May 27, 2006
Published 12:00 am Tuesday, May 30, 2006
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Allen Mason Jr.
Services for Allen Mason Jr. will be at 11 a.m. today at Williams Funeral Service chapel with the Rev. Robert Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Mason died Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at Vicksburg Convalescent Home. He was 68.
Mr. Mason was a member of Holly Grove M.B. Church and Elks Lodge of Vicksburg.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Irena Mason and Allen Mason Sr.
Survivors include four daughters, Deloris Lewis and Tammie Mason, both of Vicksburg, Jackie M. Cobbins of Jackson and Vanessa McFeh of Tallulah; two sons, Allen Mason III of Vicksburg and Garry Mason of West Palm Beach, Fla.; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and other relatives, including the Cornor, Lee, Austin and Gardner families of Vicksburg.
David D. McNease.
David D. McNease died Friday, May 26, 2006, at River Region Medical Center. He was 57.
Born in Prentiss, Mr. McNease was the son of the late Hubert McNease and Myrtle Sanford McNease.
He was a longtime resident of Vicksburg and served in the Mississippi Army National Guard 168th Engineer Group. Mr. McNease retired from International Paper Company in 2005 as a power plant supervisor with 37 years of service. He was an avid golfer and a member of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by a son, Ryan McNease of Vicksburg; a brother, Eric McNease of Allen, Texas; and other relatives, including Linda McNease and longtime friend, Sherron Aultman.
Visitation will be from 2 until 4 p.m. Sunday at Riles Funeral Home.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Saulters-Moore Funeral Home in Prentiss with the Rev. Tony Bagley, pastor of Santee Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow at White Sand Cemetery in Prentiss.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1193, Vicksburg, MS 39181.