1953
Mrs. Mollie SHELBY
CCT, Friday, 2 Jan 1953
Mrs. Mollie SHELBY, 56, Rt. 1, Rose Hill, died 23 Dec at the family residence. Survivors - husband, Thomas
SHELBY; brother, Artis AVERY, Rt. 1, Pachuta; sisters, Mrs. Emma DAVIS and Mrs. Annie LEWIS,
Rose Hill; Mrs. Beulah AYCOCK, West Enterprise; Mrs. Brooksie DEAN, Newton. Funeral services held
24 Dec, 2 PM, Rose Hill M. E. church, Revs. Rex Lofton, W. T. Mangum, L. T. Everett officiating. Interment in
Twistwood cemetery. McClellan-Walters Home in charge.
Mrs. Lucy SISSON
CCT, Friday, 2 Jan 1953
Mrs. Lucy SISSON, 43, Rt. 2, West Enterprsie, MS, died at Magee, MS, 26 Dec. Lifelong resident of Clarke Co.
Survivors - husband, George SISSON; mother, Mrs. Georgie COX, West Enterprise; two sons, Fred,
Memphis, TN; Leroy, West Enterprise; daughter, Miss Essie Mae SISSON, Enterprise; brother, Prince
SATCHER, Pachuta; sister, Mrs. Rubie Lee SANDERS, Pachuta. Funeral services held at Souenlovie
church 21 Dec, 3 PM, Revs. J. S. Coleman and T. H. Logan officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Pallbearers -
Tommy Satcher, J. L. Sisson, James Sisson, Robert Sanders, Bill Sanders, Cliff Sisson. McClellan-Walters Funeral
Home in charge.
Mason Griffin CAUSEY
CCT, Friday, 9 Jan 1953
Mason Griffin CAUSEY, 72, Rt. 2, Shubuta, MS, died 29 Dec following a heart attack. Survivors - wife,
Mrs. Carrie PATRICK CAUSEY; son, Thomas CAUSEY, DeSoto; daughters, Mrs. T. J. BROWN, Americus,
GA; Mrs. Eugene WHITE, Laurel; Mrs. Viola ROBERTS, DeSoto; sister, Mrs. W. M. TOMLIN,
Savannah, GA; 12 grandchildren; one great grandchild. Funeral services held at Northrup Chapel 31 Dec, 10 AM,
Revs. Ocie Long, Oland Bearden, W. L. Meadows, W. A. Dunnam officiating. Interment in DeSoto cemetery. Pallbearers -
T. M. Stallings, S. B. Ivy, Walter Baynes, Cecil Nixon, Ernest Smith, Sam Harris. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home
in charge.
Edd TAYLOR
CCT, Friday, 9 Jan 1953
Edd TAYLOR, 54, Rt. 3, Quitman, died at the family residence following an acute heart attack. Survivors -
wife, Mrs. Ludie TAYLOR; sons, Hal TAYLOR and Edd TAYLOR, Jr., of Quitman; daughter, Miss Minnie
Lou TAYLOR, Quitman; brother, Anthony TAYLOR, Quitman; sister, Mrs. Addie IVY, Stonewall.
Funeral services held at Northrup Chapel 31 Dec, 10 AM, Revs. Ocie Long, Oland Bearden, W. L. Meadows, W. A. Dunnam
officiating. Interment in Covington cemetery. Pallbearers - Bud Ivy, Earl Mosley, Jimmie Stewart, F. R. Belcher,
Joe Nichols, Edd Cook. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.
John Henry REDMOND
CCT, Friday, 16 Jan 1953
John Henry REDMOND, 67, died at his residence, Stonewall, MS. Native Mississippian and lived in Stonewall
past 32 years. Funeral services held 5 Jan, 2 PM, Stonewall Methodist church. Rev. Beulah Ivy officiated and
was assisted by Revs. J. W. Brand, Sollie I. Smith, R. L. Bates. Interment in Stonewall cemetery. Survivors -
wife, Mrs. Winnie WRIGHT; three sons, J. T., Fred and Lavon REDMOND, all of Stonewall; a
sister, Mrs. Tilda BAKER, Collins, MS; eight grandchildren. Active pallbearers - Henry Prince, Archie Brand,
J. W. McLemore, Cephus Ryals, B. W. Brocken, Nippie Jackson. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Della SMITH
CCT, Friday, 16 Jan 1953
Mrs. Della SMITH died 20 Dec at the Cobb Memorial Hospital, Columbus, GA, following a heart attack. Funeral
services held at Crawford Baptist Church, Rev. H. A. Seals officiating. Interment in Riverdale cemetery at Columbus.
Survivors - husband, Robert A. SMITH; two stepsons, R. A. SMITH, Fort Bragg, NC; J. C. SMITH,
Phoenix (sic) City, AL; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Elvyn NEILL, Fortson, GA; Mrs. Nellie Ruth HILLHOUSE,
Phenix City, AL; two brothers, Jeff and Roshier GRAYSON, Quitman; five sisters, Mrs. Minnie PICKARD,
Mrs. Martha ELDRIDGE, Quitman; Mrs. Mary LOWE, Meridian; Mrs. Paul DAVISON and Mrs. Woodrow
DeLOACH, Mobile, AL.
Mrs. Audie Mae WALTERS
CCT, Friday, 16 Jan 1953
Mrs. Audie Mae WALTERS, 44, Dothan, AL, Rt. 4, died in a Birmingham, AL hospital following a long illness.
Funeral services held Thursday, 1 Jan, 2:30 PM, Prospect Freewill Baptist church, Rev. Mannett officiating.
