Portia Louise
Martin
Madison, MS- Portia Louise
Martin, 68, of
Portia was born in
After retiring, she spent the
rest of her life the way she always had, being a loving and wonderful sister,
wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Portia loved the Lord, being a faithful
and loyal servant to God was her main objective in life, and she indeed
was.
A woman who served everyone
else, Portia loved her husband Cary, who was not only her husband but also loyal
companion. While her boys and grandchildren were the joy of her life, she was a
stranger to no one and a friend that will be truly missed by
all.
Her parents A.G. and Della W.
Cook and brother, Charles Cook preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband,
Cary of Madison; sons Randy Kennon (Fran) of Madison; Bruce Kennon (Cindy) of
Brandon; Larry Kennon (Jennifer) of Madison; Geoffrey Kennon (Vickie) of
Fairbanks, AK; brother Ronnie Cook (Jeanne) of Ferriday, LA; sisters Nira Lewing
of Many, LA; Betty Delrie of Denham Springs, LA; Elaine Fletcher of Jonesville,
LA; and her twelve grandchildren Shanna, Amber, Cody, Holly, Reese, Jack, Eli,
Brock, Mikaela, Brittney, Tiffany, and Heather, one great grandchild; Kaden Eli,
numerous nieces and nephews and ex-husband Allen Kennon of Montrose,
CO.
She was a member of the Madison
Church of Christ.
In lieu of flowers, Portia’s
wishes are that donations be made to the Madison Church of Christ Building Fund,
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PEGGY SUE VAUGHN
CRIDDLE
Peggy Sue Vaughn Criddle, 50, died
January 22, 2010 at Patients’
Services were held Tuesday, January
26th at Mortimer Funeral Home Chapel in Belzoni with burial in the
Survivors include two daughters,
Tammy Criddle and Penny Criddle both of Isola; one son, Chester Wayne Criddle,
Jr. of Isola; three sisters, Ruthie Whitaker of Yazoo City, Carroll White of
Isola and Shirley Matlock of Delta City; five brothers, Wayne Vaughn of
Satartia, Dennis Vaughn and Wilford Vaughn both of Isola, Junior Vaughn of Greenville and Johnny Vaughn of
Arkansas; one step-brother, Roy White of Isola and two
grandchildren.
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MINNIE BERNICE “LOU”
MOORE
Minnie Bernice “Lou” Moore of
Houston, MS, 73, died January 22, 2010 at home.
Services were held Sunday, January
24th at 2 p.m. at Mortimer Funeral Home in Belzoni with burial in
Survivors include one daughter, Anne
(Joey) Cook; two sons, John (Alana) Moore and James (Judy) Moore all of Houston; two sisters Mary
Ann Willis of Carthage and Emma Ashley of Florence; two brothers, Robert Earl
(Nancy) Cotton of Yazoo City and James (Gay) Cotton of Indianola; nine
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
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EDDIE LITTLE
Eddie Little, 56, of Isola passed
away January 22, 2010 at Greenwood Leflore Hospital in Greenwood due to
complications from liver disease.
Services were held Saturday, January
30, 2010 at
He is survived by his wife, Hazel
Little of Isola; one daughter, Damita Little of Belzoni; seven sisters; four
brothers; one grandson; a vast number of relatives and
friends.
Delta Burial is handling all
arrangements.
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DOROTHY CLAUDEAN
Dorothy Claudean Thornton, 65, a
homemaker, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2010 at her home in
Services were held Tuesday at
Mortimer Funeral Home Chapel at 1 p.m. in Belzoni with burial in the
She was a member of
She is survived by her husband, Lee
Roy Thornton of
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TILLIE “PeeWee”
LUCAS
Funeral services for Tillie Lucas
(BKA) Pee Wee, 86, were held on Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 2:30 at the
He passed away Wednesday, January 27
at the
He is survived by his wife, Rosie
Lucas; three daughters, Martha Shields, Norma Quinn and Doris Lucas all of
Belzoni; three sons, Robert Patterson, Craig Thurman and Donald Lucas all of
Belzoni; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; a vast number of other
relatives, friends and church family.
Delta Burial of Belzoni handled the
arrangements.
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