Services held 27 Dec, 1 PM, Energy Church, Clarke Co., Revs. Melvin Boles and Buddy Braddock officiating. Burial in Energy Cemetery, Stephens Funeral Home, Meridian, in charge. Lived at 3705 Fifth St., Meridian; age 76; died Saturday, Riley Hospital. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Joyce ROBINSON, Mrs. Jean DEAN, Mrs. Patsy WHITE, all of Meridian; Tommy BOUTWELL, Livingston, AL; Gary BOUTWELL, Plantersville, TX; 19 grandchildren; one great-grandchild.

Services for Miss Pearl PATRICK, 77, held 2 PM, Sunday, Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Revs. Jesse Griffith and J. W. Williams officiated. Burial in Stroud Cemetery. Died Friday in Hattiesburg. Survivors include four sisters, Mrs. Mattie COOLEY, Lyman; Mrs. Ruby CARTEE, Gulfport; Mrs. Frances McKENZIE, Hattiesburg; Mrs. Marie FLEMMING, Gulfport; six brothers, Paul PATRICK, Ripley; Earl ROLISON, Quitman; Herbert ROLISON, Gulfport; Herman ROLISON, Quitman; Jack ROLISON, Ripley; Jimmy ROLISON, Gulfport.

Services for Ralph David ROBERTS, Sr., 66, held Wednesday, 21 Dec, 10 AM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Revs. Albert McMullan and Wilton Hoden officiating. Burial in Concord Cemetery. Died 9 Dec at residence, Stonewall. Survivors include wife, Mrs. Lula Mae ROBERTS, Stonewall; a son, Ralph ROBERTS, Jr., Meridian; two step-sons, Aubrey CARMICHAEL, Lavelle CARMICHAEL, both of Stonewall; two sisters, Mrs. Pearl BOONE, Enterprise; Mrs. Bobbie Fay MARTIN, Houston, TX; seven grandchildren.

Services held Sunday 1 Jan, 2 PM, Shubuta Methodist Church, Rev. Ralph Savarese officiating. Burial in Shubuta Cemetery. Age 91, died 30 Dec 1983, Jones Co. Community Hospital. Survivors include wife, Mrs. Rachel WEEMS, Shubuta; two sisters, Miss Mary WEEMS, Mrs. Randolph PEETS, Jackson; several nieces and nephews. Freeman Funeral Home, Waynesboro, in charge of arrangements.

Services for Rex CAMPBELL held Tuesday, 27 Dec, 1 PM, Mount Nebo A. M. E. Church with burial in Zion Chapel Cemetery; age 78, died Wednesday, 21 Dec at his residence; survivors - wife, Mrs. Arnell McRAE CAMPBELL; one daughter, Mrs. Johnnie Mae JOHNSON, Detroit, MI; five sons, Lonnie and Slater CAMPBELL, Detroit, MI; Leroy CAMPBELL, Bellesville, MI; Alvin and Ralph CAMPBELL, Quitman, MS; two sisters, Mrs. Lillie YOUNG and Blanche McCANN, Detroit, MI; one brother, Willie CAMPBELL, Detroit; 16 grandchildren

Services for Mrs. Irene IVY, 62, Rt. 1, held 11 AM, Wright's Funeral Home, Rev. Terry Carmichael officiating. Burial in Quitman Cemetery. Died Friday, Mississippi Baptist Hospital, Jackson. Survivors include husband, Cleve IVY, Quitman; three daughters, Mrs. Shari Ann GILLIS, El Paso, TX; Mrs. Martha Jane THOMAS, Mrs. Katherine Ann AVERA, Quitman; two sons, James Robert IVY, Quitman; John Edward IVY, Tuscaloosa, AL; a sister, Mrs. Claudine TINDLE, Quitman; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild.

Services for Mrs. Jeanie Chlotilde GLASS, 68, Rt. 3, Quitman, held Monday, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Eddie Thomason and Rev. Archie McIntyre officiating. Burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Died Saturday, Riley Hospital, Meridian. Survivors include a son, Robert C. ALLEN, Quitman; four daughters, Rachel Elaine TUCKER, Relda Elizabeth HOLIFIELD, both of Quitman; Sheila Diane BOMAN, Meridian; Glory Dean IVEY, Stonewall; two brothers, William Preston JENKINS, Spring, TX; Barney JENKINS, Houston, TX; a sister, Mrs. Willie Pauline DILLARD, Quitman; 33 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren.

