Obituaries for Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010

Published 10:49 pm Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Joy McRaney Hostetler

Services for Joy McRaney Hostetler, of Brookhaven, were 11 a.m.Tuesday, Feb. 16, at Riverwood Family Funeral Service Chapel.Graveside services will follow at 2 p.m. at Lone Star Cemetery inCovington County.

Mrs. Hostetler, 78, died Feb. 14, 2010, at her residence. She wasborn on March 21, 1931, to Reed McRaney and Bertha McRaney.

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She was retired as vice president of Hostetler Farms. She was amember of First United Methodist Church in Brookhaven.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Jack H.Hostetler; and a number of brothers and sisters.

Survivors are her sons, Steve Hostetler and wife Rhonda, ofBatesville, and Gary Jordan and wife Laurie, of Alabama; herdaughter, Sandy H. Gryder and husband Tommy, of Ocean Springs; herbrothers, Reed McRaney, of Jackson, and Willie McRaney and wifeDot, of Mobile, Ala.; her sisters, Dorothy McRaney Huey, of Mobile,and Hilda McRaney, of Raymond; a special daughter-in-law, Brenda B.Jordan; her grandchildren, Patrick Jordan, Jamie Jeffreys, JoyCrawford, Alexandria Gryder, Samantha Gryder and Lily GraceHostetler; her six great-grandchildren; numerous nieces andnephews; and John Roberts, who was like a son.

To express your thoughts to the family, you may visitriverwoodfamily.com, and click on her name to leave a comment.

Marie House Jones

Services for Marie House Jones, of Monticello, are 10 a.m.Wednesday, Feb. 17, at Wilson Funeral Home Chapel in Monticello,with burial in New Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery in Magee.

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

Mrs. Jones, 80, died Feb. 15, 2010, at Lawrence County NursingCenter in Monticello. She was born in Cabot, Ark., on Jan. 10,1930, to Edward F. House and Fannie James House.

She was a homemaker. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church inMonticello.

Preceding her in death were her parents, and her husband, the Rev.John L. Jones.

Survivors are her son, David Jones, of Monticello; her daughters,Beth Costigan, of Florence, and Brenda Wynne, of Lake; her sister,Deane Pullen, of Lovina, Mich.; and her eight grandchildren andthree great-grandchildren.