Mrs. Em Farish EAVES, 67, one of Quitman's most prominent residents, died suddenly last Friday night following an acute heart attack. She had paid a visit to a neighbor, Mrs. Fred Everitt, Sr., and had started home when stricken. She fell in the yard and died before medical assistance could be administered. Survivors - husband, Maurice L. EAVES; sister, Mrs. Margaret EAVES, Meridian; a number of nieces and nephews. Member of First Baptist Church. Funeral services held at Walters Funeral Home, Quitman, Sunday, 2 PM, Rev. W. L. Meadows, assisted by Revs. V. G. Clifford and Billy Martin, officiating. Interment in Quitman cemetery.

B. F. ROCKWELL, 70, DeSoto, passed away 3 Jan, Watkins Memorial Hospital, following a lingering illness. Funeral services held 4 Jan, Walters Funeral Home Chapel, 2:30 PM, Revs. J. F. Platt and Bartley officiating. Interment in State Line cemetery. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Ellis ROCKWELL; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Alice PIERCE, DeSoto; one son, Eugene ROCKWELL, Mobile; one brother, George ROCKWELL, Hattiesburg; 10 grandchildren.

Jesse W. BRASHIER, Sr., 57, Federal Housing Administration employee, Jackson, died at the Baptist hospital in that city Wednesday, 3 AM, following a lengthy illness. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Vondell GLESSON BRASHIER; six daughters, Mrs. Doris DUPREE, Washington, DC; Mrs. Ledell WILSON, Hattiesburg; Mrs. Joann BRISCOL, Arlington, VA; Mary Ruth, Donna, and Judy BRASHIER, Jackson; two sons, Jesse W., Jr. and Jimmy BRASHIER, Jackson; three sisters, Mrs. T. J. COKER, Quitman, Rt. 3; Pierce JOHNSON and Cora EVANS, Shubuta, Rt. 3; six brothers, Chester E., Garland, TX; Charlie, DeSoto; Lee, Reno, NV; Earl, Jackson; Benny and Tillman BRASHIER, Shubuta, Rt. 3. Funeral services held Thursday, 2 PM, Salem Baptist church. Interment in church cemetery. Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Hervie Mallard BREWER, 53, farmer, died at his home, Shubuta, Rt. 2, Wednesday, 2:30 PM, following an extended illness. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Marie NEWTON BREWER; two daughters, Mesdames T. F. MEYERS, Petal; T. C. IMPELLO, Long Island, NY; son, Hervie M. BREWER, Jr., DeSoto; three sisters, Mesdames C. L. KNIGHT, Meridian; George EVANS, Forney, TX; F. A. TODD, DeSoto; two step-brothers, Mark DUNNAM, Shubuta, Rt. 3; George DUNNAM, Meridian; five grandchildren; other relatives. Funeral rites held at Andrew's Chapel Methodist church, Thursday, 3:30 PM, Revs. Holston and Bearden officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Walters Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

J. B. (Red) EVANS, prominent Quitman citizen and head of the Evans Construction Company, apparently instantly killed when his automobile and a truck-trailer crashed Thurasday at around 1:30 AM about two miles south of Meridian on Highway 45. The truck-trailer was driven by Archie L. Long, 33, Opalocka, FL; the truck was also occupied by Joseph Stecko, 28, Miami, FL. Long and Stecko were injured and carried to Rush Memorial Hospital in Meridian for treatment. Funeral services will be at 3 PM, First Baptist church, Quitman, Rev. W. L. Meadows officiating, assisted by Revs. Billie Martin and V. G. Clifford. Interment in Quitman cemetery. Walters Funeral Home in charge. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Louise SCOTT EVANS; daughter, Martha Ellen EVANS; son, J. B. EVANS III, all of Quitman; mother, Mrs. J. B. EVANS, Sr., Gilbertown, AL; sister, Mrs. O. L. MATHENY, Bay City, TX; two brothers, J. P. and D. G. EVANS, Gilbertown.

