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Area Obituaries Gaines Rice Gaines Rice, 77, a Clarke County native and a resident of St. Stephens, died Sept. 14, 2006 at a local hospital. An avid golfer and fisherman, he enjoyed pitching in the "Farmer's League" in the his early years. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Louise Rice of St. Stephens; three daughters, Beverly Widner of Coffeeville, Diane Jones of Mobile and Shirley Minor Phillips of Daphne; son, Kenneth Ray Minor of Mobile; sister, Wilda Johnson of Jackson; five grandchildren and a special friend, Charlie Norris. The funeral service was Sept. 15 at the First Baptist Church in St. Stephens with the Rev. Gary Patrick officiating. Interment was in the Pine Crest Cemetery in Jackson with St. Stephens Funeral Home directing. Pallbearers were Charles Rice, Kenner Rice, Jack Johnson, Sam Johnson, Kelly Floyd Sullivan and John Weaver. Selia Jackson A graveside service for infant Selia Jackson was conducted on Sept. 19 at Rodger Temple A.O.H. Church Cemetery in Gainestown. She died Sept. 16, 2006 at Grove Hill Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her mother, Cecile Jackson of Alma and grandparents, Lucille and Walter Jackson, both of Alma. Jackson Memorial Funeral Home directed the service. Arquilla Reed Lang Arquilla Reed Lang, a resident of Wagarville, died Sept. 18, 2006 at her home. She was 86. A member of Mt. Shady A.M.E. Zion Church in Sunflower, she served as president of the Usher Board and mother of the church. Survivors include three daughters, Mazie Hatch of Valley Springs, Calif., Mary Marshall of Templehills, Md. and Edna Lange of Wagarville; six sons, Charlie Lang Jr. of Morganhill, Calif., James Lang, Walter Lang and David Lang, all of Wagarville, Richard Lang of Gulfport, Miss. and Jackie Edward of Saraland; sister, Mary Ruth Williams of Sunflower; brother, Eugene Reed Sr. of Wagarville; 28 grandchildren and 42 great-grandchildren. Visitation will Saturday, Sept. 23 from 9 a.m. until the funeral hour of 11 a.m. at Mt. Shady A.M.E. Zion Church in Sunflower. Burial will be in the Lang Cemetery in Sunflower with Jackson Memorial Funeral Home directing. Carrie Mae MacMillian Pernell Carrie Mae MacMillian Pernell, 72, of Jackson, died Sept. 12, 2006 at Providence Hospital in Mobile. She was a member of the Mt. Olive No. 2 Baptist Church in Jackson where she served as a deaconess and matron counselor. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Mack Pernell of Jackson; five sons, Byron Pernell of Tacoma, Wash., Keith Pernell, Freda Allen, Mack Allen Pernell and Merlyn Pernell, all of Jackson; daughter, Tangila Hurst of Monroeville; brother, Joseph Jones of Chicago, Ill.; 18 grandchildren and 15 greatgrandchildren. The funeral service was Sept. 18 at Mt. Olive No. 2 Baptist Church in Jackson. Interment was in St. Peter Cemetery in Allen with Jackson Memorial Funeral Home directing. Gertrude Wilson Gertrude Wilson of Jackson, a homemaker, died Sept. 15, 2006 at her residence at the age of 83. Survivors include a daughter, Ella McKenzie of Jackson; five sons, Tommie Lee Wilson of Jackson, Elbert Wilson of Brooklyn, N.Y., Robert Wilson of Long Beach, Calif., Jimmie Lee Wilson of Talladega and Johnny Lee Wilson of Foley; sister, Lizzie Anderson of Mobile; 16 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Friday, Sept. 22 from 6-8 p.m. at Jackson Memorial Funeral Home.
The funeral service will be Saturday, Sept. 23, 2 p.m. in the chapel of Jackson Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Jackson.
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