CCT, Friday, 2 Jan 1959
Mrs. A. J. KELLY, 84, died at home of daughter, Mrs. S. B. KELLY, Rt. 3, Quitman, Friday night, after a long illness. Funeral services held Sunday, 10 AM, Harmony Baptist church, Rev. Edsel Wells officiating. Interment in New Hope Baptist Cemetery near Meridian. Survivors - three daughters, Mrs. S. B. KELLY, Quitman; Mrs. W. E. ADAMS, Ellisville; Miss Ann KELLY, Meridian; two sons, Charles KELLY, Laurel; Henry H. KELLY, Rt. 3. Quitman; one brother, Robert HAWKINS, Meridian; 25 grandchildren; a number of great grandchildren. Memory Chapel in charge.
Claude McGREW, Jr.
CCT, Friday, 2 Jan 1959
Claude McGREW, Jr., 13, Rt. 2, Quitman, died in a Meridian hospital 26 Dec, 10 AM. Born in Clarke Co. and lived here all his life. Survivors - mother, Mrs. Mittie D. McGREW; grandfather, Sam DEW, Quitman; four sisters, Mrs. Ada DEARMAN, Mrs. Esther BOYKIN, Miss Lucy McGREW, Miss Minnie Lou McGREW, all of Quitman; six brothers, Chester McGREW and Arvil McGREW, Charleston, SC; Henry H. McGREW, Saulters, SC; Leroy McGREW, US Army, Germany; William and Tommy McGREW, Quitman. Funeral services held 28 Dec, 11 AM, Antioch Baptist church, Revs. Horace Sollie and Bill Stroud officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Pallbearers - Mallie Dearman, John Mathis, Sam Haney, Leo Dearman. Walters Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Sarah Jane NEAL
CCT, Friday, 2 Jan 1959
Mrs. Sarah Jane NEAL, 84, Rt. 2, Quitman, died 12 Dec, in a Meridian hospital. Survivors - one daughter, Mrs. Ethel HEGWOOD, Jacksonville, FL; two sons, Bivian NEAL, Rt. 2, Quitman; Wallace NEAL, Meridian; three sisters, Mrs. Mary FLOWERS, Bolton, MS; Mrs. Dollie BOLES and Mrs. Lee ANDERSON, Rt. 7, Meridian; 17 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren. Funeral services held 13 Dec, 2:30 PM, Antioch Baptist church, Revs. E. Leslie Ray and G. W. Moffett officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Pallbearers - W. L. Shirley, H. E. Singley, Charles Vaughn, Lamar Christian, W. C. Long, W. J. Dunnam. Walters Funeral Home in charge.
Thomas D. WHITE
CCT, Friday, 2 Jan 1959
Thomas D. WHITE, 60, Quitman, Rt. 2, merchant and farmer, was buried in the Pleasant Grove Baptist church cemetery Wednesday after services conducted in the church by Rev. Billy Stroud, assisted by Rev. O. F. Grisham. Died in Watkins Memorial hospital Tuesday. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Bessie WHITE; two daughters, Mrs. Jerry L. FELCH and Miss Shirley WHITE, Mobile, AL; son, Thomas D. WHITE, Jr., US Air Force, Atlanta, GA; mother, Mrs. Sarah D. WHITE, Rt. 2, Quitman; three sisters, Mesdames Annie GABLE and Mary WRIGHT, Quitman; Mrs. Callie BOOKER, Enterprise; brother, C. L. WHITE, Rt. 2, Quitman; two grandchildren. Pallbearers - J. M. Campbell, Vardaman Ivy, Roy hayes, Alman Hayes, James Hicks, Vernon Lucas. Walters Funeral Home in charge.(Note: This was my uncle, Thomas Deedie WHITE, son of Thomas Deedie WHITE and Sarak Keziah BOUGHAN WHITE) - Bennie
Mrs. Minnie HEIN ORTH
CCT, Friday, 9 Jan 1959
Mrs. Minnie HEIN ORTH of Enterprise died in Quitman following a brief illness; funeral services held at Enterprise Methodist Church, Rev. W. T. Mangum officiating; pallbearers - L. J. Davis, Benny Karsh, H. O. Williams, Jim Short, Gene Burt, Leslie Smith; following the services, body returned to Webb's from where it was sent to Vancouver, BC for interment; Mrs. Orth, 77, survived by sister, Mrs. Emma REINKE, Tyler, MN, and several other nieces and nephews.
