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Residents prepared to elect aldermen BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

BY JEBB JOHNSTON

Rienzi residents are set to elect aldermen next week as the municipal election season comes to a close. In Alcorn County, Rienzi is the only town having an election on Tuesday, the municipal general election date. Neighboring counties have more active ballots, with contested races for mayor and aldermen in Burnsville, Iuka and Booneville. Rienzi has eight hopefuls in the running for seats on the town’s five-member Board of Aldermen: Joseph “Joe” Bishop, Jimmy Harwood, Kathy Marshall, David Massey (incumbent), Dale Leonard (incumbent), Harold Palmer (incumbent), Jim Strickland and Sandra Williams (incumbent). The top five will be elected. One of the incumbents, Eddie Williams, is not running again. Walter Williams, who is unopposed, will advance to a third term as mayor. Rienzi and all others having elections on Tuesday will be open for absentee voting on Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon. It is the last opportunity to cast an absentee ballot in person. Polling time is 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the town hall on Tuesday. The next four-year term for municipal oﬃcers begins July 3. Corinth’s elections are next year. Farmington’s races were settled in the May 2 Republican primary, and Kossuth and Glen are not required to hold an election because there are no contested races.

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the CT-A stage. “James has done a great job, and his son, Xander, is also in the play,” added the director. “I’m so glad James and his children are getting to act together on stage. My family working on CT-A shows together is one of my fondest memories.” Working with an almost entire youth cast is nothing new for Bridges, who is a teacher in the Alcorn School District. “Many of the children in Dolittle have multiple parts. They have all been troopers to have their faces painted, then take it oﬀ within the hour and change into another costume,” she said. “I believe they have thoroughly enjoyed working on this show and I think the audience will be

With the arrival of June, busy days are ahead at the local farmers’ markets. The locations on Fulton Drive and Shiloh Road are open for business. “We’re not seeing a whole lot of produce for sale yet due to the fact that everything was a little bit late due to weather conditions,” said Mississippi State University Extension Agent Patrick Poindexter. “It’s been an odd year for weather with an extremely mild winter, but then it didn’t get quite hot enough for long periods of time to really get these vegetables up and going.” He expects an increase in seller permit requests at the extension oﬃce in the next couple of weeks. It is limited to local sellers, and the fee is $25 for the Fulton Drive location and $10 for the Shiloh Road market. The unusual weather patterns have also aﬀected lawns. One of the biggest questions Poindexter is getting lately is about why some lawns and gardens are not showing growth. “Nine times out of 10, it’s not anything wrong that anybody’s doing, whether it be in their yard or their garden,” he said. The answer is in the soil temperature. “We had some days last week when the highs were in the low 70s and the nights were getting down in the low 50s, upper 40s,” said Poindexter. “Temperatures like that at night keep that soil cool, and that can retard the growth of grasses in your lawn and vegetables in your garden. Once we get into some warmer temperatures, es-

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This week’s Corinth Theatre-Arts presentation of “Dr. Dolittle” includes cast members James Pasley as Dr. John Dolittle, Mae Monaghan as Polynesia (parrot), Lorelai Sellers as Jip (dog), Lily Wilhite as Gub-Gub (pig), Kelly Hutchins as Dab-Dab (duck) and Madison Burcham as Too-Too (owl).

CT-A brings ‘Dr. Dolittle’ to life BY ZACK STEEN

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The life and adventures of “Dr. Dolittle” will roar to life this weekend at Corinth Theatre-Arts. The classic story by Hugh Lofting will feature Dolittle, the gentle Englishmen who can talk to animals, and his furry and feathered band of friends as they travel across Africa. “This is a great story that is worthy of re-telling,” said Director Twila Bridges. “Being able to present a classic like this is a great way to possibly get young people interested in some of our classic literature that is gathering dust on bookshelves.” Bridges said the show will feature both adults and children. “The cast has been amaz-

In Alcorn County, Rienzi is the only town having an election on Tuesday.

Corinth Theatre-Arts Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 2 p.m. ing,” she said. “The children have been wonderful to work with and the adults have all jumped in and enjoyed the experience. We have been working since mid-April and their hard work is evident in the final product.” Set for Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m., tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children and students. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at corinththeatrearts.com. Bridges said the play’s lead cast member James Pasley, who plays Dolittle, is new to

Foundation promises busy, fun slate BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com

The last weekend in June promises to be busy, fun and helpful to the community. The Easom Outreach Foundation recently announced its schedule of events. Proceeds raised from events which will take place from Friday, June 30, through Sunday, July 2, help support the EOF programs. “Remember this is where the legend started and your support of Easom programs help to keep our history alive,” said EOF Chairman,

Samuel Crayton Jr. The schedule of events include: Friday, June 30, from 4 until 6:30 p.m. — Catfish Dinner and Entertaiment: Come and dine with former Easomites, friends and family over a catfish dinner in a casual setting with “old school” music playing in the background. Organizers say, “if the feeling hits,” then certainly get up and dance. In addition to catfish, the meal will include coleslaw, fries, hush puppies and a dessert. The

cost of the meal is $6. Soft drinks will be available for an additional fee. Saturday morning, July 1, 11 a.m. — The Foundation will have its annual meeting which is open to the public. Depending on construction status, individuals attending the meeting may be able to tour the newly constructed Head Start facility on the Easom campus. Saturday evening, July Photo by Samuel Crayton Jr. 1, from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. — The Easom Outreach Foundation annual Summer Dance will be SatThe Foundation will host its urday, July 1, from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. Event organizers said this year’s event will have a theme of the “Roaring ’20s Period” and a color theme Please see EASOM | 2 of black and gold. Previous themes include Great Gatsby.

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Meth trafficking charge nets man 30-year term Staff reports

BOONEVILLE — A Prentiss County jury found a man guilty on Wednesday of traﬃcking methamphetamine, and his sentence reflects tougher sentencing laws.

Roman Harvell, 35, was arrested Sept. 28, 2016, after the Baldwyn Police Department executed a search warrant at his residence, resulting in the discovery of more than 90 grams of methamphet-

amine in his bedroom. Circuit Judge Thomas Gardner III imposed a 40year sentence with 10 years suspended, leaving 30 years to serve, with 10 of those to be served day-forday, and a $50,000 fine.

