The Vicksburg Post prints obituaries for residents, former residents and residents’ immediate family members who resided elsewhere when notified by a family member or a funeral home. There is no charge for printing an obituary, but all are edited to meet the newspaper’s requirements.

James Elwood Hancock Sr.

James Elwood “Ramrod” Hancock Sr. died Sunday, May 9, 2004, at his home in Vicksburg. He was 77.

A native of Yazoo County, Mr. Hancock was the son of the late Samuel B. and Nettie Warnock Hancock. He had lived in Vicksburg since 1945. He was a retired logger and owned and operated All-American Carpet Cleaning Co. for 15 years.

He is survived by his wife, Alice Pettway Hancock of Vicksburg; two daughters, Jean Alice Whatley and Janice Mae Wipperling, both of Vicksburg; one son, James Elwood Hancock Jr. of Vicksburg; six brothers, Ray Hancock and Lamar “Bubba” Hancock, both of Bentonia, Sammy Hancock and Jimmy Hancock, both of Gulfport, Lonnie Hancock of Phoenix and Pete Hancock of Memphis; and five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Fisher Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Green Acres Memorial Park.

Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1193, Vicksburg, MS 39181-1193.

Tammy E. Oliver

Tammy E. Oliver died Sunday, May 9, 2004, at River Region Medical Center. She was 33.

Miss Oliver was a graduate of Vicksburg High School and a member of the House of Peace Church, where she was in the Adult Choir.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Howard Oliver Sr. and Bobbie Johnson Oliver; a sister, Laverne Oliver; her maternal grandparents, Parnell and Alice Johnson; and her paternal grandfather, Blanchard Oliver.

She is survived by a son, Blanchard Oliver of Vicksburg; a daughter, Qushonoa Oliver of Vicksburg; four brothers, Terry Oliver, Howard Oliver Jr., Darrell Oliver and Allen Oliver, all of Vicksburg; two sisters, Beatrice Oliver Berry and Lisa Oliver, both of Vicksburg; her paternal grandmother, Georgia Oliver of Vicksburg; and aunts, uncles and cousins.

W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.