September 12, 2006

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, September 12, 2006

The Vicksburg Post prints obituaries in news form for area residents, their family members and for former residents at no charge. Families wishing to publish additional information or to use specific wording have the option of a paid obituary.

Fannie B. Flowers.

Services for Fannie B. Flowers will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at New Hope Baptist Church in Bovina with Dr. Willie Nettles officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery under the direction of W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home.

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Mrs. Flowers died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006, in California. She was 83.

Born in Bovina, Mrs. Flowers was a member of Gibson Road Church of Christ.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Mary Franklin; and her husband, Luster &#8220Buddy” Flowers.

She is survived by a daughter, Wshyeena Kirkland, four grandchildren and other relatives and friends.

John Lee McGee.

ROLLING FORK – John Lee McGee died Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006, at River Region Medical Center in Vicksburg. He was 42.

Walker Funeral Home in Rolling Fork has charge of arrangements.

Dorothy Corine Williams Still.

BATESVILLE – Dorothy Corine Williams Still died Monday, Sept. 11, 2006, at her home in Batesville. She was 78.

Mrs. Still is survived by two daughters, Linda Williams Joiner of Batesville and Shelia Williams Simmons of Vicksburg; three sons, Terry Williams Sr. and Dewayne Williams, both of Batesville, and Mike Williams of Pearl; and nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. Burial will follow at Forrest Memorial Park.

Visitation will be from 5 until 8 tonight at the funeral home.

Jennie Jobe Wilhite.

TALLULAH – Jennie Jobe Wilhite died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006, at Promise Specialty Hospital in Vicksburg. She was 70.

A lifelong resident of Tallulah, Mrs. Wilhite was a homemaker. She was of the Baptist faith.

She was preceded in death by her husband, George Wilhite; her parents, James Benton Jobe and Lillie Mae Jobe; two brothers, James E. Jobe and Robert S. Jobe; and a sister, Erma Lee Carrender.

She is survived by two sons, Charles Stanfield and Jerry Lee Stanfield, both of Tallulah; two brothers, Ray Jobe and Tommy Jobe, both of Tallulah; four sisters, Kathleen Marshall and Nellie Simmons, both of Tallulah, Marie Castle and Linda Vines, both of Vicksburg; and other relatives, including, Jennifer Stanfield of Tallulah.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Silver Cross Cemetery in Tallulah with the Rev. Cletus Moak officiating. Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Pallbearers will be Andy Arthur, Bernie Jobe, Harold Bolton, Tim Jobe, Joe Jobe, David Arthur and the Rev. Cletus Moak.

Honorary pallbearers will be Drs. David Halinski, Anita Tribble, Steven Zachow, Barry Newcomb and Abdul Bahro.