Obituaries for Friday, June 5, 2009

Published 5:00 am Friday, June 5, 2009

Hugh E. Clark

Services for Hugh E. Clark, of Ruth, are 11 a.m. Saturday, June6, at Providence Baptist Church in Jayess with burial in the churchcemetery. Community Funeral Services is in charge ofarrangements.

Visitation is Friday from 5 until 9 p.m. at the church.

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Mr. Clark, 82, died June 3, 2009, at Southwest MississippiRegional Medical Center in McComb. He was born in Lawrence Countyon May 1, 1927, to Ralph Clark and Nettie Roberts Clark.

He retired from International Paper Co. and was also a retiredpainter. He served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of ProvidenceBaptist Church in Jayess.

Preceding him in death were his parents; five brothers; and asister.

Survivors are his daughters, Becky Clark, Cathy Rutland andCindy Clark; a brother, James Clark; his sisters, Ondean Wilkes,Ruby Brister and Rhoda Boyd; her six children; and her 10great-grandchildren.

Stephen Jarrod Davis

Services for Stephen Jarrod Davis, of Brookhaven, are 2:30 p.m.Saturday, June 6, at Riverwood Family Funeral Service Chapel withburial in Riverwood Memorial Park.

Visitation is Friday from 5 until 9 p.m. at the funeralhome.

Mr. Davis, 34, died June 2, 2009, in Copiah County. He was bornon Feb. 14, 1975.

He was a fireman with Brookhaven Fire Department, a reservedeputy for the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department, an aircrafttechnician and a pilot. Mr. Davis was also a Level 1 and Level 2firefighter, Smoke Diver and fire service instructor. He wascertified as a fire apparatus driver/operator, to run the NationalIncident Management System for the fire service, in National FireProtection Association hazardous materials, in rope rescue I and inconfined space rescue. Mr. Davis was a Hazardous MaterialsTechnician I and II, a certified advanced rescue technician, infirst responder medical training, an emergency medical technician,an open water diver and in Hale Fire pump rebuilding. Mr. Davis wasalso a Federal Aviation Administration licensed pilot, carried an A& P license and was a certified part-time sheriff’s deputy withLincoln County Law Enforcement. He also served with the Loyd StarVolunteer Fire Department, was a member of the Aircraft Owners andPilots Association and was awarded Top Cop 2008 for Lincoln CountySheriff’s Department. He attended Faith Presbyterian Church.

Preceding him in death were his grandfathers, Iddo L. Davis Sr.,Robert Lester Van Norman, Ralph L. Blades; and his niece, BlairElizabeth Ezell.

Survivors are his parents, Iddo L. Davis Jr. and Lynn V. Davis,of Brookhaven; a daughter, Harlee Jadyn Davis, of Brookhaven; hissisters, Stasha Davis Ezell and husband, Matthew, of Brookhaven,and Leslee Davis Smith and husband, Chad, of Hattiesburg; hisgrandmothers, Erma Blades, of Brookhaven, and Gwen Davis, ofBrookhaven; his girlfriend, Erin Laird; three nieces; and twonephews.

Memorials may be made to Trustmark National Bank in memory ofSteve Davis.

To express your thoughts to the family, you may visitriverwoodfamily.com.

Kendall Eugene Floyd

Services for Kendall Eugene Floyd, of Bogue Chitto, are 10 a.m.Saturday, June 6, at Little Bahala Baptist Church with burial inthe church cemetery.

Visitation is Friday from 4 until 10 p.m. at Brookhaven FuneralHome on North Jackson Street and Saturday from 9 until 10 a.m. atthe church.

Mr. Floyd, 67, died June 3, 2009, at his residence. He was bornin Lincoln County on Jan. 26, 1942, to John Lewis Floyd and MyrtisCase Floyd.

He was an oil field worker. He served in the Vietnam War. He wasa member of Little Bahala Baptist Church.

Preceding him in death were his father; and his brothers, BennieFloyd, Bobby Floyd, Johnnie Floyd, Aubrey Earl Floyd and ThomasEverett Floyd.

