Obituaries for Friday, March 28, 2008

March 28, 2008 09:53 am

— Coreen Corridine Coleman
Coreen Corridine Coleman, 67, of Ellisville, died Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at Forrest General Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 30, 2008, at St. Elmo Baptist Church in Laurel, with burial in Nora Davis Cemetery in Laurel. The Rev. Jaymar Jackson will officiate.
She was a teacher with the Laurel City Schools.
She was preceded in death by her father, Roosevelt Clay; a brother, Jimmy Corridine.
She is survived by her mother, Priscilla Clay of Greenwood; husband, Larry C. Coleman of Ellisville; sons, Larry Joe Coleman of New York, N.Y., Charles Coleman of New Orleans, La. and Justin Baxter Coleman of Houston, Texas; a daughter, Kelven C. Williams of Laurel; a sister, Gloria Graham of Jackson; and three grandchildren.
Chapel of Angels Funeral Home in Laurel is in charge of arrangements.

Tyree L. Myers
Tyree L. Myers, 57, of Laurel, died March 20, 2008.
Funeral services will be held at 3 pm. Saturday, March 29, 2008, at Second Allen AME Church in Laurel with burial in the Nora Davis Cemetery. The Rev. Jerry James will officiate.
Mr. Myers was born to the late James Myers and Maecatherine Hall Myers and was reared by his stepfather Lindberg Jefferson of Laurel on November 20, 1950. He attended Oak Park HIgh School of Laurel and was the first black man of Laurel to attend R. H. Watkins High School, where he played football. Myers was a devoted father, grandfather, son, and friend.
Mr. Myers moved to New Orleans and gave his live to Christ and became a member of the Church of God in Christ. He was the founder of the LA Posie Horse Rider. Tyree L. Myers moved back to Laurel and joined the Street Ridgers and became a member of Second Allen AME Church. He was a cross country truck driver, but had a passion for animals, but horses stole his heart. When he retired from driving trucks, he spent some of his time caring for his horses, Kane, Amoco, and Lady.
Tyree L. Myers was preceded in death by his fathers, James Myers and Linberg Jefferson; brother, Lynnester Jefferson; and his beloved, the Rev. Josie Cherry.
Survivors include his mother, MaeCatherine Hall Jefferson; sons, Tyree L. Myers Jr. of San Bernadine, Calif. and Derek Myers of Laurel; daughters, Regina Myers (Lamark) Hinton of Hattiesburg, Monica (Michael) Gleas Milsap of Natchitoches Parish, La., Regina (Beth) Turner and Tonya Turner, both of Springfield, Mo.; brother, Mychal (Mickey) (Monica) Jefferson of Miami, Fla.; step-brothers, Harold Jones of Ocean Springs and Rufus (Kathy) Gore of Nashville, Tenn.; sisters, Edith (Oree) Wade of Lexington, Rose (David) Welch, Jocenia (Darrin) Hubbard, all of Laurel, and Sarah (Donald) Lathan of Waynesboro; step-sisters, Lenda (Wilson) Fowler of Houston, Texas, June Wood of Cleveland, Ohio, Minnie Pearl Coleman of Moss Point, Brenda (Ike) McCormick of Rose Hill, Annie Marie Brown of Atlanta, Ga.; and a host of grandchildren and many aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
Visitation will be from noon until 3 p.m. Saturday at Second Allen AMC Church. Malone Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Faye Baggett Patton
With family at her beside, Faye Baggett Patton, mother of Lynda Patton Posey of Laurel, passed away this past Tuesday evening at Christus Schumpert Highland Hospital in Shreveport. A Wichita Falls, Texas native and a Shreveport resident for over 40 years, Mrs. Patton was a devout Christian who loved her family, faith and friends dearly. She was an active member of The Daughters of Penelope and The Potpourri Club. An avid bridge player, she found her true joy and happiness in her children and grandchildren.
Visitation will be held Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 10 a.m. at St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Shreveport located on: 1719 Creswell Street, Shreveport, Louisiana. After the visitation, the Reverend Father Brendan Pelphrey will celebrate the Rite of Burial at 11:00 a.m. at St. George Church.
Mrs. Patton was predeceased in death by: Glenn Murray Patton, her husband for 53 years; her parents, Jesse Thomas Baggett and Sarah Josephine Baggett; her sister Lois Elizabeth Higgins; her brother Marvin Lee Baggett; and her son, Timothy Glenn Patton.
She is survived by her daughter, Lynda Patton Posey, and her husband Chris of Laurel; her son, James Murray Patton and his wife, Catherine, of Shreveport, La.; her daughter-in-law, Angela Burge Patton of Austin, Texas; her grandchildren, James Todd Patton of Houston, Texas; Scott Robinson Patton of Baton Rouge, La.; Preston Murray Patton of New York, N. Y.; Samantha Patton Constant of Austin, Texas; Parker Christian Posey of New York, N. Y.; Christopher Glenn Posey of Laurel; and her great-grandchildren, Rowan Glenn Constant of Austin, Texas, and Isabella Parker Posey, Jack Curry Posey, and Christopher Van Posey II, of Laurel.
Mrs. Patton’s before mentioned grandsons will be pallbearers, along with Ardis Robison.
In loving memory of their mother and grandmother, the family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations should be made either to St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 1719 Creswell Street, Shreveport, Louisiana 71101 or to Feed the Children, Box 9, Oklahoma City, OK 73101.
The family expresses its heartfelt appreciation to friends who have offered their prayers and sympathy.

Eunice McNeil Phillips
Eunice McNeil Phillips, 96, of Louin, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008, in Jasper County Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 29, 2008, at Antioch Baptist Church in Louin, with burial in Antioch Cemetery in Louin.
She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Louin.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Arlie and Ellen McNeil; her husband of 63 years, James Otho Phillips; a son, James Earl Phillips; four brothers, Edwin (Buddy) McNeil, George McNeil, Louie McNeil and Lewis McNeil; and a sister, Fannie Vermel Phillips.
She is survived by a son, Gova Gearld Phillips of Louin; a daughter, Georgia Ruth Crawley of Grand Bay, Ala.; a daughter-in-law, Marie Boyles of Moore, Oklahoma; a sister, Nita Mae Eubanks of Mobile, Ala.; 11 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Friday, March 28, 2008, at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Bay Springs, which is in charge of arrangements.