Albert H. WEEMS
CCT, Friday, 9 Jan 1959
Albert H. WEEMS, 62, resident of Los Angeles, CA, died there 31 Dec. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Annette BECK WEEMS, Hattiesburg, MS; one daughter, Mrs. J. E. AGNEW, Jackson, MS; two grandchildren; two sisters, Miss Mary WEEMS, Shubuta, MS; Mrs. Randolph PEETS, Jackson, MS; four brothers, Robert C., George S., Jr., James A., Shubuta; Fred WEEMS, Jackson, MS. Funeral services held 6 Jan, 11 AM, Shubuta Methodist Church, Rev. G. Howard Freeman, Jr., officiating. Interment in Shubuta Cemetery. Pallbearers - Ben V. Evans, Sr., James B. Johnston, L. G. Hankins, G. S. Busby, U. C. Wells, C. D. Meeks.
Mrs. Nora Daisey DAY
CCT, 16 Jan 1959
(Note: Date on above CCT issue was 16 Jan 1958, in error; above date is correct)
Mrs. Nora Daisey DAY, beloved 64-year-old resident of Waynesboro, Rt. 2, died Sunday, 11 Jan, at 8 PM, from an acute heart attack; funeral services held 13 Jan at Center Ridge Baptist Church, Revs. Bobby Ivy and Cecil Lafferty officiating; interment in church cemetery; survivors - two daughters, Mrs. Rex BUFFINGTON, Meridian and Mrs. H. F. CONNER, Chickasaw, AL; two sons, M. C. DAY, Houston, TX; John Robert DAY, Mobile; mother, Mrs. J. A. FARRAR, Waynesboro; brother, Clifford FARRAR; five sisters, Mrs. Mattie WRIGHT Mrs. U. J. FLEMING, Mrs. Cammie TUTTLE, Mrs.Curtis HORN, all of Waynesboro; Mrs. C. B. ESLEY, Mobile, AL; six grandchildren and one great grandchild; pallbearers - Thomas Harris, Bill Harris, Sonny Thomas, Gene Day, Frank McAdams, Lynn Duncan; Walters Funeral Home in charge.
R. S. EVANS, Sr.
CCT, 16 Jan 1959
(Note: Date on above CCT issue was 16 Jan 1958, in error; above date is correct)
R. S. EVANS, Sr., well-known citizen of Clarke County, passed away 8 Jan at a Bogalusa, LA hospital; 83 years old; funeral services held Friday, 3 PM, McGowan's Chapel Methodist Church, Revs. Elton Brown, Archie McIntyre, and Presbyterian minister from Bogalusa, officiating; burial in McGowan's Chapel cemetery; born and reared in Harmony community, made his home most of life; past three years lived at Bogalusa, where two sons, A. W. and E. S., Jr. reside; survivors - three sons, A. W. and R. S., Jr., Bogalusa, LA; Howell EVANS, Ft. Smith, AR; one daughter, Mrs. Bessie KENNEDY, Harmony; 14 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren; pallbearers - Frances Stevens, Monroe Elam, Leonard Hardee, Lavelle Griffin, G. F. Dabbs, Sr., Dave Sinclair, Oscar Carmichael, Arthur Brashier.
Mrs. Elizabeth SALES HAILES
CCT, 16 Jan 1959
(Note: Date on above CCT issue was 16 Jan 1958, in error; above date is correct)
Mrs. Elizabeth SALES HAILES, 84, mother of Sheriff T. J. HAILES of Clarke County and resident of Rt. 3, Quitman, died Sunday at home of sheriff in Quitman; member of Salem Methodist church; funeral services held 2:30 PM Monday at Salem church; interment in Salem cemetery; Rev. Elton Brown officiated, assisted by Rev. Billy Martin, minister of First Methodist church of Quitman; other survivors - daughter, Mrs. V. L. BROADWAY, Meridian; six grandchildren and eight grandchildren.(Note: Tombstone shows date of death 17 Jan 1959)
John Wesley MENASCO, Jr.
