Daniel Webster COX, 86, West Enterprise, MS, Rt. 3, passed away at the family residence 24 Dec, 8 a.m. Survivors - three daughters. Mrs. Mary JORDAN, Mrs. Bell EASTERLING and Miss Lucy COX, all of West Enterprise, MS; three sons, Jeff COX, Taylorsville, MS; Frank COX, West Enterprise; Charlie COX, Quitman; one sister, Mrs. Dolly MARTIN, Laurel, MS; 33 grandchildren. Funeral services held Tuesday afternoon, 25 Dec, 2:00 p.m., Souenlovie church, Rev. T. H. Logan officiating, assisted by Rev. M. C. Therrell. Interment in church cemetery. Active pallbearers - Floyd Everett Nix, Bob Miller, Brock Mercer. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Patricia Alice CRAWFORD, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell M. CRAWFORD, Perkinston, MS, passed away 1 Jan 1946, 8 AM, Methodist Hospital, Hattiesburg, MS. Survivors besides parents - paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack C. CRAWFORD, Perkinston, MS; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. HOLCROFT, Quitman; great-grandmother, Mrs. Rachel HOLCROFT, a number of other relatives. Funeral services held Wednesday afternoon, 2 Jan, McClellan-Walters Funeral Home, Quitman, Rev. W. L. Meadows officiating, assisted by Rev. Ed Grayson. Interment in Quitman cemetery. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Kernie C. MABRY, DeSoto, Miss, died Saturday afternoon; funeral services conducted Sunday afternoon at DeSoto Baptist Church by Pastor H. D. Booth, assisted by Revs. C. T. Carmichael, L. B. Simmons, D. L. Stennis; survivors: wife, Mrs. Beatrice BROCK MABRY; two daughters - Mrs. Clifton ODOM, Hattiesburg, Miss. and Miss Louise MABRY, DeSoto; two brothers - Irby and Seth MABRY, Meridian; two sisters - Miss Mamie MABRY, DeSoto & Mrs. D. J. BRITTON, Shubuta, Miss; one grandson and several nieces and nephews; active pallbearers - R. G. Gilbert, J. N. McRee, A. T. Simpson, Frank McNeal, C. D. Meeks, Vern Spickard; honorary pallbearers - J. C. McDonald, J. E. Newton, F. A. Todd, M. C. Coker, B. R. McRee, M. C. Pugh, M. T. Rogers, T. M. Stallings, C. B. Brashier, T. H. Coker, T. J. James, T. N. Waller, M. L. Early, G. W. Pippen; the beautiful floral offerings showed the love and esteem in which he was held; interment in DeSoto Cemetery; Patton Funeral Home in charge.

John Herman SOWERS, 84, Quitman, Rt. 1, passed away 25 Dec, 11:30 p.m. at his residence. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Rosa Ella SOWERS; five daughters, Mrs. P. L. DEARMAN and Mrs. W. E. IVY, Quitman, Rt. 1; Mrs. M. T. LINTON and Mrs. H. E. LINTON, Meridian, Rt. 2; Mrs. C. H. ANDERSON, Stonewall; two sons, C. C. SOWERS and J. H. SOWERS, Jr., both of Quitman, Rt. 1; two half-sisters, Mrs. E. G. SMITH, Enterprise, MS; Mrs. Frank WARD, Hattiesburg, MS; three half-brothers, J. N. WARE, Enterprise, MS; George WARE, Meridian; B. F. WARE, Mobile, AL; 35 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services held Thursday afternoon, 27 Dec, 3 p.m., Union church, Rev. D. L. Stennis officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Active pallbearers - W. C. Burnham, Herschel Thompson, J. D. Martin, Waymon James, Morris Griffin. A. M. Fairchild. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Mary Ella CARTER MEADOWS, Quitman, Rt. 1, passed away Wednesday morning, 26 Dec, 11:45 AM, Watkins Hospital, Quitman. Survivors - one daughter, Miss Gladys MEADOWS, Quitman, Rt. 1; one brother, Jeff CARTER, Quitman; three nieces, Mrs. Tommy PONDS, Mrs. Paul BUBECK, Mrs. Withers GAVIN. Funeral services held Thursday afternoon, 27 Dec, 2 PM, Union church, Rev. D. L. Stennis officiating, assisted by Revs. W. L. Meadows and C. J. Johnston. Interment in Montrose cemetery.

