Mable G. Broome

Graveside services for Mable G. Broome, of Baton Rouge, La., are2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Hickory Grove Baptist ChurchCemetery in Hickory Grove. Brookhaven Funeral Home is in charge ofarrangements.

Mrs. Broome, 73, died Sept. 25, 2009, after a lengthy battlewith cancer.

She was a retired data processor for the State of Louisiana anda resident of Baton Rouge since 1958.

Preceding her in death were her husband of 53 years, James T.Broome; and a brother, Clinton Harrell.

Survivors are her sons, Lonnie Broome and Danny Broome, both ofBaton Rouge; a sister, Marie Eckles, of Zachary, La.; her threegrandchildren; her three great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces,nephews, friends and other relatives.

Irene Hodges

Irene Hodges, 93, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, at King’sDaughters Medical Center in Brookhaven. Billie Irene was born Jan.8, 1916, to William Henry and Della Howell Smith, of D’Lo.

She graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi withthe Bachelor of Science degree and a master’s degree in elementaryeducation and taught in Greene County School System for 38years.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 60 years,Rayford Hodges. Also preceding her in death were four brothers,Earl Smith, Dub Smith and Vance Smith, of D’Lo, and James Smith, ofJackson; her two sisters, Ruby Jones and Bess Langston, ofJackson.

She was very devoted to her family and set a wonderful exampleof a Christian mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was amember of First Baptist Church of Leakesville.

Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and TedRounsaville; her three grandchildren and their spouses, Terri andAnthony Melancon, Nikki and Jeff Henning, and Clint and ChristyRounsaville; six great-grandchildren, Myles and Grant Melancon,Mardie and Micah Henning and Carson and Ann Elise Rounsaville, allof Brookhaven. She is also survived by a sister, Mary LouiseMcLeod, of Mendenhall; and many nieces and nephews. She also leavesbehind two devoted caregivers, Polly Robbins and Mary Bennett.

Services will be held on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, at 11 a.m. atFreeman Funeral Home in Leakesville with the Rev. Jimmy Holcombofficiating. Interment will be in Magnolia Cemetery inLeakesville.

The Rev. Leroy Russell

Services for the Rev. Leroy Russell, of Brookhaven, were 11 a.m.Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Brookhaven Funeral Home Chapel on NatchezDrive with burial in Easthaven Cemetery in Brookhaven.

The Rev. Russell, 83, died Sept. 27, 2009, at SouthwestMississippi Regional Medical Center in McComb. He was born inLincoln County on Aug. 29, 1926, to Lee Russell and Mae PoseyRussell.

He was a retired Baptist minister. He was a member of VisionCommunity Church. The Rev. Russell also served in the U.S. Army AirForce.

Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife, Mary FrancesDunaway Russell; and a son, Larry Russell.

Survivors are a son, Lee Russell, of Brookwood, Ala.; adaughter, Phyllis Mulligan, of Brookhaven; his five grandchildren;a step grandchild; his two step great-grandchildren; and aniece.

Kelly Rene Saville Steinert

On Sept. 24, 2009, our Lord came for one of his angels.Visitation for Kelly Rene Saville Steinert is Thursday, Oct. 1,2009, from 5 until 9 p.m. at Brookhaven Funeral Home on NatchezDrive in Brookhaven. Funeral services are 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2,2009, at Brookhaven Funeral Home on Natchez Drive with burial inthe New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery.

Kelly Rene was born on May 5, 1970. She was the daughter ofRaymond Saville, of Driggs, Idaho, and Mary Manny, of Brookhaven.Kelly was a loving mother, daughter, sister and friend. She wasloved by all and had a smile that lit up the room.

Leaving to grieve are her children: a son, Jack Edmonds, ofElizabethtown, Ky.; her daughters, Kally Edmonds and KourtneyRayner, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; her grandchild, Lexie; and herstepchildren, Josh and Kara Steinert.

She is also missed by her mother, Mary Ruth Manny, ofBrookhaven, who loved her so; and her sisters, Sherry Burns, ofAlexandria, La., and Shelley Griffith, of Brookhaven; herstepsister, Stacie Bryce, of Texas, and a host of nieces, nephewsand cousins.

Pallbearers are her stepfathers, Charles White and Steve Manny;her two brothers-in-law, Hiram (Bubba) Griffith and Danny Burns;Jack Edmonds and Lionel Steinert.