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Thomas Wilson Young

Thomas W. Young died suddenly at his home Saturday morning, July 6th, 1946. He was 31 years of age. Funeral services were held Sunday from the Vardaman Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. Carmen Savell, assisted by Rev. L.F. Haire and Rev. O.L. Elliott. Interment was in Vardaman cemetery. Grave services were held by members of the American Legion with full military honors. Thornton Funeral Home had charge of Arrangements.

He was born in Vardaman on Sept. 27, 1914, the son of Robert Gabus Young who survives him and Sarah Frances Richards Young who died in 1943.

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Barbara Frances (Young) Yancy

Barbara Frances Young Yancy, 63, of Morningside Terrace, Jackson, MS, a former state senator, died of heart failure Wednesday, April 24, 1996, at her home.

Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Bruce United Methodist Church in Bruce, MS, with burial in Bruce Cemetery next to her husband, Senator Jesse L. Yancy, Jr., with Parker Memorial Funeral Home handling the arrangements.

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Monette Morgan Young

Monette Morgan Young, 84, of Jackson, MS, formerly of Vardaman, died Friday, February 18, 2000, at St. Dominic's Hospital in Jackson of complications resulting from mulitple myeloma. She was born July 5, 1915 in the Reid Community of Calhoun County, MS, the daughter of Albert Hosea Morgan and Eula Barbara Murphree Morgan. She was a homemaker, a retired Licensed Practical Nurse, and she was a Baptist.

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Mary Nell Doyle Saraf

Mary “Nell” Doyle Saraf, wife of George, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2016, at Hospice Savannah. Aunt Nell was born in Sylvania, Georgia and lived in Effingham County for many years. She worked for Gulfstream for 19 ½ years and enjoyed fishing, working in her flower beds, traveling and spending time with her friends and family.

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Ettie Jane Gleason Keogh

Beloved school teacher, Ettie Jane Gleason Keogh passed away at her home surrounded by her family, on August 27, 2016. Ettie Jane was born to Lena and Homer Gleason on May 7, 1929, She was raised in the home built by her father on a block that was classically "Gleason". She spent her childhood running around the Gleason's General Store and the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Mary, both of which her father had a hand in constructing. She later married Richard Keogh (who proceeded her in death) and they built their home in the backyard of the church.

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Albert Hibjan

Albert Hibjan was a loving husband to Joann Hibjan and dedicated father to sons, Brian and Bruce. He has four wonderful grandaughters, Heather, Melanie, Nicole and Lauren. He served in the U.S. Army in 1944 and received the Purple Heart after being wounded in Germany. After exiting the armed forces he worked for the Veterans Administration for 43 years.

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Maxine Leone Leech

Love my Mama

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Igor Geller

Igor Geller was born on the 26th of October, 1936 in Kharkov, the Ukraine. He died on the 11th of May, 2016 in Altamonte Springs, Florida.

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Filiberto "Fele" Rivera Santiago

All Souls parishioner, 91 year old Filiberto Rivera Santiago of Sanford passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2016. Filiberto was born in Aibonito, Puerto Rico. He served proudly in the U.S. Army for 21 years, retiring as platoon sergeant in 1968. He was a member of the 65th Infantry Regiment Borinqueneers, which was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. The 65th was the highest decorated outfit of the Korean War. After his military service, he served for 20 years at the State of New Jersey as a corrections officer at the Midstate Correctional Facility.

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Charles "Chuckie" Edward Fischer

Charles Edward Fischer died unexpectedly on August 5, 2016 while on a trip to Nicholville, New York. Chuck was a life long resident of Savannah, Georgia, but was visiting Nicholville with Kelly O'Brien-Dickey.

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Michael Murphy

Michael E. Murphy (65) of Fort Pierce Florida, beloved husband and best friend of Linda (Zimmers) Murphy for 44 years, passed away peacefully surrounded by the ones he laughed with, lived for, and loved at the Treasure Coast Hospice on July 27, 2016.
Mike served in the United States Army and was a proud Vietnam Veteran. He worked as a lineman for First Energy in Youngstown and Toledo, Ohio. Mike and Linda moved to Fort Pierce, Florida after retirement in 2012. Mike was liked by everyone and touched the hearts of many. He is remembered for his sense of humor and kindness.

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Luther Eugene "Pete" Long

All Souls Catholic Church parishioner, Luther "Pete" Eugene Long, of Sanford, Florida passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 24, 2016 at the age of 83. Pete was born on August 1, 1932 in Meridian, Mississippi to Hunter and Ina Long. After serving in the Army during the Korean War, Pete moved to Miami where he met his wife of nearly 60 years, Patricia. He spent over 40 years in Miami, where he lived, worked, raised a family, and attended the University of Miami. In 1986, Pete retired from the City of Miami as Assistant Director of Public Works.

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