Daisy Nadine ZDENEK, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William ZDENEK, passed away 23 Dec, 8 PM, Watkins Hospital, Quitman. Survivors besides parents - one sister, Rosalin ZDENEK; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse ANDERSON, Crandall, Rt. 1; paternal grandather, Frank ZDENEK. Funeral services held 24 Dec, 3 PM, Rev. V. G. Clifford officiating. Interment in Quitman cemetery. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Funeral services held Friday afternoon, 2 PM, for J. E. NETTLES at the home of his brother, Roy NETTLES, Shubuta, MS, Rev. W. H. Anderson and T. M. Dye conducted the services. Survivors - widow, Mrs. Winona HARGROVE NETTLES; four daughters, Mesdames Manard CRAFT, Henry ALLEN, Archie McGEE and Miss Sarah NETTLES, all of Jackson, MS; five sisters, Mesdames Freeman OWEN, Crandall, MS; A. S. HARGROVE, Fort Worth, TX; R. W. HEIDELBERG and J. M. HAND, Hattiesburg; Miss Edwin NETTLES, San Francisco; three brothers, Lloyd NETTLES, Washington; Roscoe NETTLES, Meridian; Roy NETTLES, Shubuta. Active pallbearers - Henry Griffin, C. D. Meeks, Leon Bowlin, Ike Martin, T. S. McCaskey, Leroy Mixon. Honorary pallbearers were all friends of the family. (Note: Some out of town relatives and friends attending were listed). Interment in Shubuta cemetery. Patton Funeral Home in charge.

George W. YARBROUGH, former resident of Clarke Co., died at his residence at McLain, MS, Saturday morning, 5 Jan, 7:15. Funeral services held from McLain Methodist Church Sunday afternoon, 6 Jan, 3 PM. Interment in McLain cemetery. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Henrietta PICKERING YARBROUGH; one son, George Wirth YARBROUGH, Mobile, AL; four daughters, Mrs. Alfred TORRANS, New York, NY; Mrs. Bernard TRACHTENBERG, New Orleans, LA; Mrs. J. E. CHAMBERS, Mobile, AL; Miss Elizabeth YARBROUGH, New Orleans, LA; four half-sisters, Mrs. Millie CARTER amd Mrs. B. J. McRAE, Quitman; Mrs. C. W. ROBERTS and Mrs. C. L. FLEMING, Crandall; a half-brother, A. J. McLENDON, Quitman; six grandchildren.

(Taken From Jackson County Sentinel, Scottsboro, Alabama)
Mrs. Elizabeth PINKNEY JENKINS, 76, beloved wife of George W. JENKINS, Quitman, MS, formerly of Scottsboro, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Cecil CHILDRESS, Scottsboro, Friday, 11 Jan 1946, 4:20 PM. Funeral held at First Methodist Church, Scottsboro, 2 PM, Sunday afternoon, with the pastor, Rev. C. C. Turner, conductin. Burial in Cedar Hill cemetery, with Word Funeral Home in charge. Survivors - husband; two daughters, Mrs. CHILDRESS, Scottsboro, AL; Miss Christine JENKINS, Quitman, MS; one brother, David MONTROSE, Henderson, TX; Mrs. Mary CARTER, Bridgeport. Mrs. Jenkins came to Scottsboro to visit her daughter for the holidays and was stricken with paaralysis from which she contracted pneumonia. Native of Scottsboro community and resided here with her family until they moved to MS several years ago and since that time had made frequent visits here to be with her daughter, other relatives and many local friends.

Mrs. Rennye DUNNAM GRIFFIN, 53, Quitman, Rt. 3, passed away 21 Jan, 4:15 AM. Survivors - husband, John GRIFFIN; parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. DUNNAM, Crandall; nine sisters, Mrs. Alice GRAHAM, Crandall, Rt. 2; Mrs. W. E. MILLER, Quitman, Rt. 2; Mrs. A. E. PERRITT. Mrs. Marvin LONG, Mrs. Horace HAMILTON and Mrs. Roy ROBERTS, all of Crandall; Mrs. J. W. NEWELL, Meridian; Mrs. Edward NEAL, Meridian, Rt. 7; Mrs. Maddox STOKES, Wyandotte, MI; four brothers, Homer DUNNAM, New Orleans, LA; Horace DUNNAM, Mobile, AL; Justice DUNNAM, Jackson, MS; Ernest DUNNAM, New Orleans, LA. Funeral services held 22 Jan, 3 PM, Antioch church, Rev. C. J. Johnston officiating, assisted by Revs. W. L. Meadows and J. S. Morgan. Interment in church cemetery. Active pallbearers, nephews of deceased - Ray GRIFFIN, Lavelle GRIFFIN, Jack GRIFFIN, Glynn GRIFFIN, Ernest E. JOHNSON, Excel ROBERTS, J. C. BEACH, Glynn GRAHAM. Friends of the family served as honorary pallbearers. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

