Appeared in the Independent Appeal Newspaper Wed., March 1, 2000 PATRICIA FOOTE SWINNEY, 56, died Thurs., Feb. 24, 2000, in Biloxi. Mrs. Swinney had been a resident of the Coast for 21 years and was the owner and operator of Domestic Housekeeping Service in Biloxi for four years and was the manager of the Dining Hall at Keesler Air Force Base for several years. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Woolmarket. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Quixie Foote; a brother, Buddy Foote. Survivors include her husband, Charles Swinney of Biloxi; a daughter, Sherry Wilson of Saucier; a son, Jay Callis of Memphis; three sisters, Frances McCullar and Juanita Kennedy, both of Selmer, Tenn., and Barbara Jernigan of Meridianville, Ala; a brother, William E. Foote, Jr. of Selmer; and two grandsons. Visitation was held Fri. At the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O;'Keefe Funeral Home in Biloxi. A service will be at 2 p.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic Church where friends may call from 12:30- p.m. until service time. Burial will be in White Plains Methodist Church Cemetery. ">>>>>>>>>>>> ADA LUCILLE WILLIAMS, 83, died on Sat., Feb. 26, 2000, at Methodist Healthcare McNairy Hospital of heart failure. She was a homemaker and a member of West Shiloh Baptist Church. Services took place at 2 p.m. on Sun., Feb. 27, at Shackelford Chapel in Adamsville. Burial was held at West Shiloh Cemetery in Stantonville. Mrs. Williams was preceded in death by her husband, Jess Williams, her parents, Alex and Patsy Little White, and one son, Jimmy Neal Williams, She is survived by one daughter, Mary Nell Ingle of Adamsville, one son, Audie Ray Williams of Adamsville, four grandchildren, Eddie Williams, Reggie Williams, Jessica Ingle and Shane Williams, and eight gr-grandchildren, Colton Ingle, Jeremy Williams, Melissa Williams, Amy Williams, Jess Williams, Amber Denise Williams, James Logan Williams, and Joshua Shane Williams. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NORA V. WEAVER, 89, died on Wed., Feb. 23, 2000, at her home of heart failure. She was a homemaker, a babysitter, and a member of Selmer First United Methodist Church. Services took place at 2 p.m. on Fri. 25, at Shackelford Chapel in Selmer. Burial was held at Moore's Schoolhouse Cemetery in Selmer. Officiating the services was Minister Dr. Paul Mullikin. Pallbearers were Glenn Robinson, James Robinson, Gerald Robinson, Nelson Moore, bobby Smith, and David Smith. Mrs. Weaver was preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie B. Weaver, her parents, Carrol and Dona Johnson McIntyre, one daughter, Joy Weaver Flatt, one sister, Era Moore, and two grandsons, Douglas and Durrell King. She is survived by two daughters, Gay Weaver King and Diane Weaver Walker both of Selmer, two sons, Duane Weaver of Selmer and Berlie Weaver of Bethel Springs, two sister, Thelma Robinson of Bethel Springs and Ruth Moore of Selmer, four grandchildren, five gr- grandchildren, and two gr-gr-grandchildren. >>>>>>>>>>>>> ROSIE BLACK WILDS, 89, died on Sat. Feb. 26, 2000, at Lexington Healthcare Center in Streamwood, Ill. She was a homemaker and nurses aid and a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. Services took place at 1 p.m. on Tues., Feb. 29, at Shackelford Chapel in Selmer. Burial was held at Pebble Hill Cemetery in Michie. Officiating the services was Minister Lee Roy Willis.. Mrs. Wilds was preceded in death by her husband, Luke Wilds, her parents Robert Monroe and Linda Wood Black, a son, Dennie Black, a sister, Beulah Lutterall, and two brothers, Ulasa Black and Elvis Black. She is survived by four daughters, Ermal Rorie of Corinth, Miss, Mary Bagley of Hanvover Park, Ill., Phylis Caysenter of Ponca City , Okla., and Vonnie Villanuenva of Zion, Ill., two step-daughters, Lewell Lee of Michie and Martha Leona Strother of Little Rock, Ark., two sons, Neal Wilds of Cleveland, Ohio, and James Wilds of Selmer, twenty grandchildren, fifty gr-grandchildren, and four gr-gr- grandchildren. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ESER D. BOWEN, 95, died on Feb. 28, 2000, at Magnolia Regional Health Center. He was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church. Services took place at 1 p.m. on Wed. Mar. 1, at Magnolia Funeral Home. Officiating the services was Charlie Browning, his son-in-law. Pallbearers were Jimmy Bowen, Joe Bowen, Ronnie Bowen, Ricky Bowen, Tod Bowen, Jeffery Browning, Michael York, Lane Dean, and Jeffrey Vatalaro. Mrs. Bowen was preceded in death by his father, Charlie Martin Bowen, his mother, Lina Jane Bowen, wife of 60 years, Zelma Mae Crowe Bowen, brothers, G.B. Bowen and wife, Willard, Eber Bowen and wife, Lessie, sisters, Myrtle Coln and husband Rob, Mamie Bowen, Leora Farris and husband Alvis, Dola North and husband Carlous. He is survived by two sons, Delbert C. Bowen and wife Marie of Guys and Ernest Darris Bowen and wife Sadie of Corinth, Miss, three daughters, Bonitha Rast of Corinth, Miss., Brenda Browning and husband Charlie of Corinth, Miss., and Betty Callis of Bartlett, sixteen grandchildren, James Wayne "Jimmy" Bowen and wife Michelle, Vicki McAfee and husband O'Neal, L. Joe Bowen and wife Deborah, Debbie Bowen, Ronald "Ronnie" Bowen and wife Sarah, Rickey Bowen, Theresa Dolaway and husband William, Shirie Lollis and husband Roger, Connie Valtalaro and husband Jeffrey, Cheryl Dean and husband Lane, Todd Bowen and wife Amy, Jeffery Browning, Stephanie Browning and fiance Joe Booker, Cindi Devine, Angel "Angie" Armstrong and husband Chip, Michael York and wife Alicia, twenty- four gr-grandchildren, four step-gr-grandchildren, five step-gr-gr-grandchildren, one brother, Tedford "Ted" Bowen and wife Ruth of Guys, one sister, Pauline Rast of Corinth, Miss. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>.. Have a great day Barbara [email protected]