CCT, 16 Jan 1959
(Note: Date on above CCT issue was 16 Jan 1958, in error; above date is correct)
John Wesley MENASCO, Jr., 65, died at Watkins Memorial Hospital 8 Jan, 4 PM; funeral services held 9 Jan, 2:30 PM, Souenlovie Baptist Church, Revs. Fred Chancellor, J. K. Pierce, and T. H. Logan officiating; interment in church cemetery; survivors - wife, Mrs. Fannie SANDERS MENASCO, Quitman, Rt. 3; three daughters, Mrs. Otto SISSON, Enterprise, Rt. 2; Mrs. A. M. ROBERTS, Pascagoula; Mrs. Harold BAILEY, Slidell, LA; two sons, Charlie, Crescent City, CA; Don MENASCO, Theodore, AL; three sisters, Mrs. Lula CHRISTIAN, New Orleans, LA; Mrs. Alice ROYAL, Fort Pierce, FL; Mrs. John LeCROY, New Orleans, LA; one brother, Roy MENASCO, Ferriday, LA; 20 grandchildren and two great grandchildren; pallbearers - J. H. Jones, Bill Sanders, Lamar Moore, Abe Keahey, George Sanders, James Sisson; Walters Funeral Home in charge.
William Lester ROWELL
CCT, 16 Jan 1959
(Note: Date on above CCT issue was 16 Jan 1958, in error; above date is correct)
William Lester ROWELL, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth ROWELL, died 10 Jan at 10 PM; funeral services held 12 Jan, 2 PM, Pleasant Ridge Pentecostal Holiness church, Revs. O. F. Grisham officiating, assisted by Rev. Archie McIntyre; survivors - parents, one brother, Johnny ROWELL; one sister, Annette ROWELL, Shubuta, Rt. 2; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. ROWELL, Pachuta, and Mr. and Mrs. Freeman HILL, Shubuta; Walters Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Emma Jane TRAWEEK
CCT, 16 Jan 1959
(Note: Date on above CCT issue was 16 Jan 1958, in error; above date is correct)
Mrs. Emma Jane TRAWEEK, 81, passed away, Fernwood, MS, 12 Jan, 6 PM; funeral services held 14 Jan, 2:30 PM, DeSoto Baptist Church, Rev. Al Finch officiating, assisted by Rev. W. L. Meadows; interment in DeSoto Cemetery; survivors - four daughters, Mrs. Varner BROWN, Baton Rouge, LA; Mrs. Byrd BATTLE and Mrs. T. L. SIMPSON, Fernwood, MS; Mrs. Lorene JOHNSON, Muskegon, MI; four sons, A. E. TRAWEEK, Quitman; Ben and Arthur TRAWEEK, DeSoto; E. V. TRAWEEK, Muskegon, MI; brother, Henry HARRIS, Quitman; sister, Mrs. Lula SMITH; 29 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren
Henry Bryant HINSON
CCT, Friday, 23 Jan 1959
Funeral services for Henry Bryant HINSON, 69, Rt. 1, Quitman, held 11 AM, Tuesday, Shady Grove Church of God. Died Sunday morning at the home of his son, Howard J. HINSON, after an extended illness. Revs. C. L. Germany, H. G. Montague, and Paul Parker in charge of last rites. Interment in church cemetery. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Lucy ROBERSON HINSON, Quitman; four daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth GRIFFIN, Meridian; Mrs. Clara KAPLAN, Decatur, IL; Mrs. Ruby GRIFFIN and Mrs. Adelle THOMPSON, both of Mobile; three sons, Charlie H., Raymond R. and Howard J. HINSON, all of Quitman; four sisters, Mrs. Minnie BYRD, Mrs. Beulah STRENGTH and Mrs. Daisy BARTON, all of Waco, TX; Mrs. Annie ROBINSON, Quitman; three brothers, Jimmy HINSON, San Angelo, TX; Claude HINSON, Waco; Sardis HINSON, Eddy, TX; nine grandchildren; two great grandchildren.