John Oliver McQUAIG, 88, Stonewall, MS, passed away 23 Jan, 6:15 PM. Survivors - three daughters, Mrs. Belle McGREW and Mrs. Fannie THORNHILL, both of Stonewall; Mrs. Flora MARTIN, Bogalusa, LA; six sons, J. O. McQUAIG, Jr. and Allen D. McQUAIG, both of Quitman, Rt. 1; William McQUAIG, Haleyville, AL; Neal McQUAIG, Columbus, GA; Newton McQUAIG, Brownsville, TX; Jim McQUAIG, Stonewall; 33 grandchildren; three great grandchildren. Funeral services held 25 Jan, Stonewall Baptist church, Rev. Sollie Smith officiating, assisted by Rev. Deb. Stennis. Interment in Stonewall cemetery. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Joseph Wellington VINSON, Sr., 88, Waynesboro, MS, Rt. 3, passed away 3 Feb, 2 AM. Survivors - two daughters, Mrs. Charles LEE, Sonora, CA; Mrs. Ira WALKER, Waynesboro, Rt. 3; two sons, M. W. VINSON, Hattiesburg; J. W. VINSON, Jr., Waynesboro, Rt. 3; two sisters, Mrs. Benny RICHARDSON and Mrs. Delia BARKER, Meridian; one brother, Will D. VINSON, TX; 21 grandchildren; seven great grandchildren. Funeral services held 4 Feb, 3 PM, Andrew's Chapel, Lauderdale Co., Rev. J. B. Rowell officiating, assisted by Rev. Loudenberger. Interment in church cemetery. Pallbearers (grandsons) - M. W. Vinson, Robert Vinson, Venoy Vinson, J. W. Vinson, Luther Walker, J. I. Walker. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Viola Evelena WILLIAMS, 64, Stonewall, MS, passed away 28 Jan, 6:30 PM, as the result of a heart attack. Survivors - husband, Willie WILLIAMS, Stonewall; four daughters, Mrs. Mary V. DORITY and Mrs. Willie Mae GASOWAY, Stonewall; Mrs. Minnie BEECHER, Quitman, Rt. 1; Miss Sarah Jane WILLIAMS, Stonewall; one son, R. J. WILLIAMS, Stonewall; seven grandchildren; one great grandchild. Funeral services held 30 Jan, 10 AM, Antioch church, Rev. S. A. Bradshaw officiating; Interment in Antioch cemetery. Active pallbearers - C. C. Sowers, Clifton Williams, Albert Williams, Clarence Williams, Hiram Linton, Henry Boutwell. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Evelyn YOUNG, 69, 3307 Fifth St., Meridian, passed away 5 Feb, 4:30 PM, as the result of an acute heart attack. Survivors - four daughters, Mrs. J. N. BIGGS, Laurel, MS; Mrs. A. F. ZACHARY, Stonewall; Mrs. W. B. GOFORTH, Temple, TX; Mrs. A. F. HARRINGTON, Paulding, MS; four sons, R. G. YOUNG, Lexington, MS; G. M. YOUMG, Jr., W. H. YOUNG and J. L. YOUNG, all of Meridian; one sister, Mrs. W. W. WARD, Citronelle, AL; three brothers, R. G. GREEN, Lakeland, FL; Swep T. GREEN, Meridian; E. G. GREEN, Mobile, AL; ten grandchildren; two grandchildren. Funeral services held 7 Feb, 2 PM, Fifth St. Methodist church, Meridian, Rev. R. H. Clegg officiating, assisted by Revs. T. H. King, Sollie I. Smith, and Guy Sigrest. Interment in Enterprise, MS cemetery. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Silas Wilson IRBY, 60, Quitman, Rt. 1, passed away 16 Feb, 7 AM. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Lela IRBY; three sons, Ralph IRBY, Stonewall; Charles R. IRBY, US Navy; Johnnie RASBERRY, Quitman; one sister, Mrs. Callie SHIP, Stonewall; two brothers, W. L. IRBY, J. P. IRBY, Stonewall; two grandchildren. Funeral services held 18 Feb, 3 PM, Rolling Creek church, Rev. Sollie Smith officiating, assisted by Rev. H. N. Pearson. Interment in church cemetery. Active pallbarers - C. N. Davidson, C. L. Martin, C. C. Sowers, F. R. Belcher, C. H. Fairchild, J. N. Cook. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

