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Wednesday, March 12, 1997 Hattiesburg AMERICAN OBITUARIES PINE BELT Roscoe Rester PICAYUNE Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Picayune for Roscoe Hilton Rester, 90, of Picayune, who died March 10, 1997, at his residence in Picayune. The Revs. Robert Bullock, Kenneth Flynt and. Danny Stevens will officiate.

Interment will be in the McDonald Funeral Home in Picayune. Mr. Rester, a native of Progress, was a carpenter and cabinet maker. He was a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Picayune. Survivors include his wife, Easter Lily Odom Rester of Picayune; four daughters, Majorie Sparks and Chritine Lee, both of Picayune, Mary Louise Kirkland Longview, Texas, and Pat Dale of Gulfport; sons, Conrad 1 Rester of Pennsauken, N.J., Hayward Rester, Terry Rester and David Rester, all Picayune; one sister, Viola McMannus of Baton Rouge, 19 grandchildren; and 20 greatgrandchildren.

Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at McDonald Funeral Home in Picayune. McDonald Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Ernest Ray Knight SEMINARY Ernest Ray Knight died at Forrst General Hospital this morning. Billy M.

King Colonial Chapel in Collins is in charge of arrangements0. OBITUARY POLICY The American publishes obituaries free of charge. To have an obituary published, simply provide all pertinent information including a photograph, if desired a to your funeral director, and ask your funeral director to contact the American at 582-4321. PS MOORE FUNERAL SERVICE 544-2141 Mr. James Daniel Prentiss Services 2:00 p.m.

Thursday Saulters Moore Chapel Interment Oak Grove Cemetery Mr. Noel Dewitt Prentiss Arrangements Incomplete SERVICE MEASURED NOT BY MEMBERI GOLD THE ORDER, BUT OF THE GOLDEN GOLDEN RULE, TONES FUNERAL HOMES RICHTON Mrs. Georgia Irene Cauley Leakesville Services: Thurs 2:00 p.m. Jones Funeral Chapel Serene Memorial Gardens, Escatawpa Mrs. Hazel Phillips Brooklyn Visitation: Wed.

p.m. Services: Thurs. 10:00 a.m. Jones Funeral Chapel New Augusta Cemetery RICHTON HATTIESBURG MOSELLE BEAUMONT Hulett Winstead Funeral Home, Inc. 582-1571 205 Bay Street Miss Winnie B.

White Purvis Services 10 a.m. Thursday Hulett-Winstead Purvis Chapel Interment Boone Cemetery Mrs. Ethel Mae Bailey Petal Services 2 P.M. Thursday Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home Interment Highland Cemetery MEMBER BY NATIONAL INVITATION ONSM SELECTED MORTICIANS Irene G. McRaney MOUNT OLIVE Services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

Thursday at Billy M. King Colonial Chapel for Irene G. McRaney, 78, of Mount Olive, who died March 11, 1997, at Methodist Hospital. The Rev. Randy Owen will officiate.

Interment will be in the Lone Star Cemetery in Collins. Mrs. McRaney was a native of Webster County. She was a retired bookkeeper with Itta Bena Building Supply Company and a member of Mount Olive United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, Barney E.

McRaney of Mount Olive; two sisters, Ruth Gill of Clinton and Louise Veazey, of Cleveland; and one brother, Quinton Gammill of Pascagoula. Visitation is at noon today at Billy M. King Colonial Chapel in Collins. Ethel Mae Bailey Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at HulettWinstead Funeral Home in Hattiesburg for Ethel Mae Bailey, 80, of Petal, who died March 11, 1997, at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg.

Dr. Nathan Barber will officiate. Interment will be in Highland Cemetery. Mrs. Bailey was born in Winona and moved to Hattiesburg in 1940.

She worked in the grocery business for many years, and was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, E.J. Bailey and a grandson, Eddie E. Cardenas III. Survivors include one son, Edward Julian "Butch" Bailey Jr.

of Petal, one daughter, Brady R. Cardenas of Merritt Island, a brother, H.M. Austin of Petal, and two grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Wednesday at HulettWinstead Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements. H.O. Yarber LAUREL Services are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. today at Memory Chapel Funeral Home in Laurel for H.O. Yarber, 78, of Laurel, who died 9, 1997, at South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel.

The Rev. Charles Gordon will officiate. Interment will be in the Hickory Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Thomas Lindsey, Rusty Nix, Dwaine Holifield, Ray Scott, Kenny Harrington, Jeff Temple and Tally Walters. Mr.

