MISSISSIPPI DEATHS Bessie Peterson, retired Collin Johnson Clarion-Ledger Staff Writer Bessie Comfort Peterson, 73, of Fleetwood Drive, a retired employee of the cleaning business, died of cancer Monday at her home. Mrs. Peterson had her body donated to the University of Mississippi Medical Center for medical research. "Our mother and friend has left us. She was an inspiration and a pillar to lean on," said her son, Daniel Peterson of Jackson.
"She will be sorely missed." Other survivors include a daughter, Deborah Blake of Jackson; sister, Daisey Rogers of Florida; brothers, Benjamin Comfort of Utica and Richard Comfort of Florida; and three grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the hospice program at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center. Ruth Esther Few Avery retired licensed practical nurse NASHVILLE Ruth Esther Few Avery, 93, a retired licensed practical nurse for Grenada Hospital, died of heart failure Monday at Cornelius House Nursing Home. Services are 3p.m. today at Wise-Nowell Funeral Home in Eupora, with burial in Bethel Cemetery in Calhoun County, Miss.
Mrs. Avery was a Montgomery County, native and was a longtime resident of the Eupora, area before moving to Nashville. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Eupora. Survivors include: daughters, Sarah Frances Hitt of Nashville and Shirley Ruth Tindall of Amarillo, Texas; and nine grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Mavis Dee Bowman retired state employee CARTHAGE Mavis Dee Bowman, 72, a retired state employee, died of heart failure Wednesday at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.
Graveside services are 2 p.m. today in Freeny Cemetery. Wilcox Funeral Home is handling arrangements, Mrs. Bowman was a Leake County native. She was a member of Freeny Baptist Church.
Survivors include: son, Rick Bowman of Clinton; sister, Wilma Azwell of Carthage; and a grandchild. Adeline Brown retired business owner Adeline Brown, 83, the retired owner of Log Cabin Grocery, died of cancer Tuesday at Central Mississippi Medical Center. Services are 2 p.m. today at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home with burial in Raymond City Cemetery. Mrs.
Brown was a Fall River, native and a longtime resident of Hinds County. She was a member of Forest Hill Baptist Church where she was a member of the choir and taught Sunday school. She was the widow of H.C. "June" Brown. Survivors include: sons, Harvey Brown of Jackson and Harold Brown of Crystal Springs; daughters, Mary Sue Eaton of Woodland and Minnie Moudy of Braxton; brothers, Frank Miranda of Little Compton, R.I., Mike Miranda of Somerset, Edmund Miranda of Fall River and David Miranda of Anchorage; sisters, Mary Perry of Fall River, Bella Silvia of Portsmouth, R.I., Rose Botello of New Bedford, and Eileen Sedoma of Newport, R.I.; and nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Diabetes Foundation or to Gideons International. Lawrence Brown retired government employee Lawrence Brown, 61, a retired government employee, of Manhattan Drive, died of cardiac arrest Friday at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center. Services are 1 p.m. today at College Hill Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Garden Memorial Park. Westhaven Memorial Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Mr. Brown was a Jackson native. He graduated from Jim Hill High School in 1956. He also attended J.P. Campbell College and Alcorn State University.
He received an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army. He was a member of the American Legion Tyner-Ford Post No. 213 in Vicksburg and College Hill M.B. Church.
He retired from Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg. Survivors include: sons, Lawrence E. Brown of Westchester, and Jefferson Brown of Vicksburg; daughter, Bonnie Johnson of Grandview, mother, Bonnie Bell Davis of Jackson; brother, Louis Brown of Pittsburgh, sisters, Lois A. Davis and Zanette Funchess, both of Jackson; and five grandchildren. Yin Dea Chow retired business owner GREENWOOD Yin Dea Chow, 83, a retired business owner, died of cancer Saturday at Hospital.
Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Wilson Knight Funeral Home. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Mrs.
Chow was a Canton, China, native. She moved from Hong Kong to Greenwood in 1966. She was the retired owner of Sunlight Grocery. She attended the Chinese Baptist Church. She was a devoted Buddhist.
