Obituaries for Sunday, May 13, 2007

Published 5:00 am Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Dennis Flynn Beall

Services for Dennis Flynn Beall, of Wesson, are 3 p.m. Monday,May 14, at Rocky Hill Baptist Church with burial in the churchcemetery. Community Funeral Services is in charge ofarrangements.

Visitation is Sunday at 5 p.m. at the church.

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Mr. Beall, 73, died May 11, 2007, in Ridgeland. He was born onAug. 23, 1933, to Luther Beall and Maggie Davis Beall.

Preceding him in death were his parents; five brothers; threesisters; and his grandson, “Lil Billy.”

Survivors are his wife, Betty Beall, of Wesson; his daughters,Janet Williams, Denise Williams and Tracy Cockrell, all of Wesson;his sons, Tony Beall and Jerry Beall, both of Wesson; his brothers,Winfred Beall, of Wesson, Jack Beall, of Kosciusko, and Lee Beall,of Hazlehurst; his sisters, Ruby Montgomery, of Brookhaven, andMinnie Wooten, of Wesson; 12 grandchildren and fivegreat-grandchildren.

Paul E. Hall Sr.

Services for Paul E. Hall Sr., of Brookhaven, are 11 a.m.Monday, May 14, at Community Funeral Services Chapel with burial inGum Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.

Visitation is Sunday from 4 until 9 p.m. at the funeralhome.

Mr. Hall, 75, died May 11, 2007, at King’s Daughters MedicalCenter. He was born on March 27, 1932, to Eugene Hall and MaudeKyzar Hall.

He was a Past Master of the Brookhaven Masonic Lodge No.241.

Preceding him in death were his parents.

Survivors are his wife, Mary Hall, of Brookhaven; his sons, PaulE Hall Jr., of Flint, Mich., and Jim Hall, of San Marcos, Texas;his daughters, Cathy Bowling, of Bogue Chitto, Savannah Fredell andMary Ann Hall, both of Cadillac, Mich.; his stepdaughters, MaryStephens, of Brookhaven, and Beth Kelch, of Alexandria, La.; hisbrothers, Bobby Hall, of Brookhaven, and Jack Hall, of Wesson; hissisters, Lillian Lofton, Winnie Cannon, Ludie Wilson and VediaGivens, all of Brookhaven; 17 grandchildren, and 16great-grandchildren.

Mary Nell ‘Nanny’ Foster

Services for Mary Nell “Nanny” Foster, of Nola, are 3 p.m.Sunday, May 13, at Fair River Baptist Church with burial in thechurch cemetery. Brookhaven Funeral Home, Natchez Drive location,is in charge of arrangements.

Visitation is Sunday from 9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the funeralhome.

Mrs. Foster, 81, died May 11, 2007, at her residence. She wasborn in Lincoln County on May 26, 1926, to J. A. Prine and Mary CoxPrine.

She was a homemaker. She was a member of Nola BaptistChurch.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Louie LeeFoster; her sisters, Blanche Mason and Bobbie Prine; and herbrothers, Ferman Earl Prine and Eldered Prine.

Survivors are her sons and daughters-in-law, Donnie and BarbaraJo Foster, of Nola, Dennie and Linda Foster, of Meadville, andPrine and Sandra Covington, of Brookhaven; her daughters andsons-in-law, Eunice and Alex Brabham, of Brookhaven, Phyllis andJimmy Francis, of Nola, and Judy and Bob York, of Natchez; hergrandchildren and their spouses, Ashley and Mike Smith, Lee andBridy Foster, Lisa and Danny Spring, Kristy and Shane White, Jasonand Carmen Foster, Jessica and Michael Compagna, Amy and TreySummers, Allison and Paul Pittman, Alex and Leeann Brabham, Angieand David McLendon, Jimmy and Holly Francis, Logan and JessicaFrancis and John Mark Francis; her great-grandchildren, LaurenSmith, Cole Smith, Grant Smith, Erica Smith, Luke Smith, TrippFoster, Gabe Foster, Lane McLendon, Price McLendon, Ben McLendon,Caroline McLendon, Ally Francis, Kailey Francis, Marlee Francis,Macee Francis, Mary Taylor Francis, Alex Jordan Nations, JosieSummers, Annabelle Summers, Sam Pittman, Abe Pittman, TruettRasberry, Alex Brabham IV, Maddie Brabham, John Liam Brabham, NoahBrabham, Jake Spring, Mary Spring, Rachel Spring, Laura Spring,Darren White, Dakota White, Montanna White, Trent White, ThomasFoster and Jack Foster.

As Proverbs 31:28 says, “her children rise and bless her.”

Memorials may be made to the building fund of Fair River BaptistChurch.

Peggy Bailey Jackson

Services for Peggy Bailey Jackson, of Meadville, were 11 a.m.Saturday, May 12, at Siloam Baptist Church in Franklin County withburial in the church cemetery. Marshall Funeral Home was in chargeof arrangements.

Mrs. Jackson, 55, died May 10, 2007, at the UniversityMississippi Medical Center in Jackson. She was born in Brookhavenon Dec. 6, 1951, to Alfred and Evelyn Bailey.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her brother, RalphBailey; and her sister, Carol Ann Bailey.

Survivors are her husband, Bobby Jackson; her daughter, MelissaWilkinson; her sons, Jamie and Keith Jackson, all of FranklinCounty; four sisters; two brothers; three grandchildren; a specialcat named “Angel;” and many other relatives.

Ruby Helen Allen Tryals

Services for Ruby Helen Allen Tryals, of Mendenhall, are 2 p.m.Monday, May 14, at Brookhaven Funeral Home, Natchez Drive location,with burial in the New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in FranklinCounty.

Visitation is Sunday from 5 until 8 p.m. and Monday from noonuntil 2 p.m. at the funeral home.

Ms. Tryals, 69, died May 10, 2007, at her residence. She wasborn in Franklin County on Dec. 26, 1937, to Ephriam Augusta Allenand Eunice Alverna Cupit Allen.

She was a homemaker. She had worked for Southern Life andInsurance Co., and Service Merchandise. She was a member of NewSalem Baptist Church.

Preceding her in death were her parents and a sister, MarieMinton.

Survivors are her son, James Edward Chisholm, of Beaumont,Texas; her daughters, Janice Elaine Buckley, of Baton Rouge, La.,Juanica Kay Thode, of Monroe, La., and Helen Christine Rusk, ofBrookfield, Ohio; her brother, Willard Mohon, of Vidalia, La., hersisters, Beulah Barber, of Sontag, Anne Armstrong, of Bossier City,La., Audrey Thornton and Christine Beimbauer, both of Brookhaven,Maricell Dubose, of South Carolina, and Ada Anders, of Brandon; and10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.