Hiram Meadows, for many years a Clarke County resident, passed away at the home of his brother, George W. Meadows, Birmingham, AL, 1:30 a. m. Thursday, 21 Dec. Born 26 Feb 1872; 67 years and ten months old. Survived by brother George W. Meadows, three sisters-in-law, and a number of nieces and nephews. Remains beought back to Clarke County; funeral services conducted at Montrose Church, Revs. Cliff Johnson and W. L. Meadows officiating. Interment in Montrose Cemetery next to his father and brother, Green H. Meadows. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

George Lawson SELLERS passed away at 6:00 o'clock Friday, 29 Dec, at his home in DeSoto, MS, following a stroke. He was 77 years, four months, 27 days of age. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Laura SELLERS; four daughters, Mrs. R. L. COVINGTON, Quitman; Mrs. John SLAY and Mrs. Frank L. SLAY, Rt. 2, Quitman; Mrs. Lloyd McNEAL, Quitman; three sons, Clarence, Cicero and G. L. SELLERS, Jr., all of DeSoto; two sisters, Misses Jane and Martha SELLERS, Rt. 1, DeSoto; twelve grandchildren. Funeral services held Saturday, 30 Dec, 10:00 a. m., at Sellers Cemetery, with Rev. W. L. Meadows, pastor of Quitman Baptist Church, assisted by Rev. V. G. Clifford, pastor of Quitman Methodist Church, officiating. Interment in Sellers Cemetery. Active pallbearers - Fortner Dabbs, Elmo Hill, O. D. Fisher, Bivin Harrison, John R. Brock, Frank McNeal. (a number of Honorary pallbearers were also listed). McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

J. W. ROGERS died 3 Jan, 7:25, following an illness at Jackson Infirmary. He was 53 and head of J. W. Rogers Lumber Co., of Jackson. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Dorothy OLSEN ROGERS, Jackson; three sisters, Mrs. C. B. BRASHIER, DeSoto; Miss Ruby ROGERS, Shubuta; Miss Mary ROGERS, Meridian; four brothers, A. T., Shubuta; M. T., Huntington, West VA; J. F. and E. F., both of Cincinnati, OH. Funeral services held from Baldwin Funeral Chapel, Jackson, with Rev. Vernon S. Broyles, Jr., Canton, MS, officiating, assisted by Dr. J. B. Hutton, Jackson. Active pallbearers - Robert H. Powell, Sr., H. H. Schackleford, E. A. Howell, Henry Campbell, A. C. Alsworth, and Ott Muller of Canton, MS, S. D. Robinson and F. B. Lemley of Jackson. (A number of Honorary pallbearers also listed). Interment in Shubuta cemetery, Friday, 5 Jan, 2:00 p. m. Baldwin Funeral Home and W. J. Patton in charge.

Josh SCARBROUGH, colored, about 34, killed by the Mobile and Ohio northbound freight train Monday afternoon. Accident occurred in northern part of Quitman and it is reported that SCARBROUGH was attempting to board the train and in some way missed his footing. His head and both arms were severed from his body. Son of Lizzie SCARBROUGH. Funeral services will be held Sunday.

Jesse M. DEARMAN, 92, Quitman, Rt. 2, passed away 10 Jan following an attack of pneumonia. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Mary Ann DEARMAN; three daughters, Mrs. Bettie GIPSON, New Augusta; Mrs. Ella NIX and Mrs. Willie DOGGET, Pensacola, FL; two sons, Henry DEARMAN, Crandall; Mallie DEARMAN, Quitman; one brother, Jim DEARMAN, Quitman; thirty seven grandchildren; forty three great grandchildren. Funeral services held 11 Jan, Pleasant Grove Church, Rev. V. G. Clifford officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Active pallbearers - J. L. Slay, F. L. Slay, Chester Johnson, H. L. Miller, Jeff Smith, C. L. Long. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Lue SHERMAN MORAVEC, 67, passed away 7 Jan. Survivors - husband Mike MORAVEC, Rt. 2, Quitman; two daughters, Mrs. O. J. IVY and Mrs. L. J. JONES, both of Sylacauga, AL; three sons, Lewis, Evan and Fred, all of Sylacauge; three sisters, Mrs. Jim JACKSON, Mrs. Frank WARNING and Mrs. Octavia WILLIFORD; two brothers, Mann IVY and Ben IVY; eight grandchildren. Funeral services held 8 Jan, DeSoto, MS, Rev. J. D. Ellis officiating. Active pallbearers - J. W. Davis, J. J. Raley, T. M. Dabbs, Frank Zdenek, Will Holland, Slayter Sykes. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

George Cobb CHATHAM, Rose Hill, MS, died instantly following an automobile accident 20 Jan, He was 25 years and five days old. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Eva CHATHAM; son, Ben Peyton CHATHAM, father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. CHATHAM, all of Rose Hill; one sister, Mrs. W. H. COMBEST, West Enterprise. Funeral services held 21 Jan, 3 PM, Green Valley Church, Rev. G. C. French, assisted by Rev. Allen Cook, officiating. Interment in church cemetery. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

H. B. COLE, Canton, MS, for many years a resident of Quitman, fatally injured in a head-on traffice collision five miles west of Canton last Friday. He died in a Canton hospital Friday afternoon. He was land agent for Denkman Lumber Co and was 53 years old; member of Methodist Church and Rotary Club at Canton; moved to Canton four years ago from Quitman. Funeral services held at Hazlehusrt, MS. Survivors - wife; three daughters, Mrs. Harold PATTERSON, Columbus; Mrs. Robert WISE, Hazlehusrt; Miss Virginia COLE, Waynesboro; three brothers, J. W. and Will COLE, Birmingham; C. A. COLE, Long Beach, CA; two sisters, Mrs. J. R. COLE, Meridian; Mrs. Fannie ST. JOHN, Lakeland, FL.

John Henry DEAN, Paulding, MS, passed away at a Laurel, MS hospital 23 Jan, 6 PM, following a heart attack. He was 59 years and two months old. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Vera MERRELL DEAN; seven children, Mrs. J. E. DEARMAN and Jess Willard, Eddie Lee, Annie Laura, LaVerne, John Henry, Jr. and William Simmons DEAN, all of Vossburg, MS; three brothers, Andrew DEAN, Little Rock, AR; Robert DEAN, Bucatunna, MS; Oliver Leroy DEAN, Hattiesburg, MS. Funeral services held 25 Jan 2 PM at family residence, Paulding, MS. Rev. P. G. Harper officiating. Interment in Paulding Cemetery. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

William HERRON passed away at his home, Rt. --, Waynesboro, MS, 24 Jan, --- PM. Age - 82 years, eight months, four days. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Annie HERRON, Rt. 4, Waynesboro, MS; five daughters, Mrs. T. M. WEAVER, Hiwannee, MS; Mrs. Mittle LEE, Crichton, AL?; Mrs. Jessie EVANS, Rt. --, Waynesboro; Mrs. W. C. CO--, Hiwanee, MS; Miss Carrie Lee HERRON, Rt. 4, Waynesboro, MS; two sons, C. C. and Hal HERRON, Rt. 4, Waynesboro; 22 grandchildren; host of other relatives. Funeral services held Hiwannee, MS, -- Jan, 2 PM, Rev. Gr---e officiating. Interment in Hiwannee Cemetery. Pallbearers - - R. Graham, Grady Chatham, Pete Duvalle, Robert Graham, Dan Hendrix, Algie Moore. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

William Frederic NORSWORTHY passed away 6 Jan 1940 at a New Orleans hospital. He was united with the Manassa M. E. Church South, 3 Sep 1894. Prior to death, made home in Bogalusa, LA. He was 60 years of age. Survivors - two sons, Calvin, New Orleans; Ellis, Bogalusa, LA; three daughters, Mrs. Virgie LACKER and Mrs. Lorene THOMPSON, St. Petersburg, FL; Mrs. Abbie BRAZIL, New Orleans, LA; one sister, Mrs. Jim LASTER, Vicksburg, MS; three brothers, John, Sam, Aliver, all of Crandall, MS. Funeral services held Sunday 7 Jan, Bogalusa, Rev. Vaughncourt officiating.