Harvell’s sentence is pursuant to new trafficking laws that went into effect in 2014 prescribing harsher penalties for drug offenders possessing large amounts of controlled substances.

“The harsher sentence with day-for-day time is a welcome result for serious drug oﬀenders like Harvell,” said District Attorney John Weddle, “especially at a time when there is a lot of pressure to reform our

criminal justice system to reduce penalties.” He commended Baldwyn Investigators Jason Chism and Adam Cook and Assistant District Attorneys David Daniels and Reagan Wise.

Corinth Theatre-Arts will present “Dr. Dolittle” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday , and at 2 p.m. Sunday.

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able to tell that from the performance.” The three-act-play is one hour and 45 minutes in length and includes an intermission. The cast and crew includes: Sarah, sister to John Dolittle, Jessica Barr; Dr. John Dolittle, James Pasley; Polynesia, a parrot Mae Monaghan; Rabbits, Selah Essary, Scarlet Sanders; Littlest Rabbit, Kyndal Emerson; Cats, Julia Pasley, Addi-

son Wright; Jip, a dog, Lorelai Sellers; Hedgehog, Elisa Grieser; GubGub, a pig, Lily Wilhite; Mrs. Mumford, Carol Breeden; Matthew Mugg, Xander Pasley; Dab-Dab, a duck, Kelly Hutchins; Too-Too, an owl, Madison Burcham; Beppo, a horse, Sydney Brooks; Chee-Chee, a monkey, Ava Marsh; Swallow, Cora Johnson; Crocodile, Abby Usener; Monkey 1, Elisheva Marsh; Monkey 2, Allie Marsh; Monkey 3, Noah Jalla; Monkey 4, Jasline Suggs; Monkey 5,

Jackson Suggs; Monkeys, Brady Edlemon, Gabrielle Gee, Anna Watkins, Ella Mills, Abigail Pasley, Lucy Steen; Lion, Will Senf; Lioness, Madeline Brooks; Lion Cub, Olivia Hines; Pushmi-Pullyu, Rebekah Conner, Shae Shahin; Dancing Girls, Olivia Hines, Ella Mills, Lucy Steen, Anna Watkins, Addison Wright; Blossom , Zoey Tether; Snake Charmer, Brady Edlemon; Fat Lady, Carey Glidewell; Circus workers, Jessica Barr, Carol Breeden; Customer

#1, Gabrielle Gee; Customer #2, Anna Watkins; Woman, Carol Breeden; Boy, Jackson Suggs; Lioness at the circus, Abigail Pasley; Brown, Will Senf; Producers, June Plaxco, Twila Bridges; Director, Twila Bridges; Assistant Director, J.

Gooch; Stage Manager, Monica Carreon; Stage Crew, Greg Miller, Aden Usener; Lights, Max Marsh; Sound, Austin White; Set Design, Twila Bridges; Set Construction, Rick Bridges, James Pasley, Andrew Watkins; English Manor Scenic

Painting, Jana Matlock; Costumes, Whitney Gooch, Twila Bridges, Courtney Monaghan, Dena Johnson; Props, June Plaxco, Twila Bridges; Face Painting, CaitLynn Chambers, Faith Evans, Parents; Choreography, Leanne Williams

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pecially at night, we should start seeing some real improvements in yards and in gardens.” The extension service is cautioning about a possible return of millipedes,

which posed a problem for some local homeowners last summer. Those in the migration path of the arthropods will find them diﬃcult to deter, but spraying a perimeter around the home with insecticide can help, said Poindexter.

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annual summer dance in the banquet hall (former industrial arts shop) at the facility. Music will be provided by Michael Spears (Dr. Disco). The price is $10 in advance and $12 at the door. “Dress is business casual; however we are encouraging those who are willing to wear attire mirroring the ‘Roaring ’20s period.’ Dress examples from that period would be like the outfits worn in the movie “Harlem Nights,” featuring Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx and Eddie Murphy. If you are looking for a color scheme, black and gold would be recommended,” event organizers stated. Sunday, July 2, First Sunday Dinner — After regular church service, and before the Homecoming Memorial Service, the Foundation will host its standing First

All proceeds raised by the Foundation are returned to the the community. Sunday dinner, serving from 12 until 2:30 p.m. The cost is $10 for a meal featuring three meats to choose from, three vegetables, Ben Betts’ famous dressing, two desserts to choose from, tea, homemade yeast rolls, tea, lemonade and water. The meal also provides attendees with another opportunity to fellowship with others in the legendary environment of Easom. “The newly constructed Head Start building is a result of your ongoing support over the last six years. I think you will be impressed when you see the building in July,” said Crayton. The Easom Outreach Foundation is a 501c3 community based service organization that allows

for tax deductible donations under the IRS Code. The stated vision of the Easom Outreach Foundation “is to help educate the total community — socially, intellectually and culturally — and to develop values that are essential for a successful community.” All proceeds raised by the Foundation are returned to the the community through the seniors Hot Meals program, the summer day camp and other programs held at the center for the benefit of the community. (The Easom Outreach Foundation is located at 700 South Crater Street in Corinth. For more information, contact Samuel Crayton at 404-3863359.)

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Today in History Today is Thursday, June 1, the 152nd day of 2017. There are 213 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlights in History It was 50 years ago today — June 1, 1967 — that the Beatles album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” was released, as was David Bowie’s debut album, eponymously titled “David Bowie.”

On this date In 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state. In 1813, the mortally wounded commander of the USS Chesapeake, Capt. James Lawrence, gave the order, “Don’t give up the ship” during a losing battle with the British frigate HMS Shannon in the War of 1812. In 1917, the song “Over There” by George M. Cohan was published by William Jerome Publishing Corp. of New York. In 1927, Lizzie Borden, accused but acquitted of the 1892 ax murders of her father, Andrew, and her stepmother, Abby, died in Fall River, Massachusetts, at age 66. In 1943, a civilian flight from Portugal to England was shot down by Germany during World War II, killing all 17 people aboard, including actor Leslie Howard. In 1957, Don Bowden, a student at the University of California at Berkeley, became the first American to break the fourminute mile during a meet in Stockton, California, in a time of 3:58.7. In 1977, the Soviet Union formally charged Jewish human rights activist Anatoly Shcharansky with treason. (Shcharansky was imprisoned, then released in 1986; he’s now known by the name Natan Sharansky.) In 1980, Cable News Network made its debut. In 1997, Betty Shabazz, the widow of Malcolm X, was severely burned in a fire set by her 12-year-old grandson in her Yonkers, New York, apartment (she died three weeks later). The Chicago Tribune published a makebelieve commencement speech by columnist Mary Schmich (shmeech) which urged graduates to, among other things, “wear sunscreen” (the essay ended up being wrongly attributed online to author Kurt Vonnegut). In 2009, Air France Flight 447, an Airbus A330 carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of everyone on board.