Interment in church cemetery. Survivors - husband, O. W. WALTERS; two daughters, Mrs. J. N. DAVIS,
Panama City, FL; Mrs. Edward BRANTON, Dothan, AL; three sons, J. R., James L. and Jimmy Earl
WALTERS, all of Dothan, AL; mother, Mrs. Ida RILEY SLOCOMB; three sisters, Mrs. B. McNEIL, Mrs.
Alice ANDERSON, Dothan, AL; Mrs. Ruby WARD, Bonifay, FL; four brothers, Hosea ELDRIDGE, Bonifay,
FL; Buster ELDRIDGE, Slocomb, AL; Grady ELDRIDGE, Quitman; Homer ELDRIDGE, Lake, MS. Active
pallbearers were nephews of the deceased.
Wylie Henry WILLIAMS
CCT, Friday, 16 Jan 1953
Wylie Henry WILLIAMS, 64, died at his home, Quitman, Rt. 1. Member of Rolling Fork Baptist Church in which
he served as a deacon; member of Masonic Lodge. Funeral services held Sunday at Rolling Fork church, Rev. Charlie
Barnes officiating, assisted by Revs. Sollie Smith, Herman Sollie, James P. Gilbert. Burial in church cemetery.
Survivors - wife, Mrs. Lula PHILLIPS WILLIAMS; daughter, Mrs. Tillman SMITH, Stonewall; four sons,
Clifton, Albert, Lofton and J. C. WILLIAMS, Quitman, Rt. 1; a sister, Mrs. Alma PEAK,
Pensacola, FL; two brothers, Preston and Robert WILLIAMS, Quitman, Rt. 1; 18 grandchildren. Active
pallbearers - members of Wilson Masonic Lodge, Delma Smith, Gid Ivey, Walter Johnson, Mac Levell, Steve Burnham,
George Sinclair, Henry Grayson, Lewis Flowers.
Allen J. JOHNSON
CCT, Friday, 23 Jan 1953
Allen J. JOHNSON, 72, Quitman, Rt. 1, died at his home 8 Jan, following a stroke. Funeral services held
at Antioch Baptist church, Rev. James P. Gilbert officiating, assisted by Revs. Sollie Smith, Charlie Barnes,
John Morgan. Interment in church cemetery. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Nancy JOHNSON; five sons, Alvie,
Willie, Lee, Walter and Earl JOHNSON, all of Quitman, Rt. 1; 28 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren.
Active pallbearers - Chester Johnson, Curtis Johnson, Lee Roy Johnson, Pvt. F. J. Johnson, Benny Johnson, Buddy
Johnson.
Mrs. Lillie Viola BURT
CCT, 10 Jul 1953
Mrs. Lillie Viola BURT, 71, died at family residence, DeSoto, MS, Sunday, 5 Jul, 2 AM, following
extended illness; funeral services held from Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Monday afternoon,
6 Jul, 2:30 PM, Rev. L. L. Ritchey, Laurel, MS, officiated, assisted by Rev. Al Finch, DeSoto;
interment in McGowan Cemetery; survivors - husband, Wilson E. BURT, DeSoto; dau.,
Mrs. Lois
McWILLIAMS, DeSoto; six sons, G. W. CAMPBELL, Shubuta, Rt. 2; Wesley
CAMPBELL, DeSoto;
Clyde BURT, Earl BURT, Leroy BURT, all of DeSoto; Allen BURT, Ft. Worth, TX; bro., George WILSON,
Meehan, MS; 28 grandchildren; three great grandchildren; active pallbearers - Jim Hill, William Hill,
Oscar McGee, Roosevelt Carney, Walter Baynes, William Giles; McClellan-Walters Funeral Home
in charge.
Mrs. Lucy Jane MORGAN
CCT, 4 Sep 1953
Mrs. Lucy Jane MORGAN, 78, Quitman, died at Watkins Memorial Hospital, 20 Aug; funeral services
held 22 Aug, 11 AM, Antioch Church, Rev. W. L. Meadows officiating, assisted by Revs. Hulon Allen,
J. C. Hollingsworth, Beulah Brand; interment in church cemetery; survivors - two daus., Mrs.
Margaret HOOD and Mrs. Etta BONNER, Quitman; two sons, J. C. MORGAN, Marion, MS; John S.
MORGAN, Stonewall; sister, Mrs. Ella HANEY, Crandall; brothers, Bill DEW & Sam DEW, Quitman;
12 grandchildren; four great grandchildren; active pallbearers - Earl Mosley, Herman Downs, W. W.
Cameron, I. E. Stokes, H. F. Harmon, Ira B. Moore; McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.
Addie Evie IVY
CCT, 4 Dec 1953
Mrs. Addie Evie IVY, 58, Enterprise, MS., died Friday, 20 Nov, Riley's Hospital, Meridian;
native of Clarke County and had resided at Enterprise for the past 20 years; funeral services
held 22 Nov, 10 AM, Northrup's Chapel, Rev. Rush officiating, assisted by Rev. Anderson;
interment in Covington Cemetery; survivors - husband, B. T. IVY; two daus., Mrs. J. E. RHODEN,
Shubuta; Mrs. F. F. IVY, West Enterprise; four sons, J. T. IVY, Stonewall, B. C. IVY, Cletus
IVY, Houston IVY, Enterprise; brother Anthony TAYLOR; eight grandchildren; active pallbearers
- John Taylor, Ellis Rhoden, Sid Rhoden, Marvin Kennedy, Ernest Kennedy, Billy McNeill;
McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.
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