Arch PRUITT, Rose Hill, MS, died 21 Jan, 3 PM, in the Newton, MS hospital, following injuries received in an automobile accident the preceding day. He was 26 years, four months, nine days old. Survivors - father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Neal PRUITT, Rose Hill, MS; four sisters, Mrs. S. C. HINTON, Rose Hill, MS; Mrs. H. S. KLEIN, Rose Hill; Misses Claudia and Grace PRUITT, Rose Hill; one niece, Miss Margie HINTON, Wiggins, MS; one nephew, Joe Frank KLEIN, Rose Hill. Funeral services held at Rose Hill Church 22 Jan, 3 PM, Rev. G. R. French, assisted by Revs. Westbrook and Jones, officiating. Interment in Rose Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers - Woodrow Lewis, Harvey G. Merrell, Dave Graham,Jr., Robert Lewis, Tom Davis, Roy Finnigan. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Miss Jane SELLERS, 87 years, 10 months, 20 days, passed away at 8:00 a. m. 8 Jan at her home in DeSoto, MS. Survivors - sister, Miss Mollie SELLERS, DeSoto, and other relatives. Funeral services held 10:00 a. m. 9 Jan, Sellers Cemetery, Rev. E. C. Hendricks officiating. Interment in cemetery. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Miss Martha A. SELLERS passed away at her home, DeSoto, MS, Thursday, 25 Jan, at an early hour. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawson SELLERS, who preceded her in death many years ago. Her sister and brother died only a few days ago. She was 83 years old. Survived by a number of nieces, nephews, cousins. Born in Clarke County and was a life-long resident. Funeral services held today 10 AM, from the home at DeSoto. Interment in Sellers Cemetery. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Claiborne C. WHITAKER, 76, passed away at his home, DeSoto, MS, 22 Jan, 10 AM, following a heart attack. Survivors - three daughters, Mrs. Sara HENDERSON, Rt. 4, Waynesboro, MS; Mrs. Earn JARMAN?, Prichard, AL; Mrs. Li--n CHATHAM, Rt. 4, Waynesboro; two sons, Chester WHITAKER, Laurel; Hal WHITAKER, Stonewall. Funeral services held at Chatham Chapel, -- Jan, 2 PM, Rev. J. ----llis officiating. Interment in Chatham Cemetery. Pallbearers - --evi Duvall, Fred Duvall, Bobbie Chapman, James Tomlin, Robert Jones, J. L. Chapman. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Ida BROCK, Rt. 2, Shubuta, passed away at Watkins Memorial Hospital, Quitman, Friday morning, 2 Feb, 1 AM, following an illness of some time. She was 58 years and 26 days old. Survivors - husband, D. A. BROCK, Rt. 2, Shubuta; five daughters, Mrs. C. C. WHALEY, Rt. 2, Shubuta; Mrs. T. J. HAILES, Quitman; Mrs. Marion WILLIAMS, Rt. 1, Hickory, MS; Mrs. Roy WILLIAMS, Rt. 1, Hickory; Mrs. Hilton WALKER, Rt. 1, Waynesboro; two sons, David BROCK, Quitman; Cecil BROCK, Shubuta; one brother, W. H. DAVIS, Hickory, MS; 10 grandchildren. Funeral services held at Oak Grove Church Saturday, 3 Feb, 2 PM, Rev. W. L. Meadows, pastor of Quitman Baptist Church, officiating. Interment in church cemetery. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

George W. HERRINGTON, 84, passed away 26 Jan, 7 AM. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Laura HERRINGTON; three daughters, Mrs. Viola BURNETT and Mrs. Ruby McNEILL, both of Laurel, MS; Mrs. Effie MELTON, Pachuta, Rt. 1; six sons, Walter and Forrest, Pachuta; Phillip, Summerland; John, Paulding; George, Jr., Pachuta; N. T., Laurel; forty nine grandchildren. Funeral services held 27 Jan, 11 AM, Rev. R. E. Allsworth officiating. Interment in Herrington Cemetery. Grandsons served as pallbearers. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

James Marvin LONG, 5, son of Mrs. and Mrs. J. D. LONG, Stonewall, died at the Meridian Sanitarium Wednesday, 2:30 AM, of burns; carried to hospital Tuesday, 7:30 PM; burned in his home, Stonewall, when a can of kerosene was kicked over near a stove; the kerosene exploded, throwing flames over the child. Funeral held at Assembly of God church in Stonewall, 10:30, Thursday morning. Survivors (other than parents) - one brother, Arthur Ray; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. TEW, Stonewall; Mr. and Mrs. M. E. LONG, Quitman; several aunts and uncles. Rev. Elton Nolan officiated, assisted by Rev. H. Flowers. Interment in Stonewall Cemetery. Pallbearers were uncles of the deceased - R, C., Curtis, Sam, and Bevian Long.

William Bernice RALEY passed away Thursday afternoon, 1 Feb, 4:40, at Watkins Memorial Hospital, Quitman. Death resulted from pneumonia. He was 61 years and three months old. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Winifred B. RALEY, Quitman; four sisters, Mrs. Mary V. JAY, Mobile, AL; Mrs. Frances NEAL, Rt. 7, Meridian; Mrs. Susie MORRIS and Mrs. Leila NEAL, Quitman; three brothers, J. J. RALEY, A. P. RALEY and J. E. RALEY, all of Quitman. Served seven years as Deputy Chancery Clerk, Clarke County, and 16 years as Chancery Clerk; member of Quitman Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning, 3 Feb, 10 AM, Quitman Baptist Church, Rev. W. L. Meadows, pastor of the church, assisted by Rev. C. E. Griffin, officiating. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

William Elijah BREWER, 31, Mobile, AL, passed away 3 Feb, as a result of injuries sustained from burns. Survivors - wife and one daughter, Mobile, AL; mother, Mrs. G. T. BREWER; three sisters, Mrs. Morton SMITH and Mrs. Jack NICHOLS, Mobile; Mrs. R. K. BASKETT, Enterprise; two brothers, B. F. BREWER and G. T. BREWER, Jr., Mobile. Funeral services held 4 Feb, 3 PM, Providence church, Rev. J. T. Smalling officiating, assisted by Rev. T. A. King. Interment in church cemetery. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Mattie DOWNING, 42, Crandall, Rt. 1, passed away 5 Feb, 7:30, in a Meridian hospital following severe burns suffered at her home. Survivors - husband, James T. DOWNING; one daughter, Margaret DOWNING; seven sons, Ben, Tom, Buren, James, Maurice, Raymond, W. M.; mother, Mrs. Jim STRICKLAND, Ellisville, MS; four sisters and five brothers. Funeral services held 6 Feb. 11 AM, State Line church, Rev. F. O. Lewis, Matherville, officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Active pallbearers - Freeman Owens, Bill Denham, Coyt Brewer, Frank Miller, Albert Perritt, Cecil Brewer. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Lillie KELLEY, 53, passed away 2 Feb, 3:30 AM. Survivors - husband, Willie KELLEY, Waynesboro, Rt. 1; four daughters, Mrs. Grace HINTON, Mrs. Eula COVERT, Mrs. Minnie ODOM, Mrs. Frances HAYES; three sons, Ward, Robert, Geb; four brothers, Nelson, Jim, Thomas, and Robert COOLEY; three sisters, Mrs. Lizzie LEATHERS, Mrs. Tom HUTCHINSON, Mrs. Hattie COCHRAN. Funeral services held 2 Feb, 11 AM, Mazingo church, Rev. Luther Easterling officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Active pallbearers - Bodie Sanderson, Joshua Hinton, Willie Cockrell, J. P. McMichael, J. W. Dykes, Steve Lee. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Martha Jane ROBINSON, 82, Quitman, Rt. 2, passed away 7 Feb, 8:30. Survivors - husband, Joe ROBINSON; three daughters, Mrs. Ida HURST, Shubuta; Mrs. P. M. CHANDLER, Quitman, Rt. 2; Mrs. Martha Jane DEASON, Meridian; three sons, Walter and William, Quitman, Rt. 2; Walton, Meridian, Rt. 3; 31 grandchildren. Funeral services held 8 Feb, 3 PM, Antioch church, Rev. C. J. Johnson officiating. Interment in church cemetery. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

W. H. GRANBERRY, father of Miss Mary GRANBERRY of the Quitman School faculty, passed way last Saturday afternoon at his home, Yantley, AL. Funeral services held at Yantley Sunday afternoon, Rev. W. Stone, pastor of the Yantley Baptist Church, and Rev. W. L. Meadows, pastor of Quitman Baptist Church, officiating. (Obit listed some funeral attendees from Quitman).