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Across the Region Amory Guard releases name of soldier killed in training AMORY (AP) — The Mississippi National Guard has released the name of the 24-year-old soldier killed when a tank rolled over during a training accident in California. Sgt. Kyle Clayton Thomas was a native of Amory, Mississippi. He was one of four soldiers in the tank. The other three were injured and have been released from a hospital. Members of the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, based in Tupelo, Mississippi, are participating in a twoweek training exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California. Thomas was with a battalion based in Senatobia, Mississippi, as are the three injured soldiers. The accident remains under investigation. It occurred Monday at the facility in the High Mojave Desert midway between San Bernardino, California, and Las Vegas.

Booneville Three plead guilty in Indian Mound case BOONEVILLE — Three people pleaded guilty last week to federal charges in connection with the removal of artifacts from an Indian mound in Tishomingo County. Matthew Arnold, Jackie Dale Arnold and Tyler Wilemon, all pleaded guilty last week in federal court and will be sentenced at a later date. Jackie Dale Arnold, of Iuka, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawfully excavating and removing archaeological resources on designated historic public lands without a permit. Under the plea agreement prosecutors agreed to dismiss all other counts once sentencing is complete. Matthew Arnold of Booneville pleaded guilty to six counts of the same charge with the same agreement from prosecutors regarding other counts. Wilemon, of Booneville, pleaded guilty to one count of the same charge with the same agreement. Sandra Arnold of Iuka pleaded guilty last month to one count of the same charge with the same agreement and will be sentenced at a later date.

A change of plea hearing for Samuel Lee Howell regarding the same case is set for next Thursday, June 8 in federal court in Oxford. Two other defendants in the case, Chris Holley and Melinda Jean Chaffin, both of Booneville, have pleaded not guilty and no further action regarding a change of plea is recorded in court records. The charges stem from a period in late 2014 when those charged allegedly removed items from the Doskie Mound site on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers property in Tishomingo County.

Ripley Two found dead after likely murder, suicide RIPLEY — A man and woman have been reported dead after an apparent murder-suicide shooting near Ripley, reported the Southern-Sentinel. According to Tippah County Coroner, Chris McAllister, the shooting took place around 11 p.m. Thursday night. Tippah County Sheriff’s Department will not be releasing any information at this time as requested by the deceased persons’ families.

Tupelo Three bodies found in creek identified TUPELO — Authorities identified three Illinois residents who died in a car wreck in Lee County and announced they are searching for a fourth victim, reported the Daily Journal. Around 4 p.m. Tuesday, a fisherman walking along Town Creek spotted a SUV in the creek, directly below the Interstate 22 bridge. Officials were dispatched to the area, between the Natchez Trace Parkway and US Highway 45. “We located two victims in the vehicle and a third person downstream a little ways,” said Tupelo police spokesman Capt. Chuck McDougald. “Through the initial investigation, it was determined that we were looking for a fourth victim. That recovery effort is currently underway.” Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green identified the three victims as Sean Haygood, 30, of Streator, Illinois; Amber Smith, 24, of Streator, Illinois; and Terrance Wege Jr., 29, of Ottawa, Illinois. Streator is a city of 13,000. Ottawa has a population of

18,000. Both are located about 80 miles southwest of Chicago. “I have been in contact with all the families in Illinois,” Green said. “I have also contacted the family of the fourth victim, but we are not releasing that name right now.” The search for the fourth victim is being headed by the Tupelo Fire Department’s regional response team. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office and the Mississippi Air National Guard are offering support and assets to the search efforts.

Pontotoc Woman admits role in ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ death PONTOTOC (AP) — A local woman has pleaded guilty for her role in the shooting death of a truck driver in Missouri. Dana Tutor, of Pontotoc, pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder and first-degree robbery in the September 2008 death of Valentin Kirilchuk at a rest area in northwest Missouri. Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd says the shooting of Kirilchuck, an immigrant from Ukraine, was part of a crime spree by Tutor and her boyfriend, John Hughes, who wanted to emulate notorious criminals Bonnie and Clyde. Zahnd said Tutor persuaded Kirilchuk to follow her into the rest stop, where Hughes shot him. Hughes pleaded guilty in 2010 to first-degree murder and other charges. He is serving a life term for fatally stabbing a man in Ohio days before he shot Kirilchuk.

Tupelo Komen affiliate ending local Race for Cure TUPELO — The Komen North Mississippi Race for the Cure has run its course, according to the Daily Journal. On Tuesday afternoon, the North Mississippi Komen Affiliate said it was ceasing operations as of July 31. “Recently, due to economic challenges at the national level, Komen headquarters has enacted new guidelines and requirements that the Komen North Mississippi Board decided could not be met at the local level,” according to a press release sent by affiliate executive director Cindy Hale. “Following the new require-

ments would have meant the likelihood of losing the funds raised locally to counties outside our service area.” The October 2017 race would have been the 20th hosted in Tupelo. The annual race attracted thousands to Tupelo each year for the event. Since it was founded, the local organization has granted out more than $2.6 million for local nonprofit organizations to use to provide breast cancer screening to the medically underserved and host community education programs as well as more than $789,000 to help fund Komen’s research program. “We could not have been able to make this big of an impact without the generous support and help of our community – and for that we are very thankful,” Hale said. “Together, we have impacted the lives of many people in our community.”