She was the widow of Lone Yew Chow. Survivors include: sons, Sunny Chow and Michael Chow, both of Greenwood, and Johnny Chow of College Station, Texas; daughters, Wing Tim Yung of Greenwood and Tammy Joe of Memphis; brother, Ming Gee Dea of Los Angeles; and 11 grandchildren. Sudie Guice Collier homemaker CARTHAGE Sudie Guice Collier, 88, a homemaker, died of heart failure Tuesday at Laird Hospital. Services are 11 a.m. today at Wilcox The Clarion-Ledger publishes obituaries news stories, certain facts are required.
complete name, age and occupation; date, time and place of services; and survivors. p.m. will appear i in the next day's editions. from the funeral home. Funeral Home with burial in Carolina Presbyterian Cemetery.
CLARION OBITUARY POLICY Mrs. Collier was a Leake County native. She was a member of Madden United Methodist Church. Survivors include: son, Randolph Guice of Brandon; daughters, Bobbie Mullins of Wetumpka, and Linda Carney of Brandon; stepdaughter, Bobbie Collier co*ckroft of Carthage; and 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Louise Starling Cousley retired teacher, librarian LITTLE ROCK, Ark.
Louise Starling Cousley, 88, a retired teacher and librarian, died of heart failure Monday at her home. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church in Greenville, with burial in Greenville Cemetery. Visitation is a.m. Friday at Boone-Wells Funeral Home in Greenville.
Mrs. Cousley was a Greenville native. She graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, where she was a member of Kappa Delta sorority. She was a longtime teacher and librarian in the Greenville public schools. She was a member of the Greenville Junior Auxiliary, the Greenville Garden Club and First Presbyterian Church.
She was the widow of Sam B. Cousley. Survivors include: daughter, Marie Dugan of Little Rock, and Sally Beckham of Irving, Texas; son, Sam Cousley of Oxford, brother, Henry W. Starling Jr. of Brandon, and six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Lucille M. Dunn merchant MIDNIGHT Lucille M. Dunn, 79, a merchant, died of heart failure Wednesday at King's Daughter Hospital in Yazoo City. Services are 2 p.m. today at Silver City Baptist Church with burial in Belzoni City Cemetery.
Mortimer Funeral Home in Belzoni is handling arrangements. Survivors include: husband, Ray; daughter, Penny Foster of Midnight; and three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Sudie Jay Kelly Harbour homemaker PHILADELPHIA Sudie Jay Kelly Harbour, 87, a homemaker, died of pneumonia Tuesday at Neshoba General Hospital. Services are 3 p.m. today at McClainHays Funeral Home with burial in Cedarlawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Harbour was a longtime resident of Philadelphia. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. She was the widow of R.C. Harbour.
Survivors include: son, Terry Harbour of Fort Worth; daughters, Martha Ann Johnston of Clinton and Susan Baysinger of Philadelphia; and five grandchildren and one great Sandra Sue Hendry banking representative BAY SPRINGS Sandra Sue Hendry, 58, a personal banking representative, died of an aneurysm Monday at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. Services were Wednesday at Providence Primitive Baptist Church in Stringer with burial in Providence Cemetery. Mrs. Hendry worked for the Omni Bank. Survivors include: parents, W.V.
and Anne Myrick of Stringer; son, Douglas Wayne Hendry of Louin; daughter, Joanna Lynn Buchannan of Bay Springs; brothers, Cooper Myrick of Bay Springs and Paul Myrick of Stringer; sister, Ellen Wages of Vancleave; and three grandchildren. Clara Pierce Horne homemaker AMORY Clara Pierce Horne, 100, a homemaker, died of heart failure Tuesday at Beverly Health Care. Services are 2 p.m. today at E.E. Pickle Funeral Home with burial in Union Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Horne was a Fulton native. She lived in Monroe County for several years before moving to Amory. She was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church. She enjoyed quilting and reading.
She was the widow of Billy Mell Horne. Survivors include: sons, Herbert Horne of Kosciusko and Bobby Joe Horne of Nettleton; daughters, Maxine Bateman and Charlene Bateman, both of Washington, and 12 grandchildren, three stepgrandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and 20 great-greatgrandchildren. Dr. Lee J. Hudson pastor HUNTSVILLE, Ala.
