Appeared in the Independent Appeal Newspaper Wed., Feb. 18, 2004 LUENEAL RICKMAN FREEMAN of Stantonville, 74, died Feb. 11, 2004 at McNairy Regional Hospital in Selmer. Mrs. Freeman was retired from Brown Shoe Company. She was a member of the Pentecostal Lighthouse Church in Reagan. She was preceded in death by her father, Leonard Neal Gladish; her mother, Mamie Morgan Gladish; her husband, Curtis Freeman; a brother, John Lee Gladish; and two grandchildren. She is survived by two son, James Rickman of Byhalia, MS and Bobby Rickman of Higdon, AL; one daughter, Ann Taylor of Sardis; one step-daughter, Loretta Jones of Henderson; two brothers, L. D. Gladish of Stantonville and George Gladish of Michie; and a sister, Ione Cofer of Bolivar. She had ten grandchildren, five step-grandchildren, and ten gr-grandchildren. Services were held at 11 a.m. on Fri., Feb. 13th at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel, with Minister Donald Jones officiating. Burial followed at Stantonville Cemetery in Stantonville. .............. THOMAS NEAL BELTON of Adamsville, 81, died Feb. 11, 2004 at Veterans Administration Medical Center. Mr. Belton was a retired heavy equipment operator and farmer. He was a member of the International Unit of Operating Engineers. He was an Army Veteran of World War II, having earned a Purple Heart and five Bronze Stars with Oakleaf Clusters. He was a member of Pine Hill Chapel Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Arthur Floyd Belton; his mother, Grace Hilliard Belton; his wife of fifty-two years Dorothy Belton; one sister, Evelyn Speaks; one grandchild and one gr-grandchild. He is survived by three sons, Brady Belton and Timmy Belton, both of Leapwood, and Randy Belton of Covington; six daughters, Lydia Belton of Memphis, Vicki Bradley of Brighton, Sonya Broussard of Mount Belvieu, TX, Dana Dunwoody of Leapwood, Candy Farrar of Cordova and Janet Belton Howard of Savannah; and two sisters, Norma Sparks of Eads and Denera Tillman of Cordova. He had twenty grandchildren and seventeen gr-grandchildren. Services were held at 1 p.m. on Fri., Feb. 13th at Shackelford Chapel in Adamsville, with Minister Don Lipford officiating. Burial followed at Mars Hill Cemetery in Adamsville. .............. ALBINA MARSHALL of Bethel Springs, 98, died Feb. 10, 2004 at Chester County Nursing Home. Mrs. Marshall worked in a hospital housekeeping department. She was a member of St. Jude Catholic Church in Selmer. She is survived by a son, Leopold P. Downer of Bethel Springs; and a daughter, Francis Marshall of Hinsdale, IL. She had several grandchildren and gr-grandchildren. Services were held at 11 a.m. on Thurs., Feb. 12th at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at Lake Hill Memorial Gardens in Bethel Springs. .............. PERRY S. SMITH of Selmer, 80, died Feb. 13, 2004 at his residence. Mr. Smith was retired from farming and the Crockett Mills Gin Company. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. He was a member and deacon of Pleasant Site Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Casper E. and Nora Bell Golightly Smith; and his wife, Mary Florence Smith. He is survived by a son, Perry B. Smith of Selmer; a daughter, Shirley Plaxico of Selmer; and five sisters, Elizabeth Burns of Selmer, Carolyn Elaine Cooper of Bethel Springs, Martha Leatherwood and Gloria Morgan, both of Corinth, MS, and Mary Frances Zimmerman of Brownsville. He had five grandchildren and five gr-grandchildren. Services were held at 3:30 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 14th at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel, with Minister Brad Woolworth and Rob Burns officiating. Burial followed at Lake Hill Memorial Gardens. .............. JIMMY INGLE of Ramer, 61, died Feb. 13, 2004 at McNairy Regional Hospital. Mr. Ingle was a self-employed carpenter. He was Baptist in faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gardy and Delphie Houston Ingle. He is survived by his wife, Linda Ingle; a son, Christopher Ingle of Ramer; two brothers, Tommy Ingle and William Dale Ingle, both of Ramer; and three sisters, Jo Ann Davis and Maverine Martin, both of Ramer, and Maelene Fowler of Guys. Services were held at 1 p.m. on Mon., Feb. 16th at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at Neill Cemetery in Savannah. .............. LESSIE M. HICKS of Selmer, 79, died Feb. 15, 2004 at McNairy Regional Hospital in Selmer. She was a retried seamstress from Brown Shoe Company in Selmer. She was a member of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Houston Murphy and Verdie Elizabeth King Murphy; and her husband, Arlie Cecil Hicks. She is survived by a son, Arlie M. Hicks of Selmer; a daughter, Carolyn Carroll of Selmer; and two sisters, Essie Sisk of Selmer and Oleen Alexander of Somerville. She had four grandchildren, Patty Vickers, Tammy Cooper, Rusy Hicks, and Ryan Hicks; five gr-grandchildren ad one gr-gr-grandchild. Services were held at 3 p.m. on Mon., Feb. 16th at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel, with Minister Mike Hollaway officiating. Burial followed at McCalips Chapel Cemetery in Selmer. .............. end Have a nice day! Barbara