Jackson Gangster Disciple sentenced to 9 years JACKSON, Tenn. — A Gangster Disciple has been sentenced to over nine years in prison on charges of illegal gun possession and carrying counterfeit cash, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of West Tennessee. WBBJ reported Tarrice Martez McCarley, 32, has been sentenced to serve 110 months in federal prison, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The charges stemmed from a Jan. 5, 2016, traffic stop in which Jackson police said McCarley was carrying a loaded handgun and 11 counterfeit $100 bills, according to the release. Police said McCarley got out of the car with the loaded .38-caliber revolver in his hand. He then reportedly dropped the gun and ran from the scene and was captured a short time later. At the time, McCarley was a several-time convicted felon, according to the release. Police say McCarley admitted to buying the gun from someone on the street for $100. The case was investigated by the Jackson Police Department Gang Enforcement Unit, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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Open season on reporters Do elected public officials, egged on by the sophomoric rhetoric of President Donald Trump, really think they can attack reporters asking honest questions and get away with it? Well, maybe they can. Republican Greg Gianforte of Montana won his congressional election after pushing a reporter to the ground and breaking his eyeglasses. And maybe it’s worse than one bullying multi-millionaire picking on one bespectacled reporter. Does this incident Rheta mean that it might actually Johnson help public servants to manhandle the media? Does it beef Columnist up a politician’s resume? Family man. Church-goer. Convicted of assault of reporter. It certainly didn’t seem to hinder candidate Trump to keep up the drumbeat against the Fourth Estate. At his rallies, reporters were kept corralled and conspicuous, and at times had to be escorted out of arenas with frothing and battle-lusty Trump supporters. Gianforte, to his credit, admitted to the attack on the reporter and apologized, albeit he did so only after the voting was over and he’d won the race. He told his supporters he had made a mistake. “Not in our minds, you didn’t,” someone in the crowd yelled. Is this really what we want in our country? Are we willing to give elected officials the right to stomp on press freedom? Do we applaud them for it? Do we elect them because of it? Gianforte’s ads said he was endorsed by the National Rifle Association. I guess we should be glad he didn’t shoot the reporter who asked about health care. Think about this: The reporter attacked was seeking answers for the public, not for himself. So while Gianforte decked one man, he symbolically gave the finger to all Montana voters and all Americans who historically have reserved the right to ask questions of their elected officials. In fairness, Gianforte’s physical attack is only one way so-called public servants have been high-handing taxpayers recently. Certain congressional members feel it is OK to slink out back doors when a meeting with constituents turns tough and means more than a rubber chicken and a round of applause. Some won’t hold meetings with the public at all. Politicians will be accountable only if the voters insist on it. If that accountability ends, nobody is to blame but the citizenry. Elected officials always have been subject to greed, bribery, lies and sundry temptations. If given a free pass, heaven only knows what will happen in a legislative branch that already barely functions. And the executive branch, well, only those with no political memory could want an unmonitored White House. You could argue, and I would, that a free press is the main thing differentiating our country from so many repressive dictatorships. Is that really what the average American wants? Because it would seem that’s where we are headed. The first thing to go in a democracy listing toward a dictatorship is freedom of the press. Already our new president has reportedly inquired about arresting reporters who are getting too close for comfort. He also has discussed changing libel laws, dropping a net of intimidation over those reporters aggressively pursuing the truth. Do newspaper reporters and others in the media make mistakes? Of course. Do they sometimes err in their assessments? Yes. Are there bad apples in the barrel? A few. But if you ask me, I’d trust 99 percent of the reporters I’ve known over any of the politicians. And I don’t think Greg Gianforte should be seated in Congress. Rheta Grimsley Johnson’s most recent book is “Hank Hung the Moon ... And Warmed Our Cold, Cold Hearts.” Comments are welcomed at rhetagrimsley@aol.com.

Prayer for today My Creator, I pray that I may not only have the desire to know life, but the assurance to live it. Help me to understand that my earthly possessions are not the measure of my life, nor my body the boundary of my living. May I reach for the high standards that are free, without limit, to all. Amen.

A verse to share Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body. — Hebrews 10:19-20

Trump fixes our broken culture George Mason University economist Tyler Cowen has just published a timely new book, “The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream.” Cowen’s message is that America is a nation that has lost its edge. Entrepreneurism and the willingness to take risks — key factors that once defined the American economy and made it the growth engine of the world — are in decline. Income is stagnating; productivity is down; startups as a percentage of overall business activity is down; the percentage of Americans under 30 who own a business is less than half of where it stood in the 1980s; the percentage of Americans who stay in the same job is up; the interstate migration rate declined 51 percent from the 1970s to 2013. Cowen attributes this stagnation to a complacency that now grips our culture. He oﬀers a number of explanations, but key factors include adversity to risk and a sense that a society can be created in which risk is eliminated. It’s a dangerous illusion and we’re paying a dear

price for it. Cowen’s book is timely. It has arrived at the same moment that Star P r e s i d e n t Parker Trump has submitted his Columnist new budget to congress. It’s a courageous budget designed to turn around a ship of state that is sinking from fiscal excess. What’s the connection to Cowen’s book? Our federal budget is bloated with social spending programs that have expanded massively over the years, whose real objective is to take any risk out of life. Few would argue that the government should provide some temporary safety net for citizens that fall on hard times. But these spending programs aren’t that. They are the product of an illusion, the result of a culture of rampant materialism, that all of life is a social engineering problem. If designed correctly, the thinking goes, society can purr like a welloiled machine with all pain and suﬀering engineered

out of it. This great lie is bankrupting us and producing a culture of victimhood, and, as Cowen defines it, complacency. Regarding our federal budget, here’s what the Congressional Budget Office says: “If current laws remain generally unchanged, the United States would face steadily increasing federal budget deficits and debt over the next 30 years -- reaching the highest level of debt relative to GDP ever experienced in this country. ...The prospect of such large debt poses substantial risks for the nation...” Liberals are crying about “cruel” budget cuts in the Trump budget. But as Diana FurchtgottRoth of the Manhattan Institute points out, what liberals call “cuts” are not cuts at all — they merely slow the rate of spending. The Trump budget increases federal spending over 10 years by $1.7 trillion. Medicaid, one of the largest items in the federal budget, increases from $378 billion in current spending to $524 billion. Not exactly a cut. And consider that Medicaid spending in 2000

was $118 billion. Or consider food stamps. Spending has increased from $18 billion in 2000 to $71 billion now. Or Social Security Disability spending, that has increased from $56 billion in 2000 to $144 billion. Reforms are being proposed to add a work requirement to qualify for these programs. American Enterprise Institute economist Mark Perry notes that direct payments to individuals have increased from less than 30 percent of the federal budget to 70 percent today. He says that the federal government has essentially transformed into a “gigantic wealth-transfer machine.” We should see the Trump budget as a cultural as well as fiscal initiative. It attempts to restore fiscal sanity while restoring individual freedom and personal responsibility to our culture. This is essential if we are to restore badly needed economic vitality to America. Star Parker is an author and president of CURE, Center for Urban Renewal and Education. Contact her at www.urbancure.org.

