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Estee McNeerCONROE, TEXAS --

Estee Vance McNeer, 90,died on January 7, 2011, inConroe, Texas from compli-cations of advancedAlzheimer Disease.

Mrs. McNeer was bornin Carroll County,Mississippi, on August 25,1920. Her entire life wasspent in this area until herhealth failed, and shemoved to Texas to be nearher daughter. She was thesecond child of WilliamAlfred and Nora FergusonVance. She attended schoolin the Hickory Grove com-munity and graduated fromJ.Z. George High School.

Estee married AlbertLee McNeer on January 4,1941. They were marrieduntil his death in 1996. Thecouple were active mem-bers of the North CarrolltonBaptist Church where sheserved for many years as aSunday School teacher andas the church clerk.

Mrs. McNeer workedfor over thirty years for theMississippi Department ofPublic Health in NorthCarrollton.

She is survived by twodaughters, Jauice Smith(Wesley) of Spring, Texas,and Elaine Kreskey (Ron)of Reedsport, Oregon. Hergrandchildren are Al Smith(Laurie) of San Antonio,Texas, Rusty Smith(Shannan) of Carey, Illinois,Kyle Kreskey of St. Louis,Missouri, Kristen Kreskeyof North Bend, Oregon, andFaith Kreskey of Eugene,Oregon. She also survivedby four great-grandchildren.Her surviving siblings areMarguree Ashmore ofCarrollton, Mississippi,Jack Vance of Grenada,Mississippi, WarreneScruggs of North Carrolton,Mississippi, and KermitVance of Sardis,Mississippi. She was pre-ceded in death by her hus-band, her parents, and herbrothers, Waymon andWade.

The funeral service willbe held at North CarrolltonBaptist Church at 10 A.M.on Friday, January 14, 2011,with burial to follow in theEvergreen Cemetery.Visitation will be at LeeFuneral Home in Winona onThursday, January 13, 2011,from 4 until 6 P.M.

Suggested Memorialcontributions can be madeto Lighthouse Hospice, 200Riverpointe Drive, Suite300, Conroe, Texas 77304or to a charity of yourchoice.

An online guestbookcan be viewed and signed atwww.ofhwinona.com

Anges BroadheadCLARKSDALE -

Agnes Broadhead, 91, diedSaturday January 8, 2011, atGreenbough NursingCenter in Clarksdale fromheart failure.

She was born inMoorhead on June 19, 1919to the Late John Calvin andMary Lockie CarrolWinters, Sr. She was a

member of Mount OliveBaptist Church and a home-maker. She also was a care-giver of children in herhome and she loved work-ing in her garden and tend-ing to her flowers.

Visitation was from1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Sunday,January 9, 2011, at MountOlive Baptist Church inCarroll County. FuneralServices were at 2:00 p.m.Sunday at Mount OliveBaptist Church withReverend Jody Wooten offi-ciating. Burial was inMount Olive Cemetery.

She is survived by adaughter, Janell McWeenyof Pascagoula; sisters,Thelma Meredith ofClarksdale, Stella Acy ofCoila and Myrtle Nall ofMobile, Ala.; brothers, J.C.Winters, Jr of Natchez andGeorge Winters ofGreenwood; two grandchil-dren and six great-grand-children.

Williams and LordFuneral Home ofGreenwood was in chargeof arrangements and anonline guestbook may besigned atwww.williamsandlord.com

Billy ArmstrongWINONA -- Webster

Brantley "Billy" Armstrongof Winona died at the age of74 at Grenada Lake MedicalCenter after a long, hard-fought battle with leukemia.He passed away with hiswife of 53 years by his sideand a room full of familyand loved ones surroundinghim.

He loved the Lord, hiswife, his children, and hisgrandchildren more thananything. He was a greathusband, father, grandfa-ther, and friend to all. Hewas a dedicated memberand deacon at ScotlandBaptist Church. He retiredfrom Anel Corporation afterworking there for 21 years.Riding horses, tending tohis garden, and attendingsporting events were a fewof his favorite past times.

Mr. Armstong was theson of the late Bill and LenaBelle Armstrong. In addi-tion to his parents, he waspreceded in death by abrother, John Lester and asister, Bonnie Bridges.