Survivors are his mother, Myrtis Case Floyd, of Warrington, Ga.;a son, Kendall Floyd Jr., of Brookhaven; his daughters, RachaelFloyd and Kathy Floyd, both of Thomson, Ga.; his stepdaughters,Sherry Durden, Brenda Clark and Jenny Milton, all of Thomson; hissisters, Maryln Stevenson, of Warrenton, Ga., Janice Quinn, ofPurvis, and Shirley Durr Sherritze, of Warrenton; and his sevengrandchildren.

Margaret T. Howington

Services for Margaret T. Howington, of Eunice, La., are 2 p.m.Friday, June 5, at Quirk & Son Funeral Home Chapel in Eunicewith burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Eunice.

Mrs. Howington, 66, died June 2, 2009, at Acadian Medical Centerin Eunice.

Preceding her in death were her parents, August Treadway andBeatrice Martin; and her first husband, Calvin Wilson.

Survivors are her husband, Alfred Howington, of Eunice; adaughter, Tammy Wilson, of Eunice; a stepdaughter, Marie Howington,of Iota, Kan.; a stepson, Frankie Howington, of Eunice; hissisters, Mildred Alesich, of Breaux Bridge, Mary Ellen Gandy, ofSealy, Texas, and Margie Treadway, of Port Sulphur, La.; her twostep-grandchildren; and her numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations for funeral expenses may be madeto Mildred Alesich, 1047 Caliste Oliver Rd., Breaux Bridge, La.,70517.

Gerry Lewis Mosley

Services for Gerry Lewis Mosley, of Wesson, were 10 a.m. Friday,June 5, at Zion Hill Baptist Church with burial with militaryhonors in the church cemetery.

Mr. Mosley, 54, died June 2, 2009, in Gallman. He was born inJackson to George H. Mosley Sr. and Maudie E. Mosley.

He was a resident of Copiah County for 35 years. He retired fromthe State of Mississippi and the Armed Forces of the United States.At the time of his death, he was practicing as a certified flightinstructor and aviation mechanic. He attended Zion Hill BaptistChurch. Besides being a loving and caring son, husband, father,grandfather and friend to many, Mr. Mosley had a passion forflying. He was highly regarded by those within the aviation circle.Mr. Mosley was a staunch advocate for injured soldiers of the IraqWar, to the extent of delivering testimony before the U.S. House ofRepresentatives.

Preceding him in death were his father, George H. Mosley Sr.;and his brothers, George H. Mosley Jr. and Jerry Carl Mosley.

Survivors are his mother, Maudie E. Mosley, of Clinton; his wifeof 20 years, Lisa Woods Mosley, of Wesson; his children, BuddyMosley and wife, Megann, of Learned, Darrell Mosley and wife, Lori,of Brandon, Marty Mosley, of Jackson, and Gabe Mosley and MadisonMosley, of Wesson; his brothers, John E. Mosley and wife, Carolyn,Terrell Mosley and Steve Mosley, all of Clinton; a sister, SherrellLoggans, of Clinton; and his three grandchildren, Molly and JennaMosley, of Learned, and Ben Mosley, of Brandon.

Gloria Faye Reed

Services for Gloria Faye Reed, of Bogue Chitto, are 2 p.m.Monday, June 8, at Brookhaven Funeral Home Chapel on Natchez Drivewith burial in Johnson Grove Church of Christ Cemetery.

Visitation is Sunday from 5 until 9 p.m. at the funeralhome.

Mrs. Reed, 71, died June 4, 2009, at Southwest MississippiRegional Medical Center in McComb. She was born in Lincoln Countyon Sept. 13, 1937, to Cammie S. Smith and Velma Johnson Smith.

She retired from the shipping department at Auburn Sportswear.She was a member of Johnson Grove Church of Christ.

Preceding her in death were her parents.

Survivors are a daughter, Crystal Reed Way and husband, Anthony,of Wesson; a brother, Roger D. Smith and wife, Kim, of Tylertown; asister, Annette Byrne and husband, Tony, of Natchez; and her threegrandchildren, Emily, Kaleigh and Britton Way.

Pallbearers are Greg Smith, Scotty Smith, Darrell McManus, DavidJohnson, Randal Johnson and Truly Earl Smith. Honorary pallbearersare Kai Cartwright, Malcolm Wallace and Tony Byrne.