The nonexistent case for the Paris accord For a bull in the china shop, President Donald Trump has so far gingerly stepped around the Paris climate accord. That dance could end as soon as this week, with Trump deciding whether to stay in or opt out. “Out” should be the obvious answer. No U.S. interest is served by remaining part of the accord, which even its supporters say is mostly an exercise in window dressing — that is, when they aren’t insisting that the fate of the planet depends on it. The treaty’s advocates, hoping to forestall a Trump exit, are trying to save the accord by arguing that it is largely meaningless. In this spirit, a piece on the liberal website Vox explained, the Paris accord “asks participants only to state what they are willing to do and to account for what they’ve done. It is, in a word, voluntary.” In other words, “Nothing to see here, just us climate-change alarmists playing pretend.” And there is indeed much to be said for the worthlessness of Paris. Beijing pledges that China’s emissions will “peak around 2030.” By

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one estimate, this is when its emissions would peak regardless. So the world’s largest emitter is using the accord as a platform for climate virtue-signal-

ing. According to Benjamin Zycher of the American Enterprise Institute, even if Paris is fully implemented and you accept the Environmental Protection Agency’s model for how emissions aﬀect warming, it will produce a rounding error’s worth of decline in the global temperature by 2100 — .17 of a degree Celsius. If Paris is such a nullity, why shouldn’t we simply pull out? This is where its supporters reverse field and contend that it will be a global disaster if the U.S. leaves. Supposedly the moral suasion involved in countries coming up with voluntary targets and having to defend their performance meeting them will drive an ever-escalating commitment to fight global

warming. Once upon a time, Paris was portrayed as a tool for steadily tightening restrictions on fossil fuels. The Obama team referred to one provision in the accord as “ratcheting up ambition over time.” Whatever their opportunistic salesmanship at the moment, this clearly is still the goal of the treaty’s supporters and a reason why Trump should get out while the getting is good. International agreements acquire a dead-weight momentum of their own. Witness how hard it is to pull out of the Paris accord now, when it went into eﬀect only last November. In another couple of years, it will acquire the sanctity of the Peace of Westphalia. The treaty may be notionally voluntary, but climatechange activists will surely hunt for a judge willing to find a reason that the U.S. emission target in the accord is binding. Trump’s unhappy experience in the courts with his travel ban should make him highly sensitive to this judicial threat. In the context of Trump’s handling of other interna-

tional agreements, getting out of Paris shouldn’t be a close call. To have pulled out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership -- a free-trade agreement with tangible strategic benefits in Asia -and stay in Paris would be a travesty. To irk our European allies with less than explicit restatements of our commitment to NATO, then placate them by standing by Paris, would be strategic folly. The shrewdest option would be to submit the agreement to the Senate for ratification, where it certainly would be rejected. President Barack Obama pretended that the treaty was an executive agreement — even though it involves 195 countries, and purports to bind future U.S. presidents — precisely so he could do an end run around the Senate. Honoring the Senate’s constitutional role in considering such a treaty would make it that much harder for the next Democratic president simply to sign on again unilaterally. Failing that, Trump should say farewell to Paris on his own, and never look back.

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Being proactive is preferable to being passive You’ve heard people say, “I’m tion in order to mop the floors doing what I can,” in response while the trucks are out, is not to solving problems. Although putting out the fire. Although being proactive is preferable to preparing a meal and cleaning remaining passive, taking the are tasks that need to be perproper action is what’s neces- formed at some point, putting sary for success. Doing out the fire takes immedithe right thing is more ate priority. Therefore, taking the important than just doappropriate action is ing something. more important than When there is a fire, anything you do which just taking any action. Consider Bob’s situadoes not contribute to extinguishing the fire is Bryan tion. Bob’s wife, Carol wasted eﬀort. For exGolden was upset that Bob wasn’t spending more time with ample, a fire department eﬀectively responds to Dare to Live her and their children. a fire when all available Without Limits During the week, Bob personnel are on site spent a lot of extra time at work. Then, on the weekends, fighting the fire. Anyone remaining in the Bob wanted to get together with firehouse, regardless of what his friends. Carol was constantthey are doing, is not helping ly asking Bob to devote more to put out the fire. The person time to his family. Bob told people how much who stays behind to cook is not working to put out the fire. The he loved his wife and kids. He person who remains in the sta- knew Carol was unhappy with

him not being home enough. Bob started sending Carol flowers several times a month. When Bob talked about his family situation with his friends, he would always claim he was doing what he could. But Bob wasn’t doing what he should have been doing to fix the problem. Although Carol appreciated the flowers, they didn’t replace Bob. Regarding his relationship with his family, Bob was not doing what he should have been doing; spending more time with them. You must always be asking yourself, “Am I doing what I should be doing to fix my problem?” The way to determine this is by accurately and objectively assessing whether your actions are solving your problem. Excuses don’t matter. Your good intentions alone are not enough. Achieving the desired results is your objective. Think

of your problem as a fire. All of your energy must be focused on putting out the fire. Any other eﬀort is wasted. Ignoring the fire guarantees a disastrous outcome. Accurately identifying a problem is essential before you can determine what you should do. Your objective is to fix the root cause of the problem, not just deal with symptoms. Addressing only symptoms does not fix the problem. It’s not what you should be doing. Suppose water drips from your ceiling when it rains because of a leaky roof. In response, rather than fixing the roof, you put a bucket under the drip. What you should be doing is repairing the leak in the roof. Once done, you will no longer need the bucket because the problem will have been eliminated. Once you accurately identify

New books offer plenty of great reading BY TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER The Bookworm Sez