Funeral services for Mrs. Agnes Verna GODWIN, 66, who died of an acute heart attack at her home, Meridian, Rt. 7, Wednesday noon, will be held today, 11 AM, Center Grove church, near Causeyville. Burial in church cemetery. Survivors - three daughters, Mesdames Lessie MOSLEY, Blanche ROBINSON, Rt. 7; Nola TURNER, Melvin, AL; two sons, Reed, Rt. 7 and Charles GODWIN, Lenox, GA; 11 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; two sisters, Mesdames Sallie GOODMAN and H. G. LONG, Rt. 7; three brothers, J. B. and C. C., Meridian, Rt. 7; and Robert DAVIDSON, Longview, TX. Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Funeral services for Thomas (Tom) PATTON, 44, well known former Meridian resident and member of a pioneer Clarke Co. family, held in Shubuta, Friday, 10 AM. Interment in Shubuta cemetery. Died Wednesday in New Orleans, where he had made his home for a number of years. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Florine MOORE PATTON; two children, Tommy and Judy PATTON; two brothers, Robert PATTON, Birmingham; Jack PATTON, Charlotte, NC; sister, Mrs. Walter THIERENIN, New Orleans; several nieces, among them Mrs. Danny COVERT, Meridian; a number of nephews, aunts and uncles.

Two teenagers died following injuries received in an auto crash last weekend and a third occupant was hospitalized with serious injuries. Robert Floyd HOBBS, 16 year old son of Mrs. and Mrs. R. E. HOBBS, West Enterprise, MS, died in Watkins hospital, Quitman, Saturday night, and Harvey McNEIL, 14 year old son of (Note: Apparently part of this was left out) Basic, MS, died soon after the accident when their car crashed into a ditch as the boys were returning to their homes from the Carmichael community. Charles LINDSEY, 16 year old driver of the car, was less seriously injured and was carried to a Meridian hospital where his condition was pronounced favorable. Funeral services for Harvey McNEIL held Sunday afternoon at the Enterprise Methodist church, Rev. Wallace T. Mangum officiating, assisted by Rev. Frank Rush, pastor of the Enterprise Baptist church. Funeral services for Robert Floyd HOBBS held Monday afternoon at the Enterprise Baptist church, Rev. Frank Rush officiating, assisted by Rev. Mangum. Interment in Enterprise cemetery.

Mrs. Rachael Lula HOLCROFT, 87, Quitman, Rt. 1, died at Watkins Memorial hospital, Quitman, Tuesday. 12:15 PM. Survivors - son, S. G. HOLCROFT, Quitman, Rt. 1; granddaughter, Mrs. Evan HENNINGTON, Beaumont, TX; three great grandchildren. Funeral services held Thursday afternoon, 1:30, Quitman First Methodist Church, Revs. Billie Martin and W. L. Meadows, officiating. Burial in Quitman cemetery.

Mrs. Esta Mae HAYES, 45, prominent Stonewall resident, died at her home Sunday about 6:30 AM, following an extended illness. Survivors - husband, Milo W. HAYES; daughter, Mrs. Lonnie KING, Jr., Germany; son, Charles P., Stonewall; mother, Mrs. J. L. NAPP, Stonewall; three sisters, Mrs. C. M. CRAWFORD and Mrs. Susie MORGAN, Stonewall; Mrs. C. P. SNOWDEN, Delphi, IN; four brothers, Austin NAPP, Laurel; Aubrey, Starkville; Sgt. Roy NAPP, Biloxi; J. C., Stonewall; one grandson.

