The Greenwood Commonwealth
Greenwood, MS
Mar 9, 2001

Services for Irene Bentley Myers, 67, of Sidon, who died of cancer Thursday, March 8, 2001, at Greenwood Leflore Hospital, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, at Williams and Lord Funeral Home.

Mrs. Myers was a homemaker and had been employed with Wal-Mart since 1992.

She was born in Butler County, Ala., and had been a resident of Sidon since 1970. She was a member of Centerville Baptist Church. She was a graduate of Jones Business School in Chicago and also attended Baptist Bible College in Phoenix, Ark.

She was preceded in death by her husband, David K. Myers and a son, Joe Dunn.

She is survived by four daughters, Beverly Mendez of Greenwood, Susan Gibb of Sidon, Sheila Mitchell of McCarley and Rebecca Myers of Atlanta; one brother, John B. Bentley of Kansas City, Mo.; one sister, Gloria Bentley of Villa Park, Ill.; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

The Rev. Maxwell Price and the Rev. Billy Blakely will officiate at the services. Burial will be in Centerville Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Allen Myers, Clayton Myers, Chris Goss, Chris Robinson, Greg Mendez, Chris Brady, Shane Ratliff and Roy Alan Myers.

Honorary pallbearers will be O'Neal Kennedy, John B. Bentley and Walter Ellis.

Memorials may be made to Centerville Baptist Church.