Five big X’s. That’s what you’ve got on your calendar, running in a line right across the week you’re on vacation. Yep, five days away and you’re already planning on what to pack — so don’t forget a book…

Out in June Start out your oﬃcial summer with new novels by Brad Thor, Lisa Wingate, Dean Koontz, Jane Green, Linda Greenlaw, Gena Showalter, Eric Van Lustbader, Karen Robards, Joseph Finder, Adriana Trigiani, Edward Kelsey Moore, Sharyn McCrumb, Janet Evanovich, Diana Palmer, Danielle Steel, and Diana Gabaldon. There’s a new book due out for coﬀee lovers who want to lose weight;

a new book being released on cheese; and a new cookbook for salad lovers. Readers who love history will want a new book about two female test pilots who worked for the Third Reich; or a book about stock market crashes in history; and a new book about Robert Smalls, who escaped from slavery and became a “Union Hero.” Look for “Sea Power,” a book about the history and politics of the ocean; one about JFK and MLK; a new book for weird people and “Failures” who want a career that fits them specifically; a biography about Joni Mitchell and one about Van Halen; a look at the LGBT community and the Catholic Church; Sherman Alexie’s new memoir; a book about the science of change; a “secret history” of the iPhone; and a book

about how fake news affects you.

Out in July Halfway through the summer and there’s still more…. Your vacation will be happier with novels by Julie Garwood, Daniel Silva, Susan Mallory, Joshilyn Jackson, Suzanne Brockmann, Kathy Reichs, Linda Castillo, Alexander McCall Smith, M.J. Rose, Ace Atkins, Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen, and C.J. Box. Ben Mezrich looks at how science is trying to “de-extinct” the wooly mammoth. There’s a new biography due on Sarah Vaughn that you can find in July. This month, you can read about the air we breathe, learn about Jews who escaped Nazi Germany and returned to fight against Hitler; and you can find out how

Man arrested in killings of 8 often had threatened violence BY JEFF AMY AND JOSHUA REPOGLE Associated Press

BROOKHAVEN — Willie Cory Godbolt, the man accused of killing a sheriﬀ’s deputy and seven people he knew in rural Mississippi, has led a life marked by violence, starting with his own parents. Godbolt has been charged with misdemeanor assault or similar crimes at least a dozen times and convicted in at least six of them, Lincoln County court records show, since he was 17, when his mother shot and killed his father, a Brookhaven police oﬃcer. She had accused him of domestic violence; but the charges were later dropped. Then, in 1999, using her ex-husband’s police revolver, she shot him to death and pleaded guilty to manslaughter and burglary. She is no longer in prison, Brookhaven Police Chief Bobby Bell said Tuesday. Last June, Goldbolt’s own wife accused him of choking and punching her, and putting his hand down her mouth so she couldn’t scream. Investigators say his most violent act yet happened over the weekend, when he showed up armed at his in-laws’ house and then opened fire, ultimately killing eight people at three separate homes. He could face the death penalty if convicted. Godbolt, shackled at his hands and feet, appeared in court briefly Tuesday afternoon and was denied bail. He was being held at the Copiah County jail. His left armed was bandaged from a gunshot wound, but it’s not clear who shot him. Investiga-

tors say it wasn’t police. Godbolt, who in the past has worked for a grocery distributor, showed little emotion and barely spoke during the hearing. A judge said the court will appoint an attorney for him. Slain were Lincoln County Sheriﬀ’s Deputy William Durr; Barbara Mitchell, 55; Brenda May, 53; Toccara May, 35; Austin Edwards, 11; and Jordan Blackwell, 18; Ferral Burage, 45; and Shelia Burage, 46. Funeral services were scheduled over several days starting Thursday. In the last four years, Godbolt had been cited repeatedly for making threats or assaulting family members and others. He was convicted after punching a husband and pushing a wife out of the bleachers at a school football game in October 2013. Godbolt’s in-laws, the May family, pressed charges against him multiple times, with Godbolt being convicted of death threats in November 2015. His wife, Sheena Godbolt, obtained a restraining order against her husband last June after accusing him of felony domestic violence. Sheena Godbolt swore in court papers that her husband harmed her “by punching her in the stomach repeatedly and by choking her. She states he also put his hand down her mouth where she couldn’t scream for help.” On Saturday, the initial call came at 11:30 p.m. to remove a person involved in a domestic dispute. Investigators say Godbolt had gone to a home to demand that his es-

tranged wife give up their two children. Durr, the deputy, had told him to leave, and relatives said it seemed Godbolt was going to comply when he began shooting. “We’ve handled calls like that a thousand times,” Lincoln County Sheriﬀ Steve Rushing said. “At some point, it went really bad.” After killing four people there, Godbolt continued an all-night rampage where he killed the two boys at a second home and then the Burages in a third location around sunrise, authorities said. Rushing said Godbolt changed cars at least three times. Witnesses say he forced a woman and then a 15-year-old boy to drive him around for much of the night. Mississippi Bureau of Investigation spokesman Warren Strain declined to confirm those reports. Aside from the deputy, everyone who died was a relative or acquaintance of Godbolt. A story of heroism emerged from the carnage. A witness at the second shooting said Blackwell used his body to shield his cousin, Caleb Edwards, 15, from the gunfire. “He loved me enough to take some bullets for me,” Caleb said Monday. Caleb’s 11-year-old brother, Austin Edwards, was also shot to death in that living room early Sunday. Godbolt told The Clarion-Ledger that he hadn’t planned to be captured alive. “My intentions was to have God kill me. I ran out of bullets,” he said. “Suicide by cop was my intention.”

to best become an “angel investor.” You’ll find several new books for your summer cook-out, books to make you beach-ready, and a new book for fans of the Archie comics.

