Appeared in the Independent Appeal Wednesday, February 17, 1999 GLENDA F. PLUNK, age 61, died on Mon. Feb. 8, 1999, at Methodist LeBonhuer Hospital in Jackson of heart failure. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. Services took place at 1 p.m. on Thurs., Feb. 11, 1999, at Shackelford Chapel in Selmer. Burial was held at Maggie Jones Cemetery In Finger. Officiating the Services was Minister Eddie Walker. Pallbearers were Lee Grantham, Wilson Grantham, Larry Grantham, David Grantham, Jason, Truett, Jammie Plunk, and Dennis Young. Mrs. Plunk was preceded in death by her mother, Irene Stone Grantham, father, J. P. Grantham, one grandson, John Truett, Jr., and one sister, Martha Jo May. She is survived by her husband, Marvin Plunk, two daughters, Annie Lou Truett of Finger and Terrie May of Adamsville, two sons, Danny R. Plunk of Henderson and H. Mack Plunk of Memphis, one sister, Louise Smalley of Bolivar, four brothers, Lee Grantham of Henderson, Wilson Grantham of Joliet, Ill., Larry Grantham of Grand Junction, and David Grantham of Bolivar, three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CAROLYN OZELLA WALTERS, age 54, died on Mon. Feb. 8, 1999, at her home in Savannah of probable heart attack. She was an operator for various garment factories, worked in restaurants, and lived most of her life in Savannah. Services took place at 11 a.m. on Wed., Feb. 10, 1999, at Graham United Methodist Church near Savannah. Burial was held at Graham Cemetery near Savannah. Mrs. Walters is survived by her daughter, Teresa Robinson of Springfield, four sons, Billy Pinson, Timmy Glenn Hill, Michael Hill, and David Allen Hill all of Savannah, one brother, David Brown of Savannah, and six grandchildren. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> RUTH McCOOL BEAIRD, age 68, died on Tues., Feb. 9, 1999, at her daughter's home, Glenda Jones, in Selmer, of cancer. She was a retired insurance agent - Mortimer Funeral Home in Greenville, and Baptist belief. Services took place at 1 p.m. on Thurs. Feb. 11, 1999, with an entombment service at Greencrest Mausoleum. Mrs. Beaird was preceded in death by her mother, Minnie Dickerson McCool, father, Earl McCool, and two brothers, Alvin McCool and Eddie McCool. She is survived by three daughters, Linda Daniel and husband Joel of Anniston, Ala., Glenda Jones and husband Doug of Selmer, and Brenda Stogner and husband Tim of Saltillo., Miss., six sisters, Helen Moore of Duncan, Miss., Eleanore Moore of Jackson, Miss., Irma Smith of Clarksdale, Miss., Betty Crocker of Jackson., Miss., Julia McCool of Clinton, Miss., and Janice Heffner of Coldwater, Miss., one brother, Fred McCool of Greenville, Miss., four grandchildren, and one great- granddaughter. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MARY LOU BRITTON, age 63, died on Wed., Feb. 10, 1999, at Dr. Chase's Clinic in Ramer of a heart attack. She was a homemaker and a member of Chewalla Baptist Church. Mrs. Britton was preceded in death by her mother, Vera Lewis Youngblood, father, Roy Youngblood, and one daughter, Mary Christine. She is survived by her husband, L. C. Britton, four sons, Alford Holloway, Carroll Britton, and Clay Britton all of Ramer, and Carmon Britton off Michie, and one sister, betty Sue Milford of Statonville, three brother, R. J. Youngblood, Lewis Youngblood, and Joe Youngblood all of Ramer, nine grandchildren, and one great- grandchild. >>>>>>>>>>>>> HESTER CUNNINGHAM (GOO-GOO) COLN, age 80, died on Tues., Feb. 9, 1999, at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Cornith, Miss., of heart failure. She was retired from the Corinth Hosiery Mill, a homemaker, and Baptist Church member in Strickland, Miss. Services took place at 1 p.m. on Fri., Feb. 12, 1999, at Shackelford Chapel in Acton. Burial was held at New Hope Cemetery near Michie. Officiating the service was Minister Harold Burcham. Pallbearers were Jackie Glisson, Jerry Glisson, Ken Tucker, Steve Gibens, Jason Avery, Jeff Palmer, and Mamie Coln. Mrs. Coln was preceded in death by her mother, Daisy Davis Cunningham, father, James Wesley Cunningham, husband, Charles Ellison Coln, one brother, Cecil Cunningham, and one granddaughter, Phyllis Austin. She is survived by four daughters, Joe Glisson of Tupelo, Miss., Jane Austin of Southaven, Miss., Jean Givens, of Ripley, Miss., and Shelia Tucker of Horn Lake, Miss., one son, James Charles Coln of Memphis, two sisters, Inis Cunningham and Joyce Pratt both of Memphis, one brother, James, W. Cunningham of Memphis, eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MADELYN HAMILTON Martha Madelyn Hamilton, age 80, died Feb. 5, 1999, in Berkley Heights NJ. She was the widow of Milford Hugh Hamilton, Sr. Funeral services were held Feb. 8, 