Obituaries 11/30/2017
Billie Jean Babb
MEMPHIS – Mrs. Billie Jean Babb, 76, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017, at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis.
Born in Coffeeville, Mrs. Babb was a homemaker, and enjoyed sewing and collecting dolls. She loved being outdoors and in nature. She also had a great love for rodeos, fishing, and working in her gardens. Mrs. Babb grew up and spent most of her life in Mississippi, but then moved to Louisiana for some amount of time. She then found a home in Memphis, where she spent the rest of her days.
Visitation is scheduled Wednesday, November 29, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Paris Baptist Church in Paris. A funeral service will immediately follow at 1 p.m., also at Paris Baptist Church. Interment will be at Paris Cemetery in Paris. Bro. Larry Wicker will officiate. Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Babb is survived by her husband, Charles Babb of Millington, Tenn; three sons, Darriell Babb of Memphis, Bryan (Lisa) Babb of Covington, Tenn., and Joe Babb of Millington, Tenn.; three daughters, Brenda Smith of Drummonds, Tenn., Lynda (Mickey) Rook of Memphis, and Lori Glessing of West Memphis, Ark.; two sisters, Margie Peters of Arkansas and Rachel Clark of Olive Branch one brother, Mike Melton of Baton Rouge, La.; 14 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Mrs. Babb was preceded in death by her parents, Velma Cleo Melton and Carl Bilbo Melton; two brothers, Harry Melton and Henry Melton; and one sister, Martha Hollowell.
Donations and memorials in honor of Mrs. Babb may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital (262 Danny Thomas Pl, Memphis, TN 38105).
Mae Pearl Elie
WATER VALLEY – Mae Pearl Elie, 57, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, at her residence in Water Valley.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 25, at Burning Bush M.B. Church in Grenada. Interment was at Haven Rest Cemetery in Grenada. Clark-Williams Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Elie is survived by her husband, Dewey Elie of Water Valley; a sister, Loretta D. Brown of Holcomb; and two brothers, Ernest Norman of Warren, Ohio, and Myran Brown of Atlanta, Ga.
Robert Christopher Wall
WATER VALLEY—Robert Christopher Wall, age 50, died Monday, November 27, 2017, at his home in Water Valley.
Chris was born November 2, 1967, in Jackson, Miss., to Robert Wall and the late Paulette McLendon. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in social work from the University of Mississippi, and was a devoted social worker at Yalobusha General Hospital and Nursing Home for 25 years.
Chris had a servant’s heart, and his compassion for others was felt by the whole community. He always went above and beyond to help others in any situation. Chris is remembered for finding the good in any circumstance that arose. He was a member of Gatewood Church of God at Coffeeville.
The funeral service is planned for Wednesday, November 29, at 3 p.m. in the Henry Chapel of Seven Oaks Funeral Home, with Bro. Freddie Moorman officiating. Visitation will be two hours prior to service time. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Water Valley with Jimmy Vanderford, John Wiginton, Derrik Terrell, Jeff Bynum, Michael Fonte, Terry Varner, Dr. Gary Mooras, and Butch Hayles as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Paul Odom, Gary Moore, and James Davis.
Chris is survived by his wife of 14 years, Brenda Wall of Water Valley; two daughters, Alicia Bounds of Water Valley and Lisa Wiginton (John) of Abbeville; two sons, Jimmy Vanderford (Jen) of Water Valley and Jason Vanderford of Memphis; his father, Bob Wall of Ridgeland; one sister, Sherrelle Terrell of Jackson; his grandmother, Lavelle McLendon of Jackson; a very special friend, Tammy Hayles of Water Valley; and 14 grandchildren.