Yarber was a retired machinist from Woodall, Inc. He served in the u.S. Navy during World War II and was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Jones County. Survivors include one brother, Truman Yarber of Ellisville; two sisters, Zella Harrison and Kathleen Moseley, both of Waynesboro; and a number of nieces and nephews. Memory Chapel Funeral Home in Laurel is in charge of arrangements.

Harold Pizzetta Services were held March 11, 1997, for Harold E. "Hal" Pizzetta, 76, of Pass Christian, who died March 7, 1997. Mr. Pizzetta was a native of New Orleans and a 1 resident of Pass Christian for 16 years. He served in the U.S.

Navy in WWII and Korea. He was a retired industrial salesman for Snap-On Tools Corp. He was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church in Pass Christian, past commander of U.S. Power Squadron, Mississippi Coast and member of National 1 Squadron for 32 years.

He was preceded in death by his son, Harold E. Pizzetta. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Blanchard Pizzetta of Pass Christian; one son, Kenneth E. Pizzetta of Pass Christian; one daughter, Lynn Ann Pizzetta Welch of Maine; and two grandchildren. Riemann Funeral Home in Gulfport was in charge of local arrangements.

Gregory Perry PICAYUNE Memorial services will be held at a later date for Gregory Allen Perry, 36, of McNeil, who died March 10, 1997 in McNiel. Mr. Perry was a native Fort Thomas, Ky. Survivors include two sons, Justin Allen Perry and Michael Ray Perry, both of Nicholson; one daughter, Brittany Marie Perry of Nicholson; mother, Paula K. Perry of McNeil; one halfbrother, Dustin Slaton of Wisconsin; one sister, Susan Lee of Carriere; his maternal grandfather, David King of Kentucky; his maternal grandmother, Mary King of Arkansas; his maternal great grandmother, Pauline Sewell of Houston, and stepfather, Paul Bradley of McNeil.

Picayune Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. James Daniel PRENTISS Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Saulters-Moore Funeral Home Chapel in Prentiss for James W. Daniel, 77, of Prentiss, who died 10, 1997, at Jefferson Davis County Hospital in Prentiss, due to heart failure. The Rev.

Murray Hux will officiate. Interment, with military honors and Masonic Rites, will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery near Prentiss. Daniel, a native of Smith County, served as Jefferson Davis County Circuit clerk for 20 years. He was also an employee of the U.S. Postal Services and was the Veteran's Service Officers for Jefferson Davis County.

He was a member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church where he served as teacher of the Men's Bible Class, deacon and Church Treasurer. He was a past master and. current secretary of Blountville Lodge No. 448. Mr.

Daniel was also a member and past patron of Prentiss Chapter No. 196 order of the Easter Star and member of the Jefferson Davis Camp of the Gideon's International. He had recently received his 50-year certificate for continued membership in the American Legion Post No. 43. Mr.

Daniel served the U.S. Army during World War II on the foreign field and as a gunnery instructor. Mr. Daniel was preceded in death by two sisters, Inez Magee and Pauline Everett and one granddaughter. Survivors include his wife, Ruby Stephens Daniel of Prentiss; one son, James William Daniel of Flora; three daughters, Lynne Rippy of Prentiss, Bonnie Daniel of Brandon and Susan Reid of Monticello; one sister, Allie Lou Gray of Brandon; one brother, Glynn Daniel of Collins; 10 grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Oak Grove Baptist Church or Gideon's International. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at Saulters-Moore Funeral Home in Saulters-Moore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Winnie B. White PURVIS Services are scheduled for 10 a.m.

Thursday at Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home in Purvis for Winnie B. White, 84, of Purvis, who died March 11, 1997, at Methodist Hospital in Hattiesburg. Elders James Broome and Jason Skipper will officiate. Interment will be in Boone Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Donald Parker, Tony Parker, Andy Parker, Casey Burge, Mark Burge, and Joe Bryant.

Miss White was a native of Marion County and a longtime Purvis resident. She was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. Survivors include three brothers, Max White and Calvin White of Purvis, and Devoy White of Sacramento, Calif. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Wednesday at HulettWinstead Funeral Home in Purvis, which is in charge of arrangements. Lester Kervin LAUREL Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Memory Chapel Funeral Home in Laurel for Lester Kervin, 87, of Laurel, who died March 10, 1997, at South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel. The Rev. Randall Turner will officiate.

Interment will be in the Mill Creek Cemetery in Jones County. Pallbearers will be Jerry E. Byrd, Daniel H. Walters, Randall McDaniel, Danny Walter, Keith Sartin, Warren Brown and Roy Grafton. Mr.

