The Vicksburg Post from Vicksburg, Mississippi (2024)

December 9, 2011

Publication:

The Vicksburg Posti

Location:

Vicksburg, Mississippi

Issue Date:

Friday, December 9, 2011

Page:

9

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The Vicksburg Post riday December 9 201 1 McGee VHA DEATHS Tarsha Renee Beasley James Benedict Jacqueline Campbell Mary Esther Rooks John Martin Janotta Sr church cemetery Visitation will be today from 1 until 5 at Thompson uneral Home in Port Gibson and Saturday at the church from 10 am until the service The Vicksburg Post prints obituaries in news form for area residents their family members and for former residents at no charge amilies wishing to publish additional information or to use specific wording have the option of a paid obituary HOLLANDALE Tarsha Renee Beasley died Monday Dec 5 2011 in Hollandale She was 36 Services will be at 11 am Saturday at Mount Zion MLB Church in Percy with the Rev Barry Howard official ing Walker uneral Home of Rolling ork has charge of arrangements Mr James Wiseman Service and Interment Greenville Mississippi member of Beech Grove MB Church WH Jefferson uneral Home has charge of arrangements UNERAL HOMEVICKSBURG John Martin Janotta Sr died Wednesday Nov 30 Alfred Julius Williams Sr 50b0 Indiana Avenue 601 629 0000 wwwcharlesrilesfuneralhomecom Andre Vershaun Chambers ize that there is another way and there are programs to help They have to be on Walker had been VHA director for two years and lived in a house in the Roll ing Acres housing com plex before resigning in late August He left the VHA in early September Commissioners said Washington will not be required to live in a housing complex Walker was hired in July 2009 replacing Jim Stirgus Sr who was fired by the board in the midst of a tur bulent six month period that followed the arrest of housing authority maintenance super intendent Charles Jones Jr for possession of cocaine in December 2008 employed with the US Army Corps of Engineers When he lived in Greenville he was a member of irst United Methodist Church He was preceded in death by his parents James Bene dict Wiseman and Mary Lois Bell Wiseman He is survived by a sister Mary Ann Wiseman Ben nett of Ball La nephew Robert Bennett Jr of Ball niece Kristina Bennett i of Ball and five grand neph ews and nieces Alexa Ben nett Drew Bennett Caitlin Bennett Dalton Scroggs and Gracie McCrae all of Ball Graveside services will be at 2 pm Saturday Dec 10 2011 at Greenville Cemetery in Greenville Arrangements are under the direction of Boone Wells uneral Home of Greenville wwwboonefu neralhomeinccom PORT GIBSON Jacque line Campbell died Wednes day Nov 30 2011 at River Region Medical Center She was 47 She was preceded in death by her daughter Joycette Campbell and two sisters Bobbie McGowan and Joyce A Jones Survivors include her son Pierre Campbell of Port Gibson a daughter Ivy Campbell of Port Gibson her mother Joyce Jones of Port Gibson four brothers Carl Campbell Willie Campbell and Roy Ixre Jones all of Port Gibson and Elbert Campbell of Utica five sisters Doro thy McGowan Roberta Jones and Tiffany Jones all of Port Gibson and Charlotte Camp bell and Ella Busari both of Vicksburg five grandchil dren aunts uncles nieces nephews and other relatives and friends Services will be at 1 pm Saturday at Mount Burner MB Church with the Rev Ray Coleman officiating Burial will follow at Mount Zion Cemetery Visitation will be today from 1 until 5 at Thompson uneral Home in Port Gibson and Saturday at the church from noon until the service 2011 at the GV Montgomery Veterans Administration Medical Center in Jackson He was 59 Born in Jackson Mr Jan otta was the son of the late Ralph Alfred Janotta and lora ord Janotta He served in the Army as a ser gcant receiving the National Defense Medal and the Armed orces Expeditionary Medal A resident of Vicks burg since 1979 Mr Jan otta retired in 2003 from the 1 Vicksburg Police Depart ment with the rank of lieu tenant He was of the Catho lie faith He is survived by two sons John JanottaJr and Justin Janotta both of Vicksburg a sister Janet Merritt of Slidell La three brothers rank Janotta of Pearl Steven Janotta of lora and Glen Janotta of Brookhaven three grandchil dren and other relatives Visitation will be from 10 am until noon Saturday at Riles uneral Home Angela Michelle Andrews Mr John Martin Janotta Sr Visitation 10 am Noon Saturday December 10 201 1 Riles uneral Home PORT GIBSON Andre Vershaun Chambers died Saturday Dec 3 2011 at Lin coln Residential Home in Brookhaven He was 27 Mr Chambers was a member of Rose Hill Chris tian Church He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather Chambers Sr and an uncle Chambers Jr Survivors include his par i ents the Rev Roosevelt and elecia Harried of Port Gibson his maternal grand mother Victoria Chambers of Port Gibson a brother Marcus Roberts of Sanford la two sisters Amanda Hedrick and Olevia Hedrick both of Port Gibson two aunts and other relatives and friends Services will be at 11 am Saturday at Rose Hill Chris tian Church in Lorman with Continued from Page Al time with she said during an