John Wilson JENKINS
CCT, Friday, 23 Jan 1959
John Wilson JENKINS, 72, died from an acute heart attack Monday, 16 Jan; funeral services held Tuesday, 20 Jan, 3:30 PM, Walters Funeral Home Chapel; Rev. J. W. Courtney officiating; interment in McGowan Chapel Cemetery with Masonic services; survivors - wife, Mrs. Lila JENKINS, DeSoto; two sisters, Mrs. Victorie IVY, Quitman, Rt. 2; Mrs. Mary Lou FLEMING, Quitman, Rt. 4; two brothers, Otis JENKINS, Quitman, Rt. 4; Evans JENKINS, Meridian, Rt. 6; pallbearers - Matt Brock, Paul Early, Jimmy Culpepper, Austin Smith, Cicero Sellers, Tom Smith; honorary pallbearers members of Terral Lodge.(Note: Date of Death in obit appears to be in error..probably should be 19 Jan)
Leslie LeGRANDE
CCT, Friday, 23 Jan 1959
Funeral services for Leslie LeGRANDE, 65, Rt. 2, Shubuta, held Monday afternoon, Salem Methodist church. Revs. Elton Brown and R. G. McIntyre officiated. Retired member of the Louisville, KY, police department. Died at his home, 9:45 AM, Sunday, of an acute heart attack. Was a Master Mason; member of the Abraham Lodge No. 8. Interment in church cemeetery. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Lessie Bell LeGRANDE, Shubuta; two daughters, Mrs. James L. SMITH, Lake Wood, CA; Mrs. Grant JONES, Alhambra, CA; brother, Harold LeGRANDE, Louisville, KY; one sister, Mrs. Guy BROWN, Cecilia, KY. Pallbearers - Gayle Rodgers, Emmett Brashier, Earl Evans, Tom Hailes, Jr., Julian Evans, Hugh McInnis. Walters Funeral Home in charge.
Florence Annette McGREW
CCT, Friday, 23 Jan 1959
Funeral services will be held Friday, 23 Jan, 2 PM, Antioch Baptist church for Florence Annette McGREW. Rev. O. F. Grisham will officiate. Interment will be in church cemetery. She was two months and 12 days old. Survivors - parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McGREW, Quitman, Rt. 2; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Mae McGREW, Quitman, Rt. 2; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ella DEW BISHOP, Quitman, Rt. 2. Walters Funeral Home will be in charge.
Mrs. Ruby Estelle LEGGETT
CCT, Friday, 30 Jan 1959
Mrs. Ruby Estelle LEGGETT, 51, Rt. 2, Heidelberg, passed away at her residence 25 Jan, 12:30 PM. Funeral services held 28 Jan, 10 AM, Zion Rest Methodist church, Rev. Rupert Blue officiating, assisted by Rev. E. C. Wells. Interment in church cemetery. Survivors - husband, Quentin LEGGETT; six daughters, Mrs. Adell JORDON, New Orleans; Mrs. Ruby TOUCHSTONE, Mobile; Mrs. Evon DANIELS, New Orleans; Miss Carol Jean LEGGETT, Miss Faye LEGGETT, Miss Gaye LEGGETT, Heidelberg, Rt. 2; two sons, Franklin L., Heidelberg; Wilbur L., Hatchville, MA; mother, Mrs. J. P. WINDHAM, Heidelberg, Rt. 2; five sisters. Mrs. Garnett McRAE, Laurel; Mrs. Claude BUSBY, New Orleans; Mrs. Woodrow SUMMRALL, Heidelberg; Mrs. Eleanor MORRISON, Lake Charles, LA; Mrs. Virginia DOWLING, Meridian; five brothers, Harold WINDHAM, Baton Rouge; Sam, Laurel; Noel, Heidelberg; Lois WINDHAM, IN; Jim WINDHAM, Heidelberg; four grandchildren. Active pallbearers - V. A. Sauls, W. W. Martin, James Harold Kennedy, Orlan Lowery, J. T. Merrell, C. H. Henson. (Honorary pallbearers also listed.) Walters Funeral Home in charge.
Gustaf Amos LINDEN
CCT, Friday, 30 Jan 1959
Gustaf Amos LINDEN, 75, native of Finland, died at Meridian hospital, 5:50 PM, Thursday, 22 Jan; made home in Quitman 54 years; retired lumber man; came to MS age 21 from abroad; wife preceeded him in death 13 months ago; funeral services held First Baptist Church, Quitman, 3 PM, Saturday; Rev. W. L. Meadows officiating; burial in Quitman Cemetery; survivors - three daus., Mrs. Wilma THOMPSON, Meridian; Mrs. Alton GLASS and Mrs. Arthur LONG, Quitman; one bro., Karl LINDEN, NY; four sisters, Misses Ida, Anna, Wilma & Lyyli LINDEN, all of Finland; four grandchildren; two great grandchildren; pallbearers - Tom Crawford, E. N. Kramer, H. E. Chelette, G. F. Dabbs, W. F. Akins, Tom Young; Walters Funeral Home in charge.