Services for Mrs. Maggie M. HADDOX, 93, Rt. 1, Quitman, held Tuesday, 2 PM, Crossroad Methodist Church, Rev. John Miller officiating. Burial in church cemetery with Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Died Sunday, Rush Hospital, Meridian. Survivors include a son, James HADDOX, Stonewall; three daughters, Lula Mae IVEY, Grace LONG, both of Quitman; Lucille RUTLEDGE, Meridian; 22 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; 22 great-great-grandchildren.

Services for Mrs. Ruby Mae ABSTON JENKINS, 71, Rt. 4, Quitman, held Saturday, 10 AM, Brightwater Methodist Church. Burial in church cemetery. Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Died Thursday, Watkins Memorial Hospital. Survivors include husband, Abe JENKINS, Quitman; three sons, Tillman JENKINS, Lonnie JENKINS, Bricklen JENKINS, all of Quitman; two daughters, Miss Nell JENKINS, Mrs. Anez WILLIAMS, both of Quitman. six brothers, Ray ABSTON, Tom ABSTON, Rudder ABSTON, all of Gilbertown, AL; Billy ABSTON, Needham, AL; Coley ABSTON, Silas, AL; Kizen ABSTON, Meridian; two sisters, Glennie MOSLEY, Quitman; Mrs. Katheryn MOSLEY, Toxey, AL; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.

Services for Mrs. Fannie McLAUGHIN held Sunday, 2 PM, St. John United Missionary Church, DeSoto, Rev. Dock Everett officiating. Berry and Gardner Funeral Home, Quitman, in charge of arrangements. Survivors include husband, Johnny McLAUGHIN, Shubuta; a son, Robert J. McLAUGHIN, Cleveland, OH; a brother, Oscar MORGAN, Helena, AR; 17 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren.

Services for Mrs. Florence SCHRIMPSHIRE, 73, Rt. 4, Quitman, held Thursday, 11 AM, Elim Baptist Church, Rev. Archie McIntyre officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Died Tuesday, University Hospital, Jackson. Survivors include husband, Louie SCHRIMPSHIRE, Quitman; three sons, Donald R. SCHRIMPSHIRE, Louie SCHRIMPSHIRE, Jr., both of Quitman; Nelson Ray SCHRIMPSHIRE, Lefkin, TX; five daughters, Mrs. Mavis HALLIGAN, Amarillo, TX; Mrs. Edna MAYO, Mrs. Eva Nell DAVIS, Mrs. Judy ALLEN, Miss Anna Bell SCHRIMPSHIRE, all of Quitman; a brother, Ernest LOTT, Shubuta; a sister, Mrs. Daisy IVY, Amarillo, TX; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.

Services for Hardy Roe WILLIS, 69, Rt. 4, Quitman, held Saturday, 2 PM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Jessie Griffith officiating. Burial at 11 AM, Monday, Wright's Cemetery, Malvern, AR. Died Wednesday, Rush Hospital, Meridian. Survivors include a son, William Paul WILLIS, Little Rock, AR; two daughters, Mrs. Yvonne JONES, Franklin, TN; Mrs. Bonnie BALDWIN, CA; two brothers, Teenie WILLIS, Tupelo; James A. WILLIS, McNeese, SC; a sister, Mrs. Connie EVANS, Danville, VA; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Wright's Funeral home in charge of local arrangements and Atkinson Funeral Home, Malvern, AR, in charge of final arrangements.

Services held in Louisville, 2 PM, Sunday, 29 Jan, for Mack W. BARRON, Jr., 48, of Enterprise. Rev. Phil Gillis conducted services, held at Nowell Funeral Home. Interment in Sturgis Cemetery. Retired from USAF as Master Sergeant; High School Counselor at Enterprise High School. Survivors include wife, Mrs. Mable BARRON; three daughters, Miss Lou BARRON, Hattiesburg; Miss June BARRON, Starkville; Mrs. Judy ROBINSON, Caledonia; one son, James M. BARRON, Bitburg AFB, Germany; mother, Mrs. Julia Maud BARRON, Ackerman.

