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Area Obituaries Janice M. Brown Janice M. Brown, 73, a native of Cullomburg and a resident of the Laton Hill community in Chatom, died Dec. 26, 2006 in Mobile. She was a member of the Chatom United Methodist Church. She was co-owner of Brown Farms in Laton Hill. Also a title worker, she was the first female to serve on the Home Savings and Loan Association Board. She was the 1951 valedictorian of South Choctaw County High School. Survivors include her husband, Henry Vernon Brown of Laton Hill; son, Kenneth H. (Henrietta) Brown of Mobile; daughter, Kimberly B. Miller of Laton Hill; a sister, Lillian M. Prather of Mobile and sister-in-law, Anne Murphy of Pensacola, Fla.; two grandchildren, Jessica D. Miller and Laura B. Miller, both of Laton Hill. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Oscar E. Murphy, Thomas F. Murphy and Slater A. Murphy and two sisters, Ethel Lee Holcombe and Tandy M. Talbot. The funeral service will be Thursday, Dec. 28, 2 p.m. at Chatom United Methodist Church in Chatom. Burial will be in the Barlow United Methodist Cemetery in Millry with Lathan Funeral Home of Chatom directing. George William Jones George William Jones, 84, died Dec. 22, 2006 at a local hospital. He was a resident of Fruitdale and a retired self-employed pulpwood dealer. He is survived by his son, Crawford Jones of Lucedale, Miss.; daughter, Drusilla Turner of Chatom; sister, Clara Mae Sheffield of Jackson; 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. The funeral service was Dec. 24 in the chapel of Lathan Funeral Home in Chatom with the Rev. Dewayne Williams officiating. Interment will be in the Fairhope Baptist Cemetery in Chatom. Pallbearers were Nollie R. Dees, Otis Gray, Don Abston, Calvin Dees, Tom Dees and David Gardner. Jessie Ray Jordan Jessie Ray Jordan, 78, a native and resident of Grove Hill, died Dec. 22, 2006 in a local hospital. A member of Grove Hill Baptist Church, he was a retired owner of Jordan’s Cleaners. Survivors include his wife, Willodene Dunn Jordan of Grove Hill; son, Ray Jordan of Grove Hill; four daughters, Kay Horton of Jackson, Debbie James of Baton Rouge, La., Karen Brooks and Ashley Fuller, both of Grove Hill; two brothers, Bryant Jordan of Grove Hill and Milton Jordan of Panama City, Fla.; sister, Bernice Causey of Grove Hill; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The funeral service was Dec. 24 at Grove Hill Baptist Church with Dr. Randy Boone and the Rev. Chris Kynard officiating. Interment was in the Magnolia Lawn Cemetery in Grove Hill with Lathan Funeral Home of Grove Hill directing. Louise Calhoun Louise Calhoun, 69, a resident of Zimco, died Dec. 19, 2006 at Mobile Infirmary Hospital. A member of Walter Mission A.M.E. Zion Church of Zimco, she served the church in many capacities. She is survived by her mother, Nonie Mae Griffin of Zimco; two sisters, Vergal (Clyde) Pugh of Zimco and Mary Tynes of Detroit, Mich.
The funeral service was Dec. 23 at the Walter Mission A.M.E. Zion Church of Zimco with the Rev. Raymond Sander and Pastor Theodore Law, officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with Jackson Memorial Funeral Home directing.
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