Bryan STEVENS
CCT, Friday, 30 Jan 1959
Bryan STEVENS, Enterprise, died Tuesday, 20 Jan, Veterans Hospital, Gulfport. Had been ill for several years. Funeral services held in Enterprise Friday afternoon. Was a Rural Mail Carrier.(Interred at Enterprise Cemetery)
Archie C. PERRY
CCT, Friday, 6 Feb 1959
(Note: There were two separate obituaries for Mr. Dickerson below in the same issue of the CCT)
Jack Leggett DICKERSON
CCT, Friday, 13 Feb 1959
Funeral services for Jack Leggett DICKERSON, 51, retired U. S. Merchant Marine, held at Walters Funeral Home Chapel in Quitman, 2 PM, Sunday. Had made his home in Houston, TX, for a number of years. Found dead in bed there last Friday morning at his home. His sister, Mrs. Cecil WOODWARD, had visited him at 6:30 PM, Thursday. The findings of a coroner's jury was death from a heart attack. Services were conducted by Rev. Al Finch, and interment was in Hebron Cemetery, Wayne Co., MS. He leaves four sisters, Mrs. W. W. EVANS, Waynesboro, MS, Mrs. WOODWARD, Houston, Mrs. C. W. RAMEY, Meridian, and Mrs. E. A. RAMEY, Quitman; two brothers, Bodie DICKERSON, Quitman, and Houston DICKERSON, Houston, TX. The body was returned to Meridian last Saturday where it was met by representatives of Walters Funeral Home.Funeral services held Sunday, 8 Feb, Walters Funeral Home Chapel for Jack Leggett DICKERSON, who died in Houston, TX. Interment was in Hebron Cemetery, Wayne Co. Survivors include four sisters, Mrs. W. W. EVANS, Waynesboro; Mrs. Cecil WOODWARD, Houston, TX; Mrs. C. W. RAMEY, Meridian and Mrs. E. A. RAMEY, Quitman; two brothers, Bodie DICKERSON, Quitman; and Houston DICKERSON, Houston, TX. Pallbearers - Gene West, C. D. McRae, Wallace Byrd, Paul Chapman, Ward Duvalle, Wiley Hayes. Walters Funeral Home was in charge.
John W. FLEMING
CCT, Friday, 13 Feb 1959
John W. FLEMING, Star Route, Shubuta, died Saturday in Riley's Hospital, Meridian. He was 53 and a leading Clarke Co. dairyman. Funeral services held Monday at Andrews Chapel Methodist church with Revs. W. E. Calhoun and J. W. Courtney officiating. Interment followed in Andrews Chapel cemetery, with Walters Funeral Home in charge. Survivors - wife, Annie Laura DICKEY FLEMING; two sons, John, Jr. and Richard Ott, both of Shubuta; five sisters, Mrs. Nora JONES, Shubuta, Mrs. B. D. RED, Ellisville, MS, Mrs. E. P. STAGG, Waynesboro, MS, Mrs. T. B. BURKETT, Canton, MS, Miss Myrtle FLEMING, Meridian; three brothers, Tom FLEMING, Matherville, MS, Ed and George FLEMING, both of Birmingham, AL. Pallbearers - Cliff Gordon, Ben Owen, Earl Hiatt, Slater Graham, Jack Adams, Loys Odom.
Austin Grover McDONALD
CCT, Friday, 13 Feb 1959
Austin Grover McDONALD, 68, Stonewall, died at 5:15 AM, Monday, Watkins Memorial hospital, Quitman, following a heart attack. Funeral services held at 2 PM, Tuesday, Walters Funeral Home Chapel, Quitman. Rev. R. E. Alsworth was in charge, assisted by Rev. John Morgan. Interment followed in Bethel Cemetery. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Estelle McDONALD, Stonewall; one son, Clarence E. McDONALD, Stonewall; two sisters, Mrs. Grady RILEY, Enterprise; Mrs. W. M. GRIFFIN, Meridian; four brothers, Will McDONALD, Hillsboro, MS; Walter McDONALD, Moselle, MS; Ed McDONALD, Quitman; Hob McDONALD, Meridian; one grandchild. Pallbearers - Amos Co____, Fred Parker, Cecil Carmichael, Fred Redmond, A. W. Ragon, Lavon Redmond.
Cindy Janice PULLEY
CCT, Friday, 13 Feb 1959
Funeral services for Cindy Janice PULLEY, six month old daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Dan Houston PULLEY, Stonewall, held 1 PM, Wednesday, at Stonewall Baptist Church, with the pastor, Rev. Durrell Makamson, officiating. Interment was in Stonewall Cemetery. Infant succumbed in University Hospital, Jackson, Monday, 12:30 AM. Also survived by two brothers, James Daniels and Michael Travis PULLEY, Stonewall; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney LEWIS, Rose Hill; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Josie Lee PULLEY, Stonewall; maternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Martha Ann MOULDS, Rose Hill; several aunts and uncles.