Services for Walton Wainwright BUCKLEY, Sr., 84, Rt. 1, Enterprise, held 10 AM, Monday, Enterprise Baptist Church, Revs. Taylor Wallace and J. L. Morgan officiated. Burial in church cemetery. Died Saturday, Meridian Convalescent Center. Member of Enterprise Baptist Church; served as chairman of deacons for 40 years. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Charles (Mamie) HERB, Jacksonville, AL; Mrs. Louie (Jean) SHUMATE, Meridian; son, Walton W. BUCKLEY, Jr., Enterprise; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Services for Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth DANIELS, 88, held 2 PM, Sunday, Wright's Funeral Home chapel, Revs. Doc Williamson, Buddy Braddock, Jesse Griffith officiating. Burial in Mount Pisquah (sic?) Cemetery. Died Friday, Hearthside Haven Convalescent Center, Laurel. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Lillie GERALD, Miss Corrie DANIELS, both of Quitman; Mrs. Ruth McAUTHOR, Columbus, SC; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Services for Willie B. NICHOLSON, Jr., 72, held 2 PM, Tuesday, Stonewall Methodist Church, Revs. Paul McDonald, Albert McMullan, M. E. Sharp officiating. Burial in Mount (Mont) Rose Cemetery. Wright's Funeral Home in charge arrangements. Died Sunday at residence, Stonewall. Survivors include wife, Mrs. Bertha NICHOLSON, Stonewall; two daughters, Mrs. Pansy EVERETT, Bay Springs; Mrs. Peggy HERRING, Stonewall; four sisters, Mrs. Geneva COVINGTON, Mrs. Onie TAYLOR, both of Stonewall; Mrs. Mary Alice TREST, Quitman; Mrs. Myrtice WILKINS, Mobile; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild.

Services for Clarence Clifton SELLERS, 86, 429 East Franklin St., Quitman, held Saturday, 10 AM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Rex Yancey officiating. Burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Quitman. Died Thursday, Riley Hospital, Meridian. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Inez LACY, Quitman; a son, Clifton SELLERS, Memphis, TN; two sisters, Mrs. Frank SLAY, Mrs. Lloyd McNEAL, Sr., both of Quitman; two brothers, Cicero SELLERS, DeSoto; G. L. SELLERS, Meridian; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.

Services held for Mrs. Ruby L. SMITH, 86, Enterprise, Monday, 1 PM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Revs. George Lee and Robert Ebberhart officiating. Burial in Pine Hill Cemetery. Died Saturday at family residence. Survivors include two sons, William C. SMITH, Jacksonville, FL; B. O. SMITH, Enterprise; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth SPEED, Enterprise; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.

Services for John W. THORNHILL, 64, held Monday, 10 AM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Doc Williamson officiating. Burial in Elim Cemetery. Died Saturday at residence, Nicholson. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Annie (Annis) CAMPBELL, Quitman; several nieces and nephews.

Services for Walter T. BAYNES held 8 Feb, 2 PM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel; Rev. Dennis Coats officiating; burial in Salem Cemetery; age 69, Rt. 2, Shubuta, died Tuesday, H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital; survivors - two daughters, Mrs. Deana ELFRING, Quitman; Mrs. Betty WALL, Newton; four sisters, Mrs. Odessa WILLIS, Longview, TX; Mrs. Ruth SANDERSON, Waynesboro; Mrs. Elois TURNER, McIntosh, AL; Mrs. Jessie SCARBROUGH, Picayune; five grandchildren; two great grandchildren.

Services for Mrs. Gladys EDWARDS COFFEY, 78, held Friday, 2 PM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Albert McMullan officiating. Burial in Pachuta Cemetery. Died Wednesday, Archusa Convalescent Center, Quitman. Survivors include a brother, Martin EDWARDS, Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Katie Lee MORGAN, Paulding; Mrs. Virginia TINDLEY, Stonewall.

Services for Mrs. Myrtis COOLEY FOWLER, 72, Rt. 1, Rose Hill, held Wednesday, 2 PM, Rose Hill Methodist Church, Rev. Hubert Rutherford officiating. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Died Saturday, Riley Hospital, Meridian. Survivors include two sons, Robert E. FOWLER, Rose Hill; Carl H. FOWLER, Stockbridge, GA; a daughter, Mrs. Lora Agnes BROOKS, Rose Hill; two sisters, Mrs. Maudie JOHNSTON, Leighton, AL; Mrs. Dillon MASSINGALE, Quitman; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.

Services for Mrs. Maude SLAY GRAYSON, 79, Quitman, held Tuesday, 2 PM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Rex Yancey officiating. Burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Died Monday, Archusa Convalescent Center. Survivors include husband Edgar J. GRAYSON, Quitman.

Services for Mrs. Evelyn L. KENNEDY, 72, Rt. 2, Shubuta, held 8 Feb, 10 AM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in McGowan's Chapel Cemetery. Died Friday, San Diego, CA. Survivors include a son, Alton KENNEDY, San Diego, CA; two sisters, Miss Opal GIRELETTE, Los Angeles, CA; Mrs. Carrie WALKER, Shubuta.

