John Henry Dixon

Services for John Henry Dixon, of Union Church, are 11 a.m.Saturday, July 25, at St. Paul on the River in Union Church withburial in the church cemetery.

Visitation is Friday from 1 until 6 p.m. at Williams Mortuary inBrookhaven.

Mr. Dixon, 89, died July 16, 2009, at his residence. He was bornin Lincoln County on Nov. 18, 1919, to Julius Dixon and Cora BrownDixon.

He retired form Long Bell International Paper Co. in Weed,Calif., after 25 years. Mr. Dixon was a veteran of the U.S. Armyhaving served in World War II. He also landed on Omaha Beach inNormandy, France, during the D-Day landing. He was a member of St.Paul on the River.

Preceding him in death were his parents; a stepmother, BlancheDixon; a stepfather, Minor Herring; his first wife, Mamie Ola ScottDixon; his daughters, Sandra and Celestine; his sons, Duane andPaul; his sisters, Hattie Bee, Clessia Johnson, Marie Dukes andMarlee Johnson; and his brothers, J.T. Dixon and Robert C.Dixon.

Survivors are his wife, Gertha L. Dixon, of Union Church; hissons, Robert Dixon and wife, Diane, of Pasadena, Calif., John HenryDixon Jr. and wife, Donna, of Iuoe, Calif., Scotty Smith and wife,Sharon, Michael Smith and wife, Gwen, all of Brookhaven, TerrellSmith, of Union Church, and David Dixon and wife, Pamela, ofHaywood, Calif.; his daughters, Lou Ertis Bowman and husband, Earl,of Brookhaven, Bobbie Nell Dixon and husband, J.L., of Denver,Colo., Janice Dixon, of Sacramento, Calif., Maxine Bradford, ofOrville, Calif., Linda Faye Johnson, of Brookhaven, Linda Ambersand husband, Edison, of Sacramento, Val Dixon and husband, Randy,of Los Angeles, Calif., Michelle Smith and Kayla Smith, both ofUnion Church; his brothers, Lonnie B. Dixon, of Brookhaven, MelvinDixon, of Los Angeles, J.C. Dixon and wife, Pauline, of Chicago,Ill., Robert Earl Dixon and wife, Artoria, of Brookhaven; hissisters, Goldie Lee, of Hattiesburg, Lucretia Newton and husband,Charles, and Edith Beasley, all of Brookhaven; his 48grandchildren; his 53 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces,nephews, other relatives and friends.

The Rev. Bobby J. Hudson

Services for the Rev. Bobby J. Hudson, of Brookhaven, are 10a.m. Friday, July 24, at Macedonia Baptist Church in Brookhavenwith burial in White House Cemetery in Clara at 2:30 p.m.

Visitation is Thursday from 5 until 9 p.m. at Riverwood FamilyFuneral Service.

The Rev. Hudson, 71, died July 22, 2009, at the University ofMississippi Medical Center in Jackson. He was born on Dec. 7, 1937,to Ellis Julius Hudson and Alifair L. Lucas Hudson.

He was a retired ordained Baptist pastor. The Rev. Hudson servedin the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1974; including service in theVietnam War. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. The Rev.Hudson was a part of “The Greatest Generation Coffee Club,”American Legion Mississippi Post No. 0012, Veterans of Foreign Warsof the U.S. Post No. 2618; and a Mason in State Line. He was alsochaplain for 11 years at Maynor Creek Water Park in Waynesboro.

Preceding him in death were his parents, Ellis and AlifairHudson; his first wife, Betty L. Hudson; his infant children, DebraG. Hudson and Robert Hudson; and his brothers, Gilbert and WilbertHudson.

Survivors are his wife, Mary Martha Hudson; a son, Bobby DavidHudson; a daughter, Shelia Byers; his stepsons, Kent Smith, JimboSmith and Tony Smith; a stepdaughter, Judy Ballard; his brothers,Luther Hudson and E.J. Hudson; his sisters, Jetty Vanosdol, HazelBrewer and Faye Douglas; his 14 grandchildren; and agreat-grandchild.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American CancerAssociation, the American Heart Association, the Mississippi OrganRecovery Agency or Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children inJackson.

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Betty Thames Jones

Services for Betty Thames Jones, of Nashville, Tenn., are 10a.m. Friday, July 24, at First Church of the Nazarene in Nashvillewith burial in Hermitage Memorial Gardens at noon. The Rev. GaryHenecke will officiate.

Visitation is Thursday from 6 until 9 p.m. at Hermitage FuneralHome in Old Hickory, Tenn., and Friday from 9 until 10 a.m. at thechurch.

Mrs. Jones, 75, died July 22, 2009. She was born in Brookhavento Walter and Dottie Thames.

She graduated from Ruth High School. She was a member of theFirst Church of the Nazarene in Nashville. She was a devotedpastor’s wife and mother.

Preceding her in death were her parents.

Survivors are her husband of 51 years, Samuel Edward Jones; herchildren, Robinel Jones Bradshaw and husband, Daniel, Renee JonesDillon and husband, Adam, Samuel Dwayne Jones and wife, Sabrina,and Edward Wayne Jones; a sister, Dottie Thames Hill and husband,Jim; and her 11 grandchildren.

Pallbearers are family and friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Indian SpringsHoliness Campground, C/O Sam and Sabrina Jones, 212 Jackson Trail,Mt. Juliet, TN 37122.

Roy Lawrence Rutland

Services for Roy Lawrence Rutland, of Jackson, are 2 p.m.Thursday, July 23, at Community Funeral Services Chapel inBrookhaven with burial in Easthaven Cemetery on Monticello Streetin Brookhaven.

Mr. Rutland, 61, died July 20, 2009, at River Region MedicalCenter in Vicksburg. He was born in Tylertown on Oct. 9, 1947, toErnest Rutland and Mandy King Rutland.

He attended Monticello public schools. Mr. Rutland was aconstruction worker with Belk Construction in Jackson.

Preceding him in death were his parents, Ernest Rutland andMandy King Rutland; his brothers, Gene Calhoun, Lavern Arnold,James Earl Rutland and Thomas Earl Rutland; and a sister, AnnieMerle Rutland.

Survivors are his sons, Brad Lambert, of Lafayette, La., andChad Lambert, of Monticello; a daughter, Dana Rutland, ofBrookhaven; his brothers, David Earl Rutland and Glen Ray Rutland,both of Brookhaven, Benny Dean Rutland and Donald Earl Rutland,both of Monticello; his sisters, Ernestine Boyd, Mable Jadoon,Brenda Lockwood, of Tennessee, and Jeanette Fuller, of Brookhaven;and his two grandchildren.