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Willie James Marks -MONTICELLO - Willie James Marks, 80, died Tuesday, September 9, 2008. Funeral services will be 12 Noon Saturday, September 13, 2008 at Springfield Baptist Church. Burial: Southview Cemetery. -Member and Deacon of Springfield Baptist Church. -Survivors include wife, Gwendolyn Marks; daughters, Betty Thurman, Rosemary Tinsley, Jacqueline Smith, all of Monticello, Willie Mae Barley of Jackson, JoAnn Ellis, Margaret Gilmore, both of Covington, Ethel Jones of Pensacola, FL, Loraine Douglas of Columbus; sons, Larry Marks of Gray, Enrickie Jackson, U.S. Navy; sisters, Beatrice Sanders of Shady Dale, Mattie Pearl Smith of Atlanta, Luella Gantt of Hillsboro; 23 grandchildren, 47 great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren. -Smith and Sons Funeral Home, Monticello.

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Published by The Telegraph on Sep. 12, 2008.

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ETHEL JONES

September 12, 2008

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GOD HAS CALLED YOU HOME AND NOW THING WILL BE ALL GOOD. I KNOW YOUR LAST FEW MONTHS HERE ON EARTH WERE FILLED WITH PAIN, BUT NOW YOU ARE PAIN-FREE. I KNOW YOU ARE WALKING AROUNG UP THERE TELLING EVERYBODY TO STRAIGHTEN UP BEFORE YOU HAVE TO "PUT FOOT". THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES!

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