Services for Mrs. Lillian Essie JOHNSTON LEDET held Monday, 23 Jan, 10 AM, Radney Funeral Home chapel, Mobile, AL. Interment in Mobile Memorial Gardens. Died 19 Jan in a Mobile hospital. Native of Quitman; dau. of the late John and Lizzie JOHNSTON, Quitman. Resident of Mobile past 50 years. Survivors include one son, Robert F. (Bob) LEDET, Greenwood, SC; one sister, Mrs. Laverne MOORE, Warner Robins, GA; two grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Radney Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Services for Monroe Childs MASON held Wednesday, 2 PM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Pine Grove Cemetery; age 79, Rt. 1, Quitman, died Monday in H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital; survivors - wife, Mrs. Alma MASON, Quitman; four sons, Tommy MASON, Alexandria, LA; Billy MASON, Meridian; Rodger MASON, Quitman; Donny MASON, Philadelphia; two daughters, Mrs. Louise KING, Stonewall; Mrs. Jena CHEATHAM, Meridian; three brothers, Charlie MASON, Enterprise; Melton MASON, Norman, OK; Olander MASON, Louisville, TX; sister, Mrs. Stella YOUNG, Meridian; 20 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.

Services for Johnnie McLAUGHIN held Saturday, 11 AM, St. John Methodist Church, DeSoto, Rev. Dock Everett officiating. Berry and Gardner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Survivors include several grandchildren.

Graveside services for Mrs. Fannie COOLEY STANLEY, 86, Rt. 2, Vossburg, held Thursday, 11 AM, Zion Rest Cemetery. Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Died Tuesday, Rush Hospital, Meridian. Survivors include three sons, James Clifton STANLEY, Birmingham; Tom STANLEY, Jr., Glen STANLEY, both of Heidelberg; a sister, Mrs. Nellie Mae SIMS, Philadelphia; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren.

Services for Carrie Lotis FIFE held Thursday, 9 Feb, West Funeral Home Chapel. Interment in Calvary Hill Cemetery, DeSoto, TX. Survivors - a daughter, Ginny HENSON, Cedar Hill; step-daughter, Robbie LAYMAN, Wolf City; mother, Inetta SPICKARD WEST, Dallas; a brother, Frank WEST, DeSoto, TX; five grandchildren.

Services for Rev. William G. GOFF held 1 PM, Monday, Little Zion Methodist Church, Stonewall, Rev. Wendell P. Taylor officiating. Burial in Little Zion Cemetery. Survivors include wife, Mrs. Minnie B. GOFF, Stonewall; two daughters, Mrs. Lois L. CARTER, Boston, MA; Mrs. Catherine L. BROWN, Rocky Hill, CT; five sisters, Mrs. Vernon Mae BURTON, Mrs. Cecilia WHITE, both of Boston, MA; Mrs. Etta GILLESPIE, New York, NY; Mrs. Corine JENKINS, Brunswick, GA; Mrs. Roberta McLEMORE, Las Vegas, NV; three brothers, Amos GOFF, San Francisco, CA; Robert GOFF, Biloxi; Herbert GOFF, Stonewall; a granddaughter; one great-granddaughter. Berry and Gardner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Services for Willie Dewitt POWELL, 204 Stainback, Quitman, held Thursday, 2 PM, New Bethel Church, Revs. Johnny Mosley and Ray Stokes officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Died Monday in H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital. Survivors include step-mother, Mrs. Ester Mae POWELL, Quitman; a son, Alvin POWELL, Villa Rica, GA; a brother, Raymond Earl POWELL, San Angelo, TX; three sisters, Mrs. Eula Mae LONG, Mrs. Clarice HAYES, both of Meridian; Mrs. Eva Joyce CORNISH, Pensacola, FL; four grandchildren.

Services for Mrs. Ora PRINGLE held Saturday, 2 PM, Pearlie Grove Baptist Church, Rev. T. T. Johnson officiating. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Berry & Gardner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Survivors include husband, William PRINGLE, Meridian; three daughters, Mrs. Lorine EVEANS, Detroit, MI; Mrs. Dorothy Jean MITCHELL, NY; Mrs. Corene DAVIS, WI; two sons, Allen LEGGETT, Jr., Jessie MORRIS, both of Quitman; three brothers, Rufus McCREE, Quitman; Ed McCREE, Fresno, CA; Oswell McCREE, Los Angeles, CA; two sisters, Mrs, Mary LAWRENCE, Fresno, CA; Mrs. Maggie MEADOWS, Cleveland, OH; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Services for Henry Otis WEST, 59, DeSoto, TX, held 9 Feb, First United Methodist Church, DeSoto. Interment in Calvary Hill Cemetery. Died 7 Feb 1984, Charleton Methodist Hospital after a lengthy illness. Native of DeSoto, MS, founded the West Funeral Home in 1965. Survivors - wife, Nelda WEST, DeSoto; a sister, Annie Florence McNEAL, DeSoto; a brother, C. B. WEST, Dallas.

