Obituaries for April
Published 12:00 am Wednesday, April 19, 2006
1, 2006
Obituaries published
in the Saturday, April
1, 2006 edition of The
Natchez Democrat
Services Today
Nettie Mae “Coda” Tenner
11 a.m. Hall of Jehovah
God Church, Fayette
Joseph Young III
1 p.m. Webb Funeral
Home Chapel
Emanuel Thomas
11 a.m. Young’s Chapel
Baptist Church
Louis “Pop” Davis Jr.
1 p.m. Fellowship
Missionary Baptist
Church, Lorman
John Lee Sanders
2 p.m. Wilcox Funeral
Home Chapel, Carthage
Emanuel
Thomas
VIDALIA-Services for Emanuel
Thomas, 56, of Los Angeles,
Calif., formerly of Vidalia, who
died Tuesday, March 21, 2006,
at the University of Nevada
Hospital in Las Vegas, will be at
11 a.m. today at Young’s Chapel
Baptist Church in Vidalia with the
Bishop Willie Johnson officiating.
Burial will follow in the Vidalia
Cemetery under the direction of
Concordia Funeral Home.
Mr. Thomas was born April 2,
1949, in Vidalia, the son of Willie
and Virginia Montgomery
Thomas.
He was preceded in death by his
parents.
He is survived by six sons,
Emanuel Thomas Jr. of Los
Angeles, Prentiss Hawkins of
Ferriday, Omari Thomas of
Monroe, La., Rouldra Thomas of
Ireland, Ramardo Thomas and
Emanuel Thomas III of Natchez;
four daughters, Stacy Williams of
Minn., Shondra Hawkins,
Charmaine Hawkins and
Sherelle Hawkins all of Natchez;
one brother, Willie Thomas Sr. of
Vidalia; four sisters, Idella Moore
of Los Angeles, Margie Thomas,
Elnora Davis and husband Jesse
all of Vidalia and Sherrie Hueing
and husband David of Ferriday;
one uncle, Willie Montgomery of
Ferriday; numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Dorothy Marie
Frazier
NATCHEZ-Services for Dorothy
Marie Frazier, 80, of Natchez,
who died Wednesday, March 29,
2006, at her residence, were
held Friday, March 31, 2006, at
Laird Funeral Home Union
Street Chapel with the Rev.
Mark Henderson and the Rev.
Steve Pearson officiating.
Ms. Frazier was born July 20,
1925, in Natchez, the daughter
of George Orcutt and Lizzie
Smith Orcutt. She was a
member of Community Chapel
Church of God. She was a
retired Agent for American
General Life Insurance
Company.
She was preceded in death by
her parents; a son, Randy
Joseph; two sisters, Myrtle
Whitehead and Queenie Loesch.
She is survived by her grandson,
George Randall Joseph Jr.; two
sisters, Josephine Beard and
Georgie Henderson; a number of
nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Jack
Whitehead, Bobby Beard, Dale
Henderson, John Gamberi,
Donald Shupe and Eddie Orcutt.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice Ministries, 106
Jefferson Davis Blvd., Natchez,
Ms. 39120.
John Lee
Sanders
NATCHEZ-Services for John
Lee Sanders, 18, who died
Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at
his home, will be at 2 p.m. today
at Wilcox Funeral Home Chapel
in Carthage.
Burial will follow in Fuston
Cemetery in Walnut Grove.
Visitation will be from 8 a.m. until
time of service today at the
funeral home.
John was a member of Houston
Road Baptist Church in Laurel.
He is survived by his parents,
Larry and Dianne Sanders of
Natchez; a brother, Chris
Sanders of Carthage and his
grandmother, Lena Pearl Griffin
of Carthage.
Vivian N.
Henry
NATCHEZ-Services for Vivian N.
Henry, 76, of Natchez, who died
Tuesday, March 28, 2006, at
Natchez Regional Medical
Center, were at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 30, 2006 at
Laird Funeral Home Union
Street Chapel with the Rev. Bart
Walker officiating.
Mrs. Henry was born July 12,
1929, in Thomastown, the
daughter of Houston and Ida Lee
Beard Newell. She was a
member of Parkway Baptist
Church where she formerly
taught Sunday school. The
family expresses a special thank
you to Dr. Daly, the emergency
room staff and ICU staff at
Natchez Regional Medical
Center.
She was preceded in death by
her parents; two sisters and four
brothers.
She is survived by her husband,
Glenn Henry of Natchez; three
daughters, Pam Steele and
husband Ken of Natchez,
Veronica Henry of Shreveport,
La. and Angelia Henry of
Natchez; two grandchildren,
Katie Steele and Devin
Brandenburg; a sister, Jessie
Cole and husband Vernon of
West Point and a brother, James
Newell of Millport, Al.
Christine Cordes
Daves
NATCHEZ-Graveside services
for Christine Cordes Daves, will
be at 2 p.m. Monday at
Greenlawn Memorial Park under
the direction of Young’s Funeral
Home with Ray Owens
officiating.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Sunday at the funeral home.
Christine was born Nov. 1, 1927,
in Ferriday, the daughter of
Christian Woods Cordes and
Lillian Wilkinson Cordes. She
was a lifelong resident of
Ferriday and Waterproof and
truly lived a life with meaning.
After graduating from Ferriday
High School, she attended
Draughton Business College and
later worked for the state of
Louisiana as a foster care case
worker in Tensas and Madison
Parishes. She touched countless
lives and always wanted to help
others, yet she would never let
anyone worry about her. She
was a member of the First
Methodist Church in Waterproof
and a past Worthy Matron of the
Eastern Star.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Howard E. Daves;
a son, Howard Cordes Daves;
two sisters, Addie Valentine
Harriss and Lucille Cordes
Simms; two brothers, John
Cordes and Jack Hunt Valentine
and her parents.
Left to cherish her memory are
her daughter, Pam Corbino and
husband Gerard of Safety
Harbor, Fla.; three sons, Doug
Mills and wife Linda of Ferriday,
Chris Mills and wife Ann of
Waterproof, La. and Tony Daves
and wife Katy of Haughton, La.;
nine grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, please make
donations to the Shriners
Children’s Hospital in
Shreveport, La.