Mrs. Evelene ATCHLEY
CCT, Friday, 20 Feb 1959
Funeral services held 17 Feb, Providence Methodist church, 3 PM, for Mrs. Evelene ATCHLEY, 82, who passed away 16 Feb. Revs. O. F. Grisham and J. C. Hollingsworth officiated with interment in the church cemetery. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Lola Jane BONNER, Quitman, Route Four; two brothers, Fate IVEY and Anderson IVEY, both of Quitman, Route Four; seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Pallbearers - J. T. Reavis, Leon Slay, Rob Anderson, Jodie Jacobs, E. A. Wimberly, Albert James. Walters Funeral Home was in charge.
Mrs. Lillian Lucille BREWER
CCT, Friday, 20 Feb 1959
William Clyde COOLEY
CCT, Friday, 20 Feb 1959
Mattie Charline JORDAN
CCT, Friday, 20 Feb 1959
Ully Benjamin BUFKIN
CCT, Friday, 6 Mar 1959
Funeral services for Ully Benjamin BUFKIN, 62, Rt. 3, Quitman, held Wednesday afternoon at the Pleasant Hill Baptist church. Died at 5:30 PM Monday at the family residence after suffering an acute heart attack. Revs. Bill Harwell and O. V. Swearingen were in charge of services. Interment was in the Pachuta cemetery with Walters Funeral Home in charge. Survivors - wife, Mrs. Ida BUFKIN, Rt. 3, Quitman; two daughters, Mrs. Margaret ELLIS, Slayton, NC; Mrs. Narville TAYLOR, Rt. 3, Quitman; two sons, U. B. BUFKIN, Columbus, OH; Ully B. BUFKIN, Jr., Meridian; two sisters, Mrs. Osie LIGHTSEY, Batesville, MS; Mrs. Ora BUFKIN, Meridian; five grandchildren. Pallbearers - James Thomas, Nolan Volkings (sic), Monroe Mason, J. T. Cranford, W. C. Taylor, Doug McGowan.
Mrs. Allie ELAM CONKLE
CCT, Friday, 6 Mar 1959
John A. FORD
CCT, Friday, 6 Mar 1959
Mrs. Ola Octavia BOLES
CCT, Friday, 13 Mar 1959
Funeral services for Mrs. Ola Octavia BOLES, 61, Stonewall, held 2 PM, Tuesday, Cooper's Chapel Church. Died Friday in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Vera THOMPSON, Shreveport, LA. Rev. A. F. Todd officiated at the last rites and interment was in the Latter Day Saints cemetery. Walters Funeral Home was in charge. Survivors - four daughters, Mrs. Annie RAYBURN, Detroit, MI; Mrs. Bessie GRADY, Meridian; Mrs. Ruth CHANDLER, Stonewall; Mrs. Eva Jane WALDEN, Gretna, LA; two sons, Arthur BOLES, Jackson, MS; James BOLES, Mobile, AL; four sisters, Mrs. Lena IVY, Seminary; Mrs. Lora MOORE, Franklin, LA; Mrs. Ora McCARRA, Stonewall; Mrs. Ruth MILSTEAD, Houston, TX; two brothers, DeWitt MILSTEAD, Stonewall; Lavirl MILSTEAD, Houston; 27 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren. Pallbearers - Roy Milstead, Bobby Milstead, Elbert Denham, D. C. Jones, Hulen Ward, Nickie Lewis, Dan Pulley, Claude Pulley.
Mrs. Paul D. BURNS
CCT, Friday, 13 Mar 1959
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth FULLER
CCT, Friday, 20 Mar 1959
Funeral services held for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth FULLER, 28 Feb, at Antioch Baptist Church, 2:30 PM, with Revs. Horace Sollie and Clarence O. Smith officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Survivors - three daughters, Mrs. William AVERA, Mrs. Luke AVERA, Rt. 2, Quitman; Mrs. Mary Lee MARTIN, Rt. 7, Meridian; two sons, Robert H. FULLER, Rt. 7, Meridian; J. G. FULLER, Rt. 1, Meridian; two sisters, Mrs. L. M. COOPER, Rt. 2, Quitman; Mrs. Lena LONG, Houston, TX; one brother, Norris LONG, Muskegon, MI; 16 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren. Walters Funeral Home was in charge.
