MIRIAM ELIZABETH JACKSON

OAK GROVE Miriam Elizabeth Jackson died Sunday, July 14, 2002, at West Carroll Care Center in Oak Grove. She was 85.

Mrs. Jackson was born in Eupora.

She was preceded in death by her husband, George Leonard Jackson; her father, Harmon Jackson Burchfield; and her mother, Elizabeth Burchfield.

She is survived by her son, Larry Jackson of Oak Grove; two daughters, Sybil Waters of Monroe and Shirley Martin of Oak Grove; her brother, Jack Burchfield of Dayton, Ohio; her sister, Mary Ethel Prine of Oak Grove; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Church of God in Oak Grove with the Revs. Roy Pepmiller and Paul Ninemire officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Malcolm Waters Jr., Melvin Waters, Tim Martin, Scott Martin, Jason Martin and Dean Jackson.

Honorary pallbearers will be Jason Bullock and John Conaway.

Memorials may be made to the First Church of God building fund in Oak Grove.

WALTER G. LEWIS

Services for Walter G. “School Boy” Lewis will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Mercy Seat M.B. Church, 5 Dos Casas Lane, with the Rev. Rudy Smith officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Repast will be at St. Mary’s Center.

Mr. Lewis died Wednesday, July 10, 2002, at his home. He was 72.

He served in the Army and Army Reserve for 30 years and was a veteran of the Korean War. He retired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District as a leaderman. He was a member of Mercy Seat M.B. Church.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Thompson Lewis; his parents, Annie Currie and Joe Lewis; a brother, Alfred Galloway; and a sister, Inez Collins.

Survivors include two sons, Ward Lewis of St. Paul, Minn., and Larry Stewart of Clinton; his daughter, Monique Jefferson of Vicksburg; his sister, Emma L. McKenzie of Vicksburg; a brother, Albert “Codey” Galloway of Vicksburg; and other relatives, including Janita R. Stewart of Clinton, J.W. McKenzie of Vicksburg, Charles Thompson of Edwards and Floyd Collins of Muskegon, Mich.

Honorary pallbearers will be Howard Billy Austin, Bobby Doyle, Norman Jones, Robert Lee, John McGee, Harry Powell, Leo Sims, James Walton, Sammie Williams and Tommie Lee Williams.

HOWARD R. TURNER

HERMANVILLE Howard R. Turner died Sunday, July 14, 2002, at Claiborne County Hospital. He was 56.

A native of Hermanville, Mr. Turner served in the Army during the Vietnam War and received a Purple Heart as the result of a land mine explosion. He lived in New Braunfels, Texas, for 31 years before returning to Hermanville four years ago. He was of the Baptist faith.

He is survived by his mother, Virginia Turner of Hermanville; his brother, Bruce Turner of Glen Rose, Texas; his sister, Bobbie Warren of Hermanville; and other relatives.

Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hermanville Cemetery. Burial will follow with full military honors.

Visitation will be from 12:30 until 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Pallbearers will be Jerry Messer, Jerry Wade, Robert Warren, Trey Fulton, Herbert Williams and Mark Anderson.