Funeral services for William Edward CARTER, 86, who died Sunday, 5:30 AM, DeRidder, LA, held at 2 PM Monday at Union Baptist church, Clarke Co., where he was a member, Rev. Deb L. Stennis officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Born at Energy, Clarke Co., and owned and operated his own farm for many years, moving to DeRidder five years ago. Survivors - a daughter, Mrs. Albert COLE, DeRidder; five sons, Carson and Edward CARTER, Meridian; Otis K., Hattiesburg; Larkin, Birmingham; and Lewis CARTER, Grand Rapids, MI; sister, Mrs. Evie WILLIAMS, Hattiesburg; four brothers, Eugene, Tallahassee, FL; Dr. M. A. CARTER, Quitman; B. F., Laurel; L. C. CARTER, Meridian. Deacons of Union Baptist church were pallbearers.

(Interred at Antioch Baptist Cemetery)

Luther Grover ATCHLEY, 60, Shubuta, Rt. 2, died suddenly at Watkins Memorial Hospital 25 Nov following a cerebral hemorrhage. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Carrie MATHENEY ATCHLEY; three daughters, Mesdames Joe D. WINSLETT, Ashland, OR; William K. BALL, Mobile; Henry W. POWERS, Jr., Nashville, TN; three sons, Dewitt, Panama City, FL; Joe, Starkville; Bob ATCHLEY, Ellisville; mother, Mrs. William ATCHLEY, Carmichael; three sisters, Mesdames Clem DONALD, Carmichael; E. S. FAGAN, Ashland; John FLEMING, Melvin, AL; brother, Lee ATCHLEY, Ashland; 12 grandchildren. Funeral services held Wednesday, 3 PM, Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. Interment in church cemetery. Pallbearers - J. W. Fleming, Charlie Fleming, Ray Donald, Curtis Lucas, E. W. Rolison, Harold Atchley. Walters Funeral Home in charge.

Funeral services will be held today, 10 AM, Shubuta Baptist Church, for Mrs. Carrie Francis ATKINSON, 64. Revs. L. E. Johnson, W. L. Meadows, and Mills will officiate. Interment will be in Quitman cemetery. Passed away at her residence in Shubuta, 28 Nov, 7:30 PM, from an acute heart attack. Survivors - four daughters, Mrs. Ivlea BRAND, Cuba, AL; Mrs. Pauline ROSS, Utica, MS; Mrs. Ruth McLENDON, Shubuta; Mrs. Hazel WALLEY, Shubuta; one son, Noel, New Orleans, LA; 14 grandchildren.

Mrs. Ida Lenora COVINGTON, 75, Quitman, Rt. 2, passed away at Fairhope, AL, 22 Nov. Funeral services held at Coopers Chapel Methodist Church, 28 Nov, 11 AM, Revs. George Stevens, W. L. Meadows, and Wilton Holston officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Survivors - one daughter, Mrs. Slater SYKES, Quitman; two sons, Robert COVINGTON, Fairhope, AL; Harmon COVINGTON, Pepperwood, CA; five sisters, Mrs. Martha IVY, Quitman; Mrs. Ada COVINGTON, Meridian; Mrs. Annie COVINGTON, Upperlake, CA; Mrs. Bessie HILL, Lake Charles, LA; Mrs. Evie PREWITT, Stonewall; three brothers, Jodie and Owen HARGER, Quitman; Willie HARGER, Kosciusko; eight grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren. Pallbearers - Curtis Davis, L. L. Purvis, Dick Holloman, O. H. Holloman, Carl McGrew, Jr., John Ivy.

Final rites for Robert Alton GLASS, Sr., 43, held at Walters Funeral Chapel, Quitman, 21 Nov, Rev. W. L. Meadows officiating. Intement in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Died from an acute heart attack, Rush Memorial Hospital, Meridian, 23 Nov. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Esther LINDEN GLASS; one son, Robert Alton GLASS, Jr.; two daughters, Mrs. Pansy Nell WALTMAN and Miss Linda Faye GLASS, all of Quitman; two brothers, Eugene, Magee; Joe GLASS, DeQuincy, LA; one sister, Mrs. Lillian COPELAND, Houston, TX. Pallbearers - Arthur Riley, James Fontaine, Tillman Brashier, John Waldrup, Bud Taylor, Floyd Brown, Chester Evans, Ernest Arrington.