September 1, 2002
Published 12:00 am Tuesday, September 3, 2002
EUGENE RAYMOND PERRIER
Eugene Raymond Perrier died Saturday, Aug. 31, 2002, at River Region Medical Center. He was 75.
Dr. Perrier was born in Vernonia, Ore., and had lived in Vicksburg since 1974. He was a graduate of Oregon State University at Corvallis and received his doctorate at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, Ill.
He was an Army veteran of War World II and served as a staff sergeant in the Korean War. He was employed with the environmental effects lab at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station as a soil physicist.
He was of the Methodist faith.
He is survived by his wife, Janice R. Perrier of Vicksburg; a daughter, Nanette M. Brown of Athens, Ga.; three sons, Eugene A. Perrier, Charles R. Perrier and Jonathan H. Perrier, all of Vicksburg; a sister Jean Murray of Hood River, Ore., seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Cedar Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Mitchell Hedgepeth, pastor of Hawkins United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Frank J. Fisher Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 5 until 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to The Salvation Army, 530 Mission 66, Vicksburg, MS., 39180.
NATALIE WEST
Natalie West, the infant child of Israel and Robyn West of Vicksburg, died Thursday, Aug. 29, 2002, at River Region Medical Center.
In addition to her parents, the baby is survived by a sister, Britney Leigh West; her paternal grandparents, Terry and Annette West of Vicksburg; and her maternal grandmother, Betty Givens of Vicksburg.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Cedar Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Arthur West officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery under the direction of Glenwood Funeral Home.
DAN WILLIAMS
Dan Williams died Friday, Aug. 30, 2002, at River Region Medical Center. He was 79.
Mr. Williams was born in Yazoo County and lived most of his life in Rolling Fork. He later moved to Vicksburg where he was employed by Miller Tire Mart.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps during War World II and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ada Harris Williams.
He is survived by two brothers, Emery D. Williams of Greenville and Gerald D. Williams of Benton, La.; a sister, Dorothy Fratesi of Hattiesburg; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Glenwood Funeral Home with the Rev. Dwight Sibley officiating. Burial will follow at 1:30 p.m. at Mound Cemetery in Rolling Fork.