Berniece Lewman Price

Published 6:00 am Wednesday, January 3, 2007

Services for Berniece Evelyn Lewman Price, of McComb, are 10:30a.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, at J.J. White Memorial Presbyterian Churchin McComb with burial in Moak’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery inLincoln County. Hartman Funeral Home of McComb is in charge ofarrangements.

Visitation is Thursday from 9 until 10:30 a.m. at thechurch.

Mrs. Price, 95, died Dec. 29, 2006, at Camellia Estates inMcComb. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 17, 1911, toOrthillo Vernilion Lewman and Minnie Stockdale Lewman.

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She was a graduate of McComb High School and attendedMississippi Women’s College in Hattiesburg. She was a retired bankbookkeeper with Mechanics State Bank, and Deposit and GuarantyNational Bank in McComb. She was a lifelong member of J.J. WhiteMemorial Presbyterian Church and was a choir member and soloist.She was a member of Rebekkah Lodge of the Order of the EasternStar.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, E.J. PriceSr., of McComb; her brothers, Charles O. Lewman, of Summit, RussellO. Lewman, of McComb, and Harold W. Lewman, of Dallas, Texas.

Survivors are her son, Dr. E.J. Price Jr. and wife Lyn, ofMcComb; her grandsons, David L. Price and wife Lucie, of Bishop,Ga., Stephen H. Price and wife Judy, of Nashville, Tenn., Philip L.Price and wife Lacy, of Houston, Texas, Judge David H. Strong andwife Alison, of McComb, Dr. Mark H. Strong, of Tupelo, Jason H.Strong and wife Saundra, of Jackson, and Patrick H. Strong, ofBirmingham, Ala.; her great-grandchildren, Bill Price and wifeSandi, of Woodstock, Ga., Benjamin, Maggie and Lily Price, all ofBishop, Ian, Susannah and Julie Rose Price and Elizabeth Blade, allof Nashville, Madison Price, of Houston, William and WhitneyStrong, of McComb, and Luke, Anna Cate and Jack Strong, all ofTupelo; her nephews and nieces, Dan Lewman Sr. and wife Betty, ofGreen River, Wyo., Mignonne Price and Bill Lewman and wife Hudora,all of Summit, Marie Eisworth, of Plano, Texas, Rowena Carlock andhusband Henry, of Franklin, Tenn., and Walter R. Grice, of BatonRouge, La.

Pallbearers are Steve Blue, Larry Dorr, Dan Lewman Jr., Dr.Donald Price, Whitney Rawlings and Noggin Wild.