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Carl Lee Christian.

PORT GIBSON – Carl Lee Christian died Sunday, July 9, 2006, at River Region Medical Center. He was 70.

Mr. Christian was born in Claiborne County to William Christian and Janie Perry. He was a sand blaster and member of Campbell Chapel Church.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Christian; four sons, Vi’dal Christian and Di’Vante Christian, both of Port Gibson, Carl Ray Fleming of Lorman and James Fleming of Oakland, Calif.; four daughters, Linda F. Tarleton, Vivian Fleming Bobbit, Angela Faye Spruille and Twania Spruille, all of Port Gibson; five stepchildren, Hattie Smith of Lorman, Lynette Rucker of Vicksburg and Ernestine Wilson, Mildred Linston and Janette Rucker, all of Port Gibson; two brothers, Jessie Smith of Inverness and J.L. Perry of Port Gibson; three sisters, Betty Carter and Julia McGriggs, both of Port Gibson, and Carolyn Mabley of Milwaukee; 25 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Campbell Chapel Church with the Rev. James Jones officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.

Visitation will be from 1 until 7 p.m. Friday at Rollins Funeral Home in Port Gibson.

Rector Gentry Jr.

Services for Rector Gentry Jr. will be at 2 today at Fisher Funeral Home with the Rev. Russ Granberry officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Visitation will be from noon until the service at the funeral home.

Mr. Gentry died Monday, July 10, 2006, at his home. He was 79.

A native of Antoine, Ark., Mr. Gentry had been a Vicksburg resident since 1953. He was the son of the late Rector Albert and Beatrice Sturman Gentry. He worked as a bus driver for the Warren County Schools for 30 years.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Gracie Gentry; two brothers, J.W. Gentry and Tommy A. Gentry; and a great-granddaughter, Brooke Gladwell.

Survivors include six sons, Leon Gentry, James Gentry and Steve Gentry, all of Springdale, Ark., Rector John Gentry of Rogers, Ark., Tommy Gentry and Lonnie Gentry, both of Vicksburg; two daughters, Rachel Welch and Jeanette McCammon, both of Vicksburg; one sister, Geneva B. Staggs of Falls Church, Va.; one brother, Homer Wright Jr. of Phoenix, Ariz.; and 16 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Vince Welch, James Rone, B.J. Welch, Roger &#8220Bubba” Miller, Bo McLeod and Bob Brasfield.

Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Harvey and Terry West.

Memorials may be made to the Salvation Army, 530 Mission 66, Vicksburg, MS 39183.

Charles Edward Green.

Charles Edward &#8220Silas” Green, 64, died Wednesday, July 12, 2006, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Glenwood Funeral Home in Vicksburg with the Rev. Jim Biedenharn officiating. Burial will follow at Green Acres Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5 until 8 tonight at the funeral home.

Mr. Green was born Oct. 24, 1941, in Water Valley, Miss. He graduated from Water Valley High School and Mississippi State University, where he received a degree in civil engineering.

After graduating from Mississippi State University, Mr. Green entered federal civil service as a civil engineer in the Mobility Systems Branch, Soils Division, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES), Vicksburg in June 1965. He immediately began his engineering career on field assignment on several airfield evaluation teams at various locations in the western United States. Progressively, he worked on various field investigations testing early prototype wheeled and tracked vehicle systems for the U.S. Army, Marine Corps and the U.S. Air Force. He became recognized as a subject-matter expert in vehicle ground mobility for systems performing on-road, off-road and crossing obstacles. He published numerous technical reports and received numerous awards and recognition for service to our nation. He served on vehicle systems procurement committees and traveled abroad with scientific teams to evaluate both friendly and unfriendly vehicle systems. His vast experience in vehicle technologies contributed significantly in the development of the Army Mobility Model and ultimately the NATO Reference Mobility Model, the United States’ standard model for predicting performance of vehicles’ operation in strategic, operational and tactical environments.

The results of Mr. Green’s scientific investigation, along with others, are seen in the Army’s fighting systems in Iraq and Afghanistan: the M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank, M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle System, Stryker Infantry Wheeled Vehicle and the U.S. Marine Corps’ Light Armored Vehicle (LAV), as well as other combat support and combat service support vehicle systems. While achieving both national and international recognition for his contributions to fielding the best vehicle systems for our services, Mr. Green earned his master of science degree and completed course work for his doctorate in civil engineering from Mississippi State University.

Mr. Green retired from WES in October 1998. After retiring from federal service, he started Charlie’s Land Surveying and Engineering Service with operations primarily in Warren County.

Mr. Green was preceded in death by his parents, the late Stanford and Marjorie Green; brother, Jamie Green; and grandson, Sam Collins.