Dr. Lee J. Hudson, 67, a pastor, died of a stroke Friday at Huntsville Hospital. Services were Sunday at Heritage Baptist Church with burial in Twickenham Memory Gardens. Spry Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Dr. Hudson was a Jackson, native. He attended Clarke College and Mississippi College. While serving as a full-time pastor, he continued his education at Luther Rice Seminary where he earned his Doctor of Smith Mortuary REV. QUINCY A.
MCLIN Fri. 1:00 Good Hope M.B. Ch. Florence Visit: Thur. 3-6 p.m.
SMC Chapel Body will repose in church 11:00 a.m. 12:45 p.m. Interment, Church Cemetery 851 WEST NORTHSIDE DR CLINTON, MS (601 924-6300) free of charge. Since they are Included are the deceased's cause and place of death; Obituaries received by 4:30 Information must be received Ministry and Doctor of Theology degrees. He was co-founder and president of Heritage Bible College in Huntsville and pastor of Heritage Baptist Church for 26 years.
Survivors include: wife, Ruth; sons, Tim Hudson of Chattanooga, and Mark Hudson of Huntsville; mother, Gertrude Hudson of Brookhaven, brothers, Paul Hudson of Gulfport, and T.C. Hudson of McHenry, sisters, Susie Pedes of Jackson, and Betty Carlyn of Brookhaven, and three grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Heritage Bible College, 2910 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL. 35810 or Gideons International. Marvin 'Jug' Hunt retired carpenter STURGIS Marvin "Jug" Hunt, 84, a retired carpenter, died at Oktibbeha County Hospital Tuesday of injuries sustained from an automobile accident.
Services are 11 a.m. today at Welch Funeral Home with burial in Sturgis Cemetery.ir. Hunt was a Winston County native. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors include: wife, Q.B.; daughters, Dixie McMinn and Judy Dunn, both of Sturgis, and Maxine Bagwell of Memphis; son, Hayes Hunt of Sturgis; sister, Evelyn House of Meridian; brother, Climmie Hunt Jr. of Bossier City, and nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mae Tiller Koestler former financial clerk VICKSBURG Mae Tiller Koestler, 86, a former financial clerk, died of heart failure Wednesday at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Memorial services are 11 a.m. Friday at Fisher-Riles Funeral Home.
Visitation is 9 a.m. until the time of service Friday at the funeral home. Mrs. Koestler was a Memphis native who lived in Vicksburg for more than 65 years. She was a former employee at Mercy Hospital in the finance and accounting office for 10 years.
She also worked for Waterways Experiment Station as a financial clerk for 15 years. She was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church. Survivors include: sons, Leo V. Koestler of Vicksburg and Michael T.
Koestler of San Francisco; brothers, Martin Tiller of Memphis and Joe Paul Tiller of Wilmington, sisters, Nell Spigener of Tulsa, Hazel Allen of Cool, and Ella Goss and Ola Jean Montgomery, both of Memphis; and five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to St. Michael Catholic Church, 100 St. Michael Place, Vicksburg MS 39180 or St. Paul Catholic Church, 713 Crawford Street, Vicksburg MS 39180.
Curtis Mallette Purvis resident PURVIS Curtis Mallette, 64, a Purvis resident, died of cancer Tuesday at his home. Services are 10:30 a.m. today at Jones Funeral Home in Lake Serene with burial in Grantham Cemetery. Survivors include: wife, Annie; sons, Ricky Mallette and Glen Mallette, both of Oak Grove, and Tim "Bootsie" Mallette of Tylertown; daughter, Sherry Remington of Freemont, brothers, Walter Tiblier and Wallace Tiblier, both of Biloxi, and Larry Tiblier of Jackson; sisters, Judy Ross and Beverly Chester, both of Biloxi; and eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. G.N.
'Reno' Mangialardi retail grocery store owner GREENVILLE "Reno" Mangialardi, 85, an owner of a retail grocery store, died of heart failure Tuesday at King's Daughters Hospital. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with burial in Greenville Cemetery. Visitation is 6-7 p.m.
today at Boone-Wells Funeral Home. Mr. Mangialardi was a Marks native. He attended Marks public schools. He was a farmer in Sunflower County before he moved to Tribbett.
