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Carlos Hyman
Sun, March 4th

Carlos Hyman, 58, died March 1, 2012 at home unexpectedly. A visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at Sebrell Funeral Home in Ridgeland. Funeral services and interment will be Thursday in Moss Point, MS. Carlos was born on September 9, 1953 in Pascagoula, the son of the late Eugene O. Hyman, Sr., and Beatrice V. Hyman. A graduate of Pascagoula High School, he continued his education at the University of Mississippi School of Nursing earning a Bachelor of Science in nursing. Carlos spent his career as a psychiatric nurse working at the Mississippi State Hospital, Charter Hospital, St. Dominic Medical Center and the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Carlos was currently serving on the nursing staff at Central Mississippi Medical Center. He enjoyed traveling, old movies, antiquing and collecting art. Carlos cherished spending time with his family and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents, Eugene O. Hyman, Sr. and Beatrice V. Hyman.  Survivors include: sister, Monica Ballew of Moss Point; brother, Eugene O. Hyman, Jr. and his wife Jeanette of Moss Point; niece Lisa Harrison of Lucedale; nephew, Vernon Smith, Jr. of Moss Point; nephew, Kevin Eugene Hyman of Moss Point; niece, Chastity Rowan of Moss Point; numerous great nieces and nephews and special friends, Troy Pearson and Jeffrey Pearson both of Jackson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a mental health organization of choice.

 

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Sun, February 26th

David Allen Mapp of Brandon died Friday after a long, courageous fight with cancer. He was 57. Visitation services will be held today from 4-6 p.m. at Sebrell Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Mark's Methodist Church in Brandon, with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Lumberton City Cemetery. David is survived by two sons, Justin Mapp, 27, and Christopher Mapp, 39; two grandchildren, Michael Mapp, 12, and Anna Katherine Mapp, 3; two parents in-law, Merrill and Gloria Baker of Lumberton; a brother in-law and sister in-law, Keith and Cindy Mercer of Hattiesburg; first cousins Jimmy Mapp and Danny Mapp of McLaurin; several nephews and nieces; and his loving companion, Arlene Pettus of Brandon. He is preceded in death by his wife, Janet Baker Mapp; his mother and father, Doug and Mildred Mapp; his sister, Betty Mapp Pinkert; and three brothers: John, Dennis and Joseph Mapp.Born in Hattiesburg, David traveled the world as a child as an "Air Force brat." His journey included stops in far-flung places like Morocco before he returned to the Pine Belt to finish high school at Forrest County AHS, where he played football. He received a criminal justice degree at the University of Southern Mississippi. There he met his wife, Janet, who also received two degrees from Southern Miss, including a master's degree in microbiology. After a brief career in law enforcement, David moved to Brandon, went to work in finance and started a loving family. A valued employee at Smith, Rouchon and Associates for more than 10 years, he was also an active member of St. Mark's Methodist Church for more than 25 years. As the odometer on the family minivan can attest, he was a devoted supporter of youth soccer at the Reservoir, where his son Justin, now a professional with the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer, played. When he wasn't at a soccer field, David was usually at a Southern Miss sporting event, where he could always be counted on to give his beloved Golden Eagles an extra lift. He was generous to a fault. But for a man who would give you the shirt off his back, he relished getting the best of his gang of poker buddies. From these weekly gatherings, he formed lasting friendships with many good men whom he held dear, and many of those same men repaid the favor in his final days when David's "chips were down." A talented wood-worker, David also took up painting and enjoyed giving away seascapes and portraits of marine life. This flowed from his greatest passion, the ocean. An avid angler, David loved nothing more than getting his boat out on the open seas with friends and family in search of fish. David was a courageous man, a tough fighter who didn't know the word "quit a loving husband, a caring father, a devoted fan and a loyal friend. Except for the fish who can rest easy now that he's not hot on their trail, he will be missed by everyone who had the good fortune to know him .In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org.

 

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Jack L. Wertz
Sun, December 4th

Jack L. Wertz, 80, died Friday, December 2, 2011 at home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 5, 2011 at Colonial Heights Baptist Church with burial following in Parkway Memorial Cemetery in Ridgeland. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 4p.m Sunday and 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Jack represented State Farm Insurance Company for 54 years and was one of the pioneer agents with State Farm in Jackson. Jack was instrumental in making State Farm the number one insurance company in Mississippi. He received many awards in his 54 year career including, Convention Qualifier, Legion of Honor, High Topper and the prestigious President Club award. On January 10, 1987, he was selected for Who’s Who in America. Jack gives credit for his success to his policyholders and his wife, Ernestine. Jack was a devoted supporter of the Cooperative program and missions with the Southern Baptist Convention. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1984-1998. During the Presidency of Ronald Reagan, he was invited to the White House on two occasions. He was a faithful member of Colonial Heights Baptist Church. Jack’s pride and joy was his wife, Ernestine whom he married in 1950; his three wonderful daughters, Sandra Harvey of Canton; Angela Sund and husband Dan of Canton; Mona Powell and husband Richard of Canton; 6 grandchildren, Brock Sund and wife Olivia of Olive Branch; Bree Powell of Virginia Beach, VA; Brittney Ann LeCun of Orlando, FL; Tiffany Gore and husband Jason of Canton; Jake Sund of Asheville, NC; Ruben Harvey and wife Stacy of Jackson; 4 great grandchildren; sisters, Marilyn Corder of Jackson; Nancy K. Sadlon of Jackson and numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Missions of Colonial Heights Baptist Church, 444 Northpark Drive, Ridgeland, MS 39157.

