his son, Alton Nelson III, of Brookhaven; his sisters,Sally Godbolt, Deborah Turner and her husband, Benton, and LorrainLewis and her husband, Rufus, all of Bogue Chitto; sixgrandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces,nephews, other relatives and friends.

Larry Smith

Services for Larry Smith, of Bogalusa, La., were 11 a.m. today,Dec. 8 at Stateline Pentecostal Church with burial in StatelineCemetery. Hartman-Hughes Funeral Home in Tylertown was in charge ofarrangements.

Mr. Smith, 59, died Dec. 5, 2005, at Northshore Regional MedicalCenter in Slidell, La. He was born in Walthall County on July 29,1946, to Percy Lee Smith and Johnie Mae Miller Smith, ofTylertown.

He was an insurance broker and a member of the United FaithPentecostal Church of Bogalusa.

Preceding him in death were his father; one brother, Glen Smith;and a sister, Helen Dillon.

Survivors are his mother; his wife, Ann Freeman Smith, ofBogalusa; three sons, Mike Smith, of Brookhaven, Mark, and MatthewSmith, both of Bogalusa; one daughter, Melissa Desmond, ofMandeville, La.; one brother, Jerry Smith, of Franklinton; ninegrandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Burk Wilson

Services for Burk Wilson, of Jackson, are 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9at the High Street Chapel of Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home inJackson. Burial will follow the service at 1 p.m. in the AdamsUnited Methodist Church Cemetery in Auburn.

Visitation is today from 5 to 7 p.m. and after 10 a.m. Friday atthe funeral home.

Mr. Wilson, 99, died Dec. 6, 2005, at the Mississippi BaptistMedical Center in Jackson. He was born in Auburn on Nov. 27,1906.

He retired from Illinois Central Railroad in 1971 after 46 yearsservice. After retirement, he was an avid gardener and shared hisvegetables with all of his friends. He was the oldest living memberof Woodland Hills Baptist Church. He had been a member since1945.

Preceding him in death were his two brothers, Dan Wilson andMack Wilson.

Survivors are his wife of 70 years, Jimmie Clark Wilson, ofJackson; his son, J.J. Wilson and his wife, Vicki, of Madison; hisgrandchildren, Jeff Wilson, of Brandon, Lori and her husband, MikeKincess, of Jackson, and Jenifer Richards, of Ridgeland; fivegreat-grandchildren; his brothers, J.B. Wilson, of Tylertown, andAlec Wilson, of Houston, Texas.

Memorials may be made to Woodland Hills Baptist Church.

The family would like to give special thanks to the nurses andstaff of the Lakeland Health Care Center.