Houston Harvey HICKS
CCT, Friday, 20 Mar 1959
Houston Harvey HICKS, 41, former Clarke Countian, passed away in Pasadena, CA, 19 Mar. Has Been a construction worker for the past 12 years in Pasadena. Survivors include wife, Mrs. Elizabeth HICKS; mother, Mrs. Ella HICKS, Rt. 2, Quitman; six sisters, Mrs. Margie BOYKIN, Toxey, AL; Mrs. Mertie IVY, Rt. 2, Quitman; Miss Martie HICKS, Warrington, FL; Mrs. Emma WATKINS, Lake Charles, LA; Mrs. Effie SWANNER, Chunky, MS; Mrs. Gladys HARPER, New Orleans, LA; two brothers, Olin HICKS, North Hollywood, CA; James HICKS, Rt. 2, Quitman. Body will arrive in Quitman Sunday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.(Note: Interred at East Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery)
Mrs. Lula Mae MAYO
CCT, Friday, 20 Mar 1959
Mrs. Martha Elizabeth REYNOLDS
CCT, Friday, 20 Mar 1959
Mrs. Martha Elizabeth REYNOLDS, 73, died at Watkins Memorial Hospital 9 Mar, 12:15 PM. Funeral services held 11 Mar, 2 PM, Shady Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church, with Revs. J. C. Hollingsworth, C. F. Grisham, and Noel Napp officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Survivors - two daughters, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth FAGAN, Rt. 2, Quitman; Mrs. Bertha JOHNS, Meridian; one brother, S. C. MAYO, Rt. 2, Quitman; six grandchildren; three great grandchildren. Pallbearers - Leon Tew, J. D. Mayo, Bill Lafferty, H. L. Mayo, R. R. Mayo, Lige Becton. Walter (sic) Funeral Home was in charge of the funeral services.
Mrs. Dora E. UTSEY
CCT, Friday, 20 Mar 1959
Martha E. TIMS
CCT, Friday, 10 Apr 1959
Funeral services for Martha E. TIMS, 73, held 2:30, 28 Mar, Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Revs. Mr. Speed and Griffin officiated at the ceremony. Interment in Tims cemetery with Walters Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Elizabeth MARTIN RILEY
CCT, Friday, 5 Jun 1959
Mrs. Elizabeth MARTIN RILEY passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. I. GRAYSON, Monday, 1 Jun, 2 AM; age 98; funeral services held 2 Jun, Mont Rose Baptist Church, 11 AM, Revs. Ed Grayson and C. O. Smith officiating; interment in church cemetery; survivors - two other daughters, Mrs. O. C. MOORE, Stonewall; Mrs. J. L. IVEY, Quitman; five sons, J. D., G. C., and C. C. RILEY, all of Quitman; Frank RILEY, Meridian; E. J. RILEY, Little Rock, AR; 32 grandchildren; 64 great grandchildren; seven great great grandchildren; pallbearers - John L. Riley, Wilder Riley, William Grayson, Jeff Riley, Calvin Riley, John H. Ivy; Walters Funeral Home in charge.
John H. GRIFFIS
CCT, Friday, 12 Jun 1959
The many Clarke County friends of John H. GRIFFIS, Meridian, regret to learn of his death, last Sunday, 10:10 PM, at his residence in Meridian. Recognized as one of the South's leading hair stylists for over 30 years. Funeral services held Tuesday afternoon, 2:30 PM, James F. Webb Funeral Home. Interment in Magnolia Cemetery.
Ida (Mrs. C. W.) ROBERSON
CCT, Friday, 12 Jun 1959
Mrs. C. W. (Ida) ROBERSON, of Stonewall, 72, died suddenly of a heart attack at her home Tuesday, 9 Jun, while preparing dinner for four of her grandchildren who were visiting her; worked at the school lunch room long after family thought she would retire; on day of death, daughter, Mrs. G. E. WINGFIELD of Graham, NC, had arrived to spend a few weeks in Stonewall; Mrs. ROBERSON was planning to return to NC with her; survivors - daughter, Mrs. WINGFIELD, Graham, NC; three sons, Edwin, Stonewall; Paul and Lamar, Memphis, TN; stepmother, Mrs. O. C. MOORE; three half-sisters, Mrs. John WALDRUP, Quitman; Mrs. A. J. BRADLEY, Jr., Stonewall; Mrs. Alex THOMAS, Heidelberg; two half-brothers, James MOORE, Buras, LA; Cecil MOORE, Laurel; 11 grandchildren; funeral services tentatively set for 11 AM, Friday, pending arrival of distant relatives, at Stonewall Baptist Church; Rev. Durrell Makamson in charge, assisted by Rev. W. L. Meadows, Quitman; burial in Quitman cemetery.