Survivors include hiswife, Andrea; a daughter,Lisa Branch and husband,Bruce, all of Winona; a son,Mike Armstrong and wife,Lisa, of Brandon; fourgrandchildren: LaceyBranch Phelps and husband,Adam, Amber Armstrong,Brandi Armstrong Reid andhusband, Caleb, and CodyArmstrong. He was alsosurvived by a brother, James"Runt" Armstrong ofMilton, Fla.; and a sister,Neva Mason of Kilmichael.

Pallbearers were GuyStanford, Brent Stanford,Tony Stanford, AndyArmstong, EddieArmstrong, CodyArmstrong, ArkellArmstrong, ArvilArmstrong, and RobertWard. Honorary pallbearerswere Red Godfrey, BillHopkins, Maburn Fanning,Don Milner, Curtis Thomas,

Bobby Oliver, HaroldWaller, Bill Carpenter, andEugene Hathcock.

Visitation was heldTuesday, December 28 atOliver Funeral Home inWinona. Funeral serviceswere held Wednesday,December, 29 at ScotlandBaptist Church in Winona at10 a.m., with burial in thechurch cemetery. The serv-ices were officiated by theRev. Johnny Walker and theRev. Paul Trosper.Memorials can be made tothe Scotland Baptist ChurchCemetery Fund, c/o ShirleyOliver, 782 CR 14, Winona,MS 38967.

Howard PhillipsWINONA -- Funeral

Services for HowardPhillips of Winona wereheld at 2 p m on Saturday,January 8, 2011, from TheChapel of Roberts and SonsMortuary.

Mr. Phillips, 67, died onMonday, January 3, 2011 atUniversity Medical Centerin Jackson.

He is survived by hiswife, Shirley O. Phillips ofWinona, one son, Howard J.Phillips of Winona; onedaughter, Kenyatta Phillipsof Winona; five brothers, B.F. Phillips of St. Louis,Missouri, Edward Phillips,William Phillips, GeorgePhillips and ThomasPhillips all of Winona; threesisters, Mae Judy Brown ofGrenada, Daisy Roberts andMary Robinson both of St.Louis, Missouri; and fourgrandchildren.

Rev. James E Forrestofficiated at the services.

Burial followed inProspect Cemetery.

Visitation was heldFriday, January 7, 2011, at 2p.m. until 8 p.m. at Robertsand Sons Mortuary.

Mr. Phillips was aretired emplolyee of A D Pin Grenada, active memberand treasurer of FriendshipLodge # 28 of Winona, pastCommander in Chief ofGrenada Consistory # 194,Past High Priest and Profitof Al Haraan # 112 and wasserving in the capacity ofFifth District Lecturer for MW Stringer Grand Lodge forthe State of Mississippi.

Asyline Butts DavisKILMICHAEL --

Funeral Services forAsyline Butts Davis ofKilmichael were held at 11a.m. on Saturday, January 8,2011 from The Chapel ofRoberts and Sons Mortuary.

Mrs. Davis, 69, died on

Friday, December 31, 2010,at University MedicalCenter in Jackson.

She is survived by foursons, Jean Otis Davis,Tommy Lee Davis andBooker T Davis all ofKilimichael, and Tracy L.Butts of Elizabethtown,Kentucky; three daughters,Rosie M Phillips, BettyFaye Hill and Sandra KButts all of Kilmichael;three brothers, Robert LButts and Porter Butts, Jr.both of Chicago, Illinoisand Charles M Butts ofBellefontaine; six sisters,Ruby Hill of Houston,Minnie L Davis, CorrineButts and Jimmie Roby allof Kilmichael, Bettie J Buttsof Duck Hill and HattieHopkins of Winona; sixteengrandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.

Rev Johnny Butts offici-ated at the services

Burial will follow in OldGrocer's cemetery.

Visitation was held onFriday, January 7, 2011,from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. atRoberts and Sons Mortuary.

Vertie Tedford BrownWINONA -- Graveside

funeral services for Mrs.Vertie Tedford Brown ofWinona will be at 11:00a.m. on Saturday, January 8,at Oakwood Cemetery inWinona. Dr.

Jerry Mixon will offici-ate the services. OliverFuneral Home of Winona ishandling arrangements.

A visitation were heldon Thursday, January 6,2011, from 5:00 until 7:00p.m., at the home of Wayneand LaNelle Tollison, locat-ed at 1201 Grand Boulevardin Greenwood.

