1949


Mrs. Evie Nora BURT
CCT, 21 Jan 1949
Mrs. Evie Nora BURT, 62, formerly of Quitman, died at son's home, Mark E. BURT, Sylacauga, AL, 7 Jan; survivors - four daus., Mrs. Frances CARLVIN, Mobile, AL; Miss Oberah BURT, Mobile, AL; Mrs. Mary THOMAS, Meridian; Mrs. Juanita DAVIS, Wichita Falls, TX; three sons, G. W., Jr., Meridian; W. W., Quitman; Mark E. BURT, Sylacauga, AL; four sisters, Mrs. Talbert COLSON, Jackson; Mrs. Willie REDDEN, Richton, MS; Mrs. Lucille BRACHT, Long Island, NY; Mrs. Ora GOLDMAN, Jacksonville, FL; three brothers, A. C. SHOTTS and Henry SHOTTS, Jackson; B. N. SHOTTS, Laurel; 11 grandchildren; funeral services held 9 Jan, 1:30 PM, Quitman Baptist Church, Rev. W. L. Meadows officiating, assisted by Revs. J. H. Sollie and E. L. Byrd; interment in Quitman Cemetery; pallbearers - W. C. Taylor, Joe Nichols, Clarence Taylor, Terry Lackey, Lee Sumners, Buster Whaley; McClellan Walters Funeral Home in charge.
(Note: Dau. of William Lake SHOTTS and Cornelia BRANNAN)
Frank Obanion BURT
CCT, 21 Jan 1949
Frank Obanion BURT, Rt. 7, Meridian, passed away 18 Jan in Meridian hospital; 75 years, 6 mo, 6 days old; survivors - a number of nieces & nephews, many friends; funeral services held from Bethel Church 19 Jan, 2 PM, Rev. J. L. Morgan officiating, assisted by Rev. Lee Drenchenburg; interment in Bethel Cemetery; pallbearers - C. L. Myers, Marshall Troutman, D. W. Wilkinson, V. G. Wilkinson, James Boswell, Earl Pickard.
(Note: Son of John BURT and Eliza GOLDMAN)
Mrs. Annie Bell ARRINGTON
CCT, 4 Feb 1949
Mrs. Annie Bell ARRINGTON, DeSoto, MS, passed away 24 Jan, 6 AM, Watkins Memorial Hospital, Quitman; age 62 years, 10 months, 22 days; survivors - husband, J. A. ARRINGTON, DeSoto; four sons, Earnest, Rt. 3, Quitman; Otho, Chickasaw, AL; Eldridge, DeSoto; Arthur, Raleigh; four step sons, J. A., Jr., Rt. 2, Shubuta; E. A. and Sam, DeSoto; Henry, Millry, AL; four step daughters, Mrs. Ada GUNN, Minden, LA; Mrs. Lizzie MOORE, Pleasant Hill, LA; Mrs. Annie MASSENGALE, Quitman; Mrs. Edna STEWART, Laurel, MS; sister, Mrs. Winnie DAVIDSON, Enterprise; three brothers, Willie TINDLE, Stonewall; George and Frank, Rt. 2, Shubuta; 40 grandchildren; funeral services held 25 Jan, 2:30 PM, DeSoto Baptist Church, Rev. H. D. Booth officiating, assisted by Rev. O. R. Bearden; interment in Cooper's Chapel Cemetery; pallbearers - T. L. Boykin, H. Stallings, Cicero Sellers, Jack and Paul Coker, J. N. McRee; McClellan Walters Funeral Home in charge.
(Note: She was dau of George Washington TINDLE, Sr. and Annie Isabella HARRIS)
Alonzo Wesley COVINGTON
CCT, 2 Sep 1949
Alonzo Wesley COVINGTON, prominent Clarke County citizen and for many years a member of Clarke County Bar, died in a Meridian hospital 20 Aug, following an extended illness; funeral services held from Quitman Baptist Church, 2 PM, Rev. C. B. Maxwell officiating, assisted by Revs. V. G. Clifford and Oland Bearden; interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery; survivors - wife, Annie D. COVINGTON, Shubuta, Rt. 2; two sisters, Mrs. W. O. McGEE, DeSoto; Mrs. L. E. RHODES, Columbus; two brothers, W. T. and T. B., DeSoto; pallbearers - John S. Butler, A. L. Ramsey, W. F. Latham, Kennie Massengale, A. J. Reese, Jr., Howard Miller; McClellan Walters Funeral Home in charge.

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