1947


C. T. LARMER
CCT, Friday, 10 Jan 1947
C. T. LARMER, 64, St. Augustine, FL, passed away 5 Nov, 4 PM, as the result of a heart attack. Funeral services held in Washington, DC, his former home, with interment in a Washington cemetery. Survivors - a daughter, Mrs. George WILLIAMS, Washington, DC; two sons, Clyde M. LARMER, Washington, DC; Ralph LARMER, US Navy; father, J. F. LARMER, Memphis, TN; formerly of Quitman; two half sisters, Mrs. C. A. HOUPT, Memphis, TN; Mrs. R. E. BLACKBURN, Denver, CO; a half brother, John A. LARMER; three grandchildren. Was a thirty-second degree mason and buried with Masonic honors.

James Martin ADAMS
CCT, Friday, 17 Jan 1947
James Martin ADAMS, 68, Pachuta, MS, passed away 10 Jan, 4 PM, following a lengthy illness. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Florence EVANS ADAMS; one son, Beverly C. ADAMS, New Orleans, LA. Funeral services held 12 Jan, 10 AM, Pachuta Methodist church, Rev. L. T. Nelson officiating. Interment in Hickory Grove cemetery (now Pachuta Cemetery). McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Elmore HENNINGTON
CCT, Friday, 17 Jan 1947
Elmore HENNINGTON, 70, Quitman, Rt. 1, passed away 13 Jan, 5:30 AM, as a result of a heart attack. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Ada HENNINGTON; one daughter, Miss Velma HENNINGTON, Quitman; five sons, M. L. HENNINGTON, Port Arthur, TX; Theo. R. HENNINGTON, Cletus HENNINGTON, DeRidder, LA; Chester HENNINGTON, Quitman; Evan HENNINGTON, Pascagoula, MS; 17 grandchildren; four great grandchildren. Funeral services held 15 Jan, 11 AM, Rev. W. L. Meadows, pastor of the Quitman Baptist church, officiating. Interment in Quitman cemetery. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Mary SMITH
CCT, Friday, 17 Jan 1947
Mrs. Mary SMITH, 94, Quitman, Rt. 2, passed away 11 Jan, 12 AM. Survivors - two step-daughters, Mrs. Carrie LONG and Mrs. Ola SMITH, Stonewall; five step-sons, O. E. SMITH, CA; W. J. SMITH, Stonewall; T. S. SMITH, J. F. SMITH, Crandall; Henry COOPER, Franklin, TX; 55 step-grandchildren; a number of step-great grandchildren. Funeralservices held 12 Jan, 2 PM, Cedar Creek church, Rev. J. S. Morgan officiating. Interment in the church cemetery. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Susie Elizabeth McCLELLAN
CCT, Friday, 24 Jan 1947
Mrs. Susie Elizabeth McCLELLAN, 69, Heidelberg, MS, Rt. 1, passed away 15 Jan, 2 PM, at the family residence. Survivors - husband, G. M. McCLELLAN; five daughters, Mrs. H. G. THORNTON, Mrs. J. D. PATRICK, Mrs. G. H. MYRICK, Mrs. R. T. LIGHTSEY, and Miss Helen McCLELLAN. one son, W. F. McCLELLAN; 22 grandchildren; three great grandchildren. Funeral services held 16 Jan, 2:30 PM, Philadelphia church. Interment in church cemetery. Rev. Mr. Weems was officiating minister, assisted by Rev. T. H. King. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Mamie SMITH
CCT, Friday, 24 Jan 1947
Mrs. Mamie SMITH, 74? Waynesboro, MS, Rt. 1, passed away 18 Jan at Laurel General Hospital. Survivors - four daughters, Mrs. Ethel WILLIAMS, Pascagoula, MS; Mrs. Lettie WILLIAMS, Waynesboro; Mrs. Annie NORDAN, Prichard, AL; Mrs. Levie McKEE, Waynesboro, MS, Rt. 1; one brother, Larkin WEST, Clara, MS; one sister, Mrs. Sidney WEST, Waynesboro; 14 grandchildren; three great grandchildren. Funeral services held 19 Jan, 2 PM, Antioch church. Interment in Yellow Creek cemetery. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Isaac GILBERT
CCT, Friday, 31 Jan 1947
isaac GILBERT, 88, Quitman, MS, Rt. 2, passed away 26 Jan, 5 AM, following a heart attack. Funeral services held Monday, 27 Jan, 3 PM, Cooper's Chapel, Rev. W. L. Meadows officiating. Interment in church cemetery. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.
(Note: I found no tombstone at Cooper's Chapel Cemetery as of April 1999; however, there were several Funeral Home Markers, which were unreadable)
Little Ruby Bell KITCHENS
CCT, Friday, 31 Jan 1947
Little Ruby Bell KITCHENS, 8 years and 10 days, died 23 Jan 1947 from being hit by an oil truck near the Blakeley Island School, Mobile, AL. Funeral services held from First Baptist Church, Quitman, MS, Sunday, 26 Jan 1947, 2 PM, Revs. W. L. Meadows and Sollie J. Smith officiating. Burial in Quitman cemetery. Survivors - parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. KITCHENS, formerly of Quitman; one sister, Mary Ann; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John C. KITCHENS, Quitman; maternal grandfather, E. M. JOHNSTON, Stonewall; a host of friends. Kitchens and Thompson Funeral Directors, Laurel, MS, were in charge, assisted by B. A. McClellan of McClellan-Walters Funeral Home, Quitman.

