Lawrence Davis

PORT GIBSON – Lawrence Davis died Monday, April 18, 2005, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He was 51.

Mr. Davis was preceded in death by his parents, Matilda Brown and Peter Smith; two sisters, Ora Mae Anderson and Beverly Thornton; and three brothers, Charles L. Brown Jr., Claude Brown and Dennis Davis.

Survivors include his wife, Rosa Davis of Tuscaloosa; three daughters, Dajuana Davis Neal and Kesha Davis, both of California, and Lisa Mazquie of Tuscaloosa; a son, Curtis Smith of Tuscaloosa; two sisters, Edna Blunt of Milwaukee and Jackie Brown of Vicksburg; and nine grandchildren.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Ashland M.B. Church in Port Gibson with the Rev. James Dorsey officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery under the direction of Thompson Funeral Home. Visitation will be today from 4 to 8 at the Thompson Funeral Home chapel and Monday from noon until the service begins at the church.

Marcia Hope Coffey Morgan

Mrs. Marcia Hope Coffey Morgan died Saturday, April 23, 2005, at her residence in Vicksburg. She was 100.

She was the daughter of the late Elmer Ivan and Lola Edna Oldaker Coffey.

Mrs. Morgan was born in Wellman, Iowa, and had lived in Chicago, Vicksburg, Syracuse, N.Y.; and Chapel Hill, N.C.

She moved back to Vicksburg in 1999. Mrs. Morgan acted, danced and sang in theatrical productions and acted in radio in Chicago. Later, she enjoyed writing short stories and poetry in addition to being a housewife. She was compassionate, making a point of helping others throughout her life.

She is survived by a daughter, Marcia Mary Morgan of Vicksburg; a son, William Robert Morgan of Syracuse, N.Y.; a brother, Dr. James Coffey of Emmetsburg, Iowa; a sister, Diana Halda of Washington, Iowa; five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and several other relatives.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Robert Morgan; three sisters, Helen Grass, Kathleen Morrison and Jean Coffey; and three brothers, Max Coffey, Hubert Coffey and Francis Coffey.

Mrs. Morgan donated her body to the University of Mississippi Medical School at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.

Memorials may be made to Patients Choice Hospice, 1911 Mission 66, Vicksburg, Miss., 39180.

Dennis Keith Reed

BATON ROUGE – Dennis Keith Reed died Saturday, April 23, 2005 at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. He was 33.

Survivors include his parents, Henry and Ione Reed of Denham Spring, La.; two brothers, David Reed of Middletown, Ohio and Byron Reed of Murphy, Texas; and two nephews.

Services will be Tuesday at 6 p.m. at St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas with the Rev. Gene Tremie officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 2:30 to 8 Monday at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas, La.