In 1944, he moved to Bourbon and operated Mangialardi Grocery Store until his 1993 retirement. He was the widower of Mafalda Fratesi. He was a communicant at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Survivors include: daughters, Rosalie Womack and Barbara Pettis, both of Greenville, Carolyn Campbell of Carrollton, Mary Eldine Pridemore of Riverdale, and Nancy Vesper of Mandeville, sister, Rena Ragnetti of Brooklyn, N.Y.; and 15 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Thelma Powell McDade retired teacher, social worker INDIANOLA Thelma Powell McDade, 81, a retired teacher and social worker, died of heart failure Wednesday at South Sunflower County Hospital. Services are 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with burial in Indianola City Ceme- Rosemont Gardens Memorial Mark SAVINGS UP TO 371-0009 3935 1-55 South Jackson, Mississippi 39212 tery. Visitation is 10 a.m. until the time of service Friday at the church.
Card Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mrs. McDade graduated from Delta State University, She was a member of First Baptist Church, the Civic League and the Indianola Garden Club. She was the widow of Willie Owen McDade. Survivors include: daughter, Evelyn Roughton of Indianola and Wanda Adams of Slidell, sister, Lenore Britt of Indianola; and eight grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or any charity. Birdie Mae Myers homemaker MIDLAND, Texas Birdie Mae Myers, 94, a homemaker, died of heart failure Sunday at Midland Memorial Hospital. Services are 2 p.m. today at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Forest, with burial in Salem Baptist Cemetery i in Scott County, Miss.
Mrs. Myers was a member of First Baptist Church in Big Springs, Texas. Survivors include: son, Jack Parks of Lake, daughters, Ida Simpson of Odessa, Texas, Peggy Masey of Rockwell, N.C., Betty Francis Pitts of Spring Branch, Texas, Berdie Louise Trolinder of Midland, Texas; stepdaughter, Nell Shaw of Dickerson, and 21 grandchildren, 39 greatgrandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Mary Margaret Reed Oates clerical employee GREENWOOD Mary Margaret Reed Oates, 48, a clerical employee, died of pulmonary embolism Monday at Hospital. A memorial service will be on a later date.
Williams Lord Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mrs. Oates was a Norfolk, native who lived in Greenwood for the past years. She was a Catholic. Survivors include: husband, Anthony; sons, Robert Lethcoe of Chesapeake, and Jared Lethcoe of Greenwood; daughter, Dana Cox of Camden, mother, Mary Reed of Newport News, sisters, Janice Thurman of Newport News, and Barbara Anderson of Longwood, and brother, William Reed of Portsmouth, Va.
Madge Conner Randall retired elementary teacher TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Madge Conner Randall, 89, a retired elementary teacher, died of respiratory failure Saturday in Tallahassee. Graveside services were Wednesday at Beersheba Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Columbus, Miss. Memorial Funeral Home in Columbus handled arrangements. Mrs.
Randall was a Caledonia, native. She was a former resident of Columbus, who moved to Tallahassee in 1990. She graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi. She was a former volunteer for Contact. She was a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
She was the widow of William Brooks Randall. Survivors include: son, William Malone Randall of Montgomery; daughter, Frances R. Ayers of Tallahassee and Martha R. Speir of Atlanta; brother, Cecil Conner of Tupelo, and seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 2698 Ridge Road, Columbus MS 3970.
Kalford Compton Ratcliff lawyer LAUREL Kalford Compton Ratcliff, 83, a lawyer, died of heart failure Tuesday at his home. Services are 11 a.m. Friday in Lake Park Cemetery. Memory Chapel Funeral Home in Laurel is handling arrangements. Mr.
Ratcliff was a Shreveport, native. He was a Rhodes College graduate and received his law degree from Washington College of Law of American University. He served in the Infantry Division in World War II. He was a member of First Trinity Presbyterian Church where he was also a trustee and elder. He helped to open the Presbyterian Christian School.
