18, 2006

Obituaries published in

the Saturday, Feb. 18,

2006 edition of The

Natchez Democrat

Services Today

Patricia Ann Wiley

11 a.m. St. Paul Baptist

Church, Washington

Carl Lee Evans

2 p.m. St. Mark Baptist Church,

Clayton, La.

Willie James Arrington

11 a.m. Mt. Pleasant Baptist

Church, Vidalia

Daisy W. Owens

10 a.m. Mount Olive Baptist

Church, Dexter

Earl Walker

11 a.m. St. James Baptist

Church, Frogmore, La.

Katie Benton

1 p.m. Mount Plain Baptist

Church, Natchez

Norvell Cameron

Noon, New Jerusalem Baptist

Church, Kirby

J.L. Hammitte Sr.

Noon, Greater Faith Worship

Center, Fayette

Deloris M.B. Conner

11 a.m. Grove A.M.E. Church,

Natchez

Cleveland Maiden

11 a.m. St. Mark Baptist

Church

Mabel

McMillan

May 20, 1922-Feb. 15, 2006

MAGNOLIA, Ark.-Services for

Mabel McMillan, 83, of Magnolia,

Ark., formerly of Natchez, who

died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006,

at Arkansas Heart Hospital in

Little Rock, Ark., were held Feb.

17, 2006, at Lewis Funeral

Home Chapel with Leon Watson

officiating.

Burial will be held today at 2

p.m. in Greenlawn Memorial

Park Cemetery in Natchez under

the direction of Lewis Funeral

Home of Magnolia, Ark.

Mrs. McMillan was born May

20, 1922 in Tolar, Texas, the

daughter of Jack Lester and

Verna Tidwell Graham. She was

a homemaker and a member of

Jackson Street Church of Christ.

She was preceded in death by

her parents; her husband,

James Clifton McMillan.

She is survived by her

daughter, Karen Bridges and

husband Rickey of Magnolia,

Ark.; two sons, Steve McMillan

and wife Karen of Lafayette and

James McMillan of Magnolia,

Ark.; one sister, Cherry Harris of

Dangerfield, Texas; one brother,

Jerry Graham of Phoenix, Ark.;

four granddaughters, three step

grandsons, ten great

grandchildren, two nephews and

a host of friends.

Memorials may be made to

Jackson Street Church of Christ.

Carla Evans

Sly

NATCHEZ-Services for Carla

Evans Sly, 43, of Natchez, who

died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006, at

her home, are incomplete at this

time and will be later announced

by Concordia Funeral Home.

Routh

Dowdy

JONESVILLE, La.-Services for

Routh Dowdy, 77, of Jonesville,

La., who died Thursday, Feb. 16,

2006, at Natchez Regional

Medical Center, will be held at 2

p.m. Sunday at First United

Methodist Church in Jonesville,

with the Rev. Jack Knapp and

the Rev. Dave Carlton officiating.

Burial will follow in

Harrisonburg Cemetery under

the direction of Young’s Funeral

Home of Jonesville, La.

Visitation will be held from 5 to

9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral

home.

Cleveland

Maiden

Mar. 13, 1950-Feb. 13, 2006

WOODVILLE-Services for

Cleveland Maiden, 55, of

Houston, who died Tuesday,

Feb. 13, 2006, at his residence,

will be held at 11 a.m. today at

St. Mark Baptist Church with the

Rev. Roosevelt Palmer

officiating.

Burial will follow in Cedar Rest

Cemetery under the direction of

Williams and Williams Funeral

Home.

Visitation will be held from 10

a.m. until service time at the

church.

Mr. Maiden was born March 13,

1950 in Woodville, the son of

Robert Maiden and Rose Lee

Hawkins Maiden.

He was preceded in death by

his parents; one sister, Daisy

Lee Harrison; one brother, Elmo

Maiden.

He is survived by his wife,

Linda Turner Maiden of Houston;

one daughter, LaTeshia Maiden;

one son, Kendrick Maiden; one

granddaughter, Ierya Johnson,

all of Houston; three sisters,

Dollie Carter and husband

William, Betty Maiden of

Woodville and Ronnie Chambers

of Baker, La.; one uncle, Berthal

Maiden of Baton Rouge; two

aunts, Leatha Hawkin and

Elizabeth Butler of Baton Rouge;

one great aunt, Jessie Mae

Robinson of Woodville; a host of

nieces, nephews, other relatives

and friends.

Pallbearers will be friends of

the family.