Mrs. Nancy Lula WILSON
CCT, Friday, 31 Jan 1947
Mrs. Nancy Lula WILSON, 59, Crandall, Rt. 3, passed away 23 Jan, 6:10 PM. Survivors - six daughters, Mrs. S. F. TODD, Stonewall; Mrs. J. W. JOHNSON, Crandall, Rt. 3; Mrs. Asa ROBINSON, Crandall, Rt. 3; Mrs. L. C. REYNOLDS, Whynot, MS; Mrs. C. A. CREEL, Birmingham, AL; Mrs. Clayton ROBINSON, Crandall, Rt. 3; one son, W. M. HILL, Quitman; two brothers, R. M. HARDIN and S. G. HARDIN, Cromwell, AL; 26 grandchildren. Funeral services held 24 Jan, 3 PM, Liberty church, Rev. J. S. Morgan officiating. Interment in church cemetery. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Blanche Morine COVINGTON
CCT, Friday, 14 Feb 1947
Mrs. Blanche Morine COVINGTON, Quitman, passed away 30 Jan at a Meridian hospital; was 30 years, 9 mo, 8 days old; survivors - husband, Edwin Dennis COVINGTON; three sons, Teddy Royce, Bobbie Joe, Donald Wayne COVINGTON; one dau. Joyce COVINGTON; father and mother, Mr. & Mrs. J. A. NICHOLS; two sisters, Mrs. Lois NIXON & Miss Annie Belle NICHOLS; funeral services held at Quitman Baptist Church 31 Jan; interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery; pallbearers - Jimmie Culpepper, Douglas McGowan, Eddie Green, Jack Adams, Morris Covington, Lawrence Wilson; McClellan & Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Anna FLEMING
CCT, Friday, 21 Mar 1947

Alfred Fred MARTIN
CCT, Friday, 6 Jun 1947
Alford Fred MARTIN, 55, Quitman, Rt. 1, passed away 25 May, 8 PM; survivors - wife, Mrs. Annie MARTIN; two daus., Mattie Lois and Sarah Brenda MARTIN; three sisters, Mrs. Lelia IRBY, Quitman; Mrs. Dora MATHIS, Meridian; Mrs. Mamie WHITE, Quitman; three bros., Bob, Waldon, and Dan, all of Quitman; funeral services held 27 May, 2 PM, Rolling Creek Church, Rev. W. E. Wolfe officiating; assisted by Revs. Sollie I. Smith, J. S. Morgan, Len Hearn; interment in Rolling Creek Cemetery; pallbearers - Ralph Irby, Chas. Irby, Johnnie Rasberry, J. D. Martin, Bobby Martin, James Martin; McClellan and Walters Funeral Home in charge.
(Note: Son of Elisha J. MARTIN and Martha J. GOREE)
Mrs. Mabel Arline DEARMAN
CCT, Friday, 27 Jun 1947
Mrs. Mable Arline DEARMAN, 22, Quitman, passed away 23 June, 3 AM, Watkins Hospital, Quitman; survivors - daughter, Cherry (Sherry) Ann DEARMAN; parents, Mr. & Mrs. Jeff SMITH, Quitman; brothers, J. W. SMITH and Ardie Alfred SMITH, both of Quitman; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. FLOWERS, Quitman; funeral services held 24 Jun, 11 AM, Crossroads Church, Rev. W. L. Meadows officiating; interment in Cross Roads Cemetery; pallbearers - W. C. Taylor, D. H. Thompson, W. E. Harris, Thomas Williamson, O. W. Evans, T. C. Peel; McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

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