March 24, 2008 09:39 am
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William Edwin Bisping
William Edwin Bisping, 74, of Ellisville, died Sunday, March 23, 2008, at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at New Hope Baptist Church in Ellisville with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. W.A. Fordham will officiate. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
A U.S. Air Force Korean War veteran, he was a retired patient representative with Hattiesburg Clinic and a member of New Hope Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Milford Bisping and Elsie Loveland; sister, Judy Everett, and step-brother, Kelly Bisping.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Bucklew Bisping of Ellisville; son, Michael Bisping of Dade, Fla.; daughters, Renee K. Spencer of Hattiesburg, and Traci Pipkins of Ellisville; step-father, Melvin Loveland of LaCenter, Ky.; step-sister, Peggy Bisping and step-brother, Tommy Bisping, both of Lenox, Ill.; grandchildren, Shane Spencer, Brandon Spencer, Savannah Spencer, Cody Pipkins, Taylor Pipkins, and Morgan Pipkins.
Pallbearers will be Tony Pipkins, Steve Spencer, Shane Spencer, Brandon Spencer, Cody Pipkins and Randy Fullen.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Monday at Jones Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements.
Doris Johnson
Doris Johnson, 81, of Ovett, formerly of Sandersville, died Saturday, March 22, 2008, at Wesley Medical Center in Hattiesburg.
Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 25, at Memory Chapel Funeral Home with burial to follow in Walters Cemetery in Perry County. Revs. Scott Davis, David Parker and Randy Miller will officiate.
She was a retired nurse and a member of Kingston Assembly of God church in Laurel.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John A. Johnson; parents, Claude and Susie Guthrie, and a brother ,Al Dean Guthrie.
She is survived by a son, Robert Deas of Ovett, and two daughters, Sheila Walters of Ovett and Juanita Walters of Sandersville; five grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Monday at Memory Chapel Funeral Home, which is in charge of services.
Mary Margaret McLeod Williams
Mary Margaret McLeod Williams, 83, of Laurel, died Saturday, March 22, 2008, at her granddaughter’s residence.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at Evangel Temple with burial to follow in Hickory Grove Cemetery. Revs. Paul Edwards, Glenn McElhenny and Kenny Morris will officiate. The body will be placed in the church at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Born in Stonewall, Miss., her family moved to Laurel when she was young girl. She attended Kingston Assemblies of God when she was 9-years-old and as an adult attended Evangel Temple Assemblies of God until her death. She lead the choir for 5 years and was a member of the women’s minister.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Sidney Grey McLeod and Fairbell Lee McLeod; her husband, A. V. Williams; brother, Everett McLeod; and sisters, Geraldine Jones and Beverly Sumrall.
She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law Kathy and Lloyd McKenzie of Laurel; two sons and daughters-in-law Mike and Dotty Smith of Ellisville and Allen and Karen Smith of Pennsylvania; two sisters, Gene Hagemaster of Memphis, Tenn., and Doris Pauley of Easley, S.C.; three granddaughters, three grandsons, 10 great-granddaughters, three great-grandsons, and one great-great-granddaughter and one great-great-grandson.
Pallbearers are Randy Herrin, Nathaniel Herrin, Joshua McKenzie, Mike Smith, Mitchell Smith and Brent Sumrall.
Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. Monday at Memory Chapel Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements.
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