Services for Marree Newell Calcote, of Brookhaven, were 11 a.m.Tuesday, March 10, at New Hope United Methodist Church inBrookhaven with burial in Newell Cemetery.

Mrs. Calcote, 100, died March 8, 2009, at Brook Manor NursingCenter. She was born on Oct. 5, 1908, to John E. Newell and ClaraBritt Newell.

She was a retired teacher and for the majority of her teachingcareer she taught in Lincoln County at New Sight, East Lincoln andLoyd Star schools. She also taught for four years in Yazoo County.She graduated from Loyd Star High School in 1929 and StateTeacher’s College in 1933, which is now known as the University ofSouthern Mississippi. Mrs. Calcote was a member of New Hope UnitedMethodist Church.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, BartCalcote; her sisters, Radie N. Montgomery and Kathleen N. Britt;and a brother, Eldon Newell.

Survivors are her daughters, Peggy Calcote Poole and husband,Jackie, and Patricia Calcote Lofton and husband, Randall, all ofBrookhaven; her six grandchildren, Stennis Poole, Shannon Poole andwife, Regina, Shawana Poole Moak and husband, Wayne, Sonya PooleCalcote and husband, Bryan, Scott Poole and wife, April, and SethLofton and wife, Kaylin; and her seven great-grandchildren, CarrieL. Moak, Cole Moak, Marley Poole, Meagan Poole, Nathan Poole, ClaraBarton Calcote and Annaston Poole, all of Brookhaven.

Memorials may be made to the Newell Cemetery Fund, 1232 NewellRd., Brookhaven, MS 39601.