Obituaries for Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Published 6:00 am Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Althea Anise Carpenter
Services for Althea Anise Carpenter, of Brookhaven, are 2:30p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, at New Augusta Baptist Church with burial inNew Augusta Cemetery.
Visitation is Tuesday from 1:30 until 2:30 p.m. at thechurch.
Miss Carpenter, 65, died Jan. 31, 2009, at King’s DaughtersMedical Center in Brookhaven. She was born in New Augusta on Aug.25, 1943, to Ben Carpenter and Elena Ammons Carpenter.
Preceding her in death were her parents; a brother, Bobby H.Carpenter; and a sister, Hazel Faye Carpenter Korn.
Survivors are her brothers, Ben Dewitt Carpenter, of Fairbanks,Alaska, and John H. Carpenter of Winter Haven, Fla.; her sisters,Doris Nell Carpenter Terry, of Byram, Ouida W. Carpenter Tompkins,of Bossier City, La., and Mary Catherine Carpenter Buckels, ofMcCall Creek; and numerous nephews and nieces.
James Wesley Cliburn
Services for James Wesley Cliburn, of Monticello, are 2 p.m.Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Wanilla Baptist Church in Wanilla with burialin the church cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home is in charge ofarrangements.
Visitation is Tuesday from 5 until 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 9a.m. until 2 p.m. at the church.
Mr. Cliburn, 70, died Feb. 2, 2009, at the University ofMississippi Medical Center in Brookhaven. He was born in Jackson onApril 29, 1938, to Tom S. Cliburn and Hervie Boutwell Cliburn.
He was a master carpenter and served in the U.S. Army NationalGuard. He was a member of Wanilla Baptist Church.
Preceding him in death were his parents.
Survivors are his wife, Alice Dell Steen Cliburn; a son, JamieDale Cliburn, of Brookhaven; a daughter, Rebecca Eileen CliburnHarris, of Yakima, Wash.; and a sister, Mary Ann Cliburn McMahon,of Monticello.
Margarette B. Mark
Services for Margarette B. Mark, of Brookhaven, were 11 a.m.Saturday, Jan. 10, at Kynette Pilgrim United Methodist Church inBrookhaven with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery.
Mrs. Mark, 79, died Dec. 31, 2008, at her residence. She wasborn in Brookhaven on Nov. 20, 1929, to Cammie Butler and Josie MaeGreen.
She attended Alexander School and received her bachelor’s degreein education from Alcorn State University. She attended XavierUniversity in New Orleans, La., and received her master’s degree ineducation.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, JessieJaRue Mark; and a sister, Rosie Smith Houston.
Survivors are a brother, James Smith, of Lynwood, Ill.; and hersisters, Marie Patton and Elise Mae Cross, both of Brookhaven; hernieces and nephews, Willie W. Smith, Rochelle Mackabee, ConnieSmith, John Lewis, Eddie Johnson and Marcella Bates, all ofBrookhaven, Jamie Smith, of Atlanta, Ga., Tracey Smith, of Gurnee,Ill., and Anthony Cobb, of Marina, Calif.; her special friends,Rose and Robert Grindsteadt, of New Orleans; and a host of greatnieces and nephews.
Martha Victoria B. Ritchie
Martha Victoria B. Ritchie, 90, of Summit, passed away Feb. 2,2009, at the McComb Extended Care in McComb.
Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at WoodlawnCemetery in Summit. Dr. David Millican will officiate.
Mrs. Ritchie was born Jan. 2, 1919, in Lincoln County. She wasthe daughter of the late Howard and Ida Roberts Bowman.
Victoria was a member of the Johnston Station Baptist Church.She was a homemaker and loved to cook, sew, garden and take care ofher animals. She will be sadly missed by those that knew her.
Mrs. Ritchie is preceded in death by her parents; her husband,Roy W. Ritchie; and son-in-law, Bobby Canton.
Survivors include her son, Roy W. “Buddy” Ritchie Jr. and wife,Linda, of Hammond, La.; his two daughters, Alice Faye R. Canton, ofSummit, and Helon Joy R. Moak, of McComb; a brother, Martin EdwardBowman, of Summit; her five grandchildren, Robbie Canton, JeffCanton, Mike Moak, Tammy Moak Fowler and husband, Toney, andSuzonne Ritchie; and her 14 great-grandchildren; and her fourgreat-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.