Independent Appeal Wed., Sept. 29, 1999 REV. HALBERT McELRATH, 84, died on Sat., Sept. 18. 1999, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital of a short illness. He was the Pastor of Mt. Zion M. B. Church. Services took place at 1 p.m. on Tues., Sept. 21, at Mt. Zion M. B. Church. Burial was held at Mt. Zion Cemetery. Officiating the services was Rev. Eugene Ellison. Mr. McElrath was preceded in death by his parents, Jim and Maggie McElrath. He is survived by his wife, Mary Alice McElrath of Selmer, four sons, Walter McElrath of Lansing, MI, James William McElrath and Mack Harlan McElrath both of Selmer, and Wilbert McElrath of Nashville, one daughter, Mary Sue McElrath of Selmer, and one brother, Homer McElrath of Fulton, MO. ....>>>>>>>>> DORIS WATSON, 64, died on Mon., Sept. 20, 1999, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She worked at Mr. Green Jeans clothing store and Kimberly-Clark in Corinth, Miss. Services took place at 1 p.m. on Thur., Sept. 23, at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel in Iuka, Miss. Burial was held at White House Cemetery in Acton. Mrs. Watson was preceded in death by her sister, Audrey Baker. She is survived by her husband, J. D. Watson of Michie, her step-father, Libern Phillips of Dayton, Ohio, two sons, Jackie Watson and his wife Linda of Henderson and Erick Watson and his wife, Melinda Bonds Watson of Michie, one sister, Mary Eva Webb of Cookeville, two brothers, George Chambers of Dayton, Ohio and Billy Ray Chambers of Jellico, and five grandchildren. >>>>>>>>>> REV. JAMES D. FRANKS, 56, died on Sun., Sept. 26, 1999, at his residence of cancer. He was a Baptist Minister and owner of Frank's Produce Market. Services took place at 3 p.m. on Wed., Sept. 29, at Shackelford Chapel in Selmer. Burial was held at Falcon Cemetery in Selmer. Mr. Franks was preceded in death by his parents, Rev. David and Katherine Edge Franks and a step- daughter, Diane Rickman. He is survived by his wife, Martha Franks, two step-daughters, Sandra Kay Durham of Bartlett and Kathie Wilson of Finger, Two sons, Wayne Franks of Marks, Miss, and Jeff Franks of Meridian, Miss., three sisters, Lynn Turner of West Memphis, Ark., Wilma Whitaker of Booneville, Miss, and Mae Franks of West Helena, Ark, two brothers, Randall Franks of Baldwyn, Miss., and Earl Franks of Booneville, Miss.,a dn Mae Franks of West Helena, Ark., two brothers, Randal Franks of Baldwyn, Miss., and Earl Franks of Booneville, Miss, two grandchildren, Matthew and Gerald Wayne, Five step-grandchildren, and one step-gr-granddaughter. >>>>>>>>>>> MARY GAIL TAYLOR DAVIS, 44, died on Sat., Sept. 25, 1999, at Methodist Healthcare McNairy County in Selmer of heart failure. She was a homemaker and a member of Chapel Hill Baptist Church. Graveside services took place at 5 p.m. on Wed., Sept., 29, with burial at Sulpur in Springs Cemetery in Selmer. Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Merian and Verdie Lou May King. She is survived by her husband, Herbert H. Davis, one daughter, Crystal Gail Taylor of Ramer, two sons, Michael McKinley Taylor and Steven McKinley Taylor both of Ramer, four sisters, Jeffery Dillion of Jackson, Ruthie Clark of Ramer, Florence West of Hornsby, and Katie King of Bolivar, and two brothers, Jerry King and James King both of Selmer. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ROSA GOODRUM BORDEN, 86, died on Wed., Sept., 22, 1999, at Methodist Healthcare McNairy County of heart failure. She was a homemaker, a retired cook for Rose Creek School and member of the Piney Grove Church of God. Services took place at 3 p.m. on Fri., Sept., 24, at Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer. Burial was held at Lake Hill Memory Gardens in Bethel Springs. Mrs. Borden was preceded in death by her husband, E. A. (Amos) Borden. She is survived by six daughters Arvene Washington and Loraine Wolfe both of Selmer, Mary Halda of St. Charles, Iowa, Elsie Horsman of Bolingbrook, Ill., Nola Mendenhall of Lakeland, and Ludie Marie Hogan of Berwyn, Ill, three sons, Paul Amos Borden and J. C. Borden both of Selmer and Lynus "Buddy" Borden of Bolivar, two sister, Sadie Davis of Wheeler, Miss., and Annie Rea Cartwright of Ripley, three brothers, Clarence Goodrum of Bolivar, Lonnie Goodrum of Oil City, Pa., and Arnold Goodrum of Memphis, twenty-five grandchildren, twenty-six-gr-grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, and three step-gr-grandchildren. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ELMO JACKSON CRAWFORD, 74, died on Sun., Sept. 26, 1999, at his home of cancer. He worked at Brown Shoe Company for about seventeen years and later retired as a farmer. He was a member of Gravel Hill Baptist Church and a Veteran of WWII serving in the Army. Services took place at 3 p.m. on Tues. Sept., 28, at Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer. Burial was held at Wyatt Cemetery in Hornsby. Mr. Crawford was preceded in death by three brothers, Clifford Crawford, Robert Wood Crawford, A. B. Crawford, one sister, Frances Mayfield, and his parents, Albert and Annie Baker Crawford. He is survived by his wife, Ann Crawford, one daughter, Nelda Deaton of Adamsville, one son, David Crawford of Middleton, three sisters, Velma Barnes, Elisabeth Cox, and Mary Dan Chandler all of Hornsby, two brothers, Kenneth Crawford of Hornsby and Deryal Crawford of Bolivar, one granddaughter, Mica Crawford of Guys, and two grandsons, Randal Deaton of Adamsville and Stacey Denton of Guys. >>>>>>>>>>>> JACK LESTER KISER, 70, died on Sun., Sept. 26, 1999, at his home of heart failure. He retired from the City of Selmer Street and Sanitation Department and served in the U. S. Army for two years. Services took place at 3 p.m. on Wed., Sept. 29, at Mt. Zion Church in McNairy Community. Burial was held at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Bethel Springs. Mr. Kiser was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce McNeil Kiser. He is survived by his mother, Carrie Lyles Kiser of Selmer, two sons, jack Lyndon Kiser of Bethel Springs and Roger Steven Kiser of Selmer, two sister, Edna Mae Hill of Selmer and Madeline Hart of Houston, Texas, four brothers, William Henry "Dub" Kiser of bethel Springs, Jerry Dean Kiser of Chewalla, Earl Wayne Kiser of Trenton, and Ray Kiser of Lexington, four grandchildren, and two gr-grandchildren. >>>>>>>>>>> PEGGY E. HOWARD DUNN, 61, died on Mon., Sept. 27, 1999, at her home of heart failure. She was retired from U.T. Dental College. Services took place at 11 a.m. on Thurs., Sept., 30, at Shackelford Chapel in Selmer. Burial was held at Lebanon Cemetery in Michie. Mrs. Dunn was preceded in death by her father, John T. Howard. She is survived by her husband, Jack Dunn, her mother, Nellie Blanton Howard of Michie, two daughters, Jennifer Applebury of Bartlett and Melanie Greene of Hornlake, Miss., one sister, Scarlett Howard King of Jackson, one brother, Roscoe Raines, Jr. of Bartlett and two grandchildren, Brittany and Blake. >>>>>>>>>>>> DONALD LEE GLIDEWELL, 64, died on Sat., Sept. 25, 1999, at Provident Hospital N.E. Columbia, S.C. He was a heavy equipment operator, a Baptist, and an Izaak Walton League Member. Services took place at 1 p.m. on Wed., Sept. 29, at Shackelford Chapel in Selmer. Burial was held at Pleasant Site Cemetery in Selmer. Officiating the services was Minister Larry Lancaster. Mr. Glidewell was preceded in death, by his father, Floyd Glidewell. He is survived by his wife, Kay Glidewell, his mother, Eunice A. Glidewell of Hammond, Ind., and three daughters, Cheryl Ann Hardy of Bethel Springs, Donna Kay Welker of Hammond, Ind., and Kimberly Leanne Burse of Middleton, two sons, Donald Ray Glidewell of Selmer and Charles Lee Glidewell of Great Falls, S.C. four sisters, Magel Glidewell of Grant Park, Ill., Ladonna Barnhart of Lancaster, Ohio, Patsy Apples of Crown Point, Ind., and Norma Jean Proctor of Momence, Ill., two brothers, Larry D. Glidewell of Lecanto, Fla., and Windell T. Glidewell of Selmer, Nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. >>>>>>>>>> GLADYS FULLWOOD "Kittie" MOORE, 81, died on Tues., Sept. 21, 1999, at Magnolia Regional Healthcare in Corinth, Miss., of heart failure. She was a homemaker and a Methodist. Services took place at 1 p.m. on Thurs, Sept. 23, at Shackelford Chapel in Selmer. Burial was held at New Hope Cemetery in Michie. Mrs. Moore was preceded in death by her husband, Norman Moore and one brother, Bill Fullwood. She is survived by one daughter, Peggy May of Selmer, four sons, Neal Moore of Hornlake, Miss., Andy Moore of Southside, Doyle Moore of Michie, and Jimmy Moore of Stantonville, one sister, Alma Littlejohn of Bells, eight grandchildren and nine gr-grandchildren. >>>>>>>>>>>end Have a great day Barbara [email protected]