Mrs. Verna E. ROBINSON
CCT, Friday, 12 Jun 1959
Mrs. Verna E. ROBINSON passed away at Erlanger Hospital, Chattanooga, TN, Monday, 1 Jun at 2:40 AM; funeral services held at 2 PM Wednesday, New Bethel Church, Revs. C. O. Germany and H. H. Flowers officiating; interment in church cemetery; survivors - husband, Everette ROBINSON, East Chattanooga, TN; one daughter, Mrs. Opal GOMEZ, San Francisco, CA; three sisters, Mrs. O. W. BUFFINGTON and Mrs. Grady TUCKER, of Quitman; Mrs. Lamar SMITH, Vossburg; one brother, Marvin PICKARD, Quitman; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews; pallbearers - Lavella Buffington, James and Harlon Ray Tucker, Roger Smith, H. H. Henison, Clyde Kelly; Walters Funeral Home in charge.(Above appears to be a corrected obit; first obit appeared in the 5 Jun 1959 issue of the Tribune; not included on this page)
John James NORSWORTHY
CCT, 26 Jun 1959
Mrs. Leola Margaret BRANNON GOREE
CCT, Friday, 17 Jul 1959
Mrs. Leola Margaret BRANNON GOREE, 26, Rt. 3, Quitman, died following injuries received in an auto accident on the Stonewall-Quitman road, Sunday night. Survivors - husband, Lewis GOREE, Rt. 3, Quitman; father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. BRANNON, Rt. 3, Quitman; two brothers, John P. BRANNON, Quitman; Earnest Wayne BRANNON, Birmingham, AL; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary B. THOMAS, Scottsboro, AL; one niece, Karen Renee BRANNON, Birmingham, AL. Funeral services held in Walters Funeral Home chapel, Quitman, Tuesday afternoon, 4 PM, Revs. Al Finch and W. L. Meadows officiating. Interment in Quitman cemetery. Pallbearers - George Sellers, W. G. Elam, Bud Taylor, Virgil Goree, Billy Ray Belcher, W. C. Taylor.
Mrs. Callie E. MARTIN
CCT, Friday, 3 Jul 1959
Mrs. Viola M. JONES
CCT, 14 Aug 1959
Formerly Quitman resident; died 1 Aug, 11 AM, home of daughter, Miss Elizabeth JONES, Knoxville, TN; 82 years old; lifelong resident of Quitman until moving to Knoxville five years ago; survivors - three daughters, Miss Elizabeth JONES, Knoxville, TN; Mrs. Mary Ellen BABCOCK, Fountain City, TN; Mrs. Florence JONES WILLIAMSON, Wilmington, DE; three sons, Warren C. JONES, Knoxville, TN; Edward W. JONES, New Orleans, LA; Commander Robert C. JONES, Arlington, VA; two sisters, Mrs. Octavia LOUNSBURY, Meridian; Mrs. Ada FORBES, Clearwarer, FL; 11 grandchildren; three great grandchildren; funeral services held 3 Aug, 3 PM, First Baptist Church, Quitman, Rev. W. L. Meadows officiating; interment in Quitman Cemetery; pallbearers - Homer Crawford, Jimmy Culpepper, Sam Carter, John S. Dabbs, Jr., Tom Crawford, Ed Shirley; Walters Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Meadie Earline SMITH
CCT, 6 Nov 1959
Mrs. Meadie Earline SMITH, 60, Rt. 2, Quitman, died Sunday, 5:20 AM, Watkins Memorial Hospital; survivors - husband, W. D. SMITH, Rt. 2, Quitman; sister, Mrs. Laura REEVES, Gulfport; two brothers, Jessie SCARBROUGH, Mobile, AL; George SCARBROUGH, Moss Point, MS; several nieces and nephews; funeral services held 11 AM, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Revs. O. F. Grisham, J. C. Hollingsworth, and Mrs. Beulah Ivy officiating; interment in church cemetery; Walters Funeral Home in charge; pallbearers - John Henry Underwood, Arthur Milstead, Harvey Underwood, Chester Johnson, Johnnie Mosley, Cleo Williams.(Note: Dau. of Francis M. SCARBROUGH and Malica Ida PRINE)