Mrs. Brown died ofheart failure at RiverviewNursing and Rehab inGreenwood on Wednesday,January 5, 2011. She was89 years old.

Mrs. Brown was thedaughter of the late Claudeand Cora Card Tedford, andthe widow of the late GuyBrown. She co-owned andoperated Brown's

Jewelry Store in Winonaand Lynbar Jewelers inGreenwood for over fiftyyears before retiring. Shewas a member of FirstBaptist Church in Winona.

Survivors include twodaughters, LaNelle Tollisonand her husband, Wayne, ofGreenwood and MariettaBranch and her husband,Mike, of Greenwood; fourgrandchildren, AnnaMakamson of Greenwood,Tyler Branch ofGreenwood, Lee Tollison ofAtlanta, GA, and Marianna

Tollison of Greenwood; andtwo great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be SteveBrown, Lee Tollison, TylerBranch, Barry Makamson,Curtis Turner, and RandyTurner.

An online guestbookmay be viewed and signedat www.ofhwinona.com.

Cynthia Kay BellWINONA -- Funeral

services for Cynthia KayBell of Winona were held at3:00 p.m. on Saturday,January 8, at Oliver Chapel,with burial following in theGarden

of Memory in Winona.Rev. Reidis Nash officiatedthe services. Oliver FuneralHome of Winona was incharge of arrangements.

A visitation was heldfrom 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. onFriday, January 7, at OliverFuneral Home.

Mrs. Bell died of com-plications from cancer atGrenada Lake MedicalCenter in Grenada onThursday, January 6, 2011.She was 55 years old.

Mrs. Bell was thedaughter of Vera Bryant ofWinona and the late ArvelBryant. She was a home-maker and a member ofGrace Missionary BaptistChurchi n Holly, Michigan.In addition to her mother,she is survived by her hus-band, Dennis Bell ofWinona; daughter, ShantelElizabeth Bell of Winona;two sons, William "Bill"Ferguson, Jr., and his wife,Blair, of Winona and BryantLouis Bell of Winona; sixsisters, Glenda White ofPacific Way, WA; JudyHicks of Evanston, WY;Vada Riederich of LakeLinden, MI; ShirleyChambers of Swartz Creek,MI; Cathern Johnson ofWinter Park, FL; and MaryLucas of Winona; onebrother, Arvel CliftonBryant of Grass Valley, CA;and one grandchild.

An online guestbookmay be viewed and signedat www.ofhwinona.com.

Tommy B. TaylorCARROLLTON -

Tommy B. Taylor, 77, ofCarrollton passed awayMonday, January 3, 2010, atUniversity Medical Center.

Visitation was held from5 until 7 p.m. Wednesday,January 5, 2010, at Wilsonand Knight Funeral Home.Services will be held todayat 2 p.m. at NorthGreenwood Baptist Church,and there will be a visitationfrom 12:30 p.m. until thetime of the service. Burialwill follow at MalmaisonBaptist Church Cemetery inCarroll County.

Mr. Taylor was born inSunflower on December 7,1933 to John William andMary Park Taylor. He issurvived by his wife, IreneElizabeth "Betty" Taylor ofCarrollton and two sons,John Carl Taylor and wife,Joanne, and Thomas GlennTaylor and wife, Verna Kay,all of Greenwood, and fos-ter daughter, Sue MolerHawkins and husband, Ben,of Pearl; brother, Billy G.Taylor and wife, Mona Ree,of Greenwood; sevengrandchildren, NorwoodTaylor of Jackson, MaryClare Taylor Jenkins andLandon Taylor ofGreenwood, Ryan Taylor ofJackson, Justin Taylor ofOxford, and MirandaHawkins and MadisonHawkins of Pearl; great-grandson, Carson TaylorJenkins; and numerousnieces and nephews.

He was preceded indeath by his brother, JohnPark Taylor.

Mr. Taylor was a mem-ber of Malmaison BaptistChurch where he served asa deacon and a DiscipleshipTraining Teacher. He alsoserved as a deacon of FirstBaptist Church of Belzoni.He was a board member ofMississippi DeltaCommunity collegeFoundation and the AlumniBoard. He was a member ofCarroll County FarmBureau and the CarrollCounty DevelopmentAssociation.