1999, in the Memorial Chapel of the Paul Ippolito Funeral Home. Internment was in Hollywood Memorial Park Mrs. Hamilton was the daughter of William Oscar Wallace and Willie Maude Wallace of Ramer, and grew up in the Ramer community. She is survived by daughters Linda Pufal of Berkley Heights, Patricia Jane Palma of Milburn, N.J., Marilyn Dalfino of Nutley, N.J. Martha Joe Weiss of Ithaca, N.Y., Mary Ann Huibregtse of Florida, one son, Steven Gary Geyer of Pequannock, N.J., one step-son, High Hamilton, Jr., of Florida, three sisters, Ruth Patrick of Ramer, Frances Branstetter and Mildred Selle of Selmer. Preceding in death were sisters, Blanche Ayres, Lucy Mae Wallace, Cynthia Jones and brothers, Henry Wallace and Jim Wallace. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> GARY NELSON KING, age 42, died on Fri., Feb. 12, 1999, at his home of cancer. He was a tow boat deck hand. Services took place at 3 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 13, 1999, at Shackelford Chapel in Selmer. Burial was held at Moore's Schoolhouse Cemetery near Selmer. Officiating the service was Minister Charles Terry. Pallbearers were Steven Kinser, Dale Monroe, Ronnie Odom, Ernest Rorie, Joe Williams, and Ernie King. Mr. King was preceded in death by his father, Warren D. King. He is survived by two daughters, Tiffany King of Stantonville and Tara King of Pickwick Dam, one son, Greg King of Stantonville, mother, Elaine Hicks King of Burnsville, Miss., five sisters, Janet Williams of Selmer, Diane Kirk of Pochontas, Rhonda Kiestler of Bethel Springs, and Nancy Odom and Lisa Ray both of Burnsville, Miss., two brothers, Roger King and Dwight King both of Selmer, and two grandchildren, Dakota King and Makayla LoPorto. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DOROTHY ANN McNATT, age 56, died on Thurs, Feb. 11, 1999, at bolivar General Hospital of a heart attack. She was a homemaker, a member of Fairview Baptist Church of Paris, Henry County Hospital Auxiliary, and Henry County Homemakers Club Eastern Star. Services took place at 1 p.m. on Saturday., Feb. 13, 1000, at Shackelford Chapel in Selmer. Burial was held at Lake Hill Memorial Gardens near bethel Springs. Officiating the service was Minister Bob Elliott. Pallbearers were Jimmy Daniels, Morris Reynolds, Charlie Duncan, Wayne Whitten, Gene Bratton, and B. V. Cathey. Mrs. McNatt was preceded in death by her mother, Ailene Ruth Kendrick Steadman, and father, Hallie Steadman. She is survived by her husband, John David McNatt, one son, John David McNatt, Jr. of Paris, one sister, Sherry Dalby of Memphis, and Kenneth R. Steadman of Jackson. >>>>>>>>>>>> RAY DENCIL BIVENS, age 77, died on Tues., Feb. 9, 1999, at Jackson General of heart attack or lung clot. He was an operating room technician at Jackson General from 1954 to 1984, a member of Millegeville united Methodist, Masonic Lodge #45 in Jackson, American Legion, and Army Veteran of WWII. Services took place at 1 p.m. on Thurs., Feb. 11, 1999, at Shackelford Chapel. Burial was held at Highland memorial Gardens in Jackson. Mr. Bivens is survived by his wife, Virginia Williams Bishop Bivens of Milledgeville, one daughter, Angela Bivens of Atlanta, GA, one son, Timothy R. Bivens of Kokomo, Ind., two step- sons, Neal Bishop of Florence, Ala., and Doyle Bishop of Memphis, and three step-grandchildren. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ALBERT GENTRY WOLFE, JR., age 54, died on Saturday, Feb. 6, 1999 at his home. He was a self-employed car salesman and a sports broadcaster for McNairy Central High School. He was a member of New Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church, was an Air Force veteran, a McNairy Central High School booster and a member of the Selmer Golf & Country Club. Services took place at 330 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, 1999 at Shackelford Chapel in Selmer. Burial was held in Falcon Cemetery in Selmer. Officiating the services were Ministers Mike Nolen and Paul Millikin. Honorary Pallbearers were Weiss Davis, Joey Maness, Don Morris, Wayne Maxedon, John Keith Gray, Doug Jones, Mike Graham, Ab Chambers, Phillip McClain, William Foote, Frank Hall, Shawn Hamm and Rickey Joe Suggs. Pallbearers were Carroll Graham, Billy Frank Harriss, Clark Hively, Robert Chambers, Jeff Schults, Jerry Wright, Todd Wright, and Farris Holmes. Mr. Wolfe is survived by his wife, Glenda Glover Wolfe; two daughters-in-law, Ericka and Stacy Wolfe, four sons, Jamie Wolfe of Old Hickory, Scotty Wolfe, of Selmer, Micky Wolfe and Timmy Wolfe both of Jackson, parents Albert and Nellie Kiser Wolfe, Sr., of Selmer, one brother Ricky Wolfe of Selmer, and two grandchildren, Brett and Peyton Wofe. >>>>>..end Have a great day Barbara [email protected]