Funeral services for Mrs. Rebecca SMITH, 75, who passed way at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. C. BONNER, Crandall, MS, after a lengthy illness, held at Andrew's Chapel Wednesday morning, 10 AM. Services conducted by pastor, Rev. J. F. McLellan, assisted by Rev. J. H. Cranford, Stonewall, MS. Survivors (besides daughter) - one son, M. J. SMITH, Stonewall, MS; three stepsons, Dr. Henry SMITH, New Augusta, MS; J. N. and W. N. SMITH, Crandall, MS; one step-daughter, Mrs. Lille GRAYSON, Corinth, MS. Pallbearers - Paul Smith, Ernest Smith, Bernice Smith, Albert Williams, Sammy Norsworthy, Russell Ziterow. Interment in church cemetery. W. J. Patton Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Mary G. TODD passed away at her home, 4 PM, 26 Feb. She was 76 years, 11 months, 11 days old. Survivors - three sons, Harvey and Price DAY, Carmichael, MS; Will DAY, Crandall, MS. Funeral services held 2:30 PM, 27 Feb, Center Ridge Church, Rev. Grisham officiating. Pallbearers - Willie Brewer, Bob Mosley, Thad Day, J. D. Day, Oliver Day, Lyman Mayo. Interment in church cemetery. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Funeral services for Mrs. Eugenia GORDON McGOWAN, 84 years, 6 months, who passed away Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert LAND, Melvin, AL, held Saturday morning, 10 AM, McGowan Methodist church. Rev. R. E. Alsworth, Pachuta, assisted by Rev. J. W. Grube, Melvin, AL, conducted the funeral. She was a member of the McGowan Methodist Church for 64 years. Survivors (besides daughter above) - two other daughters, Mrs. W. A. MOORE, Springfield, IL; Mrs. G. A. RENTZ, Gilbertown, AL; three sons, E. E. McGOWAN, Quitman, MS, RFD; Talmadge McGOWAN, Glendale, AZ; Douglas McGOWAN, Quitman, MS; three brothers, Dr. GORDON, Bucatunna, MS; Alex GORDON, Plainview, TX; Eugene GORDON, Enterprise, MS; two sisters, Mrs. J. H. ROGERS, Pachuta, MS; Mrs. Lawrence GARNER, Perkinston, MS; 24 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Pallbearers - B. P. May, Dewey May, Max May, Edmond Raley, Tom Hailes, John Davis. Interment was in church cemetery. W. J. Patton Funeral Home in charge.

Johnnie Allen ROBERSON passed away in a Meridian hospital 7 Mar, 11:30 PM, following a long illness due to severe burns. He was 13 years, six months, nine days old. Survivors - father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. ROBERSON, Stonewall; four brothers, Edwin and O. S. ROBERSON, Crossett, AR; Paul and Lamar ROBERSON, Stonewall; one sister, Miss Evelyn ROBERSON, Stonewall. Funeral services conducted at Quitman Baptist Church 8 Mar, 4 PM, Rev. W. L. Meadows officiating, assisted by Rev. Fortner. Pallbearers - Peyton Kidd, Herman Heitman, James Skelton, D. L. Parker, Huston Buckalew, Bill Johnson. Honorary pallbearers were members of the Boy Scout organization. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Eron Madgaline WATTS passed away at 11 PM, 5 Mar, at her home, Rt, 3, Quitman. She was 68 years, six months, 13 days old. Survivors - husband, Joe WATTS; one daughter, Mrs. Bessie READER, Meridian; five sons, Middleton WATTS, TX; Walter, Edgar, Russell, James, all of Quitman; one brother, Russell ELDER, TX; 12 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held this afternoon, 2:30, Pleasant Hill Church. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Joe ROBINSON, 78, passed away 14 Mar, 7 AM from a heart attack. Survivors - three sons, Waldon, Walter, William; three daughters, Mrs. Martha DEASON, Mrs. Ola HURST, Mrs. Mary CHANDLER; two brothers, Bruno and Luther ROBINSON; one sister, Miss Ella ROBINSON; 27 grandchildren; six great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 15 Mar, 10 AM, Antioch Church, Rev. C. J. Johnston officiating. Interment in church cemetery. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

John F. TAYLOR, 64, passed away 10 Mar, 3:30 AM. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Lizzie TAYLOR; four daughters, Mrs. Bertha Mae HUTTO, Mrs. Lucille MELTON, Mrs. Daisy WOODALL, Miss Lena Mae TAYLOR; one son, John Henry TAYLOR; three brothers, Ira TAYLOR, Nick TAYLOR, Joe TAYLOR; two sisters, Mrs. Pollie COX and Mrs. Martha MOSLEY; five grandchildren. Funeral services held 11 Mar, 10 AM, King's Cemetery, Rev. William Allred officiating. assisted by Rev. Heath. Active pallbearers were nephews of the deceased - W. C. TAYLOR, Dupree TAYLOR, J. P. RICHARDSON, Horace TAYLOR, Sam TAYLOR, S. K. TAYLOR. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Earl C. GARRISON, father of Miss Hattie GARRISON, member of the Quitman High School faculty, passed away Monday afternoon in a Meridian hospital. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Mamie P. GARRISON, Yantley, AL; three daughters, Misses Hattie, Mary Beatrice, Ruth GARRISON; two sons, Philip and Herman GARRISON; three sisters, Mesdames F. C. BROWN, Yantley; M. M. MORTIMER, Baton Rouge, LA; Lindsey BONEY, Gilbertown; one brother, G. L. GARRISON, Meridian. Funeral services held Tuesday afternoon, Concord Baptist Church, Yantley, Revs. Wineland Stone and David Bryan officiating. Interment in church cemetery.