Mr. Ratcliff was a past president of Chamber of Commerce, member of the Salvation Army Advisory Board, a trustee and vice president of Laurel- Jones County Library Association, and a trustee of Lauren Rogers Library and Museum of Art. He was the director of Mississippi Power a past member of Laurel Committee of 100, former director of the Housing Board, a past president of the Kiwanis Club, member of the Jones County Bar Association, Mississippi State Bar Association, Mississippi Bar Foundation and Mississippi Defense Attorney's Association. He was a former trustee of the YMCA, Citizen of the Year in 1980 and king of the Laurel Junior Auxiliary Charity Ball in 1981. Survivors include: wife, Mary; sons, John Garrett Ratcliff of Shreveport, La, and David McLain Rogers of Laurel; and six grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to First Trinity Presbyterian Church in Laurel. Richard C. Riley welder VICKSBURG Richard C. Riley, 56, a welder, died of cancer Tuesday at his home. Services are 2 p.m.
today at Glenwood MARK E. SEEPE FUNERAL DIRECTORS CREMATORIUM 601-366-5239 1-800-748-9751 755 Riverside Drive, Jackson, MS 9A4426 Funeral Home with burial in Green Acres Memorial Park. Mr. Riley was a Sharkey County native who lived in Vicksburg since 1969. He graduated from Holly Bluff High School.
He was in the 82nd Airborne serving in the U.S. Army. He was a -fitter for Letourneau for 25 years. He was a member of the Vicksburg Moose Lodge No. 1581 and the American Legion.
He was a Baptist. Survivors include: wife, Diane; sons, Doyle Riley and Brian Riley, both of Vicksburg; brothers, Charles B. Riley of Florence, S.C., James Rachel Riley of Holly Bluff and David Neal Riley of Madison; and sister, Margaret Faye Abney of Horn Lake. John T. 'Tebo' Shaw carpenter HOLCOMB John Talmadge "Tebo" Shaw, 52, a carpenter, died of a stroke Tuesday at Barnes Jewish Medical Center in St.
Louis. Services are 10 a.m. today at Womble Funeral Home in Charleston with burial in Sparta Cemetery. Mr. Shaw was a Cowart native.
Survivors include: daughter, Stephanie Willis of Leland; son, Terry Shaw of Greenville; stepson, Shane Tarpley of Leland; mother, Myrtle Shook Shaw of Charleston; sisters, Nancy Carol Rideout and Lana McKinley, both of Charleston, Rose Mary Woodall of Greenwood, Brenda Hoop of Grenada and Katie Ann Shaw of Oxford; brothers, William Marion Shaw of Holcomb, Bobby Shaw of Romney, W.V., Glenn Shaw of Charleston, James Shaw of Stillman Valley, Russell Shaw of Clarksdale and Donnie Shaw of Batesville; halfbrother, Ronnie Shaw of Holcomb; and three grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Mid-South Transplant Foundation, 956 Court Memphis TN 38163. Maude Moore Scott homemaker TERRY Maude Moore Scott, 96, a homemaker, died of heart failure Monday at Central Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Graveside services are 11 a.m. today in Society Cemetery.
Peoples Funeral Home in Jackson is handling arrangements. Mrs. Scott was a Terry native. She was the widow of Johnny Scott. Survivors include: niece, Katie Mae Green of Terry; nephew, Walter Ray Hart of Livingston, and a number of greatnieces and -nephews.
Ann Howell Sturdivant deputy clerk Thursday, ABERDEEN Ann Howell Sturdivant, 64, a deputy clerk, died of cardiac arrest Wednesday at her home. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with burial in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at Tisdale-Lann Memorial Funeral Home.
Mrs. Sturdivant was a Dublin native who moved to Aberdeen in 1960. She worked in the Northern District for the U.S. Federal Court. She was an active member of First Baptist Church of Aberdeen where she taught Sunday school for 30 years and was active with the Girl's Auxiliary and the Women's Missionary Union.
She and her husband were married 46 years. Survivors include: husband, Sherrell; daughters, Sherrelyn Gregg of Amory and Suzanne Dennis of Tupelo; sisters, Rose Frost of Waco, Texas, and Joyce Cranford of Columbia, brother, Lewis Howell of Clearwater, and three grandchildren. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church or any charity. Mary R. Sullivan licensed practical nurse Mary R.
Sullivan, 77, a registered licensed practical nurse, of Wagwood Street, died of heart failure Tuesday at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center. Services are 11 a.m. today at BaldwinLee Funeral Home with burial in Lakewood South. Mrs. Sullivan was a Pelahatchie native and a longtime resident of Jackson.