He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Patsy Green; daughter, Sandy Collins and her husband, Bill, of Clinton; son Chris Green and son David Green and his wife, Kelli, all of Vicksburg; five grandsons, Garret, Dillon, John Michael, Brayden, Will and a granddaughter, Reese. In addition, he is survived by his brother, Murry Green of Brandon; sisters, Louise Herron, Sammie Cobern and Patti Goodwin, all of Water Valley; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be James Robinson, Clyde Robertson, David Strong, Kyle McCaskill, Rick Tenant and Glen Coleman.

Honorary pallbearers will be Calvin Ashley, William Reed, Jimmy Hamilton and members of the Mobility Unit at Waterways Experiment Station.

Memorials may be made to the Mississippi Sheriffs’ Boys and Girls Ranch, Palmer Home for Children, P.O. Box 746, Columbus, MS 39703.

Eddie Middleton.

Services for Eddie Middleton will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Williams Funeral Service with the Rev. Louis Hall officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 1 until 6 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. Saturday until the service at the funeral home.

Mr. Middleton, formerly of Kansas City, Mo., died Friday, July 7, 2006, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. He was 78.

Mr. Middleton was a Baptist and former member of Mount Pilgrim Church, Freetown.

He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Blanche Middleton; two brothers, William Brickle and James L. Middleton; and two sisters, Mary Miller of Vicksburg and Lillie Johnson of Augusta, Ga.

Survivors include one sister, Rosie Durman of Vicksburg; one brother, Henry Middleton of Vicksburg; and friends and other relatives, including members of the Hayward Johnson family of Augusta, the Middleton family of Jackson, and the Hebron, Sims and Pilate families of Vicksburg and Gulfport.

Melvin Moon Jr.

PORT GIBSON – Melvin &#8220Butch” Moon Jr. died Wednesday, July 12, 2006, at Claiborne County Hospital in Port Gibson. He was 56.

Mr. Moon was a native of Claiborne County. He lived in Ridgeland for a number of years and graduated from Madison-Ridgeland High School. He worked as a superintendent with Harris Constructors in Ridgeland. He returned to Claiborne County in 1996.

Survivors include his wife, Diana M. Moon of Port Gibson; two daughters, Christina M. Young of Port Gibson and Angela D. Mason of Madison; two brothers, Alan Moon of Port Gibson and David L. Moon of Ridgeland; one sister, Elaine Powers of Biloxi; and five grandchildren.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Moon Cemetery in Claiborne County with the Rev. Toby Jenkins officiating.

Visitation will be at Glenwood Funeral Home in Port Gibson from 9 a.m. Friday until the service.

Pallbearers will be David Carlton Moon, Keith Moon, Ron Bedgood, David Vining, Don McBroom, Todd McBroom, Billy Storey and Jacob Young.

Agnes Ellen White Thompson.

Agnes Ellen White Thompson died Wednesday, July 12, 2006, at River Region Medical Center. She was 64.

Mrs. Thompson was a lifelong resident of Vicksburg and was employed with McRae’s Department Store until her retirement. She was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church.

She was preceded in death by a grandson, Paden Thompson in 2005, and her parents, W.H. &#8220Red” and Fannie Butler White.

She is survived by her husband, Gene Thompson of Vicksburg; one son, Mike Thompson of Redwood; two daughters, Donna Thompson of Perry, Ga., and Patti Thompson of Medford, Ore.; three brothers, Robert Lee White of Delta, La., Billy White of Houston, Texas, and Bobby Gene White of Edwards; five sisters, Eillene Lowery, Lois Holdiness and Carolyn Hearn, all of Vicksburg, Irene Jones of Delta and Alice Faye Willis of Utica; six grandchildren, Christopher Thompson, Matthew Thompson, Krystal Cochran and Mary Elizabeth Thompson, all of Vicksburg, and Jessica Blakey and Amanda Renee Jones, both of Tifton, Ga.; and five great-grandchildren, Madison Blakey, Skyler Blakey, Drake Jones, Pralee Jones and Zachary Cochran.

Memorial services will be held at a later date under the direction of Glenwood Funeral Home.

George Wilson.

Services for George Wilson will be at noon Saturday at W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home with the Rev. Virginia Lackey officiating. Burial will be at Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Mr. Wilson died Monday, July 10, 2006, at River Region Medical Center in Vicksburg. He was 84.

A World War II veteran, Mr. Wilson was a Government Fleet retiree. He was a member of Springhill M.B. Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Tommie Wilson Sr. and Annie Banks Wilson; three brothers, Tommie Wilson Jr., Earl Briscoe and Alfred Briscoe; and a sister, Lillie Mae Wright.

He is survived by his wife, Mella Lee Allen Wilson of Vicksburg; a son, Charles Victor Howard Wilson of San Diego; a daughter, Felicia Wilson of Seattle; and grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.