James Watts REID, 81, passed away Friday morning, 15 Mar, at home of daughter, Mrs. J. D. GUNN, Ellisville, MS. He was last surviving son of the late Elle REID and Nancy SUMRALL REID and was a grandson of Dr. Absolem REID, who served as a surgeon in the Revolutionary War. Among survivors are wife, Mrs. Arconier WILSON REID; two sons, E. B. REID, Helena, AR; George C. REID, Montgomery, AL; five daughters, Mesdames J. F. McINNIS, Shubuta; J. D. GUNN, Ellisville; T. G. LEWIS, Pachuta; H. D. LINDSEY, Gulfport; C. O. JONES, Montgomery, AL; a half-brother, A. R. REID, Hattiesburg; 19 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeral services held Saturday morning, 16 Mar, 10 AM, Hale church. Interment in Hale cemetery. Active pallbearers - S. A. Parker, Jack Evans, E. L. Evans, J. J. Evans, S. C. Wilkins, E. L. Brashier. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

James A. PARKER passed away at his home, Rt. 1, Quitman, Thursday, 21 Mar, following an acute heart attack. He was 69 years, one month, 22 days old. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Nellie PARKER, Rt. 1, Quitman; four daughters, Mrs. Alice CORTNER, New Augusta, MS; Mrs. Nellie Lee HALBURT, Rt. 2, Quitman; Mrs. Ruby CAMPBELL, Miss Lugenia PARKER, both of Rt. 1, Quitman; eight sons, Sam, John, David, all of Rt. 1, Quitman; Tom, Laurel, MS; Ben, Hosey, both of Waynesboro, MS; Clayton, Rt. 1, Crandall, MS; Luke, Perkinston, MS; two brothers, Henry PARKER, Stonewall, MS; Tom PARKER, Quitman; 18 grandchildren. Funeral services held 4 PM, 22 Mar, Montrose Church. Pallbearers - I. N. Riley, Jim Culpepper, C. H. Culpepper, Jr., Floyd Dearman, Arthur Riley, James Fontaine. (A number of honorary pallbearers were also listed). McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Marguerite L. VINSON passed away at her home, Rt. 1, Crandall, MS, Monday, 25 Mar, 10:30 AM. She was 72 years, one month, ten days old. Survivors - husband, Henry W. VINSON; one daughter, Miss Annie VINSON; one son, Jessie VINSON, one brother, T. J. DENMARK; one sister, Mrs. W. W. SLAY, one grandson, all of Rt. 1, Crandall, MS. Funeral services held 26 Mar, 3 PM, Elim Church, Rev. W. L. Meadows officiating. Pallbearers - R. A. Jackson, G. P. Hollingsworth, Wiley McHenry, R. M. Slay, C. J. Griffin, Bill Miller. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Sarah Lula ETHERIDGE, 62, passed away 31 Mar, 12:45 PM, at the family residence, Vossburg, MS. Survivors - husband, Richard C. ETHERIDGE; two daughters, Mrs. J. G. HODGES, Hattiesburg; Mrs. R. L. WHITE, Jr., Meridian; one sister, Mrs. O. S. GOODMAN, Vossburg; two brothers, J. R. WEST and W. L. WEST, Vossburg; one grandchild, Bettie Lou WHITE. Funeral services held Monday afternoon, 1 Apr, 2:30, Pleasant Grove church. Rev. Hardee Kennedy officiated, assisted by Rev. E. C. Hendricks. Interment in church cemetery. Active pallbearers - M. T. Donald, B. J. Martin, Tommie Rowell, M. C. Goodwin, A. E. Goodwin, Shelton McDevitt.

Mrs. Mary Ella MATHIS, 73, passed away 3 Apr, 7 PM, at her home, Rt. 2, Quitman. Survivors - four daughters, Mesdames Lillie ANDERSON, Maggie HARRELL, Lucille FORD, Virginia AVERA; four sons, G. G. MATHIS, E. C. MATHIS, G. H. MATHIS, A. D. MATHIS, all of Rt. 2, Quitman; four brothers, Henry S. GORDON, Frank GORDON, Eugene P. GORDON, Terral GORDON; two sisters, Mrs. Birdie McCARTY and Mrs. Kate JOHNSON; 35 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral services held 4 Apr, 2:30 PM, Hopewell Church, Rev. McClellan officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Active pallbearers - Edd Miller, Frank McLendon, D. B. Johnson, C. H. Norris, Victor McLendon, Lloyd McNeal. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Nancy J. TAYLOR.....81.....died at West Enterprise 7 Apr at 6:45.....of heart trouble....survived by husband John W. TAYLOR; three sons, B. E., Rose Hill; J. E., O. L. of Stonewall; one daughter Mrs. Pearl V. COX, Meridian; nine grandchildren; one great grandchild; one brother, E. W. MATHIS, Quitman, Route 1 (Note: This was Elisha MARTIN, not MATHIS, my great grandfather..he died the following October); one sister, Mrs. Dosia DAY, Sylacauga, Ala; funeral services held 9 Apr at 3 PM, Pine Hill Church.

Joan PRICE, 11, Quitman, Rt. 3, passed away Tuesday, 11:45 AM, Anderson's Infirmary, following a short illness. Survivors - parents, Mrs. and Mrs. R. B. PRICE; five sisters, Mrs. Philip KEAN, Jackson, MS; Gus WARD, Meridian; Misses Mary, Mildred, Ruth PRICE, Rt. 3; three brothers, Robert, John, James PRICE, all of Quitman, Rt. 3. Funeral services held Wednesday, 10 AM, McGowan's Chapel, Rev. R. E. ALLSWORTH officiating, assisted by Revs. V. G. Clifford and Hardee Kennedy. Interment in church cemetery. Active pallbearers - George Pickett, Ross Pickett, Brogan Price, George Price, cousins of the deceased. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Louis SMITH, 78, Pachuta, MS, passed away 13 Apr, 9:30 as the result of heart trouble. Survivors - four daughters, Mrs. B. F. SIMS and Mrs. F. M. JOHNSON, Pachuta; Mrs. C. A. CORLEY, Rose Hill; Mrs. E. Y. PORTER, Waynesboro, Rt. 4; two sons, J. C. SMITH, Paulding, and C. W. SMITH, Rose Hill; two brothers, Isiah and Ben SMITH, Forest; one sister, Mrs. Frances WHITE, Union; 18 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral services held Sunday afternoon, 14 Apr, 3 PM, Rev. Hardee Kennedy officiating, assisted by Revs. Wills, Allsworth, Westbrook. Active pallbearers were grandsons - Curtis SMITH, Eugene SMITH, Forest JOHNSON, Jr., Edwin and William PORTER, William KEAHEY. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Charles William BROADWAY, 73, Crandall, MS, passed away 1 May, 7:30 PM. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Minnie BROADWAY; five daughters, Mrs. W. N. SMITH, Mrs. E. N. WATTS, both of Crandall; Mrs. J. M. BROWN, Fayette, AL; Mesdames J. A. PRIVETT and T. V. RAVETTE, Stonewall; three sons, W. M. BROADWAY, Winnsboro, LA; C. V. BROADWAY, Laurel; J. C. BROADWAY, Crandall; one sister, Mrs. M. J. ARANT, Greenwood, MS; 19 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services held 2 May, 4 PM, Andrews Chapel, Rev. O. F. Grisham officiating, assisted by Rev. J. F. McClellan. Interment in church cemetery. Active pallbearers - O. A. Norsworthy, John Norsworthy, Dan Omire, W. Z. Hollingsworth, Albert James, T. E. Crawford. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Barbara Ann HAILES, 3, passed away 26 Apr, 8:15 PM. Survivors - parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom J. HAILES; three sisters, Eula Beth, Mary Kathryn, Carolyn; one brother, Thomas J. HAILES, Jr.; paternal grandmother, Mrs. J. R. HAILES; maternal grandfather, D. A. BROCK. Funeral services held 27 Apr, 2:30 PM, Salem church, Rev. Deb Stennis officiating; assisted by Revs. Alsworth and Hardee Kennedy. Interment in church cemetery. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Annie Elizabeth KETLER passed away at her home, Hiwannee, MS, 21 Apr. She was 69 years, six months, 29 days old. Survivors - six daughters, Mrs. J. W. GRAHAM, Mrs. Grady CHAPMAN and Misses Eva and Bertha KETLER, Hiwannee, MS; Mrs. C. L. BRELAND, Waynesboro, MS; Mrs. J. C. WALTERS, Greenville, MS; one son, C. O. KETLER, Hiwannee; one brother, E. M. HOWELL, Bucatunna, MS; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral services held Hebron Church, 11 AM, 22 Apr, Rev. S. N. Young officiating, assisted by Rev. J. T. Weems. Interment in church cemetery. Pallberarers - J. C. Walters, O. L. Breland, Grady Chapman, Son Chapman, Snow Barnett, Nimo Clark. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Willie B. LEWIS, 90, Pachuta, Rt. 1, passed away 30 Apr, 1:30 AM. Survivors - four daughters, Mrs. Amazon REYNOLDS, Mrs. Virgie REUTER, Mrs. Sallie REED and Mrs. N. B. ROSS; five sons, Sim, Dan, T. G., Bernice and Brown LEWIS; one brother, Pink LEWIS; 29 grandchildren. Funeral services held 1 May, 3 PM, Pleasant Grove Church, Rev. H. S. Westbrook officiating, assisted by Revs. T. M. Ainsworth, F. L. Applewhite, and R. E. Alsworth. Interment in church cemetery. Active pallbearers were the five sons of the deceased and W. B. ROSS, son-in-law. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Funeral services held Monday, 3 PM, from residence; age 52; passed away Sunday at her residence in Quitman, after a heart attack; Rev. W. L. Meadows officiated, assisted by Revs. V. G. Clifford and D. L. Stennis; member of Quitman Baptist Church; survivors - husband, C. N. KENNEDY; mother, Mrs. Atlanta FORD, Quitman; two brothers, Lawrence B. FORD, Meridian, MS; Thomas J. FORD, Fort Benning, GA; two sisters, Miss Era FORD and Miss Winnie FORD, Quitman; active pallbearers - I. N. Riley, Woods Robins, Sam Carter, A. L. Harrell, J. E. Shirley, J. Y. Massingale; 35 honorary pallbearers listed; interment in Quitman Cemetery; W. J. Patton Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Mary Ellen LIGHTSEY, 82, Heidelberg, MS, Rt. 1, passed away 19 May, 8:20 PM. Survivors - husband, J. B. LIGHTSEY; three sons, O. R., F. J., H. E., all of Heidelberg, Rt. 1; one daughter, Mrs. Bessie McCLELLAN; 29 grandchildren; 57 great- grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren. Funeral services held 20 May, 3 PM, Philadelphia church, Rev. B. M. Lawrence officiating, assisted by the Rev. J. B. King. Active pallbearers - Furman McClellan, Joe Lightsey, Weldon McClellan, Leon Lightsey, Roland Lightsey, Henry Thornton. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Margie McEACHERN, wife of the late Alex McEACHERN, who was a resident of Quitman for many years, passed away at the home of her stepson, Lucedale, MS. She was born 10 Feb 1848 and was 92 years, two months, 18 days old.