She was a registered licensed practical nurse for the University of Mississippi Medical Center Emergency Room for a number of years. She also worked as a private duty nurse. She was a member of the Practical Nurses Association where she served as a former secretary. She was also a member of Parkway Baptist Church for 65 years. Survivors include: son, Robert C.
Sullivan Jr. of Jackson; daughters, Amber Carter of Jackson and Sarita Owens of Clarksdale; brother, Vernon Rhodes of Mexico and Ronnie Vaughn of Jackson; sister, Gloria Shoemaker of Jackson; and four grandsons and two great-granddaughters. Brenda Kay Tillis registered nurse BRAXTON Brenda Kay Tillis, 35, a registered nurse, died of heart failure May 25 at Central Mississippi Medical Center. Services were May 29 at Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Earle S.
Banks Funeral Home handled arrangements. Mrs. Tillis attended McLaurin High and graduated from Piney Woods Country Life School. She attended the University of Southern Mississippi where she earned a bachelor's degree in nursing. Survivors include: parents, George and Bernice Tillis of Brandon; and brother, Willie Louis Buckhalter of Braxton.
Jitney WE DELIVER Jungle FLOWERS! We specialize in Sympathy Designs Call 969-7673 OR 1-800-748-9996 WE CAN WIRE WORLD WIDE VISA (Master Card June 3, 1999 I The Clarion-Ledger I 13B Calls pour in opposing Evers' day on July 4 By Riva Brown Clarion-Ledger Staff Writer The Jackson City Clerk's Office has been bombarded with calls from people who do not think Medgar Wiley Evers Day should be celebrated on the Fourth of July. The City Council voted unanimously May 25 to create a legal holiday honoring Evers, who would have turned 74 on July 2. Evers, who served as NAACP field secretary, was slain in the driveway of his Jackson home on June 12, 1963. Byron De La Beckwith was convicted of his murder 31 years later. City Clerk Eddie Jean Carr said Wednesday morning she had received 13 calls opposing the holiday and six calls wanting it held on a separate day.
Deputy City Clerk Linda Brune said the day after the council declared the citywide holiday, she received 17 calls in a one-hour period. Brune said she now receives roughly a half dozen calls a day. Some of the calls were from veterans who are concerned that celebrating the holidays jointly diluted the importance of Independence Day, Brune said. Caller Sam Leonard believes Evers deserves a holiday. However, instead of Independence Day, it could be held on 1 Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day. "This is not a racist issue with me," Leonard said. "It's just a shame for the holidays to be mixed up together. To me, it just takes something away from what Evers did." Council President Bo Brown said the council selected July 4 rather than Evers' birthday, partly because of the cost associated with giving people a day off on July 2.
A bill to create a state holiday died in a legislative subcommittee this year. State auditor orders former Tunica sheriff to repay funds By DeShuna Moore Clarion-Ledger Staff Writer State Auditor Phil Bryant announced Wednesday that after a nine-month investigation his office has issued a formal demand against former Tunica County Sheriff John J. Pickett and his bonding company. The $16,148.90 demand, which includes interest and cost of recovery, is for repayment of funds unaccounted for during a portion of Pickett's term as sheriff. The investigation came about after a complaint was made and recorded at the state auditor's office, said Langston Moore, director of public relations in the state auditor's office.
Pickett, who served nine years in office, said, "I haven't heard about (the demand). I have no comment." The investigation by the auditor's office "discovered numerous instances of unaccounted funds during Mr. Pickett's term of office," Bryant said in a prepared statement. "Mr. Pickett is responsible for the repayment of these funds and I am confident that these funds will be collected and returned to Tunica County." Pickett, who resigned March 1 as Tunica County's sheriff, will have 30 days to repay the money.
If he does not, the case will be turned over to the attorney general's office. In March, Pickett pleaded guilty to a federal extortion charge after he approved bonds from a Tunica bail bonding company in return for 20 percent of the premium on each bond. BALDWIN-LEE MRS. MARY R. SULLIVAN 11 am Thur.
B-L Chapel Jackson MRS. ADELINE BROWN 2 pm Thur. B-L Chapel Jackson (601) 939-6110 (601) 372-5623 PEARL JACKSON.
