Appeared in the Independent Appeal Newspaper Wed., Oct. 18, 2000 BETHA ATWOOD BOLES, 72, of Adamsville died Oct. 8, 2000, at the Baptist Hospital Central in Memphis due to heart failure. Mrs. Boles was a homemaker and a Baptist. She is preceded in death by one brother, Eugene Moore and her husband, Joseph D. Boles. She is survived by two daughters, Debra Ruth Boles of Corinth, Miss, and Carl Boles of Memphis, four sons, Daniel Eugene Boles, of West Memphis, AR, Joseph Earl Boles of Memphis, Ronnie Lee Boles of Memphis and Don Boles of Adamsville, thirteen grandchildren and twenty five gr-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Shackelford Funeral Home with Blake Carroll officiating. Burial followed at Good Hope Cemetery in Adamsville. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DOROTHY ANN LOWRY, 75, of Ramer died Oct. 5, 2000 at her home due to cancer. Mrs. Lowry was a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her husband, Herlie Lowry. She is survived by one daughter, Holli Harrison of Ramer, one sister, Joy Ashworth of Casey, Miss., two brothers, John Hurley of Bartlett and Ernest Hurley of Holiday, and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Forest Hill East Chapel. Burial followed at Forest Hill East Cemetery. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WILLIAM JOE RUSSELL, 74, of Finger died Oct. 9, 2000 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital due to respiratory failure. Mr. Russell was a retired drywall finisher and a WWII European Theater Navy member of the USS Varian. He is preceded in death by one son, Tommy Joe Russell, his parents, William McKinley and Ollie Mae Weaver Russell, and his first wife, Nadine Elam Russell. He is survived by one son, Ricky Russell of Selmer, three sisters, Helen Shelton of Finger, Anna Lee Newsom of Ramer, and Shirley Faye Prater of Atoka, two brothers, Robert Russell and Sherman Russell of Bethel Springs, his former wife, Nell Russell of Selmer, five grandchildren and seven gr- grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Thurs. at Shackelford Funeral Home with Zolan Clayton officiating. Pallbearers were Glen Newsom, Keith Price, Jeff Russell, Chuck Prater, Keith Newsom, Jimmy Russell, Tommy Russell, and Steven Judd. Honorary pallbearers were Prim Shelton, Jr. and Christopher Casey. Burial followed at Refuge Cemetery in Finger. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CHARLES MILLIGAN, 87, of Milledgeville died Oct. 9, 2000 at his home due to cancer. Mr. MILLIGAN was the State Park Superintendent from 1975-1989. He was a member of Milledgeville United Methodist Church, Trustee at the Church, a member of the Milledgeville Cemetery Committee, a member of the Milledgeville Ruritan Club, and a grocery operator from 1944-1974. He is preceded in death by his wife, Juanita Irene Weaver Milligan. He is survived by one daughter, Kay Gibbs of Adamsville, one son, Joe Milligan of Morris Chapel, one sister, Zura Hinton of Huntingdon, one brother Johnny Milligan of Milan, five grandchildren, and one gr-grandchild. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Milledgeville United Methodist Church. Burial followed at Milledgeville Cemetery. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MONTY ELLIOTT, SR, 52, of Bethel Springs died Oct. 9, 2000 at his home due to heart failure. Mr. Elliott was a retired farmer and logger. He is preceded in death by his parents, Charles Thomas "Jiggs" and Velma Melissa Treece Elliott. He is survived by his wife, Frances Lawley Elliott, one daughter, Melissa Davison of Bethel Springs, two sons, Bradley Joe Elliott of Adamsville and Monty Calvin Elliott, Jr. of Bethel Springs, one half sister, Tammy Mae Williams of Selmer, one brother, Garry Elliott of Enville, and one grandchild, Cory Brent Davison. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thurs. With a graveside service at Mars Hill Cemetery in Adamsville. Don Lipford officiated. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HENRY JUNIOR HURST, 53, of Henderson died Oct. 10, 2000 at his home due to cancer. Mr. Hurst was a self-employed logger and a member of the House of Prayer. He is preceded in death by one daughter, Jennifer Sue Hurst, one brother, Robert Lee Hurst, and his parents, James Wesley and Norine Kingsley Hurst. He is survived by his wife, Mary Magdalene Griswell Hurst, three step-sons, Tony Wayne Hurst of Selmer, James William Hurst of Bethel Springs, and Johnny Wayne Hurst of Hornsby, two sister, Nola Jean Brock of Bethel Springs and Emma Jean Wilbanks of Michie Three brothers, James Raymond Hurst of Corinth, Miss, William Columbus Hurst of Henderson, and Vernon Leon Hearst of McNairy, and two-step grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Thurs. at Shackelford Funeral Home with Michael Price officiating. Burial followed at Mt. Zion Cemetery in McNairy. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OSCAR LEROY EAKER, 68, of Selmer died Oct. 11, 2000 at the Methodist Healthcare McNairy Hospital due to heart failure. Mr. Eaker was a drywall hanger for Jeter Drywall Co. He is preceded in death by his parents Oscar and Jessie West Eaker. He is survived by his wife, Betty Hyatt Eaker of Selmer, four daughter, Debby Orr, Cathy Williams, Sheila Downer, and Tammy Eaker, two sons, David Eaker and Steve Eaker of Selmer, nine grandchildren, and on gr-grandchild. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Fri. at Shackelford Funeral Home with Randy Meade officiating. Burial followed at Lake Hill Memory Gardens in Bethel Springs. >>>>>>>>>>>>> OWEN B. WHITEHURST, 78, of Corinth, Miss., died Oct. 12, 2000 at the Magnolia Regional Health Center due to heart failure. Mr. Whitehurst was a retired truck driver. He was also a WWII U.S. Navy Veteran, 32nd Degree Mason, a member of the Farmington Baptist Church, and a full time golfer. He is preceded in death by his wife, Eunice Fowler Whitehurst. He is survived by one son, Michael Whitehurst of Farmington, Miss., four sisters, Vella Morris of Grenda Miss., Ella Stutts of Booneville, Miss, Jean Carpenter and Ann Woods of Biloxi, Miss., three brothers, Kenneth Parnell of Corinth, Miss, Jimmy Parnell of Townsend, and Bob Parnell of St. Petersburg, FL and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Sat. at the Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories and Burial followed at Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions are to be given to the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MARTHA MAXWELL KIRBY, 87, of Selmer died Oct. 16, 2000 at the Methodist Healthcare McNairy Hospital due to heart failure. Mrs. Kirby was a homemaker and a member of the Refuge Church of Christ. She is preceded in death by her husband, Hurley Kirby and her parents, Robert and Mary Tucker Maxwell. She is survived by one step-son, Lloyd Kirby of Selmer and two step-grandchildren, Johnnie Blakey and Jackie Tull. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Shackelford Funeral Home with Randy Meade officiating. Burial followed at Refuge Cemetery in Bethel Springs. >>>>>>>END Have a great day Barbara [email protected]