William Richard MILLS, 81, Bucatunna, Rt. 1, passed away 25 May, 4 AM, following a heart attack. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Annie MILLS; two daughters, Mrs. Sallie COPELAND, Greenville; Mrs. Horace ODOM, Bucatunna; two sons, Oscar MILLS, Brandon; Jesse MILLS, Waynesboro, Rt. 1; 35 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild. Funeral services held 26 May, 3 PM, Shady Grove church, Rev. R. G. Joiner officiating, assisted by Rev. Johnson. Interment in church cemetery. Grandsons of the deceased served as pallbearers. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

James Charles SMITH, 15, was killed by lightning at Columbia, MS, 8 Jun. Funeral services held Sunday afternoon, 10 Jun, Stonewall, MS, Rev. J. A. Fortner officiating. Survivors - mother, Mrs. Carrie SMITH; three brothers, Clarence, Robert E., Fred S.; one sister, Addie Marie; grandparents Mrs. and Mrs. J. D. HENSON and Mrs. and Mrs. Charlie SMITH. Pallbearers, schoolmates of deceased - Harry Touchstone, John Larkin, L. M. McNeill, Corlis Lowrey, Gerd Thomas, Billie Merrell.

Sabe E. FLEMING, 52, passed away Friday, 21 Jun, 4:40 AM. Survivors - one son, C. J. FLEMING; seven brothers, W. B. FLEMING, Crandall; Denham, Ryderwood, Washington; Claude, Fairview; Ulysses, Waynesboro; A. B., Erman, Oren, all of Crandall; three sisters, Mrs. May MARTIN, Brewer; Mrs. Belle BRYANT and Mrs. Olivia NAPP, Crandall. Funeral services held Saturday morning, 22 Jun, 10 AM, Providence Church. Interment in church cemetery. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Glynn A. QUINNELLY, 39, formerly of Quitman, but who resided in Mobile, AL for a number of years, passed away in Mobile 20 Jun, 5:30 PM. He was son of the late J. B. QUINNELLY, Quitman. Survivors - four sisters, Mrs. H. H. MOORE, New Orleans, LA; Mrs. L. C. FERGUSON, Lake Worth, FL; Mrs. Evelyn MARTIN, Selma, AL; Mrs. Ruth GWIN, Apalachicola, FL; three brothers, Henry and Foster QUINNELLY, Mobile, AL; J. B. QUINNELLY, Meridian. Funeral services held Saturday afternoon, 22 Jun, 3 PM, Harmony Baptist Church, Rev. W. L. Meadows officiating. Interment in church cemetery. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Dolphin LINDSAY passed away at his home, Matherville, 11:15 PM, 1 Jul. He was 67 years, seven months, 27 days old. Survivors - seven sisters, Mrs. Lula ODOM and Mrs. Edna O'NEIL, Matherville; Mrs. Nettie LEWIS, Bay Springs; Mrs. Sallie DAVIS, Waynesboro; Mrs. Oscar DAUGHERTY, Mrs. Tony BALLARD, Mrs. Marvin WHIGHAM, Mobile, AL; seven brothers, Morris, Matherville; J. B., Ensley, AL; Jack, Shubuta; Grover and Thad, Laurel; Brown, Lucedale; Homer, Detroit, MI. Funeral services held at Matherville 2 Jul, 4 PM, Rev. F. O. Lewis officiating. Pallbearers - Stover Jones, W. T. Odom, E. V. Raines, T. M. Fleming, Henry Lindsay, Lewis Gatlin. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Alice Emiline BYERS passed away at her home in Quitman 15 Jul, 4:30 AM. She was 76 years, one month, nine days old. Survivors - one daughter, Miss Virgie SMITH; one son, Glynn W. SMITH, St. Louis, MO; one sister, Mrs. Mary ROY, Burley, ID; two grandchildren. Funeral services held 16 Jul, 10 AM, at family residence, Quitman, Rev. V. G. Clifford, pastor of the Quitman Methodist Church, officiating. Pallbearers - Cecil Wilson, Grady Wilson, J. K. Kirkland, Algie Moore, Joe Massengale, E. J. Grayson. Interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Quitman. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Sadie HENDERSON passed away, 10:30 AM, 13 Jul, at her home in Carmichael, MS. She was 29 years, ten months, seven days old. Survivors - father, H. D. HENDERSON; step-mother, Mrs. Louvena HENDERSON, one daughter, Frances Louise HENDERSON. Funeral services held Goodwater Church, 10 AM, 14 Jul, Rev. Gresham officiating. Interment in Goodwater Cemetery. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Claudie S. BAILEY, passed away in Watkins Memorial Hospital, Quitman, Monday, 22 Jul, 5:15 PM. She was 59 years, five months, 13 days old. Survivors - husband, John W. BAILEY; one daughter, Claudie E. BAILEY; three sisters, Mrs. Earl DABBS, Toxey, AL; Mrs. W. L. WEEMS, Shubuta, MS; Mrs. Carrie COTHERS, Wartrace, TN; two brothers, Thomas A. SCHRIVER, Nashville, TN; Albert S. SCHRIVER, Wartrace, TN. Funeral services held Tuesday, 23 Jul, 4 PM, Rev. J. D. Ellis officiating, assisted by Revs. V. G. Clifford, W. L. Meadows, F. L. Applewhite. Interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Pallbearers - Charles Bailey, John Ferrill, Willis Earl Dabbs, Roy Patton, Jr., George Stevens, Sam P. Carter. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Willie PACE, Rt. 2, Waynesboro, passed away 19 Jul, 10 PM. She was 72 years, seven months, 24 days old. Survivors - three daughters, Mrs. Abbie McMICHAEL Waynesboro; Mrs. Polly RAINWATER, Ensley, AL; Mrs. Thelma LEIBY, Fort Collins, CO; four sons, Charlie, Merton, and Mat PACE, Waynesboro; J. W. PACE, Ensley; 24 grandchildren; nine great grandchildren. Funeral services held 20 Jul, Rev. Joiner officiating. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Emma Mae HARRIS, Stonewall, passed away 27 Jul (Note: Death Cert. shows DOD 26 Jul 1940);, 4 PM; 68 years, 5 mo, 13 days old; survivors - dau. Mrs. Vera McGEE, Stonewall; son, Luther HARRIS, Quitman; sister, Mrs. S. K. WHITE (my grandmother), Quitman; funeral services held Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 28 Jul, 2:30 PM, Rev. J. H. Cranford officiating, assisted by Rev. W. P. Sanders; interment in church cemetery; pallbearers - Delvin Smith, John McGhee, Martain Wills, Richard Willis, Randolph Gilbert, Edward Evans; honorary pallbearers - Cola Harris, Slater Harris, Tom White, Clarence White (my dad), Luther Ervin, Paul Ervin, C. M. Harris, Lamar Thompson, Jack Gables, Fred Redman; McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Rachael HOPKINS, 52, Rt. 1, Bucatunna, passed away 27 Jul, 8:45 PM. Survivors - husband, Wiley HOPKINS; one daughter. Miss Myrtle HOPKINS, Rt. 1, Bucatunna; three sisters, Mrs. Tempie SHELTON, Rt. 1, Bucatunna, MS; Mrs. Letha WILLIAMS, State Line, MS; Mrs. Susie WILLIAMS, Rt. 4, Waynesboro, MS; four brothers, Kelly, Lloyd, and Sam, Bucatunna, MS; Ben, Hattiesburg, MS. Funeral services held 29 Jul. Pallbearers - J. J. Hollingshead, G. O. Tew, Grover Hollingshead, G. C. Hollingshead, W. J. Hollingshead, L. H. Cooper. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Malcolm John H. MERAL, Rt. 2, Waynesboro, MS, passed away 26 Jul, 8 AM. He was 87 years, eight months, 19 days old. Survivors - two sons, Perron MERAL, Rt. 2, Waynesboro; Chandler MERAL, Chicago; eight daughters, Miss Velma MERAL, Mrs. Leonard DYESS, Mrs. Benj. DICKERSON, Mrs. Will DICKERSON, Mrs. Cora WHITNEY, Mrs. Stephen McCOLESTER, Miss Willie Belle MERAL, Mrs. Earl ROGERS; 33 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. Funeral services held at Philadelphia church 27 Jul, 3:30, Rev. F. E. Bagby officiating, assisted by Rev. W. A. Hall. Pallbearers - Willie Wells, Walter McIlwain, Hollis McRae, Albert Clark, Whitley Gray, Tom Pounds. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Belton Delavan RUDDER, Rt. 2, Quitman, passed away at his home 7 AM, 14 Aug. He was 88 years, four months, 24 days old. Survivors - two daughters, Miss Annie RUDDER and Mrs. Clara OWENS, both of Quitman; one son, Dr. J. W. RUDDER, Toxey, AL; 19 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Funeral services held at Scott church, 4 PM, 15 Aug, Rev. V. G. Clifford officiating. Pallbearers - James, Kenneth, Billy, Wendall, and Waymon RUDDER; Russell OWENS, all grandsons of the deceased. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Minnie Lee SNIDER, 34, passed away 2 Aug at the home of her sister, Mrs. Roy EARLEY, Whynot, MS. Survivors - husband, John H. SNIDER; two sons, Howard and Charles KERMIT; three daughters, Lottie Mae, Juanice, Edna Fay, all of Meridian, Rt. 7; father, O. D. SMITH; four brothers, Johnnie, Henry, Dave, and Elever SMITH, all of Meridian, Rt. 7; two sisters, Mrs. Bill GODWIN and Mrs. Roy EARLY. Funeral services held Bucatunna church, 3 PM, 3 Aug, Rev. S. Dreachingburg officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Pallbearers - E. W. Smith, Oscar Taylor, Grady Taylor, Nady Taylor, Claude Taylor, Henry Snider, J. T. Smith, Billie Godwin, Jr.

Charlie DAVIDSON, 63, passed away 8 Sep, 9:30, following a stroke of paralysis; survivors - wife, Mrs. Winnie DAVIDSON; two daus., Misses Rhetta Mae & Shirley DAVIDSON; one son, Clifford; three sisters, Mrs. C. T. BAKER, Vossburg; Mrs. S. T. HOWELL, Quitman, Rt. 1; Miss Lillie DAVIDSON, Vossburg, Rt. 1; funeral services held 9 Sep, 3 PM, Rev. McClellan officiating; McClellan & Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Jackie Clarence NIXON, 6, passed away 10 Sep, 3 AM, following an attack of diptheria. Survivors - parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. NIXON; two sisters, Mary Ann and Angeline; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. HOLLINGSWORTH, Gordo, AL; grandmother, Mrs. J. E. BUSH, Quitman. Funeral services held 11 Sep, 2 PM, Gordo, AL. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Sarah Jane TUTTLE, 79, passed away Sunday, 1 Sep, following a long illness. Survivors - one daughter, Mrs. C. A. THOMAS, Waynesboro, Rt. 1; six sons, W. D., T. F., and J. S. TUTTLE, Waynesboro, Rt. 1; D. C. TUTTLE, Birmingham, AL; O. S. TUTTLE, Pennington, AL; W. L. TUTTLE, Quitman, Rt. 1; 15 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Funeral services held 2 Sep, Poplar Springs Chruch, 10:30 AM, Rev. Chester Mason officiating, assisted by Revs. Hull and Lewis. Active pallbearers - Albert Horne, Ollie Horne, Lewis Young, Wallace Griffith, Stance Davis, Lloyd McAdams. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Genie THIGPEN WILSON, 66, passed away 14 Jun. She was born near Vossburg, the widow of the late Charles WILSON, and the eldest daughter of the late J. K. and Mollie BUFKIN THIGPEN. Survivors - three sons, Charles K., Gulfport, MS; Willie J. and Lawrence, Bay Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Sidney ISHEE, Bay Springs, MS; Mrs. Roy STRINGER, Summerland, MS; Mrs. Linton DICKERSON, Hattiesburg, MS; three brothers, B. H. THIGPEN, Taylorsville, MS; H. W. THIGPEN, Muskogee, OK; R. T. THIGPEN, Laurel, MS; four sisters, Mrs. Will F. RISHER, Pachuta, MS; C. W. McKINLEY, Bay Springs; Mrs. N. A. MERRILL, Meridian; Mrs. M. C. GRANBERRY, Hattiesburg, MS. Last rites held at Union Baptist Church, Brother Simmons, her pastor, conducted the services. Pallbearers - nephews: John and Jim Jack McKINLEY, Hunkle MERRELL, Grady WILSON, J. C. JENKINS, Lamar DICKSON.

Charlie DAVIDSON, 63, passed away 8 Sep, following an illness of several weeks. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Winnie TENDALL DAVIDSON; two daughters, Rita Mae and Shirley; one son, Clifford; three sisters, Mrs. BAKER, Mrs. Sam HOWELL, and Miss Lillie DAVIDSON. Funeral services held at DeSoto, Rev. McClellan officiating, assisted by Rev. W. L. Meadows. Interment in DeSoto cemetery.