Obituaries

Dear UT Cancer Institute, Grenada LakeMedical Center, churches, family, and friends ofthe community,

Thank you so much for all of your helpduring our time of sorrow. We truly appreciateall of the cards, visits, food, thoughts, andprayers. Everyone has been so generous andwrapped their loving arms around us during thistime of need. Your kindness is greatly apprecti-ated.With love,The Webster “Billy” Armstrong family

See Obituaries, Page 8

Amanda SextonEditor & Publisher

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Kentucky when theboys were little andGary was pastor ofhis first church. Weoften had beautifulsnowfalls inJanuary whichcould last weeks ata time. Since ourschool served thecounty, bad weather often keptit closed due to the condition ofthe rural hilly roads.

Daniel and his best friend,Richie, were out of their firstgrade classes and having greatfun in the recent snow.

I was trying to keep up withdrying the wet clothes and hav-ing more warm layers for themto put on.

They had found a toilet seatand a garbage can top and werehurling down the steep hill infront of our house! Their sledswere unconventional, but effi-cient! The long white runwaystarted at our house, ran past thesnow crowned church, andended before the street intersec-tion.

Yelling and laughing theytrudged through the cold, whitepiles of snow back to the houseto begin again---ready for a fast,smooth slide downhill.

Daniel had first seen snowwhen he was about two and ahalf. We had just moved intoour big, old downtownLouisville house. Gorgeous fatflakes fell in the night, silentlyfilling the roads and boulevardin front of our house.

Gary, Daniel and I got quick-

ly bundled up and ranout to touch and marvelat the accumulatingdrifts, painted pale pinkby the streetlight.Daniel loved it! It washard to get him backinside.

When his brotherscame along, Daniel wasfaithful to teach themthe joys of playing in thesnow.

We were in our third pastoratein Corinth when the ice andsnow storm hit that took outpower lines and caused stormdamage to large parts ofMississippi. Thetrees wore coatsof crys-tal ice.O u rt o w nwas trans-f o r m e dinto a whitewonderland.

The snow-fall was beau-tiful, but wedepended on elec-tricity for heat andcooking and had no alterna-tives. At first reading and play-ing games by candlelight, pilingon blankets and quilts, and cud-dling together was fun.

We kept thinking the electric-ity would come on soon, but wewere wrong. As the days wentby, the cold seemed to sink indeeper and deeper. The coldfood was adequate, but unappe-tizing. Finally, the boys and Iwent to stay with my momwhose electricity had beenrestored. What a relief to walk

into a warm soup and cornbread scented house!

As young adults the boyshave traveled out west to skilodges and state parks withfriends and school groups.Once Jon and Drew had tomake a camp at night. Notknowing exactly where theywere, they set up quickly andgot into their sleeping bags.

In the white morning theywere so shocked! There was asign warning not to camp in thearea because of cougars!

They couldn'tread the sign inthe dark, but it

was there.Sometimes

there aresigns allaround us,but we failto seet h e m .

The signsmay be dangersigns aboutour finances.

Regardless ofthe way our countryis being run right

now, budgets have tobalance. The bills come

due. The debt must be paid.The signs may be of a habit

that is becoming an addiction.Every time a person does theright thing in choosing not toindulge in an addiction, the abil-ity to do right is strengthened.Every time a person gives in toan unwanted action or choice,guilt follows and it is more dif-ficult to choose the right nexttime. A few minutes of pleasureis traded for hours of pain and

guilt. As a Christian, a personcan fight bad habits with thestrength of the Holy Spirit andfind healing.

The signs may be spiritual.Time spent praying becomesless and less until it may disap-pear. Bible reading becomesperfunctory, not alive. Churchattendance, spiritual growth,and worship becomes lessimportant than rest, relaxation,and hobbies.

The importance of self andpersonal needs increases andthe sensitivity to others decreas-es.

The Bible speaks to us aboutthe need to in renewal and con-fession. Putting anything oranyone before God creates ourown personal idol. The path topurity is paved with spiritualreflection where God can revealsin, our deep sorrow and repen-tance, and our asking forgive-ness. Then God is free to bringhis power into our struggles.

"Cleanse me with hyssop, andI will be clean; wash me, and Iwill be whiter than snow."(Psalm 51:7)

"Come now, let us settle thematter," says the LORD."Though your sins are like scar-let, they shall be as white assnow; though they are red ascrimson, they shall be likewool. (Isaiah 1:18)

How can we be aware of thesigns around us of danger in ourphysical and spiritual lives?

Read the signs.

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