From September 1, 2000

Published 12:00 am Friday, September 1, 2000

JESSIE R. BURRELL

Jessie R. Burrell died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, at his home.

He was 44.

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Mr. Burrell was born in Claiborne County. He was employed with Eden Point Apartment Complex. He was a member of Montro Grove Baptist Church in Hermanville.

He was preceded in death by his father, W.B. Burrell Sr.

Survivors include two sons, Tony Burrell of Vicksburg and Kenneth Burrell of Newellton; his mother, Willie A. Burrell of Hermanville; grandmother, Allie White of Hermanville; seven brothers, W.B. Burrell Jr. of New Orleans, W.B. Burrell III of Port Gibson, Jimmy Burrell Sr. of Utica, James Burrell Sr., Nathaniel White and John Burrell, all of Hermanville, and Ray Burrell of Harvey, La.; five sisters, Robin Bishop and Martha Francis, both of Hermanville, Ada Graham of Port Gibson, Willie McAfee of Memphis and Mary Green of Louisiana; four grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.

Services are at 2 p.m. Sunday at Montro Grove Baptist Church in Hermanville with the Rev. Frand Curtis officiating. Burial will follow at Burrell Cemetery in Hermanville.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday at Rollins Funeral Home in Port Gibson.

HARVEY H. GREEN

CHARLESTON, S.C. Harvey H. Green died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, in Charleston, S.C.

He was 77.

Born in West Monroe, Mr. Green was a resident of Charleston. He was a veteran of World War II. He participated in the European Theatre and the Battle of the Bulge. He was a retired supervisory administrative officer with the U.S. Army Waterways Experiment Station. He was a member of the VFW, a past commander of the American Legion Post No. 3, past commander of the Disabled American Veterans, a Mason, a member of the Andrew Jackson Council of the Boy Scouts of America, a member of the Elks Lodge and a member of the Moose Lodge. He was a member and former deacon of Westminster Presbyterian Church.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Carol Ann Stewart; a son, Michael H. Green; his parents, John H. and Lena Williams Green; and a brother, William A. Green.

Survivors include his wife, Ann S. Green of Charleston; a daughter, Gail Santiago of Charleston; a son, John D. Green of Charleston; two sisters, Johnnie Blazier and Lena Mae Van Etten, both of Vicksburg; a brother, Jack Green of Baton Rouge; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Fisher-Riles Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Duhs, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Madison, officiating. Burial will follow at Green Acres Memorial Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 6 until 8 tonight at the funeral home.

Pallbearers will be Robert H. Johnson, Chris Fielder, Albert J. Green Jr., David Mobley, Lloyd Alderman Warnock and Alster Waters.

Honorary pallbearers will be John Harmon and Luther Warnock.

TROY L. PRESSON

Troy L. Presson died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.

He was 70.

A native of Rector, Ark., Mr. Presson had lived in Vicksburg for the past 27 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was a graduate of Arkansas State University. He was employed with U.S. Rubber Reclaiming for more than 13 years as an assistant controller at Waterways Experiment Station. For the past four years, he was employed as a staff accountant with Ameristar Casino. He was a member of the American Society of Military Controllers and the Church of Christ.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Vivian and Oreor Oliver Presson.

Survivors include his wife, Thelma E. Presson of Vicksburg; a son, Bruce Presson of Greenville; and other relatives and friends.

Services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Fisher-Riles Funeral Home with Tony Lalli, pastor of the Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will follow at Green Acres Memorial Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 6 until 8 tonight at the funeral home.

Pallbearers will be George Roesch, Paul Dolan, Arthur Hawkins, Zenon Sucharski and Raymond Hubbard.

Honorary pallbearers will be James Thomason and Larry Traylor.