Kervin was retired from the Laurel Police Department as captain after 31 years of service. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Laurel, the Mississippi Law Enforcement Association and a member of the Laurel Fraternal Order of Police. Mr. Kervin was preceded in death by his parents Charlie and Minnie C. Kervin and three sisters, Doris Holifield, Ruby Beech and Delphia Eason.

Survivors include his wife, Alma Walters Kervin of Laurel; one daughter, Olivia Hendrickson of Laurel; one brother, Bill Kervin of Laurel; three sisters, Gladys Revels of Charlotte, N.C., Rita Wadsworth of Laurel Joyce Fulford of Hattiesburg; and a number of nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Memory Chapel Funeral Home in Laurel is in charge of arrangements. Councilman announces candidacy From Staff Reports LAUREL City Councilman Melvin Mack made it official Tuesday announcing he will be a Democratic candidate for mayor. Mack will face incumbent Mayor Susan Vincent in the Democratic primary.

Two other Mack men are expected to join the mayor's race. Former Mayor Henry Bucklew and a former city finance director Don Bullock have announced their intentions to run. "I am running on my record of hard work and fair representation to all citizens of Laurel," Mack said. Mack said his voting record speaks for itself including voting for bond issues to build the new sports complex, restoring downtown and paving city streets. Mack said he targeted recreation for senior citizens, as well as reducing crime and restoring pride in the ward he represents on the council, Ward 7.

"I believe in promoting from within the ranks and more community, policing," Mack said. He pledged to work for more and better jobs for city citizens. Mack is married to Doneater Mack and they have one daughter, Catrina. He is a deacon at Sweet Hope M.B. Church.

Police find woman stabbed in her home From Staff Reports LAUREL The body of an elderly woman was found in her Beacon Street apartment Tuesday. She had been stabbed. Police identified her as Ardell Welch, in her late 70s, whose body was found shortly before 11 a.m. She had been stabbed in the chest. Police have no suspects.

Officers said it appears robbery was not the motive. State passes new law prohibiting large hog farms near parks JACKSON (AP) Limits on farming in Mississippi have been killed on a procedural point in Senate committee. The House voted last month to prohibit the state Department of Environmental Quality from permitting large hog farms within three miles of parks, schools or wildlife refuges. As part of the same bill, they adopted a one-year moratorium on DEQ permitting of large hog farms. The bill, the budget for the DEQ, is not the appropriate place for the limits, Senate Appropriations Committee chairman Dick Hall said Tuesday.

Hall, R-Madison, ruled the amendments were improper. The issue may come up again when the full Senate considers the budget bill. "It's the wrong place for the subject. It doesn't belong in the Appropriations Committee," Hall said. A group calling themselves Citizens for Responsible Agricultural Practices from Chickasaw, Choctaw and Oktibbeha counties have lobbied for the hog limits.

Members say they are concerned about the potential environmental aspects of large hog farms, some with as many as 7,000 hogs. CRIMESCENE Hattiesburg City Limits Petal City Limits AD 203 202 201 Ola Hattiesburg Petal Handy Street. 98 103 204 101 59 EMERGENCY 911 METRO 104 CRIME STOPPERS Palmer's 102 Crossing Industrial Park Rd. 582-STOP 98 The following is a roundup of Army; jailed Tuesday on grand crimes reported to area agencies larceny charge within the previous 24 hours. Metro Narcotics Michelle L.

Ellis, 25, 100 block Hattiesburg North George Street, Petal; jailed Area 101 Tuesday on charge of possession of Carl Walker, 23, Fathom controlled substance with intent to Circle: jailed Tuesday on forgery sell charge; accused of forging I Bank of Mississippi check Highway Patrol Silver 1994 Mazda MX3 stolen, Richard A. Rowe, 32, McLain, 500 block Court Street; reported killed Tuesday in two-vehicle Tuesday by Elizabeth Johnson traffic accident, Mississippi 57, Area 103 south of McLain; two passengers in Red 1992 Ford Mustang stolen, Rowe's 1965 Chevrolet pickup 2000 block Hardy Street; reported truck taken to University of South Tuesday by Dianne Smith; car has Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Mississippi license tag KLD 313 in serious condition; James E. Empty metal safe, assorted Skelton, 59, Lisbon, driver of fishing tackle stolen from storage second vehicle, taken to Gulfport shed, 1000 block West Pine Street; Memorial Hospital in critical reported Tuesday by Duwayne condition; cause of accident under Ezelle; entry made by breaking window investigation Ignition damaged in 1991 Ford I Investigated three other traffic Explorer, 2000 block Hardy Street; accidents, made one DUI arrest in reported Tuesday by Bobby Hardin 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. today Area 104 Clarification D. Parker, 24, 1500 block Shawn Dickerson, 25, arrested Country Club Road; jailed Tuesday March 5 by Lamar County Sheriff's on burglary charge; accused of Department on possession of stealing television, videocassette controlled substance charge is not recorder, handgun, caller the same person as Shane identification box, frozen food from Dickinson, 28, of Lumberton Gwendolyn Johnson's apartment, By Janet Braswell 1500 block Country Club Road 100 floor mats, 5,000 shop towels, 1,200 hand towels stolen Numbers to know from warehouse, South Mississippi Laundry Service, 105 Industrial Hattiesburg Police: Drive; reported Tuesday by Lee Forrest Co.

