William L. Behan Jr.

William L. Behan Jr., died of cancer at his home in St. Louis,Mo., on Oct. 13, 2006. Mr. Behan was 92 years old and is survivedby his wife of 71 years, Marjorie Wilkins Behan, 91.

A memorial mass will be celebrated in St. Louis today, Oct. 17,2006.

Mr. Behan was a former chairman and chief executive officer ofHill Behan Lumber Company. Founded in 1912, Hill Behan LumberCompany was a prominent retailer of lumber and building materialswith locations in four states: Missouri, Illinois, Mississippi andLouisiana. Mr. Behan was a son of the co-founder of Hill BehanLumber and played an influential role in the company’s growththroughout an 89-year history.

A native of St. Louis, Mr. Behan was born in 1914 and was agraduate of Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisc.He began his career in 1933 by joining his father in business atHill Behan Lumber Company. Hill Behan Lumber Company first beganoperations in Brookhaven in 1943 as Columbus Lumber Company, aSouthern Yellow Pine sawmill and lumber treatment plant. Hill BehanLumber Company later added a retail building material outletserving Southwest Mississippi home builders and homeowners.Columbus Lumber Company is one of Lincoln County’s oldestcontinuing businesses and was honored as the Brookhaven/LincolnCounty Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year in 1988. Mr. Behankept a home in Brookhaven during his 50 years of involvement withColumbus Lumber Company. Mr. Behan’s son, John M. Behan Sr., andlater his grandson William L. Behan IV served as Columbus LumberCompany President.

Mr. Behan was an active supporter of the St. Francis CatholicChurch in Brookhaven and took a special interest in their recentbuilding restoration in the memory of his father, W.L. Behan Sr.,and his son, John M. Behan Sr.

Mr. Behan is preceded in death by his son John M. Behan Sr., ofBrookhaven.

Mr. and Mrs. Behan have six children: William L. Behan III,Patrick J. Behan Sr., Thomas H. Behan Sr., and Barbara Behan Smith,of St. Louis, and Dennis W. Behan Sr., of Brookhaven. They alsohave 13 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

Mr. Behan was a loyal supporter of St. Louis University Schoolof Business. The Behan family requests memorials be made to the St.Louis University School of Business, Hill Behan Lumber CompanyScholarship Fund.

Ella Louise ‘Mamie Gal’ Arnold Ford

Services for Ella Louise “Mamie Gal” Arnold Ford, of Brookhaven,are 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, at St. James M.B. Church inBrookhaven with burial in Carver Heights Cemetery. WilliamsMortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Visitation is Wednesday from 1 until 7 p.m. at the funeral home,with family hour from 6 until 7 p.m.

Mrs. Ford, 63, died Oct. 13, 2006, at Mississippi BaptistMedical Center. She was born in Lincoln County on Jan. 14, 1943, toLee Willie Arnold and Geneva Webb.

She attended Alexander High School, and was retired from AuburnSportswear of Brookhaven, after 30 years of service. She was amember of St. James M.B. Church.

Preceding her in death were her father; her stepfather, SecdonieWebb Sr., and her brother, Robert Earl “Snake” Arnold.

Survivors are her mother, Geneva Webb, of Brookhaven; herdaughters, Dorene Brown, Doletha Arnold, Brenda Trahan and BessieArnold, all of St. Louis, Mo., and Tonia Arnold Henry, ofBrookhaven; her sons, Anderson Trahan and Gregory Trahan, both ofSt. Louis, and Rodney Trahan, of Las Vegas, Nev., and EugeneArnold, of Brookhaven; her sister, Linda Thrasher and husbandMichael, of Brookhaven; her brothers, Secdonie Webb Jr., EmbryWebb, and James Arnold “Peanut” Webb and wife Jean, all ofBrookhaven; her 18 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, anda host of nieces, nephews, friends and relatives.

Nancy Lee Hollomon Johnson

Services for Nancy Lee Hollomon Johnson, of Woodville, are 1p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, at Embrew Baptist Church in Woodville withburial in the church cemetery. Marshall Funeral Home is in chargeof arrangements.

Visitation is today from 6 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home inBude, and on Wednesday from 11 a.m. until the time of the serviceat the church.

Mrs. Johnson, 71, died Oct. 11, 2006, at Natchez CommunityHospital. She was born in Wilkinson County on Feb. 1, 1935, toLeonard Hollomon and Hattie Harrison Hollomon.

She was a member of Embrew Baptist Church where she served onthe Mother Board (deaconess), was president of the choir and vicepresident of the Usher Board. She was a community volunteer.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, NolanJohnson Sr.; her daughter, Stephanie E. Johnson; her son, Jessie L.Johnson; one sister and a daughter-in-law.

Survivors are her daughters, Lee Thompson and Joyce Veal, bothof Woodville; her adopted daughter, Nalisha Poole, of Woodville;her sons, Nolan Johnson Jr., Shelton Johnson and Carl Johnson, allof Woodville; her sisters, Willie Bibbins, Annie Groom, LouisaEllison and Mary Scott, all of Woodville, and Debra Hollomon, ofHouston, Texas; her brothers, Leonard Hollomon and James Hollomon,both of Natchez; her 17 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, anda host of nieces, nephews and many other relatives and friends.