address before the Vicksburg Lions Club a day earlier adding play time will extend to the great grand children as well their mamas get back and forth you McGee 74 retires officially Dec 30 a day after county officials are sworn in for the 2012 16 term A 1953 gradu ate of Durant High School McGee worked part time in the chancery office in 1988 and did clerical work for the county board in the four years leading lip to her 1999 election Twice she was re elected without opposi tion Donna arris Hardy was elected in November to suc ceed McGee in the office Smiles beamed a mile wide across the faces of her deputy clerks her as called them whenever asked about them Alfred Julius Wil liams Sr died Thursday Dec 8 2011 at River Region Medi cal Center He was 66 Mr Williams was a gradu ate of Rosa A Temple High i School and a retired con struction worker He was a has always been there and always had time for said deputy clerk Mary taggs one ot six deputy clerks expected to remain through the transition while a seventh Ann Tompkins also retires at end been a great deputy clerk aye Willis said can always talk to her at Besides spending more time around the kiddies McGee plans to volunteer with Youth Court as a guardian ad litem for abused and neglected children and work with her Bowmar Baptist Church members to visit seniors something look ing forward to she said In my church there are several older people that just need somebody to come by and cheer them up another one of my Stacey Waites one of three daughters and a social worker believes be a natural volunteer a great Christian Eliza McAnn and two broth ers Robert and Joe McAnn Survivors include his wife Louise Auter Hanisee McAnn of Bossier City and nieces nephews cousins and friends Services with Masonic rites will be at 1 pm Saturday at Wiseman Jr Kose Meatn funeral Home in Bossier City Burial will be at 2 pm Monday at Cedar Hill Cemetery Visitation will be at the funeral home from 11 am Saturday until the service Waites said Chancery clerks main tain all records for boards of supervisors and chancery court Within that statu tory duties include record ing board minutes preparing the claims docket and county payroll recording and storing deeds land records and docu ments received from chan ceiy court Another func tion is to handle collection of 1 property taxes after the tax collector sells property at tax sale During term records kept by her staff of seven and that in the cir cuit office have been scanned into a computer database Last year chan cery and circuit court briefs in Warren County were made available online as part of the Mississippi Electronic Courts pilot effort Several of the old heavy land record books were also refurbished in the past four years at urging Angela Michelle Andrews died Monday Dec 5 2011 at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson She was 40 A graduate of VicksburgHigh School Ms Andrews completed business courses at Alcorn State University She served in the Army She was preceded in death by her mother Theresa Mae Andrews her paternal grandparents Leo Harris Sr and Roberta Harris and her maternal grandparents Johnny Andrews Sr and Andrews Survivors include her father Leo Harris of Vicks burg three children Micah Andrews of Augusta Ga and Nicole Johnson and Thomas Pendleton Jr both of Vicksburg two sisters Anita Andrews Smoots and Carolyn Denise Andrews both of Vicksburg a brother Leo Harris of Vicksburg and nieces nephews uncles Elder Water Chambers offici aunts cousins other rela ating Burial will follow at the fives and friends Services will be at 1 pm Monday at aith Christian Center with Dr Ollie Hard away officiating Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Ceme tery Visitation will be from noon until 6 pm Saturday at Lakeview Memorial uneral Home James Benedict Wiseman Jr died Wednesday Dec 7 2011 at his home I le was 59 Mr Wiseman was born Memphis and graduated' from Greenville High School He was a graduate of Mill rs: saps College and received his? doctorate from Mississippi Mary Esther Rooks died State University He was Saturday Dec 3 2011 at her home She was 67 Mrs Rooks was a gradu ate of Rosa A Temple High School and attended Alcorn State University She was a member of Cool Spring Mis 1 sionary Baptist Church She was preceded in death by her parents Leon Davis and Willie Mae Davis and a brother Lemoyne Davis Survivors include her son William Lee Rooks of Humble Texas two daugh ters Shamion Rooks and Sherise Rochelle Rooks and one brother Harold Leon Davis all of Vicksburg two sisters Margaret Davis of Cleveland Ohio and Edna Davis Lee of New Orleans five grandchildren Brit tany Shelby Clarence Shelby Jr Shania Wince Bailey Watson and Stohri Watson all of Vicksburg and other relatives Services will be at 11 am Saturday at Cool Spring MB Church Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery under the direction of Dillon Chis ley uneral Home GLENWOOD UNERAL HOMES VICKSBURG ROLLING ORK1' PORT GIBSON UTICA TALLULAH LA Rolling ork Mrs Elizabeth Hill Service 10 am riday December 9 201 1 Chapel of the Cross Episcopal Church Rolling ork Interment Cary