Services for Mrs. Donald M. BEALLE, 72, Quitman, held Friday, 11 AM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Rex Yancey officiating. Burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Died Wednesday, Rush Hospital, Meridian. Survivors include husband, William H. BEALLE, Quitman; two sons, David W. BEALLE, Cummings, GA; William D. BEALLE, Jacksonville, FL; two daughters, Mrs. Sarah B. ALLEN, Baton Rouge, LA; Mrs. Mary Louise MASKER, Springfield, VA; two sisters, Mrs. Evelyn MALONE, Panama City, FL; Mrs. Jane BALL, Northport, AL; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild.

Services for Marcus Dewayne GODWIN, 20, Rt. 7, Meridian, held Monday, 3 PM, Bucatunna Baptist Church, Revs. Buddy Braddock and Dorothy Anderson officiating. Burial in Bucatunna Cemetery with Wright's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Died Saturday in an auto accident. Survivors include parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. GODWIN, Meridian; grandfather, John B. GODWIN, Quitman; a brother, William Kenneth GODWIN, Meridian; five sisters, Mrs. Sue ROBERTSON, Quitman; Mrs. Linda REEVES, Mrs. Marsha NEAL, Miss Amy GODWIN, Miss Angie GODWIN, all of Meridian.

Services for Charles Amos IRWIN, 43, held Thursday, 10 AM, Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Revs. Mark Thead and W. C. Wells officiating. Burial in Shady Grove Cemetery. Died Tuesday, Riley Hospital, Meridian. Survivors include wife, Mrs. Joyce IRWIN, Quitman; mother, Mrs. Marbath IRWIN, Quitman; three sons, James, Danny, Mike MORRIS, all of Quitman; a daughter, Mrs. Diane LINTON, Quitman; a brother, Drew Wayne IRWIN, Eureka, CA; seven grandchildren.

Graveside services for Jackie Wayne NIXON held Sunday, 3 PM, Odd Fellows Cemetery; Revs. Glen McLeod and Johnny Mosley officiating; Wright's Funeral Home in charge; age 30; died Sunday at residence (Note: a separate article on the headlines of the same issue showed he died of smoke inhalation from a fire at his house); survivors - wife, Mrs. Vicky NIXON, Quitman; son Mark NIXON, Rose Hill; father, Cecil H. NIXON, Jr., Stonewall; two sisters, Linda Jane TAYLOR, Stonewall; Virginia BURT, Meridian

Services for Etta Rachel BONNER held Friday, 1 PM, Antioch Baptist Church, Revs. John Edwards and Wilton Bennett officiating; burial in church cemetery; Wright's Funeral Home in charge; age 74, Quitman, died Wednesday, H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital; survivors - three sons, Leo BONNER, Quitman; Billy BONNER, Grenada; H. B. BONNER, Atlanta, GA; three daus., Mrs. Bonnie OLIVER, Moss Point; Mrs. Nina THOMPSON, Crystal Springs; Mrs. Faye SWILLEY, Quitman; brother, Charlie MORGAN, Marion; 14 grandchildren; nine great grandchildren

Services for Mrs. Beulah Lee ROBINSON held Friday, 3 PM. Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, Revs. Archie McIntyre and Aubrey Jones officiating; burial in Pine Grove Cemetery; age 81, of Quitman, died Wednesday, H. C. Watkins Memorial Hospital, Quitman; survivors - four sons, Charles E. HARRIS and Julius E. HARRIS, both of Pottsboro, TX; Benjamin R. HARRIS, Abilene, TX; J. D. HARRIS, Mobile, AL; four daus., Mrs. Evie TODD and Mrs. Sadie MARTIN, both of Quitman; Mrs. Effie ERNEST, Mobile, AL; Mrs. Judy Ann McGREGOR, Denison, TX; two bros., Hinton WATSON, FL and Howard WATSON, Laurel; five sisters, Eula Mae LAFFERTY, Grayson, LA; Mrs. Rosie Lee SINCLAIR, Heidelberg; Mrs. Katherine HAIR, Miami, FL; Mrs. Mary Lou CRAVEN, and Mrs. Margie COOLEY, both of Laurel; 28 grandchildren; 52 great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren.