Obituaries for Thursday, October 26, 2006
Published 5:00 am Thursday, October 26, 2006
Levi Benjamin Jr.
Services for Levi Benjamin Jr., of Monticello, are 2 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 28, at St. Mark M.B. Church in Brookhaven withburial in Carver Heights Cemetery in Brookhaven. Williams Mortuaryis in charge of arrangements.
Visitation is Friday from 1 until 7 p.m. at the funeral home,with family hour from 6 until 7 p.m.
Mr. Benjamin, 71, died Oct. 23, 2006, at his residence. He wasborn in Lincoln County on Nov. 9, 1935, to Jack Benjamin and EmilyBenjamin Gray.
He attended Alexander High School. He was retired, and had beenthe owner of Phillips “66” Service Station, and was a car mechanicat Reeve’s Service Station. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was amember of St. Paul M.B. Church.
Preceding him in death were his parents, his wives, IrmaWashington Dillon and Irene Collins Benjamin; his daughters, CherryDillon Johnson and Lisa Benjamin Allen; his sisters, Sadie MaeBernard and Juanita Brown; and his brothers, Lee Earl Benjamin,Isiah Benjamin Sr., Melvin Benjamin and Willie Benjamin.
Survivors are his sons, James Dillon, of Brookhaven, and QuincyBenjamin and Levi Benjamin III, both of Monticello; his daughters,Vicki McGee and husband Johnell, of Maywood, Ill., Debra Calcoteand husband Louis, Camero Newton and husband Derrick, NikkiBenjamin, Marsha Dillon, Gwendolyn Dillon, and Jacquline Dillon,all of Brookhaven; his sister, Dianna Gray, of Brookhaven; his 18grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces,nephews, other relatives and friends.
Beatrice B. Edwards
Services for Beatrice B. Edwards, of Ruth, are 10:30 a.m.Friday, Oct. 27, at Hartman Funeral Home of McComb with burial inShady Grove Cemetery in Ruth. The Rev. Joe Felder willofficiate.
Visitation is today from 5 until 9 p.m. at the funeral home, andon Friday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service.
Mrs. Edwards, 86, died Oct. 25, 2006, at her residence. She wasborn in McComb on March 15, 1920, to Melvin and Ruby Brown.
She was a retired seamstress. She was Past Matron for the PineChapter O.E.S., Enon member of Auburn Chapter No. 87 O.E.S. Sheloved crocheting and making ceramics for her friends andfamily.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, HollisEdwards; her sons, Robert “Butch” Edwards and Hugh “Skeeter”Edwards; her brother, Jack Brown; and her sister, Leona Gatlin.
Survivors are her special friend and companion, DudleyMcCullough and his son, Roger McCullough; her sister, BobbieStewart, of Summit; her daughters-in-law, Sylvia Diane Edwards, ofSummit, and Cindy Terrell Edwards, of Liberty; her fourgrandchildren, Robert Shaun Edwards and wife Teresa and MichaelDelane Edwards, all of Summit, Danny Edwards and Carolyn Edwards,both of Liberty; her seven great-grandchildren, Max Carson Edwards,Macy Hope Edwards and Robert Justin Edwards, all of Summit, andNaomi Marie Callender, of Liberty, Branden Lane Edwards, of McComb,Brandon Alexander Graves, of Laurel, and Michael Sawyer Sparks, ofMcComb.
Pallbearers are Tracy Welch, Greg Bradley, Roger McCullough, RayWelch, Benny Guidry and David Miller.