Obituaries for Thursday, July 13, 2006

Published 5:00 am Thursday, July 13, 2006

Robert Ford Jr.

Services for Robert Ford Jr., of Brookhaven, are 3 p.m.Saturday, July 15, at Cool Springs M.B. Church in McCall Creek withburial in the church cemetery. Williams Mortuary is in charge ofarrangements.

Visitation is Friday from 1 until 6 p.m. at the funeralhome.

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Mr. Ford, 56, died July 8, 2006, at King’s Daughters MedicalCenter. He was born on July 14, 1949, to Robert Ford Sr., andElnora Ford.

He attended Lillie Mae Bryant High School in Meadville. He wasretired. He was a member of Cool Springs M.B. Church.

His father preceded him in death.

Survivors are his mother, Elnora Ford, of Brookhaven; hisdaughter, Carolyn Washington, of Jackson; his brothers, Leroy KellyJr., and Percy H. Ford, both of Brookhaven; his sisters, ShirleyMiddleton, of McCall Creek, Dorothy Lockhart, of Crystal Springs,and Debra Wells, of McCall Creek; and his four grandchildren.

Rosia Lee Adams White

Services for Rosia Lee Adams White, of Brookhaven, are 11 a.m.Saturday, July 15, at Jericho Church of Christ in the Loyd Starcommunity with burial in the church cemetery. Williams Mortuary isin charge of arrangements.

Visitation is Friday from 1 until 6 p.m. at the funeralhome.

Mrs. White, 81, died July 8, 2006, at Liberty Community LivingCenter. She was born on Oct. 29, 1924, to John Q. Adams and RillerGordon.

She was retired. She was a member of Jericho Church ofChrist.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her daughter, LouisaMarie White; her brothers, Calvin Adams and Rufus Adams; and hersister, Pearlie Henderson.

Survivors are her husband, Fred White Sr., of Brookhaven; hersons, Fred White Jr., of Omaha, Neb., Clarence White, ofBrookhaven, and Elbert White and wife Renee, of Omaha; hisdaughters, Lorraine Jackson and husband Reggie, of Omaha, ThelmaMabry, of Riverdale, Ga., Martha Wilbert and husband Reuben, ofBrookhaven, and Betty Coleman and husband William, of Jackson; hersister, Louisa Brown, of Riverdale; her 12 grandchildren, 13great-grandchildren and many other nieces, nephews and otherrelatives.