Out in August Hey, there’s still a lot of summer left, and a lot of books to read! Enjoy the season with new novels by J.R. Ward, Fiona Davis, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Sgt. Jack Coughlin, Susan Wiggs, Debbie Macomber, Stuart Woods and Parnell Hall, Sandra Brown, Karin Slaughter, Tess Gerritsen, Andrew Gross, Robin Cook, T. Jeﬀerson Parker, Erica Spindler, Sue Grafton’s “Y is for…”, Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman, Danielle Steele, and Louise Penny. Look for Heather Harphum’s new book on happiness. There’s

you problems, you are in a position to start doing what you should do in order to fix them. Your goal is to find solutions which correct each problem, so that they go away and don’t recur. Constantly monitor your actions to ensure you are doing all that you should be doing. If your approach fails to produce the desired results by solving the problem, change your strategy. Doing the right thing makes life much more satisfying. NOW AVAILABLE: “Dare to Live Without Limits,” the book. Visit www.BryanGolden.com or your bookstore. Bryan is a management consultant, motivational speaker, author, and adjunct professor. E-mail Golden at bryan@columnist. com or write him c/o this paper.

If you’re excited about any of these titles, check with your favorite bookseller or librarian — they know what’s up and helping you find exactly what you need is what they do best. a book due out about a college athlete and her tragic suicide, and one about a female codebreaker in World War II. Look for a new book on how to use your liberal arts degree. You’ll find a new book about Buddhism this month; also, a book about Alzheimer’s; one about how a father saved his son from ISIS; one by NFL team players, about their first coaches; and a business book on succeeding, by American counterintelligence expert Robin Dreeke (with Cameron Stauth). Also look for a book on scandals at America ‘s elite colleges; a new book by Al Roker on the John-

stown Flood; and a book about how wonderful it is to be an adult who reads children’s literature. And on that note, there are many, many new releases for the kids and the kid in you!

Before you hit the bookstore …. Remember that this isn’t a final list, nor is it cast in stone. Releases may be cancelled or rescheduled. If you’re excited about any of these titles, check with your favorite bookseller or librarian — they know what’s up and helping you find exactly what you need is what they do best. Happy Vacation, and Happy Reading !

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Mississippi AG seeking to ease his tight budget BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press

JACKSON — Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is urging lawmakers to restore a portion of the money they have cut from his budget the past two years. Hood said Wednesday that the cuts are hindering work in his oﬃce, including eﬀorts to prosecute people who exploit children and commit other crimes online. The Legislature begins a special session Monday to complete the final parts of the overall $6 billion state budget. They need to fund the attorney general’s office and the Department of Transportation for the year that starts July 1. Republican Gov. Phil Bryant, who called the special session and sets the agenda, said Wednesday on Twitter that he hopes lawmakers will finish their work quickly. Disputes between the

House and Senate killed budget proposals for the attorney general’s oﬃce and the Department of Transportation during the regular session that ended in late March. Hood is the only Democrat in statewide oﬃce, and Republicans control both chambers of the Legislature. During a news conference, Hood said some lawmakers have been too eager to kill “the beast” of government by cutting budgets for a wide range of services, including mental health care and his own office, without examining the consequences. “They’re on this ‘mission from God,’ as Dan Aykroyd said in the ‘Blues Brothers.’ You know, they’re on a ‘mission from God’ to say, ‘We killed the beast,’” Hood said. “They don’t tell people the rest of the story, which is there are vital programs to victims and law enforcement that are desperately needed and needed more

so now than at other times, especially on cybercrime.” Mississippi tax revenues have fallen short of expectations most months for the past year and a half, and Bryant has had to make multiple rounds of budget cuts. Lawmakers have also enacted tax cuts. Hood said a structural change to the state budget a year ago has caused his oﬃce and other agencies to lose federal money. He said some budget writers failed to grasp that. “People that don’t actually investigate and understand how government works, all they think is, ‘It’s bad and we want to cut it.’ They don’t understand it,” Hood said before turning to a biblical reference that did not directly refer to lawmakers. “It’s kind of like when they were screaming, ‘Crucify Jesus,’” Hood said. “You know, they didn’t really understand what they were doing.”

Will Trump abandon his global climate pact? Decision ‘very soon’ BY JILL COLVIN AND JULIE PACE Associated Press

WASHINGTON — U.S. allies around the world sounded alarms Wednesday as President Donald Trump seemed close to pulling the United States out of the landmark Paris climate accord. Trump himself kept everyone in suspense on the question of staying or leaving, saying he was still listening to “a lot of people both ways” but promising a decision “very soon.” The White House signaled that Trump was likely to decide on exiting the global pact — fulfilling one of his principal campaign pledges — though top aides were deeply divided. And the final decision may not be entirely clear-cut: Aides were still deliberating on “caveats in the language,” one oﬃcial said. Everyone cautioned that no decision was final until Trump announced it. The president has been known to change his thinking on major decisions and tends to seek counsel from both inside and outside advisers, many with diﬀering agendas, until the last minute. Abandoning the pact would isolate the U.S. from

a raft of international allies who spent years negotiating the 2015 agreement to fight global warming and pollution by reducing carbon emissions in nearly 200 nations. While traveling abroad last week, Trump was repeatedly pressed to stay in the deal by European leaders and the Vatican. Withdrawing would leave the United States aligned only with Russia among the world’s industrialized economies. American corporate leaders have also appealed to the businessman-turnedpresident to stay. They include Apple, Google and Walmart. Even fossil fuel companies such as Exxon Mobil, BP and Shell say the United States should abide by the deal. Trump’s predecessor Barack Obama enacted the deal without U.S. Senate ratification. A formal withdrawal would take years, experts say, a situation that led the president of the European Commission to speak dismissively of Trump on Wednesday. Trump doesn’t “comprehensively understand” the terms of the accord, though European leaders tried to explain the process for withdrawing to him “in clear, simple sentences”

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during summit meetings last week, Jean-Claude Juncker said in Berlin. “It looks like that attempt failed,” Juncker said. “This notion, ‘I am Trump, I am American, America first and I am getting out,’ that is not going to happen.” Some of Trump’s aides have been searching for a middle ground — perhaps by renegotiating the terms of the agreement — in an effort to thread the needle between his base of supporters who oppose the deal and those warning that a U.S. exit would deal a blow to the fight against global warming as well as to worldwide U.S. leadership. That fight has played out within Trump’s administration in an extraordinarily public deliberation. Trump met Wednesday with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who has favored remaining in the agreement. Chief strategist Steve Bannon supports an exit, as does Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt. Trump’s chief economic adviser, Gary Cohn, has discussed the possibility of changing the U.S. carbon reduction targets instead of pulling out of the deal completely. Senior adviser Jared Kushner generally thinks the deal is bad but still would like to see if emissions targets can be changed. Trump’s influential daughter Ivanka Trump’s preference is to stay, but she has made it a priority to establish a review process so her father would hear from all sides, said a senior administration official. Like the other officials, that person was not authorized to describe the private discussions by name and spoke only on condition of anonymity. Trump has several options, climate experts said. The emissions goals are voluntary with no real consequences for countries that fail to meet them.