John William PEARSON, 48, Quitman, Rt. 1, passed away 14 Feb, 3:30 PM, as the result of a heart attack. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Ola PEARSON; three daughters, Mrs. Clavin PARRIS, Winnsboro, SC; Misses Hazel and Glenda PEARSON, Quitman, Rt. 1; three sons, Thomas PEARSON, Enterprise; Laverne PEARSON, US Army; Robert PEARSON, Quitman; three sisters, Mrs. J. P. IRBY, Stonewall; Mrs. B. F. MAXWELL, Mrs. F. E. NORTHRUP, Laurel; three brothers, H. N. PEARSON, Meridian; R. B. PEARSON, C. C. PEARSON, Miller's Ferry, AL; two grandchildren. Funeral services held 17 Feb, 2 PM, Stonewall church, Rev. Sollie I. Smith officiating, assisted by Rev. O. O. Shipley. Interment in Stonewall cemetery. Active pallbearers - Lester Pearson, Orville Johnston, Demont Irby, Ralph Grayson, James Moore, Cecil Moore. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

James WATTS, 37, passed away at U. S. Veterans Hospital, Alexandria, LA, Feb 20, at 4 PM; survivors: wife Ruby; dau. Fay; son Joe, all of Quitman; one sister - Mrs. Bessie REEDER, Quitman, Rt. 3; four brothers - Middleton WATTS, Freeport, TX; E. A. WATTS, Lake Jackson, TX; Walter & Russell WATTS, Quitman; funeral services held Feb. 22, 3 PM, Pleasant Hill Church, Rev. W. L. Meadows officiating, assisted by Rev. W. E. Greene; interment in Pleasant Hill Cemetery; active pallbearers: John L. Hunter, Lee Herrington, John S. Dabbs, Jr., Kelsie Ivey, W. C. Kennedy, and O. A. Taylor, all members of American Legion Post No. 30; McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge

James Thomas LEWIS, four months old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. LEWIS, Crandall, MS, passed away 22 Feb, 10 PM, at the family residence. Survivors - parents; two sisters, Louise and Bobby Jean LEWIS; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Tilda LEWIS; maternal grandfather, Clinton MILLER. Funeral services held 24 Feb, 3 PM, Antioch church, Rev. Sollie I. Smith officiating. Interment in Antioch cemetery. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

(This is a slightly different version from the one appearing in the 8 Mar 1946 issue above)

William Carlisle BUSBY, 51, Waynesboro, MS, Rt. 1, passed away 5 Mar, 3:15 PM, at a Laurel, MS hospital. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Minnie BUSBY; two daughters, Mrs. Bertha REYMOLDS and Miss Della BUSBY, Waynesboro, Rt. 1; two sons, W. R. BUSBY and Henry BUSBY, Waynesboro, Rt. 1; five sisters, Mrs. Evie LEE, Laurel; Mrs. Eliza HINTON, Waynesboro; Mrs. Miriam DAVIS, Lucedale; Miss Laura BUSBY, Shubuta; Mrs. Jetsie GOODYEAR, Montgomery, AL; two brothers, H. N. BUSBY and Johnnie BUSBY, Waynesboro, Rt. 1. Funeral services held 7 Mar, 10 AM, Shirley church, Rev. O. R. Mazingo officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Active pallbearers - W. P. Lee, K. L. Langley, J. Douglas, Robert Williams, Gerald Lee, Jim G. Mazingo. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Ruby Lee CARMICHAEL, 27, Gulfport, MS, passed away 7 Mar, 10 AM. Survivors - husband, Tommie Lyle CARMICHAEL; one son, Thomas Lee CARMICHAEL; parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. T. NORSWORTHY, Crandall; two sisters, Mrs. Leonard BANKSTON, Laurel, MS, Rt. 6; Mrs. Christine BIDEWELL, Panhndle, TX; three brothers, Sam Houston NORSWORTHY and Leon NORSWORTHY, Crandall; Roy NORSWORTHY. Grace Valley, CA. Funeral services held 10 Mar, 3 PM, Manassa church, Rev. G. W. Harkins officiating, assisted by Revs. J. H. Fleming and McKee. Interment in church cemetery. Active pallbearers - Herbert Rolison, Cleo Hollingsworth, Jimmie Fagan, Paul Patrick, Elwood Williams, Earl Becton. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

John William TAYLOR.......84.....of 1513 16th Ave., Meridian....... died at Rush's Infirmary, Meridian......17 Jul at 3:30 PM...... survived by one daughter, Mrs. Pearl V. COX, Meridian; two sons, Barney E. TAYLOR, Laurel and J. Ed TAYLOR, Meridian; nine grandchildren; five great grandchildren......funeral held 19 Jul at 3 PM, Pine Hill Church, T. H. LOGAN officiating, assisted by Sollie I. SMITH