Cemetery Memorials Cary Cemetery Box 333 Cary Mississippi 39054 St Jude Childrens Research Hospital 501 Sr Jude Place Memphis Tennessee 38105 Mr William Grimshel 1 Service 2 pm riday December 9 2011 Glenwood Chapel Interment Golden Link Cemetery Anguilla Mississippi Visitation 1 pm riday until the hour of service Memorials Blair Batson Hospital for Children Tlie Division of Public Affairs University of Mississippi Medical Center 2500 North State Street Jackson Mississippi 39216 Tallulah T' Crotbers Glenwood Mr Charles Ervin Arrangements Incomplete Ai VknYO)fluetilHonKsq Dr Andrew Gama Visitation 4 6 pm Monday December 12 201 1 Riles uneral Home Memorials I Heifer International wwwheiferorg Charity of Choice friends lived in Section 8 Many of them were my idols because they were good citi Continued from Page Al zens and students They were tion 8 and public housing able to get up and move on I complexes in Mississippi He want younger people to real maae several inspections at VHA He also served as admin istratorcoordinator for the Mississippi office of the Jef ferson County Ala Hous ing Authority which had the Section 8 housing contract for the state He oversaw Sec tion 8 subsidies management company reviews and build ing inspections He has a background in banking and helped the Jack son Metro Housing Partner ship get funding for housing rehab while he was senior loan officer at irst American DdlLA ui cJdUASUlL is a need for sub sidized housing but there are means and programs to help people move up and Washington said grew up near Section 8 complexes and a lot of my Martha Anderson HERMANVILLE 1 Martha Anderson died Thursday Dec 1 2011 at her home She was 74 She was preceded in death by her parents Sylvester and Janie Ellis Banks two sons Melvin Anderson and Alvin Banks and two sisters Julia Ashmore and Myrtle Leasey Survivors include five daughters Clora Banks Emma Banks Mary Banks and Margie Hughes all of Herman ville and Cassie Darden of Port Gibson six sons Casey Andersonand Wayne Banks both of Port Gibson Dexter Anderson and Herbert Banks both of Jackson and Derwin Banks of Byrum and Johnnie Banks of Utica four brothers Jimmy Banks of Iowa Johnny Banks of North Chicago and Edgar Banks and Clar ence Banks both of Wauke gan Ill 42 grandchildren 45 great grandchildren nieces nephews and other relatives and friends Services will be at 2 pm Saturday at irst Christian Church in Hermanville with the Rev Lonnie offi dating Burial will follow at Holly Grove Cemetery Visi tation will be today from 1 until 5 at Thompson uneral I lome in Port Gibson and Saturday at the church from1 pm until the service George Alvin McAnn BOSSIER CITY La George Alvin McAnn for merly of Vicksburg died Wednesday Dec 7 2011 in Bossier City He was 88 Mr McAnn was born in Haughton La He served in the 13th 'lYaffic Regiment European The ater in World War II and was awarded campaign medals for Northern rance and Rhineland He retired in 1983 from Illinois Central Railroad I le was a Mason for more than 50 years with member ship in both the Haughton and Temple lodges He was a member of the Scottish Rite earning the pinnacle 33rd degree and York Rite and receiving the Gold Award for service Mr McAnn was a member of Clean City Com mittee and a life member of Keep Bossier Beautiful He was preceded in death by his parents Robert and ISHER UNERAL HOME Services entrusted to us: BBKaiii Mb A9 PRECISION ORECAST BYCHIEMETEOROLOGIST BARBIE BASSSEH TONIGHT SATURDAY Mostly cloudy tonight lows in the lower 30s partly cloudy Saturday highs in the lower 50s WEATHER This weather package is compiled from historical records and information provided by the US Army Corps of Engineers the City of Vicksburg andThe Associated Press LOCAL ORECAST SATURDAY SUNDAY Partly cloudy highs in the mid to upper 50s lows in the 20s and 30s STATE ORECAST TONIGHT Partly cloudy lows in the 1 lower 30s SATURDAY SUNDAY Partly cloudy highs in the mid to upper 50s lows in the 20s and 30s ALMANAC HIGHS AND LOWS Highpast 24 hours Lowpast 24 hours! Average temperature Normal this date! Record low in 1917 Record high in 2007 RAINALL Recorded at the Vicksburg Water Plant hours 00 inch This month 147 inches Totalyear 3844 inches Normalmonth 164 inches Normalyear 4806 inches SOLUNAR TABLE Most active times for fish and wildlife Saturday: AM Active 409 AM Most active 1 0:22 PM Active PM Most active 1 0:47 SUNRISESUNSET Sunset today 4:57 Sunset 4:58 Sunrise tomorrow 6:53 RIVERDATA STAGES Mississippi River at Vicksburg Current: 361 lood: 43 feet Yazoo River at Greenwood Current: 222 1 Change: 02 lood: 35 feet Yazoo River at Yazoo City Current: 203 Change: 09 lood: 29 feet Yazoo River at Belzoni Current: 205 Change: 03 lood: 34 feet Big Black River at West i Current: 40 1 Change01 lood: 12 feet Big Black River at Bovina Current: 72 Change: 01 lood: 28 feet STEELE BAYOU Land 835 River 833 MISSISSIPPI RIVER ORECAST Cairo III Saturday 428 Sunday 435 Monday 435 Memphis Saturday 275 Sunday 268 Monday 262 Greenville Saturday 428 Sunday 433 'Monday 435 Vicksburg Saturday 364 Sunday! 369 Monday 372 I 1.

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