Deaths Lola Bell Johnson Holloway Conklin

ry G. Knight (Kenny) of Glen; son, Mitchell Howard Holloway (Patty) of Frankfort, Ill.; seven grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; a brother, Max Wayne Johnson (Coritha) of Springfield, Ill.; and special nieces, Debbie Johnson, Brenda Vermont and Mitze Kyle. She was preceded in death by her first husband and father of her children, Howard Mitchell Holloway; second husband, Bob Conklin; daughters, Audrey Ozell Holloway and Judy Nail Barrett; granddaughter, Tammy Crisel; parents, Marvin Johnson and Lucy Holloway Johnson; brothers, Edward Johnson and Jody C. Johnson; sister, Johnny Cash; and sisters-in-law, Eloise Johnson and Ruby Johnson. Bro. Warren Jones will oﬃciate. Condolences: magnoliafuneralhome.net.

Christine Burns

ter of the late John T. and Mollie Pearl Reynolds Davis. She had been a Trumbull County resident since 1951, moving with her husband, Callie, from Corinth. She was a homemakRiddell er all of her married life. She was of the Baptist faith and attended church services as a resident at Shepherd of the Valley. Survivors are two daughters, Patty Wilson of Bradenton, Fla. and Debbie (Tim) Martin of Lorain,Ohio; two sons, Jim (Trudy) Riddell of Vienna,Ohio and Larry (Sandy) Riddell of Cortland,Ohio; ten grandchildren and twenty-one great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of over 70 years, Callie Cleston Riddell, whom she married July 17, 1943; also preceded in death by one grandson, Michael Riddell; two brothers, Luther and Elbert Davis; and three sisters, Elsie Borden, Velma Ballard and Nellie Ward.

A memorial service for Lola Bell Johnson Holloway Conklin, 92, of Corinth, is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral home. Ms. Conklin died Dec. 4, 2016 at Conklin Mississippi Care Center in Corinth. She was born April 4, 1924.She enjoyed being a waitress at various restaurants, listening to country music and watching television. She was a high school graduate. Survivors are her daughter, Sher-

Christine G. Burns, 88, of Corinth, (formerly of Iuka), died Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at Cornerstone Health and Rehab in Corinth. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Cutshall Funeral Home in Iuka will have the arrangements.

David Dixon

Funeral services for David Paul Dixon, 70, are set for 1 p.m. Friday at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will be at Forrest Memorial Park. Visitation will be held Friday from 11:00 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. Mr. Dixon died Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Magnolia Regional Health Center. He was an automotive body repairman. Survivors are his wife, Margaret Scroggins Dixon; sons, Pat Dixon, Gary Dixon, Jimmy Dixon, Robert Brunner; sister, Lila Faye Holmes; brothers, Harry Dixon, Junior Dixon and R. L. Dixon and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Orlando and Lovie Nelson Dixon and his son, David Dixon, Jr. Bro. Gary Porterfield will oﬃciate the service.

Inez Essary

Ms. Inez Essary, 83, of Corinth, died Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at Whitfield Nursing Home. Magnolia Funeral Home will have the arrangements.

Phyllis Moyer

A memorial service for Phylis Yvonne Moyer 70, is set for 1 p.m. Thursday at McPeters Inc. Funeral Directors. Family will receive friends following the service. Mrs. Moyer died May 29, 2017 at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo. She was born in Arkansas to the late Tafton Hatman and Flavia Anthony. She and her husband have lived in Corinth for the past 17 years. She was retired owner of Marathon Saw. Survivors are her husband, Dan Moyer; son Jeﬀ Stock; daughter, Dana Guinn; brothers, Lanny Hatman, Gary Hatman; sister, Gail Memmer; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; step-son, Craig Moyer; and step-father, Richard Anthony. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children Research Hospital. The Rev. Sam McDonald will officiate.

Hattie Riddell

NILES, Ohio — Funeral services for Hattie Inez Riddell, 90, are scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Friday at Lane Family Funeral Homes, RobertsClark Chapel in Warren, Ohio. Burial will be at Greenlawn Cemetery in Greene Township, Ohio. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. Mrs. Riddell died Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at Shepherd Of The Valley in Niles, Ohio. She was born Nov. 13, 1926 in Corinth, the daugh-

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Funeral services for Joe Stanley, 71, are set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Hatchie Chapel Church. Visitation will be begin Friday at 5:00 p.m. at Hatchie Chapel Church. Mr. Stanley died Tuesday, May 30, 3017 at Methodist Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Memorial Funeral Home has the arrangements.

Robert ‘Bobby’ Walker

IUKA — Funeral services Robert Wayne “Bobby” Walker, 78, are scheduled for 1 p.m., Thursday, at Cutshall Funeral Home in Iuka. Burial will be at Mt. Gilead Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for 11 a.m. service time Thursday at the funeral home. Mr. Walker died Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at him home. He was born on May 14, 1939 in Iuka. He was an Air Force veteran and worked for 40 years at Tishomingo County Electric Power Association, as a lineman. He was a member of IBEW Local 852. Survivors are his wife, Judy Gresham Walker; his children, Leah Stephens (Eric), Brooke Winiewicz (Ryan), Anna Bailey (Sparky), Beth Brumley (James), Mike Walker (Angela), Robbie Strickland (Scott), and Vicky Strickland (Tim); 19 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; his sisters, Gail Osmun (Aaron), Geneva Ewing, and Barbara Balcom. He was preceded in death by his father, Herbert Walker; his mother, Flora Carr Walker; his sister, Janet Jackson; and his brother, Billy Walker. Memorial Donations may be made to St. Jude online by visiting stjude. org. Bro. Sheldon Lambert will oﬃciate the service.

Billy White

Billy R. White, 61, died Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at Magnolia Regional Health Center. McPeters Inc. Funeral Directors will have the arrangements.

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