 

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John Michael Rubenstein
Fri, December 2nd

 

This was 1974, a Sunday night. Then-WLBT television station manager Bill Dilday, a jazz aficionado, was driving back into Jackson from a business trip. As he often did, Dilday turned his radio dial to WJSU-FM, the Jackson State University campus radio station."I heard this new deejay, with this rich, baritone voice, who called himself just Michael," Dilday remembered Thursday afternoon. "He was playing really nice jazz, but it was his voice and his suave delivery that got me. The next day, when I went to the station, I told them to find that guy and then hire him."A day later, Dilday, the nation's first African-American manager of a television station, met Michael Rubenstein at WLBT and found out his new sports anchor was white.Dilday hired Rubenstein, or "Rube" as he became famously known, and TV sports journalism in Mississippi changed forever and much for the better. When his TV days were over, Rubenstein became a driving force behind the creation of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, where he has spent the last 15 years as executive director.Rubenstein died Thursday morning of a blood clot, leaving behind a double legacy in Mississippi sports. He was 60."Rube had such a sharp mind and such a quick wit," said Marino Casem, a former football coach and athletic director at Alcorn State. "You always knew where he stood and that he had no prejudices whatsoever. I cherish his friendship mightily. There's going to be a huge void in Mississippi sports."John Michael Rubenstein, born and raised in Booneville, was a Vanderbilt University honors graduate. The college major of this future TV sports anchor and sports museum director? Why Asian studies, of course.Rubenstein had no TV experience - and no sportscoat, much less suit - when he took the WLBT job, yet he became the most accomplished sports anchor in Mississippi TV. He was a dogged reporter, never afraid to ask the tough questions. As an anchor he was eloquent, as much because of his crisp writing as his rich voice or delivery. The Cowboys didn't just rout the Saints. No, the Cowboys left the Saints "reamed, steamed and dry-cleaned."Ole Miss and New Orleans Saints legend Archie Manning was "shocked and saddened" by Thursday's news."As a sports reporter, Rube was always fair and engaging," Manning said. "That's all you can really ask as a player. I always enjoyed my time with him, especially later on when we were getting the Hall of Fame Museum going."Rubenstein had no business or museum experience when he became the museum's executive director. Yet, at a time when many museums around the nation have closed or reduced operating hours, the Mississippi sports shrine remains open despite, as Rube always would remind you, "having never received a dime of government money for operating funds."Said Jackson attorney Cal Wells, past president of the museum's board of directors: "Rube was the face of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. He was the perfect guy at the perfect time because of all his sports connections and because he was such a great speaker and ambassador for the museum."Besides his contributions to the Mississippi sports scene, Rube leaves behind many grieving friends, including this writer. We shared a passion for Mississippi, Mississippians and for sports.As a TV anchor, Rube had opportunities to leave for bigger markets. He didn't because, as he once told me, "Where else, but Mississippi, are there stories like the ones we have to tell?"One of Rubenstein's closest friends was Malcolm White, director of the Mississippi Arts Commission and perhaps more famously the founder of Mal's St. Paddy's Day Parade.White was 14 when his family moved from Perkinston to Booneville, where his daddy took the job of president of Northeast Mississippi Community College. Hazel Rubenstein, Michael's mother, taught algebra and geometry at Northeast, and she introduced Rube and Malcolm, both about to enter high school."I'll never forget the moment," White said. "Michael was lying in his bed, eyes closed, headphones on, listening to the Rolling Stones. Reluctantly, and at his mother's prodding, he got up and came out and talked to me. "Pretty quickly, we found out we had three things in common: We loved rock and roll, basketball and girls, not necessarily in that order. We spent the rest of the afternoon, playing basketball and listening to music and by the end of the day I knew about every pretty girl in Booneville."White and Rubenstein became inseparable."I had never known anybody like Rube," White said. "He was so literate, so smart, so worldly. You'd eat dinner at his mother's table and the conversation was on a whole different level than anything I had ever been around."Thursday evening, White and I talked of Rubenstein's remarkable life, which ended with a lengthy but brave battle against a series of agonizing illnesses. We talked about his wit, his intellect, his stubbornness and a lot more. Yes, White said, Rube was content with what he had achieved professionally "but he was extraordinarily proud of the Hall of Fame."Rube was with his lovely soulmate, Catherine Dollarhide, a longtime Jackson public schools teacher, when he died. The two already had discussed a weekend filled with TV football: the high school championship games, the Conference USA title game and the SEC title game. About all that, Rube was passionate to the end.
 
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Eunice Katherine Whitehead
Sun, November 6th

 

Eunice Katherine Whitehead
June 6, 1951 – November 4, 2011
 
“Kathy” was her name – loved by so many! She was born at Baptist Hospital in Jackson, MS to Lou and Jack Freeny. Born a preemie, she had to be a fighter and was even to the end. Kathy had two sons, Anthony and Johnny; both pre-deceased her but she found new life when she adopted her new son, Dillon. It made her young at heart and Dillon made her proud! They struggled a lot to make ends meet but she always kept positive. She earned the nickname, “Job.” Even though life dealt so many tragedies, Kathy never got mad at God. Kathy was a giver who would give the shirt off her back to help another. Kathy loved life and always said, “It’s not over till the fat lady sings.” She now joins those she loved that left before her. What a beautiful fat lady choir there must be up there! Rest now angel for you deserve it.
 
”Miss Kathy”  will be sorely missed. Job 21
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