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Thursday, January 3, 2013
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Barker Johnston “Sonny” Lancaster, 80, was born May 5, 1932, in Biggersville and died at his home in Corinth on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willie Espy Lancaster and Annie Mae Barker Lancaster, and his siblings Jo Taylor Lancaster Wardlow, Mary Lancaster Moore, Clarence Lancaster, Cleo Lancaster Perkins, James Robert Lancaster, Clarice Lancaster Millsaps, Evangeline Lancaster Bennett, Doris Lancaster Wilson, Trudell Lancaster, Kathleen Lancaster Hill and Willie Mae Lancaster. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Martha Ann Franks Lancaster; a sister, Gloria Lancaster Oaks; a brother in law, James Ray Franks; children Kenneth Neal Lancaster, Sr. (Maud DeLes) of Corinth and Dr. James Alan Lancaster of Nashville, Tenn.; grandchildren Darrington Ann Lancaster Ludlam (Stephen) of Cleveland, Elizabeth DeLes Lancaster of Jackson, Kenneth Neal Lancaster Jr. of Corinth and Andrew William Lancaster of Nashville, Tenn. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Sonny was a graduate of Biggersville High School where he was a member of the basketball team. He also attended Northeast Mississippi Community College and was a member of the basketball team there as well. He served in the Army during the Korean conflict. Professionally, Sonny was an entrepreneur and was involved in several different endeavors over his lifetime. In the mid-1970s, he and his friend, Jimmy Gardner, purchased Shopezy Supermarket in Walnut, which he owned until his death. Sonny loved his business and the people of the Walnut community, particularly his business partner, Jimmy Dillinger. He worked until his health forced him to retire. Pallbearers are Jeff Gardner, Mark Gardner, Brian Gardner, Chip Wood, Leonard Pratt, Jimmy Dillinger, Tony Childs and Greg Mills. The Funeral will be held at Christ United Methodist Church, 3161 Shiloh Road, Corinth, at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 3, 2013. Arrangements are with McPeters Funeral Directors. Participating ministers include the Rev. Danny Rowland and the Rev. Prentiss Gordon Jr. Visitation will be held prior to the funeral from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the sanctuary of Christ United Methodist Church. Memorial contributionss may be given to Christ United Methodist Church, the Choir or Building Funds of First United Methodist Church, or to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Altha Rogers
Funeral services for Altha Dodd Rogers are set for 2 p.m. Friday at Foote Street Church of Christ with Ministers Roy Sharp, Ben Flatt and Milton Sewell officiating and burial at New Albany City Cemetery in New, Albany. Mrs. Rogers died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, at Country Cottage in Corinth. She was a member of Foote St. Church of Christ
Mildred E. Scruggs
IUKA — Funeral services for Mildred E. Scruggs, 94, are set for 1 p.m. Friday at Ludlam Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Kirk cemetery. Mrs. Scruggs died Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witnesses for 60 years. Survivors include one son, Timothy (Debbie) of Iuka; one brother, Stanley Vaughn (Geraldine) of Alabama; and two grandchildren, Lee Scruggs (Rachel) and Bobby Scruggs (Tessa) of Iuka. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Annie Vaughn; her husband, Robert Lee (Bob) Scruggs; and three sisters, Marie Cantrel, Eunice Scruggs and Rosa Otts. Bro. Berry Barlar and Bro. Billy Cagle will officiate the service. Visitation is today from 6 to 9 p.m.
and a longtime member of Freed Hardeman Associates. She taught school and coached girls basketball at Corinth Junior High School. She taught 5th and 6th Grade Sunday School Class for many years and was an avid supporter of MidSouth Youth Camp. She was active in mission work, having traveled to Russia with her husband. She was preceded in death by Rogers her parents, Herman Hilton and Della Smith Dodd; her husband, James E. Rogers Jr.; brothers Lloyd Dodd and Henry Dodd; and a sister, Otha Dell Conger. Survivors include her daughters, Becky Cargile (Ken ) of Henderson, Tenn., Connie Walton of Corinth and Jean Simmons (Kurt) of Richardson, Texas; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a nephew, Dr. John Dodd. Visitation is Friday from 12 noon to service time at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rogers-Dodd-Conger Scholarship Fund and Mid-South Youth Camp — Freed Hardeman University, Henderson, Tenn. Memorial Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. For online condolences: memorialcorinth.com
Jean Taylor
Barbara “Jean” Culhane Taylor died at her home Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, following a lengthy illness. Born in Superior, Wis., to Florence and Leo Culhane, she was a graduate of Superior Central High School and The University of Minnesota, Duluth, where she received a degree in medical technology. She and her husband, Dr. Stanley R. Taylor, moved to Corinth in 1958 where she was active in The Junior Auxiliary, Pilot’s Club and other charitable organizations throughout life. She was an active member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Mrs. Taylor is survived by her husband, Stanley; a son, Greg TayTaylor lor; a daughter, Jan Taylor Soltz; one son-in-law, Thomas Soltz; one sister, Lois Bonsworth of Portland, Oregon; a sisterin-law, Virginia Culhane of Tucson, Ariz.; six grandchildren, Robert, Ashley, Jennifer, Greg Paul and Madison Taylor and David Soltz; and three greatgrandchildren. Visitation begins at 12 noon Saturday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church with a memorial service to follow at 1 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church or The Parkinson’s Research Center. McPeters Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.
