Obituaries published

in the Wednesday,

March 15, 2006

edition of The Natchez

Democrat

Services Today

Bennie Sanders Jr.

NATCHEZ-Services for Bennie

Sanders Jr., 63, of Natchez, who

died March 12, 2006, at Natchez

Regional Hospital, are

incomplete at this time and will

be later announced by Webb

Funeral Home.

S. Joaquin

Baker

NATCHEZ-Services for S.

Joaquin Baker, 69, of Natchez,

who died Monday, March 13,

2006, at Select Specialty

Hospital in Jackson, will be held

at 3 p.m. Thursday at Laird

Funeral Home Union Street

Chapel.

Visitation will be held from 6 to

8 p.m. today at the funeral

home.

Complete arrangements will be

later announced by Laird

Funeral Home.

Nicholas H.

Zimmerman

ROXIE-Services for Nicholas

H. Zimmerman, 88, of Roxie,

who died Tuesday, March 13,

2006, at Southwest Mississippi

Regional Medical Center, will be

held at 10 a.m. Thursday at

Meadville Baptist Church.

Burial will follow in Midway

Cemetery under the direction of

Harrigill Funeral Home.

Visitation will be held from 5 to

8 p.m. today at the funeral

home.

Mr. Zimmerman was born Dec.

24, 1917, in Ada, Okla., the son

of Andrew Zimmerman and

Rosa Yerke Zimmerman. He

was a veteran of WWII with the

155th infantry. He was of the

Presbyterian faith and a retired

equipment operator for Franklin

County.

He was preceded in death by

his parents; three brothers and

two sisters.

He is survived by his wife,

Marie Bryant Zimmerman of

Roxie; two sons, Nicholas H.

Zimmerman Jr. and wife Janet of

Roxie and Steve Andrew

Zimmerman and wife Anita of

Roxie; one brother, Johnnie

Zimmerman of Roxie; one sister,

Mabel Carter of Gloster; five

grandchildren, Paul Zimmerman,

Nicole Jones, Sean Zimmerman

and Keith Zimmerman, and six

great-grandchildren.

Gloria Jean

Cain

FERRIDAY-Services for Gloria

Jean Cain, of Ferriday, who died

Monday, March 13, 2006, at

Cabrini Medical Center in

Alexandria, La., will be held at 2

p.m. Thursday at Young’s

Funeral Home with the Rev.

John Cooper officiating.

Burial will follow in Shady Acres

Cemetery under the direction of

Young’s Funeral Home.

Visitation will be held from 5 to

9 p.m. today at the funeral

home.

Mrs. Cain was a resident of

Ferriday where she was a

beautician and was of the

Baptist faith.

She was preceded in death by

her parents, D.B. White and

Lurline White; a son, Billy

Kennedy.

She is survived by her

husband, Carl Cain of Ferriday;

a daughter, Shelli Young of

Ferriday; a son-in-law, Kenny

Curry of Ferriday.

Pallbearers will be Donnie

Dodge, Curtis Curry, David

Myers, Howard Cain, Michael

Cain, and Leroy Cain Jr.

Alvinell W.

Ervin

NATCHEZ-Services for Alvinell

W. Ervin, 73, of Natchez, who

died Monday, March 13, 2006, at

Natchez Community Hospital,

will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday

at Laird Funeral Home with the

Rev. Greg Howington officiating.

Burial will follow in Greenlawn

Memorial Park under the

direction of Laird Funeral Home.

Visitation will be held from 5 to

9 p.m. today at the funeral

home.

Mrs. Ervin was born June 30,

1932, in Gilbert, La., the

daughter of William E. Weatherly

and Eunice Matthews Weatherly

Tarver. She was Pentecostal

and a Nurse’s Assistant for

many years and graduated with

honors in her class.

She was preceded in death by

her parents; first husband, Paul

L. Stevens; second husband,

Charles R. Ervin; two brothers

and a grandson.

She is survived by five sons,

Timmy L. Stevens and wife

Diane. Richard L. Stevens and

wife Rhonda, Kenneth L. “Bo”

Stevens and wife Peggy and

Joseph P. Stevens all of

Natchez and Tommy Ervin of

Texas; a daughter, Ronny Gayle

Allred and husband Bobby of

Arkansas; three brothers, Harry

Weatherly, Bobby Weatherly,

James Weatherly; one sister,

Lola Johnson; 20 grandchildren,

16 great-grandchildren and a

host of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be her

grandsons.

J. Patrick

Williams

DULUTH, Ga.-Services for J.

Patrick Williams, 35, of Duluth,

Ga., formerly of Evans, Ga., who

died Sunday, March 12, 2006,

will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday

at Crowell Brothers Peachtree

Chapel.

Burial will be held at 10 a.m.

Saturday in Highland Park

Cemetery in Sicily Island, La.

under the direction of Young’s

Funeral Home.

Visitation will be held from 6 to

8 p.m. today at the funeral

home.

Laverne

Ferriss

HARRISONBURG, La.-

Services for Laverne Ferriss, 82,

of Harrisonburg, La., who died

Tuesday, March 14, 2006, at

Cabrini Medical Center in

Alexandria, La., will be held at 9

a.m. Thursday at Young’s

Funeral Home with the Rev.

Tracy Ferriss officiating.

Burial will follow in McGhee

City Cemetery in McGhee, Ark.

under the direction of Young’s

Funeral Home.

Visitation will be held from 5 to

7 p.m. today at the funeral

home.

Mrs. Ferriss was born Dec. 26,

1923, the daughter of Monroe

Torrey Hickengbotham and

Gertrude Frazier Hickingbotham.

She was a native of McGhee,

Ark.

She was preceded in death by

her beloved husband, James

Milford “Jack” Ferriss; three

sons, Paul Milford Ferriss, Phillip

Ferriss and James Robert

Ferriss; her parents; a brother,

Torrey Hickengbotham.

She is survived by a daughters,

Jacquelyn Ferriss Guice and

husband DeWayne of

Harrisonburg, La.; daughter-in-

law, Rosyln Jones Ferriss of

Shreveport, La.; grandchildren,

Aimee Brinkman and Stewart

Ferriss both of Dallas, Texas,

Paige Ferriss-Humphrey and

husband Eric of Shreveport, La.,

Miranda Smith of Harrisonburg,

La., Clark Ferriss of Shreveport,

La., Christy Guice of Jonesville,

La. and Vicki Guice of

Jonesville, La.; great-

grandchildren, Kalyn Brinkham,

Hunter Smith, Logan Smith, Trey

Wilson. Lilly Wilson and Slater

Wiggins.

Pallbearers will be Clark

Ferriss, Stewart Ferriss, Eric

Humphrey, Cole Smith, Danny

Waltson and Garrett Walson.

William

Noote

NATCHEZ-Services for William

Noote, 71, of St. Bernard, La.,

who died Tuesday, March 13,

2006, in Natchez, are incomplete

at this time and will be later

announced by Young’s Funeral

Home.