April 28, 2005
Published 12:00 am Thursday, April 28, 2005
James C. Bracey Sr.
EDWARDS – Services for James C. Bracey Sr. will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lakeview Memorial Funeral Home in Vicksburg. Burial will follow at Brown’s Family Memorial Cemetery in Edwards.
Visitation will be from 1 until 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Mr. Bracey died Monday, April 25, 2005, at his home in Edwards. He was 51.
Mr. Bracey was a construction worker.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Wallace and Leola Glenn Bracey; and two brothers, Bonnie Bracey and Fred Bracey.
He is survived by four sons, James Bracey Jr., Calvin Bracey, David Nelson and Terrence Crump, all of Edwards; three daughters, Jeanette Franklin, Valerie Bracey and Candace Crump, all of Edwards; three brothers, David Bracey of Edwards, Frank Bracey of Jackson and Leonard Glenn of Louisville; and other relatives and friends.
Angela Marie Cassidy
Angela Marie “Tina” Cassidy died Tuesday, April 26, 2005, at River Region Medical Center. She was 41.
A lifelong resident of Vicksburg, Mrs. Cassidy attended Warren Central High School and was of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by her father, James Dwiggins; and a brother, Benny G. Henderson.
She is survived by a daughter, Jennifer Cassidy of Vicksburg; her parents, James and Martha Jones Robinson of Edwards; one sister, Rachael Watkins of Clinton; two brothers, Jesse Dwiggins of Vicksburg and Tim Dwiggins of Biloxi; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Riles Funeral Home with Dr. Chip Starnes officiating. Burial will follow at Green Acres Memorial Park.
Visitation will be at the funeral home Friday from 9:30 a.m. until the service.
Pallbearers will be Morgan Peeples, Ricky Womble, Todd McDonald, Alton Jones, Harold Watkins Jr., Randy Brown, James Caldwell and Richard Brumfield.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1193, Vicksburg, MS 39181 or to a favorite charity.
Fred Lee Singleton
FLINT, Mich. – Fred Lee “Freddy” Singleton died Wednesday, April 27, 2005, in Flint, Mich. He was 55.
Mr. Singleton was a native of Edwards, where he lived for a number of years before moving to Flint.
Arrangements are incomplete in Flint.
Roosevelt Thomas Sr.
ANGUILLA – Roosevelt Thomas Sr. died Thursday, April 21, 2005, in Anguilla. He was 64.
Mr. Thomas was a former foreman for Kline’s Farm. He was a member of Christian Light M.B. Church, where he served as a deacon.
Mr. Thomas had served on the Board of Aldermen for the town of Anguilla since 1991. He was a member of the Anguilla Youth Development Center and served as treasurer for St. John Lodge No. 2 Masons.
He is survived by six sons, Donell Thomas, Roosevelt Thomas Jr. and Malcolm Sardin Jr., all of Stone Mountain, Ga., Henry Sardin and Rodrick Thomas, both of Anguilla, and Leon Robinson of Yazoo City; four daughters, Carolyn Young and Gloria Gipson, both of Stone Mountain, Brenda Thomas of Jackson and Linda Flowers of Hollandale; five brothers, Isiah Smith, Andrew Smith and Jimmy Thomas, all of Gould, Ark., Matthew Smith of Little Rock, Ark., and Hosie Smith of Roshanon, Texas; seven sisters, Jerlene Campbell, Samantha Smith and Lara Jackson, all of Gould, Lorether Phillips and Sue Reese, both of Chicago, Ruby West of Pine Bluff, Ark., and Shelly Winston of North Little Rock, Ark.; and 24 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at South Delta Middle School in Anguilla with the Rev. Henry Hagler officiating. Burial will follow at Anguilla Cemetery.
Mary Kearney Tingle
GREENWOOD – Mary Kearney Tingle died Wednesday, April 27, 2005, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. She was 76.
Mrs. Tingle was born in Sumner, Miss. She graduated from Greenwood High School, class of 1946, and attended Holmes Junior College. She was a homemaker and lifelong resident of Greenwood and Leflore County. She was a former Girl Scout leader and a member of First United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Elijah Wade Kearney and Hattie Campbell Kearney.
Survivors include her husband, Marcus Tingle of Greenwood; one daughter, Dr. Kathy Tingle Wilson of Jackson; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Wilson and Knight Funeral Home Chapel in Greenwood with the Rev. Glenn Seefeld officiating. Burial will follow at Odd Fellows Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 tonight at the funeral home.
William A. Wilson
ROLLING FORK – Services for William A. “Gus” Wilson were at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rolling Fork Church of Christ with Minister Eugene Stringer officiating. Burial followed at Mound Cemetery under the direction of Glenwood Funeral Home.
Mr. Wilson died Saturday, April 23, 2005, at Baylor-All Saints Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. He was 93.
Born in Webster County, Mr. Wilson was a Rolling Fork resident for a number of years. He retired from MP&L after 44 years as a serviceman, then worked as a meter reader for the Rolling Fork Water Department.
He was a member of Rolling Fork Church of Christ.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Mae “Peggy” Wilson.
Survivors include two sons, Eddie Wilson of Memphis and Larry Wilson of Saginaw, Texas; one brother, H.T. Wilson of Greenville; one sister, Bobbie Jordan of Greenville; and one grandchild and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Kevin Magee, Jim Magee, Gus Wilson, Joel Sandifer, Gary Burns and James Herman.
Honorary pallbearers were Chuck Henderson, Gary Henderson, Sammy Price and Harvey Savell.