March 17, 2003

Published 12:00 am Monday, March 17, 2003

The Vicksburg Post prints obituaries for residents, former residents and residents’ immediate family members who resided elsewhere when notified by a family member or a funeral home. There is no charge for printing an obituary, but all are edited to meet the newspaper’s requirements.

James T. Henley

James T. Henley died Saturday, March 15, 2003, at River Region West. He was 92.

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A native of Sunflower County, Mr. Henley had been a Vicksburg resident since the early 1940s. He was a retired auto serviceman and a member of the Baptist faith, serving as a deacon and minister of music in several churches. He was a charter lifetime member of the R.A.M. Chapter 3.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Daisy B. Henley; his parents, T.T. and Sadie Longacre Henley; four brothers; and three sisters.

Survivors include two daughters, Barbara Moore and Judy Thompson, both of Vicksburg; a brother, George Henley of Albany, Ind.; a sister, Ruth Bodron of Vicksburg; seven grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and other relatives including, Gene and Eula Ramsur of Lenard, Texas, and Peggy and Ray Jobe of Tallulah.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Southside Baptist Church with the Rev. Greg Clemts officiating. Burial will follow at Edwards Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 until 8 tonight at Fisher Funeral Home and from 9 a.m. until the service Tuesday at the church.

Memorials may be made to Southside Baptist Church, 965 Fisher Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180.

Annie Laurie Little Hintson

LONGVIEW, Texas Annie Laurie Little Hintson, formerly of Vicksburg, died Sunday, March 16, 2003, in Longview, Texas. She was 92.

Born in Carpenter, Miss., Mrs. Hintson graduated from nursing school and taught nursing. She was a member of the Mississippi Teachers Association. She was of the Baptist faith.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Allan A. Hintson Sr.

Survivors include two sons, Allan A. Hintson Jr. and Jim Hintson, both of Longview; one daughter, Sara “Sam” Marks of Longview; a sister, Sybil Cogan of Jackson; and seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Welch Funeral and Memorial Center in Longview with the Rev. Dewayne Beaty officiating.

Nailor Winston Sr.

Services for Nailor Winston Sr. will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home with the Rev. Joseph Brisco officiating. Burial will follow at Clover Valley Cemetery.

Mr. Winston died Thursday, March 13, 2003, in Fayetteville, N.C. He was 97.

A former resident of Vicksburg, he retired from Waterways Experiment Station in 1969 and was active in the Mississippi Baptist Seminary and the Warren County Sunday School Convention. He was a member, deacon and Sunday school teacher at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.

Mr. Winston was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Gaskin Winston, one daughter, Carol Winston Edwards; his parents, Jim and Georgianna Winston; two brothers, James Winston and Joseph Winston; and three sisters, Nancy Winston, Ida Holt and Sarah Holt.

Survivors include one daughter, Loretta Winston of Clemson, S.C.; two sons, Nailor Winston Jr. of Fayetteville and Maurice Winston of Slidell, La.; and five grandchildren.