Obituary Policy The Daily Corinthian include the following information in obituaries: The name, age, city of residence of the deceased; when, where and manner of death of the deceased; time and location of funeral service; name of officiant; time and location of visitation; time and location of memorial services; biographical information can include date of birth, education, place of employment/occupation, military service and church membership; survivors and preceded in death can include spouse, children, parents, grandparents, siblings (step included), and grandchildren, greatgrandchildren can be listed by number only. No other information will be included in the obituary.
Minor appeals sentence to US Supreme Court JACK ELLIOTT JR. Associated Press
JACKSON — Imprisoned former attorney Paul Minor has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn his sentence in a Mississippi judicial corruption case. Minor is appealing a decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last August that upheld the sentences of Minor and former judges Wes
Teel and John Whitfield. Prosecutors said Minor backed loans for the judges in exchange for favorable court rulings. Documents show the appeal was filed Monday with the Supreme Court. In court documents, Minor has argued prosecutors didn’t prove he received something in return for guaranteeing loans for Teel, a Chancery Court judge, and
Whitfield, a Circuit Court judge. Prosecutors said Minor guaranteed loans for the judges, then used cash and third parties to pay off the debts. They said the judges then ruled in his favor in civil cases. Minor was sentenced in 2011 to eight years in prison. Minor said the loans were meant to help friends in times of need and he expected nothing
in return. But prosecutors charged that all three took extraordinary steps to hide the loans. Minor had argued the government failed to show he bought any ruling with payments to Teel or Whitfield, and didn’t show that a different judge would have come to a different conclusion in cases cited by prosecutors.
Groups urge probe of mystery donation BY JACK GILLUM Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Two election watchdog organizations have urged the Justice Department and Federal Election Commission to investigate more than $12 million in campaign contributions that were mysteriously funneled through two little-known companies in Tennessee to a prominent tea party group. The origin of the money, the largest anonymous political donations in a campaign year filled with them, remains a secret. The watchdog groups said routing the $12 million through the Tennessee companies appeared to violate a U.S. law prohibiting the practice of laundering campaign contributions in the name of another person. They also said the lawyer in Tennessee who registered the companies, William S. Rose Jr. of Knoxville, may have violated three other laws by failing to organize each company as a political committee, register them as political committees and file financial statements for them with the government. Rose did not return a telephone message, text message and email from The Associated Press and could not otherwise be reached immediately for comment. He previously told AP that his business was a “family secret” and he was not obligated to disclose the origin of the $12 million routed through Specialty Investments Group Inc. and Kingston Pike Development Corp. Business records indicate that Rose registered Kingston Pike one day after he created Specialty Group, in the final weeks before Election Day. Rose previously complained that phone calls and emails from reporters were irritating. The watchdog organizations, the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21, said a criminal investigation by the Justice Department was necessary “because the integrity of U.S. elections depends on the effective enforcement of the nation’s campaign finance laws.” They noted that, although the FEC traditionally enforces campaign finance laws and imposes civil fines for violations, the Justice Department can conduct criminal investigations of “knowing and willful” violations under the 1971 Federal Election Campaign Act. Violations could carry up to five years in prison. The groups separately urged the FEC to investigate.
The contributions “raise serious questions about whether this was an illegal scheme to launder money into the 2012 elections and hide from the public the true identity of the sources of the money.” Fred Wertheimer President, Democracy 21 The contributions “raise serious questions about whether this was an illegal scheme to launder money into the 2012 elections and hide from the public the true identity of the sources of the money,” said Fred Wertheimer, president of Democracy 21. He said no one should be permitted to “launder huge, secret contributions through corporate shells into federal elections.” The money went to the tea party’s most prominent “super” political committee, FreedomWorks for America, which spent it on high-profile congressional races. The $12 million accounted for most of the $20 million the group raised this year. A spokeswoman for the FreedomWorks organization, Jackie Bodnar, did not return a telephone message left with her. FreedomWorks has previously declined to identify who was behind the donations to its super PAC or discuss them further. The contributions represent a glaring example of the murkiness surrounding who is giving money to politicians in modern elections, shaped by new federal rules allowing unlimited and anonymous donations. The law has allowed wealthy executives, corporations and other organizations to establish shell companies and mail drops to disguise the source of the money they give to political groups and politicians. But the mysterious donations linked to Rose by far eclipse any suspicious money sent to support the campaigns of President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney. More than half the $12 million in contributions was routed through Rose’s companies in the final days before the election even as the AP and Knoxville News Sentinel were jointly investigating $5.2 million in suspicious donations traced to one of the companies during October.
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