Mrs. Bessie Leona PITTMAN, 40, Stonewall, MS, passed away 16 Sep, 2:50 PM. Survivors - husband, Joe PITTMAN; one daughter, Magdalene PITTMAN; four sons, William, Eddie, Olen, and Marion PITTMAN, all of Stonewall; parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. SANDERS, Cullomburg, AL; one brother, W. P. SANDERS, Stonewall; six sisters, Mrs. D. L. REID, Hattiesburg; Mrs. J. E. PILGRIM, Stonewall; Mrs. Sam MARSHALL, Meridian; Mrs. H. G. TRAWEEK, Cullomburg, AL; Miss Violet SANDERS, Wilmington, NC. Funeral services held 17 Sep, 3 PM, Rev. John S. Morgan officiating. Interment in Stonewall cemetery. Active pallbearers - Walter Bass, Will Clark, Albert Zachary, Aubrey Daugherty, G. W. Robinson, Claude Buckalew. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Elias Alonza HAILES, 83, passed away 13 Sep, 6 AM, following an extended illness. Survivors - five sons, Henry, Elias, and Michael HAILES, Shubuta; Alex HAILES , Matherville; Johnny HAILES; two daughters, Mrs. J. W. CARMICHAEL, Meridian; Mrs. L. N. MIXON, Shubuta; 15 grandchildren. Funeral services held at Shubuta, Rev. N. A. Edmonds officiating. Active pallbearers - Hardin Pope, Mark Weems, Paul Bounds, Ike Martin, E. D. Jones, U. C. Wells. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Lillie JACKSON, 61, wife of A. B. JACKSON, died Saturday, 14 Sep, at her home in Richton, MS, after an illness of several months. She was born in Choctaw Co., AL, daughter of the late D. C. GAVIN and Jennie DAVIS GAVIN; made her home in Clarke County for many years. Survivors - husband and three children, Mrs. G. A. EDGERTON, Birmingham, AL; Gavin and Nealy JACKSON, Richton, MS; one brother, Dr. E. M. GAVIN, Stafford Springs, MS; one sister, Mrs. Ada POWERS, Jackson, MS. Funeral services held Sunday, 15 Sep, from the family residence, Rev. E. A. Kelly, pastor of the Richton Methodist Church, officiating. Interment in Sunset Cemetery, Richton.

Hiram DAVIS, 80, passed away 14 Oct, 2:15 PM, family residence, Quitman, Rt. 2. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Catherine E. DAVIS; three daughters, Mrs. Belle DEARMAN, Mrs. O. L. WALTMAN, Mrs. Lucy DAUGHERTY; five sons, R. C., G. E., H. B., W. C., and J. H. DAVIS, all of Quitman. Funeral services held 16 Oct, Cooper's Chapel, Rev. J. F. McClellan officiating. Interment in church cemetery. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Lettye C. GLYNN, former resident of Quitman, passed away Tuesday, 8 AM, Jackson, MS. Survivors - one son, Neil C. GLYNN; one grandson, John W. GLYNN. Funeral services held Thursday morning, 10 AM, Webb Funeral Home, Meridian, Rev. C. H. Strait officiating. Interment in Quitman Cemetery. Active pallbearers - D. M. Keen, Mike Jones, R. L. Poythress, Z. M. Grahan, A. W. Creel (Note: Honorary pallbearers also listed). She and late husband, J. W. Glynn, residents of Quitman a number of years.

The Honorable L. P. MAY, 69, Jackson, MS, passed away 18 Oct after a short illness of pneumonia. Son of J. P. and Mrs. Mary A. MAY. Married Miss Effie PRICE of Clarke Co., Jun 1910, who survives him. Other survivors - half-brother, M. W. THORNTON, Pachuta, MS; several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. M. J. BATTLE passed away Monday morning at home of daughter, Birmingham, AL, following several weeks illness. Funeral services held Tuesday, 10 AM, Birmingham. Interment 3 PM, Livingston, AL. Mother of Mrs. C. W. BUSBY, Quitman.

Mrs. Alice Rebecca DOWNEY, 64, Crandall, MS, passed away 29 Oct, 6 PM. Survivors - five daughters, Mrs. Pearl HILL, Shubuta; Mrs. Dorothy FLEMING, Crandall; Mrs. Ollie WILLIAMS, Shubuta; Mrs. Verna FAGAN, Carmichael; Mrs. Gladys NAPP, Odessa, TX; two sons, J. T. DOWNEY, Crandall; E. J. DOWNEY, New Orleans, LA; two brothers, A. R. FLEMING, Louin FLEMING, Crandall; three sisters, Mrs. Mattie RIGDON, Collinsville; Mrs. Lucinda ROLLISON, Mrs. Elmerine PERRETT, Crandall; 34 grandchildren; four great grandchildren. Funeral services held 30 Oct, 2:30 PM, State Line church, Rev. O. F. Grisham officiating, assisted by Rev. F. O. Lewis. Interment in church cemetery. Active pallbearers - G. A. Anderson, Otis Fleming, Hamilton Shepherd, Joe Allen, Floyd Turner, Will Smith. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Ruby McNEIL, 55, passed away Wednesday evening, 18 Sep, at a Laurel, MS hospital, following a brief illness. Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. G. W. HERRINGTON, Clarke Co., but had resided in Laurel a number of years. Survivors - one son, Edgar McNEIL, Laurel; two sisters, Mrs. E. M. MELTON, Pachuta; Mrs. J. W. BURNETT, Laurel; six brothers, Forest, Walter, Jack HERRINGTON, Pachuta; N. T. HERRINGTON, Ellisville; W. P. HERRINGTON, Summerland; J. D. HERRINGTON, Paulding. Funeral services held at Herrington Cemetery, near Pachuta, Rev. Lyle of Laurel officiating, assisted by Rev. W. B. Alsworth, Pachuta. Pallbearers - nephews - Dallas, Douglas, Jack, Willie, Leroy HERRINGTON; Carl MELTON.

William P. STEVENS, 65, passed away at his home, Quitman, Friday morning, 25 Oct, 9:30, following a heart attack. Had been night policeman for Quitman a number of years. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Annie STEVENS; three daughters, Mrs. Bertha RUNYON, Alliance, OH; Mrs. Nell LOGAN, West Enterprise, MS; Mrs. Addie Mae BLACKWELL, San Francisco, CA. Funeral services held 29 Oct, 2 PM, Quitman Methodist church, Rev. V. G. Clifford officiating, assisted by Rev. J. D. Ellis. Interment in Quitman cemetery. Active pallbearers - S. B. Kirkland, W. C. Webb, L. M. McNeal, J. D. Fatheree, W. M. Mason, G. F. Dabbs. McClelland and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Harvey WALTMAN, 55, Crandall community, passed away Friday morning. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Pallie WALTMAN; four sons, Finnis, Richard, Harvey, Jr., all of Crandall, MS; Fred WALTMAN, Meridian; seven grandchildren. Funeral services held 10 AM, Saturday morning, Providence Methodist Church, pastor Rev. Smalling officiating, assisted by Revs. Griffin, Gresham, and King of Crandall. Pallbearers - W. H. Brewer, T. C. Peel, Jr., Sterling Harris, Freeman Carmichael, Oscar Lafferty, Calvert Fleming. Interment in church cemetery. W. J. Patton Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Lizzie A. WILLIAMS, 80, passed away at family residence following an illness of several days. Survivors - husband, J. L. WILLIAMS, Meridian, Rt. 1; three sons, C. F. WILLIAMS, Kansas City, MO; E. L. WILLIAMS, Shreveport, LA; C. B. WILLIAMS, Meridian, Rt. 1; five daughters, Mesdames J. A. BEAVERS, Cuba, AL; L. L. BANES, Meridan, Rt. 1; G. A. FONTAINE, Quitman; J. S. MINER, Shreveport, LA; P. C. BOLTON, Gulfport; four brothers, J. A. WILLIAMS, Penscaola, FL; J. K., R. C. and H. H. WILLIAMS, all of Meridian, Rt. 7; two sisters, Mesdames A. B. CAMP, Meridian; Tom FORD, Quitman; 29 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren. Funeral services held from Union church, Rev. D. L. Stennis officiating, assisted by Rev. C. E. Griffin. Interment in church cemetery. Active pallbearers - Grady Brunson, J. G. Williams, J. N. Martin, H. H. Pickard, J. E. Stevens, C. N. Callahan.

