DIANE GRAYSON FAYETTE
Published 12:00 am Friday, December 13, 2002
DIANE GRAYSON
FAYETTE Diane Grayson died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, at Natchez Community Hospital. She was 32.
Miss Grayson was born in Jefferson County and was a member of East Roxie Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth Earl Grayson; her father, Jessie Grayson Sr.; and a brother, Tommie Lee Grayson.
She is survived by her mother, Gertrude Grayson of Fayette; her fianc, Benjamin Herrington of Fayette; two sons, Patrick Dewayne Grayson and Steven Dontai Grayson, both of Fayette; two daughters, Felisa Grayson and Pamela Denise Grayson, both of Fayette; her grandparents, Demvil Frye and Gertrude Ellis, both of Fayette; three brothers, Jessie Grayson Jr. and Londell Grayson, both of Fayette, and Arthur Lee Grayson of Centreville; four sisters, Melissa Grayson, Betty Earls and Clara Banks, all of Fayette, and Risa Banks of Hermanville; an adopted sister, Sharon Denise Grayson of Fayette; and aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pine Grove Baptist Church in Fayette with Issac Tenner officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery.
Visitation will be from noon until 8 p.m. today at Rollins Chapel in Fayette.
FANNIE PEACHES JOHNSON
Services for Fannie Peaches Johnson will be at noon Saturday at Rose Hill No. 1 M.B. Church. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery under the direction of W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Saturday until the service at the church.
Mrs. Johnson died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002, at Vicksburg Convalescent Home. She was 89.
A resident of Vicksburg, Mrs. Johnson was a retired beautician and a member of the choir at Rose Hill No. 1 M.B. Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Johnson; a daughter, Ruby Newman; her parents, Will and Angel Peaches; three brothers and three sisters.
Survivors include a daughter, Annie Mae Moore of Oakland, Calif.; three nieces, Mello Wilson and Shirley Peaches, both of Vicksburg, and Felecia Wilson of Seattle, Wash.; a nephew, Richard Peaches of Natchez; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and other relatives including the Strong family of Racine, Wis., the Tanner family of Saginaw, Mich., and the Jones, Thomas, Davis and Grey families, all of Vicksburg.
JOHNNIE LEWIS
EDWARDS Johnnie Lewis died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002, at St. Dominic Hospital. He was 77.
A resident of Edwards, Mr. Lewis was a truck driver.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Morning Star M.B. Church in Learned. Burial will follow at the church cemetery under the direction of Westhaven Memorial Funeral Home.
DEBRA SHOWS MYRICK
Debra Shows Myrick died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, at her father’s home in Mendenhall. She was 42.
A homemaker, Mrs. Myrick was a Vicksburg resident.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Newhope M.B. Church in Mendenhall.
Mark Seepe Funeral Home of Jackson has charge of arrangements.
PATRICIA ANN ROBINSON
HERMANVILLE Patricia Ann Robinson died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, at Claiborne County Hospital. She was 42.
A resident of Hermanville, Miss Robinson was a member of Christian Chapel Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence Robinson and Gwendolyn Coleman-Robinson; and a brother, Kenneth Robinson.
Survivors include Maggie Robinson of Hermanville; three brothers, Clifton Robinson and Charlie Robinson, both of Port Gibson, and John Robinson of Hermanville; her paternal grandmother, Mary Ella Robinson of Hermanville; and nephews, nieces, aunts, uncles and other relatives and friends.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Christian Chapel Church in Port Gibson with T.E. Harris officiating. Burial will follow at Seven Star M.B. Church Cemetery in Utica under the direction of Thompson Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 1 until 6 tonight and from noon until the service Saturday at the church.
L.C. WARE
L.C. Ware died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2002, at Vicksburg Convalescent Home. He was 83.
A former resident of Rolling Fork, Mr. Ware lived in Vicksburg.
Services were at noon today at Anguilla Cemetery under the direction of Walker Funeral Home.