Sheriff: 544-7800 Mitchell; value, $4,800 Petal Police: 544-5331 Area 201 Lamar Co. Sheriff: 544-2412 RCA compact disc player, Purvis Police: 794-6512 Audio Source receiver stolen, Bonz restaurant, 601 Mobile Jones Co. Sheriff: 425-3147 reported Tuesday by Sam Wilson; Laurel Police: 425-4711 entry made through window; value, Perry Co. Sheriff: 964-8461 $500 Highway Patrol: 264-3529 Richard Hollingsworth, 23, 500 FBI: 582-8202 block Graveline Street; jailed Tuesday on burglary charge; accused of stealing three shotguns SAFETY TIPS from Willie Murphy, 400 block Clark Street, March one gun Don't open the door to delivrecovered; two juveniles also erymen. Ask them to leave packarrested ages outside the door.

Forrest County Do not leave food cooking unI Fred L. 2 24, Salvation attended on the stove. Longino, PUBLIC RECORDS FIRE CALLS Hattiesburg 4:44 p.m. Tuesday, Edwards Street, traffic accident, extrication and clean up HOTLINE NUMBERS Cocaine information: 800-262-2463 AIDS Hotline: 800-342-2437 Alzheimer's: 800-621-0379 Victims to testify about BILOXI (AP) Federal prosecutors planned to put eight more victims of pesticide use on the stand today in the trial of a man accused of misapplication of the cotton bug poison. Prosecutors hope to illicit from the witnesses more of what they consider damaging evidence that Dock Eatman Jr.

knowingly used the dangerous chemical to spray houses and businesses. The government has charged the 62-year-old Eatman, of Moss Point, with 23 federal crimes based on his using methyl parathion and Ambush to kill household pests in South Mississippi homes and businesses. U.S. Magistrate Lou Guirola is presiding in the case. On Tuesday, Melba Kelton testified that in late 1995 and early 1996, she paid Eatman twice, at $45 per visit, to spray what turned out to be methyl parathion in her Helena community home.

Kelton said the spraying damaged her health, and that her family. "We had nausea, dizziness. We had to take my mother to the hospital for congestive heart fail- Cancer: 800-562-2623 Sudden Infant Death: 800-232-7437 Child Find: 800-292-9688 Child Abuse: 800-422-4453 Compulsive Gambling: 800-522-4700 Juvenile Diabetes Foundation: 800-223-1138 Vietnam Veterans of America: 800-775-8387 Runaway Switchboard Hotline: 800-621-4000 National Kidney Foundation: 800-622-9010 pesticide WHAT'S NEXT If convicted of every crime, Eatman could be sentenced to 23 years in prison and forced to pay $2.3 million in fines. ure, we almost lost her. "I had headaches and nausea." Every night, when I went the room would be spinning around and spinning around and spinning around.

I'd have to get up, I'd be so nauseated from the room spinning around," she said. Kelton testified state health officials advised her in November to clear out of the house. She and her family moved into a motel, rent courtesy of the government. Kelton was one of five government witnesses Tuesday who told similar stories: they hired Eatman to spray, he sprayed, they got sick. The chemicals are highly toxic insecticides for use only on crops in uninhabited fields; in buildings, they can make people sick or even, in extreme cases, kill them.

The government has charged Eatman and another Moss Point man, Paul Walls with illegally using the chemicals to spray homes and businesses for pests. Whether Eatman or Walls used the chemicals isn't at issue; they did. It's whether they knew they were breaking the law when they did so. The spraying has forced hundreds of residents in Jackson and George counties out of their homes and prompted the government to spend more than $3.5 million to clean up the contaminated buildings. Eatman's, defense attorney, George Shaddock of Pascagoula, contends Eatman didn't realize how dangerous the chemicals were.

He has claimed that Eatman is a "scapegoat" for the state and federal agencies that should have monitored the situation more closely. Charles Wilson, a district inspector for the state Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Plant Industry, testified he began investigating Eatman's use of methyl parathion and the lesspotent Ambush in the spring of 1996..