Loy S. CULPEPPER died at his home, Quitman, Wednesday, 6:30 PM. Funeral services held Toomsuba Thursday, 3 PM, Revs. C. E. Dearman and A. H. Miller officiating. Survivors - two sons, Fred CULPEPPER, Kewanee; Shannon CULPEPPER, Meridian; daughter, Mrs. A. B. ARRINGTON, Quitman; four grandchildren. Active pallbearers - nephews, C. E. CHAPMAN, Brooks and Lawrence SMITH, Eddie and Harold BANCROFT, Everett, Lester, and Harold WRIGHT.

Funeral services for Elisha J. MARTIN, Quitman, Rt. 1, held at Stonewall; 87 years old; survivors - wife, Mrs. Martha MARTIN, Quitman, Rt. 1; three daus., Mrs. Lela IRBY and Mrs. John WHITE, Quitman, Rt. 1; Mrs. Dora MATHIS, Meridian, Rt. 3; four sons, Walter MARTIN and Dan MARTIN, Brewer, MS; Bob and Fred MARTIN, Quitman, Rt. 1; one sister, Mrs. Doshia IRBY, Sylacauga, AL; 43 grandchildren; 33 great grandchildren; Rev. E. P. Williams in charge of funeral services; assisted by Rev. J. H. Cranford and Rev. J. M. Norsworthy; active pallbearers - A. M. Fairchild, Everett James, Floyd Belcher, Ernest Smith, Lloyd Irby, Bryant Moffett; McClellan & Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Miss Texas Anna MASSENGALE, 90, passed away 4 Nov, 1:40 AM, following an extended illness. Survivors - one sister, Mrs. W. H. MORRIS, DeSoto, MS, and a number of other relatives. Funeral services held 5 Nov, 2 PM, Rev. N. A. Edmonds officiating. Interment in DeSoto cemetery. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Frank Reynolds PARKER, 66, mayor of Enterprise, MS for past 25 years, passed away at his home in Enterprise, Wednesday, 13 Nov, 4 PM. Valued employee of Mobile & Ohio Railroad for 40 years. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Avery H. PARKER; two daughters, Mrs. W. A. DYESS, Greenville, MS; Mrs. J. D. DORITY, Enterprise; three sons, Harwell PARKER, Fulton, KY; F. R. PARKER, New Orleans; Sam PARKER, Meridian; one sister, Miss Sena PARKER, Pachuta; five granddaughters. Funeral services held Friday, 10 AM, family residence, Revs. E. C. Hendricks, F. L. Applewhite, and Jenkins officiating. Interment in Enterprise cemetery. Active pallbearers - W. C. Kamper, Walter Bonney, Fred Johnston, Robert Bonney, S. O. Buckley, F. W. Mitts, W. E. Bass, Ira H. McArthur.

Miss Lizzie SUMRALL, 69, Cross Road community, passed away at home of niece, Mrs. Bura WALBY, Moselle, Rt. 2. (Note: This was all that was in the obit)

Bryan MARTIN, 40, Vossburg, MS, passed away Tuesday afternoon in a New Orleans, LA hospital, following an illness of pneumonia. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Lottie DONALD MARTIN; one daughter, Bettie Lou; mother, Mrs. J. F. MARTIN, Vossburg; seven sisters, Mrs. J. S. WILLIAMS, Laurel; Mrs. S. M. ALLEN, Stafford Springs; Mrs. Bessie CHATHAM, Mrs. J. R. BLACKLEDGE, Vossburg; Mrs. Mittie WHITE, Miss Fannie MARTIN, Washington, DC; Mrs. J. C. CAMPBELL, New Orleans, LA; six brothers, Ray MARTIN, Gulfport; T. L., Clara; W. M. MARTIN, Vossburg; M. H. MARTIN, Columbia, MS; J. S. MARTIN, Mobile, AL; J. K. MARTIN, Washington, DC. Funeral services held from Vossburg church, Rev. E. C. Hendricks of Enterprise, MS, officiating. Active pallbearers - Melvin Doanld, Lee Donald, Houston Brownlee, Homer Q. Ritchie, Arthur Reynolds, Ellis Bounds. Patton Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Ina Corine VOSS, 63, passed away Thursday, 28 Nov, Watkins Memorial Hospital, Quitman. Survivors - husband, A. E. VOSS; two daughters, Mrs. Inez HARRINGTON, Meridian; Mrs. L. C. SYKES, Quitman; two sons, Earl VOSS, Monroe, LA; Clark VOSS, Quitman; one sister, Mrs. Candace RATCLIFF, Heidelberg, MS; one brother, Asa HERRINGTON, Hattiesburg, MS; 13 grandchildren; one great grandchild. Funeral services held 29 Nov, 10 AM, Rev. W. L. Meadows officiating. Interment in Quitman cemetery. Active pallbearers - Hal Dabbs, Thomas Dabbs, Cecil Wilson, A. D. Harbour, Elmo Hill, Francis Carter. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. J. J. (Dollie) PARKER, 84, Shubuta, Rt. 2, passed away 13 Dec, 5 PM. Survivors - five daughters, Mrs. Nettie OSBURN, Bastrop, LA; Mrs. J. E. KESH, Monroe, LA; Mrs. J. D. BURT, Shreveport, LA; Mrs. W. O. SCOTT, Woodside, LA; Mrs. W. G. EDGAR, Lovington, NM; three sons, A. J. PARKER, Colfax, LA; R. D. PARKER, Shreveport, LA; S. A. PARKER, Shubuta, Rt. 2; three sisters, Mrs. W. H. GENTRY, Quitman; Mrs. W. G. EVANS, Shubuta, Rt. 2; Mrs. J. H. HAILES, Quitman, Rt. 3. Funeral services held Sunday, 15 Dec, Rev. R. E. Alsworth officiating. Interment in church cemetery (Note: Obit did not give name of church). Active pallbearers - Julian Evans, Emmitt Evans, Stuart Wilkins, Paul Coker, Tom Hailes, Tillman Brashier. McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Charles B. RISHER (Note: Middle initial "B" in writeup), 75, Barnett, MS, passed away Sunday, 5 Dec, 2 PM, following a stroke of paralysis. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Annie RISHER; one son, Sam T. RISHER, Barnett; one daughter, Mrs. Ernest TILL, Meridian, Rt. 4; one grandson, Allen Risher TILL; one sister, Mrs. Lucy TITUS, Jacksonville, FL. Funeral services held 9 Dec, Barnett, 3 PM, Rev. L. T. Dyess officiating, assisted by Rev. Wills. Active pallbearers - C. C. Eddins, W. L. Wallace, Tom Rowell, Woodie Arthur, J. E. Wills, J. T. Dyess. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Benjamin F. ROLLISON, 84, Crandall, MS, Rt. 1, passed away 8 Dec, 10 AM. Survivors - three daughters, Mrs. Alice V. RIGDON, Laurel, MS, Rt. 5; Mrs. Effie KEMP, Mangham, LA, Rt. 1; Mrs. Maggie BUSBY, Crandall, MS, Rt. 1; one son, George ROLLISON, Dothan, AL; a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services held Monday afternoon, 9 Dec, 2 PM, Rev. O. F. Gresham officiating, assisted by Rev. F. O. Lewis. Active pallbearers - J. M. Shepherd, R. L. Downey, T. J. Rigdon, Amos Kemp, B. F. Rigdon, Will Smith. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.