1954


Wesley Lee McADAMS
CCT, Friday, 1 Jan 1954
Wesley Lee McADAMS, 40, Shubuta, MS, Star Route, died 19 Nov. Funeral services held at Mt. Pisgah church 20 Nov. Rev. Williams officiated, assisted by Rev. Dan Henderson. Interment in church cemetery. Survivors - wife, two children, his parents and four brothers, Frank, Leroy, Clude, Willie. Active pallbearers - Jim Fleming, Robert Day, Earmon Fleming, Jimmie Wiggins, Horace Dunnam, Howard Dunnam. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Robert Edward ALLEN
CCT, Friday, 15 Jan 1954
Robert Edward ALLEN, 50, Quitman, Rt. 2, passed away at Watkins Memorial Hospital 7 Jan. Lived entire life in Quitman; employee of Long-Bell Lumber Co. Funeral services held 8 Jan, 3 PM, Pentecostal church, Revs. Jessie Robinson, Oscar Overstreet, W. L. Meadows, W. C. McLelland officiating. Burial in Odd Fellows cemetery. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Genie C. ALLEN; mother, Mrs. E. L. IVY, Quitman, Rt. 2; one son, Bill ALLEN; five daughters, Betty Lou ALLEN, Mrs. Bobbie COX, Elaine ALLEN, Rilda ALLEN, Goria Jean ALLEN, all of Quitman; two brothers, J. D. IVY and Jack IVY; four sisters, Mrs. Clarence ROBINSON, Mrs. Fred BURT, Mrs. George IVY, Mrs. J. W. DIXON; three grandchildren. Pallbearers - E. N. Kramer, Sr., W. F. Akins, George Taylor, Arthur Milstead, Tobe Bonner, John Carmichael. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Cullen Meadows COVINGTON
CCT, Friday, 15 Jan 1954
Cullen Meadows COVINGTON, 58, Shubuta, Route 2, died January 6 at Watkins Memorial Hospital. Funeral services held January 7, 2 PM at Oak Grove Baptist Church, Rev. W. L. MEADOWS officiating. Interment was in church cemetery. Survivors: wife, Mrs. Annie COVINGTON; two sons, T/Sgt Paul COVINGTON, Ardmore, OK; MSgt Harold COVINGTON, Iceland; sister, Mrs. J. E. GULLETTE, Chickasaw, AL; five brothers, E. COVINGTON, Lowety, FL; Will COVINGTON, Meridian; Wilson COVINGTON, Mobile; Ed COVINGTON, Lauderdale; Sim, Quitman; two grandchildren. Active pallbearers were J. E. Rhoden, W. W. Blair, S. S. Taylor, Cecil Brock, R. W. Tyler, Bob Major (sic - should be Majure). McClellan-Walters in charge.

Miss Emma SMITH
CCT, Friday, 15 Jan 1954
Miss Emma SMITH, 73, passed away at Watkins Memorial Hospital 28 Dec. Funeral services held 29 Dec, State Line Methodist church, Revs. B. E. Williams, W. L. Meadows, W. C. McLelland officiating. Survivors - one brother, Lebbis SMITH, Quitman; one sister, Mrs. James B. ROBERTS, Crandall; a number of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers - R. W. Roberts, Justin Dunnam, Stanley Dunnam, Lamar McDonald, Bernard Smith, Ray Smith. McClellan-Walters Funeral Home in charge.

E. H. (Pat) BISHOP
CCT, Friday, 29 Jan 1954
E. H. (Pat) BISHOP, died 14 Jan at the home of his son, Bernard, as a result of a heart attack. Lived entire life in Wayne Co., MS. Active member of Hiwannee Baptist church since early childhood. Fumeral services held at Hiwannee church, Rev. Finch, Harwell, Hollingsworth officiating. Interment in Hiwannee cemetery. Survivors (besides son) - grandson, Gavin BISHOP; a number of nieces and nephews. Active pallbearers - Berlin, Paul, Turner, and Albert Burke; Herman Duvalle, Milton Jones. Patton Funeral Home in charge.

George Robert HARRIS
CCT, Friday, 19 Mar 1954
George Robert HARRIS, 82, Crandall, Miss, Rt. 2, died at his residence 14 Mar, as a result of a heart attack; funeral services held 15 Mar, 2:30 PM, Pine Grove Church, Rev. C. W. Sheffield officiating; assisted by Rev. Chester Mason; interment in church cemtery; survivors include wife, Mrs. Emma HARRIS; daughter, Clara HARRIS, Crandall; son, Robert W. HARRIS, Crandall; two sisters - Mrs. Mary Jane MAYO, Crandall; Mrs. J. W. CHANCELLOR, Sr., Hattiesburg; two brothers - J. W. HARRIS and N. W. HARRIS, Crandall; active pallbearers were Luther Harris, Jim Chancellor, Albert Harris, Carol Mayo, Coley Harris, Mack D. Harris; Walters Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
(Note: G. R. HARRIS m. Emma Jane IVY, 23 Jun 1912, Clarke Co., MS, Bk 2, Pg 361)
Mrs. Maggie D. TEW
CCT, 22 Oct 1954
Final rites held Tuesday, 2:30 PM, Manassa Methodist Church for Mrs. Maggie D. TEW, 78, Crandall; found dead in yard of home, victim of sudden heart attack; interment in church cemetery; Revs. Alsworth and Bearden officiated; survivors - two daughters, Mrs. Irene FAIRCHILD, Beaumont, TX; Mrs. Christine ROBINSON, Crandall; five sons, Willie, Ernest, Otis, and Clyde, Crandall; Charley, Mobile; sister, Mrs. Fannie HARRIS, Crandall.

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